Chapter 1493 A Good Show

"Just what?"

Cuizhu wrinkled her face and whispered:

"Princess, this is unreasonable."

"Then go out and let Cuizhen come in."

Ripple didn't force it and waved directly.

After hearing this, Cuizhu was shocked and immediately knelt down in the carriage and said:

"Princess, please don't be angry. This slave has overstepped her bounds."

"As long as you know, do as I say. Father knows about this."

Cuizhu, who was kneeling at Lianyi's feet, immediately exhaled and replied:

"yes."

"Remember to be natural and don't let anything slip."

"Yes, princess!"

Cuizhu responded quickly and then said nothing.

Half an hour later, Lianyi's carriage and entourage arrived at the foot of Panlong Mountain where Huguo Temple is located.

Lianyi was helped out of the carriage by Cuizhu, then put into a soft sedan, and set off towards the Huguo Temple on the top of the mountain.

A gust of breeze blew up, lifting up the gauze curtain of the soft sedan, and Ripple's perfect profile was exposed in front of people, allowing the three Rakshasa men hiding at the foot of the mountain to see clearly.

When the gauze curtain fell again, the three of them felt a sense of regret. Suddenly they felt that the portrait only captured a third of Princess Anping's charm, and that the real person was more beautiful and moving than the portrait.

Rama swallowed his saliva and asked in a low voice:

"Sir, do we still want to go to Huguo Temple?"

"Go, why don't you go, just look at the profile, at least you have to see the face, otherwise how can you send accurate news back?"

Rakshasa stroked his beard and found a very reasonable excuse.

Ross and Rama looked at each other and immediately nodded in agreement. Then the three of them turned around and mingled with the people offering incense and praying, and quickly moved towards the top of the mountain.

Ripple didn't care about this at all, and it took another half an hour to slowly reach the top of the mountain.

Lianyi took the two palace maids to burn incense, added money for sesame oil, and begged for a lottery. The lottery was actually successful. Then he was satisfied and took the palace ladies to enjoy the flowers under the hibiscus tree behind the temple.

"Princess, this is tea brewed from the mountain spring water of Huguo Temple. Please moisturize your throat first."

Cuizhu served the brewed tea, and Cuizhen took the food box and placed plates of exquisite snacks on the stone table.

Ripple took a sip of tea, waved her hands with a smile on her face and said:

"You guys should also rest for a while. It's rare to get out of the palace to get some air. Don't worry about the etiquette. Sit down and chat with me."

"Yes, Miss Dian!"

The two of them immediately bowed their knees and agreed, then sat down on the stone bench.

Lianyi turned the fan in her hand and said with a smile on her pretty face:

"I went to see my mother the day before yesterday. She said that my cousin and I's marriage has basically been decided. She will go and tell my father in the next two days."

"Miss Gong, what are you asking for today is the marriage sign?"

Cuizhu answered in time.

"Um!"

Ripple had a smile on her face, with the shyness of a young girl embracing spring.

"I asked for marriage with my cousin, and it was actually signed. This proves that God thinks we are a match made in heaven."

"Miss, please keep your voice down. It's not advisable to make anything public before things are decided. You should be more reserved."

Cuizhen immediately reminded in a low voice that she always felt that the princess today was a little different from the past.

"I know this, and I'm just telling you so that you can be happy with me."

Cuizhu on the side looked like he was hesitant to speak.

Ripple glanced at the other party and said:

"Cuizhu, if you have anything to say, just say it. Don't look like you are in a hurry to express your gratitude."

"Miss!"

Cuizhu let out an embarrassed sigh.

"Okay, there are no outsiders here, you just say it."

Lianyi said with a nonchalant expression.

"Miss, I heard some rumors."

"What rumors?"

"It is rumored that Nangong Qing wants to marry you because your dowry is three cities."

Cuizhu deliberately lowered his voice for the last four words, but they were clearly heard by the person hiding in another hibiscus tree not far away.

"Cui Zhu! You're talking nonsense!"

Ripple immediately frowned, obviously this rumor made her very unhappy.

Cuizhu hurriedly stood up from the stone bench, knelt down and apologized:

"Miss, please calm down. I said the wrong thing."

Cuizhen also stood up immediately and knelt at Lianyi's feet.

Lianyi patted the fan on the stone table with a sullen face, and said after a long time:

"Get up, Cuizhu, and tell me carefully the rumors you heard."

"Yes, miss!"

The two of them stood up, but they didn't dare to sit down again. Cuizhu lowered his voice and replied:

“Miss, I heard this from Mrs. Nangong’s personal maid.

That day, Mrs. Nangong went to see the Queen and sent out all the servants around her. The servant happened to be ordered by the princess to deliver soup to the Queen and heard them whispering behind the rockery. "

"What did they say?"

"They said that Nangong Qing fell in love with the youngest daughter of General Qin's family, and the two fell in love with each other. It was just because the dowry from the princess was too tempting for the Nangong family, so they forcibly separated the two of them. The head of the Nangong family gave Nangong Qing a death order. Princess Shang.”

Lianyi said with a look of disbelief:

"How is this possible? When I was with my cousin, he never mentioned a word about it."

"Princess, I heard that the Nangong family had all the servants who knew about it for Princess Shang's sake. The Qin family's young lady was also forced out of the capital by the Nangong family's envoys. Her tail was swept clean, so there was no way for outsiders to know. "

Cuizhu said in a deep voice.

Lianyi clenched her fists and said:

"You mean the Queen Mother also helped cover it up?"

"This slave doesn't know."

Cuizhu immediately shook her head and said, given her courage, she wouldn't dare to arrange the Queen's Empress.

"Okay, I know this. Go back now. I want to ask the queen myself."

Ripple said with anger on his face.

"Princess, don't be impulsive! If you ask the empress now, the matter will be obvious and there will be no room for change."

Cuizhu knelt down and hugged Lianyi's legs and said.

Lianyi sat down dejectedly, then said with red eyes:

"I just want to spend the rest of my life with a man who shares my heart and soul. Why is it so difficult? I thought the man who was devoted to me cared about someone else. My mother also used my marriage to plan for the mother clan. Am I still her daughter?"

The three Rakshasa people who were listening in the dark looked at the tearful ripples and felt some pity in their hearts. After all, a man would feel sorry for a beautiful woman crying. The other party ignored even my own claim, which was obviously really hurt.

"Princess, as long as there is no decree, everything will come in time. You still have time to plan for yourself."

Cuizhu said immediately and pointedly.

Lianyi wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a brocade handkerchief to bring herself back to normal. After listening to Cuizhu's words, she said uncertainly:

"You mean to let my father make the decision for me?"

"Of course, you are the eldest princess of Daqian, and the only one who has the right to influence your marriage is the emperor."

Cuizhu's words have already been made clear.

"Let's go back to the palace. I want to borrow someone from my father to check on this Nangong Qing. If he is not a good man, I will abandon him. There are many men in the world."

Ripple said somewhat coquettishly.

Cuizhu immediately showed a smile of success and added a little more fire:

"What His Highness said is that you are a golden branch and a jade leaf, and you only have the right to choose others. If the other party doesn't treat you wholeheartedly, why not give it up?" (End of Chapter)