Compared with a traditional city like Yangzhou, Changhe, which flourished by the opening of the Grand Canal in the Sui Dynasty, can only be regarded as a young upstart. However, under the management of several generations of Emperor Yan Taizu, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal was deeper and wider than the previous river, and shipping was busier, and the Long River became more and more prosperous.

Luo Yan sat in the carriage, lifting the curtain from time to time to look out, this was the first time she got off the boat in more than ten days, and she felt the earth shake as soon as she touched the ground. Fortunately, the carriage of Dongyong Jungong is very comfortable, and the two carriages prepared for her and the second brother are like two moving houses, the middle of the carriage is open, and the soft table is on the car, only to see that the carriage is covered with snow-white blankets, and the four walls are wrapped with elegant cushions, and there is a soft couch at the back, and a few or two stools and a few cushions, which are not deliberately luxurious, but extremely comfortable and convenient. Luo Yan originally only brought Qingqing and Li's mother by her side, but after seeing this scale, she beckoned Tianzhu and Xiaomeng to come up, and she still felt spacious.

Xiao Meng was amazed and kept looking outside. Luo Yan leaned on the soft couch, and there was also a small rear window behind her, and when she opened the curtain, she could see the street market outside. I heard Xiaomeng exclaim: "Ah, isn't that the rice market!" "There are so many horses, aren't they on the edge of the horse market?"

Luo Yan had just glanced at it casually, but suddenly saw a signboard, and immediately sat up in shock - it was a storefront with a red plaque, with the four big characters "Texas Grilled Chicken" written on it, and there was actually a familiar old man drawn...... Luo Yan suddenly pointed to the storefront, speechless. Xiao Meng hurriedly came over to take a look, and when he saw it, he couldn't help but wonder: "Isn't it Texas grilled chicken?" This is the signboard left by the Holy Emperor, which can be found everywhere in Dayan, what is so strange? It is said that Changhe is the birthplace of this shop. ”

Luo Yan asked, "Who is the old man in the painting?" Xiao Meng scratched his head, and he didn't know why, so he said for a long time: "I only know that his name is Grandpa Ken, but I don't know the specifics." Luo Yan couldn't help but fall on the soft couch and grind her teeth silently.

The carriage walked steadily for another half an hour, passed through the downtown area, arrived at a quiet street, and turned a few more corners before arriving at a white-walled and blue-tiled house, which looked clean and elegant. The vermilion gate opened, and a thin middle-aged man had already led several men, women, and children, standing outside the gate to greet him, and a group of servants, holding brooms and other things, respectfully lined up in two teams, Luo Yan couldn't help but be surprised: This is Xianyuan? Looking at this elegant style and the courtesy of the master and servant, where does it look like a famous fun nest?

As soon as the carriage in front of Luo Yan stopped, a servant immediately sent a soft stool, and the guard went to open the door, Murong Qian smiled and took the guard's hand out of the car, and then a guard pushed the wheelchair.

The middle-aged man walked up quickly, made a regular salute, and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness King Ye, I can be regarded as looking forward to you." ”

Murong Qian hurriedly bowed and gestured: "Uncle Wang is polite, Xiao Wang doesn't dare to be." ”

Hearing the sound of footsteps, a dark figure also came behind Murong Qian and saluted the middle-aged man: "I've seen the Duke of Dongyongjun!" Murong Mian was already smiling: "I have long admired the name of the prince." ”

Luo Yan looked at this figure silently, her nails had sunk into her palms, but she kept reminding herself in her heart: "You have to get used to seeing him, you have to get used to hearing him......" Seeing that Qingqing had gone to open the door, she knew in her heart that Dayan was not like Dali, and there was no custom that women were not allowed to show their heads, so she had to close her eyes and silently recite a few words "Calm!" Stabilization! After cutting his hair again, he finally walked to the door, gritted his teeth and jumped under the car with Qingqing's hand.

It seems that the illusion of taking a boat has not passed, as soon as her feet touched the ground, Luo Yan felt that the ground shook violently, and her feet were soft, but fortunately, Qingqing's eyes were fast, and she grabbed her.

Murong Mian had already walked over and said with a smile, "I've seen Princess Ping'an." ”

Murong Luoyan hurriedly returned the half-salute: "Excuse me Uncle Wang." ”

Murong Mian couldn't help laughing: "I can't ask for it, there is only one, the princess must leave a good poem for me in this idle courtyard." ”

Luo Yan's feet were really soft this time, and she grabbed Qingqing's hand so that she didn't fall. In the chaos, he suddenly felt that two substantial eyes fell on him, and he knew who it was, but he didn't dare to raise his head.

Fortunately, a lady in her forties walked over with a girl who was already smiling and greeted each other, only to know that it was the wife of the Duke of Dongyong, Li Shi, and Miss Rui'er. The Li family is very beautiful, but she has a hearty temperament, Rui'er doesn't seem to be as good as her mother, and she is also a beautiful girl who is generous, and the two of them took Luo Yan affectionately and walked inside. Luo Yan took advantage of the crowd and mustered up the courage to secretly pick her eyes and look over there, but she met a pair of deep eyes, as unfathomable as a black hole, Luo Yan's heart trembled, and she didn't dare to look up again.

Tianzhu was thoughtful, so he rushed up and said to the Li family, the princess has been on the boat for too long, and now she is dizzy when she touches the ground, and she wants to find a quiet place to rest. Li smiled: "It's okay, I'm impatient to listen to the men, let's go to Rui'er and trouble her!" He sent a daughter-in-law over to tell the Duke of Dongyong, and Murong Mian naturally said yes, but Luo Yan clearly felt that there were two more eyes over there......

When I got to the door, there were three cyan sedan chairs carried over, Luo Yan naturally went to the top, the sedan chair looked ordinary, but it was very stable when she sat up, and it took more than a quarter of an hour to put it down, but it was directly outside a delicate courtyard, and the book "Listen to the rain building" was written.

Li came over to help Luo Yan personally, although Luo Yan didn't like to be so close to strangers, she had to hold her hand back and go to the courtyard together. But see that this courtyard is also the usual layout, with a small hall outside, after crossing is the courtyard of the cloister on both sides, the east and west wings, and three north rooms, a small rockery in the courtyard, every stone is quaint and clear, what is more strange is that the grass and trees in the yard are still lush, and the flowers that are almost unknown are still blooming brilliantly.

Luo Yan couldn't help but glance at those flowers and trees, and Li smiled and said, "The princess can see it?" Because Ruier likes these flowers and plants very much, so when repairing the yard, the wall is specially high, and the yard is covered with hot spring pipes, the hot spring can not raise flowers, but the heat can make the earth warm, the flowers and trees in this yard naturally grow exceptionally well, even the south can live. ”

Actually paved the whole yard with natural geothermal heat! No wonder as soon as she entered this courtyard, she felt that it seemed to be much warmer than outside, and Luo Yan was suddenly amazed. When I entered the main room, I didn't feel a little dumbfounded: this room is huge, delicate and neat, needless to say, there is a small spring in the east corner of the house with stones, which is steaming, and there are clumps of bamboo planted next to the spring - such a design, if it is placed in a thousand years, it is naturally nothing, but at this moment, it appears in front of you, and the end is staggering.

Li Shi smiled and said: "This is also Rui'er's idea, saying that in winter it is to use the hot spring as a fire dragon, after all, the house is dry, it is better to take a direct look at the ground, and the house will be wet all year round." In the warm pavilion of her west house, there is also a small hot spring pool, and orchids are planted by the pool. ”

Luo Yan couldn't help but secretly glance at Rui'er a few times, only to see her smile gently and kindly, thinking in her heart: "Isn't it a colleague of the crossing?" ”

When the group arrived at the warm pavilion of the east house, they saw that the room was not as wide as the main house, but it was not made of pink walls and stones, but a color of polished logs, and there were no soft couch seats, only a half-meter-high wooden platform, on which a soft beige blanket was placed, and soft cushions and other things. Luo Yan became more and more suspicious in her heart, and Li said: "This is sitting in the style of the flying princess back then, Rui'er only wants to be relaxed, and I also think it is less labor-saving than sitting on a chair." ”

Luo Yan's heart moved slightly, Dongyong Jungong was passed down from Princess Fei's younger brother, and it was only two or three generations, no wonder his family's things always made people feel familiar......

Looking back, Mother Li and Tianzhu were standing on the ground, their faces were slightly tired, and they were thinking about it in their hearts. Rui'er has said softly: "This mother and a few sisters are tired all the way, why don't you go to my girl's room to rest for a while?" These words hit Luo Yan's heart, and she hurriedly forced them to go down to rest, leaving only Qingqing by her side, and let her sit down too. Qingqing saw that the girls and mothers-in-law in this house were all standing upright, where were they willing to sit? Luo Yan had to let her.

For a while, there were refreshments and other things, all of which were exquisite and novel, even Luo Yan couldn't eat much for a few days, and ate two and a half pieces, Li is a very good person who talks and laughs, and when he was young, he followed Murong Mian and had fun everywhere, Jinling, Yangzhou, and Shangdu naturally went there, and Luo Yan also told her some things she had seen and heard on the road, and the conversation was very warm.

Seeing that the sun was setting in the west, a mother-in-law came to report that the dinner was set up in the Rose Pavilion.

Sitting on the sedan chair, Luo Yan thought in her heart, Murong Mian is not an outsider, today is a family banquet, men and women do not avoid it, but if you sit opposite him later...... I just felt that my heart was beating wildly.

After a while, she fell off the sedan chair, Qingqing came up to help her, Luo Yan secretly gritted her teeth, chatted with Li and Rui'er calmly, and walked in at her feet, but she didn't even pay attention to what this rose pavilion looked like, but was pointed to see the various roses blooming everywhere in the yard - naturally it is a masterpiece of geothermal engineering. When I arrived in the main hall, I saw that there was only a big round table, Murong Mian, Murong Qian, and two young men had already sat down, but they didn't see the figure of the platform flying.

Luo Yan was at a loss for a while, and then realized that although she was afraid of seeing him, she still seemed to want to see him, Murong Mian naturally stood up and said a few polite words, and Luo Yan also replied twice, but she didn't know what she said, so she sat down just by relying on the Li family. Murong Qian sighed in his heart, and felt that it was fortunate that Shantai Yangfei found an excuse and left, otherwise there would have been some accident in this meal.

It wasn't until the cold dishes were served on the table one after another that Luo Yan really calmed down, knowing that he must have excused himself and left, while pressing down the chaotic thoughts in his heart, he paid attention to the dishes on the table - sure enough, it was also ingenious, from shredded apples to foie gras in rose sauce, everything was beautiful and novel. Luo Yan tasted a bite of foie gras, which was very authentic, smooth and fragrant, melted in the mouth like chocolate, and served with very authentic toast slices. Luo Yan's mouth was full of an incomparably kind taste, and she was so moved that tears were about to fall.

Li is secretly surprised at the moment: foie gras is one of the most famous dishes in Xianyuan, for no other reason, because from the feeding of the goose to the cooking method, it must strictly follow the set of rules left by the flying princess. In the past, although the restaurant outside also had this dish, but after the flying princess left, her whole set of people gradually dispersed, and now in addition to the idle garden, who has the time to put so much effort into a dish? In the past few decades, very few people have eaten foie gras, and many royal nobles do not know how to eat this dish in the leisure garden, but this princess of peace is obviously familiar with it, and her expression is appreciative......

Murong Mian smiled: "What does the princess think of this dish?" Luo Yan nodded and said from the bottom of her heart: "This smell should not be in this world." ”

Murong Mian smiled so much that his eyes couldn't see: "The princess is really my bosom friend of Xianyuan, but I still have a reluctant invitation." ”