It seems I should think carefully about what to do when I meet Chu Yao at Biyun Temple.
Wushuang had meticulously planned the entire journey. When the carriage stopped outside the gate of Biyun Temple, she felt that her plans were very thorough and excitedly got off the carriage first.
As soon as she appeared, a small, cherry-pink figure rushed out from the mountain gate.
"Shuangshuang, Shuangshuang!" Chu Wan ran and stumbled to Wushuang's side, hugged her tightly, and said in a coquettish voice, "I've been waiting for you for so long, the Double Ninth Festival is taking so long."
Wushuang ignored her complaints and smiled, "Wanwan, look, we're wearing the same color clothes today. Aren't we telepathic?"
"Really?" Chu Wan was easily coaxed and immediately beamed, giving Wu Shuang a quick kiss on the cheek. "We really are best friends."
Without batting an eye, Wushuang took out a small handkerchief to wipe the drool from her cheek and asked, "Why are you standing at the mountain gate by yourself? Where is your brother?"
"My brother is over there."
Wushuang looked in the direction Chu Wan was pointing and saw that the boy standing in the mountain gate was not Chu Yao, but Chu Ye.
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Wu Shuang turned to Chu Wan with some disappointment and asked, "Why didn't your brother... Chu Yao come? I haven't seen him since we returned from Jiangnan."
She didn't miss him; she just wanted to use him today.
Chu Wan said, "Brother is very busy, so Third Brother volunteered to come with me. Isn't he very kind?"
Wushuang didn't think Chu Ye was anything special.
Chu Yao was in charge of the Lingguang Guard, so it was normal that he couldn't find time to go on an outing.
She had originally planned to ask Chu Yao for help in finding an opportunity for her sister and Pang Yuan to express their feelings for each other, so that they could clarify whether they were interested in each other or not. But with the Third Prince Chu Ye—a man who clearly harbored feelings for her sister—this plan would definitely not work. If Chu Ye knew that her sister was here for a matchmaking event, he would surely sabotage it, and might even steal her away.
No, no, even if Wu Wan'er and Xu Lang don't show up, she still has to keep a close eye on her sister.
Wushuang's little mind was racing with all sorts of thoughts. Meanwhile, the adults had already greeted the Third Prince, and Junshu even took the initiative to invite him to have a vegetarian meal together.
Chu Ye, of course, would not refuse.
Led by a young novice monk, the group arrived at the Tranquil Garden.
The vegetarian dishes at Biyun Temple are delicious and are listed as one of the eight great delicacies of Beijing, attracting many people to come and taste them.
This Tranquil Garden was specially designed to entertain diners and consists of four small courtyards in the east, west, south, and north.
The place that the Jun family has booked today is the Plum Garden, commonly known as the East Courtyard.
The main room has two seats: men sit on the east side and women on the west side, separated by a mahogany screen inlaid with mother-of-pearl, in accordance with the custom of men and women sitting separately.
However, even though the two tables cannot see each other, their voices can be heard clearly.
At the men's table, Jun Shu chatted with Pang Yuan from time to time, asking about his hobbies and opinions on current events. At the women's table, the wife of the Marquis of Pingyang's heir was also chatting with Wu Xia. [Qiushu.cc has almost all the books you want to read. It's much more stable than other novel websites, updates faster, and it's all text with no ads.]
This is also an important part of today's discussion.
The two sides answered each other alternately without overlapping, which allowed Pang Yuan and Wu Xia to hear each other's answers and deepen their understanding of one another.
Chu Ye had never been married before, and the selection of concubines for princes did not follow this procedure. At first, he did not think much of it, but gradually he also realized that something was wrong.
So, Miss Wuxia is here today to find a match?
So Jun Wushuang wrote to Chu Yao to tip him off?
He's really good at playing the sister-in-law card!
It's pitiful that he dared to secretly hide it from his cousin, but lacked the courage to cause trouble and ruin the matchmaking in front of his sweetheart's parents at the banquet.
In order not to ruin the good impression that the Marquis of Runan's family had of him, he had to suppress all kinds of impulses, even though he was extremely anxious and restless.
Aside from anxiously hoping to finish the meal quickly, there was nothing else to do.
After a long wait, the young novice monk came up and cleared away the bowls and plates, replacing them with a tea tray.
The tea was brewed with cherry spring water from the back mountain of Biyun Temple. It was refreshing and left a lingering fragrance on the palate, which everyone praised highly.
The adults sipped tea to aid digestion, and fearing the children wouldn't sit still, they urged them to play in the yard.
When Wushuang and the others came out of the house, they found that the temple was mostly just houses and trees, with nothing suitable for them to play with. Fortunately, a clever little novice monk somehow found a diabolo, which solved the problem.
The four little ones were very friendly, and after much polite deference, Wushuang was the first to take the diabolo. However, her skills were lacking, and the diabolo fell to the ground and rolled far away with just a slight tremor of her little hand.
Wushuang pouted. Had she forgotten to check the almanac when she got up today? Otherwise, why was she always embarrassing herself? She didn't even want to see anyone anymore.
After the other three took turns playing, Wushuang's troubles also disappeared.
The reason is simple: apart from Wang Hongbo, nobody actually knows how to play.
In the end, it turned into Wang Hongbo teaching his three friends how to play step by step.
Just as they were having a great time, a young novice monk hurried into the main room and reported to the old lady: "The wife of the Earl of Zhongyong and her cousin have also come to fulfill their vows today. They heard that your family was here and wanted to come and visit, but they were worried that they would disturb your meal, so they asked me to come and ask first."
"Oh, what a coincidence," said Lady Pingyang. "Elder sister, your two families have just become in-laws. This truly proves the saying: 'Those who are not family will not enter the same door.'"
She was trying to make a joke, and the old lady laughed along, saying, "Oh, quickly invite them over. It'll be lively with more people, and they can chat a lot."
Wu Shuang was in the courtyard and did not hear the conversation, but she saw it when Wu Wan'er walked in arm in arm with the Lady of Zhongyong.
It's like a persistent ghost.