Chapter 69 Chapter 69 "Fu Yunzheng, is it really not possible? ...
"Puzhu, if I had known you were coming today, we should have set out together so we could have a companion on the journey."
Lady Song Wan, wife of Duke Chengguo, is as considerate and gentle as ever.
Sheng Puzhu brought several of her sisters forward to pay their respects, her tone becoming more intimate: "There will be a lantern festival during the Lantern Festival. I will give the invitation to Miss Sanniang then."
Song Wan smiled faintly and naturally agreed. She then praised each of the young ladies in the Sheng family one by one, then took Sheng Puzhu's hand and said, "My daughter Yuanning is a bit reserved. If you'd like to take her out for some fun, I'd be more than happy to do so."
"After we get married, even if she wants to be more free and unrestrained, I'm afraid she won't be able to do that."
Wei Yuanning's marriage to the prince was scheduled for after the Shangsi Festival, which was at the turn of spring and summer, a rare auspicious day.
Sheng Puzhu could naturally hear that Song Wan really wanted her to be on good terms with Wei Yuanning. Whether it was because of Xie Zhiyan's relationship with the palace, or just because she simply liked her as an elder, she would not refuse.
The crown prince is the only adult prince of the sage. Her grandfather is the crown prince's teacher, and her uncle is the chief academic officer of the Imperial College. This has already determined the inseparable relationship between the Sheng family and the Eastern Palace.
If she becomes close friends with the Crown Princess of the Eastern Palace, it will only benefit both of them.
Sheng Puzhu pursed her rosy lips and smiled brightly, "You're joking. The Third Lady is naturally elegant and graceful, with a temperament as graceful as an orchid. Even the Empress praises her."
Song Wan pressed her lips with a handkerchief, sighed slowly, and pulled Sheng Puzhu closer to her. "My dear, did you encounter any trouble when you came to see me today?"
"The nanny next to you just came over, and I saw that she looked a little strange."
Sheng Puzhu nodded, a cold look flashing across her beautiful eyes. "Our carriage, parked in front of the mountain gate of Daxingshan Temple, was maliciously damaged by someone who had damaged one of the birch spokes near the tooth end of the wheel."
Song Wan's eyes showed a bit of seriousness when she heard this: "What a vicious method."
"If the maid accompanying the carriage doesn't check carefully, and the mountain road is steep, and the carriage loses control, it will be a disaster."
"Do you know who did this?"
Sheng Puzhu whispered a name: "I'm just guessing, I'm not sure."
She raised her eyes and looked at Song Wan, her calm gaze as if she was confident in everything she did.
"There's only a thief who steals for a thousand days, but there's no such thing as a thief on guard for a thousand days, so I want to find this person."
Song Wan frowned slightly, a flash of surprise in her eyes, and then she smiled again: "What do you need me to do?"
"Since I have to deal with some unpleasant things, I want to send my sister back home first. I wonder if there is any space in your carriage?"
Sheng Puzhu spoke softly, his voice even softer.
Song Wan was first surprised at Sheng Puju's courage, but in the end she had to admire her calmness and self-control.
After thinking about it, he said with some embarrassment: "I'm afraid it can only take two more people at most."
"Today, I brought Yuanning with me to burn incense and fulfill a vow. Coincidentally, I ran into the young lady from the Duke of Fuguo's family and Princess Changning on the way. Their carriage broke down along the way, so I gave them a ride along."
Princess Changning Xiao Yueshu is the cousin of the prince. When Wei Yuanning married into the Eastern Palace, she became Princess Changning's cousin-in-law. With this relationship, they naturally became close.
Sheng Puzhu sighed, but was not too surprised. There were already many pilgrims on the third day of the Lunar New Year. If everyone took a separate carriage, the mountain road leading to Daxingshan Temple would be completely blocked.
She immediately made a decision: "Then I'll have to trouble you to send my two sisters back to the Marquis Mingde's Mansion."
Song Wan already felt bad, so she nodded immediately: "Why not? If you trust me, can you let the two strong maids beside me stay and serve you?"
Sheng Puzhu did not refuse and agreed with a smile.
"Sister, I won't leave." Sheng Puyao's eyes were red, with tears in them, and she pinched the handkerchief in grievance.
Sheng Puzhu pushed her sister in front of Song Wan.
"You and Madam Song go back and quickly ask Grandmother to send someone to pick us up. If we're late, I'm afraid I'll have to stay in the temple until dark."
"Time is of the essence now. Please stop being so petty."
When Sheng Mingshu and Mingya saw Sheng Puyao get on the carriage obediently, they both hid behind.
"Big sister, Mingya and I will stay here. Let Puyao go back first."
Sheng Puzhu opened his mouth to persuade him.
Sheng Mingshu shook her head firmly at her: "Big sister, there is no need to say more. Fourth sister is young, and Mingya and I have already reached marriage age. We can't hide behind you in everything."
"Besides, the mountain path is rugged and adding more people would be dangerous."
Sheng Puzhu hesitated for a moment, and also thought that the carriage of Duke Chengguo's Mansion was not big to begin with, and they also brought Princess Changning and Song Zhuyi along the way. It would be okay to have Puyao, but it would be unsafe if another person was squeezed in.
"Alright."
When Sheng Puyao heard this, she burst into tears.
The nanny who happened to be looking for Princess Changning came back with someone.
"Cousin, I heard from Mammy that your carriage was damaged?"
Xiao Yueshu had not arrived yet, but her voice had already been heard from afar. She was holding a bunch of amulets in her arms, at least twenty of them.
Sheng Puzhu smiled at her: "It's okay, the temple has meditation rooms, at worst I can stay overnight."
Xiao Yueshu stuffed the amulet into Nanny's arms and decided decisively: "Then I'll stay and accompany my cousin's wife."
"It's boring to go back home anyway, so why not play with my cousin's wife?"
What fun could there be? Sheng Puzhu was in a terrible headache when she heard Song Zhuyi, who had always been timid, running up breathlessly: "I...I'll stay too."
Wei Yuanning walked at the end, looked around, and said righteously, "Then I will too..."
"All of you go back."
"What's so fun about a temple at night?"
Sheng Puzhu quickly pushed Wei Yuanning into the carriage and then went to hold Song Zhuyi's hand, but his eyes were on Xiao Yueshu. "Don't be silly. Please help me take good care of Puyao. When I have time, I will invite you to visit my house."
By the time the carriage departed from Daxingshan Temple, it was actually already quite late.
Sheng Puzhu stared coldly at the temple gate, his expression remaining calm. "Don't be afraid. I'm here. The three of us can sleep in one room at night, so we can look after each other."
Sheng Mingshu lowered her eyes and said with some self-blame, "Maybe I have caused trouble for you."
"Nonsense, there's no point in getting sisters involved."
"That's right." Sheng Mingya waved her little fist, "We are not girls who are powerless."
As the sun sets in the west, only a thin layer of gold remains in the sky.
Sheng Puzhu ate half a bowl of vegetarian food for dinner. Nanny Du took out the vegetarian snacks she had prepared before leaving the house from the food box and said, "If you are hungry at night, you can use these snacks to fill your stomach."
"Well, Mammy, don't just focus on me. Take half of the snacks and share them with the aunts serving in the yard."
Nanny Du didn't respond, but instead said with some worry, "I just came here and saw that the front courtyard was crowded. Many scholars who came to the temple to pray were unable to book a room in the side hall, and many of them were resting on cushions in the side hall."
"My dear, I don't know why, but I always feel uneasy. Mrs. Fang who guards the carriage has always been very careful and has never made such a mistake."
"Although the male guests won't affect the resting place of the women, they are all young and strong men. Even if they are reading the books of sages, there is no guarantee that there will be some unscrupulous people who will take advantage of the situation."
What Nanny Du was worried about was naturally what Sheng Puju was also worried about.
But she couldn't show it. Instead, she smiled and said soothingly, "We have a lot of people. Madam Song also left two strong maids to serve me. The worst that can happen is that I have to stay awake during the night. As long as we can make it through the first hour, the carriage from the mansion to pick us up should be here."
After Aunt Du left with a worried look on her face, Sheng Puzhu said to Mingshu and Mingya, "I ate a bit too much at dinner. Let's walk around the meditation room to help digest it."
After leaving the meditation room, Sheng Puju walked around the secluded Buddhist temple courtyard. She walked very slowly, stopping every two or three steps to look around, or looking at the surrounding plants along the wall, as if she was looking for something.
Until she slowly walked to a banyan tree that almost required two people to hug it.
Sheng Puzhu kicked the tree trunk and asked coldly, "Master Fu, what do you think of the scenery on the tree?"
The banyan tree branches were completely silent, with only the sound of wind rustling the leaves. It seemed as if no one was there.
Sheng Puzhu cleared his throat and said slowly, "I heard that the feng shui of Yumen Pass is good for health. Prince Fu made such a boast. Does that mean he's planning to pack up and leave for Yumen Pass tomorrow?"
"Go, go, go to hell."
Fu Yunzheng poked his head out from the branches, his face stern. "Tell me, what do you want from me?"
Sheng Puzhu gave him a profound smile and said, "Shouldn't I be the one asking why Prince Fu is secretly following us sisters?"
Fu Yunzheng, who had been able to make a big splash in the Anguo Mansion since he was a child, rubbed his nose with a guilty conscience: "I wouldn't do something as stupid as stalking."
"I just stayed here because I saw your carriage was taking a long time to leave."
Fu Yunzheng paused and added, "Today, many people have come to Chang'an from all over the country. Most of them are students who come to pray for the Spring Palace Examination. It's not safe at night. I really didn't lie to you."
Sheng Puzhu took half a step back and nodded in approval.
"I know it's not safe."
"I also know that Prince Fu did not lie to me."
Seeing Sheng Puzhu being so frank, Fu Yunzheng smiled awkwardly: "How do you know I'm not talking nonsense?"
Sheng Puzhu said "Oh" and raised his eyebrows maliciously, "On the night of the 29th day of the lunar year, you dared to kneel in front of my grandmother and ask to marry Mingya."
"Tsk, what kind of good person would kowtow to his elders on the 29th of the lunar year? At least it shows that you, Fu Yunzheng, are upright."
Fu Yunzheng cried out, his cheeks burning, his brows furrowed into a deep frown: "How could Madam Sheng tell anyone about such a shameful thing?"
Sheng Puzhu smiled coldly: "Grandmother only told me and me, but I don't mind telling Mingya."
When Fu Yunzheng heard this, he became anxious and almost jumped down from the tree while rolling and crawling.
"Don't tell Madam Sheng San. If there's anything difficult that requires my help in the future, just tell me."
Sheng Puzhu raised the corner of his mouth and thought that Fu Yunzheng was a really interesting person.
She was silent for a long while, then smiled with an ambiguous meaning: "What a coincidence, I have something to ask of you today."
"Stay and protect you?"
"That doesn't count. I didn't plan to leave tonight."
Sheng Puzhu glanced at him and said thoughtfully, "It's not a big deal. I'm just worried that Master Fu will be too proud to accept it."
Fu Yunzheng snorted coldly: "What could you be unwilling about? Just say it."
Sheng Puzhu laughed, but fearing her expression was too arrogant, she quickly coughed and said, "I hope Master Fu can disguise himself as a girl and hide in the Zen room with the three of us sisters to sleep for a night."
"Um."
"It's probably just like what Prince Fu said. It's not a difficult thing. It's just a matter of getting some sleep. We've prepared snacks and tea. Prince, have you had dinner yet?"
Fu Yunzheng: “?”
The first reaction is to refuse.
How could he, a son of the Fu family, dress up as a girl? It's impossible, absolutely impossible. Even if you kill him, there's no way he can dress up as a girl.
Fu Yunzheng was just about to open his mouth to refuse, when the next moment, the door of the Zen room was pushed open and Sheng Mingya stood gracefully in front of the door, the setting sun casting a soft golden glow on her.
"Fu Yunzheng, is it really not possible?"
"It's just dressing up as a girl."
Sheng Mingya tilted her head, her voice was sweet, her small face, the size of a palm, was slightly raised, and she looked at him with bright eyes.
oh!
Not only did she call him Fu Yunzheng, she also smiled at him!
Fu Yunzheng felt that the wind blowing across his cheeks carried a sweet scent.
"OK!"
"Why not? I'll go change my clothes now."
Fu Yunzheng was tall and could not wear the clothes of Sheng Puzhu and others. He could only ask the maids to cut up the spare clothes and sew them together to make a new set of clothes.
She styled her hair in the most fashionable bun for girls in the New Year, and perhaps it was out of the bad taste of the Sheng Puju sisters that they also put full makeup on Fu Yunzheng.
As long as he doesn't stand up, looking from a distance, he will just give people the image of a tall and beautiful girl.
"What do you think, Mingya?" asked Sheng Mingshu.
Sheng Mingya's ears blushed slightly, barely noticeable. "Madam Du's hair is well combed. The lip balm on the prince's lips is too bright. Why not wipe it off a bit?"
Fu Yunzheng raised his hand to wipe it off, but Sheng Mingya quickly took out a handkerchief to stop him: "Don't mess up your makeup."
Fu Yunzheng had no choice but to bend down and let her gently wipe his lips with the handkerchief.
Through the handkerchief, I could see soft fingertips, a faint fragrance, and the girl's snow-white skin that was as smooth as a baby's.
Fu Yunzheng's face, which was powdered, was flushed pink.
As for dressing up as a woman.
He couldn't help but comfort himself. After all, no one knew that he was wearing women's clothes except the girl from the Sheng family. There was nothing more worthwhile than tonight.
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