Li Xiangru led the big black horse, stood outside the courtyard with his mouth wide open, looked at the magnificent vermilion gate, and then looked at the blue brick wall that was nearly a zhang high and wide, and he wondered if he had gone to the wrong yard.

At this level, if two stone lions are placed at the door, they will soon become a miniature version of the palace.

Yan Ruyu was overjoyed, touched the dry red lacquer door, heard Li Xiangru muttered, turned his head to him and said happily: "This is very good, in line with Miss Ben's status!"

Li Xiangru, a housekeeper about fifty years old, stood respectfully with his hands down, squinted and smiled: "Childe, are you satisfied?" The prince said, if there is anything you are not satisfied with, you can just bring it up. ”

The elegant style in the courtyard, he believes, will be more in line with Li Xiangru's identity as a Confucian student.

The housekeeper's surname is Cui, and he is the old man of Princess Ning's mother's family. For the emerging local royal clan faction that is growing in strength, the Ning Wangfu urgently needs a few trustworthy people.

When Steward Cui traveled thousands of miles to Yanjing, Ning Wangfu sorted out the relationship between the palace and the land and instructed him, among which Li Xiangru was repeatedly listed as a key object by Princess Ning. Hearing that Li Xiangru's courtyard needed to be repaired, King Ning waved his hand and said that he wanted to repair the land, so he took the initiative to invite Ying to come and supervise it. It is not flattering and flattering, but it must be conscientious to implement the instructions given by King Ning.

Li Xiangru has a weight that cannot be underestimated in King Ning, if he can form a good fate in front of him, it is equivalent to leaving a good impression on King Ning, then his housekeeper status can also be more stable. It's a win-win-

The struggle between the royal family and the slaves was no more peaceful in the eyes of an old man like him, than the dispute between the scholars and doctors above the court. Therefore, he had to do his best to do this errand well to stabilize his position in King Ning's Mansion.

When Steward Cui saw Li Xiangru's reaction, he knew that Li Xiangru was at least not dissatisfied.

Li Xiangru is not burly, and he is not magnificent. Tall and thin, but with a tenacious temperament, delicate facial features are as beautiful as a girl, and the melancholy eyes seem to be able to speak, which should be very pleasing to those little girls. After a few simple exchanges, I feel that Li Xiangru is a kind and easy person to get along with. Other than that, he really couldn't see anything else.

He couldn't see what was special about Li Xiangru, but he would still choose to honor Princess Ning's orders.

Li Xiangru muttered with a bitter face: "This ...... That's an exaggeration, isn't it?"

Steward Cui responded with a smile: "It's not an exaggeration, it's not an exaggeration at all." Li Gongzi is a protégé of the dean of the First Academy, and deserves a mansion that is worthy of your identity and status. ”

Steward Cui waved his hand and asked a few servants to unload Li Xiangru and their salutes. The ugly lady refused on the side, and Steward Cui persuaded softly: "Miss, just let the next person do it, just say where you want to put it." ”

The ugly lady was called "Miss" for the first time, and she was a little twisted, looking at Li Xiangru and hoping that he would say a few words.

Li Xiangru nodded and said, "You can rest first, and I'll tell them where to put the salute." ”

The ugly girl had no choice but to agree.

Steward Cui suddenly remembered something, and added: "By the way, does the prince need to help you place a few servants in your house? This courtyard is not small now, do you need a few intimate maids to serve?"

Li Xiangru swallowed his saliva when he heard this, this is a good temptation. There is a house and a woman, this is the life of an ideal man. But when he caught a glimpse of the two women staring at him, he shook his head decisively and said seriously: "The affairs of the world are often thrifty and defeated by extravagance. Now this yard is already very good, and there is no need for maids or the like. ”

Steward Cui glanced at the two girls with Li Xiangru's gaze, smiled understandingly, and said with a haha: "It's the old slave Meng Lang." Childe has Meiyu by his side, so naturally he doesn't need anyone else. ”

The ugly girl's face seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and Yan Ruyu also shifted her gaze and whispered in the ugly girl's ear.

No matter how curious she was, no matter how happy she was, Yan Ruyu didn't rush to open the door. This is a matter of good upbringing, and she understands a very simple truth, that is, she can go to Li Xiangru to fight and eat deflated, but the owner of this yard is always Li Xiangru. At this point, she does not abide by this rule and does not overstep it.

Li Xiangru glanced up at the water chestnut on the roof, slowly lowered his head, and gently pushed the door open.

The ground of the courtyard is paved with bluestone floor tiles to form a road that can be paralleled by three people, leading to the door of the wing.

The courtyard is almost half larger, and there are a few camellia trees in the corner of the wall on the left, which are verdant and dripping like a shy young girl, which is very gratifying.

The ugly lady was also stunned for a moment after entering the courtyard, this exquisitely carved two-story house, it was really the one they had lived in before? It was done in just seven or eight days? This speed is too fast!

"The layout of the house hasn't changed much, just an extra floor. Butler Cui who followed closely behind him had been paying close attention to Li Xiangru's gaze, and when he saw him looking at the camellia trees, he asked, "Have you ever been satisfied with these tea trees?"

Li Xiangru walked up to the camellia trees, twisted the green leaves lightly with his fingers, and nodded.

Steward Cui naturally did not forget to publicize the goodness of his master's family in front of Li Xiangru, but he was not stupid, he just clicked and said: "This is a few tea trees that Princess Ning asked for from the boss." ”

"Yes, not bad. There are still spirit stones in the soil of the cultivation ground, and King Ning has a heart. Blue Dream is a rare variety, and it is said that the blue flowers that bloom are like stars at night, and they are very beautiful. I'm afraid that I will not raise it well and waste the princess's kindness in vain. Li Xiangru squatted down and gently rubbed a pile of dirt, stood up and clapped his hands, and smiled at Steward Cui: "Thank you Princess Ning for me." ”

Steward Cui bowed slightly, very satisfied with Li Xiangru's answer, he smiled and greeted a big and small sycophant, and said: "A good horse with a saddle, a gentleman knows trees, but the old slave thinks that this camellia tree is given to the right person." ”

Li Xiangru smiled and waved his hand, no longer talking. He turned around and looked, and there was a sound of surprise from the two-story carved jade building, which had been converted into a two-story carved building.

The carved panes and sandalwood furniture are like the style of the rich and noble.

"Li Xiangru, I like it very much here, this small building is ours. Yan Ruyu was already impatient to pull the ugly girl into the house, from the first floor to the second floor, and at this moment she leaned out of the window on the second floor and shouted domineeringly at Li Xiangru, in order to preach territorial rights. Without waiting for Li Xiangru to respond, he shrank his body in again and jumped around the room.

It's like a dirt bun process, as if you have seen the world.

Li Xiangru smiled bitterly and touched his nose with some embarrassment.

Steward Cui saw it, laughed twice, and took the initiative to relieve the siege: "Li Gongzi is really a blessing, to have such an innocent and innocent woman with a peerless temperament. ”

Li Xiangru smiled again and stopped answering.

Seeing that Li Xiangru didn't seem to want to talk anymore, Steward Cui was about to leave, paused, and asked, "Childe, see if there is a place that needs to be changed?"

Li Xiangru said: "It's already very good." There is a steward of Lao Cui to return to the palace to convey his gratitude to me. ”

Steward Cui returned the salute and added: "The prince once instructed the old slave to let people notify him when the prince returned to the mansion to celebrate the son." In Fangcai, the old slave had already sent his subordinates back to the house to inform him. ”

His implication was that King Ning might come.

Li Xiangru nodded and did not answer.

Seeing this, Steward Cui didn't say anything more, arched his hand and retreated.

After Steward Cui beckoned his subordinates to leave, Li Xiangru closed the gate of the courtyard.

The ugly girl was running back and forth, busy cleaning up, and Miss Yan was sitting on a vine chair in the courtyard at the moment, holding some melons and fruits in her hands and holding the little white fox in her arms. There were all kinds of snacks on the table next to him, and when I looked up, I saw complaining to the ugly lady from time to time: "You are a busy maid, you are already so tidy, all the placement supplies are new, what are you still running around?"

The ugly lady was holding two quilts at this time, and after hanging one of them, she was about to slap the quilt with a clean stick, when she heard that she stopped the stick in her hand and smiled at Yan Ruyu: "Brother Li said that the sun on the futon is good for health." ”

After speaking, he smiled at Li Xiangruran.

Yan Ruyu hated iron and did not become steel, and said: "You really take Li Xiangru's words seriously...... That's right, do you really take Li Xiangru's words as a golden rule to fulfill? You believe whatever he says?"

After Yan Ruyu said this, she glared at Li Xiangru.

The ugly lady didn't make excuses, smiled, and gently beat the futon with a stick.

Li Xiangru didn't dare to comment on the conversation between the two women, and originally wanted to tease the little white fox, but after seeing Yan Ruyu's somewhat fierce eyes, he decisively shifted the path and went straight to his study, and when he caught a glimpse of Yan Ruyu's unrelenting posture, he stammered a little and explained: "This...... I haven't looked at the study yet, I'm ...... I went to clean up my study. ”

After saying that, he ran into the study in embarrassment.

The ugly lady immediately said, "Hey...... Big brother, I'll help you clean it up later. ”

"No need...... I'll take a look before I talk about it. ”

The women struggled with each other, and he decided to stay away from the ground.