Nothing happened overnight.

Xie Mulin had a good night's rest. As long as the bed is comfortable, and the fragrance of flowers and trees outside the house is easy to relax. When I woke up the next morning, I was in good spirits.

Today, the Xie family has nothing to do, mainly just relaxing in the garden. When Wen was having breakfast, he specially sent someone into the city and asked Xie Pu when he went home, did Xiu Mu really come to Zizhu Courtyard today? She had been here for a long time, and she thought it was a very good place, and it would have been perfect if her husband had come and spend half a day with her and the children.

The people were sent back, and there was no response for a while. Wen had a hearty and delicious breakfast, looked at the beautiful spring scenery outside the window, and had the interest of going out to play.

Zizhuyuan is really a good garden. Wen walked in the garden, only feeling as if he had returned to Jiangnan. She had never tried to play in the garden so leisurely before, so she had a lot of fun these two days.

The Guiyuan Garden in the capital occupies a much smaller area, but it is also very exquisitely built, but it is a pity that it used to belong to Cao Shuqing's territory. With her jealousy of the second room, it is impossible for the Wen family to enjoy the scenery as much as she wants in the Guiyuan. When Cao Shuqing left the Xie family, the Wen family was busy worrying about business, so where was he in the mood to have fun?

There is also a garden in the three-bedroom mansion in Xiejiajiao, Huyin's hometown, but that place is far less spacious than Zizhuyuan, and it is not as good as Zizhuyuan and Guiyuan, which are masterpieces, but they can barely get into the eye.

As for the back garden of the official residence in Beiping City, it can't be regarded as a serious garden at all, it's just a large courtyard with some flowers and plants planted casually, which can occasionally be used for people to walk and relax.

Therefore, it was the first time that Wen had spent time in a vast and delicate garden, and he felt that such a day would not be bad. Although Zizhuyuan is an industry of Yanwangfu and cannot be entered casually, it is not without similar places in Beiping, and there are countless gardens in the south of the Yangtze River. In the future, when the husband Xie Pu is old, the couple will return to their hometown, if the money on hand is loose, they can build a good garden, and the two will spend their days in the garden together, day and night with the landscape, flowers and trees, that day is not beautiful?

Wen took this idea to the bottom of his heart and decided to go to Fuyin Zizhu Temple to have more incense and worship Guanyin Bodhisattva. It is not easy for their family to have today's peaceful life, if it weren't for the fact that everything is going well and she is in a happy mood, where would she have the leisure to visit the garden and enjoy the spring, and how to support the elderly in the future? She has to pray for the Bodhisattva's blessing, and the Xie family must always be safe and smooth, and there will be no accidents.

She took three girls and a few maids-in-law, and slowly went to Fuyin Zizhu Courtyard again. Xie Xianzhi and Xie Jinzhi took their younger brother Xie Hanzhi out and went straight to the Youxian Mountain Museum, and they were still thinking about the books inside! As for Xie Huizhi, he made an appointment with Xiao Xu, ran out of the garden together, and rode around the surroundings. Everyone has their own place to go, and they are in a good mood.

By the time Xie Mulin and his party came out of the Fuyin Zizhu Courtyard, the sun was already three poles above the sun, but because of the slight breeze, it didn't look very sunny. Xie Yingfen suggested that they walk along the lake and go to the Youxian Mountain Pavilion to see how the brothers are doing. If you can meet Princess Yan and Lord Yongping, you can chat for a while. Wen readily agreed, and the group turned north, and it didn't take long for them to see an attendant with a number of strong women, pulling the curtain on the hillside, pulling a long distance, and he didn't know what he was blocking.

Xie Mulin was a little curious, so he sent his mother-in-law to inquire. The chamberlain told the mother-in-law very kindly that Princess Yan was going to build a few more houses in the garden, and had called someone to see the place in advance, and this hillside was one of the suitable sites, and if there was no accident, a courtyard was planned to be built here. The strong women pulled the cloth curtains on the hillside to prevent the craftsmen from colliding with the ladies of the Yanwang Mansion when the craftsmen entered the garden tomorrow.

Xie Mulin was stunned when he heard this. Yes, if the Queen Mother really wants to come to Beiping and live in Zizhu Courtyard, this garden may not be able to accommodate all the Queen Mother's entourage. It's not that the area of Zizhuyuan is too small, but this garden is mainly for viewing and leisure, and there are really not many houses for long-term stays......

Wen didn't know that the Queen Mother was likely to come, and only guessed that this was to prepare for the eldest princess of Yongning: "When the eldest princess's family arrives in Beiping, it will almost be summer." This Zizhu Courtyard is a good place to escape the heat, and it is true that a few more houses should be built. ”

She saw that not far ahead, there were other chamberlains and strong women doing the same thing, and she felt that it seemed inconvenient for her to continue walking, what if she disturbed others to do business? So the Wen family sent a mother-in-law to find a few boys and persuade them to come back early, and not to really stay in the Youxian Mountain Pavilion and not leave. She expected to be back to the city before dark today.

The group turned around and slowly returned to Chengbi Villa. When they were far away from the people in Yanwang's Mansion, Xie Yinghui spoke: "The family of the eldest princess of Yongning is ready to leave Beijing in April, even if they take a boat all the way to the north, and they have to travel the mountains and rivers on the way, it is impossible to spend two months of effort. If the newly built house in the garden is to be built before the eldest princess's family arrives in Beiping, it has to be cleaned up, and the furniture, furnishings and other things are placed, is three months really enough? If you can't make it in time, the house is halfway built, and it is too bare and ugly, won't it spoil the good scenery in this garden? "She thought it was too rushed. Last year, Yanwangfu knew that the eldest princess Yongning's family was going to visit relatives in Beiping, why did they start construction of additional houses now?

Xie Mulin knew that this was because the Queen Mother temporarily decided to go to Beiping to hide from her leisure. This matter is still a secret in Beiping, and she can't say much, so she can only say: "It shouldn't be a big problem, right?" The number and level of craftsmen that can be summoned by Yanwangfu are not comparable to ordinary people. Moreover, it would not take long to build just a few additional buildings, as long as the building materials, such as masonry, timber and so on, were in place in a timely manner, and did not require elaborate carving. Isn't there still cement? Beiping should have always had a tradition of cement, right? Daddy brought the cement recipe from the house again, and with the use of it, it should be able to speed up the construction, right? ”

Xie Yinghui sighed: "If you can really use it, it's fine." But cement is a thing, it seems that only the north is not taboo, and the south of the Yangtze River, except for our Huyin, other places dare not use it. I don't understand, this is obviously a good thing, cheap and convenient, and easy to get materials, even if Emperor Taizong came up with it? Why was it taboo? When will the emperor see the benefits of this thing, and open his mouth to lift its ban - in fact, there is no explicit ban, just a royal taboo. ”

Xie Mulin's heart moved slightly.

Didn't the royal taboo come up with the royal members themselves? is about to come to Beiping, not only the queen mother and the eldest princess of Yongning, but also the fourth prince who is suspected of being the future prince! If he can see the benefits of Emperor Taizong's "inventions and creations" such as cement, and when he ascends the throne as emperor in the future, will he change the royal rules?