Chapter 358 White Dragon Prince
"Or should we talk about the old lady's blessing?" Wang Xifeng entered the pavilion and took the old lady's arm. "Look at all your granddaughters and grandsons. Which one is not the best? If the old ancestors of other families saw them, they might want to snatch a child from the old lady and take it back."
At this moment, the old lady was indeed happy watching the children playing.
She pointed at Wang Xifeng and said, "When I was in Jinling before, I also liked to play around like this. When I was their age, I also spent the whole day playing with my brothers and sisters, and I played even crazier than Yun girl."
It is said that people like to reminisce when they get old, and old ladies are no exception, especially at this moment when everyone is relaxing.
Moreover, this old lady rarely had a time to worry in her life! Her father and brothers were all capable people. Even after they got married, they were from a top family. When they got old, they became the ancestors of the family. It can be said that she had a happy and wealthy life. Even ordinary princesses and princesses would probably be inferior to her.
After chatting with the old lady for a while, Wang Xifeng stood up and said, "The maids have brought the food over. I'll have it delivered directly to the pavilion. Let's stay here with the old lady and enjoy it together!"
At this time, all the girls stopped and gathered around Jia Cong.
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Jiangnan Zhen family!
To know how high the status of the Jiangnan Zhen family is, you only need to look at the regulations of this main gate to know something!
In ancient times, the family hierarchy was strict, and even the names were very different, such as "mansion", "house", "di", "home", "she", "lu", "yu", etc.
"Yu" refers to a place where people live, such as the word "apartment" in later generations. "Lu" refers to a temporary shed, and there was a saying of "Jie Lu" in ancient times.
She refers to a temporary residence that can be used to entertain guests. Jia refers to the residence of ordinary people, that is to say, in ancient times, the residence of common people was called "jia".
"Zhai" refers to the residence of a wealthy person who does not hold an official position, while "di" refers to the residence of an official.
As for the "fu", only the place where the princes and nobles lived can be called a "fu".
Of course, this title is not necessarily very strict, but the regulations it represents cannot be exceeded. And this is the so-called family background. Because from the door, you can see the level of the family.
For example, the main gates of the Ning and Rong mansions are both three large rooms with one door, and these main gates are rarely opened.
So when Daiyu entered the Rongguo Mansion, she didn't go through the main gate not because of favoritism, but because she was not qualified. Not to mention Daiyu, even if Lin Ruhai came in person, he couldn't go through the main gate. This was the rule.
After entering the west corner gate, you can reach the hanging flower gate in front of Jia Mu's courtyard the fastest, so entering from the west corner gate is not inappropriate.
A family with three large rooms and one front door is already a sign of extremely high status. Even an ordinary prince's mansion would have such regulations. However, the Zhen family has five large rooms and three front doors.
Of course, the reason why the Zhen family has such a status is not because they violate the rules. When the emperor made his southern tour, the Zhen family received him several times, so naturally there were many modifications to the mansion, and the regulations in all aspects were far beyond the level it should have. Therefore, the gate of the Zhen family has such a form.
Looking at the door nails on the gate, there are nine rows and seven columns. The roof is made of glazed tiles and there are beasts on the ridge. Such regulations are at the level of a real prince's palace. Above that, it is the gate of the imperial palace.
And a door like this will basically only be opened a few times in this lifetime.
In front of the gate of Zhen's mansion, there is a pair of male and female stone lions on the left and right, looking very majestic. Directly in front of the gate, across the street, there is a screen wall , facing the gate. In ancient times, people paid attention to storing wind and absorbing air. If the gate is open without any obstruction, it would be considered as leaking blessings, hence this saying.
Just like the Ningrong Street in front of the Ning and Rong mansions, the street in front of the Zhen mansion can almost be called a private street. Apart from the Zhen family, other people would not come here. Therefore, this street is naturally a bit quiet.
Several servants were sitting on the stone steps chatting and joking out of boredom. As the seventh-rank official at the prime minister's door, the power of the Zhen family in Jiangnan was not comparable to that of the prime minister. Therefore, even though these people were just servants, no one provoked them. Even if ordinary officials came to visit, they had to offer some silver first, otherwise, it was common to be turned away.
"Hi!" a doorman was saying, and when he turned around he saw a group of three people slowly walking towards the gate.
These three people are a bit weird. The leader is a young man in white with a slender figure and a smiling face. He looks like a graceful and elegant gentleman!
Behind him on the left was an old monk in a cassock. With a white face and no looked more like a boiled egg.
Behind him on the right is a young and beautiful nun with long hair! This nun is beautiful and extraordinary.
Originally, Menzi wanted to scold him, but when he saw the pendant hanging on the young man's folding fan, he stopped talking.
As a member of the Zhen family, he naturally has a good eye. He can tell who can be offended and who cannot be offended at a glance.
Without mentioning anything else, just from this pendant, they could judge that this person was either rich or noble, and very rich and noble.
Immediately, the leading doorman stepped forward, bowed and asked respectfully, "Where does the distinguished guest come from?"
The nobleman smiled and said, "There are a few people with good eyes! Reward!"
The old monk stepped forward immediately, and with his extended hand, several golden ingots appeared. This kind of thing was certainly something he had seen before, but it was really rare to see them being rewarded with gold ingots.
He immediately knelt down and bowed, "Thank you for your reward, sir!"
After saying this, he stepped forward and took the gold ingot.
"Go and tell your master that Young Master Bailong has arrived." The beautiful nun said with her red lips slightly opened.
Although the man felt strange, he did not dare to say anything. He turned around and went to pass on the message.
In the main hall of the Zhen family, 'Anqing Hall', the head of the Zhen family, Zhen Yingjia, sat with his eyes closed, while an old butler stood beside him with his hands hanging down!
Suddenly, a doorman came in a hurry and bowed at the door, "Sir, there is a rich young man outside the door, who said he wants to see you."
"Rich and noble son?"
Zhen Yingjia opened his eyes, and the doorman hurriedly continued, "He called himself Young Master Bailong, but didn't say which family he was from, but he looked like a wealthy man."
The old butler at the side looked at Zhen Yingjia. Zhen Yingjia frowned, and after a moment, his expression changed slightly, and he said to himself, "Mr. Bailong? Bailong Fish Suit?"
"Huh!" He let out a long breath, and then said to the old housekeeper, "Go and tell everyone in the front yard to return to the courtyard. No one is allowed to go out without my order. All servants should stay away. You personally lead people to wait outside the door. I will be here soon."
