Chapter 539 Wangxu Villa
The villa was renovated according to Song Yuntang's drawings by the end of October.
The winter in the capital is very cold, and the hot spring villa is much warmer than other places.
In early November, the hot spring villa officially opened.
Before the opening, Song Yuntang had done sufficient preparations. He integrated the scenery of the villa and copied a famous poem he learned in his previous life, which attracted some literary masters to come to the villa to recite poems, play the piano and paint, to build momentum for the villa.
Many poems and paintings have been released from the villa recently.
One of them is Mr. Pillow Book, who has become a little famous in the past two years but has been elusive.
With the support of these great literary scholars, Wangxu Villa became famous in the capital.
Li Junyao heard about her actions from the concubines in the harem and shook his head with a smile.
"No wonder she was born in the countryside but was able to amass so much wealth in a short period of time. This Princess Le'an is truly a business genius."
Little did people know that Song Yuntang did not have a talent for business.
It’s just that I saw a lot in my previous life and I’m just copying it.
On the side, the queen covered her mouth and laughed.
"When I first met her, I felt that the Princess of Le'an was a wonderful person. If I were not living in the palace, I would have wanted to go to the Princess's Wangxu Villa to take a look."
Song Yuntang is already married and is the wife of a minister in the court. Even if the emperor misses the late queen, he will not have any other thoughts about her.
Therefore, the queen had no hostility towards her.
Furthermore, the queen knew that the emperor had a crush on Song Yuntang. Even if he treated Song Yuntang differently, it was only because she was the shadow of the previous queen.
A concubine nearby responded with a smile, "On the Queen's birthday, I only saw the county lady painting, but not composing a poem. Little did I know that the county lady's poetry is also quite good."
Another person smiled and said, "Isn't it great to be able to attract so many literary masters?"
Zhuang Zihan, who was already a noble, was dismissive of this.
"You sisters didn't see the county lady composing the poem with your own eyes, so how do you know that the poem was written by her? What if someone else did it for her? As far as I know, Lord Xu is very knowledgeable, so maybe the poem was written by him."
Hearing this, everyone fell silent.
I have to say, this is indeed possible.
The emperor glanced at her with a hint of displeasure, and his expression suddenly turned cold.
Concubine Rong was just thinking of finding an excuse to leave the palace and meet the Princess of Le'an in person. Seeing the emperor's expression change from moved to calm, she cursed Zhuang Zihan in her heart for being stupid.
She smiled, her voice lazy.
"Lord Xu is highly regarded by His Majesty and is busy with affairs of state. How can he have time to compose poetry? In the past, I, like many people, thought that the county princess came from the countryside and was not good at writing. But you see, the county princess's paintings are not even as good as Concubine Zhuang, who was once known as a talented woman in the capital. I think her poems are also very good."
When Zhuang Zihan saw that Concubine Rong compared her with Song Yuntang again, she was both angry and surprised.
Since entering the palace, she boasted that she had a good relationship with Concubine Rong.
Shouldn't the imperial concubine be standing in the same boat with her? Why are you following these concubines in praising Song Yuntang?
Could it be that he is possessed by a demon?
Seeing that Zhuang Zihan wanted to say something, Concubine Rong glanced at her lightly.
Seeing this, Zhuang Zihan closed her mouth unwillingly.
After a brief silence, the emperor smiled and spoke.
"Since you, my beloved concubines, are so interested in the Wangxu Villa owned by Princess Le'an, I will take you to have a look on the day it opens, as a token of my support for Princess Le'an."
All the concubines are blessed.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Li Junyao didn't stay here for long and got up and left.
On the opening day of Wangxu Villa, he really came with his concubines.
In addition to the Queen and Noble Concubine Rong, there are also two concubines who have been favored recently, and Noble Lady Zhuang who came from the Prime Minister's Mansion.
In addition, there are two princes.
One of them was the eldest prince Li Xi'an.
The group came incognito, and the queen and concubines all wore veils.
Like the guests who came to Wangxu Villa today, they all parked their carriages in the spacious and clean stable at the foot of the mountain and walked up the mountain along the stone steps.
Since getting off the carriage, everyone has been looking at the scenery and facilities here.
The scenery of Wangxu Villa is indeed nice. After the skillful arrangement of Princess Le'an, the buildings on the mountain are perfectly integrated into the scenery.
Every step brings a different view.
The red maple trees on the mountain are particularly eye-catching in this winter.
When the mountain breeze blows, the red maple leaves sway, as if welcoming the incoming guests.
Li Junyao smiled and said, "Le'an County Master, you really haven't buried this villa."
The queen at the side smiled and said, "I have inquired about it. The most impressive thing about the villa of Princess Le'an is not the scenery on the mountain, but the medicinal springs. It is said that each one has different effects. Men can strengthen their bodies by soaking in it, women can whiten their skin by soaking in it, the elderly can strengthen their body by soaking in it, and children can also strengthen their physical constitution by soaking in it."
Upon hearing this, Li Junyao smiled and shook his head.
"There are many hot spring resorts in the suburbs of Beijing, but only the Princess of Le'an County has come up with so many ways to use the hot springs." He turned to look at Li Xi'an, "It's been cold recently, my son, you should take a good bath later to get rid of the coldness in your body."
Li Xi'an nodded.
"good."
The concubines looked in the direction of the little boy, feeling somewhat surprised.
It was a well-known fact that the eldest prince was weak, but no one expected that he could be cured by Princess Le'an.
Under the veil, Concubine Rong's eyes flashed with urgency.
Since Princess Le'an could even cure the disease that the eldest prince had from his mother's womb, this problem should be no problem for her as well.
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Today is the opening day, Song Yuntang brought Hao Ting, who is almost one and a half years old, to the villa.
The temperature on the mountain is much higher than that at the foot of the mountain.
Since there were stewards and maids busy at the hot spring villa, Song Yuntang would only take his son over to say hello when he saw someone he knew. The rest of the time, they would stay in a pavilion surrounded by camellia flowers not far away.
I was warming myself by the stove, drinking tea, watching the child climbing up and down the beauty in the pavilion, and occasionally glancing at the camellia flowers outside the pavilion. I just felt comfortable.
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