Chapter 306 You smell good
The carriage can only stop at the foot of Wangyue Peak. Even if Yunji is not there, Xiaoru, Zhuiyue and others cannot go up. They can only guard halfway up the mountain.
Su Rui had to climb the rest of the way to the summit alone.
It gets dark early in late autumn, especially on the mountains. When Su Rui climbed up from the mountainside, the sun was still half hanging between the two mountains. The orange-red light cast her figure on the mountain wall, as if a tall person was walking with her.
But when she was almost at the top of the mountain, night had already fallen completely, the shadows disappeared, and the mountain wind was howling, just like when she first came up.
When she came here for the first time, she thought that this was a place where only Yun Ji could come, it was his private place, and it was easier for people to break free from their shackles and accomplish things.
Now, after accomplishing something, I come back with a different mindset.
And now, Yun Ji is not here either.
Thinking of this, I stepped onto the last step, and the wind blowing towards me carried the scent of sandalwood.
How could that be?
Could it be that Yun Ji is here?
Without even having time to think about it, Su Rui instinctively rushed into the shade of the big banyan tree, and even broke into a jog when approaching the bamboo house.
Pushing open the bamboo door, I saw an incense burner on the table in the faint moonlight, and the scent of sandalwood emanated from it.
Just... the remnants of incense.
How could she be so foolish as to think Yun Ji was here?
I guess I haven't slept well these days, so my mind isn't as sharp as it used to be.
Thinking of this, Su Rui didn't dwell on it, but picked up the tinder on the table and lit the candle.
The bamboo house was not big, and one lamp was enough to illuminate the inside.
As they expected her to come here, the bamboo house was cleaned. There was a letter on the table. Su Rui picked it up, opened it, and took out the letter inside.
It was Yun Ji's handwriting, just one line of characters.
'The quilt is in the cupboard'.
I originally thought that he had only made preparations in the past few days, but now it seems that he had already thought about today before going to Yanzhou. Before leaving, he even came here specially to clean and prepare for her.
However, he was just guessing. If it weren't for what happened today, all these preparations would have been in vain, and she wouldn't even know that he had prepared these.
Perhaps, it had always been like this in the past, and she had only seen one of the things he did.
He was always like this, saying nothing, but doing many things silently, protecting her again and again. No matter how she fell, there was always a net to catch her.
It is precisely because of this that Su Rui must be sober.
If she is used to having someone to rely on and someone to protect her, and one day, both the support and the protection disappear, she will be shattered once again. Who can say whether she can be reborn next time?
Even if Heaven is biased, it won't always be biased.
Thinking of this, Su Rui suppressed her rising emotions, stuffed the letter in her hand back into the envelope, turned and walked into the inner room, opened the cabinet, took out the quilt, spread it on the bamboo bed, took off her coat and jewelry, lay down and closed her eyes, not thinking about anything, just thinking that she was tired and needed a good sleep.
At the same time, hundreds of miles away in Yanzhou.
Yun Ji, who had just finished dealing with military affairs, stood outside the window, looking at the same moon, his fingers gently groping at the jade pendant hanging around his waist.
This night was sleepless.
When the sky just turned pale, Su Rui had already come down from Wangyue Peak.
When they arrived at the north courtyard of Fahua Temple, Rong Huan just came out of the meditation room.
"Concubine Su, you've arrived really early. This princess was just worried about how to send someone to bring you down from Moon-Watching Peak." Rong Huan's words were full of sarcasm, and it was clear that she was irritated by Su Rui's hiding at Moon-Watching Peak yesterday.
"Since I have agreed to accompany the princess to worship Buddha and burn incense today, I should get up early." Su Rui answered calmly, but did not give in.
When their eyes met, even the wind seemed to be filled with the smell of gunpowder.
"In that case, let's go."
Rong Huan spoke, and Su Rui followed. This time, they did not wait for Lord Wu and the people from the Honglu Temple.
Led by monks who had been arranged in advance, they were brought all the way to the front of the palace, where they washed their hands, burned incense, and entered the hall.
Looking at the huge and solemn Buddha statue, Rong Huan didn't know what she was thinking. Then she lifted her skirt, knelt on the cushion, and kowtowed three times and nine times devoutly.
As he stood up, the monk handed over three lit incense sticks.
Rong Huan took it with both hands and asked, "Some of my daughters want to talk to the Buddha. I wonder if it's possible to block the man out?"
In the past, female pilgrims who came to burn incense would also tell the Buddha about their sufferings. After all, in this world, women always have nowhere to vent their pain, so they also had such requests.
Others might not agree, but since it was Princess Dongyue who spoke up, and Su Rui and the maid were accompanying her, the monk did not refuse and left the hall with several other monks.
The three incense sticks in her hand emitted tiny wisps of white smoke. Rong Huan looked at them and asked, "Is Concubine Su not afraid?"
"What are you afraid of? Princess? You won't harm me. Aren't we working together very well now? Everyone thinks we are enemies."
Su Rui stated the facts.
Ever since they met Rong Huan yesterday, the two of them had been acting tacitly.
They acted tit-for-tat, acted intolerant of each other, and acted like they were fighting to the death for Yun Ji.
"Concubine Su is truly exceptionally intelligent." Turning to look at Su Rui, Rong Huan's eyes were filled with undisguised admiration. "But, do you think your queen would believe it?"
"No." Su Rui said without hesitation.
Even if Rong Huan acted like she was deeply in love with Yun Ji, and they were acting out this tit-for-tat confrontation, Queen Lin would not believe it easily. She was just like her, trying to figure out Rong Huan's true intentions.
"It's really difficult. Tell me, what if this princess turns her fake play into reality?"
"If the princess is willing, I would be more than happy to do so."
Hearing Su Rui's words without hesitation, Rong Huan couldn't tell the truth for a moment and asked, "Are all the women in Great Zhao so generous and only think about their husbands?"
Su Rui didn't answer.
Whether it was true or false, there was no need for her to explain it so clearly to Rong Huan.
"As expected, you don't love Prince Yong." Rong Huan came to the conclusion.
"Does my love for the prince have anything to do with what the princess wants?" Su Rui asked sincerely, as if she was a person who was truly seeking knowledge.
Rong Huan thought for a moment and shook her head, "No, but Prince Yong does love you very much."
Su Rui's heart was slightly moved, but she did not show it on her face. "Why is the Princess so sure? You and my prince have only met two or three times."
"When I first met Concubine Su, I made up my mind because..." Rong Huan took a step closer to Su Rui, took a deep breath, and whispered, "You smell great."
She smells good?
She did have a sachet on her, but how could Rong Huan make such a conclusion based on the fragrance?
An excuse?
still……
"It seems we are out of time." Rong Huan suddenly said, and turned around and inserted the three incense sticks in her hand into the incense burner with one hand.
This is disrespectful.
Rong Huan doesn't believe in Buddhism at all.
But before Su Rui had time to analyze the details, she saw a figure approaching from the corner of her eye.
Looking out, it was the old woman beside Yue Heyun. She hurriedly ran to Xiaoru and said something, and Xiaoru ran over here quickly.
Realizing something, Su Rui quickly took two steps out of the hall to meet Xiaoru.
"Concubine, Miss Yue is about to give birth!"
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