The Forensic Doctor's Daughter-in-law

Chapter 90 See and Kill Wei Jie, Taste Her (2)
The gatekeepers of Prince Pingxi's Mansion had already opened the left side door wide, stood outside the carriage and said hello to ancestor Cui, and then walked in to meet their carriage.

Some people may ask why the side door is used to enter. In fact, in this era, the main door of the nobles' homes is rarely opened. Those who can use the main door are usually people with special status, and the side door is mostly opened for ordinary relatives.

Although Ancestor Cui is also a first-rank order of the imperial court, he is still not qualified to walk the right way, let alone Dou Zihan's status.

The left side door of this kind of people is usually used by female guests, and the right side door is used by male guests. From the left and right, you can see the dignity of men and women. Unlike modern people, the ancients generally respected the right side. , the prime minister on the right must have a higher position than the prime minister on the left, and the seat on the right is more noble than the seat on the left.

This custom has been passed down, and the most obvious manifestation is the couplet, with the upper couplet posted on the right and the lower couplet on the left.Some ancient calligraphy and paintings are also read from the right.

The side doors of the palaces of various aristocratic families are also very spacious, which is more than enough for a carriage to pass through, and naturally they are not shabby.

Of course, these are not the issues that Dou Zihan cares about. No matter how good the Pingxi Palace is, it is not her home. What's more, she has no major interests or conflicts with the Pingxi Palace. Don't waste too much of her effort.

Therefore, when the carriage they were riding in drove into Prince Pingxi's mansion, she was in a very calm state of mind at the moment.On the other hand, Old Ancestor Cui looked a little uneasy now.

Why is ancestor Cui uneasy?Maybe it has something to do with the incident that caused the two sisters to fall out!Perhaps, there are other reasons that Dou Zihan is not aware of.

The carriage entered the side door and kept moving forward. The layout of the Pingxi Palace is somewhat different from that of the Cui family. After entering the door of the Cui family, it was always straight until it reached the Zhaobi Qiancai turning, but the Pingxi Palace was different. The carriage After walking forward for a while, there was a screen wall blocking the way, and there was a place specially provided for foreigners to park their carriages at that screen wall.

This place has long been waiting for a large group of maids in charge of the inner courtyard, mothers and mothers-in-law, etc. These people first greeted Ancestor Cui outside the carriage, and then helped Ancestor Cui and Dou Zihan get off the carriage one by one. Sitting in a sedan chair.

Because it was summer, besides a roof to block the sun, the sedan chair was surrounded by light gauze, which allowed Dou Zihan to observe the scenery of Pingxi Palace well.

Although the layouts of Pingxi Palace and Cui Mansion are somewhat different, some basic courtyard layouts of noble houses in this era are still similar, basically all are long corridors, corridors, small bridges, rockery, etc.

As a result, the burly woman carried them all the way to the inner courtyard, and then continued to walk forward. After passing through two corridors, they guessed the destination... the courtyard of the old Princess Pingxi.

The maids, women, and daughters-in-law of the palace that I met along the way didn't say much. When the sedan chair entered the gate of the old Princess Pingxi's courtyard, the gatekeeper's wife had already sent word.

After entering the courtyard, there were also a few servant girls standing in the courtyard, and two middle-aged daughter-in-laws helped Old Ancestor Cui get off the sedan chair.

On Dou Zihan's side, two young servant girls came to support her.

As soon as their grandparents and grandchildren got off the sedan chair, a beautiful woman walked out from the main room opposite. This beautiful woman greeted her with a smile on her face. This beautiful woman was none other than Princess Pingxi.

Princess Pingxi looks to be in her thirties, with a slightly plump figure, she looks amiable, and her beauty does not give people the feeling of domineering.

At first glance, Dou Zihan thought she looked familiar, but after thinking about it carefully, it finally dawned on her that Princess Pingxi was born a bit like Xue Baochai in the [-] version of "Dream of Red Mansions". She will feel that way, but Princess Pingxi is older, her face is more mature, and her eyebrows and eyes are more upright and luxurious.

With this understanding, Dou Zihan couldn't help but look at Princess Pingxi more, thinking in his heart, what kind of temperament is Princess Pingxi like?Is it also Xue Baochai's temperament?

"The old ancestor is not in good health, so he sent me to meet Auntie. If Auntie is a little bit late, I will send someone to the outer courtyard to check in person." Princess Pingxi came forward and said with a smile.

Ancestor Cui hurriedly signaled Dou Zihan to greet Princess Pingxi with him.

Princess Pingxi stopped her first, and said, "Auntie, they are all relatives of our own family, so there is no need to be polite."

"Zihan, I'll meet the princess soon." Ancestor Cui said from the side.

"Minzi Han has seen the princess." Hearing this, Dou Zihan showed a bit of respect on his face, and paid respects to Princess Pingxi gracefully.

Ancestor Cui is an elder, so he can be rude, but she is a junior, if she is not polite, she might be seen as not being polite right away.After the ceremony, a maid beside Princess Pingxi had already helped her up.

At this moment, Princess Pingxi's attention has shifted to Dou Zihan. Although there is still a smile on her face, her eyes are still sizing her up carefully. Ancestor Cui said: "Auntie, this is a girl from the third cousin's family. It is true that the ancestor and aunt were born very similar."

"Even the concubine said so. It seems that this girl Zihan really looks like my grandmother." Ancestor Cui smiled at the side.

At that moment, several people exchanged some greetings with each other, and walked into the room of the old concubine together.

Old Princess Pingxi is two years younger than Patriarch Cui, and she is only 53 this year. She is wearing a very luxurious purple satin dress, embroidered with gorgeous and complicated patterns.

The problem is that if this dress is worn on other people, the effect will probably be better than that of old Princess Pingxi.Why do you say that?Because the old princess Pingxi is not in good health, this was Dou Zihan's first thought when he walked into the room and hadn't seen the old princess's face clearly, because there was a faint smell of medicine in the room.

When she saw the face of the old concubine again, the feeling in her heart became more and more intense. The old concubine is the sister of ancestor Cui, and she should be younger than ancestor Cui. According to common sense, she should be younger than ancestor Cui. The old ancestor looked younger.

But what she saw was that the old concubine's mental state was weaker than that of Cui's ancestor. She was very thin, not ordinary thin, but ridiculously thin.

Women in this era, especially ladies, do not advocate weight loss like later generations.Therefore, Pingxi's thinness has absolutely nothing to do with weight loss and dieting.

Old Princess Pingxi, as the prince's mother, would definitely not be so thin because of malnutrition, why?sick?

(End of this chapter)