In the sixth year of Zhenguan, Shangyuan Festival, Chenshi, Chang'an City, Xingdaofang
A group of carriages slowly entered Xingdaofang from the east gate.
Xiao Qingwan is in a very good mood today because the young master told her last night that he would take her to the Lantern Festival Lantern Festival today.
Although she went to bed very late last night and woke up early, Xiao Qingwan was particularly energetic.
Ever since the carriage entered Chunming Gate, her eyes had been looking at the street scene of Chang'an City.
At this time, Xiao Qingwan saw that the carriage had not arrived at Dongshi for a long time, and she couldn't help but wonder:
"Sir? Did the carriage go the wrong way? Why hasn't it taken so long to reach Dongshi?"
Xiao Changxi, who had been keeping her eyes closed along the way, heard Xiao Qingwan's words and couldn't help but open her eyes and look out the car window.
She looked out the window at the familiar streets in her memory and recognized Xingdaofang at a glance.
Thinking of the gift Qin Ming told her yesterday, an idea popped up in her mind.
He glanced at Qin Ming unconsciously, and met Qin Ming's tender gaze.
She panicked and couldn't help but glance at her daughter beside her.
Qin Ming leaned against the car wall and said to Xiao Qingwan with a smile on his face:
"This is Xingdaofang, Zishu didn't go the wrong way."
Xiao Qingwan had never been here before, so she wondered:
"Xingdaofang? Master, what are we doing here? Looking for someone?"
When Yang Zijun heard Xiao Qingwan's words, he also looked at Qin Ming.
When her cousin asked if she came here to find someone, she immediately thought of the days when her mother took her to look for someone in Xingdaofang.
His little hands couldn't help but clenched tightly into fists.
Qin Ming didn't notice Yang Zijun's little movements. He smiled mysteriously at Xiao Qingwan, shook his head and said:
"Wan'er will know it soon."
After speaking, he deliberately glanced at Xiao Changxi.
While several people were talking, the carriage slowly stopped at the door of a mansion.
The temporary driver Zi Shu said respectfully towards the carriage:
"Sir, we are here."
"good."
Soon the women got off the carriage under the leadership of Qin Ming.
Xiao Qingwan looked up and saw a few familiar guards standing in front of the mansion, and then looked at the plaque in front of the tall mansion.
Pointing to the door of the mansion with some disbelief, the word "Qin Mansion" written in thin gold script, asked:
"Sir, is this the new mansion we bought?"
Qin Ming looked at the girls with a smile on his face, nodded and said:
"Yes, this will be our home in Chang'an from now on. There is also Qingxinyuan inside. You can go in and have a look."
Xiao Qingwan's eyes lit up when she heard this, she excitedly picked up her cousin and walked towards the house.
Qin Ming looked at Xiao Changxi, who was still stunned, with a smile on his lips, walked up to her, and whispered:
"Xi'er, this is the gift I mentioned yesterday. Go in and see if you like it?"
Xiao Changxi came to her senses after hearing this. For a moment, she didn't know what to say.
She knew in her heart that the reason why Qin Ming bought his mansion in Xingdaofang in the huge Chang'an City must have something to do with her. After all, she had told Qin Ming before that she liked it here.
It is impossible to say that I am not moved.
Qin Ming looked at Xiao Changxi's hesitant expression and couldn't help but smile and said:
"Let's go in quickly."
Xiao Changxi hummed after hearing this, and then walked into the house with Qin Ming.
After entering the courtyard, Xiao Changxi could tell at a glance that the difference here was that whether it was the attic, corridors, or rockery in the garden, they were all in the Jiangnan architectural style.
Not long after leaving, Xiao Changxi's eyes turned red as she looked at the familiar buildings, flowers and plants in the yard.
At this moment, she only felt warm in her heart, just when she was about to say something to Qin Ming.
Yang Zijun and Xiao Qingwan ran over. Yang Zijun excitedly took Xiao Changxi's arm and said:
"Mother, please come with us and take a look. The attic in Qingxinyuan here is very similar to the one in our house in Yangzhou."
When Xiao Changxi saw this, she looked at Qin Ming with a questioning look.
Qin Ming nodded and said:
"Chang Xi, go take a look and get familiar with the environment of the palace as soon as possible. I will go to the palace in a while, and I will leave the affairs of the palace to you."
Xiao Changxi nodded after hearing this, and then followed Yang Zijun and Mao Tu to Qingxinyuan.
Xiao Qingwan and Sishe stayed with Qin Ming.
Although Xiao Qingwan left her hometown in Jiangnan with her parents when she was young, she still saw the Jiangnan style of the mansion at a glance after entering the mansion.
Seeing no one around, she threw herself into Qin Ming's arms and sobbed:
"Sir, Wan'er likes it here very much, thank you."
Qin Ming touched Wan'er's bun with pity, then patted her shoulder and whispered:
"As long as you like it..."
.......
At the end of Chenshi, Chang'an City Palace, Zhuque Gate
Qin Ming did not stay in the house for too long, and calmed down Qingwan's mood a little.
With the help of Qingwan and Sishe, they changed into court clothes, took Zishu and several guards to the Suzaku Gate of the palace.
Qin Ming asked Zi Shu and the guards to wait beside the carriage, and walked to the entrance of the palace alone.
Zuo Xiaowei, who was on duty, saw Qin Ming wearing a green official robe and quickly stopped him:
"The palace gate is an important place, please show me your token."
Qin Ming was stunned when he heard this.
Token? What token?
At this moment, a young eunuch hurriedly walked over at the palace gate.
He showed a token to the two Zuo Xiaowei soldiers, and then said:
"This is a saint, a man from Lantian County who was just consecrated yesterday. Today he was summoned by His Majesty and came to the palace to express his gratitude."
The soldiers of Zuo Xiaowei naturally recognized the little eunuch in front of the tongueless father-in-law.
But out of professional ethics, I checked the token carefully.
It was found that there was no problem with the token and it was released.
Xiao Dongzi bowed respectfully to Qin Ming and said:
"Slave, I have seen the man from Qin County."
Qin Ming had long recognized the young eunuch, so he returned the greeting:
"I met my father-in-law."
Seeing this, Xiao Dongzi quickly waved his hand and said:
"Mr. Qin County, don't do this. I can't stand your courtesy. Please follow me into the palace quickly. Don't miss the time."
Qin Ming nodded when he heard this, and then followed Xiao Dongzi into the imperial city.
Qin Ming was still very curious about the appearance of the Tang Palace.
After all, this is the real Tang Dynasty Palace, not the kind of imitation palace built in later generations of film and television cities.
After entering the Zhuque Gate, the imperial city comes into view. At first Qin Ming thought that the imperial city was where the emperor and his concubines lived.
But after Xiao Dongzi's introduction, he learned that the palace in the imperial city was not the residence of the emperor, but the place where the ministers worked.
The three provinces and six ministries of the imperial court were all located within the imperial city, and the emperor's real residence was in the palace city to the north of the imperial city.
This also explains why the palaces in the imperial city are relatively small.
Qin Ming followed Xiao Dongzi through the imperial city, passed the Chengtian Gate of the palace city, walked for a while, and finally stopped at the entrance of a magnificent palace.
Xiao Dongzi saluted Qin Ming and said:
"Mr. Qin County, please stay. I will go in first and let you know."
After hearing this, Qin Ming retracted his gaze towards the top of the palace, bowed to the young eunuch and said:
"Thank you, father-in-law."
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