Mikago

The boat sailed to a place where the water was poor, and everyone abandoned the boat and landed.

Both the host and the guest met and saluted, and Xiao Shizi naturally received the courtesy of the distinguished guest.When Mu Huaisha saw Qi Yunchu, his deep eyes seemed to be a little brighter.As a nominal disciple of Tianwu Palace, Tang Ruilang was warmly welcomed by the younger generation.

After a short exchange of greetings, Xiao Shizi got on the shoulder bike, and the rest of the people rode their horses and started up the mountain.

Unlike Qi Yunchu and Tang Ruilang who are familiar with each other, this is the first time for Lu You to come to Tianwu Palace.He was also dressed as an inconspicuous little eunuch, so naturally he did not receive any special attention.

Originally, he only wanted to mingle quietly among the crowd, but Tang Ruilang was afraid of neglecting him, and he was not in a hurry to reminisce about the old days with others, so he devoted himself to staying by his side, pointing out to him the ancient sites or scenic spots along the way.

Lu You was a little embarrassed at first, but found that the people of Tianwu Palace didn't cast strange glances, and gradually he was relieved.

They walked on the mountain road for about three quarters of an hour, and finally came to the halfway up the mountain.

It was somewhat beyond Lu You's expectation—on the hillside that looked steep and steep from a distance, there was actually an open platform hidden.

On the north side, according to the rising mountain, there are overlapping towers and pavilions.They are all plain walls, rich men and black tiles, with the corners of the eaves flying up and the corners of the iron clattering. From a distance, they look like a group of cranes, spreading their wings and wanting to fly.

And Liu Tianshang, the lord of Tianwu Palace, and the fourteen lords are also on this fairyland-like high platform, waiting for the arrival of the clan and powerful officials.

The honored guests come from the Zichen, so the welcome banquet is naturally indispensable.However, the group of people has traveled a long distance for more than ten days, and they are all exhausted by now, so naturally they don't have much interest in enjoying the food in the palace.

The most important thing was that young son Zhao Rongze, who reluctantly drank a few spoonfuls of soup, and fell asleep on Lu You.Everyone was amused and affectionate, so they dispersed early.

Qi Yunchu and Mu Huaisha still had important matters to discuss, and the rest of the people followed the guide disciple of the Palace Affairs Secretary and walked eastward along the mountain road for two or three hundred steps. An elegant courtyard with a single family.

Although Tang Ruilang said that he wanted to live in the same room as Lu You, but after all, Lu You was a personal entourage serving the young prince, after much deliberation, he still chose to live in the wing room in the small courtyard of the prince.

After simply packing up the luggage, the outside of the house was already covered with the afterglow of the setting sun. Lu You carried Zhao Rongze out of the small courtyard again, and followed the leading disciples to what they called "the place to bathe and cleanse the dust".

Leaving the small courtyard and walking west along the mountain road, after going down more than a dozen bluestone steps, a green mountain depression appeared in front of you.

There are twenty or thirty brick-roofed houses in a patchwork pattern standing in the flat place in the center.There are criss-cross paths between the houses, dividing up a row of green fields.

Lu You also has a medicinal garden, so it can be roughly seen that the fields are full of medicinal materials.However, there are many more species and names than those in his field, and the appearance is also strange, presumably they are all rare goods.

The disciple of Tianwu Palace who led the way said that this land is called "Fragrant Grass Valley", which is the boundary of the Medicine and Stone Division of Tianwu Palace.Xinglin disciples who study pharmacology live in Yuzhong all the year round, and many famous doctors from all over the world come here to live here.

The suzerain who is in charge of Xiangcaoyu is called Tianliangxing, and he is one of the four famous martial arts doctors today.

Tianliangxing... Isn't that the successor of Ye Ting Lao Shang Palace?

Lu You suddenly remembered that before this trip, he had been entrusted by his master to bring some things back to Tianwu Palace Vanilla Valley.He kept the location of the medicine garden in his heart, and acted when the time came.

Passing through the medicine garden, there is a bamboo forest rising from the ground in front of you.

Today's weather is fine, but from a distance, there is a layer of smoke cloud like a white gauze in the bamboo forest.Continue to walk two steps forward, and the air is obviously hotter.

Lu You tore open the tightly wrapped skirt, and followed the leading disciples through the bamboo forest like a green jade barrier.The source of the sweltering heat was soon discovered—there are large and small hot springs hidden deep in the artificially planted bamboo forest.

All hot springs have a clear blue-green color, and the bottom of the pool can be seen at a glance.If you get closer, you can also smell a faint ore smell in the water vapor.

The disciple who led the way led them to a hidden spring on a high place, explained the benefits of the spring water, and then turned away, leaving Lu You alone to help the drowsy young prince bathe and change clothes.

Although Zhao Rongze is young, he is more sensible and obedient than ordinary children, so it doesn't take much effort to bathe him.Even though Lu You was a novice, it went quite smoothly.

After taking a bath, he dressed Zhao Rongze again and dried his hair, only to realize that his whole body was almost soaked.

Because of being afraid of the "incompleteness" of his body, Lu You has always been ashamed to be naked in front of people, and at this moment he did not bring a change of clothes.

But now Xiao Shizi has come out of the bath, and there are so many springs, Qi Yunchu and others may not bump into this one, so Lu You can't help but feel a little tempted.

He wrapped the sleepy Zhao Rongze in a blanket and picked him up, and returned to the small courtyard along the original road. First, he settled Zhao Rongze to sleep, then quickly took his clothes, turned around and pushed the door out.

In the valley at dusk, the wind stops and the haze rises, and the courtyard is extremely quiet.Just as Lu You left the courtyard, he suddenly heard a soft laugh coming from the courtyard next door.

"Hate it, Brother Rui Lang, you are making fun of me again!"

It's a girl, with Tang Ruilang?

Lu You felt a "huh" in his heart, and before he could taste anything, he walked towards the voice involuntarily.

Tang Ruilang's courtyard door was ajar, and Lu You leaned against the crack of the door and looked inside.

He soon saw Tang Ruilang standing under a tall red maple tree.And opposite him, less than three feet away, stood a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl in pink with a sweet and lovely appearance.

The girl was holding something with both hands, and then she looked at it carefully—it was the Jiugong wooden box that Tang Ruilang had worked so hard on along the way!

So tireless, is it for this girl?

Lu You frowned, feeling a little unhappy.

The girl said again: "Brother Rui Lang, you are so kind to me. I was just joking with you casually, but I didn't expect you to really remember it."

Tang Ruilang laughed: "Sister Jasmine, why should you be so polite? As long as it's what you want, I will definitely find a way to get it for you."

What is this?Courtesy, generosity or gallantry?

Lu You bit his tongue lightly.

He tried to comfort himself, saying that Tang Ruilang was originally such a well-rounded character, and he treated everyone like a spring breeze.

But he realized that what he knew was only the twelve or thirteen-year-old boy in the Imperial College.The sixteen or seventeen-year-old son of the Tang family in the courtyard in front of him has no idea of ​​his life and friendship outside the palace.

Is it slick and slick, or is it distracted?

No, thinking about these things has no meaning except to disturb people's self.

Lu You forced himself not to pay attention to the movement inside the door. He stepped back lightly, returned to the front of his courtyard, picked up the washing utensils that were left on the ground, and walked towards the hot spring deep in the bamboo forest again.