The little girl walked to the foot of the Nian Qu Tower, looked at the entire tower seriously, then walked to the left and disappeared from Cheng Ying's sight. Not long after, her figure reappeared from the right, as if she walked around the tower, and then looked up again.
Cheng Ying did not dodge because the skylight was concave inward and it was impossible to see what was inside the skylight from below the tower.
From his angle, he could clearly see the little girl's slightly furrowed brows and the puzzled expression on her face. She seemed to be wondering why the tower was closed and there were no doors or windows through which one could enter the tower.
Cheng Ying chuckled, and her gloomy mood dissipated a lot.
Yu Jiao, who was standing under the tower, was indeed looking for the gate to enter the Nian Qu Tower. However, this tower seemed to be only for viewing. It was a dead tower that was closed on all sides without any doors or windows to enter. She felt a little strange that building such a relatively wide and tall tower, but a closed dead tower, did not seem to have any value.
But at the same time, I felt relieved.
In later generations, the Nianqu Tower in the Plum Garden beside Taihu Lake in Wuxi was open to visitors. It was in the tower that she heard her senior brother talk about the origin of the name of the Nianqu Tower.
From this point of view, the Nian Qu Tower in the plum garden here is just a coincidence, and the buildings are not the same.
Or perhaps the Nianqu Tower was recorded in some ancient books and local chronicles, and when the Plum Garden was built in later generations, such an antique building was built.
After seeing the Nian Qu Tower, Yu Jiao did not stay long and took Jianjia back to Xianghai Huaxi.
Liu Yaoyu and others were sitting at a stone table in the Huaxi River. Song Jingrong was cooking wine on the stove, and the maids had already placed the washed cups and plates in place.
Seeing her coming back, Liu Yaoyu smiled and said, "I didn't lie to you, did I? There's really nothing to see in the Nian Qu Tower. It's just a dead tower that you can't get into. You might as well go to the Tianxin Terrace to see the three strange stones!"
Yu Jiao smiled and sat down on the stone bench where the maids had laid out the futon. "It's indeed not pretty, but the name of Nian Qu Tower does have some deep meaning. I thought the tower was built in a unique way."
Liu Yaoyu thought of the meaning of the word "Nian Qu" and thought that Yu Jiao was remembering her deceased mother. She said, "Everyone who came to the Plum Garden for the first time went to the foot of the Nian Qu Tower, thinking that they could climb up to enjoy the scenery in the garden. You were not the only one who thought so. Later, everyone knew that the Nian Qu Tower was a dead tower, so few people went there."
"Who is the owner of this plum garden?" Yu Jiao grabbed a handful of pine nuts, peeled them casually, and asked.
Liu Yaoyu shook her head, but Song Jingrong responded, "I heard from my grandfather that this plum garden seemed to be built by a wealthy man in the north. The rich man's deceased sweetheart loved plum blossoms very much, so the rich man collected many varieties of plum blossoms from all over the world and built a plum garden like this. He does not charge a penny and allows people to visit it, so as to accumulate some blessings for his sweetheart."
"It's really enviable that there is such a touching story." Cui Qiong said with emotion.
After listening to the story, Wei Min was a little absent-minded. It was not because he was moved by the story, but he secretly made up his mind that he must not be like the rich man and wait until his lover passed away and then build a plum garden like this to make up for the regret in his heart.
No matter how much you do, it will be in vain if the person is gone.
After hearing this, Yu Jiao felt more and more that this plum garden was just a coincidence, but Li Jing's scalpel appeared involuntarily in her mind.
The pot on the stone table began to boil, the aroma of wine filled the air, and the sweet and sour taste of green plums made one's mouth water.
There was still a light snow falling from the sky, but a glass of plum wine warmed the whole body.
The green plum wine tastes sour and sweet, a bit like fruit wine. Yu Jiao knew that she couldn't drink much, so she didn't dare to drink too much. She just sipped it in small sips while admiring the plum blossoms around her.
"Does that Madam Wushuang have any grudge against you?" Song Jingrong, who was sitting on Yu Jiao's left, suddenly asked softly.
Yu Jiao shook her head. Although she had talked to Liang Wushuang in the rouge shop that day, there was no argument between them, probably because of Yang Jiyan.
Song Jingrong said softly, "I have also heard about what happened on the day of your coming-of-age ceremony. Perhaps it is because of Governor Cheng that Madam Wushuang is making things difficult for you today. When a villain is successful, he will show off his power. We'd better avoid his edge."
Although Yu Jiao looks young, she is actually very mature in her handling of things. In the situation just now, if she had cared about her reputation and argued for her dignity, she would have gotten into big trouble. However, she was willing to take a step back. Such a character is very rare. Song Jingrong heard about what happened in the flower hall of the Liu Mansion from her family and began to admire her a little.
Yu Jiao knew that she meant well, so she smiled and nodded, "Second Sister Song is right. I will avoid you in the future."
Liu Yaoyu was listening at the side, feeling quite uncomfortable. She had just told Yu Jiao a few days ago that the girls from their Liu family did not need to live cautiously, but today, facing Madam Wushuang, they had to remain silent and forbear.
She was too naive in the past. In this capital city, no one can truly indulge themselves. Even Gu Yun, who has always been reckless, was placed under house arrest in the mansion.
Cui Qiong suddenly came over and said, "Jingrong, I remember your grandparents have a farm in the western suburbs. There is a hot spring in the farm. Shall we go there and soak in it later?"
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