Chapter 15: The Wealthy Family (1)
The carriage entered Chang'an City, and the towering and tall city gate was not far behind the front gate of Beijing seen in the previous life. Entering the city gate, Zhang Wenyi saw the widest road in this world, and on both sides of the road were lined with shops. Zhang Wenyi, who has seen the modern city, doesn't have much feeling about it, but Yi Yun'er sees it for the first time, and she is constantly surprised by the prosperity of the capital. Especially when she saw the blonde and blue-eyed people from the Western Regions, Yi Yuner was even more excited to pull Zhang Wenyi to take a closer look.
Seeing Zhang Wenyi's preoccupied and deliberately concealed appearance, Mrs. Yi found someone to support Yi Yun'er from the beginning.
took Zhang Wenyi's hand and asked softly, "Wen Yi, are you the ninth girl of the Wen family?" ”
Zhang Wenyi was almost shocked by Mrs. Yi's question, she really didn't expect Mrs. Yi to say a word, and it seemed that she had guessed her identity very early.
The reason why Zhang Wenyi was very entangled in whether to tell Mrs. Yi the truth was because she found that there were officers and soldiers who were plotting against the Wen family. The identity of the "fifth master" is unknown, but the "Zheng Ye" is obviously an officer and soldier from Chuzhou. Therefore, Zhang Wenyi has always been deeply wary of military generals, and the Yi family is also a soldier, although they live in Pengcheng. Zhang Wenyi, who had been a spy in his previous life, knew that sometimes soldiers were thousands of miles apart, but they were comrades in the same party or comrades-in-arms. She couldn't determine whether there was a connection between these soldiers, so Zhang Wenyi naturally didn't dare to show her true identity.
Mrs. Yi revealed Zhang Wenyi's identity at this moment, although she was surprised in her heart how Mrs. Yi knew her identity, she was not very afraid.
On the one hand, it was already daytime in Chang'an City at this time, and he was not afraid of them setting traps on the official road. Besides, Mrs. Yi is a frail woman, and she can be sure that she and the maids around her don't know martial arts. Zhang Wenyi's pistol is in her sleeve, and she is not afraid that she will make trouble. The third Yiguo Mansion is in Chang'an, and if it makes trouble in the official face, it is not afraid that no one will report it.
Zhang Wenyi was hesitant how to speak, but at this time, since Mrs. Yi had revealed her identity, there was no need for her to continue to hide it.
Zhang Wenyi knelt down and said, "Madam is right, the little woman is a member of the Wen family." It was wrong for a young woman to deceive her wife, but because there were officers and soldiers on active duty among the perpetrators, she lied to her wife. Everything is also seen in the little woman's sudden disaster, and she really can't easily trust others to forgive. ”
Mrs. Yi nodded and said: "It's no wonder to you, since the mastermind behind the scenes can mobilize the officers and soldiers, the strength must be not small, and it is a great luck that you can escape from the tiger's mouth alone." ”
After a pause, Mrs. Yi smiled and said, "Aren't you curious why I know your identity?" ”
This is indeed the doubt in Zhang Wenyi's heart, she thinks that her words and deeds have not revealed any flaws. Mrs. Yi was able to guess where she came from, and Zhang Wenyi wanted to find out what was wrong with her.
She didn't shy away from the question and said calmly, "Yes." ”
Mrs. Yi sighed and explained, "My family was originally a royal family of the previous dynasty, and your Wen family used to be a vassal of my family, and I don't know why I betrayed it when you were your great-grandfather. Originally, my family also tried every possible way to deal with your Wen family, but unfortunately our family declined too quickly, and we didn't have this strength before we had time to take action. The world has changed over the years, and the grievances and grievances of the past have long been written off. The misfortune of your family has already been reported to Pengcheng, and there are traps to catch you wherever you are. You don't behave like the daughter of a small family in my family, if it is a gate valve family, how can you tolerate such absurdity in the steproom! In addition, your accent is not Jiangdu dialect, and the daughter of the Wen family is the wife of the prince of Yiguo. With so many clues gathered together, it can only show that you are a member of the Wen family. ”
Zhang Wenyi understood the reason for the exposure of her identity, and thought: Mrs. Yi is actually from a royal family, and she is still such a smart woman!
She was full of admiration for Mrs. Yi in her heart. knelt down and kowtowed, and said: "Mrs. Yi, since you already know the identity of the little girl, please let me say goodbye here, today's grace Wenyi dare not or forget, and I will be grateful in the future." ”
Mrs. Yi showed her face and said, "If you said earlier, I can send someone to send you directly to the Yiguo Mansion." It's a pity that now that I've arrived at the place, why don't you follow me in first. Don't worry, my grandson is also serving in Chang'an, if he can intersect with the Yiguo Mansion, it will be of great help to his future, I just hope you can give us a chance. ”
Mrs. Yi's words made it difficult for Zhang Wenyi to refuse, but now Zhang Wenyi was not worried that Mrs. Yi would frame her. If Mrs. Yi really wanted to be unfavorable to her, she would have been able to deal with her in Pengcheng as early as possible. At that time, Zhang Wenyi didn't think that her identity would be exposed, and it would be easy for Mrs. Yi to betray her. And at that time, although Zhang Wenyi was a frightened bird and was very vigilant, it was difficult for her to detect the betrayal from Mrs. Yi, because she thought she had deceived Mrs. Yi.
So, Zhang Wenyi replied: "Everything is arranged by Mrs. ”
Seeing that Zhang Wenyi had made a decision in such a short period of time, Mrs. Yi also secretly admired this child's excellent intelligence. If she couldn't figure out that she was harmless to her, Zhang Wenyi wouldn't have agreed so happily. If he couldn't see his sincerity, Zhang Wenyi would definitely ask to leave first. The fact that she was able to make such a decision in such a short period of time only shows that her mind is far beyond ordinary people. It shouldn't be strange to think about it, if it weren't for his extraordinary wit, how could this kid escape the tracking of those people!
The Wen family has also had a foundation in Chuzhou for many years, and they are also married to the Duke of Yiguo, and the other party still dares to make a move, which shows that their strength has not diminished much over the years.
Their method of dealing with the Wen family is obviously to destroy the door, and doing such a thing will definitely send a competent candidate, what kind of wisdom does a ten-year-old child need to escape from these people alone!
If Mrs. Yi knew that Zhang Wenyi's age in this life was only seven years old, I am afraid that she would think that she had encountered a demon. Wen Zheng is tall, the eldest wife is not short, and the nutrition of the wealthy children of the Wen family can also keep up, so the Wen sisters' stature was on the high side at that time.
The ninth girl's figure is a bit like her father's, taller than her own sisters. It's just that she is fatter, and girls usually grow faster than boys when they are young, so the height of the nine girls is still the shortest among the sisters, and she is relatively fat, so she can't show anything when she is at home.
Zhang Wenyi was possessed by the Nine Girls, and after Yuan Niang was taken away, she strengthened her physical exercise, and she grew a little faster. In addition, during the period of escape, he did not eat and sleep well, and his body quickly lost weight, so he looked tall and looked about ten years old. Zhang Wenyi didn't know anything about the misunderstanding caused by her figure.
When Yi Yun'er came back, Mrs. Yi's conversation with Zhang Wenyi had ended, and after a while, they came to a house with a high gate, and the plaque on the door read "Xun Gao Zhu Shi Qin Ci Xiao Mansion" in seal script. Zhang Wenyi didn't recognize the seal and couldn't understand the meaning of this plaque.
However, she knew that the ancient hierarchy was strict, and people's understanding of the ancient hierarchy usually knew that different officials wore different colors of court clothes, and there were different complements on the court clothes to represent the level of official positions. Not only that, different grades can wear clothes and colors, such as apricot yellow can only be used by the emperor, and ordinary people can only wear cloth clothes and must be colorless.
The same is true for houses, where there are specific regulations on the style and size of different levels of homes, and exceeding the regulations will be called "over-the-top". If you violate the rules, you will be disgraced and dismissed, and if you are serious, you will be imprisoned, and the most serious is to cut off your head and destroy the door. The courtyard walls and doors of this house are unusually tall and gorgeous, which represents the dignity of the family's identity.
He followed Mrs. Yi to the door, and before he climbed the stone steps in front of the door, an elder came down at the door, he knelt down on one knee in front of Mrs. Yi, and said: "The villain Xiao Decai, as the head of the Guogong Mansion, is here to wait for the cousin girl for a long time at the order of Mrs. Tai, please come with the old slave." ”
After speaking, he turned around and waved his hand, only to see the door of the house open, and the maids and women standing on both sides appeared inside. Zhang Wenyi has lived in ancient times for more than a year, and knows that in ancient etiquette, the opening of the middle door is a very grand and high-standard etiquette, and only distinguished guests will open the middle door to greet them.
The status of women in ancient China was low, and no matter how noble a noble lady was, she could not escape the fate of living in an inner house. Mrs. Yi was able to let such a noble family open the middle door to greet her, and it seems that what she said about the royal family identity is true.
But shouldn't the identity of the imperial family of the previous dynasty be wiped out by the emperor of this dynasty in every possible way? How can you come and go so freely? Am I traveling through an alternate era?
Zhang Wenyi did not know that before the Song Dynasty, China's gate lords were very powerful, they would not only be entangled into interest groups because of interests, but also use marriage to consolidate their ties with each other, and with the change of time, the entanglement between the wealthy families was unimaginably complex.
In the confusion of the brain, Zhang Wenyi followed Mrs. Yi's mother and daughter into the inner house of this wealthy family, and walked into a courtyard with a plaque of "Luyang Hall".
Looking at the maids and mothers-in-law wearing different styles, colors, and textures bowing down to greet them, Zhang Wenyi suddenly realized that the person leading the way didn't know when the manager had changed from a woman.
On second thought, most of the inner houses of large families in ancient times were female dependents. Except for the owner and the young boys, no man is allowed to enter or leave the house at will, and even the boys of the owner's family have to move to the house after they reach the age of seven. Then it should be at the junction of the outer courtyard and the inner house, and the second gate was changed to be led by a servant.
Secretly blaming himself for not being distracted, Zhang Wenyi cheered up and prepared to deal with everything in this mansion.
At the door of the main hall stood an old woman in rich clothes, supported by two maids, and behind her was a group of equally richly dressed women.
Seeing Mrs. Yi, the old woman excitedly stepped forward and took her hand and said, "Yu'er, you are finally willing to come." ”
Mrs. Yi wanted to worship, but the old woman held her hand and couldn't let go, so she had to say, "The child visits his aunt." ”
The old woman said: "Okay, okay, you have come all the way from Pengcheng to Chang'an, and the road must have been hard." Sit down, sit down. ”
The ladies on the side also persuaded them, and they hugged the old woman and Mrs. Yi into the inner room, and sat down as guests. After introducing each other, Zhang Wenyi knew that all the ladies present were above the fourth grade. Only she and Yi Yun'er were the youngest here, and they only kowtowed to the elders like worms. Although the worship is dizzy, everyone will have a different reward, and there are a bunch of them, and the jewels almost blinded Zhang Wenyi's eyes.
Before we could meet and greet each other, I heard a commotion outside. Seeing that the woman who had entered the courtyard with Mrs. Yi and her party hurriedly walked in, and after meeting the old woman, she said softly: "Old lady, His Royal Highness King Jin is also here with the young master and the girls. ”