Chapter 51 General's Mansion

After the meal, Du Jingyi originally planned to make some tea to digest the food.

As a result, she happened to meet Lu Ju coming to report something.

As soon as she entered the door, she saw Shang Ji was also there, so she bowed respectfully and said.

"I greet the general and the young lady."

"Get up, is there something wrong?"

Lu Ju's temperament was the most boring among the maids who came with the dowry, and she would not easily appear in the main room.

She liked to stay in the house most of the time every day to study the embroidery patterns, so Du Jingyi knew that her sudden appearance must be something wrong.

Lu Ju nodded and said in a calm tone.

"Reply to the young lady, the general's clothes that were sent to me before only had outer clothes, without inner clothes and shoes and socks, so I made a special trip to ask if there are common ones, so that I can take them to compare and make them. It won't take long, and they will be delivered tonight."

What she said was true.

The clothes she made were always fit and comfortable, which was naturally related to the size.

But Du Jingyi didn't have what she needed, so she could only look at Shang Ji beside her.

Then she explained.

"I have asked them to bring the things in the general's study, but the daily clothes are a bit too little, so I sent them to Lu Ju to make more. If the general has nothing to do, can you let Lu Ju measure the size, so that the clothes and shoes made will be comfortable to wear."

Shang Ji naturally understood her kindness.

So he said "hmm", stood up and spread his hands, allowing Lu Ju to measure up and down.

During this time, he carefully wrote down the size.

After a cup of tea, someone came in again.

The voice of housekeeper He rang in the yard.

"General, Madam, the carriage is ready, do you want to set off now to visit the general's mansion?"

Shang Ji glanced at Du Jingyi and saw her nod.

Then the couple went out of the main house.

The sunlight was a little dazzling, and Du Jingyi raised his hand to block it slightly.

Shang Ji saw it and told the maid next to him.

"Hold an umbrella for the young lady."

"Yes, General."

Du Jingyi didn't expect that her husband would care about her so much.

But she changed her mind and let it go.

After all, he could see her preferences after entering the main house for a while, so Du Jingyi was not surprised about this.

So she smiled and said softly.

"I thank the general."

"Let's go, let's go and take a look first."

"Okay."

After saying that, the couple walked out side by side.

The maid Yingtao also followed Du Jingyi, holding an umbrella step by step, so that Du Jingyi would not be pierced by the bright sunlight.

The carriages and horses parked at the door today were given by His Majesty.

So the show was big enough.

The General's Mansion is about an incense stick away from the Duke's Mansion.

Du Jingyi was in good spirits because she had taken a nap.

Listening to the lively street shouting outside, she remembered many things in the past.

When she was still at home, she was free to come and go.

Her parents never criticized her or asked her to be a lady who never left the house.

Instead, they gave her the greatest ease after she learned etiquette thoroughly.

Even when dealing with the family business, they would not avoid the fact that she was still an unmarried girl, and often took her to deal with those shopkeepers.

Therefore, she developed this self-consistent and self-satisfied attitude.

She would not obey orders, and never rely on others for her own honor and disgrace.

Missing the past, the carriage stopped after a while.

Shang Ji, who had been resting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Du Jingyi.

She was not prepared in advance, so she was still a little scared when she felt such a sudden look.

But she was very calm and said with a smile.

"General, we are here."

"Well, get off the car."

The conversation between the couple was a little distant, but it was better than before.

After all, the two of them had only met for a few days, and it was very good to be able to live in harmony like today.

After helping Du Jingyi get off the carriage, she looked up and saw the plaque of the General's Mansion.

The writing was powerful and dignified.

On both sides of the door sat mighty and unyielding stone lions, and the vermilion door was quietly open.

Seeing this, the accompanying housekeeper He and Dou Mama were both excited.

In the past, they also followed Mrs. Gu in and out of the Gu family mansion, so when they saw the General's Mansion, they recalled many past events in their hearts.

Naturally, they had to appear more excited.

The maids Yingtao and Lizhu who followed Du Jingyi sighed quietly.

"What a grand place."

Du Jingyi smiled. In fact, it was not just her maid who felt the same way.

Some things cannot be obtained or owned just because you have a lot of wealth.

The Du family's mansion can be elegantly decorated with Jiangnan gardens, but it is impossible to have the momentum of entering the general's mansion.

"Let's go in and take a look."

Shang Ji said this to Du Jingyi and others without much emotion.

Everyone nodded and entered the general's mansion one after another.

As soon as he entered the door, Du Jingyi was stunned by the magnificent one-line screen wall.

Not for anything else, the four characters "loyalty" written on it were inscribed, which matched Shang Ji's current status.

He took a closer look at the signature, and it turned out to be the current emperor.

It must be said that there are really few people in the court who can bear this honor.

Suppressing his surprise, Du Jingyi followed Shang Ji and continued to move forward.

Compared with the Shang Guogong Mansion, this general's mansion really has no similarities at all.

The structure of the four courtyards has two cross courtyards on the left and right.

The front is the main hall, and the back is the inner house.

At this moment, the middle door is closed, but the side doors on both sides are open.

Du Jingyi knew that the middle door would usually be opened only when meeting important people, so he didn't think much about it.

Following Shang Ji's steps, he entered the main courtyard from the side.

Directly to the north is the main hall, which is five rooms wide and very impressive.

The courtyard has also been swept, so it is particularly clean.

Green pines and cypresses are planted side by side, full of vitality and not showing signs of decline.

Walking along the way, it seems as if someone is standing guard, which makes people's backs and waists particularly stiff.

Following the corridor through the hall, I went all the way to the inner house.

There is a different world here.

The spacious and bright house, the courtyard with mountains and water, and three side rooms on the left and right, and a very exquisite small garden is built on the southeast side of the main hall.

Although compared with the Du family, it is a bit insignificant.

But the fact that there is such a scenery here has already surprised Du Jingyi.