Help? How can I help?
Xuemei tried to break free from her grip, but Ye Jiaoniang was very strong, and she dared not use too much force, so she could only let her hold on.
"Aunt Ye..."
"I know you used to be working for the former sixth young master of the Yongning Marquis's mansion, Xuemei. As long as you can find a way to get in touch with that former sixth young master—"
...
Lunar New Year's Eve has arrived.
As is customary in previous years, on New Year's Eve, the palace would bestow a dish prepared by the imperial kitchen upon the families of officials of the second rank or above.
The Qin family of four is having their New Year's Eve dinner.
Just as we were talking about how last year the palace bestowed upon us a dish of braised lion's head meatballs, and we wondered what dish it would be this year, someone from the palace arrived.
The one who arrived was the Grand Steward of the Imperial Household Department, Eunuch Xifu.
In addition to braised eight-treasure duck, the palace also bestowed upon us a clear stewed pigeon soup this year.
With a smile, Eunuch Xifu said, "This clear pigeon soup was specially ordered by the Regent for Lady Qin. Congratulations on your new life, Lady Qin."
There is indeed such a saying after the couple in Da Xiang divorced.
Whether it's a man or a woman, after a divorce, others will congratulate them on their new beginning.
But the Regent... Yue Rongheng said that, and then sent her her favorite clear stewed pigeon soup. Qin Sheng felt that something was strange.
She told Eunuch Xifu to convey her gratitude to the Regent, and Madam Qin had someone give him a generous red envelope.
Grandpa Xifu accepted the gift, said a few auspicious words, and left with his men.
Madam Qin sighed with emotion, "I never expected that the Regent would still remember that Sheng'er likes to drink this pigeon soup."
This pigeon soup is cooked with great care; there's absolutely no fishy smell, and it tastes refreshing.
Qin Sheng paused in his soup-drinking motion at his mother's words.
She didn't remember telling him when she was a child in the palace that she liked to drink clear stewed pigeon soup. How did Yue Rongheng know that?
...
After having New Year's Eve dinner, I sat with my parents and brother, drinking tea and chatting. By the time we returned to Qiushuixuan, it was already very late.
After washing up, Qin Sheng lay in bed but couldn't fall asleep.
She was thinking about things after the new year.
Now that he has successfully divorced Yin Wenxiao, even if Yin Wenxiao does become the prince consort in the future, he is already infamous. With a wise man like the regent in charge, Yin Wenxiao's career in politics is probably over.
That's good.
Qin Sheng had been looking at the map for the past two days. Ningzhou Prefecture was not far from the capital.
After the New Year, Qin Sheng told her family about this matter; she wanted to go to Ningzhou Prefecture.
After all, I came back from a divorce, and I can't just stay at home forever.
only……
Qin Sheng was also a little worried. She hadn't figured out how to tell her parents about this, and she was afraid that her mother would be upset.
Lost in thought, Qin Sheng fell asleep without realizing it.
She dreamt again of her childhood trip to the palace, filled with images of Yue Rongheng coldly making her practice calligraphy. Qin Sheng was still shaken when she woke up.
Qin Sheng sat on the bed, panting heavily, feeling utterly bewildered.
On the tenth day, Qin Sheng accompanied her mother to the Daxiangguo Temple by carriage to offer incense.
When they reached the foot of the mountain, a carriage was blocking their way. It seemed that the wheel was broken and several servants were repairing it.
The festive atmosphere of the Lunar New Year had not yet dissipated, so not many families came to offer incense, and the foot of the mountain was deserted.
"It's a carriage from the Yongning Marquis's residence," the coachman said from outside.
Today, Princess Xuanji, along with her son and her mother-in-law, Lady Yongning, came to the Daxiangguo Temple to offer incense.
The Yin family and the Yongning Marquis's mansion have a bad relationship, but the Qin family and the Yuan family have a good relationship. Moreover, the young master of the Yongning Marquis's mansion is the closed-door disciple of Madam Qin's elder brother, the Grand Scholar Nian.
Since we've run into each other here, we should get out of the car and say hello.
While Madam Qin and Lady Yongning were talking, Qin Sheng stood quietly beside her mother. However, Princess Xuanji's gaze seemed to fall on her intentionally or unintentionally.
Fortunately, the carriage of the Marquis of Yongning was repaired in no time, and the two families went up the mountain together to offer incense.
Daxiangguo Temple has a special monk to greet guests.
After offering incense, Princess Xuanji helped her mother-in-law to a side room to rest for a while, and had several maids and servants take the young prince for a stroll around the Xiangguo Temple.
The Great Xiangguo Temple is a royal temple, and ordinary scoundrels cannot enter, so Princess Xuanji is quite at ease.
Inside the side room.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law then talked about the recent uproar surrounding the divorce between the Earl of Pingyin and his first wife.
Lady Yongning sighed, "It's such a pity that the Qin family has such a fine young lady."
Born into a noble family, well-educated, gentle and dignified, she unfortunately married the wrong person and almost lost her life in the end.
"I was thinking of sending someone to the Qin family to propose marriage for the sixth prince, but---"
Although Xuanji and Yue Rongheng are cousins, she was unaware of the verbal marriage that Yue Rongheng and Qin Sheng had discussed when they were children.
Lady Yongning felt there was nothing to hide, so she said, "Later I heard that the Qin family girl was once engaged to your cousin."
"My cousin?"
She has more than one cousin, but it seems that there is only one that is taboo and fearful to mention.
The current regent, Yue Rongheng.
Princess Xuanji was startled. She had no idea that the Regent and Qin Sheng had actually been engaged.
Lady Yongning added, "If it weren't for that, how could the Qin family have married their daughter to a poor family like the Marquis of Pingyin's mansion?"
The mention of the Pingyin Earl's Mansion filled Lady Yongning with disgust.
After exchanging a few more words with her mother-in-law, Princess Xuanji helped her mother-in-law lie down for a short rest before going out to find her son.
...
On the other side.
When Qin Sheng accompanied her mother to offer incense and then went to donate money for incense oil, they unexpectedly ran into Madam Yin's family.
Although she resented the Yin family for divorcing Yin Wenxiao, the second wife was different. She was a close friend of Qin Sheng's aunt from her maternal family and was also open-minded and reasonable.
Madam Yun, the second wife of Yin, particularly enjoyed listening to sermons and would drag Madam Qin along to listen.
Qin Sheng was, after all, a divorced woman, and it wasn't convenient for her to go with the two girls from the Yin family, so she took her maid and went to the back.
The Xiangguo Temple has many murals, and it is said that behind each mural is a story related to Buddhism.
Qin Sheng was standing in front of a mural of a flying goddess, completely absorbed in it.
A magnetic male voice suddenly rang out from behind: "This is the Nine Heavens Crimson Jade Tree Bodhisattva."
Qin Sheng was startled. Turning her head, she saw a tall, well-built man standing beside her, wearing a dark robe embroidered with gold thread, understated yet noble.
"Your Highness," Qin Sheng quickly curtsied.
The regent had arrived at some unknown time, and Qiao'er and Emerald, the two maids, kept their heads down and didn't even remind her.
Yue Rongheng nodded and asked, "Did you come here with Madam Qin to offer incense?"
"Hmm." Qin Sheng, mindful of the proper distance between men and women, didn't look at him too directly, and lowered her eyes slightly, saying, "My elder brother will be going to the battlefield soon, so my mother and I came here specifically to offer incense and pray for him."
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