Chitose words

Chapter 107 In front of Wanfu Gate
When Yu Anan arrived at Wanfu with Li Suixin, the second girl from the Jiumen Admiral's Mansion, she had already made up her mind to talk less, not look around, and try not to draw attention to herself.

Because Li Suixin had to wait for a close friend from her boudoir to come in together, the two of them sat in the carriage and were not in a hurry to get out of the carriage.

Li Suixin is the second daughter of Jiumen Admiral Li Suhe and Li Suining's full sister.

She happens to be the same age as Yu An'an, they are both in their twenties and sixteen years old.

The two asked each other's birthdays. This Miss Li was actually two months younger than Yu An'an, so she could be regarded as Yu An'an's "sworn sister" now.

As for the other eldest lady of the Li family, Li Suihong, she is the eldest daughter of Li Suhe.

Miss Li is not only much older than Yu An'an and Li Suixin, she is even several years older than Li Suining, the eldest son of the Nine Gates Admiral's Mansion.

It is said that the eldest lady is already [-] years old this year. Because she has been married for many years, Yu Anan has not seen her in the past few days.

Although Yu An'an is not very interested in the poetry-reciting couple between Zhaoge's ladies, but now that their group is living in the guest house in the outer courtyard of the Li family, she is the newly minted "sworn sister" Naturally, it was difficult to refuse Miss Li Er’s kind invitation to accompany her to enjoy the flowers and participate in the poetry meeting.

She opened a corner of the curtain of the carriage window, silently looked at the huge plaque with gold letters in front of the carriage through the crack of the window, and murmured softly subconsciously:

".Wanfu."

She turned her head to look at Li Suixin and asked, "It's strange...Sister Suixin, in the past I heard my mother talk about some of the allusive surnames of the powerful and aristocratic families in Zhaoge. But I have never heard of it. There are thousands of people in Zhaoge City. The noble family with this surname."

This plaque is so ostentatious, and it can even invite the female relatives of many powerful families in Zhaoge City to attend the banquet. Could it be that it is a new noble family that has emerged in the past ten years?
Behind her, Li Suixin gently raised her eyes and glanced at the outline of the mansion outside the window, then closed her hands and let out a contemptuous laugh, and whispered to clear up Yu An'an's confusion.

"Sister, you don't know something. When I was in my hometown in Pingzhou, did you ever hear about Concubine Shu, who has been favored by the Sixth Palace in the past two years?"

Yu Anan was slightly startled.

This...she had really never heard of it.

You must know that the mother and daughter have little information in the Yu family's hometown in Pingzhou. Especially since their grandfather died of illness, the mother and daughter will not deliberately inquire about outside rumors.

As for everything in Zhaoge City, my mother subconsciously avoided it, regardless of the root cause, and never explored it.

So, she shook her head slightly and whispered back at a volume that only the two sisters could hear:

"In the countryside of Pingzhou, my mother and I have never heard of Zhaoge's recent court affairs. Could it be that this is the mother's family of Concubine Shu?"

Li Suixin smiled.

She also lowered her voice a bit, but her words were not very polite.

"What is Concubine Shu's mother's family? They are just talking to themselves, they are really shameless.

I heard that Concubine Shu was also a poor person in her early years. She came from a small family, her parents died early when she was young, and she only had one uncle and two aunts who disliked poverty and loved being rich.

Unexpectedly, this family did not want to raise another child, so they did not keep her at home. Instead, they sold their young niece into the palace and became a palace maid.

Who would have thought that Concubine Shu was so lucky that she would be sent to serve in the East Palace when His Majesty was still the Crown Prince.

No, given such a great opportunity, Concubine Shu was the first to be granted the title of Zhaoyi after His Majesty ascended the throne.

Later, at the beginning of the third year of Jingan's reign, that is, when His Majesty married the Queen last year, she also naturally improved her position and actually became Shufei, one of the four concubines. "

Li Suixin looked sarcastic, shook her head and said mockingly: "Look, a family like this sold their niece to seek glory. Later, when the niece became prosperous, they actually had the nerve to claim that they were the only living relatives of Concubine Shu's family. It's so funny. funny?
The most outrageous thing is that Concubine Shu's uncle, Mr. Wan, who is illiterate and has a poor family background, is now working as a sinecure in the sixth rank of the Ministry of Etiquette, which is really an eyesore. "

Yu Anan frowned, and she seemed a little confused based on her expression.

"How could Concubine Shu be so generous? She actually allowed them to act so arrogantly in the name of nobles in Zhaoge City?"

Li Suixin let out a "squeak" and said without interest: "That's why I just said that this thing is outrageous. It is said that Concubine Shu just got a high position two years ago, and the Wan family was also afraid of being blamed by Concubine Shu, so During that time, I was careful to keep a low profile.

Unexpectedly, Concubine Shu had an eccentric personality. She lived alone in the Penglai Palace all year round and paid little attention to the common affairs outside the palace, let alone talking to them.This is not."

She gently raised her chin and motioned Yu An'an to look at the golden Wanfu plaque.

"The Wan family relaxed and behaved like wildfire, becoming more and more arrogant and arrogant.

So it didn't take long for him to start lavishing money from his mother's family in Zhaoge City at every turn, posting posts and holding banquets for us Zhaoge aristocrats, making him look like a nouveau riche. "

Yu Anan asked doubtfully: "Will everyone who has been posted come here?"

Li Suixin sighed. As a young lady from the Admiral's Mansion who had been steeped in intrigues and deceit among the rich and powerful in Zhaoge City for many years, she had a worldly sophistication that was not commensurate with her age.

She was patient and explained in detail: "After all, Concubine Shu has never said anything, so they can truly be regarded as her family members.

This Wan family does have a bit of cleverness in it.

Ordinary Zhaoge dignitaries could not afford to offend them, they could just send out their direct descendants to attend a banquet.

As for those top-notch wealthy families, for the sake of Concubine Wan Shu, they would at least send some concubines and concubines to attend, just to show friendship.

——Everyone is joking behind their backs, but only their Wan family really thinks that they are some great family. "

Although Yu An'an has read thousands of books, this was indeed her first time attending such an occasion, so she didn't feel ashamed to ask.

"Xin'er, what should I pay attention to when I enter Wanfu later?"

Li Suixin smiled brightly.

"What else do we need to pay attention to? We just thought we were out for a walk to relax.

Although Wan's family is not popular, his new garden is well-kept.

Later, we will go with sister Yueru to enjoy flowers and drink tea, and talk about the jewelry and blouses that are fashionable in Zhaoge City recently. "

The "Sister Yueru" she mentioned was exactly the person the two of them were waiting for at this time.

Yu An'an heard Li Suixin say on the carriage before that Miss Yueru was the direct daughter of the Cui family in Qinghe, and her father was the Minister of Industry of the Tianchen Dynasty.

This branch of the Cui family in Qinghe is now considered a prominent family in Kyoto. They serve together with the minister of the Ministry of Industry and have lived in Zhaoge City for many years.

The eldest daughter of Jiumen Admiral Li Suhe is the eldest sister-in-law of Miss Cui Yueru whom they will meet later.

That's right, Li Suihong, the eldest daughter of the Li family, married Cui Yueyuan, the eldest son of the Cui family of Qinghe and Cui Zhe, the minister of the Ministry of Industry.

(End of this chapter)