Hidden golden branches

Chapter 160 Ji Zhai
Chen Rong reached out and touched the place where Ji Yuxian was sleeping next to him. It was already cold, and only the familiar crisp pine scent of him remained.

He probably got up early.

Today I am going to serve tea to my parents-in-law. Why didn’t this person wake me up?
Chen Rong reached out and rang the bell on the bedpost.

Yu Zhu and Ling'er pushed open the door and walked in, followed by four little girls. The first two girls walked into the clean room holding black lacquer plates with gold and plum blossoms in their hands. The plates were filled with neatly stacked food. A Songjiang cotton towel, a set of azure porcelain boxes and jars specially made by the official kiln, containing bath beans, balm, shampoo and dried flowers.

The two girls at the back were carrying copper basins with hot water in them.

After Chen Rong came out from dressing up, Grandma Zhong brought a small bowl of poached eggs in sugar water and a bowl of red dates and barley porridge on a red nanmu lacquered plate. There were also two plates of side dishes, one plate of shredded meat and pickled cabbage and one plate of jellyfish heads with lettuce. .

Chen Rong wasn't hungry, so he drank a few sips of sugar water and didn't eat the poached eggs. I only ate less than half of the bowl of red dates and barley porridge. I stretched out my chopsticks and picked out the lettuce from the lettuce pan.

Yu Zhu led Ling'er and others in with a red lacquered square tray for clothes. Chen Rong glanced at Yu Zhu, who smiled and said, "Mother Zhong has chosen a big red jacket with red sleeves for you."

Because she is a new daughter-in-law, she still wears festive red today.

Yu Zhu was still very new to combing her hair, so Zhuo'er came to help her with her makeup.

It's always a little troublesome for women to sort this out. Ji Yuxian had already done it. He opened the door and came in. Seeing that the meal on the small table had been moved a little and not put away, he asked, "Rongrong, why do you only eat so little?"

"You're not hungry, have you eaten?" Chen Rong looked at him in the dressing table mirror and asked.

She was obedient and didn't call him 'Brother Ji.' 'I'm worried that he might ask her "What should I call her?" in front of the servants.

Ji Yuxian got up early and practiced a set of boxing. He wanted to go to the main courtyard to have breakfast later. When he saw Chen Rong eating the leftovers, he didn't mind it, so he sat on the peony-patterned round stool and picked up the bowl Chen Rong used. He started eating calmly with his chopsticks.

Chen Rong saw it in the mirror, and his face suddenly turned red.

This man is really...
Today is a tea ceremony, so the attire should not be too simple or too heavy. Chen Rong is wearing a silver-red embroidered mandarin duck mandarin duck's branch mandarin. His hair is combed into a woman's bun, and his hair is inlaid with gold and jade pendants. He carries an emerald green necklace on his left hand. A jade bracelet, a gold bracelet with dragons and phoenixes on her right wrist, and a pair of golden south pearl earrings on her earlobes. Her facial features were bright, so heavy makeup didn't look good on her, so she only drew thin eyebrows.

She wears plain clothes like a hibiscus, and this bright outfit gives her a dignified and charming temperament.

Ji Yuxian came out of the shower again and saw her combing her hair into a woman's bun. Her bright face still looked delicate, her neck looked slender, and her skin was as good as snow...

Ji Yuxian held back the throbbing in his heart, calmed down for a night, took Chen Rong's silky little hand, and said softly: "Let's go, follow me to Yuan'antang."

Later, Grandma Zhong and Yu Zhu walked towards the direction of Rong Xi Hall in the main courtyard with Grandma Rong who was in Ji Yuxian's courtyard.

The sun is warm, the waves are sparkling, and the breeze is blowing.

The backyard of Anguo Gong's mansion is not divided into east and west courtyards according to the ordinary backyard. Instead, it uses corridors and winding corridors to connect the houses in various places.

Chen Rong followed Ji Yuxian out of the new house, only to find that he was in a house with three entrances. The new house is arranged on the right side of the second entrance, with five main rooms and two side rooms, and a hand-curved verandah connects the east and west wing rooms.

Several plum trees and osmanthus trees were planted in the yard, and four-season crabapples and peonies were planted on both sides of the aisle in front of the eaves, as well as jasmine flowers climbing the walls.

Ji Yuxian walked very slowly, holding her little hand but walking very slowly, telling her how to get to the Ji family's house.

Which house lives in which house? He also talked about the house: "My grandmother was married from Jiangnan. When I first repaired the house, my grandfather took my grandmother's advice into consideration. Therefore, the layout of the house is slightly different from other homes."

"Hey, it's true!" Chen Rong said in surprise as he watched the scenery in front of him gradually unfold. The house is simple and exquisite, which can be seen from the design of the garden alone. Pavilions, bridges, lakes, and nine-curved corridors pass through the rows of rockeries. The moon cave door is hidden under the dense green bamboos. The pebbles on the intestinal path are evenly sized. The bonsais under the corridor are all neatly trimmed small-leaf red sandalwood. They are exquisite and beautiful everywhere.

The entire Ji's house is worth three Chen's houses.
On the way, Ji Yuxian briefly introduced the situation of the Ji family to Chen Rong.

Ji Yuxian has three uncles. The second uncle is forty-two this year, the third uncle is thirty-nine, and the fourth uncle is thirty-two. The three uncles have many children and grandchildren. There will be a lot of people in the room, and the hierarchy will be very chaotic.

Ji Yuxian knew that the Chen Rong family was simple and worried about scaring others, so he said gently, "You can just stay out of the affairs of the inner house. Don't be afraid if something happens. They don't dare to offend you."

"Hey." Chen Rong's face turned bitter, her tender cheeks wrinkled up, and she looked surprisingly cute.

After listening to Ji Yuxian's words, I became more aware of the deep foundation of the Ji family and the complexity of the family members.

Ji Yuxian patted her little hand comfortingly and said, "It's okay, I'm here."

Chen Rong thought of something and asked: "Didn't it say that Duke Anguo has an ancestral precept that only those who are thirty years old and have no children can take a concubine?"

Ji Yuxian pursed his lips, looked down at the little wife beside him and explained: "What is the ancestral precept of Duke An Guo? It was only added last year. The descendants of Duke An Guo can only take concubines when they are over thirty and have no children."

Ji Yuxian emphasized that he was the descendant of 'An Guogong', not the descendants of An Guogong's brothers.

It is a freshly baked product.

"what?"

Ji Yuxian thought to himself, this rule was not made to attract your mother's attention. Your mother will feel at ease only when my matchmaker comes to propose marriage.

However, from now on, the three sons of Duke Anguo must follow this rule.

It can be seen that Ji Yuxian is both cautious and determined to marry his sweetheart.

In fact, when Yun Man first learned that Duke An Guo had this ancestral precept, it was strange. How could Duke An Guo's younger brothers not be surrounded by wives and concubines and have a large number of legitimate children?
This so-called ancestral precept should be aimed at An Guogong's own descendants.

Not only Yun Man knew it, but also the other high-ranking family members knew it well in their hearts.

Chen Rong's mind was spinning quickly and he blurted out: "If you are thirty and have no children, do you want to take a concubine?"

"Ahem." Ji Yuxian choked at Chen Rong's words. He couldn't help but stretched out his hand to rub her bun, and said with a smile: "Even if we are childless, there is no way that your husband and I will take a concubine."

Chen Rong hurriedly reached out and patted his arm: "Hey, don't mess up my hair."

In fact, she believed in her heart that he would not take a concubine.

It just takes a long time, just wait and see.

Along the way, the servants wearing new clothes in the mansion greeted the two newcomers from a distance and then avoided them to avoid bumping into the newcomers.

After all, he is a wealthy aristocrat, and his courtyard at home is beautiful.