Bestow glory to the king

Chapter 217 The Duke’s Family (2)
After Shen Xi came out of the wedding room, he never took a look at Xie Yu. Xie Yu was also careful, and he didn't dare to talk to him. He was afraid that there would be some unpleasantness at the juncture of serving tea, breaking the rules, and followed him all the way. , went to the yard of the old lady.

Today's Duke is Shen Ye. The old Duke passed away eight years ago. Shen Ye is the eldest son and has inherited the title of Duke, but unexpectedly he has not been degraded. how deep.

The courtyards of the Duke’s Mansion are mostly in the east wing, and there are also houses in the west wing. However, most of them are the places where unfavored aunts and servants live. Although the courtyards are all on the east side, the east side occupies a huge area. of.

Xie Yu and Shen Xi also have their own separate courtyard, called Canglan Garden, and the old lady still lives in the main courtyard. The main courtyard is the five-entry courtyard. There are five blessings and birthday carvings, and ivy is planted in the yard, which looks green and fragrant.The reason why the old lady still lives in the main courtyard is because Shen Ye couldn't bear to ask the old lady to move away from the place where she had lived all her life after the death of the old man. It is true that there is no need for such a large main courtyard, so he moved to live in the Songbai courtyard next to the main courtyard. Unless there is a ceremony at home, or a banquet, when guests come, or when greetings, Shen Ye generally will not be there. The main courtyard appeared.

Because it was Shen Xi who got married, Shen Ye also sat in the hall with the old matriarch today. After receiving a letter from the nanny, after Shen Xi and Xie Yan passed through the hanging flower gate of the main courtyard, the elders in the house also They all went to the hall, waiting for the couple to offer tea.

Xie Meng knew that the Duke's Mansion had a lot of people. Although the Duke Shen Ye had no wives and concubines, the other gentlemen in the Duke's Mansion had wives and concubines in groups. The second master Shen Lin had one wife and eight concubines, and the third master Shen Fang had one wife and six concubines. Concubine, they are the lords of the Duke's mansion, and those lords of the concubine. It is said that there are many people in the house, and the number of the sons and daughters of the mansion is amazing. It is said that the Duke's Mansion now has twelve grandsons and sixteen granddaughters. However, there are only a few of them, mainly because there are many children of concubines.

Shen Xi is the eldest son of the Duke's Mansion, and the daughter-in-law he married is the eldest daughter-in-law. Therefore, among the juniors in the mansion, the two are considered to be the highest in seniority. The first son and daughter, the second son and the second daughter all have to call "Big Brother" when they see them. , Sister-in-law.

The old lady was surrounded by several ladies in the main house, and she was passing around the things on the agarwood wooden plate. Xie Meng recognized that Xi Niang took it away from her wedding shop, and immediately understood what it was. Turning her head and glanced at Shen Xi, she saw that he was looking at the heart with nose and eyes, his face was expressionless, Xie Yu's face turned red, she was too tired, so she ignored this matter, unexpectedly, the master thought more about it than she did. The thoughtfulness in his heart immediately deepened his guilt.

The nanny took her to the old matriarch, and the wives also followed the rules, passed the things around, and when they saw the newcomer approached, they all sat up straight.

Duke Shen Ye and the old matriarch sat side by side on the grand master's chair at the top, several wives sat next to the old matriarch, and the next ones were some women Xie Yu hadn't seen much, except for Aunt Lian who went to her new house yesterday. And Aunt Lan, she doesn't know any other women.

(End of this chapter)