Boundary Mountain, Ancient Nancheng, Yang Mansion.
Passing through the peach blossom grove in Yang's courtyard, at the end of the peach blossom grove is a mahogany loft.
In two hundred years, the owner of the Yang Mansion has changed four times, but the mahogany loft hidden at the end of the peach forest has never had an owner. Each head of the family kept silent about the attic and asked others not to offend by entering it.
This can be called a useless sentence, because the children in the Yang family like to have fun, and just a few words cannot restrain these lawless demon kings. The peach grove is in the corner of the Yang family's courtyard. The scenery is pleasant, but no matter how these children run in the peach blossom grove, they can't reach the mahogany loft that their father told them to do. In the end, they will only appear before they entered. entrance.
After a few times, the children got scared, and the adults in the family thought it was evil, so they discussed with the head of the Yang family whether to move the peach grove. Every time they made the suggestion, they were severely scolded by the head of the Yang family. No one knows why, not even the mistress of the family.
"Master, the princess has fallen in love with that place, and she will also be your daughter-in-law in the future. But even so, aren't you willing to move out of that peach forest? This... makes us servants very embarrassed. "In the meeting hall, an old woman was sitting in the guest seat and earnestly advised the current head of the Yang family, Yang Li.
"Although the Yang family is not a wealthy family, they have put a lot of effort into the courtyard. Especially after hearing that His Majesty was going to marry the princess to Quanzi, he even ordered his servants to arrange it carefully. There are so many good places, how can the princess do it? What about that piece of land? ”
"Alas!" the old woman sighed, "The master of the family does not know something. A master under the princess said that the peach grove is an auspicious place, and it is also the place where the feng shui of the Yang Family Courtyard gathers. This is what the county has chosen! You also know the Lord’s temperament, and there is nothing you can’t get from what you see!”
"This..." Yang Li looked confused.
"Is it possible that the master of the family has something to hide? Can you tell me? The princess is not an unruly person, and she can handle things with reason and affection. The princess might just choose a different place! The day of your majesty's marriage is coming soon. I can’t wait any longer!”
"As our ancestors said, Li dare not make rash decisions!" Yang Li frowned and looked at the old woman, "Mr. Mo, can you give me some time? Tomorrow morning, I will give you and the princess an answer!"
The old woman's eyes lit up when she heard that, and she quickly said hello, "It is said that Taolin is the ancestral land of the Yang family, and it is also the auspicious sign that helped the Yang family rise. No one will let go. If you are willing to give me an answer, I will be very satisfied." ! ”
"Okay!" Yang Li nodded, stood up, and raised his arms to lead Mo Po out of the meeting hall. "Mo Po, walk slowly!"
The two of them walked out of the courtyard and arrived at the gate of Yang Mansion. Mrs. Mo turned around and stepped onto the carriage. The carriage shook and walked away quickly, as if it was melting in the sunshine of the street.
"Husband, the weather is really nice today." The beautiful woman on the side said with a smile.
"Okay?" Yang Li squinted and stared in the direction where the carriage disappeared, "I just feel a little dazzling."
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At night, in Yang Mansion, the peach forest is quiet, the night is pleasant, and the sky is filled with brilliant stars.
The fragrance of flowers fills the air, and a rare guest is welcomed. He is staring at the night sky. Under the night sky, a shooting star suddenly passes by, with an extremely gorgeous and rare golden trail. The trailing light illuminates the figure standing in front of the peach forest. .
It is Yang Li, the head of the Yang family.
The meteor was too sudden and too bright to be ignored. When the meteor completely disappeared behind the rolling ridge on the horizon, Yang Li withdrew his gaze, adjusted his collar, and wore a hair crown. He was dressed very formally and looked reserved. After Yang Li finished tidying up, he stepped lightly into the peach forest, and his figure disappeared into the shadows among the leaves of the peach forest.
The stone road is covered with petals. Deep in the peach forest, time here seems to be frozen. Everything is quiet. Yang Li can even hear his own breathing clearly while walking on the stone road. About one hundred and eighty steps, he stopped at the end of the stone road. At this time, there were no peach blossom petals under his feet. Looking up, he saw the rumored mahogany loft.
There was a warm orange light in the attic, and a slender figure reflected on the window. As the candle flickered, a crisp and sweet voice sounded in advance before Yang Li could speak.
"Come in."
Yang Li was stunned for a moment, then pushed the door open and entered.
There is a round table at the entrance, a few stools and chairs, and mahogany carvings. The moment he opened the door, a warm fragrance poured into Yang Li's nose. It was not a floral fragrance, but more like a woman's body fragrance. No one in the Yang family, except for the successive heads of the family, knew that there had been someone living in the mahogany attic, a woman, for... two hundred years.
The chair was placed in front of Yang Li, but the respected head of the Yang family did not dare to sit down. He could only shout humbly: "Grandma."
Someone was walking down the stairs, and with every step he took, Yang Li's heart would beat violently.
A few breaths later, a woman dressed in red appeared on the other side of the lobby. Her eyebrows looked very quiet, her hair was tucked back, and she wore very light makeup, not too colorful. Just like this peach forest, it is quiet and peaceful, much lighter than the gorgeous peonies, but it is surprisingly comfortable.
"Sit down, don't treat yourself like an outsider." The woman said softly. "Each generation after generation, you are becoming more and more respectful to me, and you are becoming more and more unfamiliar with me."
Yang Li responded quickly, picked the chair closest to him and sat down. The woman also slowly walked to the round table and sat down, pouring tea.
"Tell me, why are you here with me?"
"Grandma, do you remember the princess my boy is going to marry? The princess fell in love with this peach grove and insisted on living in it." Yang Li looked bitter. "Princess, Princess! Everyone in the world thinks that my Yang family is so lucky, ha! Your Majesty already thinks that I am an eyesore!"
"Your Majesty?" The woman tilted her head, "Which boy succeeded to the throne?"
Seeing Yang Li waving his hands and saying nothing, she also felt bored, "That's all, it just so happens that it's time for me to leave. If the princess of this place likes it, just give it to her."
Unexpectedly, when the words fell, Yang Li was shocked: "Wha... what? Grandma, are you leaving? Where... are you going?"
"Take it easy." The woman put her face on her hands and handed Yang Li a cup of tea. "It's been more than two hundred years, so it's almost done, right?"
Yang Li hurriedly drank a whole cup of tea, frantically organizing words in his heart, but suddenly, when he put down the teacup and looked at the woman's quiet eyes, his heart seemed to calm down.
"Grandma, where are you going? Lee will prepare things for you in advance!"
The woman thought for a moment and smiled: "Maybe it's not in this world?"
"What?" Yang Li was confused.
"You're kidding," the woman said again.
"Grandma, please don't make such a joke! I know that you are one of the few immortals in this world, and you live as long as heaven! Never mention these depressing words! If you feel that the princess has made you unhappy, I will immediately inform Your Majesty. Break off the engagement! ”
"You kid." The woman casually ruffled Yang Li's hair, "I have the same temperament as your grandfather, but I don't follow your father."
"When will you give the princess an answer?"
"Tomorrow morning."
"Then tell her, anything is fine, it's just a peach forest. Even if it turns into another flower, it will still be the flower of the Yang family, right?"
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As night fell, Yang Li pushed open the mahogany door and walked outside.
Finally, he knelt down and kowtowed three times.
"Stop knocking, you have to meet someone tomorrow morning." Inside the house, seeing that Yang Li had no intention of stopping, the woman's voice floated over, mixed with the fragrance of the peach grove.
After another long while, Yang Li stood up and left.
Yang Lianyue sipped her tea and looked at the peach grove outside the door, lost in thought. Under the stars at night, the Yang Mansion Palace was surrounded by high walls. She had stayed here for two hundred years, and changes were happening slowly, but not without them.
"The peach grove is still the peach grove of the Yang family. I am not a member of the Yang family."
She took a long breath and put down the tea cup.
"That dream is ridiculous. I want to leave this world, but I can't see clearly the figure taking me away."
"Can't see clearly? What about now?" Suddenly, the response of the crowd came from behind Yang Lianyue. When she looked back, the deep blackness belonging to the universe engulfed her, with golden firelight on the edge.