Do you know: I am Yuan Wenshao

Chapter 47 Conflict
Returning to the mansion, Yuan Weichang led his two sons to worship their ancestors, then put the edict on a shelf and enshrined it in the ancestral hall.

Ancestral halls can only be built in the ancestral land and the eldest room of the main line. Even if Yuan Wenshao lives in a separate house, this thing must be enshrined here.

After doing this, the family returned to the front hall.

"Erlang got some rewards today, including some jewelry. You choose a few to keep for Wen Ying to use at the bottom of the box, and let Erlang put away the others." Yuan Weichang said.

"How about letting Kerr choose a few pieces too?" Mrs. Yuan said.

This is a palace item, and ordinary people are not qualified to wear it.Mrs. Yuan naturally wanted to fight for her niece.

Yuan Weichang glared at her and said angrily: "How many are there in total? You have taken them all, what will happen to the second son's wife when he comes over? She is the eldest lady of the Earl's Palace. Don't ask for any more nonsense."

Mrs. Yuan opened her mouth, but in the end she didn't dare to say anything more.

But when Yuan Wenshao asked Zhang An to bring in the box containing the jewelry, Mrs. Yuan unceremoniously chose two hairpins, two sets of hair masks and two jade pendants.

There were only ten pieces of jewellery, among which there were only two sets of headgear, all of which were taken by Mrs. Yuan.

In the end, Yuan Weichang glared at her and put down one of his traps.

Yuan Wenshao didn't care, and asked Zhang An to put the box away, and said: "Mom, Dad, Dingguo Gong's son has invited me to have dinner with me today at noon. My son is going to see the house rewarded by the official. He will go directly to the banquet at noon, so there is no need. Waiting for the baby."

"Well, now that you are a nobleman, you usually have your own entertainment. If you can't go home for dinner, you can just send someone to inform you." Yuan Weichang said.

"That kid will leave first."

Yuan Wenshao got up and saluted, and led Zhang An out of the front hall.

Returning to his own yard, he asked Cuiliu and Xiaohuan to free up a room as a warehouse and put the things rewarded by the officials. Yuan Wenshao changed into his official uniform, took Zhang An and Qin Li, left the Yuan Mansion, and went to Go to Jingmingfang.

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Yuan Wenshao came to Jingmingfang and found the mansion rewarded by the government. Although he hadn't entered yet, he was very satisfied just looking at the location.

The house is only a few hundred meters away from Fan Tower. If you want to go to Fan Tower for dinner in the future, it will be very convenient.

I saw a gilt-gold plaque hanging on the door of the house, with the five characters "Zhongyong Earl's Palace" engraved on it. There were two large stone lions placed on both sides of the door, which looked extremely majestic.

Yuan Wenshao signaled Zhang An to call the door. Zhang An responded and went to open the door. A boy of eighteen or nineteen years old opened the side door, glanced at the people at the door, and said: "Several nobles, this is the residence of Earl Zhongyong, but uncle If you haven’t accepted this house yet and it’s not here, if you want to find me, you can go to Earl Zhongqin’s Mansion.”

"So, people often come here to look for me?" Yuan Wenshao asked with a smile.

"Looking for you?"

The boy was stunned for a moment, but he was also clever and quickly saluted: "Young man, I have met my uncle."

Yuan Wenshao nodded and said, "From what you just said, people often come here to look for me?"

"Back to my uncle, after my uncle was ennobled, many people did come to visit, but these days there have been fewer people." The boy said.

Yuan Wenshao is probably someone of low status who wants to take advantage of others and come to seek help. Anyone with some status should know that he comes from Earl Zhongqin's Mansion and would not come here to look for him at all.

"I want to go in and have a look at the house, please show me the way." Yuan Wenshao said.

The boy hesitated for a moment and said, "Uncle, can you show me the fish charm?"

"How presumptuous!" Zhang An shouted: "My young master needs to check his identity when he returns to his own home?"

The young man quickly raised his hands and said: "Uncle, don't be surprised. I am responsible for guarding the house. I have never seen my uncle, so I naturally want to confirm."

"you…"

Yuan Wenshao waved his hand to stop Zhang An, took off the fish bag around his waist, took out the fish charm from it, and handed it over.

The boy took it with both hands, looked at it, and quickly and carefully sent it back, saying: "Uncle, don't blame me. I will open the middle door now."

Yuan Wenshao took the fish talisman and said, "I'm just going in to have a look, don't bother, just go through the side door."

"Yes, please come in, uncle," the boy said.

Yuan Wenshao nodded and walked in behind.

The wing rooms on both sides of the gate of the house are the houses where the gatekeeper lives. There are several rooms on both sides for the servants and nurses of the outer courtyard.

Go around the screen wall and go to the front yard. There is a corner door at the end of the front yard, which is the middle courtyard.

In the middle of the middle courtyard is a large hall, where guests are usually received. On the left side of the hall is the conservatory, and on the right side is the study room.

There is a cross courtyard on the left, which is the guest room, where the guests of the family can be placed.On the right is a winding corridor leading directly to the garden.

There is a Yimen on the side of the study, from which you can enter the backyard.

There is also a door in the garden, which can connect to the backyard.

The backyard is not the last courtyard of the house, but a general term for the inner house, which is divided into seven small courtyards.

The largest courtyard in the middle is where the master and his mistress live, while the other small courtyards are for his children, heirs and concubines.

Close to the back door is the real backyard. There are stables for horses and a row of houses for the nursing home and the residence of the grooms and coachmen.

There are steps at the main entrance, and the carriage cannot go together. Generally, if the owner wants to go out, he will send his servants to notify in advance. The groom drives the carriage from the back door and waits at the front door.

Under the leadership of the servant, Yuan Wenshao took a tour of the house.

He is very satisfied with this house, it is worthy of the original Marquis's Mansion, and its area is more than three times larger than the current Earl of Zhongqin's Mansion.

A garden alone covers an area of ​​more than ten acres, including a lake of three or four acres in size, and a pavilion was built in the lake.

The only drawback is that the house has been unoccupied for many years and is somewhat abandoned.

Fortunately, the overall building is still in good condition, but many of the flowers, plants and trees planted in the garden have died due to lack of care and will have to be replanted next spring.

"What's your name?" Yuan Wenshao asked the servant.

"The younger one is named Yan Zhengping." Yan Zhengping said.

"Have you read books before?" Yuan Wenshao asked.

"The younger one was sent by the Jiaofang Secretary to guard the courtyard. The Jiaofang Secretary will teach literacy, so the younger one knows him better," Yan Zhengping said.

Yuan Wenshao became interested and asked, "After I take over this house, will you return to the Jiaofangsi?"

"Return to Uncle, that's right." Yan Zhengping said respectfully.

"The government has rewarded me with some slaves, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs has given me an approval document to go to the Jiaofang Division to select people. You can stay here from now on. I will say hello to the Jiaofang Division," Yuan Wenshao said.

"My little one, thank you Uncle...Master." Yan Zhengping knelt down excitedly.

"Okay, get up, you can just bow and salute in the future, you don't need to kneel down. I think some parts of the house need to be repaired. I'll find someone to come later. You can watch it when the time comes." Yuan Wenshao said.

"Yes." Yan Zhengping responded quickly.

Yuan Wenshao looked at the sky and it was almost noon, and after giving Yan Zhengping a few words of advice, he went to Guangyun Terrace.

Guangyuntai is the largest brothel in Bianjing, and countless noble officials come here every day.

However, Guangyuntai has a deep background, it is rumored that it is the property of Xiangcheng's son-in-law, no one dares to make trouble here.

When Yuan Wenshao arrived at Guangyun Terrace, he saw Liu Lei and Sun Hao waiting at the door from a distance.

"Erlang, you're finally here, we've been waiting for you for a long time." Sun Hao complained.

"It's me who delayed the two brothers' enjoyment. I'll punish myself with three cups of wine." Yuan Wenshao cupped his hands and said with a smile.

"Where is three glasses enough? Ten glasses is enough. I know Erlang's drinking capacity." Liu Lei laughed.

"Stop talking and go in quickly. I heard that there are two of the four famous prostitutes in Bianjing and Guangyuntai. I want to see how beautiful they are today." Sun Hao urged.

"Haha, Hachiro is too impatient. But Miss Mingyue and Miss Liuxu are hard to see." Liu Lei laughed.

"Isn't it money? I have plenty." Sun Qi said indifferently.

Yuan Wenshao and Liu Lei looked at each other and smiled.

"I brought 1000 taels of silver, is it possible that I can't see anyone?" Sun Hao asked with some confusion when he saw the expressions of the two people.

"This is not a question of money. Miss Mingyue and Miss Liuxu each entertain a guest at noon and evening. They will ask a question every time, and the one with the most satisfactory answer will get the chance." Liu Lei explained.

"This Guangyuntai is strange. It doesn't cost money?" Sun Hao said in surprise.

Yuan Wenshao shook his head and said, "It's not that you don't want money, the question is just a test, and you still have to pay. They are performing arts and not selling themselves, just having a meal and chatting together, they need a hundred taels of silver."

"Can you still play like this? I thought I could see you with money." Sun Hao couldn't believe it.

"Where did this countryman come from? Miss Mingyue and Miss Liuxu are famous in Bianjing, do you think you can see them whenever you want?"

The three young masters passed by and laughed with some disdain when they heard Sun Hao's words.

"It's none of your business what we talk about?" Sun Hao said angrily.

"It's really vulgar and full of filthy words." The young master who spoke first mocked.

"Brother Han, these people are very vulgar at first glance. Let's not talk nonsense with them. It's beneath our status." Another young man said with a smile.

Yuan Wenshao frowned slightly when he heard this. This was the first time he saw these three people. Judging from their clothes, their identities should be complicated, but saying so was a bit excessive.

The son-in-law, who was called Brother Han, said with a smile: "That's right, these three people look like they are dressed as lords, after all, they are just one Qiu Ba, let's go."

"court death!"

Sun Hao could endure the previous words, but the latter words scolded his ancestors. He couldn't bear it any longer. He rushed over and punched the young master named Han in the face.

Fortunately, he was still rational and didn't use all his strength, otherwise he would lose half his life if he punched down.

In this way, the son surnamed Han also flew out backwards.

"Brother Han!"

His two companions hurried forward to help him up, glared at Sun Hao, and shouted: "At the feet of the emperor, you dare to commit murder in the street?"

"It was you who spoke rudely first, so what if you hit me?" Sun Hao said nonchalantly.

"Stop talking, let's go."

Yuan Wenshao did not expect that Sun Hao would take action, and it was too late to stop him.

But he didn't pay much attention at first, and Sun Hao didn't do anything serious, so it wasn't really a big deal.

But when he saw the young man surnamed Han being helped up, his eyes showed a hint of joy. He felt something was wrong and wanted to take Sun Hao out of here quickly.

(End of this chapter)