Zhang Shou could not count how many loving couples in his previous life turned against each other after a renovation, and their marriages failed. However, the examples he had heard of were countless. Therefore, Zhu Ying looked at three houses today but was not satisfied with any of them.
When he finally proposed building a house, although he was very excited, he also had a huge headache.
What's exciting is that the layout of houses these days is actually not in line with his modern aesthetics. He really wants to design a house that is more in line with his living habits; but the troublesome thing is that Zhu Ying is obviously a very tasteful daughter.
The eldest lady, however, has very different views from his. If there were disagreements and a quarrel when building the house, wouldn't it be like shooting oneself in the foot?
And more importantly, building a house... costs money, effort, and time! In this day and age, it is not surprising that it takes three to five years for a wealthy family to build a house; it takes ten to eight years.
It’s commonplace. After all, the various wooden components plus carvings can be described as real slow and meticulous work.
Therefore, he could only tell Zhu Ying with a wry smile that this matter must be considered, and then got in the car and planned to send Zhu Ying and the others back to Zhao Guogong's mansion. However, just as they were about to get in the car, he took them into the three houses and added a few words to them.
Ah Liu, who had been silent after the explanation, suddenly said: "Actually, there is another house. But because it was not so auspicious, I didn't say it just now."
"Unlucky? Is it a haunted house? Or did someone who was demoted or resigned live in it?" Zhu Ying completely forgot that she had just requested that the house must be auspicious, and actually asked with interest, "Ah Liu, why are you suddenly
Did you think you would say it now?"
"Because the eldest lady was not satisfied with these three houses before." Ah Liu explained very patiently, "And the house was very big and had not been sold for many years. Mr. Feng Shui said that the Feng Shui pattern was very good. But in the past, that house was very big.
The master died in an unknown manner."
This time, Zhang Shou also heard the mystery behind it, and immediately asked thoughtfully: "Is his death unclear? Was he framed? Or was he a corrupt crime? Or..." Before he could finish his words,
Zhu Ying picked up what he was saying and asked curiously: "Or is it simply a rebellion, so the person was sentenced to death, and the house was confiscated and closed? Is this why no one dares to buy it?"
She said with a smile: "Ah Shou, you don't know, I just asked you not to buy the houses of those officials who have resigned. I just said it casually, but there are officials all over the capital, and the better houses are even
There have been many owners, and maybe one of them was demoted, so the taboo is not that big. But there is only one kind of person whose house is a bit troublesome, and that is the one who is rebellious!"
Zhan Jin and Liu Yin couldn't help but want to put their hands on their foreheads. Miss, I know that you have always been fearless. You just said not to be demoted and resigned. It was for the sake of my uncle's future, but don't think of rebellion.
It’s the same as eating and drinking!
Ah Liu said expressionlessly: "Although the original owner of the house's rebellion has not been made public, he is definitely a traitor."
Zhu Ying suddenly hesitated: "This kind of house is certainly cheap, but I don't know if the emperor will be unhappy after buying it, let alone whether he will inherit the bad luck of the previous owner. Therefore, unless the emperor rewards someone with this kind of house,
Otherwise, it will usually remain empty until it becomes an abandoned house... But for people who can rebel and rebel, even if their homes are confiscated and their doors are sealed now, the house will definitely be pretty good. Go and have a look!"
Zhang Shou couldn't help laughing when he saw that Zhu Ying described visiting a house that had been raided and sealed as being as easy as taking a walk. However, Ah Liu's words also revealed a message, that is, the house was not very good.
But at least there was no large-scale massacre due to the rebellion. As for the dead... Haha, how could there be no deaths in any house in the capital these days?
What's more, even this capital city was probably built on a pile of dead people.
At that moment, he asked directly: "Ah Liu, don't be too pretentious, who is the original owner of that house?"
Ah Liu glanced at Zhu Ying, and then said seriously: "It's Prince Lu. That house is not Prince Lu's mansion, but a separate courtyard of Prince Lu, so Prince Lu didn't die in it."
Zhang Shou also had an in-depth understanding of the old affairs of this dynasty these days. Although most officials kept some things secret, and he was not a historian and had no place to ask, he had at least heard of the title of King of Lu, because that was
He is the only younger brother of the current emperor and one of the only two princes of Ruizong.
It is said that in the year of his birth, which was the tenth year of Yongchen, King Lu suddenly fell ill and passed away during the chaos caused by Ye Shuren, the emperor's biological uncle. However, the word "sudden illness"
, in the capital, it is always associated with various conspiracies, because behind the unprovoked sudden illness, there are always hidden all kinds of inhumane devilish details.
But at this moment, Zhang Shou was relieved that the King of Lu did not die in that other courtyard. Not just him, Zhu Ying also immediately shouted with joy: "It turns out to be the King of Lu! Yes, he is
The person who died in Prince Lu's Mansion has nothing to do with the other courtyard. But it is said that the other courtyard was his favorite place, and he snatched it from the emperor, so no one dared to buy it after it was put on sale!"
As Miss Zhu spoke, she showed an expression of determination: "Ah Liu, you are really good for thinking of that! Come on, Ah Shou, let's get in the car and look at the house. You don't know, the villa of King Lu
I heard that the courtyard is very beautiful and there is also a century-old peony garden with all kinds of rare varieties. If my grandmother and father hadn't given me money, I would have wanted to buy it in the early years!"
Zhang Shou couldn't help but glance at Ah Liu suspiciously. His first reaction was that this kid had known for a long time that Zhu Ying liked it, so he waited until the end to tell her. However, when he saw Ah Liu's equally surprised expression, he felt
I thought wrong.
After a second thought, he said cheerfully: "Ah Liu, since Yingying is interested, let's go! Check out the house before evening, otherwise dinner will be delayed!"
However, when the carriage set off for the former palace of Prince Lu, Zhang Shougang regretted why he said anything to Ah Liu about delaying dinner - this kid walked on a small road, and sometimes went at full speed, sometimes slowed down, and sometimes went very fast.
The suddenly slow driving route almost made him get carsick.
What's even more frightening is that the first few times when accelerating or turning, he and Zhu Ying actually collided into a ball, while Zhan Jin and Liu Yin on the other side could sit well. Several times, he had to grab any
He was able to stabilize the protruding parts of his body, but he was already convinced in his heart that Ah Liu, who was driving outside, definitely did it on purpose!
Zhu Ying was surprised at first, but then she found it novel and interesting. Coupled with Zhang Shou's behavior of trying his best to make himself look like a gentleman, the more she watched, the more she smiled. When the carriage finally stopped, she saw
Zhang Shou got out of the carriage and scolded Ah Liu, and quickly called Zhan Jin and Liu Yin to comb his hair that had just been messed up.
"Fortunately, I'm wearing men's clothes today, otherwise after all the trouble along the way, the lady wouldn't know how to comb her hair back." Zhan Jin complained in a low voice while deftly combing Zhu Ying's hair back.
When Liuyin saw that Zhu Ying's expression was relaxed and not at all sulky, she quickly threw a look at Zhan Jin, hinting him not to continue this topic. It was obvious that Ah Liu outside deliberately created this opportunity, but Zhu Ying did not
He was very happy with it. As for Zhang Shou, who was training others outside, it was not necessarily that he was really unhappy.
Sure enough, when Zhang Shou's voice came to an end, the three masters and servants in the car heard Ah Liu's faint voice: "Young master, you asked me to hurry up so that I wouldn't miss dinner. Besides..."
"Stop talking, do you have the key here? If you do, go and open the door!" Zhang Shou's stern lesson just now was to show that he was not taking advantage of Zhu Ying, but he did not intend to make Ah Liu really honest.
The obvious intention was made clear. He glanced at the young man angrily, and then looked around at the wall in front of him, which clearly still maintained its old appearance.
The walls are still painted white, and the dark tiles on them still look very new. Since no one lives inside, it is obvious that this place has been regularly renovated. Being so concerned about a confiscated villa is clearly someone from above who ordered it.
, and that person is either the emperor or the queen mother. No wonder no one dares to take advantage, lest he be found guilty inexplicably.
And Zhu Ying looked at the walls of the house, and there was something strange in her eyes: "I heard that the famous garden master Huan Shan from the south of the Yangtze River personally drew the drawings for this courtyard, and then supervised the construction himself. It's a pity that I was born late.
, I haven’t gone in to see it. If it weren’t for Ah Liu, I wouldn’t have found a chance today. Ah Liu, did you get the key? If not, we’ll climb over the wall and get in!”
"..."
Zhan Jin and Liu Yin didn't know what to say anymore. The eldest lady really felt that Mr. He Shou was regarded as an uncle by everyone in the Zhao Guogong family, so the two of them were already familiar with each other to the point of not sticking to trivial matters? When they couldn't help but look at it,
When Zhang Shou arrived, he only saw Zhang Shou looking up at the wall, as if he was measuring the height and deciding whether to really climb over the wall.
Fortunately, at this moment, Ah Liu gave them an answer that relieved them: "Of course I have the key."
Under Zhang Shou's suspicious gaze, Ah Liu took out a bunch of keys from his arms, then stepped forward and fumbled to open the door one by one. Seeing this scene, Zhang Shou, who originally felt unreliable, just
I feel like my mood is more subtle.
Why did he feel that Ah Liu was like a little thief who slipped in and picked the lock, trying to open the door one by one to see if the master key could open the door?
However, Ah Liu moved quickly, but when he tried the third key, he opened the lock with a snap. When he pushed the door open, Zhu Ying said thoughtfully: "This is all for nothing."
It's been a few years since I opened the house, but there's no sound when I open the door?"
"Someone probably oils the door locks and hinges regularly." Zhang Shou said this, but he greeted Zhu Ying to come in. The gatehouse of this courtyard was quite impressive, but as soon as he entered the gate, he found that the layout and
The square front hall and back yard of Zhao Guogong's mansion seemed a little different.
Behind the huge courtyard is a five-couplet hall, and the plaque above the hall is not inscribed with various words representing beauty, or words from various poetry dictionaries and hometowns, as in other homes, but only Feng.
Two sharp words - Untitled. As for the signature and date, haha, they don't exist at all.
Ah Liu, like a butler, came forward with a bunch of keys. This time, he opened the door of this untitled hall with only two breaths of effort.
The two doors slowly opened, and Zhang Shou discovered that if there was no harsh friction sound from the outer door with few people coming in or out, it might just be a coincidence, but the tables and chairs in the locked lobby were spotless, and the ground was even covered with wooden floors.
, that is absolutely abnormal. You must know that a house is used for living. Once there is no owner and lacks popularity, the house and furniture will decay very quickly!
Zhu Ying was not interested in this typical hall. After wandering around casually, she immediately came back and grabbed Zhang Shou's wrist: "Ah Shou, there is nothing to see here. Let's go see the peony garden!"
Before Zhang Shou could speak, she shouted to Ah Liu: "Ah Liu, since you have been here more than once, please lead us to see the garden. Let's look back at these houses, each with its own merits!"
Ah Liu glanced at Zhang Shou and saw that he was looking down at Zhu Ying with a helpless face, and he immediately agreed. Next, he opened several doors in a row, and when he pushed open two round doors
When he was about to open the Moon Gate, he heard Zhu Ying's happy shout from behind him: "Ah Shou, look, this is the Peony Garden!"
Having just walked in, he saw that everything was carefully maintained. Zhang Shou was naturally mentally prepared for the peony garden he was about to see. Sure enough, even though he saw a peony garden in winter, there were no weeds and the branches had been pruned.
There are clearly new flower pots set up in a few places, which shows that there are gardeners taking care of the place at this time.
Therefore, when Zhu Ying released the hand that was holding him tightly and asked Zhan Jin and Liu Yin to wander around, he looked at Ah Liu with a half-smile and said: "Who in this house asked you to take me and Yingying?"
Come to see it?”
Ah Liu looked directly into Zhang Shou's eyes very calmly, with an expression on his face that asked why he knew so well.
Zhang Shou immediately understood. There is no doubt that it was exactly the same as the last time Ah Liu was assigned a well-paid job by the emperor - to serve as Zhu Er's martial arts teacher. This time he presented the blueprint of the new spinning machine to the emperor.
and promotion plans, in exchange for the former Luwang Villa in front of us.
However, since it was not an honest gift from the emperor, it was at least something valuable. He immediately asked: "How much does the emperor plan to price this house for me?"
Seeing that Ah Liu didn't say anything, he just extended a slap. Zhang Shou suddenly burst into laughter: "Your Majesty really made sure that the money I got from the eldest prince was right. Five thousand guan was used to buy such a huge palace."
The hospital is really not expensive.”
However, the next moment, he saw Ah Liu shaking his head: "It's not five thousand strings."
"That's 50,000?" Zhang Shou was stunned for a moment, but as soon as he said the words, he knew that he had gone astray. This was obviously compensation from the emperor, so how could he give a price that he couldn't afford? At that moment, he felt a little confused
He said with a toothache: "Is it five hundred strings?"
As if he didn't see the outrageous expression on Zhang Shou's face, Ah Liu said calmly: "The emperor said, sell it to others, ten thousand taels of gold, and sell it to the young master. You can take the fifty gold and give him the value of the peony garden."
More than a dozen rare varieties that cost a lot of money.”