Chapter 35 Peeking at the Fun

Wu Yumin thought about it carefully and replied, "We only met briefly that day, but I felt that he was a law-abiding and reliable person."

But the others... I haven't noticed the others yet..."

Xie Yunyu smiled and continued, "What about looks? Do you like them?"

Wu Yumin smiled and said, "Brother Xie is quite handsome, upright and refined. I have met him before when he went to my grandfather's place with Mr. Xie from the academy."

Furthermore, when it comes to marriage, one cannot only look at appearances. My mother said the most important thing is whether the person is reliable.

Not everyone can be born with the appearance of Prince Shou'an.

Xie Yunyu was momentarily stunned when she suddenly heard her mention the Prince of Shou'an.

Wu Yumin continued, "Besides, so what if the Prince of Shou'an is handsome? He still insists on becoming a monk."

So, this appearance is good enough.

Xie Yunyu: He doesn't look like he wants to become a monk at all.

Besides, temples wouldn't accept someone like him who has broken the precepts, would they?

The two visited the Wu residence together. Xie Yunyu had a meal there and left with two pots of flowers given to her by Wu Yumin.

On the way back home, we passed by our family's pastry shop, called Jiuzhou Pastry.

As Xie Yunyu got out of the car to check on the shop's operations, someone walked up to her and bumped into her.

Xie Yunyu glanced at the man and saw that he was tall, with a rugged face and bronze skin, and seemed to be a military man.

However, judging from his attire, which was a brocade robe made of fine silk, he seemed to be a young master from a wealthy family.

The man quickly turned around and apologized to Xie Yunyu with a smile:

"I'm sorry, young lady."

Xie Yunyu calmly replied, "It's alright."

The man bowed and explained, "My elders at home love the peach shortbread here, so I was in a bit of a hurry and offended you, madam. Please forgive me."

Xie Yunyu waved his hand and said, "It's alright. Please, young master."

The man hurriedly bought two packs of peach shortbread, turned around, walked to the side, handed the items to the servant, then mounted his horse and rode away.

It was just a minor incident, and Xie Yunyu didn't pay any attention to it.

Unexpectedly, Xie Yunyu encountered this person again at the Wu family's spring banquet a dozen days later.

On the day of the Wu family's spring banquet, Xie Yunyu was woken up early by Madam Zheng and made to get ready.

Zheng told her to wear the begonia red dress, but Xie Yunyu said that color was too tacky and insisted on wearing a light blue one.

Zheng said that light blue was too plain and not good.

The two were arguing, so Xie Yuntang came over and helped Xie Yunyu choose three pieces: pale yellow, pink, and bamboo green.

Xie Yunyu decisively chose the bamboo green outfit, put it on, and left.

The three arrived at the Wu residence, where they were warmly received by the Wu family.

Xie Yuntang went to the front yard, while Xie Yunyu and Madam Zheng went to the back yard.

As soon as Wu Yumin saw Xie Yunyu arrive, she happily walked over and took her hand.

She whispered excitedly, "Sister, that 'Legend of the White Snake' is so good!"

Seeing the two of them whispering to each other as soon as they met, Madam Wu smiled and said:

"Min'er, take Xie San Niangzi out to play."

After they came out, the two walked towards the back garden.

“I know a quiet place; let’s go there to talk.”

After saying that, he happily took Xie Yunyu's hand, walked around a bamboo grove, and came to a small pavilion at the back.

The banquet area is in front of this pavilion, separated by a bamboo grove in the middle, while the back is a quiet and secluded spot.

"Sister Xie, I've finished reading 'The Legend of the White Snake,' but I wanted to keep it a secret for you, so I didn't lend it to anyone else."

I've been so anxious these past few days, and I had no one to talk to about it with. Thank goodness you came.

Xie Yunyu found it amusing: "What do you want to discuss?"

"I don't think Xu Xian deserved Bai Suzhen's love."

Bai Suzhen flooded Jinshan Temple for him, but he betrayed her and joined forces with Fahai to fight against Bai Suzhen.

He's not good enough for Lady White Snake, it's infuriating!

Xie Yunyu laughed when she saw her indignant expression.

"It's just reading a storybook, don't get angry, getting angry will make you grow old."

"Ah... I just can't stop being angry."

"This is called cause and effect. Five hundred years ago, Lady White Snake was saved by Xu Xian. She owed Xu Xian her life. This is the cause."

Five hundred years later, she came to find Xu Xian to repay his kindness; this is the result.

Bai Suzhen flooded Jinshan Temple for Xu Xian's sake, inundating so many fertile fields and people; this is Bai Suzhen's karma.

So, her eventual imprisonment under Leifeng Pagoda was her fate.

Upon hearing this, Wu Yumin's eyes widened, and she exclaimed, "You can interpret it like that?"

After thinking for a while, he felt that Xie Yunyu's words made sense, so he nodded and asked:

"After she resolves her karmic ties with Xu Xian, will she be able to become an immortal?"

Xie Yunyu nodded: "Yes, the ending is that they become immortals."

Wu Yumin became happy again: "Great, that makes the story complete."

As the two were talking, they suddenly saw two other people appear in front of the bamboo forest, right in front of them.

"Sister, I heard that your wedding with the Prince of Shou'an is coming soon?"

A charming female voice said.

"No way, don't talk nonsense..."

The woman with the gentle voice seemed a little shy.

The pretty girl continued, "Sister, why are you still shy?"

You and Prince Shou'an are of similar family background and appearance; everyone knows that the Princess favors you the most.

I heard the Empress Dowager is going to bestow a marriage upon us?

Upon hearing this, Xie Yunyu and Wu Yumin immediately recognized the identities of the two people.

The gentle and beautiful young lady must be Wei Ningyan.

"Oh dear, there are too many people here, so don't talk nonsense."

Wei Ningyan continued in a sweet, shy voice.

Xie Yunyu turned to look at Wu Yumin and asked in a low voice:

Why did your family hire her?

Wu Yumin whispered in Xie Yunyu's ear, "His older brother once studied with my grandfather."

Xie Yunyu nodded silently.

Immediately afterwards, another spoiled voice came from outside:

"Who said the Empress Dowager was going to bestow a marriage? It's not even close to happening yet."

Wu Yumin turned her head again and whispered in Xie Yunyu's ear:

"This is Qin Yingying, the Empress's niece."

Xie Yunyu whispered, "I know that. She also has feelings for Prince Shou'an."

Wu Yumin nodded: "Neither of them will give in to the other. They can't stand seeing each other every day, and when they do, they fight each other."

The main problem is that Qin Yingying likes to provoke others.

She came from a good family, but her appearance was somewhat masculine, unlike the delicate beauty of Lady Wei.

Furthermore, it's widely rumored in the capital that Lady Wei and Prince Shou'an are a perfect match, a match made in heaven.

Xie Yunyu listened and nodded.

Suddenly, the two heard a faint female voice coming from behind them:

"Isn't a valiant young lady beautiful?"

The two were startled and quickly turned around.

Upon seeing the person, Wu Yumin breathed a sigh of relief, reached out and slapped the person lightly, and whispered:

"Xue Jiu, you scared me to death!"

She then introduced in a low voice, "This is the Ninth Lady of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, Xue Weiyang."

This is Xie Yunyu, the granddaughter of Grand Tutor Xie.

Xie Yunyu bowed to Xue Weiyang, but Xue Weiyang returned the bow with a fist salute, performing a man's greeting.

Wu Yumin rolled her eyes at Xue Weiyang: "Sister Xie, don't mind her. She's been like this ever since she came back from her trip to the southern border."

She looked at Xue Weiyang reproachfully and said, "You've been gone for three years and have been back for half a year, yet you still haven't changed your habit of bowing."

When they were children, Wu Yumin's family and Xue Weiyang's maternal grandmother's family were neighbors for a period of time.

That's when the two met.

Xue Weiyang was like a boy since she was a child, always climbing and playing, while Wu Yumin followed her around every day.

Finally, his personality is like a boy's, quite lively.

"Go on, watch the show. Why are you looking at me?"

Xue Weiyang looked at the two of them and said.

So the spying team grew from two to three people.

Qin Yingying spoke loudly outside, which quickly attracted a group of people.

"I heard from my aunt that the Prince was about to become a monk because he didn't want to get married, but His Highness the Crown Prince invited him back."

His Majesty has decreed that the Prince of Shou'an can decide his own marriage.

So, where did the news of the Empress Dowager's bestowal of this marriage come from?