Chapter 17: The Phoenix Tree
Because the two of them had a quarrel in the car, after returning to the Yongcheng Hou Mansion, Zhuo Zhaojie thought of seeing passers-by pointing and pointing in the gap between the curtains on the road, although the two of them didn't do anything in the car, but in the end they felt embarrassed, and they really annoyed Ning Shaobi, let Ning Shaobi be careful all the way, laugh all the way and ignore it, with a pretty face, all the way to the courtyard where the two lived, and entered the front hall, she sat down, Ning Shaobi was busy serving tea and pouring water in person, and was careful in a low voice.
However, this time Zhuo Zhaojie was annoyed and angry, not so easy to calm down, took the tea and water, but only ignored him, although Aunt Mao was not in the car, but all the way into the house has asked Ah Xing and Ah Li what is the matter, although I also feel that Ning Shaobi is a little ridiculous, and I am afraid that Zhuo Zhaojie is so difficult to coax, the newlywed will fall out with her husband, so I can't stop coughing, and Zhuo Zhaojie makes the eyes 'color' - Zhuo Zhao's solar term 'sex' is on the head, just ignore it, when the atmosphere is deadlocked, the early autumn outside comes in and says: "Shizi, Shizi' Women', the ten ladies from the Guogong Mansion came, saying that they had made a few sachets and wanted to give them to the prince in person. ”
Ning Shaobi frowned when she heard this, and was about to ask someone to send Ning Xianrong away, and then give this cousin an uninteresting name, but Zhuo Zhaojie immediately ordered: "Please come in!" ”
As he spoke, he glared at Ning Shaobi, who was extremely aggrieved - Zhuo Zhaojie was now clearly working against him.
He sat down with a 'touch' and 'touched' his nose, and whispered, "I can't go back next time......"
Zhuo Zhaojie snorted, tilted his head, and ignored him - the angry appearance of the two of them made Mao Gu angry and funny, and shook her head secretly.
However, as soon as Ning Xianrong entered the 'door', Zhuo Zhaojie quickly changed into a gentle and enthusiastic smile, greeted her to sit down, and said: "I'm ashamed to say that I had tea that day...... Well, I didn't have time to give you something, but I didn't expect you to send it first. "Originally, on the day of the tea ceremony, although the people who received the tea had to prepare a meeting gift for her, she also had to prepare something for everyone, but that day because of the attack of the eldest princess of Jiyang - the eldest princess finally did not forget to let the people of the Qiguo Mansion leave the ceremony, but the tea was not called the granddaughter-in-law, let alone let the granddaughter-in-law give everyone a meeting gift.
Ning Xianrong is the 'daughter' of the concubine, and the Duchess of Qiguo doesn't like her very much, and she doesn't have any talent in Chang'an to raise her value, so Chang'an's noble 'daughter' gathers, and the group of the top nobles, such as Princess Yikang, Su Yuyan, and Tang Qianxia, she can't get forward, and the most 'friendly' is the prime minister's grandson' 'daughter' Wen Tanrong.
Zhuo Zhaojie didn't know Wen Tanrong's thoughts about Ning Shaobi before, but now he thinks that Wen Tanrong is different from ordinary people, but she is a good 'woman' and 'sex', she takes a fancy to herself, so she avoids Wen Tanrong everywhere, and she is not close to Ning Xianrong, but Ning Xianrong's other 'friend' is Mu Kongciao.
Mu Kong Chan came out of the pavilion two years earlier to marry Ning Shaobi's friend Shi Caifeng, Shi Jia and Zhuo Jia's four rooms have a twisting and turning 'friendship', Shi Weining, the eldest lady, is because of a song "Yong Yu Ji 'Yan' Outfit" Zhuo Zhaojie as a confidant, in the past two years, Mu Kong Chan and Zhuo Zhaojie have been in contact with several times, this time Zhuo Zhaojie went out of the cabinet, she also followed her husband when the style, counted as the man's guests did not go to the Minping Marquis Mansion to accompany Zhuo Zhaojie out of the cabinet.
And Mu Kong Chan and Zhuo Zhaojie come and go, sometimes they will bring Ning Xianrong with them, so they come and go, Zhuo Zhaojie and Ning Xianrong, the sister-in-law, are familiar with each other.
Originally, Zhuo Zhaojie was influenced by Ning Shaobi, and he had always been wary and a little disgusted with the people in the Ning family's big house, but after several contacts, he found that Ning Xian was quiet and polite, humble and knew how to advance and retreat, even if he knew that she was because the situation in the Qiguo Mansion was not very good, she had to develop such a cautious and unwilling to offend people's 'sex' - of course, it was inevitable to bring some scheming, but in terms of 'sex' temperament, it was not annoying, there was Mu Kong Cicada threading the needle, and the two could 'make love', at this time Ning Xian was on the ' door', although Zhuo Zhaojie is still angry with Ning Shaobi, but she is still affectionate.
Ning Shaobi saw that Zhuo Zhaojie favored one over the other, and couldn't help but feel a little surprised, and without waiting for Ning Xianrong to speak, he hummed: "It's only been a few days since we got married, what are you doing here?" Just a few sachets, who is missing such a little thing from you? I won't 'hand' it over to the 'women' outside, can they still take credit for your work? There is no 'color' at all! ”
Although Ning Xianrong was used to seeing her mother-in-law's face, she would also blush when he said it, and the sachet she took out in her hand was either to leave or stay, Zhuo Zhaojie hurriedly said: "Don't pay attention to him-what nonsense are you talking about?" ”
Seeing that Ning Shaobi was still about to speak, knowing that he wouldn't have anything good to say, Zhuo Zhaojie glared at him secretly, and said with a warning: "You talk nonsense again!" See if I don't ......."
Ning Shaobi suddenly saw the bargain, rolled her eyes, but stopped talking.
Ning Xianrong saw her arrogant and domineering cousin obeying his wife like this, and her heart was envious and sad, because Ning Shaobi had already driven people away openly, she was embarrassed to stay longer, and secondly, she didn't dare to stay longer, handed over the sachet she had worked so hard to make, and said a few words about the scene.
When she left, Aunt Mao hadn't put her things away, so Ning Shaobi reminded: "Don't use anything from the big house, no matter who sends it, we don't lack anything." He added, "Actually, as far as I am concerned, even if you call someone over there to come in, you shouldn't pick up the things yourself." ”
Zhuo Zhaojie glanced at him in surprise and said, "Why is this so?" ”
"It's hard to prevent." Ning Shaobi snorted, he had said a word about this matter, and then reasoned with Zhuo Zhaojie, "I just gave you dignity in front of Shi Niang, do you want to continue to annoy me now?" That's not fair! ”
"I'm not going to give you justice!" Zhuo Zhaojie and Ning Xianrong were perfunctory, and then listened to his reminder and answered, and they couldn't be annoyed for a while, just thinking about it so vaguely, not wanting Ning Shaobi to mention it clearly, as soon as she heard it, she glared.
Ning Shaobi heard that although she said so, it was a flirtatious tone, and she couldn't help but be happy, and said with a smile: "Okay, if it's not fair, it's not fair, the so-called only 'girl' and villain are difficult to raise - whoever calls me a big husband can only be 'open-minded' and don't care about you!" ”
"Who are you going to raise?" Zhuo Zhaojie stretched out his finger and said coquettishly.
Ning Shaobi laughed, took a step back, and said in a loud voice: "Yes, yes, yes - it's me who is difficult to raise, Zhaojie is such a good 'sex'. ”
At that moment, the two laughed and scolded a few words, and got back together.
Then the next day, the two got up a little early, had breakfast, and the two frolicked for a while, Ning Shaobi thought about it, and said: "The weather is good today, let's go and say hello to my grandmother?" ”
When Zhuo Zhaojie heard this, he looked up at the sun that had three stalks outside, stayed for a moment, and said with a smile: "The sun is so high, what are we going to ask for?" ”
"You don't have to be in the morning to say hello." Ning Shaobi didn't care, and said with a smile, "It's good to go over and have a good time." ”
Since he said so, Zhuo Zhaojie no longer objected, nodded and said, "You wait for me to change my dress." ”
Both of them changed into brighter clothes, because it was no longer the fatigue and discomfort of the first day, the weather was good, and they were not in a hurry.
At this time, it is the third 'spring', a hundred 'flowers' are blooming, peonies are blooming, along the way of the Hou Mansion, there are sometimes 'flower' trees luxuriant, blooming brilliantly, the breeze blows, a burst of 'flower' petals fluttering down, falling two people full of heads, it is very good-looking.
Ning Shaobi suddenly remembered, took Zhuo Zhaojie's hand, and said, "Do you want to go see that phoenix 'flower' tree?" ”
As soon as Zhuo Zhaojie was mentioned by him, he immediately remembered the time when the two of them passed the book with the falcon three or four years ago, and a touch of resplendor swelled up in his heart, his eyes were soft, and he said softly: "Okay! ”
"Follow me." Ning Shaobi said with a smile, "I am also familiar with the garden of the Marquis Minping Mansion now, but the garden in our own mansion, haven't you seen it yet?" ”
The 'flower' garden of the Marquis of Yongcheng, covers an area but is not small, what is more rare is that there are a lot of water features, and the 'flower' garden of the Marquis of Minping is the same as the water when you enter the garden, but it is not like the 'flower' garden of the Marquis of Minping is a vast smoke 'wave', along the lake to build the scenery, the place where you enter the garden, but it is just a song of a stream, and there is no obvious masonry by the stream, but it imitates the natural scene, with pebbles and moss, shrubs, tall trees are separated from each other, if it is not for the moon hanging behind the 'fine' carved couplet' The door', just looking ahead, thought it was suddenly in the wilderness, and there was no wilderness fun.
Ning Shaobi pointed out: "In our garden, although there is a lake, but it can only be reached through this stream, this stream has a name called Diecui Creek, which means that there are mostly evergreen trees along the bank of the stream, but the lake is called Zhaoyue Lake." ”
He also said, "There is also a small boat floating in this stream, and after a few days the full moon, let's come and see the moonlit night scene on Zhaoyue Lake." ”
Because Fang Cai had already said that he was going to ask the eldest princess Jiyang to say goodbye, it was almost noon, and he would 'plug in' halfway to take a look at the phoenix 'flower' tree mentioned in the relationship between the two, and then finish the garden tour, I'm afraid it will be dark, and there is no need to go to the eldest princess's mansion again.
Therefore, Ning Shaobi's meaning is to only take a look at the phoenix 'flower' tree now, or continue to go to the eldest princess's mansion to ask for peace.
Zhuo Zhaojie did not object, and immediately followed him along the path in the garden like a road opened up in the wilderness to the location of the phoenix 'flower' tree - I don't know whether it is the Marquis of Yongcheng or the late Shen Lige or which predecessor's preference, this 'flower' garden is completely a barren wilderness, although the path is paved with bluestone, but many vines hang down in the middle, the roots stretch out, and they have not been pruned, let them lie across the road, when walking, if you are not careful, you will be tripped, and even a few vines are also hooked Zhuo Zhaojie's hairpin, It would be good to stop and let Aunt Mao re-tie her hair, if you didn't know that the Hou Mansion of Yongcheng is hot now, and it is the second room of the Ning family that is dilapidated.
This feeling of being in the wilderness - Zhuo Zhaojie couldn't help but laugh and cry, thinking that even if he liked the scenery of this wilderness, he would 'get' such a ...... in his own homeland Isn't it too troublesome to look at the head and feet in and out? Because she didn't know which elder meant, she couldn't complain that the garden was not good, so she had to walk carefully in frustration.
Fortunately, Ning Shaobi not only took her hand, but also has been carefully protecting her, several times tripped and never fell 'cross', so walked for a while, but there was a piece of land in front of the fence - a circle of fences with dill, red 'flowers' and green leaves are eye-catching, inside the fence, it is a glazed special 'door' to build a greenhouse, because of the clarity of the glaze, it can also be clearly seen outside, a green tree about two people tall is standing gracefully in the inside.
The leaves of this phoenix tree are like phoenix feathers, and the canopy is broad, although it is only one tree, it is not very high, but it covers more than a foot of the place.
Zhuo Zhaojie once read in the book, this phoenix 'flower' tree Note 1 is produced in Nanzhao, 'sex' likes heat, cold, planted for nearly ten years to bloom 'flower', in Chang'an to plant it is not easy, with this plant is still vibrant, it is not easy, it shows the means of the old man of Tianxiang Pavilion.
Originally, the phoenix 'flower' tree bloomed 'flower' from the 'spring' season all the way through the summer, in the hot Nanzhao, even in early autumn still 'flower' bloomed like fire, but Chang'an is cold, this will be even 'flower' bud is not, thinking about the year Ning Shao Bixin said that "'flower' blooms like a mountain of burning up, until the sky is connected with the sunset, as if the glow is spread all the way to the world", Zhuo Zhaojie can't help but yearn for it.
But suddenly, Ning Shaobi leaned into her ear and smiled, whispering word by word: "If you continue to wait with such a fervent hope, Zhaojie, I think I will be able to wait until you agree to my Note 2." ”
'Spring' Hui leaked a few spots of light from the lush branches and leaves around him, and a soft wind blew through the sideburns between the leaves, like silk and silk, so gentle that people couldn't help but be so intoxicated - Ning Shaobi's smile and eyes were as intoxicating as alcohol, he gently held Zhuo Zhaojie's shoulder, recited the sentence in the previous letter word for word, and said softly: "I'm now, haven't I just waited?" ”
Zhuo Zhaojie looked at him sideways, smiled, and was magnificent: "Yes, let's wait." As he spoke, for the first time, he didn't care about the shame that his subordinate was witnessing all this behind him, and took the initiative to reach out and hug him reflexively.
In the 'spring' glow, in the garden of grass and trees, a pair of people who are just in their prime embrace each other, with infinite tenderness, completely forgetting the light of the world.
Note 1 The phoenix 'flower' tree, that is, the phoenix tree, part of the information comes from the encyclopedia, as for the day when the 'flower' blooms...... I made it up, I think the plants of the tropics...... 'Flowers' that don't bloom once or two seasons a year are embarrassing to say that they are born in the tropical rainforest.
Note 2 See "Apricot 'Flowers' Smoke and Rain Count Jiangnan", vol. 104.