Looking at the pieces of paper spread out on the table, Tantai Pingchuan felt that these pictures looked familiar the more he looked at them. He seemed to have seen this a long, long time ago, but for a while, he could not determine when or where he had seen these pictures. picture.
"What are you thinking about?" Xuanyuan Liang yawned, holding her cheek and looking at the person opposite, "What's wrong with this picture?"
"It looks familiar."
"Does it have anything to do with you?"
"I don't remember." Tantai Pingchuan shook his head, "Give me some time and let me think about it carefully."
He reached out and picked up one of the drawings, carefully read every detail, and tried his best to find clues about the drawing from his memory.
Xuanyuan Liang looked at Tantai Pingchuan racking his brains and shook his head helplessly. He had lived too long and had experienced too many things. It was not easy to find a specific memory.
He sighed softly, stood up quietly, left the tea room silently, turned and went to the dining room, preparing to make soup to refresh the mind of the guy inside.
Tantai Pingchuan glanced at Xuanyuan Liang who was leaving and smiled slightly. Although this guy always complained about his bad memory, every time he complained about it, he would cook and prepare delicious food himself. He was a typical knife-mouthed tofu-hearted person.
Seeing Xuanyuan Liang's figure disappear from his sight, Tantai Pingchuan's eyes fell on the drawing in his hand again, and he continued to stare at it for almost a cup of tea, before he reluctantly pulled out a paragraph from his many memories. A very clear story.
That was a long, long time ago. That year, he had just woken up from his deep sleep in the mountains and decided to come to Xijing to look for traces of the Xuanyuan family. That year, the previous dynasty had not declined so badly, and the Song family was still there. There was no intention of raising an army, and everything seemed so peaceful, but this tranquility did not last long. About two years later, everything changed beyond recognition.
At that time, he found out that the Xuanyuan family had always been in Xijing and had not moved to other places, so he came directly to Xijing to search. However, he fell ill before entering the city and could only stay in the inn in the suburbs temporarily.
At that time, the suburbs of Xijing had not yet been expropriated by the royal family, and the so-called royal villa had not yet been built. There were still many people living here, and some small inns, small restaurants, etc. were opened for passers-by to eat and drink.
Tantai Pingchuan touched his chin, lowered his head to look at the drawings spread out on the table, stretched out, stood up and walked around the tea room.
At that time, the small inn he stayed in was probably a relatively large one nearby. In addition to him, there was another team of craftsmen staying there. According to the boss, they were specially invited by a big shot who was building a courtyard nearby. , the master responsible for the entire construction, because this inn has the best conditions nearby, so the big shot’s housekeeper arranged to live here.
Later, he learned that the big man who was building the villa was Prince Tong, a rising star in the former court.
The craftsmen who were responsible for building Tongwang Villa would leave early and come home late every day. Sometimes they would bump into each other, and they would say hello politely, but they didn't have much interaction with each other.
On the morning when he was about to leave for Xijing City, it suddenly rained heavily and everyone was trapped in the inn.
"Don't think about it, just drink the soup!"
Tantai Pingchuan, who was trapped in his memories, was startled by the door suddenly opened and the person who walked in with the aroma. He looked at the person holding the soup bowl carefully, smiled, walked over and put everything on the table away. Pulling it aside, he consciously ran to the small cabinet in the corner and took two small bowls and spoons.
"Already thought of it." He first filled a bowl and placed it in front of Xuanyuan Liang, and then served himself. Tantai Pingchuan glanced at the person who was about to drink the soup, "Let it cool before drinking. Don't burn it."
Xuanyuan Liang looked at Tantai Pingchuan who was sitting down, then at the drawings thrown aside, and raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Surely it has something to do with you?"
"Why go out and talk like a little wife?"
"Stop talking nonsense and tell the truth. What's going on?"
"Actually, it was just a coincidence, unintentional." Tantai Pingchuan briefly told the background of the story, "The rain was very heavy that day, which disrupted many people's original plans, so they could only wait for the rain in the inn. Stop. Coincidentally, I was sitting with those craftsmen. They were discussing how the house should be arranged and what kind of settings it should be. I thought it was very interesting at the time, so I said a few more words. "
"You are not a talkative person, why did you suddenly..." Xuanyuan Liang looked at Tantai Pingchuan while drinking soup, "Maybe this is fate?"
"I don't know." Tantai Pingchuan shook his head, "But according to what they said, it should be for guidance?" He chuckled, "I didn't know that this house was built by Prince Tong at the time, because he was responsible for managing this gang at the time. The people who are craftsmen are not like the people from Prince Tong’s Mansion, but..."
"In the palace." Xuanyuan Liang sighed, "I know this. They say that Emperor Chongde and Prince Tong are on the same page, but what they don't know is that the relationship between the two is much better than they thought. Individuals are the real family, but due to various external factors, we can only show the illusion that no one can tolerate anyone."
"Yes, they are actually poor people who can't help themselves. Fortunately, this house was built before, otherwise there would be no place to breathe." Tantai Pingchuan finished a bowl of soup and served himself another bowl. , "Actually, this house is not the third courtyard, but the courtyard within the courtyard. Seriously, it should be the fifth courtyard. However, there are two floors of courtyards that are well hidden." He moved to the side. , took the drawing of the second yard and pointed to the walls on the east and west sides, "These kids only looked at whether there were any mechanisms in the house and didn't pay attention to the outer walls at all."
"Is the agency here?"
"Yes!" Tantai Pingchuan nodded, "Some of the wall bricks are movable, and there are mechanisms inside. After opening, the two walls will separate to the left and right, and you can see the courtyard behind the wall."
"So, what the children said, standing on the roof and seeing the layout of the entire house is actually to confuse them. It's all an illusion, isn't it?"
"Yes, this was one of the ideas I gave them at the time. If someone who is good at this breaks in, they will definitely be confused by this." Tantai Pingchuan shook his head, "Forget it, I will take some children there to play tomorrow. Let’s play, maybe they can get a windfall.”
