As soon as she saw my expression, Cai Wei was frightened first, she looked up at the large mansion, then looked back at me, and said suspiciously: "Madam, what's wrong?" Is there something wrong? ”

“……”

I still stared at the vermilion lacquer gate with wide eyes, unable to speak.

The mansion in front of me is the same as the mansions of the dignitaries and nobles around, with vermilion lacquer gates, red bricks and blue tiles, stone lions on both sides are majestic, and the gray walls are lined up, which looks extraordinary.

However, I remember that many years ago, that was not the case here.

At that time, the red wall was towering, behind the high wall there were big red clouds, it was a brilliant bloom of red plums, I even remember that time when the sky snowed heavily, the snowflakes fell on the face that was cool, the feeling of ice immersion, against the background of the snow, the red plum blossoms became more and more delicate, and under the background of the plum blossoms, the white snow was more and more crystal clear.

But in the end, all the red plums turned into flames and burned half of the sky red, which fell a "prince" at that time, and also made Huang Tianba feel guilty that he couldn't get rid of for the rest of his life.

That's the Ome Garden.

And this house in front of me-

Although, when Liu Qinghan said that he wanted to send me this house, when he said that it was near Tongquetai, I had a little heart palpitation, but I didn't really think about Qingmei Villa, and I have been away from the capital for many years, and the surrounding scenery has changed somewhat along the way, so I didn't pay attention to it, I was walking in the footsteps of the past, slowly walking back to the deepest part of my memory, that painful place.

This house was actually built on the original Ome Garden!

For a moment, it was as if I had fallen into a nightmare, and it was as if a black hand had suddenly reached out from my memory, grabbing my throat and almost suffocating me.

I don't know how long it took for me to slowly regain a little consciousness, and then I felt Cai Wei grabbing my arm and looking at me worriedly: "Madam, what's wrong with you?" All of a sudden, your face becomes so ugly. ”

“……”

I didn't speak, just looked at the house again, and then shook my head.

At this time, I also woke up a little - the qiē of the year has passed, even if it is a deep, terrible nightmare, there will be a day when I wake up, even now, I am standing in this place, but the qiē is different, I am different.

It's just that......

I looked at the magnificent vermilion lacquer gate in front of me and frowned slightly.

In that year, several princes seized the heirs, the imperial city battle, Pei Yuanchen died in it, the Qingmei Villa was burned, and the power of Changmingzong in the capital was completely known to Pei Yuanhao, including this house, so later Huang Tianba withdrew from the capital with all the people from the sect, and even Yao Lao left, and this place obviously became a borderless land. From then to now, more than ten years have passed, although it will not be vicissitudes, but the changes in the world are inevitable, and this place has experienced a lot of wind and rain.

I couldn't have imagined that this Qingmei Garden, or rather, this house, would eventually become Liu Qinghan's private residence.

It can be seen that the unpredictability of this world.

I stood quietly at the door, looking at the plaque above, the big words "Liu Fu", but for some reason, I saw a little loneliness.

I don't know if it's my delusion, this house seems to be really too quiet, although this street is not as lively as other places, but it is extraordinarily quiet, there is almost no human voice in the house, only the cold wind whistles and blows, rolling the fallen leaves on the ground, making a rustling sound.

It's so quiet.

The coachman parked the car, pinned the whip behind his waist, and then came over: "Madam, is this this place?" ”

"It's here."

"The little one went up and called the door."

"Well, there you go."

Cai Wei helped me up the steps and stood aside, and the coachman walked over and patted the door a few times: "Open the door!" ”

The copper ring on the door was polished very brightly, and as the coachman vigorously knocked on the door, the door panels on both sides trembled slightly, and the copper rings also swayed, hitting the door panel together, making a tinkling sound, and in such a quiet wind, it spread far away.

A sound of footsteps followed.

Listening to the sound of the latch being removed, several of us lifted our spirits, and we heard a long, dull squeak, and the tall, heavy vermilion lacquer door slowly opened.

A human head poked out of it.

"Who are you looking for?"

I fixed my eyes and saw that this was a rather old man, his face was wrinkled, he looked thin and capable, but his white hair was unkempt, and when he came out, it looked like a dandelion, and when Cai Wei next to him saw him, he couldn't help but laugh in a low voice, obviously, he thought so too.

The coachman was honest, and when he saw that an old man came out, he hurriedly said respectfully: "Old man, I'm bothered." This is Miss Yan, she is here to take over the house. ”

"Miss Yan?"

When the old man heard this, he hurriedly perked up his spirits and turned his head to look at me: "You are—"

I smiled and nodded, and Cai Wei hurriedly said, "I'm sorry to bother your old man." ”

The old man hurriedly stepped out of the high threshold, bowed to me, and said, "Miss Yan, the head of the family has sent a letter to say that there is a Miss Yan who wants to come here and let the old slave serve well. ”

I smiled, thinking that this was the gatekeeper "Lao Zhu" that Liu Qinghan said, saying that he was a loyal elder, and I said, "You are Lao Zhu, Mr. Liu has already sent a message to you?" ”

"Yes. A few days ago, a letter came from the head of the family, and he explained it. He bowed his waist and said respectfully: "However, please also ask Miss Yan to show the old slave the letterhead of the family again." ”

It seems that this old Zhu is a cautious person, but, after all, the matter of the house is not a trivial matter, besides, Liu Qinghan passed the book to him, I don't know what is written in the letter, but looking at Liu Qinghan's current state, it is difficult to have the opportunity to return to the capital again, this house is almost given to me, as a gatekeeper, he is not too cautious and cautious.

So, I took out the letter from my arms that still had a little body temperature, and asked Cai Wei to hand it to Lao Zhu.

Lao Zhu confessed, opened the letter, looked at it roughly, and saw Liu Qinghan's signature at the end of the letter, and as soon as he was sure that it was from his handwriting, he immediately put away the letterhead: "Miss, it's rude." ”

With that, he turned around and pushed open the door and made a "please" gesture to us.

I walked in with Cai Wei, and after the coachman brought the things off the cart and sent them to the gate, Lao Zhu showed the way and drove the carriage to the side door.

As soon as we walked in, the first thing we felt was a cool breeze.

This house as Liu Qinghan said, three in and three out, very spacious, a door to see a wide pool first, in the middle of the pool stands a strange rockery, there is a spring water gurgling flow, to the bottom of the mountain pouring down, the pool water then continues to set off ripples, rippling out, but there is no sound.

Under the walls on both sides, there are bamboos of various colors, cinnamon, light, and Xiangfei, to name a few, and the green leaves are immortal in winter, so that such a cold winter day is also a little more vibrant; Moreover, the bamboo leaves swaying in the wind form dense blue clouds, covering the distant scenery and looming with the wind.

In this way, a rockery at the door is blocked, and the bamboo leaves are surrounded by bamboo leaves, and the scenery of the entire yard is covered, so that all the scenery can be seen as soon as you enter the door, such an arrangement is quite interesting, and it can be seen that the owner of the garden also has a big hill in his chest.

It's just-

In the garden, except for the sound of the spring water gurgling and flowing, the sound of the wind blowing through the bamboo leaves on both sides, there was no human voice at all.

It's quieter inside than outside.

Not only me, but even Cai Wei felt it, she held my arm, shrunk her shoulders, and whispered: "This house, I haven't lived in it for a long time, how can I feel that I don't have any popularity at all." ”

I glared at her and told her not to talk nonsense, and at this point. Lao Zhu took care of the outside, closed the door, and hurriedly came over to serve, I saw that he was in good spirits, but his back was a little rickety, so he smiled and said: "The old man is guarding the house here, I'm afraid it has been guarding for many years." ”

He smiled: "The old slave does this for a living, and he can't figure it out." ”

"Then, Lord Liu-after Mr. Liu's accident, has anyone come to take over this house?"

"Not really. This house is the private residence of the head of the house, in the past, when the head of the house was still in the capital, there were few guests to come to the door, and after the head of the house left, it was even more deserted. ”

It's no wonder that it's not very popular.

I smiled and said, "I'm afraid the old man also knows that Mr. Liu committed a crime and almost cut down the emperor in Yangzhou, why does the old man stay here and not leave?" ”

Lao Zhu shook his head: "The head of the family is not guilty, it is the business of the head of the family, Lao Zhu is a gatekeeper, only do this business, just do this business well." ”

I smiled slightly.

Regardless of anything else, as Liu Qinghan said, he is really a loyal old man.

He accompanied us to walk slowly inside, I walked along the path in the bamboo forest, while walking while looking at the scenery on both sides, the scenery is indeed good, such as the master's state of mind, but also more and more feel the cold and lonely here, I thought about it, and asked: "Old man, I heard Mr. Liu say, you are a family guarding the house here, why do you only see you alone now?" ”

"They're gone."

"Why?"

His face froze for a moment, as if there was something unspeakable, I subconsciously glanced at him, but Lao Zhu smiled wryly, and mixed up.

I had a vague feeling that something was wrong.

However, although it is deserted here, no one comes to the door all the year round, Lao Zhu is conscientious, sweeps the floor clean, and all the rooms are neatly placed, I live in the master's room, although it is also deserted, but the corners of the wall are clean, the bedding is soft, and there is no musty smell.

In the evening, Cai Wei came in with an incense burner and served me to sleep.

While unbunding my hair, she looked out thoughtfully, and I asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Cai Wei paused for a moment and said softly, "Madam, do you think there is something wrong with this house?" ”

"Something is wrong? What's wrong? ”

"......" She pursed her lips, as if it was hard to say, I glanced back at her, Cai Wei leaned down and whispered in my ear: "Just now, when I brought the incense burner, do you guess what I saw that old Zhu doing outside?" ”

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