"Your Majesty the Empress Dowager?" Wen Nongnong couldn't help but call out when she saw that the Empress Dowager hadn't heard what I said. "The Empress Dowager may not have heard me. Let me repeat myself..."
Empress Dowager Guo seemed to have just come to her senses, raising her hand to press her forehead, looking rather listless.
"I didn't sleep well last night, and now I have a headache and can't sit still. I need to go back and rest."
As soon as she finished speaking, the nanny beside her immediately came up and held her hand.
She casually placed her hand on it, then got up and walked out.
"Respectfully seeing off the Empress Dowager," Wen Nongnong said first.
Empress Dowager Guo, who had already reached the door, paused. From an angle where no one could see her, her expression turned gloomy and unpleasant.
"Respectfully seeing off Her Majesty the Empress Dowager." The others seemed to only just realize what was happening and quickly echoed Wen Nongnong's words.
Once Empress Dowager Guo left, the others naturally followed suit.
When Atuo Jianghua woke up, she looked at the empty meditation room, rubbed her eyes, and asked blankly, "Why did they leave?"
Wen Nongnong said with a smile, "Master Xuanqing has finished his Buddhist teachings for today, so they naturally left."
"You've finished talking?" Atuo Jianghua's expression relaxed.
Wen Nongnong looked at Master Xuanqing and said with a smile, "Master Xuanqing, thank you for your lecture on Buddhism today. We'll head back now."
Master Xuanqing looked at her kindly, "Did the Regent's Consort understand?"
Wen Nongnong's face flushed, and she honestly shook her head, "The Buddhist teachings the master expounded are too profound; they are beyond the comprehension of ordinary people like us."
Master Xuanqing said kindly, "Your Highness, please do not underestimate yourself. This humble monk believes that Your Highness is extremely talented. If you are willing to devote yourself to cultivation, you will surely be able to comprehend the mysteries of Buddhism."
Wen Nongnong thought to herself, "I'd rather not have this talent. I don't want to become a nun, so why should I try to understand Buddhism? Isn't that just being a busybody?"
But when she met Master Xuanqing's wise eyes, which seemed to see through everything, she couldn't help but feel a little guilty. Could it be that Master Xuanqing already knew that the Buddhist saying she had just uttered was deliberately meant to make things difficult for Empress Dowager Guo?
“I will keep the Master’s teachings in mind and will study Buddhism carefully when I have time,” she said respectfully.
Fortunately, Master Xuanqing did not intend to discuss Buddhism with her. He smiled, nodded, and said nothing more.
Wen Nongnong breathed a sigh of relief after leaving the meditation room.
Atuo Jianghua suggested, "Nongnong, there's nothing much to do today, let's go down the mountain and have some fun."
Wen Nongnong thought about it and, finding nothing else, nodded in agreement, "Alright."
The two of them, Si Yi, had just left the main courtyard when they ran into Si Luo.
Si Luo stepped forward and bowed to Wen Nongnong and A Tuo Jiang Hua, then looked at Si Yi and asked, "You don't look well. Did you not sleep well last night?"
Before Si could speak, he continued, "Actually, I didn't sleep well either. Last night, some music came from somewhere and kept me awake."
Upon hearing this, Si Yi narrowed his eyes and gave him a scrutinizing look.
"Was someone playing music last night? I didn't hear it. Jiang Hua, did you hear it?" Wen Nong Nong looked at A Tuo Jiang Hua curiously.
A-Tuo Jiang Hua shrugged and shook her head. "No, I didn't hear any music. I slept very well and slept until dawn."
Wen Nong Nong gave Si Luo a strange look. "It's not good that you have an ear problem at such a young age. You should see a doctor as soon as possible."
Si Luo chuckled, "Does Your Highness mean I'm hallucinating? You can ask Si Yi if there was any disturbing music last night?"
“That’s not true.” Before Wen Nongnong could ask, Si Yi said first, “Let’s go.”
“Okay.” Wen Nongnong nodded, feeling that Si Luo was strange, so it was better to stay away from him.
Si Luo narrowed his eyes as he watched the three walk away.
Wen Nongnong, A Tuo, Jiang Hua, and Si Yi went down the mountain to play and didn't return until evening.
When they arrived at the temple gate, the three of them ran into Si Luo again.
Wen Nongnong's lips twitched slightly, and she whispered, "He's like a ghost that won't leave you alone. How come I run into him everywhere? It's so annoying."
Si turned to her and said, "You go back first."
Wen Nongnong didn't want to waste any more words with Si Luo, so she nodded and went inside with A Tuo and Jiang Hua.
Once the two had left, Si Yi stepped forward and glared at Si Luo with hostility. "What exactly do you want to do?"
Si Luo looked at him strangely, "What do you mean by that? I'm in charge of the safety of the Empress Dowager and the other ladies, so naturally I have to patrol the area around the temple."
Si Yi sneered, "You'd better do as you say, or I won't be polite to you."
Si Luo chuckled, "When have you ever been polite to me?"
Si Yi glanced at him coldly, not wanting to say anything more to him, and walked past him into the temple.
At this moment, Si Luo suddenly said from behind, "The Regent sent you to protect Wen Nong Nong, which shows that he values her very much. You must protect her well and make sure nothing goes wrong."
Si Yi paused, turned around, and met his smiling eyes. She frowned, feeling quite uncomfortable.
He didn't linger any longer and stepped inside.
Watching him go inside, Si Luo's lips curled into a meaningful smile.
That evening, after washing up, Wen Nongnong sat at the table, took a calligraphy brush, and carefully wrote a letter to Gu Linchao.
She was too tired from traveling yesterday to write him a letter.
In the past, living in a modern world with advanced communication, there was rarely a need to write letters. She hadn't written a letter so earnestly in a long time.
She felt a little excited as she wrote to Gu Linchao this time.
This was the first time she had written a letter to Gu Linchao. She didn't really have anything to write, so she just wrote down the trivial things that had happened in the past two days.
I wonder if Gu Linchao has time to read this?
Thanks to Gu Linchao, her handwriting has improved a lot. Unlike at the beginning, when it was crooked and messy, it is still neat and tidy, though it is not beautiful now.
She wrote with utmost care, each stroke dedicating everything she could think of to the letter.
I was so engrossed in writing that before I knew it, night had fallen.
She yawned and casually wrote the four characters "My beloved wife, Nong Nong" at the end of the letter.
After finishing writing, her gaze lingered on the words "beloved wife" for a moment. Was writing it this way too blatant? Would Gu Linchao think she was frivolous and shameless?
But she absolutely did not want to write "clumsy wife," "foolish wife," or "base wife."
She was his beloved wife all along.
She pursed her lips, then, as if remembering something, she got up, found some lip rouge, smacked her lips, then picked up the letter, brought it to her lips, and pressed a lip print over the first two words, "Your Highness."
Looking at her masterpiece, she chuckled to herself.
I wonder what Gu Linchao's reaction will be when he sees this letter?
Is he keeping a straight face or blushing?
However, no matter what form it took, she found herself unable to resist it.
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