Chapter 999 Do You Need a Gift?
What will happen if Youqingfengguan mainly dislikes her?
Before hearing what Shen Qiao said, Fu Zhaoning had indeed never thought about this question.
After parting with them, Xiao Lanyuan accompanied her to go shopping in the market to buy some things. Fu Zhaoning had already thought about picking a gift for the master of Youqing Peak, and it was not because of what he heard that he was going to buy it.
"What does the master like?" Fu Zhaoning felt that he was indeed a little careless in asking this question just now.
Xiao Lanyuan had told her before that there was no need to give any gifts.
"What he likes..." Xiao Lanyuan thought for a moment and smiled bitterly, "I can't explain it clearly for the time being. Sometimes I feel that he likes a lot of things, and sometimes I feel that he seems to have no interest in anything."
"It's like you didn't answer at all." Fu Zhaoning scolded.
"Over the years, I have never given him anything. If I have to give him a gift, it should be that I complete what he wants me to do. That would make him the happiest."
"What does he usually ask you to accomplish?" Fu Zhaoning asked.
She suddenly felt that she and Xiao Lanyuan had never had a good talk about his past and the people around him.
There are always various things to do, and I am forced by the situation and various unexpected events and schedules.
For example, now, she doesn’t quite understand how Xiao Lanyuan and the master of the temple get along.
He went to Youqing Peak when he was less than ten years old, and he was brought with few people. He lived there for such a long time. Was he well taken care of by the master of the temple?
"Well, there weren't many things for me to do. When I was a few years old, he asked me to do horse stance and hoped that I could hold it for three hours. I held it, and he was very happy."
As Xiao Lanyuan spoke, he gently supported her elbow and indicated the direction for her to go.
"When I was little, I was afraid of the dark. He gave me a task to stay in the valley alone for three days and three nights."
Fu Zhaoning was stunned and couldn't help but look at him, "You've finished it too?"
Xiao Lanyuan nodded, "Of course."
"Why are you afraid of the dark?"
"When I was three or four years old, I was locked up in a cave for two days. That night, a palace servant ran into the cave and committed suicide. It was pitch dark inside, and I only heard the sound. The knife he used to commit suicide seemed to have been replaced with a blunt one, so he couldn't cut smoothly. He screamed miserably for half the night, and the smell of blood was very strong."
Fu Zhaoning grabbed Xiao Lanyuan's hand.
She really doesn't know.
I didn't know he had experienced something like this as a child.
How scary must it be for a child at that time?
Xiao Lanyuan downplays it now, but it must have been terrifying at the time, leaving him with a psychological trauma and making him afraid of the dark forever.
"Why does the master know so much about you?" she asked.
Based on Xiao Lanyuan's personality, she didn't think he would tell others about it himself.
"When I was little I always thought it was strange and I thought he was amazing, but later I realized it was probably the Queen Mother who told him."
The Queen Mother naturally knew what he had experienced as a child, so she told the abbot.
Fu Zhaoning frowned.
"So the Queen Mother had good intentions. She told the abbot about these things and asked him to help you heal these psychological traumas one by one."
"Perhaps."
"The Queen Mother is in the palace now—"
"The Emperor won't do anything to her. He will still let her sit in the position of the Queen Mother. Besides, the Queen has fallen out of favor now. There are so many women in the harem, and there are still many trivial matters that need the Queen Mother's help. If she wants to leave the palace and enjoy her old age, then we can talk about it later."
He once asked the Queen Mother if she wanted to leave the palace, but the Queen Mother refused.
"The Queen Mother may be used to staying in the palace." Fu Zhaoning paused and said, "The main reason is that your Prince Jun's Mansion was also very deserted and boring before, and you were away all year round, so it's better for you to stay in the palace."
Xiao Lanyuan couldn't help laughing, "That's what she said. She said that those people in the palace were fighting and making a fuss, at least it was lively."
"That makes sense." Fu Zhaoning said so. She definitely didn't want to stay in the palace.
"Although I already have a princess, she is even busier than me and is often not in the palace."
Xiao Lanyuan sighed softly.
Therefore, Prince Jun's Mansion is still as deserted as before most of the time.
They will go to Youqing Peak next, and after returning from Youqing Peak, they may go to Dongqing——
Therefore, there is really no point in letting the Queen Mother stay in Prince Jun's Mansion.
"Where are you taking me?"
Fu Zhaoning walked for a while before she realized that Xiao Lanyuan was taking her away for a purpose.
"Do you see that shop?" Xiao Lanyuan pointed to an inconspicuous shop in front of him. He said it was inconspicuous but still visible because the sign hanging on the door of the shop read "Small Shop" inscribed on it.
When Fu Zhaoning saw these three words, he knew which family Xiao Lanyuan was referring to.
"What's the secret?"
Prince Jun specially brought her here, so this shop must not be an ordinary shop.
"This shop is run by an old couple who have been running it for decades. The couple each has their own unique skills. Only those who are familiar with the shop or those who are brought by regular customers will find this place. Ordinary people will not go in. After all, as you can see, the shop is inconspicuous."
When Xiao Lanyuan said this, they were already standing at the door of the shop.
It is indeed a shop with a very small storefront, and there is a door curtain hanging. From the outside, you really can't tell what the shop sells, and you probably wouldn't go in casually.
Xiao Lanyuan walked over and pulled a red rope on the side of the door, and heard a soft bell ringing from inside.
"It's also a courtesy to tell the shopkeeper that guests are coming." Xiao Lanyuan lifted the door curtain and led her in.
Fu Zhaoning followed him in, before he had time to ask him how he knew this place.
After coming in, she was a little surprised again, because it was similar to the living room of an ordinary family. There was no counter, just two octagonal tables, each with a few round stools.
There was a bed against the wall on one side, and an old man was sitting at one end, twisting a rope in his hands and holding a handful of grass next to him.
He uses this kind of grass to make ropes.
But when Fu Zhaoning saw this grass, he found its color a bit strange, because it was silvery white and did not look like hay.
She couldn't help but walk over there.
Just then the door of the inner room was opened, and an old woman came out carrying a wooden box. The wooden box looked very big and heavy.
When Fu Zhaoning saw this, he changed direction and walked towards her.
"Old lady, do you need my help?"
As she spoke, she helped support the wooden box, or rather the wooden chest, with one hand.
“Thank you, Princess, for your kindness.” The old woman smiled and helped her put the wooden box on the table.
Fu Zhaoning heard her calling him and glanced at Xiao Lanyuan.
It's hard for others to recognize him with his gorgeous clothes and mask.
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