Compared with the Marquis of Wuwei's Mansion, the Marquis of Ningguo's Mansion is much more luxurious.

Xie Yu, the Marquis of Ningguo, has been in charge of patrolling the battalion and guarding the safety of the inner city of Jinling over the years.

Holding such an important position, it can be seen that Emperor Liang attaches great importance to this Marquis of Ningguo, and the four words 'Pillar Stone' engraved on the high shadow stone at the entrance of the Hou Mansion are enough to make all the guests who come to visit the mansion sigh at the holy family on the Hou Ye Xie.

Not to mention the hostess in this mansion, who is also the sister of His Majesty the Emperor, Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess of Liyang.

"Mrs. Tai, Lu Hou."

"Mother is currently in the side hall of the inner courtyard, and my father is on duty in the patrol camp today, and has not yet returned home."

It was Xie Bi, the second son of the Hou Mansion, who spoke.

Ning Guohou and the eldest princess have two sons and a daughter.

The eldest son, Xiao Jingrui, due to his background, has long stated that he has no intention of attacking the lord, and resolutely gave up the position of the prince of the Hou Mansion to Xie Bi.

Xie Bi is indeed more proficient in political affairs than his brother and is better at handling interpersonal relationships, so in the past year or two, Marquis Xie has handed over most of the affairs of the mansion to him, and many important occasions have also been attended by his second son Xie Bi.

Xie Bi's attitude was extremely enthusiastic.

The news of today's great court meeting was like having wings, and it quickly spread throughout the circle of magnates in Jinling City.

At present, no one will regard Lu Ze, the Marquis of Wuwei, who attacked the lord, as some kind of milky junior, not to mention that there is still a relationship between the Lu family and the Liu family of the Guogong Mansion.

Lu Ze was dressed in loose casual clothes, and his temperament was similar to that of the two of them when he rode into Jinling yesterday.

Everyone walked in the side corridor of the Marquis of Ningguo's mansion.

Lu Ze spoke softly to talk to the prince of the Hou Mansion beside him, and then looked at the eldest son of the Hou Mansion who was slightly silent: "Yesterday at the South City Gate, Ben Hou and Brother Xiao seem to have met?" ”

Xiao Jingrui is not as talkative as Xie Bi.

But the character and temperament of this eldest son of the Hou Mansion are extremely outstanding, and he is a very pure person.

Xiao Jingrui nodded quickly: "Yesterday, I went back to Jinling with my friends, and I saw Lu Hou from a distance at the south gate. ”

The crowd talked and walked down the cloister through the side courtyard.

Along the wall is planted a water of evening laurel.

The flowering period has not passed, and there is still a lingering fragrance.

As everyone knows, the eldest princess of Liyang is an excellent person of flowers and plants.

At this moment, the sound of the piano came over the wall.

Although it is not true to listen to it due to the distance, the sound of the piano is clear and clear, which makes people feel that they are washing away the dust.

Liu Qiushuang, who was surrounded by everyone, heard the lightness in the sound of the qin, and asked with interest: "I don't know who is caressing the qin in the house?" ”

Xiao Jingrui listened carefully, and the sound of the piano came from the direction of the snow house in the guest house.

He bowed slightly and said, "It's a friend of the little nephew, surnamed Su Mingzhe, who was invited by the little nephew to come to Jinling to recuperate, and now he is collapsing in the guest house. ”

Lu Ze bowed his head and said with a smile: "Just hearing the sound of the piano, you know that this Mr. Su should not be a simple person." ”

Xie Bi saw that Mrs. Tai and Lu Hou of Wuwei Hou's Mansion were very interested, so he asked: "Later, why don't you invite Brother Su into the inner courtyard and play the qin for you through the curtain?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Lu Ze, Liu Qiushuang and Xiao Jingrui all looked at Xie Bi.

Xie Bi was puzzled, so he explained to his brother next to him: "Mother should also want to see Brother Su..."

Lu Ze and Liu Qiushuang glanced at each other and quickened their pace slightly.

Xiao Jingrui was displeased, and whispered quickly in his younger brother's ear: "When you enter the house, you will be a guest, Mr. Su is a guest invited by me, and he is not a geisha who is used for fun, how can there be a reason to come immediately?" ”

Looking at the backs of the two Wuwei Hou Mansions, Xiao Jingrui knew that they were deliberately giving themselves space to speak.

Xie Bi's original intention was not to be rude, but he was pampered since he was a child, and although he walked around Jinling City on behalf of the Marquis of Ning Guofu in the past two years, he was actually not carefully taught.

Today in front of the guests seems a bit rude.

Listening to his brother's scolding, Xie Bi couldn't help but blush.

A moment later, several people came to the side hall of the inner courtyard.

"I heard that the eldest princess just came back from the princess's mansion, so she went to the Hou Mansion to disturb her, and I hope you will forgive me."

Liu Qiushuang smiled and greeted the elegant middle-aged woman in front of her.

The woman on the main seat is the only sister of the current emperor, Her Royal Highness the eldest princess of Liyang, she is dressed in a lilac satin robe, and there are no extraneous luxury ornaments on her body, but she has a unique charm.

"What's the bother?"

"Let's take a seat first."

Strange to say.

Her Royal Highness the eldest princess has a gentle and kind temperament, and she gets along very well with the ladies in the backyards of various mansions in Jinling City, but very few people can get closer to Her Royal Highness the princess.

The only one is Mrs. Lu of the Marquis of Wuwei, Liu.

Liu Qiushuang and the eldest princess of Liyang didn't see each other much, but they could talk very well.

So after Lu Ze returned to Beijing, Liu Qiushuang bluntly said that she would come to the eldest princess of Liyang to help solve Lu Ze's marriage.

In a sense, it's a great deal of trust.

The eldest princess of Liyang spoke to Lu Ze gently, her eyes were gentle, as if she was looking at her own juniors, but now Xiao Jingrui and Xie Bi both have their own thoughts, and there is no gap between their mother's abnormality.

"It is not easy for Marquis Lu to succeed to the marquis for less than a year, and he has made great contributions to the border."

"Jing Rui, Bi'er, in the future, you two..."

Only then did the eldest princess of Liyang realize the abnormality of her two sons.

Xiao Jingrui was the first to come back to his senses, knowing that he had just been distracted, so he got up directly and saluted: "The child is rude, please punish the mother." ”

Xie Bi over there also came to his senses and followed suit: "Please punish my mother." ”

Seeing this, Liu Qiushuang, who was in the first place in the guest seat, smiled dumbly: "Your Royal Highness Princess, your two sons are very good. ”

When the guest spoke, the eldest princess didn't say anything more, only lightly reprimanded a few words, and let the two go out.

Not long after, Lu Ze also slowly got up and said goodbye.

Outside the door, Xie Bi had disappeared at this time, not because of his brother's words in the corridor, but because Xie Bi did have a lot of chores in his hands, and he went to take care of the affairs of the house as soon as he left the inner courtyard.

"Steward Xu, you don't have to accompany you."

"Ben Hou is with Jing Rui Gongzi."

Beside Lu Ze, the old housekeeper of the Hou Mansion with a rickety figure retreated with a smile.

Xiao Jingrui, who was not far away, saw Lu Ze coming out of the inner courtyard at this time, so he stepped forward and spoke: "Lu Hou, I'm really sorry just now, my brother and I were distracted, it is really disrespectful to your guests, please forgive me." ”

Lu Ze looked at Xiao Jingrui in front of him with interest, who bowed to him again.

This eldest son Xiao seems to be the fourth time to meet me today, right?

Lu Ze waved his hand: "It's okay." ”

"If Brother Xiao is fine, he will take Ben Hou for a walk in the mansion, Xie Hou is a military general, and he has made contributions on the battlefield, Ben Hou has a lot of things he wants to consult with Xie Hou Ye."

Xiao Jingrui originally wanted to go to Xuelu to visit Brother Su's situation.

At this time, Lu Ze spoke, but he still nodded, bowed and saluted again: "I will take Lu Hou around the mansion." ”

Lu Ze thought silently in his heart, for the fifth time.