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Chapter 956

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"A sign of great luck."

Lin Yu said, taking pictures of the road signs.

This scene was like going to a tourist attraction, which made Yang Mi speechless and bitter.

While the two were talking, they arrived at the Qian Courtyard.

In the night, this courtyard looked even more imposing.

Under the eaves were colorful carved beams and painted buildings.

On both sides were lifelike, graceful, and luxurious brackets.

"Wow! This door pier."

Yang Mi's heart moved, and she stepped forward to touch the two white marble stone carvings like wheels in front of the courtyard.

"The owner of this house is truly knowledgeable."

"This door pier is square for civil officials, meaning scholarly."

"Round for military officials, meaning war drums."

"My grandfather couldn't find such regular scholarly stone piers in the entire Beijing city back then."

Yang Mi blinked, unable to hide her inner excitement.

This object cannot be imitated, so it must be real, at least passed down from the late Qing Dynasty.

"Sister Mi, you know so much."

"You're too smart."

Lin Yu couldn't help but give a thumbs up and praise.

"Don't praise me."

"I should be the stupidest one in our family."

"In our family, even fools can get into Tsinghua or Peking University; I'm the one who dragged the family down."

Yang Mi shook her head with a bitter smile.

"This should be a screen, right?"

Lin Yu pointed to a dark green, shadow-wall-like partition.

"Mm-hmm."

"The ancients tabooed being able to see the courtyard as soon as the door opened."

"This is called blocking evil spirits."

"But if there are weddings or funerals, or if the Emperor comes to visit, you have to open this green screen door."

Yang Mi nodded slightly and whispered the explanation.

The further they went, the more shocked she was!

Yang Mi was both curious and somewhat timid.

However, Lin Yu was careless and directly pushed open the green-ink shadow wall screen door.

"Sister Mi, what does this 'few-courtyard house' mean?"

Lin Yu looked at the signs in the house and asked curiously.

"The front and back of the courtyard are called 'in', and the left and right are called 'across'."

"How many doors you enter is how many courtyards it is."

While answering, Yang Mi specifically looked back.

On both sides of the dark green door, there really were the 'inverted rooms' written in books; in ancient times, this was where nannies and security guards lived.

The owner of this house is really too particular!

This house is basically repaired according to the configuration of a Prince's Mansion!

"Sister Mi, seriously, if you like this house, I'll work hard for a few years."

"If not, let's find a few rich women to keep me."

Lin Yu winked and said cheaply.

"Don't."

"Although I like this house, it's not necessary."

"Just don't escape the bill next time you treat me to dinner."

Yang Mi pouted and said angrily.

When she saw the few side rooms in the house,

Yang Mi's heart shrank, and her pupils trembled a few times.

Dragons, phoenixes, lions, unicorns, and various exotic beasts on the eaves were lifelike.

Looking down, the colorful beams on the upper beams, century-old mahogany pillars, every detail was full of aristocratic atmosphere.

Looking through the night light into the hall of this Qian Courtyard.

"Ah!"

Yang Mi was immediately scared until her legs went soft, and she collapsed to the ground.

"Lin, Lin Yu, there is someone in this room."

Yang Mi's eyes went dark, she felt a chill on her head, her whole body was enlightened, her pale lips trembling in terror.

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