Chapter 86 Dongsi Archway

Author: Potato Sweet Potato Pie

Chapter 86 Dongsi Archway

By the time the carriages arrived in the capital, it was already noon.

Enter the city along the Zhengyang Gate, which is the main entrance to the capital and is commonly known as the Grand Front Gate.

At this time, the layout of the capital still consisted of three parts. The most central one was naturally the palace city, also known as the Forbidden City, where the emperor's concubines lived and where ministers went to court.

The outer circle of the palace city is the imperial city. In the imperial city are the Ancestral Temple, the Altar of Sheji, the Royal Inner Garden, and Jingshan. The outside of the imperial city is the capital in the true sense. Here are all the civil and military officials, including ordinary people.

Where people live.

There are large and small commercial streets here, and there are many markets. It is the most prosperous place in the capital.

As for the outer city, I'm sorry, it hasn't been built yet, or there is no outer city in the true sense. It will be built decades later, when the old Taoist Emperor Wanshou comes to power.

However, although there is no outer city, there are still many tile-roofed houses and large tracts of farmland located outside Zhengyang Gate. This place is already known as the outer city among the people, but it has not yet been surrounded by city walls.

Correspondingly, the area after entering Zhengyang Gate can be called the inner city. After entering the inner city, the carriage continued to drive for more than half an hour before finally stopping at a crossroads.

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Seeing that the carriage had stopped, Xia Yuan and Zhao Yuerong got out of the car together and looked around. In the distance, they could faintly see the tall walls of the imperial city, and there were four archways at this intersection, one on each side.

Xia Yuan made a visual inspection and found that it was very high, about three or four stories high. Zhao Yuerong also raised his head to look at it, and soon exclaimed, "Husband, this is the first time I have seen such a large archway."

"Don't tell me about you. It's my first time seeing you, and I don't know who these four chastity arches were erected for. Four of them were erected in one go."

"Teacher, this is not a chastity archway, this is an archway, and it is not built for anyone."

Hearing this, Xia Yuan couldn't help but turn his head and realized that Wang Shouren had come over at some point. However, he had long been used to this guy's elusiveness, so he asked casually: "If it's not the Chastity Arch, then what are these four arches and pestles here?"

For what?"

"This student doesn't know, but this archway has been standing here for many years. It was built during Taizong's Yongle period. This is how this place got its name. Because it is located in the east of the imperial city, it is called Dongsi Archway."

"Dongsi Archway."

Xia Yuan looked at the tall city wall over there again. This place is on the east side of the imperial city and there are four archways, so it is called Dongsi Archway.

He couldn't help but ask: "Then if it is on the west side of the imperial city, will it be renamed Xisi Pailou?"

"To be fair to my mentor, there is indeed a Xisi Archway to the west of the Imperial City."

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Xia Yuan smacked his lips, not to mention, his ancestors were really good at naming things.

"Master Xia, we have found you. The young master is asking you over there. Let's go over there quickly."

Xia Yuan felt a little uncomfortable listening to such a voice. He nodded quickly and said, "Let's go there now."

"Hey, okay, let me show you the way."

Gu Dayong lowered his posture, smiled brightly, and then silently led the way.

Just after taking a few steps forward, Zhao Yuerong suddenly said: "Husband, look, there is a yard on fire over there. Isn't it the yard we want to move to?"

"Don't talk nonsense."

Although he didn't believe it, Xia Yuan still felt a little bit in his heart and instinctively looked in the direction she pointed. There was indeed a place where smoke was coming out, but he didn't know if it was his own yard.

Gu Dayong smiled and said: "Madam, don't worry, that is not the courtyard of you and Master Xia, that place is the Daci Yanfu Palace, and it is not a place for water, but the incense offered by the people. This Yanfu Palace is very effective. In the future, you can also go and offer incense and bow down to wish you many children and good fortune."

When Zhao Yuerong heard the topic of having many children and being blessed, she became excited and couldn't help but become excited, but soon she lost her excitement because she was not yet familiar with it.

In silence all the way, I followed the archway to the west of the intersection and walked a few dozen meters until I came to an alley. After passing through the alley, I came to a rather quiet street.

The intersection just now was bustling with people, but when they arrived here, the flow of people suddenly decreased, and there were not even a few pedestrians on the street.

There were only mules and carriages loaded with things parked here. In front of the door of a high-walled mansion, Zhu Houzhao stood on his waist and was directing these people to move things.

Does this guy like to direct this job?

Seeing Xia Yuan coming, Zhu Houzhao immediately went to greet him, "Master, where have you been hiding? I've been looking for you for a long time. Come on, let's go into the hospital and have a look."

Xia Yuan had noticed this courtyard for a long time. It didn't look big in scale, but it had a nice appearance.

The decorations inside and outside the courtyard are full of grandeur. After entering the courtyard gate and walking around the screen wall, there are east and west corridors on the left and right. There is also a gate in the middle. Once you walk in, this is the real courtyard.

There are seven or eight houses in the courtyard, large and small, with a well-proportioned layout. Many people are moving in and out to move things in. There are two ginkgo trees planted on both sides of the courtyard. They are very tall and look like they must have been around for some time.

However, it was already winter at this time, when everything was withered. The ground was covered with golden fallen leaves, but only a few leaves were still hanging on the trees. The half-dead look was a bit bleak for no reason.

"Master, this is the courtyard with three entrances. The backyard is a small garden, but it's nothing to see. It's just some shabby flowers and grass. Oh, there's also a pond with a shabby pavilion on top."

A nice little garden, a place of elegance, turned out to be useless in Zhu Houzhao's opinion, worse than a public toilet.

Of course, the Imperial Garden in the Forbidden City was different after all, and in his mind it was definitely better than the public toilets.

But it's also very powerful. In short, Zhu Houzhao is really not interested in flowers, grass, fish, etc., but Xia Yuan obviously has a different view, "There is also a garden? Let's go and have a look."

"Oh, then go ahead."
Chapter completed!