A concubine enters the mansion? Reborn, three matchmakers and six engagements to marry the Prime Min

On the day of the Ghost Festival, all government offices in the Great Zhou Dynasty were closed, and civil and military officials did not need to attend court.

Shen Zhixiu got up and changed his clothes. As soon as he walked out of the main room, Wenzhu came forward to report.

"Third Master, the people I sent out to investigate the Second Prince are back."

"The Second Prince was originally scheduled to arrive in Beijing at the end of June, but later fell ill in Jinyang Prefecture and has been recuperating there ever since. What we can be sure of now is that the Second Prince is not in Jinyang, and he must have gone south."

Shen Zhixiu was not surprised, but said: "If those things were investigated by the Second Prince himself, it would not be surprising."

Wen Zhu asked again: "What should we do then? Should we expose the fact that the Second Prince is not in Jinyang?"

Shen Zhixiu shook his head, his expression stern, "No need, we just need to wait for the Second Prince to return to the capital."

When Su Qingyu went out, she saw Shen Zhixiu talking to Wenzhu in the corridor, and his face looked unhappy.

She stepped forward and asked, "But what happened?"

Shen Zhixiu's previously cold expression softened a lot in an instant.

He waved his hand to signal Wen Zhu to go down first, then turned to Su Qingyu and explained: "The people below did not do their job properly, and it has been dealt with."

He looked at Su Qingyu's outfit again and asked, "Are you going out?"

Su Qingyu glared at him, "Third Master, you forgot that today is the Ghost Festival. I have to accompany Shen Yue to the Huguo Temple."

Shen Zhixiu slapped his forehead. He had been so busy these days that he had actually forgotten about this matter.

"You are pregnant, and there are many people in Huguo Temple today. I'm afraid it's not safe."

Now the capital is in a state of undercurrent and the situation is treacherous. Many eyes are staring at the Shen family. He is not afraid of anything else, but he is afraid that others will touch Su Qingyu. Especially now that she is pregnant, she cannot be startled or frightened.

Su Qingyu also knew Shen Zhixiu's concerns and explained, "Originally I didn't plan to go. I wanted to ask my second sister-in-law to accompany Shen Yue. But my second sister-in-law caught a cold yesterday, so she couldn't go."

"I'm worried about letting Shen Yue go alone, so let's not stay for long and come back after we're done."

"Besides, Jiang Qi is with his men, and Feicui is also good at martial arts, so I will pay more attention to him."

Today, the Shen family will hold a sacrifice in the ancestral hall, and Su Yuanzhou will also return to the Su family to offer sacrifices. Shen Yue will go to the Huguo Temple to light a long-lasting lamp for her parents and brother.

Shen Zhixiu didn't say anything more after hearing this, but before Su Qingyu left, he personally instructed Jiang Qi to put the safety of his wife and the third lady first.

After breakfast, Su Qingyu led people out of the house. First, she went to Prince Ning's house to pick up Shen Yue, and the two of them took a car to the Huguo Temple.

The car was covered with a thick mat, the tea was replaced with warm water, and there were several boxes of snacks.

Jiang Qi drove the car himself, and even drove much slower than usual, fearing that the bumpy ride would injure his wife.

Shen Yue looked at the bustling street market outside and teased, "Is my Third Uncle holding you in his hands for fear of dropping you, or holding you in his mouth for fear of melting you?"

Su Qingyu was not shy because of Shen Yue's words, but smiled brightly. Shen Zhixiu really cared about her, she subconsciously touched her belly, and suddenly began to look forward to the day when the family of three would be reunited.

Along the way, Shen Yue kept an eye on Su Qingyu, worried that she was feeling uncomfortable, thirsty, and hungry.

Fortunately, Su Qingyu's morning sickness was not serious. She only retched when passing by a bun stall and had no other reaction.

The carriage soon arrived at the Huguo Temple, and everyone went to the courtyard that had been reserved in advance to settle down. Afterwards, Su Qingyu and Shen Yue went to light the eternal lamp for Shen Zhiheng's family and gave them incense money.

Because they left home late and walked slowly, it was noon when they finished all these things.

Several maids brought vegetarian food to the room, including a few light vegetarian dishes and a bowl of soy milk for each person.

The Huguo Temple uses mountain spring water, the vegetables are grown by the monks themselves in the back mountain, and the tofu is made fresh every day.

Shen Yue took a sip of the soy milk and then drank two big gulps in succession.

Then he turned to Qiu Tong and said, "When you leave, take two buckets of soy milk back with you."

Su Qingyu smiled and said, "We can't just take soy milk, we have to bring some tofu back when we leave."

The old lady liked the tofu from Huguo Temple, and Su Qingyu often sent people to buy it.

However, not many people brought back tofu and soy milk from Huguo Temple. Most people brought back mountain spring water to make tea.

After lunch, Su Qingyu asked Shen Yue, "Do you want to go out for a walk? There's a small stall in front, and there's a peach forest in the back. Where do you want to go?"

It was rare for Shen Yue to come out during her mourning period, so Su Qingyu wanted to let her relax.

Unexpectedly, Shen Yue shook her head and said, "It's better to go back early so that your family won't worry about you."

When they went out today, Su Yuanzhou specifically reminded her that the capital was not peaceful and asked them not to stay outside for too long.

Shen Yue was really afraid that something might happen to Su Qingyu, so she wanted to go back early.

Su Qingyu said, "Then let's go to the tofu-making area in the back and take some soy milk and tofu back with us."

Shen Yue had never seen tofu being made before, so she stood up with great interest.

After they left the courtyard and walked through the peach forest, they saw a row of side rooms with smoke coming out of the chimneys. A few young monks were busy at the door, wiping their sweat from time to time with their sleeves.

Not far away is the outlet of mountain spring water. Many people are queuing up to fill their water, ready to take it away.

After taking a few steps out of the peach forest, Su Qingyu suddenly stopped.

Shen Yue didn't understand and looked in the direction Su Qingyu was looking.

Not far away, Li Chaoyun was standing at the mouth of the spring, looking unhappy.

Shen Yue muttered, "Why is she here too? It's really bad luck."

Su Qingyu said casually, "Maybe I have done too many bad things, so the ghost knocked on my door in the middle of the night and asked for Buddha's blessing."

Shen Yue snorted, "With someone like her, even the Buddha wouldn't bless her."

In fact, neither of them knew that Li Chaoyun had really encountered a ghost, and that ghost was played by Su Yuanzhou.

At this moment, Li Chaoyun was thinking about Master Ci'en's words in his heart, and waiting for Danju to fill the mountain spring water.

Danju finished filling the water bottle and walked towards Li Chaoyun, saying, "Miss, everything is ready. We can go back now."

At this time, not far behind her, a burly monk with a slight limp was carrying two buckets of water and walking towards the tofu house.

Originally, the two of them were walking separately, with little interaction. But Danju was walking too fast and didn't notice a stone on the ground. Her skirt tripped on the stone, and she leaned forward and almost fell. After finally standing firm, Danju was so angry that she kicked the stone behind her.

She didn't pay attention to what was behind her, and the stone hit the monk's leg directly.

The monk's legs were already in poor condition, and after being hit by the stone, he staggered and almost fell.

The buckets at both ends of the pole also tilted with his movement and spilled out.

Half a bucket of water was spilled on the skirts of Li Chaoyun and several maids.

Li Chaoyun was already irritable today, and after being splashed with water, he could no longer control his anger.

He cursed coldly: "Are you blind?"