Chapter 18: Accumulating Virtue

Xu Lingxuan is the daughter of a native of Wenyuange University, and the green-clothed girl who was bullied by her in public is her half-sister, Xu Lingyi.

"I have met the eldest princess." Sun Yijun and others greeted.

Yu Lan looked at Xu Lingyi, who was hiding behind the crowd, with half of her face red and swollen and covered with tears, with some sympathy and some pity.

Sun Yijun, Xu Lingxuan and others looked at Jiang Shu in a very strange way, which made Jiang Shu feel uncomfortable.

"Yijun is right, this is a Buddhist temple, killing and humiliating people will be blamed by the Buddha, so you should be careful in what you say and do."

After Yu Lan finished speaking, he said to Xu Lingyi: "God has the virtue of loving life. Yijun saved you today, so don't think too much about it."

Xu Lingyi didn't say anything, but secretly looked at Jiang Shu.

Jiang Shu was frightened by her stare and was full of suspicion.

She tried hard to recall and confirmed that she did not know Xu Lingyi and had never had any intersection with her, so it was naturally impossible for them to have a grudge.

"Let's all go." Yu Lan said, and turned around and left with Jiang Shu.

However, just after taking two steps, Jiang Shu was blocked by someone.

"Madam, please save me and give me a way out." Xu Lingyi rushed to Jiang Shu with a look of despair.

Jiang Shu was stunned and didn't understand what she meant.

Yu Lan sighed, knowing that this was not the place to talk, and asked Xu Lingyi to follow them back to the Zen temple in the temple.

After closing the door and sitting down, Xu Lingyi knelt in front of Jiang Shu, which scared Jiang Shu.

"Miss Xu, why are you so quick?" Jiang Shu didn't understand and reached out to help her.

But Xu Lingyi insisted on not getting up, crying and begging: "Madam, you have seen me today. I really have no way to survive. Please accept me, even if I am a concubine, I am willing."

A concubine is a low-rank concubine. Why would Xu Lingyi do this? Although

she is a concubine, her father is a fifth-rank official. She can find a good man to be her legal wife. Why does she do this?

Jiang Shu was full of questions and was stunned.

"You really don't know?" Yu Lan was surprised.

Jiang Shu looked confused: "What should I know?"

Yu Lan looked at her with a complicated expression and told a story.

Seven years ago, at the Peony Banquet, Shen Changze knocked down a lady after drinking. He was unstable and fell on the lady. He happened to be seen by people and attracted many people to watch, causing the lady to lose her reputation.

"This matter spread all over the capital at that time, and Jing'an Hou also sought marriage everywhere but was rejected. How could you know nothing about it?" Yu Lan found it incredible.

Jiang Shu was stunned and murmured, "I don't know."

If she knew, she would never marry into the Marquis's mansion.

"That lady is Miss Xu." Jiang Shu looked at Xu Lingyi in front of him and finally understood.

Xu Lingyi nodded with tears in her eyes and begged again: "Madam, please give me a way to live."

Looking at Xu Lingyi who was desperate and humiliated, Jiang Shu felt pity: "I will give you an explanation, you can go back and wait for it."

This matter has become a big deal today. If the Marquis's mansion does not give Xu Lingyi an identity, I am afraid she will really not be able to survive.

On the way back to the capital, Jiang Shu kept frowning. Half because of Xu Lingyi, and half because of the lot.

Tan Yu watched from the side, a little worried.

"Drive! Drive!" Someone drove past their carriage from behind, and then the carriage stopped.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Shu asked in confusion.

The driver replied: "Madam, someone blocked the princess's carriage."

Who dares to block the princess's carriage ?

Jiang Shu was puzzled and motioned Tan Yu to open the door to take a look.

"It's His Royal Highness Prince Jing." Tan Yu exclaimed in a low voice.

Hearing this, Jiang Shu's eyes flashed and got off the car to greet him.

This is the suburbs of Beijing, with few people, so Jiang Shu didn't wear a veil.

But when she walked over, she found that in addition to Prince Jing, there was also the prince of Rong Palace, Yu Yuan.

The two stood side by side, Prince Jing was dressed in a dark blue outfit, with a jade crown tied high, and he looked handsome.

Yu Yuan was dressed in a snow-blue outfit, with a golden crown on his hair, looking elegant and dashing.

"Hello, Prince Yu." Jiang Shu bowed.

Yu Zheng nodded, but Yu Yuan just glanced at her.

Yu Lan stood beside the carriage and talked to the two of them.

"So many prey, it's a rich harvest."

"Sister, tell me what you like to eat. I'll have someone send it to the general's mansion."

Prince Jing and the eldest princess were born to the same mother, and they are legitimate siblings.

Jiang Shu glanced at their horses and saw that both sides were hung with prey. Then she realized that they were returning from hunting and happened to meet them.

"Yun'er said he wanted to raise an eagle. I happened to catch one today. Sister, take it back to him." Yu Zheng handed the iron cage containing the young eagle to the coachman.

The driver took it and carefully put it on the cart.

Yu Lan said angrily: "Just leave him alone."

Yu Zheng pursed his lips: "There is no way, who makes me his uncle."

While they were talking, Jiang Shu caught a glimpse of an iron cage hanging on a black horse, with a black object trapped inside.

It moved, and Jiang Shu could barely see that it was a baby rabbit.

"Such a small rabbit can be eaten" Jiang Shu was surprised.

"Why not." Yu Yuan continued: "Apply honey and roast it over charcoal fire, it will be plump and tender, a delicacy in

the world." "But it's so small, how much meat can it have? Prince, it's better to let it go." Jiang Shu couldn't bear to plead.

The baby rabbit was only the size of a palm, and it was not ready to be eaten at all.

Yu Yuan sneered: "This rabbit is very stupid. If you let it go, it will be caught by others. If it is not caught, it will be eaten by wild animals. It will die anyway. It is better to let me eat it."

Jiang Shu's eyes turned and said: "It is stupid. Eating it will definitely affect the intelligence of the prince. Can you let me raise it?"

Yu Yuan was stunned for a moment: "I caught it with great effort. Why should I give it to you?"

That's right.

Jiang Shu thought about what to exchange with him, and Yu Zheng on the side spoke.

"How about I exchange the deer with you?"

"Are you serious?" Yu Yuan waved his hand and asked the attendant to bring the rabbit, and put the deer hunted by Yu Zheng on his horse.

He was afraid that Yu Zheng would regret it if he was late.

Jiang Shu was dumbfounded.

"Madam, take it." Yu Zheng handed the rabbit to her.

Jiang Shu took it in a daze: "What does the prince want in exchange?"

His deer must have taken a lot of effort to hunt.

"It's just a rabbit, no need to be polite to him." Yu Lan avoided the main point.

Yu Zheng chuckled: "Sister, you are right. God has the virtue of loving life. Madam, raising it is also a virtue for me."

Jiang Shu was confused, and Yu Yuan was also confused.

If he really wanted to accumulate virtue, why would he go hunting

? Yu Lan looked at Yu Zheng meaningfully and turned to get on the carriage.

Jiang Shu also returned to the carriage.

Tan Yu held the cage and asked Jiang Shu: "Will eating stupid rabbits really affect your intelligence?"

"Puff!" Jiang Shu poked her head and said: "You eat pork every year, does it affect your intelligence?"

Tan Yu was stunned and didn't react.

Seeing her like this, Jiang Shu thought: "It seems to have really affected it."

"No!"

Tan Yu finally understood, her face flushed with anger, which made Jiang Shu happy.

Back at the Marquis' Mansion, Jiang Shu opened the iron cage and let the rabbit out.

Chu Yu's eyes widened as he looked at the black mass of small things running around in the yard, and he asked in surprise, "Where did you get this from?"

Tan Yu was about to speak, but Jiang Shu said first, "I bought it from a hunter."

She didn't want to hide it from Chu Yu, but there were other servants in the yard, and she couldn't let anyone gossip about it.

"Oh, this is a flower, you can't eat it." The maid who was taking care of the flowers and plants exclaimed.

Jiang Shu smiled and told Chu Yu, "Go to the kitchen and get some leaves for it."

Chu Yu quickly brought the leaves, followed by the cook Zhong Yue.

Zhong Yue held a kitchen knife in his hand and skillfully picked up the rabbit and gestured: "It's so small, not even enough for a plate of food."

Tan Yu was frightened when she heard it, and hurriedly snatched the rabbit over: "This is not for eating."

If His Royal Highness Prince Jing knew that the rabbit was eaten, the consequences... Tan Yu didn't dare to think about it.