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Chapter 134 General's Mansion 5
After waiting and waiting, when Zhou Leping's injuries healed, the emperor's garden party finally began.
Originally, Song Shuyi, who had just broken off her engagement and didn't care about anything anymore, didn't like to participate in such activities and directly rejected Zhou Leping's invitation.
"The dress in my hand is not finished yet. What am I going to do in that crowded place? Waiting to be laughed at by them? I'd better stay at home and make clothes."
Zhou Leping had been worried for a long time about her sister's indifference to the world and her attitude of being as calm as a dead tree. He was really afraid that his sister would come to her senses and become a nun.
No, the eldest brother of the Ding family is still waiting, maybe these two people are destined to be together? Seeing that he couldn't call her out, Zhou Leping directly brought up his mother.
Fortunately, my cousin was not yet in the state of being like an old monk in meditation and not listening to anyone. When she heard my aunt’s call, she simply packed up and followed her.
This made Zhou Leping feel much more relieved, and he was hoping that Ding Kang could successfully invite his brother out.
The garden party was held in a newly built royal garden in the north of the city.
The emperor of Daliang worked hard to govern the country for several years when he was young, but since a Taoist priest commented that the emperor was the reincarnation of a real dragon, the emperor gradually became arrogant. He even said shamelessly that he had finally come to the human world and should enjoy himself, and then he began his extravagant life in his later years.
This newly built garden was luxurious in every way. With a wave of his hand, the emperor inscribed the golden characters "Zhenlong Garden" on the stone tablet at the entrance.
As expected, it took four years to build the garden. Not to mention the landscape inside, the area alone is enough to shock people who see it. A royal garden occupies five or six hilltops. This is in the capital, where every inch of land is worth a lot of money. This royal garden is really a big deal.
Following the carriages and horses, we saw exquisite stone sculptures from all over the country on both sides of the road. There were deer playing, eagles about to take off, and tigers lying on the mountain. Each stone sculpture was exquisite and lifelike, and even the hair on the body was carved out in detail. It really took a lot of effort.
The wooden corridor next to it, which Zhou Leping didn't recognize the material of, exuded a fragrance. This fragrance was not like the fragrance used by the woman, but the fragrance of the wood itself.
Going further in, there are pavilions, towers, winding waterside pavilions and clusters of flowers, all of which demonstrate the power of imperial authority.
Looking at every scene around him, Zhou Leping wanted to share it with his sister. However, in this fragrant garden, his sister didn't seem to be in a good mood.
With a heavy sigh, Zhou Leping seemed to have lost the desire to appreciate it any further. However, Jing Zhuo, who followed as a guard, was in a good mood and observed everything around him.
Following the convoy forward, we finally arrived at the place where the garden party was held today. The royal relatives and nobles had not come out yet, and those gathered here were basically the families of the officials.
Zhou Leping looked around and indeed found Ding Kang, so he quickly went over there and asked, "How's your brother? Is he here?"
Ding Kang's expression was a bit hard to describe: "You also know that my brother has just become an official, and he is quite busy with official duties. His superiors have come to the garden party, but we have to do something, so we kept him here."
"What! Your brother didn't come?"
Ding Kang sighed, "I had already agreed to it, but he was temporarily detained. Leping, it's okay. I'll take him out when my brother is on leave."
But in that case, time will be much more important! Zhou Leping rubbed his hands, since Brother Ding wasted this opportunity, don't blame him. There are many good men here, and one will always be found.
This time, the old emperor, who was always late, was not late and arrived at the scene early. After the eunuchs praised the emperor's life's achievements and the people underground complimented him against their conscience, the emperor waved his hand and the garden tour began!
Zhou Leping went to look for his sister with a smile on his face. The clothes he wore today were the new clothes that his sister had made for him. His already handsome features, paired with the new clothes, made him even more eye-catching.
Seeing her brother jumping over, Song Shuyi's mood seemed to be brightened along with this happy brother: "Cousin, the scenery over there is beautiful, let's go out and play together."
Song Shuyi looked over there, and finally shook her head: "I'll stay here with my aunt, you and Jing Zhuo can go and play."
Jing Zhuo refused: "I am here to protect the lady, you can go by yourself."
Zhou Leping stared at Jing Zhuo unhappily: "I'm going alone?"
Song Shuyi covered her lips and chuckled: "Why are you alone? Aren't all those people your classmates?"
Zhou Leping still didn't want to give up, but he couldn't stand Ding Kang's urging, so he was pulled and dragged and finally ran away.
Seeing the two people running away, Zhou's mother turned around and looked at her cousin: "Shuyi, you can actually go and play with them. There's no need to keep yourself down. At your age, you should go out more."
Shuyi looked at the girls gathered over there, all dressed up and smiling, and shook her head slightly: "Aunt, I'm sure everyone knows that I was broken off this time. Going there will only become a topic for them to joke about, so why bother going there and making things uncomfortable?"
Mother Zhou held Song Shuyi's hand and shook her head: "You are just young. It's just a broken engagement. It's not a big deal. Let others gossip about it. The most important thing is for us to live a good life."
Song Shuyi just smiled and turned to look at Jing Zhuo standing behind her: "Why don't you go play with Leping? Weren't you inseparable before?"
Jing Zhuo looked at the figure of the young master being dragged away and shook his head slightly: "I don't know any of the young master's classmates. If I go, the young master will have to worry about me and won't be able to have fun."
Song Shuyi was a little surprised by Jing Zhuo's answer: "You won't... forget it, it's okay."