Chapter 103: The Garden is Amazing

Although Zhu Gaosui, the king of Zhao, was sealed in Beijing, he was a master of Beijing once a year, but there was also a magnificent palace in Nanjing. This year, the other vassal dynasties returned to their fiefdoms early, but he and Zhu Hu, the king of Zhou, did not return. Compared with those vassal kings, he has no real power, he holds the three guards of Changshan in his hands, and the three guards are not controlled by the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, so the three guards can also be called Xuan He for a while in the north.

Chang Shanzhong guard commander Meng Xian has been living in Zhao Wangfu after returning to Beijing, at most he walks around to the Baoding Marquis Mansion on weekdays, and this time he suddenly moved over with his children, wives and concubines to live for a few days, and the Baoding Marquis Mansion suddenly became lively. The few courtyards that were empty in the past were all cleaned, replaced with new bedding and new utensils, and each of them was called by a girl.

And Zhang Yue was scheduled to stay at Meng's house for five days, so this time he only brought autumn marks and amber. He was Zhang Qing's cousin, and he was good friends with Meng Jun, so the little couple didn't let him live in another courtyard, but just placed him in the east wing of the same courtyard, and the west wing opposite him was empty. It's just that he is entangled by Meng Jun's two younger brothers and Meng Xian's three sons all day long, and the threshold of this house is almost broken, so that Qiu Scar and Amber can only hide in the back room to do needlework most of the time.

After getting acquainted with each other, he felt that although those teenagers of the same age as him were a little squishy and snobbish, they were similar to Zhang Zhen who returned to Kaifeng from Nanjing, as long as the means were not difficult to get along with, at least they were much better than Zhang Bin and Zhang Jin. But he came here to stay just to see his eldest sister Zhang Qing more, and at this time, the main man was so busy that his feet did not touch the ground, but he ate these small entanglements, although he had no choice but to admit it.

At this time, listening to Meng Fan, who was one year younger than him, gushing about the gentle township somewhere in Nanjing City, he almost didn't even have the strength to shake his head—the oldest of the people listening attentively was only fifteen years old!

While talking. There was a hearty laugh outside: "Is Brother Yue here?" ”

Zhang Yue hurriedly turned around, saw the person who came, stood up, and called Uncle Meng. The rest of the people in the seat also stood up, some called the eldest uncle, and some called the father. And after Meng Xian came in, he glared at his son Meng Fan, and reprimanded him with a straight face: "I don't know how to study and practice martial arts at a young age, and I can talk about some nonsense!" And study hard with Brother Yue, he and his eldest brother can still talk eloquently in front of the emperor. What if you had this opportunity in the future? It's all gone, study and practice martial arts! ”

The words were scattered in a hurry, and although Zhang Yue felt that Meng Xian's lesson was reasonable, he remembered that his father was not slow to speak, and he almost never scolded him with a sinking face, and this comparison in his heart was calculated - naturally, his father is still good at his own family, and others can't catch up with the ground.

"Speaking of which, since my nephew's marriage. It's just the last time I met you, and I haven't seen you for three years. At this time, Meng Xian was no longer the face of the lesson just now, but showed a smile that made people feel like a spring breeze, and his tone was also very kind, "I saw you weak back then. Now you are much stronger, and it is commendable that your knowledge and mind are also extraordinary, and it is strange that the emperor and the imperial grandson are full of praise when they mention you. ”

Zhang Yue was stunned for a moment and hurriedly humbled for a while, but in his heart he wanted to praise a sentence and praise is still very different. This Meng Xian is exaggerating. Originally, he didn't know Meng Xian's intention to talk to him this time, but then he heard that he was just talking about some family things and asking about the situation of his parents and elders in the family, and then he gradually became convinced.

It is expected that he is a mere fifteen-year-old boy, with no official, no position, no power and no power, and there is nothing for others to encircle or probe in.

The two gossiped a little, and Meng Xian said, "It's too boring in this room, you might as well go outside more." Now the spring is still good. Although this Baoding Hou Mansion is not as good as the British Mansion, there are many places to visit. You should have been to the back garden, but there is a big garden from the middle road, there are rockeries and small rivers in it, enough for you to walk for a while, and you can also let the boat girl hold a boat out. You are the younger brother of Brother Jun's daughter-in-law, and you are not a guest, so you don't have to be taboo at a young age. It's good to take a look around. ”

Zhang Yue hurriedly thanked Meng Xian. and sent people out of the house himself. As soon as Meng Xian left, Qiu Zhen came out of the curtain. There was a look of joy on his face: "Young master, since the eldest master of the in-laws said that there can be rowing boats in the big garden behind, why don't we go for a walk?" I saw that the two girls in the eldest lady's room were panicking when they hugged Xia and Yingchun, so it didn't matter if they were pulled. ”

"Where are people who are idle and panicked, it is clear that you are idle and panicked, right?" Zhang Yue glanced at Qiu Zhen angrily, saw her laughing like a child who had succeeded in a conspiracy, and saw Amber also come out, thinking that he had nothing to do, so he simply nodded and said, "Then go and call to hug Xia and Yingchun, let's go rowing in the garden together!" ”

Baoding Hou Mansion is indeed not small, out of the courtyard, first out of the west corner gate, through the back porch, and then from the east corner gate on the sandwich road, walked for about a quarter of an hour to the garden gate. It was the main entrance of the five vermilion lacquers, and the plaque at the top was written with three large characters in regular script of Qinfangyuan, but it was the handwriting of Xiao Shen. The gate of the garden was closed, but the small gate next to it was open. The two mothers-in-law guarding the door saw that the little marquis and his wife were accompanied by the girl in the room, and they knew that Zhang Yue must be a certain young master who had lived at home in the past few days, so they hurriedly bowed their knees.

Compared to the small back garden, this garden is really a private garden. The trees on both sides of the boulevard are towering, and the big trees hugging three people and five people hugging each other can be seen everywhere, and the sound of gurgling water can be heard. The flower garden is also decorated everywhere according to the layout of the garden, at this time the season is not enough, there are not many blooms, only the spring flowers scattered everywhere are blooming brightly, and the tender yellow color makes people look refreshed. When a few of the servants who were sweeping in the courtyard saw someone coming, they retreated to the side of the road and saluted.

Naturally, Autumn marks were meant not just to visit the garden. Although Kaifeng City is on the edge of the Yellow River, it is not the pattern of small bridges and flowing water running through the city in the south of the Yangtze River after all, and no rich and noble people will be full of food and have nothing to row on the Yellow River. Therefore, she pulled Hug Xia to a girl and asked where the dock was, and then happily ran in front, and Zhang Yue in the back was amused.

"This autumn mark, although you are half a year older, is usually steady, but when you encounter happy things, you are so happy!" Zhang Yue smiled and quipped, seeing that Amber was still that gentle and silent. He raised his eyebrows and persuaded again, "However, when it's time to indulge, you should still indulge, don't hold yourself too much." Autumn Scar, who is happy to know her fate, sometimes looks very arrogant, but she herself is very comfortable. Amber, the past is in the past, and it's useless to think about it. ”

Seeing that Zhang Yue nodded with a smile, he chased in the direction of Autumn Scars and Summer with Yingchun, but Amber was a little unable to move. Although it has been many years. But she still can't forget the nightmare of that night, she doesn't even know if she can forget the cruel past in her life - her grandfather was defeated and died in the Northern Expedition, her family was exiled to Hainan, and even wanting to be free in her life has become a luxury, what will she take to be happy to know her fate?

came to the dock in a daze, but she saw that Qiu Zhen, Zhang Yue and others had already boarded the ship. She wanted to stay, but seeing Qiu Zhen's happy expression and Zhang Yue's gesture, she still carefully carried her skirt and boarded the boat.

The boat lady is a green yarn baotou. The middle-aged woman in the blue dress, the boat not only drove smoothly, but also was extremely talkative, and knew the water system in the garden, and the small boat was like an arm. Gently and delicately weave through the tributaries. After going around for a while, Zhang Yue suddenly saw a boat coming from the other end of the narrow waterway, and a few girls wearing red and green could be faintly seen on it, and the others were indistinguishable.

"Huh. That's like Miss Four! ”

Bao Xia was sharp-eyed, stood up and glanced at it, then turned around and smiled, just showing his braided teeth. She is Zhang Qing's dowry girl, and she has a little less scruples when she speaks, and winks at Zhang Yue meaningfully: "This time, the fourth lady came back with the eldest master, and Mrs. Hou was very happy when she saw it, and when she met people, she said that it seemed that it was not a niece, but her own daughter." Among the young ladies of our family and the eldest master's family. is the fourth lady who was born the best, and her character is one in a thousand. ”

Hearing that Bao Xia said this basket of good words, Zhang Yue only smiled bitterly, seeing that the boat lady actually shook the boat directly without dodging, he even thought to himself that today this is not so much a coincidence, but it is better to say that it is designed, but I don't know whether the person who designed it is Meng Xian or his eldest sister. When the two ships were a few feet away, a girl on the opposite boat stood on the bow of the boat and looked at it for a moment. Then he shouted and asked, "Are there the eldest young master and the eldest young grandmother on the boat?" ”

Zhang Yue was too late to answer. Yingchun also stood up and replied: "The eldest young master and the eldest young grandmother are meeting guests outside, and this is the third young master of the Zhang family." ”

Hear this. There was a slight commotion on the other party's boat, and after a while, two girls came out of the canopy with a girl in their arms. Zhang Yue saw that the girl's jewels were brilliantly embroidered, her bright eyes and bright teeth were shining, and she was looking at him curiously at this time, but she was not shy at all, and she was very bold. In just a moment, she smiled again, and the curious color disappeared, revealing a kind of tenderness and amiability. If it weren't for the bold appearance just now, he would have thought that this was her true colors.

"Coincidentally, I bumped into it here, and I didn't expect Brother Yue to come rowing today."

Her brother Yue called clearly, but Zhang Yue only knew that it was the fourth lady of the Meng family, the daughter of Meng Xian, so he simply called the fourth sister. At this time, the two boat ladies acted in unison, and actually made the bows of the two boats side by side, just so that the man and the woman were facing each other. Miss Meng Si's eyes swept over Zhang Yue's face, and then her eyes fell on a few girls, but she skipped to hug Xia Yingchun, looked at the autumn marks and amber very much, and then smiled slightly.

"This afternoon, a few of our sisters happened to have a poetry meeting, and several brothers were coming, and we invited a few sisters from outside. Since you happened to meet Brother Yue, why don't you come to participate in it and point out to our sisters? ”

People invited him like this, Zhang Yue refused or agreed, and he was a little hesitant in his heart. He remembered that his eldest sister Zhang Qing and second sister Zhang Yi didn't like to do poetry, and they never met any talented women in the capital. After thinking about it, he coughed and was about to refuse, but the hug Xia next to him smiled and opened his mouth.

"Third Young Master, you have been praised by the emperor, you must go at night." She smiled at Miss Meng Si as she spoke, "Miss Si, don't worry, this poetry club can't eat without candied fruits and the like, and the slave maid must have picked up my young grandmother to go with her in the afternoon, aren't the young ladies thinking about my young grandmother's host?" ”

Seeing that these two sides seemed to be on the right track, Zhang Yue couldn't help but smile bitterly. It seems that he really came to the wrong place on today's trip to the garden, according to this, the afternoon was not a blind date?