Settled in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 247
Today is rare to see the sun, although it is still cold, but it is a bit warmer than when it snowed.Her Royal Highness was wearing a cotton gown, which was sewn with a layer of dark satin as the outer skin, and the collar was rolled with raw edges, making her very warm.

If you just walk in the garden and move around a bit, it's enough to dress so warmly.Xue Lang got up, followed Princess Pingyang out of the room, and went to the garden.

Although the Princess Mansion in Weize Pass is not as gorgeous and spacious as the Princess Mansion in Chang'an City, it is better than ordinary mansions and has a garden.

Princess Pingyang walked in front, Xue Lang followed behind, passed through the arch, and entered the garden——

This is Xue Lang's first visit to Princess Pingyang's garden.

Compared with the garden in Chang'an Mansion, this garden is really only a small garden.Princess Pingyang's residence in Chang'an occupies almost two-thirds of a Lifang.The remaining third is the mansion of her neighbor Xiao Yu.And the mansion in Weizeguan is not as big as Xue Lang's mansion in Chang'an.

The mansion is not big, so the garden is naturally small.There are not many pavilions, only a pavilion by the pond, and the road is paved with cobblestones.

As soon as she entered the door, Princess Pingyang stopped in front of a delicate tree with fallen leaves, and said: "This crabapple flower was planted by myself when I first entered Weize Pass, and it bore fruit in the second year. Sweet and savory, very tasty."

As he said that, he stopped, turned his head and asked Xue Lang: "I really like planting flowers and trees, how does Youyang like it?"

Xue Lang said with a smile: "I like it too, I especially like playing with potted plants by myself, but I just play around privately, I haven't learned systematically, and my level is very amateurish."

Xue Lang played potted plants only out of interest. He didn't study them systematically, so he looked for books and read them by himself. Later, he read various tutorials and materials on the Internet and fiddled with them by himself.limited level.

Princess Pingyang nodded slightly, her eyes were much softer than the cold one just now.Obviously really like these flowers and trees.Pointing to the flowers, plants and trees in the courtyard, which one was transplanted from where, and it has been planted for a few years, and they can all come one by one.

After such a count, most of the plants in this small garden were planted by Princess Pingyang herself.Different from the love of peonies at that time, in Pingyang Princess Courtyard, there are only two clumps of peonies, but a large area of ​​plum blossoms.

Although Princess Pingyang didn't smile, her eyebrows were flying and her tone was very light: "I have a manor in Nanshan, and all the gardens are planted with plum blossoms. In winter, drinking wine under the plum blossom trees and admiring the snow will be very pleasant."

Xue Lang has a stupid mouth and can't answer the words. Most of the time he listens with a smile on his face, and occasionally responds.Princess Pingyang seemed to be in high spirits, and she spoke a lot more than usual. Listening to her talking, it didn't matter what she was talking about, but Xue Lang was dazzled by her flying eyebrows.

"What is Youyang thinking about?"

Xue Lang returned to his senses, met His Royal Highness' eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, and smiled embarrassedly: "I was just thinking that His Highness will soon return to Chang'an. When His Highness returns to Chang'an, the plum blossoms in His Highness's other business should be in bloom. It's the time to appreciate plums. I brewed green plum wine during the green plum season. Drinking it in winter is the best way to nourish your health. When His Highness is admiring the plums, I will present it to the next altar for Your Highness to taste."

Princess Pingyang smiled and said: "So I am waiting to taste Youyang's green plum wine. I remember you once said that someone made tea from the snow on plum blossoms, right?"

Xue Lang nodded: "The water for making tea can be mountain spring water or well water. Even rainwater and snow water in rainy days are also acceptable. However, rainwater is also divided into seasons. In autumn, the sky is high and the air is cool, and there is less dust. , the rainwater is clear and clear, and it is most suitable for making tea. There are flying sand and stones, and the water quality is not clean, so it cannot be used to make tea soup."

Of course, this rainwater can only be ancient rainwater. Modern rainwater, because of serious environmental pollution, is no longer clean and cannot be used to make tea.

Xue Lang paused, and then said: "In terms of snow water, the snow on the plum blossoms is collected, and the fragrance of tea is accompanied by the fragrance of plum blossoms, which is both elegant and fragrant, and is deeply loved by literati."

Princess Pingyang smiled and asked, "Does Youyang like it too?"

Xue Lang shook his head embarrassingly, and said: "Although I like tea, if I taste it, I can't tell the difference between well water, spring water, rain water, or snow water. Although I like tea, the level is not high."

Princess Pingyang glanced at him and said: "Youyang is honest."

Xue Lang spread his hands helplessly, and said, "There's nothing you can do about dishonesty, and it's useless to force what you don't have. In case His Highness gets interested one day and asks me to guess what kind of water is used to make tea, I can't answer why?" manage?"

Princess Pingyang joked: "It is indeed possible. So today's honesty is for the sake of not being ugly in the future?"

Xue Lang nodded: "Correct answer!"

Princess Pingyang laughed, and walked a few more steps, saying: "Walking around in the garden, the depression in my chest dissipated, thank you Youyang for accompanying me."

Xue Lang cupped his hands and said, "It's my honor to share His Highness' worries and labors, no thanks."

Princess Pingyang smiled, glanced at him, nodded, looked up at the sky, and said: "It's getting late, let's go back."

"Here."

Walking out of the garden together, Xue Lang bowed and saluted, and only after Princess Pingyang entered the gate of the inner courtyard did he turn around and go back to Tingfengyuan.On Princess Pingyang's side, as soon as they entered the house, the maids gathered around, and the mother hurriedly asked: "It's freezing cold, the little lady is only coming back at this hour, is she suffering from the cold? Come, serve ginger soup to the lady." .”

Princess Pingyang said: "Mama has filtered it, I am dressed warmly today, I have been holding the stove, my hands are always warm, how can I catch the cold!"

After hearing the words, Mammy stretched out her hand to touch Princess Pingyang's hand, and it was really warm, so she was relieved, but ginger soup is indispensable.

Princess Pingyang didn't feel sleepy after drinking the ginger soup, she leaned on the soft pillow to rest, closed her eyes and rested her mind.After being quiet for a while, Princess Pingyang suddenly asked: "Nurse, I remember that the governor of Jingzhou gave me some potted plants this year, but are they still there?"

The mother said: "My little lady, these potted plants are exquisitely made and have been kept in your study."

Princess Pingyang said: "Chuxue, take it and send it to Xue Jianyi."

"Here."

Chuxue immediately took orders and left.Princess Pingyang then ordered: "Mu Xue, go to my vault and get one of my normal strong bows and send it to Captain Ye. In addition, take a pair of ruby ​​jewelry and send it to Alu."

"Here."

Mu Xue also took orders to go.

Seeing this, the nanny cautiously persuaded: "Little lady, this old servant shouldn't talk too much, but you gave Ye Duwei such a generous reward, but there are only a few potted plants in Xue's advisory office, isn't it too much favoring one another? ?”

Princess Pingyang said: "Nurse, don't worry, Youyang will understand my intention."

Once Mammy heard this, she stopped talking.

(End of this chapter)