After He Feng left, Xie Shu looked at the inner room carefully again.
He knew before that the annex hall on the first floor of Tingyu Garden was very luxurious, and today he saw that it was even more so.
Xie Shu slowly walked to the corner and saw that the walls on all four sides were crimson red and smelled a faint fragrance. He touched it with his hand and determined that this was the "Pepper Room" mentioned in the book.
This is an ancient method of grinding the flowers of Sichuan pepper into powder, mixing it with the plaster on the wall, and then applying it, so that the house would have such a gentle and fragrant aroma.
The walls painted with peppercorns are not only warm in winter and cool in summer, but also mosquito-free. However, you can imagine how precious they are.
At this time, Xie Shu took another closer look and found that not only was pepper powder used on it, but it might also be mixed with a mineral similar to kaolin, otherwise, it would not feel so smooth and delicate.
The reason why the walls appear to be so colorful and pearly is not because of the use of vulgar gold powder, but because of the several kinds of musical instruments and swords hung on them, covered with brocade gauze, which looks extremely elegant.
Xie Shu looked around and suddenly couldn't help thinking, perhaps only a place like this is worthy of such a precious man?
But in this case, Xie Shu felt a little helpless. He had thought that he would have to find a skill to make a living in the future, at least he couldn't live here for nothing.
But now it seems that no matter what he finds, he may not be able to afford the rent for a day here, let alone other things...
So he might need to rely on his husband for support for a long time...
Of course, Xie Shu was not being pretentious. He was just reminding himself to be aware of what was going on and not take everything for granted.
After Xie Shu got familiar with his new house for a while, Xi Mo trotted in.
Before, Xie Shu asked Ximo to check if there was anything in the house that needed to be packed, only to see that he was holding something similar to an invitation in his hand.
Xi Mo handed the invitation to Xie Shu and scratched his head in embarrassment: "Master, you were seriously ill a few days ago, and I almost forgot that your former classmate Zhang Enshi sent me an invitation a few days ago, inviting you to attend the Xiyuan Poetry Festival on March 3, which is five days later."
Poetry reading?
Xie Shu became interested after hearing this. He had read in a book that poetry gatherings and elegant gatherings were popular among the ancients, and they often gathered friends over literature, which was a romantic and elegant thing to do.
And there is a reason for this "March 3rd".
In ancient times, there was a concept of spring purification. In late spring, when the weather warmed up, a custom gradually emerged. People liked to bathe in the water on this day to pray to God to wash away the bad luck on their bodies.
Later, March 3rd evolved into a specific festival for traveling.
I just don't know who this Zhang Enshi is and what his relationship with the original body is. After all, he doesn't know much about the original body's personality. It would be bad if he was exposed.
But it was impossible for Xie Shu to hide forever. Moreover, he had come to the ancient times and finally saw the poetry meeting mentioned in the book, and he didn't want to miss it.
Xie Shu opened the invitation and noticed that it said that the venue was the West Garden built by the Gu family, and the organizer was the third son of the Gu family. What was the background of this Gu family?
Xie Shu thought for a moment, looked at Xi Mo and said calmly: "Go and help me find out about the Xiyuan Poetry Festival. How many people are participating and who is going?"
This kind of thing is bound to happen again in the future, and Xie Shu wants to give Xi Mo more time to adapt.
Ximo is not a bad person and he is smart, but due to his age, he is inevitably a little impetuous. It would be better to train him well so that he can be independent in the future.
Xi Mo was stunned when he heard this. The reason why he didn't take it too seriously was that since his master married into the Yu family, he never participated in such gatherings.
But being looked at like this by his master, as if he trusted him very much, Ximo suddenly developed a sense of pride.
He thought to himself that he must find out everything clearly so that his master would have no worries.
It didn't take long to get rid of the ink. The Yu family already had a place dedicated to getting information. Besides, Xi Mo was someone close to Xie Shu after all, unlike an ordinary servant.
Except for the people in the backyard, people outside are still unclear about the relationship between Xie Shu and Yu Chuxi. Xie Shu is the legitimate son-in-law of the Yu family, and Yu Chuxi is now the young master of the family, so naturally there are people willing to run errands for him.
After Ximo came back, he explained the specific situation in detail. After all, he was fluent in writing and had been with the original body since childhood, so he knew a lot and was able to explain it very clearly.
The Gu family is a rare prominent family in Jinling. Gu Yuanke is the third son of the Gu family who organized this rally. He is 22 years old this year.
His grandfather was the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and his father had been the Imperial Censor of Salt in Nanjing for eight years, so the Gu family had a presence in the capital, let alone in Nanjing.
The West Garden is a viewing garden built by the Gu family. It is located in the suburbs of Jinling, covers a very large area, and is next to a river flowing down from a mountain. It is now late spring in March, and the scenery is breathtaking.
Gu Yuanke studied under a great scholar, but his talent and reputation were average. He had a wide circle of friends and liked to make friends.
Nowadays, the whole world has been filled with people passing the imperial examinations, and the imperial examination is the way to succeed. Gu Yuanke probably knows that it will be difficult for him to enter the officialdom through the imperial examination, and he may still have to rely on his father's protection, but at most it will only be an idle official position, so he pays special attention to these talented people.
In addition, Gu Yuanke was a person who liked lively occasions, so he intended to make the ceremony very grand.
Anyone with talent and knowledge, regardless of where in Jinling or what their social status, can come to Gu Yuanke's Xiyuan Poetry Festival and enjoy the beautiful scenery and delicious food.
If one could become famous at such a poetry gathering, or be valued by Gu Yuanke, the benefits would be innumerable, so many people were very interested.
Zhang Enshi was my former classmate, and I didn't have much of a relationship with him. I hadn't seen him in the past three years.
But this time he sent out a lot of invitations to his classmates, so it makes sense.
After Ximo finished speaking, Xie Shu felt relieved. He was originally worried that he would run into acquaintances at the poetry gathering. But from what Ximo said, although his original body had studied at Jinling Academy for several years, he did not have many good friends.
The person who organized the poetry gathering was a son of a noble family and didn't know the original body at all, so even if he went, not many people would pay attention to him. This was the best situation.
After Xie Shu made up his mind, he asked Ximo to prepare the writing material and he replied personally.
During this period, Xie Shu was recuperating in the house. With nothing else to do, he just leaned on the bed and read books. He gradually became familiar with the original body's writing.
Although it's not 100% similar, it's about 80% similar. If there's a slight change, no one will suspect it. You can just slowly change it back in the future.
After Ximo took the reply letter and left, someone knocked on the door again. It was the maid Fenghe from before.
Feng He hesitated for a moment, but still made her intention clear. She deliberately said in a distant tone: "Thank you, sir, for coming today. The kitchen over there doesn't know yet, so my lord asked you to go over and have dinner first."
In fact, all the meals that Yu Chuxi ate were prepared in the small kitchen in the backyard, and each meal had a fixed quantity. However, because of the sudden decision made by the husband today, the small kitchen did not prepare so much, so the husband had to give half to him. Why bother?
Feng He didn't understand whether her husband was just in a whim or was planning to have meals with Mr. Xie three times a day in the future...
If it's the former, it's fine. But if it's the latter, Feng He is afraid that Mr. Xie will get what he wants and will continue to look down on you as before!
So Feng He deliberately emphasized that it was only today.
Xie Shu didn't care about this. When he heard his husband asking him to have dinner together, he naturally nodded in agreement.
Soon, Xie Shu followed Feng He to the side hall on the first floor, where maids had already prepared a number of exquisite meals.
Xie Shu had been eating very light meals these days due to his illness, and he had been delayed at noon by something else, so he had not eaten yet. Therefore, his appetite was whetted when he saw the food, but the meals were not much and the plates were very small.
Xie Shu immediately understood that this was food that was supposed to be eaten by her husband alone.
After a while, Yu Chuxi also came. He changed into casual clothes, wearing pale white arrow sleeves with two-color golden butterflies and a long tasseled palace belt tied around his waist, which made his temperament even more elegant.
Although the two had just met in the afternoon, the situation was special and the atmosphere was different, not as relaxed and natural as it is now.
Xie Shu saw Yu Chuxi and couldn't help but smile: "My dear."
After he said that, he realized that the man in front of him was not only "Shuang'er", but also his wife. Should he change his attitude?
Although Xie Shu already knew this, he couldn't get used to it mentally. It was obvious that the man looked no different from other men. At most... he was too handsome. Therefore, he didn't care about anything and subconsciously treated the man in front of him as an old friend.
The next moment, Yu Chuxi also looked at him with a smile. At this moment, the heavy mood that Xie Shu had just felt in his heart disappeared.
Yes, if the lover can still treat him as always, then he should not behave strangely so as not to hurt the lover's feelings.
After Xie Shu figured it out, he sat down. The other maids stepped aside and the two of them ate in silence.
However, Xie Shu knew that this meal was originally for her husband alone, and was worried that he would not be full, so Xie Shu paid close attention to what Yu Chuxi liked to eat.
Yu Chuxi could feel the vague gaze of the person opposite him sweeping over him, bringing a warmth like breath, which made it difficult for him to concentrate on his meal.
Before this, Yu Chuxi only knew that Xie Shu liked to look at him, but he didn't know that he even looked at him during meals.
Yu Chuxi couldn't help feeling a little confused and didn't even know what to do with his hands.
It wasn't until he heard a light laugh that Yu Chuxi's ears and temples tingled, and then he realized something was wrong. It turned out that Xie Shu was not looking at his face at all, but was concerned about what he was eating, so he didn't pick up food from that side...
Thinking that he had been misunderstood and the person in front of him was still smiling innocently, Yu Chuxi couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and deliberately said to him: "You should eat more. If you don't know, you will think I can't afford to support you."
When saying this, Yu Chuxi suddenly felt a little regretful.
He always refuses to give in to others even if he is right. He only gives in to others and never gives in to others.
People outside said that he had a fierce temper, but Yu Chuxi didn't care.
But at this moment he felt that this was a bit too much. After all, even a person with a good temper would have some reservations about marrying into a woman's family.
Unexpectedly, the smile between Xie Shu's eyebrows and eyes did not fade at all, but instead exuded a sense of tenderness: "Thank you for raising me every day, my husband, you have worked hard."
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