Chapter 8
She was arrogant and rude, and could even speak freely about ghosts, which were feared by everyone in the world.
“Even if there are ghosts in the princess’s residence, I am not afraid,” Ling Wu replied earnestly.
After all, if there really were spirits, they would probably run away even faster upon seeing her.
However, these words took on a different meaning when they reached Song Leyuan's ears.
"You actually love my princess's residence so much?" Her face flushed slightly.
"That's more like it, but I don't believe in ghosts or gods at all," Song Leyuan muttered under her breath.
"But next time I invite you, you mustn't go to the wrong place again!" Song Leyuan glared at her fiercely, then turned and walked back.
"Then I will come to bother Your Highness again next time." A gentle voice sounded from behind Song Leyuan.
"I know I'm bothering you... never mind, just remember to come earlier next time so I can prepare some food for you."
So that next time you're admiring the flowers, you won't suddenly mutter to yourself, "Are these flowers tasty?"
How shameless!
Well then, since we've already enjoyed the flowers, let's make some flower cakes and send them to the impoverished Bai family, who are so poor they have no food to eat!
However, when Bai Lingwu talked about eating flowers, she still had a touch of childishness in addition to her gentleness.
It made her want to laugh.
Little did she know that Ling Wu behind her also slightly curled her lips, then bowed to Song Leyuan's back to take her leave before lifting her skirt and boarding the carriage.
Song Leyuan looked back again, only to see Lingwu's skirt completely disappear outside the carriage.
"Little liar, you ran away so fast." Although she said this, there was an inexplicable sense of grievance in her tone.
He just said he liked her princess residence...
In her opinion, this Miss Bai is nothing more than a clever and flattering little liar!
It's strange, but she couldn't get angry at all in front of this little liar. Instead, she inexplicably wanted to act cute and pamper him.
Ling Wu seemed to know she was turning around, and lifted the carriage curtain to give her a smile.
That smile made Song Leyuan momentarily dazed, then she fanned herself and blew the breeze onto her burning face.
She turned her head away, her steps more hurried than usual.
Hearing the carriage drive away, he calmed the strange feeling in his heart and instructed the maid beside him, "Go and summon the imperial physician."
Is she possessed by an evil spirit?
"Also, go and bring the maid from the dungeon."
She spoke in an extremely calm tone, yet it sent a chill down the spine of the maid beside her!
"yes!"
The thought of that little swindler being foolishly deceived and still trying to save people gives her a heart attack.
As it happened, she also wanted to see who had such audacity.
A dark glint appeared in Song Leyuan's alluring eyes.
Su Meier, inside the Jiang residence, shivered.
She gently pressed her brow until it eased a little, then picked up a piece of rouge and smacked her lips.
If Miss Bai offends the Princess, will her proud and aloof cousin still remain chaste for her?
"Miss, it seems... it seems we didn't succeed."
The maid who rushed in from outside trembled like a leaf after she finished speaking.
If the eldest princess finds out everything, she will surely die a terrible death!
Su Meier's pupils contracted sharply, and the rouge flower petal she cherished in her hand was torn in two in an instant.
Say it again!
But the maid seemed to have lost her composure, so frightened that she didn't even have the courage to say it again.
In a fit of anger, Su Meier shoved the maid.
Unexpectedly, the maid fell straight to the ground, rolled her eyes, and fainted!
This made Su Meier laugh coldly in anger. She leaned on the dressing table behind her and let out a sigh of frustration.
"Useless thing!" Then he felt relieved.
She had leverage over that servant, and his family was also under her control, so he dared not say anything useful.
Su Meier closed her eyes, and then her resentment slowly subsided.
She couldn't understand why fate always favored others so much, but was so cruel to her!
Her parents died early, and her maternal grandmother took her back out of courtesy. After taking all of the Su family's property, she soon abandoned her.
Years ago, her meals were switched by the servants, but luckily she was clever enough to survive until now.
But the people in this mansion are adept at judging people by their appearance...
She picked up the cheap, torn rouge from the ground and carefully put it away.
She wants to have an endless supply of rouge and powder, an endless supply of expensive snacks, and all those who have humiliated her to kneel down and beg for her favor!
A white dove took flight outside the window, and she happened to see it.
She chuckled, then gave a self-deprecating laugh.
She knew whose white dove it was and where it was going.
His cousin was so intelligent, yet he would abandon the pride and brilliance that the Jiang family was so proud of for the sake of the person he loved.
So what? If she can't have it, it doesn't matter if it's destroyed!
A white dove landed in front of Lingwu's window.
Qinglu snorted angrily, "What Young Master Jiang? What Young Master Jiaoyue? In my opinion, he's just a scoundrel! I don't know where he learned these despicable tricks, sending you pigeons every day to disturb your peace of mind!"
Even so, she still followed Ling Wu's example, first stroking the white dove's head, and then taking down the letter.
However, he didn't even glance at it and simply threw the letter into the brazier.
Lingwu handed the newly embroidered emerald green sachet to Qinglu, "Take a look and see if you like it?"
Qinglu's voice suddenly turned sweet and charming, "This...this is for me!?"
Lingwu nodded and carefully examined the white gardenia embroidered on the sachet to see if there was anything wrong with it.
"I just think this color suits turquoise well. If I don't like turquoise, then I'll just throw it away?"
Lingwu pretended to throw it away, but Qinglu grabbed it tightly, her heart and eyes filled with extreme joy.
"I love it! I love it! I want to travel all over the Bai family mansion and show it off to all my sisters! I want to wear it every day and never take it off for the rest of my life!"
Qinglu held the embroidered white gardenia-colored sachet, her voice choked with emotion.
The young lady truly never treated her like a servant, but she needed to know that it was the young lady's deep affection for her, and she must never overstep her bounds.
But what she said sounded like a contract.
Once you put on this sachet, it will stay with you for life.
At that moment, Qinglu was so overjoyed that she didn't even notice when Lingwu picked the letter up from the brazier.
Lingwu opened the envelope; inside were only three simple lines of text:
[If Miss Bai truly has no intention of pursuing this matter, would it be possible to meet at Cangshan Temple the day after tomorrow? I would like to hear your personal refusal so that we can end this and I can cease all further pursuit.]
The sharp edge that was originally there has been softened at the signature, as if all the pride has been shed!
“Cangshan Temple.” Lingwu stared at the place name for a moment and pondered.
In her previous life, Bai Lingwu kept this promise.
Bai Lingwu had never met any outsiders, let alone men. On the day of the Lantern Festival, Jiang Qi rescued Bai Lingwu from the hands of local thugs. Coupled with their daily letters and the deliberate chance encounters with Jiang Qi, Bai Lingwu's heart was instantly captivated.
Whatever Jiang Qi says, then it is naturally what he says.
But on the eve of that, Su Meier and Jiang Qi consummated their marriage in the temple!
So when Bai Lingwu saw Jiang Qi again the next day, he looked absent-minded, and even the tender affection that he usually showed on the surface was completely gone.
But Bai Lingwu, who had fallen in love, was completely unaware that the heart of the person beside her had already been given to another woman.
At this moment, Qinglu carefully put away the sachet, then excitedly asked, "Miss, are you talking about Cangshan Temple? I've heard that Cangshan Temple is extremely popular, and its peace charms are especially effective."
"And..." A hint of curiosity lingered in his emerald eyes.
Ling Wu tossed the letter into the charcoal fire. "And what?"
Qinglu stopped keeping them in suspense, "Moreover, I've heard that there's a master in Cangshan Temple with extremely high merit. And his appearance is so striking that countless women stay in the temple for a long time just to see him, unwilling to go home!"
"The master's Dharma name seems to be... Liaoji."
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