Traveling through ancient times: living a different life

Chapter 152: Temporarily Staying in Dingyuan Mansion

The Marquis's Mansion is very large, spacious and bright, like a palace. The glazed tiles are shining, which contrasts beautifully with the blue sky and white clouds. It is like a fairyland, with green trees, singing birds and blooming flowers. It is quiet and peaceful, which makes people feel relaxed and happy. This is the honor of the mansion. The atmosphere is not something that ordinary people can appreciate.

There is a spacious open space in the middle, with winding corridors on both sides. Lanterns are hung on the corridors, and there are many roses planted on the ground outside the corridors. This season is the time for flowers to bloom, and the colorful flowers are blooming, which is particularly gorgeous.

There were flowers hanging on several pomegranate trees, and small yellow flowers blooming on some short shrubs. The air was fresh, the trees were green, and the flowers were blooming. It was like walking into a beautiful big garden, giving people a fresh and comfortable feeling.

The ground is paved with large slabs of bluestone. Going straight in, there are small courtyards on both sides of the corridor in front. The low walls are covered with roses, which is really beautiful. The trees, flowers and plants, and the air is fresh and pleasant in the breeze.

Chen Chen and Dongnanxibei and their friends came to the home of the rich and powerful in Beijing for the first time. Just like Granny Liu in Dream of the Red Chamber entering the Grand View Garden, they looked around but couldn't see enough.

Several people were excitedly talking in low voices at the back. Not only was the courtyard luxuriously decorated, it also made everyone feel comfortable physically and mentally. The owner of this mansion knew how to enjoy life. This was a large courtyard with five entrances, pavilions, towers, carved beams and painted buildings, and it was luxurious and noble.

Bi Yue looked at the marquis' mansion along the way and found it was indeed a wealthy family, luxurious and magnificent.

When the maids and servants in the yard saw their masters coming in, they all bowed respectfully.

A group of people came to a large living room on the east side of the yard. The maids and servants poured the best tea for the masters and guests, and also placed some cakes and fruits on the table.

The old marquis and his wife sat at the top, and the other younger generations sat on both sides of the bottom. Han Shaoqing brought his three sons to kowtow to their parents/grandfather and grandmother. The two old men asked the four of them to stand up quickly, and the four fathers and sons sat back in their chairs.

Bi Yue stood up and saluted to the two elders, "Greetings to the old Marquis and the old Marquis' wife. I am honored to meet you."

Madam Hou waved to her, "Biyue, come up a little."

She walked over to her side, and the old lady took off a green bracelet from her hand, put it on her little hand, and said to her lovingly, "Biyue, you are a good child. Grandma likes you very much. You are our granddaughter-in-law. Please accept this small gift."

Although Bi Yue didn't know how to identify jade, she knew it was a good thing. It felt cool and comfortable on her hand, so she quickly responded, "Thank you, Grandma, for the gift."

He took out a porcelain bottle from his bosom and presented it with both hands, saying to Madam Hou who was sitting at the top of the table, "I don't have anything to show you, but I see that you have been having trouble sleeping and headaches for years. This is the Ginseng Nourishing Pill, which is just right for you."

Luo Chen immediately stood up from his seat, ran to his grandmother and whispered something to him. The old marquis's wife opened her eyes wide and looked at the beautiful girl with surprise.

Her grandson told her that Bi Yue was a disciple of an immortal, and that taking these pills would make her healthy and prolong her life.

Bi Yue walked up to the old marquis' wife and the old marquis and said, "I see that you two are both over 60 years old. You have worked hard all your life, so you must have some discomfort. Can I check your pulse?"

The old marquis and the old lady looked at each other, smiled and nodded at her, "Okay!"

Bi Yue walked forward and felt the old lady's pulse for a while. From the Thousand-Layer Mirror, she saw that there was nothing wrong with her body, except that she was a little insomniac and lacked energy.

After taking the old marquis' pulse, I found that his health was not as good as the old lady's. He fought in the battlefield when he was young and had many chronic diseases. He couldn't sleep well at night and had a cough. If this continued, he would die in three to five years.

Bi Yue told the two of them her diagnosis, "The old lady is in good health, but she has trouble sleeping. She always suffers from insomnia at night and occasionally has headaches. The bottle of medicine I gave you is just the right one for you."

"Although the old marquis has practiced martial arts for many years, he fought on the battlefield all year round when he was young and suffered many injuries. Now that he is old, his illnesses have broken out. I have a bottle of spiritual spring water purchased from the fairyland. You can drink a sip every morning and evening. After drinking it, all the old illnesses in your body can be cured and your life can be prolonged. It won't be a problem for you to live another 10 or 20 years."

After saying that, he took out a bottle of intermediate spiritual spring water from his arms and handed it to him. The old marquis took it with both hands and said to her with grateful eyes,

"Thank you, Biyue. You are not only the great benefactor of our Han family, but also the patron saint of the entire Changping State. You have made immortal contributions to this country.

Today you gave me such precious spiritual spring water, which not only heals my old injuries, but also allows me to extend my life by 10 to 20 years. This is something that no amount of gold, silver or treasure can buy, hahahaha...!"

Everyone in the Han family looked at him with eager eyes. He was the lucky star of their Han family and must be pampered well.

Luo Chen's two sisters-in-law also took out the most valuable things they had and put them in her hands. The eldest sister-in-law said to Bi Yue with a smile on her face, "It's a small gift, please accept it, don't despise it."

Bi Yue also knew that these were all very precious jewellery. The one given by her sister-in-law was a hairpin with a pearl as big as a thumb on it, which was also a top-grade product in the capital.

The gift my second sister-in-law gave was a pure gold phoenix-tail hairpin inlaid with a few purple pearls. It was also a very valuable gift.

Bi Yue took out two porcelain bottles from her bosom and handed them to the two sisters separately. "My two sisters-in-law, the pills in here can make you healthy, your skin smooth as snow, slow down aging, and make you have many children and good fortune."

The two of them quickly took it and said happily, "Thank you Bi Yue for the elixir."

Jiang Zhenzhu took a box from the maid, handed it to Biyue, and said to her with a smile, "Yue'er, this is given to you by your aunt. You are my chosen daughter-in-law. This is a gift for our first meeting. You must accept it."

"Thank you, Auntie. I'll be welcome then."

Jiang Zhenzhu responded with a smile, "You're welcome. That makes you more like a member of our Han family." She took her hand and sat next to her.

The maidservant who brought Zhenzhu in said to her, "Madam, it's already twilight hour. Can we serve the meal?"

"Let's set the table right away."

Jiang Zhenzhu ordered the maid to set the table, and asked the other maids and servants to tidy up the two courtyards, one for Chen Chen and Dongnanxibei and the others to live in, and the other for Biyue and the two maids.

After hearing the instructions, the maids and servants all went back to work, and then everyone started talking about the past few years since they last saw each other.

Mrs. Hou held Biyue's hand and kept thanking her. Not only did she save her son's life, but she also helped her husband defeat Jingguo on the battlefield and regain the country. What a great achievement it was.

When she goes to see the king tomorrow morning, she will definitely get a bigger reward. This is the honor of the whole family, and all of this is given by this little girl. She learned from the letter that her youngest son likes this girl and was very satisfied when he met her today.

This girl is a disciple of a god. Her family must have accumulated great fortune over several lifetimes to have encountered such a good thing.