The ones who came in were Fan Tianning, the thirteenth prince of Fan State, and Ku Chan, the closed disciple of the leader of the Buddhist sect.
Fan Tianning bowed from a distance and walked in with a smile on his face.
"To be honest, I've only just realized how willful people are when they have a lot of money! This Jinghu Villa is truly a wonderful place. Brother Fu, having only just arrived in Guanyun City, has already built up such a large fortune. I'm truly ashamed!"
Fu Xiaoguan had also stood up. He also bowed and said with a smile, "You are the prince of Fan State. Isn't it a slap in the face to say this?"
Fan Tianning stood beside Fu Xiaoguan. He first looked at the broken stones on the ground with some surprise, and then his eyes fell on Fu Xiaoguan. "You won't believe it, but I can't even come up with 100,000 taels of silver, let alone one million taels. It seems that this landlord is still a good thing. When I go back, I will ask my father to give me a fiefdom as soon as possible, and then I will become the landlord. However... before I become a landlord, I have to learn from you."
Fu Xiaoguan laughed heartily. "This place was bought by my father. Your father is the emperor. How can I compete with you in terms of father power? You can be the landlord however you want. No matter how you do it, it will be a good deal."
"I don't care. If I have time to go to Yu Dynasty, I will really go to your place to take a look."
"Of course you're welcome... This table is no good, it's broken. Please sit inside."
"I wanted to go sit on the Star Picking Terrace. I was a bit rushed when I came here. This is supposed to be your housewarming, but I didn't bring any gifts. However, I have ordered a table from Xiankelai. My entourage will bring it over later. We can enjoy the stars, the moon, and some fine wine on the Star Picking Terrace. How about that?"
Speaking of the Star-Picking Terrace, Fu Xiaoguan and others have not had time to go up and take a look. It is getting dark now, and since Fan Tianning mentioned it, it is a good opportunity to go and take a look together.
only……
Fu Xiaoguan looked at his second senior brother and said to Fan Tianning, "One table is not enough."
Fan Tianning was stunned. There were only about ten people, why was it not enough?
Then he looked at Gao Yuanyuan, and immediately understood what Fu Xiaoguan meant. He smiled apologetically and said, "Then I'll order another table. However, this matter..."
The only one who came with him was Ku Chan, who was a disciple of the leader of the Buddhist sect and did not have a master-servant relationship with him. He also wanted to chat with Fu Xiaoguan, so who would be the appropriate person to go?
Ning Siyan, who was leaning against the doorway and drinking, spoke up. "Well... then I'll have to go there. But I have to tell you first, I need to pick up two boxes of Xishan Tianchun at Xiankelai. That will be used as travel expenses. How about that?"
Fan Tianning didn't know that he was the former owner of this place, but looking at the casual look of Ning Siyan leaning against the door, he knew that she was not a proper doorman - which doorman would dare to be so bold?
So he immediately bowed to Ning Siyan and said, "Thank you for taking the trouble to come here."
Ning Siyan raised her eyebrows and turned to leave, and Fu Xiaoguan led a group of people to the Star-Picking Platform.
The Star Picking Platform is located on a mountain behind Jinghu Villa.
Although this mountain is not very high, Guanyun City is already very high.
There is a stone standing at the foot of the mountain, with the words "Yanshan" written on the stone in a flamboyant style. I think it was written by Ning Fatian, who took the character "Yan" from Yan Ruyu.
The way up the mountain is made of steps paved with white marble, which wind among the green pines and bamboos. The light here suddenly dims, and you can vaguely see many flagpoles on the side of the road, with lanterns hanging on them.
Fu Xiaoguan looked up and thought that if all these things were lit up, they would be a beautiful sight.
Just as he was thinking this, Su Bingbing had already flown up and landed lightly on the flagpole. She looked inside the lantern and took out the tinderbox - the lantern was actually full of lamp oil!
The wick is also in good condition and has never been used.
He flew all the way, lighting the lamps along the way, and then returned to Fu Xiaoguan's side and explained: "I don't like the dark."
When Su Su heard this, she looked at her fourth senior brother and thought to herself that he was obviously afraid of the dark!
There is a wide platform on the top of Yanshan Mountain, and the Star-Picking Platform is in the middle of this platform.
Fu Xiaoguan looked around. The platform was surrounded by white marble carved fences, and the ground was also paved with white marble. Was this work of art done by the former royal family or was it built after Ning Fatian bought this place?
He felt more and more that the one million taels of silver his fat father had spent were worthwhile, and thought that the lakeside villa he had designed in Fenglin Mountain was nothing compared to this place.
Fourth senior brother Su Bingbing didn't appreciate these things. He seemed to like starting fires.
He lit up all the lanterns and then went to the Star Picking Platform. Then Fu Xiaoguan and others saw the Star Picking Platform light up layer by layer, which was extremely spectacular and shocking!
The withered cicada looked up at the Star Picking Platform and suddenly two words popped up in his mind: "It really looks like it!"
Fu Xiaoguan was startled and asked, "What does it really look like?"
“It really looks like a seven-treasure pagoda!”
The so-called seven-treasure pagoda is described in the Lotus Sutra, Chapter on Seeing the Treasure Pagoda: "At that time, before the Buddha, there stood a seven-treasure pagoda, five hundred yojanas high, over two hundred and fifty yojanas long and wide. It rose from the ground and resided in the air. It was decorated with all kinds of treasures, five thousand railings, and tens of thousands of niches and rooms...!"
It is appropriate to describe the size of the Star-Picking Terrace, but the legendary Seven Treasures Pagoda is the place where Buddhists place the relics of eminent monks from past generations, so this is not appropriate.
Fu Xiaoguan did not try to defend himself. When the group entered the Star-Picking Terrace and climbed the stairs, they discovered that the middle was actually solid - the stairs went around but there were no layers. There were many windows on the outer wall, and inside... it was actually a wall made of stone!
It was not until they walked out of the stairs and stood on the top of the platform that they realized that the Star-Picking Platform was big enough for horses to run on!
There are nine pavilions, three gardens, two rockery and a lake on it!
Everyone was shocked!
Only then did I realize that as one of the three platforms in Guanyun City, it really lives up to its reputation!
Fu Xiaoguan and his party went to the pavilion in the lake and saw two big words written on the pavilion: Yunting!
It’s not a pavilion, it’s a courtyard!
What does it mean?
Fu Xiaoguan didn't know.
They sat down at a table by the lake in Yunting. There were three wooden tables placed inside, and the space was very spacious. Fu Xiaoguan only took a glance and calculated that if a banquet was to be held, at least ten large round tables could be placed here.
Thinking of Prince Linjiang Xian's Shanglinzhou, I used to think that place was great. But compared to this place, Shanglinzhou is nothing!
He cast his gaze out the window. Above him were brilliant stars that seemed within reach, and below—
Milky white clouds can be vaguely seen below, but it is not clear whether they are clouds or fog.
"The Star Picking Terrace has a history of 430 years. It was once the place where the Wu Dynasty offered sacrifices to the heavens." Fan Tianning sighed with emotion, "Then..."
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