Xie family mansion is located in the Dongcheng District more than half a mile away from the Kaiyuan Temple in Quanzhou, Xie Mansion belongs to the typical "palace up" type building, it is said that this type of building started in the five dynasties, when the hometown of the queen of Min is located on the seaside, the house is eroded by wind and rain, the king of Min can be built according to the architectural style of the palace, so there is the architectural style of southern Fujian: red brick exterior wall, stone vertical brick horizontal; simple tile slope roof, dragon's spine swallowtail; symmetrical layout of the central axis, leaving a patio, open hall and so on, with distinctive southern Fujian architectural cultural characteristics.

Yang Feiyang remembered that when he first entered the Xie Mansion, Xie Yizhi, the housekeeper of the Xie Mansion, introduced him to the "Imperial Palace" architectural style, and he thought that the Xie Mansion was a typical "Imperial Palace" building, and he also said with words: "Red bricks and white stones are double-sloped, bricks and bricks enter the stone dovetail ridge, carved beams and painted palace-style, and the open hall and courtyard are opened."

Yang Feiyang was very surprised when he first arrived at Xie Mansion, he had never seen such a grand building. The outer wall of the surplus is high, the wall is a wide stone paved courtyard, the main building is a large house with five bays and three falls, there are also protective houses on the left and right, and there is a garden at the back, which is very magnificent.

In his spare time, Yang Feiyang often stares at the walls around the gate and on both sides of the façade, which carves people, landscapes, animals, birds, flowers and birds, fish and insects with stone carving, brick carving, wood carving, porcelain carving and a rare art carving technique, etc., with exquisite carvings and vivid images.

Yang Feiyang since following Xie Gongzi, also gradually learned some words, read some books, and later he understood that Xie Mansion is very artistic, the doors and windows have various styles such as round, arch, rhomb, square, etc., the window lattice is engraved with flowers and birds, and the decoration is gorgeous and ingenious; there are calligraphy and painting embellishments on the door posts and hall walls, and the seals are in line with the letters, each with its own charm, and the landscape characters are full of fun; the plaques everywhere have various forms such as books, scrolls, fans, and rhombuses, which are antique.

Among the many plaques, the plaque in Xie Gongzi's study impressed him the most, the plaque was written with the words "only the essence", at that time, Xie Gongzi explained to him that this word came from the "Book of Yu Mo": "The heart of the people is only in danger, the heart of the Tao is only subtle, but the essence is the only one, and the only one is allowed to be persistent." Later, Yang Feiyang understood that this was a gentleman's cultivation requirements for learning, emphasizing that he should be careful and dedicated in his studies, that his words and deeds should conform to the impartial and righteous way, and that he should follow the golden mean in doing things, and that he should choose his advantages to complement each other.

The plaque on the wall of the living room of Xie Mansion is solemnly written with four words: "Virtue and Virtue", listen to Master Xie, this is from the "Book of Changes" Kun hexagram, its "Elephant" said: "The terrain is Kun, the gentleman is virtuous", that is to say, the earth is the most kind, the most tolerant virtue, people should be kind to people with profound moral cultivation, and treat all things well.

There is also a plaque in Xie Jingxi's study, with the words "Prudence and Huaiyuan" written in cursive, Yang Feiyang thought: "Actually, the four words on this plaque are talking about Master Xie's style of doing things."

The living room and study room of Xie Mansion are in the first row of the main building, and Minnan is called "Yiluo", in addition, "Yiluo" also has a meeting room, a reception room, etc.

Xie Jingxi and Mrs. Guo live in "Erluo", and Xie Wende's son lives in "Sanluo". Close to the "three falls" also built a "jasper building", at that time Yang Feiyang did not understand the name of this building, Miss Xie's maid Xie Jiahui had been very proud to tell sù Feiyang, the name of the building is derived from the ancient music house "Jasper Song": "Jasper little girl, dare not climb the virtue", Xiaohui also said, in fact, now it seems that the name is not deserved, the owner of the hug Xie Jiayao is both noble and elegant, and excellent morality.

Yang Feiyang thought: "This Xie Mansion was originally a lively mansion with magnificence and elegance, benevolence and harmony, but now it seems to be autumn breezy, there is a strange atmosphere, and in the eventful autumn, one unsatisfactory thing happened one after another in Xie Mansion."

Three years ago, Xie Jingxi's old mother died, a few days ago the Xie family's filial piety period had just expired, during the filial piety period, no feasts, no pleasure, no visits, no guests, no travel, no festivals.

What Xie Jingxi didn't expect was that just after the filial piety period, Xie Fu suddenly received a letter from Yi Cheng, informing him that the imperial court had sent Shen Deyi, the eunuch of the capital governor and the seal of the seal, to Quanzhou to supervise the ship repair project, and that the eunuch Shen would visit Xie Fu by the way.

Xie Jingxi felt very strange, why did Shen Deyi want to visit Xie's Mansion at this time? He fell into deep thought: "I have no contact with Eunuch Shen, and this sudden visit is not a courtesy visit, most of it is because the person who came is not good, this Shen Deyi is not a trouble-saving master. ”

However, Xie Jingxi knows that he can't help but receive a grand reception, although Shen Deyi's visit this time is not to act on orders, but he is the eunuch who is the governor of the city, and often leads the police when the emperor goes out on patrol, clearing the way for the emperor to go out to patrol and guarding the guards, and is an important person around the emperor.

Three days later, the Xie Mansion presented a completely different scene from the quiet and solemn atmosphere of the past three years, the people in the mansion were busy, the courtyard was particularly clean, the living room was rearranged, and the "Erluo" living room was lined up with a table of eight immortals, and the chef was instructed to prepare sumptuous dishes.

After a busy day, Shen Deyi, the eunuch of the Duzhi Prison, accompanied by Yin Wu Xiuwen of Quanzhou Prefecture and Ke Junnan, the chief envoy of the Quanzhou Ship Division, visited Xie Mansion.

Xie Jingxi led his son Xie Wende and a group of people from Xie Mansion to greet him outside the door of the mansion, after the two sides shook hands and greeted each other, Xie Jingxi led the VIP into the door and into the living room.

Xie Jingxi asked the housekeeper to take out the fine Tieguanyin to entertain, after the fresh mountain spring water was boiled, he rushed into the quaint teapot, the first water washed the tea cup, the second water into the pot to soak for a while, and then the three rounds poured the tea into the cup, when the cup of hot tea was served in front of everyone, there was a burst of fragrance.

Xie Jingxi asked Shen Gonggong to give priority to tasting tea, Shen Deyi politely invited Fu Yin, the director, Xie Jingxi and others to taste it together, the tea entrance, sure enough, it was moist and sweet, fresh and fresh, Shen Gonggong praised the good tea, and other VIPs also echoed and praised it.

Shen Gonggong said: "Xie Zhicha envoy stationed in Quanzhou Mansion, personally performed official duties, outstanding political achievements, admirable! During the period of Ding Wei, he paid tribute to the funeral, and fulfilled his benevolence and filial piety, which is admirable! Now that the period of filial piety has passed, he can be relieved of his sorrow and become an example in government affairs!"

All the guests also praised one after another, Xie Jingxi said: "Thanks to Shen Gonggong and all of you for your praise, I really dare not take it, Xie is stupid, and please give me advice and take care of me!"

The guests and hosts greeted each other with tea, cared for each other, and praised each other; the tea rhyme was mellow, the conversation was relaxed, the atmosphere was harmonious, and it was time for luncheon in a blink of an eye.

Xie Jingxi glanced at the housekeeper who was waiting on the side, and then got up and asked Gonggong Shen to wait for the banquet in the "Erluo" living room of Xie Mansion.

Gonggong Shen sat in the chief of the VIP, Xie Jingxi sat in the chief of the host's escort, and the others sat in turn. At this time, Shen Gonggong asked a strong man with bright eyes and a calm mind to sit next to him, Shen Gonggong called him Li Shaojian, and everyone knew that this must be the personal guard brought by Shen Deyi.

The banquet is very grand, first on a white-bellied brocade chicken soup, quench thirst and warm the stomach; then on the special bamboo shoot jelly of southern Fujian, then a bowl of abalone soup noodles for one person, followed by Buddha jumping over the wall, lobster, bamboo tube plum ginseng, etc., and also specially use the egg white egg yolk of the red-bellied brocade chicken to mix a small amount of sweet potato flour, and make "oyster fried" with oysters, so that everyone can taste the food of southern Fujian. In addition, there are several kinds of green dishes, followed by fruits.

Shen Gonggong didn't drink alcohol, so everyone at the banquet didn't drink, and everyone drank some red dates and lychee juice.

After the banquet, he returned to the "Yiluo" living room, after resting for a while, Shen Gonggong's expression became stern, after he thanked Jingxi, he let everyone rest in the living room, he asked Xie Jingxi to accompany him to visit Xie's mansion, Xie Jingxi hesitated a little and said: "Shen Gonggong, please!

"Lord Xie is really a cheerful person, the secret room of the study, it is an honor to invite people to watch!" Shen Deyi said while pretending to be modest, and called out to Young Eunuch Li to go together.

The three of them entered Xie Jingxi's study, and when they saw the plaque in the study that read "Be cautious and far-reaching", Shen Gonggong said: "Lord Xie is really cautious and ambitious!"

"It's just a vassal elegance, why should Gonggong Shen be serious! I am doing my best to serve the court, enjoying calligraphy and painting, reading scriptures and poems, and being able to enjoy myself in my spare time! Please don't laugh at Gonggong!" Xie Jingxi said.

Young Eunuch Li stood by the door of the study, while Gonggong Shen looked carefully on the bookcase, looked around on the bookcase, and even wanted to see a hole in the wall of the study. His sharp eyes shot all over the study, undoubtedly probing something.

Xie Jingxi was very disgusted by his thief-like behavior, and was very angry at his unscrupulous looking around, but on the surface he showed humility and said: "My father-in-law is so interested in Zaixia's study, which makes Zaixia feel very honored! In fact, this humble study has neither authentic works of Song and Yuan Dynasty masters, nor bronze antiques, so I can only disappoint my father-in-law!"

"Why be modest, Lord Xie has a rich collection of books, profound cultivation, unfathomable, and admiration!" Shen Deyi said.

After coming out of the study, Xie Jingxi led Shen Deyi and Li Shaojian to visit the reception room and conference room, and then entered the "Erluo" through the back door of the living room.

The patio courtyard of "Erluo" is a spacious and comfortable space, there are various flowers and bonsai on the stone slabs on both sides, including Yueji, chrysanthemum, tea plum, laurel, bamboo, etc., especially there is a Junzi orchid in autumn with beautiful flowers, which shows that the owner is very careful in raising flowers.

There are two rooms on both sides of the living room, which are the bedrooms of Xie Jingxi and his wife, the VIP leisure room, and the needle embroidery room of Mrs. Guo, etc., of course, it is inconvenient to visit.

He walked through a courtyard and entered the "Sanluo" living room, which was Xie Wende's place of activity, where he sometimes talked about poetry and papers with his classmates and friends; there were two rooms on each side of the living room, which were Xie Wende's living room, study, reception room, and the school room where Mr. taught him to read the Four Books and the Five Classics.

Shen Deyi, Young Eunuch Li and Xie Jingxi went to the study to take a closer look and came out.

Walking out of the back door of the "Sanluo" living room, I saw a gorgeous red brick building close to the main building, which is particularly eye-catching, and such a small building is rare in other large houses in southern Fujian.

Xie Jingxi said: "This is the little girl Xie Jiayao when she was three years old, her grandmother specially arranged to build, my mother loves this granddaughter very much, as the pearl of the palm, specially asked to build this 'jade building' as a birthday gift to her, downstairs is the study, leisure room, upstairs is the bedroom." The little girl is good at reading, likes Danqing, loves needlework, and hides scriptures, poems, paintings, and words written by her in the study. ”

Xie Jingxi continued: "When the little girl was young, she read a book and read the poem in Du Fu's "Danqing Presents General Cao Ba": "Danqing does not know that the old man is coming, and the wealth is like a floating cloud to me", so she often recited, and her mother laughed at her and said, 'A five-year-old girl is compared to the veteran Cao Ba!'"

"Sure enough, she is a talented woman, very smart!'" Shen Deyi responded.

At the same time, he also used Du Fu's poems to remind Gao Deyi that as a descendant of Cao Cao, the king of Weiwu, Cao Ba, the general of Zuo Wuwei in the Tang Dynasty, would inevitably lose his official position and go to Sichuan in his later years. ”