Entering the garden house at the bottom of the alley, Mu Zishan's eyes lit up. This courtyard was very different from the elegance of Jiangnan gardens. Neatly trimmed shrubs stand neatly and symmetrically along the central axis. Several simple and elegant stone sculptures stand on both sides of the central axis. There is a fountain in the middle of the path. The small fountain is exquisite but spectacular.
Muzishan and Yang Qianji have been together for these years, and he knows a lot about Europa's culture and customs. The entire courtyard here is divided into four parts, namely French, English, Italian and Chinese Jiangnan style courtyards.
French garden design advocates romance and exudes a strong humanistic and classical atmosphere. At the same time, the style of the French courtyard is very regular, with flower beds and shrubs decorated in symmetrical patterns, showing a luxurious and elegant temperament.
British-style gardens pursue nature, focusing on solitary large trees and patches of flower path vegetation, showing the natural scenery of trees and grass. There is also a grass tennis court in the courtyard. The fence around the court is covered with vines and colorful vegetation, making the court blend into the natural environment. This court also well demonstrates the utilitarianism of the English people.
Italian gardens have strong characteristics of ancient Roman architecture, and the paving materials are mostly natural-textured bricks and stones. Beautiful hedge flower beds, ever-changing artificial streams, stone steps, terraces, and sculptures. The courtyard uses ocher yellow, terracotta brown, olive green, lime green, linen white, dark earthy yellow, extremely rich colors, herbs and various spice plants, adding a sense of stimulation to everyone who is there.
The Chinese-style garden is on the left side of the house, with looming pavilions among the bamboo groves, small and exquisite lotus ponds, majestic Taihu stones, and the euphemistic Jiuqu Bridge. Coupled with a medicinal garden, the sparrows are small but full of scenery. This small piece of Jiangnan garden makes people linger and forget to leave.
At this time, Mu Zishan and others finally understood what the real Chinese family was.
When the door closed after entering the house, Muzishan felt like a trance. There were two worlds here and outside. In an instant, everyone was transported back to Shanghai a hundred years ago.
"Some people say that everything in Shanghai has no characteristics, and some people will ask what the characteristics of Shanghai are. The characteristics of Shanghai are its tolerance and tolerance of all things. As long as things are good enough, they will be The sea absorbs and merges. Like the garden you see outside that combines four national styles.”
Xiang Shaoqin seemed to be in much better spirits when he returned home, or maybe he saw the hope for the Xiang family's heritage in the eyes of Mu Zishan and others, which inspired him to feel a certain sense of pride in the family. He started talking.
"You may not believe it, but this house is ninety years old this year, and all the decorations in the house are almost the same as back then. Every ten years, our family will carry out a comprehensive restoration according to the way it looked back then. .”
"Shibo, so this house itself is a work of art, right?"
"Yes, you can say that...it was originally going to be overhauled this year, but some changes happened at home."
With that said, several people came to the reception area of the lobby on the first floor.
After everyone sat down on the sofa, Xiang Shaoqin in the wheelchair said, "This is the housekeeper of our Xiang family, named Xiang Rong."
Xiang Rong looked to be in his early forties wearing a long robe, and he had an outstanding appearance. If he didn't say it, it would be impossible to imagine that he was a housekeeper. I believe no one would question him if he was a Chinese painter or calligrapher.
Xiang Rong nodded to everyone in a gentle manner and said, "Master Zhang, if you need anything while you are in the Xiang family, please contact me."
Mu Zishan also began to introduce Mu Xiaoshan and Liu Shilong. Afterwards, housekeeper Xiang Rong took Xiaoshan and Silong to their rooms. Muzishan pushed Xiang Shaoqin to his study.
Muzishan felt that although this place was very luxurious, it seemed like something was missing.
Xiang Shaoqin seemed to know what Mu Zishan was thinking and said dejectedly, "Originally, this place was not so deserted. Before my two daughters were unconscious, the children from the side branches would surround them. There are hundreds of people coming in and out here all day long. .Since my two heirs stopped showing up and I had health problems, there haven’t been many guests here for several years.”
"Uncle Shi, are your people so realistic? As far as I know, your Xiang family is a big family that has existed for at least a thousand years. It should also have its own
Just follow your own rules. "
"I really should explain the situation at home, but before that, I would like to ask if you are Qilu's friend. Is Qilu okay?"
"You have long recognized that I am not wrong."
"Yes, Qi Lu's Qi is strong and warm. Your Qi is equally strong, but Zhongzheng and peaceful."
"I am Qilu's friend. My name is Muzishan. Don't worry, Qilu is fine."
"It's okay."
"Don't you doubt me at all?"
"I recognize the Wudang girl next to you. When my two daughters were kidnapped, she and Qilu rescued them. I can trust you with her."
"A lot happened today, and he's worried about you. So let me come over first to see if there's anything I can help with."
Xiang Shaoqin nodded and said he understood. He organized his thoughts and began to tell the story of his family's past.
"Our Xiang family has existed for more than two thousand years and has always been a powerful family here in Jiangnan. As for why the current situation has occurred, we have to start talking about it ten years ago. The battle with the Zhang family ten years ago was actually not our fault at all. That's what you see on the surface. The Zhang family seems to be ambiguous with the power of the United States. The United States does provide money and efforts to help them, but their core is towards China. On the contrary, our side is not so pure. , at that time, the inside of the family had been riddled with corrosion. Sometimes, the larger the organization, the more likely it is for problems to arise, especially in such a major change. China has been weak for a long time. Although we, big families, We still have some background, but we are still too weak compared with the plutocratic forces abroad. Many people in the family could not withstand the temptation and turned to them. At that time, I had just come into power, and under the banner of denouncement of the Zhang family, I I need to use external force to clean up these moths in the family. The grandmother who is in charge of the Zhang family seems to have noticed my intentions. We have maintained a certain tacit understanding and things are going smoothly. "...
"That one is the grandma from the wrong road."
"Yes, I know, that person has great wisdom. He once reminded me not to be so radical. I didn't pay much attention to it at the time. Hey! I didn't expect the backlash would come so quickly. If I hadn't been tricked, my body would be getting worse and worse. Weak, if my two heirs were not unconscious..."
Speaking of this, Xiang Shaoqin seemed to have some feelings.
"In recent years, some of the Xiang family members did not want to be caught between us and chose to go abroad to develop. The Xiang family members who stayed formed a clique. The force dominated by Xiang Shaoqi is the strongest except for me. He manages He is responsible for most of the Xiang family's business in Shanghai, as well as the Xiang family's people. The Xiang family supports Xiang Shaoshu the most. In the past few years, when I was sick, he eroded away the master's share bit by bit and distributed it to other members of the family. Those side branches and peripheral members, so if I am really gone, then he should be able to get the support of the most people. Xiang Shaohua seems to be calm and relaxed, but he is the most proficient in calculation. He is good at Finance, leveraging the strength of the Xiang family, and using the power of the Xiang family to conquer the city for himself, he actually has only one goal, and that is to split the Xiang family."
After Xiang Shaoqin finished speaking, he let out a sigh of relief. If it weren't for his physical problems, he wouldn't want to spread the news about his family everywhere.
"Shibo, there is something I want to ask you. Where is your wife?"
"Speaking of it, my wife has been the hardest worker over the years. She has been taking care of the Xiang family's property for me. She also has to look for doctors and medicines to find ways to cure my daughter and me. She should be in Guinan at the moment. Listen He said there is a Miao doctor there who specializes in treating soul-leaking syndrome."
Muzishan was about to say that what the Xiang sisters were suffering from was not divorce syndrome, but after thinking about it, he still didn't say anything. Who knows if it was the so-called soul-leaving syndrome. Only Zhang Qilu knows their affairs best.
"Uncle Xiang Shi, I generally know about the Xiang family. Something actually happened today." Then Mu Zishan went through the details of what happened during the day. In the middle, I also added the analysis results of myself, Zhang Qilu and others.
"Uncle Shi, I agree with Qi Lu and Qin Dao's analysis. There may be danger here today."
Xiang Shaoqin frowned even more when he heard this, "The Xiang family is already in chaos, but I didn't expect foreign forces to spy on my two precious daughters."
Suddenly, Xiang Shaoqin felt that the atmosphere in the entire study room had changed.
Things have changed. In Shanghai and Hainan in mid-October, the heat has not yet dissipated, and there are still some hot flashes. But Xiang Shaoqin couldn't help shivering as he felt like he was in an ice cave. The temperature suddenly dropped by more than 20 degrees.
Xiang Shaoqin was just about to put the blanket on his legs to keep warm, but in a moment he felt it again, and a warmth came over him. Xiang Shaoqin is now much weaker than at his peak, but he is still knowledgeable. At this moment, he knew that the two air dynamics in the whole room, one cold and one hot, were constantly rotating, disappearing and then miraculously regenerating.
"What I practice is the innate Hunyuan Yiqi, where Yin and Yang are interdependent and destroy each other. As long as I think about it, the temperature of this space can rise or fall by dozens of degrees Celsius. Of course, the applications of Yin and Yang Hunyuan Yiqi are far more than just this."
Xiang Shaoqin suddenly felt that the energy in the room had changed again. He felt full of vitality, and the blanket on his hand suddenly grew clumps of mushrooms. Xiang Shaoqin raised his head in surprise and was about to ask something when he saw two potted plants in the study. One was growing rapidly and the other was withering rapidly.
Xiang Shaoqin's face was full of surprise. Immediately he saw an even more incredible scene. The plant that was about to die suddenly became alive again, and the branches of the vigorous plant began to decay.
"We call this aura field, and my field range is enough to cover your entire Xiang family. Don't worry, Uncle Shi, no matter what happens in the next day, I will try my best to protect your Xiang family. .”
Xiang Shaoqin shook off the mushrooms on the blanket and looked obviously more at ease.
"Uncle Shi, please take me to see Xiang Laoyang and Xiang Ningxue first."
