Aunt Mei sent a mother-in-law to show them the way, and Zhao Xiu followed behind her brother Zhao Wei and went straight to Dongzhuang along the path.

On this walk, I saw a lot of scenery. Zhao Xiu suddenly realized that the Luomei Courtyard where she lived was quite close to Dongzhuang.

Luomei Courtyard is located in the east of the main courtyard of Xizhuang later place, there are a lot of plum blossoms planted in the courtyard and outside the courtyard, to the east and north of the courtyard, there is a large piece of plum forest, there are several acres of land. There are bluestone paths in the plum grove, as well as gently flowing streams. Perhaps because of the water flowing from the hot springs, in this cold winter, the stream does not show the slightest sign of freezing, but forms a layer of mist on the water surface, hazy, like smoke, setting off this piece of plum forest like a fairyland.

Along the trail through the plum forest, soon there is another forest, planted with many trees, and most of them are bamboo, and in the depths of the bamboo forest, you can faintly see a few bamboo houses. If it's in the summer, it's a good place to cool off, but in the winter, it's abandoned. Gao Zhen naturally couldn't live in it at this time. According to the mother-in-law who led the way, in the summer, the king of Quang Binh occasionally brought the princess and the prince to live for a while, and the bamboo house was his favorite place to go when he took a nap, not only cool, but also to listen to the rustle of the bamboo being blown by the wind. However, considering that the bamboo house is shady and there is moisture in the forest, which is not good for the prince's health, except for the servants who watch the house, no one will spend the night there.

Out of the bamboo forest, it is a flower garden. Similar to Xizhuang, there are also many glass flower houses built in the flower garden here, even if you pass by outside, you can see the purple and red flowers inside, and the scenery is extremely beautiful. There is also a huge pond in front, the residual lotus is withered at the moment, and there is no good scenery to see, but in summer, there will be half a pond of lotus flowers blooming, and the green cover pavilion, the wind sends fragrance, but it is the favorite place of the princess before her death. Therefore, on the north side of the pond, a delicate three-entry courtyard was built, called Furong Building, there is a building in the backyard of Guyin, even if you don't go out of the yard, you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the lotus pond.

Of course, even though it's winter right now, it's not like you can't see lotus flowers at all. The mother-in-law who led the way claimed that there was also a glass flower house in the backyard of Furong Building, with a small pool of lotus flowers in hot spring water, which could still bloom even in the middle of winter. It was originally prepared by the prince last year, and when he was going to bring the princess to cool off in winter, he would surprise her, but he never expected that there would be so many changes. The prince and princess didn't come, the prince almost died, and the lotus flowers in the pond last winter could only bloom in vain. Although it can bloom again this year, there will always be one less person among the people who appreciate the lotus.

It can be seen that the servants on the hot spring village still have a deep affection for the master Guangping Wang's family, it seems that because the princess has been here several times, and the relationship of generosity and pity, the girls and mothers-in-law miss her very much, and now they are all wearing plain clothes, and they are not wearing any jewelry on their heads, as if they are keeping filial piety to their mothers. Speaking of the pool of lotus flowers that the princess never had a chance to see, the mother-in-law who led the way had red eyes.

Zhao Xiu and Zhao Wei listened to her silently, waiting for her to calm down, and didn't say anything. But she felt embarrassed, raised her sleeve to wipe away the tears, and said with a smile: "The old slave is rude, the little marquis and the eldest girl Zhao, please come with the little one." The courtyard of our son is not here, so we have to take a few steps forward. ”

Gao Zhen, the son of the world, actually lived in Xizhuang in the past, so as not to disturb the world of his parents. However, this year, only his father was left, and the prince's eyes were inconvenient, so he was not at ease and wanted to serve nearby, so he asked people to prepare a room near the Furong Building. The reason why he didn't live directly in the Furong Building was because every room in the entire courtyard had precious memories of his parents, and he couldn't bear to destroy any of them. He lived in a courtyard more than 100 miles away from the west of the Furong Building, which was a two-entry house, but there was no formal wall, and the place was quite spacious, and it was located on the way to the Furong Building at the entrance of Dongzhuang, which was originally the place where the King of Guangping handled affairs. He ordered three rooms to be cleaned up in the back hall for his own living, sitting and sleeping. The front hall is still where the council is located, but now the person who is in charge of the affairs of the palace has changed from King Guangping to his son.

This courtyard, the name is Qi Feng Zhai, because the courtyard is planted with many tall plane trees, and on the main hall of the front hall, there is a large screen of red sandalwood carved phoenix. It is said that in the past, when Emperor Taizu lived in Zhuangshang, this is the place where Fengjia stopped. But because of this, there is no house for people to live in, so there is no spring in the backyard. Shizi Gao Zhen lives here, and he can't enjoy the benefits of hot springs, which is really wronged. But Shizi doesn't care at all, he is really a filial son. The head of Zhuangzi is still loyal, for the sake of the little master, and specially rushed to lead the spring water used in the flower garden to the back hall of Qifengzhai with a pottery pipe a few days ago for the prince to enjoy, but compared with other courtyards, this urgently repaired facility will naturally look simpler.

The mother-in-law who led the way sighed at the filial piety of the prince, and at the same time led the brothers and sisters of Zhao Xiu and Zhao Wei to Qifengzhai. Zhao Xiu found that if you go out of Xizhuang from Luomei Courtyard, and then enter Qifeng Courtyard at the entrance of Dongzhuang, it looks like a very long road, even if you walk along the bluestone path from the flower garden, you need to pass through the lotus pond first, and make a big bend, but if you go directly through the forest and walk on the mud from the gate of Luomei Courtyard, this courtyard is just located in the slightly westerly area in front of the flower garden, and it is still very close to Xizhuang, a straight line distance...... Only about a hundred meters?

She followed Zhao Wei into Qi Fengzhai, and when she looked up, she saw Gao Zhen sitting in the front hall, talking to the manager, and there was another row of eight women standing next to her, looking at the dress and behavior, they were all housekeepers and daughters-in-law. When the mother-in-law who led the way stepped forward to report, Gao Zhen had just finished issuing a round of instructions, saying: "Let's all go down, prepare for life, don't make mistakes." If you can make your father's house comfortable, I will reward you later. ”

The mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law of the stewards bowed down one after another to receive the order, respectfully retreated, and led the mother-in-law to take the opportunity to step forward and return, Gao Zhen saw Zhao Wei and Zhao Xiu, and the expression on his face eased a lot: "Why did you come here?" How is the old lady? After a long day of traveling, you must be very tired, right? Seeing that he intended to talk to Zhao Wei's brothers and sisters, the manager also retired. Zhao Wei and Zhao Xiu sat down on the lower chair, and immediately a delicate-looking, plain and neatly dressed Yahuan stepped forward to serve tea.

Zhao Wei told Gao Zhen about the meaning of his brother and sister: "Grandmother is tired and has taken a temporary break. She likes Luomei Courtyard very much, and my sister also said that the courtyard is good, thanks to your mention, so our brother and sister came to thank you. ”

Gao Zhen smiled slightly: "What's polite?" With the relationship between our two families, we no longer have to pay attention to those customs and etiquette. If you want to apologize to me for this little thing, you will be discouraged. ”

Zhao Wei also laughed when he heard it. Gao Zhen has always been a little cold to people, but he would say such things to him, which really makes people's hearts warm. The tone of his next speech was also more cordial: "I heard that Luomei Courtyard is the courtyard where you used to live?" The scenery in the courtyard is really good, if the plum blossoms are blooming in the plum forest outside the courtyard, presumably the plum fragrance will be more refreshing, right? ”

Gao Zhen nodded: "The scenery there is really good, but the scenery is secondary." It was my habitual place of residence, and everything in the room that should be kept warm and cold was more elaborate than in other places. The old lady is weak, so she came here to avoid the cold, and the most important thing is to keep warm. If you accidentally catch a cold, wouldn't you lose the original intention of coming from afar? ”

Zhao Xiu remembered the big kang in the East and West Warm Pavilion in Luomei Courtyard, as well as the glass veranda in the front and back yards, and the soup house in the backyard, which were indeed the first to keep warm and keep out the cold. If she hadn't known in advance, she really couldn't have imagined that it was originally a courtyard for Gao Zhen, who was physically healthy and had a high value of force.

Gao Zhen raised his eyes and looked at her, as if he had guessed what she was thinking, and said: "I was not in good health when I was a child, even if I grew up and there was nothing left, my mother would still worry that I would catch a cold in winter, so she specially placed me in that courtyard. In the entire Lianhuanzhuang, there is only one place in Luomei Courtyard, which enters the house from the door of the courtyard, and there is no need to be afraid of the cold wind. He smiled: "At that time, the mother concubine lived in the main courtyard of Xizhuang, and I lived in Luomei Courtyard, which was close and warm. ”

Zhao Xiu thought of the princess Zhong, felt a little uncomfortable, and said softly: "The princess is a motherly heart, she loved you so much during her lifetime, and she will not want to see the prince and you always sad for her." You're going to have to look at some. ”

Gao Zhen bent the corners of his mouth: "I know, I just think about it occasionally." Whether it is the palace or this Zhuangzi, there are traces of the mother's concubine everywhere, and I will inevitably have to think about it a few more times. But don't worry, I won't be hurt by my sadness. My mother is gone, and I am the only one left by my father's side, and I still have to take care of my father. ”

Zhao Xiu listened to his words, and had some doubts in his heart, he gave the Luomei Courtyard where he was used to living to their ancestors and grandchildren, but he lived in Qifengzhai, which was not used to live in the past, was it not just to take care of King Guangping nearby? Perhaps, in the Plum Temple, there are many things that can remind him of his dead mother, right? Although she couldn't be sure if Gao Zhen had this idea, she didn't say thank him for recommending the yard anymore.

Gao Zhen asked Zhao Wei again: "Which yard did you choose?" Luomei Courtyard is small, and the old lady and Sister Zhao live in it, and there is only an empty room left in Xiaoxuan in the southwest. But it's a study there, I'm afraid it's not easy to live in, you must have lived somewhere else, right? ”

Zhao Wei smiled and nodded: "Yes, I live in Songbai Ju now, just southwest of the main courtyard, not too far from Luomei Courtyard." In fact, there is a whole main courtyard between the two courtyards, which is not close, but compared to other courtyards, this is already very close, and the study in the courtyard is very attractive, so he chose that place.

Gao Zhen smiled slightly, Zhao Wei chose Songbaiju. When he ordered someone to clean up the house before, because Songbaiju used to live in Zhong Yazhuo, he specially ordered someone to replace all the things there with new ones, and put a lot of various books, which was originally intended for Zhao Wei to live. Now it seems that he has a good taste for this friend.

The three of them talked for a while, and it was almost time for dinner. Zhao Wei and Zhao Xiu need to go back to Meiyuan to accompany Zhang's dinner, Gao Zhen finished eating here, and then inspected Zhuangzi, and was about to prepare to return to the city, so the two sides said goodbye first. They didn't feel very reluctant, because Gao Zhen was just here to help, and he would stay with King Guangping in a few days, and there would be more opportunities to meet in the future. The east and west villages are adjacent to each other, and there is no wall in the middle, which is similar to two families being neighbors.

Gao Zhen sent Zhao Wei and Zhao Xiu out of the hospital, Zhao Wei went out first, but Zhao Xiu was called by Gao Zhen: "Luomei Courtyard...... Is Sister Zhao quite comfortable? ”

Zhao Xiu turned around and smiled: "It's very good, I live in Xinuan Pavilion and feel very comfortable." She suddenly remembered a question: "I look at the furnishings in the second room over there, it seems to be very similar to the study in your palace, could it be ......?"

Gao Zhen smiled and nodded: "Exactly, when I lived there, I always lived and sat in the Xinuan Pavilion. The plum blossoms in the courtyard are facing under the window over there, and the view is even better. ”

It is also said that Zhao Xiu remembered the situation of Luomei Courtyard, it is indeed that the plum blossoms can be seen more clearly under the window of the Xinuan Pavilion, as for the Dongnuan Pavilion, although the decoration is more luxurious, the scenery is worse. But in this way...... Didn't she live in Gao Zhen's room? Zhao Xiu's face was slightly red, a little embarrassed.

Zhao Wei was calling her, she smiled at Gao Zhen, and was about to step out of the door, but was stopped by Gao Zhen again. She and Zhao Wei both looked at him suspiciously, and he looked at the sycamore in the courtyard: "It seems that the wind is blowing." Sister Zhao came out without a cloak, she would catch a cold. Wait a minute. So he asked for a cloak, dark green tweed, which seemed to be woven with peacock gold thread, and a little golden light shone from the side, and the inside was a smooth and soft gray squirrel's skin. He opened the cloak and draped it lightly on Zhao Xiu's shoulders: "This is my old clothes from the past, but now they are short and don't fit well." I want to keep filial piety, and it's not good to wear such luxurious things, so I gave it to my sister, and I don't have to press the bottom of the box. Don't take it off, lest the wind blow for a while. ”

Zhao Wei thought about it, so he didn't let his sister refuse, thanked him again, and took his sister back. Zhao Xiu thanked him softly, tugged at the collar of the cloak tightly with both hands, and looked back at Gao Zhen as he walked, only to feel that the cloak was really very warm, completely blocking the cold wind outside. RS