The first snow of winter has just fallen, but there is a piece of spring and summer in Cui's house, in a flower room, the crowd is full of flowers, the warm breeze is blowing, it turns out that the surrounding is full of half-burning charcoal, to prevent the cold from entering, more than a dozen servants are on duty day and night, in order to take care of this room, to provide flowers to the house. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

When the emperor arrived, most of the servants were moved outside the palace, leaving only one person to take care of the charcoal basin, and he was taken away by the guards in advance, and he was only released after the emperor circled inside.

The emperor praised a few words, Cui Teng became more and more proud, "The royal family also has a greenhouse, which is much larger than my family's, but it is mainly to supply vegetables, and my family's house is to raise a few flowers and reward them for the ladies of the family, but it is not very useful, if any of Your Majesty's concubines needs flowers, I will send someone to send a car into the palace every day." ”

Han Ruzi smiled and shook his head, "Don't bother. The royal conservatory stopped a few years ago, and I can't eat fresh vegetables now. ”

Offering a warm house is an extremely extravagant behavior, when the imperial court advocates frugality, it is usually canceled by the first batch, and then restored after a period of time, Da Chu has not recovered in recent years, and the warm house has naturally been in a state of abolition.

Cui Teng's eyes lit up, "Tomorrow I will shovel all the flowers here and plant vegetables for Your Majesty." ”

"Don't, I can't do such a big thing."

"Oh." Cui Teng was a little disappointed, and then became excited again, "Your Majesty, let's go to the back garden for a stroll, I have a rockery at home, which is very famous in the capital." ”

Cui Teng is like a child who has just made friends, worried that the friendship is not strong enough, and tries his best to please and flatter, eager to show all the good things in the family and give a deep impression to new friends.

If the emperor spoke at this time, Cui Teng would not hesitate to sacrifice the entire Cui Mansion.

Han Ruzi doesn't like extravagance, and when he sees the flower room, the first thing he thinks of is how much manpower and financial resources it will cost, which is converted into silver taels, which is enough for many medium-sized people to live, but he remains polite and follows the host, and wants to wait for the matter to pass for a while, talk to Cui Teng, or wake up the Cui family through the queen.

The rockery of the back garden is not big, the height is not more than two zhang, the width is less than one zhang, when you look closely, there is the tendency of Cui Wei, there is no difference in addition, you can't afford to say that "it is very famous in the capital".

Han Ruzi still nodded politely, but Cui Teng showed a sly smile, "Your Majesty, please come with me, you can't see the beauty of the rockery here." ”

The accompanying guards and eunuchs hated people like Cui Teng the most, so they didn't say hello beforehand, but they couldn't say anything, so they had to follow nervously, and the guards carefully looked around, not too obviously, so as not to affect the emperor's mood of enjoying the scenery.

Fortunately, there are not many people left in the Cui Mansion, and the garden is even more empty, which reduces the difficulty of guarding.

Cui Teng led the way, descended several steps, and turned to a pavilion, the pavilion was not special, but a pot of wine was prepared, several kinds of preserves, the wine was still hot, and it was just right to drink, and I don't know where the person who sent the wine was hiding.

The guards were nervous for a while, and after searching for a long time, they found two maids and an old servant hiding here in a nearby small room, the room was hidden behind a dead wood, very hidden, and the three people inside saw the guards open the door, and immediately knelt down and kowtowed.

The guards surrounded the room and forbade the servants to come out, while the other guards continued to check, and their hearts were very angry.

The guard's mood could not affect the pavilion, Cui Teng toasted to the emperor, but he knew the rules, he drank a glass first, and asked the eunuch to try a drink, and then poured wine for the emperor.

Han Ruzi took a sip and praised a few words, Cui Teng was enthusiastic, and pointed to the rockery: "Your Majesty, please take a look." ”

The pavilion is usually built in a high place, which is convenient for watching the scenery, but this one is built at a low place, after sitting down, just to see the bottom of the rockery, Han Ruzi has long felt puzzled, and then looked carefully, only to understand the reason, but also saw what Cui Teng's so-called beauty is.

The rockery is not firmly embedded in the ground, but placed on a stone pillar that can be enclosed by both arms, and the bottom of the mountain is about two or three feet from the ground, so you have to sit in the pavilion or lie on the ground when the weather is fine, to see clearly.

Although the rockery is not tall and large, it always weighs a thousand pounds, and it is indeed strange that it can stand steadily, and the gaps are spotless, and it is obvious that people often clean it, but I don't know how difficult it should be for the servant to get into the bottom of the mountain, and how frightened he is.

Han Ruzi looked at it for a while, and couldn't help but admire, Cui Teng was waiting for this moment, and explained with a smile: "Actually, it's not difficult, when it is built, it is close to the ground, and after the construction is completed, just remove the soil, the difficulty is that it has stood tall for so many years, this is called 'a pillar of optimism'." ”

Zhang Youcai, who was following the emperor, smacked his tongue and couldn't help but say: "If you don't fall for many years, it's hard to guarantee that you won't fall today, it's always a dangerous place here, Your Majesty had better not stay for a long time." ”

"Zhang Youcai, what are you talking nonsense, in another hundred years, a thousand years, this rockery will not fall, you don't understand, it just looks dangerous, in fact, the stone in the middle and the supporting stone pillar are one, and the outside is wrapped with heavy mountain stones, other stones are easy to find, and the middle one is the most difficult to find."

Zhang Youcai didn't want to argue with Cui Teng, shook his head and retreated, thinking that if the rockery fell, the pavilion could block it, and he could also block it if he pounced, but it didn't seem to be of much use, and the people in the pavilion still had to be pressed into meatloaf...... He was so excited that he forced himself not to think about it anymore.

Han Ruzi didn't care, and he didn't want to go anymore, so he stayed in the pavilion to drink, eat preserves, and chat with Cui Teng.

Cui Teng prepared a lot of delicious snacks, which should have been served in rounds for the emperor to appetize before lunch, but the wine was cold, but the follow-up food never arrived, he couldn't sit still, looked out several times, and motioned to his entourage to see what was going on.

As soon as the entourage left the pavilion, he was stopped by the guards and taken aside, Wang He personally inspected and questioned, and only after confirming that it was correct did he allow him to leave, and then searched the three imprisoned servants in detail, and finally allowed them to come out and continue to deliver food to the pavilion.

But the time has passed, a rockery is nothing to look at, it is enough to praise it, Han Ruzi got up and prepared to wander around the garden for a while.

Cui Teng followed, turned his head and glared at the servants who had just come over, motioned for them to retreat, and then smiled at the emperor: "There is a person in the mansion who especially wants to see Your Majesty, I don't know if Your Majesty can move and take a look." ”

Thinking that the emperor didn't come by himself, Zhang Youcai couldn't help but snort, but Han Ruzi was very easy-going, "Is it from your family?" ”

"It's the son of the eldest brother Cui Sheng, four years old this year, the little guy is very cute, I heard that His Majesty is coming, and I have been shouting to see him, but he is too young, and the family is afraid that he doesn't understand the rules, so they didn't let him come out to pick him up. But I promised him that I would let him see His Majesty, so ......" Cui Teng smiled bitterly, "Please ask Your Majesty to reward me with a little face, from now on, I will be able to establish my uncle's authority in front of the little guy." ”

Han Ruzi also smiled, "Okay, let's go meet this little guy." ”

Cui Sheng died in the rebellion, leaving only one son, who was the grandson of Cui's family, and Han Ruzi really wanted to take a look.

Wang He immediately called Cui Teng's entourage and asked where Cui Sheng's son lived, and found that it was in the area that had been inspected beforehand, so he was a little relieved, and still sent someone to hurry there and check it again.

Cui Sheng's son is still young and lives in the inner house, because the queen goes home, most of the female relatives go to accompany him, there is no one in the inner house, and the emperor does not have to be too restrained.

Halfway through, Han Ruzi heard a burst of piano sound, so he stopped to listen, Cui Teng also stopped, he usually didn't know the rhythm of music, but at this time he knew people's hearts, waved his hand solemnly, signaling the people around him not to make a sound, so that the emperor could concentrate on listening to the piano.

"Zhang Qinyan is still in your house?" As soon as Han Ruzi heard it, he knew who was playing the qin.

Cui Teng said: "I have been to her from the beginning." ”

Han Ruzi shook his head with a smile and continued to move forward, below Cui Teng, everyone else tiptoed to avoid interfering with the sound of the piano.

Several palace maids have been following the team, Meng E is one of them, everyone else followed the emperor, but she stopped, and when Wang He came to her side, she made a few simple gestures, indicating that she was going to check on the violinist.

Wang He nodded, he still had some distrust of Meng E, and beckoned to another guard, ordering him to go with Meng E, and let Cui Teng's entourage show the way.

Meng E did not object, and took the guards and entourage to follow the sound.

The sound of the piano was intermittent, the guards couldn't tell where it came from, and Cui Teng's entourage didn't know where the "young grandmother" was hidden, but Meng E seemed to be pulled by a thin tangible, without a moment's hesitation, getting closer and closer to the sound of the piano, and only stopped for a while when encountering obstacles or forks in the road, waiting for Cui Teng's entourage to indicate the passage path.

The path was tortuous, and the three of them didn't go far, but when they turned back, they saw no trace of the emperor and his party.

In front of a small building, Meng E stopped, the sound of the piano came from upstairs, looking up, the windows of the building were open, the sound of the piano was very clear, less of a kind of spiritual rhyme, more melodious.

Meng E motioned for the guards and entourage to wait outside, and she entered the building alone, climbed the stairs, and came upstairs without being hindered all the way.

Zhang Qinyan was the only one in the upstairs room, kneeling on the soft mat and concentrating on the qin, wearing a gorgeous fur coat to protect against the cold.

Meng E walked around the house without saying a word, and found no abnormality.

Zhang Qinyan didn't seem to see anyone come in, still stroking the qin, and after a while, before the song was finished, he suddenly stopped and looked up at the guests.

The two have met and are hostile to each other, and since Zhang Qinyan was given to Cui Teng, they have not had any contact with each other, and this is the first time they have met in a few months.

"If you are helping Cui Teng curry favor with the emperor, your majesty's trust in Cui Teng has nothing to do with these tricks. If you have other intentions, I advise you to die early, Your Majesty is not the kind of faint king. ”

Meng E thought that Zhang Qinyan still had the intention of **** the emperor.

Zhang Qinyan shook his head and opened his mouth a few times.

"Han Chou dedicated your father and daughter to the emperor, are you worried that you will be retaliated against if you don't complete the task? Don't worry, Han Chou didn't dare to provoke the Cui family. ”

Zhang Qinyan still shook his head, and said a few more times.

Meng E walked up to her, looked down carefully, and her expression suddenly changed.

Zhang Qinyan's lips were slightly purple, and his cheeks were red, as if he was poisoned.

Meng E turned her head to look out the window, the emperor should be visiting the child at this time, and the child must always have someone around to take care of it. (To be continued.) )