This is a separate courtyard.

The so-called separate is because of having a separate yard and gate. As long as the yard door is closed, it will be a private space that belongs to you.

But it cannot be regarded as a purely independent courtyard.

Because it is included in the compound.

As long as you open the gate of this Xiaoyuan courtyard, you will find that the courtyard outside is the Gu family’s mansion.

First look directly north, where is the main house where Zhaoning lives.

Then look to both sides of the main room and you will see that each has a small courtyard, and the two small courtyards also have courtyard doors, and a sign is vaguely hung on the door.

There is a sign on the left with the words "Gu Qingshi".

There is a sign on the right with the words "Gu Rou" on it.

Obviously this is the residence of Xiaoqing and Xiaorou.

These two girls are the wife's wife's wife, and after the dowry, they have already gotten pregnant and have children, so their residence is next to the main family, and their status is significantly higher than that of the concubine.

Then there is the west side of the Gu Courtyard, where seven or eight small courtyards are located in rows. Each courtyard is extremely exquisitely built, but unfortunately there is only wooden sign hanging at the door of the first courtyard.

The wooden sign reads "Gu Tanshi", which is obviously the small yard where Tan Xiao lives.

...

On the east side of the Gu Courtyard, there are also seven or eight small courtyards located in a row. They are also very exquisite and antique.

Wooden signs were hung at the door.

In the first small courtyard, the wooden sign reads "Gu Yangshi" and there is another line of small characters below, and the comment is "Elder, Mother's Residence".

This is Gu Tianya’s mother’s residence.

Next is the second courtyard. The name written on the wooden sign is the clearest, which is "Gu Chang'e". There are also small characters underneath that comment on "Boenix Pavilion".

Starting from the third courtyard, the wooden sign no longer describes Gu's family, but the guests live in, and each wooden sign is different.

For example, the third courtyard reads 'Li Yin, the royal family of the Tang Dynasty!'

This means that the occupant is Li Jiancheng's family.

The fourth courtyard reads, 'The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty!'

This is where Li Shimin and Empress Changsun stay.

The fifth courtyard also wrote "Li of the Tang Dynasty Royal Family", but there are other small characters that are specifically annotated, which is "The House of King Yin Qi".

Needless to say, we can know that this is the yard where Li Yuanji and Yang Fei live.

Finally, there are the sixth and seventh courtyards. They were empty and uninhabited, but because Li Shimin brought his concubines to Youzhou this time, the two courtyards also had residents.

The sixth courtyard houses the four great concubines and their descendants.

The seventh courtyard houses seven or eight other concubines.

Although it was a little crowded to live, the concubines were already overjoyed. The reason was very simple. They were people who were qualified to live in Gu's compound.

This treatment is much better than other royal families.

Other royal families can only find a place to live in the city.

Perhaps the residences found by the royal family would be very spacious, but the status gap cannot be compensated. If they could live in Gu's family, I believe many people would rather come and work on the floor.

Unfortunately, I don’t have the right to come in and fight the floor.

...

There are so many small yards that form a large yard.

This is the layout of the entire Gu family's back house, which is very consistent with the arrangement of the mansions of this era.

The wife is in the middle.

Xiaoqing and Xiaorou both sides.

To the west is the small courtyard where I am a concubine. Before, only Tan Xiao lived, and the other six were empty, with locks hanging on the exquisite courtyard gate.

But tonight is a little different.

Another small courtyard was opened.

Although this opened yard is small, it has all the internal organs, including ear rooms and main houses. At this time, bright lanterns have been hung in the entire yard, red and festive.

The main room was covered with the word "Happy", and two red candles were lit. The two wine glasses were filled with wine and placed on a small table in the center.

That's called Hey Wine!

Songzan Ayu's pretty face turned red, she sat by the bed and seemed to be dazed, her heart was pounding, as if there was a deer raking.

Suddenly, the door was opened.

But seeing Gu Chang'e carrying someone on her shoulders, she stepped into the room first with pride. She walked straight to the bed, threw the person on the bed with a bang, and said with a wicked smile: "The person has been knocked out, you can get a bridal chamber!"

Knocking out?

Bedroom?

Songzan Ayu was stunned at first, and then her pretty face turned redder.

She subconsciously looked at the bed, looked at the man's handsome face, and for some reason, a gentleness rose in her heart and murmured: "Is this him? She looks so good."

Suddenly a figure flashed at the door, and this time it was Zhaoning who walked in.

Songzan Ayu became obviously cramped and stood up in panic. Her face became redder and she wanted to salute her weakly.

However, Zhao Ning smiled with a strong smile, went forward and grabbed her little hand, and said, "It's time to do things in a hurry, so there's no need to give a greeting."

As he said, he stopped slightly and then said, "Although things are being done in a hurry, we should give you everything we should give you. For example, red candles, wine, big red quilts, and big red wedding words, whatever you should have on wedding night, our family will never lose money to you..."

Songzan Ayu had a fever in her pretty face, but her eyes were puzzled and she said in a daze: "These seem to be the specifications that only the Ming media should have when they marry."

Zhaoning laughed warmly and nodded, "Yes, it's a standard that only the Ming media can get."

Songzan Ayu was even more shocked, but her eyes were red involuntarily, and she said cowardly: "I, I, this situation should be considered a concubine..."

The implication of the meaning is self-evident, which means that she is not qualified to enjoy this kind of etiquette.

Zhaoning suddenly looked solemn and said solemnly: "Our Gu family is different from other families. Even concubines must be considered as family members. If they are in other families, concubines can only be considered property. But in our Gu family, concubines are a family member."

As he said that, he looked at Songzan Ayu with great meaning and said in a low voice: "If I had a baby, I would not be as harsh as other families. For example, some bad habits of the Han family in the Central Plains, the status of the children of the illegitimate family is not even as good as that of the slaves. This bad habit will not exist in our family, and any child will be loved."

Songzan Ayu's pretty face was stunned, and after a long time, he murmured, "It's so good..."

Zhaoning suddenly reached into his arms, took out an extremely exquisite jade pendant, and said, "Please take this thing. As the wife of my family, this is the gift I gave you."

As he said that, he gave the jade pendant to Songzan Ayu and said, "The jade pendant is not just a meeting gift, your name is engraved on it, so you know..."

Songzan Ayu subconsciously clenched the jade pendant and shyly lowered her head, "Is it an admission of identity?"

Zhaoning nodded in a gentle smile and said, "Yes, it's an admission of identity. After giving you this jade pendant, it means that my wife has admitted you. But it's not okay to admit it alone. Our man has a strange temper. He is not as lustful as other men. He always says that marriage requires love and love needs cultivation. So, he has only taken one concubine to this day."

Zhaoning stopped and said with a tone of regret, saying, "How can this work? The family is still waiting for branches and leaves to spread. He has a weird temper, we can't let him."

Songzan Ayu's face was full of fever and said with a sound like a mosquito and flies: "What do you mean?"

Zhaoning pointed at Gu Tianya on the bed casually and sneered: "The person has already knocked him out and sent him to you. I don't need to teach you the rest. Try him and let him sleep with you. Although this stinky guy has a strange temper, he has an advantage that is worthy of praise. As long as the raw rice is cooked, he will definitely be responsible honestly. So, you have to get him."

"Do you do it? How do you do it?"

Songzan Ayu was stunned and turned around to look at Gu Tianya who was sleeping.

Her pretty face was already red as blood, and she felt like she was burning like a scorching hotness. She said shyly: "He, he was knocked out. This, I can't do it..."

Zhao Ning immediately smirked.

Gu Chang'e also smirked.

Suddenly, Gu Chang'e reached into her arms, took out a small bottle sneakily, and said with a wink: "When we leave later, you can take the pills in this bottle. As long as the pills are taken, my brother can do it even if he is in a drowsy state."

"Can you be able to sleep?"

Songzan Ayu was stunned.

Gu Chang'e laughed, revealing her cute little tiger teeth, and whispered: "I specially match this medicine, and the effect is definitely the best in the world. Not to mention a weak scholar like my brother, even a bear can't resist it."

"Then me, what about me?"

Songzan Ayu felt her chest pounding, like a small heart was about to jump out. She was just an uninformed girl, and at this moment she felt at a loss.

Zhaoning coughed twice, obviously as a wife, she felt embarrassed to speak, so she waved to the door, holding back her smile and said, "Tan Xiao, come in and teach her what to do."

A figure flashed at the door of the room again.

However, Tan Xiao is not the only one who comes in.

I saw Xiaoqing and Xiaorou also walked into the door and gave each other a greeting gift with a smile.

Songzan Ayu's face turned red and stopped.

Tan Xiao first glanced at Gu Tianya on the bed, then pulled Songzan Ayu to the bed, gestured a few times, pointed to a certain position, and lowered his voice: "Did you see that place? After he took the pills later, you will take off his pants. In a moment or three moments, you will be arrogant. You sit up fiercely and shake him to death..."

Songzan Ayu was so embarrassed that she didn't dare to raise her head.
To be continued...