As night fell, Zhao Yanxun stayed in his bedroom, flipping through several books with the help of candlelight.
These books record the personnel summary of various departments in the palace. This is the first time that Zhao Yanxun has a comprehensive understanding of the palace.
You don't know until you look at Zhao Yanxun, you can really understand how generous Emperor Tai'an who was far away in the capital was to him.
In addition to the one hundred thousand taels of silver that he was rewarded when he left the capital, there were also countless silks, gold and silver utensils, as well as guards, slaves and craftsmen.
In addition to these, the emperor also transferred several prefectures around Yuanyang and nearly 10,000 acres of official land to the name of Prince Yong's Mansion.
In other words, Zhao Yanxun is still a super big landowner.
Just as Zhao Yanxun was looking at it, he saw Huo An walking in from outside and replied in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the dinner is ready!"
"Have the princess and the others arrived?" Zhao Yanxun asked.
"Everyone's here!"
Putting down the booklet in his hand, Zhao Yanxun stood up and said, "Let's change clothes!"
Then several maids came forward, took out a dark green robe, and carefully put it on for Zhao Yanxun.
While changing clothes, Zhao Yanxun asked: "Have you sent all the letters to your mother and concubine?"
"It has been sent out!" Huo An quickly replied.
Since Zhao Yanxun left Beijing, he would receive a letter from Concubine Duan basically every two days, expressing all kinds of concerns about him.
Every time he received a letter, Zhao Yanxun would reply one and then ask the eunuch who delivered the letter to take it back.
In this letter written this afternoon, Zhao Yanxun directly explained the existence of the monster and warned Concubine Duan to deal with it carefully.
Zhao Yanxun really didn't dare to confirm whether the capital was safe or not. What if there was more than one meteorite from the Beast Taming Prison?
After putting on the clothes, Zhao Yanxun symbolically looked in the mirror and was extremely satisfied with his image at the moment.
Although it is the end of the world, the enemy has not yet appeared. If you can enjoy it, you must do your best to enjoy it.
"Let's go!" Zhao Yanxun said in a deep voice.
At this moment, several eunuchs were waiting outside the hall with lanterns.
When Zhao Yanxun walked out of the door, several eunuchs walked in front with their waists hunched, and the dim candlelight could barely illuminate the way forward.
The dinner was held in the back garden, which was not in line with etiquette, but it could not be spread to outsiders, so Zhao Yanxun was so bold.
The island in the middle of the lake in the back garden is now brightly lit.
Although the light from a dozen large lanterns was not as bright as the incandescent lamps used by Zhao Yanxun in his previous life, it still illuminated the scene brightly.
Looking at the moving candlelight in the corridor on the lake, the princesses knew that Zhao Yanxun was coming, so they all stopped chatting.
After a while, Zhao Yanxun stepped onto the island in the middle of the lake. With the help of candlelight, he could see that the peach blossoms were in bud around him.
At this moment, Xue Baoyun and others walked out of the pavilion, came down the steps and came to Zhao Yanxun. They bowed deeply and said, "I respectfully welcome the prince!"
"My beloved concubines are exempt from the gift. It's cold outside... let's talk inside!" While saying this, Zhao Yanxun also picked a branch of young plum.
It has to be said that Zhao Yanxun's behavior was extremely indecent, and both Xue Baoyun and Lin Jingyu frowned.
Only Huang Rongrong curled her lips and said: "My lord, you are so cruel. This plum blossom just bloomed and was broken by you before it showed its flowery posture to the world!"
This stupid girl really dared to speak out and directly expressed her dissatisfaction to Zhao Yanxun.
Zhao Yanxun laughed and then said: "Although this is a good thing, I feel that she is in the wrong place!"
Huang Rongrong's face was full of questions, and she immediately asked: "Then, my lord, tell me... where should she stay!"
Zhao Yanxun smiled and said nothing. He stepped forward to Huang Rongrong, picked the peach blossoms and put the hairpin on Huang Rongrong's temple.
"The mountain peach blossoms are full of red flowers, and the peach blossoms on the human face reflect the red... My beloved, this peach blossom should stay here!" Zhao Yanxun said with a smile.
Under the candlelight, Huang Rongrong's face was as red as an apple, and she looked particularly charming and charming.
But Xue Baoyun on the side felt extremely uncomfortable at the moment. No matter how generous and well-mannered she was, it was hard for her to take it lightly when her husband praised another woman in front of her face.
Only Lin Jingyu on the side was muttering at the verses Zhao Yanxun read.
The two sentences read by Zhao Yanxun were both very good when viewed separately, but when put together like this, the preface and the follower were incompatible.
The three women had different thoughts, but Zhao Yanxun found it very enjoyable after showing off, and then invited the three of them into the pavilion.
The morning breeze was waning, the moon was waning, accompanied by good wine and beautiful people. At this moment, Zhao Yanxun felt that he was a winner in life, which was no worse than the enjoyment of being an emperor.
But these thoughts are temporary. The end of the world will always come, and Zhao Yanxun still has to face the cold reality.
After a brief chat, Zhao Yanxun took the wine glass handed by Huang Rongrong, and then asked: "My dear concubine, what do you think of this back garden of the palace..."
Huang Rongrong nodded: "Very good..."
"Are you uncomfortable looking at such a big yard?" Zhao Yanxun asked with a smile.
After Huang Rongrong thought for a moment, she said: "Your Majesty, everything else is fine...but there are a few places that look uncomfortable!"
Zhao Yanxun immediately became energetic and asked: "Is there something that makes you feel uncomfortable?"
"Those flowers and grasses in the east are all too plain and don't look festive at all. I think if they were all planted with peonies..."
"There is also a small bamboo forest in the south. Only one kind of bamboo is planted, which is not interesting at all..."
"There is also something wrong with the layout of the entire garden..."
Huang Rongrong kept talking and said a lot. If it was changed according to the methods she said, it would undoubtedly be a big project.
This is really his treasure girl... Zhao Yanxun sighed in his heart.
"Rongrong, don't talk nonsense...there are so many things to change!" Lin Jingyu pulled Huang Rongrong's sleeve.
Perhaps realizing that she had gone too far, Huang Rongrong also became coy at this moment, obviously feeling a little embarrassed.
"Your Majesty, I am talking nonsense!" Huang Rongrong lowered her head.
Zhao Yanxun laughed and then said: "Since you don't like my concubine, then just change it according to your wishes!"
Having said this, Zhao Yanxun looked back at Xue Baoyun beside him and asked: "Princess...what do you think?"
As long as Xue Baoyun was a normal person, he would not be willing to do so at this moment.
As the princess of the palace, watching her husband renovate the yard for his concubine, it’s great that Xue Baojun didn’t get angry and vomit blood.
What's more, objectively speaking, Huang Rongrong's ideas may not be in line with Xue Baoyun's wishes. For example, she thinks the flowers and plants in the east are very good.
But Xue Baoyun knew that even his objection would be ineffective, because he understood the profound meaning of his husband's words tonight.
The reconstruction of the garden should be used as a cover to strengthen the palace, and Huang Rongrong's words were a cover for the reconstruction of the garden.
This is something Zhao Yanxun must implement, and his own opposition will only make her husband unhappy.
"If the prince alone makes the decision, I can do whatever I want with this garden!" Xue Baoyun did not agree explicitly because she really couldn't say it out loud.
Hearing this, apart from Zhao Yanxun who was a little surprised, Lin Jingyu on the side was even more shocked.
Although Lin Jingyu doesn't talk much, she has an exquisite heart and sees many things clearly.
Seeing Xue Baoyun being so "tolerant", Lin Jingyu couldn't help but become more and more worried. She was worried about Huang Rongrong.
Unexpectedly, at this time, Xue Baojun continued to say: "Your Majesty... in a few days, when the peach blossoms on the island are in full bloom, I don't want to cherish it for myself, but I want to invite the female family members of the Yuanyang official family to watch it together!"
Xue Baoyun proposed this because she knew that Zhao Yanxun wanted to build a relationship with the Longyou magistrate, so she made suggestions for him.
Compared with beloved concubines like Huang Rongrong, she, Xue Baoyun, wants to be the woman behind Zhao Yanxun.
After thinking for a while, Zhao Yanxun nodded. It might be a good idea to start with the female family members.
I saw Zhao Yanxun raising his glass and saying: "Come on, come on, today is our first day in our new home, let's have a drink!"
