Chapter 55: Fragments of Memory (3)
Guanzhou [Weicheng] can be said to be Zhou Yan's base camp, so the mansion is even better than the mansion in the royal city. Words such as beautiful, magnificent, and splendid are not enough to describe it. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a small royal palace. On the scale of the main gate of the mansion, there is a plaque engraved with "Prince Jing's Mansion" which is also very conspicuous. When arriving at the mansion, the first chief and deputy officials of various counties in Guanzhou have already lined up at the gate...
"Welcome Prince Jing, may His Majesty live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years."
Amid the cheers of the officials, Zhou Yan disdainfully dismounted from his horse. After dismounting, he first came to Yin Yin's carriage and helped Yin Yin down from the carriage...
"Welcome to the princess. May the princess live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years."
After getting off the carriage, Yin Yin could see the mansion more clearly than from inside the carriage. She was stunned by it.
"Come in."
"Um!"
Amid the cheers of the officials, and under Zhou Yan's reminder and guidance, Yin Yin and Zhou Yan walked into the mansion together...
Putting aside the admiration for the exterior, Yinyin and the others were even more amazed when they entered the mansion. Not only was every detail meticulously carved, but the small bridges and flowing water, the terraces and pavilions, the red pillars and carved rafters, and the flying pavilions in the mansion were simply a kind of art if one had to describe them.
"Do you like it?"
Yinyin, who was immersed in the scenery before her, came back to her senses after hearing Zhou Yan's greeting and nodded slightly...
"Yes, it's really beautiful. I have never seen it before. It is even more beautiful than the palace."
Seeing Yinyin's joyful expression, Zhou Yan, who had been feeling unhappy since leaving Feng Qinghan's villa , now relaxed. He looked at Yinyin with a faint smile on his face and leaned close to Yinyin's ear...
“This is built for you.”
Zhou Yan's soft voice startled Yin Yin, but she was even more shocked by the content of his words. Did she hear it wrongly? Yin Yin immediately turned to Zhou Yan, her eyes seemed to confirm what he had just said...
"As long as you want, you are the master here."
Hearing Zhou Yan's whispers, Yin Yin was stunned again.
"Come on, I'll take you to your place."
Before Yin Yin could come to her senses, Zhou Yan dragged her to the next place again.
Passing through the complex but elegant corridors, passing through many courtyards with small bridges and flowing water, you can achieve the effect of not forgetting to visit even when heading towards the destination, and finally come to a courtyard that looks like a corner of the forest. The gate when entering is engraved with [Xinzhu Garden]. As the name suggests, there are many green bamboos in it. Because it is winter, it is obviously four-season bamboo. The most eye-catching is a house built on the water, built with solid wood and main beams, with a delicate and unique structure. From a distance, it looks like a fairyland house in the forest. The whole mansion originally tends to be natural scenery, and this place is even more prominent...
After being amazed, they entered the house. The structure of the house shocked Yin Yin again. It was very similar to Yin Yin's residence in the royal city [Prime Minister's Mansion]. The difference was probably that the house was filled with the fragrance of green bamboo, natural freshness, and comfortable warmth. All daily necessities and daily necessities were available. Yin Yin was completely stunned. It seemed that it was indeed prepared for her. Zhou Yan must have spent a lot of thought on it.
Not only Yinyin, Xiuying was just as surprised as her. In addition, Xue Han and Shan Zhen noticed that since they entered the mansion, the walls of the mansion were slightly higher than ordinary walls, and there were sentries everywhere in the mansion, which showed the tight defense of the mansion. Next, Zhou Yan sympathized with Yinyin for being tired from the bumpy carriage ride to and from Weicheng, so he asked her to rest first, as there would be a welcome show in the evening. Out of curiosity and expectation, Yinyin obediently listened to Zhou Yan's words.
In anticipation, Yinyin fell asleep. When she woke up, the lights were bright everywhere in the mansion. Only the noise could be vaguely heard in her residence. This was a place specially arranged by Zhou Yan. No matter how noisy the mansion was, it would not affect Yinyin. Soon after Yinyin woke up, someone sent her many things, including clothes, jewelry, etc.
"This is a gift from the prince to the princess. The prince asked the princess to wear this when she wakes up."
"I heard some noisy noises outside. Has the party started?"
"Yes, just now, the prince said that it's okay for the princess to arrive later."
"...Alright, you guys can leave now."
"The prince has ordered the servants to wait on the princess to the banquet."
"oh!"
Since it was Zhou Yan's order, Yin Yin didn't say anything more. Although she didn't spend much time with Zhou Yan, she was inexplicably afraid when she first saw him at Zhou Cheng's banquet. After spending time with him for these days, Yin Yin almost knew Zhou Yan's personality. Sometimes he was overbearing and unreasonable, and very cold to his subordinates. Only when he was with her, she knew that he loved her just like Zhou Cheng. Maybe it was because of this love between him and Zhou Cheng that Yin Yin had a unique liking for Feng Qinghan, but was it just a liking between friends? At least, now Yin Yin had almost forgotten the existence of Zhao Ziheng...
The main hall of the palace.
In the noisy scene, Zhou Yan was high and mighty like an emperor. On the surface, this mansion or main hall was not as big as a palace, but its structure was magnificent and like a small palace. It was no exaggeration to say that Zhou Yan, who was sitting in the upper seat, was like an emperor. He also had the bloodline and noble temperament of an emperor. As he accepted the congratulations of the officials, the performance did not seem worth watching for him...
