I'm just a dude

This is Qi Yuan's second time entering Pixiang Palace.Because the prince will come, the East Garden has been guarded by soldiers layer by layer. The rest of the people can only enter through the main gate of the Qian Mansion.

This Qian Mansion is much bigger than Qi Yuan imagined.The stone lions outside the mansion gate alone are magnificent enough, but the one directly opposite the mansion gate is not a shadow wall, but a row of houses where soldiers live.There are also corner gates on the east and west sides. The female guests take the west road, and the scenery is the most beautiful along the way.

Steward Chen brought the documents of the Qi Mansion, and after passing the inspection, he entered through the East Road. The buildings on the East Road were exquisite and compact, and various spices and incense vessels were placed in different courtyards for those who participated in the incense fighting.

Fang Chenghe is a literati, so after inspecting the wooden sign, he brought Qi Yuan in from the middle road.All the houses and halls in the middle road have been sealed off, but the corridors and houses are separated by nanmu, so one can tell that they are extremely magnificent.

Fang Chenghe walked very slowly, looking around the hall one by one, with a complicated expression on his face.Qi Yuan also thought of Yuan Shen's comment, but he didn't know who this General Qian was, so he didn't have much emotion, but when he walked through the main hall and saw the few begonias planted in the courtyard, he slightly " Huh" sounded.

Fang Chenghe looked back at him.Qi Yuan consciously lost his composure, and pointed to the crabapple plants, "I didn't expect there to be crabapple trees here."

"Begonia is also a guest of Shu, which means a wanderer." Fang Cheng said condescendingly, "General Qian lives in the capital as a guest, so he planted this tree all over the mansion to comfort his homesickness."

Sure enough, from the main hall, the shrine, the Buddhist hall... until the back garden, there are various kinds of crabapple everywhere, which is comparable in scale to Yangzhou Qi Mansion.Qi Yuan was secretly amazed in his heart, when he entered the back garden and smelled all kinds of strange fragrances from a distance, he gradually regained his senses.

Douxiang was originally an elegant and interesting event among literati.All those who fight incense, each with their own famous incense, gather in groups of three or four to burn incense, smell its smell, look at its shape, and then write poems, write books and paintings, and sing to each other.

Naturally, this kind of thing has nothing to do with merchants, and Qi Yuan has never been in contact with it before, but he knows that since the Ministry of Rites wants to hold a grand event for the dynasty this time, it will naturally be generous.However, even with various speculations, when he entered the West Garden, he was still shocked by the scene in front of him.

Even though it is the golden autumn season, the West Garden is full of beautiful flowers, delicate apricots, pink peaches, chrysanthemums and plums, green pines and green cypresses, surrounded by vegetation, it is impossible to tell the difference between spring and autumn. Butterflies fly and bees dance.

Fang Chenghe was also in a daze, seeing an old pine tree next to him exuding a quiet fragrance, he was surprised: "This pine tree can also produce fragrance?"

Qi Yuan took a closer look, and his expression changed immediately.

"This is incense sticks," Qi Yuan said. "It's something from the Great Food Country. The trees grow deep in the mountains. The locals chop off the bark with axes, and the resin that condenses is incense sticks."

Fang Chenghe was taken aback: "Is this still the tree of the Great Food Kingdom?"

Qi Yuan shook his head: "This is a pine tree. The shape of Xunlu is similar to that of an ancient pine tree. It's because someone intentionally cut it and glued it with resin to make it look like a real one."

After he finished speaking, he looked around at the stacked rocks and flowing water in the garden, peaches, plums, apricots and lotus, he couldn't help but pause.

"This tree is not the only one here," Qi Yuan pointed, "These... are all fake."

Fang Chenghe was taken aback, and looked closely at the peach trees next to him for a long time, only to realize that these flower trees were indeed fake.The flowers are either made of silk or folded with paper, showing a delicate and delicate appearance.And because of the spices rubbed on by the servants on the flowers, the fake ones were confused with the real ones, and the garden was full of butterflies and bees.

Qi Yuan's face changed a little, and he walked quickly towards a few red plum trees in the distance, sure enough, a little bit of fragrant powder was dotted in the pistils of the plum blossoms, and the taste was unmistakably the soul-returning plum of Qi Mansion!He turned around and headed straight for the lotus pond again, but this time he could distinguish it without getting closer.

All the Fuqu Xiangwan pills he sold were used here.

Rose water, snow blue fragrance, jasmine fragrance, lychee fragrance... not only the fragrance of Qi, but also the fragrance of flowers from various families are here.

Qi Yuan looked at the lotus pond and didn't know what to say.It's no wonder that the price of the Huanhun plum bought by Xiao Cai is so high, and it's no wonder that the little maid is so loud, she can take away as many Fuquxiang pills as she makes at a high price.It turned out that it was bought by the Ministry of Rites.

It is estimated that the officials of the Ministry of Rituals wanted to make a big deal in silence, and quietly hoarded a lot of flowers and spices to prevent others from guessing their intentions.But tens of thousands of taels of silver can't beat this garden full of spices.The imperial court asked incense households to donate money again, but today they engaged in this kind of ostentation again.

The merchants did not dare to object to the royal affairs, but the Qi government is going to be the first to donate money today... This is really scolding.

Not far away, several new recruits from the Imperial College walked towards Fang Chenghe.Fang Chenghe was originally talented, and after he wrote the letter, he became the leader of all the candidates.Qi Yuan glanced at it from afar, then walked away by himself.

He knew that this grand festival of fighting incense, half of the excitement was in the West Garden.The West Garden covers an area of ​​more than 40 mu, and the crown prince will not show up until everyone has dreamed about it, so the grandeur will be enough.

Tianjia's style is really extraordinary.

Qi Yuan sneered secretly, and went to a secluded waterside pavilion by the pool.However, although he has grown a lot taller, his face has become more and more like the original pink and jade-carved appearance. At this time, his lips are red and his teeth are white, and his eyes are as clear as water, which attracted a lot of attention as soon as he entered the garden .

Seeing that he was only wearing a jade-colored blouse, and seeing him as someone's little scholar or the boy's favorite boy dressed as a book boy, those vagrant children were all moved at this moment, and felt that this young man was a bit childish and a bit coquettish. It's too rare, so you push me one by one to strike up a conversation, want to ask for a name, or take it to your own place for fun.

Qi Yuan was surprised at first, but after dismissing a few, he gradually understood.

Looking at those people who are still respectful, but their eyes are fiery, Qi Yuan is taken aback for a moment, thinking of Xu Xuan for some reason.

This made him even more upset, and his whole face became hot.Now he didn't want to go any further, so he turned to the side, walked a few steps, and found a secluded place to sit down.

However, my heart couldn't calm down for a long time. Thinking about it again, today these children of the aristocratic family are having fun in the garden, but Xu Yu is working hard on errands. I don't know if he is investigating the case or providing disaster relief at this time?Have you encountered bandits on the road?He only took You Ji with him, packed a few pieces of dry food, and was he thirsty or hungry?

The more Qi Yuan thought about it, the more impatient he became, he wished he could write a reply immediately and ask him a good question.I was a little angry again. When this person wrote back, he didn't know how to write a few more sentences. What did those two sentences mean?Does it mean that he is a longing woman who stays alone in a vacant house, and is he a husband who goes out?

……shameless.

Qi Yuan's face flushed, he just felt that the sun was too bright today.He was grabbing his collar and was about to fan the wind when he heard someone moaning in the woods not far away.

"It's so hot..." The voice was so soft and charming that he couldn't tell whether it was a man or a woman. Qi Yuan felt that something was wrong, so he strained his ears, and heard the person call out in a low voice, "Your Highness..."

"Shut up—" The other person's voice was very calm, and he only said in a deep voice, "Turn over, if you dare to speak again...go and receive the punishment yourself."

Qi Yuan heard a slight muffled groan and a strange impact sound, he was suffocated, but he didn't dare to delay, he glanced at the surrounding guards, quickly slumped, and ran away.