Chapter 124 There is no South Alley
Although her mother was not from a noble family, she was definitely not willing to live in Fang City after living as a noble family for so many years. Although it was not impossible to live in the Imperial City, she still gave priority to Zhongcheng.
Hu Er was not a native of Shengjing, but when he was running darts in the past, he would occasionally send some items in. He thought about it in his mind for a long time, and finally he could only say reluctantly: "To tell you what, there is no South Alley in Zhongcheng, here are all A world of its own, without any division into streets or alleys.”
Xie Fengyue felt a little helpless now. If she was just looking for a gathering place for the nobles, she could go in and out at will, but the imperial city was a bit tricky.
Hu Er replied: "There is a South Alley in the imperial city. It is the gathering place of the royal family. When it comes to Mao Shi, it will be locked up to prevent the common people from wandering around."
Now that she already knew her mother's general location, Xie Fengyue didn't ask too much. She asked Zhe Zhi to make money and sent Hu Er and the others away.
Zhe Zhi dangled his money bag and returned to the house with a depressed look on his face: "Those escorts insisted on giving back two taels of silver, saying it was for last night's accommodation and food expenses."
Xie Fengyue didn't look up, she sorted out the remaining money in her hands and replied: "It's very good. I will repay my kindness."
After a long while, Xie Fengyue put all the arranged belongings into the makeup box: "There are also one thousand two hundred taels and a plate of gold and silver jewelry."
Zhezhi took out two taels of silver from his sleeve: "Here, add another two taels."
Her funny expression made Xie Fengyue laugh out loud: "You can buy one or two old tea."
"Tsk, tsk, this Shengjing is really a waste of money. Tangquan Town is only a hundred and eighty miles away from here, but the prices are more than twice as expensive. Money has been flowing out these days, which really makes me heartbroken. It hurts every time.”
Xie Fengyue ignored her complaints and took out another one hundred taels of silver notes from the box and handed it to her: "Go buy some servants and maids. We need more people on the stove to take care of the food and the master's soup." , it’s best to find Laoya people for servant protection, a few strong men who know everything.”
Zhi Zhi covered his chest and asked with a look of pain on his face: "The one who buys the slave contract is still the servant contract."
"The best slaves are those who serve you personally, and the best ones are those who protect you as domestic servants. As for the maids and nuns, just buy those who committed crimes and had their homes confiscated and then resold them." Xie Fengyue replied.
Zhezhi smiled very reluctantly. Xie Fengyue understood her worries and explained unhurriedly: "Those people's masters are all dead, so I'm not afraid that they won't forget their old love, and they know Shengjing Xungui well, which is beneficial to me." .”
After listening to this, Zhe Zhi put the banknote in his hand into his purse.
After doing this, Xie Fengyue got up and went to Xie Rong's room.
The courtyard was an open courtyard. Apart from the main house and the wing room, there was only one cross-yard. She placed Xie Rong in the main house, and it was only a few steps away.
After Xiao Xuan got the order in the past few days, he followed Xie Rong closely to prevent him from committing crimes if he was not clear-headed. When Xie Fengyue arrived, he would stand guard outside the door.
As the sliding door squeaked, Xie Fengyue saw Xie Rong's figure lying on the couch through the screen, eating fruits and looking at the newly bought work of Mr. Meishan.
Seriously, I didn't realize that Xie Fengyue had entered.
"Father~" Xie Fengyue called softly.
Xie Rong still had a smile on his face: "Yue'er is here." He pointed to the bamboo slips; "This Mr. Meishan is really a talented person. He is not inferior to those from a famous family. It is hard to imagine that he is a commoner with such a situation. Origin.”
Xie Fengyue didn't come here just to listen to his random compliments. She knelt down and sat beside the tea table: "How is your father these days?"
Xie Rong then raised his head, sat upright, and replied seriously: "I'm already well, I don't need to take those soups anymore."
The decoction prepared by Dr. Lingnan was as if it was filled with Coptis chinensis. Xie Rong pinched his nose every time he drank it. After drinking, he couldn't relieve himself unless he threw three or five candied fruits into his mouth. "Seriously?"
If it really gets better, Xie Fengyue is really ready to tell her that her mother and brother are still alive. If she doesn't tell her, Xie Rong will be an unstable firecracker. He might one day go to Xie's house on a whim. Go to Shengjing's mansion to find Master Xie.
"Except for some palpitations when I woke up in the morning, all other discomforts were almost gone." Xie Rong didn't know what Xie Fengyue was thinking, and thought her daughter was caring about him, so she returned honestly.
The smile on Xie Fengyue's lips froze. The heart palpitations were the most serious. If she got angry and didn't catch her breath, something big would happen. She couldn't take the risk.
Xie Rong looked at her and sighed inexplicably, and asked with some confusion: "What's wrong?"
There was nothing else Xie Fengyue could say. She could only say perfunctorily: "It's okay. When the maids and wives are here, I will ask a doctor to diagnose my father's pulse."
"No, no, I'll just go to the medical clinic later. On the way, I can also go to the Capital Library to see the style of the southern gentry."
Xie Fengyue hurriedly said: "No, wait a few days to buy a guard before going out. This is Shengjing City. Father, when you went out without four or five servants and guards following you, wouldn't you have dishonored our Xie family?"
When Xie Rong heard this, he realized that it made sense.
Most of the elegant places like the library were visited by nobles. It would be embarrassing for anyone who was not surrounded by servants, so he also asked: "Buy some with pretty and handsome faces, but don't look like that Li Xiaobao next to you."
Xie Fengyue.
After stabilizing Xie Rong, Xie Fengyue felt that her breathing was easier again.
She summoned Hua Rui and Li Xiaobao and rushed directly to the South Alley of the Imperial City.
There are dozens of deep courtyards in South Lane, with blue bricks and black tiles, jade steps and red hills, shaded by green trees, and the fragrance of flowers. They are complex yet elegant and aristocratic.
Xie Fengyue walked slowly in front, as naturally as if he had taken a walk here, but in fact he remembered the names of each mansion in his heart. They are probably the residences of established nobles or royal families.
When they reached the end of the alley, the words "Princess Mansion" with flying dragons and phoenixes were written in golden cursive, which deeply attracted Xie Fengyue.
Xu, the Emperor of Zhou, learned from the experience of his late emperor who caused political instability due to the lack of sons. From the moment he succeeded to the throne, he crazily filled the harem, and his concubines were quite successful. They gave birth to a lot of girls, but the number of sons was pitiful. There are about ten princesses, and most of them don't even have titles. Princesses like this who can leave the palace and open a mansion, the Empress Yuan has no children, so she can only be the daughter of three wives.
If the mother is really in this South Alley, then she can only be in the princess's mansion, and this princess's mansion is Princess Shuyi, the daughter of Mrs. Xihua.
Xie Fengyue was not reckless enough to throw herself into a trap. After finding out the general situation, she decisively went home.
When she slowly returned to the courtyard, Guan Ya had already led about twenty servants to line up in the courtyard and selected them one by one.
The concubines are based on the rank of concubines of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. I am too lazy to set up private concubines.
Queen
The rest are the three ladies: the concubine, the madam, and the noble lady. The position is regarded as the Three Lords.
Nine concubines: Shufei, Shuyuan, Shuyi (this one will be cancelled) Xiuhua, Xiurong, Xiuyi, Jieyu, Ronghua, Chonghua. The position is Jiuqing.
Also: beautiful people, talented people, middle-aged people.
(End of chapter)