Jin Tingjiao

Chapter 35
After entering, I felt that the alley was much longer and wider than ordinary alleys. After walking only a few tens of feet, there was a fence about fifty or sixty feet long on the right, and several sycamore trees had grown out of the high wall by about ten feet. .

There is a vermilion lacquer gate in the middle, and the lantern under the gate is written with a vigorous "Han" character. There are also corner gates on the corners of the two ends of the alley.

Even though it is a corner gate, because it was built according to the first-rank official system, it is actually wider than the main gate of Shen's mansion.

In particular, the southeast corner gate is the daily entrance and exit of the master and servant of the mansion, so there are a lot of people coming and going. The alley next to the gate is full of small businesses and losers, and it has gradually become a place where traders gather.

Shen Xi still couldn't imagine what Wen Chan looked like now.

That year I took her back to the capital from Huizhou, and she was dumbfounded ever since she entered the city gate.

By the time she entered Zhang's residence, her jaw almost dropped.

Standing under the hanging flower door, looking at the palace lanterns spinning by itself in the corridor, I never blinked. I just thought that the turning lights inside were caused by monsters, but I didn't dare to let out the atmosphere with my back against the door frame.

If Zhang Ying didn't find her and turned to lead her, she wouldn't even be able to leave!

Shen Xi never discriminated against her origin.

But she, a country girl who has never seen the world at all, is finally qualified to become the old lady of this wealthy family, but it is all due to the Zhang family!And not by her own efforts.

The car is parked on the side of the street.

She leaned against the car window and raised her lips, retracted her eyes and frowned for a moment, then pointed to an old woman selling flowers in the crowd not far away, and told Yuan Bei: "Go ahead and buy some candied haws, and let them wrap them in oil paper. Take it back to Brother Liang to eat.

"Then invite the old lady to the car, and I'll pick some flowers with her. You stay under the car and don't come up until you're told."

Yuan Bei agreed to go down.

Shen Xi looked at the passers-by and ordinary people nearby by the window.

Except for the vendors, there are mostly young men and women on the road, all walking happily in the spring, talking and laughing.

Naturally, there were also well-educated scholars and delicate ladies. The men didn't realize it, but the women covered their faces with gauze and put them among the men and women in the city.

The folk customs of Tuoba people are indeed much more open than that of Daqin.

"Get in the car."

While talking, Yuan Bei had already carried a bundle of candied haws under the car, and turned around to call the old woman.

The old woman glanced at Shen Xi through the car window, and immediately got into the car with a bow.

Shen Xi watched her slightly bend her lips, although she didn't make any other movements, and her left arm was still casually resting on the car window, but this calm and graceful look made the old woman feel uncomfortable.

Tuoba women are bright and informal, although there are some who are elegant and gentle, but how many are as natural as the one in front of me?
She has seen a lot of beautiful ladies who come and go in and out of Han's house, but having a good manner is what makes people more attractive.

"May I ask Miss, what kind of flowers do you want?"

She passed the flower basket forward, and the basket full of blooming flowers immediately gave off a stronger fragrance after she fiddled with it.

Shen Xi accepted the magnolia branch she handed over with confidence: "How long has my mother-in-law been selling flowers in this area?"

"It's been more than ten years!" The old woman said enthusiastically, "The slave's family is the people on the outskirts of this Lu'er Hutong. They used to help in other people's homes when they were young, but they started doing this job when they were old.

"Miss, don't worry, the flowers in my house are all very fresh. The old man in my house is the gardener of a rich family, and the flower seedlings are all good!"

More than ten years.

In other words, she has been here since the Han family made their fortune.

Shen Xi took another sprig of peony and paused on his fingertips, then looked at her: "I'll pay you two coins, I'll take all the flowers."

The old woman was stunned, and there was a light in her eyes!She is a conscientious person, a basket of flowers can only be sold for a hundred coppers at most, but Shen Xi can actually buy it for two silver coins, isn't this obviously cheap? !
In addition to being overjoyed, she couldn't help but tentatively: "Does Miss have any orders?"

There is no such thing as a white pie in the sky, and she still understands this truth.

Shen Xi smiled: "I don't have any instructions, but there are a few things I want to ask you."

She took out a broken piece of silver and laid it out.

The old woman hurriedly said: "Miss, please tell me. I will definitely answer everything."

Shen Xi nodded: "I'm here from the south, and I heard that the Han family is very powerful, so I want to inquire about the situation.

"Where did the Han family live? What did the ancestors of the Han family do? Why haven't I heard of it before?"

"It's easy!" When the old woman heard that she was only inquiring about the situation of the Han family, she immediately cleared her throat and opened her posture and said, "The boss of the Han Pavilion is named Han Dun.

"Before the Great Zhou Dingguo, the Han family lived in Xicheng. The old man of the Han family was originally a commander of the Wucheng Military Division during the Qin Ling Emperor's time. His family background is not considered prominent. The girl is from the south, so it's normal if you haven't heard of it.

"However, about 50 years ago, Zhang Xie, a minister next to Emperor Qin Ling, married his adopted daughter to the Han family.

"Zhang Xie is a descendant of the Zhang family in Yanjing, which was famous in the government and the public. The daughters of the Zhang family were not necessarily able to marry even the princes in the palace. However, Zhang Xie and his wife married the adopted daughter whom they trained themselves A small commander.

"Later, the Han family gradually grew up, especially after Mr. Han Ge was born, the old lady who raised him personally sent him to study in the Zhang family's private school.

"Elder Han Ge is actually talented and intelligent, not inferior to the Zhang family's children from the aristocratic family.

"Later, as expected, after the Great Zhou established the country, he joined the six ministries, and after the late emperor passed away, the Queen Mother appointed him as the chief assistant of the cabinet.

"It's amazing now."

The old woman said the whole story, full of awe between the lines.

Shen Xi was at the bottom of the list because of Liu Nanny's words, so he was able to remain very calm at this moment.

Sure enough, she guessed right, Wen Chan did escape from her case safely, and was still using the Zhang family for a long time afterwards.

It's just that this little commander surnamed Han, she really didn't have much impression.

"You said that the Han family is not prominent, so why did Elder Zhang Ge marry his adopted daughter back then?" She frowned.

"This concubine is not clear."

Gossip seems to be the instinct of this old woman, and she has completely relaxed at this point: "The married daughter of the Zhang family did not cause much trouble in the capital, after all, she is not her own daughter.

"Furthermore, because the Han family is not prominent, not many people are particularly impressed.

"If it weren't for the Han family's fortune, people suddenly became interested in this period of their family's history, I'm afraid no one would remember it."

Shen Xi took it for granted.

Even if the Zhang family never suspected Wen Chan, they would never treat her marriage as their own.

After all, she only entered the Zhang family because of Zhang Ying. Zhang Ying is gone, Zhang Xie and Xiao can find a reliable family to marry her, and paying her a dowry would be considered a philanthropic act.

Besides, after such a long time, it is reasonable for others to lose their impression.

(End of this chapter)