"What?"
Bai Huiru looked bewildered. She had finally returned to the Hou Mansion. Although she was only a concubine, she still had a status and of course she had to show off everywhere.
Moreover, her daughter is very capable and ambitious, even more capable than the legitimate daughter, and she is even more popular than the legal wife.
Lu Seyan glanced at her and sighed helplessly.
"Tell me, how would I know if you don't tell me? Mom is not as good as you."
Lu Seyan nodded, "You are indeed not as good as me. If I were you, I would never live like this."
Bai Huiru frowned, not convinced. "What happened to my life? I've been living a good life. If it weren't for me, how could you have the chance to be born in the capital, and be a lady of a marquis's mansion, how could you have met the prince in a place like the countryside..."
Thinking of Xia Zhiliao, Bai Huiru curled her lips, "The people she knew were also unknown and without status."
Lu Seyan wanted to say that she was also nameless and without status, a concubine's daughter. If it weren't for her hard work, she would have suffered so much contempt.
What she had endured since she was a child was far beyond what her mother, who only knew how to seduce men with her beauty, could imagine.
"Xia Zhiliao cured the Queen Mother's illness and is now in great glory. She has received many rewards. In addition, the old lady of the Xia family is an old acquaintance of General Wei. General Wei retired from the army just to marry her."
Lu Seyan could imagine Bai Huiru's shock.
"You're not kidding, are you? Yanyan, why does mother feel like this is a joke?"
Lu Seyan looked indifferent, "Do you think I am?"
"No, let's not talk about how that girl could cure the Queen Mother's illness. Let's talk about that old woman from the Xia family. She...she is an old acquaintance of General Wei, and they are having an affair?"
Although Lu Seyan didn't like the Xia family, she couldn't help but frown when she heard her mother's vulgar words. After all, General Wei was someone she admired.
He never married, just for an old country lady, which makes people admire him even more.
"You have been in the capital for so many years. Dad asked you to learn to read and write, but you refused. Why are you still speaking so vulgarly?"
Bai Huiru smiled and said, "Why should I learn that? I don't have to take imperial examinations like men. Yanyan, as women, we just need to be pretty and be able to please men. It happens that you have all of these."
Lu Seyan shook her head. “After all these years, if it weren’t for me, do you think your father wouldn’t have disliked you?”
She didn't want to say more.
Bai Huiru smiled and said, "Of course I know my daughter is amazing. It's all because of you. Yanyan, I'm counting on you in the future."
Lu Seyan didn't say anything else. Fortunately, the Xia family was not in the capital, and they didn't have any deep hatred. She was still too childish at the time.
But the Xia family is indeed quite impressive.
…
Everyone was riding their horses at a gallop, but Wen Heng looked back at Xia Zhiliao from time to time. After all, she was young and small, so riding a horse was a little strenuous for her.
"How is it?" Wen Heng asked.
Xia Zhiliao shook his head and said, "Very good, this horse is very obedient."
Wen Heng nodded. She was indeed not as delicate as those young ladies. "Tell me if you are tired."
Wen Heng's gentle side is very hidden in the novel, and he is only shown to the heroine, which surprised Xia Zhiliao.
They were used to quarreling with each other, so he was not used to it.
After riding for a whole morning, Wen Heng refused to let her ride anymore. It just so happened that Xia Zhiliao was also tired, and her little hands holding the reins had turned red, and were numb and swollen. Her skin was too tender.
In order to save time, they found an open flat area to rest. The weather was just right, so someone was there to do the cooking.
Xia Zhiliao was lying there, swinging her feet leisurely. It had been too hot just now, so she washed her feet with river water and now felt very comfortable.
Wen Heng walked over and couldn't help but curl his lips when he saw the little girl looking carefree.
Seeing Wen Heng coming, Xia Zhiliao was not at all flustered. Besides, she was still a child, and the barriers between men and women were of no use to her.
"Are you tired?"
"Not tired." Xia Zhiliao couldn't remember how many times he had asked this question. She was tired of answering it, but he didn't seem to be tired of asking it yet.
"How far is it?" She looked at the map. She knew the general direction, but had no way of estimating the distance.
"At this rate, it will take less than a day to get there."
"Doesn't that mean we have to spend the night outside?"
Wen Heng nodded, "Are you scared?"
"I'm not afraid!" Xia Zhiliao said.
"That's right, what could you, Xia Zhiliao, be afraid of?"
"I'm afraid of so many things!"
"for example……"
"For example, if my family members get sick or something happens..."
"What about the others?" Wen Heng asked again, with a hint of expectation in his eyes.
Xia Zhiliao thought about it and realized that after coming here, apart from her family, there was nothing else she cared about. She had earned money, and even if she didn't spend it sparingly, it would be enough for her to live for a lifetime.
She has no lofty ambitions.
It is enough for the family to be safe and happy.
“No more!”
"Gone?" A hint of disappointment flashed across Wen Heng's eyes.
"Yeah!" Xia Zhiliao said.
Wen Heng sighed and said nothing more. Just then, the soldiers came over and called them to eat.
Xia Zhiliao thought about sleeping in the open and eating only enough food to fill her stomach, but she still underestimated her appetite. As a foodie, she really didn't want to let herself down.
She quietly took out some dipping sauce from the space, which made the hare, roast chicken and grilled fish much more delicious.
And she was not one to eat alone, so everyone present got some.
Everyone was full of praise.
"Miss Xia, you are very young, but you are so thoughtful. You brought these with you when you came out?"
Xia Zhi looked proud and said, "Hehe, if you don't eat well, how can you have the energy to travel? Just tell me whether it tastes good or not?"
"It must be delicious. Thank you very much."
Xia Zhiliao saw that Wen Heng didn't eat it, "Don't worry, I didn't drug it."
Wen Heng chuckled. He didn't think so. "That's good."
Xia Zhiliao rolled his eyes. This guy really doesn’t trust anyone.
Wen Heng wanted to say that he was just distracted for a moment because he saw that she looked very hungry while eating.
It wasn't what she thought at all.
One day later, Cijing Temple.
This was not quite what Xia Zhiliao had imagined. She thought that the place where the eldest princess came should be one that was magnificently renovated and full of worshippers, but it was not the case.
"What are you looking at?"
"Princess Yiyang, is it really here?" Xia Zhiliao couldn't help but ask, "I mean, this doesn't look very big."
"It's not very big to begin with, and it has nothing to do with the royal family." Wen Heng said.
Xia Zhiliao nodded, "Then let's go quickly."
She really can't wait any longer.
"No rush, we need to go and pay our respects to the abbot first." Wen Heng said and glanced at her.
Xia Zhiliao hurried to catch up. It would be better for her to be obedient here.
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