Seventy-seven phoenix wood
At breakfast, Zhen Lie really handed the invitation sticker and gift list of King Jin's Mansion to Lin Wanyan.
Lin Wanyan took it in his hand and looked at it carefully, the invitation card issued by the royal family was fixed in terms of material, style, and writing style, but the person who signed it was different. However, the contents of the gift list surprised her, and she wrote a full page of paper, from jewelry to fine cloth to porcelain to precious medicinal herbs.
"This King Jin is so generous?" Lin Wanyan glanced up at Zhen Lie. scolded in his heart, knowing that the third master is rich, but you don't have to crush other princes like this, you have to be low-key and know no.
"King Jin's fief is mostly the richer the god, although there is no actual jurisdiction of the fief, but the annual tax income is still very considerable. Moreover, the emperor has always rewarded a lot of things when he was crowned king, and it is understandable that King Jin is more generous. ”
Zhenyeol said with a smile. This is one of the reasons why the king can make people blush. Moreover, as the first prince to be crowned king, he should distinguish himself from other princes.
Lin Wanyan nodded, and put the invitation post and gift list aside, she was not interested in those things, Xiao Yuwen wanted to send it, it was a piece of his heart, just take it.
"Sister, but you're going to an appointment?" asked Zhenyeol with a smile. The invitation post of King Jin's Mansion was sent early in the morning, and no one else invited him, and King Jin sent an invitation for the first time, so it is reasonable that he should go.
"Naturally. I'll go out later, and I haven't picked up the jewelry I ordered last time. Lin Wanyan said lightly. She had made up her mind to sneak out of the house sooner.
"Good. Does my sister want to bring more people?" Zhen Lie thought that Lin Wanyan's move was an important reference to King Jin's date.
"No need, I'll go and go back. "It's not easy to get rid of Xiao Yuwen's people alone, and then bring people from Tanglin to add to their own blockage?
"That sister, be careful, go and come back quickly. Zhen Lie also knew that the people sent by Emperor Dashenyue to protect him and his sister were all top masters, and his own people were just in case of emergency.
"Good. Lin Wanyan looked at Zhen Lie with a smile, this brother himself has no feelings, but he still thinks he is a very reliable person after getting along for many days.
After breakfast, Lin Wanyan still walked in the garden as usual, but soon returned to his room. She changed into the civilian clothes that Xiao Manxue gave her that day, took off her sword, thought about it and hung the sword back again, hiding a dagger in her trouser leg and tucking it into her boots.
I took a few silver tickets from the remaining silver tickets from the jewelry I bought that day, folded them into squares, and put them in my sleeves with Xiao Yuwen's jade pendant and hid them. Just as he was about to go out, he hesitated again, took out the jade pendant, wrapped it in his own handkerchief, and put it under the pillow. When he walked to the door, he turned back again, still putting the jade pendant into his sleeve.
There are as many as 16 people accompanying him today, including Sikong, Siyan, Chiyan, Green Ying and Linghu, and a group of 12 and 24 spirits. Lin Wanyan sighed that Xiao Yuwen also took himself too seriously, right? No, he cared too much about himself, and he protected himself so much that he didn't have a chance to escape!
After taking out the stored jewelry, Lin Wanyan asked where to buy precious flowers and trees here, it is best to concentrate a little bit and choose the kind you can choose by yourself. What she got was where she wanted: Ship Lane Gran.
"According to the time, the master should be almost in the house, why don't you wait to see the master and then go together?" Linghu suggested. It takes half an hour from Sifang Street to the Ferry Lane Granite, and it is a remote place, and the people who come and go are all people at the bottom, and the situation is not clear.
"It's okay, just send someone to tell the third master, it takes a lot of time to run back and forth. I'm going to King Jin's Mansion today, and I want to find an auspicious tree to bring with me and ask for a good fortune. Lin Wanyan didn't want to wait for Xiao Yuwen to go with him, he would definitely be stared at.
Hearing this, Linghu didn't want to say anything, turned around and went back to the jewelry shop and instructed them to send someone to bring a letter to Xiao Yuwen, and then escorted the carriage to the Lane Granite.
Lin Wanyan didn't know if the granite in Boat Lane was really that far away, or if Linghu deliberately slowed down and waited for Xiao Yuwen, the carriage walked slowly for more than half an hour, and there was no intention of stopping. Estimating the time, Zhiwei should also be about to arrive at Huajian Fang, so Lin Wanyan did not urge, and continued to close his eyes in the carriage to recuperate.
After a cup of tea, the carriage stopped at the entrance of the granite in Boat Lane. It is an old alley, built along the river, and there are no houses on the other side of the river. In autumn, there doesn't seem to be much water in the river, revealing a large tidal flat, and it can be seen that it should still be a very open river.
On the other side of the alley are some low old houses, with all kinds of flowers and trees at the door, and Lin Wanyan looks very similar to the flower and bird market he used to visit. There are quite a few people coming and going, but they are all dressed as ordinary people, and some of them carry baskets on their backs, as if they have just returned from the flower beds or the mountains, and there are mud spots on their trouser legs and straw sandals that have not had time to wash off.
"There are no boats here, why are they called Boat Lane Granite?" Lin Wanyan asked curiously.
"The flowers and trees sold here are all produced in the upper reaches of Lingshan. Originally, they were all transported here by boat through the river, and every morning it was full of boats, and they returned at night. Later, the water of the Xi River gradually dried up, and the waterway became impassable, but the name has been preserved to this day. Linghu explained.
"Lingshan?" Lin Wanyan's destination this time was also Lingshan, so he wanted to ask a few more questions. "Is it far from here? The mountains rich in flowers and trees should be in a warm climate, right?"
Linghu paused, as if he was reluctant to answer, but finally opened his mouth. "It takes two hours to get from here to Lingshan by water, and five or six hours by land. Lingshan is very high, from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, it is like walking through the midsummer, early spring, late autumn, cold winter, the more you go up, the colder it becomes, and it is like this all year round, so it is rich in flowers and trees. ”
"I didn't expect that there would be such a magical place in the Great God Moon! I really should have seen it if I had the chance!" "It's like this all year round? Not subject to the change of seasons in nature? How does it sound so mysterious!
"It's all just rumors, in fact, no one has ever climbed to the top of Spirit Mountain. Today is a subordinate to say more, Mrs. must not mention this matter in the future, Lingshan is a place of spiritual charm, not to be seen for a long time, let alone in it for a long time. Linghu looked serious.
Lin Wanyan nodded as if he didn't understand, it sounds like an evil sect, but how can an evil sect control the soul through the past and the present? In short, the world is so big that there are no wonders.
Starting from the first shop, Lin Wanyan mostly asked the names of flowers and trees, their meanings and precautions for planting, but they didn't like it. After walking a few shops, I found that the flowers and trees sold were all similar.
However, her purpose was to find Huajian Fang, so she tirelessly walked one by one, and the more she got to the back, the more she knew about these varieties of flowers and trees, and basically swept her eyes and left. Linghu only said that she didn't find what she wanted, but just followed quietly.
Just when he was about to finish this alley, an inconspicuous Huajian Fang plaque finally appeared in front of Lin Wanyan. Everyone didn't doubt Lin Wanyan's overjoyed eyes at all, because compared to other shops, Huajian Fang was too special.
From the outside, Huajian Fang looks like the residence of a hidden master. There are also a lot of flowers and trees at the entrance, but they are not placed there, but planted at the door, leaving only a winding path with cobblestones in the middle.
A large cracked water tank in front of the door was also filled with soil, and a begonia planted inside was in full bloom. The painted door frames and window lattices were covered with vines, and small pink flowers of unknown color were blooming here and there.
"What a sense of intention!" Lin Wanyan sighed as he raised his legs and walked inside.
"I don't know what flowers and trees the girl wants?" Lin Wanyan stepped in, and a woman dressed as an ordinary middle-aged woman greeted her.
Lin Wanyan looked around, there were not many flowers and trees, but they were all trimmed into bonsai shapes and placed all over the house at staggered heights, leaving only one aisle.
"Is there a phoenix wood here?" Phoenix wood was a name that Lin Wanyan and Zhiwei said casually that night, as a password for the two people to meet.
"I've never heard of that name, I don't know what it looks like? Some flowers and trees may have different names in different places. The woman thought for a moment and said.
"This leaf is like the feather of the flying phoenix, and the flower is like the crown of the phoenix, so it is called the phoenix wood. Lin Wanyan said with a light smile.
The woman shook her head.
Lin Wanyan looked disappointed. "The phoenix tree has a tall crown, lush branches and foliage, and red flowers, which is a rich and auspicious tree. Today, I came to pray for my husband to be planted in the house, so it's a pity. ”
Hearing this, Linghu couldn't help but stare at Lin Wanyan a few times, but he didn't expect that the flowers and trees that Lin Wanyan was looking for on this trip were of such great significance, and what did she just say? "Pray for my husband to plant in the mansion"?
"What a blessing for your husband to have a wife like a girl!" said the woman with a smile. "If the girl knows the tree and can paint, she may go into the back room and draw it, and when our shopkeeper comes, I will show it to him, and he may help the girl to find it." ”
"Really, that's great!" Lin Wanyan became excited. It seems that Zhiwei has everything arranged.
"Girl, please, inside, however, the back room is small, I'm afraid it's ......" The woman looked at the dozen or so people behind Lin Wanyan in embarrassment.
"You just wait for me here, I'll come out when I'm done. Lin Wanyan looked at the spirit fox and said lightly.
Linghu shook his head without hesitation, as long as the master was not there, they had to stay by Lin Wanyan's side every step of the way, otherwise something would go wrong, and no one would be able to take on this responsibility.
"Then come in together, and count as many as you can. Lin Wanyan said helplessly, she just went in quickly, maybe Xiao Yuwen would come in a while.
Seeing this, the woman walked to the inner room, and Linghu motioned for Lin Wanyan to wait here first, and he and Sikong followed the woman into the inner room first. The back room is connected to the outside by a corridor less than two feet long, and the trees are half a man tall on both sides.
The back room was indeed small, with a wooden door that didn't look sturdy, and a crumbling window. An old table by the window, a half-used tea set on the table, and only a stool in front of the table facing the window.
Across from the window was a simple wooden bed, with neatly stacked bedding and a small cabinet next to the bed. The whole room looks like a place to rest for a while, and there are indeed no more than a dozen people standing, and two or three people are already crowded inside.