The two walked to a flower house while talking and laughing. Xiao Yi pointed to the flower house and said to Nangong Yue: "Ah Yue, there is a flower house in the northeast corner of this small garden. Since my grandmother passed away, the flower house has also been abandoned. What do you think of separating this flower house into the Bixiao Hall and making it a medicine shed for you?" Seeing how he talked, it was obvious that he had already planned it before he came.
Nangong Yue nodded happily. Xiao Yi obviously has a wild temper, but for her sake, he always thinks more than herself...
"In fact, the climate in southern Xinjiang is more suitable for the growth of many medicinal materials, such as Gastrodia elata, Tiannanxing, Dendrobium candidum, and Dengtai leaves..." Nangong Yue said with bright eyes, full of joy.
Xiao Yi looked at her with a smile, and the two of them talked and laughed all the way along a gravel path. After passing through the three-story Yimen, they went from the inner courtyard to the outer courtyard of Bixiaotang. There is a conference hall, equipped with anterooms and tea rooms; after passing through Dongyi Gate, the ground is paved with clean and tidy bluestone roads, on one side is the stable in the south courtyard, and there are several rows of inverted houses where servants live... Finally, facing the Dongjie gate of Dongyimen.
No need for Nangong Yue to ask, Xiao Yi has already explained everything in detail, as if trying to tell everything he knows in one go. He also purposely found the nurse in charge who had been in charge of Bixiao Hall for these years to accompany him, asking her to add a few words from time to time.
The nanny in charge was trembling all the way, and her feet were a little vain. The nanny in charge was surnamed Lu, and she was the nanny that the Dafang family had used before, so after the Xiaofang family passed through the door, naturally, she gradually turned cold on this mother Lu. After Xiaotang moved out, she directly left Nanny Lu in Bixiaotang.
Over the years, Bixiao Hall has been left unused, and the servants who stay here are all doing some cleaning. Madam Lu has been thrown into the cold palace... After so many years, until now that the prince and concubine live in, she can It was a glimmer of hope. As long as she serves the Crown Princess well, she may not be unable to restore her former glory.
Nangong Yue looked at the gate of the East Street dozens of feet away, and the corner of her mouth could not help but twitch a smile. With this East Street gate, it means that she can go out of the house to handle errands on her own, and she does not need to ask Zhennan Wang or Xiaofang for instructions in advance. This door is so important!
Nangong Yue just made a slight change in expression, Xiao Yi knew what she was thinking, and gave her a wink, meaning, am I capable enough
Nangong Yue nodded vigorously in cooperation.
Xiao Yi said again: "Ah Yue, do you want to visit Ningxia Residence with me?"
"OK!"
Nangong Yue was curious about Ningxia Ju. A Yi grew up slowly in Ningxia Juli...there must still be many traces of his childhood there. Thinking about it, she almost couldn't wait.
"In the past two days, I plan to have people move all the things I used to live in Ningxia here." Xiao Yi said as he led Nangong Yue into a small gate and arrived at the outer courtyard of the palace.
Although it is spring now, Ningxia Residence is very bleak, probably because the owner has been away for many years.
This is actually an ordinary courtyard, but Nangong Yue seems to be very familiar with it, as if she has been here in a previous life.
Courtyard, study room, bedroom, exercise room, main room...
Nangong Yue couldn't help thinking of a fat doll who was as beautiful as a female doll, reading in the house, playing in the yard, and practicing martial arts in the kung fu room...Practicing in winter and summer, even though he was sweating profusely, he still persisted unremitting.
The corners of her mouth curled slightly, and her eyes sparkled.
Xiao Yi looked at Nangong Yue suspiciously, this time, he really didn't understand what she was having fun with. But since she's smiling, that's always a good thing, right
He also laughed, and said again: "Ah Yue, I'll take you to the warehouse to have a look... I remembered that I also have a few Duan inkstones here, which are hidden in my private warehouse."
At the beginning of the year, Xiao Yi gave Nangong Mu a Duan inkstone, coaxing his father-in-law to be kind to him. This time he abducted his father-in-law's precious daughter and came back. He always felt a little guilty and always thought of any way to please them. Thinking about it reminded him of these Duan inkstones.
Xiao Yi was a little proud and looking forward to it, but Baihui, who was following Nangong Yue, was not optimistic at all. She was not optimistic about the private treasury of the prince. According to their previous experience in the palace of the royal capital, the private treasury of the prince I'm afraid it will be a huge "surprise"!
Baihui and Huamei silently exchanged glances, it seems that they haven't finished tidying up Bixiaotang, Shi Ziye found them a new job.
Xiao Yi, who was walking in front, didn't notice it, he was still talking about what else he remembered in the warehouse, and suggested that maybe he could pick some and send them to his parents.
There were three locks on the door of the warehouse, each of which was covered with a thick layer of dust, and it took Bamboo a lot of effort to finally open the lock. As soon as the door was pushed open, a musty smell of damp came in.
Baihui and Huamei sighed in their hearts: Sure enough!
The light in the storeroom was a bit dim, Xiao Yi took out a night pearl the size of a longan and put it aside casually, the storeroom suddenly became much brighter.
Nangong Yue glanced at it casually, and felt that Xiao Yi's demeanor was very here, and it was very messy and disorderly!
Baihui had always been able to hold her breath, but Huamei didn't have such a good skill, that kind of speechless sigh came out of her eyes accidentally. She didn't dare to despise Xiao Yi, so she just glanced at Zhuzi in a retreat, and saw that Zhuzi was a little inexplicable.
Xiao Yi has already excitedly ran inside to find something, "I remember it seems to be placed over there... Bamboo, do you remember where those square inkstones and ink sticks were placed?"
The master and servant struggled for a while, and finally found a dusty box in a corner, and Xiao Yixing hurriedly carried it to Nangong Yue.
In the box were not only a few duan inkstones of good quality, but also a few ink ingots. Nangong Yue knew it was pine smoke ink at a glance, and the ink ingots were of the highest grade when they looked blue and purple. She couldn't help but reached out and picked up one of the ink ingots, weighed it, turned it in her hand, and tapped the top end of the ink ingot with her fingernails...
"This is an old ink ingot that is more than forty years old!" Nangong Yue blurted out in surprise.
Seems like it must be something good. Xiao Yi hurriedly said: "Then send one to Dad and one to Ah Xin."
Nangong Yue nodded, took out the Duan inkstone in the box and looked at it for a while, then put it back reluctantly, and said: "Sister Fei will definitely like it too."
Xiao Fei again...
Xiao Yi thought in distaste, Xiao Fei is too annoying, a stinky girl who always pesters him!
Forget it, the stinky girl is not familiar with the place where she lived in Southern Xinjiang, so since Xiao Fei can accompany her to relieve boredom, I will dislike her less in the future.
So, Xiao Yi said with a smile: "Ah Yue, I saw a few pieces of white fox fur and mink fur in it just now. Anyway, it's hot in southern Xinjiang, so I don't need them. Why don't you take them all to the capital?"
Nangong Yue scanned the warehouse again, almost couldn't bear to look directly at it, endured it again and again, and still couldn't help saying: "You should keep this warehouse and let Baihui Que'er clean it up for you." Let Zhu Xing, Bamboo and the others came to clean it up, but they just piled things back into the warehouse of Bixiao Hall, maybe there were some things inside that could be saved if they tossed about them again...
Xiao Yi quickly agreed.
There was a lot of dust in the storeroom, Nangong Yue and Xiao Yi took the box containing the inkstone and ink ingots and left, Baihui asked Zhuzi to lock the storeroom first, and wait for them to tidy up the Bixiaotang, and then slowly take care of the private storehouse .
Xiao Yi and Nangong Yue went back to Bixiao Hall talking and laughing together.
Seeing the masters came back, Que'er and a little maid cleverly brought hot tea and a plate of snacks.
No, or candied fruit would be more appropriate.
Nangong Yue was immediately attracted by the plate of candied fruit. It should be that after the green plums were pickled, patterns were carved on the plum meat with a carving knife, and the shape was made into blooming chrysanthemums. It looked exquisite and beautiful. up.
"Ah Yue, this is Diaomei, you have to try it." Xiao Yi graciously sent the dish to Nangong Yue, and looked at her with a smile.
Que'er and Baihui exchanged glances quickly, also full of smiles, this plate of carved plums was specially ordered by Shi Ziye to prepare them for Shi Zifei. The concubine came to southern Xinjiang from the royal capital all the way for the sake of her master, and she was not familiar with the place where she was born. It can be imagined that the concubine would need to spend a lot of time and energy to adapt to the life in southern Xinjiang, but the concubine was only less than fifteen years old That's all, how could there be no fear and anxiety in my heart? The more calm and decent the concubine Shizi behaved, the more they felt distressed as slaves.
It's easy to find a priceless treasure, but it's rare to have a lover. As long as the Shi Ziye can think of the Shi Zifei everywhere, they will feel at ease.
Nangong Yue twirled a carved plum through the veil and put it in her mouth. The carved plum was fragrant, sweet and sour, and crisp, making it so sweet from the mouth to the heart.
Seeing Nangong Yue's eyes crooked with a smile, Xiao Yi hurriedly said: "Is it delicious? Ah Yue, this is my favorite candied fruit when I was young. At that time, some people made fun of me, saying that I look like a girl It seems that even the things I like to eat are like a girl... "
As he said that, his eyes flickered, as if he recalled the past, when he was pissed off because of these few words, but thinking about it now, he finds it funny.
The corners of his mouth curled up, and he said triumphantly: "But Ah Yue, don't worry, although he got cheap with his mouth, he didn't get cheap with his fists!" It is also unbeatable to fight all over Luoyue City!
Hearing the last sentence, Nangong Yue couldn't help but twitched the corners of her eyes, but then she became a little curious.
When she saw Xiao Yi for the first time in this life, he was already a young man with delicate features, male and female. When he was younger, he must have looked cuter, right?... She really wanted to see Xiao Yi when she was a child Yi!
Even because of this, she had some expectations for this strange palace.
This is where Ah Yi grew up!
"A Yi, what else did you like to eat when you were young?" Nangong Yue asked enthusiastically, thinking: I might as well eat the same thing from tomorrow, I'm sure I can get a lot of stories from A Yi.
When Xiao Yi heard it, he became excited and counted his fingers endlessly: "Shui San Zi, Ma Da Roll, Flower Cake, Candied Winter Melon..."
These seem to be snacks, not dinner... Nangong Yue pursed her lips, and the corners of her mouth were raised high.
After the two chatted, Xiao Yi thought of something, and said: "Ah Yue, I may not have time to come back to have lunch with you tomorrow, I will go to the camp of Luoyue City early in the morning, and see what grandfather left behind. Some of the veterans." As he spoke, he unconsciously revealed a trace of expectation, "Those veterans all followed their grandfather to fight the world, and one of them was Lieutenant Xin, who carried the banner with his grandfather when he first entered the barracks. My grandfather once told me that when he first went to the battlefield, he only had a force of bravery. Who would want to be stabbed from the back by an enemy soldier and be dying. If not for the righteousness of Vice General Xin, he returned to the battlefield after the battle to find his grandfather. However, I found that my grandfather still had a trace of breath, so I insisted on pulling my grandfather back from the gate of hell, otherwise my grandfather would have died long ago, how could he become a vassal king!"
"So this Deputy General Xin is also your savior?" Nangong Yue said with a smile.
Xiao Yi was startled, laughed, and clapped his hands and said, "Ah Yue, what you said is true." Isn't that true? At that time, my grandfather hadn't married my grandmother, and I didn't have a father, and naturally I didn't have him!
After a pause, Xiao Yi continued: "Grandfather has always wanted to promote Vice-General Xin, but Vice-General Xin has no ambitions and just wants to spend his days idle. He often told his grandfather that he thought he was not as smart as General Lan, and knew people well." Not as good as General Tian, and not as brave as my grandfather. A man is worthy of self-knowledge, he should be a lieutenant general."
Nangong Yue was fascinated by what she heard. This Deputy General Xin is a smart person. Compared with some people who are greedy and demanding because of their life-saving grace, Deputy General Xin is a person who can make friends. The king of Zhennan knew him at a young age, but his friendship has not changed for many years.
"Ayi, tell me about General Lan again?" Nangong Yue thought of the phrase "Smart plan is not as good as General Lan", and she became curious about this veteran.
Seeing that Nangong Yue was interested, Xiao Yi was also very interested: "Actually, when I was a child, the story I liked to hear the most was the story of General Lan. General Lan abandoned literature at the age of fifteen and took up martial arts. He has the demeanor of a Confucian general. My grandfather used to As I said, if it weren’t for the corruption of the previous dynasty, which made General Lan fail many times, General Lan would abandon literature and join the military in a fit of anger, and his grandfather would not know how to take advantage of it. Back then, General Lan accidentally joined his grandfather, but at that time He looks thin and quiet, with no strength to restrain a chicken. Many soldiers despise him as a useless burden and are unwilling to join him in the team. A centurion just accepted him after seeing him pitifully. Who knew that General Lan really Talented, my grandfather accidentally discovered that General Lan's team had significantly fewer casualties than other teams. After careful investigation, he found General Lan. Grandfather promoted General Lan, and General Lan did not live up to his grandfather's expectations. However, in just a few years, everyone knows that General Lan has a strategic strategy, is good at riding and shooting, and is especially good at observing the situation and choosing fighters. His most praised battle was the surprise attack on Fuzhong City more than ten years ago. At that time, the Southern Barbarians invaded us In southern Xinjiang, he took down several cities in a row. His grandfather held on to Luoyue City, and he was useless. General Lan led an army of 10,000 to capture Fuzhong City. He proceeded step by step, swept away the periphery, isolated Fuzhong City, and finally took advantage of the ten-year absence of southern Xinjiang I saw a heavy snowstorm, unexpectedly raided Fuzhong City, and captured the then Nanman general in one fell swoop, that surprise attack can be said to be fast, ruthless, and accurate! It has been talked about in southern Xinjiang for many years."
Xiao Yi hooked his lips and said with a smile: "Ah Yue, actually even if I don't tell you today, you will know the story of Lan Jiangjun in a few days." Seeing Nangong Yue's curious expression, he said, " The story of General Lan is indeed a bit like a book, after more than ten years ago when the southern barbarians were defeated, someone made his story into a play, and these years, it has been a must-see show for those wives and girls."
It's just that for the sake of making the show look good, it's tear-jerking, and it's all made up a bit wildly.
Nangong Yue heard it with great interest, and said in response: "So, if I have a chance, I will go and listen to this one."
Que'er and Huamei on the side also listened intently, nodding their heads frequently, feeling a little impatient in their hearts.
Seeing that Nangong Yue was very interested, Xiao Yi picked up some other past events and told them that on this battlefield, they all fought each other with their lives, and naturally there were many sad and regrettable things. Praise for a while, sad for a while, sigh for a while.
It also made Nangong Yue feel more reverence for the old Zhennan Prince who had never masked his face.
There are many fierce generals who followed the late emperor to fight the world, but the old Zhennan King became a vassal king. Obviously, he is not only brave and good at fighting as rumored, he must also have a good understanding of people and the wisdom of judging the situation...
If the old Zhennan King hadn't gone early, Xiao Yi's fate would have been very different.
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