Rise From the Humble

Xicheng Gonghou Street is well-known in the capital. As the name suggests, there are only five or six families living on this street, but they occupy the entire several-mile long street. These three or five families are all famous Gonghou Street in the capital. Among them, the most famous ones are the Duke's Palace of Wei, the Duke's Palace of Founding, the Marquis of Linhuai, the Marquis of Dingyuan, and the Marquis of Lingbi.

After the Tumubao Incident, the noble families were all like phoenixes that had lost their feathers and were no longer as good as chickens. Their political status and voice had been reduced several steps. In order to change their disadvantageous position, these princely families had to change from military to civil service. In addition, marriages have also strengthened the influence of each other. The princes on Gonghou Street are also related to each other. Various relationships are intertwined. Generally speaking, the effect is pretty good. The current status is still out of reach of ordinary people. exist.

The Linhuai Hou Mansion on Gonghou Street has been quite busy these days, because the birthday of the old lady in the Hou Mansion is coming soon, and everyone in the Hou Mansion is busy preparing for the old lady's birthday. Of course, the main people who are busy are the servants, and the masters are still relaxed and at ease. For example, Mr. Li is currently busy making people and playing games with a certain maid.

In the Peony Room of Linhuai Marquis Mansion, several beautiful ladies were laughing and chatting under the service of the maids. Several young ladies, all around thirteen or fifteen years old, about to leave the government, were gathering together to laugh.

"Giggle. I heard that the fifth sister of the third uncle's family is coming today."

"I don't know what Uncle San was thinking, but he went to the bottom of the mountain to eat ashes for a wild woman."

"Third sister, please be careful. What a wild woman, that's third aunt."

"Second sister, what kind of third aunt is she? My grandmother has never acknowledged it, and our family has never hired her. However, the third uncle is really good to her. It's just a pity that she was not lucky and left early. The full text of the latest chapter read"

"Fifth sister is here today. Then I will pack up a box of jewelry that I eliminated last year and give it to fifth sister as a gift."

"I think you should keep it for appreciation. Fifth sister is a very high-spirited person."

"I think Sixth Sister is right. The fifth sister of Third Uncle's family is just a girl from the countryside. When she saw Sixth Sister's gift, she couldn't seem to be happy about anything."

"Giggle. I heard. The fifth sister was betrothed to a poor boy who dug in the dirt in the countryside."

"It's true or not, the arrogant fifth sister actually wants to marry a country bumpkin. It's ridiculous. Even the maids around me will be accused of being accused of being small officials in the yamen. The fifth sister actually..."

"There is no lie. The old grandmother was so angry. The eldest aunt finally helped the fifth sister to find a good family. It was the son of the founding father's mother's family. She kindly talked to the third uncle, but who knew that not many On the same day, it was reported that the fifth sister was betrothed to a country bumpkin, which made the eldest aunt feel so embarrassed in front of the founding father-in-law that even the old grandmother was so angry that she couldn't eat for two days."

"Giggle. The fifth brother-in-law is actually a country bumpkin."

Several of them smiled, and they probably all smiled when talking about the fifth sister they called, but their smiles were contemptuous. While they were joking, a carriage belonging to a third master had already arrived at Gonghou Street.

"Say Cao Cao and Cao Cao will be here. It's a coincidence that Fifth Sister came here. She arrived just as we were talking. Come on, let's go to the door and have a look."

"You come from the countryside, what's there to see?"

"Third sister, what are you talking about? They are all our sisters. It's not easy for fifth sister to come all the way from the countryside. Let's welcome her."

"I want to go too. I haven't seen Fifth Sister for several years."

"He's gone, maybe. The bumpkin that Fifth Sister was betrothed to is also here. I haven't seen what a bumpkin looks like yet."

After a while, they reached a consensus, and surrounded by the ladies and maids, they walked along the Chaoshou corridor and passed through the hanging flower gate. Go to the gate.

On Gonghou Street, several large carriages slowly drove up. Behind and behind the carriages were more than a dozen healthy servants, and there were also many maids and servants. Under the command of the old lady in charge and the eldest maid, they followed the carriages slowly and in an orderly manner.

When we are about to reach Gonghou Street. Li Shu drove Zhu Pingan to another carriage. This was also to avoid suspicion. In the Ming Dynasty, men and women were not intimate. Although Li Shu and Zhu Pingan were engaged, they still had to avoid suspicion. Men and women riding in the same carriage would be criticized, so Li Shu drove Zhu Ping'an to another carriage.

After Zhu Pingan changed the carriage, it didn't take long before he felt the carriage stop, and there was a sudden noise in front.

"Uncle, we are here, get off the car." A young boy stood respectfully outside the carriage and informed Zhu Pingan.

"Oh, I see."

Zhu Pingan nodded, said something softly, then opened the curtain, and jumped out of the carriage with a smile. He had been in the carriage for too long, and it felt good to stretch his muscles.

As soon as he got off the carriage, he saw the huge Linhuai Marquis' Mansion. Looking at the Linhuai Marquis' Mansion in front of him, Zhu Pingan really didn't know what arrogance was. The Linhuai Marquis' Mansion in front of him was huge in scale and extraordinary in magnanimity. Of course, the Duke's Palace of Wei and others that I saw just now are also large in scale.

Gonghou Street is about three meters wide. It is wide and straight. Even if two eight-carat sedans are running parallel to each other, it is very spacious. But compared to the Linhuai Marquis Mansion, this street pales in comparison. If the Linhuai Marquis Mansion is a python, then this Gonghou Street is just an earthworm.

The Linhuai Marquis Mansion is located on Gonghou Street, next door is the Wei Guogong Mansion. Both houses are very large. In front of the main entrance of the Linhuai Marquis Mansion sit two stone lions as tall as one person, with excellent carvings and lifelike sculptures. There is also a plaque hanging on the gate of Linhuai Marquis Mansion, which reads "Linhuai Marquis Mansion" in four gilded characters.

Not long after the carriage stopped, the Linhuai Marquis Mansion opened its door, but it was not the main entrance, but the east and west side doors next to the main entrance.

The side door opened wide, and several women in gorgeous clothes walked out. The leader was a woman in her twenties, followed by some maids in uniform clothes.

"This must be the Fifth Miss. She is such a handsome person. My slave is moved by the sight of her. I say hello to the Fifth Miss. I am Zijuan, the eldest girl next to the old lady. The old lady ate wine and fell asleep. , before going to bed, I asked my slave to pick up the fifth young lady. The yard where the third master used to live has been tidied up, and all the things have just been purchased, just waiting for the fifth young lady to arrive."

The leading woman claimed to be Zijuan, the eldest girl next to the old lady, and bowed in front of Li Shu to say hello with a smile on her face.

"It's such an unlucky thing. Shu'er originally wanted to go and say hello to her grandmother first." Li Shu looked pityful and sighed with her cherry mouth.

"Miss, after a long journey, she still misses the old lady. She is truly sincere and filial. However, the old lady has already fallen asleep. When the old lady wakes up, my servant will convey the young lady's filial piety to the old lady."

The girl named Zijuan is very good at talking, and her simple greetings are very comfortable to listen to.