In the second half of the night, Shu Ya began to sleep after taking the medicine. There is the sound of monks and Taoists chanting in the mourning hall, and there are people in the mourning shed who wear linen and wear filial piety to guard the spirit, and when they meet people who come to mourn, they mourn from time to time.

Shu Yao ordered the door to close, and the sound outside was much quieter. Because Shu Ya didn't eat much, the small kitchen had not yet been arranged, so she asked Xu's mother to bring two small stoves over, one with hot chicken soup on the stove, and the other with porridge boiling on it. Originally, she was tired from the road, and she didn't sleep well at night, so after coming up for most of the day, Shu Yao only felt pain all over her body, and she was very tired, and she was about to go to the bed to rest for a while, when Chunxia came to ask Mrs. Yu to send someone to invite her to Gantang Courtyard.

The person who came was a round-faced maid, and when she heard Chunxia call her Sister Xiyue, she should be a first-class maid in Mrs. Yu's courtyard. Shu Yao couldn't delay, so she had to get a haircut, and Liu's mother dressed her and followed Xiyue to Gantang Courtyard.

When I came, it was night, and I couldn't see the scenery clearly, and I was in a hurry during the day today, so Shu Yao took a closer look at the surrounding scenery.

There are several tall magnolia trees planted in the magnolia courtyard, as well as climbing roses, but at this time they are all dead branches, so there is nothing to look at. Out of the magnolia courtyard, there are still magnolia trees outside, and more dense roses and spring flowers are planted next to the root of the wall. I didn't go a little further, and there was another house, and I looked up and saw that the lintel of the courtyard had the words "Shulan Yuan" written on it.

Shu Yao remembered in her heart that Old Madam Yu had ordered someone to clean it up and live for her, and it seemed to be this courtyard. The two courtyards are so close, the old lady is really careful.

Xiyue walked in front of the side, looked at Shu Yao from time to time, and reminded her to pay attention to her feet, and Liu's mother followed last. The three of them walked along the path between the two walls, which was planted with holly on both sides, and the green leaves were covered with snow, which looked very refreshing. As they walked, the front suddenly became cheerful, and a dense low forest appeared, and the three of them shuttled through the forest along the road.

Xiyue smiled and said that this is a peach forest, don't look at the dead branches now, and when it comes to spring, a sea of flowers, walking in it, is more beautiful than a painting. Shu Yao looked at this peach forest, but he couldn't see the end at a glance, and sighed in his heart that the Guogong Mansion was really big.

After walking for about a stick of incense, a man-high white wall appeared in front of him, covered with black tiles, and now there was a thick layer of snow on it. There is a moon gate on the wall, and a stone shadow wall stands outside the moon gate.

Bypassing the shadow wall, there is a large open space in front of you, and in the middle of the open space stands a tall rockery. The rockery seemed to be hollow, because Shu Yao saw a path leading to the middle of the rockery.

Walking around the rockery, there are dense bamboo forests in front of you, and three passages are hidden in the bamboo forest. Xiyue pointed to these passages and said:

"This road leads to Madame's proud residence, this one leads to the outer courtyard, and there is a drama garden over there, and this one leads to the old lady's Gantang Courtyard." Shu Yao nodded and silently wrote it down.

Shizuki said with a smile:

"According to me, these three paths here are too similar to each other, and they should be marked. Second Miss, you don't know, many people who come to Guogong Mansion for the first time are lost here. But the side where you live is fine, it is obviously different from other passages, and you won't go wrong. ”

Shu Yao smiled and continued to walk forward after Xiyue.

The bamboo forest is very dense and tall, and the bamboos on both sides of the road are together, blocking the sky light, and the light immediately dims when you walk in. Fortunately, this passage is not very long, and when I walked for a short time, I saw a hanging flower gate again.

After the weeping flower gate, Xiyue said:

"This province is divided into the east and the west. After this gate, it is the East House. There are only old ladies and generals in the east mansion, and there are a large family of grandfathers living in the west mansion. ”

Why do you live like this? Is it a family closeness or is there another reason? Shu Yao was puzzled, and just waited to ask Chun Tao when he went back.