In the capital Renshoufang, there is a mansion, sit north to south, the gate house is three rooms and five frames, the gold lacquer gate, the door is inlaid with the door knocker of the beast face, the red wall and green tile and blue brick, from the outside it looks majestic and tall, the momentum is extraordinary, the plaque on the dragon flying phoenix dance is written with "Chengguo Gongfu" four gold lacquer characters, it looks extremely magnificent.

Entering the inside, only to see the whole building carved beams and painted buildings, the dragon tower and the phoenix pavilion are lined up one after another, the walking corridor is circuitous, the eaves and teeth are high rafters, there are rockeries in the house, there are pavilions, there are fish ponds, etc., it can be said that there are three steps and one realm, ten steps and one change, there are also a lot of strange flowers and plants planted in it, stroll in it, as if walking in the palace in the sky.

When Yu Jin followed the third housekeeper of the Guogong Mansion into the Chengguo Mansion from the side door, he was almost stunned, and couldn't help but admire it while walking.

Since Zhu Neng, the Zhu family has bred here for several generations, the current Chengguo Gong Zhu Xizhong, is the sixth generation of the Zhu family, that is, Zhu Neng's great-great-grandson, after six generations of management, the Chengguo Mansion has become a scene of Beijing, that is, Yu Jin, who has seen many famous Jiangnan gardens in his previous life, has forgotten the purpose of his visit for a while.

"It's an ancient tree, it's really majestic, this tree is at least a hundred years old." When I walked to the way, I saw an ancient tree on the side of the road, it is estimated that several people can't hug it, covering the sky and the sun, lush, looking extremely magnificent, Yu Jin couldn't help but exclaim.

This ancient tree is at least nearly thirty or forty meters high, the bark is like python bark, and many of the roots are exposed on the ground, interlaced in the plates, the small ones are like small snakes, and the big ones are as thick as adult thighs, and the age of the tree is at least more than 100 years.

The third housekeeper surnamed Zhong who led Yu into the house is a kind and shrewd middle-aged man, perhaps because Yu Jin "went on the road", as soon as he entered the house, he stuffed a silver ingot, and was very enthusiastic about Yu Jin, and said with a smile: "Gongzi is really a good eye, this locust tree is said to have a history of more than 300 years, when the mansion was built, someone proposed to cut it down, the reason is that it covers too much area, the old man looked at this locust tree very pleasant, I heard that this tree has a history of more than 200 years, I feel that it is not easy to grow so old, so I stayed, I didn't expect this tree to be there, But the Gongguo Mansion has attacked the emperor's grace several times. ”

More than 300 years old, that is indeed an ancient tree, Yu Jin heard this, and said with some emotion: "This kind of towering tree, born in the suburbs is not unexpected, but it is really amazing that it appears here." ”

After that, he said a little embarrassedly: "The shallow knowledge makes Steward Zhong laugh." ”

"Haha, when Li Dongyang University saw this tree, he also sighed, and it is not surprising that Gongzi was surprised."

"Oh, and that matter?"

"Of course" As if he was afraid that Yu Guo would not believe it, Steward Zhong continued: "Scholar Li also wrote a poem for this Huai, Dongping Wang's family is full of trees, and there are old Huai Han over green. The ground can wear ten zhang clouds, but the sky is shady in the triple house. ”

What is good, everyone likes to show off, as the third housekeeper of the Chengguo Mansion, Steward Zhong is happy to share the glory of the Chengguo Mansion with the guests, when talking about this past, it is a fluttering of eyebrows, as if he is boasting of his own house.

It's no wonder that the mansions of these royal relatives are mostly slaves, and the advantage is that they don't have to pay wages, and they are not afraid of revealing the secrets of the house.

That is, the descendants of domestic slaves.

This kind of subordinate is the most loyal, because as soon as they leave the Guogong Mansion, they become rootless people and cannot survive.

Speaking of this, Yu Jin naturally lost no time in complimenting him, and then the two of them continued to move forward amicably.

The palace of this prince and nobleman is magnificent, starting from the side door, Yu Jin followed behind Zhong San's housekeeper, and he didn't remember how many doors he walked through, how many corridors he walked through, it is not an exaggeration to say that if someone didn't take it, he would have to get lost.

It is said that once you enter a wealthy family, it is as deep as the sea, and this "deep" is not only the complexity of human relations, but also the size of the house.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the three major cases cleaned a large number of upper-class nobles, and those who were able to successfully attack the lord to the present are all super hard-related, as one of the few national princes, the Chengguo Mansion can be said to be one of the few powerful people in the capital, and it is naturally extremely noble and prominent.

It's really good to have an ancestor like Zhu Neng, and he doesn't even need to fight his father.

Walking in the Chengguo Mansion, just like being in the top garden, after several generations of operation, here has its own heritage and temperament, and the maintenance is also very good, it can be said that it is beautiful, no matter what, just to visit, this trip to the capital is worth the return ticket.

"Young Master Yu, hurry." Yu Jin was admiring while walking, and suddenly the voice of the third housekeeper Zhong was a little hurried in his ears, and before he could come back to his senses, the third housekeeper Zhong pulled Yu Jin to the side of the road.

"The little one has seen Miss Six." Just when Yu Jin was surprised, Steward Zhong San suddenly bent down and said respectfully.

Miss Six?

Yu Jin suddenly felt a faint fragrant wind coming, looked up, and was stunned for a moment.

I don't know when, a woman appeared in front of me, with a duck egg face, willow eyebrows, shaved shoulders and a thin waist, a long figure, a noble temperament, and a charming posture, just like the kind of peerless beauty that came down in the painting, which made Yu Jin almost lose his mind.

The two walked to the corner of a corridor, but they didn't expect that the sixth lady happened to walk out of the corner, but they couldn't hide if they wanted to, so they could only retreat to the side and salute.

Sixth Miss, looking at her clothes and accessories, and the maidservant girl who followed behind, it should be Zhu Xizhong's daughter.

Oh, by the way, I overheard Deng Yong say that Zhu Xizhong, the Duke of Chengguo, has a daughter born to a concubine, ranked sixth, named Zhu Shanya, who is very beautiful, and the commander makes her very fond of her, so Wen Sheng does not forget to bring her a gift every time she goes back to Kyoto, if you guess correctly, this is the beautiful lady in front of her.

"Xiaosheng has seen Miss Six." Yu Jin bowed slightly and saluted.

"Third steward, who is this?" Zhu Shanya asked with some curiosity.

People like Cheng Guogong who have a big family are usually divided into outer houses and inner houses, and the outer houses are mostly the residences of domestic servants and the reception of guests, while Steward Zhong takes people to the inner house, which is a bit rare.

"This is the lord's guest, called"

Little person, forget so quickly, his ingot of silver was thrown into the sea, Yu Jin smiled bitterly in his heart, and immediately took over the conversation: "Xiaosheng Yu Jin, I have seen Miss Six." ”

"Yu Jin? This name seems a little familiar.,Oh,You're the first child? Zhu Shanya suddenly said with some curiosity.

It's the first time again?

Yu Jin was a little speechless, Zhao Jin told himself about the first time he saw his brother a few years ago, and said that his name spread in the capital, I thought it was a joke at the time, it didn't seem to be an exaggeration, a young lady hidden in the boudoir also knew, it should be said that I saw my brother for the first time, but I felt that it was not good for a woman to call my brother, and finally changed it to a son.

"Miss Six smiled, an unintentional clumsy song, I didn't expect it to be in Miss's law, I'm ashamed." Yu Jin said modestly.

Hearing that it was Yu Jin's deity, Zhu Shanya was overjoyed, and there was a trace of curiosity in Yu Jin's eyes, and she said with some curiosity: "Yu Gongzi said goodbye with a song, I don't know how many people's hearts are sung, and I don't know how many people's tears are deceived, the little woman is very curious, what kind of acquaintance makes Yu Gongzi feel emotional, so as to write such a beautiful song?" ”

Han one, this girl's eight letters, regardless of ancient and modern times and status, Yu Jin heard the words for a moment, he really didn't think about this problem, he was forced to get this out of desperation that day, if you want to give it away, you really didn't send it.

No, in my memory, it seems that I sent a red card to Baihualou, and the red card saw that Yu Jin looked good, and from time to time he was exempted from Yu Jin's night money, of course, that was the predecessor, and the so-called farewell, there was no parting, and the big businessman who redeemed the red card instructed his subordinates to beat Yu Jin, and almost knocked out his front teeth.

"Is there something unspeakable about Young Master Yu?" Zhu Shanya said a little strangely.

Yu Jin was shocked in his heart, and hurriedly said: "No, that confidant is a friend for many years, and he suddenly remembered that time, but he neglected Miss Six, and asked Miss Six to forgive me." ”

"It's an abrupt remark, why don't you slack off" Zhu Shanya smiled, and then drifted away.

Temperament beauty, the young lady of this national mansion, has been well-dressed and well-educated since she was a child, and she has consciously cultivated her temperament since she was a child, which is naturally not comparable to a small woman.

"Ahem, childe, please here, the master is waiting in the back garden." The third housekeeper Zhong coughed dryly twice and reminded Yu Jindao.

"There's a bell butler." Yu Jin then remembered that it was rude to stare at the back of the departing young lady, and Guo hurriedly came back to his senses and followed Zhong San's housekeeper to see Cheng Guogong.

It is also the biggest boss of Jinyiwei, the most noble, most trusted, and most powerful Jinyiwei commander Zhu Xizhong of the Ming generation.