Chi Xing, Shao Cheng and A Chu arrived home first, Ah Chu always chattered about how much work he had done in the store today, and what interesting customers he had met, and suddenly he smelled a strange aroma when he entered the door, and flew to the stove room regardless of the chatter: "Is there something delicious today?" ”

Chi Tao smiled and picked up the steamer from the steamer: "I know you're coming back soon, so wait for it." As he spoke, he put three more bowls of porridge and side dishes, and brought them under the grape trellis together: "Go and wash your hands, and call your Sister Xing and Brother Shao to eat." ”

Shao Cheng sat at the table first and exaggeratedly exclaimed, "Wow! How do you feel that the dishes are much more exquisite than before! ”

Chi Xing smiled and said, "When Gongzi Xie wants to come to eat, it will naturally be different." ”

Shao Cheng dug a piece of crab meat and put it in his mouth, feeling that his mouth was full of sweet and sour fragrance, mixed with the deliciousness of crab meat and crab roe, and the natural fragrance of oranges, without a trace of fishy smell, and the crisp water chestnuts chewed from time to time added a richer taste. He shook his head: "That's not, it's not the same as what Gongzi Xie did when he came." ”

Chi Xing glanced at Chi Tao with a smile, but she didn't speak, for fear that her sister would be embarrassed.

Chi Tao picked a grape and threw it on Shao Cheng's head: "I work hard to cook, and some of them can't stop your mouth when I eat?" ”

Shao Cheng was inexplicable: "Praise your craftsmanship and refinement, isn't it good?" ”

Chi Tao snorted, turned around and just entered the stove room, someone knocked on the door: "Chi Xiaolangjun!" ”

Chi Tao hurriedly opened the door, and saw that there was only Guanfeng who had only met once at the door, and the smile had not yet solidified on his face, so Guanfeng said: "Gongzi sent me to pass the word, and he can't come today." ”

Chi Tao smiled: "But what happened?" ”

Guan Feng shook his head: "Childe didn't say it." It's just that you don't go out these days, and when King Duan drinks and feasts, he will send someone to pick you up. ”

After four days, I heard the rain early in the morning and came to knock on the door: "Chi Xiaolangjun, Chi Xiaolangjun!" ”

Chi Tao had already risen, played two sets of Wing Chun on the plum blossom pile, and then scrubbed his body, and hurriedly ran to open the door: "But something?" ”

"Childe asked me to tell you, at the beginning of noon today, I will send someone to pick you up and take you to the drinking garden." As he spoke, he handed Chi Tao a burden he was holding in his hand, "This is given to you by Childe, and he said that he could use it." ”

Chi Tao took the burden and flipped through it, and saw that a corner of the blue-gray clothes was revealed, but there was a light blue color underneath: "Say let me ...... In what capacity?"

Hearing that Boss Yu secretly rolled his eyes unhappily, but he didn't dare to show it: "I said, let you pretend to be me." ”

Chi Tao said "oh", took the burden back to the house to take a closer look, only to see a set of clothes that are the same as the ones that Tingyu wears on weekdays, but there is also a set of women's clothes, the upper body is a white silk narrow sleeve single jacket, the accessories are light blue half arms, and the bottom is a dark green horse-faced skirt, only two white lines are simply embroidered on the skirt for decoration.

The material of this women's clothing is acceptable, not luxurious, and the cutting is simple, Chi Tao has already understood, this must be the costume of the maids in the drinking garden.

She asked Shao Cheng, Chi Xing and Ah Chu to go to the store first, and she ate breakfast at home. After thinking about it, he put on the women's clothes inside, and put on the clothes of a small servant outside. I packed up a few more powerful things and hid them in my arms, and went through the possible situation of the day in my mind, when the sound of a rolling carriage stopped at the door.

Chi Tao got into the car, and Xie Yao waited in the car: "I'm afraid it's going to be hard again today." Seeing that she didn't have anything in her hand, she said strangely: "I prepared a maid's clothes for you just in case, didn't you bring them?" ”

Chi Tao opened the neckline, revealing a touch of light green inside: "It's strange for the little guy to carry the baggage, I'm wearing it inside." ”

Xie Yao suddenly realized, and looked at it carefully: "Fortunately, your skeleton is small, although you wear two layers, it is not obvious." ”

Chi Tao smiled: "Thanks to the clothes you sent, the size is just right." ”

Xie Yao took out a bag of things in the drawer and handed it to Chi Tao: "Yue Ji's preserved fruit is quite famous among the ladies in the capital, and my sister always begs me to bring this back for her." You taste it. ”

Chi Tao opened the paper bag and saw that it was a bag of candied plums, so he put one into his mouth, and a sweet and sour spread out: "Well, it's honey-stained, and licorice is added, which does have a unique taste." ”

Xie Yao looked at her with a bracked face: "When can you do some favorite things quietly at home, just don't have to run for these messy things." ”

Chi Tao tilted his head and smiled: "I don't like to be at home, I just want to save some savings and walk around." ”

Xie Yao smiled: "That's fine." When this matter is over, I will ask to marry you, and I can wait for a year and a half to take office before taking office, and I will go out with you for a walk. ”

A wisp of green smoke came out of an incense burner on the wall of the carriage, and Chi Tao glanced at him: "Nonsense again." ”

Xie Yao smiled and took out a scroll: "This is the map of the Drinking Garden, you can read and remember it clearly, and you can have a bottom in your heart." ”

Chi Tao saw that the map was finely painted, and the landscapes, wood, stones, and pavilions were all drawn, and the name was marked above, and his eyes showed appreciation, Xie Yao said: "The drinking garden is the closed work of the Bei family, and the design and materials are extremely meticulous. You're holding this, and that's his blueprint at the time. ”

After a while, the carriage stopped: "Childe, the drinking garden has arrived." ”

Chi Tao winked at Xie Yao, jumped out of the carriage, lifted the curtain, and had already changed the timbre of Tingyu: "Childe, please get off." ”

Xie Yao couldn't help but smile, and compared a "naughty" mouth shape to her, and then got out of the car with a straight face.

The drinking garden covers a wide area, all of which have white walls and black tiles, and from the outside, there are some styles of Hui architecture in later generations. When you enter the door, you can see that you are facing a green barrier, and there are exquisite white stones, or like ghosts, or like fierce beasts, arching vertically and horizontally, the moss on the top is mottled, and the vines are covered, among which the sheep intestine path is slightly exposed, and a burst of cold air rushes to the face.

The subordinates of the drinking garden hurriedly greeted him: "Gongzi Xie, it is placed in the Star Picking Tower today." Many sons have arrived, and I will lead you there. ”

After turning the green barrier, it is another world, the beautiful trees are verdant, the strange flowers are blooming, and a clear stream pours down from the mountains and rocks, splashing the pearls and jades. A few steps further, suddenly opened, the flying buildings on both sides are inserted into the air, carved railings and painted buildings, all hidden between the mountains and rocks.

Chi Tao walked and saw that this drinking garden was indeed exquisite, and couldn't help but secretly admire it, and felt quite interesting.

Walk to the open place, Chi Tao sees a small hillside that is not big or small, the lake water is clear and clear under the mountain, a two-storey pavilion in the center of the lake, the scale is quite large, there is a trestle bridge on the shore to connect, and the pavilion is written with the three words "Fishing Moon Pavilion". On the hill is a small building that looks like a palace, and from a distance, there is a plaque with gold paint on a black background hanging at the head of the door, and three words are also written: "Star Picking Building".

The pavilion has been surrounded by a moon-white veil, with a thick texture and a slight ripple in the wind. The servant smiled and said: "Today, our princess will feast on the ladies of all families in the Moon Fishing Pavilion, and we have prepared a painting boat and invited the Lianzhu class to sing on the painting boat." ”

Xie Yao praised: "The princess is so clever. ”

The next person was full of smiles: "No, the ladies and ladies who just came were full of praise - by the way, Miss Xie also just arrived, so she went to the flower hall to talk to Niangniang first." ”

Xie Yao was shocked in his heart, and his face did not show anything: "I got up early and heard my mother say that she was not feeling well today, and she couldn't come, for fear of giving others her illness too much." Is it coming again? I don't know yet. ”

The servant said: "Mrs. Xie didn't come, it was Mrs. Lin Ru who came with Miss." ”

Xie Yao's face sank for two points, and the eyebrows and eyes of the person were transparent, and he had already handed over the words that should be handed over, so he didn't say more, and led Xie Yao all the way to the Star Picking Tower with a smile: "Son, please take care of yourself." ”

Xie Yao saw that there was no one around, and said angrily: "My father is so stupid that he actually asked the concubine to take his daughter out as a guest!" ”

Chi Tao also felt that it was very difficult to do, and wrinkled her eyebrows and thought for a while: "I'm afraid there is a big event today, and I'm afraid she is not safe here." She thought for a moment, "Why don't I go to the lady and see what it is, in case something happens, I can act at the right time." ”

Xie Yao didn't have any good ideas, so he had to say, "Be careful yourself." ”

Chi Tao agreed, and met two or three maids on the way, and saw that they were all wearing exactly the same clothes as the one sent by Xie Yao, only the jewelry on their heads was different. With a bottom in his heart, he turned to the back of a rockery, took off the clothes of the little girl outside and hid them under the tree, took off his hat, put down his hair and combed two braids in three or two times, and immediately became a smiling maid.

According to the topographic map noted in his mind, Chi Tao arrived at the flower hall without much effort.

This flower hall is worthy of its name, eight arms of thick black lacquer pillars, the ground neatly placed all kinds of chrysanthemums in full bloom, Tufang Narui, fragrant bursts, the plaque hanging on the top, writing "Dianxuan Hall", left and right hang a pair of black lacquer inlaid mussels of the couplet "idle garden curved threshold without snow, flowing water empty mountain has the setting of the sunset".

The flower hall is surrounded by beads and greenery, and the clothes are fragrant and the temples are shadows, and it is already full of ladies and misses, and everyone is smiling and smiling, surrounding a young beauty sitting on a green sandalwood chair in the middle.

The beautiful woman was in her early twenties, wearing a primrose-colored embroidered chrysanthemum pattern with gold curved sleeves with vertical collar and placket, a light silk skirt, with a gentle face and amiable eyebrows, she should be Princess Duan.

Chi Tao saw Aunt Lin sitting at the bottom, listening to Princess Duan with a smile on her face, interjecting a few words of flattery from time to time, but few responded, only Princess Duan nodded occasionally, and she showed joy on her face.

A teenage girl sitting next to her had a somewhat similar appearance to Xie Yao, who should be Xie Yao's sister Xie Ning, but her face was not very good.

Seeing that everything was fine here, Chi Tao was a little relieved, and suddenly a female voice behind him said, "Where are you?" ”

Chi Tao hurriedly turned around and blessed her, and saw that it was a seventeen or eighteen-year-old maid, although she was wearing the same as herself, but she had a red gold chrysanthemum hairpin the size of a wine cup on her head, and a golden chrysanthemum on her wrist, her identity was not like an ordinary maid, so she smiled sweetly: "Please sister." I was sprinkled outside, and there were many visitors in the garden today, and the housekeeper asked me to come in and help. ”

"Which butler? Is it in the housekeeper? ”

Chi Tao replied vaguely, and the maid said: "It just so happens that the little girl who followed me can't get up with diarrhea, I'm busy, so you can follow me." If you have to use it, I will transfer you from the housekeeper to serve the mother. ”