Xicheng Gonghou Street is well-known in the capital. As the name suggests, there are only five or six families living on this street, but they occupy the entire several-mile long street. These three or five families are all famous Gonghou in the capital.
Among them, the most famous ones are the Duke's Palace of Wei, the Duke's Palace of Founding, the Marquis of Linhuai, the Marquis of Dingyuan, and the Marquis of Lingbi.
After the Tumubao Incident, the nobles had much less say in the court. In order to change their disadvantageous position, in addition to switching from military to civil service, the families of these princes also strengthened marriages with each other to expand their influence.
The princes on the street are also related to each other, and the various relationships are intertwined. Generally speaking, the effect is pretty good, and their status is still beyond the reach of ordinary people.
The Linhuai Hou Mansion on Gonghou Street has been quite lively these days, because the birthday of the old lady in the Hou Mansion is coming soon, and everyone in the Hou Mansion is busy preparing for the old lady's birthday. Of course, the main ones who are busy are the servants
, the masters are still relaxed and at ease. For example, Mr. Li is currently busy making people and playing games with a certain maid.
In the Peony Room of Linhuai Marquis Mansion, several beautiful ladies were laughing and chatting under the service of the maids. The ladies were all around thirteen or fifteen years old, about to leave the palace, and they were gathering at this time.
Laughing together.
"I heard that the fifth sister of my third uncle's family is coming today."
"I don't know what Uncle San was thinking, but he went to the foot of the mountain to eat ashes for a wild woman."
"Third sister, please be careful. What a wild woman, that's third aunt."
"Second sister, what kind of third aunt is she? Even my grandmother has never acknowledged her, and our family has never hired her. However, third uncle is really kind to her. It's just a pity that she was not lucky enough and left early."
"Fifth Sister is here today, so I will pack up a box of jewelry that I eliminated last year and give it to Fifth Sister as a gift."
"I think you should save it for appreciation. Fifth sister is a high-spirited person."
"I think Sixth Sister is right. The fifth sister of Third Uncle's family is just a girl from the countryside. When she saw Sixth Sister's gift, she couldn't seem to be happy about anything."
"Gee, I heard that my fifth sister was betrothed to a poor family in the countryside who dug for food in the dirt."
"It's true or not, the arrogant fifth sister actually wants to marry a country bumpkin. It's ridiculous. Even the maids around me will be accused of being a yamen clerk. The fifth sister is actually gurgling."
"There is no lie. The old grandmother was so angry. The eldest aunt finally helped the fifth sister to find a good family. That was the son of the founding father's family. She kindly talked to the third uncle, but little did she know.
On the same day, it was reported that the fifth sister was betrothed to a country bumpkin, which made the eldest aunt feel so embarrassed in front of the founding father-in-law that even the old grandmother was so angry that she couldn't eat for two days."
"The fifth brother-in-law is actually a bumpkin"
The ladies were chattering and laughing, and when they talked about the fifth sister they talked about, they probably all smiled, but their smiles were contemptuous. While they were laughing, a little maid came in from the second door and reported back to the ladies that the third master’s family was
The carriage has arrived at Gonghou Street.
"As soon as I said Cao Cao, Cao Cao will be here. It's a coincidence that Fifth Sister came here. She arrived just after we said it. Come on, let's go to the door and have a look."
"You come from the countryside, what's there to see?"
"Third sister, what are you talking about? They are all our own sisters. It's not easy for fifth sister to come all the way from the countryside. Let's welcome her."
"I want to go too. I haven't seen Fifth Sister for several years."
"He's gone, maybe. The country bumpkin that Fifth Sister was betrothed to is also here. I haven't seen what a country bumpkin looks like."
The ladies talked for a while and then reached a consensus. Surrounded by the ladies and maids, they walked along the corridor, passed the hanging flower gate, and headed towards the main gate.
On Gonghou Street, several large carriages slowly drove up. Behind and behind the carriages were more than a dozen healthy servants, and there were also many old ladies and maids. They all followed the carriages in an orderly manner, and followed the carriages without squinting their eyes.
When they were about to arrive at Gonghou Street, Li Shu drove Zhu Pingan to another carriage. This was also to avoid suspicion. In the Ming Dynasty, men and women were not intimate. Although Li Shu and Zhu Pingan were engaged, they still had to avoid suspicion.
. Men and women riding in the same carriage would be criticized, so Li Shu drove Zhu Pingan to another carriage.
After Zhu Pingan changed the carriage, it didn't take long before he felt the carriage stop and there was a lot of noise in front of him.
"Uncle, we're here, let's get out of the car." A boy's report came from outside the carriage.
"good."
Zhu Ping'an responded, opened the car door, and got out of the carriage with an arched body. As soon as he got off the carriage, he saw the huge Linhuai Marquis Mansion.
Looking at the Linhuai Marquis' Mansion in front of him, Zhu Ping'an really didn't know what arrogance was for a moment. The Linhuai Marquis' Mansion in front of him was huge and extraordinary. Of course, the Duke of Wei's Mansion that he just saw was also huge in scale.
Gonghou Street is about three meters wide. It is very wide and the street is very straight. Even an eight-carriage sedan can travel effortlessly on this street. But compared to Linhuaihou Mansion, this street is
It seems dwarfed by comparison. If Linhuaihou Mansion is a python, then Gonghou Street is just an earthworm.
Linhuaihou Mansion is located on Gonghou Street. In terms of appearance, Linhuaihou Mansion stands out with a big character. In front of the main entrance are two stone lions as tall as one person, which are lifelike and lifelike.
There is also a plaque hanging on the gate, which reads "Linhuai Marquis Mansion" in four large gilded characters.
Not long after the carriage stopped, I saw the door of Linhuai Marquis Mansion opened, but it was not the main entrance, but the east and west side doors next to the main entrance.
The side door opened wide, and several women in gorgeous clothes walked out. The leader was a woman in her twenties, followed by some maids in uniform clothes.
"This must be the Fifth Miss. He is such a handsome person. The slave is moved by the sight of her. I say hello to the Fifth Miss. I am the eldest girl beside the old lady, Zicuckoo. The old lady ate wine and fell asleep.
, before going to bed, I asked my slave to pick up the fifth young lady. The yard where the third master used to live has been tidied up, and all the things have just been purchased, just waiting for the fifth young lady to come."
The leading woman claimed to be Zijuan, the eldest girl next to the old lady, and bowed down in front of Li Shu to say hello with a smile on her face.
"It's such an unfortunate coincidence. Shu'er originally wanted to go and say hello to her grandmother first." Li Shu made a look of pity and sighed with her cherry mouth.
"Miss, after a long journey, she still misses the old lady. She is truly sincere and filial. However, the old lady has already fallen asleep. When the old lady wakes up, my servant will convey the young lady's filial piety to the old lady."
That girl named Zijuan is very good at talking, and her simple greetings are very comfortable to listen to. (To be continued.)