Shen Yuan grins, leading him around a corner in the garden path to the greenhouse entrance. He lets go of Jiang Cheng to open the door. "This," he says, "is a greenhouse."

The sunlight streams in through the windows. Someone must have just been in here, because the neat rows of green leaves are wet and sparkling, as if with dew. Vines twine their way up carefully woven lattices; fruits of all types swell and color basically before their very eyes. That's actually--a little more than usually happens; is Magnus have a really good day or something??

"You can grow anything you wish, here," says Shen Yuan, quietly. "No matter the season." He looks sideways at Jiang Cheng. "One could build a lotus pond in one of these, if they were so inclined."