Part 1: Intertwined Time and Space Chapter 4: Trip to Li Country
Chapter 308 Visitors (3)
"I thought the lady would definitely come to play in the courtyard, so I set up several places suitable for resting."
"It's really thoughtful, thank you very much."
Yue Qing sighed and turned to look at the tree-lined path outside.
Yue Ke sat nearby and looked at her lack of interest, frowning slightly. It was his first time communicating with someone and he didn't know what to say. It was clear what the crux of the problem was, but it was a pity that he could not fulfill her wish.
After a while, a man walked out of the living room, stopped outside, turned around and saluted indoors.
Mo Xue stood at the door and returned the greeting, saying something to him.
The man returned the salute and turned around. One of the two attendants outside the door was carrying something, and the other made a gesture of invitation to him.
Then the man left the living room under the guidance of two attendants one after another.
Yue Qing watched the man passing by the path in front of her in the forest. The man looked like a scholar, and he was holding a post in his hand. He didn't know whether he brought it or Mo Xue gave it to him. Yue Qing thought it was probably Mo Xue. Snow gave it to him. He is in his forties and looks very well-dressed. I don’t know what his identity is.
The man walked straight and straight without squinting his eyes, and soon left Yue Qing's sight range.
"Who is this man? Do you know Yue Ke?"
Yue Ke said: "I don't know him. Miss, are you interested in this person?"
"No, not really interested, just asking."
"Mo Xue must know, I'll find out later when I ask."
Yue Qing nodded, turned to look in the direction of Mo Xue, and saw that he was still standing at the door, looking here. Yue Qing glanced at Yue Ke, and Yue Ke smiled at him.
Yue Qing turned around again and saw that Mo Xue had returned to the hall.
"Yue Ke, has Mo Xue seen us?"
"Not that I saw her, but I probably knew she was here."
"What does he mean by looking at us?"
"Maybe it's because we think it's not appropriate for us to do this."
"Really? Do you think it's not good for us to peek?"
"It's really not good."
After a while, another person walked in from the direction of the courtyard gate, also followed by two attendants, one in front leading the way and the other holding something behind. The difference is that these two attendants are no longer the two who went out before.
As he walked on the road, this man was not as honest as the previous man, looking around. From time to time, I have to stop and look at it for a while, sometimes to look at the flowers and plants, sometimes to look at the river, sometimes to look at the buildings. He also expressed some emotion and nodded from time to time. He is very young, a little thin, and has a somewhat cunning face.
After a while, he was led into the living room. Two attendants stopped at the door, and someone in the hall came out to take the things from the attendants' hands.
Yue Qing watched for a long time without any response, then stood up and said, "Come on, Yue Ke, let's go to the entrance of the courtyard and have a look."
"The entrance to the courtyard? This is not good. There are many outsiders there. It is not suitable for Miss to go there, but Yue Ke can take you to another place where you can see the scene outside the courtyard."
"Okay, let's go." Yue Qing said and walked over to urge him.
Yue Ke stood up and chose a path: "Miss, go this way."
Yue Qing followed him around for a while. Stop in front of an arch.
"Where is this?"
"Didn't I tell you when I came yesterday that there are guest rooms here, but there are no outsiders living here now, only our people live here."
"Our people?"
"Yes, most of them are those who build gardens and plant flowers for young ladies. For example, Liu Zhi, who went back to the palace last time, would stay here if he couldn't go back at night."
"oh oh."
"There is a turret here, which is very high. You can see the outside scene clearly when you stand on it."
Yue Qing has already seen the turret inside the door.
He followed Yue Ke and walked in. There were people guarding both inside and outside the turret. When he saw them coming, he saluted quickly.
"Miss, you want to go upstairs and take a look at the scenery in the courtyard. There is no need to disturb others."
"Yes. Mr. Deacon Ke." A guard replied.
Yue Qing looked at him and asked curiously: "Are you the Qingwei of our villa?"
The man immediately replied: "Master Ankang, the villain is Qingyue Pavilion Qingwei, who came out of the villa with the master."
"Oh, it's so hard."
"What the villain should do, what does the young lady need the villain to prepare?"
"No need for now. I'll go up and take a look."
He turned around and followed Yue Ke up to the turret. The turret was very small and seemed to be only used for viewing. Three stories high.
Climbing to the second floor, Yue Ke asked: "Miss, are you tired?"
"I'm not tired."
"The young lady just climbed the back mountain with the owner of the family this morning. It's really rare for her to be so energetic."
Yue Ke continued walking forward as he spoke.
"Who are you comparing yourself to? With the Master of Wutong Academy?"
"Compared to most women of the Chang family."
"When you said this, I suddenly remembered that the seventh elder seems to know martial arts, right?"
"It does."
"The women of the Chang family still practice martial arts? Aren't they all weak? I think the Seventh Elder is in great shape."
Yue Ke looked back at her. "The young lady is right. The seventh elder is in good health, but this is not entirely due to her. It must be attributed to the spiritual guards."
"The seventh elder also has spiritual guards."
"Of course, the seventh elder was also a highly qualified spirit girl back then."
"Why can't other spirit girls live longer?"
"This is an internal secret of the Chang family. I can't tell you. As long as the young lady knows that the seventh elder is so strong and healthy, he relies on his spiritual guards."
"How come I haven't seen her spiritual guard before?"
Yue Ke's expression was a little unnatural, and after a while he said, "The young lady and the seventh elder have only met each other a few times."
Yue Qing snorted and said: "You are perfunctory with me, haven't the spirit guards always followed the spirit master? I have met the seventh elder several times, and I have never seen any spirit guards around her. She always directly commands those golden guards. You can't. Forget it, I’m not interested either.”
The two of them had reached the top level while they were talking.
This turret has a unique design. There are hollow windows facing the outside of the courtyard, and there are actually seats beside the windows. There are no such barriers in the other three directions, and the scenery in the courtyard is unobstructed. Yue Qing stood by the railing and glanced around the yard. She found that her yard was blocked by trees and could not be seen from here.
I felt a little more comfortable, at least I wasn't watching myself from here. The wind from the heights is refreshing, and it's quite comfortable to stay here.
Yue Ke walked up to her and said, "What are you looking at, young lady? Aren't you looking at the visitors outside the hospital?"
"Oh, I think it's quite comfortable to stay here. The wind feels good on my face."
"It's indeed windy today, but fortunately it's not too cold."
Yue Qing turned around and walked towards the side facing the courtyard door.
Yue Ke helped her open a window, and Yue Qing saw the people outside the door.
The view here is much clearer than on the mountain. There are many people standing bustling outside the courtyard, but it is not chaotic. There are many attendants outside the courtyard to greet them.
There are three places in the villa. There is someone sitting in front of the desk at the entrance of the courtyard. There is a book on the desk in front of him. There are many people lined up in front of him. The person seems to be communicating with the people waiting in line to record something. After some exchanges, the attendant behind him handed the visitor a sign, and then the guest was guided to a gatehouse next to the courtyard gate to rest. Another place was a stand set up outside the courtyard. There were many gifts on it, but no one visited that place.
At regular intervals on the road outside the courtyard, there were attendants greeting the guests, saying something to the guests. There are also some tea stations along the way, where guests can drink some tea if they are thirsty.
With so many visitors, Yue Qing looked at them several times, but found no one familiar.
Yue Ke asked: "What do you think, Miss? Do you find it interesting?"
Yue Qing turned around and sat down at the table: "It's not interesting. After reading, let's go. Go see Mo Xue."
