I didn't intend to become a fairy

Chapter 712 Sanhua Empress’ Modern Travel Notes (Part )
half a month later.

Yuzhou, Fuyao City, Xu Family Courtyard.

It is true that Yuzhou does not have many famous scenery, and Fuyao only has a patchwork of hills. However, there is the only Class A tourist attraction in Yuzhou, which is the Xu Family Courtyard.

The weather is perfect today, with beige sunshine in the early morning, white walls and green tiles, a tall courtyard, people coming and going at the door, checking in to enter.

A beautiful long-haired calico cat lay lazily next to the gate. The sunlight passed through the treetops and passed through the eaves of the tiles. It painted a clear line on the white wall and also hit the cat, making it even more lazy. Even his eyes were half-closed.

There was also a young couple standing next to them, holding the local specialty of pickled dried rat.

"The guide says it's best to find a tour guide when visiting the Xu Family Courtyard, but there are many tour groups coming here every day. Just wait for one and follow them in."

The girl chewed on the dried pickled rat and said to the people around her.

"Isn't it too early?"

"It's getting late. Maybe the first batch of tour groups have already entered. They are all special forces traveling and get up earlier than a chicken."

"Then let's wait..."

"Hey, there's a cat! It's so beautiful!"

The girl looked at the calico cat next to her, her eyes brightened, and she quickly squatted down and handed out the dried rat in her hand.

"too salty."

The boyfriend behind him quickly reminded him.

The girl took her hand back again.

The calico cat opened its eyes, a pair of eyes as clear as amber. He only raised his head and glanced at her, his face expressionless, then he lay down and continued to bask in the sun.

Almost at the same time, a large group of people came from the street corner outside.

At first, there was a young woman, wearing a conspicuous red sun hat and a microphone amplifier, holding a small triangular flag in her hand, and everyone behind her was wearing white sun hats.

"coming!"

The boyfriend reminded the girl in a low voice.

The two of them looked at each other with joy in their eyes.

The group of people got closer and closer, and the tour guide's voice came here.

"What stands in front of us now is the only Grade-A scenic spot in Yuzhou, the Xu Family Courtyard. Those who have studied history may know that Fuyao County was the place where the former Emperor Taizu made his fortune and started his army. , the founding prime minister Xu Qiuyue also came from here, which is a treasure of Feng Shui. Everyone will line up to enter in an orderly manner. After entering, gather on the right side of the courtyard. "

Everyone started lining up to enter.

The young couple followed the tour group and also walked in.

The tour guide’s voice still came:
"The Xu Family Courtyard was built in the early years of the Yan Dynasty and was slightly expanded in the remaining dynasties, but it still maintains the Dayan style. So far, it is the largest and best-preserved Yan Dynasty building in the country.

"so--

"When you walk through this door, you will return to Dayan hundreds of years ago."

Hearing these words, the calico cat lying at the door and sleeping in couldn't help but twitch its ears, raised its head, twisted back, and looked at the group of tourists gradually entering the door, its eyes flickering, seeming a little moved.

After a moment of hesitation, she stood up, stopped basking in the sun, shook her body casually, and followed in.

"Hey! Check the tickets!"

the young ticket collector shouted at it.

The calico cat turned to look at her, knowing that this was a sign of the full-fed humans loving small animals these days, so he ignored it and passed under the turnstile and walked in.

"Haw..."

It was so quiet inside, with birds chirping.

Looking around, you can see the ancient beauty.

It seems really familiar.

The tour group gathered in the open space nearby, and the young couple pretended to take photos under the wind and rain corridor, occasionally looking at each other and suppressing their mischievous smiles.

"In the last years of the Yan Dynasty, there were more and more rumors about demons and ghosts. Apart from Pingzhou, Yuzhou had the most, and Yuzhou had the most in Fuyao. Legend has it that demons and ghosts were everywhere in Fuyao at that time, especially here. At that time, people from the Xu Mansion often Being harassed by demons makes me feel very uncomfortable, but I don’t know the reason. I can only guess that this place may be some kind of Feng Shui treasure.

"Later, foxes were raging on the streets, and one of them was a strange fox called Feng Fox. He said that this was the land of Longxing, and that Dayan was going to die and the future emperor would be born from here.

“You say God is not miraculous?

"Of course these are just rumors. The founding emperor of every dynasty always behaves strangely when he is born.

"Let's go inside..."

The guide's voice seemed to bring the calico cat back hundreds of years.

Xu's courtyard, the noisy goblins at night, the foxes all over the streets, the extraordinary and down-and-out scholar, and that crazy weird fox...

"Everyone must have heard of the deeds of Xu Qiuyue, the prime minister of the Yu Dynasty, and probably watched a lot on TV. Now the courtyard on your left is said to be the courtyard where Xu Qiuyue lived. There are not many records about Xu Qiuyue's early years. , but at the beginning, he didn't seem to be taken very seriously in Xu Mansion.

“Have you seen this well?

"This is a well that was used and then abandoned by the Xu Mansion. It has a history of six to seven hundred years. According to modern detection, there is a very large metal reaction in this well. Historians speculate that it may have been the residence of Taizu Taizu of the Yu Dynasty. When here, before raising an army, it was used to hide iron or weapons and armor.

“Maybe it was for this reason that the Xu family abandoned it and built a new well inside.

"..."

The calico cat yawned.

Part of the charm of history definitely lies in its absence and difficulty in peeking. But who in the world knows history most clearly is the people who have been through that period of time.

There might also be cats.

For today's people, those things are unknown. In the past, they could only get a little glimpse from the stingy and brief words of the ancients. For them, they are pictures and scenes that they have experienced personally, and they are an era that has gradually faded away in their minds. remember.

The further we walked in, the more familiar the courtyard became. It seemed that as the tour guide said, walking through this door would take us back to Dayan hundreds of years ago.

There are really countless emotions...

The sun rises higher and higher, and the sunlight becomes warmer and warmer.

The calico cat followed them for a circle, and finally looked back at the compound with the word "Xu Mansion" above its head, then stretched out in the sun and left.

……

It’s half a month again.

Changjing, a certain hotel.

The girl came with a simple brocade bag, walked silently, and casually found a seat in the corner to sit down.

"What do you want to eat?" A woman dressed as a boss asked, "Xiao Nier."

"A bowl of preserved egg and lean meat porridge, a plate of braised chicken, and a portion of mutton bilo." Empress Sanhua looked at the menu with an expressionless face, stared down at the menu, hesitated, and then added, "One more. Cherry Bilo.”

"Our preserved egg and lean meat porridge is not sold by bowls, it is sold in large portions."

"Then take one."

"You can't eat this much by yourself."

"Pack."

The girl's voice was clear and firm. It wasn't until the boss turned around and left that she took out her phone again.

Sanhua Empress: Have you received the Yuzhou specialties I sent to you?
"Buzz~"

Taoist priest Lao Yaer: Got it

Sanhua Empress: Try it

Taoist priest Lao Ya'er: I won't eat it.
Sanhua Niangniang: regular production, well-known trademark
Taoist priest Lao Ya'er: I won't eat it.
Sanhua Empress:......

Sanhua Empress: Give it to Fox and Chen
Taoist priest Lao Yaer: Yes
"..."

This old Taoist priest definitely has a character problem.

The girl put away her phone expressionlessly.

The lady boss quickly started serving the food.

A portion of preserved egg and lean meat porridge was served in a casserole. It was still bubbling when served. The dark green translucent preserved eggs and light pink minced meat inside created an attractive color. It was quite different from what I remembered. There are more, and the ingredients should be more solid; a plate of diced braised chicken, you can see half of it, and the aroma is rich; two plates of freshly fried biloba, golden and slightly burnt, with tiny bubbles of oil rising on top, Very hot.

There is also a set of dishes and chopsticks.

Empress Sanhua habitually pushed aside the bowls and chopsticks brought by the landlady, then lowered her head and took out an exquisite small bowl from the brocade bag, made of exquisite blue and white porcelain and a pair of wooden chopsticks. She casually checked whether there was any dust in the bowl. Then he picked up the spoon and started scooping out the porridge.

Strangely enough, the brocade bag was originally dry, as if it were empty. There were only two pieces of cloth, and it was impossible to tell that there was a bowl inside.

Scoop out the porridge, put away the chopsticks, and take out your phone.

He took two photos and sent them to his Taoist priest, telling him that he was back in Changjing and near Willow Street. He also ordered preserved egg and lean meat porridge, braised chicken, and fried biloba, especially the ones he had eaten before. The strange cherry biloba is now eaten.

First pick up a piece of braised chicken and put it into your mouth.

“Not authentic at all.”

Sanhua Empress commented secretly with an expressionless face.

"Buzz~"

Taoist priest Lao Yaer: Is it delicious?
Sanhua Empress: Delicious!
Sanhua Empress is naturally honest.

I just tell little lies occasionally.

Before dinner time, there was still a table of guests in the restaurant, talking about the past and present.

This area is now designated as the ancient city of Changjing City. It retains many buildings from hundreds of years ago or even thousands of years ago. There are a large number of classical gardens, museums, protected buildings and old units. In addition to locals, there are also a large number of people living here. It is normal for tourists, workers in historical units and literary units to talk about the past and present.

"Why was the excavation of the ancient tomb at Tianling suddenly interrupted some time ago? I heard that the owner of the tomb is probably the legendary Lord Protector of Yan Dynasty, Chen Ziyi. If it is true, it would be a great discovery."

"Oh, don't ask about this..."

"what happened?"

"Don't ask, don't ask. It's hard to explain." An old man with a goatee waved his hand, as if changing the subject, and then turned to look to the side, "I heard that an ancient painting was discovered in Pingzhou, which is suspected to be The legendary "Cangshan Picture"? I heard that the family where this painting was found is probably a descendant of the Dou family? "

"really."

An old man wearing glasses nodded.

"Is it the 'No. 1 Painting of All Time' recorded in the "Mingde Dadian"?" A person next to him couldn't help but ask.

"It seems so."

"Are the records in "Mingde Dadian" reliable?"

"Although the records of "Mingde Dadian" are complicated, after our research, the things recorded in it should be reliable." The old man wearing glasses said, "At least there should be a "Cangshan Picture" in society at that time. , was created by Master Dou and was regarded as the most famous painting throughout the ages. It was undisputed at the time, but we don’t know if it was this one now. If it weren’t for “Mingde Dadian”, we wouldn’t even know about it back then. There is also such a famous painting.”

"Thanks to the "Mingde Canon" being handed down, otherwise we would have lost so many things!"

"yes……"

Everyone couldn't help but feel a little emotional. "The people at that time also had the foresight to store a copy of such a work in Yizhou, so far away from Changjing, and in a Taoist temple. Otherwise, this eternal masterpiece would have been destroyed in the subsequent wars and wars. The situation is changing. In that case, the loss to history will be immeasurable..."

"Thanks to that Taoist temple, it has been preserved for hundreds of years. So many generations of temple owners did not lose it or give it to the rulers. It was not taken out until modern times."

"yes……"

Empress Sanhua leaned close to the edge of the bowl, porridge and listened quietly.

Picking up a piece of mutton Biluo, I felt like it was not as good as the mutton in the Populus euphratica forest in the Gobi Desert in the Western Regions.

Pick up a piece of cherry bilo, take a bite and spit it back.

"But isn't it recorded in the "Mingde Dadian" that there were rumors that the "Cangshan Picture" was taken away by a Taoist priest and is no longer in the hands of the descendants of the Dou family? Could it be that this time it was also taken from a Taoist temple? Is it leaked? Or is this rumor not true? "

"Hard to say……"

The old man wearing glasses shook his head and ate the mutton in the basin: "Based on our research and discussion, it was initially determined that what was recorded in the "Mingde Dadian" should be true, and the false ones were actually made in front of the Taoist priest at that time. What many criminals who covet the painting say is that the painting is still in the hands of the Dou family."

"Then the Taoist priest did this because..."

"It should be to divert the attention of the people in the world, so as to save this painting for the Dou family. But he himself did not covet this eternally famous painting."

"..."

Everyone couldn't help but look at each other.

"Great kindness..."

"I really want to see it."

"yes……"

Empress Sanhua listened silently, expressionless.

Maybe she heard the story about cooking. She ate a whole casserole of preserved egg and lean meat porridge, half of a braised chicken, no bones were left, and the mutton biloba was eaten in the first half of the meal. It was settled during the war. There was only one plate of cherry birch left, which was basically intact. One of them was bitten into two halves, with teeth marks clearly visible, and was also placed on the plate.

The girl put her hand into the brocade bag, took out a plastic bag, poured the whole plate of cherry biloba and the bitten one into it, prepared to freeze it and take it back to feed the Taoist priest, and then took out water to rinse it. He took his own small bowl and stood up to leave.

A glance out of the corner of my eye——

Among the people at the table where we were talking just now, an old man casually glanced at himself, or to be precise, at the bowl in his hand.

Just one look and you can't look away.

"This……"

The old man was stunned, his eyes fixed on Sanhua Niangniang's hand, his brows furrowed.

Years of experience in contact with antiques and cultural relics have allowed him to tell the authenticity of an artifact with just one glance, especially in the directions that interest him most. The luster and color of the genuine article are completely imprinted in his mind.

"Little girl, this bowl of..."

The old man stretched out his hand and was about to ask Sanhua Empress where the bowl came from, but Sanhua Empress didn't listen or pay attention at all. She just put the bowl into the brocade bag and went out.

The old man frowned more and more, but he just thought he had admitted his mistake.

The exquisite blue and white porcelain from the Cheng Kiln of the Yan Dynasty is extremely precious. Only a dozen pieces exist in the world. Each one is priceless, and it is so easy to see one on the roadside. Even if it can be seen, it is unlikely that a young girl will use it as a bowl to eat.

Although it is originally a bowl.

……

Sanhua Empress: I’ll be back in a few days

Sanhua Empress: I met a villain, and I made an appointment with him and his mother to take me to play in Changjing.
Sanhua Empress: I packed you your favorite cherry bilo. I took a bite and it was delicious.
After sending the message, put down the phone.

The girl was standing on the side of the street with a brocade bag on her arm. Not long after, a car drove up.

Before the car even got closer, the rear window had already been rolled down, revealing a fair and lovely face with eyes as deep and clear as the night, full of smiles and excitement.

"Sister Sanhua!"

The car stopped in front of the girl.

The child got off the bus with his mother.

The child had obviously been carefully dressed up by his mother. He was brand new from top to bottom and looked like a young rich man. The mother wore a dark horse-faced skirt and a white long-sleeved shirt. It looks like a combination of classic and modern, and it also looks like the result of clothing from hundreds of years ago that has been modified to suit modern people's living habits. It can also be regarded as clothes that people of this era like to wear.

Sanhua Empress was very reserved, and she only nodded her head, which was regarded as saying hello to this little man.

"How long has it been?"

the child's mother asked.

"It didn't take long. I had a meal and walked around for a while." The girl answered, looking up into the distance.

This is already the ancient city of Changjing. There are antique buildings and courtyards everywhere, and the ground is paved with floor tiles. There are few vehicles entering, but there are many pedestrians. If you ignore these pedestrians wearing modern clothes and the buildings As for the modern decoration, it does still retain some of its former appearance.

"This side is next to Willow Street. Many people who come to Changjing come here to hang out. This circle retains many old streets and alleys, and there are also many snacks and special culture and customs. It is quite interesting." The child's mother smiled. Then he said to her, "We live not far from here, and we are quite familiar with this place. Let me take you for a walk."

He paused for a moment:
"If it's still early after the tour, I'll take you to the Forbidden City to see it. Many people come to the Forbidden City in the morning. This has the advantage of watching the flag raising. However, when the sun is high this season, it's sunny and hot. It’s hot, so I think it’s better to go to the Forbidden City in the afternoon. As the evening approaches, the Forbidden City is very charming under the setting sun, and it’s very cool at night. You can also ride a bike outside the Forbidden City, which has a unique flavor.”

"Ok."

The girl calmly agreed.

Then he walked there.

The ancient city is ancient, but it is still much neater than it was a few hundred years ago. On the one hand, it is due to better hardened roads and urban sanitation improvements, and on the other hand, it is also because there are no longer those extremely messy and extreme buildings. It’s caused by the personalized shop signage, but walking in it can still make people calm down.

The road is neither short nor long.

Naturally, the girl does not mind the long journey.

In those days, I would carry a bag or turn into a cat and take small steps to follow the Taoist priests, but they often walked from the West City to the East City.

Turning a corner inadvertently, a familiar picture suddenly came into view.

The willow trees are all green, and the floor tiles are broken. I don’t know how many winds and rains they have experienced. The two-story buildings along the street are so old that they don’t even have a modern sign store. They are all closed, and even the doors and windows are rotten. , at first glance, it really looks like a morning hundreds of years ago.

“Although Willow Street is very famous and lively, the serious Willow Street is sealed.

"It is said that all the buildings on this street were built before the Yan Dynasty. In the late Yan Dynasty, King Shun's rebellion led troops to Beijing and killed people and set fires wantonly, but it did not affect this place.

"What's even more amazing is that during the Yu Dynasty, there was a fire in Changjing, which almost swept through the entire Xicheng District. I don't know why, but this street was not burned. When the officials in the capital heard about it, I even went to the temple to burn incense and asked the city god. Later, for some unknown reason, I simply left it unused. Now, it has become a cultural relic and has been protected.

“I heard that too.

"..."

The mother held the child and talked while walking.

But he saw this girl he met in Langzhou stopping in front of an ancient building and looking forward.

There was just an ordinary rotten wooden door in front of it. The color revealed its age and history, as if you could smell the wood. There was a bronze lock on it that had long been rusted beyond its appearance.

Modern railings block visitors from approaching.

The girl stopped here and was lost in thought for a while.

"It's getting late, let's go to the Forbidden City."

"it is good……"

The group got in the car again and headed to the Forbidden City.

Still check in for admission.

After experiencing the rest of the Chen family's dynasty, and now in this era, the palace has changed a lot compared to when it was first seen, but these changes do not make the girl feel unfamiliar.

These changes were not big at first, and they were generally the same when they came and went. Some emperors even changed one thing, and the next emperor changed it back.

Secondly, she has been here several times in the past few hundred years.

Sometimes I transform into a cat, walking alone in this huge palace square with small steps in a dreamlike dusk with red clouds and purple clouds above my head, watching the guards patrolling in groups, listening to the maids and eunuchs They each have their own little thoughts, or they come to drive her away and capture her. They are looking for the feeling of walking in this palace for the first time; sometimes they come riding a crane and overlook the lights of the palace from the air; sometimes they walk by candlelight. Outside the dim palace, people swayed, listening to whispers inside; sometimes they walked around the palace walls, just for the cat's entertainment when he was bored.

The last time I came here must have been hundreds of years ago.

It's the first time to do it this way.

At this time, the palace has become ownerless.

"This is Changle Palace. I heard that since the beginning of the Banquet Dynasty, every emperor likes to entertain Taoist priests here and talk about immortality. However, over the years, no one has achieved immortality."

Sanhua Empress couldn't help but turn her head and glance at her.

I know she probably watched it on TV.

"We should find a tour guide." The child's mother added, "It would be much better to find a tour guide when playing in a place like this. The tour guide will introduce you to the history of this palace in detail, not to mention whether you can gain anything from it. It sounds interesting. It’s a pity that there are usually many tour guides here to solicit business. It may be too late today, but there are none.”

He said and glanced at his son.

It was obviously because of him that he wanted this trip to be more meaningful.

The girl looked up and looked into the distance. After a moment, she lowered her head again, looked at them, and said, "You don't need to ask a tour guide. I'll tell you what you want to hear..."

Dayan was the most powerful dynasty that had ever been born in the feudal era of this land, and the subsequent Yu Dynasties could not completely surpass it. The period of Yan Mingzong was the most prosperous period of Dayan, and it was also the time when this great dynasty began to decline. This emperor undoubtedly became one of the most famous emperors in history. However, in the end, he was not called the emperor of the ages by future generations. He only contributed countless imagination and creative materials to future generations.

That period of history, the stories in history, the emperor and the generals and advisors at that time, including those who appeared later, are often heard in the stories interpreted by today's people.

That period of history was something she had walked through.

Strolling through the palace in the afternoon, the number of tourists gradually became sparse. As she walked, the girl told the children around her about the ups and downs in history, interesting things in the palace, legends inside and outside the capital, and the ten unique things of Changjing that had long been incomplete. Only then did he suddenly realize that almost every one of the people he had met was a protagonist in their lives and an important figure in a legendary story. Instead, he and the Taoist priest were like passers-by, drifting apart. .

The sun sets in the west, and the sky is a fiery red.

The child and his mother had gone home, and the palace city that had declined tourists was left empty. A calico cat was walking in the huge palace square with small steps, its small shadow was lengthened, and suddenly she lightly With a slight jump, he jumped to the top of the huge stone lion, stopped and looked up at the horizon.

The glazed tiles reflected the faint afterglow of the setting sun. Most of the place was dark, with no lights, no one living, and deserted. There was not even a ghost, and there was no trace of the majesty of the imperial palace that had been built for several dynasties. Only loneliness and frustration remain.

It's like being abandoned by the times.

The calico cat looked serious, and after looking at it for a long time, he took two steps forward and jumped down lightly.

Then he staggered away from here.

Soon after.

Willow Street was still brightly lit.

But when a pedestrian was walking under the main street, he looked up inadvertently and found that this sealed cultural relic street had opened a window for some reason - it was in the middle of the street, and the second floor was pushed out. There was a wooden window with a faint light on inside, like a candle or a lantern.

The door had not been opened, and there seemed to be no one inside. There was only an extremely beautiful calico cat sitting on the window sill, staring down at the passers-by below.

Countless pedestrians raised their heads and looked at him.

But no one knows what the cat is thinking.

I just feel like it's the owner here.

By the time the management arrived, the lights on the small building had already been extinguished, the windows were closed, and the rotten copper locks were hung on the doors. There was no sign of damage to the building, except for the scratches on the wooden boards on the second floor. I bought a new one, at the top, as tall as an adult.

The cat has already left.

(End of this chapter)