Chapter 545 - 281 Growing Closer by Distancing_3
Blue Bead, who was on night duty, heard some noise and thought to go out and check, but Qian Yixiu said, "Don’t bother, Monkey Brother will handle it."
The next morning, they first sent someone to the estate to tidy up the house and heat the kang beds. Then, someone was sent to Rongen Earl Mansion to inform Old Master Pan to skip lessons for the next few days, as she was going out.
The person who went to the Rongen Earl Mansion also brought back two paintings, which were the homework left by Old Master Pan for her.
By noon, when all preparations were ready and the sun had also warmed up, Qian Sangui was carried onto a spacious horse-drawn carriage by Su Siwu. Disregarding Lady Wu’s obviously disapproving eyes, Qian Yixiu got into the carriage behind them, and the House of Animals boarded the third carriage. With six carriages in total, carrying servants and various essentials, and escorted by ten bodyguards, they headed towards the west gate.
Lunch was eaten in the carriages, with meat buns and pancakes heated on a stove, accompanied by chicken soup.
Qian Yixiu was quite excited, lifting the curtain to look outside. Once out of the city, she could see the continuous mountains in the distance. Blue Bead said, "That’s West Mountain. The scenery on Perfume Mountain over there is not only beautiful, but Baoguo Temple is also located there."
Speaking of Baoguo Temple made her think of Little Monk, whom she hadn’t seen for nearly three months now and surprisingly, she found herself missing him.
Qian Yixiu remembered that in her previous life, West Mountain was very large, with peaks and ridges spanning several counties; she wondered if West Mountain in this world was the same.
The carriages seemed to be running in the direction of West Mountain, always in sight of the rolling hills, though not very close. After more than two hours, having passed through numerous fertile fields, vast wastelands, a bridge, and a town, they finally arrived at the estate towards the end of the Shen Hour.
Huang Hua was waiting there with Su Sanwu, his wife, and two middle-aged men and women whom she did not recognize. The man was named Pan Shoufu, the steward of Meizhuang, and the woman was his wife, Auntie Pan.
The estate, called Meizhuang, covered an area of over twenty acres, but Mei Garden took up most of it. She imagined how spectacular it would be to see thousands of red plum trees blooming against the snow. Such a sight could only be envisioned by someone as rich, leisurely, and refined as Prince Consort Pan. They would stay here for a few days each year during the plum blossom season. However, it was a pity to occupy so much land just for those few days.