Lord Bo’s mansion is located in the middle of Jiangyu City, one side is adjacent to the canal, and three sides are connected to the street. Along the wide bluestone road, you can go to and from all parts of the city.

The craftsmen who repaired the house adapted measures to local conditions and laid glazed tiles on the roof. The flat and bright glaze layer was illuminated by the sun, shining brightly and flickering endlessly, like a joyful melody, which invigorated people.

The scale of this mansion is incomparable to that of the imperial city, and even the former General Di’s mansion cannot be compared, but because of the existence of glazed tiles, the oppression and dullness of the imperial city is cleared away, and it has a special flavor.

No matter how gloomy the world is, the three of them all felt joyful from the bottom of their hearts when they stepped into the gate of the mansion.

The long wandering and tossing can finally come to an end temporarily.

Bai’s family greeted distinguished guests from top to bottom, and the atmosphere was as grand as the Chinese New Year. Under Bai Yunfeng’s command, the servants ran around, busy preparing rooms and meals, and arranged for the three of them to stay.

However, there is still a thorny problem, that is, Nan Yanqi, a prisoner of the Demon Cult who accompanied him.

There is no prison in the mansion, but if Nan Yan Qi is taken to the yamen, it will inevitably be known to the whole city, and the chickens and dogs will be restless.

Bai Yunfeng weighed the pros and cons, decided to keep this person, and specially set up a side courtyard, temporarily put the captives under house arrest, and dispatched more than ten elite soldiers to guard them day and night.

Lu Zhengqiu watched the soldiers put Nanyan Qi in the room, turned to Bai Yunfeng and said, “You might as well set my room next to this courtyard. I am familiar with the methods of the Devil’s Cult. If something unexpected happens, I will Take good care of you brothers.”

Di Dongqing immediately interjected: “Then I will live here too. Master is not in good health and needs me to take care of him.”

Bai Yunfeng glanced at the two of them in turn, and said in surprise: “How can that be, this is a remote courtyard, not only small, but also deserted, and no one has lived in it for a long time.”

Lu Zhengqiu shook his head and said: “It’s okay, we are used to eating and sleeping in the open air, wearing stars and moons, this courtyard is enough luxury.”

Di Dongqing immediately added: “I also prefer the quiet here.”

Bai Yunfeng hesitated again and again, seeing the resolute expressions of the two people, their attitudes were unquestionable, he finally let go and said: “Okay, if that’s the case, I’ll wrong you two. You have suffered a lot along the way, you must have a good rest.” So he ordered his subordinates to send more people to clean the room and prepare utensils.

After a lot of busy work, the servants finally dispersed, and the courtyard in the shade returned to silence.

The houses in the courtyard are just as Bai Yunfeng said, small and old. Although the windows, tables and cabinets have been wiped clean, the scars left by the years cannot be wiped away. Even the glazed glass bottles on the tables have faded. A bouquet of dried flowers in a vase.

Di Dongqing went over to look at it.

It was the first time he had seen dried flowers. The capital Anyi does not need dried flowers to decorate. China has a vast land and abundant resources, and the best ones are always sent to the imperial city to enjoy. Even the flowers are no exception. The flowers and trees in the imperial city are always changing, no matter what. Always fresh.

Only in remote places like Jiangyu, where the winter is cold and the summer is sweltering, do people dry the flowers, seal the broken pieces into sachets, and insert the whole into vases, so as to preserve the precious beauty for a long time.

At some point, Lu Zhengqiu also came to him, and the two of them looked at the tiny flower clusters together.

Di Dongqing said: “Master, look, this is actually a peach blossom.”

The peach blossoms are carefully baked to remove all the water, and the petals are shrunk into five small and exquisite pieces, which are clustered together and look like rice grains from a distance. , the color is clear, revealing the tenderness and delicacy of the past.

Shrunken but not wrinkled, dry but not exhausted, even the most skillful craftsman can’t carve out this exquisite and vigorous style.

The corner of Di Dongqing’s mouth couldn’t help but reveal a slight smile.

Lu Zhengqiu had just taken a bath, and with one hand resting on the side of the table, he could see the corners of Dongqing’s mouth when he turned his face, so he teased him and said, “Do you know that there are plum blossoms in full bloom in the main hall, and pear blossoms that are just about to bloom?” , You don’t look at the fresh flowers, but keep a few dried flowers as treasures, you really don’t look like a young man.”

Di Dongqing tilted her head, looked suspiciously at the other party in a daze.

Lu Zhengqiu originally hid the meaning in the words, but his lover was stubborn and refused to appreciate it, so he could only tap his finger on the table and said: “Actually, you can live with them in the main hall, you don’t have to stay here with them.” I.”

Di Dongqing was still staring at him.

Today is a rare sunny day. The bright sunlight enters the room from the window and falls on his shoulders. There are still drops of water hanging from his freshly washed hair, which hangs in strands on his shoulders, and the fabric around his shoulders get wet.

His lips are as white as usual, but his cheeks are rosy after being soaked in hot water, the ends of his shallow eyebrows are stretched, and the ends are hidden in his temple hair, which hangs down casually, with a few strands getting into his neckline, and the soft collar fits snugly On the side of the thin neck.

The windows are bright and clean, and people are as light as flowers.

Even the fine lines at the corners of the eyes, like the lines on the surface of dried flowers, are perfectly drawn on the face.

Di Dongqing fixed his eyes and said: “Flowers are more beautiful than fresh flowers, and dried flowers are more beautiful than dried flowers, but I only like this bunch, so I want to take a closer look, master, don’t drive me away .”

The young man’s expression was so clear and sincere that no one could find anything wrong.

Once again, Lu Zhengqiu felt the changes in Dongqing. Once upon a time, those tricks of teasing children were completely useless on Dongqing, and a pair of slick tongues that were only trained for him had no effect on him.

Lu Zhengqiu simply replied: “Why should I chase you, as long as you are willing.”

Hearing this, Dongqing finally raised the corners of her mouth and smiled contentedly.

I don’t know if his smile is for flowers or for people.

The little petals accepted his affection, rubbed the beautiful shadow into his eyes, and lingered tenderly, so as to repay his favor.

The man was still three feet away, looking at him from afar.

He also stared at the other party, blinked, and said, “Master, I seem to have grown taller recently.”

Lu Zhengqiu raised his eyebrows and said: “After the new year, you will be 20 years old, and you will not grow any longer. You are a doctor, shouldn’t you be the most clear about it?”

He nodded first, but immediately argued: “But I don’t have to look up when I look at you. If it’s not that I grow taller, could it be that Master has become shorter?”

Lu Zhengqiu was startled, and said: “When people get old, they will become shorter, just like this dried flower.”

Di Dongqing frowned, and said: “Master, how old is he? That Zhao Ji is even older than you, and he still calls me brother, and wants to respect me for a drink.”

Lu Zhengqiu smiled, and half-jokingly said: “So you are not willing to call me Master anymore?”

Di Dongqing was stopped by the question.

If he is not called Master, how can he define the person in front of him?

In fact, the answer was already clear in his heart. He took a step forward, looked into the other person’s eyes, and said, “Actually, it doesn’t matter whether you are tall or short, or what your name is, I don’t care.”

The two were getting closer, their toes were almost touching, and the shoulders that were close at hand appeared thinner, and the hair was wet on it, and every trace of wetness was clearly visible, making it unforgettable.

People are much more beautiful than flowers.

Di Dongqing’s chest was swollen to the brim, and surging emotions were ready to come out.

As if in a dream, he slowly raised a hand and embraced him.

Before the young man’s fingers touched his hair, Lu Zhengqiu sneezed suddenly, then quickly pulled the towel from the basin stand, and put it on top of his head.

“It seems that the weather is still too cold.” Lu Zhengqiu said while rubbing a towel and drying his hair.

“I’ll help you.” Holly grabbed his wrist, turned it aside, put her palm on it, instead, wiped the hair on her temples, and went around behind him to wipe the part on her back.

Lu Zhengqiu stood on the spot with his head covered by a soft towel, only feeling the heat gradually coming from his back.

His young and strong five fingers rested on the top of his head, carefully rubbing his hair through a layer of fabric.