Rong Xinyue secretly observed her sister and saw that although she was wearing men's clothes, she was very careful in her attire from head to toe, and she also hung the jade pendant around her waist. She guessed about 70% of the situation.
"Sister! Please take Xinyue with you! I also want to go to the City God Temple." Rong Xinyue begged.
Rong Chuyue looked embarrassed: "I'm not going there to play, I'm going there to burn incense, so just stay home obediently, dear."
Rong Xinyue refused to give up: "I'll go to burn incense too. It's much better than staying bored in the house."
Rong Chuyue advised, "I have prepared two large baskets of incense and candles as tribute. If you come with me, I'm afraid the carriage won't be able to hold them all."
Rong Xinyue immediately said, "It's okay. I can dress up as a man and ride a horse."
Rong Chuyue had no choice but to take her sister with her.
At worst, I can wait until we get to the City God Temple and seize the opportunity to get rid of Rong Xinyue.
Rong Xinyue really changed into men's clothes, rode a horse, and followed the carriage.
At the same time, Kunning Palace.
Early in the morning, the prince came to Kunning Palace to pay his respects to the queen.
"It's a day off today, why are you coming to the palace to see your mother?" The queen was a little surprised to see the prince early in the morning.
The prince scratched his head and said, "Well, actually I wanted to take my sister out to play."
Xia Miaoyuan was eating rice porridge at the side, but when he heard his brother's words, he immediately became energetic.
She threw the spoon aside, ran to the prince and grabbed his robe.
"Go out and play! Great! I want to go out and play, go out and play!"
The Queen frowned at her daughter and said, "You stayed in your eldest brother's house for a few days, and went shopping every day. Haven't you had enough fun yet?"
The Crown Prince was afraid that the Queen would stop him, so he said, "Today I want to take my sister to the temple fair. She has never seen a temple fair in her life."
[Huh? Temple fair!] Xia Miaoyuan's eyes suddenly lit up.
[So today is my date with my future sister-in-law! ]
[I remember that I made an appointment with Sister Rong last time to go to the temple fair together on the fifth day of the New Year.]
When the queen heard the words "future sister-in-law", she was shocked.
"Big brother didn't want to take me to the temple fair, he wanted me to assist."
Xia Miaoyuan looked at the prince meaningfully.
[Humph! Fortunately, I have a sister like you, otherwise I would have missed this perfect opportunity.]
The prince's face turned a little red, and he quickly turned around and pretended to stroke Maomao.
The Queen had already understood about 80% of what was said at this point.
The future sister-in-law, the right fate, Sister Rong, the queen was overjoyed.
That’s great! She and Emperor Mingxi were just worrying about who to choose as the Crown Princess.
Since my daughter said it was her true love, then it must be true. I just don't know which family this girl surnamed Rong is from. They should prepare early.
"Oh, the temple fair! Then let's go. Just be sure to bring more people and pay attention to safety." The queen said lightly.
Afterwards, the queen ordered the palace servants to prepare some necessary items for the little princess to go out, and also appointed Li Ma and Yingxue to accompany her.
The prince's carriage was big and the horses were good, so he arrived at the City God Temple first.
When the Rong sisters arrived at the City God Temple, the prince had already been there for a while.
The prince was holding his sister and saw from a distance that Rong Chuyue was followed by Rong Xinyue. He just thought that the other party had similar ideas as him. He was afraid that the first formal date would be awkward, so he brought his sister to assist.
"Miss Rong! You're here just now!" The prince waved his hands happily and greeted Rong Chuyue.
Rong Chuyue just wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
"What a coincidence, Mr. Xia, you brought your sister to the temple fair!" After a brief panic, Rong Chuyue had an idea and pretended to meet the prince by chance.
The prince was a smart man. He immediately understood Rong Chuyue's situation and immediately said, "Yes, what a coincidence!"
"Beautiful sister!" Xia Miaoyuan grinned and called in a baby voice.
"Hey! Hello, little daughter of the Xia family!" Rong Chuyue said softly.
Seeing the two putting on such a show for her, Rong Xinyue cursed them in her heart for the eighth time, but she still kept a harmless expression on her face and said calmly, "You are the Mr. Xia that my sister and I met last time, right?"
The prince smiled and nodded.
Xia Miaoyuan, who was in the prince's arms, just happened to catch the moment when Rong Xinyue lowered her head, and cast a look of disgust at her sister.
[This Rong Xinyue, she came here today with bad intentions. She must be up to no good!]
[Yes, last time Brother and Sister Rong met on the street, they went into a teahouse for tea, and Rong Xinyue was even peeping outside the teahouse.]
What? Peeping?
The prince's heart immediately tightened.
When I met Rong Xinyue on the Qixi Festival, I thought she was just a naive young lady from an official's family. How could she do such a thing!
[She's probably jealous of Sister Rong and the Crown Prince's affection for each other, right?]
[Hmm, let me think, what does the book say?] Xia Miaoyuan narrowed his eyes, recalling the plot of the book.
【Rong Xinyue isn't a good person in the book.】
The Rong family has two daughters. Sister Rong is the legitimate daughter, while she is the illegitimate daughter. The whole family has always regarded Sister Rong as a treasure and doted on her in every way.
[I wasn't that concerned about the second daughter, who was born out of wedlock.]
Rong Xinyue appears to be in love with her sister on the surface, but deep down she holds a deep grudge against her. She wishes she could trample her under her feet.
Rong Xinyue's biological mother was a vicious and ruthless person. Both mother and daughter were extremely vicious. They hoped that one day Rong Xinyue would marry into a higher position, so that she could surpass her sister and vent their long-standing resentment about the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children.
[Later, Sister Rong's tragic ending was due to Rong Xinyue's contribution.]
Hearing this, the prince's heartstrings tightened even more.
I didn't expect that Rong Chuyue had such a vicious concubine sister.
It seems that from now on, he will have to help Rong Chuyue and be on guard against this half-sister.
"Are we going to the City God Temple to burn incense? Where is Mr. Xia?" Rong Chuyue asked.
The prince's thoughts were suddenly pulled back, and he hurriedly said, "Yeah, we also have to go burn incense."
"Then let's go together!" Rong Chuyue said with a smile.
As they spoke, two women, one man, the infant Xia Miaoyuan, and several followers walked into the temple together.
After a few people burned incense and knelt down to worship, Rong Chuyue took the fortune stick box and drew a stick.
"Sister, what fortune are you asking for?" Rong Xinyue asked.
"It's a very good fortune." Rong Chuyue smiled shyly.
While laughing, he looked around, looking for a master to interpret the fortune.
"Sister, the fortune teller is at the gate. I think I saw him just now." Rong Xinyue said.
"I'll go and interpret the fortune!" Rong Chuyue took a step and headed straight for the temple gate.
At this time, the entourage brought by the prince were all waiting outside the hall. Inside the temple hall, apart from some pilgrims, there were only Rong Xinyue, the prince, and Xia Miaoyuan.
The prince turned around and looked outside the palace door, his eyes following Rong Chuyue.
At this moment, Rong Xinyue's eyes rolled, and she staggered and fell towards the prince.
As luck would have it, this scene was seen by Xia Miaoyuan who was lying on the prince's shoulder.
[Oh no! This guy is trying to seduce the prince!]
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