Chapter 25: Yixiang Building

"Big brother, it's here!" Meng Qi lifted the curtain in front of the car and poked in a small head.

Phantom Tong stretched out his index finger and blocked it in front of his mouth, signaling Meng Qi to be quieter. Then he glanced at Teng Zike, who was sleeping beside him, "Five princes, five princes, it's time to Sansheng Pavilion." ”

The fifth prince woke up slowly, yawned, and was covered with a layer of mist in front of him.

"Let's go, the third brother may have arrived."

The carriage stopped in front of a tall dark red gate, which was neither the main entrance of the Sansheng Pavilion nor the side door where Phantom Tong entered and exited every time. This gate is built on the street, and the high gate and deep courtyard are very calm, so that people can't contact the place of smoke and willows at all.

The two little guys stood on both sides of the gate, one left and one right, and the five princes wanted them to show something similar to a waist card, and the little guy on the left took it and looked at it carefully, nodded to the little guy on the right, and then the two opened the door.

There was a group of little maids in plain skirts waiting at the door, and when they saw the guests, a little maid greeted them.

"Where is the son going, the slave family will take you there."

The little girl is not very old, but she is not cowardly in the face of these sons of the family, and Huantong secretly sighed in her heart, Meng Junsheng still has a certain ability.

"Yixiang Building."

After getting the answer, the little maid didn't say a word more, and quietly led the way.

The backyard path of this Sansheng Pavilion is tortuous, there are many branches, and the flowers and plants on the roadside are also similar, if you are not familiar with it, you will definitely get lost here.

"I didn't expect that there would be a cave after the Sansheng Pavilion." Although Phantom Tong has glimpsed the scenery here, and now that he is immersed in the scene, he feels that this place is built wonderfully.

"Only guests with tokens are accepted here, and each room is far away, just like a paradise in Kyoto, and it's rare to be clean."

The fifth prince pinched the handle of the fan in his right hand, and rhythmically tapped his left palm, his expression was very relaxed, enjoying everything in the garden.

Everyone was enjoying the beautiful scenery in the park, no one paid attention to the people around them, even Meng Qi sneaked away, and no one found out. Illusion Tong felt that something was wrong, without Meng Qi chattering beside him, he suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, and then he found that Meng Qi had disappeared.

Originally, Huantong was a little anxious, but after thinking about it, Sansheng Pavilion was also Meng Qi's home, so naturally there would be no danger, so he didn't think about it anymore.

The twists and turns of the path were repaired, and after a long detour, he suddenly smelled a burst of fragrance, and Huantong took a deep breath, trying to distinguish what kind of flower fragrance it was, so strong but sweet.

"Huantong, this is Yixiang Building, how about it, it's good." The fifth prince was so excited that he opened the folding fan and puffed towards the tip of his nose.

But I don't know what method Meng Junsheng used, it is almost winter season, and the fragrance of flowers can still be overflowing. Before you see its building, smell its fragrance first. Turning a corner again, I saw a small chai door, and a sign was erected directly above the door, and the words "Yixianglou" were written in a line.

Through the small wood gate, you can get a glimpse of the scenery in the courtyard. A small bamboo building stands among the flowers, and the flower species here are very rich.

Near the bamboo building, plum trees, peach trees, apricot trees alternate with each other, the north corner of the bamboo building, planted with three begonias, under the begonias is a small pond, lotus leaves spread half of the pond. The pond extends under the fence, and on the fence, several roses are attached to it.

Under the fence wall on the south side of the yard, there is a chrysanthemum, and now there are still a few blooming, looking south indifferently. In front of the chrysanthemums, some peonies and peonies were planted, and now after the flowering season, only some flower stalks are still standing.

In addition to the chrysanthemums on the edge of the fence are still blooming, in the books in front of the bamboo building, a few early plums have also bloomed, exuding a faint plum fragrance.

The little maid led the people to the gate of the courtyard and retreated silently. The fifth prince gently pushed open the firewood door and stepped into the courtyard, and his steps slowed down unconsciously.

"Fifth brother, I'm a little late today." The third prince stood at the door of the bamboo building with his hands behind his back, and spoke leisurely, his voice was very flat, like a warm tea.

"I'm sorry, third brother, I went out late, but I brought Huantong here." The five princes are still as cheerful and free as ever, which is in stark contrast to the calmness of the third prince.

"Situ, I haven't seen you in the afternoon, when did you go to find the fifth prince, but you didn't call me." Hearing that Phantom Tong had arrived, the most excited person in the house was Zhao Zhenyu, who jumped out like a rabbit and hooked Phantom Tong's shoulder.

"I haven't been home for a long time, so I thought it was okay and went back to take a look." Huantong also put his hand on Zhao Zhenyu's shoulder as he spoke, these days after getting along in Ding'anju, the two also felt speculative, and the relationship was naturally a lot closer.

"Let's go inside and talk." The third prince smiled faintly at Phantom Tong, stretched out his hand to the house, and made a gesture of please.

As soon as he entered the hut, Huantong found that Meng Junsheng not only planted flowers in the yard, but also placed them in the house. The house is surrounded by trellises with delicate porcelain pots planted with camellias, daffodils and orchids. There are also two pots of Milan under the flower stand, the Milan flowers are very small, a few bright yellow hidden among the green leaves, but the sweet fragrance is very strong.

In the middle of the room there were ten sandalwood tables, which were arranged in a circle, and a circular open space was set in the middle, and a shallow tank was placed to raise two koi.

The third prince sat in the chief, on the left and right were the five princes and the seventh prince, Huantong sat down next to the five princes, opposite was the old acquaintance Beitang Dai, Huantong's side was Zhao Zhenyu, and opposite Zhao Zhenyu also sat a son-in-law, but Huantong had never seen it.

"See that kid across from me, he's the brother of Miss Li Er, who came to you that day, Li Changrong." After Zhao Zhenyu sat down, he turned sideways slightly and whispered to Phantom Tong's ear.

Huantong took a closer look at this Li Gongzi again, and there were indeed some similarities with Li Wanzhu between his eyebrows and eyes.

"Huantong, this is Teng Ziying, the Seventh Prince, and now in the Red Fox Camp, he can be regarded as a fellow brother of Situ."

After the introduction of the third prince, Teng Ziying picked up a glass of wine and saluted to Huantong.

"I heard that Brother Situ was seriously injured two days ago due to dealing with disputes, and I will also meet those troublemakers on weekdays, I know that this matter is not easy to handle, Brother Situ should be more careful in the future."

"Thank you for your concern."

Phantom Tong also picked up the wine glass and drank the wine in the cup.

"Brother Situ, I want to treat this cup to the sixth brother to you." I saw that the seventh prince filled a cup for himself again, "My sixth brother doesn't like this kind of gathering on weekdays, and he should have come today, but he couldn't come because there was a poetry meeting today, so he specially told me to make amends for him before he came." ”

Huantong knew that the Seventh Prince had an elder brother named Teng Ziqi, both of whom were born to Concubine Jing, but one was good at writing and the other was good at martial arts. The sixth brother mentioned by the Seventh Prince today should be this Teng Ziqi.

"The sixth brother never gives me face, so the seventh brother might as well give me a glass on his behalf." The five princes sat reclining in front of the dining table, shaking their wine glasses, and making fun of the seven princes.

The seventh prince snorted lightly, "The fifth brother spends his days drinking and drinking, and my sixth brother can't wait to eat and pray for the Buddha, so naturally they can't play together, so why don't you give face." ”

"The seventh brother fights and kills all day long, is it possible that your sixth brother is also alienated from you?" The fifth prince took a sip of wine, "Well, good wine, good wine." ”

"Okay, fifth brother, don't bully Ziying." The third prince saw that the seventh prince's face turned pale with anger, so he criticized the fifth prince twice.

The fifth prince has always been at odds with the third prince, and now in such a scene, he turned around and faced Huantong, no longer looking at the third prince. For a while, the atmosphere of the banquet became a little awkward.