Chapter 76
Lu Yanchen's mansion in Beijing is located in Chongyifang in the southeast corner of Shangsanfang, and not far behind is Qinglong Temple. There is a seven-story pagoda in the temple, which is a landmark building in Shengjing City, so it is not considered hard to find.

Ye Qinghuai only came to Lu Yanchen's house once before enthroning. At that time, she was amazed at the simplicity of Lu Yanchen's residence and the distance from the palace. She wanted to change his yard several times, but Lu Yanchen declined all of them.

Now counting her previous life, she had not set foot in Lu Yanchen's house for more than three years.

But she still found Lu Yanchen's house without any detour.

Although she had only walked the road from the palace to Lu Yanchen's house once, that route had been repeated countless times in her mind, as if it had been baked into her blood.

Ye Qinghuai still remembered that Lu Yanchen's small courtyard was rented by him. Once he entered the courtyard, a plaque hung outside the door was as simple as a house number, without even a frame.When Ye Qinghuai came here, there was only one servant who cooked and washed in the yard. At that time, Ye Qinghuai asked, it was not Lu Yanchen's servant, but a small worker who paid by the point.

In terms of the size and specifications of his yard, it can't even be compared to some merchants with a little background in Beijing, so it can be said to be extremely poor.It's really not worthy of his status as the son of a wealthy businessman in the North, and he can't be associated with the young boss who spends a lot of money.

At this time, Ye Qinghuai didn't care about thinking so much.

The courtyard door of Lu's residence was tightly closed, and a locked horizontal lock was hung on the door.There seemed to be no one in the courtyard, not even a little light came through.

Ye Qinghuai still knocked on the door unwillingly.

For a long time, no one answered.

Because it is next to Qinglong Temple, there has always been a saying that the Fengshui of the houses next to the temple is not good, so there are not many residents.At night, the whole street is dark, there are no lights, let alone find someone to ask.

Ye Qinghuai took a closer look at the lock hanging on the door. The lock was indeed firmly locked, but there were some cracks where the door knocker connected to the wooden door, which seemed to be old.

Ye Qinghuai took a step back, drew the knife out of its sheath, and murmured in a low voice, "I offended you."

After the words fell, she raised the knife and chopped down at the door knocker.

If it doesn't work once, then twice.

On the dark street, there was only the sound of metal crashing.

When the dozen cuts were made, the door knocker on the right fell off with a clang, and the cross lock was crooked and hung aside.

The small double door opened silently, revealing a long, thin gap in the middle.There was only an empty stone table and three stone benches in the yard, bathed in the bright moonlight.

Ye Qinghuai held the knife, opened the door and walked in carefully, then closed the door gently.

She wasn't sure if there was anyone in Lu Yanchen's family.

Lu Yanchen's yard is very small, with a total of three rooms, except for the main room which faces south and is more spacious, the west wing room with only one door and one window was converted into a utility room by him, and the east side is a kitchen.

Ye Qinghuai first pushed open the doors of the three rooms one by one to ensure that there was no one else in the courtyard except her, and then put away the knife.

Because the west wing is narrow, it can be seen from outside the door. There are three rows of shelves inside the door, all of which are full of books.

Ye Qinghuai was amazed in her heart, as expected of the Taiqing Pavilion scholar's home, it looked like a barren house from the outside, but when she opened the door, she found that it was full of houses.

Books are very expensive. This room is enough to feed a family of ten for decades. If there are some rare and unique books among them, that would be even more remarkable.

This can match up with that young master who spends a lot of money.

Ye Qinghuai closed the door of the west wing and walked towards the main room.

The layout of the main room is also very simple, but it has a unique elegance of literati.

In the main hall, there are three sets of tables and chairs placed in three directions, which are spotlessly cleaned. In the potted plant of the main case, there is a lonely but tall red bamboo, and a pair of couplets are hung on the two central pillars behind the table case. ——

The breeze is selfless, elegant and self-loving, and the bamboo is cultivated with integrity.

Ye Qinghuai couldn't help but sigh in her heart, she didn't care about it at this time, and only remembered that Lu Yanchen was fond of bamboo.Looking at it now, I feel that Lu Yanchen's ability to maintain such a character in such a filthy officialdom in Shengjing is really commendable.

The east side of the main hall is separated by a whole screen, the back room should be the bedroom, and the back room on the west side is the study room that can be seen at a glance.

Ye Qinghuai walked towards the study subconsciously.

Different from ordinary study rooms, Lu Zhai's study room has a wide couch next to the window, which can sleep two people, and there are two stacks of clothes on the head of the bed.

It can be seen that Lu Yanchen often stays here.

Ye Qinghuai walked to the desk, there was still a pen that hadn't been washed in time, and the ink on the tip of the pen had solidified beside the inkstone under the pen stand.

She raised her hand and supported the edge of the desk. There were smooth edges and corners on the edge of the desk, which seemed to have been rubbed countless times.

This is where he reads and rests every day.

It looks like ordinary people.

Ye Qinghuai was dazed for a moment.

She suddenly felt that if Lu Yanchen was here, she would be like a student who would wash and grind for him, humbly asking for advice.

But she has not fulfilled the filial piety that a student should do.

He has not yet become the Mingjun he expected.

Ye Qinghuai woke up suddenly.

We must go to him quickly.

She turned around and raised her legs to leave, when she suddenly caught sight of a painting hanging on the side wall.

She was startled, and her feet stopped.

Isn't that the little portrait of Lu Yanchen she painted?
But it's not like the last time she sent her hand.

The painting was framed by silk and pine poles and hung on the wall.

Ye Qinghuai could tell at a glance that this mounting was done with care, using extremely expensive materials that only rich families and laymen would choose.

What did Lu Yanchen frame it and hang it upright here?
Ye Qinghuai was taken aback.

If people can see that it is her brushwork, won't it make the whole capital know that the emperor is a broken sleeve?
After thinking about this, she realized that the two lines of small characters in the upper right corner were missing.The two lines of her poem under the title full of affection——

"There are trees in the mountains, and the trees have branches, and the heart is pleasing to the king, but the king does not know."

The upper right corner is blank, not even a seal.

Ye Qinghuai took a closer look, and found that there was indeed a piece of cooked rice in the upper right corner on closer inspection, which was a bit harder to the touch.

Lu Yanchen took so much pains to cut out those two lines.

Even so, I have to hang it on my desk. It seems that I like this painting very much.

Thinking of his livid face when he was about to paint, it was beyond Ye Qinghuai's expectation that he liked the painting so much now.

Just as Ye Qinghuai was wondering, the neighing of a horse suddenly appeared outside the courtyard.

Ye Qinghuai stepped out of the room holding the knife on her waist.

The courtyard door was pushed open.Qin Yang stood at the door, holding the scimitar in his hand, and said out of breath, "Your Majesty, I know where the Young Master's house is!"

(End of this chapter)

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