"Grand View Garden, what a magnificent name." The Imperial Envoy praised.
"Zhenwu Bomiao praised it. It's just an ordinary garden. In terms of delicacy and exquisiteness, it can't compare with the famous gardens in Suzhou City. In terms of grandeur, it can't compare with the houses of the adults in Beijing. But the name is louder. It was my incompetent grandson who helped create it.
"Yes." Cao Yin said with a smile while stroking his beard.
Cao Yin led the distinguished guests into the garden. There was a large corridor leading directly into the main room. When he raised his head, he saw a large red gold plaque on the green ground of Kowloon. On the plaque were written the three characters of Dou Da, which is "Daguan Tower", a large red sandalwood
On the carved chi table, there is a three-foot-tall green bronze tripod, which is suspended to be painted with a large ink dragon painting. On one side is a gold-skinned Yi, and on the other is a glass statue.
There are sixteen nanmu chairs in two rows underground, and there is also a pair of couplets, which are ebony couplets inlaid with chiseled silver writing, saying:
The sun and moon shine brightly on the seat, and the haze glows in front of the hall.
The host and guest sat and talked for a while in the magnificent Grand View Building. Cao Yin said: "The imperial envoy is tired from traveling and traveling, so I won't delay your rest. The room is ready. After you have a rest, you can have a rest in the evening."
Banquet." Magistrate Jia also said goodbye very knowingly, so that the imperial envoy could arrange his carriage, horses and servants.
The Grand View Garden is located on the outskirts of Suzhou and occupies a very large area. There are more than a dozen separate buildings, large and small, some named courtyards, some famous museums, some named restaurants, villages, gardens, docks, and buildings, with different shapes and scenery.
The one arranged for Liu Ziguang to live in was the largest and most elegant one among them.
The Grand View Garden is very large, and Liu Ziguang's security forces can only guard a few important positions. Fortunately, officials from Changzhou Prefecture came to assist, and there are also many servants of the Cao family. It is estimated that the probability of a large-scale attack is very low. There were four people standing in front of the door.
When Liu Ziguang, a red-shirt regiment soldier with a red scarf around his neck, walked over, the leader Xiao Qi shouted: "Salute"
The four of them raised their guns and saluted together, their movements cool and neat.
Liu Ziguang raised his right hand to his temple in return of a salute and walked straight in. This was the military salute system he created. The red shirt regiment has canceled the cumbersome kneeling etiquette and adopted the new hand-raising salute and gun-holding salute. Of course, in conjunction with the red shirt regiment,
In activities other than the shirt regiment, the court system is still followed. Kneel when you should kneel and kowtow when you should.
When Liu Ziguang walked to the door, he heard the voice of a strange man inside. He was confused. When he opened the door and looked, he saw a young man with his back to him talking to Liu Mao Mao who was sitting on the chair.
Liu Maomao's quality of life is very high recently. He no longer has to look for food everywhere, nor does he have to deal with food and accommodation for his large group of cats. He has fish and meat every day, and the servants bring it to him, and he feels comfortable.
, playing around with Peng Jingwei all day long, so she gained more than ten pounds in just a few months. Fortunately, she has a small frame, so her weight is not obvious.
The man was not tall, but extremely well-proportioned. He wore a purple gold crown with silk jewels on his head and autumn-colored arrow sleeves. He was talking to Liu Mao Mao in Jianghuai Mandarin.
"This sister, we seem to have met somewhere."
After a long period of dialogue training, Liu Maomao's language skills have become very strong, but he still refused to say much when facing strangers. After listening to the man's old-fashioned chatter, Liu Maomao raised his plump forehead.
He lowered his chin, turned his proud little head to the side with disdain, and snorted coldly through his nose.
"Sister, what books do you like to read? I have The West Chamber here for you to read? I can lend it to you, but you have to tell me your name first." The man continued.
Liu Ziguang immediately turned cold and asked: "Who are you?"
The man turned around, and it turned out to be a young man with red lips and white teeth. His eyes were as bright as autumn water, and his cheeks were as rosy and shiny as peach blossoms. He wore two dragon beads on his forehead and wore autumn-colored white fox armpit arrow sleeves.
The five-color butterfly Luan sash, the long-life lock and the name talisman hung on the neck, and the green satin and powder-soled court boots, are carrying a graceful and beautiful young man.
If such a handsome young man fell into the slave labor team of the iron factory, his buttocks would still be blooming every day. Liu Ziguang secretly thought, seeing how this man was dressed, he should be a young man from the Cao family, but he didn't know why he sneaked into the courtyard where the imperial envoy lived.
Coming.
The young man did not panic and said: "I am a wealthy and idle person in this Grand View Garden. This is my residence. I only gave it up temporarily because the imperial envoy arrived. Are you a follower of the imperial envoy?"
Liu Ziguang lowered his head and looked at the python robe he was wearing. Yes, it was a serious red python robe. How could this boy be so blind and not recognize it?
"It turns out he is the son of the Cao family. Since you knew that the imperial envoy was staying here, why did you sneak in? Aren't you afraid of being taken as an assassin?" Liu Ziguang asked. He had already read the files about the Cao family. The Cao family's files
The population is prosperous and there are as many as eighteen rooms, but the only ones who are eligible to live in the Grand View Garden are Cao Yin's favorite grandchildren. This boy has such a delicate appearance, he should be the darling of the Cao family, Cao Yin's
The second grandson, Cao Zhan, was married. According to the information, he was handsome, talented, and dashing. He liked hanging out with women the most, and he was a rich young man who didn't like studying.
"I made a special trip to see the Imperial Envoy. The script says that his face is powdered, his lips are greased, and he likes to wear white brocade robes. He is similar to Zhao Yun in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", but the lyrics in Pingtan are different. He says
He has a huge back, three heads and six arms, and a green face with fangs. My little sisters are very curious, so they asked me to come and see what happens. This general must be the attendant of the imperial envoy. You can make it convenient for me to meet your master.
"Cao Zhan replied.
Liu Ziguang asked curiously: "Is it important what the imperial envoy looks like? Does it have anything to do with you?"
"Of course it does matter. We all bet on it. If the imperial envoy is really a sturdy man with a strong back and strong waist, then I will lose miserably. I think he must be a handsome man with a white horse and a silver gun. He must be." Cao Zhan
As he spoke, he blinked his watery peach blossom eyes with a longing expression.
Damn it! Whether I am a handsome guy or not has nothing to do with you. Looking at Cao Zhan’s confused eyes, Liu Ziguang felt a chill. Isn’t this kid just playing with the mountains?
In fact, Liu Ziguang is not ugly. On the contrary, he is very masculine. He has strong muscles, a tall figure, a resolute face, and sharp edges. He is a standard tough guy and cool guy. However, this appearance is not popular in Jiangnan. Instead, he looks like a white man.
With clean skin, slender shoulders and slim waist, and a peach-blossom face and skin as smooth as gelatin, she is welcomed by both men and women, old and young alike.
"You are so bold. You are making irresponsible remarks about the appearance of the imperial envoy and treating him as a target for gambling. How dare you! Get out of here!" Liu Ziguang said angrily.
Cao Zhan was so frightened that he turned around and ran away. As soon as he ran out of the gate, he was captured by the red shirt soldiers. Liu Ziguang waved his hand and asked them to let him go. Although it was only a matter of time before the Cao family was attacked, now was obviously not the time.
However, it was said that in the palace, the eldest princess fell ill for no apparent reason. She did not think about food or tea for several days, and she became more and more haggard. The palace maids and eunuchs were so panicked that they notified the concubine and the emperor, but also invited the imperial doctor for diagnosis and treatment.
Under the direct order of the emperor, the capable doctors of the imperial hospital were busy, taking the pulse, looking, smelling and asking, but they could not find out what the disease was.
Concubine Nan, who knew her daughter Mo Ruomu, sent people to Qianqing Gate to inquire. It turned out that Liu Ziguang, the minister in charge of the bodyguard, had gone to Jiangnan on official business. It was precisely from the day Liu Ziguang left that the eldest princess began to miss food and tea. .
Concubine Nan was a visitor, and she immediately understood that her daughter was suffering from unrequited love. However, this matter was related to the royal family's decency. It was not easy to speak directly to the emperor. Could it be that your sister wanted to suppress Uncle Wu? Please ask him to put down what he was doing. Come and sit with the princess?
Concubine Nan couldn't bear her daughter to lose weight like this. After thinking for a long time, she finally came up with a good idea. Under her guidance and prompts, the stupid imperial doctors finally came to a conclusion: the eldest princess was suffering from boredom because she used to always Living in a vast world like Hongze Lake, and now being locked up in a cage-like palace, facing a bunch of servile eunuchs and maids all day long, without even a companion to talk to, it would be strange to get sick from boredom.
After Zhu Youxiao heard about it, he immediately decided to let Sister Huang go out to relax, but where should he go? It was too close and there was nothing fun, and it was too far and he was afraid of safety problems. He finally decided to go to Suzhou. The Jiangnan water town has beautiful scenery and is far from Shanghai. Hangzhou is close to all of them, with developed water and railway transportation in the south of the Yangtze River and delicate folk customs, making it suitable for recuperation.
After some preparations, the eldest princess quietly boarded the train to Suzhou with a group of guards, eunuchs, and maids. It happened that the court ministers were busy in the autumn and had no time to meddle in the palace's affairs, otherwise they would know that the princess was like this If you go out to the palace casually, you will definitely make irresponsible remarks.