Although he had "stepped in" with Huitong before, it was still a novel experience for Xu Xun to actually visit the mansion on Changfu Street. Compared with the still magnificent Zhongshan Palace, although this place had been in decline for a while
, but since the Hongxi period, eunuchs were sent to guard Nanjing in addition to the nobles. Generations of guarding eunuchs often spent their last years here. Although they did not spend all their property on it, it was enough to
This former Kaiping Prince's Mansion has been renovated over and over again. No matter the pavilions or pavilions, they are all carefully crafted by skilled craftsmen. Even a chair in the study is often extraordinary.
However, for Xu Xun, who came from later generations and even visited the Forbidden City, what impressed him more deeply was not so much the gate of the mansion with its deep courtyard, but the large number of well-trained servants. The carriage entered from the west corner gate, and the horse driving it
He was immediately relieved and replaced by manual pushing and pulling by two people in front and two behind. When they parked in front of the second door, another sedan was immediately carried over to take Fu Rong's place. It wasn't until Fu Rong waved his hand that the two strong men started to move.
They carried the sedan chair and retreated, while the others also retreated far away. Only Chen Lu and Xu Xun walked in accompanied Fu Rong.
"Have you seen the two sedan bearers just now?" Fu Rong asked without looking back. When Xu Xun agreed, he smiled slightly and said, "If you are an ordinary wealthy family, the important area in this inner courtyard will naturally be full of
Women, in addition to the servants and girls in our house, there are also those who have purified themselves. Some of them are brought with them when they come out of the capital, and some have made lists and will be sent to the capital in a while. Occasionally, there are
There are one or two people who failed to enter the palace but were lucky enough to fall in love with our family. In short, those who take this path must have a good chance to meet noble people, such as our family, such as you."
"This kid can't bear what my father-in-law said."
"You deserve it. For your little one, you are not a noble person?"
Fu Rong didn't say much after that, he just took the lead and walked slowly and slowly. Xu Xun, who was following behind, looked sideways at Chen Lu, who always looked coldly and indifferently, so he gave up.
Planning to strike up a conversation with someone and make him look familiar, he simply walked around and admired the architectural layout, flowers, trees and trees in the mansion. It wasn't until there was a noise in front of him that he raised his head, and saw a figure rushing in with a smile.
into Fu Rong's arms.
"Dad, you are back!"
This coquettish cry was crisp and sweet. Although Fu Rong was unexpectedly attacked by this attack, he smiled and hugged the girl's arms as if he was used to it. After they were separated, he scolded:
"I have said that you have to sit and stand in the same way as you sit. Don't run and jump while walking. It looks a bit like a lady!"
"Whatever good thing you ladies have, as long as dad likes it!"
The girl who spoke wore a double-snail bun, with a butterfly hairpin made of pearls inserted in her hair. There were two trembling silver wires on the top of the butterfly's head, which made her eyes look pretty. And as if to match this hairpin, she
The bright red dress on her body was also patterned with hundreds of butterflies. At this time, following her movements, the butterfly pendant around her waist also jingled. While she was holding Fu Rong's arms like a coquettish girl, she inadvertently moved back
Looking over, I saw a stranger coming in besides Chen Lu, and I was stunned for a moment.
"I haven't met you yet, Brother Chen!"
The girl let go of her hand and stepped forward according to her words. She smiled and wished Chen Lu a blessing. Chen Lu immediately returned the greeting. However, the girl did not just return to Fu Rong's side. Instead, she looked Xu up and down.
Xun waited for a while, then blinked and asked: "Who are you? Why haven't I seen you?"
"Boy Xu Xun, I have met the lady."
Seeing that Xu Xun only bowed his hands, not kowtowing like others, the girl's eyes suddenly lit up, but she just nodded reservedly and quickly walked back to Fu Rong. She supported Fu Rong as she walked inside.
He leaned close to his ear and asked in a low voice: "Dad, who is this Xu Xun? Is he going to be sent to the palace?"
"Nonsense!" Fu Rong stopped suddenly, stared at the girl in front of him and said angrily, "You are a girl, who told you this nonsense?"
Seeing the girl sticking out her tongue and drooping her head without making a sound, Fu Rong suddenly felt a headache. After a while, he waved his hands and said: "Okay, I don't need you to accompany me here. I'm going to talk to your elder brother. I have to accompany the guest to talk about important matters."
.By the way, when I see your elder brother, I tell him not to hold up those sage books all day long. There are tricks to reading, and I don’t expect him to give me a top score!"
Seeing that the girl agreed obediently, Xu Xun suddenly looked back at him when he was about to leave. The look in her eyes clearly meant something unclear. Although he was a little funny, he didn't want to look at his adopted daughter too much in front of Fu Rong.
, so he just pretended not to see it. However, when he followed Fu Rong onto another road, Chen Lu beside him suddenly spoke.
"Jin'er is Eunuch Fu's adopted daughter." Chen Lu seemed not to notice that Xu Xun suddenly looked at him with a strange look, and said to himself, "It's a coincidence that when I came to visit Eunuch Fu, the front door
Everyone was making a fuss because they found an abandoned baby, so I brought the baby in on a whim. Unexpectedly, Eunuch Fu dreamed of someone giving him a jade the night before, so he raised him by chance. Don't look at how he indulged her.
, she can’t go out twice a year.”
"There are so many people with ulterior motives out there. Her brother will fall into the water without any trouble, let alone a girl like her?"
Fu Rong in front heard this for some reason and snorted coldly. Suddenly, he stopped, then turned to look at Chen Lu and said: "You don't have to stay with our family here, go to Nancheng to fight."
Ma Si, bring Xu Liang to our family and bring him here."
"The Nancheng Army and Horses Division certainly does not dare to disobey my father-in-law, but..."
"Let's just say that he was the one who saved our son. Our family hasn't investigated the previous matter yet. If we continue to hold on to such a small matter, can they afford the consequences?"
"yes."
After Chen Lu agreed and hurriedly turned around and left, Fu Rongfang waved to Xu Xun to come forward and help him. However, he did not continue the topic on the carriage, but said to himself: "We will ask you again,
Did you really donate all your belongings to the Duke of Wei before?"
"It's all been donated."
Seeing that Xu Xun answered without thinking, Fu Rong couldn't help but laugh: "You kid is willing to give it up! If you exchange it for money, real money and silver will be enough for you to spend the rest of your life. Didn't you fool that Wu Shouzheng? You didn't think about it.
You exchanged the land to him at a lower price, and then took the money and ran away to buy a household registration to live happily?"
"My father-in-law was joking. This land was left by my father. Now I can buy him a good reputation, which is exactly what I, a son, should do. As for taking the money and flying away, it should be noted that people as rich as Wu Yuanwai are still considered in Nanjing.
People look down on me as a foreigner, not to mention that I am so young and have a lot of money. If I go to other places, someone may seek money and kill me. If I have to live anonymously and fearfully for the rest of my life for these extraneous things, it is not as clean and comfortable as today.
!”
Fu Rong did not doubt that Xu Xun dared to deceive him. As long as Chen Lu went to Shuntian Mansion to investigate such a trivial matter, everything would be clear, and the Wei Guogong Mansion would definitely give him an accurate figure. Therefore,
, he was even more satisfied with this kind of decision-making, and after walking a few steps he asked again: "Then if you think about it now, you don't feel bad or regret it?"
"I feel bad, but I don't regret it." Xu Xun still answered simply, and even added, "The poet Li Taibai once said it well, I am born with talent that will be useful, and I will come back after all the money I have spent!"
After testing all the way from the carriage to here, Fu Rong finally made up his mind. He glanced sideways at the young man next to him, and then turned his head and stared at the smooth road ahead for a while.
, and said word by word: "Xu Xun, if our family told you to go to the capital to seek great wealth, would you dare to go?"
ps: Thank you all book friends for your kind words. Sigh, I just focused on writing. I’m so sorry for everyone’s love...