Chapter 107: In front of the Gate of Ten Thousand Mansions
When Yu An'an arrived at Wanfu with Li Suixin, the second girl of the Jiumen Admiral's Mansion, she had already made up her mind to talk less, not to look around, and try not to attract attention.
Because Li Suixin had to wait for a close friend to enter together, the two sat in the carriage and were not in a hurry to get off.
Li Suixin is the second daughter of Li Suhe, the commander of the Nine Gates, and the sister-in-law of Li Suining.
She happened to be the same age as Yu An'an, both of them were twenty-eight and sixteen.
The two asked each other about their birthdays, and this Second Miss Li was actually two months younger than Yu An'an, so she can be regarded as Yu An'an's cheap "righteous sister" now.
As for Li Suihong, the other eldest lady of the Li family, she is the eldest daughter of Li Suhe.
Miss Li is not only much older than Yu An'an and Li Suixin, but even a few years older than Li Suining, the eldest prince of the Nine Gates Admiral's Mansion.
It is said that the eldest lady is twenty-eight this year, because she has been married for many years, so Yu An'an has not seen her in the past few days.
Although Yu An'an was not very interested in the poetry between the nobles and daughters of Zhaoge, now that they were living in the guest house in the outer courtyard of the Li family, she, a freshly baked "righteous sister", naturally did not refuse Miss Li's invitation to participate in the poetry meeting with her kindness.
She lifted the corner of the curtain of the carriage window, silently looked at the huge plaque in front of the carriage through the crack in the window, and subconsciously whispered:
"Wanfu."
She turned her head to look at Li Suixin and asked, "Strange...... Sister Suixin, in the past, I heard my mother talk about some allusions and surnames of Zhaoge's powerful families and families. I have never heard of it, there are thousands of noble gate valves in Zhaoge City. ”
This plaque is so ostentatious, and it can also invite the female dependents of many powerful families in Zhaoge City to the banquet, could it be the newly emerging noble family that has risen in the past ten years?
Li Suixin gently raised her eyes behind her and glanced at the outline of the mansion outside the window, then put together the hand stove, let out a contemptuous sneer, and softly relieved Yu An'an's confusion.
"Sister Yi, don't you know, I don't know if when Sister Yi was in Pingzhou's hometown in the past, did you hear of the lady concubine who favored the sixth palace in the past two years?"
Yu An'an was slightly stunned.
This one...... She hadn't heard of it before.
You must know that their mother and daughter are closed to the news of the Yu family's old family in Pingzhou, especially since their grandfather died of illness, their mother and daughter will not deliberately inquire about the rumors outside.
As for the things in Zhaoge City, my mother subconsciously avoided them, regardless of the roots, and never explored them.
So, she shook her head slightly, and whispered back in a voice that only the two sisters could hear:
"In the countryside of Pingzhou, my mother and I have never heard of Zhaoge's recent court, could it be that this is the mother's house of that lady?"
Li Suixin smiled.
She also lowered her voice a little, but her words were not very polite.
"What lady lady's mother's house? It's just that they are talking to themselves, and they are really shameless.
I heard that this lady concubine was also a hard-working person in her early years, from a small family, and when she was young, her parents died early, and she only had a second uncle and aunt who hated poverty and loved rich.
Who knew that this family did not want to raise another child, so they did not take her at home, but sold their young niece into the palace and became the palace lady who served people.
Who would have thought that Concubine Shu's life was so good that she was actually sent to serve in the East Palace when His Majesty was still the crown prince.
No, with such a great opportunity, Concubine Shu was the first to be named Zhaoyi after His Majesty ascended the throne.
Later, at the beginning of the third year of Jing'an, that is, when His Majesty married the queen at his wife's wedding last year, she also naturally promoted her position, and actually jumped up to become one of the four concubines. ”
Li Suixin sneered with three points on her face, shook her head and mocked:
"You see, it's just such a family, when they sold their niece for glory, and later saw that their niece was developed, they were embarrassed to think that they were the only relatives living in the world in the Shufei Niangniang's mother's family, is it funny?
The most outrageous thing is that Concubine Shu's uncle, the man who doesn't know a single word and is born with mud legs, is now mixed with an idle job in the Ministry of Rites, which is really unsightly. ”
Yu An'an frowned, looking at her expression, she seemed a little puzzled.
"The lady is so generous? How could they still be allowed to act so arrogantly under the banner of nobles in Zhaoge City? ”
Li Suixin snorted, and said with a lack of interest: "That's why I just said that this thing is outrageous." It is said that two years ago, Concubine Shu had just won a high position, and the Wan family was also afraid of being turned over by Concubine Shu, so during that time, they were also careful to be low-key.
I didn't think that the lady concubine Niangniang had a strange personality, and she lived alone in Penglai Hall all the year round, and she didn't pay much attention to the mundane things outside the palace, and she didn't bother to take care of them. It's not."
She lifted her chin slightly, motioning for An An to look at the golden Wanfu plaque.
"The Wan family put their hearts at ease, behaved Meng Lang, became more and more arrogant, and there was no one in front of them.
So it didn't take long for him to start setting up the money of the harem's favorite concubine's mother's family in Zhaoge City at every turn, and post a banquet for us Zhaoge nobles, looking like an upstart. ”
Yu An'an asked suspiciously: "Will the people who have been posted come to come?" ”
Li Suixin sighed, as the young lady of the Admiral's Mansion who had been immersed in the rich and noble palace of Zhaoge City for many years, she had a world that was not commensurate with her age.
She was also patient and explained carefully: "After all, Concubine Shuniang has never said anything, so they can really be regarded as relatives of Niangniang's mother's family."
These ten thousand families do have a little bit of foxes and fake tigers.
Ordinary Zhaoge magnates can't offend them, and they just send their children to a banquet.
As for those top gate valve families, for the sake of Concubine Wan Shu's face, they will at least send some concubines and concubines to participate, and they will just make friends in person.
- Everyone doesn't know how to laugh behind their backs, only their families really think they are some kind of amazing family. ”
Although Yu An'an has read thousands of books, this kind of occasion is indeed the first time she has participated, so she is ashamed to ask.
"Xin'er, then I will enter Wanfu later, what should I pay attention to?"
Li Suixin smiled.
"Where else do you need to pay attention to? Let's just go out and relax.
Although Wanjia is not in the stream, his family's new garden is very well repaired.
Later, we will go to enjoy the flowers and drink tea with Sister Yueru, and talk about the jewelry and shirts that have been fashionable in Zhaoge City recently. ”
The "Sister Yueru" in her mouth is the person the two of them are waiting for at this time.
Yu An'an had heard Li Suixin's words in the carriage before, saying that this Miss Yueru was the concubine of the Cui clan of Qinghe, and her father was the secretary of the Ministry of Industry of the Tianchen Dynasty.
This branch of the Qinghe Cui family is now also considered a famous family in Kyoto, and they have served together with the Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, and have lived in Zhaoge City for many years.
And the eldest daughter of Li Suhe, the commander of the Nine Gates, is the eldest sister-in-law of Miss Cui Yueru who they will meet later.
That's right, Li Suihong, the eldest lady of the Li family, is married to Cui Yueyuan, the eldest son of the Qinghe Cui family and Cui Zhe, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry.
(End of chapter)