Less than half an hour later, Haitang returned. "Miss, we've already sent someone to investigate as you instructed. It's Zhang Er's son who's gone, and we'll definitely not leak any information. Miss, who is this Mr. Guhe? Why are you being so careful not to let anyone know?"
Yu Rou did this to hide it from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. She knew that the Crown Prince had planted someone in her courtyard. Although he was not in the inner courtyard, her actions could still be easily discovered. If the Crown Prince knew about it, how could she snatch the person from him?
Yu Rou coughed and whispered, "A great scholar like Mr. Guhe has so many people vying to invite him home. I just overheard this from the Crown Prince. If someone else gets the news from me and invites him away first, wouldn't that be a huge loss?"
Du Juan nodded, not quite understanding, "What the girl said makes sense."
Looking at Du Juan's silly look, Yu Rou couldn't help but sigh that the people serving around the original owner were all stupid, no wonder the original owner was not smart either.
"Well, ask two more people to go to the bookstore outside and buy some more books. Buy some of the Four Books and Five Classics, unofficial history and travel notes, etc." Yu Rou had just taken the medicine and had no strength in her body. She leaned weakly on the couch.
"What do you want to do with the books, girl?" Haitang asked in confusion.
"Of course I buy books to read. I guess there will be some talented woman game at the flower banquet in the harem in a few days. If I don't take a look, I'm afraid I'll make a fool of myself." Yu Rou sighed, looking sad.
Haitang looked at her in surprise and said, "Young lady, you are the future Crown Princess now. With the Crown Prince's help, how could you make a fool of yourself?"
Yu Rou thought to herself: His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will only make things worse and is hoping to make me look bad. If you rely on him, your daughter will be in trouble. In the original plot, the original owner lost face at the palace banquet, and the Crown Prince did not help at all.
However, Yu Rou really did not need to stop reading. The games played by those talented women were poetry competitions, couplet writing, drinking games, etc. She had already gotten tired of these when she was a princess in her previous life. In that life, she had studied with the Grand Tutor together with several of her royal brothers since she was a child. She learned better than her brothers, and her father praised her for being as good as men and even smarter than men.
However, the original owner was a noble lady born into a military family and had never read many books. If she became famous in a few days, it would arouse suspicion. So she had to find an excuse to cram for a few days so that she could make up a few words when asked.
"Then I can't embarrass His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Yu Rou said casually.
Haitang listened and nodded, "Miss, you are absolutely right. You will be the queen in the future, so it is always a good idea to read more books. I will ask someone to buy some more books now."
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That night, the news that Yu Rou had her servants buy two carts of books reached the prince's ears.
"Aren't you sick? Why did you buy so many books?" After hearing the servant's report, the prince threw down the half-read book in his hand and raised his eyes coldly.
"I heard that he is fine these two days. I bought the books because of the palace banquet in a few days, and I am afraid that there will be some competition." The servant lowered his head and said respectfully.
The prince's eyes were cold and he sneered, "That requires her to understand."
The servant frowned, confused as to what the prince meant. Didn't he say he was very fond of the Yu family lady? Why did he sound as if he disliked her?
He hesitated for a moment, but continued, "I heard that the Yu family lady didn't want to embarrass Your Highness, so she temporarily..."
The prince was stunned for a moment, as if a little surprised, but he quickly revealed a sarcastic look, "Okay, I understand. Go down and have the people over there keep a close eye on it."
"Yes, I'll take my leave."
"etc……"
"What else does the prince want?"
"How is Mr. Guhe doing? Still unwilling to see me?" The prince's expression became much more serious.
"I am incompetent. It has always been the monk's servant who has been delivering messages. I have not even seen that person in person." Cold sweat broke out on the servant's forehead.
The prince frowned, "Looks like I have to go there myself."
"How can the prince go in person? That Lone Crane Hermit is truly too arrogant and rude."
"Okay, I've made up my mind. Have someone prepare everything. I'll go there myself tomorrow."
…
The next day, Yu Rou woke up early. With a good appetite, she asked the kitchen to prepare a lot of delicious food to satisfy her cravings.
The ingredients in ancient times were green and clean, and tasted fresh and delicious which is not available in modern times. She enjoyed eating them very much.
After dinner, she was about to go out for a walk to help digest the food when Haitang suddenly came in to report that she had found out Mr. Guhe's address.
Yu Rou thought about it and decided to go there in person.
She had just recovered from her illness and had to hide her going out from Wang, so she didn't find the opportunity until Wang went out in the afternoon.
She took Haitang with her and rode in a carriage to Baima Lane, where she found the house where Mr. Guhe lived.
Yu Rou lifted the carriage curtain and looked inside. Hanging on the door was a simple plaque with three large characters on it: Floating Cloud Residence. On either side were a couplet: "Occasionally passing by blue sky and white clouds, always sleeping with green mountains and clear waters."
Isn’t this a portrayal of the leisurely life of free-spirited clouds and wild cranes? Living in the city but treating it as a secluded life in the mountains is indeed different from ordinary people.
Yu Rou said to Hai Tang, "Go knock on the door and say you're here to see Master Guhe. Just do as I told you before you came. Don't make any mistakes."
Haitang got off the carriage and knocked on the wooden door. A moment later, a boy of about twelve or thirteen dressed as a page boy emerged. Seeing it was a girl, he asked in surprise, "Who are you looking for?"
Haitang said, "My wife wants to see the solitary crane hermit."
"Who is your wife? What do you want with my husband?"
Haitang thought for a moment and said, "My wife said she has long heard of your name and wants to ask you something. Could you please let her know?"
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