Chapter 3 The Mansion of the Marquis of Yongqing
"Grandmother counts when she speaks!" Although Cheng Yiyao didn't pay much attention to going to Anguo Temple, he also made an excited appearance at this time, you must know that because the children in the family are too young, Cheng Yiyao, who is only six years old now, is the eldest child in their generation, and Anguo Temple is on Yulan Mountain, five hundred miles away on the outskirts of Beijing.
Departure on the same day, before dark is not to arrive, must live in the courtyard on the outskirts of Beijing for one night, the second day after noon to the foot of the mountain, fortunately, the mountain roads of Anguo Temple are repaired is not particularly difficult to walk, before dark you can get to the temple.
Adults are a little tired, not to mention children, the Guogong Mansion will go to Anguo Temple every year after the New Year to make incense, but Cheng Yiyao has never been there, she remembers that she was excited for a long time when she heard her grandmother promise to go to Anguo Temple in her last life, and now she has to pretend to be excited.
But Cheng Yiyao knew that this year's trip to Anguo Temple still did not go to Cheng, and she didn't go to Anguo Temple for the first time until she was eight years old, of course, this is a later story.
At this time, the Duchess smiled and looked at her granddaughter, who was all excited, and couldn't help but wonder, in the end, as long as the child is a little thing, he will leave all the troubles of the past behind: "Naturally, when I go to the incense after the New Year, I will definitely bring you, the little monkey." ”
"Grandmother!" Cheng Yiyao pulled the old lady's hand and said, "The granddaughter is well-behaved, but she is not as skinny as a monkey." ”
"Yes, our Yao'er is the most obedient, so we have to be obedient and recuperate in the next few days."
"Got it, Yao'er will take the medicine obediently." Cheng Yiyao said a little wilted, and then said happily, "I'll accompany my grandmother to eat, I'm in good shape now, and I can get up to eat." ”
"Hehe, okay, then my old wife is here for you to accompany you to eat!" Mrs. Guo said with a smile, and Mama Tong had already brought a navy blue brocade engraved silk jacket and a satin embroidered hundred butterfly skirt, and when the old lady got up, she put them on Cheng Yiyao one by one.
The Duchess sat on a carved mahogany chair by the window, smiling as everyone dressed their granddaughter, while the servants outside were already busy.
"Old lady, the meal has been prepared, do you want to eat?" Mama Su lifted the curtain and entered the inner room, and asked with a thousand blessings.
"Let's go!" As she spoke, the Duchess stretched out her hand to her granddaughter, Cheng Yiyao walked over, took her grandmother's hand, and was led out of the inner room by the old lady, and came to the courtyard through the outer hall and hall.
Cheng Yiyao's courtyard is not big, except for the three main rooms, two ear rooms on the left and right, one east and one east wing, and the east wing is where she usually eats.
Entering the east wing, I saw that the food had been placed on the table, the meals in the Guogong Mansion were customized, the old lady's house was four meat, four vegetarian and eight dishes, each room was three meat and three vegetarian six dishes, the young master and Miss Yan's house was two meat and three vegetarian five dishes, and the young master and Miss of the concubine were two meat, two vegetarian and four dishes, and the aunt's house was one meat, three vegetables and four dishes, of course, each room could also add its own silver.
At this time, the table was covered with four meats, four vegetables and eight dishes, Cheng Yiyao knew that the Guogong Mansion was still presided over by the Duchess of Guo, but when the eldest lady had a full year of sister-in-law, she would begin to slowly delegate power, and now the day is not far away, should she do something?
After simply finishing the meal, the Duchess of the Kingdom was entangled in trivial matters, and the big and small affairs in the Nianguan Mansion needed to be decided by the housewife.
Cheng Yiyao could only lie on the beauty couch and read idle books, pass the time, watching the sky get dark, this day will pass, Cheng Yiyao doesn't know if she woke up the next day or the current situation, or returned to the small courtyard of the palace, or went to the underworld.
Hastily had dinner, before the sky was completely dark, Cheng Yiyao was served by the maids to rest, but she kept her eyes open until the third watch and still didn't fall asleep, not without sleep, but as soon as she closed her eyes, she had the illusion of returning to the Royal Palace, only at this time, she opened her eyes and watched the flowers blooming above her head The rich Luo Tent could make her confirm that this was in the Guogong Mansion and not the Royal Palace.
This flowery and rich Luo tent was prepared for her by her grandmother, when she was so embarrassed to enter the palace, she still did not forget to take it, in the second month of entering the palace, she was found by the king's side concubine and burned, at that time I felt that it was a pain in the wrist, but I didn't know that this was just the beginning.
On the second day, Cheng Yiyao was woken up by Mama Tong with a pair of panda eyes, she didn't remember how she fell asleep, she opened her sleepy eyes and saw that she was still familiar with the once familiar qiē, and her heart was also relaxed.
When I woke up again, it was already three o'clock in the morning, and I heard An Ju's voice coming: "The eldest lady is awake?" ”
"Hmm." Cheng Yiyao replied that her head was not as swollen and painful as before, after all, it would be fine if she didn't sleep overnight, but after all, she was sick, and her body couldn't help but be a little weak at this time.
"Miss is awake, didn't you sleep well last night? Next time, if the young lady can't sleep, remember to change the slaves and maids, and it will be very sinful not to sleep at night. When Mama Tong heard the voice, she rushed in, "Miss, you're hungry, the food in the kitchen is always hot, can you use it?" ”
"Thank you, Mama, just give me some porridge." Cheng Yiyao was served by An Ju and Anzhu, while returning to Mama Tong.
After using lunch, Cheng Yiyao looked at the book in her hand on the kang at will, it was winter at this time, the snow had just melted a while ago, and it was falling again today, although this snow was also interesting, but now not to mention that she is still sick, the dead heart in her six-year-old body has also lost that playfulness.
Until this time, Cheng Yiyao was still like a dream, looking at the qiē around him, wanting to take it seriously, but he didn't dare, the pages of the book turned page by page, but he didn't read a word.
I turned my head and saw An Mei sitting on the kang and cutting something, except for Mama Tong, who was in charge, Mei Lan Zhuju at the beginning of the word An was the big girl in Cheng Yiyao's courtyard, Qin Shuya at the head of the Rui word was a little girl, and then there were two rough girls with peace and peace and two rough mothers-in-law.
They were responsible for the sanitation of the courtyard and some of the heavy guys lived in the upside-down room and would not enter the master bedroom, and the eight big and small maids and the child and the mother lived in the ear room on both sides.
At this time, An Mei was the only one waiting in the house, and Cheng Yiyao asked, "What are you cutting?" ”
"Miss Hui, the slave is cutting the window flowers, this son is fine, just enough to help cut some window flowers." As he spoke, he had already put down the man in his hand and put down the wooden sewing box, "Miss is tired, the slave will bring you some fruit!" ”
"Don't be busy, I'm not hungry, you're cutting window flowers?" Cheng Yiyao stopped with a voice, "For the New Year?" ”
"Yes, it's twenty-seven today, and in two days it will be the Chinese New Year's Eve!" An Mei went to the hot kettle on the stove, "If you don't want to eat anything, why don't you drink some plum blossom tea, this white plum is still you let us pick it after the first snow of the year!" ”
"Hmm." Cheng Yiyao replied softly, but her mind didn't know where to go.
She felt that she was a little sick this time, but after all, she was young at the time, and so many years have passed, she doesn't remember many details, if she remembers correctly, her grandmother seemed to mention that the Chinese New Year asked the Wang family to take Cheng Yiyao to the Yongqing Marquis Mansion not long ago.
Cheng Yiyao's biological mother is the third lady of the Yongqing Hou Mansion, and the eldest son who married in the Guogong Mansion is also a good match, and the titles of the Yongqing Hou Mansion and the Chengguo Mansion have been inherited for five generations, and now they have all followed the three generations.
The old marquis and the prince are Cheng Yiyao's grandfather and uncle who accompanied the emperor to drive in person, and the emperor fell into a crisis together, the old marquis and the prince desperately escorted, and finally died under the arrows, although the emperor returned to the palace and did not survive for half a year, but also stabilized the government at that time, if the emperor died on the battlefield, the emperor who was only twelve years old at the time did not know if he could board the plane smoothly.
The emperor also thanked the old marquis for his loyalty and patriotism, and gave the title of Yongqing Marquis Mansion for five generations.
Even so, the Yongqing Hou Mansion is still gradually declining, after the death of the old Hou Ye and the Shi Zi Ye, the current grandfather of the country, and Cheng Yiyao's second uncle, has been doing nothing, being an idle Hou Ye at home, the third master is also a mediocre person, and the fourth master is even more plaything, although it is the Hou Mansion, it is not as good as before.
The old marquis and the current grandfather of the country are friends who have lived their lives on the battlefield together, and they also said that they would marry their children and daughters, but they just said that they had not made a document, and there was no witness from others.
The Yongqing Hou Mansion has gradually declined, no one thought that this matter could be taken seriously, but they never thought that after the filial piety of the three young ladies of the Yongqing Hou Mansion expired, they proposed to the Hou Mansion, and then they knew that the original prince of the Guogong Mansion had not yet discussed his relatives at the age of nineteen and was waiting for the third miss of the Yongqing Hou Mansion.
Everyone is saying that Bo Yuntian is righteous and righteous, it is for the real man, the third lady of the Yongqing Hou Mansion has a good life, and after three years of filial piety, he can still marry at the age of sixteen!