Chapter 217: The Old House
His home? Qingwan thought for a while, where was his house, so he took two steps forward with the lantern, only to find that there was a teenager hidden behind Nanmu's chair.
"You said this is your home, but what proof do you have? Is there a title deed? Is there a title deed? ”
Qingwan's words made the young man speechless, and the young man stopped talking, but cried.
"If it weren't for the Earl's Court design, my father would not have been exiled by the assassination, and my grandfather would not have died of depression. Nor will my mother and sister be sold into prostitution. ”
Qingwan frowned and asked, "Then why are you here?" If you are a descendant, you should not be exempt from punishment. ”
Her tone seemed to be very gentle, which made the boy let down his guard, and Qingwan approached the child, only to find that he was skinny and weak like a kitten.
"My father desperately let me escape from the escort team, and I fled back to my home from memory, but the house was raided and deserted.
I couldn't go out to earn a living because I had tattoos on my face, so I had to rely on the family's orchard and vegetable patch to get by. ”
Qingwan's memory flashed through the original owner's childhood life, and she had a little sympathy, before marrying Wu Wen, she also lived such a helpless life, right?
"The two of us are suffering from the same disease, although I am the new owner of this house, but I can't go out, saying that I live in the house of the imperial gift, but in fact, I am under house arrest, and I will be stared at everywhere, and my whereabouts will be reported."
The young man looked at Qingwan and sighed, "This house is really unlucky!" ”
After that, he led Qingwan out of this room and walked towards the inside, which was separated by a fake landscape garden, and it was a room that looked very clean.
"That's where I live, you haven't eaten yet, there are only some broken vegetables and leaves at home, if you don't dislike it, I'll give you some to eat."
Qingwan smiled, "How can I work for you, a young master, I will do it myself." ”
As soon as he leaned down, Qingwan wanted to make a fire and light the small stove, but he almost fell on his feet.
"Be careful! I see that your face is very bad, so you should sit still. Although I am a little younger, I am still a man, and I can take care of a weak woman like you. ”
Qingwan smiled, hugged her knees and sat on the cushion on the ground to watch the young man skillfully light a fire.
"What's your name?"
"My name is Bai Tan. What about you? ”
Suddenly felt a little lost in her heart, her name is Lin Qingwan, but who is the person under this name?
"You don't have to know my name, just call me Mrs. Wu."
Bai Tan suddenly cheered up, "You are General Weiyuan's wife!" I went out the other day and heard about it! The border city was victorious, and the enemy army was broken. ”
Qingwan smiled, this news is too outdated, now the enemy army has attacked Sui'an, the border city has been broken, Deng City has also been lost, and the Liang country is in danger.
After drinking the wild vegetable soup boiled by white sandalwood, they cleaned up a house in the distance together.
"This house was originally my eldest sister's, she cleaned up here, and she should be able to sleep."
The room was covered with a thick layer of dust, and there was neither a quilt nor a mat, and it seemed that she had to sleep on the bed board today.
The two of them cleaned up until late at night, and then washed the house with water, but there was nothing left, and I was afraid that I would be sick if I slept all night.
Just as I was worrying, there was a sudden knock on the door outside.
"Ma'am? You okay? ”
Ling Qi's voice? Qingwan hurriedly went to open the door, and found that it was indeed Ling Qi and Rong Chen standing outside the door.
As if it was easy to find a rescuer, Qingwan finally let go of her heart.
"This place really can't be inhabited, let's take Madame out to the guest house, right?"
Qingwan took a step back, "No, this is the land of Gyeonggi, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, every move is under the emperor's surveillance."
If I leave in a hurry, I will not be favored by the Son of Heaven, and the emperor has just cured me and my husband of our sins. ”
Ling Qi and Rong Chen glanced at each other, so they could only go out and buy cotton bedding for Qingwan.
In the palace, the emperor rested in the palace of the concubine, and happened to meet the guards who came to return to his life.
"The Lin family has entered Beijing? Did the house live in? But what are the complaints? ”
The guard knelt outside the door and replied: "Mrs. Wu has moved in, and there is no complaint, she has no cronies and retinue by her side, I am afraid she will not survive for a few days." ”
The emperor smiled coldly, "That's too underestimating her, the Lin family is a ruthless character, just let her live in the capital, and it didn't restrict her freedom, let alone deprive her of her property, she will be able to show off her power in a few days." ”
Hearing this, the concubine smiled slightly, attached to the emperor's ear and said a word, and the emperor immediately smiled.
"The concubine is deeply heartfelt, and she has found so many troubles for her, and it is not in vain that I hurt you."
The concubine said coquettishly: "Does she think she came to Beijing to enjoy happiness?" If it weren't for the fact that Wu Wen was still needed in the war, her identity would have been imprisoned a long time ago. ”
The emperor stroked the soft silk clothes on the concubine's body, and said with a smile: "It would be better if I could change a lady for Wu Wen."
He always worries me a little when he protects his wife like this, and it is unknown whether he can resist the decree for his wife today, and rebel tomorrow for his wife. ”
The concubine took a crystal clear grape from the coffee table and stuffed it into the emperor's mouth, "Then the emperor will hand over this errand to the concubine, and when the war is settled, there will definitely be another Mrs. Wu sitting in the general's mansion." ”
"Little Clever Ghost."
The emperor turned over and attached himself to the concubine, and all the curtains of the Hongluan Hall were lowered, and even the lights were quietly extinguished.
In the Changle Fang outside the palace, Mrs. Qin was just about to fall asleep, when she heard the movement at the door, and her eldest son and obedient eldest daughter-in-law were all taken to the capital.
"Why are you two here too?"
Mrs. Qin stood in front of her room with the embroidered quilt rewarded by the concubine, looking at the couple with disgust.
"Alas! Mother, I was really aggrieved along the way, I actually ran into my younger brother and sister, and I commanded the two of us because I was the general's wife! ”
When Mrs. Qin heard her son say this, she was furious for a while, "What! That little wave of hooves has returned to Beijing? Where does she live? ”
The eldest daughter-in-law pursed her lips and said jealously, "Where else can it be?" The huge general's mansion belongs to her alone, I see that the high wall is majestic, not to mention how magnificent! ”
"Humph! The old lady lives in this small courtyard, and she still wants to live in a big mansion to live in peace? ”
Zi Yan and Fu Tang came straight to the capital with Wanguan's family wealth, and the business in Qingping City continued, but from now on, the business of Yipinge will be discussed in the capital.
Futang thought that moving to the capital would cause dissatisfaction among many partners, but he didn't expect everyone to be overjoyed, and he couldn't wait to beat gongs and drums to celebrate Yipinge's move to the capital.
As soon as he entered the capital, Zi Yan was dazzled by the prosperous scene in front of him.
The shops lined up on the road, the grandeur of the houses, the juggling games, and the girls on horses on the road, like flowing water, are dizzying.
"Oh my god! I thought that our life in Qingping City was rich, but compared with the people in the capital, we really became hillbillies. ”
Zi Yan rode on a horse, and Fu Tang and Fu Tang carried ten carriages and horses, which was eye-catching enough.
What's more, these two teenagers are beautiful and gentle, which attracted girls from several families to come out to visit.
The carriage and horse stopped at the back door of the general's mansion, and when the two of them knocked on the door, it was Qingwan and Bai Tan who were trimming the weeds in the backyard, and immediately went to open the door as soon as they heard the knock.
"Surprised?"
As soon as the door opened, Zi Yan immediately jumped into the door, almost startling Qingwan.
Qingwan looked at the long carriage and horses behind him, "Are you moving?" ”
Fu Tang got off the horse safely, walked up to Qingwan, and nodded solemnly at her. Qingwan originally wrote back just to ask them to call two people to help, so that she would not be too lonely and helpless in the capital, but now it is good, this is eye-catching.
"Okay, okay, since they're all here, let's all come in and help me clean up the yard."
It's good now, Wuyingmen and Yipinge moved collectively, and even brought Yuyan, Mo Qing, and Red Peony to do chores.
Rong Chen and Ling Qi hired some girls and boys outside, Fu Tang and Zi Yan already had the talent to be in charge, and they didn't have any spirit from Fei Qingwan, but in two days, the old vine flower hall was cleaned up with a new atmosphere.
Entering from the main entrance, there is a garden full of flowers and plants, and there is a pond and a wooden bridge in the garden.
After the garden is the main hall for the reception of guests, the hall is spacious, and the side rooms on both sides are for making tea and burning incense, and on the other side are for storing wine and fruits.
Behind the large screen of the hall is a desk with a chair on each side, and in front of a green pine tree in the backyard, but only ten feet away is the promenade that circles the back garden.
On the left side of the corridor is the bedroom of the girls, and on the right side of the corridor is a hillside, and there is a pavilion on the hillside, called the Moon Pavilion.
Qingwan never re-inscribed the plaque, but just used the words of the grandfather of the Bai Tan family.
Behind the corridor is another room, which was originally the residence of Bai Tan, but is still repaired for him to live in.
The east and west wings on both sides, one was given to Zi Yan and the other was given to Futang.
There is a small lake behind the hillside of the promenade on the right, and that is where Qingwan came in on the first day and saw the lotus flowers blooming and losing in the lake.
There are two houses by the lake, one is called Linghuaju and the other is Wenyutang. In one place, you can see the wisteria flowers on the promenade in spring, and in the other place, you can hear the sound of rain falling on the lake.
Qingwan couldn't help but sigh that the previous head of the family was really a book-filled person, and it was a little out of place for them, a family of businessmen.
There are still a few houses behind the lake, because there are not so many people in the family to resettle, Qingwan did not deal with these places for the time being, but just asked people to check and clean them every day, and built a fence to make a few flower beds by the way.
After all the houses were settled, within two days, Qingwan received an invitation.