The Ningguo Mansion covers an extremely wide area, the feast bell follows the mother-in-law from the west gate, along the way I saw a lot of pavilions and pavilions, the lake and the water, and there are countless corridors one after another courtyard, it looks very magnificent. She had silently memorized the directions in her heart, but after going around a few corridors, she no longer knew where she was.

Mother Xu and Guan Gui also walked in such a large courtyard for the first time, and they were both silent and did not dare to speak, for fear of revealing their timidity and making people laugh.

After a few more steps, the group heard footsteps not far away. The mother-in-law who led the way was overjoyed and said, "It should be the lady who is here." ”

Before they finished speaking, they saw a woman in a dark green coat and a blue and white skirt striding towards them, and said with a smile: "But the banquet bell is here?" ”

Feast Bell quickly stopped and curtsied at her. Duchess Li of Ningguo held her, took her hand and looked at her carefully, and then breathed a sigh of relief, "I was tired all the way, I was afraid that you would be tired and sick, but now I am relieved to see that you are healthy." ”

He added, "Your mother and I are sisters, and we often sleep in the same room when we are not out of the pavilion, and we have a good relationship." When you have come to me, do not be a child, but make your own house. ”

She was warm and kind, and her kindness was expressed, and the feast bell was a little unfamiliar and nervous, but her words were calmed down. She smiled and nodded, "Thank you, Auntie." ”

Li Shi smiled and took her hand and walked forward, and Xu's mother and a few other servants followed behind.

Along the way, the two reminisced, and Li asked, "How is your father and aunt?" ”

Feast Bell: "Okay, they're all healthy. Then he replied, "I heard that my third cousin is sick, how are you now?" ”

Li sighed when he heard this, "The fever has subsided, but the body has no strength, and the doctor said that he should recuperate." ”

She patted the feast bell's hand, "I was going to take you to see him today, but now that he is sick, I am afraid that he will be too sick to give you, so I will see you when he is sick." But later, you will follow me to the old lady's Shoukang Hall to meet the other brothers and sisters. ”

The feast bell bowed slightly. Before coming to Kyoto, A-Niang told her about the situation in the house.

The people of Ningguo Mansion are very thin, the old Ning Guogong is a single transmission for three generations, and the old lady of Ning Guogong only gave birth to the current Ning Guogong. It wasn't until my aunt got married and gave birth to the eldest girl and the second young master and the third young master that it broke the signs of the single transmission of the Ningguo Mansion.

Two years later, two more aunts gave birth to the fourth young master and the fifth girl respectively, and then there were no more heirs in the Ningguo Mansion.

So when it was full, there were only two girls and three young masters who were her peers. Among them, the eldest girl is married to the fourth prince, the second young master has already married a wife, and the remaining third young master, the fourth young master and the fifth girl are the same age as her, and they are not married yet.

When she arrived in Kyoto yesterday, she also sorted out all these people, and she was not afraid that she would not be able to remember them later.

After bypassing an arch bridge and three hand-copying verandahs, I arrived at Shoukang Hall. Seeing them coming, the mother-in-law lifted the curtain and smiled, "The old lady is waiting." ”

The feast bell walked in with her aunt, and found that there were only a few people sitting in the Ming Hall inside, and it was really thin. Sitting on the top is the old lady of Ning Guogong, who is wearing a royal blue woven gold blouse and a golden hairpin on her head, reflecting her fair face, looking very young.

She smiled and said, "I've been looking forward to March, but it's coming." ”

The feast bell hurriedly stepped forward to salute and got her a jade jade bracelet.

Li pointed to a young couple and said, "Your eldest sister has been married, and your generation is the eldest of your second brother and second sister-in-law." ”

Then the bell of the feast went up again to salute. The second young master was a cold and handsome person, so he just nodded at her and gave her a piece of good ink. The second young lady was very gentle, and gave her a golden hairpin with a smile.

The third young master is still sick, the fourth young master and the fifth girl are the same age as her, according to the rules of Kyoto, the three of them don't need to give gifts, only the prologue teeth, they are all older than her.

It took a quarter of an hour to finish the salute. The old lady smiled and said, "Let's take the banquet bell back to rest first, and then ask their sisters to play together tomorrow." ”

Li got up and respectfully took the feast bell and retired.

Then he walked for a while, and then whispered to her: "Did your aunt ever say that I have a relationship with the old lady?" ”

Feast Bell nodded embarrassedly, "I said it." ”

A-Niang said that the old lady is a smiling Buddha. My aunt and her were not at odds with her in private, but they were just at peace on the surface.

This also starts from the legend of the three generations of the Ning Guo family. Because of the long time of the single transmission, the Ningguo Mansion regarded the first child as extremely important, but the aunt's first child only gave birth to a daughter.

The old lady was furious, and scolded her aunt for cutting off the incense of the Ningguo Mansion, and the aunt's confinement had not yet come out, so the old lady asked her to kneel in front of the Buddha Hall and pray to the gods and Buddhas every day to let the Ningguo Mansion have a son who could inherit the ancestry.

But I prayed to God and worshiped Buddha every day, and when my aunt became pregnant again in the second year, she began to be suspicious again - the last three or four generations are all single, why are you pregnant with your second child?

She suspected that the child in her aunt's womb was not her own grandchild.

If it weren't for Ning Guogong's ability to carry it back then, and he tried his best to protect his aunt, I am afraid that the child would not be protected. The two of them have been married like this, and they have never been reconciled for so many years, only face and harmony.

Li Shi also shook his head before remembering it, "She is used to being a good person on the surface, but she is selfish in her bones. You're my niece, she doesn't like it, and you don't have to go out of your way to please her. ”

"I will tell you these words first, lest you do not know, and when the time comes, you will come to the past, but you will be wronged by her. I don't want you to be wronged by her. ”

Feast Bell nodded, "I know, I listen to my aunt." ”

Li: "I can't say enough about this day's work. I'll tell you about the people and things in this house later. ”

He also said: "I have prepared a small courtyard with you, and you will live there in the future, everything is ready, you go to live today, and don't rush to pack up the cages you bring, and wait until you have recuperated tomorrow." ”

The feast bell nodded and nodded again.

Li likes her well-behaved. After arranging for her to stay, she went to see her third son non-stop.

The third young master, Ning Shuo, was drinking medicine, he was seventeen or eighteen years old, his body was long, and he was born with a good appearance. When I saw Li's coming, I called A-Niang.

Li Shi used to sit on the edge of the bed and reached out to probe his forehead, but saw that his body was stiff and his head was tilted, so he naturally avoided her hand. She was surprised, "What? ”

Ning Shuo lowered his eyes: "My son is older." ”

Li laughed.

"No matter how old you are, you are still your mother's son, what's the matter with probing your forehead, I just want to know if you have a fever."

Ning Shuo's voice was low, "The fever has subsided, I'm fine, A-Niang don't worry." ”

Li is very sad. My son has been ill since three months ago and doesn't seem to be so close to her. But when the child is older, it's like this, the second child has been cold since he was a child, and he doesn't like to be close to her, but now the third child is like this, she can still accept it.

She sighed and changed the subject, "You have a fever today, I didn't know your cousin was here." When you're well, I'll take you to her. ”

Ning Shuo nodded lightly. Seeing that he looked a little tired, Li stood up, "You sleep, I still have to reconcile." ”

Ning Shuo: "Yes." ”

When she was gone, he breathed a sigh of relief.

He has a secret.

He's not the son of the family, he's just a lonely soul.

Three months ago, he was supposed to die in Lingnan, but when he woke up, he found that he was attached to this body and became the third young master of the Ningguo Mansion.

In the following three months, he was groggy, sometimes waking up with the memories of Third Young Master Ning in his mind, and sometimes waking up with his own memories, he was confused, not knowing where he was, whether it was a dream in his previous life or a dream in this life.

It wasn't until today that I suddenly got sick again, and my soul was truly awake, and my seven souls and six orifices were stable, and I realized that I had lived in someone else's body again.

Lived again...... He raised his eyes and looked out the window, the sun was scorching outside, the bamboo shadow was dangling on the red wall, the wind was blowing, and it was peaceful.

- I just don't know, the old people in Kyoto are still as fine as the bamboo shadow on the red wall?