Anxi ate so much that she completely forgot what environment she was in.

This is too delicious, and the food of the Lin family is also good, but the Lin family pays attention to health maintenance, and the food is mainly light. It is delicious, but it doesn't suit Anxi's appetite, and the attraction is not that great.

The imperial meal was different. Maybe the emperor also had a strong taste. Today, the thirty or so dishes fit Anxi's taste very well. Anxi didn't stop chopsticks until he couldn't eat any more.

After looking around, I found that the emperor had disappeared, and only one eunuch was guarding outside.Seeing that Anxi had finished eating, the eunuch rushed forward to serve him, "Master Hou, the emperor told you to let you eat with peace of mind, and send you out of the palace after you finish eating."

"Okay, I've already eaten, please take me out of the palace, eunuch." An Xin reckoned that she was the first person to eat with the emperor, and then the emperor left, and she was still eating.

Otherwise, how could the eunuch look at him so strangely, as if looking at some magical species.But he didn't have any malice towards him, so Anxi didn't care.

The father-in-law was very considerate, not only sent Anxi to the gate of the palace, but also arranged a carriage to take Anxi to the Lin Mansion.

Back at the Lin Mansion, the son of Steward Lin who came to Beijing with Anxi was already waiting, "Master Zi'an, no, Lord Hou, the yard has been tidied up, Lord Hou can rest at ease."

"Okay, sorry for the trouble, Lin Xi. By the way, the emperor gave me the Marquis Mansion, and I want you to bring someone to clean it up for me." Anxi thought about the situation of the mansion awarded by the emperor, so let's go and see it tomorrow.

"Don't bother, don't bother, the master asked me to accompany Lord Hou to the capital just to serve him, how can I bear the word 'trouble' by Lord Hou." Lin Xi was even more respectful. He had respected Mr. Zi'an before. I'm also afraid that now that the young master has become Lord Marquis, he can only serve him more attentively, for fear of being dissatisfied by Anxi.

"Okay, let's go see what the house is like tomorrow." Then make a good plan, this is the first property he earned by himself.

Anxi returned to the courtyard arranged by Lin Xi, washed up under the service of servants, and then had a good sleep.It may be due to the hardship of the journey, or it may be due to the nervousness facing the emperor. This time, Anxi slept from the afternoon until the next morning.

After waking up in the morning, Anxi only felt refreshed and comfortable. After eating a hearty breakfast, he took Lin Xi to the new house.

This house is not far from the Lin Mansion, only two streets away, but because the gates open in different directions, there are many detours.In the future, the two mansions will be much closer if they open a door at the back.

The house used to be the official residence of a senior official of the second rank. After the senior official retired and returned to his hometown, the house was taken back by the government, and the emperor gave it to Anxi. From now on, it will be the residence of Shan Enhou.

This senior official is a literati, and his house was built in the style of a garden, probably because there are not many people in his family, and there are not many houses to live in. Most of the places are pavilions, pavilions, landscape gardens, just like parks of later generations.

There are not only rockery and flowing water in the garden, but also the four scenes of "plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum", which are very special in construction.

I didn't expect that in ancient times, there were still people who built their homes into gardens for viewing, which is absolutely amazing.

But it's cheaper for Anxi, as there are no people in his house, so he doesn't need too many houses, and he enjoys having such a big private 'park' to stroll around.

Anxi visited it casually, and it was left unattended for too long, the yard was full of weeds, the flowers and trees needed to be pruned, the living place also needed to be repaired, and then the furniture had to be repurchased.

"Build the largest courtyard into a study room, open up several rooms, and leave one as a bedroom. The window of the study room should be opened a little bigger, and the wall outside the window has been demolished. I hope I can see the garden when I sit in the study room. It is exquisite. Put a chair under the window, and put a desk. It is said that it is cold in the north, so install the kang." Anxi instructed Lin Xi.

The previous owner was really capable. The yard was built on the water, but there was no heating facility inside. In winter, no one would freeze to death just relying on the brazier.

Not only that, but there is no kang in the other houses in this house, and I don't know how his family got here.

"The rest of the rooms will be repaired with kangs." In the future, no matter whether it is for servants to live in or a guest comes, there will be no place to live.

"By the way, in the bamboo forest, build a hut with bamboo, and the style is built like in the temple. Have you seen the bamboo hut in the temple?" Anxi thought of the bamboo hut that Zian lived in since he was a child. There happened to be a small bamboo grove in the northeast corner of the house. It's not bad to live here once in a while, Zian should like it.

"Yes, don't worry, Lord Hou, I guarantee they will be exactly the same." After listening to Anxi's instructions, Lin Xi wrote them down one by one.

When the talk was almost over, Anxi became the shopkeeper and handed everything over to Lin Xi. He wrote a greeting card himself and sent it to Prince Fu's mansion.

Since he said he was going to visit, it's still early, after all, where is the status of Prince Fu.

Prince Fu is a busy man, after receiving Anxi, the two didn't talk for long.Prince Fu explained some of the situation in the capital, and asked Anxi to go to him if there was anything to do. You are welcome, and then sent Anxi out.

After that, it was time to help Lin Ruhai see his mentor.

Lin Ruhai's master is Yu Hengfeng, the dean of Yulu Academy in the suburbs of Beijing.

Dean Yu is a great Confucianist in the world, and he has taught countless students, many of whom are first- and second-rank officials in the imperial court. Lin Ruhai is his closed disciple and the disciple he cares most about.Lin Ruhai's father passed away since he was a child, and Dean Yu cared for him like his father.Lin Ruhai also respected this teacher very much. As Lin Ruhai's younger brother, Anxi would definitely pay a visit when he came to Beijing, not to mention that Lin Ruhai also told him to help give gifts.

Dean Yu has three sons. The eldest son and the second son are both teaching in the academy, and they are also top-notch bachelors. The third son has become an official. Now he is a magistrate in Jiangzhou, and he is also a third-rank official.

The eldest son married Yu Shi and had two sons and a daughter; the second son married Liu Shi and had only one son; the third son married Fang Shi and had a son and a daughter.Except for the third son and his family who took office in Jiangzhou, everyone else was in the capital.

Lin Ruhai was very thoughtful, not only prepared the teacher's gift, but also the whole Yu family was not left behind.

Anxi had already handed over the invitation card before he came, and when he arrived at the academy on the mountain in the suburbs of Beijing, Dean Yu's eldest son, Yu Song, was already waiting at the door.

Yu Song is Dean Yu's heir and Lin Ruhai's elder brother. He greeted him personally at the door, and Anxi only showed more respect.

Dean Yu is more than seventy years old, but he is full of energy, his hair is white, but he looks radiant.He looked at Anxi cheerfully, and asked about Lin Ruhai's situation.

"How is the health of Ruhai's family? He wrote a letter earlier, saying that his wife was pregnant again, and that the pregnancy was dangerous. He was also busy with the salt administration, so he couldn't manage it for a while. When I received the letter, I thought The second son and his wife were sent to help, but not long after, I received a letter from Ruhai, saying that it had been resolved, so I should not worry about it."

Dean Yu's tone was full of concern for Lin Ruhai, and Anxi felt like an old father was treating Yuanyou's son, and he really loved his father and son.

"Dean, you don't have to worry, the brothers' family is already in good health," Anxi said, explaining the situation to the dean one by one, and the relieved Dean Yu pulled Anxi and said a few words Knowing that Anxi hadn't studied for a few years, he warmly invited him to stay.

"You don't have to take the imperial examination, and you don't need to study the Four Books and Five Classics seriously, but you can learn piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. The academy happens to have a special master to teach these. It's good to cultivate your sentiment."

While speaking, without waiting for Anxi to express something, he couldn't wait to introduce to Anxi the masters of the academy one by one, who is good at piano, who is a master of calligraphy and painting, and who is a master of chess.

Anxi was also a little moved when he heard it. Anyway, he has nothing to do, and it is good to learn more. The so-called live to learn.

Thinking about it, Anxi agreed.

Dean Yu was very happy and kept praising Anxi, as if Anxi had done a great thing.

At the end of the conversation, Anxi presented gifts on behalf of Lin Ruhai, all of which were unique copies that Lin Ruhai specially found for the teacher in his spare time.

Sure enough, it was sent to Dean Yu's heart.

He picked up an orphan book and started to read it. Looking at it, his whole body was immersed in it, and he completely forgot that Anxi, the guest, was there.

Yu Song smiled helplessly, "Master Lin, don't mind, my father is like this, once he sees a book he's interested in, he won't stop until he finishes reading it."

"It's all right, why don't we go out first and don't disturb the dean's reading." Anxi adapts well to people like the dean. His high school teacher is like this. He likes to persuade people to study and read books. The students recommended and analyzed the books he had read.

Such Dean Yu makes Anxi feel very friendly, and even has a lot of affection for Yulu Academy.

Anxi was also a man of action, so he asked his servants to report back to the Lin Mansion, and then packed up some of his things and sent them over. Under the leadership of Yu Song, he himself visited the academy and visited a few masters by the way.

Anxi finally decided to learn the four disciplines of "Qinqi, Calligraphy and Painting", plus a royal horse and archery.These all belong to the scope of the six arts of gentlemen, and Yuheng Academy has special teachers to teach them.

Among them, An Xidu and Lin Zian had learned piano, chess, calligraphy and painting before, but it was just a beginner, and now it is time to study in depth.Anxi has never been exposed to imperial horses and archery, and they are two new courses.

Yu Song praised Anxi's choice very much. He was not afraid that the students would not be able to learn it, but he was afraid that the students would be timid, thinking that they could not learn it, and hesitated to learn it.

Since then, Anxi has taken root in the academy, except for occasional summons from the emperor, or an invitation from Prince Fu, Anxi has never left for a single step.

During the period, the Jia family of Rongguo Mansion also handed over invitations, inviting Anxi to visit, but Anxi refused.At the beginning, it was obvious that Lin Ruhai was about to break off the relationship. As a younger brother of his family, he couldn't possibly have anything to do with the Jia family.

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