An hour later, Qi Jing

After the discussion of the Jinluan Hall was over, all the ministers went from the main road to the east gate.

Since Xiao Jinyan inherited the title and became the Marquis of Dingbei, everything was done according to the Marquis, and the carriage parked next to the palace gate was spacious and luxurious.

"Master Hou."

The soldier bowed and saluted, and when there was no one around, he lowered his voice, "This is a stick of incense." ”

There was only a rolled-up note, Xiao Jin silently put it in his sleeve, and opened it after stepping into the carriage.

A few words to explain everything, this letter should have been written three days ago, according to the date, Shu'er arrived in Jiangnan today.

is exactly as he guessed, even if Mrs. Qin is tight-mouthed, going to Jiangnan to worship his ancestors this time is like leaving the table before the palace banquet starts that day and saying that he will go back to the house to rest, it is all a disguise.

What exactly does it do?

Actually, it goes without saying, it's just that why you are in such a hurry and risk being suspected by the emperor.

Qin Taifu must know that the emperor is also secretly looking for it, and all this has not been forgotten because of the death of the first emperor.

The carriage went all the way to the east of the capital, where the Hou Mansion was built, and traveled rapidly from the side road, arriving in less than three minutes.

As soon as he got out of the carriage, a long-awaited soldier stepped out of his side.

"Master Hou, Master Xie has arrived in Qingmin County."

Qingmin is a small county under the main city of Jiangnan, the Qin family is located in the main city, Qingmin is not far away, if you drive a horse, it will arrive in less than two hours.

Xie Yunzhi, he really arrived at Qingmin, because it is still unknown whether that little bit of news is true or false.

"Before the news is confirmed to be true, I will not move."

"Yes!"

The soldier bowed down and quickly retreated.

Xiao Jinyan looked at the gate of the Hou Mansion that was about to take shape, it was all built according to Shu'er's meaning, and when she came back from Jiangnan, the wall and gate of the Hou Mansion were all completed.

In addition, he invited the best green garden craftsmen in Qijing to draw sketches, each tree and each flower, specific to the variety, divided into different landscapes throughout the year.

Make sure that no matter the cold winter wax moon or the bright sun, it is verdant and blooming.

"Master Hou, the people and horses have arrived at the place you said in the suburbs of Beijing, but the road is difficult to walk, and the project is a bit big to transport so much river sediment."

That place was the place that Xiao Jinyan and Qin Yunshu had been to together, and she was surprised that it was pink when she put it into the lake, but it was brown and yellow sand when she held it.

This time, he specially ordered the craftsmen to create a landscape in the backyard of the mansion, which was the largest garden in the Hou Mansion.

"Send more people, double the price, come in from the side roads, and don't alarm the people."

The soldiers did not dare to ask why they had transported water and sand so far from the river.

The soil of Qijing is fertile, and the ponds of each mansion are all dug freshly, and water comes out directly.

Why is it that while digging a pit to drain the water here, it is transferred from outside Beijing?

It takes energy and silver, and the effect is similar to that of a freshly dug pond.

"Speed up and do it."

A low voice came, he didn't dare to delay any longer, bowed down, and was busy receiving orders to do it.

At this moment, he only had one sentence in his heart, Dingbei Hou spent a lot of money for the eldest lady of the Qin family.

From building the Hou Mansion to doing family affairs, I don't know how much money is left?

At this time, the main city of Jiangnan

The axle rolled by, and it could be seen from the city gate that it was very different from Qi Jing.

Speaking of the eaves, the gray and red bricks are slightly upturned, and a bird is poured on the edge of each corner, mainly gray, white and black.

The streets are not as spacious as Qijing, but there is another flavor, and at a glance, the bluestone pavement is endless.

It had just rained, and everything was so fresh, and the splashed rainwater flowed between the bluestone slabs.

Flags are flying in every store, and the flags are all the same, black on a white background, which matches the color of the house.

"Miss, the slave maid can be regarded as seeing the fragrance of smoke and rain, not as hot as Qijing, it is much cooler, no wonder many ladies and ladies of the family set up private houses in Jiangnan, and when it comes to the hot summer, they all come to escape the heat."

Qin Yunshu smiled, and looked out with faint eyebrows and eyes through the gap in the car curtain, this Jiangnan has changed a lot compared to when she was five years old.

At that time, it was still a green mud road, but now it is all paved with stone slabs, and the road is easy to walk, and the carriage can enter.

In every house, the exterior walls of the houses have been repainted.

"Chilled plum water? Isn't this summer, where does the ice come from? ”

Liu Yi was surprised and saw several shops playing such signs, not only iced, but also cold water lychee paste.

What is this?

These things, Qin Yunshu had them when he came to Jiangnan before, and the ice and snow were made in winter and stored in a unique way.

There are shops that specialize in snow and ice food.

At that time, Qijing also opened one, but the water and soil climate there was not suitable for storage, and it gradually closed down, only Jiangnan had it.

"When I go to the ancestral house, I will burn incense in the ancestral feeding first, and then take you out for a walk, whatever you want to eat, you have everything."

The food here is very different from Qi Jing, even if it is the same dish, the method is different.

Liu Yi's eyes lit up, he couldn't be excited, and nodded again and again, "Okay!" Miss, you are so good to slaves! ”

Such a master will follow him when he dies.

Although the ancestors of the Qin family live in the main city of Jiangnan, the family is not rich, and the ancestral house is located on the most remote road.

The walls of the courtyard are corroded by rain from time to time and have to be repaired every two years.

In the past few years, Qin Zheng has spent a lot of silver taels on the ancestral house.

The courtyard with three entrances and three exits, and the bluestone pavement in front of the courtyard and behind the courtyard are cleaned very clean.

People in Jiangnan know that this is the ancestral residence of Qin Taifu of Qijing, even if it is in a bad location, but the value is self-evident.

Even if Taifu Qin didn't open his mouth, the county magistrate would send someone to inspect the courtyard wall every year to see where it needed to be repaired.

After twelve years, Qin Yunshu came here again.

Standing in front of two bronze doors, she looked up at the plaque.

Suddenly, she remembered her previous life, not long after her father fell, the ancestral house was also flooded and burned to ashes.

It's all here now, clean inside and out.

Liu Yi followed in with two burdens while looking around, compared to Qijing Qin Mansion, this place was much smaller.

The difference is that it is very quiet.

Since Qin Erye went to the capital last year, the ancestral house has been vacant, but every two days, there are special people to clean it up.

"Miss, the layout of this house is very different from that of Qijing! All the rooms are connected together, with only one floor. ”

I thought that out of this door was a corridor or an atrium, but I didn't know that it was another house, with a hall and an inner and outer bedroom.

Nine curved intestines, bending around, and small alleys, Liu Yi didn't know how to go, and when he felt like he was going to be dizzy, his vision was broad.

A huge courtyard, a water pavilion promenade, a lotus pond slowly, a rockery erect, and two two-story houses on the left and right.

At the back of the house, there is a larger garden, without any houses, with a bamboo forest on the left and a field on the right, which is more spacious.

"The slave and maid will go to the front hall and walk again, in case they can't come out next time."

It's just too winding!