Chapter 163 Buddhist Beads Bracelet
"Cousin, go to bed early. I'm going back."
Jiang Shiyun looked at the veil on Song Yu's head and stood up reluctantly to say goodbye.
Hey, if only it was a mask, she could sleep with her cousin.
"Okay, tomorrow morning, after giving grandma the acupuncture, we'll go to the orchard to pick some fruit."
Jiang Shiyun nodded and tugged at Song Yu's sleeves. "Cousin, you are the most beautiful in my heart. Even if there is a small cut on your face, you are still a great beauty. I will stay and sleep with you. I will definitely not tell anyone about the cut on your face."
"You're a grown-up kid now. You can't always cling to your sister. After we pick the fruit tomorrow, I'll make delicious cakes for you and Princess Qingyang, okay?"
When talking about eating, Jiang Shiyun's eyes lit up, "Okay, okay, then you go to bed early, I'm leaving first."
After coaxing Jiang Shiyun away, Song Yu quickly took off his veil to get some fresh air.
"How can you cook tomorrow, young lady? You haven't found your mask yet, and it will be very stuffy to go to the kitchen wearing a veil."
"It's okay. I'll go into the kitchen alone tomorrow and you just stay outside."
"Then Miss, please do more tomorrow so you don't have to do it again when you return home."
"good."
After dinner, Jiang Guanchen went to look for the Peony Mask.
"Brother Prince, you are so precious, why are you here too? Xiao Fei and I will go look for it together."
"How can this be possible? It's because of my poor supervision that your cousin suffered this hardship. I must find the mask myself, otherwise I will feel guilty."
Jiang Guanchen held up the lantern and looked at Mu Jingxing's face. "Actually, there's no need to be like this. It would be better if you didn't put on such a stern face and didn't scare my cousin."
Mu Jingxing frowned and pushed him away, "I have always been gentle and kind, and never take the initiative to be cold."
Humph, you don't take the initiative to be cold, but you never show any mercy to women, except for your own sister.
"By the way, my dear brother, your grandmother is always urging you to get married, but hasn't she ever urged your sister to get married?"
Mu Jingxing turned around and looked Jiang Guanchen up and down.
Jiang Guanchen quickly crossed his arms, "What do you mean by looking at me like that? Are the rumors true?"
Are you gay?
Mu Jingxing raised his hand to cover his face. "Stop talking nonsense. You are so concerned about our marriage. There is a vacancy in the official media. You can try."
"No, no, no, my dear brother, I was wrong. I don't want to be a matchmaker."
"Then quickly find the mask and look carefully."
The sea of flowers was quite large, and Mu Jingxing and his team put in a lot of effort.
It was not until six quarters past midnight that Mu Jingxing found the peony mask in an orchid bush.
He turned his head to look at Jiang Guanchen not far away, then quickly bent down to pick up the mask and put it in his arms.
"Guanchen, let's not look for it yet. Let's look for it tomorrow morning. There are so many of us. What if we accidentally step on the mask and break it?"
Jiang Guanchen hesitated, "If I can't find it, won't my cousin be able to wear the mask tomorrow morning?"
"Don't you still have the veil? Let's go. Come back early tomorrow to look for it."
Mu Jingxing watched Jiang Guanchen walk away and took out the mask from his arms.
Xiao Fei's eyes almost popped out of his head, "Sir, why is the mask in your hand?"
"Wait outside Master Jiang's bedroom door tomorrow morning and tell him that the mask has been found."
"Oh, I see."
Mu Jingxing returned to the room and carefully wiped the mask with a handkerchief.
He took out a purple lacquer box with a phoenix pattern from the cabinet, which contained a string of prayer beads.
It was the Buddhist beads bracelet that Song Yu lost.
Mu Jingxing wrapped the mask with silk cloth, put it in the box and covered it.
Mu Jingxing stared at the box and muttered to himself, "If Miss Song finds the bracelet tomorrow, will she suspect that he took it?"
"It's better not to return it to her for now. Oh, forget it. Miss Song will find out sooner or later."
The next day, at dawn, Mu Jingxing went to Huiya Pavilion where Song Yu was staying.
Bai Lan walked out of the room yawning, and saw a beautiful young man like an angel standing at the gate of the courtyard. Her confused mind instantly became clear.
Bai Lan hurriedly leaned forward and stopped ten steps away, "Morning, Prince Mu...Mr. Mu."
Seeing Bai Lan so far away from him, Mu Jingxing said helplessly: "Miss Bai Lan, don't be afraid. The rumors in the capital are not to be taken seriously. Your young lady is my savior. I will not send her to Shuiyun Temple. I have found the mask. Come and take it to your young lady."
Bai Lan looked at the box in Mu Jingxing's hand. She couldn't reach it even if she stretched out her hand?
Prince Mu told her not to be afraid of him, so he wouldn't beat her to death.
"Okay, Prince Mu."
Bai Lan walked forward politely, stopped at arm's length, and quickly took the box. "I'll take my leave."
After bowing, Bai Lan turned around and walked away from Mu Jingxing.
She couldn't take Prince Mu's words seriously, otherwise if he was beaten to death, who would she ask for compensation?
Mu Jingxing pursed his lips slightly. The people under Miss Song were really well-behaved.
Half an incense stick later, Song Yu woke up and said, "Miss, Prince Mu just sent the mask over."
Bai Lan hurriedly handed over the purple lacquer box with a phoenix pattern.
"So early?" Song Yu casually took the box. "Did they go looking for it last night?"
"It must be, otherwise they wouldn't have delivered it so early and packaged the mask so well."
Song Yu opened the box and saw a layer of silk cloth embroidered with peonies. "Indeed, it's obvious that Prince Mu made it himself."
Song Yu lifted the silk cloth and picked up the mask, and a familiar-looking Buddhist bead bracelet appeared in his sight.
Song Yu picked it up and looked at it carefully. "Lan'er, do you think this string of Buddhist beads looks familiar?"
Bai Lan tilted her head to look, surprised, "Isn't this the consecrated Buddhist beads that Miss has worn on her wrist since she was a child? How did it suddenly appear?"
"From a box."
Song Yu recalled that Mu Jingxing had pulled her when they were leaving the county town gate.
Song Yu frowned slightly and put the mask and rosary back into the box. He took the handkerchief handed to him by Bai Lan and washed his face, avoiding the wound on his eye socket.
"I've been looking for it for so long and couldn't find it. Then I stopped looking for it and it suddenly appeared. It seems that Prince Mu picked it up. Do you think I should go and say thank you to him?"
"It's up to the young lady."
After washing, changing clothes and applying medicine, Bai Lan personally put the mask on Song Yu.
"Miss, the mask can't cover it up. You can see some wounds."
Song Yu glanced at herself in the mirror and said, "It's okay. I can only see a little bit. The important thing is to hide my true appearance."
Song Yu went to Mrs. Jiang's room, where Feng Yingying was already waiting.
"Aunt, I'm here for grandma's acupuncture."
"Sister Yu, your eyes..."
Feng Yingying saw the exposed wound at a glance and her heart trembled. If it was a little more to the side, she would have lost her eye.
"What eyes?"
"Grandma, my aunt asked me to give you acupuncture carefully. You are awake now, not asleep."
Madam Jiang smiled and said, "Now that your medical skills have been exposed, you won't hide them anymore."
"Ha... No, I just got up late. Now, I'll give you the acupuncture now. It will be more effective if you close your eyes."
Song Yu gave Madam Jiang acupuncture and was then pulled to the side hall by Feng Yingying. "Can the wound on your face really heal in two or three days? You can see it at a glance."
"Don't worry, aunt, I'll be fine. After breakfast, I'll take my cousin to the orchard to pick some fruit. I'll come back and make some cakes for Princess Qingyang to try, so we don't have to make them again when we get back home."
"If you want to do it, make more. I'll go and help you. Let the Princess, Old Madam Mu, and Prince Mu have a taste. This way, our Sixth Rank Lady can feel more at ease."
Song Yu nodded. "Aunt is right. I will show my skills and will never bring shame to the Jiang family or my mother."
"Madam Du from the Weiyuan Marquis's residence is coming tomorrow, so I'll make it this afternoon and let it sit overnight so Madam Du can taste it. Will the taste change?"
"Freshly baked ones taste better. I'll make an extra batch this afternoon and keep it fresh in ice. I can just steam it tomorrow morning."
When Jiang Guanchen learned that the mask had been found, Song Yu had already followed Mu Chuqing. Jiang Shiyun had gone to the orchard to pick fruit, so he hurriedly ate a few mouthfuls of food and chased after him.
"Brother Prince, you are here as expected."
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