Tong Cheng'er jolted awake, remembering the way her nanny usually woke her up, and quickly shook her head: "No, Mother."
"If you don't want to, then cheer up. A young lady like you should have some spirit."
Tong Cheng'er nodded, but said somewhat perfunctorily, "Mother is right."
Shumulu looked at her and was at a loss; it was already difficult enough to get her to come out.
The carriage slowly made its way to Tantuo Temple, taking almost an hour and a half to arrive. Tong Cheng'er said, "This place is a bit too far." She felt it was really unnecessary to travel so far just to offer incense.
Shumulu shook her head: "It's not far at all, you're just lazy."
After saying this, Shumulu stopped talking to her, got off the carriage, and gave instructions to arrange the incense offering. Once the arrangements were almost complete, someone led her into the temple.
Although Tong Cheng'er had been in the Qing Dynasty for nearly ten years, this was her first time visiting a temple.
Tantuo Temple truly lives up to its reputation as an ancient temple. History has endowed it with a profound sense of history, making it both simple and grand. The constant flow of incense offerings adds to the temple's liveliness and bustle, which, combined with the sound of bells, creates a unique sense of mystery and depth.
But for Tong Cheng'er, that's all.
Huiyu arrived earlier than Tong Cheng'er and the others. This time, Huiyu also wanted to take this opportunity to see more of the capital. She is now fifteen years old. As a princess of the imperial family, she has enjoyed the honor brought by the surname Aisin Gioro, and now it is time for her to fulfill her responsibilities.
The imperial decree bestowing upon her the title of princess had been issued not long ago, and she was now naturally a Heshuo princess. She was betrothed to a prince of Mongolia, whom she had only met once. The wedding date was set for early spring of next year, and with the time running out, she decided to come out for some fresh air.
Because I felt I got along well with Tong Cheng'er and had a good impression of her, I asked her if she could come along.
After praying before the Buddha, Shumulu finally let Tong Cheng'er go and said to her, "Go and play with Princess Huiyu."
Tong Cheng'er: "Then I'll go."
"Go quickly."
Tong Cheng'er took Ru Lan to Hui Yu's place, but when she arrived, Hui Yu was nowhere to be found, except for Hui Yu's personal nanny.
Where is Sister Huiyu?
"Replying to Princess Tong, the master received a letter from the manor not long after arriving. There happened to be some trouble at the manor. At that time, the princess was probably on the road, so the master sent this servant to wait here. It has been troublesome for the princess to make this trip. The master said that he will definitely come to apologize in person when he has time." The old woman said with a guilty look on her face.
Tong Cheng'er, however, felt it was nothing: "Granny is exaggerating. Sister Huiyu must really have something urgent. Please trouble Granny to go back and tell Sister Huiyu. It's alright."
"Thank you for your understanding, Princess."
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