The tea in Qingya Teahouse has attracted almost all the powerful and wealthy people in Yingdu, so it is difficult to find one.

Qu Wu booked a fixed private room on the third floor, which was convenient for him to put some personal belongings, such as binoculars, music players, slippers, etc.; Second, it is convenient to deal with all kinds of people in the upper class of Yingdu.

Qu Wu sat for a while, and Mi Hong also arrived, and after knocking on Qu Wu's private room, he said, "Qu Wu, I thought you were busy with Lord Sang's affairs again, how could you have time to drink tea today?"

"Mi Hong, Sang Zhi's affairs that require me to come forward have been done, and then he should remarry the two ladies, as for Zigui, it may take a while to get results."

"Looks like you're optimistic."

"Do your best, obey the destiny of God, I did everything I should have done seriously, but I couldn't control the result, so I could only resign myself to fate."

"Qu Wu, what I appreciate most about you is this, confident, open-minded, serious in doing things, and not demanding."

"Hehe, Mi Hong, when did you start wearing a high hat for me?"

"You're here just in time today, and I'm just going to tell you about the house."

"Okay, sit down and talk."

"In the past few days, I have looked at several houses in Yingdu that are suitable for you to buy, and screened out three places for you to choose. The first one is a hundred-year-old mansion, which is relatively old but very large, and it is the house of the former Taiwei; The second one is very new and large, and the decoration is also very luxurious, but this one is where Gongzi once lived; The third is decent, but not so well located. ”

"Oh, is there anything wrong with Childe's job?" Qu Wu asked.

"Don't you know who the son's position is?"

"I don't know."

"Oh, no wonder, you're not from Chu. This son-in-law is the younger brother of the current king, King Chumu. ”

"I see, it must be the prince who failed to seize the throne."

"It's not a seizure of the throne, he is just passively involved in the struggle for power, posing a threat to King Mu's ascendancy. This son-in-law is the youngest son of King Chu Cheng, smart and clever, and is the most loved by King Chu Cheng. ”

"Then why didn't King Chu Cheng pass on to him?"

"Uncle Sun is not here today, so I dare to talk to you about this topic. According to the Great Zhou ritual system, the hereditary system is Zongzi Weicheng, that is, the eldest son is the crown prince, and King Mu is the eldest son before he ascends the throne, and the king of Cheng is in line with the etiquette system. ”

"Then I don't understand, what does it have to do with the son's position?" Qu Wu was puzzled.

"But the custom of Chu is that the young son runs the family, and most of the people pass on the family business to the young son, so King Cheng has the idea of passing the throne to the prince, especially after King Cheng listened to the words of some people who instigated his relationship with the prince."

"Woe to Xiao Wall, a bloody storm is indispensable." Qu Wu sighed.

"The prince was unwilling, and under the planning of my father-in-law Pan Zong, he made the first move, and led the defective Imperial Forest Army into the palace.

"Master Pan has worked hard and made great achievements, no wonder his status is so high."

"Because the prince is the most favored by the king, the mansion is also very well repaired, but after his death, other princes and princes dare not live, for fear that they will follow in the footsteps of the prince, so it has been empty. In fact, Gongzi died in the palace, and it has nothing to do with this house, except for the royal family, basically no one can afford it. Qi Hong said.

"Ah, is it expensive? How much does it cost? ”

"This mansion should be worth more than 1,000 taels of gold, but now it is difficult to sell 300 taels of gold."

Qu Wu thought that it would be too easy for him to get this money out, and last time he sold a night pearl in Zhuye, in exchange for thirty catties of gold, that is, five hundred and forty taels, and now there are seven remaining in the safe; The value of other gold and jade artifacts is far more than a few thousand taels of gold, and it not only costs much money to buy this courtyard, but also picks up a big leak.

"Mi Hong, who owns the property rights of this son's house? Is it convenient to buy and sell transactions? ”

"This mansion was handed over to King Chu Mu to be managed by the Taishi, and the property rights belonged to King Mu, and the income after the transaction was included in the treasury. Trading is convenient. ”

"Oh, I'd like to take a look at this mansion first, okay?"

"Of course, you can go to see it now, but you can see that mansion here, west of Qingya Teahouse, and also by the river." Qi Hong said, pointing to a four-walled compound not far away.

Qu Wu had a pair of high-powered military binoculars for his own use in the private room, and he took the binoculars out of the goggle case and carefully looked at everything in the house.

Indeed, as Qi Hong said, this house is a veritable mansion, with two two-story small buildings with blue bricks and green tiles, four bungalows, the whole courtyard has a rigorous structure, there are several small courtyards in the middle, as well as large gardens and courtyard rockeries, and there are houses on both sides against the wall, which should be guard barracks and kitchens and the like.

Seeing Qu Wu holding two sleeves and looking at the courtyard, Qi Hong asked, "Qu Wu, what are you doing?"

Qu Wu handed him the binoculars and said, "You can take a look at it too."

Qi Hong took the telescope, and looked at it like Qu Wu, and was immediately surprised—the distant scene was clearly pulled in front of him: "Wow, Qu Wu, where did you get this artifact, it's so surprising."

"It's called a telescope, and I brought it from overseas."

Qi Hong was amazed and said repeatedly: "This is a real treasure."

After seeing Gongzizhi's mansion from a distance, Mi Hong took Qu Wu downstairs, got into his special carriage in the courtyard, and drove a few guards along the riverside avenue towards the mansion.

After a while, Qi Hong and Qu Wu took a carriage to Gongzi's mansion.

The mansion is still guarded by guards, and Mi Hong carries the Pan Mansion token and enters the mansion smoothly.

Similar to the Zijia Mansion, this is also a three-entry courtyard, only larger and more luxurious, with a meticulous structure, behind the gate is a rectangular front yard with green grass on both sides of the cobbled pavement.

The front yard is two gates, the two doors are connected to the corridor around the inner courtyard, the inside is a very spacious inner courtyard, the center of the inner courtyard is a pool and a courtyard, the two sides are divided into two two-storey wings in the east and west, the lobby is opposite the second door, the back yard is the backyard, the backyard is close to the Yangtze River, so it is very convenient to take water.

Although it has been vacant for several years, this house does not look old, the furniture in it is very complete, and the grass and trees in the garden are very lush, but because it is late autumn, the grass and trees are withered and yellow, and from time to time there are the cries of autumn insects courting, and the whole garden is desolate and desolate.

Mi Hong introduced that after Gongzizhi committed suicide in the palace, in order to prevent his family from taking revenge, all his immediate family members were buried in the tomb as Gongzizhi's companions.

Qu Wu gasped when he heard that his family's fate was so cruel, perhaps this was the reason why those princes and nobles were reluctant to buy this mansion.

Qu Wu is not a nobleman, a commoner, and thinks that he does not have this kind of psychological burden.