While they were talking, a woman had lifted the high threshold in front of the Hanging Flower Gate so that their carriage could go straight in.

When their carriage stopped behind the weeping flower gate, a woman brought a green drapery cart drawn by a mule and invited them to sit down.

Gu Xiyan and his entourage got out of the four-wheeled carriage and stepped on the footstool brought by the women to get on the oil cart, and they listened to the leisurely "gurgling" sound and slowly galloped towards the depths of the Yanguo Mansion.

The Yanguo Mansion in winter is like a place of interest due to the lack of customers due to the cold weather.

The scenery is beautiful and the architecture is exquisite, but with the desert that cannot be concealed, and the breath of life is lacking.

They entered through the side door on the west side, and when they entered, there was a long alley running east-west, and at the end of the alley was a high pink and white wall, and the wall was covered with blue glass tiles, and the alley looked like a dead end, but there were two red lacquered doors in the middle.

"These two doors will be on the key at five o'clock in the evening," Liu Mei'er saw Gu Xiyan sticking her face to the green gauze car window and looking out curiously, she said, "Do you see that pink wall, behind the wall is Songzhen Courtyard." ”

In silence, the mule cart galloped past two gates, then turned in front of the high whitewashed wall, and galloped into a long north-south alley, in which there were also several two red lacquered doors, probably in broad daylight, which were open for a glimpse of the end. At the end of this alley, there is a two black lacquered doors with high red lacquer thresholds, which are particularly eye-catching. Gu Xiyan turned around and asked Liu Mei'er quietly, "Why is that door black?" ”

Liu Meier didn't look at it. smiled: "That door leads to Shang Zhengju." ”

Gu Xiyan discovered a very interesting thing.

Shosadin Temple opened a small corner gate at the head of this north-south alley, and on the opposite side of the temple, Gongshunin also opened a small corner gate at the same location, and not far from these two corner gates, there was a two-door red lacquered door.

That is, if all the doors in these two alleys are closed. This creates a relatively enclosed space. As long as you have the key, the people of Matsusada Temple can go directly to the West Temple...

Gu Xiyan pointed to the west courtyard and asked Liu Mei'er quietly: "Behind this... What kind of garden is it? ”

Liu Mei'er's eyes showed confusion: "I don't know if it's Qiao Courtyard or Gui Courtyard, these two courtyards are a bit biased in the West Courtyard." It seems to be in this position. ”

Gu Xiyan nodded quietly.

The mule cart walked through the red lacquer gate on the side of the alley, and after walking about twenty meters further, Gu Xiyan saw two hanging flower gates standing opposite each other but the same gate was closed. There are five steps on the east side, and the position of the pendulum gate on the west side is slightly further back than the pendulum gate on the east side, which is three steps.

Gu Xiyan pointed to the hanging flower gate in the east and said softly: "At this time, it should be Dexin Courtyard, right?" ”

Liu Mei'er nodded. Softly replied, "Yes." To the west is the gate of Gongshun-in Temple. The mule cart walked forward about twenty meters, and then crossed two red lacquered doors set up in the alley, and from time to time there were three or three oily green branches with snow sticking out from the high snow-white wall.

"This is the garden you were talking about!"

Liu Mei'er nodded.

It seems that the area of Dexin Courtyard is not small!

This time, the mule cart had walked about fifty or sixty meters before it passed two red-painted gates in the long alley.

At this distance, the area of the garden is not small.

The carriage stopped in front of a five-step hanging flower gate on the east side, and the woman sitting next to the carriage jumped down and pulled out the footstool resting beside the wheel, and then lifted the thick woolen curtain of the oil cart, and Liu Meier straightened her clothes and took the lead to get out of the carriage. Everyone got out of the car with her in turn.

After getting out of the car, Liu Mei'er carefully straightened her clothes, and then turned back to Gu Xiyan and said, "This is Xianji Courtyard..."

After Gu Xiyan got out of the car, he looked around.

The west courtyard on the opposite side is a high whitewashed wall.

In the entire west courtyard, there are only two entrances and exits, one is the hanging flower gate opposite the Dexin Courtyard. The other is the small corner gate opposite Shosada Temple.

Liu Mei'er saw Gu Xiyan wearing an old dress that she had temporarily lent her, hanging loosely on her body, indescribably shabby. She couldn't help sighing, lovingly helped Gu Xiyan straighten her clothes, and said in a low voice, "We'll see Mrs. Xu later, you." Be careful..."As if she was very nervous, Gu Xiyan knew that she was concerned about herself. I am afraid that I have never seen the world and lost my rules in front of Mrs. Xu. left a bad impression on her, and it will not be easy to gain a foothold in this mansion in the future. Busy nodded, and assured her: "Don't worry, I will follow you, just watch more and talk less." ”

Liu Mei'er nodded, and then entered the Xianji Courtyard under the leadership of a woman.

After entering the Xianji Courtyard, they were arranged to sit in a small wing room next to the Hanging Flower Gate, and a grandmother whispered hello to Liu Mei'er: "Miss Liu, have you come back from Hongtai?" ”

Liu Mei'er's face was slightly stunned, and she nodded at the grandmother with a reluctant smile, and shouted, "Mama Jin." ”

That Jin Mama smiled and looked at Gu Xiyan who was sitting on the side.

The little girl looks good, but this outfit... How a little broken feeling.

She pointed at Gu Xiyan and smiled, "This is..."

Seeing that she didn't ask about her again, Liu Mei'er breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly said, "This is my cousin, Miss Gu." He turned around and introduced the grandmother to Gu Xiyan: "This is from Uncle Jin Lujin of Songzhen Courtyard, and he is on an errand in the lady's courtyard." ”

Doesn't it mean that the lady in the inner courtyard and the little maid in the outer courtyard have been in secret, which is a taboo for Qi Maosheng? Why are there two families in charge of the inner and outer courts? Is it the long-sleeved dancing of the Kim couple or is it Qi Maosheng's ulterior motives?

Gu Xiyan owed, nodded at Mama Jin with a smile, and shouted "Mama Jin." ”

Mama Jin smiled and nodded at Gu Xiyan. A hint of arrogance quickly flashed on his face, with a hint of condescending: "Miss Gu, I don't know which branch of the Wei family you are?" ”

The people of the entire Yan Land almost knew about the situation of the Wei family, except for Gu Xiyan, of course.

She was about to answer. A young maidservant had come in with cups of tea and dried fruits.

Liu Mei'er politely thanked the two girls and blocked Gu Xiyan's words in her mouth.

When the maidservants went down, what else did Mama Jin want to ask? Suddenly, a dignified-looking middle-aged woman burst in with a panicked expression: "Mama Jin, you hurry up and prepare the car, the third girl is starting to gasp again!" ”

Three girls? Qi Hongluan?

Gu Xiyan was thoughtful.

When Mama Jin heard this, her face changed greatly, and she ran out with her skirt and said, "Miss Liu is still here." Take care of it. ”

The middle-aged woman pulled a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl standing by the door: "Go, Miss Liu is waiting beside her." Then he ran away with Mama Kim.

The girl was stretched to a stumbling side, straightened her clothes, and made a blessing to the willows, and stood there stupidly.

It is estimated that Liu Mei'er is not familiar with the girl, so she nodded at the girl with a smile.

When it came to Gu Xiyan, she grabbed a handful of dried fruits and stuffed them to the girl: "Sister, I don't know what to call it?" The little girl blushed and refused to accept Gu Xiyan's things: "I, my name is Chaoxia." ”

Gu Xiyan also knew that Chaoxia was on duty, so she couldn't take these things. She was just polite to Chaoxia in order to get close to the distance between the two. Seeing that Chaoxia's refusal was very resolute, she put the dried fruit in her hand back into the tray and said with a smile: "What's wrong?" But what is wrong with the three girls? ”

Chaoxia's face changed greatly, and her expression was frightened: "I don't know anything, I don't know anything..."

Gu Xiyan hurriedly smiled: "I just asked casually." ”

Chaoxia stopped talking, but there was still a hint of caution in Gu Xiyan's expression.

Gu Xiyan saw this. smiled: "We are from Hongtai, and we are tired all the way... I just want to meet Mrs. Wei early. ”

When Chaoxia heard this, she seemed to be relieved, lowered her head, and muttered, "I, I'm not qualified to pass on the girl." ”

Gu Xiyan was stunned. I didn't expect the Qi Mansion to be so strict.

Liu Mei'er didn't have so much thought about Gu Xiyan. smiled: "Don't worry, as soon as we enter the hospital, someone will pass it on." There should be an echo soon. ”

Gu Xiyan sat down with a smile.

Really. After a while, a white and chubby middle-aged woman walked in with two girls who resembled personal maidservants. With a smile on her face, she saluted Liu Mei'er: "Miss Liu, I'm really sorry, Madam is busy now, and she doesn't have time to entertain the girl." Knowing that the girl came to see Mrs. Wei's land, everyone was not an outsider, and the girl also came and went often, so I took the girl to the West Courtyard. ”

As soon as Liu Mei'er saw the woman, she stood up, and Gu Xiyan had been listening to all directions since she entered the room, and she immediately stood up. When the woman saluted Liu Mei'er, Liu Mei'er was also busy returning the salute, and Gu Xiyan of course followed suit. After the woman's words were finished, Liu Mei'er seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and said, "Since this is the case, we will not disturb Madame." Please also ask Mama Wang to say hello to Mrs. on my behalf, and when Mrs. is free tomorrow, I will come to say hello to Mrs. again! ”

The woman who was called Mama Wang by Liu Mei'er glanced at Gu Xiyan shrewdly, and said with a smile: "The girl has worked hard all the way, and when she meets Mrs. Wei, she has to say something close to herself. Madame's side, when her old man is done, it will not be too late for everyone to get together again. ”

Liu Mei'er hurriedly said: "Then I will listen to the dispatch of Mama Hou." ”

"Ouch!" Mama Wang smiled and said, "Look at what the girl said, how dare you be a dispatcher, I must remember to report a letter to the girl when the time comes." After speaking, he swept Gu Xiyan with the corner of his eye.

Seeing this, Liu Mei'er hurriedly introduced: "Mama Wang, this is a cousin of mine, and sometimes I come to ask to see Mrs. Wei..."

"Even if the girl brought it, of course there will be no mistake." Mama Wang smiled, turned around and called a girl behind her, "Shui Xiang, you accompany Miss Liu to send Mrs. Wei there to say goodbye!" ”

There was a girl who immediately bent her knees and said yes.

Mama Wang smiled: "Then I won't accompany Miss Liu!" ”

Liu Meier hurriedly bent her knees and saluted: "Mama Wang is easy to go, forgive me for the inconvenience of sending it away." ”

Mama Wang smiled and turned away.

The girl named Shui Xiang looked fifteen or sixteen years old, with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and she looked very smart. As soon as Mama Wang left, she stepped forward again and gave a blessing to Liu Mei'er: "Miss Liu, please come with me." ”

Liu Mei'er returned the salute and said very politely, "I'm tired." ”

Gu Xiyan was slightly worried in her heart.

Mrs. Wei's niece is so polite to the people in Mrs. Xu's house.