Shangyan City under the night sky seemed a little hazy. There were no more pedestrians on the streets. Only occasionally a carriage passed by, and the horse's hooves made rhythmic kicks on the hard streets. It was time for those young masters who went to participate in singing shops or to have fun.

Of course, there are also some people who always stay at singing houses, restaurants or fragrant houses at night.

Xianglou is actually also called Chunlou, but Chunlou is called the northern countries. The southern countries believe that Chunlou is indecent, so it is called Xianglou, which means that the girls inside are fragrant.

Although the name is different, the contents are the same, which is where rich families seek pleasure.

Although the Xiangyang Marquis Mansion sounds very grand, ordinary people in Shangyan City know that the real Xiangyang Marquis Mansion is actually extremely cold and not only is it remote, but it is also not only has a small area, the walls are dilapidated, and even the large copper locks at the door are covered in rust.

There are only a dozen servants in the entire Marquis’ Mansion, which is indeed very shabby compared to other Marquis’ Mansions.

The Xiangyang Marquis Mansion was not like this twenty years ago. At that time, it was not called Xiangyang Marquis Mansion, but Xiangyang Prince Mansion.

The mansion lived in Jin Ruyuan, the Marquis of Xiangyang of Jin Kingdom, his son Jin Fan and his wife, as well as several servants and maids.

At this moment, in a side room in the marquis's mansion, a young man was sitting under an oil lamp, reading books with a sad face, and piled up a few thick books on the table.

In the corner of the room, a shabby wooden box was filled with various thick books, an old wooden stool, a few not too old brushes were neatly hung on the wall, a single bed was covered with thin quilts, and the yellow mosquito net was pierced by two thin bamboo poles and inserted into small holes in the wall.

Although the whole room was simple, it was still neat.

Next to the young man, a middle-aged man under forty was sitting upright with a serious and majestic face, staring at the young man who was studying. Although he had no expression on his face and did not say a word, it can be seen from his eyes that he was full of deep love for his son in front of him.

"Ban'er, are you blaming your father in your heart?"

The middle-aged man suddenly asked.

"Yes... no..., the child knows that his father is for my own good and for our Jin family. If he knows that he is wrong, he must work harder to study hard. Dad, please go back to the room to rest early. The child will not be lazy. That...that annual exam will be held next month."

"Well, it's a forced one for your father. Alas, it's hard for you. Originally, this family should have been supported by the father, but..., alas!"

The middle-aged man is the owner of this house, Jin Ruyuan, the Marquis of Xiangyang in Jin Kingdom.

"Father, the child must work hard, but my Jin family used to be the royal family, why did it become so miserable..."

Looking at Jin Ruyuan's eyes like lightning, Jin Fan quickly retracted his gaze in horror and pretended to read carefully.

"Oh, my Jin family was indeed in glory at the time. There were hundreds of tall houses and countless servants. I missed the past..., alas!" Jin Ruyuan's face showed a rare satisfaction and he said to himself.

"Why..." Jin Fan couldn't help asking again.

This doubt has been pressing down on his heart. But every time he asks his mother, his mother doesn't say anything, and every time he asks his father, all he calls him is scolding.

As for those servants, they were all newcomers, so they naturally didn’t know much about the past.

He had some friends, who occasionally heard his friends talk privately that their family had accused the emperor of the emperor and was going to be cut off the title of the king and demoted it directly to a civilian. Later, who was not sure who pleaded with his family in front of the emperor, so he barely retained the title of the Marquis of Xiangyang, but the hereditary was abolished and the fief was confiscated.

Over the years, if it weren't for the support from his mother's family and his father's annual poor salary alone, he would have been unable to make ends meet.

"Some things, I'll tell you when you grow up in two years. Don't think about anything now. The gossip outside is fake."

Jin Ruyuan comforted his son.

"But I've grown up..."

Dongdongdongdongdong

Before Jin Fan could finish his words, a slight knock came from outside the door.

"Ha, it's Master here!"

Jin Fan was full of joy, stood up and ran over to open the door.

"Your master? Didn't she come here only in the afternoon? Why did she come here late at night?"

Jin Ruyuan looked at his son who ran over to open the door in confusion and said to himself.

"Master, you are here, who is this old man?"

Jin Fan asked, looking at the man in Qingyi who was shining with a cold light behind the man in purple.

"He is your uncle, find a place for us to live temporarily!"

"Uncle Master? Why haven't I heard you say... Master, are you in trouble?"

After all, Jin Fan is not very old and has not yet gotten away from his nature of asking about his long and shortcoming.

"Master, there are rooms, but they are usually places where servants live. If you don't dislike it..." Jin Ruyuan immediately understood something, but there were indeed only a few houses here, which was obvious at a glance. Usually, the people on the purple clothes would occasionally come to teach Jin Fan some boxing and sword skills, so they also know this place.

"Mr. Marquis, please rest yourself. Don't worry about us. Just open the easternmost hut."

It was late at night and there was a sudden sound of chaotic footsteps in the empty alley, followed by noise everywhere.

"Is this catching a thief again, or fighting, so noisy!"

Not far from the Xiangyang Marquis Mansion, a white-haired old woman walked to the window tremblingly and looked at the Xiangyang Marquis Mansion where the sound came.

"Oh, I said, old man, come and see, what happened to the Xiangyang Marquis Mansion?"

An old man got out of bed and walked to the side and followed the old woman's fingers.

At this time, the Xiangyang Marquis Mansion was surrounded by people, and dozens of torches shone the small Marquis Mansion as if it were daylight.

"Mr. Marquis, do you know your guilt?" Jinyun asked Jin Ruyuan with a calm face, who was pressed down on his shoulders by everyone.

"Jinyun, why are you? Why did you catch me?"

"Mr. Marquis, why are you arrested? You know in your heart that someone will come and take the fugitive up."

Although Jinyun pretended to be true, the flashing flames obscured his embarrassment.

A dozen strong men were tied up and pushed to the door. The men were kicked hard behind their knees, and all of them were held down and kneeled on the ground.

"These are all the important criminals of the Black Mouth Prison found from you. If you hide the fugitive, you will be more guilty!"

"No, you chased us here..." A man kneeling on the ground suddenly raised his head and shouted. A soldier behind him drew out his long sword. As the sword light passed, a blood-flowing head fell to the ground.

"What do you want?"

Jin Ruyuan already knew that he was still calm. In Jin State, he was now a lamb that could be slaughtered by others.

"Come here, take everyone here and search for me carefully!"

The small marquis' mansion soon became quiet again and was soon shrouded in the dark twilight, as if nothing had happened.
Chapter completed!