During the period of Nangong Xue's daily supervision, two middle-aged men sat in a resting tea shop outside the east gate, and the two of them talked in a solemn voice: "Since the last incident, the rumor has not passed, the master said wait and see, there can be no mistake at this time, in addition, about this batch of goods, the master intends to hand over at the upcoming imperial martial arts competition, so that it should not be discovered." So let's hide it for a while. Be sure to tell your subordinates well, don't be careless and leak the news, otherwise I won't be able to afford it for you. If something happens, you have to explain it to your master. ”

"Obey the orders of the chief steward, I will tell the people below to take good care of them when I go back, let them take good care of them, and never leak the slightest rumor. Please rest assured. The man replied. The two of them chattered for a while, and then the two of them stood up and immediately put down a dozen copper plates and left.

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The renovation project of the shops in Xicheng was finally completed after three months, Nangong Xue did the final review before the merchants settled in, to see if they were completely satisfied, she sat in a carriage around the shop area and slowly turned around, during which she nodded slightly while watching, Hua Hua sat in front of her and asked about the results after the work: "Xiaoxue, I have been watching for a long time, what do you think?" If there are still changes, it is too late to mention it now, otherwise it will be more troublesome to change it after the merchants settle in. I'm afraid that the second rework is not easy to explain. ”

Nangong Xue still looked at the street, and then replied with satisfaction: "Well, yes, yes, the design of the renovation is very in line with my philosophy, it's hard work." ”

"That's a must." Hua Hua replied, "How dare I disobey the Inspector's order?" However, after this transformation, it was found that it was even better than the preset on the drawings, and the adults really cared about the people. It would be more convenient if such a design was moved to our north and east cities. ”

"Well, there will be a day." Nangong Xue nodded and said, "If there are no outsiders, you don't need to call me an adult, I can't listen to it, but then again, you don't seem to have done anything about the construction of the small park, except for making benches according to my description, but nothing else is going on?" Can you explain? ”

"Oh, if you don't mention it, I'll forget about it." Hua Hua patted his head lightly and said, "That's the case, the greening of the park is not my strong point, I can't do it, but you don't have to worry, someone is good at this job." Zhao Jie, the seventh prince, likes these flowers and plants, you might as well ask him to play with them, it will definitely be very pleasing to the eye. ”

"Do you mean I still have to go to the palace?" Nangong Xue said a little reluctantly, "To be honest, I'm really a little reluctant to go, mainly because of trouble, I have to go to the court or enter the palace to face the saint, and other times it's really ......." ”

"I understand what you say." Hua Hua said with relief, "I really don't want to enter the palace sometimes, but let's talk about it, isn't the reason why it is troublesome to enter the palace is also to protect the royal heirs?" Let's understand more. Besides, if we want to build this large and small park now, we really need the assistance of the Seven Princes. So the trouble has to go too. ”

"I see what you mean." Nangong Xue nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go into the palace tomorrow to invite the Seventh Prince." ”

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Early the next morning, Nangong Xue got up to wash and change clothes, because the appearance of entering and leaving the palace is very particular, so Nangong Xue first washed and cleaned up and then asked Xiaoyue to help her comb her hair, and finally changed into a clean and tidy plain clothes. Xiao Yue stood aside and asked, "Xiaoxue, do you see if there is anything missing?" Nangong Xue waved her hand and replied satisfiedly: "No, it's all good." Don't you just enter the palace, it's too fancy and unseemly. You've worked hard this morning. After I'm gone, you can all rest and rest, and if you have something to talk about, wait until I come back. After speaking, Nangong Xue turned around and walked out of the house, walked straight towards the gate, and got into the carriage and galloped away.

Because today is not the day of the court, when he arrived at the gate of the palace, Nangong Xue handed his official post to the guards to check, and then explained the intention to the guards truthfully, and the guards sent someone to report and then let Nangong Xue wait. After about two teas, the guard came back and said, "The Inspector has made you enter, the Seventh Prince is now admiring the flowers in the Imperial Garden, and said that he is waiting for you in the Imperial Garden." If you don't mind, Xia Guan can show you the way. Nangong Xue nodded and replied, "Well, okay." It's really hard for you to lead the way. After speaking, the guard walked in front of Nangong Xue, and walked straight to the imperial garden with Nangong Xue.

After arriving at the Imperial Garden, Nangong Xue was shocked by the scene in front of her. "Oh my God! Is this the Imperial Garden? It's completely different from what I've seen in this world! It's so much more beautiful than the present world, it's so beautiful that you don't want it. Nangong Xue looked at this imperial garden in a daze and said.

Indeed, although this imperial garden occupies two-fifths of the area of the palace, although it is not large, but the variety of flowers is extremely rich, from the perspective of the four seasons of the year, it is completely possible to see the flowers bloom every day of the year, there are a lot of green trees, in the summer you can sit here while enjoying the flowers while enjoying the cool, of course, if you enjoy the flowers while drinking tea, it is really not pleasant to summarize, but it should be said that it is like a fairy. The flowers planted here are harmless and will not be dangerous to people, and these flowers and trees are very ornamental. Basically, you can say that there are things you have seen and there are things you haven't seen before. It's literally everything. If you want to find a word to describe it, it should not be a sea of flowers, but a world of flowers.

Now in June, it is the time when the lotus flowers are in full bloom, the pond is full of lotus flowers, and the pond is extremely colorful and beautiful from a distance, because the varieties are different, and some lotus colors are also diverse. Nangong Xue looked at this beautiful garden from a distance and was stunned for a while. If it weren't for the guards telling her to follow, she would have been deeply attracted by this sea of flowers, and she would have forgotten what she was here for. When he was about to arrive at the pavilion in the middle of the pond, the guard asked Nangong Xue to wait for the time being, and then he walked all over to report to Zhao Jietong: "The Seventh Prince of Qiqi, the Inspector of Kyoto Prefecture and the Minister of Works, the Household Servant, Zhongnangong Xue, ask to see him. As soon as Zhao Jie heard that Nangong Xue was coming, he quickly put down the gardening shovel in his hand, and patted the soil on his hands, washed his hands in the basin next to him, and walked over with a smile. Since graduating from the academy to today, we haven't worked together for five years, and today is the gust of wind, blowing you here, who is also the only female official in the government and the opposition today? But then again, I haven't seen you in five years, and you're really getting slimmer. It's as beautiful as the lotus flowers in my pond. ”

"The lower official has asked the Seventh Prince to say goodbye." Because it was in the palace, no matter whether the surrounding palace maids noticed it or not, Nangong Xue also saluted the Seventh Prince first, and then replied, "Thank you for the praise of the Seventh Prince." Xia Guan is actually not as good as the Seven Princes said, and the Seven Princes are serious. ”

"You all go down first, only me and Lord Nangong can be left here, I will summon you if necessary." Zhao Jie commanded, and then the surrounding palace maids and guards retreated one after another, leaving only Zhao Jie and Nangong Xue in this imperial garden, and after they all retreated, Zhao Jie continued, "There is no one else now." The polite words are free, and my ears are calloused. But how did you remember to come and see me? Is it a conscience discovery or something? ……。 ”

Zhao Jie said like this, Nangong Xue looked up and down at Zhao Jie's dress, a dignified prince, but now he is not dressed as gorgeously as imagined, on the contrary, he is wearing a labor suit, wearing a blue coat, a white apron with pockets on his chest, although the dirt on his hands has been washed off, but there is still a lot of dirt on his body, and the cloth shoes on his feet are also full of mud. Nangong Xue looked at the mound of dirt behind him again, and asked puzzledly: "I said that the Seventh Prince, you have a good status as a prince, why do you look like this when you see it today?" And these behind you, which one are you singing? Because there is no one else, Nangong Xue doesn't seem so restrained when she speaks. It's just that she's too restrained, and she can't speak.

"Oh~oh." After Nangong Xue said this, Zhao Jie subconsciously looked at his outfit and then looked at the soil behind him, and replied, "I planted lotus tweeds, and I raised some seedlings of different colors a while ago, and if they are about to bloom now, I will move them all to the pond." By the way, tidy up my pond again and put some fish in it. In this way, the pond also looks much cleaner. My appearance makes you laugh, doesn't it? Actually, I also feel a little inconsistent with who I am, which my father also said about me. But I just can't change it. I just love these flowers, I can't do it. ”

"Oh, no wonder." Nangong Xue nodded slightly, "What I said, I thought that the palace maids who were serving you had gone on strike." Forcing you to fend for yourself. Co-authored with you, this is a maintenance tweed. Hey, speaking of which, if you planted these, could it be that all the flowers and trees in this garden are your ......? Planted? After speaking, Nangong Xue stretched out her arm and waved her hand flatly.

"That's smart. Oh, if you don't say it's Nangong Xue, it's still your observation that is the keenest. You guessed it right. Zhao Jie replied, "The flowers and trees in this imperial garden are all my masterpieces, and they are all my hard work." How does it look good? Let me tell you, not only these, but also the planning and design of the Imperial Garden. What do you think? When I'm done with these lotus plants, I'll take you on a good tour of my masterpiece. You sit down and drink a little water to rest. As he spoke, Zhao Jie asked Nangong Xue to sit on the stone bench and handed the teapot and bowl to Nangong Xue and asked her to take care of herself. Then he squatted down and continued to play with the lotus flowers.