Shaohua is Junqing

Siyu has been in Prince Chen's Mansion for some time. She stays in her own small courtyard every day. She has never been to the outside of the mansion, let alone other places in the mansion. So this day she wanted to go out for a walk to see what the outside was like and whether it was the same as the scenes she saw in the TV series.

Siyu stepped out of the gate of Qingfangyuan and turned back to look at the plaque on the lintel. There were three large characters painted in gold on a black background. The horizontal and vertical lines were straight and the characters were square. It was regular script.

"The clear river reveals the trees of Hanyang, and the fragrant grass covers the Parrot Island. Is it taken from this poem? It's quite good."

Siyu turned around and was about to leave when a woman in red clothes and silver armor, holding a long sword, appeared in front of her. Her hair was tied up high, and her beautiful eyes were bright and sharp. It was obvious that she was a heroine.

"Miss Siyu."

"Who is this……"

"This is General Chu." Caidie beside him explained.

"My name is Chu Shengnan, and the prince specially asked me to protect the girl's safety." Chu Shengnan clasped his fists and bowed, explaining.

"Then thank you, Your Majesty and General Chu. I want to go out for a walk."

"Okay, I will go with you, young lady."

The three of them left the small courtyard and passed through a moon gate, they saw a gravel path winding away into the distance. The path was surrounded by fences on both sides. Ginkgo trees, elm trees and other trees were planted in the distance, while roses, crabapple flowers and other flowers were planted nearby.

Walking along the gravel path and passing through a moon gate, you will come to a small garden with rockery, a small bridge, flowing water, and a tall pergola with green vines entwined around it. There is a small pavilion under the pergola. There is a long corridor on the east and west sides of the garden, leading to other places.

"This is the garden of the palace. To the northeast of the garden is the prince's residence, to the northwest is the guest room, and across the garden is the second hall." Caidie said.

"Let's go sit in the pavilion."

The three of them came to Qiushuang Pavilion and felt a slight chill as soon as they entered the pavilion.

"It's so cool in this pavilion!" Siyu said.

"This was specially built by the prince. A tall and large trellis was built above the pavilion, and then many vines were planted around the pavilion. When the vines climbed all over the trellis, they covered the pavilion. When the weather is hot, these vines block the sunlight and heat. The pavilion is under the shade of green trees, so this pavilion is the coolest place." Caidie explained.

"Your Highness is really ingenious." Chu Shengnan said.

"The design of the garden is also very good. There is a lake in front of the pavilion and a rockery in the distance. The view is quite wide."

"Miss Siyu, General Chu, please sit down and rest for a while. I'll go get some refreshments."

After a while, Caidie brought a pot of Biluochun tea and some snacks, and the three of them sat in the pavilion, drinking tea, chatting, and enjoying the scenery of the garden.

"Anyone who can become a general must be a capable person. And General Chu is a woman, and she has become a general at such a young age, which is even more amazing." Siyu praised.

"Miss, you are too kind. I am honored to be appreciated by the Emperor. Now my martial arts skills can be put to good use."

"General Chu is a handsome man, and in his military uniform, he is really handsome and dashing. I will offer a glass of tea to General Chu instead of wine."

"I dare not, Miss Siyu, please."

"General Chu, please."

The two drank together.

"Cai Die, are there any fish in that lake?"

"Yes, the prince has many koi fish."

"Great, go get some fish food and we'll go take a look."

"Ok."

The three of them came to the lake. The water was clear and there were green lotus leaves in the middle of the lake.

Siyu scattered fish food into the water, and the fish swam over in a rush, vying for the food. It was very lively.

After the three of them stayed in the garden for a while, Siyu asked Chu Shengnan to go back, and then asked Caidie to take her to see other places in the palace, and then went back to Qingfang Garden to rest.