The magistrate and his daughter came to apologize? Ruan Zhu thought for a moment then had Xing Yun take the guests to Liu Shuang Pavilion, where visitors were received. She then stepped inside Yi Zhu Cottage and let Nuan Chun tidy up her clothes and hairstyle so she could receive the visitors……
Shun Tian Hall’s magistrate, old man Liu, was around fifty years of age and came from a wealthy background. He had become accustomed to seeing large displays of nobility throughout his life but still became dizzy as the magnificence of Guan Ju Villa entered his eyes.
The father and daughter pair had been led by Xing Yun to the east and then the west. Along the way, they passed a wondrous standing stone forest; traveled on winding, remote paths; saw a pavilion with arched roofs……there were fantastic oddities of every description that made one associate them with the word ‘elegant.’ The bold ancient cedars, cypresses and pines on the mountains further increased the wild aspect of the mountain forest. The rock garden outside the paths were fantastically shaped; the lush green of the xiangfei bamboo; howthe plum blossom trees fell over each other in their eagerness to show off their splendor……seeing all of this, they were dazzled as it was truly a feast for the eyes.
The gardens of this era were still in the primitive stages. Ruan Zhu had drawn from the landscaping of the future so it was no wonder they were amazed.
The two people followed behind Xing Yun’s footsteps and arrived at Liu Shuang Pavilion. Immediately upon entering, they saw a long, snow white wool rug. Eyeing their muddy shoes, they froze, not daring to step inside. A palace eunuch came forward, offering them wooden sandals to change into and they finally stepped on the springy rug as some servants came in with some already-steeped tea.
“Sir, please take a seat. My family’s niangniang will arrive shortly.”
“Oh oh, all right……” Old man Liu had become a little nervous from seeing Guan Ju Villa’s exotic landscape as these kinds of things were also hard to find in the gardens managed by the Emperor. Hearing Xing Yun’s words, he sat down. The seat was incredibly soft, like he was sitting on a very thick wad of cotton. He poked at it a few times in curiosity, not knowing what it was made out of.
On the table were glass items that were worth who knows how much–really too extravagant. Looking at their surroundings, the more they saw, the more odd they found it and they couldn’t resist standing up.
“Pa, look.” His daughter pushed him.
Old man Liu turned around and saw a glass mirror over a meter tall embedded into a wall that clearly reflected the images of the people in the room. He also had a glass mirror in his family that was only the size of one’s palm yet its worth was over a hundred taels of silver. He had never seen a mirror this large before. Taking another look, he saw that the windows on all four walls were inlaid with transparent glass and those curtains all trailed to the ground with a color that was also extremely pleasing to the eye.
Liu Shuang Pavilion’s design was in accordance with Ruan Zhu’s idea of integrating the eastern and western styles into one.
The curtains were of a European design in beige and light brown, super aesthetic.
Hanging from the ceiling was a large, two square meter colored glass lamp. Its tassels were spread out in three layers. This era did not have wallpaper, but Ruan Zhu had servants glue a layer of silk patterned with silver butterflies against dark flowers on all four walls. When she examined it, it looked better than real wallpaper.
A circular paired-half-moon bogu rack was against one wall. The frame was made up of dozens of beautiful lattices, all extremely fine. Every shelf was filled with either curios, porcelain, or all kinds of other novel items.
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