Traveling across the heavens starting from the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 78 Cui Yuniang of Qinghe

In the deeper courtyard of the inner house.

Also brightly lit.

Even the stone lanterns lighting the way in the courtyard were lit with candles.

To celebrate New Year's Eve.

Although there are already candles in these stone lamps to illuminate it.

But in front of Li Huaian, there were still two maidservants gilded with jade pendants, holding lanterns in their hands and walking in front to lead the way, careful of the familiar road under their feet.

As Li Huaian went to the courtyard where seven women with five surnames were placed, he talked to the maid Taohua who was following him.

"Peach Blossom, which lady among the five surnames is in the nearest courtyard?"

Even if these seven girls with the fifth surname have married into the Shouchang Hou Mansion tonight, it seems inappropriate for him to call them miss, girl, or wife.

Only a lady is suitable.

Or drop the last name and call it by first name.

"Back to my husband, the lady who lives in the first courtyard arranged by the young lady is Cui Yuniang, the legitimate daughter of the Cui family in Qinghe."

Taohua, the maidservant, replied.

Although the seven legitimate daughters of the five surnames and Qiwang who entered the mansion were all of very noble status and were on par with each other, it would have been difficult to make arrangements without Li Huaian's special instructions.

but.

At the end of the day, arrangements still have to be made.

So because of the relationship between Li Huaian and Cui Yu, Li Ruoqiu arranged for the first courtyard to be lived in by the direct daughter of the Cui family in Qinghe.

"Cui Yuniang, the Cui family in Qinghe, is from the same family as Cui Yu."

When Li Huaian heard this, he also understood that the first courtyard was the direct daughter of the Cui family in Qinghe. It must be because Cui Yu was in it, and Li Ruoqiu was a little more biased.

But it's only slightly biased.

Because in terms of the layout of the inner house.

The courtyard where Li Huaian lived was at the core of the inner house, and was surrounded by a circle of courtyards with many interconnected doors.

Generally speaking, it is a back-shaped layout.

These seven women with five surnames are arranged in the seven surrounding courtyards, which makes it convenient for Li Huaian to go to any courtyard at any time in his own courtyard without detours.

how to say.

It is full of the enjoyment of a master in an ancient deep house.

Very foolish.

In the first yard.

In the main room, red dragon and phoenix candles are burning, there is a gorgeous wedding dress, a crown of pearls and emerald green, and the tapestry fan in her hand is embroidered with two magpies landing on two intertwined lotuses.

It means getting married.

Maybe Li Huaian hasn't come here for a long time.

Cui Yuniang, who was holding the round fan, was a little tired, her arms were a little sore, and the room was a little quiet. She couldn't help but ask the maid Xie Que who had come to the Shouchang Hou Mansion as a companion.

"Magpie, has Shouchang Hou not come yet?"

"Back to Madam Yu, no. I just asked the maid from the Shouchang Hou Mansion who was passing by the yard. The Marquis is still in the front house, talking to Cui Yulang at home. I think it will take some time."

The maid Magpie responded to Cui Yuniang's words while looking at everything in the room in surprise.

It was not because Cui Yuniang got married that she changed her title from Yu Niangzi to Madam.

"Then you talk to me, otherwise it would be too boring for me to sit like this alone. Today is New Year's Eve, and I don't know when Shouchang Hou will come over."

I heard that Li Huaian hasn't come yet.

Cui Yuniang wanted to talk to Magpie, the maidservant who was accompanying her, to relieve the tension of being in a strange environment.

Moreover, the maid Magpie is not only a maid as a dowry, but also her personal maid when she was not married. She can be considered as the maid who has been serving her since she was a child. She is also her only one now.

Before getting familiar with Shouchanghou Mansion.

Only the maid Magpie can bring her a sense of security in the Shouchang Hou Mansion.

"Okay, Madam Jade wants to talk about something."

When the maid Magpie saw that her wife wanted to chat, she immediately became excited and wanted to tell Cui Yuniang everything she saw and heard in the Shouchang Hou Mansion.

same.

Before Cui Yuniang got married, in the Cui family's old house in Qinghe, the master and servant would often chat. She would chat with her wife to relieve her boredom.

"Then tell me what the house I live in looks like. When I came in just now, I just took a peek and saw that the windows were very big and there seemed to be no window lattice paper, but the room was very warm. When I came here, I was afraid of the cold and wore a few winter coats, but now I feel a little warm."

"I was sitting on this bed, but I didn't dare to look around. I only saw that the bed I was sitting on was very exquisite, and the covering on the bed was very soft. I could only see a vague image through the fan in my hand."

There are many problems.

But the legitimate daughter of the fifth surname and the seventh king abides by the rules of aristocratic women. Before her husband comes, her upbringing tells her not to move arbitrarily. If she moves, the emerald beads on her head will be messed up.

So if you want to know this, you can only go through the maid magpie.

"Ms. Jade, I just touched the window when no one was around. It's not that the window doesn't have window lattice paper, it's because the window lattice paper of Shouchang Marquis Mansion is transparent."

"transparent?"

"Yes, the slave also discovered that this transparent window lattice paper is not just one layer, but three layers. The three layers of transparent window lattice paper are separated by a certain distance with wooden strips."

The maid Magpie answered very seriously.

Because she really lay on the window and looked carefully.

This made Cui Yuniang even more curious.

"Do you know what it's made of?"

"My servant asked the maids in Shouchang Hou Mansion. They said that the window lattice paper on the windows is made of pure glazed glass, so it is so transparent. You can get sunlight in the house during the day, and it is also very good. To protect against the cold wind outside.”

"Also, the reason why Mrs. Yu feels that the room is very warm, except that there is an iron stove like the ones newly added to the old house in Qinghe, is because there is a fire under the ground for heating. road."

After the maid magpie finished speaking, she saw the iron stove in the house and followed her.

"Well, this iron stove is more exquisite than the ones in the old house in Qinghe."

After answering Cui Yuniang’s question.

The maid Magpie then excitedly talked about other news she had learned in the short time she had entered the mansion.

"Ms. Jade, I also asked the maids in Shouchang Hou's Mansion about many other things. The monthly money of the maids in Shouchang Hou's Mansion. There are also very few rules in the mansion. From now on, Lady Jade You don’t have to just live in the inner house, you can also go out on the streets, and you don’t have to wait until the holidays.”

"There is also food in the Shouchang Hou Mansion. The maids all wear jade pendants, which are used to distinguish the rank of the maids in the house and facilitate management. The maids in charge of the inner house wear gilded jade pendants."

"The most important thing is that I also heard that Marquis Shouchang doesn't seem to care much about the affairs of the palace. All matters are left to Miss Li Ruoqiu and the maid, Chief Steward Taohua, to manage the entire Marquis Shouchang Mansion."

"The maid in charge of Taohua is also the personal maid next to Miss Li Ruoqiu. She is from Shouchang Hou Mansion who came with her."

The maid magpie said a lot.

These things were also told to her by the maids in the Shouchang Hou Mansion.

As the dowry maids who married into the Shouchang Hou Mansion, the maids of the fifth surname were not ordered to conceal these things.

So when the maid magpie inquired.

The maids in the mansion naturally told everything they knew.

Answer the maid magpie's questions as much as possible.

"Also, those of us maids who follow our wives into the Shouchang Hou Mansion will also have a jade pendant, which comes out separately. It seems to be called a silver and gold jade pendant." "I don't know if we can exchange it for money."

"That jade pendant is a symbol of your status in the palace. It is also a certificate that you can go out to prove that you are a Shouchang Houfu and will not be interrogated by the government. If you sell it, it will be difficult to find it if the government arrests you."

Li Huaian pushed open the door of Cui Yuniang's room and heard that the maid inside wanted to sell the jade pendant she had not given yet to change the thread. She smiled angrily and couldn't help but joke.

The jade pendants worn by the maids in the Shouchang Hou Mansion are not very valuable except for the jade pendants worn by the female servants outside.

The jade pendants worn by the maids in the mansion, even if it is a silver jade pendant, are worth three taels of silver, which is equivalent to three copper coins.

The gilt jade pendant is also gilt silver, so naturally it cannot be inferior to the silver jade pendant.

There are three ounces of silver inside and one ounce of gold gilt on the outside.

Of course.

The silver and gold wire jade pendants that the palace wants to give to the maids of the seven women with five surnames are actually worth the same as the gilt jade pendants. The reason why the jade pendants are made in the form of silver and gold wires is entirely because they want to distinguish them from the gilt jade pendants of the maids. Let the palace know that the maid wearing a silver and gold silk jade pendant is the personal maid next to the wife of the mansion.

There is no need to think about the remaining gold and jade pendants.

As the maidservant of the Twelve Flower Goddess of Shouchang Hou Mansion, the jade pendant she wears is naturally the finest Hetian white jade with one tael of gold inlaid on it.

And the maidservant's peach blossom jade pendant.

It's just a piece of Hetian mutton-fat jade.

As for Li Ruoqiu.

Whether she wears a jade pendant or not depends entirely on her personal mood. Except for Li Huaian, no one in the entire mansion is qualified to control her, and she doesn't need a jade pendant to show her status in the mansion.

"what."

"The magpie has seen the Marquis."

Seeing the door of the house being pushed open, the maidservant Magpie immediately looked towards the door in fright. When she saw Li Huaian walking in, she hurriedly greeted him and stood aside like a little quail in fear.

What I just said was heard by my new uncle.

I won't be punished by the Marquis.

She was a newly arrived maidservant at Shouchang Hou Mansion, but now she was scared and anxious.

but.

After Li Huaian entered the house, he no longer paid attention to the frightened maid Magpie, but focused on Cui Yuniang on the bed in the house.

Only Taohua, the maid who followed him into the house, took a step forward and reminded the maid Magpie.

"Sister Magpie, why don't we go out first and leave this house to the husband and your wife."

"okay."

The maid Magpie reacted and quickly followed the maid Tao Hua to leave the house and wait outside.

As for Lady Jade, it was naturally left to Li Huaian.

this matter.

As a maid, she is somewhat discerning.

They are a couple.

Wait for the maid Taohua to slowly close the door.

Li Huaian also came to the bed where Cui Yuniang was sitting, and reached out to take the round fan that was in front of her face. When Cui Yuniang exclaimed, he could clearly see the bride's face behind the round fan.

Broken melon years, bright eyes and white teeth.

Cui Yuniang in front of her was holding a rare beauty.

When Li Huaian looked at Cui Yuniang.

While Cui Yuniang was exclaiming, she also saw the man she was going to marry in reality for the first time.

Before that, what she saw in the Cui family's old house in Qinghe was just the appearance in Li Huaian's portrait.

Furthermore, I have heard some descriptions about Li Huaian and rumors about Shouchang Hou.

I also know that the Shouchang Marquis in front of me wants to marry the seven legitimate daughters of their fifth surname Qiwang at once, and he has a lot of connections, entanglements and cooperation with them.
He is also good friends with his brother Cui Yu at home.

Wearing a wedding dress that conforms to the Marquis Ceremony of Datang County, the hat on his head has been replaced by a gold crown, and his hair, which does not look very long, is tied up, and he looks very easy-going.
Compared with the portrait, it is a bit more solemn.

I think this solemnity was shown because today I am marrying seven girls with five surnames.

Because I heard from Cui Yu's brother at home that her husband is not so dignified on weekdays, more like a knight-errant. His hair is only casually restrained with gold wire ropes, and his clothes are also made to be comfortable.

and so.

After knowing that her family was going to betroth her to Shouchang Hou.

Cui Yuniang had also fantasized about it.

Now when she really saw it.

In her heart, she became more at ease. There was only one thought in her mind. The man in front of her was her future husband.

"Are you Cui Yu's sister?"

After looking at Cui Yuniang, Li Huaian was very satisfied with the legitimate daughter sent by the Cui family in Qinghe, so he came to the table and picked up a pot of wine and two wine glasses that had been prepared on the table.

Pour wine into two wine glasses.

Then, he sat on the bed with a wine glass and handed one of the glasses of wine to Cui Yuniang.

"You may be nervous on your first day at Shouchang Hou Mansion."

After drinking a glass of wine with Cui Yuniang, who was still a little dazed.

"However, you don't have to worry too much. As time goes by, I think you and the other six sisters who have married in will relax and get to know me, the Shouchang Marquis Mansion."

"Before that, I still want to say something in advance, that is, I don't like intrigues."

Li Huaian said a lot to Cui Yuniang, including comfort and warning.

After all, he got on the bus first and paid for the ticket later, so there was nothing wrong with saying more.

Do it all.

Li Huaian just let his maid Taohua come in and take Cui Yuniang to prepare for the New Year's Eve in the mansion. It had been a day, and his wife was probably hungry too. He had heard his stomach growl just now.

not to mention.

Such a process.

There are still six more to do.

Need to hurry up.

As for the bridal chamber, we will wait and see one by one slowly.

Li Huaian took the wine glass from Cui Yuniang's hand, stood up, put it on the table, and handed everything in the house to the maid Taohua to clean up.

Under Cui Yuniang's gaze.

He left and rushed to the next yard.

Then by analogy, he will have a drink with six other women with five surnames.

but.

The one who will deal with the aftermath will definitely be the maid Taohualai.

Li Ruoqiu was leading the preparations for the New Year's Eve banquet in the house and had no time to take care of Li Huaian. The two of them had a clear division of labor and did not disturb each other.

When Cui Yuniang waited for Li Huaian to leave, she also began to take off her wedding dress, put on another wedding dress that could facilitate movement, and followed her maid Taohua away.

(End of this chapter)