Boundary Mountain, Ancient Nancheng, Yang Mansion.
Passing through the peach blossom grove in Yang's courtyard, at the end of the peach grove is a mahogany loft.
In two hundred years, the head of the Yang Mansion has changed four times, but the mahogany attic hidden at the end of the peach forest has never had an owner. Each head of the house has kept silent about the attic and told others not to step in and offend.
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This can be called a useless sentence, because the children in the Yang family like to have fun, and just a few words cannot restrain these lawless demon kings. The peach forest is in the corner of the Yang family compound, and the scenery is pleasant, but no matter how these children are in the peach blossom
Even if they ran in the forest, they could not reach the mahogany loft that their father had told them to do. In the end, they would only find the entrance they entered before.
After a few times, the children were afraid and the adults in the family felt that something was evil, so they discussed with the head of the Yang family whether to move the peach grove. Every time they proposed, the head of the Yang family would be severely scolded. No one knew why.
Not even the mistress of the family knew about it.
"Master, the princess has fallen in love with that place. She will also be your daughter-in-law in the future. But even so, aren't you willing to move out of that peach forest? This... makes us servants very embarrassed.
." In the meeting hall, an old woman was sitting in the guest seat and earnestly advised the current head of the Yang family, Yang Li.
"Although the Yang family is not a wealthy family, they have put a lot of effort into the courtyard. Especially when they heard that Your Majesty was going to marry the princess to Quanzi, he even ordered his servants to arrange it carefully. There are so many good places, how can the princess do it?
What about that piece of land you just fell in love with?"
"Alas!" the old woman sighed, "The master of the house doesn't know something. A master under the princess said that the peach grove is an auspicious place, and it is also the place where the feng shui of the Yang family courtyard gathers. This is a coincidence! The county has chosen it!
You also know the Lord’s temperament, and there is nothing you can’t get from what you see!”
"This..." Yang Li looked confused.
"Could it be that the master of the family has something to hide? Can you tell me? The princess is not an unruly person. She can handle things with reason and affection. The princess might choose a different place! The day of your majesty's marriage is coming soon.
I can’t wait any longer!”
"You're kidding," the woman said again.
The fragrance of flowers fills the air, welcoming a rare guest. He is staring at the night sky. Under the night sky, a shooting star suddenly passes by, with an extremely gorgeous and rare golden trail. The trailing light illuminates the figure standing in front of the peach forest.
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Unexpectedly, after the words fell, Yang Li was shocked: "Wha... what? Grandma, are you leaving? Where... are you going?"
"Sit down, don't treat yourself like an outsider." the woman said softly.
"Tomorrow morning."
"When will you give the princess an answer?"
At night, in Yang Mansion, the peach forest is quiet, the night is pleasant, and the sky is filled with brilliant stars.
After another long while, Yang Li got up and left.
Yang Li was stunned for a moment, then pushed the door open and entered.
The meteor was too sudden and too bright to be ignored. When the meteor completely disappeared behind the rolling ridge on the horizon, Yang Li withdrew his gaze, adjusted his collar, wore a hair crown, and was dressed very formally, with a restrained expression.
After Yang Li finished tidying up, he walked lightly into the peach forest, and his figure disappeared into the shadows among the leaves of the peach forest.
"Husband, the weather is really nice today." The beautiful woman on the side said with a smile.
"Okay!" Yang Li nodded, stood up, and raised his arms to lead Madam Mo out of the meeting hall. "Madam Mo, walk slowly!"
"Okay?" Yang Li squinted his eyes and stared in the direction where the carriage disappeared, "I just feel a little dazzling."
Finally, he knelt down and kowtowed three times.
The two of them walked out of the courtyard and arrived at the gate of Yang Mansion. Po Mo turned around and stepped onto the carriage. The carriage shook and quickly walked away, as if it was melting in the sunshine of the street.
"Tell me, why did you come to me?"
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Someone was walking down the stairs, and with every step he took, Yang Li's heart would beat violently.
"Enter."
Seeing Yang Li waving his hands and saying nothing, she also felt bored, "That's all, it just so happens that it's time for me to leave. If the princess here likes it, just give it to her."
Yang Li responded quickly, picked the chair closest to him and sat down. The woman also slowly walked to the round table and sat down, pouring tea.
The stone road was covered with petals. Deep in the peach forest, time here seemed to be frozen. Everything was quiet. Yang Li could hear his own breathing clearly while walking on the stone road. About one hundred and eighty steps, he stopped.
At the end of the stone road, there were no more peach blossom petals under his feet. Looking up, he saw the rumored mahogany loft.
"Grandma, please don't make such a joke! I know that you are one of the few immortals in this world, and you live as long as heaven! Never mention these depressing words! If you feel that the princess has made you unhappy, I will immediately inform your majesty.
I’m sorry to break off the engagement!”
"Take it easy." The woman put her face on her hands and handed Yang Li a cup of tea. "It's been more than two hundred years, so it's almost done, right?"
Yang Li hurriedly drank a whole cup of tea, frantically organizing words in his heart, but suddenly, when he put down the tea cup and looked at the woman's quiet eyes, his heart seemed to calm down all of a sudden.
"As our ancestors said, Li dare not make rash decisions!" Yang Li frowned and looked at the old woman, "Mr. Mo, can you give me some time? I will give you and the princess an answer tomorrow morning!"
There is a round table, several stools and chairs, and mahogany carvings at the entrance. The moment he opens the door, a warm fragrance pours into Yang Li's nose. This is not the fragrance of flowers, but more like a woman's body fragrance. No one in the Yang family knows the mahogany attic except for the previous heads of the family.
There have been people living there, a woman, for... two hundred years.
It is Yang Li, the head of the Yang family.
A few breaths later, a woman dressed in red appeared on the other side of the lobby. Her eyebrows looked very quiet, her hair was tucked behind her head, and she wore very light makeup, not too colorful. Just like this peach
It's like a forest, quiet and peaceful, much lighter than the gorgeous peonies, but it's surprisingly comfortable.
"Each generation after generation, you are becoming more and more respectful to me, and you are becoming more and more unfamiliar with me."
"Then tell her, anything is fine, it's just a peach forest. Even if it turns into another flower, it's still the flower of the Yang family, isn't it?"
The old woman's eyes lit up when she heard that, and she quickly said hello, "It is said that Taolin is the ancestral land of the Yang family, and it is also the auspicious sign that helped the Yang family rise. No one will let go. If you are willing to give me an answer, I will be very satisfied."
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"What?" Yang Li was confused.
"Your Majesty?" The woman tilted her head, "Which boy succeeded to the throne?"
The woman thought for a moment and smiled: "Maybe it's not in this world?"
"Grandma, where are you going? Lee will definitely prepare things for you in advance!"
There was a warm orange light in the attic, and a slender figure was reflected in the window. As the candle flickered, a clear and sweet voice sounded in advance before Yang Li could speak.
As night fell, Yang Li pushed open the mahogany door and walked outside.
"You kid." The woman casually ruffled Yang Li's hair, "You have the same temperament as your grandfather, but I don't follow your father."
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The chair was placed in front of Yang Li, but the respected head of the Yang family did not dare to sit down. He could only shout humbly: "Grandma."
"Grandma, do you remember the princess my boy is going to marry? The princess fell in love with this peach forest and insisted on living in it." Yang Li looked bitter. "Princess, princess! Everyone in the world calls me the Yang family.
What a blessing, ha! Your Majesty already thinks I am an eyesore!"
"Stop knocking, you have to meet someone tomorrow morning." Inside the house, seeing that Yang Li had no intention of stopping, the woman's voice floated over, mixed with the fragrance of the peach grove.
Yang Lianyue sipped her tea and looked at the peach grove outside the door, lost in thought. Under the stars at night, the Yang Mansion Palace was surrounded by high walls. She had stayed here for two hundred years, and changes were happening slowly, but not without them.
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"The Taolin is still the Taolin of the Yang Mansion, but I am not a member of the Yang Mansion."
She took a long breath and put down the tea cup.
"That dream is ridiculous. I want to leave this world, but the figure beside me who is taking me away cannot be seen clearly."
"Can't see clearly? What about now?" Suddenly, the response of the crowd came from behind Yang Lianyue. When she looked back, the deep blackness belonging to the universe engulfed her, with golden firelight at the edge.