Chapter 35 Visitors
Lu Wu and the other six maids all opened their eyes wide.
Miss, you are so stylish!
So generous!
Love you so much, Miss!
The second-class maids were not jealous either. After all, Luwu and Baizhi were married, and the first-class maids had to be promoted from among them.
The young lady is so generous to her own people, so they will definitely not be much different in the future.
Su Zhenzhen smiled again and said, "Baizhi, you can now buy as many snacks as you want on Chang'an Street. You don't have to eat at Lvwu's all day."
Bai Zhi blushed and said, "Then I must bribe the young lady and give Lu Wu a taste."
Su Zhenzhen smiled, her sparkling eyes filled with tears. She turned her body slightly and put down the script in her hand.
"Do you have any nice-looking fabrics for this month's allowance?"
Bai Zhi replied, "We have several pieces of the finest black and moon-white Huanhua brocade, sapphire-blue Yuehua brocade, and the cloud brocade color you often wear, young lady."
Su Zhenzhen was silent for a moment, then said, "Give me a white handkerchief made from the moon-white Shu brocade I had left over from making clothes last time."
She was so captivated by the man's beauty today that she actually agreed to embroider a purse for him.
There is no other way but to cram at the last minute.
When we reached Zhuque Street, there were already fewer people coming and going.
A pair of majestic and solemn stone lions squat at the gate of the magnificent mansion with red walls and green tiles.
The plaque above the main gate is made of rosewood and painted with gold, which reads "Su Mansion".
Two mahogany carriages slowly approached the gate of the Su Mansion.
A handsome and elegant young man with red lips and white teeth, wearing a moon-white robe embroidered with bamboo patterns, got off the carriage in front.
He walked calmly to the gate of the Su Mansion and asked softly, "I am Gu Wenmin, the younger brother of the second young master's wife. Please let me know."
The guards at the door had received the news long ago and knew that the second young master's wife's brothers and sisters would be visiting.
He hurriedly said, "Sir, please wait a moment. I will go and invite the Second Young Master's wife right away."
At this time, a bright and pretty girl came down from the carriage at the back. She was wearing rouge-red brocade and a plum blossom headdress wrapped with gold thread. She was tall.
The two maids followed behind her. The little girl looked at Gu Wenmin with a little uneasiness, "Brother, I..."
Gu Wenmin's eyes were filled with comfort, "Xiaoyan, don't be nervous, I'm here."
Gu Hanyan had never seen such a majestic mansion.
She grew up in Jinling and had visited the governor's residence before, but it was never so majestic and solemn.
Her elder sister married the second son of the first-rank Grand Secretary and Minister of Revenue of the current dynasty.
This official is very important.
She was so scared.
I'm also afraid of bringing shame to my family.
Thinking of this, she tried to calm down.
Soon, the side door opened.
The main entrance is only opened to welcome important guests when there are important matters or important guests.
Usually they themselves went through the side door, and the servants went through the corner door and the back door.
A middle-aged woman wearing a blue satin jacket with a pattern of precious flowers and a heavy gold hairpin in her bun.
She led the group to bow to Gu Wenmin and the others, and said with a smile, "Thank you for waiting, Master Gu and Miss Gu. I was sent by Madam early to greet the two distinguished guests. Madam Second Young Master has been waiting for a long time, looking forward to it day and night. Now it is finally here."
Gu Wenmin smiled and said, "Thank you, Madam. What's your name?"
The middle-aged woman said, "I am the maidservant that came with the Madam's dowry. You can call me Madam Chen."
She smiled and took Gu Hanyan's hand. "Miss Gu is so pretty. She looks 40% to 50% like the Second Young Master's wife. The wife really likes pretty girls."
"My two distinguished guests, let's go into the mansion. The mansion is quite large, and we can only walk through the fifth courtyard. You can take the sedan chair for the rest of the way."
Another round of polite greetings.
Walking through the arched gate, you will be greeted by a magnificent scene with carved beams and painted buildings.
The Gu siblings barely slept the entire way, appearing calm on the outside but filled with surprise in their hearts.
Arrived at the main hall in the backyard, Chaohui Hall.
The men in the Su family are all working in the office: Su Qiyang is in the Ministry of Revenue, Su Jun is in the Dali Temple, and Su Yu is in the Wucheng Military Commission.
The Su family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law happened to get together to chat and met the Gu family's brother and sister.
Tears welled up in the eyes of Gu Hanyue, the wife of the Second Young Master Su. She awkwardly held her biological sister's hand, and looked at her tall and handsome brother without blinking.
He hurriedly asked, "How was the journey? Are you hungry? Are you thirsty?" His eyes were red like a rabbit, "Come with me to meet the elders."
Gu Hanyue cried and laughed at the same time. She wiped away her tears with a handkerchief, "Mom, sister-in-law, these are my brother and sister from my mother's family. My brother's name is Gu Wenmin, and my sister is Gu Hanyan."
"Wen Min, Han Yan, this is my mother-in-law, Madam Su, and this is my eldest sister-in-law."
Gu Wenmin was very polite and didn't look at her any longer. He bowed and said, "Wenmin greets Madam Su, and greets Madam Su, the eldest young master's wife."
Gu Hanyan also bowed and greeted.
Ye Mingyan chuckled and said, "Since you are Yue'er's younger brother or sister, don't be so polite. Just call me Aunt Su."
Mrs. Su Dashao's wife, Lin Murou, also smiled and said, "Just call me Sister-in-law Jun."
She looked at the beautiful, quiet and well-behaved Gu Hanyan, took out a full green jade bracelet from her hand and handed it to her. "Mother, I saw that Sister Yan had a kind face, so I chose this Qiao Zonger and gave her a meeting gift first. Please don't be angry."
Gu Hanyan looked at the beautiful lady in front of him who was wearing a lake green rippled rain silk brocade long dress and looked gentle and graceful. His face turned slightly red and he bowed to thank her.
"As you wish, as you wish. I won't argue with you about this. Wen Min, your Uncle Su, Big Brother Su, and your brother-in-law are on duty and haven't returned home yet. When the time comes, let Big Brother Su give them some pointers on what to pay attention to in the Spring Examination. He has experience."
Gu Wenmin bowed and said, "Thank you, Aunt Su."
How could he deserve the guidance of the top scholar from six years ago?
Ye Mingyan gave Gu Hanyan a set of gold-thread and red coral headdress, which cost about four or five hundred taels of silver.
After exchanging pleasantries, they finally had time to drink tea, eat snacks and cakes.
Spring water chestnuts, honey-fried cherries, steamed cheese with sugar, mare's milk cake, lotus root starch and osmanthus sugar cake, cloud cake, seasonal fruits...
Lin Murou said to them, "Gu's younger brother's residence has been arranged in a guest house called Hanmoxuan in the front yard. It has two entrances and a small kitchen. He will be provided with a dozen servants and maids, as well as cleaning ladies."
She would never do the thankless task of arranging maids to take care of the daily life of male guests from outside.
He continued, "Sister Yan's room is in the guest house in the backyard, the Ouxiang Pavilion. You've been assigned two first-class maids. I see you've brought two personal maids, four second-class maids, and ten maids to clean and wash. Is that all right?"
The Gu siblings stood up and replied with a smile, "Thank you, Sister-in-law Yue. This is more comfortable than being at home by ourselves."
Gu Hanyan only had two first-class maids and four second-class maids at home.
Their family was not so extravagant as to keep so many maids and servants.
Ye Mingyan hasn't been in charge of anything for a long time. Since she handed over the affairs to her eldest daughter-in-law, she has had a lot more free time.
Suddenly, he remembered and asked Lin Murou, "Has the monthly allowance from Zhenzhen Court been paid yet?"
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