Chapter 139: The Guard

The bustling streets are lined with shops, the glazed tiled buildings are carved beams, and the flags and signboards fluttering in the wind on the streets show that the city is unique. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The streets are full of smiling, calm passers-by, or leisurely shopping, wearing silk and satin, pretty and dignified girls, shuttling between the jewelry stores, and the chic and handsome, graceful son.

People come and go, traffic is busy, carrying carts, driving horses and carrying sedan chairs, all symbolize the prosperity of the capital.

"Wow, girl, the capital is really different." Linglong lifted the curtain and looked at the street excitedly, all kinds of dazzling things, exquisite and high-end shops, not to mention Linglong, even Yu Nianniang wanted to go down and have a look.

No wonder so many people want to get ahead in the capital, everything that is drunk and gold-obsessed, glorious and rich is so attractive.

Yu Nianniang sat in a carriage, Wei Qiyu rode a horse, and the group walked through the streets and streets, and finally entered an alley.

This alley is called Yangliu Hutong. Because there are several hundred-year-old willows in the alley, the willow trunk is thick, the branches are dense, especially in the middle of summer, the soft green willow branches hang down one by one, like a girl's soft and beautiful hair.

This alley road is flat and wide, the environment is good and quiet, and it is one of the most expensive places in the capital. Therefore, there are either Sanpin masters or nobles living here.

Next to Yangliu Hutong is the apricot forest alley, so the name suggests, there is a ginkgo tree at the mouth of the apricot forest alley that four or five people can hug with their arms, this ginkgo tree is not small, and it grows well, but it never bears fruit. And the environment of this alley is also very good, and there are either kings and generals or royal relatives and nobles living in it.

The carriage drove a short way inside, and a mansion with a high door and a wide household appeared in front of me, and from the outside, you could only see the delicate pavilions in the gaps of the dense branches of the ancient trees.

Outside the gate, there are two tiger and tiger stone lions, and the three words "General's Mansion" on the door plaque are vigorous and powerful, and they are solemn and powerful.

Seeing Wei Qiyu on the horse, the gatekeeper hurriedly ran down to lead the horse, elated, and shouted respectfully: "The second young master is back." ”

Immediately after that, a subordinate slipped through the door and ran towards the inner courtyard to report the news.

Wei Qiyu got off the horse, and Yu Nianniang helped Mother Sun to get out of the carriage.

After only a while, a person who looked like a housekeeper's mother came out, and when he saw that it was Wei Qiyu, he ran out in a hurry, and saluted respectfully: "The second young master is back!" Madame got up early this morning and looked forward to you for a day. ”

Wei Qiyu nodded lightly: "Hmm." Then he said, "Have the old lady and the second uncle arrived?" ”

The mother in charge looked shocked, and hurriedly replied: "The old lady and the second master, the second wife, the two girls arrived a few days ago. ”

Wei Qiyu bowed his head and looked back, Yu Nianniang was looking up at the tall red lacquer gate.

"Let's go see my grandmother first."

Yu Nianniang retracted her gaze, looked at Wei Qiyu, and responded obediently: "Yes." ”

It feels weird!

The housekeeper's mother looked at Yu Nianniang and secretly observed.

Yu Nianniang didn't squint, holding Linglong's hand, Mother Sun followed behind her, and followed Wei Qiyu into the side door of the General's Mansion.

The housekeeper's mother looked at Yu Nianniang's simple dress, upright body, and elegant steps, and questions flashed in her eyes.

The General's Mansion is a four-fold mansion, the earliest is a three-entry business courtyard, at that time the imperial capital of the Celestial Empire was still in Luoyang, in the initial prosperity for decades, changed two emperors, the third emperor was mediocre, did not think about the government, sang and danced all day long, and the taxes were serious, resulting in the famine in the northwest for many years, and the people's livelihood resented.

Taking advantage of the instability of the people of the Celestial Empire, the Turks allied with other tribes and took the opportunity to invade. Cities in the northwest were lost one after another, and if it weren't for the Yumen Pass, the Turkic Fan Gang would have attacked Luoyang as soon as possible.

After three years of fierce fighting, the Celestial Empire army finally drove the Turks away and regained the lost territory, but it also suffered a great loss.

So some courtiers suggested moving the capital, saying that Xijing was rich and rich, the city was prosperous, Luoyang from the reorganization of the imperial palace after the successive failures, natural disasters and man-made disasters one after another, some people said that Luoyang has been the dragon's lair to move westward, the dragon is weak, and the emperor's star has also moved to the west.

The Mandate of Heaven is the most convincing, and the emperor immediately decided to move the capital, so the imperial capital has always been in Xijing.

And this house because of the good location, beautiful environment, was bought by a Hanlin, just that Hanlin and know how to design, the house will be expanded, and it is carefully arranged, built into such an elegant, pavilion, beautiful scenery.

And that Hanlin was dismissed from his official position and returned to his hometown because he was inflexible and angered the emperor, and the house was also taken over by the imperial court.

Until the previous dynasty was overthrown, the house remained vacant. In the Northwest War, the emperor saw that the house was atmospheric, the scenery was beautiful, and the design was quite thoughtful, so he rewarded Wei Hongfeng, who had made meritorious contributions.

Wei Hongfeng is a general's disciple, and he has a lot of credit for repelling the Turks this time, but the emperor only gave Mrs. Wei and Mrs. Wei a reward, and did not mention that Wei Hongfeng was added to the official rank. But they gave him the house.

Therefore, the emperor's mind is really intriguing.

Passing through the weeping flower gate, passing through a long corridor, along the way the flowers and trees are green, the scenery is elegant, and the phosphorite fountain pool of fine carving pecking has the softness of the water town in the south of the Yangtze River, and the roughness of the north.

Walking through the garden, I saw the main courtyard, there was a mother-in-law standing at the gate of the courtyard, and when I saw Wei Qiyu walking outside, she immediately stood up straight and stood with her hands down.

Wei Qiyu didn't stop at his feet and continued to walk inside.

There are many people who come and go along the way, but they are all low-eyed and pleasing to the eyes, no one looks left and right, pointing and discussing, which shows that the rules of the general's mansion are strict.

After a while, a small guy chased after him from behind, he crossed Yu Nianniang, and whispered behind Wei Qiyu: "Second young master, Madame is at the old lady's." The general has not returned. ”

Wei Qiyu nodded, and the speed under his feet increased.

Yu Nianniang quietly followed behind Wei Qiyu, crossed the mezzanine, walked all the way along the corridor, turned around, and finally saw a quiet courtyard with two mothers-in-law standing at the gate of the courtyard.

Seeing Wei Qiyu's mother-in-law hurriedly bowing and saluting: "Second young master." ”

Yu Nianniang glanced at the plaque on the courtyard door: Nanyuan.

As soon as you enter the courtyard, a gray brick road leads directly to the outside of the house. There was a heavy curtain hanging at the door of the house, and two pots of evergreen were placed at the door.

A few people under the corridor stood with their hands down. One of the girls in a cyan gown looked at Wei Qiyu who walked in, and immediately went down the steps to greet him, saluted respectfully, and said with a smile on his face: "The second young master is back." The old lady and the lady are talking about you! ”

The girl's name is Lily, and she is the big girl next to Mrs. Wei.

"Hmm." Wei Qiyu nodded gently.

Lily respectfully lifted the curtain, and after Wei Qiyu raised his feet and walked in, he glanced at Yu Nianniang who followed closely with a complicated expression.

Perhaps it was the heavy curtains that blocked the cold, the carbon basin coaxed the room warm, and the kind and kind words made the room warm.

Yu Nianniang stood with her eyes down, either delicate embroidered shoes or beautiful skirt corners under her eyelids, and rouge powder lingered in her nose.

There was silence in the room. (To be continued.) )