The only favorite Qing Palace: Concubine Xi An

Chapter 413 Goodbye Xiaoyou
After arriving at the Old Summer Palace, Lan Xin chose Xinghuachun Pavilion to live in, and felt very comfortable.

The Xinghuachun Pavilion faces the lake from the east to the west, and there is a vegetable garden in front of the pavilion, which is modeled on the scenery of the countryside.Lan Xin chose this place, feeling a bit like "picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence".

A leisurely life is what Lan Xin needs after all, isn't it?

As for Concubine Yu, she lives in Shangxiatianguang not far from Xinghuachun Pavilion.Although Shangxiatianguang is in the northwest corner of Houhu Lake, it is better than being clean, and you can still enjoy the lake view.

As for the fourth master himself, he lived in Qingyan of Kyushu.

Jiuzhou Qingyan is not too close to the garden where the concubines live, it is on the other side of Qianhu.In addition, Kyushu Qingyan is only a residence.The place where fourth master handles government affairs is built separately.

So, in Lan Xin's view, Fourth Master is a diligent person.But when it's time to enjoy, you must devote yourself to enjoying it.

Life is short, and it is time to enjoy yourself.

Inside the Xinghuachun Pavilion, the children just followed Lan Xin in, and saw the vegetable garden in front of the pavilion, all in a daze.

"Er Niang..." Jing Hua pulled Lan Xin's skirt, and was the first to speak, "Can we grow vegetables here?"

There are not only vegetable gardens, but also fences, hoes and other items.If it weren't for the Xinghuachun Pavilion built with carved beams and paintings, Jing Hua would have thought they had come to the countryside.

"Okay, you can plant it when you have time." Lan Xin said, and then led the children into the Xinghuachun Pavilion.

Although Lan Xin is not very interested in farming or something, if Jing Hua likes it, it would be a good thing for her to try.

Experience the hard work of the farmers, and there will be no food wastage in the future.

This time in the Old Summer Palace, Hongli and his concubine lived together with their mother and concubine.As for Hongshi, fourth master ordered him to arrange another place for him to live.

After settling down, life is no different from what it was in Changchun Garden before.There were not many people accompanying them this time, and the Old Summer Palace felt clean.

Except for the occasional few times when there are people singing in the stage, Lan Xin spends the rest of the time with the children and Concubine Yu.

On the tenth day of February, it was another sunny day.

Concubine Yu has nothing to do, so she invites Lan Xin to go to the Ruyi Pavilion to look at the paintings.

There is a painter named Castiglione in the Ruyi Pavilion, who is a missionary from the West.Later, he entered the palace to paint for Lord Kangxi, and stayed in the Ruyi Pavilion all the time.

Concubine Yu is not interested in paintings, but she is still interested in Castiglione.

Can famous people not be interested?
So early in the morning, after Hongli and Hongzhou had just gone to the "deep cave" where the prince studied, they went to Lan Xin's Xinghuachun Pavilion to find Lan Xin to play.

At this moment, Jing Hua just woke up and was practicing calligraphy.As for Hongxi, holding a copy of the Three Character Classic and looking at it, I don't know if he read it or not.

Hong Xi is about to turn five years old this year, but he can already read some words.Moreover, Hongli and Jinghua often teach Hongxi, and Hongxi himself knows that his brothers and sisters should not be too bad, so he often learns seriously.

Lan Xin sat in the yard basking in the sun, feeling that this place was extraordinarily peaceful.

"My lord, Concubine Yu is here." Huan Pei came over and said, Lan Xin squinted her eyes.

Basking in the sun for a while will make people lazy.When I opened my eyes, I saw the sun above my head.It's not too harsh, but the sun is just the time to make people feel very comfortable.

"Look at you, so leisurely." Seeing Lan Xin, Concubine Yu said, "I have nothing to do, so I ran over to find you."

Lan Xin smiled and said: "You are so strange, how can there be nothing to do? We came to Yuanmingyuan to enjoy life."

Enjoying life is also one thing!

"I heard that there is a Ruyi Pavilion in the Old Summer Palace. There is a Western painter named Castiglione in the Ruyi Pavilion, who is good at oil painting. Shall we go and have a look?" Concubine Yu said, "Oil painting is very different from our traditional ink painting. Go and see it." It’s good to be fresh.”

And I heard that Castiglione's paintings are very good, Concubine Yu thought about going over to have a look, as a way to pass the time.

"Oil painting?" Lan Xin suddenly remembered that when he first entered the mansion, there was a western painter who painted paintings for their female relatives in the hidden mansion.

I don't know if it's Castiglione.

Lan Xin only remembered that person's high nose bridge and golden hair.The eyes are like amber, and they look different from those of the Qing Dynasty.

"Isn't it?" Concubine Yu said, "Ink painting emphasizes freehand brushwork, while oil painting emphasizes realism. Let's go and have a look."

"Okay." Lan Xin thought, when Concubine Yu was rarely so interested in foreign objects, she simply went there with Concubine Yu.

Ruyi Pavilion is very close to the depths of the cave where the elder brothers study.When the Ruyi Museum was established, it was Kangxi who wanted to use it to study those new gadgets in the West.

The current Ruyi Pavilion has become a royal painting gallery.There are many precious and famous paintings stored in it, and many painters sit in the Ruyi Pavilion.

Because the Yuanmingyuan has just been expanded, many scenes have just been completed.

"I heard that the emperor ordered people to build western buildings, is that true?" Concubine Yu and Lan Xin asked suddenly as they were walking together.

Concubine Yu wished she could take a look at these destroyed treasures.

"It seems to be." Lan Xin said: "However, the western building has just been built, and it has not been fully completed so soon. We still have opportunities to come here in the future, so there is no need to worry."

Speaking of this, Concubine Yu didn't answer.Lan Xin was a little surprised, so she looked at Concubine Yu.

At this moment, Concubine Yu was looking at the group of maids in front of her who were carrying meals.His gaze was so focused that he didn't even seem to hear Lan Xin's words just now.

Lan Xin was quite surprised by this, so she followed Concubine Yu's eyes and looked ahead.

It was also at this glance that Lan Xin suddenly saw a person whom she had met in Changchun Garden back then.

That day, when Lan Xin was hiding behind the rockery, she overheard the conversation between the ninth elder brother Yinzhen and the tenth elder brother Yinyu at that time.

Then when he wanted to know Louyun and open the moon hall, he lost his way.I met a little maid who knew the way, so she took Lan Xin back to Louyun Kaiyue Hall.

At that time, Concubine Yu was welcoming Lan Xin outside Louyun Kaiyue Hall.

It was Concubine Yu's words that made Lan Xin notice that the little maid was so similar to Nian Xue.

Just now when Concubine Yu was talking to Lan Xin, she suddenly caught sight of the maid in a flash, so she lost her mind.

Lan Xin also saw it now, so she was naturally surprised.

"That palace maid, is she the one who showed you the way in Changchun Garden last time?" Concubine Yu came back to her senses and found that Lan Xin was also watching, so she said this.

Lan Xin's face changed, and she finally nodded.

It is seven or eight points similar to Nian Xue, so it must be unmistakable.

(End of this chapter)