Chapter 45:
Xiao Yu followed Zhou Yanzhi into an antique, solemn and dignified building. The porch looked very grand and majestic under the night light, and it was restrained and dignified.
Under the oncoming light, the quiet and elegant screen wall and the graceful and beautiful roses blend together to create a vibrant and prosperous atmosphere, as if instantly dispelling the oppressive feeling brought by the red pillars and golden gates.
Xiao Yu had come to the imperial capital to study, and he had seen a few siheyuans before. However, he had rarely seen a siheyuan like the one before him that was antique and yet lacked the air of oldness and decay.
Walking around the screen wall, the courtyard is deep and the fresh and elegant yard landscape comes into view, which instantly makes people feel lazy and comfortable, and want to live here and enjoy it.
Zhou Yanzhi turned left onto a spacious veranda, where pots of roses, jasmine, and orchids bloomed in full bloom every five steps. They walked along the veranda for a while, then turned a corner, passed through a carved jade-paved porch, and entered a square courtyard that resembled a patio.
Continue along the corridor, pass through the patio and an archway, and the view will suddenly open up.
lake?
Xiao Yu was stunned. Across the archway lay a spacious, enticing lake. It measured at least three or four acres. Beyond the lake, beyond the courtyard, the bustling skyscrapers of the imperial capital lay within easy reach.
Three or four mu of land is more than a thousand square meters, and it is located in the city center. This must be a courtyard for an emperor or noble.
Zhou Yanzhi's destination was a three-story ancient building called Shuxiang Pavilion by the lake.
When Xiao Yu followed Zhou Yanzhi into the Shuxiang Pavilion, he subconsciously turned around and looked at the corridor on the left. There was a person standing at the door there.
This was the first person he and Zhou Yanzhi had seen since entering the courtyard. Although he felt that the courtyard was not empty, he really didn't see anyone.
"What's wrong?" Zhou Yanzhi stopped and turned around.
Xiao Yu turned around: "It's okay." He was just curious.
Zhou Yanzhi followed the direction he had just looked and looked towards the corridor, but there was no one there.
At the same time, inside the corridor, a handsome young man in his twenties was patting his chest with lingering fear.
"Li Zheng, what are you doing?" A man walked out of the Langfang Restaurant and saw the young man leaning against the door pillar with a panic-stricken look on his face.
The young man secretly stuck his head out and glanced towards the Book Fragrance Pavilion. Then he said to the man who was walking over and also looking out, "Brother, do you know who I just saw?"
A man in his thirties, with a gentle and steady temperament, looked at him calmly: "An important person is coming here today, don't move around casually. Have you forgotten my instructions?"
Li Zheng paused, then scratched his head in embarrassment. "Haha, I, I'm not just walking around casually! I still know my place. Besides, I can't usually enter this place."
"Come in." The man said and went back to the restaurant first.
Li Zheng curled his lips at the man's back and muttered in his heart: "I should have known not to join in the fun. What spiritual medicine and spiritual fruit are they? It's all a lie. The old man is over a hundred years old. Unless there is an immortal fruit..."
Xiao Yu followed Zhou Yan up to the second floor, where they were greeted by an eight-sided brocade screen embroidered with gold thread and framed with golden pearwood. When the light shone on it, it displayed its splendor, grandeur and luxury.
Walking around the screen, a bright and exquisite Chinese-style living room appeared before his eyes. At this moment, six people were sitting on the round chair, Luohan bed and Taishi chair in the living room.
——Five men and one woman.
"Mr. Zhou." As soon as the two appeared, the six people in the room stood up at once. The one who spoke was a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties or fifties, wearing a white shirt and black pants, and dressed in a proper manner.
Judging from his hairstyle, posture, and clothing, this person looks a bit like a politician on TV.
Zhou Yanzhi simply nodded at the other party, then looked at the others.
These people had clearly been looking at the two of them with inquiry and curiosity just a second ago. But when Zhou Yanzhi's gaze swept over them, they immediately stood up straight, as if they were being inspected by some important person.
Xiao Yu: ...
Shao Qing seemed to sense something was wrong. One of the men, who was in his thirties or forties and had a bit of a gangster vibe about him, laughed and said, "Senior Zhou, I hope you can forgive me for coming here uninvited."
Upon hearing this, the others also looked a little uncomfortable.
Zhou Yanzhi said nothing, but turned sideways and took Xiao Yu's hand: "This is my wife, Xiao Yu."
Madam? Xiao Yu was stunned.
"Hey, hello, ma'am." The bandit-like man who had just spoken suddenly stepped forward quickly, as if he wanted to shake hands with Xiao Yu.
Before Xiao Yu had time to blush at Zhou Yanzhi's introduction, he was startled by the sudden approach of this tall and strong man in a Tang suit, who looked a bit like a gangster from a TV drama.
Zhou Yanzhi looked indifferently at the man who was rushing towards him. The man seemed to be blocked by something and stopped abruptly two meters away from Xiao Yu and the others.
The man's expression suddenly changed from enthusiastic to distorted.
This went on for about a minute. When the man's face was visibly red and his neck was angry, everyone behind him, except the man who spoke at the beginning, rushed forward.
Xiao Yu looked at their various movements and subconsciously took a step back in shock.
As a result, whether it was the bandit-like man before or the four people who came up later, they were all "fixed" in place when they rushed to the same position as the bandit-like man.
How could this be possible? If this gets out, it will be a disgrace to my family.
The five of them exchanged glances, then immediately took a step back and attacked again. This time, Xiao Yu immediately saw a visible stream of five-colored air rushing towards him.
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