Chapter 105 A Residence and the New Year Banquet (1)
She came back to her senses all of a sudden, took a deep breath. Seeing her reaction so dramatic, Mu Yang asked in confusion, "Are you okay?"
Wen Yantong shook her head. She calmed down a little and then said, "Have you ever thought about whether the fire crossbows under Nian'an Temple is related to Prime Minister Fu?"
Mu Yang was stunned after hearing this, "...You mean?"
"Don't forget, Fu Zixian is the son of Prime Minister Fu." Wen Yantong added.
The current Fu Zixian was only a sixteen-year-old child. Even if Fu Cheng neglected him, Fu Zixian still treated Fu Cheng as his father. It was normal for him to worry about the Fu Residence, so it made sense that Fu Zixian was in a bad mood.
Mu Yang nodded in a daze, "Yeah..."
He seemed to have forgotten that the Mu Household and the Fu Household had always been at odds. Although their feud barely maintained a mutual peace now, sooner or later, the time would come when their weapons would clash and only the victor would remain.
"Are you reminding me not to get too close to Fu Zixian?" Mu Yang asked.
Wen Yantong saw Mu Yang’s whole body slumped with unhappiness written all over his face, so she said immediately, "I didn't mean that. What I mean is that he is unhappy because he is worried about the Fu Residence, so don’t overthink."
Mu Yang had no choice but to nod his head, but his mood remained low. Wen Yantong consoled him with a few more words. She told him one only needs to be sincere to make friends and don't need to worry so much. After he was back to normal, Mu Yang happily left after touching the imperial edicts twice.
When it was getting dark, the carriage that picked up Chi Jingxi arrived at Nian'an Temple. Wen Yantong and others followed him back to the city.
When they left, the sky was already dark, and many guards were standing around the carriage with lamps in their hands. Someone helped Chi Jingxi to walk towards the carriage.
The carriages of Wen Yantong, Zhang Jieran and others were right behind. Zhang Jieran lifted his luggage onto the carriage, while Wen Yantong stood beside him. She stretched her neck to look in Chi Jingxi's direction.
She saw Chi Jingxi's expression was calm and he was wrapped in a luxurious cloak. After walking a few more steps, he stopped and said something to the guards, and then was helped by Mu Yang into the carriage. Then, the long team started to move slowly.
Wen Yantong also got into the carriage. She leaned back on the soft seats and let out a long sigh.
This Snow Clearing Festival was really thrilling. It was originally an incident in which Chi Jingxi would develop feelings for Fu Tanghuan. As a result, the two only met once when they were making snow statues and barely spoke to one another. Wen Yantong didn't know if there would be any impact in the future for not following the original plot of the novel.
And there are three days left before the Academy's month-long holiday. Chi Jingxi will definitely not come to the Academy again, it seemed she would not be able to see him until the first month of next year.
Just as Wen Yantong thought, Chi Jingxi really took a leave of absence to recuperate at home.
Those three days passed in a blink of an eye. On the 16th day of the twelfth lunar month, Songhai Academy officially announced its month-long holiday. The foreign students in Chaoge returned home one after another as the Academy will also be closed.
Wen Yantong originally wanted to go home during this vacation. But she reconsidered as it was only a month long. Moreover, they were in the middle of winter, so it was very inconvenient to travel. To go back and forth, she would have to spend half a month on the road. With this thought, Wen Yantong decided not to travel out of Chaoge.
It was not too late to go home during the second lunar month, when the long vacation was.
Originally, she was worried that she could not find a place to stay, but who knew that an imperial decree would directly grant her a house. This directly solved Wen Yantong's troubles.
When Wen Yantong just returned to the Academy, someone specially sent her the key to her new residence. They even handed her a note with its location. After she left the Academy, Wen Yantong took the carriage directly to that place.
The carriage drove on the road for an hour, the house was in the suburb of Chaoge. Wen Yantong thought it was quite good, although the residence was a bit remote, it was still Chaoge's house. One couldn’t even buy it even if they had the money.
Wen Yantong unlocked the door and walked around the house. The residence was a two-entry courtyard, there was a main building and also an east and west wing. There was even a garden behind the main building. With walls separating each building, the only access to the east and west wings were the two arched gates on both sides of the main building. Walking towards the back, one could see a hundred-meter-long open space and a row of back rooms.
Both sides of the outer corridors were connected by chaoshou verandas[1]; Wen Yantong was almost lost when she was wandering around.
She had never entered such a mansion since she was born!
This kind of courtyard house with hand-painted chaoshou verandas was quite tastefully chosen. Presumably an official's house has been sealed since it was raided, and now it was given to her.
The Emperor's personally signed plaque had long been hung above the main building. The inscription wrote ‘Great Wisdom, Great Courage’. A thousand taels of gold were placed in the room, along with hundred bolts of silk, and dozens of pearls.
Wen Yantong was so happy that she went shopping with her new riches. Time to spend money! She spent almost a whole day on the street and bought numerous things.
Beds, quilts, comforters, all of these were necessities. She also bought many guards and maids, ordered a plaque engraved with the words ‘Wen Residence’, and various other things. In short, whatever she liked, she bought.
Chapter 105 A Residence and the New Year Banquet (1)
She came back to her senses all of a sudden, took a deep breath. Seeing her reaction so dramatic, Mu Yang asked in confusion, "Are you okay?"
Wen Yantong shook her head. She calmed down a little and then said, "Have you ever thought about whether the fire crossbows under Nian'an Temple is related to Prime Minister Fu?"
Mu Yang was stunned after hearing this, "...You mean?"
"Don't forget, Fu Zixian is the son of Prime Minister Fu." Wen Yantong added.
The current Fu Zixian was only a sixteen-year-old child. Even if Fu Cheng neglected him, Fu Zixian still treated Fu Cheng as his father. It was normal for him to worry about the Fu Residence, so it made sense that Fu Zixian was in a bad mood.
Mu Yang nodded in a daze, "Yeah..."
He seemed to have forgotten that the Mu Household and the Fu Household had always been at odds. Although their feud barely maintained a mutual peace now, sooner or later, the time would come when their weapons would clash and only the victor would remain.
"Are you reminding me not to get too close to Fu Zixian?" Mu Yang asked.
Wen Yantong saw Mu Yang’s whole body slumped with unhappiness written all over his face, so she said immediately, "I didn't mean that. What I mean is that he is unhappy because he is worried about the Fu Residence, so don’t overthink."
Mu Yang had no choice but to nod his head, but his mood remained low. Wen Yantong consoled him with a few more words. She told him one only needs to be sincere to make friends and don't need to worry so much. After he was back to normal, Mu Yang happily left after touching the imperial edicts twice.
When it was getting dark, the carriage that picked up Chi Jingxi arrived at Nian'an Temple. Wen Yantong and others followed him back to the city.
When they left, the sky was already dark, and many guards were standing around the carriage with lamps in their hands. Someone helped Chi Jingxi to walk towards the carriage.
The carriages of Wen Yantong, Zhang Jieran and others were right behind. Zhang Jieran lifted his luggage onto the carriage, while Wen Yantong stood beside him. She stretched her neck to look in Chi Jingxi's direction.
She saw Chi Jingxi's expression was calm and he was wrapped in a luxurious cloak. After walking a few more steps, he stopped and said something to the guards, and then was helped by Mu Yang into the carriage. Then, the long team started to move slowly.
Wen Yantong also got into the carriage. She leaned back on the soft seats and let out a long sigh.
This Snow Clearing Festival was really thrilling. It was originally an incident in which Chi Jingxi would develop feelings for Fu Tanghuan. As a result, the two only met once when they were making snow statues and barely spoke to one another. Wen Yantong didn't know if there would be any impact in the future for not following the original plot of the novel.
And there are three days left before the Academy's month-long holiday. Chi Jingxi will definitely not come to the Academy again, it seemed she would not be able to see him until the first month of next year.
Just as Wen Yantong thought, Chi Jingxi really took a leave of absence to recuperate at home.
Those three days passed in a blink of an eye. On the 16th day of the twelfth lunar month, Songhai Academy officially announced its month-long holiday. The foreign students in Chaoge returned home one after another as the Academy will also be closed.
Wen Yantong originally wanted to go home during this vacation. But she reconsidered as it was only a month long. Moreover, they were in the middle of winter, so it was very inconvenient to travel. To go back and forth, she would have to spend half a month on the road. With this thought, Wen Yantong decided not to travel out of Chaoge.
It was not too late to go home during the second lunar month, when the long vacation was.
Originally, she was worried that she could not find a place to stay, but who knew that an imperial decree would directly grant her a house. This directly solved Wen Yantong's troubles.
When Wen Yantong just returned to the Academy, someone specially sent her the key to her new residence. They even handed her a note with its location. After she left the Academy, Wen Yantong took the carriage directly to that place.
The carriage drove on the road for an hour, the house was in the suburb of Chaoge. Wen Yantong thought it was quite good, although the residence was a bit remote, it was still Chaoge's house. One couldn’t even buy it even if they had the money.
Wen Yantong unlocked the door and walked around the house. The residence was a two-entry courtyard, there was a main building and also an east and west wing. There was even a garden behind the main building. With walls separating each building, the only access to the east and west wings were the two arched gates on both sides of the main building. Walking towards the back, one could see a hundred-meter-long open space and a row of back rooms.
Both sides of the outer corridors were connected by chaoshou verandas[1]; Wen Yantong was almost lost when she was wandering around.
She had never entered such a mansion since she was born!
This kind of courtyard house with hand-painted chaoshou verandas was quite tastefully chosen. Presumably an official's house has been sealed since it was raided, and now it was given to her.
The Emperor's personally signed plaque had long been hung above the main building. The inscription wrote ‘Great Wisdom, Great Courage’. A thousand taels of gold were placed in the room, along with hundred bolts of silk, and dozens of pearls.
Wen Yantong was so happy that she went shopping with her new riches. Time to spend money! She spent almost a whole day on the street and bought numerous things.
Beds, quilts, comforters, all of these were necessities. She also bought many guards and maids, ordered a plaque engraved with the words ‘Wen Residence’, and various other things. In short, whatever she liked, she bought.
