After the Lantern Festival, Sheng Mingjian and Sheng Mingbo went to the Royal Academy to study. Sheng Mingyi was in poor health, so Sheng Minmin asked for a long vacation for him.

At the same time, she sent Sheng Mingli and Sheng Mingshu to study at Yuelu Academy.

Everything was arranged. Sheng Minmin announced that she would take Xian Jie'er to Chunshan Temple to pray for blessings and would stay on the mountain for a few days.

The reason for making this decision was that on the day of the Lantern Festival, Sheng Mingzhu and her siblings were separated by the crowd. In the end, the others came back on their own, but Sheng Mingzhu was sent back by Zhu Qisheng.

Zhu Qisheng's father is the younger brother of the current emperor. He died young and only Zhu Qisheng was left as his bloodline.

Of course, even if Zhu Qisheng’s father lived longer, he might not necessarily give birth to more sons.

The royal family has never had many male offspring, and the current emperor has only one son, who is now the crown prince.

Sheng Minmin knew that in her previous life, the emperor would have two little princes in a few years, and the emperor was very happy at that time.

Perhaps because it was difficult for the royal family to have offspring, the emperor doted on his nephew Zhu Qisheng and made him a prince very early on.

So at this time Zhu Qisheng was only 10 years old, and everyone respectfully called him "King Qi".

Zhu Qisheng seemed to have a very good impression of Sheng Mingzhu, and there was a hint of doting in his smile when he looked at her.

Sheng Mingzhu didn't call him Prince Qi, but called him Brother Sheng all the time...

Seeing the looks of the two, Sheng Minmin felt as if thunder was rolling in the sky!

In her previous life, she only knew that Sheng Mingzhu and Zhu Qisheng were childhood sweethearts, but she didn't know when they met. It turned out to be this year.

Is it possible that Sheng Mingzhu can win Zhu Qisheng's heart in this life and make Zhu Qisheng marry her despite the pressure from everyone?

No—Sheng Minmin would never agree!

Sheng Minmin was so anxious that she got a bubble in her mouth and came up with the Chunshan Temple plan.

She deliberately only said that she was taking Xian Jie'er up the mountain, and did not mention Sheng Mingzhu.

Because she knew very well that Sheng Mingzhu had long been fed up with Nanny Tong's teachings, and when she heard the news, she would definitely come over and act coquettishly, and shamelessly ask to go out with her.

What happened next was exactly as Sheng Minmin had expected.

Sheng Mingzhu came over and acted like a spoiled child, but she put her studies first and didn't give in.

The next day, Sheng Yong and Sheng Mingjian also came to plead for mercy, and she "reluctantly" agreed to take Sheng Mingzhu with her.

As for Sister Xian, ever since she asked an outside doctor to prescribe medicine to regulate her body, and later studied with Master Lin, Sister Xian's health has been getting better and better.

The people in the mansion had been living on coarse food for some time, and she had privately asked Qingchi to send food to Xian Jie'er. As a result, Xian Jie'er was not affected at all by the situation in the mansion, and even gained some weight.

Now the complexion of her face is getting better and better, and Sheng Minmin is not worried about climbing mountains with this physical condition.

Of course, it is possible not to bring Xian Jie'er, but Sheng Minmin is confident that she can protect Xian Jie'er in this turmoil.

And she also wanted to let Sister Xian go out for a walk to see if she could get the favor of the nobleman on the mountain...

If Sister Xian is lucky enough to meet a noble person, her future path will be safer and much easier.

Thus, the number of people for this trip was determined.

Chunshan Temple is half a day's carriage ride away from Kyoto, so they set out from the mansion early this morning.

It was exactly noon when we arrived at the foot of Chunshan Temple. After eating something, we started to climb the mountain. On both sides of the stone road, there were pavilions for people to rest at regular intervals.

Sheng Minmin did not bring Qingying and other older maids with her, only the youngest Qingchi.

Xianjie brought Qingchi's younger sister Hongdou, Sheng Mingzhu brought Qingtian, and the rest were old maids who did the rough work.

They had been walking for more than an hour, stopping and starting all the way up from the foot of the mountain, and still had more than an hour to go.

"Mother, we must climb up by ourselves..."

At this time, Sheng Mingzhu was so tired that she was breathing heavily, her cheeks were flushed, and she looked at the stairs in front of her that seemed to have no end, biting her lip with an aggrieved expression.

Today Sheng Minmin is going to implement a bold plan, and if this plan is to succeed without arousing suspicion, Sheng Mingzhu must climb the mountain himself.

Therefore, she had already made an appointment with Sheng Mingzhu in the mansion that she must go up the mountain by herself.

She pretended to be angry and nodded Sheng Mingzhu's head.

"Girl, we have to be sincere when we ask for the gods' blessing. If we can't even climb up these stairs ourselves, how can we be sincere?

"When I was at home, I advised you three or five times not to come, because I was afraid you couldn't climb up...

"In the end, you insisted on coming with me. I didn't agree and you asked your father and your eldest brother to intercede for me... I was so annoyed by them that I finally agreed to you."

After saying this, he became more serious and said.

"But I made an agreement with you in advance that you have to walk up the mountain by yourself!

"Look, didn't your cousin complain?

"Don't act like a spoiled brat, or break your promise! Otherwise, your sisters will laugh at you when they hear about it!"

"Mother, I know..."

Sheng Mingzhu replied somewhat gloomily.

If she had known that there were so many steps in Chunshan Temple and that climbing the mountain was so tiring, she would not have come.

Where no one could see, Sheng Mingzhu glared fiercely at Huang Xianjing's back.

If Huang Xianjing had also complained about being tired, maybe her mother would have agreed to let them hire a sedan bearer...

It was too late to say anything now, and she didn't dare to complain anymore.

Otherwise, if her little sisters heard it, they would definitely laugh at her for not being sincere in praying for her family.

The group continued walking. At their speed, the sun would surely have set by the time they reached the mountain.

This is why most people who go to Chunshan Temple stay for a few days, because one day is only enough to go up and down the mountain.

Sheng Minmin had also asked someone to reserve a small courtyard in the backyard of Chunshan Temple in advance.

In her previous life, she heard from her mother-in-law, Nanny Wang, that the eldest princess would secretly come to Chunshan Temple and stay for half a month after the Lantern Festival every year.

The eldest princess and Zhu Qisheng's mother are sister-in-law and they have a very good relationship.

Nanny Wang was the old princess's right-hand woman, so she knew about this.

The old princess in the previous life suddenly died of illness a few years later and followed the old prince. Zhu Qisheng was the only one left in the entire palace.

The eldest princess is Zhu Qisheng's elder, and because of the old princess's appearance, she takes good care of the palace.

After three years of mourning, Zhu Qisheng asked the emperor for permission to marry Sheng Mingzhu.

At that time, the emperor refused to agree.

She felt that the family background of the Sheng Mansion was too low, and it would be unfair to her nephew! At most, she was only willing to give him the position of a concubine.

Zhu Qisheng couldn't go to the Princess's Mansion every day, and he cried so pitifully.

At that time, Sheng Mingzhu had a good reputation and the eldest princess had a good impression of Sheng Mingzhu.

Seeing that his nephew really liked the girl from the Sheng family, he went to the palace to speak well of Sheng Mingzhu, and the emperor reluctantly agreed to the marriage.

It can be said that without the eldest princess, Sheng Mingzhu would at most be a concubine.

In this life, Sheng Minmin will make sure that the eldest princess will never say a good word for Sheng Mingzhu again!

When the setting sun was about to disappear in the sky, the group finally arrived at a somewhat open place, panting, and saw the gate of "Chunshan Temple".

At this time, they were only about a hundred steps away from the gate. Sheng Minmin was also very tired, but her nerves were highly tense and her heart was beating faster...

"Qingchi, Hongdou, go up and ask the people in the temple to prepare tea..."

The Qingchi sisters have been doing farm work since they were young. They are physically strong and have lively and active personalities.

Hearing the order, he ran up with a smile, even faster.

“It’s great to be young—”

Someone sighed, and the old women couldn't help but laugh. Everyone felt much better when they could see the destination.

Sheng Minmin spoke to Xian Jie'er next to her, "The first effort will weaken the second and the third will be exhausted. You go up first, I will wait for your cousin."

Huang Xianjing nodded obediently, and without stopping, she was supported by the two maids beside her and walked upstairs.

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