Empress can't eat enough

Chapter 3 Arriving at Kyoto
From Tongzhou to the north, it is only more than [-] miles to Kyoto.Wei Yuan and his family stopped and rested along the way, and arrived in ten days after exhausting boats and vehicles.

It was March at that time, and the weather in the city of Kyoto was pleasant, the flowers were blooming like brocade, and several streets were very lively.The Great Zhou Dynasty experienced three generations of emperors, and the scenes of governing the world with smooth weather, rivers, Qinghaiyan, etc. seem to be vividly interpreted at the foot of the imperial city.

The mansion of the Wei Mansion in the capital is located in Yongping Lane. It was set up by his elder brother Wei Yan and his housekeeper in advance.

The chariots and horses drove slowly all the way, passed by several palaces and gardens of nobles, and finally arrived at Yongping Lane, but the gate of Wei's Mansion was far away.

Two quarters of an hour passed, and it finally arrived.

The whole family was happy, only Wei Qingluo, the mistress Wei Liu's second daughter, peeped out of the carriage, showing a bit of disappointment.

After getting out of the carriage, she looked around and held Wei Liushi's arm and said, "Mother, our mansion is actually the last one in Yongping Lane, and the location is a bit remote."

"I think it's very good." Wei Liu's eyes followed the lord Wei Yuan, and did not respond too much to his daughter's words.

"Father, mother, the child is looking forward to you at last." Elder brother Wei Yan strode out to greet him, with his usual serious face, he couldn't restrain his joy from the bottom of his heart. "The journey was tiring, and my parents were tired. Inside and outside the mansion, the children have been carefully cleaned, and the things that should be bought are all set up according to the house in Tongzhou. Mom and Dad, go in quickly to see if there is anything left. Where does it need to be added?"

Wei Yuan can trust his eldest son in handling affairs.It is a bit of a pleasure to bring everyone into the gate of the mansion and see the spring scenery in the garden.With his hands behind his back, he smiled at Wei Liu and said, "Ma'am, this will be our home from now on."

Without waiting for Wei Liushi to respond, his eyes fell on Wei Yingning who was on the side, and immediately said to Wei Yan: "Yan'er, my younger brothers and sisters have never traveled far, so I'm afraid they are tired from the journey. Take them to your home as soon as possible. Rest at home!"

Wei Yan sent a few women and servants to guide his younger brothers and sisters to their respective residences, and he himself came to Wei Yingning and told her: "Ah Ning, I left the Tingxue Pavilion in the east to you alone. Tingyuxuan where I live is also in the east, so it is convenient to take care of you. Come, I will take you there."

"Brother has a heart."

Wei Yingning walked and admired it all the way, but felt that this mansion was big and unique, so he couldn't help asking: "Brother, who is the original owner of this house? Why are you willing to sell it? I see that every plant and tree here is carefully decorated. of."

"It was originally from a scholarly family, so it's a bit particular. It's a pity that the family's financial situation has fallen, so I reluctantly sold it."

"Then there won't be a day when they will make a comeback and redeem this house again?" Wei Yingning joked.

"I'm afraid it's hopeless." Wei Yan told her, "The original patriarch is over sixty years old, and has been in the exam all his life, but he can't even get a son. Poor, he has no children, and only one daughter, Gao, married to Pingninghou's mansion. The wife of a concubine of Marquis Pingning."

"Brother even knows these things?"

"What kind of people this mansion has gone through, I have to find out."

When he arrived at Tingxue Pavilion, Wei Yan didn't stay any longer, and ordered the maids and women who waited on Wei Yingning to settle down and leave.

And as soon as he left, the ghost Li Chongjian floated out of nowhere.He asked Wei Yingning excitedly: "Are you hungry?"

"Not hungry." With his attentive help along the way, Wei Yingning would never be hungry.But she knew that if Li Chongjian asked such a question, the "ghost" must have asked for something. "What? You just arrived in Beijing and you have a deal to do?"

Li Chongjian nodded, "It's in the courtyard of the mistress."

"In the mother's courtyard?" There are ghosts in this newly purchased house, and no one will be happy to hear it. "Who is it?"

"The original mistress of this house is Mrs. Zhao Bai." Li Chongjian said, "I have communicated with her. She died unexpectedly, and her body was buried in the grove at the end of Yongping Lane, among the thorn bushes."

"Why was it harmed?" Zhao Xiucai, who was in his 50s and failed to win the exam, must have been extremely twisted in his heart.So guessing, Wei Yingning couldn't help but blurt out, "But was murdered by her husband?"

"No." Li Chongjian said, "The one who killed her was her daughter who was married to the Marquis of Pingning."

"...Why?"

"That's exactly what Zhao Bai wanted to know. She died for many years, and her ghost stayed in the yang world and didn't want to go to the underworld. No matter how she tried, she couldn't figure out why her daughter, whom she had so hard to beg for, wanted to take her life."

It is really a tragedy in the world for a daughter married to Gao to kill her biological mother.

"It's about the Marquis of Pingning's mansion. If you want to know the truth, I'm afraid you need to spend some time thinking about it." For the first time, Wei Yingning didn't know which way the Marquis of Pingning's mansion opened. It would take time to find out the truth of the matter.

"My lord first goes to Pingninghou's mansion to see that madam who murdered her mother cruelly." After saying this, Li Chongjian disappeared.

At this time, the nanny Wei Wei came in from outside with a smile.Also coming in was her daughter Ah Man.

"It's all in place?" Wei Yingning glanced outside.

"The house where you sleep is settled, big lady." Wei Mama came here to tell her about it. "Madam, are you tired from the journey? I've got someone to boil hot water, so Madam can take a bath and change clothes quickly."

Wei Yingning nodded, but thoughtfully.Immediately, she looked at Ah Man who was in good spirits, and said: "Aman, when I entered the mansion, I saw a bamboo forest in the depths of the alley. It must be that no one cares about it, and it has grown thorn bushes. You can take three or two coolies there. Cut down those thorns, and plant a few beautiful rhododendrons and Zen guests to add some interest."

"Now?" Ah Man was a little puzzled.

"Yeah." Wei Yingning nodded with a smile.

"Big lady..."

"You can go if you are told by the eldest lady!" Wei Mama made a gesture to hit Ah Man.

"Okay, I'll go, I'll go."

"Ma'am," after Ah Man ran away, Mammy Wei couldn't help asking Wei Yingning, "You are anxious to ask Ah Man to plant flowers in the bamboo forest in Xitou, but what did the King of Huai'an tell you?"

Mammy Wei's grandparents served in the Wei family for generations, and her daughter, Ah Man, has been with Wei Yingning since she was a child.Everyone in the Wei family knew that Wei Yingning was seeking food from ghosts, except for Wei Yuan and Wei Yan and his sons, the only ones were Mother Wei and her daughter Aman.

In order to do things cheaply, the weak and innocent Ah Man was sent to learn Kung Fu from a worldly master when Wei Yingning fell ill at the age of eight.After returning from her studies, her whole body was swollen, and she often beat the guards in the mansion to the ground in the name of sparring, not to mention, she was not afraid of ghosts and monsters.

This time, it is very appropriate for her to "accidentally" discover Zhao Bai's body.

(End of this chapter)