They came in a rush and left in a rush. The so‑called medical visit was really just going through the motions, and the carriage quickly returned to the Fan Mansion. What surprised Zheng Fan a little was that the steward who accompanied him didn't have Zheng Fan get off at the main gate. Instead, he signaled for the side gate to be opened so the carriage could drive directly into the residence.
The Fan Mansion was huge, and its layout was very well designed. That "well designed" was from a military point of view. In Zheng Fan's eyes, when the Fan Family ancestors built this great house all those years ago, they must have meant for it to be a residence that could double as a fortress.
It was just that after more than a hundred years of peace, the original military facilities had long since become mere decorations or been torn down and rebuilt. But the carriage path encircling the inner residence of the Fan Mansion had always been preserved.
