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Chapter 4.1
Wang Ye Captures His Wife by CatMeme6
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Two fine horses, one after the other, galloped into the city of Huai Ning. All along the way, the horses kicked up clouds of dust until they reached the streets where there were a lot of people. The reins were then tightened to slow down the horses and finally, the two horses stopped in front of a big dark red door. On top of the door beam hung a big black wooden plaque with two gold characters 'Fu Mansion' engraved on it. The big tall man took the lead and dismounted from his horse. Almost at the same time, the dark red doors opened from the inside and a servant came out. As soon as the servant saw him, immediately the servant expressed his pleasant surprise. The servant quickly stepped forward, cupped his hands into a fist and bowed respectfully.
(This is how a beaded door with lion-headed knocker looks like.)
(A black plaque is seen here hanging over the door and the lion-headed knocker is also shown.) **All photos here belong to Pinterest.
"Wang-Ye, you have arrived. Old Madam is waiting for you in her room and said that the moment Wang-Ye arrives, Wang-Ye is to go and see her immediately."
"Alright."
Long Hao Tian handed his horse to the servant, took a few steps forward and then stopped. Then he turned around and asked.
"Is Young Master in?"
"In reply to Wang-Ye, Young Master has gone to Jin Zhi Square, west of the city and is not back yet. Do you need us to send word to request Young Master to return?"
The servant respectfully answered. Wang-Ye rarely makes a trip here and the servant was prepared to send word personally to Young Master in the west of the city, to request him to return quickly.
"No need."
Long Hao Tian lifted his eyebrows and smiled slightly. He started to walk into the house again followed closely by Liu Yong.
He walked through numerous winding corridors, passed rock gardens with pavilions and the servants who saw him along the way, stopped by the side and bowed respectfully to him. Long Hao Tian nodded slightly in acknowledgment but did not halt his footsteps. He walked into a courtyard with a building in the deepest part of the mansion, knocked on the door and after receiving an answer from inside, he went in.
As soon as he entered the room, he saw Old Madam Fu and hurriedly asked, thinking there was a major problem, otherwise, Yi-Niang* would not send word by flying pigeons*, requesting his presence urgently.
(Yi-Niang is an aunt, the mother's sister in this story. Yi-Niang can also mean to the second mother (a concubine) of the family.)
(Sending word by flying pigeons was a way of sending messages by homing pigeons during ancient times)
"Yi-Niang, you were anxiously looking for me. What is the urgency?"
Old Madam Fu took the cup of tea from the maid who was standing beside her. When the lid was lifted, a burst of fragrant tea drifted into the air. After taking a few sips, she returned the cup to the maid beside her. Her pair of eyes looked at the worried expression on the face in front of her and said mockingly.
