I'm reborn, so it's not too much to kill the one who traveled through the book, right?

Liu listened for a while, thought of her thin son, and went to the kitchen cursing and made a tonic soup for her son.

Liu naturally didn't know about the lawsuit between her son and daughter-in-law, let alone that her former future daughter-in-law, whom she despised so much, had come to the capital and given birth to twin children for Changsheng. If Liu knew about this, it would be more than just cursing Chen Yuan in secret.

Shen Rong had no idea that Chen Yuan hated her again.

After a few more days, the family finally waited for the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

Because Shen Rong and Changsheng were both in mourning, the excitement outside had nothing to do with them that day. Even the two younger ones could only listen to the excitement outside from inside the mansion.

As soon as the Lantern Festival was over, the people in Xifu began to move their belongings one after another, and each family's house was prepared early.

It would have been inappropriate to work so hard during the New Year, but after what happened to the old master, the government had given us a deadline to move.

There are no officials in the mansion, and the East Palace no longer allows them to use the title of Marquis' Mansion. It is already a concession by the government to give the West Palace some time to move out.

If they don't move now, not only will the East Palace not agree, but even the government will come to urge them to move. When the government comes, they will have to spend money to avoid disaster.

The people in the West Mansion moved out one after another, and the place became completely empty.

Shen Rong and Changsheng went over there to take a look once.

If the East Palace is spacious, then the West Palace is crowded. Not only are the small courtyards close to each other, but there are also many low houses that do not fit in with the courtyards in the palace.

Some are kitchens, some are toilets, and some are servants' rooms.

After looking at it, the old lady sighed and asked the housekeeper to wait until the end of the first month of the year to demolish all the extra houses and walls, including the walls on both sides of the alley that divided the Pingyang Marquis Mansion into two.

The demolition is not a big deal, it just requires some labor, but after the demolition, there are many places that need to be repaired, which will cost a lot of money.

The old lady thought that the housekeeping duties would be handed over to Shen Rong sooner or later, so she let Shen Rong start learning housekeeping while renovating the house.

"It was not easy to merge the two mansions into one. No matter what, this house has to be cleaned up. It won't be too shabby when someone comes to visit in the future. Here are five hundred taels of silver. Although it's a little less, it's enough for a simple renovation. If there's anything you don't understand, feel free to ask me."

The old lady handed a box of silver ingots to Shen Rong.

Shen Rong thought about it and took the silver.

For her, five hundred taels of silver was a lot of money to renovate the house.

On the West Palace side, all the houses are good, and most of them are going to be demolished. The only ones to be repaired are the courtyards on the East Palace side that have been in disrepair for a long time.

If we just want to repair the yard, using the blue bricks and tiles taken down from the west, this money would be enough.

At this time, Shen Rong did not know that if other houses were renovating their courtyards, they would not just renovate the courtyards, but would also include the flowers, trees, rockery, ponds, lotus ponds, etc. in the courtyard, which were the big parts.

Shen Rong took the silver and headed towards Guiyuan.

The snow in the capital had stopped a long time ago, and the snow on the ground had melted away in the past few days, revealing the bare ground.

In the corner of the yard stood a bare tree, whose leaves had long since fallen off, leaving only a few pointed new buds on the branches.

Shen Rong suddenly remembered the rockery and peony flowers she saw when she passed through the second gate when she first entered the mansion.

At that time, she had just entered the mansion and was so nervous that she didn't realize that the flowers were artificial flowers made of silk. At that time, she only thought that the mansion could make the peonies that bloom in May bloom in November, and the Pingyang Marquis Mansion must be very wealthy to have a greenhouse to grow flowers.

But after living in this mansion for a long time, she realized that she was really ignorant and mistook the fake flowers for real ones.

Fortunately, she didn't say anything at the time, so no joke was made.

Shen Rong looked at the bare yard and recalled the scenes she had seen at the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion last time.

Although it was still a cold winter, the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion was filled with flowers and looked very lively.

However, the Marquis of Pingyang's Mansion was desolate.

Shen Rong had a vague idea in her mind.

She wants to grow fruits and vegetables, and also all kinds of flowers and plants!

When Shen Rong returned to Guiyuan, Chunxing and Juxiang were playing with Pingping in the yard.

After the New Year, Chun Xing and Qiu Xia's injuries had almost healed.

These days, I take the two little masters to play in the mansion every day.

When Shen Rong saw the maids, she couldn't help but think secretly. Although Chun Xing and the others were maids, they had stayed in the capital longer than her and had met more wealthy families than her. In this regard, she could listen to their opinions.

Shen Rong called the three people into the main room.

"Who of you has stayed in the capital the longest?" Shen Rong asked the three maids in front of her.

Chun Xing and the other two looked at each other, and finally Chun Xing stood up.

"To answer Young Madam's question, the three of us grew up in the mansion since childhood."

It is not an exaggeration to say that Chun Xing and the other two were family-born children, but the Pingyang Marquis's Mansion was becoming increasingly impoverished and could not afford to support so many servants. Some of them found ways out, while others released their indentures. The families of Chun Xing and the other two were among those who released their indentures.

The three families each found a job in the capital and managed to make a living.

Chun, Xing and the other two left home at the age of eight, and at the age of ten, were brought back to the mansion by their family, begging the old lady to give them a job.

The old lady knew that the lives of ordinary people were difficult, and considering their past friendship, she allowed several girls to enter the mansion, paying them two hundred coins a month as wages, and also making clothes for them according to the season every year.

A ten-year-old girl could earn two hundred coins a month, which was considered good even in the capital. After all, such a young girl would not be able to find such a job anywhere else outside, unless she sold herself into slavery.

For example, the children born in the mansions of various families come to the mansions at a young age in order to grow up with the young masters of the mansion.

Shen Rong didn't beat around the bush and asked directly: "Have you seen other people's houses in the capital? What do they look like? Are there many flowers, plants and trees?"

Shen Rong directly asked the question that she wanted to ask.

The three of them are about the same age. They have never had the chance to see the splendor of Marquis Pingyang before he fell into disgrace. They only know the state of Marquis Pingyang's mansion after it fell into disgrace.

Also, because there was no young lady in the mansion before, these little girls had no chance to go out and see the world, so the largest mansion they had ever seen was the Pingyang Marquis Mansion.

However, they haven't seen it, but they have heard a lot about it.

"Madam, we haven't seen what the mansions of other noble families are like, but I have heard about some of them. There is a peach forest in ***'s mansion. Every spring, *** holds a spring banquet and invites ladies and gentlemen from all families to participate. I heard that it's a lot of fun there, with reciting poems and writing couplets, tossing pots, and passing flowers with drums. It's so lively!" When Chun Xing said this, the expression on her face was much more lively than usual.

"It's a pity that there are no girls or boys of the right age in our mansion. Our Pingyang Marquis Mansion has never been invited..."

How could it be that there were no girls or boys of the right age? It was because the Pingyang Marquis's Mansion had no power that they were not invited. After all, there was still a wife, right?

The Pingyang Marquisate was founded on military power, but what does the Pingyang Marquisate have now? They are neither good at literature nor martial arts, their descendants have died one after another, and the side branches are still eyeing them covetously. No wonder people look down on them.

Seeing that Chun Xing was getting more and more off-topic, Shen Rong interrupted her and said, "So from what you mean, there is a peach forest in the Grand Mansion, is that true or not?"

Chun Xing nodded.

When Juxiang heard Chunxing finish speaking, she immediately stepped forward and introduced to Shen Rong: "I heard that the Taifu family has a lotus pond, and the lotus flowers in the lotus pond are all white. Every year when the lotus flowers are in full bloom, the Taifu family will hold a poetry meeting! Not only do they write poems, but they also paint white lotuses. I have never seen what a white lotus looks like! What a pity..."

What a pity! Juxiang doesn’t need to explain, Chunxing has already said it.

Shen Rong turned her gaze to Qiu Ju again.

Qiu Ju thought for a moment and said, "Master, I have heard that the greenhouse in the Zhenguo Mansion is planted with all kinds of precious flowers and plants, and they are not easily shown to others."

Juxiang had listened for so long and knew what Shen Rong wanted to know. She felt that she had said nothing, so she thought about it and continued:

"I heard that there was a man named Zhang who liked bamboo, so he planted a large bamboo forest in his mansion. In the summer, the bamboo forest rustled and was the best place to cool off. However, the bamboo grew too fast and collapsed the foundation of the house in a few years.

Also, Lord Li likes osmanthus, and he has planted osmanthus wherever there is space in his house. Every August, his wife holds a golden autumn banquet…"

"Is there any other adult out there appreciating the plum blossoms?" Shen Rong asked subconsciously.

Juxiang glanced at Shen Rong and nodded.

"The place to enjoy the plum blossoms is outside the city, in the royal garden, where there is a vast expanse of plum trees that stretch as far as the eye can see. Every year when the plum blossoms bloom, the emperor invites ministers and their families to the garden to enjoy the plum blossoms.

What we have said before is not enough to describe the excitement. Entering the garden to appreciate the plum blossoms is the highlight of the year.

The Plum Garden is close to the Phoenix Mountain, and His Majesty will hold winter hunts on Phoenix Mountain. The rabbits and deer he hunted will be brought to the Plum Garden, and the ministers will be treated to roasted meat.”

After listening for a while, Shen Rong found that the capital city was indeed rich. Throughout the year, one person performed after another, and everyone had his or her own way of playing. It was really lively.

Unlike their Taohua Village, the biggest excitement is just some scenes of catching adulterers and thieves.

Shen Rong has broadened her horizons. If she has the chance in the future, she would also like to go and see what kind of excitement it is.

Finally, Shen Rong summed up a truth: none of the mansions of those noble families were bare, and each of them had a scenery that could be shown off.

This really put Shen Rong in a difficult position.

Watch peaches in spring, listen to bamboo in summer, enjoy gold in autumn, and appreciate plum blossoms in winter.

What else can she do?

Shen Rong fell into deep thought.

It's not that she has to compete with others, but after the merger of the two mansions of Pingyang Marquis, the area is extremely large. If she doesn't plant some beautiful flowers and plants and only grows fruits and vegetables, it will be too inappropriate.

But nowadays, those common flowers and trees have become a beautiful sight in other people's homes. If she did the same as others, wouldn't she be imitating others and just making a fool of herself?

The Pingyang Marquis' Mansion was a run-down place and had been laughed at many times. If she was laughed at again for this, how could she still have the mood to enjoy the scenery?

Chun Xing and the others saw that Shen Rong didn't say anything, and secretly wondered what Shen Rong was thinking.

Thinking that the house was about to be renovated, Chun Xing guessed Shen Rong's intention. She tried to ask, "Madam, are you planning to plant some flowers and plants in the house?"

Shen Rong had no plans to hide. She nodded to Chun Xing and said, "Well, I just don't know what to plant. I plan to plant fruits and vegetables in the spacious area in the middle of the yard, and some flowers next to them. Well... it would be best if I could grow a large area along the wall."

She would not use large tracts of land to grow flowers and plants. At most, she would plant some in unimportant places to add some decoration.

Shen Rong couldn't help but think of the morning glories and wild roses on the fence of her mother's yard.

It looks nice, but it is not suitable to be planted in the mansion of Marquis Pingyang.

Chun Xing frowned and thought for a moment, "If that's the case, I have seen flowers blooming in clusters."

Shen Rong looked at Chun Xing.

"Honeysuckle, wisteria, and the thorny roses on the roadside..."

When Shen Rong heard about honeysuckle, she didn't pay much attention.

That thing is good, and planting some is quite practical.

When she heard the word Zi Teng, Shen Rong was deeply moved.

She had seen wisteria flowers blooming in the mountains of Taohua Village. They were in large patches, like waterfalls, and they were purple in color. It was truly stunning at first glance.

When Juxiang saw Chunxing's idea, she was also tempted. She remembered that her brother broke off the roses at home and tied them together with wild thorns on the roadside to make rose cuttings the year before last. The branches were long and soft, and the flowers were particularly numerous, which were more beautiful than the original roses.

Juxiang thought of this and stepped forward, "Young Madam, I have a kind of flower at home that grows together with roses and thorny roses. When they bloom, they form large patches, which are very beautiful."

Shen Rong was now eager for everyone to give her some advice, and was also quite curious about the flower that Juxiang mentioned, which was grown by tying together wild roses and roses.

"Will the branches and leaves that grow like this look like roses or wild thorn roses?" Shen Rong asked deliberately.

Juxiang: "It's a rose, but the branches are not as thick as roses, and the flowers are also like roses."

"I've never seen two different flowers grow together. Why don't you go home and pick a branch for me to see." Shen Rong said with a smile.

Shen Rong has always felt that wild thorn roses are beautiful and practical.

If anyone in the village plants a field of weeds outside the fence, thieves will have no place to get in.

And when it blooms, it grows in large patches, which is quite beautiful.

If the branches that Juxiang brought could be tied together like the wild thornberry, and the flowers could bloom in groups, and the flowers would have as many layers of petals as the roses, she would definitely plant a patch of them around the walls of the mansion.

At that time, the thick vines will be placed on the wall. When they are not in bloom, the thorny branches can prevent thieves from climbing over the wall. When they are in bloom, they will become a flower wall, where you can enjoy the flowers and prevent thieves, killing two birds with one stone.