Seeing that his expression was off, Jiang Shan patiently asked, "I just came back from the Qin residence. Tell me slowly what happened, don't rush."
Li Minghe glanced at her and muttered to himself in frustration, "What on earth is Fu Qiyuan up to? He went to so much trouble to buy Huangshan Garden for you, and everything was already arranged inside and out. Why hasn't he told you yet?"
Jiang Shan asked softly, "You mean Huangshan Garden is the new house that Fu Qiyuan bought for me?"
Li Minghe said irritably, "That's the royal garden! Fu Qiyuan somehow managed to get His Majesty to give him the house! Several princes and princesses racked their brains but couldn't get His Majesty to agree, but that guy snatched it away, saying he bought the house for you and your daughter. Can you believe it?"
Jiang Shan was startled and subconsciously asked, "Royal gardens... must be very expensive?"
Li Minghe said wearily, "Is it a matter of whether it's expensive or not? Putting aside the scenery, the royal gardens represent unparalleled glory! It's His Majesty's unique favor towards them!"
Jiang Shan curled his lip, "Wasn't it bought with money? His Majesty is so short of money, I wonder how much money he's been cheated out of!"
Li Minghe laughed in exasperation, "Why don't you get Fu Qiyuan to sell the garden to me? You can decide the price!"
No way!
Jiang Shan adopted a "no discussion allowed" expression and decisively turned his head to the other side.
Li Minghe clicked his tongue and said, "Let's go, since we're already here, I'll take you and your daughter for a stroll in my garden!"
Jiang Shan's heart stirred slightly, and after thinking for a moment, he got off the carriage.
The garden is managed and maintained by dedicated staff, including royal gardeners who serve the imperial family and provide them with royal meals.
The old man guarding the garden saw Li Minghe and greeted him warmly.
Li Minghe tilted his head and gestured towards Jiang Shan, saying, "Look, old man Yuan, the true master of Huangshan Garden has arrived. Will you allow me to enter this time?"
The old man was startled and immediately bowed deeply to Jiang Shan and Jiang Huai, saying, "This old servant greets the young lady and the young master!"
Jiang Shan quickly helped Old Man Yuan up, saying, "Uncle Yuan, please get up. There's no need for such a grand gesture!"
Old Yuan chuckled and said, "Why didn't Lord Fu come with Miss? The young master's playground is all set up and waiting for Lord Fu to inspect it in person!"
Jiang Shan was itching to come and said, "We came secretly, he doesn't know."
Old Yuan was even happier. "It seems that the master's plan to give the young lady and young master a surprise is not going to work out! Prince Qingyang, you can put the items you brought in, but you have to listen to the young lady's instructions on where to put them."
Jiang Shan then noticed several giant vehicle frames lined up next to him, covered with cloth inside.
Li Minghe waved his hand, and the attendant standing by the car unveiled the cloth.
Good heavens, a whole row of furniture made of huanghuali wood!
What a grand gesture!
Seeing the amazement in Jiang Shan's eyes, Li Minghe said proudly, "This was specially made for you by a craftsman I found from a faraway place. The design is based on the drawings you made before, and the craftsmanship goes without saying! How about it, are you satisfied?"
Jiang Shan immediately felt that the share of the ice-making profits he had asked for was too much and too unfair!
Look how generous they are! They give away furniture worth tens of thousands of taels of silver without even batting an eye!
Jiang Shan grinned, a forced smile on his face, and said, "No, this is too extravagant for you. It would be too much trouble to accept it!"
Li Minghe rolled his eyes. "Go ahead and act tough! These days, neither you, Boss Jiang, nor I, take this little thing seriously. If you keep acting tough, it'll just get pointless!"
Jiang Shan patted his face and said seriously, "I really appreciate it! These craftsmanship skills can't be bought with money, and the workmanship... tsk tsk, never mind, I appreciate your kindness, I won't let you suffer a loss!"
Li Minghe raised an eyebrow, and the corners of his lips couldn't help but curve upwards.
Jiang Shan entered the garden and realized what a royal garden really was!
Unlike modern gardens, this is true ancient architecture, with pavilions, terraces, ponds, waterside pavilions, artificial mountains and strange rocks. No matter how good the painting or ink painting is, it cannot describe its shock and grandeur.
Jiang Shan tugged at Li Minghe's sleeve and murmured, "Tell me honestly, how much money did he actually spend?"
Li Minghe shrugged helplessly, "I don't know either! If it's really going to be auctioned, it definitely won't be less than 300,000 taels of silver. But I don't believe Fu Qiyuan has that much money to squander!"
Three hundred thousand taels... she didn't believe it either!
But the garden is truly beautiful!
When Jiang Huai saw a sika deer peeking out from the other side of the pontoon bridge, he jumped up excitedly: "Mom, what's that!"
Jiang Shan's heart couldn't help but race; there were even sika deer here!
“That’s a sika deer. Come on, let’s go play with it!” Li Minghe led Jiang Huai toward the pontoon bridge.
Jiang Huai was incredibly excited, chattering on and on, even asking Li Minghe if there were any big tigers in the park.
Old Yuan pointed to a row of exquisitely carved and painted buildings not far away and said, “Miss, that red-tiled and yellow-beamed courtyard is yours and the young master’s. The green-tiled roofed courtyard next to it is the guest room. The servants and laborers live in the west, and the gardeners live in the wooden house next to the horse farm in the west. Why don’t you have the workers carry those things into the main courtyard first?”
Jiang Shan nodded hurriedly and went to the main courtyard with Old Man Yuan.
The main courtyard was decorated perfectly; it was clearly Fu Qiyuan's masterpiece.
To be honest, there's really nowhere to put the furniture that Li Minghe sent.
Jiang Shan took a walk around the main courtyard and then decisively had the furniture delivered to the side rooms.
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