Chapter 3422 Is it the best in the world?
Everyone was excited the whole night when they learned they could go out of town for a trip. They got up early the next day. Nan Yan had just finished washing up when she heard a knock on the door. Ruoshui went to open the door and saw Nanny coming in with Xinping, who was already dressed.
She was wearing a goose yellow dress, which was the simplest of all her clothes, with only some embroidery on the corners. Her hair was also simply combed, and she had two woolen flowers on her makeup. Her simple outfit made her look even more charming and beautiful.
Nan Yan smiled and said, "Why did you get up so early today?"
The nanny smiled and said, "His Highness woke up just after the hour of Mao. It took the servants a long time to persuade him to go back to sleep. Now he refuses to go back to sleep no matter what."
Nan Yan smiled and led her in.
Xinping was so excited that she kept tapping her feet and said, "Mother, hurry up!"
On the other side, Zhu Feng, who had just finished getting dressed and was sitting by the bed, said, "Why are you rushing me? You're leaving the palace without even having breakfast. Do you want to faint from hunger on the way?"
Xinping stuck out her tongue and said carefully, "Father."
Zhu Feng walked over and looked at her, his eyes and eyebrows showing a smile that he couldn't hide. He said, "Well, you've really grown up."
Xinping chuckled at him.
After they finished washing up, breakfast was delivered from the imperial kitchen, and Xinping ate some with her parents. However, she was absent-minded while eating. She kept holding the bowl and looking at the sky outside, fearing that time would pass and she would not be able to go out to play.
Seeing her like this, Zhu Feng had no choice but to have a quick breakfast and take them out.
On the other side, Concubine Yi, accompanied by the neatly dressed Yongping and Mingxin, had already been waiting inside the Nangong Gate.
Concubine Yi and Yongping also changed into casual clothes.
Zhu Feng walked over and looked them up and down. Yongping was also dressed beautifully. Concubine Yi wore a long crimson dress and had her hair combed neatly. She only wore a few extra pieces of jewelry. He said, "We're going out to climb the mountain. Why are you dressed so formally?"
Concubine Yi immediately said, "Then, I'll take them all."
Nan Yan said from the side: "That's not necessary. The emperor always looks like a rich man, so why can't we dress better? We can't pretend to be a peasant woman and go hiking in the mountains. We don't look like that."
Zhu Feng glared at her.
But he couldn't help laughing, waved his hand, and asked everyone to get on the carriage. When Nan Yan got on the carriage, he looked back and saw that the commander of the Jinyiwei who accompanied him this time was Fang Buyuan, and he didn't see Fan Yingyi.
She turned around and got in the car.
Fortunately, they left home early, so they had a smooth journey. But when they arrived at the west gate, it was already crowded with people. All the people in the city were leaving the city and heading towards the West Mountain. Along the way, they could hear laughter and joy coming from outside the carriage.
Xinping kept lying on the edge of the bed, trying to lift the curtain to look outside.
Concubine Yi said softly, "Xinping, don't look outside. You are the eldest princess, how can you let others see you casually?"
Nan Yan smiled and said, "Why should we be afraid? We still have to go hiking in the mountains later, and many people will see her. Since we are traveling incognito today, there are no so many rules."
When Concubine Yi heard this, she agreed and stopped trying to stop him.
At this moment, Yongping also followed his sister to lie on the window and look out, watching the people passing by put on new clothes, everyone's face was full of smiles, and there were red dogwood branches stuck on their clothes and hair, which looked particularly beautiful.
Yongping said loudly: "I want one too!"
Just then, a pair of young women, who looked like an older sister and an older sister, passed by the carriage. One had her hair tied up, and the other was still single. Although they were wearing homespun skirts, they were smiling and looked particularly beautiful. The older one smiled and said, "Oh, what a beautiful girl! Come here, I'll give it to you."
After saying that, he stretched out his arm and inserted a branch of dogwood into her bun.
Concubine Yi frowned slightly. She was still a little reserved and didn't want her daughter to get so close to ordinary people. But Nan Yan shook her head gently, telling her not to be angry, and then smiled and said, "Hurry up and thank this young aunt."
Yongping said softly, "Thank you, little aunt."
The two sisters-in-law smiled and continued walking forward.
Nan Yan turned around and whispered to Concubine Yi, "Since you're traveling incognito, you should enjoy yourself with the people. You don't have to watch too closely. There are Jinyiwei guarding us all around. It wouldn't be a bad idea to let Yongping see more and broaden his horizons."
Concubine Yi listened and saw Yongping suddenly throw himself into Xinping's arms with a smile, pointing at his hair and saying, "Sister, look, does it look good?"
Xinping pinched her face and said, "Oh my, so beautiful!"
Concubine Yi also smiled and nodded, "That's right."
Their carriages traveled for a while before reaching the foot of the mountain and unable to go any further. Zhu Feng jumped off the carriage in front of them and led them up the mountain. West Mountain was not far from the city, and there was a temple on the top, where many people came to burn incense. Therefore, the mountain path was paved with wide, clean bluestone slabs, one step after another, gradually extending straight into the white clouds.
On ordinary days, there aren't many people on the mountain trails, but today, they are almost shoulder to shoulder.
Fortunately, Zhu Feng was disguised as a rich man, and he was accompanied by a group of maids and servants. These people walked beside them, quietly separating them from the ordinary people. In addition, the people saw that they were dressed extraordinary, so they must be rich or noble, so they avoided them.
After walking for most of the day, we finally reached the top of the mountain.
There are so many people here that there is almost no place to step.
Zhu Feng took the bunch of dogwood from Xiao Shunzi and gave one to each of them. Seeing that his little daughter already had one on her hair, he smiled and said, "Well, that looks good. Give one to Xinping too."
A bunch of red dogwood was stuck on Xinping's head, which made her lips and teeth look even redder and whiter, making her look more charming and lovely.
She jumped in front of Mingxin with a smile: "Hey, little monk, do I look good?"
Mingxin lowered his head and said, "Amitabha."
Yongping also came up to him and pointed at himself: "What about me, what about me?"
Mingxin smiled and said, "Little Master—Miss is naturally good."
Yongping asked, "Is it the best in the world?"
Mingxin smiled and said, "Yes."
Zhu Feng was watching them from the side, and suddenly said, "Okay, stop messing around. Let's go over there and take a look at the scenery."
He pointed to a platform in front, which was the most open place outside the temple gate. There was a stone railing half a person's height in the front. Standing there, one could overlook the scenery of most of Jinling City. The weather was not very good today. There was no sun, but it was cloudy. However, it was shrouded in clouds and mist. Standing on the platform, one felt a little bit like floating in the air.
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