Chapter 175 Relaxation
In the afternoon, Lan Wu did not make it to Wuji Temple.
Princess Yizhen came to find her right after lunch.
She walked in a hurry. When she entered the hall and saw that Lan Wu was still there, she patted her chest gently and said, "It's good that you haven't left yet. I was a little late a few days ago. When I came over, you had already taken a carriage to Wuji Temple."
Lan Wu was originally planning to rest for a while before asking someone to prepare a carriage, but seeing her like this, she assumed that she had something to ask her, so she asked, "What's wrong?"
Yi Zhen smiled and stepped forward to take her hand: "How can you go to Wuji Temple every day? Look at you, you can even see the Buddha's light on you. I think the Buddha knows that you are sincere."
"I heard you've been in a bad mood lately. Come with me this afternoon."
Lan Wu paused for a moment, then hesitated, "Where do you want to go?"
"I didn't catch anything fishing in that pond last time. I heard there's a lake down the mountain with delicious fish. How about we go fish and have the kitchen cook them for dinner tonight?"
After Yi Zhen finished speaking, seeing that Lan Wu was still hesitant, she simply took her arm and said with a smile, "Come on, come on, look at you, you stay in the palace all day and don't even go out to get some sun, how can that be?"
"I heard there are shrimp in that lake. If we can't catch fish, we can catch shrimp instead."
Yi Zhen urged Lan Wu to go with her, saying that it would be a waste not to go out on such a beautiful sunny day.
More importantly, her brother had given her an order, repeatedly stating in his letter that she should take Lanwu to relax.
Although she didn't know why Lan Wu had become unhappy after spending more than ten days at the temple, she was still quite good at finding fun.
Besides, her brother had already written to her, so how could she dare disobey?
She put down the letter and immediately ordered people to prepare. She didn't even dare to rest after lunch before coming to Lan Wu's place and finally managed to corner her.
After much pleading and cajoling, Lan Wu finally agreed to go fishing with her.
"I'm going to change my clothes, wait for me a moment."
"Okay, go ahead."
As Lan Wu entered the inner hall, Yi Zhen slightly suppressed her smile. She turned her head to look at the remaining palace servants in the hall and randomly picked one to call forward.
"This servant greets Your Highness." Lian Qiao stepped forward and bowed to Yi Zhen.
"Why is Your Highness in such a bad mood lately? Did something unpleasant happen when you went to Wuji Temple?"
Lian Qiao didn't know what had happened either. When she heard Princess Yi Zhen ask her this question, she panicked for a moment and quickly told her everything she knew.
With so many people watching over Her Majesty, there shouldn't be any problems. If Her Majesty is in a bad mood, she probably just misses His Majesty.
So, at the end, Lian Qiao secretly stepped forward and whispered something to Princess Yi Zhen.
Yi Zhen, her face tense, suddenly coughed, turning her face red.
"Alright, alright, you palace servants are really bold, daring to say such things..." Yi Zhen took a sip of tea to suppress the urge to cough and stopped asking questions.
After Lan Wu changed her clothes and the carriage was ready, Yi Zhen and she left the villa together.
The lake at the foot of the mountain is quite far; it would take about half an hour to walk there by carriage. The lake isn't particularly large or small, but there were quite a few people there when they arrived.
As soon as Yizhen got off the carriage, she couldn't help but frown. She asked someone, "Didn't we have someone prepare everything? Why are there still so many people?"
The guard glanced at the few people on the other side of the lake, bowed and replied, "Your Highness, these are all people who live nearby. They came to fish today because the weather is nice and they want to take the fish to the city to sell."
"Seeing that they were all on the other side, I sent men to guard the area, so they didn't dare to come over."
Although that's what they say, what if something unexpected happens? Wouldn't her brother, the emperor, rush over from the capital immediately?
Yi Zhen was pondering whether to ask someone to step aside when Lan Wu got off the carriage.
She had clearly heard these words as well. She glanced at the group of people several feet away on the other side and said, "It's fine. Let's leave it at that. This lake is so big. Just make sure they don't come over. After all, it's an unclaimed lake."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Upon hearing this, the guard withdrew.
Yi Zhen didn't take it to heart and took Lan Wu to watch people put out the bait.
What kinds of fish are in here?
"We have all kinds of fish, it just depends on what kind of fish the young lady likes to eat." The person who prepared the bait for them was also a local resident. Seeing that the two girls were accompanied by many attendants, he assumed they were the family members of some wealthy household. He had never seen anyone so beautiful, especially this young lady, who was stunningly beautiful.
Lan Wu stood by the lake and glanced into the water. Sure enough, she saw a few fish swishing their tails, but they were all small fish.
"Don't worry, we'll definitely return with a full catch today." Yizhen seemed quite confident. "I love eating silverfish, are there any in this lake?"
"Silverfish?" The old woman who was feeding the fish chuckled. "Young lady, you're eating something special. Silverfish are treasures that only come from rivers. There are no such rare creatures in this lake."
"However, the grass carp in this lake are quite plump. If you and your wife catch one, one will be enough to eat."
Yi Zhen was quite interested and leaned closer to Lan Wu: "You're making my mouth water. If you catch any fish, you can have them grilled or boiled for dinner. Hey, can you handle spicy food? I'll also have someone prepare some wine. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"
Before they'd even caught a fish, Yi Zhen was already thinking about dinner. Lan Wu found it amusing.
But if it's about drinking...
Lan Wu whispered to her, behind her back, "His Majesty forbids me from drinking..."
"He's not here—do you think he'd come to Changyong Mountain to arrest you just because you drank a few sips of wine?" Yi Zhen was determined to make Lan Wu happy. What was a little wine? After drinking, she would naturally forget all her troubles.
Lan Wu felt that what she said made sense, so she did not refuse outright.
The bait was cast, and the fishing rods were set up on the side. Lan Wu and Yi Zhen each sat on one side, a distance between them, quietly watching the calm lake surface.
Lan Wu had never fished before, but the old woman said that fishing was very simple. You just need to watch the float move when it is cast into the water, and you will know that a fish is coming. When the fishing line is pulled down, it means that the fish has taken the bait. At this time, you should grab the fishing rod so that the fish will not get away after taking the bait.
The surroundings quieted down for a moment, and Lan Wu also calmed down a little.
It seemed the fish in this lake weren't very smart, because soon Lanwu heard Yizhen beside her say that the fish had taken the bait.
She turned her head and saw Yizhen struggling to pull up the fishing rod, and a fish struggling to wag its tail was pulled up.
Lan Wu went over to join in the fun, and after taking a closer look, she couldn't help but laugh: "Yi Zhen, this fish is really small, not even as big as the palm of your hand."
It was indeed too small, and Yizhen wasn't very satisfied. She had the fish thrown back into the pond and continued to bait and cast her line.
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