The mountains here are steep and beautiful, with peaks reaching into the sky and clouds and mist hanging on the mountainside. At first glance, it looks like a paradise far away from the hustle and bustle of the world.
"Where is this?" Mingruo was a little confused.
"Yunwu Villa." Si Haochen grabbed Mingruo's waist and jumped from the deck to the shore.
The plank road paved with pine wood extended all the way up the mountain, and Si Haochen led Mingruo forward. Along the way, there were pines, cypresses, green bamboos, mountain stream pillows, and a line of egrets flying through the air. Coupled with the mist in the mountains, there was a kind of fairy The sense of déjà vu in a cave.
A covered bridge is built close to the mountain wall. Walking across the stone corridor, it feels like walking through clouds. After walking through the long covered bridge, you come to a flat and open area, where pavilions, pavilions, pavilions and palaces are in front of you.
"Master has been tired from the journey." A middle-aged man in blue clothes came quickly, "I have packed up the Moon Pavilion. Master and his wife can take a rest."
"Well." Si Haochen led Mingruo towards a courtyard to the east, "What is Xuan'er doing?"
Bai Xu estimated the time and replied: "At this moment, I should be listening to Master's lecture on 'Xian Xue'."
Along the way, Si Haochen asked Bai Xu many things about the villa, and Bai Xu answered them all. Mingruo admired the exotic flowers and plants along the way. This villa was very luxurious. Others raised expensive flowers and plants. For decoration, many of the ornamental plants here are rare medicinal materials, such as ginseng with small red flowers, purple Ganoderma lucidum dotted among the moss and gravel, and crystal orchid that can glow in the dark...
After crossing the bamboo bridge, you will see a courtyard with pink walls and black tiles, which has the charm of a Jiangnan water town. There are two green bamboo poles in front of the courtyard door. From a distance, it looks like an ink painting. A black hanging hanging above the courtyard door. The plaque with gold characters on the bottom - Luoyue Pavilion.
This courtyard is very elegant. There is a lotus pond at the entrance. Among the round lotus leaves, there are purple water lilies in full bloom. The main hall is a two-story building with a plaque inscribed with "The Moon Cuts the Clouds". There are also east and west side halls on the left and right.
A hale and hearty old woman with gray hair stepped forward and saluted: "Old slave, I would like to pay my respects to the master and his wife."
"This is Aunt Xu. If Madam needs anything, just ask her to do it." Bai Xu said to Mingruo.
"Oh, okay." Mingruo looked at Aunt Xu, feeling a bit familiar.#@$&
"You go and take a rest first. I'll come back after I take care of some things." Si Haochen squeezed Mingruo's fingers.
"Go, go, I can take care of myself." Xuan'er is here, which means that this is Si Haochen's "home". He hasn't been back for a long time, and there must be many things waiting for him.
Si Haochen walked towards the east side hall, and Bai Xu immediately followed.
Aunt Xu said to Mingruo: "Madam, do you want to take a bath? I have prepared fragrant soup."
"Mammy, please lead the way."%&(&
"Yes." Nanny Xu took Mingruo to the bathroom behind the dormitory.
The gauze curtain in the bathroom was low, and the water vapor was thick. Behind the large screen, there was a large bathtub, with a layer of flower petals floating on the water.
"Madam, I am going to prepare some clothes for you."
"good."
Mingruo took off his clothes one by one and put them on the screen. His whole body was immersed in the warm bath water, and his body gradually relaxed.
Aunt Xu brought in a complete set of clothes, shoes and socks on a tray and placed them on the high table: "Madam."
"Just leave the clothes. I don't need anyone to take a bath."
"yes."
After Mingruo finished taking a bath, she put on a brand new dress and felt refreshed.
Aunt Xu brought over the prepared mung bean soup and snacks. Mingruo drank a cup of mung bean soup. Mint water was added to the mung bean soup, which made it particularly refreshing.
"Where is Xuan'er now?" Mingruo slept well on the boat last night, and she doesn't feel sleepy now.
"Young master, you are at Kongcuitang." Nanny Xu replied.
"Take me to see it."
"yes."
Mingruo walked out of the dormitory and looked at Nanny Xu's features from the side, feeling even more familiar: "Have I seen Nanny before?"
Aunt Xu shook her head: "I have never been out since I entered the villa."
"It looks like grandma is very kind." Mingruo said with a smile.
Aunt Xu covered her mouth and nose with her hands, leaving only her eyes exposed: "Doesn't it make you look kinder this way?"
"Ah...yes..." Mingruo nodded, "Mommy and Dr. Xu look alike..."
"Xuda is Lao Nu's nephew." Aunt Xu said with a smile.
"Oh, no wonder I feel so good."
As soon as Ming Ruo walked to the middle of the courtyard and before passing through the lotus pond, Si Haochen came out of the East Side Hall and asked, "Where are you going?"
"Go to Kongcuitang to see Xuan'er."
"I'll go with you." Si Haochen walked to Mingruo in a few steps, and the two of them walked out side by side.
Aunt Xu stepped back with great discernment and went to the kitchen to see how lunch was being prepared.
Kongcuitang is not far from the Louyue Pavilion, and they arrived quickly. As soon as they walked to the entrance of the courtyard, a black shadow fell in front of them, and he knelt down on one knee: "Master."
"Well," Si Haochen made a gesture, and the man retreated.
The layout of Kongcui Hall is quite regular, and there are no fancy decorations in the courtyard. It looks very solemn and solemn at first glance.
"The Duke said: How good! Faith is like a ruler who is not a king, a minister who is not a minister, a father who is not a father, and a son who is not a son. Even though there is millet, how can I eat it?" The two of them walked along the corridor, and they could hear it from a distance.
The voice of the teacher lecturing, "What does it mean?"
Xiaotuanzi's voice was soft but his tone was very calm: "If the king is not like the king, the ministers are not like ministers, the father is not like father, and the children are not like children..."
Mingruo didn't want to disturb Master's class with Xiao Tuanzi, so he sat on the corridor some distance away from the study.
Si Haochen sat down next to Mingruo: "Why are you laughing?"
"Suddenly I remembered a joke about this explanation." Mingruo propped up her chin and leaned on the railing.
"Tell me about it." Si Haochen looked at Mingruo with interest. How could such a serious statement be made into a joke?
"It is said that one day, the Master tortured me about the lesson 'The king is not the king, the minister is not the minister, the father is not the father, the son is not the son'." Mingruo cleared his throat, "A student shook his head and answered: 'The king is not the king, that's right.
A foolish king. A minister who is not a minister is a treacherous minister. A father who is not a father is a stepfather. A son who is not a son is an adopted son..."
"Pfft...ahem..." Si Haochen was truly convinced. This girl's jokes were either from "Zhuangzi" or "The Analects of Confucius". It took a lot of reading to compile these, "How old are you when you are enlightened?"
"Hmm... If we start to learn literacy, it's about three years old." Mingruo said, "I started literacy from "A Thousand Gold Prescriptions for Emergency", and the first article I memorized was "The Great Doctor's Sincerity". However,
Later, I also memorized many poems, songs, and ancient texts..."
"Are you planning to take the imperial examination or inherit the throne?" Si Haochen felt that that was all it took to train a prince.
"Don't be so utilitarian. Reading can make sense." Mingruo didn't intend to talk about his 'tragic' childhood with Si Haochen.
