Xie Mulin rushed back to his room with Cuijiao, took a hasty nap, and after nourishing his spirits, he got up again to freshen up and dress, and accompanied his mother and brothers and sisters to visit the private garden of Zizhu Courtyard.

Zizhuyuan covers an area of not small, almost six or seven hectares of land, almost one-third of the area is water, and there are Nanchang River and Shuangzi Canal passing through the garden. There are three lakes, two islands and one embankment in the garden, and a lot of bamboos are planted, but the strange thing is that almost all of them are green bamboo, green bamboo and a small amount of golden bamboo, but there is no purple bamboo, and I don't know why, the name of the garden is "Purple Bamboo Courtyard".

According to Xiao Xu, who was a guide, when Emperor Taizong drew drawings, this garden was called "Zizhu Courtyard". The king of Yan who built the garden wanted to respect the design of his ancestors, and he also planned to go down all over the world to find purple bamboo varieties, but he couldn't find a suitable one, and he reluctantly transplanted them, and he always couldn't plant well, so he had to use all other bamboo varieties. As for the name of "Zizhu Temple", it still follows the name given by Emperor Taizong, and it is also because there is a small temple called "Fuyin Zizhu Temple" in the garden.

The garden is full of bamboo, waterways and lakes, and various pavilions and pavilions, all of which are very ventilated and breathable, and it is the best place to enjoy the scenery. So, every summer, it's a great place to escape the heat. When the old lady was alive, this garden was used as a retreat for her old family in spring, summer and autumn, and it was very comfortable. The old lady is usually used to move back to Yanwang's Mansion after July to avoid the cold, after all, the water vapor in this garden is too heavy, and it is cold to live in winter, and she is prone to rheumatism, and her old man can't stand it.

Although Xiao Xu left Beiping with his parents and family very early, he still vaguely remembers some experiences when he was a child. When he was a child, he was born white and cute, and the old lady was happy when she saw it, so his father instructed his mother to carry him to the old lady from time to time to flatter. Unfortunately, his mother is an honest person, and his father doesn't know how to curry favor with the camp, so he is obviously closer to the old concubine, but he is always squeezed aside by Mrs. Xu from the side branch.

When my father finally passed the exam, he felt that there was no hope for Jinshi in this life, so he didn't plan to take the exam, but in order to revitalize the family, he directly became an official as a lifter, but he was somehow confused and was sent to a strange distance to be a sesame mung bean official, and since then he has cut off contact with Yanwangfu. In the places where the influence of Yan Wangfu could not reach, his father could not borrow the strength of his relatives, so he could only rely on his own hard qualifications, and as a result, he was now at an age, and he was only a petty official of the sixth grade, and his future was at a loss. Even if the old lady died, their family could only send a representative and travel two or three thousand miles to come back to mourn, and there was nothing else they could do.

Xiao Xu also has two older brothers, who have studied hard since childhood, and their parents are looking forward to the day when they can revitalize the lintel by virtue of the imperial examination. Xiao Xu himself is not a reading material, but he is more interested in dancing knives and guns. His parents and family were worried that he would cause trouble when he grew up. Therefore, as soon as someone from Yanwangfu came, he wanted to summon a child of the Xu family to be on an errand, and his family agreed without much hesitation.

Although Xiao Xu is young, he is only thirteen or fourteen years old, but he is a clever person. He knew what Yan Wangfu was looking for him, but he didn't care at all. His parents suspected that it was Mrs. Xu who had done it to send them so far away from Peking to make room for her serious brother. Since she didn't treat them as members of her own family, then don't blame them for not treating her as a relative. She was also a foreign-married daughter, and she was not qualified to meddle in the affairs of the Xu family.

Xiao Xu introduced the scenery in the garden to the Xie family, and could also tell a few young masters Xie which place has some beautiful scenery that outsiders don't understand, and where there are secret passages and dark rooms that few people know, and where can you take shortcuts...... When he was favored in this garden when he was a child, he really walked around the garden, and no one stopped him. Xiao Rui described him as knowing the direction of the road in the park better than himself, and that was absolutely right!

While Xiao Xu was acting as a guide, he also tried his best to introduce his life history to Second Young Master Xie, Third Young Master Xie, and, most importantly, Second Miss Xie, so that the fiancée of the future son of his allegiance and the two closest brothers to her could clearly understand how trustworthy he was.

He and Xiao Hong have similar backgrounds, but he is stronger than Xiao Hong's situation - the Hong family lost their official position after the death of the late Yan Wang's son, and returned to their hometown in Tangshan to study and make a living. But no matter what, for the current master of Yanwang Mansion, his Xu family and the Hong family are the same. The Xu family is also because of Mrs. Xu, so it is not as good as the Hong family's innocent resume to win the hearts of the people! Xiao Xu knew that the two were not much different in age, education, and background, and he was not as straightforward and popular as Xiao Hong, so he naturally had to make a dim sum plan elsewhere so that he could stand out faster.

Xiao Rui, the future prince of the palace, is not a person who is easy to fool, and he seems to prefer Xiao Hong's temperament, so Xiao Xu began to play with the idea of the future princess. The princess was no more than two or three years older than him, and if he got closer, for fear of arousing the suspicion of the princess, he turned his attention to the brother of the future princess, among them, Xie Huizhi, who looked very arrogant, made him feel better to deal with than Xie Jinzhi, who was polite.

Unconsciously, Xiao Xu was already familiar with Xie Huizhi, and the two talked and laughed all the way, and also talked about the fun and delicious places in Beiping City. Both of them are newcomers from other places, Xiao Xu is still newer than Xie Huizhi, the latter feels that he is a big brother, so he patted his chest and promised, when Xiao Xu is resting, he will take his younger brother to the city to play and play.

Although Xie Huizhi was immediately reminded of the homework of the two brothers, Xiao Xu still successfully put himself in a relationship with the brother of the future princess. He smiled all the way, and hurriedly pointed out the library building not far ahead: "That's the Youxian Mountain Pavilion." There are tens of thousands of books hidden in it! Many of them are rare books and ancient books. I don't know, but it's extremely rare to hear from others! All of a sudden, the attention of several readers was diverted, and it was regarded as saving Xie Hui.

Xie Huizhi squeezed his eyes at him to express his gratitude, he smiled knowingly, made a look back, and immediately retracted his gaze, led the way for the young masters and girls of the Xie family, and led them to visit the Youxian Mountain Pavilion.

Xie Mulin looked at his third brother, and then looked at the brothers and younger brothers who were interested in wanting to visit, and only felt that the little brother of the guide introduced by Xiao Rui was a little difficult to explain.