Chapter 101: Stand tall and see far
Chu Mohan saw that Zhou Xia had been staring at himself with inquiring eyes, Chu Mohan's eyes flashed, and for some reason he had a feeling of being seen through.
Zhou Xia withdrew her gaze; "This is not the place to talk, everyone come into the house."
Everyone came to the front hall of Zhao's mansion and sat down one by one.
Zhou Xia knew that Su Wan came to Xiangyang this time, and there must be something wrong.
"Wan'er, is there something you have to do with coming to Xiangyang?"
Zhou Xia asked straight to the point.
Su Wan took out the jade plate.
"We're here for this."
Zhou Xia looked at the jade plate in Su Wan's hand, and a strange look flashed in her eyes.
She said slowly: "This jade plaque is my mother's beloved thing, that is, your great-grandmother Wan'er, I am five or six years younger than your grandmother Wan'er, and I still remember that it was when I was about ten years old." ”
"The day before your grandmother and grandfather got married, your great-grandmother called me and your grandmother to her side and handed this jade plaque to your grandmother."
"Did your great-grandmother tell your grandmother about the origin of this jade plaque?"
Su Wan asked.
Zhou Xia thought for a while; "Mother called us two sisters to her side, mother handed this jade plate to my sister, and told her to pass on this jade plate all the time, remember that this jade plate is passed on to women and not men, if there is no woman in the next generation, this jade plate will be buried together after death, as for the origin of this jade plate, my mother did not tell me."
Su Wan was a little disappointed in her heart, the purpose of their coming to Xiangyang was to know the origin of this jade plate.
"But......," Zhou Xia paused and continued; Although my mother didn't tell us the origin of this jade plaque, my mother said that if anything happened, I would go to the Night Wolf Clan. ”
"Night Wolves?"
Bi Xiaoyao frowned, he had heard of the Night Wolf Clan, but the Night Wolf Clan had been wiped out a hundred years ago.
Su Wan looked at Bi Xiaoyao and saw that his brows were tightly knit.
"Bi Xiaoyao, do you know anything?"
Bi is free to come back to his senses; "I've heard of the Night Wolves."
Su Wan's eyes lit up, and a glimmer of hope ignited in her heart.
"But...... It is rumored that the Night Wolf Clan was wiped out a hundred years ago. ”
The hope in Su Wan's heart was extinguished at once.
If the Night Wolf Clan had been wiped out a hundred years ago, wouldn't it be that no one knew the origin of this jade plaque.
No, someone knows that it is the Pavilion Master of the Bright Moon Pavilion, and she can't ask the Pavilion Master of the Bright Moon Pavilion.
Where did this jade plaque come from? What do you want this jade plaque for?
Su Wan felt a little strange, if the Night Wolf Clan was wiped out a hundred years ago, when her great-grandmother handed over the jade plate to her grandmother, why did she say that if something happened, she would go to the Night Wolf Clan.
"About the Night Wolf Clan, I have also heard that when my mother handed over the jade plate to my sister, I was still very sorry that the Night Wolf Clan had been wiped out a long time ago, why would my mother say such a thing."
Because the Night Wolf Clan has been wiped out, Zhou Xia didn't care too much about this jade plate, she wanted Su Wan to come this time, and she simply wanted to know the origin of this jade card.
Su Wan sighed, it seemed that the clue was broken.
Zhou Xia was a little disappointed when she saw her, and she couldn't help them with this matter.
"Wan'er, it's rare for you to come to Xiangyang, just stay in the house for a while longer, and I'll order someone to clean out a few guest rooms."
Su Wan did not refuse; "Then we'll bother."
Zhou Xia smiled gently; "When you come, the house will be lively, except for the subordinates in the house on weekdays, just me and my son who is not angry, not to mention how deserted."
As soon as Zhou Xia's words fell, a person came in from outside, who was the son she was not angry about.
As soon as Zhao Wen entered the front hall, he saw the people sitting in the front hall stunned for a moment.
When he returned home, he heard that there was a guest at home, but he did not know who it was.
Zhou Xia saw him standing stupidly and coughed lightly; "Why don't you hurry up and meet the Nine Emperor Princes."
Zhou Xia looked at Chu Mohan.
Zhao Wen returned to his senses and saluted Chu Mohan; "The grass people see the Nine Emperor Princes."
Zhao Wen thought to himself, how could this Nine Emperor Princes appear in his house.
Zhao Wen only knew that his mother had an older sister, and her sister had a daughter, and she had seen this cousin, but at that time, he was still a child.
He only knew that his cousin had gone to the capital, and he didn't know that she was now the second lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and he didn't know that her daughter, that is, Su Wan, was now the Ninth Emperor Princess.
Zhou Xia looked at Su Wan again: "This is the Nine Emperor Princesses, that is, your niece." ”
Zhao Wen looked at Su Wan, Su Wan really looked like his cousin in his impression.
Zhao Wen was about to salute her, Su Wan got up and said busily: "It's all a family, so you don't need to be so polite." ”
Zhao Wen smiled; "Then can I just call your niece?"
Su Wan was stunned for a moment, and when she saw Zhao Wen's cautious appearance, she couldn't help but smile; "Of course, you're my cousin."
Regarding her identity as the Ninth Emperor Princess, Su Wan didn't care too much.
Seeing Su Wan say this, the smile on Zhao Wen's face became even better.
He is almost thirty, he has no marriage, no children and no daughters, and the arrival of Su Wan and others has made the Zhao Mansion lively.
"Wan'er, you guys are running all the way, let's go and rest early."
Su Wan and Chu Mohan lived in the same courtyard, while Bi Xiaoyao lived in Zhao Wen's courtyard.
After a few days of getting along, Su Wan found that her cousin was kind and had a very good personality.
There was one thing that Su Wan couldn't figure out.
My cousin is in his thirties, but he doesn't have a family.
At the mention of this, Zhou Xia sighed helplessly.
"I am such a son as Wen'er, his father died early, and I supported the Zhao family alone, so I didn't care much about him when I was a child, and when Wen'er became an adult, I asked a matchmaker to tell him about it, but he didn't agree."
"When he was twenty-two or three, he fell in love with a peasant girl, although the woman's family was poor, but she was outstanding, virtuous and kind, I was very satisfied, so I found a matchmaker to come to the door and mentioned it, the woman's parents agreed to the marriage of Wen'er and her daughter, but it was just ......"
Zhou Xia's eyes crossed with a touch of sadness.
"Not long before the marriage of the two, the woman accidentally fell into the water and drowned, since then, Wen'er's temperament has changed greatly, he doesn't even care about business, I can understand the pain in his heart, so I didn't mention the matter of letting him get married, more than ten years have passed, Wen'er has slowly recovered, but the matter of getting married, I will follow him."
Zhou Xia's words were full of helplessness, but she had no choice.
Su Wan finally knew the reason why her cousin was in his thirties and hadn't gotten married.
I didn't expect my cousin to be a person with deep affection.
"Auntie, I want to go to my grandmother's and grandfather's graves to pay my respects."
It is rare to come to Xiangyang, and she wants to go to the graves of her grandfather and grandmother to pay respects.
"Of course, I'll have people prepare carriages, and their graves are outside Xiangyang City."
Su Wan nodded.
Zhou Xia ordered someone to prepare the carriage.
Chu Mohan went with her and Zhou Xia.
It took more than an hour for the carriage to arrive at the graves of Su Wan's grandmother and grandfather.
There are no weeds around the grave, and it can be seen that people often come to sweep the grave.
"I come to visit the grave at the beginning of every month." Zhou Xia said.
Su Wan walked to the grave and put the tribute she was carrying in front of the grave.
"Grandfather, grandmother, Wan'er has come to see you."
Su Wan kowtowed in front of the grave.
After a brief salute, the three of them rode back in a carriage.
Su Wan lifted the curtain and looked at the scenery outside.
On the other side of the road is a cliff, and at dusk, smoke rises from the mountains in the distance.
Lowering the car curtain, Su Wan asked casually; "Auntie, isn't the mountain not far away Nanyue?"
"Yes, that mountain belongs to Nanyue."
Su Wan propped up her chin; "Is the grave of my great-grandmother and great-grandfather here?"
Zhou Xia nodded; "Just south of your grandmother and grandfather."
Su Wan only felt that the grave was a little far away, and didn't think much about it.
Half a month later, Su Wan and the others were ready to leave for the capital.
"You go back to the capital in a few days, and I'll take you around Xiangyang City tomorrow."
"I want to go to the Dream Crane Tower."
Bi Xiaoyao heard that when he climbed the Dream Crane Tower, the scenery of Xiangyang City was in full view.
"When it's hot, the night view of Xiangyang City is very beautiful, why don't we go at night?" Zhao Wen asked.
After coming to Xiangyang for so long, she really hasn't seen the night view of Xiangyang.
Su Wandao; "Then we'll go to the Dream Crane Tower at night."
It was decided to go to the Dream Crane Tower at night to enjoy the night view of Xiangyang, and everyone went out early with dinner.
Xiangyang City seems to be particularly lively tonight.
When the group came to the Dream Crane Tower, it was already dark.
Menghe Tower is a seven-story tower, and this is the first time Su Wan has seen such a tall building since she came to this other world.
Nowadays high-rise buildings are everywhere, but in ancient times, such a seven-story building was considered high.
"This Dream Crane Tower is the tallest building in Xiangyang, not to mention Xiangyang, it is difficult to see such a tall building in the entire Northern Chu."
Zhao Wen took a few people upstairs.
After not climbing the stairs for a long time, when she climbed to the fourth floor, Su Wan was so tired that she couldn't breathe, but the other three people were not red or out of breath.
Bi Xiaoyao looked at her, half-jokingly; "You can't do it! Do you want me to prescribe you a few pairs of medicine to make up for it? ”
Su Wan glared at him, didn't say anything and continued to climb up.
Although there are seven floors in this Dream Crane Tower, this seventh floor is generally not open to the public, and everyone climbs to the sixth floor.
There are many people who come to Menghe Tower to watch the night view at night.
Several people walked up to the wooden railing.
As Zhao Wen said, the night view of this fragrant sun is indeed very beautiful.
This reminded Su Wan of the night scene in the city at night in the modern evening.
Chu Mohan was very excited, he held on to the railing and leaned out half of his body; "People are so small."
Su Wan was afraid that he would fall, so she reached out and grabbed him; "Beware, it's dangerous, if you fall down, you'll fall to your death."
Chu Mohan pouted.
Stand honestly.
He pointed into the distance; "Wan'er, look! From here, you can see the gates of Xiangyang Castle. ”
Su Wan looked in the direction of his finger and could indeed see the gate of Xiangyang City.
Chu Mohan pulled the corner of Su Wan's sleeve and asked; "Is it that the higher I stand, the farther I can see, so if I stand on a high mountain, can I see the capital of Nanyue?"
As the saying goes, stand tall and see far.