Chapter 1 Behind Closed Doors?

When the Mu family returned to the capital, most of them were placed in Zhuangzi in the capital, which was arranged by Mu Qi, and only a few people were followed.

Mrs. Mu has a and a painting fan around her, and the painting fan was married before, and it was a doll set before entering the house, and Mrs. Mu directly returned the deed of sale to her, but within a few months of marrying, her husband's family died of an emergency, and the painting fan fell into the reputation of Kefu, and later returned to Mrs. Mu. Mu Qingwan sighed when she knew about this, the gentle girl who made pear blossom cake for herself and smiled at the beginning has now become silent.

Mu Qingwan followed Jixiang and Ruyi, Hu Zhao followed Mu Chen, in addition to the original Mu Tong, there was another Xu Qianhe by Mu Yan's side, as for Mu Lan, he was still too young, and Mrs. Mu.

In addition, except for a few guards who pretended to be coachmen, the original guards of Mu Mansion were all taken by Mu Qi to Zhuangzi to settle down.

Mu Qingwan suddenly found that there seemed to be fewer people around her, Jixiang and Ruyi were a top three, and they arranged their own things properly, but they didn't feel anything before, but now once they enter the circle of nobles, there is not enough pomp and circumstance, there is no way, some basic specifications still have to be had. It seems that we are going to start cultivating a group of people, but we are not in a hurry, and this matter still has to be considered in the long run.

When you return to Beijing, there must be a tough battle to be fought!

Along the way, Mrs. Mu made up some etiquette and taboos in your circle for Mu Qingwan, and she was worried that her daughter would raise a wild one, and she might not be able to change it all of a sudden, but she didn't expect that Mu Qingwan learned quickly, not only did she understand it thoroughly, but she could also draw inferences from one another, and she was much better than what she did. I can't even catch up with my daughter. Mu Qingwan was born in a super wealthy family in her previous life, and all kinds of etiquette have been professionally trained, which can be said to be easy.

The carriage traveled all the way and finally entered the city gates. The capital is really a prosperous place, if it is said that in the south of the Yangtze River, Mu Qingwan is used to seeing the wealth of silk and satin everywhere on the road, then the characteristic of the capital is extravagance, whether it is a street vendor, or the occasional nobleman, all reveal a sense of high pride, probably the feeling of superiority at the feet of the Son of Heaven. Mu Qingwan only felt funny, no matter where they were, people had to be divided into three, six, nine and so on.

The layout rules of the capital, a piece in the west of the city is a gathering place for nobles, and the neighbors are all officials, although the Marquis of Anping is one of the four marquis, but the Marquis of Anping is already old, and the only descendant Mu Erye has been squeezed out of the Hou Mansion, and the future of the Marquis of Anping is worrying, and whether to demote the lord is just a matter of the first sentence. Among the new magnates, the Marquis of Anping is a little weak.

The carriage stopped in front of the Anping Marquis Mansion, it was deserted in front of the door, where was there a person, it was clear that Second Master Mu had already sent someone to inform him.

"Hu Zhao, come forward and knock on the door."

"Yes, young master."

Hu Zhao came to the door and knocked on the door. After a while, a little guy yawned and opened the door, and his head poked out from behind the door.

"Who? Knock what knock? ”

Seeing that the person who knocked on the door was a young man, the little guy looked at Hu Zhao angrily and glared.

"This little brother, please report it, just say that the second master of the Marquis of Anping is back."

"Second master? The second master just went out? Where did the liar come from, don't come to fool me, get out. ”

The little guy poked his head out of the door, saw a few inconspicuous carriages parked at the door, and impatiently sent Hu Zhao away.

"Little Brother ......"

"Bang."

Before Hu Zhao could finish speaking again, the door was slammed shut.

"Master, young master, the door won't be opened."

Hu Zhao couldn't, so he could only come back and tell Second Master Mu and Mu Chen.

The master of the Mu Mansion, who was still sitting in the carriage before, now got out of the carriage, and a large family stood in front of the gate of the Anping Hou Mansion.

"Hehe, shut up. After so many years, the dismount is still so clumsy. Second master, do you think it could be that the old marquis is seriously ill? The door is closed, and if something happens, it's not going to be easy. ”

Before Second Master Mu could speak, Mrs. Mu's little temper came up, and the two glanced at each other and understood.

"Go up and knock on the door."

Second Master Mu's voice was cold several degrees, and he ordered the guards.

When the guard went to knock on the door again, he was not as polite as Hu Zhao before, and he used all his strength, "Bang Bang", as if he didn't stop knocking on the door.

The people living nearby are all officials of high grade or big families, and when they heard such movements, they all sent people to check, and for a while, there were a lot of people in front of the Hou Mansion.

"Who are you? Why did you come to make a fuss in front of Anpinghou's door? ”

I was curious, and I had the courage to ask.

"Oh, big brother, you don't know. Our lord, is the second master of the Anping Houfu, more than ten years ago transferred to the side of the Sai, was ordered to participate in the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, but some time ago I heard that the Anping Marquis was seriously ill, deliberately hurried back, although the Hou Mansion was notified in advance, but when he came, this Hou Mansion, but there was no master waiting outside, and the people did not open the door. The lord and the lady were in a hurry, and they were afraid that the old marquis would have three longs and two shorts, where would they make trouble? ”

Xu Niangzi stepped forward and explained to the visitor, this explanation, many onlookers can also understand, people are not making trouble, they are worried about Anpinghou.

"However, the second master of this Mu Mansion, I heard that he is a concubine, and he has always been in the capital, where are there any other second masters? Could it be a side branch? ”

Some people also raised the question, it was a woman, and I didn't know which family's mother-in-law it was.

"This eldest sister, did you move in later? You don't know that. The Marquis of Anping has a total of two wives, the second master of our family is the original match of the old marquis, and the second Mrs. Anping Marquis is the concubine of Fuzheng later, and the uncle of the Mu family was born to this second lady. It's just that the master of our family left the capital more than ten years ago, and there is no way to come back after so many years of being far away. If it weren't for the emperor's grace, maybe I wouldn't have seen it, and I wouldn't have seen the last one. ”

After speaking, the took out a handkerchief and wiped the corners of her eyes, looking sad.

The onlookers sighed, is this the case? It turns out that Mrs. Anping Hou is a concubine, and she usually looks like she is high up and has no one in her eyes, no wonder it turns out that she is just a concubine, so she has to go back and tell Mrs. quickly.

"Sister Xu? Is that you? ”

A mother-in-law in her forties walked through the crowd and walked towards the.

"You, you are? Are you Sister Qian? ”

"It's me, it's me."

The person who came grabbed the hand of the and choked speechlessly.

"Big sister, you're back, you haven't seen you for more than ten years. I, I have to hurry back to the house to tell the lord and the lady, and I will say that the lady is back. ”

The two of them almost hugged their heads and cried, looking at the people around them, and their curiosity was committed again.