Chapter 22: Poetry Writing Session is Here

That day, Xiao Lingyu and Shen Congting set off for Qiuci. Liu Xiaodie asked her if she wanted to see them off. She pondered for a moment, shook her head, and refused on the grounds that she had an injury on her face and it was not appropriate for her to go out.

Chen Bizhu would definitely go to see her off. They had just had such a bad fight, it would be unreasonable if they didn't continue the fight when they met.

Many people came to see her off. She had achieved her goal and didn't want to put on a show for others anymore.

As soon as Xiao Lingyu left, Shen Junheng called Ke Ji and found a reason to send him away.

When Ke Ji heard Shen Junheng asking him to leave, he thought he had misheard.

After all, they all followed from the Shen Mansion, and Liu Xiaodie couldn't help but plead for him, but Shen Junheng had made up his mind, and Ke Ji had to leave.

Shen Junheng didn't hate Xiao Lingyu, and Ke Ji didn't do anything wrong. She just didn't like having other people's eyes around her.

She had asked Keji before if there were any other spies around her. Keji mentioned a few names, and she sent them away.

Now that Koji is gone, the people who remain with her are basically trustworthy.

After seeing Keji off, she returned to her room and sat down in front of her dressing table, carefully examining herself in the bronze mirror. The medicine Xiao Lingyu had given her was very effective. The wound on her face had healed, leaving no scars and her skin even more tender.

Speaking of Xiao Lingyu, I wonder if he encountered any accidents on the road and whether he arrived in Qiuci.

Shen Junheng couldn't help but shake his head. Why was he thinking about what to do? He should just think about how to enjoy a good life.

The day was coming when she could lie down again.

After her adoptive father took action, the emperor allowed He Pingzhi to return to the border within a few days.

As soon as He Ping left, she invited a master to come to the house to do some work.

The master set up an altar and performed a ritual in the house, speaking with great confidence. After the ritual was over, he said that the house was filled with too much negative energy and had bad feng shui, which was not good for her.

Shen Junheng agreed with this and rewarded the master. The next day he moved back to his original house.

That house was also her dowry and was entirely her personal property.

She looked at the plaque on the gate that read "Xuanwei General's Mansion," shook her head, and said, "Take down this plaque and replace it with a new one."

He Pingzhi had lived in the house before, and there were traces of him everywhere. Shen Junheng didn't like it, so she asked craftsmen to renovate the house according to the drawings she drew.

More than a month later, the house was renovated. Shen Junheng looked at the house, every brick and tile, every flower and stone were designed according to her wishes, and nodded with satisfaction.

She strolled leisurely around the house.

The inscription on the door plaque was replaced with the elegantly written "Fan Shui Ju." The vermilion-lacquered gate was wide and imposing, its lintel intricately carved with cloud patterns, and flanked by majestic stone lions. Actually, she'd considered getting two stone statues of the barrier beasts from Nezha, but it was just a thought.

She named her residence "Fan Shui Ju" after the line: "Seek peace in a prosperous world, and spend your life in the tranquility of flowing water."

When she first watched "Fragrant Journey", she liked the origin of the name "Jin Mi". In order to prevent people from knowing that she was a time traveler, she changed her name to "Fan Shui".

As she entered, she was greeted by a spacious courtyard, paved with bluestone, dotted with flowers and trees, and fluttering butterflies. The pond in the courtyard had been unfenced, its arched bridge shaped like the moon, and the water was crystal clear. Thanks to her daily meticulous feeding, the koi fish in the water had grown plump, as plump as Taibai Jinxing's mount in the film "Nezha."

The corridor on the left winds along the waterfront, its sandalwood railings adorned with lifelike carvings of birds and animals. To the right, a bamboo forest, lush green, sways and rustles in the breeze. Passing through a dense grove of crabapple trees, one arrives at the backyard. The scenery is even more stunning, filled with a variety of precious flowers. Peonies, peonies, and orchids complement each other beautifully, creating a splendid world. The pavilion nearby offers a perfect spot for relaxation, its red pillars and green tiles, its eaves and pointed corners. From the railing, one can take in the sunset clouds and solitary wild ducks.

She remembered that in her previous life, she had worked hard for several years in a coastal city and could not even afford to buy a toilet. She never dared to dream that such a luxury house could belong to her.

She sat in the pavilion and couldn't help laughing out loud.

Shen Junheng didn't go out these days. He stayed in the mansion to supervise the craftsmen's work. He often burst into laughter. At first, Liu Xiaodie thought she had been put under a spell, but seeing that there was nothing unusual in her words and deeds, she was no longer surprised.

Liu Xiaodie was still puzzled. It was just a renovation of the mansion, so why was the young lady so happy? After all, this house was not even as big as her brother-in-law's new house.

But I have to say that the young lady has a very good taste. After some renovation, this house has become much more magnificent and elegant, completely surpassing her son-in-law's new house.

Seeing that Shen Junheng attached so much importance to this house, Liu Xiaodie thought that she would hold a banquet after it was completed, but she didn't expect that she was very low-key and didn't invite anyone. She just had a feast with the servants in the mansion.

Not long after, the emperor allowed Xiao Jinhuan to open a mansion, and she chose a location near Shen Junheng's mansion.

Xiao Jinhuan visited her mansion and liked the landscape design very much. She immediately asked Shen Junheng to draw a blueprint for her, and she asked the craftsmen to build the garden according to it.

"However, although the scenery of your backyard is beautiful, you should build another building." Xiao Jinhuan said seriously.

Shen Junheng shook his head: "As long as the house is big enough for me and the servants to live in, it will be empty even if it is built."

Xiao Jinhuan smiled meaningfully: "Ah Heng, just listen to me. Build a building here and add a few more rooms."

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Although Shen Junheng was puzzled, he nodded and asked the craftsmen to build the building the next day.

After all, they were close, so Xiao Jinhuan asked Shen Junheng to supervise her every day, and she only came to check on her occasionally.

Xiao Jinhuan's princess mansion was not built entirely according to Shen Junheng's drawings. Now it was getting hotter day by day, so she planted a forest and built a cool room near the pavilions. She brought water to the roof and let it flow down from the roof to form a water curtain.

She also built several buildings with carved railings and painted buildings, which did not look like they were for servants to live in.

Three months later, the princess's mansion was completed.

On the day of opening the mansion, Xiao Jinhuan invited royal relatives and noble ladies from all over the capital to a banquet, and Shen Junheng was the guest of honor.

At the banquet, there was drinking, singing and dancing, and laughter.

Sitting in the male guest seat was the top scholar Sun Youyu. Princess Anyang Chen Ying was fond of him and wanted to attract his attention, so she proposed to recite poems and compose essays to compete in literary talent.

Xiao Jinhuan pondered for a moment and said, "Good suggestion. Let's each write a poem on the theme of summer."

Both men and women expressed their agreement upon hearing this. Many eyes from the female guests immediately fell on Shen Junheng. After all, her character in the book was described as both talented and beautiful.

Hearing this, Shen Junheng couldn't help but smile, but her expression was very humble.

Regardless of whether it is a male or female story, as long as it is a time-travel novel, most of them will have such a plot: the protagonist is burdened with 5,000 years of Chinese cultural heritage, and can easily become famous by reciting a few poems.