Su Wanyan looked up, her mouth still full of food: "What are you thinking about? I'm not that stupid, okay?"
Yu Nanqing's eyes brightened slightly: "You believe me?"
"I don't believe you, I believe Qiu Nanyan?" Su Wanyan laughed. "I've only known her for a short time, and besides, she has ill intentions to begin with. How could I possibly fall for her tricks?"
Su Wanyan asked curiously, "What are you worried about? Have you been scammed before?"
"No."
"No?"
"No, no." Yu Nanqing smiled slightly and looked down. "I'm just happy to know that Yan'er trusts me so much."
It seemed as if one could entrust their entire being to her.
He could always be completely at ease in her presence.
"Stop calling me 'Yan'er, Yan'er,' it sounds really awkward."
"Wanyan," Yu Nanqing changed her address and called out with a smile.
Her smile was as beautiful as jade, and extremely eye-catching.
Su Wanyan gently lifted her chin, her beautiful lips slightly curved, wanting to look at him a little longer, but she still looked away and put a piece of braised pork into his bowl: "Where is Qiu Nanyan?"
She wanted to ask if it was gassy.
But when the words were about to come out, they felt it wasn't a good idea, like cursing someone to die.
“They ran away.” Yu Nanqing’s eyes darkened.
"Is she very powerful?" Although she was blindfolded at the hunting grounds, Yu Nanqing's skills were impressive enough to fight her way through so many soldiers. She felt that Yu Nanqing's martial prowess must be among the best in the Great Jin Dynasty.
The fact that Qiu Nanyan managed to escape from Yu Nanqing's clutches in a direct confrontation suggests that her skills must be quite formidable.
“Hmm.” Yu Nanqing did not deny it: “After all… it comes from Baiyou Valley.”
"What exactly is this Hundred Ghost Valley? Could you tell me in detail?"
Yu Nanqing was taken aback: "Yan'er wants to hear it?"
"What? Can't I listen?"
"I... thought you didn't like these things."
Su Wanyan was speechless: "Don't get me wrong. I don't like to meddle in those trivial matters, but I like to listen to them."
She laughed and said, "It's just like listening to a story."
Upon hearing this, Yu Nanqing lowered his eyes and thought carefully for a while before finally speaking: "There aren't many disciples in Baiyou Valley, just a few dozen scattered around. The place isn't big either, it's hidden in a mountain valley. However, the mountain paths are intricate and complicated, and it's easy for people to get lost if they go in. Apart from that... there's nothing special about it."
"..."
"If Yan'er wants to go, I'll take you there in a while."
"Thank you so much."
Upon hearing this, Yu Nanqing's eyes lit up with a smile: "Yan'er, you don't need to be so polite."
Su Wanyan rolled her eyes: "You are..." Did you really not understand or were you pretending not to understand?
But seeing Yu Nanqing's sincere expression, Su Wanyan couldn't bring herself to say what she was about to say. Oh well, she figured his focus was probably different from hers.
Su Wanyan didn't continue the topic of Hundred Valleys. While eating, she asked, "By the way, what is the Buddha's Birthday?"
Buddha's Birthday?
Yu Nanqing was stunned for a moment.
I glanced at Xiaobu casually.
Xiao Bu hurriedly replied, "Your Majesty, the Buddha's Birthday Festival, also known as the Bathing Buddha Festival, is celebrated on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month. On this day, Buddhist temples hold fairs, bathe the Buddha's body, and people go to the temples to offer incense and pray for blessings, and cook black rice as an offering. Even the palace holds sacrifices to pray for favorable weather, peace, and prosperity for the country."
As soon as Xiao Bu finished speaking, Qiu Ye quickly chimed in, "Your Majesty, in my hometown, Buddhist disciples would parade and chant sutras on the Buddha's Birthday, which was meant to drive away evil spirits and bring good fortune to the people. I wonder if it's the same in the capital."
"I'll inquire about it later and tell Your Majesty when I get back," Xiao Bu added.
“Looks like you two really want to play.” Su Wanyan looked at the two of them.
Qiu Ye immediately shook her head repeatedly: "No, no, I just think that it would be better for Your Highness and Your Highness to go out of the mansion for a stroll during the lively Buddha's Birthday Festival."
"To relax?" Su Wanyan glanced at Yu Nanqing.
“Yes, Your Highness and the Prince have been staying in the manor. They finally got to participate in the spring hunt, but then…” Qiu Ye pursed her lips: “After returning to the capital, Your Highness and the Prince haven’t gone out together yet, so that’s why I made this suggestion.”
Upon hearing Qiu Ye's words, Su Wanyan suddenly remembered.
Before the spring hunt, in order to keep Yu Nanqing's recovery from paralysis a secret, he stayed in the main courtyard and never even went out of the courtyard gate.
During that time, even Qiu Ye and Huang Ye weren't by her side to serve her; it was she who took care of Yu Nanqing.
After returning from the hunting grounds, the people in the manor were surprised for a while about Yu Nanqing's matter. However, she and Yu Nanqing did not explain much, and everyone seemed to understand the matter tacitly.
Originally, she wanted to pack her bags and leave after returning from the hunting grounds, but Yu Nanqing avoided her for many days.
Thinking it over, it's true that I haven't gone out of the manor with Yu Nanqing for several months.
It would be good to go out and have some fun during the Buddha's Birthday, but I don't know if Yu Nanqing will agree.
Just as he was thinking, his gaze fell on Yu Nanqing.
Su Wanyan was immediately speechless. How could she think that Yu Nanqing disagreed?
Yu Nanqing was already waiting expectantly for her to speak. His long, beautiful eyes were now shining brightly as he looked at her.
"..." Su Wanyan looked away and sighed helplessly, "Then let's go have some fun during the Buddha's Birthday."
Yu Nanqing was overjoyed: "Great! I'll have someone prepare it as soon as I get back!"
Seeing him like this, Su Wanyan asked curiously, "Have you already decided where to go?"
"I didn't think about it," Yu Nanqing replied matter-of-factly.
"If you haven't thought it through, why are you asking people to prepare anything?"
"Where does Yan'er want to go?"
How could she know? She's not familiar with this place.
However, Yu Nanqing was probably not familiar with the capital, since he had been paralyzed for three years after returning and couldn't go anywhere.
Su Wanyan was in a dilemma. At this moment, she had no one to ask. Since she had decided to stay in the capital, she should try to develop her personal connections.
All she encountered before were sarcastic and mocking people. It was simply because she was in the wrong social circles. Those rich young ladies were either swayed by the princess or were on good terms with Su Muqing.
As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together. If she wanted to find friends with similar topics and interests, she would go to the circles that she was interested in.
Seeing that her young mistress remained silent, Huang Ye suggested, "Your Highness, Buddhist temples are also excellent places for self-cultivation."
"Going to a Buddhist temple?" Who goes on a date to a Buddhist temple?
"Mount Murong, located outside the capital, is only thirty miles from the city. Few people visit the mosque on the mountain. If Your Majesty thinks my suggestion is good, you may go and take a look. You can even stay at the mosque for a few days."
"mosque?"
"Yan'er, do you want to go?" Yu Nanqing asked excitedly.
"Then... go ahead." Faced with Yu Nanqing's expectant gaze, Su Wanyan had no time to think it through.
Honestly, I don't want to disappoint him at all.
Su Wanyan smiled and said, "Since April 8th is Buddha's Birthday, let's go on April 7th."
Although we don't know what fun activities will be available yet, since it's a Buddhist festival, the temples should be bustling with activity.
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