Cheng Suqing and Xiaoru took the carriage around to the Ximen Mansion on the right side and entered a small alley, and went to the bottom of the alley, where a corner door was half-hidden, and a little maid poked out half of her head from the door, and saw that the carriage had stopped at the door, and hurriedly came forward.

Seeing the girl running to the front of the car, she quickly jumped to the other side, as for the little girl, she took a low table hanging on the edge of the car and put it on the ground, and said in a crisp voice: "Third lady, please get out of the car!" ”

The curtain blocking the door of the car was lifted by Shi Qian on the side, Xiao Ru helped Cheng Suqing to lower her body and get out of the carriage, and the maid below hurriedly helped her other hand and stepped on the low few to get out of the car.

"Bang!"

As the little maid entered the corner door, there was a sudden sound of the door closing and locking behind her.

"Third lady, this is our backyard, the eldest lady and the second lady will come back from the front in a while, and the slave maid will take you to the main hall first and wait for a while."

From the corner gate to the main hall, you need to cross most of the backyard, and there is a small garden with exquisite arrangement, although it does not occupy a wide area, there is living water in the garden, and the small bridge winding path, the flying pavilion verandah are scattered in the middle, which is very chic. The most eye-catching is a Taihu Lake stone located in the center of the lake, about three zhang high, the whole body is blue and black, "wrinkle, leaky, thin, transparent" four must all have, it is definitely a rare boutique.

Cheng family family lived in Suzhou, and then Cheng Wanli moved to Tokyo Bianliang, a few years ago Cheng Suqing returned to his hometown with his father to worship his ancestors, and he also saw the Suzhou garden of his family, and he did not see such a good quality of Taihu stone.

Today's officials are very curious about the stone, so they do not hesitate to set up a special bureau in Suzhou and Hangzhou, and collect strange flowers and stones for them, famous trees and fruits, and the "flower stone gang" that stirs up the people's resentment in the south of the Yangtze River is from this. At the beginning of this year, the government even set out to build a large-scale Genyue Shoushan in Bianliang, Tokyo, and the collection of such things was naturally even more so.

Only this Taihu Lake stone is only worth thousands of yuan, if you count the labor, vehicle and boat costs to arrive here from the south, I don't know how much money it will cost. This small courtyard alone can tell the luxury of this Ximen mansion.

Originally, Cheng Suqing thought that even though Ximenqing was a wealthy businessman, what could a mustard-like small county like Yanggu County be, even if it was the richest man. I thought that she was originally a figure in Bianliang, Tokyo, and her knowledge was extraordinary, but she never expected that this Ximenqing's wealth would be so heroic. This kind of spacious pattern, compared to the cramped in Bianliang's family, is simply a judgment of cloud and mud.

It was also when this maid led Cheng Suqing's master and servant through the garden into the courtyard where the main hall was located, there was a warbler on the road leading to the middle courtyard on the right hand, and Ximen Qing and a group of wives and concubines rushed in, just to take a look at the three of them.

"This is the third sister, when I saw it today, the concubine knew that the word "bright eyes and good eyes" on the book was actually tailored for the third sister!"

Speaking of which, Cheng Suqing's face is delicate and pretty, and in terms of color alone, she is slightly better than Wu Yueniang, but against the backdrop of those weak water pupils, others often ignore her figure and appearance.

Wu Yueniang led the Pan family to greet her, and Ximen Qing entered the main hall by herself, but fortunately, the Pan family was sharp-eyed, and quickly let the two sisters who were with her side spend time to serve, so as not to snub their own officials.

Speaking of which, since Ximenqing came back from Jiangning Mansion, all the maids in the backyard have felt that they were fickle in the past, and the temperamental old man seems to have softened a lot, although it is inevitable to take advantage of some small advantages, but most of them are frolicking and laughing, not like the previous look as if they want to eat people.

The temperament of the big officials has improved, but they never thought that the Bodhisattva-like lady in the past gradually had the momentum of being a housewife, so when Ximen Qing went to the main hall to take care of himself just now, those maids were not instructed, and none of them dared to follow without permission.

Not to mention the joy of Ximenqing returning to his backyard, but said that on the verandah outside the main hall, Ximenqing's three wives and concubines greeted each other, Cheng Suqing originally wanted to meet officially, but was stopped by Wu Yueniang, and only said some considerate words about her sisters, so that she should not see outside.

Seeing that Wu Yueniang, the eldest woman, had a peaceful attitude and was quite close to herself, Cheng Suqing's originally slightly suspended heart was put down a lot, and with her intelligence, she could naturally see whether the other party was true or false. As for the Pan family who was on the side, because of the presence of his wife, it was inconvenient for her concubine to say much, but the smile on her face did not seem to be fake.

For this second sister, Cheng Suqing was taken aback when she first met. Such a bewitching woman, just standing there quietly, is already charming and sultry, even if she is a woman, she can't help but be stunned for a moment. Fortunately, in such a small rural county, if you are in Bianliang, Tokyo, I am afraid that it will attract countless people to compete with each other, and I don't know what kind of turmoil it will cause.

The three girls talked a little, and Wu Yueniang saw that it was a little late, so she asked the maid to pass the meal, and then led Pan Cheng's two concubines into the main hall with one hand.

Ximen Qing saw that the three daughters looked like they were talking happily, and most of the worries in his heart were gone, as for whether the wives and concubines can really get along with each other, it depends on the future.

The four of them chatted in the hall for a few words, and seven or eight maids came in with various dishes, bypassing the head of the main hall and placing seven bowls and eight dishes in the dining room at the back.

"Let's eat, everyone, I'm starving to death!"

Ximenqing rubbed his stomach very uncharacteristically, and took the lead to the dining room at the back.

"Second sister, you greet the third sister!"

Wu Yueniang commanded, and then got up and followed her official into the dining room.

Cheng Suqing followed with Pan Jinlian, only to see a red sandalwood round table in the middle of the dining room, and the candles in the four corners of the hall were shining, and dozens of high candles were lit in one go, reflecting the entire dining room.

Ximen Qing and Wu Yueniang sat on the top, and there was no maid next to them. As a concubine, when the male and female hosts of the family eat, they naturally need to serve on the side, Cheng Suqing is from a scholarly family, so she understands it. But just when she was about to stand next to Wu Yueniang, she saw Pan Jinlian sitting straight down to Ximenqing's hand, and Wu Yueniang also beckoned her to sit down quickly.

"The battle outside is just for others to see, at home, don't stick to the rules, Su Qing, you can sit down too!"

Seeing that Cheng Suqing was still a little hesitant on his face, Ximenqing couldn't help but smile and said.

"I told me last time Erniang came back, don't always talk about this, don't let people think how powerful I am as a woman!"

"I don't dare to tell the eldest sister, it was ordered by the official!"

Pan Jinlian, who seemed quite well-behaved in front of people just now, was without the maids next to her at this moment, and people actually looked playful, which made Cheng Suqing very strange. The back house of this Ximen Mansion seems to be very different from other big families.