Chapter 84: Plot
Now, as she looked into the eyes of Prince An, her face flushed and she was filled with joy.
"Prince An."
Lu Fuyu spoke in a sweet voice, looking up at Prince An affectionately. Prince An lowered his eyelids slightly and gave Lu Fuyu a sinister smile.
"Am I blind? I seemed to see that it was you who hit her, so why did she apologize to you and pay you money?"
Finished.
Prince An's eyes were filled with sinister intent, sweeping across the entire room.
"Put away your man-eating eyeballs, or I won't mind digging them out."
The people who were saluting suddenly felt a stinging pain in their eyes. In a panic, they all half lowered their heads, not daring to look again.
Before the heat on Lu Fuyu's face could subside, a basin of ice water was poured over her.
Everyone was stunned.
She thought that she was different in the eyes of Prince An, and that he would definitely come to help her, but she didn't expect that he would help Chu Jiuning.
Tears suddenly filled her eyes, and she stood up aggrievedly and walked forward sobbing.
"Prince An, you misunderstood. Her carriage sped up and then slowed down, as if to show off. We weren't paying attention for a moment, and that's why we bumped into her. There were so many cars on the narrow road, and her carriage was so wide. Isn't this deliberately making things difficult for us?"
The wind blew up Prince An's long hair. He put his hands on his waist, looking extremely arrogant, suave, and sneering.
"So her carriage was too wide, and you didn't run too fast and hit her on purpose? Then, should she ask you what size carriage to use before going out? Prime Minister Lu's family is really well-educated."
Lu Fuyu was frightened by these words and became flustered, tears streaming down her face.
She fell in love with Prince An at first sight when she saw his portrait, and wanted to marry him wholeheartedly. However, she didn't expect that things would turn out like this before they even started talking about the marriage.
"Ms. Lu."
Prince An raised his eyes again and glanced at the entire audience.
"Do you know that every step you take now was paid for by Chu Jiuning?"
A few years ago, this road was only wide enough for one carriage, but now it can accommodate two carriages on each side, making it several times wider.
"She built the road, and she can use any size carriage she wants."
Lu Fuyu's face turned red and white in an instant, and even the wives and daughters of officials who had opinions about Chu Jiuning felt a little embarrassed for a moment.
Lu Fuyu originally wanted to vent her anger, but she didn't expect to bring herself such a great humiliation. For a moment, she hated Chu Jiuning to the extreme.
I could only suppress my anger and salute.
"It's my fault for not understanding clearly, Prince An. I'll move the carriage aside right now."
Said.
Lu Fuyu wanted to get on the carriage, but Prince An frowned.
"No need to apologize, no need to pay?"
Lu Fuyu was so angry that her whole body was shaking. Her palms, which were holding the handkerchief, were sweaty. She bit her lip and handed a stack of banknotes to Chu Jiuning, emphasizing the first four words.
"Mrs. Song, I didn't see it clearly. Please forgive me."
Amber took the banknote in her hand, looked at the face value, which was about three thousand taels, and threw it to the coachman.
"Well, why don't you thank Miss Lu?"
The driver immediately stepped forward to express his gratitude and happily took the banknote.
Only then did Lu Fuyu remember that the man in front of her was a wealthy man. She would not even look at thirty thousand taels, let alone three thousand taels. She was so angry that she was about to collapse.
Chu Jiuning looked at Liu Yunyi indifferently. Liu Yunyi could no longer pretend and hurried forward and said.
"So it's you. I didn't notice you before. Are you okay?"
"Didn't you notice? But we just glanced at each other. When you saw it was me, you quickly retreated, not wanting to greet me, your savior."
Chu Jiuning's words made Liu Yunyi's face turn blue and purple. She was so embarrassed that she didn't know how to respond. The ladies around her also changed their expressions when they looked at her.
Goal achieved.
Chu Jiuning didn't bother with them anymore and turned around to salute Prince An.
Haven't bowed yet.
Prince An's handsome face was filled with smiles. He pinched her arm and supported her.
"Why all these gifts? Your carriage is unusable. Move to the side and I'll take you up."
Chu Jiuning naturally refused.
But when she met Prince An's eyes, which were smiling but contained a chilling chill, her heart sank, as if Prince An would twist her neck if she dared to say no.
"Thank you, Prince."
See she agrees.
The smile on Prince An's face suddenly blossomed. He jumped off the carriage and raised his hand to invite her. Chu Jiuning smiled at him and got on Prince An's carriage in full view of everyone.
And the Prince of An.
He took the horse from the guard, climbed on it, and protected the carriage as it moved forward.
Chu Jiuning secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Prince An looked at Chu Jiuning's relaxed look and smiled.
This Chu Jiuning.
The more he investigated, the more interesting it became. Of all the young ladies in the capital, the only one who could arouse his interest was Chu Jiuning.
She got married, but on the wedding day she made a huge scene, and now she is determined to get a divorce.
She chose to cooperate with the prince.
But.
I am obviously a good partner.
The other carriages all moved to the sides, but Chu Jiuning's carriage was far ahead.
The first one to arrive at the foot of Dajue Temple.
Prince An stepped forward, lifted the curtain, helped Chu Jiuning get off the carriage, and spoke to her.
"I'm going to the inn to meet some friends, so I won't go up with you."
"Yes, thank you very much. I will entertain the prince when I have time."
Chu Jiuning knew that Prince An was lying. He had been in his fiefdom all year round and had no friends in the capital. He just knew that he was uncomfortable and avoided him.
He felt a little grateful, said goodbye, and then led Amber and the others up the mountain.
Standing on the steps halfway up the mountain, one could see from afar the bustling crowds of people coming and going from the inn at the foot of the mountain, with constant shouting and clamoring. Chu Jiuning watched from afar, a hint of satisfaction flashing in his eyes.
"Madam Hong, how many people have been added?"
The inn is full, so we need to send more people over.
"Five hundred more people have been added today, so there are a total of two thousand people to receive these guests. There shouldn't be any problem."
Chu Jiuning nodded. Not only the people in the surrounding area, but also the disaster victims who fled from far away were all taken in by her into the Chu family, allowing them to be self-reliant and support themselves.
We arrived at the temple gate halfway up the mountain, outside which was a spacious square.
All kinds of snacks and gadgets were displayed on the stalls, with shouts and people coming and going, making it very lively.
"Miss, why don't we come up and sell things?"
Nanny Hong loved visiting these small stalls the most, as she felt they were full of life. Chu Jiuning supported her, took out a handkerchief to wipe her sweat, and said with a smile.
"It's all been arranged long ago. The ones over there with the flower logo on the stalls are all Chu's. Firstly, they do business, and secondly, they protect us."
"Does the old slave need money to take the things?"
"No, they all know you."
After hearing this, Madam Hong walked forward and asked the boss for a bag of fried peaches. The boss smiled and filled a big bag for her, and as expected, it was free. Madam Hong smiled and thanked him.
Amber took the food and asked Chu Jiuning.
"I don't know what the conditions of the meditation room that Prince Song ordered are like. It won't be the very edge, right?"
The farther away it is, the cheaper it is. It is also farther away from the government. Maybe the emperor and the empress will come to this Buddhist meeting.
"uncertain."
There was mockery in Chu Jiuning's eyes
"Since he has set up the trap, he must have invested a lot of money, probably in the middle."
As he spoke, he slowly followed the crowd into the gate of Dajue Temple and climbed many steps before reaching the entrance of the main hall.
After adding ten thousand taels of incense money and lighting the longevity lamp for grandpa, the young master respectfully led her to the middle meditation room.
As expected, the room I booked was the small courtyard in the middle, with a sign of Song Mansion hanging at the door.
Not big, very compact.
On the left is Chu Jiuning’s meditation room, on the right is Song Jinhuai’s, and at the top is the Duke’s wife’s.
The small courtyard is full of greenery, with small flowers blooming and the scent of sandalwood wafting through it, which is quite pleasant.
Eunuch Ping'an walked to their door and coughed. Chu Jiuning turned around. He smiled at her and pointed to the next door.
Chu Jiuning smiled and nodded, then returned to her meditation room.
The interior is simple, with framed Zen calligraphy hanging on the wall, a cushion underneath, and scriptures and Buddhist beads on the shelf beside.
There are also several sets of uniforms, which are up to the pilgrims to wear if they want to, or wear their own clothes if they don’t want to.
After Chu Jiuning took a shower and changed into simple and comfortable clothes, she heard a noise coming from outside. She thought that the Duke's wife must be injured, so the carriage was moving slowly.
With a bang.
The door was pushed open. Seventh Nanny had sweat on her forehead and was a little out of breath. Seeing Chu Jiuning dressed neatly, it was obvious that she had been there for a long time. Seventh Nanny's face darkened and she said in a cold voice.
"Madam wants you to go out for a while."
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