The Binh Ninh Palace is located in the new area opened to the east of the city, close to the Jinglu Canal. Therefore, it is adjacent to the Binh Ninh navy camp. The state capital and government offices of all sizes were built near the Binh Ninh Palace near the mountains and rivers.
As soon as we got off the carriage when we arrived at Prince Binh Ninh's Palace, we looked around and saw a series of new houses, which were magnificent and magnificent.
At this time, many people from the Lin clan had gathered in front of the palace, all coming to visit the new palace.
Chu Nanzhi helped Lin Jinxiao go forward, and saw her second uncle Tan caressing the white marble lion in front of the door, and sighed: "If I can live in this palace in this life, even if I die now, it will be worth it."
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The third uncle, Lin Yuan, was now very tired of the second child and his wife. Listening to her strange words, he didn't know what he was thinking about in his heart. He couldn't help but stab the ground with the crutch in his hand: "You
If I were so blessed, I wouldn’t even open a medical clinic and ask people for prescriptions.”
"Hey, third child, you."
Tan was about to refute when she saw Lin Jinxiao, Chu Nanzhi and his wife coming over. She immediately stopped talking and said with an eager look on her face: "Jinxiao, Nanzhi, this palace is really magnificent. From now on, you guys
But you are blessed."
After a pause, she smiled coquettishly and continued: "More than a hundred years ago, the heirs of Prince Pingning's Mansion did not distinguish between you and me. The whole family lived in the Prince's Mansion and it was very lively.
Ding was very prosperous, but now these children and grandchildren are scattered everywhere, and they are no longer as prosperous as they used to be, which is really a pity."
Carefully looking at Lin Jinxiao, Tan smiled stiffly and said: "Jinxiao, uncle, I have no other intention. Even if your family moves into the palace in the future, you still have to go back to Chongrenfang to see these elders in the clan.
If you have nothing to do, you should come to the palace more often. The Nan Zhi girl in such a big palace may not be able to take care of it. It just so happens that we elders can come over and help Nan Zhi with the housework."
Hearing these words, Lin Tingzhen and the Zhou couple immediately lowered their faces.
"In the past, when my nephew and nephew-in-law lived in Chongrenfang, I didn't see my second aunt coming and going around. But now I have good intentions. Those who don't know think that my second aunt came to the palace just to catch the autumn wind."
Mrs. Zhou scolded directly with a cold face.
"Daughter-in-law Tingzhen, what are you talking about?"
Before Tan could finish her words, Lin Tingzhen said loudly and with a straight face: "Okay, I'm not afraid of being embarrassed. The palace has its own Yin Shaofu and the chief chamberlain to help Nan Zhi cook. What kind of care does the second aunt need to worry about."
Looking at Lin Jinxiao, who had a gloomy expression on his face, Lin Tingzhen was too lazy to pay attention to the old woman anymore. He quickly stepped forward to greet her and asked for instructions: "Jinxiao, everyone is almost here, so let's enter the house earlier."
Yin Liuxuan also signaled respectfully: "The palace servants and servants are already waiting in the main hall, waiting to pay their respects to my brother and sister-in-law."
Lin Jinxiao's eyebrows gradually relaxed, and he smiled warmly and turned his head to look at Chu Nanzhi beside him.
"Then let's go in."
Chu Nanzhi asked Liu Yun and Chu Wenbi to lead Xiaobao and Chang Lao and Nie Lao, the two couples, while he pretended to support Lin Jinxiao and walked slowly behind.
Climbing up a few steps and entering the main entrance, the first thing that catches the eye from the five gates under the broad field of vision is the exquisite turrets everywhere, which surround the main hall of the palace in an orderly manner. They are both solemn and solemn, and have an ingenious beauty.
Thinking that Tang Yuanxi would also live in this palace soon, Chu Nanzhi just raised her head and was about to ask how to settle her, when Lin Jinxiao whispered in her ear: "In the backyard of the palace, farthest from the main hall, there is a
The yard is separated from the back garden, and Princess Yuanxi will be allowed to live there from now on, so that it will not disturb the purity of our family."
"The house at the end of the back garden?"
Chu Nanzhi couldn't help covering her mouth and laughed, and joked: "Are you worried that I will ruin your good things, so you deliberately placed her in such a remote place?"
Looking at the entire front yard, there are five steps to the first floor and ten steps to the pavilion. There is no shortage of courtyards. Those who don't know it might think that as a princess, she is deliberately treating others poorly.
Lin Jinxiao curled his lips disapprovingly: "I'm worried that she will ruin our good deeds."
He really didn't want this person to appear in front of him all day long, so he arranged to stay far away.
"It's better to clean up the side courtyard and give it to her, lest Princess Qian comes to cause trouble again."
Chu Nanzhi looked at him with burning eyes and said seriously: "If you don't have her in your heart, I won't have any worries even if you place her next to me. But if you have her in your heart, you won't be able to place her any better."
Even if it's far away, I won't feel at ease either."
After thinking for a while, she added carefully: "It's such a big year for the prince's palace. If you put her behind the back garden, it would be extremely inconvenient for her to leave the palace on weekdays."
"Anyway, you are responsible for taking care of all the affairs of the palace. She is just a servant of the palace. You can arrange her affairs however you want."
Lin Jinxiao felt a little angry and didn't want to argue with her anymore, so he had to follow her wishes.
Yin Liuxuan sent someone to lead Chang Lao and Nie Lao to the back garden of the palace to enjoy the scenery, while he returned to Lin Jinxiao and Chu Nanzhi to go to the main hall to discuss matters.
Following closely beside the two of them, Yin Liuxuan reported carefully: "Brother and sister-in-law, in the past few days, I have successively asked Lieutenant Chen to dispatch 800 personal guards into the mansion to guard the five gates. The rest are stationed at the foot of Nanhua Mountain and can change defenses at any time.
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"Well, we can rest assured that we can leave these matters to Erlang. Just look at the arrangements."
Chu Nanzhi turned around and looked at the five gates behind him and the sentries on the turrets. Only Lin Jinxiao could think of building both the royal palace and the state capital on the bank of the Jinglu Canal.
Let the entire palace serve as a barrier for the entire city. Once encountering an enemy situation, officials from the palace and the state government will be the first to approach the enemy.
Seeing that the couple had no objections, Yin Liuxuan hesitated and reported: "The two princesses and the young prince are still young. Can we arrange separate courtyards for them?"
"No need."
Chu Nanzhi thought of Lin Jinxiao's words just now, and replied cautiously: "The side courtyard next to the main hall should be cleaned up, and the little treasures can temporarily live here in the main hall."
Although many of the palace officials sent this time were selected by the Empress Dowager, what she saw and heard these days made her realize that there were inevitably some spies mixed in among them.
At the moment, she doesn't know the details about the palace people in the house, so she really doesn't feel comfortable letting the chambermaids and maids serve these little ones alone.
This was exactly what Lin Jinxiao wanted. Except for picking weeds and lotus, he was very satisfied with the maids and servants serving in the old house these days. He also took advantage of the situation and said: "The maids and servants in the main hall will take care of those in Chongrenfang."
The young man is promoted here, and the rest are waiting to be promoted slowly."
"Yes, I have written it down."
As soon as Yin Liuxuan finished speaking, he saw a group of people walking slowly out of the main hall.
Chu Nanzhi looked around and saw a dense crowd of people. She had to manage so many people in the future, and she felt a sense of tension and oppression in her heart.
Being a princess is really not an easy task. I just hope there will be less intrigues in this house in the future.