The two didn't want to alarm the others, so they didn't go to the prefect's gate, but went around the back door. When the two walked out of the west courtyard, they passed by the northernmost courtyard. Zhuge Qinglin heard the sound of "snorting" in the courtyard. Zhuge Qinglin glanced at the courtyard and couldn't help but be stunned.

This compound is much larger than the cross-courtyard where I live. In the middle of the courtyard, Liu Jingxuan was wielding a hoe and turning over the earth. Liu Jingxuan is bald today without a hat, his hair is braided on the top of his head, and he is pinned with a bamboo hairpin. He wore an earthy yellow leggings, and straw sandals with mille-feuille soles with fish scales. It's a little ridiculous to watch.

Zhuge Qinglin did not greet Liu Jingxuan, but floated by gently. When the two of them left the mansion and came to the back street, Zhuge Qinglin couldn't help muttering: "This prefect is really a little strange. Why are you hoeing in the courtyard?"

Zhuge Yue raised a red smile: "You don't know this young lady." I know the slave. I heard Nangong Catcher say that the prefect Liu Jingxuan had just taken up his post in Yangzhou, and he changed the original back garden into a vegetable garden. In his spare time, he would pick up his vegetable garden. I heard that he is good at growing vegetables, and he can grow all kinds of vegetables and fruits, which is enough for many people to eat. The people in the prefect's yamen have tasted the vegetables he grows. It's the middle of winter now, and this dish can't grow. But this Lord Liu will still turn over the soil and hoe the ground as usual, maybe it is a habit that has been cultivated for many years!"

Zhuge Qinglin lowered her pink stem, frowned slightly, and was silent.

Zhuge Yue seemed to see something, and said softly: "This Lord Liu's preferences are really weird. The dignified four-grade prefect doesn't like to raise flowers, but he likes to grow vegetables. That's it, there are too few families in this house, and you have to do it yourself to even grow vegetables. Is it that the monthly salary of this prefect is too low, grow a vegetable to supplement the family. ”

Zhuge Qinglin's eyes flashed, and he said lightly: "This has nothing to do with you and my sisters. Let's go see the lights!"

Chu Jinglian stood by the window of the small building in the backyard of Yuhuangtai, looking at the vast night sky, alone in a daze. After some time, he sighed and walked down the small building. Zhao Yushan looked at Chu Jinglian's back and remained motionless. She often looked at his back, and felt more and more that his back was becoming more and more depressed and lonely.

Chu Jinglian originally planned to return to his Chu Mansion. He pulled a black horse, strolled leisurely and admired the lanterns on both sides of the street, but unconsciously came to the gate of the prefect's yamen. Chu Jinglian's heart moved, and he tied the horse to the tethered horse stake outside the door. Pull off your robe and walk up the steps.

Today, almost all the people in the prefect's yamen have gone to the street to look at the lights, and the gatehouse is empty. Chu Jinglian called softly for a long time, and when he saw that no one answered, he pushed the small door and walked into the mansion.

The walkway in the palace is paved with blue bricks, flat and wide, leading straight to each road and across the courtyard. Chu Jinglian walked through the courtyard and came to the vegetable garden at the back. He couldn't help but be stunned by the sight in front of him.

He found Yoo Kyung-sun hoeing the ground over and over again in the vegetable garden. Although Chu Jinglian didn't know much about farming, the soil in this vegetable garden had obviously been turned over, and the ravines were neat. But for some reason, Liu Jingxuan is still hoeing. His movements were getting slower and heavier.

After a long time, Liu Jingxuan gently put the hoe on the side of the wall, sat on the stone bench in the courtyard, and looked at the vegetable garden in a daze. Chu Jinglian was there quietly watching Liu Jingxuan, and he didn't say a word.

After another cup of tea, Liu Jingxuan found Chu Jinglian, and said with a faint smile in the direction where Chu Jinglian was standing: "Outside Chu Yuan, do you have something to do with this mansion?"

Chu Jinglian hurriedly stepped forward, bowed down, and said, "The villain sees the prefect." ”

Liu Jingxuan smiled slightly and waved his hand: "Outside Chu Yuan, please take a seat." ”

Chu Jinglian sat on the stone bench opposite Liu Jingxuan with a flirtatious robe, and asked with a smile: "Today is the Shangyuan Festival, why don't adults go to the street to watch the lights, but hoe the ground alone in this courtyard?"

The melting moonlight sprinkled softly on Liu Jingxuan's face, looking unusually depressed and lonely. Liu Jingxuan looked at the bright moon in the sky for a long time, and then sighed: "I miss my relatives every festival." But there is no one in the house now. The festive season is good, but no one celebrates with me. ”

Chu Jinglian's heart moved, and he couldn't help but feel a little sad. He looked at the bright moon in the sky, and his heart was full of mixed feelings.

After a long time, Liu Jingxuan smiled self-deprecatingly: "Chu Yuanwai, on the occasion of the festival, why don't you go to the street to watch the lights, but come to my mansion?"

Chu Jinglian looked at the sky and muttered to himself: "Speaking of which, I don't have any relatives either. Although the festival is good, no one celebrates it!" After saying that, he turned his head and smiled at Liu Jingxuan: "Thanks to the prefect's care, the villain has always wanted to come to visit." Today, I passed by the prefect's yamen, and by the way, I would like to pay a visit to my lordship. Ben didn't have much hope, and he never thought that the adults were really in the house. ”

Liu Jingxuan looked at Chu Jinglian and said with a smile: "Chu Yuan is handsome and handsome, and he is very good-looking. I don't want to talk about loneliness like the bright moon in the sky, and feel nostalgic for the world. Why don't you and I have a few drinks?"

Chu Jinglian arched his hand and responded boldly: "My lord has a life, and everything is disobeyed." ”

Liu Jingxuan went to the back kitchen and found a small jar of Shaoxing flower carvings and some side dishes. The two of them began to push the cups and change the lamps on the stone table in the garden, and drank freely.

Liu Jingxuan asked Chu Jinglian softly: "It's a little cold in this courtyard, Chu Yuanwai won't mind, right?"

Chu Jinglian shook his head: "Adults are not afraid of this bit of wind and cold for the time being, how can villains say that it is cold?"

Liu Jingxuan laughed: "To be honest. This house is not a masochistic person, but he is depressed in his heart, and he is even more depressed when he hides in the house. That's why I was able to suffer this cold wind in the hospital, and my heart was a little cooler. ”

Chu Jinglian's eyes flashed slightly, and he asked softly, "Dare to ask your lordship, why are you upset?"

Liu Jingxuan smiled indifferently: "Why did Chu Yuanwai ask knowingly?"

Chu Jinglian couldn't help but be stunned, and said hesitantly: "The villain doesn't know what's going on, please let the adults make it clear." ”

Liu Jingxuan sighed and said slowly: "The case of the killing of the Guo family in Gaoyou County has not been solved so far, and Shangfeng has repeatedly urged this matter. The government has not been able to arrest the murderer so far, so he is upset. ”

The smile on Chu Jinglian's face froze, he pondered for a moment, and said lightly: "The villain can't solve problems for adults, and I'm deeply ashamed. ”

Chu Jinglian's face changed into Liu Jingxuan's eyes, and he waved his hand: "Forget it." Today is the Shangyuan Festival, so let's not talk about this uninteresting topic. ”

The two continued to chat, blowing or talking. Heaven and earth, clouds and mountains and fog cover. Liu Jingxuan and Chu Jinglian both felt that they hadn't talked so speculatively for a long time, and both of them gradually became a little drunk.