Mysterious Tang Dynasty

Chapter 98 Saga
At the request of Nanny Cui, Li Lijun stayed in the inn for an extra night to spend Chen's "three sevens".

They brought Chen's tablet with them when they went out, and now they just need to sort out a quiet room, and put out altars, melons and fruits, incense sticks, paper wax, etc., and Madam Cui even invited a few from nearby temples The monks came to pray for Mrs. Chen.Although the ceremony is very simple, it has everything that should be there.As a member of Prince Zou's Mansion, Li Shen came to offer incense on behalf of the clan's relatives and friends.Lin Silang and Lin Jiulang on crutches also came, representing the relatives and foreign ministers of Princess Dou's natal family, and attended the ceremony.As a subordinate of the palace, Ding Wulang temporarily acted as the official presiding over the ceremony.

Li Lijun has experienced many missions and worlds, and knows that Chen's soul has been sent to the underworld by Li Wenqi. In fact, he doesn't think much about these virtual gifts in his heart.But Nanny Cui had a heart, and she cherished it very much, obediently and obediently followed Nanny Cui's instructions, and completed the entire ceremony.

With Concubine Dou at the Sui Palace, presumably there will be all the necessary ceremonies.But considering the character of the successor king Li Dai, Li Lijun didn't dare to expect them to make any big shows for the Chen family.No matter how the Sui Palace is arranged, it is the dignity of the Sui family, and Li Lijun only needs to do his best.

This night, a few more meteors flashed across the night sky, but they also did not have any impact on Li Lijun's physical and spiritual strength.Li Lijun knew that she would get the answer to the question about the meteor soon.

In the early morning of the next day, Li Lijun and his party left Fengxian County and traveled west along the road they came from. They stayed in Fuping County for one night on the way, then turned to Sanyuan County and arrived at Sanyuan, Jingyang and Chunhua counties. At the junction, it just stopped.Mount Saga is located here.

Under the guidance of the old servant sent by Li Shen, they did not spend the night in Sanyuan County, but went directly to Zouwang Bieye, about [-] miles northwest of the county.

When we entered the periphery of Bieye, the sun was almost setting.With the sunshine at dusk, Li Lijun looked at the hillside not far away. The hillside was lush with lush flowers and plants, and the scenery was indeed quite beautiful.Although it is against the light, Li Lijun is now a practitioner, and his eyesight is comparable to that of ordinary people, so he can clearly see the scenery on the hillside.Nanny Cui, Mrs. Shao, Erhong and the others were still lamenting, because they came too late today, and the sky was so dark that they couldn't see the familiar mountain scenery clearly.

Li Lijun didn't say a word, anyway, they were going to stay here for a few days, and Mammy and the others had plenty of time to enjoy the scenery and reminisce about the past.

Bieye occupies a large area, at least a few hundred acres of land at first glance, part of it is on the hillside, and the rest is flat land below the mountain. There are many houses and pavilions, some of which seem to be newly built. detour in the middle, and finally converge into a small lake.There are scenic pavilions and pavilions by the lake, and a specially paved wooden path is connected to the main house in the village. A circular corridor is built around the small lake, connecting the various buildings. The corridors are full of flowers and trees, sometimes decorated with rocks , Like a garden, it is very delicately built.

There are many neat fields in the periphery of Bieye. According to the old servant of King Zou's mansion, there are about a dozen hectares of land attached to Bieye, some of which were transferred from Chen Weng, and some of them were owned by King Zou. Bought it a few years ago.The villa owned by Chen Weng has formed the scale it is today after several years of expansion and operation of Zou Wangfu.

Li Lijun was led all the way into the villa, and the more she looked at it, the more she felt that the surrounding scenery was quite familiar. Apart from some obviously newly added buildings, there seemed to be several big trees, which she felt impressed.Li Shen and Cui Mama said that she lived here with her grandfather and mother when she was a child, which seems to be true.

Mrs. Shao also pointed to a big tree that could be surrounded by three people and said to her: "Little lady, do you remember? When you were young, you were playing under the tree here, and you fell down. The grass under the tree is quite soft, so it didn't hurt at all. You are still crying so pitifully. The lady coaxed you for a long time, but in the end it was the master who carried you to the lake to see the fish, and you laughed."

There is no need to bring up this kind of dark history!

Li Lijun quickly turned his head to look at the mountain peak in the northeast: "Is that the highest point of Mount Saga over there? How high is it?"

The old servant who led the way couldn't tell, anyway, it was only a few thousand feet high.According to him, Saga Mountain actually has five ridges, which extend obliquely to the northeast, and each ridge has a peak.The south slope is very steep, but the north slope is easy to walk.When old Zou Wang was in good health a few years ago, he once climbed to the viewing pavilion halfway up the mountain to watch the clouds and mist!

Old Zou Wang is in his 70s and has been in poor health.Even when he was in good health a few years ago, his physical strength was limited.If even he can climb halfway up the mountain, then this mountain is really easy to climb.Looking at the dim mountain scenery in the distance, Li Lijun always felt that Chen Weng should also like to go to the mountains to play when he was alive.

Probably seeing her looking in the direction of the top of the mountain, the old servant thought she was interested, so he said to her: "Si Niangzi, if one day you have leisure time, it's okay to walk up the mountain. On the Wutai side, the area to the east is almost They are all properties of our palace, and outsiders will not come in if they are idle."

"Wutai?" Li Lijun thought the name was interesting, "Is this the name of this mountain?"

"Exactly." The old servant pointed to the northeast mountain and said, "This is Wutai. Going northeast along the way, there are Sitai, Santai, Ertai and Toutai. There are also manors at Sitai and Santai. It is said that it belongs to the Dou family. The owner is related to Princess Dou of the Sui Palace. They mainly sell forests there. Half of the forests have been cut down in the early years, and they have never been replanted. A few days ago, their family replanted The remaining half is almost cut down, and now the top of the mountain is bare, there is nothing, and it looks ugly. If the fourth lady wants to enjoy the scenery, there is no need to go there."

This approach is not very environmentally friendly.

Li Lijun frowned and looked in the direction of Sitai and Santai, and said: "How can someone do such a disastrous thing on such a beautiful mountain? The Dou family is so careless in their affairs?"

The old servant smiled: "I heard that the forest farm over there was actually owned by Concubine Dou's natal family in the early years, and it was managed very well. Somehow, it was exchanged with another family of Dou's family. The people in that family have never bothered to manage this mountain. Even if you cut down all the trees, you don’t feel distressed, do you?”

The old servant didn't say much, and quickly turned the topic back to the villa of Prince Zou's Mansion: "The main courtyard here was originally the former residence of Weng Chen, and the prince ordered not to move the objects inside. People come here to escape the summer heat, and they all live in the newly built courtyards. Does Fourth Lady want to live in the main courtyard? Everything inside is clean, and it still looks like it did when Chen Weng was alive."

When Nanny Cui and Mrs. Shao heard this, their eyes couldn't help but turn red.Seeing them like this, what else can Li Lijun say?Besides, looking at the exterior of the main courtyard, she also felt a kind of intimacy, and she didn't want to change places to live.

Li Lijun and his party lived in the main courtyard of Saga Bieye.Ding Wulang, along with his guards and other attendants, also lived in a nearby yard.The old servant of Prince Zou's Mansion was obviously very familiar with this villa. He communicated with the servants guarding the villa, and the latter quickly brought delicious meals and daily necessities to Li Lijun and others.

Mammy Cui and the others still remembered that there was a well behind the main courtyard, and the water in the well was still clean, so they could just use a bucket to bring it up.The barrel is new, but there are many things in the kitchen attached to the courtyard that are old.Mrs. Shao even remembered one of the teacups with a small crack, which was accidentally broken by Mrs. Chen in the past.Facing these old things with her, Nanny Cui couldn't help but think of the old owner, and tears fell down her eyes as she thought about it.

Li Lijun touched a familiar scratch by the door, and sighed.She knew what Li Shen wanted her to come here.

(End of this chapter)