Wen Nongnong froze, thinking she had misheard.
"Master Xuanqing... is the prince's master?"
Si Yi was too lazy to pay attention to her.
Wen Nongnong snapped out of her daze. "Why didn't you remind me just now? I didn't say anything rude, did I?"
Si Yi looked at her strangely, "Why are you so concerned?"
"Of course I care. He's our prince's teacher, so I have to respect him." Wen Nongnong frowned.
Si paused for a moment, then said calmly, "Master Xuanqing is a highly accomplished monk, so he wouldn't care about such formalities."
"You don't understand. There's a saying that an ugly daughter-in-law meets her parents-in-law, but this is an ugly daughter-in-law meeting her master..."
"So you know you're ugly after all," Si Yi suddenly said.
Wen Nongnong paused for a moment before realizing that he was scolding her. She immediately put on a stern face and said, "Si Yi, when we get back, I will definitely whisper in your master's ear and deduct your monthly salary so that you won't have money to get married in the future."
Si Yi scoffed, "Childish."
Wen Nong Nong put her hands on her hips and said, "I'm serious, so don't take it lightly."
Si glanced at her and said, "When we get back, I'll tell my master that you're uncouth and not ladylike at all."
Wen Nongnong: "..."
That's a huge threat.
She immediately put her hand down.
“Your master already knows what kind of person I am, so he doesn’t care.” Thinking of what Gu Linchao had said, she regained her confidence.
Si Yi: "..."
Seeing that he had nothing to say, Wen Nongnong's lips curled up, somewhat smugly.
She wasn't making it up. Gu Linchao said it himself when he came back from Juezhou last time. Si Yi was there at the time and must have heard it too.
"Miss, everything has been put away. Please come in and rest."
At this moment, Lü Qiao finished packing her luggage and came out.
Wen Nongnong nodded, turned around and went into the meditation room to rest.
Since it was past lunchtime, she just ate some pastries and then took a nap.
When she woke up, the sun was almost setting. She was just about to go find Atuo Jianghua and familiarize herself with the surroundings when Atuo Jianghua arrived.
"Nongnong, I heard the scenery behind the temple is quite beautiful. Let's go for a stroll together," she said excitedly as soon as she entered.
“Okay.” Wen Nongnong readily agreed.
The two hit it off immediately and left the temple together.
Si Yi immediately followed.
Wen Nong Nong noticed this and advised, "Si Yi, I'm going to stroll around the back mountain with Consort Tuo. You must be tired from the journey, so you don't need to come with me. Go and rest."
"My master ordered me to protect you and stay by your side at all times," Si Yi said in a deep voice.
Upon hearing this, Wen Nongnong was speechless and shrugged, "Then do as you please."
Although she felt there shouldn't be any danger at Huangming Temple, she was happy that Gu Linchao cared so much about her and wouldn't refuse his kindness.
The three of them went to the back mountain and found out that Empress Dowager Guo had also come.
She was accompanied by several concubines and noblewomen, among whom was Guo Yuzhen.
A group of people were saying something funny, and the atmosphere was quite pleasant.
At this moment, the atmosphere noticeably froze when Wen Nongnong and A Tuo Jianghua walked over hand in hand.
The two men, seemingly unaware of what was happening, stepped forward and bowed to Empress Dowager Guo.
"Greetings, Your Majesty the Empress Dowager."
Empress Dowager Guo said calmly, "No need for formalities." She paused, then looked at Wen Nongnong, "I was just about to send someone to invite you to come and stroll around the back mountain with me. You've come by yourself, which saves those servants an extra trip."
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