flash wedding diary

Chapter 41

June 6th, Tuesday, the city of music, cloudy to rainy.

In fact, Schönbrunn Palace, just like the Old Summer Palace in a certain feudal dynasty in Huaguo, is a summer palace used by the royal family to escape the summer heat.

However, it is said that the original purpose of Schönbrunn Palace was to surpass the most architecturally representative Palace of Versailles in the minds of the Gauls. Of course, these are the words and admonitions of architecture for me to popularize science. His interest today It is very high. I took the subway from the City of Music to the exit of Schönbrunn Palace. On the way, Yan Shouzhen told me in detail about the Classical-style Palace of Versailles and the Baroque-style Schönbrunn Palace. I forget it once I hear it, but it doesn't prevent me from being fascinated by it, because the voice of keeping the word is so nice!

Today is neither a holiday nor a public holiday. There are not many tourists, but there are still several oriental faces at the gate of the station.

I have been to Schönbrunn Palace three times before, but Yan Shouzhen is more familiar with the direction than me. After exiting the subway station, he led me straight to the west.

There was a torrential rain in the middle of the night yesterday, and the sun is still hidden in the thick clouds today. The weather is a little cold, but the air is unusually fresh. There are several melodious birdsong from the street trees on both sides. Searched, but could not find a trace of them.

However, from the tall branches and leaves, there are faintly fluffy goose yellow flower spikes, swaying in the wind, very delicate and pretty.

There was a strong sweet smell in the moist air, vaguely mixed with the fragrant milk smell, I took a deep breath of the air, held the arms of Shouyan, and pointed at them that exude a strong fragrance, A little proudly asked Yan Shouzhen: "Look, do you know what kind of flower that is?"

Yan Shouzhen looked back at me, with a smile hidden in his brows, and said in an extremely gentle voice, "Chestnut flowers."

I couldn't help being surprised that he knew the chestnut tree!

In my perception, Yan Shouzhen belongs to the heirs of famous families who focus on training. Even if they don’t discriminate between grains, they should have little chance to know the chestnut flowers who grew up in the deep mountains and old forests!

Moreover, chestnut flowers and chestnut nuts, if there is no information from the chestnut farmers, it is impossible for ordinary people to connect them!

After all, flowers and fruits are very distinctive!

I was also in the second year of high school. The school responded to the call of the Education Bureau and organized all the second-year students to go to the countryside to do farming for a week. I was ignorant and I finally knew that chestnut flowers are strip-shaped flower spikes, and chestnut nuts do not grow directly on trees, but rather It is the same as the durian, covered with a layer of green and hard skin covered with needles. When it is mature, it is about the size of a grown man's fist. Luo, after picking up the basket, peeled off the thorny hard shell one by one, and there were three or five chestnuts packed together inside.

When I went to the countryside to work in agriculture, I only saw chestnut flowers, but the first time I saw chestnut fruits was during the National Day holiday when I was in college.

The university vacation is long. Taking advantage of the 10-day long vacation, I set foot on the City of Music alone for the first time, and I also went to Schönbrunn Palace alone. I took this road. At that time, I saw chestnuts falling all over the ground. No one picked it up, and I felt distressed for a long time. Later, when I was returning, I secretly picked up a few chestnuts and took them away. In the end, I still missed those few chestnuts and left them very carelessly on the train to the hot spring town. ...

"How do you know the chestnut tree?" I asked in surprise.

"On the hillside of Shousheng Mountain facing east, there is a chestnut grove." Yan Shouzhen had a doting smile hidden in his brows, but in his tone, he could vaguely hear his helplessness towards me.

I:! ! !

I really didn't know that there was a chestnut forest planted on the east side of Shousheng Mountain!

Shousheng Mountain, as the name suggests, is a mountain named after Yan Shouzhen and my name.

That is, the mountain where I lived in the villa after I came to the Lion City.

It is located in the south of the Lion City, a mountain that covers a wide area and is almost covered by orchid flowers as far as the eye can see.

Yan Shouzhen built a villa on the top of this peak. There is a musical instrument workshop in the villa, and there is an infinity swimming pool on the roof. You can see the bustling corner of the Lion City.

I only explored every corner of the villa, but did not explore the mountain, and every time I go out, I either take a helicopter or go down the mountain from the southwest road. How do I know that its east direction is covered with a chestnut forest?

Obviously, I haven't seen how much he likes to eat chestnuts...

"Then I can go there to hunt chestnuts?!" I asked excitedly.

"Of course!" Yan Shouzhen seemed to be infected by my excitement, and the smile on his face became more gentle.

As if they were prepared just for me.

In fact, I know very well that Yan Shouzhen may have planted a large chestnut grove for someone, but that person is definitely not me.

Just like the name of "Shousheng Mountain", it is all a cover-up. Its predecessor may be called "Shou X Mountain". It was only after getting the certificate with me that Yan Shouzhen replaced the X with my "Sheng".

I looked at the spikes of flowers that had been knocked down by the wind and rain last night, feeling very distressed, and said, "It's a pity, maybe there won't be too many chestnuts this year."

Even though the fruit bears fruit, no one will hunt it down and eat it, after all, no one will pick it up if it falls on the ground.

Yan Shouzhen smiled, and said, "It's a pity, the thorns on the fruit shell of this kind of chestnut tree are sparse and relatively short. The peeled fruit is spherical, with a smooth top, and the taste is astringent and bitter. It is not delicious. Generally, they are used as rations for rodents. The chestnuts you often eat in chestnut cakes are different from this one. The skin covered by it has many dense long thorns, and the fruit is hemispherical. There are strips on the top. Xinrui, it's easy to distinguish."

My eyes were wide open, and I had no doubts about every word of Proverbs.

No wonder the chestnuts on both sides bore a tree of fruit that year, even if it was knocked down by the wind, no one came to pick it up!

The package tickets given to us by Mr. Hua Hengzi are the most luxurious, Schönbrunn Palace visit experience + Schönbrunn Palace Orchestra performance tickets + Schönbrunn Palace high-level court dinner package, we have to stay at Schönbrunn Palace all day stay.

Schönbrunn Palace is said to have more than 1400 rooms. The palace preserves the living habits of several generations of royal families. Among them, Princess Sissi and her husband, the first emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Franz Joseph The room is the hottest.

The first emperor's room was extremely inconsistent with his status. He slept on a narrow iron bed. That was any sofa, which was more comfortable than lying on that cold iron bed, right?

In my mind, there is also such a narrow bed in the lounge next to Yan Shouzhen's office in the Orchid Orchid Headquarters Building in the Lion City. It can be seen that the eyes of the "emperor" have always looked around the world, not confined to one. small bed.

Thinking about it this way, I feel more admiration and worship for Yan Shouzhen in my heart.

On the other hand, Princess Sissi's room is simply too extravagant!

However, she is such a noble and beautiful woman, no matter how luxurious and magnificent the room is, it still matches her status!

When the first emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire married her, he probably really spoiled her to heaven.

There is no woman who does not envy Princess Sissi.

I secretly thought, now Yan Shouzhen can be regarded as pampering me, I wonder if anyone is also envious of me?

His face turned red unconsciously.

Yan Shouzhen noticed my abnormal state and thought that the air in the palace room was not ventilated, which caused my physical discomfort, so he hurriedly took me to the rest area to sit, and he ordered a cup of hot coffee and handed it to me.

This news area can overlook the square at the main entrance, where many local residents gather to stroll around. They are generally retired old people, with their grandchildren who have not yet entered kindergarten, chatting and playing cards in twos and threes.

Beside the Neptune Fountain, there are still many young and beautiful tourists taking pictures.

A little further away, you can still see a few artists sketching under the shade with easels.

"What are you looking at?" Yan Shouzhen put his hand on my forehead, as if taking my temperature.

I was tossed by him all night last night, as if everything was not enough, in the end I couldn't bear it anymore, I cried and begged him not to do it again, and he let me go without enough.

But I still passed out, and he broke out in a cold sweat from fright, and even called the doctor.

Fortunately, I only fainted for a short time, and I woke up before the doctor appeared, otherwise I would not know how to face a strange doctor.

"That fountain." I raised my chin and motioned him to look at the Neptune Fountain.

"You like it?" Yan Shouzhen withdrew his measuring hand, glanced at the fountain, and there was something flickering in his eyes.

I was afraid that he would dig another fountain out of the villa, so I hurriedly said, "I don't like it, but I just remembered something from a long time ago."

"Oh? What's the matter?" Yan Shouzhen leaned on the railing very comfortably, the moist wind swept his temples back, and he stretched his long legs happily, as if he was very interested in my topic interest.

"When I visited here for the first time, I was only 18 years old. I came alone. I had a bad sense of direction and got lost several times." Laughing self-deprecatingly, he pointed to the tree-lined path at the corner of the Sea God Fountain that was covered by a tall green wall, where only when he got closer could he see the well-manicured arches and green corridors, and said, "Then in the In that place, I met a very strange painter."

"Paint...painter?!" For some reason, Yan Shouzhen seemed to be very sensitive to this profession. Not only did his voice change, but even his casual leaning posture was replaced by a stiff standing posture.

"Well, yes," I was a little surprised by his reaction, "what's the matter?"

"It's nothing, the strange painter you mentioned, why is he so strange?" Yan Shouzhen cleared his throat, as if he was trying to cover up something, but what did he need to cover up?

I was puzzled for a while, but I didn't go into it. My eyes fixed on the location in my memory, and I fell into my own memories again. I said with a smile: "Other painters are all painting Schönbrunn Palace, tourists, and sea gods." The statue of the gods in the fountain, but he is drawing a snail!"

Yan Shouzhen listened quietly, without further questioning, as if opening his mouth would disturb my memory.

"You don't even know that the whole painting is occupied by a snail with a big shell on it. The picture is very monotonous, but he draws it very engrossed, as if he is the snail, and what he is carrying makes him breathless. It’s like a heavy burden.” I let out a sigh of relief, and after so many years, when I think of the picture that made me breathless, I still feel as if I am trapped in a predicament surrounded by enemies, and there is an indescribable Mount Tai overwhelming me. All the way out.

At that time, I was terrified, as if a fresh life was about to fall in front of me.

"Well... and then?" Probably because the wind was a little strong, I actually felt that the voice of Shouyan was a little hoarse.

"Then..." I was a little embarrassed, with embarrassment on my face, "I... just rewarded him with a little money, and I just remembered later that I have no money to go back..."

That painting shocked me so much!I, a person who doesn't know much about painting, can almost feel the suffocation overflowing from that painting, so I impulsively gave all my money to that down-and-out painter. In fact, it is not much, just over 400 Euros.

I was also worried that my reward would be mistaken by the artist as a humiliation, and after I gave the money, I ran away in a panic...

After all, at that time, I would naively think that that money might help him get out of a heavy predicament and escape from life.

I couldn't help shaking my head, thinking that I was a bit naive back then, the motivation and intention of the artist's composition may not be understood by a superficial person with no social experience like me.

Fortunately, my uncle was in the City of Music at that time. He found me in the dark and brought me back.

From then on, my uncle forbade me to travel alone.

After that incident, my uncle believed even more deeply that I am a person who doesn't know how to take care of myself, and I can only find someone who is willing to take care of me to live with me in this life.

I have found that person.