Early the next morning, Xiao Mo took off her official uniform and put on her own white robe with a double-flying butterfly pattern. She went to the Shangshu Terrace to find Shu Yan, and then they went to the Shijia Peony Garden together. Before going, she was still uneasy.

She thought that Shu Yan would still be angry because of the steamed dolphin with human milk yesterday and might not go with her. But who knew, Shu Yan was also feeling sorry for what happened yesterday and Xiao Mo would

He was let down by his good intentions. Although he did not regret his behavior, at least he should have spoken more tactfully, so that Xiao Mo would not be so angry. If the two parties involved in the conflict take care of themselves,

If you refuse to forgive the other party, then the conflict may remain in a stalemate forever; if both parties think about their own mistakes, such big conflicts will be easily resolved.

Both of them had the mentality that they were at fault, and the little conflict disappeared in an instant like a whirlwind cloud. Xiao Mo explained to Shu Yan that he had lost the grape seeds, and then he had to go to the Shijia Garden to get the grapes.

Regarding the situation of the vines, Shu Yan happily went with him.

After asking around, the two found the Shifu Peony Garden.

"So this is it!" Xiao Mo suddenly smiled at Shu Yan, "Brother Shu, does this place look familiar to you?"

Shu Yan looked at the terrain here and suddenly realized: "Well, we have been here before. When we first came to Luoyang last year, I accompanied you here to see the peonies."

"You also said that it's all your fault for being too timid and not daring to climb over the wall, so I didn't see you as a flower."

"'See no evil', 'Do not touch anything'. It's not supposed to be done in the first place. How can you just climb over someone's courtyard wall!"

Just as he was talking, he saw a carriage approaching and stopped at the gate of the garden. Chunlan and Shaoyao got out of the carriage. Because Zhixin was a lady from a wealthy family, she naturally could not show her face easily. The maids pulled up the barriers and Zhixin

He got out of the car and walked into the garden under the barrier. Shu Yan knew that this was the usual behavior of a wealthy family, so he silently stepped aside while Xiao Mo kept looking into the barrier.

Shu Yan tugged at him and said, "What are you doing? This is too rude, you know?"

Xiao Mo chuckled and said: "I just think you Chinese people are strange. What is so shameful about these wealthy women? Why don't you let others see it?"

"Uh..." This stopped Shu Yan from asking. Although he didn't think there was anything wrong with this, he still felt that the act of using a walking barrier to cover up was strange. "You are familiar with that girl, aren't you?

After that, what else is there to look out for?"

"Of course I have seen it a hundred times, but I think it is a pity that such a beautiful woman is not allowed to be seen." Xiao Mo suddenly smiled at Shu Yan, "Brother Shu, if you are willing, I will go up and take the step."

How about tearing down the barrier and opening your eyes?"

"Nonsense." Upon hearing this, Shu Yan quickly turned his back, because he knew that it was really possible for Xiao Mo to do such a thing.

When Xiao Mo saw Shu Yan being so anxious, he couldn't help but laugh, and in his heart he became more convinced that he was a gentleman.

After escorting Zhixin to her room, the two maids came back to pick up Shu Yan and Xiao Mo. When they suddenly saw Xiao Mo's outfit, they were stunned and said in shock: "It's you!"

Shu Yan and Xiao Mo were both surprised: "What? Sisters, have we known each other before?"

Chunlan sneered and said: "Although I don't know your faces very well, I know your clothes. Let me ask you, during this season last year, one evening outside Luoyang City, did you ever

Whistling at a carriage inside a brocade barrier, committing an indecent act?"

Xiao Mo suddenly realized: Isn't it? Last year at this time, the motorcade that she and Brother Shu met outside Luoyang City and the Jinbu barrier belonged to the Shi family. She also asked a carriage suspected to be filled with ladies.

After whistling...she peeked at Shu Yan and found that Shu Yan was already blushing and very embarrassed.

"You didn't see the face clearly, so you thought it was us just based on the clothes? You all live behind closed doors and don't go out often. How do you know that no one else is wearing the same clothes as me?" Xiao Mo planned to deny it.

"Don't deny it," said Shaoyao next to him, "Although I didn't see your faces clearly that time, within a few days, I got a closer look at your white robe with butterfly patterns, which was exactly the same as what you are wearing today.

Right here, you two tried to climb over the wall and peek into the garden, right?"

"Yeah, thank you for being so close. Take a closer look. Is the robe I'm wearing today the same as those two times?"

...Xiao Mo was so complacent that she betrayed herself. Her face turned white and red, and she wanted to find a hole in the ground to crawl into.

Shaoyao was lying, but Xiao Mo didn't bring it upon himself. Shu Yan was honest, and he didn't want to hide it. Moreover, although Xiao Mo did something wrong at the time, it wasn't that bad.

It's okay as long as it's wrong. So he said very sincerely: "Sisters, don't blame me. In fact, we had no other intentions at the time. We were just out of curiosity and young and frivolous. Please forgive me, sisters."

Xiao Mo himself knew that the two incidents were caused by her, but Shu Yan was a person who cared about reputation very much. But Brother Shu's words did not leave him out at all. This shows that he really

He is a reliable person now.

Chunlan and Shaoyao looked at them. One was gentle, steady and honest; the other was feminine and from the palace, neither of them looked like a swinger. Besides, this was not a big deal in itself, so they no longer blamed them. They were young.

, everyone is bound to make mistakes.

The four people finished pruning the grape vines, and Shu Yan and Xiao Mo drove a cart carrying some farm tools straight to the land provided by the Shi family. Chunlan and Peony went back to report to Zhixin.

Zhixin sat on the couch and looked around the room. All the household furnishings in the room had not been touched, and there were signs of fresh tidying up. Apparently they had cleaned them after hearing that she had come back today. She had lived here for several years.

To be honest, although she was reluctant to live here, she still missed it often during these days in the palace. She silently reminisced about it.

The changes in fate in the past few years: from a poor girl, to a rich lady, to a female doctor in the palace, her status seems to be rising step by step. But the family ties are gradually lost: in Ruyin, there is a mother and younger brother, and

Brother Yan, although the Shi family is hateful, there is still Mrs. Shi here; but in the palace... everything seems to be destined, and I can't control it.

"Doctor, who do you think the delicacy is?" Chunlan and Shaoyao walked in.

"Of course it's Jiang Xiaomo. Who else could it be? Oh, by the way," Zhixin thought for a moment and said, "His name seems to be from Central China."

"I'm not talking about names. I mean -" Shaoyao gestured, "Doctor, do you remember that last year when we were outing outside Luoyang City, we met two people whistling following our carriage?"

"Remember, although I didn't see them, I called them 'libertines'. Later, I heard from you that they were outside our garden again, trying to spy on the peonies in our garden?"

"Yes. One of those two people is Zhen Huiling, whose surname is Jiang, and the other is Shangshu Lang who has a good relationship with Zhen Huiling." Chunlan added.

"Huh? Really? How do you know?"

"Of course we know," Chunlan said, "because one of the two people was wearing a very special white robe with a butterfly pattern, and that white robe was worn on Jiang Xiaomo today. At first he didn't admit it, but later, it was that white robe

Shang Shulang took the initiative to admit it and apologized to us."

Shaoyao followed: "Well, I also think that Shang Shulang is good. He is polite and serious. He doesn't look like a swinger at all. When the four of us were cutting the grape vines together, he kept his eyes straight and didn't dare to look at us more.

One glance.”

Zhixin remained silent because she felt that the matter had nothing to do with her and there was no need to say anything. After a pause, Zhixin, accompanied by the two of them, went to the main residence of Shi Mansion to visit Mrs. Shi. Although Shi's mother and Zhixin were not biological children,

Mother and daughter, but they have been getting along for several years and treat each other sincerely, so they naturally have a relationship like a mother and daughter. Because Zhixin did not agree to give

At that time, Shi's mother's wish to marry her was not fulfilled, but Zhixin entered the palace and became a female doctor, which could be regarded as filling in the gaps, which greatly brought her glory. The purpose of Shi's mother recognizing Zhixin as her goddaughter was to comfort her heart.

Depressed and lonely, she felt very lonely these days after Zhixin entered the palace. Now that she saw Zhixin back, she was naturally very happy.

After talking to the old lady for a while, Zhixin suddenly felt a burst of fragrance in the house. She looked around the room and found that the walls were all newly painted. She couldn't help asking: "Mom, I remember that the walls of the house are not

It’s old, why do we need to repaint it? Also, where does the aroma in this house come from?”

"Are you asking this?" Shi Mu smiled, "Do you know the story of the former Hanjiao Room?"

"I know. I heard that during the Han Dynasty, the walls of the room where the queen lived were painted with paint mixed with fragrant peppercorns, so it was called the 'pepper room'."

"Yes. The pepper house is not only beautiful and fragrant, but also has the auspicious meaning of having many children and grandchildren. However, this kind of fragrant pepper is relatively rare, and in order to highlight the queen's dignity, except for a few palaces such as the queen's residence,

The rest of the palaces of concubines do not have this qualification."

"Could it be that my father also wanted to experience the feeling of the imperial palace during the Han Dynasty and painted the walls with fragrant pepper?"

Mrs. Shi nodded.

After hearing this, Zhixin chuckled and said: "So, isn't our house a royal palace? Mother, you also enjoy the dignity of the queen. I heard that during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, there was not only a pepper room, but also a golden room. The so-called 'golden house hides the beauty'

Well, am I also going to build a golden house for you?"

After hearing this, Mrs. Shi spat and said: "You are just making fun of my grandma. How can there be any 'beauties' at my age? All of your grandma's 'beauties' are in the Golden Valley Garden. Although there is no need to hide them in the golden house.

Yes, but on which one of them have you not spent money like water?"

Zhixin knew that her mother didn't like mentioning Jinguyuan, so she brought the conversation back and said, "I think there must be some people in Luoyang who are jealous of my Aweng's move of painting the wall with fragrant peppercorns?"

"Yes, how can such a thing be done without the rear army general Wang Kai?"

"He? It is said that he is my father's old rival for wealth. Why, did he also build a house at home?"

"No, that Wang Kai heard that your uncle painted the walls with fragrant peppercorns, and he also repainted the walls of his own house, but he did not use fragrant peppercorns, but expensive red stone resin."

"Red stone resin is used to make medicine and most people can't afford it, but his family actually uses it to paint walls?"

"One is to fight for wealth; the other is that the walls painted with this kind of red stone resin are indeed very delicate and smooth."

Zhixin clicked her tongue.
Chapter completed!