Buyan led Zhao Shunran into the octagonal pavilion. Zhao Shunran was still very kind. After a ceremony between the king and the ministers, Wen Wenlan asked Zhao Shunran to sit down.

"This is Zhao Qing's first time entering the Imperial Garden? What do you think of the scenery of my Imperial Garden?" Wen Wenlan picked up the teacup and slowly filtered the tea leaves with the lid of the cup. The fragrance of tea lingers in his breath. It is not the fragrance of wine, but it is more intoxicating than the fragrance of wine. "The Octagonal Pavilion is also the best place to enjoy the scenery in my Imperial Garden."

Zhao Shunran looked up at the octagonal pavilion, not to mention the scent of the four corners and the crisp silver bells, but looking at the carefully carved patterns on the beams, even if he looked up for a day, he didn't feel tired of his neck. He looked at the camellia in front of the pavilion, and the scenery was made of a single tree. Behind him, there were a pool of water, occasionally white geese and mandarin ducks swam by. Looking further away, the willow leaves were waving, the high bridge was erect, the boats swayed, and the grand scenery of the south of the Yangtze River was just like this.

"Along the way, the birds are singing crisply and the fragrance of flowers is refreshing. I walked forward along the pebbly path. Every time I passed a corner, it was like a garden, and there were surprises everywhere." Zhao Shunran looked up at Wen Wenlan, and lowered his eyes, "The flowers are beautiful, the scenery is beautiful, which makes people linger."

After hearing this, Wen Wenlan took a sip of tea before putting down the tea cup that he had been holding for a long time.

"After a while, the wisteria flowers over there are also blooming. One curtain of light purple vine flowers drooped obediently from the top of the corridor. They look amazing from a distance and cute from a close distance." Wen Wenlan pushed a stack of exquisite pastries in front of Zhao Shunran, "Zhao Qing, try it."

The pastry that Wen Wenlan pushed over was light in color and crystal clear, and it would tremble slightly when touched. When you look at the pastry, it seemed to be locked with flowers, which matched the scenery of the Imperial Garden. Zhao Shunran tasted a bite of pink pastry, with two peach blossom petals locked inside. The paste was soft and glutinous, and during the chewing process, it emitted a faint fragrance of peach blossoms.

"Strange scenery and strange things." Zhao Shunran praised him. He lowered his eyes for a moment, and suddenly changed his tone, "Now is the time for peach blossoms to bloom. I have never seen a peach blossom all the way here?"

The peach blossoms in the two palaces of Xingqing Palace, Chang'an Palace were all planted in the Peach Land. When I walked through the Peach Land that day, there were already buds in the peach trees inside. Zhao Shunran took a look and probably remembered them in his heart. Wen Wenlan dissipated his sleeves and his eyes were a little fluttering.

"The peach blossoms are not here." Wen Wenlan exhaled, recalling that year in the Peach Blossom Land, the man stepped on the peach blossom petals all over the ground, and in the peach blossom rain all over the sky, the man walked towards her step by step. "The peach trees have not grown very well in recent years. I need to prune branches and leaves, so I won't take them out to watch them."

Zhao Shunran's eyes turned and said with a smile, "Although the peach trees need to be pruned now, the other flowers in the imperial garden are blooming well."

"I originally loved peach blossoms the most. Now, because I pruned branches and leaves, I don't go to see the peach blossoms. Isn't it appropriate to come to the Imperial Garden to enjoy the blooming of these hundreds of flowers?" Wen Wenlan leaned back against the fence and half-supported his head to look at Zhao Shunran. His exquisite makeup is not inferior to the beautiful scenery in the garden.

Zhao Shunran's breathing stagnated. He blinked and lowered his eyes and said softly, "Although you appreciate all the flowers, Your Majesty still has the peach blossoms in your heart. The peach blossoms can be kept in mind by Your Majesty. It is the blessing of peach blossoms. It is the honor of all the flowers to be admired by Your Majesty. Your Majesty does not have to care about the hundreds of flowers neglecting peach blossoms. Flowers blooming and falling are the most normal phenomena in the year. It is not an exaggeration to bloom in the imperial garden in all seasons."

Wen Wenlan suddenly laughed, Zhao Shunran looked confused, and was about to ask for the reason, but saw Wen Wenlan get up and leave.

"It's getting late, I should go back to read the memorials. Zhao Qing will go back first."

After leaving the Imperial Garden, Wen Wenlan was not in a hurry to go to the Imperial Study. She led Buyan to slowly move on the palace road.

"How is Taoyuan now? Taoyuan has been built for almost two years. I don't know when it will be built. I haven't been to Taoyuan for a long time. Now it's time for peach blossoms to bloom, and I can't enjoy the flowers." Wen Wenlan said "tsk" twice, "However, I am very much looking forward to what the Nine-Level Tower and the Hot Spring Palace will look like after it is built."

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