The painting boat slowly walks through the lotus bushes, occasionally a few water birds are startled, fluttering away, there are many fish swimming around in the water, maybe there are fewer people here, the fish are not afraid of people at all, you can catch one with your hand.

At this time, most of the lotus flowers outside have withered, and the lotus flowers in the lotus pond of the palace are still fragrant and fragrant, and the flowers are blooming brilliantly. The boat in the water is like in a painting, it is worthy of the palace, it will really be enjoyed, and only the princely house has such a good place,

After a while, the painting boat arrived next to the pavilion, Steward Liu and the little maid got off the painting boat, fixed the painting boat, and put the pedals away, and Wang Jinhuai and I left the boat and came to the pavilion.

But see that this pavilion is quite large, the diameter is about 3 zhang or so, the green curtain screen window is around, the vermilion column is painted, and the pavilion is full of all kinds of strange flowers and strange flowers. The red flowers and green water are reflected up and down, and a flock of white geese are swimming in the water.

There is a bookcase in the middle of the pavilion, there are several embroidered squats around the bookcase, and there is a set of tea sets and a set of four treasures of the study on the bookcase.

A servant said: "Please feel free to do so, the county lord will come over soon." ”

Wang Jinhuai and I didn't sit down, looked around, and saw a plaque hanging in the middle of the pavilion, which read, Lianxiang Pavilion three big characters, the pen is vigorous and powerful, but it is a little uncoordinated with this Lianxiang association, looking at the handwriting should be written by a man, the word Lianxiang should be a woman's name, and we didn't think about it anymore.

I came to the side of the Langgan to look at the scenery of the water, just now I only looked from one direction, and I couldn't see the panoramic view of the lotus pond, but now it seems that all around are in the bottom of my eyes. But see, most of the pool is covered with lotus leaves, there are several waterways in the middle, leading to the four directions, where there are no lotus leaves, sparkling, the sun shines on the water surface, there is a faint mist rising, blowing with the wind, it is very cool, and there is a lotus fragrance with the wind.

"It's really a good place, the lotus fragrance is intoxicating, the green willows confuse my heart, it's not my ambition to seal the marquis, but I have to sleep here." Wang Jinhuai was poetic, and casually chanted a five-word poem.

As soon as Wang Jinhuai's words fell, he heard a voice from behind: "The good poem made by Mr. Wang, the housekeeper copied it down, and found someone to frame it and hang it in the pavilion." ”

We looked back, Xiurong County Lord has come: "Lei Daochang, Mr. Wang, how is the scenery here, the pond water here comes from the pearl spring, so the water temperature is higher than the outside, and the lotus flowering period is longer than the outside. ”

A few of us sat down around a few cases, the maid made tea, the tea is also excellent Longjing tea, it is also the first time I drank such a good tea, although there is tea in Laoshan, but Laoshan tea is mainly flavored, today I drink this Longjing, but I feel fragrant and pleasant, full of relish.

The county lord saw that I was slowly tasting it, and said, "How about this tea, Dao Chief, it's okay." ”

"It's really good tea, don't hide it from the county lord, this is the best tea I've ever had. In the past, we drank homemade Laoshan tea, although the tea was also good, but it was really inferior to this Longjing tea. ”

"This is the Ming Qian tea that my father specially sent someone to Hangzhou to buy, a pound costs a few hundred taels of silver, and it is only my brother and my father who can drink it in the house, and today the two are distinguished guests, so I specially went to my father to ask for it. Listening to Mr. Wang's poem praising this pool just now, I don't know if I can also write a poem about this pool. ”

In the past, the master taught me, writing a poem is not the same as playing, although so, but also to think carefully, don't fall behind, I held the tea bowl and thought about it and said: "The breeze and clear water are purple smoke, whose family yard is full of red carpet, this scene should only be in the sky, who picks it up in the world." ”

The county lord and Wang Jinhuai said yes in a row, and the poems of the maid were copied down.

"Such a good view, is the county lord also coming to a song?" After I finished speaking, the county lord said, "Okay, then I'll have a song too." Then he said: "The four seasons of the year are fresh, and the lotus flowers here are the most." The wind sends lotus fragrance to tourists drunk, and the water gathers smoke and cold fog. ”

A few people one by one, the atmosphere is not bad, the maid next to us is also busy recording for us, and there is a maid serving tea next to it.

At noon, Steward Liu sent a food box, the dish was four plates and eight bowls, and it was also an ordinary dish, but the taste was not comparable to the outside. The wine is also excellent rice wine, and the county lord is a girl, so it is impossible to drink those high liquors.

Full of wine and food, the lord of Xiurong took us to the palace garden again, but saw the rockery uneven, the spring water dingdong, the building is ethereal, the grass and trees are luxuriant, the flowers and bamboos are surrounded by rings, the winding path corridor, and there are several pavilions. The garden is nicely furnished and the views are peaceful.

A group of people walked in the garden, walking east and west at will, followed by housekeeper Liu and a few small servants, carrying tables, chairs and benches, resting there when they were tired, or drinking tea and chatting, or chanting poems, and they were very happy.

It wasn't until halfway through the Shen hour that the county lord was a little tired, so I said, "It's not early, the county lord is also tired, we should go back." ”

"Don't worry, there's still a place I haven't gotten to, where to sit for a while, and then you can go back." After the county lord finished speaking, he led the way in front.

After walking a short distance to the northwest corner of the garden, there is a building, but it is a hall with three rooms, there is no furnishings in it, except for a bookcase and a few chairs, the walls are full of calligraphy and paintings, and all around are large windows with high eaves, and a few small servants, put down their things and open all the windows.

But see that there is a chrysanthemum all around, the frost is brilliant, and there are several maple trees, although it is not late autumn, but the leaves have been flushed with a faint red, in the sunlight, embrace like Danxia, accumulate like gold. The maple forest is a small pond that is not big, the hibiscus by the pond is continuous, the color is dark or shallow, the green water and red flowers, the high and the low reflect each other, there are a few mandarin ducks playing in the pond, the water is goldfish jumping, swimming around in groups, although this pond is small, the scenery of the big lotus pond in front is better and more exquisite.

I have seen the surrounding scenery and the calligraphy and paintings on the wall, but I have seen that they are all made by celebrities of previous dynasties, and occasionally there are a few anonymous calligraphy and paintings in it. Wang Jinhuai and I have been seeing the last one, this one is a lotus picture, painting a few lotus flowers, stretching out of the water, and a few lotus leaves floating on the water, although there are not many scenery on the painting, but it gives people a fresh and elegant feeling, the painting is also not named, but there is a small poem: clear lotus out of the water to stand in the wind, amorous fluffy leaves embrace acacia. There is always a sunset of flowers in lotus bloom, and it is difficult to separate flowers and leaves. Although the poem is not very good, it has a taste of lovesickness.

When my father offended the eunuchs and was detained in the capital, my mother missed my father, so she wrote this poem, although my father was eventually released and returned home. However, because she was worried about her father's safety, her mother fell ill and died shortly after her father's return. My father set aside this place separately, and hung all the calligraphy and paintings that my mother used to like here, and those few paintings and calligraphy without names were also made by my mother. In addition to a few small servants to clean here, except for me and my father, no one else is allowed to come, and it is also a coincidence that the Taoist and Mr. are here today, my father is not in the house, and I dare not bring you if I am in the house. ”

The county lord said, tears were already flashing in his eyes, and the two of us looked at it and comforted a few words, and the county lord gradually calmed down. We also said goodbye and left, and Steward Liu sent us all the way back to the inn.