Chapter 343: "The Mansion"
Got up early the next morning, Lin Wanrong went out with Qiaoqiao, and just arrived at the door of the room and met the eldest lady, Xiao Yuruo's pretty cheeks were slightly haggard, and there were bloodshot in her eyes, as if she hadn't slept well last night.
"Miss, morning!" Lin Wanrong took her delicate little hand and said with a smile. He was majestic last night, and he was still in the sky this morning, invincible. Qiaoqiao, this little girl is well-behaved and charming, the two of them are like fish in water, like water to raise fish, indescribably happy.
"It's early, it's all three poles!" The eldest lady glanced at him and snorted.
"Oh, it's all 'sun' on the third pole? What a faux pas! Don't worry, Miss, I'll get up on two poles in the future! Lin Wanrong's heart was itching, and an inexplicable smile appeared on her face, **.
"It's better to get up as soon as the sun starts, you bad guy! I've never seen you so tormented! The eldest lady didn't know the meaning of Lin Wanrong's words, seeing that he was squeezing his eyebrows at herself, and the smile on his face was indescribably weird, she panicked, a red cloud flew on her face, and she hurriedly lowered her head and said.
"Miss Xiao, it's me who got up late, and it hurt my eldest brother, don't blame him." Qiaoqiao's face blushed and said embarrassedly.
"Sister Qiaoqiao, don't protect him too much, otherwise you will only let him bully. How's it going, did you sleep well last night? The eldest lady seemed to have a heart, but also seemed to have unintentionally mentioned it.
"Good, good!" Qiaoqiao lowered her head and replied, her face was already stained with layers of rouge.
Why did I ask about this, the eldest lady snorted lightly, her face flushed, she peeked at Lin San, saw him looking at herself with a smile, remembering the messy voice last night, she hurriedly turned her head and said, "Sister Qiaoqiao, where are you going?" β
"The eldest brother said to take me to see the house. Miss, come with us! Qiaoqiao raised her head, and her beautiful little face was a look of excitement and anticipation.
"Look at the house!" The eldest lady felt a faint sense of loss in her heart, and said softly, "Go ahead." I still have something to do, and the thousand bottles of perfume brought by my mother in Jinling will start to be sold today, and I can't get rid of it. β
Seeing her deep resentment, Lin Wanrong took her hand and said: "Perfume for sale, just have Sister-in-law Song and them to watch it, why do you want to do it yourself." He glanced around in a ghostly manner, and Ling said in the ear of the eldest lady: "You go and choose a room, there must be a big bed, so that we are not afraid of falling." β
Xiao Yuruo's face turned pink when he heard this, he took a sip lightly, and said in an imperceptible voice: "Who wants to sleep with you, I hate you the most bad guy." β
Lin Wanrong laughed three times, the eldest lady was red-faced, glared at him fiercely, panicked, and couldn't even recognize the road and fled in a hurry.
"What is the eldest lady doing in the kitchen?" Qiaoqiao saw Xiao Yuruo's hurried steps and asked strangely.
"Oh, maybe she's changed her personality recently and wants to be a good wife and mother." Lin Wanrong laughed in her heart and said nonsense.
Qiaoqiao glanced at him with a smile and said lightly: "Big brother, if you marry Miss Xiao Er and Miss Xiao again, our two families will merge." If you open a restaurant and sell perfume, no one can compare with it in Jinling. β
"The proposal is very constructive, I'll think about it. However, little baby, I have an adulterous affair with Yushuang and the eldest lady, aren't you jealous? Lin Wanrong said with a smile.
"What adultery, it's hard to hear!" Qiaoqiao said angrily: "The two young ladies of the Xiao family are the phoenixes among people, as long as they are good to you." What happened if you married them all? As for meβ" a hint of gloom flashed in her eyes, "I'm just a poor peasant girl, and I can't compare with two young ladies. Big brother, Qiaoqiao doesn't want anything, just want to be by your side for the rest of your life. β
"You little girl, what are you talking nonsense. When it comes to being smart and capable, you're no worse than anyone else. You are my good wife, even if Yushuang and them enter the door in the future, they will have to call you sister, understand? Lin Wanrong said.
Qiaoqiao's eyes were full of tears, and she hummed softly, holding her eldest brother's arm tightly, with infinite joy in her heart. After walking a few steps out, I happened to meet Mrs. Xiao. Qiaoqiao and Mrs. Xiao went all the way to Beijing, caring for each other and taking care of each other, and their feelings were very deep, so they hurriedly went up and grabbed Mrs. Xiao's hand and said, "Madam, my eldest brother and I are going to see the house, you go with them!" β
Mrs. Xiao changed into a lotus lotus long skirt, lightly applied fat powder, showed her eyebrows and light face, mature and charming, graceful and luxurious, listened to Qiaoqiao's words, smiled slightly, and said to Lin Wanrong: "Lin San, I heard Yuruo say yesterday, you are really capable, not only defeated Hu and Goryeo in a row, and won glory for my Dahua, even the emperor values you so much, and gives you a position and a land reward, which is really gratifying!" β
"Everywhere, I am just a small sapling, bathed in the sunshine and rain of my wife, and I grow healthy and strong every day, which is the credit of my wife's hard work." Lord Lin's sycophant offensive came as soon as he opened his mouth, and it didn't take much effort.
The lady covered her lips and chuckled: "You are not afraid of sour teeth, what sunshine and rain and dew, but I am like the Guanyin Bodhisattva who saves suffering." β
"Isn't it, Mrs. is full of light, spreading rain and dew, more gentle and beautiful than Guanyin Bodhisattva." Lin Wanrong said with a smile.
This Lin San's mouth said that he could charm all the women in the world, which was not an exaggeration at all. Mrs. Xiao's face was slightly red, she covered her lips and smiled lightly, and her plump breasts trembled slightly, like a brilliant flower branch. She glanced at Qiaoqiao and said with a smile: "Since it is Qiaoqiao's kind invitation, then I will touch the brilliance of Lord Lin and go to see the majestic mansion rewarded by the emperor!" But-" She changed the topic and said: "Lin San, although you are an official, our Xiao family still has a contract with you!" You can't break your word! β
Lin Wanrong waved her hand and laughed: "What did Madam say!" Who am I, Lin San? Words must be done. When you come out to mix, you will pay attention to the word righteousness, Ning**, don't be untrustworthy - besides, what is our relationship, it is a family. To be a little housekeeper in the Xiao family, to accompany Mrs. and Miss every day, happy like a fairy, not a hundred times stronger than that official! β
What "Ning **, don't be dishonest", how can this person say anything? While the lady listened to his flickering, she had already ordered Side to drive a carriage.
Qiaoqiao helped his wife into the carriage, Lin Wanrong followed behind them, opened the curtain with one hand and was just about to enter, when he suddenly realized that he came. I can't break into Madame's room. It's her daughter's boudoir, which I frequent.
"Lin San, why don't you come in?" Mrs. Xiao lifted the curtain and said with a smile.
"Well, that's not good! I'm a very polite person. With a hypocritical smile on his face, Lord Lin said with false affection. One hand has closed the curtain, and he will go inside.
With a bang, the curtain of the car fell and smashed on the bridge of Lord Lin's nose. Mrs. smiled inside: "Lin San, you are a servant of the ministry, and you have such filial piety, it is really rare." That being the case, I will not embarrass you. Side, let's drive. β
"Yes, ma'am!" Side flicked his whip, and the carriage clicked forward. Lord Lin touched his nose stupidly, and said it straight without letting me in, and deliberately came to ridicule me, this trick is amazing, the eldest lady and her mother, it is really more difficult than the eldest lady!
Lin Wanrong sat next to Side, and the two of them drove the carriage forward. Lin Wanrong has never been to the house given by the emperor, but he only knows that it is located near Dongzhen Gate, and the scale is not small. Although he has been in the capital for some time, he has not yet visited the capital properly, and today he is not in a hurry to travel in his spare time, and he drives the carriage slowly and leisurely, and it is regarded as a walk in the city.
When he arrived near Dongzhi Gate, Lin Wanrong was not familiar with the distance and was looking around. Side grabbed an old man next to him and said, "Uncle, do you know where Lord Lin's mansion is?" β
"Lord Lin?" The old man said, "Ah, Lord Lin? β
"It's Lord Lin Sanlin, the new deputy attendant of the ministry!" Virtue said with reverence on his face.
"The deputy chamberlain of the ministry?" The old man smiled disdainfully: "This Dongzhimen is within a radius of several miles, and it is either the emperor's relatives or the imperial history of Shangshu, and even the bachelors of the Wenhua Palace have to walk on tiptoe." A deputy squire of the ministry, a petty official with the size of a sesame mung bean, who knows where he lives? I'll look for Huairou and Tongzhou, maybe I'll be able to find him! β
Side was originally road blind, and he was even more dizzy in Beijing, so he turned around and asked: "Third brother, Huairou and Tongzhou, how to go?" Uncle said your house is over there! β
Lin Wanrong slapped him on the head heavily, this kid was quite clever when he was in Jinling, why did he become stupid when he arrived in the capital? You can't hear this old man sarcastically mocking me? Damn, just find an old man who asks for directions, and yawn like a toad, this big breath! The deputy chamberlain of the ministry is also a petty official? Anyway, it's also at the deputy department level.
Lin Wanrong poked her head over and said unconvinced: "This old brother, why can't I understand what you said?" The deputy chamberlain of the ministry is also a petty official? I heard that the servant of the Ministry of Officials, Lord Tong, told the old man that he was not a villager, and in addition to one Lord Shangshu Ye, there was only a deputy waiter. β
"I'm left with the deputy waitersβseventeen deputy waiters left." The old man smiled and said, "This is still a small ministry, among the six departments, which one doesn't have as many servants?" It's a hundred miles away. There are also the elders of the three pavilions, the bachelors of the six halls, and the scholars, and hundreds of people. What is a small deputy servant of the ministry? The Lord Lin you are looking for is estimated that Tongzhou can't be found yet, and you may be able to get Cangzhou. β
You girl, the more you talk about it, the more mysterious it becomes, is Lao Tzu so unbearable, you were sent from the capital to Hebei, and if you ask again, it is estimated that you will have to send Mohe directly. Why don't you just ask for directions? As for being hit by you like this?
He was depressed, but when he heard a "poof", a chuckle came from the carriage, and he stopped. Through the curtain, Lin Wanrong seemed to see Mrs. Xiao's cherry mouth holding back a smile, her cheeks were flushed, and his old face couldn't help but have a fever, hehe coughed twice and said, "That, let's find it again." It's really not good, let's make a point in Tongzhou tonight, and continue to look for it in Cangzhou tomorrow morning. β
This time, not only Mrs. Xiao, but even Qiaoqiao chuckled out loud, and being with her eldest brother is always so happy and freehand.
Lu Xun didn't meet the house, and Mrs. and Qiaoqiao simply got out of the carriage, and asked all the way with Side and Lin San. Mrs. Xiao has been away from Beijing for many years, and she has long been a person, and her heart can imagine that she can imagine that she can visit Lin San along the way, not only to appreciate the customs and customs, but also to get the memory of Wen Girl, this experience has never been, along the way, but it is full of interest and taste.
The old man was right, the area around Dongzhimen was really a mansion like a cloud, a prince and a nobleman, and an old Shangshu Pavilion. All of them are house slaves, Shishi is guarded, and the mansion is extraordinary.
Seeing that Dongzhimen Street was about to walk through, the remaining few were all old mansions with dilapidated roof tiles, but they had never seen the majestic mansions of the three major people of the deputy chamberlain Lang Lin, let alone Side and Mrs. Xiao. Even Lord Lin himself was deflated.
The emperor's father-in-law don't play tricks on me, what did you say that I gave a house outside the Dongzhi Gate, which is located in a wide area, suitable for many people to live, how can it come to an end, I haven't seen my mansion yet!
"Third brother, third brother!" was feeling disappointed, but he heard Side shouting excitedly: "Third brother, look, the first in the world, the first in the world!" β
Lin Wanrong swept it, smashed his head angrily and said: "What is the first in the world, how old is it, I can't even count, it's obviously five words, the first in the world-wait, the first in the world, wow-"
Lord Lin was shocked and shouted, "Is this my 'mansion'?" What a hero! β
Mrs. Xiao and Qiaoqiao hurriedly looked up, only to see that the street was almost at the end, there was a vermilion secret door, slightly wider and higher than the courtyard gate of ordinary people, the exterior wall was plastered off, revealing a red piece, a green piece, most of the red glass tiles on the roof beams have been damaged, and they are in disastrous. If it weren't for a plaque hanging on the door, five glittering big golden characters "The First Ding in the World" would be shining in the sun, and no one would have imagined it. This will be the "mansion" given by the emperor to Lord Lin!
Lin Wanrong looked up at the five golden characters on the newly hung plaque, and couldn't stop shaking her head and sighing. Anyway, it is also the emperor's word, so it should be magnified a thousand times and admired by the world! How can you get such a small plaque, even the four words "Wangcai's Former Residence" inscribed by Lord Ye on the Ye Shangshu Mansion just now are several times larger than this plaque, what kind of system has it become? What a system! Where is this the first in the world, this is clearly the first in the world.
"Third brother, can we enter?" Seeing that the third brother's expression was uneasy, and his enthusiasm was very different from the beginning, he cautiously asked, for fear of touching the third brother's mold.
"Enter! Of course you have to go in! Lin Wanrong said without hesitation: "The son is not ugly, the dog is not poor, and although the cold cellar is broken, it can shelter from the wind and rain." Two ladies, let's return the house together! β
Qiao Qiao smiled sweetly, and with a, Mrs. Xiao couldn't help but shake her head, this kid was hit hard, his brain was confused, and he began to talk nonsense.
"Third brother, the dog is not a poor family, he is talking about a dog, but you are not a dog!" Side said stupidly.
The third brother was furious: "I'm not a dog, you're a dog, let's go down!" Can't you get in? β
Madame covered her lips and forced herself to laugh, and after a moment with this Lin San, she was more happy and warm, and Yushuang and Yuruoruo followed him, but they couldn't say that they were wronged.
Lin Daren took the lead in anger, pushed open the door of the courtyard, and as soon as he stepped in, the dust that had accumulated for a long time rushed to his face, choking into his mouth and nose, and drenching Lin Daren with dirt.
"Cough, cough-" Lin Wanrong took a step back, dust got into her eyes, she couldn't even open her eyes, and hurriedly rolled up her sleeves to wipe it!
"Don't move!" The lady stood beside him, and when she saw his move, she hurriedly called softly, took out the silk handkerchief in her arms, and carefully wiped the corners of his eyes.
"Madame, I'll come!" Seeing this, he hurriedly stepped forward, took Xiujuan from his wife's hand, and gently wiped it for his eldest brother.
Lin Wanrong spit out the dust in his mouth twice, barely opened his eyes, and hummed: "Hell, how did this emperor be, I won't say anything if I reward a broken house, won't he find someone to clean it up?" The next time we meet, be sure to talk about it.
Madam shook her head secretly when she heard this, this kid is really confused, the emperor is so gracious, how can he tell you.
Qiaoqiao took his hand and smiled sweetly, "Big brother, this is our home, and it's only interesting that we need to clean it up with our own hands." Madame, do you say? β
Mrs. Xiao smiled: "This is also true. Qiaoqiao is ingenious, she will definitely clean up this mansion properly, and when the time comes, I will bring Yuruo Yushuang and them all to live! β
"Welcome, welcome!" Lin Wanrong slapped her face and smiled shyly: "Welcome to stay for a long time!" β
Seeing that he was gray-headed and looked weird, Mrs. couldn't help it anymore, covered her mouth and laughed, Qiaoqiao buried her head in front of her eldest brother's face, and snuggled happily in his arms.
Entering through this small door, there is a gatehouse, with only two floors, and a large door below is tightly closed. Downstairs are a couple of empty rooms, tidying up a mess. Furniture, calligraphy and paintings, pen, ink, paper and even baby bassinets, everything, messy, dusty items, it seems that no one has lived in it for many years!
"How do these houses look like utility storage rooms?" Qiaoqiao was very observant, glanced around, and asked.
"What kind of storage room does he care? As long as you can live! Lin Wanrong said with a smile: "There are also stairs, there are three rooms up and down, and in which era I am, it may be called a garden house, oh, there is no garden here, there is a slight difference!" β
"Your time?" The lady frowned and said, "Lin San, what do you mean?" β
"Oh, it's this age, Madame doesn't need to understand! Wow, these two floors are so tall, taller than me! He snorted and changed the subject.
Madame smiled and shook her head, this Lin San, either crazy or mysterious, always has endless ghost ideas, it is really interesting.
"Garden House?" Side was groping around, and saw that the gate was covered with thick dust, and he didn't dislike it, so he pulled it hard, but the door didn't move.
"Hey", Si Deli gathered his arms and exhaled. With a creak, the gate slowly turned, and it turned into two heavy iron doors. A ray of sunlight passed through the iron gate, and in the dust, the sunlight pierced into the eyes, shaking Lin Wanrong's eyes, and she couldn't see anything clearly.
"Wow, what a garden!" Side's exclamation woke up the other three. Lin Wanrong was the first to come to her senses, and hurriedly rushed to look outside the iron gate.
Facing him was a large garden, the size of half a football field, surrounded by red bricks and green tiles, and a high fence that could not be seen at a glance. In the garden, there are flower terraces and pavilions, small bridges and flowing water, everything. It's just that because no one has pruned it for many years, the flowers and branches have long been scattered and overgrown with weeds, and only the sound of the spring water tinkling dong stirred in everyone's hearts.
"Big, big!" Pushing open a door, there was no cave, everyone was dumbfounded, Lin Wanrong looked at the strange scene in front of him, and muttered.
It's not that Mrs. Xiao is well-informed and has studied the structure and layout of the house a few more times, and then said, "Lin San, this seems to be a back garden." β
"Back garden? Why? Lin Wanrong wondered
Mrs. Xiao glanced at him charmingly, and chuckled: "Sui, you are usually smart enough, why don't you open up at this critical time!" You see what that is? β
She pointed a little forward, Lin Wanrong looked in the direction she pointed, and saw that facing the garden, it was a three-story building with a circular arch leading from the back to the front, and then looking ahead, she could see the houses and buildings, which appeared and disappeared in the sunlight.
"What do you see?" Madame asked softly.
"Fingers, ah, no, it's a building!" Lin Wanrong withdrew her gaze from his wife's green jade fingers, and wondered in his heart, Mrs. is thirty-six or seventeen years old, why is her skin so good, and she has a fight with Xu Changjin!
"You don't know where your mind has fallen?" Madame Xiao glanced at him and said with a smile, "If my guess is correct, we have entered the wrong door." β
"Got in the wrong door?" Lin Wanrong hehe**: "Impossible, I have always been pervasive!" There's no such thing as getting in the wrong door! β
Madame couldn't understand his code words, shook her head and said firmly: "We are in the back garden." β
"Back garden?" This time, Lin Wanrong understood, and said in surprise: "Madam, what do you mean, we are inβ"
"Not bad." Madame smiled and said: "We are facing the back garden, there must be an inner house in front, a front hall, a wing room, a front garden, this is an out-and-out mansion, I didn't expect you Lord Lin to be smart, but I was confused for a while, the first time I entered the house, I actually entered from behind, giggle-"
Madame couldn't help laughing, Lin Wanrong laughed and said: "The back door is good, the taste of going through the back door is more unique!" Damn, who made such a small plaque, and it was hung in the back door, tomorrow the emperor will cut this small sample! β
"I made it hang!" A Qingyue voice sounded outside the door, indescribably majestic.
"Who?" Lin Wanrong hurriedly glanced out, and suddenly her face changed: "You, you-the emperor?" β
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I'm busy enough, although this chapter came a little late, it finally didn't pass twelve o'clock, hehe, there are votes!