Red Mansion Taoist

Chapter 249 Garden Tour
Entering the gate of Yihongyuan, there are verandas on both sides connected with each other. There are a few rocks in the middle. A few banana plants are planted on one side, and a Xifu crabapple is planted on the other side.

Entering the room, there are exquisitely carved wooden boards on all sides, with various patterns including "hundred bats in the flowing clouds", "three friends in the winter", landscape figures, feathers and flowers, collections, erudite knowledge, and longevity. They are all carved by famous hands and made of five-color gold and jade.

Each one is used to store books, set up tripods, place pens and inkstones, place vase of flowers, or place bonsai.

The style of the jade can be round, square, sunflower and banana leaves, or a chain of semi-jades.

It is really a cluster of flowers, exquisite and clear.

Suddenly, the five-color gauze is tied to a small window; suddenly, the colorful silk is lightly covered, and it looks like a secluded house.

The walls are full of grooves cut out in the shape of antique toys, such as harps, swords, hanging bottles, etc., all hanging on the wall, but they are all flush with the wall.

Jia Qiang found that all the ornaments here were exquisite and rare.

If it weren't for Dai Quan, I'm afraid the decorations here would have been moved away by the Rongguo Mansion, but now they are all kept.

It's not that Jia Qiang doesn't have the conditions to arrange it, but that he prefers this feeling of not having to worry about it.

But with the friendship between her and Miaoyu, the matter would be settled with a hilarious incident afterwards.

This was Qiu Shuangzhai, and the girls couldn't accept this design style. They just looked at it and no one said they liked it.

Only Zhu Jun secretly sighed in her heart. She had bamboo in her name, so she loved bamboo very much, and she also liked Xiaoxiang Pavilion. However, there was no way she could compete with Lin Daiyu, the mistress of the house, so she could only suppress this love in her heart.

However, Mr. Zhu took a second look at Xiaocuitang, which was standing aside. Xiaocuitang was extremely high and could be seen very far, including the Xiaoxiang Pavilion in the distance.

"Don't worry about Xiaocuitang. I will arrange guards who are good at bows and arrows there. Only two archers are needed to ensure the safety of the garden to the south!" Jia Qiang saw Lord Zhu looking at Xiaocuitang and explained with a smile.

Everyone left the Zhujin Tower and passed by the Fengyao Bridge, and saw a building with banana trees and sycamores planted in the courtyard, giving the impression of listening to the rain on a moonlit night.

"Sister Lin, that one looks very similar to you!" Miaoyu pointed at one of the twelve girls and said to Lin Daiyu with a smile.

"It seems that Yingchun likes it here very much!" Jia Qiang took a special look at Jia Yingchun, noticed the earnestness in Jia Yingchun's eyes, and said with a smile.

Of course, as the head matron of the house, Lin Daiyu could only come and stay at Xiaoxiang Pavilion occasionally, and she had to stay in the main hall most of the time.

Jia Qiang wanted to stop it, but it was too late. He remembered that it was this sentence in the original work that made Lin Daiyu sad for a long time.

Lin Daiyu was not as sad as Jia Qiang expected, she just expressed her dissatisfaction.

"Do any of you like to live here?" After visiting this place, Jia Qiang turned to the women and asked.

The building here is a bit strange, the three rooms have no partitions.

He had no intention of stopping her. There was no need, as long as Lin Daiyu liked it.

There is a courtyard in front, with water on the west and mountains on the east. The building in the west of the courtyard is Zilingzhou, and the main hall of the north room is Zhujin Tower, which looks across the water from the Lotus Pavilion.

"Miaoyu, go back and fix your mouth!" Lin Daiyu glared and said to Miaoyu.

Jia Qiang couldn't help laughing. She had been with Miaoyu for many years, and she had forgotten that Miaoyu still had some mysophobia, but she never showed it in front of him.

But this is probably the most exquisite courtyard in the entire Grand View Garden. Coupled with Jia Mu's preference for Jia Baoyu, the layout here is extremely luxurious.

Miaoyu stuck out her tongue, knowing that she had said the wrong thing.

Miaoyu's words also made other women who liked this place hesitate. As long as they thought that a man had lived here, the women really didn't want to choose.

"I love those bamboo poles with a curved fence hidden behind them. It makes me feel more peaceful than elsewhere." Lin Daiyu fell in love with it as soon as she came here. She said before she smiled.

There is a pink wall outside the courtyard, and thousands of green bamboo poles cover the courtyard. There is a winding corridor at the entrance, with a parrot hanging on the corridor. There are three main rooms, one light and two dark. There are large pear blossoms and banana plants in the backyard, and there are two small retreats. There is a gap at the root of the courtyard wall where clear water flows into the front yard and spirals out under the bamboo.

Lotus Champs is a place for watching operas. When she came here, Jia Qiang heard the sound of singing.

"Then the Zhujin Tower will return to welcome the spring!" Jia Qiang looked at the other women and saw that they had no objections, so she nodded and said.

Now Lin Daiyu is a super-grade imperial concubine, and she is married to a super-grade marquis, a first-grade military attache, and a second-grade civil servant, Jia Qiang. It can be said that she has reached the ultimate status of a Daqian woman.

When they saw someone coming, they quickly stopped and stood aside cautiously.

Jia Qiang shook her head secretly. She didn't expect that so much had changed. Lin Daiyu finally chose Xiaoxiang Pavilion.

Fortunately, he had a lot of powerful guards left in his house, twenty-four powerful guards, plus seventeen powerful archers.

"I don't choose the place where the stinky man lived!" Miaoyu said with disgust.

How could she feel sad about being described as similar to an actor? At most, she just complained about Miaoyu talking nonsense.

"Let's continue visiting the park first, and then we'll talk about it after we've taken care of everything!" Jia Qiang said with a smile.

After leaving Yihongyuan, we walked along the southernmost road and arrived outside Xiaoxiang Pavilion.

The security of the Grand View Garden only requires the placement of powerful archers at a few highest points. Any infiltrator who wants to enter the Grand View Garden cannot escape the eyes of the powerful archers.

After passing the gate, I saw twelve girls practicing singing.

Only then did Jia Qiang think that Lin Daiyu today would not be sentimental about these things.

With such a big garden and all the women living there, safety must be guaranteed.

"Since no one has chosen this place, let's continue visiting the park!" Jia Qiang said.

Leaving Qiushuangzhai, we arrived at Lotus Champs.

"Why are you here?" Jia Qiang stepped forward and asked.

After hearing that Lin Daiyu had chosen this place, the other girls paid special attention to the places they wanted to visit next, because they could all choose the places they wanted to visit next.

"There are mountains and water here, just what I want!" Jia Yingchun admitted with a smile without any hesitation.

This Lotus Champs is not a place for people to live. Even the actors only come here when they need to sing.

"Sir, we used to live in Lixiangyuan, but we were sent here at midnight yesterday. No one arranged for us, so we can only stay here!" The little actor who looked like Lin Daiyu replied.

"Jade, arrange for them to live in the mansion and let Yi Ya take care of them!" Jia Qiang ordered Jade who was following the team.

"Sir, the Lixiang Courtyard in Rongguo Mansion is separated from Rongguo Mansion because of this garden. The garden here was given to us, and the Lixiang Courtyard has become an enclave. Why not use some money to buy it from Rongguo Mansion, which will also be used by Rongguo Mansion. Yi Ya takes Wu Ji to live with these little actors!" Jade suggested with a smile.

Jade has been in charge of Jiahou Mansion for a long time. Although Jiahou Mansion and Rongguo Mansion do not have much contact, she is still very clear about some things in Rongguo Mansion.

The Rongguo Mansion is out of money. You can judge the economic situation of the Rongguo Mansion just by seeing how Jia She can sell his daughter for five thousand taels of silver.

"That's a good idea. You can find someone to contact you!" Jia Qiang thought for a while and agreed.

Jade spoke a few words to the two stewards, and they left in a hurry.

"You can stay here with peace of mind, Jiahou Mansion will not treat you badly!" Jia Qiang comforted the twelve little actors with a smile. His eyes focused on the little actor who looked somewhat similar to Lin Daiyu, but he knew that this little actor's name was Lingguan, who was Jia Qiang's later wife in the original work.

He had no intention of provoking Ling Guan. Ling Guan was stubborn and stubborn, and he took love seriously and was infatuated, so everything just happened.

Leave the Lotus Champs Elysees, go through a narrow passage, and enter the west gate.

The word "Chuanyun" is chiselled on the outward stone plaque on the door, and the two characters "Du Yue" are chiseled inward on the stone plaque.

Passing the corridor inside is the bedroom, with a plaque reading "Nuanxiangwu" hanging under the eaves.

On snowy winter days, Nuanxiangwu is very warm. The red polygonum flowers in the courtyard are deep and the waves are clear and windy. Xichun's studio has a fishy red felt curtain, and you can feel a warm fragrance blowing in your face before entering the door.

"I like it here!" Xichun said, and she fell in love with it at first sight.

She had not been taken seriously by her family since she was a child, and few people cared about her. Things got better after she moved into Jiahou Mansion.

But she still felt insecure in her heart, and this Nuanxiangwu place made her particularly at ease.

None of the other girls competed with her, so Jia Qiang made up her mind upon seeing this.

Walking to the side from Nuanxiangwu, turning around the mountain embrace, a low wall made of yellow mud is faintly exposed, and the top of the wall is covered with rice stalks.

There are hundreds of apricot blossoms, like erupting fire and steaming clouds.

There are several thatched huts inside. Outside, there are young and new strips of mulberry, elm, hibiscus, zhe, and various kinds of trees. According to the twists and turns, two green fences are made.

Under the hillside outside the fence, there is an earthen well with a tangerine pulley next to it. The fields below are divided into acres, and the beautiful vegetables and flowers are endless.

"This is Daoxiang Village." Jia Qiang saw the plaque at the door and introduced with a smile.

"Yinglian and I will live here!" Xing Xiuyan pulled Yinglian and said proactively.

As soon as they arrived here, she and Yinglian liked it very much, and because of their special status in the mansion, the two of them got close, so they came up with the idea of ​​living together.

In addition, she also thought that it was too wasteful to live in the same courtyard as Yinglian.

"You decide for yourself. If you want to live separately, just tell Sister Lin and she will arrange it!" Jia Qiang agreed with a smile.

Leaving Daoxiang Village, we came to Yuyintang.

Behind Yuyin Hall is a peony garden, and the location of the peony garden is Hongxiang Garden.

Yuyin Hall and Hongxiang Garden are close to each other, and the artistic conception is not as good as other courtyards.

With the precedent of Xing Xiuyan and Yinglian living together, this time Yunfei and Zhujun leaned their heads together and discussed softly.

"Master, we choose Hongxiangpu and Yuyintang. We usually live in the main house of Hongxiangpu, and when we entertain guests, we stay in Yuyintang!" Yun Fei told Jia Qiang the choices of the two women.

Moving forward, they passed Qiangweiyuan and Basiaowu, and now only Miaoyu was left without a choice.

She didn't take a fancy to this place, and everyone continued to move forward.

After passing the cave again, we walked to the mountain and took a winding road, turned around and went down the mountain, and passed the zigzag Zhulan Banqiao.

After crossing the bridge, all roads are open, and you will see a cool tiled house with a water-polished brick wall and clear tiles and flowers. The veins that divide the main mountain pass through the wall.

When you step into the door, you are faced with a large and exquisite mountain stone protruding into the sky. It is surrounded by various stones on all sides, covering all the houses inside, and there is not a single flower or tree.

The house here is Hengwu Garden.

Jia Qiang has seen the architecture of later generations, and she can still accept this kind of courtyard without flowers and trees.

The other girls all showed displeasure, but Miaoyu looked at the rocks carefully, with affection in her eyes.

"Miaoyu, if you like it, I'll give it to you!" Jia Qiang saw Miaoyu's funny look, waved her hand and said.

"Then thank you, sir!" Miaoyu bowed and said something. She thought of something and asked, "Why don't you choose a place to live in the garden?"

"I say you are smart, but you are sometimes confused!" Lin Daiyu said with a smile.

"What do you mean?" Miaoyu asked in confusion.

Lin Daiyu pointed at the middle of the garden. Miaoyu then remembered that everyone had just walked around the garden and had not reached the middle yet.

Everyone marched again and walked for a while to the core of the Grand View Garden. This is the real provincial residence.

Everything here is built according to the standard of the imperial palace, in order to allow Yuanchun, the virtuous concubine, to rest here.

However, with the order of the Supreme Emperor, Jia Qiang's stay in the Provincial Courtyard was not considered over the limit.

Of course, some places made for the imperial concubine still need to be modified. These have been modified by the Camping and Repair Department, so Jia Qiang does not need to worry.

Walking in the Provincial Courtyard, it feels like a small palace, extremely grand and majestic.

You must know that in order to receive the virtuous concubine, the palace's requirement is to have a Chongyu Villa where she can stay at the pass.

In other words, the Provincial Family Courtyard in the center of the Grand View Garden was built according to the palace style.

The houses here alone can accommodate all the girls in the mansion, and there are many more, which shows how big this place is.

Precisely because it is built according to the palace, it highlights the grandeur and lacks scenery, but the landscape pavilions surrounding the Provincial Courtyard can completely make up for this.

Jia Qiang's eyes fell on the high wall of the Provincial Courtyard, and he decided to place a few powerful archers here.

As a general and the importance he pays to his family, he always pays attention to safety issues when visiting.

"Master, it's too big for one person to live here!" Miaoyu shook her head and sighed.

"Miaoyu, I'll let you live here after a while!" Lin Daiyu said with a chuckle.

Miaoyu didn't understand the meaning at first. She tilted her head and thought for a while before she understood. Her face suddenly turned red with embarrassment and she immediately rushed towards Lin Daiyu.

Lin Daiyu smiled and circled around Jia Qiang. Miaoyu used too much force and plunged into Jia Qiang's arms.

The scene was very quiet for a moment, and then the girls couldn't suppress their laughter.

Miaoyu was so ashamed that she lowered her head and did not dare to look at Jia Qiang.

"Okay, this place is built according to the palace style, and I won't live here often!" Jia Qiang waved her hand and said.

Although he has the endorsement of the Supreme Emperor, living in a palace-style building will have some influence. He is too lazy to cause unnecessary trouble for his accommodation.

(End of this chapter)