Chapter 177: The Royal Palace

Even unknown corners don't seem to escape his observation.

The corner behind the cabinet was moldy and a little moss had grown.

The spider under the bed was busy reinforcing its web, which already had two victims.

In just a dozen breaths, he felt his guest room clearly. Obviously, there are a few good inns and good guest rooms in Shihuan City, but they are so ...... in the dark corners that are out of sight Not clean.

Well, there are still two copper plates falling from the cracks in the floor.

As a beginner, he still felt at ease, so he tried to expand his mind again, wanting to explore the world outside the room.

The wall on this side of the door was so thick that he couldn't get out, so he changed the window.

His mind suddenly cleared, as if he had jumped out of some shackles, and the scene in the house was vivid, clearer than before.

He Lingchuan was overjoyed, and one of his thoughts actually reached the realm of "out of the mind", that is, the stage when the divine thought jumped out of the shackles of the body and expanded outward on a large scale.

He "saw" the medicine ape squatting on the edge of the enlarged Dan furnace, pinching the alchemy; Mao Tao was packing up in the yard, and suddenly found a little metallic luster in the roots, so he hurriedly dug it out with a dagger. It turned out to be a small piece of loose silver, Mao Taomei smiled, put it in his mouth and gnawed it.

At this time, He Yue walked in and looked left and right: "Where is my brother?" ”

Mao Tao replied: "Don't let people disturb you when you practice." ”

"Push me forward, we'll leave later." After He Yue finished speaking, he walked out and sprinkled himself with sunshine.

He Lingchuan still wanted to follow, but as soon as his thoughts expanded into the sun-filled ground, he felt a tingling in his head, as if he had been pricked by a needle, and couldn't help but cry out "ah".

The voice echoed in the room, and he automatically exited his steady.

He Lingchuan covered his head, and the pain still lingered.

This is the end of the greedy merit.

The beginner's soul was still fragile, even though the sun was only an hour away, and the true fire contained in it was not something he could bear. The lonely soul is seen by the sun, and it is immediately destroyed; His soul is slightly better in this life, but he also has to be careful of happiness and sorrow.

He Lingchuan shook his head. Didn't the meridian recipe say that the failure rate of the first "opening the eyes of the sky" was as high as eighty percent? He did it easily, and even tried to "go out of his mind", and he succeeded.

Does this mean that his spirit is much stronger than others?

It seems that this is also a matter of course, after all, he has a wisp of soul and two lives, which is reasonable.

He Lingchuan happily pushed the door and walked out. Mao Tao hurriedly greeted him: "Da Shao, you have finally finished your work, the sun is about to set!" ”

"Tell the shopkeeper to bring water, I'm going to take a bath."

Mao Tao answered, and was about to go out, He Lingchuan looked at the roots on the ground, and suddenly said: "This kind of root gap, cats and dogs like to pee the most as a mark." ”

Mao Tao's face turned green at once, and she bent over for a long time.

Before he could straighten up, He Lingchuan raised his foot and kicked him in the stomach: "Go get me hot water!" ”

"Yes." Mao Tao was disgusted and confused, why did Da Shao say this for no reason, could it be that he peeked at himself through the crack in the door before?

Thinking of this, a goosebump immediately rose on his back.

At this time, Mrs. Ying also sent someone to send a set of brocade clothes for the eldest son to pick up as soon as possible. He Lingchuan washed off the smell of sweat with hot water, tied his hair again, and looked like a young man in spirit.

The Zhu family's special dust washing for Zhu Xiuer was held after dark.

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"Is this Luming Garden really on the mountain?" Mrs. Ying lifted the curtain and looked out. It was dark, the mountain view was gone, and only the black outline of Beacon Hill remained.

The family walked on the winding mountain road in a horse-drawn carriage, but it was not a small road, but a wide road that could accommodate three cars together. The snow stopped in the early afternoon, and the ground had been cleared of snow, revealing a paved pavement of black stone strips underneath.

The car is exceptionally stable and does not lose to the urban area.

As it gets late, large braziers are erected on both sides of the road for lighting guidance.

Mrs. Ying looked out of the window of the car, and saw that in addition to the blazing brazier ahead, there were many points of light moving along the mountain, forming a long snake - all families and clans were invited to Luming Garden, and a horse lantern was hung in front of the car.

Every point of light may be the big and small nobles, families, and wealthy families who live in Shihuan City. Mrs. Ying tightened the rabbit fur on her shoulders and exhaled a breath of white steam: "How many families are going up the mountain tonight!" ”

Deputy Liu also sat in the car tonight and explained the current situation to the He family. He probed out to take a look, then retracted it and said with a smile: "The royal relatives, national relatives, and wealthy families in the capital have a lot of property in Shihuan City. This is the capital, the rules are less than the capital, the residence is close to the river, and it is comfortable to live. In addition, Lord Zhu's office was specially selected in Luming Garden, and I think half of the nobles in Shihuan City will come. ”

"Luming Garden?" Mrs. Ying was curious, "Is this place special?" ”

"Of course it's special." Deputy Liu pointed to the mountain with his thumb, "This is one of the royal palaces." ”

The He family was a little surprised, and He Yue couldn't help but ask, "Lord Zhu can actually hold an extension in the Royal Annex?" "Or is it so fanfare that there is a happy event in the family, and the emperor does not punish him?

"At that time, the founding ancestor of the People's Republic of China surrounded Beacon Mountain, where deer, rabbits, pigs and sheep were stocked, and a small number of wolves were used as hunting grounds. The building at the top of the hill is called Luming Garden. ”

Deputy Liu gushed endlessly, and it was obvious that this story had already been told: "By the time of the first emperor, there were already three royal hunting grounds near the national capital, and the other two were closer to the palace and the place was larger. His old man said that there were too many hunting grounds to be used, so why waste them, and simply open the Luming Garden in Shihuan City to the people. As long as they are high-level officials, they can rent Luming Garden to hold extended banquets, but the price is more than a step higher than the big restaurants in the city. ”

He added: "However, there is an imperial chef in Luming Garden, and the regulations are very high, so this place is very popular, and it will be booked at least half a month in advance." ”

Expensive is good, even the emperor eats, sleeps and hunts here, then Luming Garden is naturally a symbol of high-end atmosphere and wealth, and it is no wonder that the magnates flock to it.

Mrs. Ying sighed: "The first emperor is so down-to-earth? ”

He Chunhua didn't say anything, but He Lingchuan laughed sneeringly.

Mrs. Ying glared at him: "What are you laughing at?" ”

"It's nothing, I see that the lights of the carriage in front of me are off, and the coachman can't light it up." He Lingchuan pointed forward, and after speaking, he found that the carriage was a little broken and a little small, looking like a rented civilian carriage, which was incompatible with other similar vehicles driving on the mountain road.

Which down-and-out aristocrat is this?

Mrs. Ying knew that her eldest son was talking nonsense, but He Lingchuan grabbed the melon seeds on the table and swallowed them, laughing without saying a word.

Only the youngest son intimately reminded her: "Mother, this shows that the first emperor is pragmatic." Since the flooding of Hongcheon 16 years ago, the national treasury has been running out from time to time. I've heard that in recent years, we have been struggling to make ends meet, and the deficit is getting bigger and bigger. ”

When it came to money, Mrs. Ying blinked and understood.

The dare was that the country had no money, and the first emperor had no choice but to take out the royal palace to collect rent.

"Don't underestimate the income of Luming Garden." Deputy Liu said with a smile, "I heard that last year alone, it earned 200,000 taels of silver. ”

Mrs. Ying was moved: "It's really a golden rooster that lays eggs!" ”

"These rich people in the national capital are really full of brains...... Ahem, big shoulders and round waist! He Lingchuan asked Deputy Liu, "Whose carriage is in front?" ”

Assistant Liu leaned out and looked at it, shaking his head: "There is no family mark, there is no surname on the lantern, and the carriage is rented by the carriage and horse dealership, probably a small official." Tonight's Yanxi celebrities gathered, and it was a good opportunity for the people below to cling to the powerful. ”

Beacon Mountain is not high, less than 60 zhang above sea level, and this winding mountain road soon came to an end.

The He family dismounted, and opposite was the main building of Luming Garden. Needless to say, the momentum is magnificent, the lights are bright, and at the moment it is even more valuable.

When everyone turned around, it was another beautiful scene:

At the foot of the mountain, thousands of lights are on.

Luming Garden is built on a giant eagle's beak rock near the top of the mountain, and from here you can basically overlook the entire Shihuan City.

At the beginning of night, this bustling escort city has been lit up. From the top of the mountain, it seems that the stars have fallen on the earth, and Qionglou has descended on the earth.

The smell of fireworks came to your face.

Mrs. Ying was surprised: "I seem to be able to see pedestrians walking on the street. Hey, that one looks like an inn for us. ”

He Lingchuan let out a breath, and suddenly understood why the nobles liked to come to Luming Yuan to run a delay.

In the national capital, no one can live higher than the emperor.

This feeling of looking down on all beings and looking at thousands of miles has always been exclusive to kings.

Someone informed that Zhu Xiyan, the servant of the temple, greeted him out of the door, hugged his fists at He Chunhua, and said to his granddaughter Zhu Xiuer: "Don't come to thank your life-saving benefactor!" ”

Zhu Xiuer gathered her skirt and saluted to He Chunhua and his wife and He Lingchuan brothers.

Mrs. Ying waited for her to straighten up, and then stepped forward to hold her hand, and kissed her: "Where are there so many cumbersome courtesies!" You walked with us for half a month, and finally came home, happy in your heart? ”

Zhu Xiuer was full of emotion: "When the tired bird returns to the nest, it will eventually have something to rely on." ”

He Lingchuan saw that her hair was full of pearls, and the rouge covered the yellow gas on her face, and she looked very good.

Zhu Xiyan took the He family into Luming Garden and sat in the middle seat on the left in the main hall.

They are the distinguished guests welcomed in by the host personally, and Mrs. Ying shook hands with Zhu Xiuer, the protagonist of tonight, and talked and laughed, warm and intimate, and it was difficult for others not to pay attention.

The newspaper next to him sang: "He Chunhua, the governor of Xiazhou, has arrived with his family!" ”

So He Jiaton became the focus of the audience.

Countless gorgeous robes and high crowns shouted for a long time and surrounded them.

He Lingchuan looked left and right, and saw countless people greeting him with smiling faces, and he had to smile back.

After laughing dozens of times, chatting dozens of times, and responding stylizedly, his face stiffened, and he had to break through.

He Lingchuan squeezed out of the crowd, and the cat went to the corner and patted his facial muscles hard.

Shi Huan people are really enthusiastic.

He Yue didn't know where to come from, and he also stood beside him, still holding the wine jug and glass in his hand.

He Lingchuan waited for him to pour himself a glass before asking, "Can you drink?" ”

"Zhonglele, what are you afraid of?" He Yue smiled, "Besides, how can my mother take care of me now?" ”