A semi-old oxcart stopped in front of the Daihou Mansion in Wanglufang. This area was surrounded by high-profile houses, and officers and soldiers were patrolling one after another, and they were heavily guarded.
The handlebar type is used to pick up odd jobs. When I saw it, I was timid for a moment, took the money from the woman who got off the car, and left quickly.
The woman was dressed in a fine cotton coat with a light blue skirt underneath. She had black hair with only a silver hairpin on her head. Her skin was fair and fair. Although she did not look like a daughter of a wealthy family, and she had a coarse cloth package slung on her arm, she looked very pretty.
Clean and tidy.
After paying the fare, she ignored the driver and drove away quickly. She just stood in front of the mansion and looked up at the Daihou Mansion, with a trace of hesitation on her face.
While watching, two more bullock carts stopped one after another. Several children got off the cart in front and were led into the mansion. They all looked very ordinary in their clothes, but they were not afraid of the high door.
The big ones went in directly.
The next car got off, and there was a doctor with a medicine boy. The medicine boy was about ten years old, and he was carrying a medicine box. The doctor looked to be in his fifties, with gray hair. When he walked past her, he had a strong
The smell that had been immersed in the scent of medicinal herbs for many years also entered her nose.
"Is someone sick?"
This guess made the woman's hesitation fade away. She gritted her teeth and walked directly up the steps. Just as she was about to explain her purpose to the two concierges, she was spotted by a woman coming out.
As soon as she saw her, she immediately said: "Here you come, come in and work quickly, everyone is busy, can't be in a daze!"
"After looking at the house, you have plenty of time to look at it. If you get the salary from the owner, you have to do something good, and you can't just do it for a living!"
Strangely, the two concierges at the door did not stop her. Although the woman felt that she might have recognized the wrong person, she was frightened by the aura of the high-ranking family, so she was pulled in by the old lady in a daze.
After entering the door, I walked along the corridor that was several inches above the ground, and passed by a rockery pond. I saw that the main room and the verandah were all small and unique. From time to time, I saw birdcages. Although most of them were empty, some of them had been hung up.
Parrot and Thrush felt that this was not the place they should have come, and they all became nervous.
But as she was pointed at by the mother-in-law, she walked to a courtyard in a daze and saw the scene in the courtyard. Her original impression of Daihou Mansion was suddenly replaced by the excitement of the mansion.
She saw that the yard was busy. Everywhere she looked, the windows and doors of the houses were open, as if for ventilation. There were some young women dressed similar to her, holding steaming cups in their hands.
Wash basin, or holding a rag, cleaning.
Walking further inside, you can see an open door. There are several women of all ages, talking and laughing, tailoring clothes. Because there is a brazier in the house, and the sun is just right today, they don’t mind opening the door.
The cold wind blew in, and everyone smiled, with joy in their eyebrows.
Infected by the atmosphere, the woman subconsciously curled her lips. Then she saw the doctor who had just entered the house taking pulses and checking the bodies of a group of children.
The aroma of food filling the air was sugar pancakes, which were very sweet. The woman looked at it timidly, a little annoyed that she had come in like this. At this time, would she explain to others that she was brought in by a mistaken person?
Will you be scolded?
Just now, the mother-in-law brought her in, pointed out the courtyard to her, and went to do other things. But the woman knew why she came here. It was obvious that the mother-in-law mistook her for someone else.
Just as he was at a loss as to what to do, several maids walked out from the corner of the corridor not far away. They were surrounded by a noble girl, and they came closer in a moment.
Seemingly seeing her standing there timidly and at a loss, the noble lady stopped and asked warmly: "Is this sister here alone?"
As I got closer, I realized that this noble lady was actually very young. She still looked like a girl, with a hint of immaturity. Just by looking at her dress, she was already married. She was clearly the wife of a mansion. How could a woman dare to call this noble lady sister? She hurriedly replied: "
I don’t dare to call my sister Madam, Axiu, a civilian woman, is here to find someone.”
"Looking for someone?" Ye Buhui originally learned that a doctor was coming today to check the health of the family members of the newly moved East Palace residents, so he came to take a look, and happened to meet this woman, but her answer was...
Ye Buhui was slightly startled.
"Which family in the East Palace are you from?"
East Palace? Axiu's heart trembled, and she hurriedly replied: "The civilian woman is not an old member of the East Palace, the civilian woman, the civilian woman heard that Zeng Nianzhen came to join Mr. Su... No, Lord Marquis, so I specifically asked to come to the Daihou Mansion to find Zeng Nianzhen.
.”
Looking for the woman Zeng Nianzhen?
Ye Buhui was startled, and then said: "Mr. Zeng is indeed in the mansion, but he is outside at this time. You can rest for a while in the mansion, and I will ask him to come back."
After that, he said to a woman next to him: "Go to the front yard and ask who knows where Mr. Zeng has gone. Then you go look for it and tell him that a girl named Axiu came to see him. Ask him where he is.
what happened."
"Yes." The mother-in-law took the order and went to the front.
Ye Buhui said to Axiu: "Looking at your tired appearance, did you come to Beijing from other places?"
Axiu's face turned red, she lowered her head, and said with some embarrassment: "Yes, that day... that day, the civilian woman learned that he rushed to the capital to join the Marquis, so she also asked the brother who brought the letter for him for his address, and followed him.
The familiar caravan arrived all the way to the capital. After entering the capital, they first went to Taohua Lane, where they heard that the Marquis had moved, so they rushed over immediately."
This is obviously the rhythm of chasing a husband thousands of miles away. Is this Zeng Nianzhen’s love debt?
When Ye Buhui heard this, he still didn't understand what was going on?
Looking at the woman in front of her, although she was already in her twenties, she was still a girl. She wore her hair like a virgin's hair, and her temperament was very gentle, but there was a kind of tenacity in her gentleness, which made her like her very much.
As for what happened between this woman and Zeng Niazhen, we will have to wait until Zeng Ninzhen comes back to know.
Zeng Nian was really someone that her husband valued, so Ye Buhui took her to the side room and had her served with tea and snacks, chatting with her, and waiting for a reply.
Juyuan Building·Noon
This wine shop was originally Lin Yuqing's property. After Lin Yuqing's downfall and the property was divided up, this place was given to Su Ziji by the young Marquis.
The location is good, built near the water. The capital building is not high, only three floors, but the area is not small. The first floor is quite lively. There are private seats on the second and third floors, separated by screens, and there is a private room on the third floor, facing the lake and the window.
, after serving a few dishes and looking at the snowflakes outside, Zeng Nian really listened to his master's words.
"I am not greedy for more. If we are in the capital, opening three or five more stores will be enough. No matter how many we open, we will not be able to sustain it." Su Ziji's voice was very clear.
"My lord, there are many restaurants in the capital. Lin Yuqing spent a lot of effort to recruit some chefs at Juyuan Tower, but due to the turmoil in the front, a few left."
"Although there is some profit now, we can't stand out. If we open another branch, it will be very risky." Ye Daoren is a little worried. Now the expenses of the Hou Mansion are not small. He is the person in charge, so he has to consider it.