Siji Manor

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***❝ The flowers blossom in all four seasons, knowing everything in the world. ❞***

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> 四季花常在。九州事尽知, *Siji Mountain Manor Motto*

**Siji Mountain Manor** (四季山庄, *Sìjì Shān Zhuāng*), translated as **Four Seasons Mountain Manor**, is a powerful low-profile sect who has a strong reputation among other sects.

## Description

Siji Mountain Manor is known for its flowers that blossom all year round, each season, a specific set of flowers grow; spring is azaleas, summer is phoenix flowers, autumn is orange osmanthus and winter is plum blossoms.

Because of the friendship between Qin Huaizhang and Long Que, the Manor's front yard is equipped with traps that can fend off outside enemies by raining down arrows from above, they are triggered with a specific mechanism with the statues.

## Specialisations

* **Disguise Skills -** The infamous skill of Siji Mountain Manor, where they are able to disguise themselves with proficiency, let it be taking on the appearance and mannerism of someone else, of a new person or hiding a permanent body mark.
* **Limitless Invisibility** **(无际无痕, *Wújì Wú Hén*) -** A move restricted to to the disciples of Siji Mountain Manor, a swift evasion tactic.

## Members

### Masters

* Qin Huaizhang (deceased)
* Zhou Zishu
* Wen Kexing (master-uncle)

### Disciples

* Qin Jiuxiao (deceased)
* Zhang Chengling
* Luo Haoning (deceased)
* Bi Xingming
* Cheng Zichen

## Novel Difference

In the novel, Siji Manor serves as an origin place for Zhou Zishu with no further involvement. All of the plot revolving around Qin Huaizhang involvement with the five brothers, the Wen family or Prince Jin is drama-exclusive. It is simply named **Siji Manor** (四季山,*Sìjì Zhuāng*).

There are no mentioned members of the Siji Manor except for Zhou Zishu, Liang Jiuxiao and Qin Huaizhang, it is highly implied that Qin Huaizhang was the founder of the Siji Manor. Their whereabouts, state or members are unknown. A flag with three-patterned golden flower is considered a token of the Siji Manor.

Siji Manor was a recently made Manor during Helian Pei, the previous emperor, era. It was built by an "eccentric" man who is said to have extraordinary skills that made him either the second-best, or the best in all of jianghu, however, the Manor was extremely low-profile, they were extremely mysterious to outsiders, to the point that no one even knew who was the Master of the Manor, leaving only rumours and speculations. The Siji Manor was a spy network, where it gathered informations that many were willing to pay fortunes to obtain.

After the leadership was passed to Zhou Zishu, fifteen at the time, the Manor declined in reputation, and diminished when it was rumoured that they were sold by Zhou Zishu to Helian Yi, who was crown prince at the time.

After five years of the novel's events, someone attempted to impersonate the Sijir Manor, they were quickly exposed by their poor disguise skills by the former leader himself, Zhou Zishu.

## Trivia

* The phrase on the Siji Manor's inner gate, **Gentle Winds and Light Clouds** (淡雲輕風, *Dán Yún Qīng Fēng*) or (云淡风轻, *Yún Dàn Fēng Qīng*) refers to people who treat their past filled with pain with ease. It traces back to a poem written by Cheng Hag during the Song Dynasty, "**A Casual Poem about A Spring Day**" (春日偶成, *Chūnrì Ǒuchéng*).
* The golden-flower insignia is referenced on Zhou Zishu's robes in the novel covers, in the Taiwan Edition, they are on his inner robes, on the Thai Edition, they are on his cloak.

## References

1. ↑ Web-Series, Episode 24
2. ↑ Novel, Extra 5