Chapter 107: The Annex
After Li Feng'er sat in a rickety carriage and walked for more than ten days, just when she was impatient, she finally arrived in the capital.
They did not rush into the palace, did not have a summons from the official family, nor did they go to see the official family, but lived in a courtyard that the official family bought when they were still princes.
Li Fenger grew up in Phoenix since she was a child, and she never left Phoenix City when she was a teenager, and she thought that the temple fair in Phoenix County was already very lively, but she knew that the best place at the foot of the Son of Heaven was more than 100 times more prosperous, so it was not that there was no temple fair on the market day, and the prosperous Cheng dΓΉ was not comparable to the small Phoenix City.
She has been to the two major families in Phoenix, the Yan family and the Cui family.
When Li Luan'er first married into the Cui family, Li Feng'er went to see it, and later several times Li Luan'er went to the Yan family to sell prey with Li Feng'er, Li Feng'er was also familiar with the Yan family, she originally thought that the houses of these two families were built really well, they looked magnificent, and they had gardens, if they lived in such a house, they didn't know how blessed they were.
But after entering the Royal Annex, she realized that Phoenix City was just Phoenix, but it was a small place, how could it be compared with the capital, no matter how well the houses of the Yan family and the Cui family were built, there were grades, and they could not compare to the carved beams and paintings of the Royal Annex.
Xu is because the official family does not like the heaviness of the northern architecture, and even more disdains the rules and regulations of the palace, this courtyard is built a lot more chic, whether it is a house building or a garden layout, there is a kind of Jiangnan elegant beauty and eclectic.
Li Feng'er entered the courtyard, only thinking that everything was good, but her two eyes were not enough.
But now she is followed not only by Yinhuan and Bi Tao, but also by the maids Gong E in this courtyard, knowing that the virtuous concubine Niangniang lives in, she naturally came to serve, there are many people, and Li Feng'er is not good to look around, so people see jokes.
She always remembered Mrs. Jin and Li Luan'er's instructions, telling her to be careful in everything, to have a charter when acting and speaking, and not to show her joy and anger.
Therefore, Li Feng'er entered a courtyard unhurriedly surrounded by a group of maids, and along the way, she always maintained a good demeanor, with a faint smile on her face, looking very elegant, so that people could see, where would they think that she was born in the countryside, only as the daughter of an official.
Sensei see that this is just another courtyard, and the officials don't come often, but there are a lot of officials and eunuchs here, and there are fights where there are people, and the subordinates in this courtyard are also fighting like black corns, and they have been in the courtyard for a long time, and the old ones have a posture of looking down on people with their nostrils facing the sky.
These people originally heard that the virtuous concubine was not from a high background, and before Li Feng'er came, they had already begun to chew the root of their tongues, only saying that they didn't know what kind of vulgar person they wanted to see, and some people said that the virtuous concubine was lucky and inadvertently saved the official family, and the official family wanted to take her into the palace because of gratitude, in fact, this virtuous concubine was not good-looking, and she was also very rude.
These words had spread before Li Feng'er came to the courtyard, and many people wanted to see the jokes of this virtuous concubine, but as soon as Li Feng'er came, her gorgeous and aggressive appearance, as well as her own demeanor and demeanor, were not to be underestimated, and all of a sudden, she blocked the mouths of I don't know how many people.
However, there are still people who think that virtuous concubines are beautiful, but their background is not high, I am afraid that they are cowardly and incompetent, so they don't take Li Feng'er in their eyes.
Li Feng'er has experienced the warmth and coldness of the world, although sometimes she seems to act rudely, but she is not incapable of looking at people's eyes, as soon as she enters the courtyard, she can see that these maids despise her, and she can also see that these people are ready to see her jokes, but she doesn't want to correct these people's opinions, and she doesn't want to do anything.
For Li Feng'er, the palace is where she should stay, and this courtyard is just a transition, and she can't make a big deal for those maids.
When she entered the house, Li Feng'er accepted the kneeling salute of the maids, and when she saw the person in charge of the courtyard, she asked someone to get her some hot water, and she wanted to bathe and change her clothes.
Sent these people away, Yinhuan didn't settle things, Bi Tao waited for Li Feng'er to rest, Yinhuan said while sorting out her clothes: "Lady, I see that those maids are restless, we should be careful." β
Bi Tao is straightforward and fast-talking, and said crisply: "It's not like that, according to me, the lady should give these people some dismounting." β
"Shut up." Yinhuan glared at Bi Tao and said in a deep voice: "This matter should naturally be decided by the lady, when it will be your turn to talk more." β
Li Feng'er has a good body, although she has been walking for so many days, she doesn't feel tired, and when she saw the two girls arguing, she was also interested, she smiled and waved her hand: "It's okay, Bi Tao is also thinking about me." β
As she spoke, she looked at Bi Tao again: "I also know that those people are not happy, but we can't stay here for a few days, rather than causing trouble, it is better to be safe." β
"That's how it should be." Yinhuan also had a smile on his face: "Although this is another courtyard, but I can't keep the eyeliner of which people, the lady just came to the capital, and I am not familiar with where it is. β
Bi Tao's eyes widened when she listened: "Sister Yinhuan has so many eyes, if it were me, where would I think of this." β
Li Feng'er stretched out her hand and nodded Bi Tao's forehead: "You are a foodie, you only know how to eat." β
Bi Tao blushed for a while: "Eating is also a big deal." β
In a word, Yinhuan and Li Fenger are both funny.
After Li Feng'er laughed, she leaned on the head of the bed and thought carefully, she felt that what Yinhuan said was very right, the subordinates in this courtyard may not know who planted the eyeliner, and made those behaviors, which was to lead her to act, she knew her temperament, and she also wanted to guard against her, the most important time is that it is better to be still, and to be patient with everything, so that people can lose their vigilance against her.
Thinking about it this way, Li Feng'er was even more grateful to Mrs. Jin, who gave her the silver ring and the peach, which really saved her a lot of trouble, and also asked her to have someone to talk to in this strange place.
If she entered the palace alone, Li Feng'er would have to fight a cold war when she thought about it, which was too terrifying.
Not to mention entering the palace, just on the road for a few days, and for a short time in the courtyard, Li Feng'er felt that her heart was moving more than in more than ten years before, it was really too tiring, with that heart-moving energy, it was really better to chop wood and carry water to save trouble.
For a while, Li Feng'er thought a lot, and fell asleep unconsciously.
By the time she woke up again, more than an hour had passed, and someone had already prepared fragrant soup for her to bathe, and Yinhuan and Bi Tao had also prepared clothes for her to change.
After taking a bath and eating some things, Li Feng'er suddenly felt a lot more comfortable, but she slept for a long time, and she didn't feel sleepy at night, so she was a little bored, but Yinhuan knew her thoughts, turned out some books for her, and prepared pen and ink with Bi Tao, waiting for her to practice calligraphy.
At the same time, the capital of Yanfu
Since the death of his wife, General Yan did not live in the main courtyard of the Yan Mansion, but moved to a small and exquisite courtyard near the back door to raise himself.
Taking it apart, the more he looked at it, the happier General Yan became, and he couldn't help but smile a little on his face: "Wu Xuan, you also come to see this letter." β
When the person who served him took the letter, General Yan stroked his beard and laughed: "It's funny, I pretended to be more serious with my grandfather, but I still wanted to ask the little lady to confess to him, but now he can't hold it back, and he chases the little lady to ask for a bride." β
Wu Xuan also laughed when he saw it: "The old man's eyes are like a good look, and he has long seen that Mrs. Li is as good as the eldest young master." β
"I naturally have a vision." General Yan smiled even more happily: "When I married my old wife, I thought she was good, and when she arrived, she accompanied me all my life, it was indeed good, neither of us even blushed once, my sons picked daughters-in-law, and I also helped inquire, although each has its own problems, but the family is also considered husband and wife." β
Regarding General Yan's self-selling boast, Wu Xuan could only smile and praise again: "What you said is that although the young master has confessed, the little lady has not agreed." β
"My grandson is both civil and military, and he looks so good, how could she not agree, isn't this a pinch, sooner or later she will agree." General Yan made a straight face and said confidently, in fact, he was weak from the bottom of his heart, and he was really afraid that Li Luan'er would not look down on his grandson.
After waiting for a while, General Yan saw that Wu Xuan was speechless, and his heart was even more uncertain: "You say, will this little lady dislike Chengyue?" β
Wu Xuan shook his head: "Old man, we are all rough men, where do you understand this little lady's thoughts, according to me, you should ask Sister-in-law Yang." β
"Yes, yes, ask, you go and call Sister-in-law Yang over." General Yan listened to it and gave orders one after another.
Wu Xuan couldn't help but smile and went out to find Sister-in-law Yang.
This sister-in-law Yang is also a hard-working person, if there is no old general Yan and his old wife, maybe now Sister-in-law Yang's bones are all scum.
Sister-in-law Yang's maiden name is Yang, her husband's surname is Ren, the two families are good at the same time, Sister-in-law Yang and her husband have also known each other since childhood, they can be described as childhood sweethearts, when they grew up, the two naturally became relatives, and later, her husband joined the army in order to make her life better, and worked under General Yan, he is a clever person, and his martial arts are good, and he is valued by General Yan.
Later, in a battle, the eldest brother Ren died on the battlefield to save General Yan, and Sister-in-law Yang's life in her husband's house became sad day by day, until General Yan's old wife went to find her and took her to the Yan family to take care of her, and her life was not good.
Sister-in-law Yang has been serving General Yan and his wife until the old lady dies, and she is in charge of the affairs of General Yan's courtyard, and she is the most stable and loyal.
After a while, Wu Xuan took Sister-in-law Yang into the door, and as soon as Sister-in-law Yang came in, she had a smile on her face, and Wu Xuan told her about it on the way, and Sister-in-law Yang was also happy for Yan Chengyue. RS