Because the donkey cart was broken, the city gate was about to be closed when Cheng Jianniang arrived at Jiangzhou City, Banqin moved out of the name of the Cheng family, and the guards let him go suspiciously.

There is a river in Jiangzhou City, this river is the flood of the year, the power of the Cheng family is to dig a river in Jiangzhou Mansion, since then the river water of the disaster every year is divided into two in Jiangzhou City, and then there is no disaster to destroy the city, the court is grateful for the righteous act of the Cheng family, not only erect a monument to give the archway, but also the west bank of the Chengcheng River one-third belongs to the Cheng family, so the Cheng family is commonly known as the West River Cheng.

The Cheng clan lives here, a three-arch stone bridge divides the Cheng family into two, the south of the bridge is the south of the road, the north of the bridge is the north of the road, the two Cheng blood relations have been three generations away, the north Cheng adhering to the ancestral precept does not divide the family and does not divide the property to this day, and the south Cheng is already mixed with miscellaneous Cheng, the north is rich and the south has become dependent.

Cheng Jianniang's father is the second master of Beicheng and now Changfang.

So when he was at the city gate, Banqin deliberately indicated that he was a member of Beicheng's family, and the guards were more happy when they let him go, but if it was Nancheng, I was afraid that it was not so happy.

Today's river is not as ferocious as it once was, even in summer, the river is shallow, even can't go boating, at this time the weeping willows by the river are swaying, the cool breeze is blowing, and the landscape is also pleasant.

Standing on the other side of the river, looking at a tall cyan courtyard wall, Banqin pointed excitedly.

"Lady, that's our family." She said.

Cheng Jianniang looked at the blue wall and white tiles, and the black tile roof behind it was continuous, and it was estimated that it was at least five deep.

From here, you can see a tall torii, and you can't make out the words on it in the dark.

"That's the main entrance over there." Banqin led her across the bridge, and said excitedly, "I have followed the old lady twice, and you are in the parents until you are three years old..."

Even if you grow up to thirteen, it's useless, stupid children remember anything.

Cheng Jiaoniang held her hand and slowly crossed the bridge, because it is the boundary of the Cheng family, there are no idlers here to visit the streets, and the people sitting on the riverside are all people from the Cheng family, there are men and women, old and young, small playing, women are washing clothes by the river, chirping and laughing is very lively.

Seeing them coming, especially a woman who was carrying a power mask from her head to her feet at night, everyone looked at it curiously.

"These are all people from Nancheng, and most of them live on the care of the clan." Banqin whispered.

The two of them did not stop, crossed the bridge and headed north.

What are the two women doing in the middle of the night? The daughters of the Cheng family? Impossible, visitor? Two women visiting in the middle of the night?

The people who were resting here quickly began to talk.

The door of the Cheng family was naturally closed, and the red lantern reflected the plaque of the Jishan House was particularly eye-catching, which was rewarded by the imperial court at the beginning, and it was not opened here every day.

Banqin took Cheng Jianniang to the second gate on the west side, which is where the Cheng family enters and exits every day.

"Lady." Banqin raised her hand and looked at Cheng Jianniang behind her.

The night breeze blew, and Cheng Jianniang, who was standing in the shadow of the lamp, was dressed in fluttering clothes.

"Knock it." Cheng Jianniang said.

Banqin nodded and knocked on the door of the Cheng family with a little excitement.

Mrs. Cheng hasn't slept yet, because she is going out tomorrow, and she is watching the girls choose clothes.

"This dress is too bright, go get that purple sauce." She said.

The girl on the other side of the big closet immediately picked it out when she heard the sound, but Mrs. Cheng disliked it too dullly.

The most reluctant, the daughter-in-law Guihai, who combed her hair in front of her, chose a sandalwood base to be settled.

"It's still good like this, it's not bright and blinking, it steals the limelight, and it's not dull." Mrs. Cheng said.

A girl from outside hurried in.

"Madam, here comes the butler." She said.

Chamberlain?

Mrs. Cheng was stunned, it was so late, she avoided inside and outside, what was this housekeeper doing here in the middle of the night?

"Has the master rested?" She asked.

Master Cheng rested in the concubine's room every day today.

"The housekeeper said that there is something for the lady to decide first." The girl said.

Mrs. Cheng is now in her forties, her mother-in-law is old, and the family affairs are basically handed over to her.

"Please come in." Mrs. Cheng said.

The maid came to the living room, and the housekeeper was busy giving gifts and worried.

"What's the matter?" The eldest lady asked.

"Outside the door, a woman came." The butler whispered.

At this point, Mrs. Cheng's eyes jumped, and she picked up the fan and gently instigated it to cover up.

The servant woman beside her was interested, and hurriedly waved her hand and took a few girls down, leaving only the two close to serve her.

"I said I was looking for the second master." The butler continued.

The eldest lady breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, fortunately it was not her own home, although the second master was also her own family, but the feeling was still different.

"The second master has only been back for half a year." She said, slowly lowering the fan.

"He said he was from the state." The housekeeper said hurriedly.

Mrs. Cheng slammed the fan on the table.

The eldest lord was soon invited over, and when he entered the door, he was still a little unhappy, thinking that his wife was jealous and deliberately did not let him stay warm at the concubine, and when he saw that the housekeeper was also there, his face eased slightly, and after listening to the housekeeper's words, his face suddenly changed.

"Ridiculous!" He shouted, "Knock away! ”

"Master, since people can chase after them from Bingzhou, it's better to ask the second brother first." The eldest lady said.

"What do you ask? He can't call the shots for this absurdity! "As the eldest brother and patriarch, Master Cheng is aggressive.

Mrs. Cheng shook her head, persuaded on the one hand, and asked the second master to come on the other.

"Avoid the second lady." She reminded.

But the person who went came back soon, saying that the second master was not at home, and he had eaten and drunk with a few colleagues and had not come back.

"If the second lady asks if it is urgent, she will send someone to ask the second master to come back." The servant woman said.

Master Cheng was very sullen when he heard this.

"Eating and drinking all day long, what kind of system!" He said angrily, "Call him back!" ”

Mrs. Cheng thought of something else.

"Where's the woman?" She asked.

"Still at the door." The butler said.

"Don't be on the door, you can't hide it when you encounter a commotion, first, bring it in and let people watch." Mrs. Cheng said.

"No, don't want to enter the door, take it away and look at it." Master Cheng said.

The housekeeper was embarrassed and didn't know who to listen to.

Outside the door, the voices of the girls spoke.

"The second lady is here."

The people in the room were shocked, Mrs. Cheng subconsciously stood up, the door curtain had been lifted, and a twenty-four or five-year-old woman walked in, with delicate facial features, shrewd eyebrows and eyes, and first saluted the eldest lady of the old man.

"The court let it go, and he got together with a few classmates." The second lady said with a smile.

This is to relieve the siege with her husband, and the eldest man is even more angry when he hears it, such a virtuous and virtuous lady is at home, and she is still causing this ridiculous thing outside.

"Yes, nothing." The eldest lady hurriedly smiled and said, "You still came here on purpose, go quickly, Brother Xi is sleeping, you can go and rest." ”

The second lady just gave birth to her eldest son a few years ago, and the second room can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

The second lady smiled, did not answer, and did not leave.

There was something eerie about the atmosphere in the room.

"Sister-in-law, since people are here, don't hide it from me, everyone knows the way, and I am the only one who doesn't know the way, so I have no face." The second lady said suddenly, picking up the handkerchief as she spoke, her voice already choked.

The family lives, and it's a bit of a breeze to hide from whom.

The eldest lord and the eldest lady had complicated faces.

"Qingniang, don't be in a hurry, you haven't asked yet, don't think about it." The eldest lady had to hold her and whisper comfort.

While he was talking, there was a voice from outside the door where the second master came.

"Big brother wants to find me?"

Before anyone came in, the voice came in.

Second Master Cheng walked in with a smile in a dark green robe, with the smell of wine, and was startled when he saw everyone in the room.

"It's all here." He said, "What's good? ”

Before he finished speaking, he saw his wife rushing over.

"What's good? Cheng Dong, Cheng Erlang, you did a good job! Second Mrs. Cheng reached out and grabbed it.

Cheng Er was caught off guard subconsciously, couldn't dodge, and suddenly a nail mark on his face turned red.

No one expected that the always gentle Second Lady Cheng would be so sharp, the eldest lady came back to her senses and hurriedly pulled it, and the eldest lady also stood up.

There was chaos in the house.

The servants outside hurriedly drove the girls away quickly.

Sure enough, knocking on the door in the middle of the night didn't do a good job.

Many years later, some servant women still remember this disturbance caused by Cheng Jianniang's knock on the door, and this is just the beginning.