Chapter 641 A Bow

Mrs. Qin almost wanted to cover her daughter's mouth!

But at this moment, the whole room was silent, everyone was looking at them. Mrs. Qin's face turned pale and blue, and her voice was tense: "Rui Rui, stop making trouble. I know you have a good relationship with Miss Yu. If you have anything to say, we can talk later."

This time, Qin Rui was determined to "seek justice" for Yu Mingzhu.

Qin Rui ignored her mother and looked at the old lady of Duke Xin with burning and extremely nervous eyes.

The old lady of Duke Xin smiled faintly: "Miss Qin, thank you for thinking about Mingzhu. But Mingzhu is also praying for the health of her elder sister-in-law. It was she who proposed to go to Baiyun Temple to accumulate merit for her elder sister-in-law. Her sincerity in not fearing hardships has touched us all in Duke Xin's mansion... Her mother also wanted to pick her up before, but Mingzhu has always been a stubborn child. She insisted on waiting until her elder sister-in-law recovered before she would come back..."

Qin Rui was stunned by what the old lady of Duke Xin said.

Qin Rui couldn't help but hesitate and asked, "Really?"

The old lady of Duke Xin said calmly, "Of course it is true. And these days, Mingzhu's sister-in-law has also gotten much better. I think it's all because of Mingzhu's practice in Baiyun Temple."

Qin Rui hesitated and didn't know what to say. But Qin Rui's mother saw the opportunity and quickly pulled Qin Rui to her side. She forced a smile on her face and apologized to the old lady of Duke Xin: "Old lady, my daughter is just a simple-minded girl. She doesn't have any bad intentions..."

The old lady of Duke Xin smiled politely and said, "Madam Qin, you are worrying too much. Miss Qin is a simple and honest person. She is a good child."

Mrs. Qin apologized again and again, and then she used all her strength to forcibly pull Qin Rui away.

It just so happened that the old lady of Lord Cheng'en was also helped out by Nie's mother, and this little episode seemed to have passed just like that. Everyone was having a great time and no one mentioned the matter again.

The old lady of Duke Xin started talking to Mrs. Wei about Xing Xing again, not caring about the wild looks around her.

After the banquet started, these respected old ladies sat at one table. As a princess, Xingxing was qualified to sit at the first table, but the people there were all elders, so Xingxing sat at the second table with the young ladies she was familiar with.

When they had almost finished eating, the birthday banquet performance started in the garden, and a group of lively little girls ran to watch the show in twos and threes.

Xingxing and a lady she knew well were also heading that way, but halfway through, Nie Luming came over from the other side of the arcade and bumped into them.

"I have met the princess." Nie Luming saluted Xing Xing very naturally and talked about business again. "By the way, there is something I forgot to tell the princess just now. My cousin the Crown Prince asked me to make a bow for my cousin the Crown Princess to relieve her boredom during her pregnancy. Can you help me adjust it?"

Xingxing naturally agreed.

When the young lady who came with Xingxing heard that she was going to work for the Crown Princess, she was very tactful. She told Xingxing that she would wait for her at the stage and left.

Xingxing took Zhaoying and followed Nie Luming to a nearby pavilion.

Nie Luming's followers quickly brought the bow.

Xing Xing bent the bow and pulled it to test the feel. She exclaimed, "This string doesn't seem to be right."

Seeing that Xing Xing could detect the difference after a little practice, Nie Luming naturally admired her a little more. He smiled and said, "The princess is really amazing. There is some mulberry silk mixed in here, which increases the softness and toughness at the same time, but the elasticity may be a little less..."

"Why add mulberry silk?"

Xingxing asked in confusion.

Nie Luming explained: "Because the silkworms were raised by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Crown Princess. It has more commemorative significance."

Xingxing suddenly realized.

She pulled the bow a few more times, listening to the slightly dull sound of the bowstring, and thought: "Since some elasticity has been sacrificed, this may be compensated for in other places."

Nie Luming was a little excited and couldn't help nodding. He and Xing Xing had the same idea! He pointed to the bow and said, "So here, I added a detail, which will increase the elasticity by one or two points to make up for the loss of the bow string."

Xing Xing said, "Just now I was thinking, this is a hollow sculpture. If the Crown Princess is a little more powerful, wouldn't it increase the risk of cracking?"

Although Xingxing raised objections, Nie Luming became more and more excited.

Xing Xing chatted with him about bows and arrows, which was a very novel and unique experience for him!

It’s just like...the confidante described in the books!

"Yes, so I was thinking, here, here, and here, these places need to be changed..." Nie Luming couldn't help but move closer and pointed at several places on the bow.

Xing Xing listened, nodded and thought.

After Nie Luming finished speaking, he only smelled a faint fragrance coming from his nose.

He was in a trance and realized that he was already very close to Xingxing in pointing out the places that needed to be modified on the bow.

So close...it seemed that if he just moved his arms slightly, he could hold this cute and lovely girl who was so soul-matched with him in his arms.

When this thought passed through his mind, Nie Luming was shocked.

How could he have such an presumptuous and offensive heart towards Princess Fusui!

For a moment, sweat slightly appeared on Nie Luming's forehead.

But Xingxing was quick to notice that something was wrong.

It seemed that, for some reason, her heartbeat quickened slightly.

She subconsciously raised her head to look at Nie Luming who was so close to her, but she felt that Nie Luming looked very charming against the light...

If it were someone else, they might be distracted and think that they were attracted to the other person.

However, Xingxing is a doctor, and she almost immediately noticed that something was wrong.

"No!"

Xing Xing placed the bow on the stone table, raised her hand and sniffed it.

In front of someone like her who had a particularly sensitive sense of smell, even though the scent was almost invisible, Xingxing still smelled it.

There is a faint fragrance on my hands...

The fragrance was almost too faint to be detected, yet very unique. At least Xing Xing had never smelled such a scent anywhere else.

Xingxing frowned. She didn't recognize the scent, but instinctively felt that something was wrong.

Xingxing took her own pulse.

Apart from a slightly faster heartbeat, nothing else happened.

Xingxing looked at Nie Luming again.

Only then did he realize that the look in Nie Luming's eyes when he looked at him was so gentle that it seemed as if water could drip out of it.

The younger Xing Xing: “?”

She called out "Master Nie Wu".

Nie Luming said softly, "Princess, I'm here."

Xingxing got goosebumps for some reason.

"Hey, Master Nie Wu, stretch out your hand and I'll take your pulse."

At this moment, Nie Luming just felt excited and had an impulse to do whatever Xingxing said.

He stretched out his hand very obediently.

Xingxing took Nie Luming's pulse for a while and thought hard.

Nie Luming's pulse was not only a little too fast, but also slightly abnormal. Although it did not seem like poisoning, it could make the blood flow faster.

Xing Xing thought about it again and again, and finally asked Nie Luming: "Master Nie Wu, can you lend me this bow for a few days?"

Nie Luming agreed without hesitation.

"Do you like this bow, Princess? If you like it, I will make another one for my cousin the Crown Prince."

Xing Xing looked at Nie Luming in surprise. She thought for a moment and said, "Master Nie Wu, don't you feel that something is wrong with you? For example, your heartbeat is a little faster or something..."

Nie Luming's face turned even redder.

He almost thought Xingxing saw through his feelings.

He stammered, "Princess, I..."

Xing Xing misunderstood and said affirmatively: "Looking at how much you blush, I know that you must have the same symptoms."

As she spoke, Xing Xing took out a small bottle of calming pills from her waist bag and gave one to Nie Luming.

Nie Luming accepted without hesitation.

Before Xing Xing could finish her explanation, she saw Nie Luming had already taken all the medicine.

Xing Xing was shocked: "No, Master Nie Wu, you don't even ask what this is?"

Nie Luming looked at Xing Xing lovingly: "I know the princess won't hurt me."

Xingxing suddenly felt a numbness on the back of her head, and a bunch of small bumps appeared on her arms.

She sighed, "Master Nie Wu, you are too careless. If someone gives you something, you should at least ask what it is before you eat it. Although I won't harm you, what if it's someone else?" Xing Xing muttered, and she also poured a pill and swallowed it, "This is a pill for calming the mind and spirit. It can make your mind clear."

Nie Luming smiled and said, "The princess is not someone else. I know the princess won't harm me."

“……”Xingxing felt that there were more and more goose bumps on her arms.

"There's something wrong with this bow." Xing Xing could only explain to Nie Luming, "I'll go back and study it. I'll take it away first."

Nie Luming responded without hesitation, and asked very considerately: "Do you want me to send someone to your house?"

Xing Xing shook her head: "No need."

Xing Xing took out a handkerchief from her arms, wrapped her hands with it, and took the bow in her hands.

There must be something wrong with this bow, and Xingxing is not yet confident about letting anyone else take it.

Nie Luming's eyes fell on the handkerchief in Xingxing's hand. There were three bright yellow apricots embroidered on the handkerchief, which looked delicious.

Just as cute as Xing Xing herself.

Nie Luming's throat twitched.

Xing Xing heard the noise and looked at Nie Luming: "What's wrong?"

Nie Luming was silent for a moment, then said, "...The princess's handkerchief is so beautiful. Did the princess embroider it herself? Her needlework is really good."

Nie Luming hesitated for a moment and thought that it would be great if the princess was willing to make one for him.

Xing Xing also took a look at her handkerchief: "Oh, this was made for me by my second auntie, she is very good at needlework."

Nie Luming felt a little disappointed and didn't know how to start.

Xingxing said goodbye to Nie Luming while holding the bow and left in a hurry.

Xing Xing didn't have any other thoughts, except that she noticed that there was something wrong with the bow, and she wanted to figure out what was going on. Her favorite dramas no longer had any appeal to her, and she just wanted to find out what was going on with the bow.

Nie Luming looked at Xingxing's leaving back, feeling distraught.

Nie Yuke came over at some point and called out, "Fifth Brother."

Nie Luming saw that it was Nie Yuke and sighed: "It's you."

Nie Yuke was not angry at all. She looked at Nie Luming's expression steadily and asked him carefully: "...Fifth brother, I just saw Princess Fusui taking the bow and leaving."

Nie Luming didn't know that what Xingxing said "not quite right" really had a problem. He just thought that Xingxing was very interested in the bow and took it home to study it.

"Yes, the bowstring was not right because of the addition of mulberry silk, so the princess took it back for research." Nie Luming said casually.

Nie Yuke stared at Nie Luming's expression and asked directly: "...Fifth brother, why do I feel that you look a little lost after the princess left? Are you... "

Nie Luming did not hide it and said "yes", but he also said sadly: "Don't say it, I know that the princess has already decided on the third prince."

Nie Luming felt as if his heart was being cut by a knife.

The Third Prince clearly looks like just a child.

Nie Yuke smiled slightly and said, "No, Fifth Brother, you may not know that it is impossible for the Princess to be with the Third Prince."

Nie Luming was instantly surprised: "Really?"

Nie Yuke smiled slightly: "Yes, why would I lie to you? ... I can't tell you the rest, but you just have to believe me."

Nie Luming naturally hoped that what Nie Yuke said was true.

Ecstasy enveloped him: "Then..."

Nie Yuke only smiled mysteriously: "Fifth brother, don't be impatient, just wait and see what happens next."

…

Xingxing was so focused on the bow that she didn't let Zhaoying touch it the whole time. After coming out of Duke Cheng'en's mansion, Xingxing told Mrs. Wei that she wanted to go to the mountains.

Mrs. Wei nodded and said, "You have been very busy recently and you haven't been to the mountain to see Sister Da Xi for some time. It just so happens that I packed some things for Sister Da Xi. It's getting cold, so you can take them over as well."

Mrs. Wei never gets jealous of Xingxing's filial piety towards others.

Mrs. Wei wishes that everyone in the world would love her Xingxing!

"I see that the old lady of the Duke of Xin really likes you." Mrs. Wei sat in the carriage, holding Xingxing in her arms. "She kept asking me about your childhood in a roundabout way, and there was light in her eyes when she looked at you."

Mrs. Wei was quite proud, "My daughter Xingxing is so popular!"

Xing Xing couldn't help but snuggle into Grandma Wei's arms with a red face: "Grandma, I feel a little embarrassed by your praise."

Mrs. Wei touched Xingxing's head lovingly: "No, our Xingxing deserves the best in the world. Grandma is the same. She wants to bring the best things in the world to our Xingxing... I saw today that none of the girls in the audience is prettier than our Xingxing!"

Xingxing leaned her head on Mrs. Wei's shoulder and did not argue with her. She just smiled shyly.

She knew that this was her grandmother's preference for her.

After the carriage sent Mrs. Wei back to the Zhenxi General's Mansion, Zhaoying carried a lot of things in large and small bags, got on the carriage again, and went into the mountains with Xingxing to find Mrs. Daxi.

The bow was placed quietly aside.