Jinming Pond is in the outer city, covering a very large area, as the name suggests, there is a piece of water in it, and there are palaces, pavilions, pavilions and rare flowers and trees.

According to the practice of previous years, this most prosperous royal garden, every March 1 to April 8, will be "Xu Shishu parade", and some of the palaces will also be allowed to be enjoyed by the common people.

In the past, it was spring to open, this year because the Empress Dowager Zhang was close to her birthday, the Son of Heaven specially ordered the autumn to not help visitors, now more than 30 kinds of chrysanthemums are in full bloom, and there are autumn wood, wood hibiscus, hibiscus, crape myrtle, begonia and so on compete to bloom, the purple and red, the grand occasion is very.

Ji Qingling and his entourage did not come early, when they arrived, there were already a lot of people in it, fortunately, Jinmingchi is a large place, and only the family members above the Beijing official level are allowed to enter the park to play these days, so it is not crowded.

The two found a small road, gossiping along the way, admiring the flowers and scenery, but it also had a special taste.

After recuperating for half a year, Liu Muhe's health has been very good, although there is an old lady Du at home who needs to take care of it, but that one is half paralyzed, and he has a big tongue when he speaks. Even if he still has the heart to toss, he has no power to return to the sky, so he can only slap the bed and scold every day.

After experiencing so many things, Liu Muhe had already relaxed her heart, scolded herself and scolded her, she just did her duty, because she didn't go to her heart, but the whole person's spirit rose.

She asked if there was any letter from Yanzhang, and when she heard Ji Qingling's reply, she couldn't help but laugh: "You two are Hongyan Legends, just like the little lovers in the previous poems, and they have special taste." ”

Ji Qingling was worried about Gu Yanzhang's persuasion in his heart, but he didn't want to say it to affect the mood of today's play, so he changed the topic and chatted with Liu Muhe for a few words, then pointed not far away and said, "Is that the Linshui Palace?" It looks like there is no one inside, and there is a bush of 'green peonies' in the corner, let's go and sit for a while, how about it? ”

Liu Muhe would not object.

The two walked outside the hall, and the girls who had their own backs found a few sons and asked them to sit and drink tea and talk, and enjoy the flowers and scenery.

Green peony is a very precious variety of chrysanthemum at this time, the petals are stacked on top of each other, and the heart is not exposed, it blooms into an oblate ball, the petals are light green, and the heart of the flower is thick green. It is said that when this flower blooms in the morning, it is crystal clear, green like jade, after the sun at noon, the green is mixed with tender yellow, it is very pretty, it is difficult to cultivate, it is priceless, except for the royal family, the rest of the place is very rare.

The two of them sat here to find a remote corner, which was not only good for enjoying the flowers, but also not easy to block the sight of the rest of the people, but it was a good place to wander and enjoy themselves.

Because this green peony is rare, from time to time someone walks over, and when they look outside, some people get close to smell the fragrance of chrysanthemums that are not obvious.

Ji Qingling sat for half an hour, and was about to ask Liu Muhe when he was going to have lunch, but before he could speak, he was suddenly gently pulled by the other party's sleeve.

"Look over there." Liu Muhe suddenly raised his chin and gestured to the group in the distance.

Ji Qingling looked up, but it was an acquaintance.

"Isn't that the Yang official from Jixian County?" She said curiously, "I remember that he came back in the middle of the year, and it has been almost half a year, why is he still in the capital?" Is it that he has been sent in the capital? ”

Liu Muhe knew more, and said: "I heard that I have been waiting for a vacancy, but because there is no suitable dispatch, I am still waiting." ”

Ji Qingling had heard of Yang Yifu's actions in Gucheng County in the past, and he didn't look down on it, Liu Muhe was strangely interested, and said with a smile: "Don't you know, that Yang Gongzi was in our Jixian County that day, and he could be regarded as a first-class good person, a woman in the boudoir, but eight out of ten wanted to marry him, he was good-looking, talented, and well-born, and he was born in a good family. ”

Ji Qingling looked at it carefully for a while, and sure enough, she saw that Yang Yifu was holding a young woman, who was not very beautiful, but she was also a little delicate.

Yang Yifu was full of smiles, his face was full of tenderness, no matter his movements or expressions, he was very considerate, even if he couldn't hear what he said, he just looked at it from a distance, and felt that he loved that woman to the extreme.

The woman also had a sweet face, holding Yang Yifu's arm with one hand, and was talking with a smile.

The two look like a couple, a loving couple.

"That's the youngest daughter of the Fan family?" Ji Qingling said with a smile.

Liu Muhe nodded, and said jokingly: "I heard that Yang Guanren is married, and how many girls in Jixian County can't sleep for a few nights in a row." He glanced at Ji Qingling again and said, "You don't understand, you have Baoyu in your arms, so you don't bother to look at other amber corals." ”

Ji Qingling was so funny when she heard it, and was about to reply, when she suddenly heard Qiuyue, who was standing on the side, "Huh".

She couldn't help but glance back at the other person.

Qiu Yue suddenly lowered her body and asked, "Madam, do you see that person is very familiar?" ”

As he spoke, he pointed to a group of people not far away.

Ji Qingling looked at it, next to a few pots of green peonies, there were two people, a middle-aged man who looked forty or fifty years old, he was wearing a regular suit, his clothes and fabrics were all ordinary officials, but he was not arrogant, but he looked like a high-ranking minister.

Standing beside him was an old man on crutches.

The old man's beard and hair were all white, and his clothes and ornaments were very valuable, and he was pointing at a beautiful green peony.

The two looked somewhat similar, and as they were talking, they were followed by a dozen or so followers.

Ji Qingling almost glanced over and understood why Qiu Yue would say that the two looked familiar.

No wonder it's familiar.

If she didn't recognize the wrong person, then the old man should be the old man named Sun Ning who she and her fifth brother met on the way back to Yanzhou from Jixian County a few years ago.

At that time, the other party was trapped in the carriage by the tiger, and it all relied on the joint efforts of the four dart masters and the fifth brother, and Zhang Dingya to help, and finally he also took a hand to save them.

I remember that there seemed to be three people in the carriage and two other women......

Ji Qingling looked back, and sure enough, she saw a teenage girl behind Sun Ning, with a sickly face and a somewhat weak appearance, being held by a little girl, standing aside, with no expression on her face.

"Isn't that a little girl?" Ji Qingling asked.

Qiu Yue shook her head and said, "I only swept my eyes a few times, I don't know very much, but the old man should be right, although he has changed his clothes, his face has not changed much." ”

The two were talking in this place, Liu Muhe was puzzled and asked, "What's so beautiful in that place?" ”

Ji Qingling pointed at Sun Ning and asked, "Sister Liu, can you recognize which one it is?" ”

Liu Muhe didn't recognize it, but there was a little guy who followed Du Tanzhi all the year round next to him, and stepped forward and replied: "That's Sun Shenzheng in the court." ”