After swimming in the Taiye Pool, it was almost noon when I returned to the palace. Lunch has already been prepared in the house, including flower longan, jam gold cake, two-color water chestnut cake, spicy cucumber in sour sauce, baby cabbage in soup, peach kernels in sauce, tangerine peel chicken strips, Tianxiang abalone, three loofah rolls, shrimp roe and bamboo shoots, hibiscus white jade soup, and the table is full of rich dishes.

After the meal, Nangong Jing and Hanyue returned to Han Yuxuan. The two sat down on both sides of the sandalwood case, and Zi Mo held two cups of Yunhai Baihao and served them.

Nangong Jing picked up the ice cracked powder glazed porcelain cup and took a sip of tea, and then said: "Yue'er, you only brought Zimo and Zisu from home to the palace, I'm afraid it won't be enough to serve." In addition to the original handmaidens here, I have assigned four more to you, Uncle Zhou. As he spoke, he clapped his hands, and saw an old man dressed in simple but clean and generous clothes leading four maidservants in uniform peas-green skirts to come forward.

"The old slave is the housekeeper in this house, the old slave has seen the princess, and the princess is safe." The old man bowed to the cold moon.

"Steward Zhou, please hurry up, you are an old man in the house, you don't need to be so polite. I'm new to the city, and there must be a lot of things I don't understand when I host the meeting, and I still need to ask you for advice. Han Yue stepped forward and personally helped Steward Zhou up.

Steward Zhou was very moved, he looked at Han Yue, and secretly thought in his heart, the princess is worthy of being everyone's lady, she looks beautiful and beautiful, and she is still so kind in her heart, and she has no imaginary young lady's temper at all. I can't help but feel a little more good about the new princess in my heart.

"Princess, the names of the four of them are Chunqin, Xia Shu, Autumn Chess, and Winter Painting." The butler pointed to the four maidservants who had come in with him.

"The slave has seen the princess, and the princess is auspicious." After finishing speaking, the four of them stepped forward in unison, knelt in front of the cold moon and kowtowed, very respectful and polite.

"Get up." Han Yue stretched out her hand and waved, and the four maidservants quietly retreated to the side.

Nangong Jing saw that the things he wanted to explain were almost explained, so he said softly to Han Yue, "Yue'er, I still have some official business to go to the study to deal with. If you have anything unclear, you can ask Steward Zhou, and you can walk around the house in the afternoon to familiarize yourself with the environment. ”

"Okay, I know, the prince can go with confidence." Cold Moon smiled in return.

"Uncle Zhou, are there other ladies in this palace?" After Nangong Jing left, Han Yue asked Steward Zhou kindly.

Steward Zhou was stunned when he heard this, and then smiled, "Back to the princess, there are no other ladies or concubines in the palace." There are only two maids in the room, they are rewarded by the queen's mother, and they have been serving by the prince's side, named Qinzhu and Qinlan. Steward Zhou looked at Han Yue's expression, paused and said, "Princess, forgive the old slave for saying more, the old slave has been serving in the palace for so many years, and the old slave can see that the prince has always been clean and self-conscious, and he is not the kind of person who covets beauty, please rest assured, princess." ”

The prince has been alone for so long, and now he has finally married a princess who can take good care of him, and Steward Zhou saw that the princess was a good person, and naturally hoped that they would be harmonious and beautiful, and couldn't help but say a few more heartfelt words.

Han Yue nodded when she heard this, knowing Steward Zhou's kindness in her heart, she smiled kindly: "Uncle Zhou, I understand." ”

After that, Steward Zhou told Han Yue about the basic situation in the palace, and met with several housekeepers. After Han Yue understood them one by one, he made everyone retreat.

Back in the back room, Han Yue changed into a heavy court dress under the waiter maid, removed the pearls and emeralds on her head, and simply wore a water-blue dark corrugated smoke skirt, with a white jade hibiscus hairpin on her head.

The spring afternoon is warm, and the sunlight casts dappled shadows on the ground through the branches that have just displayed their young leaves. Outside the window, a few plants are in full bloom, and the air is filled with a faint sweet aroma, sweet but not greasy, slightly drunk.

Because I wanted to enter the palace in the morning to visit, I got up too early, and the cold moon at this moment felt a little tired, and sleepiness came in bursts.

"You all stand down, you don't have to wait, I want to take a nap, Zi Mo stays." As he spoke, he put on the rosewood carved magnolia by the window and lay down, Zi Mo gently covered her with a thin blanket of ink and plum brocade, and retreated to the side to guard.

Hanyue was really tired, and she didn't wake up until three o'clock. After she got up, she briefly freshened up, and then took Zi Mo and Zi Su to look around the house together.

Since yesterday married into the palace has not had a good look at the pattern of the palace, now it seems that the palace covers a wide area, everywhere in the palace reflects the master's intentions, pavilions and pavilions, carved railings and jade, there is momentum but not publicity.

The gate of King Jing's Mansion is facing the Huamu Hall of the guests, walk along the corridor, on the left hand side is Nangong Jing's Linxuan Pavilion and study, and on the right side is the Zuiyun Pavilion.

Repeat hundreds of steps along the trail, the eyes suddenly open up, the place as far as the eye can see is sparkling, thousands of purples and thousands of reds, full of spring, here is the Han Xiang Garden of the palace. With Hanxiang Garden as the center, there are many pavilions around it, which are scattered. The autumn Wuxie, Yuyunwu, water inkstone, the sparse shadow building that climbs high and looks far away, there are Zhuyun Garden, Jiangxue Zhai, Yinshuang Pavilion, Hanyuxuan and so on.

Walking all the way behind Han Yue, Zi Mo and Zi Su were dumbfounded.

"Miss, this palace is too big, it's much bigger than ours." Zi Mo was straight, and he couldn't help but sigh out loud.

"Yes, Miss. The palace is so beautiful and exquisite, isn't it a very happy thing to be able to live here every day? Shiso couldn't help but say.

Han Yue looked at Zi Su with an envious and longing look, and shook her head with a smile, "What's the matter with the residence?" In ancient times, there were people who lived in the humble room, but their virtues were bright and bright, and they were not bothered by mundane things, tuning the piano, reading the golden scriptures, talking and laughing, and there was no white ding. The moss marks are green, and the grass is green, so what's ugly? People live in this life, only to live happily, can be loved, can be loved, enough. In this way, even if you are in a humble room, you will not feel simple. Otherwise, it's just a prison bird trapped in a golden cage. ”

The two girls listened to what Han Yue said, but they felt that they were in the clouds, and they didn't quite understand.

"Although the slave doesn't understand very well, what the young lady said is always right." Zi Mo grinned and grinned at Hanyue. Shisu didn't follow along, and he lowered his head and didn't know what he was thinking.

I wanted to have nothing to do, walked leisurely, went around, walked along the corridor, and after passing through the moon cave gate, there was another world.

"Apple Smoke Pavilion" Han Yue moved closer and looked at the plaque in front of the pavilion, "I never thought that there was a pavilion here, it was really a winding path and a secluded path, and there was no cave." Hanyue thought to herself.

If this is just a pavilion, it is more appropriate to say that it seems to be an independent courtyard.

The open space in front of the Smoke Pavilion has been uniquely turned into a small garden. The four corners are planted with different flowers and trees according to the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter, one corner of cherry, pear, apricot, one corner of hibiscus, crape myrtle, Xiangfei bamboo, one corner of maple, maple, osmanthus, one corner of plum, white plum, holly.

In the center of the courtyard there is a blue and white porcelain tank, in which a few red koi fish swim and a few duckweed float on the water surface. There is a swing under the wisteria trellis in front of the court, and at this moment a piece of peony in front of the swing is in full bloom.

In this arrangement, the intention can be seen, the scenery of the four seasons is different, and the joy is endless.

"Smoke Pavilion...... After the dream, the stairs are locked, and the curtain hangs low when you wake up. Last year, when the spring hatred came. The falling flowers are independent, and the micro swifts are flying. I remember the first time I saw Xiao Apple, and the two hearts were Luo Yi. The lutea strings say acacia. At that time, the bright moon was there, and it was back from the clouds. Han Yue looked at the three words of the Smoke Pavilion and muttered.

The sun is slanting in the west, the sunset is all over the sky, the breeze blows through the treetops, the leaves rustle and the cold moon stops in the courtyard, the breeze stirs her long hair, and her clothes stir her long skirt. The orange-red afterglow reflected on Cold Moon's face, adding a hazy charm to her originally white and almost transparent cheeks. The whole person of Hanyue was bathed in the slanting sun, as if he was independent from the world, and wanted to feather and ascend to the immortal.

"Apple, is the name of the pavilion taken from this word? Qi Qi longed, and I didn't expect that there was such a poetic pavilion name in the palace. Hanyue thought silently in her heart.

At this time, there happened to be a green-clothed maid not far away, and Han Yue's eyes gestured to Zi Mo.

"Hey, come over here, yes, it's you, the princess has something to ask." Zi Mo shouted at the servant girl after comprehending it.

The maid in green stepped forward quickly, "The slave maid has seen the princess. ”

"You're the maidservant of this Smoke Pavilion?" Hanyue had a gentle smile on her face, like a warm spring breeze.

"Back to the princess, yes." The green maid replied respectfully.

"What is this for? But inhabited? ”

"There is no one living in it, the prince just asked the slaves and maids to clean this place every day, and the other slaves and maids are not clear."

"Alright, it's okay, you can go down." The handmaid saluted and took off.

Each building, pavilion, Zhai, Xuan in the house has its own characteristics, it is said that the Han Yuxuan where he lives, is also elegantly arranged, the small courtyard in front of the house is planted with strange flowers and trees, compared to this Smoke Pavilion, it may be more than that. Why do you treat this place differently and be so persistent? Han Yue was also very puzzled by her sudden thoughts, and secretly laughed in her heart.

"Maybe you're crazy."

"Huh? Miss? What did you say? Hanyue muttered to herself, Shisu Shi was on the side, thinking that the young lady was talking to her.

"It's nothing, let's go back." As he spoke, he took the two girls back the same way and went towards Han Yuxuan.