Perhaps the most valuable things in the entire manor were the few calligraphies written by the most renowned scholar of the time — Teacher Lin Mo Sen himself. It was said that Mo Sen was the Marquis of Order's teacher, and it could be certain that these pieces were also given to him for free.

Ge Pang Xiao and Cao Niangzi also moved in together with Chang Geng. Three children from the countryside who had never seen the world, tilted their heads looking back and forth. Ge Pang Xiao innocently called: "Uncle Shiliu..."

Cao Niangzi quietly scolded: "That is the Marquis!"

"Hehe, Marquis sir" Ge Pang Xiao smiled and asked: "Your house does not seem as good-looking as Master Guo's."

Gu Yun did not mind: "How could I compare with Master Guo? Those people are far from the capital, they are oozing with wealth, unlike me, in order to save some money, I have to go to the palace to eat for free on the holidays."

This might sound like a joke, but Chang Geng could vaguely sense something in his words as he listened.

Still not waiting for him to ponder more about it, Cao Niangzi lowered his voice and said to Ge Pang Xiao: "Didn't all the stage plays always show prestigious family's houses with a swing inside of a flower garden and many beautiful ladies?"

Ge Pang Xiao spoke seemingly with extensive knowledge: "The flower gardens are all in the back. And the women of the pristine families can't just show their faces casually for you to look, whether if it was the master or the servant. Don't ask such silly questions."

Gu Yun smiled and said: "My household doesn't have women, only the elderly housekeepers and helpers. Truth to be told, the most beautiful thing in this whole manor should be me, if you want to look, then feel free to."

He even blinked a few times after he finished, showing his all-white teeth with a bright smile.

Cao Niangzi quickly and shyly looked away. Ge Pang Xiao was also stunned — for he did not expect the Grand Marquis of Order himself to be as shameless as "Shen Shiliu".

Gu Yun placed both hands behind his back, his fingers playing with the old beaded bracelet left to him by the Emperor. He casually passed through the forlorn courtyard: "My mother had passed away long ago, and I am not married yet either, a bachelor who is neither young nor old like myself, what do I require a lot of beautiful ladies for? It seems quite improper."

It almost sounded as if he was a proper person.

Cao Niangzi didn't dare to look directly at Gu Yun — that was something he could never do when it came to good-looking men. He asked shyly: "Marquis sir, they always said that 'once inside the mansion, into the deep forever ...'"