Chapter 56056 Building a Yard
Chapter 56
This mansion is located on the east side of Canghai County. About seven or eight miles further east is the sea.
The vast area of land from the palace to the seashore was once the fief of the Yu Nan Palace. The surrounding area was sparsely populated and there were not many people living there.
Later, King Yu Nan was defeated and beheaded. King Yu Nan, including anything related to him, became a taboo of the previous dynasty. This mansion became a place that everyone avoided. Over time, this area became deserted.
Later, with the change of dynasties and the new atmosphere, the first governor of Canghai County in Daxing expanded the entire city westward, that is, moved it dozens of miles inland.
Since then, this land has become increasingly desolate, with almost no human presence except for the occasional passing fishermen.
After exiting the palace gate, turn left and walk about a mile forward, you will see a wild lotus pond.
Of course, it may not have been wild at first, but as time went by and no one took care of it, it eventually became a deserted pond full of wildness.
Reeds grow densely and weeds grow wildly beside the lotus pond.
The surface of the water is covered with layers of lotus leaves, and the green waves are surging and lush.
Everyone stood by the lotus pond, not knowing where to start.
Yi'er pointed at the few pink flowers that occasionally appeared in the lotus pond and clapped her hands happily: "An Ning, flowers, there are flowers."
Meng Yuning smiled and nodded: "What a beautiful flower."
As she felt the gentle breeze, she looked at the huge lotus pond and sighed, "If this is cleaned up, when I have free time, I can row a small boat to the lotus pond to catch fish and pick flowers. I don't know how pleasant it would be."
Qi Jingyan listened to her words, then looked at Mu Yun and said, "I'll have someone take care of it later."
Mu Yun cupped his hands: "Yes."
Meng Yuning's face showed surprise. "Then let's repair the path beside the pond as well. It will be convenient for His Highness to take a walk after dinner."
The road is now full of mud and stones. When pushing Qi Jingyan here, we got stuck countless times.
Mu Yun bowed again: "Yes, I will remember this."
At present, the lotus pond was covered with wild weeds and vines, and there was really nothing to see. Meng Yuning asked the two younger ones, Mu Feng and Su Yang, who came with them, to pick some lotus leaves.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she finished speaking, not only Mu Feng and Su Yang moved, but Mu Jiang, Mu Ying, Mu Li, and several other guards also moved.
They rose up one by one, lightly tapped the lotus leaves with their toes, and as their clothes fluttered, each of them had already grabbed a handful of green lotus leaves and rushed to present them to Meng Yuning.
Su Yang smiled and asked, "Sister Meng, are these leaves big enough?"
Mu Feng pushed him aside: "Miss Meng, these leaves I picked are all tender."
Mu Ying and Mu Li put theirs together and said, "Girl, are these enough?"
Mu Jiang was even more ruthless. He just plucked them out directly. There were still lotus roots under some lotus leaves. When he got ashore and saw that no one was carrying the bottom section, he picked it off and raised his hand to throw it back into the lotus pond.
Meng Yuning hurriedly called out to him, "Don't throw it away, don't throw it away, this is a good thing."
The good things Miss Meng mentioned must be delicious. Mu Jiang looked at the white root-like thing in his hand in confusion: "Can this thing be eaten?"
Meng Yuning quickly reached out and took it: "This is lotus stem. Not only can it be eaten, it's also very delicious. Let's stir-fry some spicy and sour lotus stems for lunch."
Yi'er stood on tiptoe and clung to An Ning's hand: "An Ning, Yi'er wants to see."
Meng Yuning handed him the lotus stem: "Yier, take a closer look and see what's so special about it."
Yi'er took the lotus stem and looked at it slowly, "A Ning, it looks like a brush."
As he spoke, he held up the lotus stem in his hand, dipped the tip in water, and then picked it up, squatting on the ground to write. The lotus stem was a little soft, so he moved his hand forward to make it shorter. With difficulty, he wrote a word and said happily, "A Ning, look, these are the words I wrote."
Meng Yuning took a look and laughed. What Yier wrote was actually the word "Ning".
She reached out and touched Yi'er's head, raised her thumb and gave him a thumbs-up: "Our Yi'er is awesome."
Yi'er smiled and leaned into An Ning's arms. Meng Yuning picked up the little kid and said to Mu Jiang, "These are just enough to stir-fry for a dish. We need to pick some more."
"Okay." Mu Jiang put the knife in his hand on the ground, stood up and jumped into the pool again.
Seeing that such a big man could move and jump easily on the lotus leaves, Meng Yuning was shocked and secretly sighed that it turned out that the lightness skill was real.
But Mu Jiang was unlucky this time. He plucked several lotus leaves but didn't see any lotus stems.
He looked towards the shore helplessly, holding a lotus leaf on his head, with a bewildered look on his face: "Miss Meng, there is no more."
Seeing that he looked ferocious but always innocent, Meng Yuning couldn't help but smile. She pointed to a newly emerged and curled lotus leaf not far ahead and said, "You should look for the kind with 'small lotus leaves just showing their tip'. That's the kind with the lotus stem underneath."
Mu Jiang agreed and ran towards the tender lotus leaves. He reached into the water and pulled out a lotus stem. He laughed heartily, "It's true."
Seeing that he had successfully pulled it out, the guards who were watching the fun rushed over and all floated to the lotus pond.
Qi Jingyan murmured softly, "The little lotus has just begun to show its tip."
He waved to Mu Yun, who bent down and whispered, "Your Highness?"
Qi Jingyan's voice was barely audible: "The person I asked you to investigate earlier was called Bai Juyi. Have you found any clues?"
Mu Yun: "I've sent someone to investigate, but there's still no news. Should we urge them?"
Qi Jingyan waved his hand: "No rush."
Mu Yun whispered again, "Miss Meng's maternal family has also sent people to investigate. Once they have any news, they will report it immediately."
Qi Jingyan nodded slightly, and said the same thing: "No rush."
The two were talking in low voices here, while Meng Yuning and Yi'er were on the shore cheering for the guards floating on the lotus pond.
Hearing the two people shouting, Qi Jingyan looked up and saw a lot of piles of lotus stems in front of Aning and Yier. Mu Jiang, Mu Feng and a group of people were flying around, sending handfuls to the shore from time to time.
As Mu Jiang turned around and left, Mu Feng grabbed a few from his pile and put them in his own pile. Unexpectedly, Mu Jiang turned around and caught him in the act, and the two of them immediately started fighting in the pond.
You punched him, he kicked you, and you both fell into the water accidentally. When you stood up again, each of you had a head full of mud and water, and you stood there stupidly.
Yi'er laughed so hard that he jumped up and down, his little baby voice cracking: "Hahaha, mud man."
Everyone was laughing so hard that they couldn't stop. Meng Yuning laughed while putting her arms around Yi'er who was jumping non-stop, fearing that he would also roll into the lotus pond.
After being laughed at, Mu Jiang and Mu Feng just gave up and just waded in the water to fish in the water.
Seeing this, Su Yang brought the lotus stems in his hand to the shore and followed after them, stepping on the lotus leaves: "I want to catch fish too."
Mu Ying, Mu Li and several other guards were diligently pulling out the lotus stems. Soon, a huge pile of them had formed in front of Meng Yuning and Yi'er.
Meng Yuning shouted to everyone, "That's enough for this meal. It's best to eat this right after you pick it. If you pick too much, it won't be fresh anymore."
Yier also shouted: "Enough is enough."
So except for Mu Feng, Su Yang and Mu Jiang, everyone else returned to the shore, pulled some weeds from the shore, twisted them into ropes, and tied the lotus stems together. Several guard brothers each carried two bundles and held them all in their hands.
Meng Yuning held Yi'er's hand and looked at Qi Jingyan: "Your Highness, let's go back."
Qi Jingyan nodded, "You and Yi'er go first."
Meng Yuning agreed, took Yier's hand and led her back. Mu Ying and Mu Li followed empty-handed, and the guard holding the lotus root also followed them back.
After the group walked a little further away, Qi Jingyan pointed to a lotus flower that had not yet bloomed not far from the lotus pond and said to Mu Yun, "Go pick some lotus flowers. Choose the ones that are about to bloom."
Mu Yun smiled, as if he understood: "Your Highness wants to give it to Miss Meng, right?"
Qi Jingyan glanced at him indifferently. He said nothing, but his meaning was clear: Pick the flowers if I tell you to, so why waste your words?
Mu Yun didn't dare to laugh anymore. He leaped up and ran towards the lotus flowers in the lotus pond until his arms were almost full. Then he returned and handed the large bunch of lotus flowers to his own prince. "Your Highness, is this enough? If not, I will take my brothers to pick some more."
Qi Jingyan: "That's enough. Freshly picked flowers are more vibrant. We've picked all of them today. What will we pick tomorrow?"
Why does this sound so familiar? It seems to be what Miss Meng said about lotus stems just now. Mu Yun complained in his heart, but did not dare to say it out loud. He pushed the wheelchair back.
Qi Jingyan watched the light green figure in front of him enter the newly repaired gate of the palace and urged, "Hurry up."
The wheel of the wheelchair happened to be stuck on a small stone, and Mu Yun couldn't move it for a while. When he heard this, he knew that his prince wanted to catch up with Miss Meng and give her flowers.
This matter has affected His Highness's mood and cannot be delayed even for a moment.
Mu Yun thought for a moment, then turned back and waved to a guard following behind him. He then pointed at the wheelchair. The guard stepped forward and, along with Mu Yun, lifted the wheelchair on both sides and ran. "Your Highness, hold on tight."
Qi Jingyan: “…”
Meng Yuning returned to the mansion and was leading everyone to the kitchen when she heard the sound of "dong dong dong" behind her and someone running.
She hurriedly turned around with Yi'er in her hand, and saw Mu Yun and the others carrying Qi Jingyan running towards them. Her face changed, and she hurriedly went up to them and asked, "What's wrong? Is there another assassin?"
Qi Jingyan, who was taking the flowers out of his arms: "..."
Yi'er was small, so he noticed the large bunch of beautiful lotus flowers in his brother's arms first. He tugged at Meng Yuning's hand and pointed his little hand towards his brother's arms: "A Ning, there are so many flowers."
Qi Jingyan took the opportunity to pass the bunch of lotus flowers to Meng Yuning and said with a smile, "A Ning, this is for you."
Meng Yuning had originally planned to ask Mu Ying to help her pick a few flowers, but then everyone was busy picking lotus stems, and then Mu Feng and the others fell into the water, so she forgot about it.
At this moment, she looked at the large bunch of pink lotus buds, her eyebrows curved, and she reached out to take it carefully: "Your Highness, thank you, I like it very much."
She was happy and also a little touched.
Qi Jingyan in the book has no interest in these flowers and plants. The clothes he wears and the house he lives in are all lifeless.
She didn't expect that now he would think of sending her flowers. Does this mean that he has begun to love life now and will not die so alone in the future?
Seeing An Ning's sweet voice and sweet smile, telling him that she liked the flowers he gave her, Qi Jingyan's face slowly spread with a smile: "I'm glad you like it. I'll pick some for you another day."
Mu Yun looked up at the sky. He had clearly picked these flowers.
Meng Yuning smiled and nodded: "Then I'll take the flowers back to the room and find a vase to put them in, so they don't wilt."
Qi Jingyan nodded: "Go ahead."
Meng Yuning held the flowers and took Yi'er to the main courtyard, but when they returned to the house, they searched through all the drawers and cabinets but couldn't find a vase.
She went to the cabinet and found the account book that the Queen Mother had sent along with the goods, and handed it to Mu Ying: "Mu Ying, go through it and see if there are any vases or anything like that."
Mu Ying took it and quickly flipped through the account book. After flipping through it, she shook her head and said, "Miss, there are no vases. They are all jewelry, clothes, furs, medicinal materials, books, four treasures of the study, etc."
Meng Yuning thought about it and agreed. The two brothers were almost dead, so the Queen Mother would naturally send them some practical things. Why would she send them decorative items like vases?
"Then let's find a wooden barrel and put it there first. Tomorrow we'll go to the market and buy some vases."
Mu Ying agreed, went out to find a clean wooden barrel, filled it halfway with water and brought it in. Meng Yuning put the flowers in, just filling it up. The green stems and pink flowers, and the original wood color of the barrel gave it a pastoral feel.
Meng Yuning placed the wooden barrel on the table by the window, fiddling with it for a long time with a smile on her face before giving up.
Yi'er stood on a chair, leaned over the table, and held her little face with her hands: "A Ning, do you like flowers?"
Meng Yuning reached out and tapped his little nose: "Huahua is so beautiful, who wouldn't like it?"
Yier nodded seriously: "Yier remembers, Aning likes gold and flowers."
Seeing the little baby's serious look, Meng Yuning couldn't help laughing, picked up the little baby and walked out: "No matter what An Ning likes, she likes our Yi'er the most. Let's go to the kitchen and make something delicious."
So they rushed to the kitchen again.
Qi Jingyan did not return to the yard, but followed Mu Yun around the yard. Mu Yun reported the recent news he had received from various places one by one.
He then took out the planning maps of the various land uses in the palace and reported in detail the renovation plan for this temporary Prince Shen's Palace.
After listening to the plan, Qi Jingyan nodded in agreement with most of it, but he changed the last point: "Build a garden next to the banyan tree in the backyard, and then build another courtyard next to the garden."
Mu Yun was curious: "What kind of courtyard does Your Highness want to build, and what is its purpose?"
Qi Jingyan: "I built it for An Ning. She has always wanted a yard of her own."
Mu Yun: "But Your Highness, what if Miss Meng wants to move in after the courtyard is repaired?"
He didn't understand why his own prince, acting as if he couldn't leave Miss Meng for even a moment, built a separate yard for her.
Qi Jingyan: "...We'll talk about it then."
Mu Yun: "Okay, I'll find a craftsman and take measurements and draw up a blueprint."
Qi Jingyan: "Let me draw the blueprint and give it to you in a few days."
Mu Yun nodded and said, "Your Highness, according to the latest news on the street, the price of your head has increased again."
Qi Jingyan was calm and collected: "How much has it increased?"
Yu Xiao came out from the nearby Moon Gate, snorted coldly, and continued, "It has risen to 20,000 taels of gold."
Then he gloated, "Yunzhou, I was thinking, how about I take your head and exchange it for the 20,000 taels of gold, and then we can split it in half?"
Qi Jingyan picked up the land use plan that Mu Yun had just given him, rolled it up, and threw it to Yu Xiao: "First, take out five thousand taels and help me tidy up this house."
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