Chapter 73: Morning Martial Academy
Seeing a group of people rushing in, Xiao Que'er stuffed the fruit into her mouth without hesitation, but she choked! Xiangling, who was standing beside her, was so panicked that she quickly picked up the teacup and gave her a sip before she could breathe.
"You girls are so relaxed!" Wang Xifeng said with a smile, "With Cong'er away, you are more relaxed than ordinary masters! Only your Third Master loves you. If you had met a cruel master, he would have sent you away long ago."
Baochai stepped forward and wiped Xiaoque'er's mouth with a handkerchief, and Xiaoque'er responded with a big smile.
"This little girl has been with Brother Cong since she was a child. She is like a family member to him. Qingwen and Xiangling also take good care of her. Naturally, she is favored by Brother Cong!"
"Oh my!" Wang Xifeng waved her handkerchief, "No wonder these little girls are so smart. They can recognize the right masters and know which one to please. In the future, in Brother Cong's room, the master and servant will get along well!"
Upon hearing this, Daiyu twisted her handkerchief and glanced at Wang Xifeng. Baochai also glared at Wang Xifeng with a red face.
Wang Xifeng, having grasped two points with one sentence, immediately laughed triumphantly.
"Xiao Que'er, we are here to take you to see the house, you are going to move!" Xiao Xichun walked up and pulled Xiao Que'er and said.
Qingwen's face turned pale. "We are the master's maids. Why should we go to see other courtyards?"
Xiangyun laughed and said, "Don't you know that Third Brother is coming back? The ancestor gave Chenwuyuan to Third Brother and asked Second Sister-in-law to arrange it in advance. You are Third Brother's maids, so naturally you have to follow him."
Qingwen's expression eased up after hearing this! Just now, she thought that the mansion was going to transfer her to another master's courtyard.
Since she came to Jia Cong's courtyard, her heart has gradually been on Jia Cong, the master, and the feeling and respect that Jia Cong gave her were something she had never experienced in Baoyu's room. Therefore, she truly regarded herself as a member of this family, and if she really had to serve other masters, she really couldn't accept it.
If it was a group of girls, it would be fine, but if it was Baoyu, she would rather die than go. How could she let her master become a joke?
"You know Third Brother's preferences best, so let's go and have a look together, so that we don't end up with something that doesn't suit Third Brother's taste!"
"Miss Bao, where is Chenwu Courtyard? Is our courtyard there?" Xiao Que'er asked with eyes wide open.
Baochai smiled and said, "The Chenwu Courtyard was where the old Duke practiced meditation. It is one of the best courtyards in the mansion, right next to where Miss Lin lives!"
At that time, Jia Min was the eldest daughter in the mansion and the apple of Daishan's eye, so Chenwu Courtyard was separated from Daiyu's courtyard by only a wall, and from Fengjie's courtyard by a corridor.
"Third brother is so lucky. This place is next to Sister Bao, and Chenwu Court is next to Miss Lin."
Baochai and Daiyu blushed when they heard this.
When everyone gathered, Wang Xifeng asked someone to call Li Wan and then headed towards Chenwu Courtyard.
When they arrived at the entrance of Chenwu Courtyard, they saw Li Wan already waiting outside. Wang Xifeng asked the maid behind her to unlock the door, and everyone entered.
This courtyard is more than two or three times larger than Jia Cong's courtyard. The bluestones in the courtyard make it look elegant! The back wall of the main house in Daiyu's courtyard is the south wall of the Chenwu Courtyard!
There is only a small scene in the southwest of the entire courtyard. There are green bamboos in the corner of the wall, and next to the green bamboos is an exquisite pool.
To the west of the pond, there is a pavilion next to a rockery. Next to the pavilion, there is a crabapple tree about ten feet high! Under the crabapple tree, there are two stone tables and seven or eight stone benches placed casually!
Apart from this, the entire courtyard is flat and there is no other scenery.
"This yard is indeed spacious, but it is not as exquisite as Sister Lin's yard!" said Tanchun.
A maid behind Wang Xifeng took two steps forward and said with a smile, "My Third Lady, at that time, the Duke's courtyard was actually a small martial arts arena. I still remember that there was a weapon rack in front of the east wing, so there was no scenery there. Even this small scenery was arranged by the eldest lady back then!"
"Before the eldest lady got married, she was very much favored by the Duke. The Duke was wielding a spear beside her, while the eldest lady was reading and watching fish in this pavilion!"
"That's why the Duke spent a fortune to buy many koi fish and raise them in this pond."
"And these bamboos. I planted three or five of them just now because the young lady liked them. Maybe they have connected their roots with the bamboos in the front yard, so they are becoming more lush..."
Everyone really didn't know that there was such an interesting thing in this courtyard! Even Li Wan and Wang Xifeng were full of surprise.
Daiyu couldn't help but lower her eyes as she listened to the old woman's story. She walked forward a few steps and stood in the pavilion where her mother used to study, imagining what her mother must have looked like back then.
Seeing this, Baochai could not help but step forward and hold Daiyu's arm, "Miss Lin, there is no need to be sad. Auntie passed away, and of course she didn't want you to be like this. Besides, it is fate that we can see the places where Auntie used to visit again."
"Ah!" Xiangyun shouted, "So the bamboo here and the bamboo in Lin's yard are of the same root and species? Yes, yes, isn't there a big clump of bamboo next to this in Lin's yard?"
"In my opinion, it would be better to make a small door here and lay a corridor in the bamboo. When the time comes, Miss Lin will come here to study, and Third Brother will practice martial arts beside her. Isn't it just like the old ancestors and Aunt Min in the past?"
Daiyu was originally sad, but was broken down by Xiangyun's words. This is Jia Cong's courtyard. If the door is opened, it will be of no use.
"Yun girl, I really won't let you go today. Let's see if you dare to say anything!" As he said this, he ignored his previous emotions and rushed towards Xiangyun, twisting the handkerchief.
A group of people rushed forward and managed to persuade them to stop. However, Daiyu always felt that the sisters looked at her in a strange way, and she couldn't help but look at Xiangyun with hatred.
Xiangyun, however, laughed and said unconcernedly, "Third brother is a man of both civil and military talents, and he is also a great general who commands an army. In my opinion, we should put up a weapons rack here, otherwise what if Third brother gets bored!"
"Don't worry, sister-in-law. My second uncle has an excellent weapons rack in his backyard. I will bring people over tomorrow! My second uncle has become fat now and can't wield a sword or gun, so it's just right for my third brother to use." Xiangyun patted her flat chest and said confidently.
Everyone was almost laughing so hard that they fell down. Yingchun stepped forward and pulled Xiangyun, saying, "Sister Yun, since the weapon rack belongs to my second cousin, how can we pull it over? In my opinion, we should just ask the second master to find the master craftsman from the Ministry of Works to have a fight."
"Don't worry, second sister. My two uncles are very happy with the third brother. If it were anyone else, of course they wouldn't agree. But if you want to give it to the third brother, of course they will agree. At worst, I can tell the old ancestor. The old ancestor dotes on the third brother so much, so why should I be afraid that the second uncle will refuse?"
