The next day, Lu Chengyong was going to Qingling Garden for a banquet, so he hurriedly freshened up, and then put on the new clothes that he had just sent yesterday.

Xia Chunchao was still in bed, when he opened his eyes, he saw that the sky was bright, he slowly got up, put on his clothes, sat on the edge of the bed and bent over his shoes. Tilting his head and seeing Lu Chengyong wearing the lake blue satin coat in front of the dressing mirror, he smiled unconsciously, walked forward after wearing it, and took care of his clothes with his own hands, and said: "Sure enough, people rely on clothes, and Buddha relies on gold clothes." After changing this outfit, he is no longer as gangsteric as he used to be. This is what it looks like a eunuch for an official in the capital. When Lu Chengyong heard this, he stretched out his hand to wrap his hand around her waist, smiled at the flower-like face in the mirror, and said, "What a big courage, say that you are a man!" ”

The husband and wife laughed a few words, and Xia Chunchao saw that Lu Chengyong's hair bun was not good, so he tied it for him again. Bao'er came in and said, "When you have breakfast, will you put it in?" Xia Chunchao was about to instruct, Lu Chengyong said: "I won't eat, the garden is far away, and there are some walks on the road, don't miss the time." Xia Chunchao said: "Since it is a long way, it is better to eat some, so as not to be hungry on the road." As he spoke, he hurriedly instructed Bao'er to bring food in, and asked again when he took advantage of the gap: "Where is the garden, and I have never heard of it for so long." Lu Chengyong said: "This garden is forty miles away in the western suburbs of the city, and the old site was originally the private garden of a royal prince in the previous dynasty. When he arrived in this dynasty, the descendants of the emperor were depressed, sold the garden, and was taken over by Prince Rui of this dynasty. Prince Rui got this garden, asked a famous Jiangnan artist to draw drawings, and spent a lot of money to renovate it. I heard that the garden is full of strange rocks, famous flowers and trees, and there are countless of them, and it is an excellent place to relax. The dignitaries and nobles in this capital, but whenever they set up wine and entertain guests, they all love to ask Prince Rui to borrow this garden. Because there are two living waters in the garden, it is named Qingling Garden. ”

Xia Chunchao heard this story and said with a smile: "It's you who sued your brother again?" Lu Chengyong said: "At the banquet last night, we talked about it. He's going today, too, and we'll make an appointment to go on the road together." ”

As he was talking, the doorman came to report that He Haogu was already waiting in the hall. As soon as Lu Chengyong heard this, he put on his veil and was about to go out. At that time, Bao'er had already brought the meal. Xia Chunchao was in a hurry, hurriedly wrapped three or four burritos in oiled paper, handed them to him, and said, "It's okay for you to eat it right away, and if you go there, you can't have a banquet until noon." It's good that you don't starve to death along the way. Lu Chengyong took the paper bag with both hands and strode out.

walked all the way to the hall, and sure enough, I saw He Haogu sitting in the hall. Seeing him come out, this He Haogu hurriedly got up and saluted the two. He Haogu looked at Lu Chengyong from head to toe and said, "Da'an is wearing a decent dress today, and it looks like it's still a new dress." Lu Chengyong also smiled and said: "If you depend on me, the official clothes on weekdays will be gone." This is still what my lady said, when you go out to meet guests, it's not good to have a decent new clothes, so you can do it in a hurry. He Haogu nodded and said, "You lady is virtuous." ”

The two left after a few pleasantries, and the Lu family had already led the horse in front of the door. The two went out, turned over and got on their horses, each took his own entourage, and then beat his horse and ran to the west of the city.

After this way, he went out of the city gate in the blink of an eye. Walking to the outskirts of the city, it is the twilight of spring, the wind is fluttering everywhere, and the flowers are dazzling. It is Qinghe weather again, the people on the road are like weaving, pink shirts and red skirts, cloth and brocade robes, and it is really a picture of tourists stepping on spring.

On the way, Lu Chengyong and He Haogu gossiped from time to time, and asked, "Brother, do you know why this Situ Marquis is having a treat today?" He Hao said: "It seems that today is the birthday of his young lady, and he uses this to set up wine - I am afraid that it will be difficult for people to ask." Because Miss Situ is also a general year this year, Marquis Situ celebrates for her. When Lu Chengyong heard this, he was slightly startled, and immediately reined in the horse's head and said, "Why didn't my brother say it earlier?" I came here with no hands, and I didn't bring any gifts. How can you eat other people's birthday wine like this? So saying, he turned the horse's head and went back to buy gifts. He Haogu hurriedly stopped and said, "Don't panic, it's too late to buy it at this time." I know you must have brought no Lilly, and have prepared your share. What's more, this Situ Zhong invitation did not say that it was to celebrate the birthday of his young lady, but everyone knew it. If you pretend to be confused, there's nothing wrong with that. You haven't had much contact with his family in the past. ”

When Lu Chengyong heard this, he felt reasonable, so he followed his words.

The two walked all the way, and walked to a tea shed, because the sun was scorching, and the road was not covered, and they were dry all the way, so they rested in this shed.

The owner of the tea shed brought a pot of earthen tea, and He Haogu couldn't get used to drinking it, so he only took a sip, frowned, and threw it aside. Lu Chengyong has never paid attention to these, from early to now, the water and rice do not hit the teeth, and he has long been hungry and thirsty. At that moment, with the earthen tea in the tea shed, he devoured the burritos that Xia Chunchao and he wrapped cleanly.

He Haogu watched from the side and said with a smile: "Da'an's eating appearance is as if he hasn't eaten for days." Lu Chengyong grinned and said, "I got up late in the morning, and I was told to eat at home before leaving, I was afraid that my brother would be in a hurry, so I didn't eat." It's these few cakes, which are also clumsy and clumsy. When He Haogu heard this, he nodded and sighed: "It is also a blessing to have a wife who is virtuous like this." Lu Chengyong was proud in his heart, and his face was not easy to show, so he only smiled: "My brother's new wife is a character, and my brother's Yanfu is beyond the reach of others." When He Haogu heard this, his face froze slightly, and then he smiled: "It was okay at first glance, but now it's like this." After that, he didn't want to mention more, but said: "It's not too early, it's enough to rest, let's go on the road early." lest it be too late and make people laugh. Lu Chengyong didn't say anything else, and the two set off again, riding horses and galloping away.

After walking for more than 30 miles, I saw a green wall and tiles in front of me, with green branches and green leaves, lush and verdant, and leaning out of the wall. It turned out that the two had arrived outside the Qingling Garden.

The two men stepped forward on horseback and walked to the main gate of the garden, only to see the gate of the garden, the sedan chair full of doors, fresh clothes and angry horses, and servants like a stream.

The two dismounted, Lu Chengyong raised his eyes, but saw that there was a yellow rosewood plaque hanging on the door, carved with three big characters of "Qingling Garden", looking at its handwriting, it was the handwriting of the great calligrapher of the dynasty. Lu Chengyong saw that only this plaque at the entrance was worth a lot of money, and he couldn't help but sigh secretly.

The two men took their retinue, walked to the door, and handed over the invitation. He Haogu sent the gift he had prepared in advance, and said: "A little small profit, I hope the Hou Ye will not dislike it." The greeter at the door read the invitation, accepted the gift, smiled on his face, and invited the two of them in.

He Haogu and Lu Chengyong took their entourage and went inside. All the way over, I saw that this garden is broad and deep, magnificent, and really has a bit of the grandeur of a royal garden. The two of them walked around countless verandahs with the introduction, walked through several gardens, and looked at Zhu Liang's paintings, not to mention the mountains, stones, flowers and trees.

When he was tired of walking, the leading servant suddenly stood in front of a hall, bowed and smiled: "Two distinguished guests, the banquet is set up in this hall, please let you in." The small ones have to go to the door to greet guests, so they won't accompany them. So saying, he turned and went.

He Haogu said with a smile on the side: "This Hou Mansion is not even the little guy at the bottom, and you are so welcome. People say that the prime minister's three-grade official is really good. Lu Chengyong turned a deaf ear and looked at the hall with full eyes. Look at the roof of this hall is six rooms wide, three floors in the end, each room is equipped with a 10,000-character wealth partition window, among which are two carved double-leaf doors, the door is full of people, laughter is like a tide. There is a plaque hanging on the head, and the book is engraved with the words "Ciyong Hall", which is taken from the meaning of the "Tao Te Ching", which is also the handwriting of rice persimmons. I can't help but sigh: It's really imposing!

At that moment, the two of them climbed the stairs and stepped into the door, and the person on the door read the famous post, and immediately raised his voice to report: "Kyoto Xiao Cavalry Captain He Hao Koga Gongzi, Kyoto Guard Zhonglang General Lu Chengyong Lu Gongzi has arrived!" ”

Everyone in the hall heard this, and the noise paused slightly, and then laughed again. The governor of the Hou Mansion hurriedly stepped forward, led the two of them to a table and sat down, served tea and snacks, and greeted others.

There was no one else at this table, only He Haogu and Lu Chengyong were seated. As soon as Lu Chengyong stepped into the hall, he felt that his eyes were shooting towards him from time to time, and he felt a little uncomfortable, and said in a low voice to He Haogu: "Brother, look at these people, it's not strange. It's okay to just see what I do, I have flowers on my face? He Haogu smiled and said in a low voice: "Da'an doesn't know, you are a popular person now." When you came back from the border pass, you were awarded the title and knighthood, and everyone talked about it in private, and the emperor looked down on you and intended to promote you. Seeing you come to the banquet today, I can't help but guess a thing or two. When Lu Chengyong heard this, he was a little disapproving, and he didn't mention it.

The two sat down for a moment, and there was another person at the table, dressed in a lake-green deep coat. As soon as he saw the two of them, he immediately said, "It turns out that Brother He and Brother Lu have arrived." When He Haogu and Lu Chengyong saw him coming, they also got up and bowed their hands. After greeting for a while, he sat down again.

This person's name is Song Shiren, he was originally a non-pedant, he has been tested all his life, and he was finally on the list the year before last, and now he is on an errand in the military department, and he has a very close personal relationship with He Haogu on weekdays. Lu Chengyong also has several relationships with him because of He Haogu.

When the three of them chatted for a while, Lu Chengyong said: "I heard that this garden is the property of Prince Rui, so I borrowed someone else's wine. This Prince Rui is a generous man. He Hao Guwan said: "You don't know, this Prince Rui is the brother of the first mother's compatriot on the pilgrimage, the youngest son of the Empress Dowager Xiao. The wife of the Marquis of Situ is the lord of Xianyi County. To put it bluntly, Prince Rui still has to call her aunt. is a relative of the emperor, so it is naturally easier to speak. The Song Shiren smiled strangely and said in a low voice: "My aunt is my aunt, but the one who is my uncle is a traitor." The county lord's mother was stirred up by this father, and her good relatives also became godparents. Look at how many times has this Mrs. Situ entered the palace over the years? Since the new emperor ascended the throne to the present, the princesses and county lords of the previous dynasty have added a few more titles, and this one alone seems to have leaked. ”

He Haogu glanced at him and said in a low voice: "Ziren is silent, he got drunk before he ate and drank." Is this nonsense? But the Song scholar said: "What are you afraid of, who doesn't know these things!" Lu Chengyong heard the entry into the port and asked, "Since this is the case, why did Prince Narui borrow the garden to talk to him?" The two men looked at him, but neither answered.

After sitting like this for a while, some people came to this table one after another. Lu Chengyong saw that they were all fresh faces, some of whom were familiar with each other, and some of whom he didn't know at all. When they ask each other, they are all people who don't matter.

At this moment, the hall suddenly fell silent, and the two maids walked out of the inner room first, lifted the bead curtain on the door of the moon cave, and saw a person in brocade clothes walking out of it. This person has a jade face, a long body, and looks like a person at three o'clock, with his gestures and extraordinary momentum.

Lu Chengyong didn't know who this person was, so he listened to the man: "Today's little girl Fangchen, you will not give up, come here to live with her, Ben Hou is here to thank you." The hospitality is not good, and I hope that you Haihan. All the guests in the hall hurriedly got up, but they didn't dare. Situ Zhong said a few more words, then turned around and went in.

Lu Chengyong saw that this person was Situ Zhong, and couldn't help but say to He Haogu: "This Marquis of Xinling is so young, I also say that he is too old to be old!" He Hao Guwan said: "People like them are naturally able to maintain the law." ”

As she spoke, the maid was already in full swing and brought the food up. I saw a table full of fish and shrimp, high piles of cattle and sheep, eight treasures at all times, wine and lambs, but there was no dragon liver and phoenix marrow.

Because there was no one to be an east at this table, everyone said "eat" and moved their chopsticks together. Lu Chengyong tasted the dish carefully, although he saw that it looked very good, he didn't taste much when he ate it in his mouth.

After three rounds of drinking, the hall gradually guessed the boxing order, and the sound of shouting gradually rose. That Situ Zhong didn't come out, but saw those maids sending wine and food to the door of the moon cave from time to time, and there must be a few important guests inside. There was no house in this church, and the people were even more unrestrained and rejoiced.

Lu Chengyong only felt that it was noisy, so he threw the chopsticks and sat silently. He Haogu watched him displeased, so he asked, "Da'an, what's wrong?" Lu Chengyong said: "It turns out that this Houfu banquet is also like a restaurant restaurant outside, so boring. I knew this was the case, and I wouldn't be here either, so it's not better to guard my wife at home! He Haogu was amused and said, "I don't know what special benefits your lady has, so that you are so distracted." I was chattering every day at the border, and when I came back, I looked like this again, and I couldn't wait to be by my side every day. When Lu Chengyong heard this, he secretly said in his heart: The Spring Dynasty naturally has some benefits that others don't have, but why should I sue you? There is no word in the mouth. He Haogu said again: "Da'an feels bored, so it's better to go outside." His garden is quite wonderful, and it is built by famous artists in the south of the Yangtze River, which is not ordinary. ”

When Lu Chengyong heard this, he secretly thought that this was better than sitting in the hall. So he got up and went out.