Eunuch Li mentioned Duan Daxiong, but stopped mid-sentence.
An ominous premonition suddenly arose in Duan Wenjun's heart.
Could it be that something happened to Fat Dad?
Back then, Jiang Shuying wrote that she had met Duan Daxiong in the palace of the eldest princess.
Moreover, she heard with her own ears that Duan Daxiong promised the eldest princess that he would come to the capital to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Later, he did receive a letter from Duan Daxiong, asking him to prepare for the Mid-Autumn Festival reunion between father and son in the capital.
However, since then, there has been no news from Duan Daxiong.
Immediately afterwards, Chai Jingyun also brought news that he had been poisoned...
Eunuch Li seemed to notice Duan Wenjun's worry and hurriedly explained, "Master Duan, don't worry, your father is fine, it's just..."
At this point, he stopped again, "Some words were not said by us slaves. Lord Duan will know it when he meets the eldest princess."
"Eunuch Li, please tell me everything about my fat father and the eldest princess..." Duan Wenjun frowned and asked the doubts in his heart.
However, Eunuch Li covered his mouth and said, "My dear, you must never say such words! If someone with an intention hears it and taint the innocence of the eldest princess, then that is not what you are doing." The family can afford it.”
"Thank you, father-in-law, for reminding me!" Duan Wenjun was also shocked and felt that he had made a mistake.
The car drove slowly through Shangliang County and came to Xuanwu Street.
About a cup of tea further ahead from Xuanwu Street is where the inner city gate is.
Eunuch Li jumped off the carriage, turned to look at the two of them and said, "Master Duan, Master Mo, this is the imperial city. The carriage can only be left at the door, and you two can only walk in with our family." "
Duan Wenjun and Mo Shoucheng looked at each other, then nodded.
Mo Shoucheng had been to the imperial city several times before, and even went to the palace for banquets with his master Tianshan Tonglao, so he naturally knew some rules.
But it was Duan Wenjun's first time for an older girl to get on the sedan chair.
Eunuch Li ordered the guard guarding the gate to take the reins of the carriage, and then led the two of them into the city gate.
The walls of the inner city are very thick.
This makes walking into the city gate feel like walking into a tunnel several meters long, which is a bit depressing.
Walking out of the city gate, your vision suddenly became clear.
In front of him is a huge square, as big as five or six football fields.
The square was empty and empty.
It seemed very empty.
All around are towering city walls.
Looking up, it feels like entering a huge patio.
In the center of the square is an avenue paved with bluestones.
The road crosses the entire square, connecting from the city gate to the gate of the opposite city wall.
What surprised Duan Wenjun was that with the bluestone road as the boundary, the ground on both sides of the square was paved with stones of two different colors, black and white.
The distinction between Jing and Wei is clear.
In particular, the center positions on both sides are decorated with reverse colors to form a square.
It seems, somewhat like, a Tai Chi pattern.
Of course, Duan Wenjun knew that this was not a Tai Chi pattern.
Because Tai Chi emphasizes the unity of heaven and earth, and the harmony of the circle.
But the layout of this square is obviously mainly square.
The lines are clear and the edges are distinct.
In particular, the layout of the entire square is obviously incompatible with the red city walls on both sides.
Obviously, Eunuch Li noticed something strange about Duan Wenjun.
He pointed to the square in front and said, "This urn city looks a bit out of place, but it was the work of the peasant family of the previous dynasty. It seems to contain a mystery, so no one has thought about changing it for so many years."
Duan Wenjun nodded slightly.
He once heard Lin Nanzhun mention the peasant family of the former dynasty.
It was a very famous architect during the founding of the previous dynasty, and it was also the goal of subsequent generations of architectural experts, and it has never been surpassed.
Even Lin Nanzhun, a great architect of the current dynasty, flaunted himself with the achievements of farmers.
Eunuch Li did not stop and led the two of them forward.
It was also at this moment that Duan Wenjun saw three words that horrified him in front of the city gate opposite.
Xuanwu Gate.
In his previous life, Duan Wenjun knew the stories of Xuanwu Sect.
Thinking of the cruel battles in that kind of battle for the throne, he couldn't help but feel like a cool breeze was blowing.
When he passed through the city gate opposite the square, he couldn't help but turn his head and take a look at the strange urn city.
Could it be that there is some divine will somewhere in the world? Is there any connection between this?
However, Eunuch Li and Mo Shoucheng did not notice it.
After passing through the inner city gate, there are many small alleys separated by walls.
It's like entering the lanes of residential areas in Shangliang County.
However, the lanes here will be wider than ordinary lanes.
Moreover, under normal circumstances, the walls on both sides are painted half yellow on the top and half red on the bottom, which looks very neat.
It's not as messy as a residential area.
Eunuch Li was familiar with the road and led the two of them through the lanes.
After walking closer to a stick of incense, he turned left and right, and just when Duan Wenjun was about to faint, he finally stopped in front of a door.
This is a separate courtyard.
The lintel of the courtyard is not very high, with the words "Xuande Palace" written on it.
The courtyard walls on both sides looked a little dilapidated, and the colors on the walls were not as bright as other places.
As soon as you get closer, you can smell the strong fragrance of osmanthus and rush towards you.
Looking up, you can faintly see a few branches of the sweet-scented osmanthus tree peeking out from inside the courtyard wall.
Seeing Eunuch Li come back, the little eunuch guarding the door hurriedly opened all the courtyard doors, and then respectfully stepped aside.
"Master Duan, we are here, please come inside!" Eunuch Li bowed and waved his hand, signaling Duan Wenjun to come in.
When Duan Wenjun walked into the yard, the first thing that caught his eye was that there were two huge osmanthus trees planted in the yard, which was not very big.
At this moment, the sweet-scented osmanthus on the tree is in full bloom.
The osmanthus tree on the left should be the golden osmanthus tree. The flowers are filled with the whole branch. They look orange and yellow, which is really rich.
The sweet-scented osmanthus tree on the right is a silver sweet-scented osmanthus tree. Its flowers are like countless stars and dots of light, covering all the branches. It seems dazzling, but it also has an elegant feeling.
Under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree, there are two flowerbeds.
What is planted in the flowerbed is chrysanthemums.
At this moment, it is in full swing.
Red, green, yellow, purple, white, very beautiful.
Some of them Duan Wenjun had seen before and knew their names, and many more were varieties he had never seen before.
One kind of chrysanthemum in particular has slender filaments that are intertwined together to form the shape of a butterfly.
Duan Wenjun had only seen Phalaenopsis before, an orchid that resembles a butterfly.
This is the first time I have seen this butterfly-like chrysanthemum...
In my heart, I was surprised.
"These flowers are served by the eldest princess herself, and no servants are ever allowed to interfere." Eunuch Li said with a smile.
"Oh? I didn't expect that Her Royal Highness the Princess actually likes to grow flowers." Duan Wenjun couldn't help but sigh.
"I think I'd rather hear you call me aunt!" A voice rang from the side.
Duan Wenjun couldn't help being surprised when he heard this.
Following the sound, I discovered that in the flower garden on the left, a woman was pruning the chrysanthemum branches with scissors.
However, the trunk of the sweet-scented osmanthus tree just blocked her...
