Chai Yan transformed into a guide and led Yuan and Jimo Qiao to visit the garden and soon arrived outside the Xianghua Courtyard.
Jimo Qiao looked at the door plaque and read: "Xianghuayuan?"
Then, Jimo Qiao looked at Chai Yan and asked, "Brother-in-law, who gave me this name? Why...why is it so feminine?"
Chai Yan smiled, raised his chin and said, "Uncle Zhao Guo, he got it for me."
Jimo Qiao immediately said: "It turns out he took it, so it's not surprising. It's not surprising at all."
Yuan Yuan was puzzled and asked Jimo Qiao: "Why do you say that?"
Jimo Qiao said: "Sister, you still don't know, that uncle of the state likes to go to those romantic places the most, so I am definitely not surprised that he chose such a name."
Yuanyuan nodded slowly, indicating that he understood.
Chai Yan said with a smile: "Madam, don't listen to her nonsense. Uncle Zhao Guo gave this name mainly because the yard is surrounded by flowers and plants. Every time the wind blows, the fragrance of flowers can be smelled in the yard, so he named it
From Xianghuayuan.”
"So that's it..." Yuanyuan turned around and said, "Qiaoer, did you hear that? It's not what you thought."
Jimo Qiao didn't believe it: "He said this just for a reason. This was the emperor's place to play in the past. How could he tell his true thoughts when he named it? Isn't he afraid of disgusting the emperor and asking him to accuse him?
whispering sound......"
Chai Yan really hadn't thought of this before, so he nodded and said, "What you said seems to make sense. Besides, I've been here for a few days, and every time it's windy, I don't smell the fragrance of flowers."
"Right, right, I'll just say yes." Jimo Qiao shouted.
Yuan Yuan said: "Okay, okay, you two should stop speculating about others here. It's just their names. It doesn't matter what they are. The most important thing is that you can live comfortably."
Chai Yan clapped his hands and said: "Madam, you are right! Madam, let's go, I will take you in to visit..."
With that said, the three of them walked towards the Xianghua Courtyard.
As soon as they entered the door, the three of them saw Uncle Cai and Aunt Yun, who were packing things and tending to the flowers and plants in the yard.
"Master, you are back." Uncle Cai hurriedly greeted him.
Aunt Yun also greeted: "Young Master."
Chai Yan introduced: "Madam, Xiao Qiao, these are the Uncle Cai and Aunt Yun I told you about. It makes me feel a lot more relaxed when I have them at home."
Uncle Cai and Aunt Yun quickly greeted them.
Chai Yan said: "Uncle Cai, Aunt Yun, you are busy with your work, I will show them around."
Uncle Cai originally wanted to follow, but after hearing what the young master said, he had no choice but to stop.
Chai Yan took two steps and suddenly asked: "By the way, where is Xiaokui, why can't I see her?"
Aunt Yun said: "Master, Xiaokui is packing things inside."
"Got it." Chai Yan responded and continued walking towards the inner courtyard with Yuan Yuan and Jimo Qiao.
After crossing a courtyard gate, Yuan asked: "Is this Xiaokui the little girl you redeemed from the Yiren Pavilion?"
Chai Yan nodded and said: "Yes, that's her. She was sold into a brothel by her family when she was young. I thought she was quite pitiful, so I brought her back. By the way, Xiao Qiao has seen her before...
....”
Jimo Qiao nodded immediately and said, "I've met him once or twice, and it's pretty good."
Yuan said: "Then I have to meet her."
Chai Yan was not very familiar with Xianghuayuan, so he could only give a brief introduction as he walked inside, such as what the room on the left was for, and what the room on the right was for. Most of them were what Ru Lan had told him before.
of.
Soon, the three of them entered the inner courtyard.
"Madam, this is where I live. Are you satisfied with it?" Chai Yan asked.
Yuanyuan said: "As long as you are satisfied with the place where you live, why do you ask me?"
Chai Yan immediately laughed, and just when he was about to speak, Jimo Qiao said first: "Sister, after you and your brother-in-law get married, you will probably live here. You are the hostess here, and of course you have to be satisfied!
"
"What Xiao Qiao said is so right, it speaks to my heart!" Chai Yan said immediately.
Yuan Yuan blushed slightly and said, "It's all good. I'm quite satisfied."
At this moment, Xiaokui walked out of the house.
"Master, you are back." Xiaokui heard someone talking outside and came out quickly.
Chai Yan immediately waved his hand and said: "Xiao Kui, come quickly and meet Madam."
Xiaokui hurriedly ran to the three of them. She was about to salute and say hello, but she paused.
Because Yuanyuan and Jimo Qiao looked the same, she was a little unsure who was the young master's wife.
Chai Yan saw her concerns and introduced: "Xiao Kui, this is the madam, and that is the madam's twin sister."
"Hello, madam, hello, madam, sister." Xiaokui immediately greeted the two of them.
Jimo Qiao was amused by Xiaokui's words: "Madam, sister, haha, this is the first time I heard someone call me that, haha..."
Xiaokui felt that she had made a fool of herself by calling the wrong person, and immediately blushed and lowered her head, not daring to speak out.
Yuanyuan saw that Xiaokui was very simple, so he gently touched Jimo Qiao and reminded: "Stop laughing..."
"Xiao Kui, you can just call me Miss Qiao or Miss Xiao Qiao from now on." Yuanyuan looked at Xiao Kui with a smile.
Xiaokui responded hurriedly: "I understand, madam."
Jimo Qiao said: "Then I still like others to call me Miss Xiao Qiao. Remember Xiao Kui? That's how I will be called from now on."
"Remember, Miss Xiao Qiao." Xiao Kui nodded.
Jimo Qiao said happily: "Be good!"
Seeing that he had said hello, Chai Yan said to Xiaokui: "Go and do your work. I'll call you if I need anything."
"Yes, Master." Xiaokui responded and then retreated.
After Xiaokui left, Yuanyuan said: "Xiaokui is a pretty good child. You have done a good thing by redeeming her from the brothel."
Chai Yan smiled and said, "Thank you for the compliment, madam."
Afterwards, Chai Yan led the two of them around the inner courtyard before leaving Xianghuayuan.
After coming out of Xianghuayuan, Chai Yan pointed in one direction and said, "Xiao Qiao, there is a garden over there. How about we go over there and sit down and have a casual chat?"
Jimo Qiao knew that Chai Yan wanted to hear what he said about Sui Zhan, so he nodded and said, "Okay."
After walking for a while, the three of them arrived at the garden.
At this time, there were still several male servants tending to the flowers and plants in the garden. Chai Yan stepped forward and called out to them, then waved them away.
Next, the three of them walked into the garden and walked slowly among the flower and grass paths.
After walking quietly for a while, Chai Yan asked: "Xiao Qiao, you said earlier that you and Sui Zhan have known each other since childhood. Could it be that your uncle and aunt have friendship with their family?"
Jimo Qiao said: "Yes, my father has a good relationship with Lao Zhongyonghou. Our two families often visited each other when we were young, so Sui Zhan and I have known each other since we were very young, and we often played together..."
Chai Yan started talking, and Jimo Qiao began to talk about the past.
The plot is similar to that of many stories, because Jimo Shu had a very good relationship with Lao Zhongyonghou, so the two often said that in the future, they would become brothers if they gave birth to a boy, sisters if they gave birth to a girl, and if a boy and a girl were born, they would become husband and wife.
But these words were only said in a joking tone, and neither parent took them seriously, but Sui Zhan, who was several years older than Jimo Qiao, did take them seriously.
When Jimo Qiao was thirteen years old, Sui Zhan was eighteen. Sui Zhan proposed to his father that he wanted to marry Jimo Qiao. At that time, Marquis Zhongyong was very happy and expressed his support, so he quickly visited Jimo Shu.
He discussed the matter.
Unexpectedly, Jimo Shu had heavy official duties at that time and couldn't get away. He didn't want to discuss his daughter's marriage for a while, so he declined Jimo Qiao because he was young.
I don’t know what Jimoshu said wrongly, which made Lao Zhongyonghou, who had a very impatient temper, very angry, and even made Lao Zhongyonghou think that Jimoshu disliked his son, so he was unwilling to give his daughter to him.
Married into his family.
As a result, a rift appeared in the relationship between the two families. In addition, Jimoshu was re-employed by the emperor and had less free time, so the contacts between the two parties gradually decreased.
More than a year later, someone suddenly came to the house to propose marriage, and Jimoshu remembered Lao Zhongyonghou.
At night, Jimoshu reflected carefully and felt that he should not have rejected Lao Zhongyong Marquis like that, so he wanted to find an opportunity to resolve the conflict with Lao Zhongyong Marquis and try to talk about his daughter's marriage.
But at that time, news of Sui Zhan taking concubines reached Jimo Mansion.
Jimoshu was very surprised. After a night of careful consideration, he decided not to marry his daughter to the Zhongyong Hou Mansion.