Living deep in the city, spring goes to summer and is still clear.

Li Yan led a group of noble ladies and ladies to walk in the garden.

The courtyard of the county king's mansion is not large, but every grass, tree, mountain and water is carved, exquisite and elegant. Even in the eyes of the ladies and ladies who are accustomed to seeing the beautiful scenery, they are also bright.

A noble lady at the head said: "Many years in the future, the scenery in the house will be the same as in the past. ”

The courtyard is not the work of gardening masters, but the ingenuity of the late Qinghe County Lord.

The county lord of Qinghe has a noble family background and profound talents, which is not comparable to today's talented women. Since the marriage contract with General Yan, the lord of Qinghe has studied gardening. She spent years turning her featureless courtyard into a worldly beauty. But although she is gentle and kind, she is not very hospitable. Except for a very few people, it was obvious that someone could set foot in this courtyard. Therefore, the outside world only smells the beautiful scenery of Yanfu, but cannot get a glimpse. Gradually, this courtyard she built with her own hands was spread by outsiders to the point that it was the only place in the sky and underground.

It's a pity that without the hostess of that exquisite heart, this courtyard seems to have lost its aura. Beauty is beautiful, but it can't be more shocking.

The noble lady headed by is the Duchess of Rongguo, green silk like ink, delicate complexion full of brilliance, a pair of peach blossom eyes that have been slightly deformed by the years, still flowing like water tenderness, if you stare for a long time, you may indulge in it. She is half a hundred years old, and she is still maintained like a double ten girl, only the white faintly revealed at the root of her hair tells the cruelty of the years.

Duchess Rongguo was also one of the people who was fortunate to be invited to be a guest in Yan Mansion. Time passed, and when I stepped into this courtyard again, I couldn't help but touch the scene.

"Ma'am, please come here." Li Yan saw that she was silent looking at the pavilion in front of her, her eyes were full of nostalgia, and she couldn't help but be indignant in her heart, and couldn't help but open her mouth.

Duchess Rongguo glanced at her lightly, restrained her emotions, and took another step.

When I was young, I would talk to them freely, and I would imagine what I would be like when I was old. At that time, they talked about everything.

But they never expected that the sisters who almost married Jin Lan at the beginning are now strangers.

Some died; Some went to other places and were never heard from again; Some of them are clearly door-to-door, but there is no contact...... Also, even if they see each other often, there is a painting skin on their faces that no one can tear off, how can there be any sincerity at all.

And the beginning of all this was the tragedy of fifteen years ago......

Qinghe's sister's death pointed everything to another trajectory.

The Duchess of Rongguo sometimes thinks that if she were a historian, she would definitely go down in history. Let this culprit of all the changes be infamous through the ages!

The other side.

I don't know what Li Yan thinks, she took people to the octagonal pavilion and asked people to call Xun Yu and Yuran.

The octagonal pavilion was built on the water.

This artificial lake occupies almost one-third of the courtyard area, which was deliberately left by the county lord of Qinghe. A few years after Li Yan married into the Yan Mansion, he consciously stood firm, so he built a pavilion here. The pavilion was built very large, enough for more than ten people to enter at the same time.

The original large lotus flower was pulled out in half, and only a small piece was left in the corner of the lake. was originally full of lotus flowers, but now only the red lotus and white lotus that Li Yan loves remain.

The lotus flowers are fragrant, perhaps too crowded, and many lotus leaves spread in the direction of the pavilion. The koi fish shuttle among them, occasionally leaping, splashing water droplets, or falling into the lake and never being traced, or rolling on the lotus leaves.

In a few days, it will be Li Yan's birthday.

If she has been in Yan Mansion for fifteen years, she has not invited anyone to celebrate once. It's not that I don't want to, but I can't. This year can finally get what you want, how can you miss it.

At first, she was confined to her identity and could not be seen by the nobles in the capital. But after a few years of patience, the situation is much better. Today, I can invite so many noble ladies and ladies from all over a small number of places to come to enjoy the scenery and feast, and nine times out of ten it is because she has been favored by Concubine Yue in recent years. Otherwise, even if she runs for a few more decades, she will not be treated by nobles who pay great attention to birth.

Although there was resistance to Li Yan's original construction of this pavilion, those who hindered her were gradually pulled out by her. Yan Hui, the only one who can speak, only guards the one-acre and three-point land in Qingli Courtyard, and doesn't care what she tosses.

The reason why I chose this place is not only to erase the traces left by the county lord of Qinghe in the Yan Mansion, but also because of the exquisiteness of this place. The scenery of the four directions is different, but also has its own characteristics.

After the pavilion was built, she was the first to enter to enjoy the scenery. While sighing at the beautiful scenery, he kept laughing at the king of Qinghe in his heart. She is known as a self-taught gardener, but she has abandoned the most beautiful places.

Straight to the point.

After the ladies and ladies sincerely enjoyed the scenery and took their seats one after another, Li Yan took the good tea and poured it for them personally. After showing off the tea art, he was praised and complimented in twos and threes. Although it is not as wonderful as she imagined, she is also happy with the attitude that no flesh and bones are good.

After a noble lady took a sip, she was slightly surprised, and then she was happy, "This is tea before the rain?" ”

Li Yan was pleased by her reaction, quite proud, but pretended to be modest. "Miss Yue is so knowledgeable. This is indeed a pre-rain tea. ”

Miss Yue tasted it again, and her posture was solemn compared to before. After tasting the taste of the tip of the tongue, he said: "Qingming is too early, Lixia is too late, before and after the valley rain, the time is moderate." Although the pre-rain tea is not as delicate as the pre-Ming tea, the taste is more fresh. "The tea before the Ming Dynasty is the tea picked before the Qingming Dynasty.

Li Yan doesn't know the tea ceremony, and the seemingly beautiful tea-making skills are also learned by cramming Buddha's feet. There is no form, not a god. If it weren't for the fact that this tea was really good, Miss Yue, who came here involuntarily, would not want to say half a word to her.

Miss Yue has good tea, and as soon as she opened her mouth, she couldn't stop. The rest of the ladies and noblewomen, although not everyone is proficient in this way, but their family background is there, even if they don't like it or are not interested, they have more or less understanding and can catch up with a few words.

Gradually, Li Yan couldn't interject, even if he was so anxious that his heart was burning, he couldn't understand what they were saying, so he naturally couldn't interject. After a while, only the words Cha Cha Cha swayed back and forth in my mind.

I don't know how long later, the maid returned. Behind her was a little dressed jade.

Because of their arrival, the ladies and ladies temporarily suspended the conversation. Li Yan breathed a sigh of relief, and it could be seen that only Yuran was coming, and his face couldn't help but sink.

"What about the princess? Didn't you tell her that there was a noble person coming? ”

The maid was in a cold sweat and said in a suffrage: "Miss Yue'er said that the princess is sick and can't see the wind. ”

"What?!" Seeing that the nobles were all looking at her like they were watching a good show, Li Yan's head was hot, and he said angrily: "Since she doesn't come, then I'll go in person!" ”

"Mrs. Li......" As soon as Duchess Rongguo spoke, Li Yan's heart was cold, and she suddenly calmed down. She felt remorseful in her heart, but the water that she spilled out of her words could never be recovered. "Since the princess of the county is sick, I'll wait for it, let's go and have a look."

"This ...... Isn't that good? Li Yan slumped for a while, before she squeezed out a shriveled sentence, she sneered: "Yu'er has been spoiled by me, and I don't know how to restrain my temper when I become a relative." She is sick now, and if it is passed on to you, she will ...... Madam, your daughter's body is still here to enjoy the scenery, I'll go over and take a look and come back. ”

Duchess Rongguo glanced at her, and said coolly: "Mrs. Li asked the princess of the county to come, and she is not afraid that she will pass on her illness to us." Do we get sick when we visit in the past? ”

The only girl who had not participated in the topic of "tea" before was lying on the guardrail, teasing the koi fish with pastries. Hearing this, she threw the pastry away, causing a splash. Flocks of koi fish were frightened and hid in the water, and after a while, they resurfaced and grabbed food around the pastries.

"Eh, princess? Is it the princess of the county who can play tunes in the clouds? Auntie, I'm going too, I've wanted to see her for a long time. The girl approached the Duchess of Rongguo and took her arm affectionately.

Duchess Rongguo smiled, and nodded her pretty nose helplessly and dotingly, "You girl, you say that the wind is the rain, didn't you still shout a few days ago that you always wanted to see the envoy of the Night Qin Kingdom, why did you change people again today?" ”

The girl didn't cling, shaking her arms and coquettishly without stopping.

Duchess Rongguo laughed heartily, "Okay then, let's go together." But don't let your temperament come, and if you get into trouble, I won't intercede for you. After speaking, she looked at Li Yan, who was barely smiling, and said lightly, "Mrs. Li, please lead the way." This sounds very polite, but it is also an order that cannot be pecked.

Li Yan regretted it more and more, and couldn't wait to go back to the two moments of planting, and slapped Xun Yu twice when he wanted to call Xun Yu and use this group of nobles to give her Yifan a good look.

Qingli Temple was originally the courtyard where the lord of Qinghe County lived during his lifetime. The county lord of Qinghe was happy to be quiet, and General Yan, who loved his wife like his life, specially built this courtyard in the quietest place in the mansion for the county lord of Qinghe to live in when he was not at home. When Yan Huo was seventeen years old, he moved from his original courtyard to here, and even after getting married, he never changed places.

It took about a stick of incense to walk before the group arrived at Qingli Temple. Unlike other places in Yanfu, even if it seems simple, it actually reveals the elegance of carving, in addition to being pure, there is only a kind of wild interest.

Branches of trees poke out from the top of the wall, vines are dense on the high wall, and the jagged greenery is mixed with wild flowers and weeds that cannot be seen by the Gaomen family. Although the courtyard has been pruned, I don't know if it is deliberate, it is particularly perfunctory.

"It's ...... Flowers? Duchess Rongguo saw the flowers blooming on the wall, frowned slightly, and said uncertainly.

How can there be such an evil flower in the residence of the county king and the princess of the county?!

Li Yan secretly said that it was not good, Ling Xiaohua was not common in Beijing, I thought that these nobles in the deep house would not find out, but I didn't expect it......

Yuran, who has been completely ignored by the nobles since she appeared, and who has been silent since her initial greetings, said: "Yes. The princess was obsessed with medicine not long ago, and there were all kinds of flowers and plants that could be used in medicine in the Qingli Courtyard. She said clearly and vaguely.

After she reminded her, Duchess Rongguo and others discovered that there were indeed many flowers and plants in the courtyard that could be used for medicine. With the wind, in addition to all kinds of floral fragrance, there is also a strong smell of medicine. Even if King Yan Jun was a medicine jar, there would not be such an obvious smell in the courtyard.

Although there are still doubts, most people believe Yuran's explanation.

Yue'er walked out of the house, saw everyone, was slightly startled, and saluted politely.

Li Yan said: "The nobles heard that Yu'er was sick and came to visit, you go and call her out." She turned her head to look at Duchess Rongguo, "Madam, the house is cramped and the air flow is blocked, so it is better to be in the courtyard......"