The next day at the agreed time, Li Heng and Gastrodia appeared at the door of Pang Mansion.
The concierge had long been told by the housekeeper to guard the door. Now that someone was coming, he hurriedly asked someone to go to the backyard to inform them, so he came out to greet them first.
"Master Li, our Miss Sun is fully prepared and will come out immediately."
"Good work."
As soon as he finished speaking, two horses came out from the alley on the left. Chang, who was beside Mr. Pang, stepped forward and bowed his hands.
"Master Li, this is what the old master ordered you to follow."
"Thank you."
In the past, he and Tianma walked back and forth, but now that he has Pang Yao with him, naturally he can no longer walk.
After the carriage came out, the master and servant got on their horses and opened the way.
At this point, Mr. Pang is still in court. As for Mrs. Pang, who was presumptuous yesterday, she did not act like a monster today.
I guess I was warned.
After successfully leaving the city and arriving at the villa, Pang Yao excitedly took Li Heng to the backyard to see red plums.
The plum blossoms are in bloom at this time, and with the light snow falling last night, the scenery is even more pleasant.
"Let's go to the pavilion over there to play chess later. It's the best place to enjoy plum blossoms. At noon, we'll grill venison in the pavilion to eat. Grandpa ordered us to prepare it yesterday."
"Okay, it's all up to you."
Pang Yao happily introduced her to the Red Plum Garden. The red plums planted throughout the garden were particularly beautiful.
"…The other side of the courtyard is the Cheng Mansion Villa, but it is now owned by the official family. It is said that every year on the death anniversary of the late queen, the official family will come here to stay one night, and also take a break from the court."
In addition to the rest in the court during the Chinese New Year, this is the only day of rest.
Li Heng nodded after hearing this and climbed up the wall little by little. The other side was also covered with red plums.
The entire villa was so quiet, no one had been here for a long time.
"Come down quickly, the chessboard is ready."
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After Li Heng finished speaking, he was about to jump off, but the figure along the ridge of the house in the distance made him stop.
It's a bit far away, but he has always had good eyesight and is not blinded. But why is that figure...
"Brother Heng, what's wrong?"
Pang Yao's voice sounded again, and Li Heng responded casually, "Nothing," and flew back to the ground.
"It feels like there are more red plums over there than here."
"That's right, the late empress liked red plums and poplar trees very much, so red plums were planted all over Zhuangzi." Cheng Yao undoubtedly had his answer.
In the pavilion, the servants had already ordered two charcoal basins, and the maid had also boiled the tea, waiting for them to come and sit down.
Li Heng learned chess from his father and played pretty well. But he became distracted from the moment he saw the figure. He lost three of the three games he played, and he played very quickly.
"Brother Heng, do you have something to do? If you do, just do it and don't worry about me."
Looking at the sensible little girl, Li Heng smiled and shook his head.
Pang Yao waved her hand and sent all the maids away, then said:
"Brother Heng, just say whatever you want. It's just you and me here."
The friendship that has grown up since childhood, one look or one movement, you know what the other person is thinking, and a tacit understanding has been formed.
Li Heng thought for a moment, lowered his voice and said:
"Yao Yao, can we go over and have a look at the house over there?"
"Now?" Seeing him nodding, he thought for a moment and said, "It's not impossible. If Aunt Shuang is here to look after us today, we can go in. I'll ask the maid to go over and ask later. Brother Heng saw it over there just now.
What?"
Li Heng said "hmm" without denying it and replied:
"I'm not very sure, so I wanted to go over and take a look."
As for what he was looking at, he didn't say anything. After all, his mother's life experience was the biggest secret in the family. No one except his own family could tell it, including his little childhood sweetheart.
Pang Yao was too sensible and did not ask further questions. After letting the maid go to the next door, she held the chess piece and said:
"Brother Heng, I thought about it last night and decided to go out for a walk before I get married. What do you think?"
"Of course you can." Li Heng replied without hesitation.
Although Liang Yan is quite tolerant towards women, after getting married, they can only be limited to one-third of an acre of land at home. Just like her mother, she also has great ideas, but it is still difficult when she really wants to do it, even if her father is very supportive.
she.
Although he can't understand his mother like his father does, he still supports the idea that the little girl wants to walk around before she gets her haircut. If Li Tian also has this idea, I believe his parents will also support it.
"Then I'll keep Gastrodia by your side. He's good at martial arts and can take care of you."
"It's really not necessary. Grandpa will arrange it for me."
"It's better to take him with you. I won't go out in the capital even after the New Year. I can rest assured that he is with you."
Seeing his persistence, Pang Yao no longer refused and nodded in agreement with a smile.
After a while, the maid came back in a hurry, knelt down and saluted and said:
"Miss Sun, the person next door is on duty today is Aunt Yan."
"Aunt Yan? Forget it then." Pang Yao waved her hand and motioned for the maid to go down, "You will definitely have to go back to the city before the end of the year. Then we will find a day when Aunt Shuang is on duty. Aunt Yan doesn't like outsiders to go there.
side."
Li Heng nodded without any reluctance, smiled and waved the tea cup around and said:
"It's not something you have to see. If you can catch up, go. If you can't catch up, forget it."
"It's getting late, let's grill the meat. You have to go back later."
After saying that, Pang Yao stood up and asked the maid to prepare the meal.
When Li Heng put the venison on the hot grate, he immediately remembered the sound of "sizzling...".
"It smells so good. Brother Heng looks very much like my aunt when he grills meat."
"Of course, I am her son."
"Then do you miss your aunt? It's just you and Sister Tangtang here during the New Year. If you can't go back, will you miss her?"
Li Heng smiled and turned the meat over. Venison should not be roasted for too long, otherwise it will become unpalatable.
Put the roasted venison on her plate and said:
"I will definitely think about it, but I probably won't cry."
The meaningful words made Pang Yao purse her lips and wrinkle her nose. Li Heng chuckled "Pfft--" and continued to grill with his head down.
The last time I sent her home, she cried several times because she missed her grandpa and grandma. She is planning to leave home after the new year, so she will probably have to cry a few more times.
It gets better once you get used to it, for example, now he has his married eldest sister.
As for the shape of the eaves, he firmly believed that he had read it correctly, but how should he tell his parents in the north about this news?
Nowadays, their family's correspondence must be guarded to a certain extent, not to mention being read by others. What's more, next door is the former empress's Zhuangzi. If the mother really has any relationship with the first empress, will it cause an undercurrent in the capital?
After much thought, I finally decided to forget it.
Now that the Northern Territory Government has made enemies in Beijing, be careful not to act rashly.
"Is it delicious? Who can bake better than my mother?"
"Everything is fine, but I still like to eat the charred meat you bake!" Pang Yao said, blowing on the meat, and then carefully putting it into his mouth.
No matter how delicious the food is, the way a lady from a rich family eats it is still different.
Li Heng also picked up a piece and threw it into his mouth. The burnt aroma overflowed. It was really delicious...