Originally, in Liu Tan's impression, those exquisite gardens all had white walls and gray tiles, so he also wanted to make it like that. After imagining it, he thought it looked pretty good.

However, by the time it was actually built, the Northern Kingdom had already entered autumn.

There weren't many trees in the Northern Territory, mostly grass.

When autumn comes and the grass starts to turn yellow, the scene becomes truly desolate. In this situation, if you still keep the walls white and the tiles gray, it will really look depressing.

This can be seen in the city walls of Shuofang City.

But Shuofang City is the royal capital, and it needs a calm and majestic atmosphere. Moreover, its popularity has been rising a bit recently, and the coming and going of people can neutralize the bleak atmosphere.

But this is Liu Che's palace. Except for those who are allowed to come, the palace is not bustling with people coming and going most of the time.

The surrounding greenery hasn't caught up yet, and now there are white walls and gray tiles... It's really a desolate scene between heaven and earth, not eye-catching at all!

So Liu Tan thought for a while and then just made it red walls and black tiles.

Although it no longer looks like the small and exquisite garden we imagined, if you think about it, this garden has nothing to do with being small and exquisite in the first place - the area of ​​this palace is already twice that of the Humble Administrator's Garden.

There is no way, Liu Tan lacks everything here except land.

However, Liu Che was a little uncomfortable with this style for a while.

Although all the palaces of the Han Dynasty have always been mainly black and red, strictly speaking, the main color should be black, and the red is just a part of the embellishment. There has never been a palace that is mainly red.

Even though the red is a darker shade, it does subvert current aesthetic habits.

At first, Liu Che was a little uncomfortable with it, but he had to admit that in clear weather, the sunlight shining on the palace was indeed very bright.

Liu Che looked at it for a while and asked, "Why did you think of making it red?"

Liu Tan had been observing Liu Che's expression, ready to have someone change the color to what Liu Che liked as soon as he showed any sign of unhappiness.

However, Liu Che's expression did not show anything, he just asked this question.

Liu Tan said very cautiously, "It's just... festive. Besides, there's nothing else built around the palace yet, so it looks a bit stark and desolate. This is more eye-catching."

Liu Che smiled and said, "That's true."

Liu Tan felt relieved when he saw him smile. He dared to do this because it was just a temporary palace and would not be ostracized like the Weiyang Palace.

The purpose of the palace is to play games and have fun. It has no political significance, so there is no need to think too much about it.

As Liu Che got closer to the palace while sitting in the carriage, he liked it more and more.

Just as Liu Tan said, it looks festive.

No one doesn't like celebration, especially when the weather is so cold.

The more Liu Che looked at it, the more he liked it. He originally thought that the style would be the same when he entered the palace, but after entering, he found that it was not quite the same as he imagined.

Looking from outside the palace, although a little green can be vaguely seen, it is not that obvious. Liu Che has already accepted the fact that there is nothing beautiful to see in winter.

But after entering, I found lush flowers and trees, flowing water under small bridges, and it felt like I was in spring.

When Liu Tan was building the temporary palace, he had already taken into consideration that Liu Che's carriage was relatively large, so the roads were designed according to Liu Che's carriage.

Liu Tan deliberately slowed down the carriage so that Liu Che could take a closer look at the scenery on the road.

Along the way, Liu Che kept turning his head to look out the window, feeling quite overwhelmed.

Especially when he saw some buildings standing on the water, he was very surprised and asked, "Are they just built in the water?"

Liu Tan said, "Yes."

He explained in detail that what was used was cement, which was not afraid of water. Well, it couldn't be said that it was not afraid of water, but it was not that afraid of water. After that, Liu Che became more and more excited.

I feel more and more that Liu Tan has a good aesthetic sense. This palace is really beautiful.

Especially when the carriage stopped at the entrance of the main hall, as soon as he got off the car, he saw several peach trees in front of the main hall, with sparse peach blossoms blooming on them.

Although not as lush as in spring, the blooming at this time is amazing enough.

Liu Che subconsciously thought of a legend he had heard about an immortal who could make all flowers bloom overnight. He turned to look at Liu Tan and found that Liu Tan was struggling to jump down from the car.

There is no way, Liu Che’s carriage is not only big but also tall!

Liu Tan was not used to it, and he was afraid of the cold in winter, so he wore more clothes, so getting off the car became even more difficult.

He also wanted to jump down in a cool and handsome manner, but it was too difficult. He didn't want to land on his face, so he had to choose a very safe way.

Liu Che watched him land safely in silence, and silently suppressed his previous thoughts.

In his impression, immortals are all graceful and light, and Liu Tan... never mind, he is probably the disciple of some immortal.

After Liu Che found an excuse, he went to the main hall under the leadership of Liu Tan.

Although it had no political function, Liu Tan arranged the main hall according to the layout of the Weiyang Palace.

At most, it is less solemn and more relaxed than the Weiyang Palace.

But overall it is arranged according to Liu Che's taste, and even many details are what Liu Che is used to.

It's not just the main hall, the bedrooms are so detailed that even the placement of the dressing mirrors is almost exactly the same.

When Liu Che arrived here, he felt fresh but not unfamiliar. He even felt as comfortable as if he was back in the Weiyang Palace.

Liu Che felt even more relaxed now. This was the kind of relaxation that comes from knowing that someone cares about you.

As an emperor, it is normal to be taken seriously, but the degree of seriousness varies.

For example, Liu Fuling knew what Liu Che liked to eat, and Liu Bo knew what he liked to play.

The arrangements in these aspects are generally in line with his wishes, but he is not so attentive to the small aspects such as food, clothing, housing and transportation.

Liu Che didn’t care before, but now... Liu Che suddenly felt a little regretful. It would be great if Liu Tan was a princess.

If he was a princess, he would not have been sent out of the palace. Liu Che might even give him the title of eldest princess, and he could stay in Chang'an, so that he would not have to go to such a place to suffer hardships. Liu Che would also choose the best young man as his son-in-law, and he could even choose whoever Liu Tan liked.

In the past, Liu Che had regretted that Princess Dangli was not a prince, but he had never regretted that a prince was not a princess.

This was the first time he had such an idea. After all, even his daughter was rarely so considerate.

While Liu Che was thinking about these things, he turned around and saw Liu Tan instructing the servants in the palace to explain the precautions here to Bu Fan, and also asked someone to show the map to Bu Fan and others so that Bu Fan could make arrangements as soon as possible.

Liu Che waved to Liu Tan and said, "Tan'er, come here."

Liu Tan quickly walked over and asked, "Father, is there anything you don't like? I'll have them fix it."

Liu Che was satisfied: "Everything is good."

Liu Tan was immediately relieved. He said carefully, "Your Highness has already had dinner prepared. Would you like to have it in the Yanshou Palace or the Yankang Palace?"

Liu Che asked, "What do you think is good?"

Liu Tan said decisively: "Yankang Palace."

Because there is a large pond outside the Yankang Palace, which is the place he designated to place the lanterns. Even if Liu Che does not go there now, Liu Tan will invite him over later.

Liu Che decisively agreed: "Then go ahead."

Liu Tan was about to ask someone to prepare the carriage when Liu Che stopped him and said, "Let's go."

Liu Tan was stunned for a moment: "But... not very close."

Liu Che raised his eyebrows: "In your eyes, your father can't even walk this short distance?"

Liu Tan quickly said, "Your Majesty is in his prime and full of energy. Of course there's no problem. I'm just worried that the weather is too cold and that Your Majesty will get cold."

Liu Che waved his hand. It was not actually cold inside the Changshou Palace because the palace walls were high enough to block most of the wind. In addition, there were many flowers and trees in the palace which also blocked a lot of wind, so it was okay to take a walk.

Liu Tan accompanied Liu Che from Yanshou Palace to Yankang Palace. In order to let Liu Che enjoy the scenery, they did not take the main road.

The main road was originally prepared for Liu Che's carriage, but if you really want to see the scenery, you have to walk along the corridor.

That is the real meaning of "a corridor every five steps and a scene every ten steps".

Along the way, Liu Che even saw lotus flowers in full bloom. If he hadn't been wearing thick clothes, his exposed skin would have felt a little cold and he would have doubted whether he was in spring.

However, there are very few lotus flowers and only one in a small pond. It’s not that Liu Tan is stingy, but he raised a lot of lotus flowers at the beginning, but only a few of them survived in the end. It is really difficult to take care of these flowers and trees out of season.

It's so difficult that it's hard to do even if you have money.

When Liu Che walked to the front of Yankang Palace, the first thing he noticed was the windows there.

The bottom parts of those windows are transparent, making it difficult to ignore them.

Liu Che asked, "How did this happen?"

Liu Tan explained, "It's made by melting crystal."

Liu Che was a little surprised: "Crystal? You are willing to give it away."

Liu Tan tilted his head and said, "Anyway, my money was all given by my father, so why should I be reluctant to give it away?"

Liu Che didn't believe it. He was not really detached from the world. He knew that these flowers, plants and trees along the way must have cost a lot of money, not to mention that these plants were still lush and green and even blooming at this time. If it was not a magical skill, then it must have cost a lot of money to achieve it.

Now it's the crystal window again.

However, his son never made useless things. Not all the windows in Yankang Hall were made of crystal windows, which proves that his crystal windows must have a use.

After Liu Che entered, he looked through the window and found that from the inside out, he could only see the scenery inside the Yankang Palace courtyard, which was nothing special.

So Liu Che asked, "Why did you think of doing this?"

Liu Tan winked at him and said with a mysterious smile, "You'll know tonight."

Seeing that he was keeping it a secret, Liu Che couldn't help but laugh. He reached out and tapped his forehead and said, "It's getting late, let's eat."

It’s not that Liu Che was hungry, but he brought a lot of people with him, and he also wanted to formally meet with the officials of the Northern Border Country.

It was dark halfway through dinner. When the singing and dancing ended, Liu Tan walked up to Liu Che and said, "Father, look out the window."

Liu Che had drunk some wine at that time and was already a little drunk. After hearing Liu Tan's words, he subconsciously looked outside.

Because the Yankang Palace was quite large, Liu Che only saw tiny dots of light on the water outside. He couldn't help but ask, "What is that?"

Liu Tan whispered, "This is the lantern I ordered. Do you want to take a look?"