Song Jing always felt that it was not safe to go up the mountain for a few days, so he thought of asking Song Lan to follow secretly and escort Song Wanning to the temple.
Song Wanning shook her head after hearing what Song Jing said. She looked at Song Jing and sighed, "Father, I've been to Red Leaf Mountain. No men are allowed to enter the mountain. If anyone is discovered, the monks and nuns in the temple will immediately beat them out with big sticks."
Song Jing asked in surprise, "Wan Ning has been there?"
Song Wanning now clutched her handkerchief awkwardly. She had been there in her past life, but Wen Tingbo had stopped caring about her life and death since he brought Cui Xiaoxiao back, leaving her with no other options. That's when she thought of going to Red Leaf Mountain to pay her respects, hoping to win back Wen Tingbo's heart. Now it seemed like she had been foolish.
But now, these things cannot be told to Song Jing. Song Wanning only said in a low voice, "Father, I am afraid you don't know that I went to Hongye Mountain when I was in the Zhongping Marquis Mansion."
When Song Jing heard Song Wanning bring up this past event, he knew what she meant. He had assumed that Wen Tingbo was away, leaving Song Wanning helpless, so she had to go to Red Leaf Mountain to pray for Wen Tingbo's return. A daughter of a general's family, married to a man unworthy of marriage, had ended up like this.
Song Jing sighed, patted Song Wanning on the shoulder and said, "Father is sorry for you."
"It's all over." Song Wanning smiled faintly.
Seeing how things had turned out, Song Lan frowned and said, "This Nan Hongqiu, I'm afraid she's up to something bad. I'm really worried about letting my sister go up the mountain with her. If all else fails, I can just dress up as a maid and sneak up the mountain."
"No." Song Jing just shook his head when he heard this. "You are so tall now. If you wear a maid's clothes, it will definitely be exposed."
"What should I do then?" Song Lan frowned, feeling a little anxious. "This won't work, and that won't work either. I must not fall into Nan Hongqiu's trap."
Song Jing suggested to the two of them, "I know of an escort agency in the capital. It has several female escorts with good martial arts skills. Why not hire one of them to go up the mountain with your sister so that she can look after you?"
"That's fine, but I'm really worried now." Song Lan looked at Song Wanning and sighed, "My sister only went up the mountain for one day, and the next morning she said she had caught a cold and had to go down the mountain. I just waited for her at the foot of the mountain. It's just a pretense. What does that crazy old woman have to do with us?"
"Look at what you're saying. You're becoming more and more rude." Song Jing glanced at Song Lan and said in a deep voice, "There's an academy in the capital. Although you're good at martial arts, your academic knowledge needs further study. I've shamelessly spoken to the academy's head clerk recently and asked you to go in and listen, so you don't act like a blind man."
Song Lan was extremely unhappy when he heard Song Jing say this to him, "Dad! Although I have been living in the border area since I was a child, I have also been educated. Why do you have to belittle me like this?"
Song Jing only glanced at Song Lan and said, "If you don't want to go to the academy, then go and meet other girls. You are not young anymore, so just choose one for yourself."
"I'll go. Can't I go?" Song Lan surrendered hurriedly.
The matter was settled. Song Jing looked at Song Wanning and said seriously, "Good child, although your elder brother is usually unruly, what he said this time was true. It is not safe to stay in Hongye Mountain now. Just do as your elder brother says. Go up the mountain for only one day and come down early the next morning. Then let your elder brother pick you up."
Song Wanning responded softly. Now Nan Hongqiu didn't know what tricks he was thinking of. Song Wanning was unsure and didn't dare to act willfully. "Since that's the case, I'll do as Daddy and Big Brother say."
Song Lan and Song Jing discussed it and immediately went out to find the young bodyguard to dress up for Song Wanning.
The next morning, Song Wanning left the general's mansion with Zhuque, Caique and four bodyguards.
Nan Hongqiu was only accompanied by Madam Xu and two maids. Seeing Song Wanning mobilizing so many people, she burst out laughing and said to Song Wanning, "Miss Ning, if people knew that you brought so many maids with you, they would be shocked by your grand display."
Song Lan was the first to disagree when he heard Nan Hongqiu's words, and immediately retorted, "Second Aunt, what you said is strange. Yesterday, I asked Aunt if she could guarantee my sister's safety. Aunt didn't respond. Now, I just brought two more maids, and Aunt is quite dissatisfied. I really don't know whether Aunt went up the mountain this time to bathe and fast, or to find fault."
Nan Hongqiu was immediately choked by Song Lan's words when she saw this. She didn't know what to say, so she just tried to excuse herself, "Brother Lan, what are you talking about? I was just worried that if there were too many people going up the mountain, it would be too ostentatious and would easily lead to gossip."
Song Lan's mouth seemed to be blessed, and he was unwilling to let Nan Hongqiu go. "If that's the case, then Auntie will be sorry and leave her two maids at home. We don't have many people here. Anyway, Auntie went up the mountain to pray for a child. There's no point in bringing maids with her. It would seem insincere to be served by others."
"You..." Nan Hongqiu clenched her fists, but she couldn't do anything to Song Lan. She could only laugh dryly and said, "If that's the case, then Sister Ning can take the maids up the mountain. I won't say much."
Because Song Jing had official business to attend to, he arranged for Song Lan to send Song Wanning and Nan Hongqiu to the foot of Hongye Mountain.
However, when they arrived at the place, Song Lan didn't want to follow, so he just whispered to Song Wanning, "According to the plan, I will wait for you here tomorrow morning."
Song Wanning nodded slightly and followed Nan Hongqiu up the mountain.
Hongye Mountain is now a famous mountain. There are many women coming here to burn incense and stay overnight, and the going up and down the mountain is very busy.
After Song Wanning went up the mountain, Nan Hongqiu and Song Wanning went to the main hall of the temple to worship the Buddha statue above. Nan Hongqiu held the beads and murmured to herself in her heart.
After the ceremony, Nan Hongqiu pretended to take Song Wanning to find the little nun and assigned her a room.
Song Wanning was holding a bamboo slip with the number of the wing room written on it and a key. Before she followed the maid to the wing room, she heard a very familiar voice.
"Song Wanning?"
Song Wanning turned around and happened to see Lu Zijun's familiar face.
When Lu Zijun saw Song Wanning turned her head away, she immediately smiled and said to Song Wanning, "I thought it wasn't you, but it really is."
Song Wanning didn't expect to see Lu Zijun on this Red Leaf Mountain. She was surprised for a moment and just looked at him and asked, "What are you doing here?"
Lu Zijun was actually a little embarrassed when she said this. "I broke off my engagement with Erlang from the Zhongping Marquis's Mansion some time ago. I haven't found anyone suitable yet, so my mother forced me to come here."
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