Transmigrating into a female supporting role in a book

When the carriage reached the foot of the mountain, I saw a familiar figure parked in front of a pavilion not far away. It was my cousin Shen Ru, who had agreed with me to go to the incense together. Since it was for praying, it was natural to be sincere. In addition, the mountain road here was not easy to walk, so it was more suitable for walking.

When I got off the car, I took another look at Situ Jue. It had been a while since his leg injury healed, but I didn't know if he could handle this kind of mountain climbing. I was planning to use this as an excuse to persuade him not to go up the mountain.

Unexpectedly, he spoke first, "Since you have an appointment with your sisters, you can go first."

He didn't even get out of the carriage, but directly greeted Shen Ru from afar through the window, "You two sisters must have a lot to talk about, I won't disturb your interest. Let someone go to the temple to order vegetarian food first, and your brother-in-law will come to accompany you then."

Shen Ru showed an expression of surprise and emotion, and kept speaking well of Situ Jue to me on the way up the mountain.

"I didn't expect that the prince is quite kind in private. The last time you went home, he spoke to father and uncle in an official tone, and didn't smile that much. That night, he left you alone and went back to the mansion. I thought..." She smiled at me embarrassedly, "Well, it was all my own guessing. Seeing that the prince specially sent you here today, and he also considered you in every way, it's really nice."

Unconsciously, the topic turned to the pregnant concubine in the palace. Shen Ru took my hand and advised me seriously, "Sister, you must keep a close eye on them. Don't let these little sluts crawl into the master's bed! Even if it's a son, he's a bastard. You can do whatever you want with him. You don't have to worry too much about them."

I smiled bitterly. If I let her know that the maid's pregnancy was arranged by me, she would probably no longer treat me as a fool.

Thinking about how she and my aunt were really worried about me, I had no choice but to agree to everything they said.

After entering the temple, the presiding abbot led us to the inner hall, where there was a special incense hall for entertaining distinguished guests. Here we could burn incense without being disturbed by ordinary pilgrims, and there were special monks to talk to us, expressing good wishes and auspicious words, as if they were the spokespersons of the gods and Buddhas giving direct feedback to the believers.

With such thoughtful service, it is no wonder that the temple is so popular and famous in the capital.

I took the initiative to ask the master next to me if we could hold a special ceremony for praying for blessings and eliminating disasters. The master immediately became excited and began to introduce and sell it to me. The general idea was that there would be different scales and different costs. Shen Ru also listened very carefully.

"The incense money is not a problem. The main thing is that things haven't been going well in our palace and the duke's palace recently, so we want to do it well so that the Buddha can see our sincerity and bless us." I deliberately acted like a wealthy man. Master's eyes were shining and he nodded in agreement.

When the conversation was almost over, I left my maid Xueyan to pay the incense money, and asked Shen Ru to help me look after the place, while I made the excuse that I was a little tired and wanted to rest in the guest room for a while.

Shen Ru did not doubt that I had other plans, and agreed immediately, "Then you should have a good rest for a while, and I will have someone come to call you when everything is ready."

After Xueyan and I looked at each other, she understood my plan and nodded in understanding.

After sending the others away, I changed my clothes and left the temple alone through the side door, walking up the mountain along the path.

Not long after we started walking, the sun gradually rose. It was almost past the chen hour, which, according to my familiar timekeeping habits, should be around 9 a.m. It was only early spring and the sun was already a bit hot outside. The strong sun was a little blinding.

Although I liked outdoor sports in my previous life, my body didn't feel any burden because I exercised regularly. But this body is just over sixteen years old and has been pampered at home for a long time. I have almost no sports experience, and I feel a little out of breath after walking such a short distance.

Logically, the hills on the outskirts of the city shouldn’t be too high, I thought, and when I looked back I could actually see the city walls and buildings of the capital.

I really regretted making the appointment to meet Dr. Sun in such a place. It made me more determined to make my body stronger.

The road under my feet became increasingly unclear. I recalled the location of the hunter's cabin on the mountain mentioned by Doctor Sun. I swore at the time that I had memorized the hand-drawn map very clearly, and after reading it, I threw it directly into the incense burner and burned it immediately after reading.

Only when I got to the bottom of the road did I realize that my brain seemed to be a little weak.

As I was supporting myself with my knees, leaning forward and gasping for breath, I suddenly heard some noises in the dense grass next to me, which was more than a meter high. I was startled. Could there be any large wild animals like wild boars or jackals in this mountain?

My heart almost jumped into my throat. I was struggling between running away and not running away. Finally, I saw that it was a living person, and the color of his clothes was the most familiar light blue. I breathed a sigh of relief.

Doctor Sun appeared in front of me carrying a medicine basket. Seeing me patting my chest and breathing heavily, he smiled softly and said, "I thought the princess couldn't come."

"Next time we'll choose a more normal place." After the false alarm, I felt even more tired. After looking around, I just found a stone that looked like a pillar and sat down for a while.

Before his butt touched the stone, Doctor Sun grabbed him and pulled him a few steps away.

"Be careful!" He didn't look like he was joking, his eyes were fixed on the place where I was going to sit.

I quickly jumped aside and asked nervously, "What is it? A snake? Or some poisonous insect?"

He walked around me, squatted down beside the rock, and carefully dug out a plant with red and white flowers, digging it out with its roots, "This is a good thing."

Seeing that he just found an unknown medicinal herb, I breathed a sigh of relief and was almost scared to death.

Although I like outdoor sports, I always take full protective measures before going out, the most important of which is to prevent snakes and insects. A friend once laughed at me, saying that since I like to be close to nature so much, I shouldn't reject those small animals. Don't you think I am contradictory?

There is no contradiction at all, okay? I am also concerned about my own safety and health.

"Doctor Sun, are you planning to go back?" I glanced at the medicine basket on his back and saw that it was quite fruitful. That's right, he had at least stayed in this mountain for most of the day.

"I'll meet with the princess, then it's time to go back." He stood up and looked at me, less falsely respectful than he was in the palace, and spoke in a very natural tone, "Princess, what do you want to hear from me? If you want to find out about the prince's condition, I'm afraid you'll be disappointed. You know the rules of the palace."

My eyebrows jumped. Can this guy read minds? I had really planned to ask what the physical condition of Situ Jue was. According to the plot of the original book, although he was set to be sick, he did not get sick very often, and he stubbornly made it to the end.

If I hadn't personally witnessed him getting sick with a high fever, I would have suspected that this was just a setting, because he usually looked very healthy and there was nothing wrong with him. He even broke his leg to save someone in the hunting ground, which was really not the behavior of a patient.

Even if he really had some intractable disease, would it be useful to hide it and not allow others to talk about it? This matter was really strange.