The girls looked around, and Zhu Mingzhi said in surprise: "There is such a place, it's good to name it Taigu Mountain House." Then he said to Chunyan: "It is better to hang the iron painting screen that was rewarded by the former son and the queen mother here than to put it there with us." ”

"This is a replica of Aunt Quan's courtyard, she has always liked seclusion." Xu Yu said again: "She has been seriously ill in the past two years, and I want to invite her to stay and relax. ”

Quan Meiren is a very special existence in the Xu family, she does not meet people, and she lives alone and has no heirs. I often go back to my hometown of North Korea to visit relatives, and I have been there for more than half a year, so I was tired from the journey and fell ill last year.

Xu Yunyu asked Zhu Mingzhi: "Is it the feather flower screen made of iron?" ”

"Yes!" Zhu Mingzhi explained: "It is said that only one person can cast the iron painting, and the birds, beasts, fish and insects he cast are the same as the living. It's a pity that now that this person has passed away, no one in Jinling craftsmen can cast it, so it is rare outside, and it is very rare. ”

Everyone lingered here for a while, and made the poems and inscriptions of what they saw along the way, and Xu Yu arranged a special person to be responsible for carving.

He led the girls out, and walked down the right hallway to the next door in the depths of the green clouds, and through a vase-like door, there was a small study, facing east.

There is only one stone platform in the yard, and there is not a single flower tree, and a few people know that Xu Yu is preparing to plant Zhu Mingzhi's peony in the spring of the next year.

Random name, to the direction of the washing pavilion, on the shore of a south-facing water pavilion, a pool of water green like a mirror. People crouched down on the windowsill and looked down, and the golden fish floated up to suck the shadows.

Xu Yu didn't stop, and took them towards a belt of willows, the willow shade exposed some window lintel corners, on both sides of the flower wall corridor, about four or five steps and a turn, turned two or three turns, in front of a round pavilion, covered on the water.

Xu Yu said: "I have already thought about it here. How about writing 'I don't know the joy of fish'? ”

"It just so happens that you wrote a couplet yesterday, is it used here?" Mu Lanxiang said.

Zhu Ming's heart moved, and he asked, "What sentence?" Lan Xiang said: "It is the swimming fish gathering the shadows, and the birds are bluffing and saying that the flowers are fragrant." ”

"I remember it was 'bluffing birds and snatching flowers'? How did it change. Zhu Mingzhi frowned and looked at Xu Yu, Xu Yu smiled and said: "Originally, it was used to 'bluff birds and grab flower branches', but then there were no flowers and trees nearby, so it was changed." ”

Zhu Mingzhi glanced at him lightly, and then stopped talking. Out of the pavilion, a large five-bay courtyard. The patio is very large, covered with a blue brick canopy. The pond is surrounded by a red railing, there are seven or eight willow trees in a row, and you can faintly see the water pavilion opposite.

This courtyard is a building, and when you enter the hall, you can see that there are five rooms in one, which can accommodate more than a dozen tables. The window lintels are all large glass, which is very spacious and bright, and it can be seen that they are used to entertain guests.

Xu Yu said: "This upstairs was originally going to collect ancient books, and the old lady used the word 'Cishulou'. You don't need to change it. ”

The girls said yes one after another, so they followed him out of the door, through the moon cave gate, and behind it was a small Sanying Retreat. With a blue screen window and a few plantains planted on the patio, Xu Yunning said without thinking: "It's good to call it Green Mengxuan." ”

"Okay!" Xu Yu walked over first, and then entered the door of the Yueyue Cave. Facing south, there is a five-bay mandarin duck hall, in front of which a few large plum trees are planted, and some rockeries are piled up. The corridors on both sides zigzagged towards the mountain, and at the foot of the mountain were full of plum trees, about fifty or sixty.

At the same time, Jiangdu County Commander Chen Yi was gossiping with his wife in the upper room, saying that there must be a case of the Shen family, and before he could analyze the case, the housekeeper came in and said: "Lord Liu of Yangzhou wants to meet and say that he has something to discuss." ”

Chen Yi glanced at the famous post, frowned, and said: "This person has a bad reputation, I don't bother to meet him." You just say that I was windy along the way and couldn't see guests, so let's talk about it another day. ”

The butler turned around and went, and soon came back and said, "He was determined to see him, so he forcibly got out of the sedan chair and sat in the flower hall." ”

Chen Yi had no choice but to come out. Liu Yun stood up and said: "Liu Mou returned to Yangzhou, that is, he heard that the word of mouth was full of praise, and the scholars sang the same song, which shows that there is a precept brother who is kind to Zhou Shi." Therefore, I came to listen to the teaching, but I didn't want to refuse too much, and I didn't want to see it, thinking that Liu was afraid of offending, and I was deeply afraid. ”

Chen Yi has a precaution, listening to the other party's text, he smiled helplessly, stepped forward and said, "Brother Renxiang is too humble, and he is ashamed to be an official." The younger brother is really lazy and socialized because of some river breeze along the way, please forgive me, and let me come to the door to apologize for my sins on another day. ”

At the moment when the two sat down, Chen Yi didn't know why he came, and of course he wouldn't ask, so he said some polite words. After all, Liu Yun had something to ask for, so he took the initiative to speak: "Liu has a service to beg, and I hope that the elder brother will be fulfilled." ”

"Something to say." Chen Yixin said that he didn't come for the Shen family's case?

Sure enough, Liu Yun told Lu Xiong against the Shen family and said it again with rhetoric.

"In fact, we don't have to be embarrassed by the Shen family, because we are too embarrassed by this matter. If the Shen family doesn't hand over their daughter, how can they accuse others? Besides, Lu is also a former deputy, and he is a member of my famous church, so Anken did this illegal thing? The Shen family doesn't want their daughter to be a concubine with others, and Lu can't force her to sell it, but he has to make it clear that Yiliang is cheap. If the Shen family pleads guilty and returns the 1,500 taels of silver, Lu can strike the lawsuit. Because he is a witness in the case, it is inconvenient to come, so he begged Liu to come and implore the elder brother of Youjie to intercede, and wanted Brother Chen to see thousands of miles, so he would not suspect that Liu was whitewashing his words, right? ”

"Hmm." Chen Yi never spoke, and said in his heart that since the surname Lu is justified, why should he ask you to pay his respects? It can be seen that there is an article in it, savoring the words 'former conviction and deputy car', his heart moved, and he asked: "Is Lingyou Lu Xiong, the son of Lu Zhen?" ”

Liu Yunzheng said eloquently, unprepared Chen Yi suddenly asked, speechless for a while, and said vaguely: "I don't know if it's right or not, I only know that his name is Zixin." ”

The name changed by the old man Long Ding, who was really well-intentioned, but the word "self-reform" can be said to be a non-self-confession, Liu Yun's face instantly showed a trace of scarelessness, Chen Yi understood at a glance, and there was no need to ask.

Thinking about the things that Lu Xiong did during the imperial examination, he would be deeply ashamed to be a literati, so Chen Yi sneered: "Lu Xiong, I have heard his name for a long time, and I have admired him for a long time, I don't need Brother Renxiang to tell me, the younger brother will take care of him, and he will definitely live up to his trust." ”

After speaking, Chen Yi raised his glass to let the guest, obviously impatient and verbosous with Liu Yun, urging him to get out.

Liu Yun secretly complained in his heart. Seeing that the two sides were not speculative, they had to get up and say goodbye stupidly. Back at home, Lu Xiong asked eagerly, "How is it?" Hu Zhi County sent several waves of people to ask. ”

"Oh, oh!" Liu Yu was vague, after all, he boasted in front of Lu Hu and the others, and when he told the truth at this moment, he was afraid that people would make fun of him in the future, so he reverted to his old ways, and said casually without considering the consequences: "Chen Zhixian agreed, not only to investigate the Shen family's false accusations." and sentence his daughter to you as a concubine, so that you must not forget the affection of others. ”

How does Lu Xiong know Liu Yun's absurd nature? Immediately danced with joy, and said again and again: "As long as he helps me, I can say, I should double my gifts in the future, but I want to help." Immediately told Liu Yun's words to Hu Zhixian's family, and said with a smile: "Please relax your master, my son has already understood." ”

At night, Xu Hao lay down and couldn't sleep. Because I felt that I heard the news during the day, suddenly it was raining outside the window, and the banana and sycamore leaves outside the window were hula-la.

Because he was sad, he slept alone in his study tonight. Thinking about the people and things he had experienced over the years, the fourth watch genius fell asleep dimly.

Suddenly, the palace maid beside Zhang Meiren came in and said, "The third master slept so early?" Our mother is looking for you. ”

Xu Hao hurriedly asked, "Why are you here?" Auntie, where is she? Is it at Huanggu Temple? ”

The palace maid smiled: "It's so funny, why did you forget the mother's residence?" ”

"Oh, I'm confused." Xu Hao thought for a moment. He smiled and said, "It's Taohuawu." ”

"That's pretty much it." The palace maid pursed her lips and smiled, "Please come with the slave family." ”

"It's raining outside, so I'll wear a cloak." After Xu Hao finished speaking, he searched around.

The palace maid smiled: "Such a big day." How do you say it's raining? ”

"Huh!" Xu Hao was very surprised, sure enough, it was a wonderful sunny day outside, the mountain on the left was the water on the right, he was standing under the tall willow tree, there were a few yellow warblers crying on it, the weather was very warm, and he walked over with the palace maid.

After crossing a small bridge, there was a large lake in front of me, and the water was so green and lovely, and the wind blew many wrinkles.

There are many peach blossoms on the opposite bank, and the fragrance is fragrant and greasy. The palace maid smiled and pointed out: "The corner of the red window exposed in the peach blossom shadow over there is our house." ”

Xu Hao stretched out his arms to look, and sure enough, there was a corner of the red mansion located in the depths of the peach blossoms, and he had arrived downstairs unconsciously. I saw that this building was surrounded by pink peach blossom forests on three sides, facing the lake on one side, and there was a cage hanging under the corridor with a colorful parrot in it, which looked like it was raised by Zhang Meiren in the old days.

The parrot still recognized him, and called out, "Is he here?" ”

Before the scream fell, the window on the second floor opened, and I saw Zhang Meiren wearing a white lake crepe shirt, leaning against the railing and looking down. Seeing that it was Xu Hao, he waved to him with a smile, and accidentally dropped the silk handkerchief in his hand.

Keqiao covered Xu Hao's face, and Xu Hao pinched the handkerchief in his hand. I heard Zhang Meiren sneering upstairs, and I don't know what's going on, the person is already upstairs.

I was surprised to see that Zhang Meiren had recovered to the appearance of Emperor Taizu who fled to Beiping with him after the death of Emperor Taizu, young and beautiful, with a slender figure, two curved eyebrows were very cute, wearing a thin white shirt, with a high chest, and her face was like red jade.

Xu Hao asked, "Auntie, why are you here?" Has the Holy One been cold to you again? ”

Zhang Meiren sighed softly: "The saint is dead, so I am wearing white clothes." ”

Xu Hao was stunned for a moment and said, "Didn't you go to Beiping with me?" Why are people in Yangzhou, am I mistaken? ”

"Are you drunk or dreaming?" Zhang Meiren smiled, "This is not my hometown Yangzhou, where else can it be?" ”

"Not my Peach Blossom Dock?" Xu Hao became more and more confused.

Zhang Meiren pointed outside and said with a smile: "Look, isn't that the Twenty-Four Bridge, why are you deliberately pestering me?" ”

Xu Hao was just about to speak, when an old palace maid walked in outside, holding a tea plate, and asked, "Is this my uncle?" ”

Zhang Meiren blushed and lowered her head, and the old palace maid sent the tea to the dumbfounded Xu Hao, and said with a smile: "Uncle uses tea." ”

The confused Xu Hao had the heart to explain but couldn't open his mouth, some things can never be said, and then look at Zhang Meiren It is not her, but the power beauty who has been with him for many years.

Xu Hao was puzzled, Quan Meiren came over with a smile, held his hand and smiled: "Why don't you sleep?" and he stood out of his mind. ”

"Ahh Xu Hao woke up in shock, the room was quiet, and the bell rang five times, it seemed that the rain was quiet, the screen window was full of blurred dawn, and the sound of the eaves could not be drip by bit.

Xu Hao shook his head, listened to some voices outside, and said in a deep voice: "Who?" ”

"It's me." Xiangxuan's voice came, "Don't be sad, Zhang Niangniang and Sister Quan both went tonight, and Mrs. ordered me to come over to accompany you." (To be continued......)