The Duke's Daughter is Reborn

Mother Fang lowered the curtain and said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a dragon among men. He is excellent in appearance, talent, and every aspect. Naturally, he attracts the girls in the capital."

Xu looked at Yang Qi with some sarcasm: "Our Yang Qi is also very beautiful and talented, she is also suitable to be a match for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Hearing what Xu said, Yang Qi's face flushed: "Aunt, are you saying that you want me to be against all the women in the dynasty?"

Yuan Ruiyuan’s wife is the enemy of all women in the Tianyuan Dynasty. If it weren’t for people like Bai Yuxin or Song Yanglan, how could anyone be convinced?

Back then, even though Bai Yuxin married into the Eastern Palace, many people said a lot of embarrassing things to her in private.

Fortunately, Yuan Ruiyuan valued his wife-to-be at the time and ordered people to resolve these issues.

As soon as Yang Qi said this, not to mention Mrs. Xu and Mother Fang, even Xin Che started to cover his mouth and laugh secretly.

Xu originally said it jokingly, but she didn't expect Yang Qi to blush immediately. This made Xu realize that Yang Qi had really grown up and knew how to be shy.

Mother Fang knew that what Xu said was sincere, because in Xu's heart, Yang Qi was the perfect woman. However, that was the Crown Prince, and even if she was the second young lady, with the help of the Duke of Song and the Marquis of Yongyi, she might not be able to reach the position of the Crown Princess.

Xu smiled and said, "Aunt said the wrong thing." If Xu didn't have such a bright smile on her face, this sentence would be more convincing.

Yang Qi silently picked up the book, blocking everyone's view, and started reading.

Looking at Yang Qi's expression, Xu also silently changed the direction of Yang Qi's book. This silly child, he even held the book upside down and was still pretending to read.

Yang Qi's face turned even redder as she hid behind the book.

After waiting for nearly half an hour, the carriage finally started moving. It seemed that Princess Cheng'an's carriage had been "repaired".

Lingshan Temple is built on a mountain, and everyone needs to walk the last section of the way.

Xu got off the carriage and pounded her shoulders: "We're finally here. I haven't felt comfortable sitting in the carriage today." I don't know if Princess Cheng'an has spent so much time and effort to meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Yang Qi stood behind Xu and patted her back, saying, "There are indeed many pilgrims visiting Lingshan Temple today." The foot of the mountain was already full of carriages, and the road up the mountain was also filled with people.

The carriages of the noble families all have their own special signs, and you can tell them apart with a quick glance. However, the people who came to Lingshan Temple today were very mixed, and many of them were the most ordinary carriages. I think they were all women from ordinary families.

Xu turned around and took Yang Qi's hand: "I know you are a good child, but we still have a long way to go."

Lingshan Temple doesn't look high, but it's still a bit difficult to climb up.

Along the way, Xu was very excited and told Yang Qi a lot of legendary stories about Lingshan Temple. Lingshan Temple had been built since the founding of the Tianyuan Dynasty, and it had been very popular for so many years.

Yang Qi had heard most of the stories Xu told from other places. However, in order not to discourage Xu's enthusiasm, Yang Qi listened carefully and expressed surprise from time to time.

When Xu and Yang Qi arrived, it was already past lunch time.

There were so many pilgrims today that the monks at Lingshan Temple couldn't take care of them all. Fortunately, Xu had taken care of this matter before, otherwise she would have had to rush back home before dinner.

Every time the Duke of Song came to Lingshan Temple, they stayed in a small courtyard. This time was no exception. Because there were too many people in the main hall, Xu and Yang Qi returned to the courtyard first, washed up and had a meal, and then went to kowtow and burn incense.

Yang Qi and Xu worshipped all the Bodhisattvas in the temple before returning to the small courtyard.

After being busy for most of the day, Xu was already exhausted: "Yangqi, I need to rest for a while. If you want to walk by yourself, you must bring a maid with you. There are many people here today, so you still have to pay attention to safety."

Yang Qi smiled and nodded: "I'll just walk around here, I won't go far." The path in Lingshan Temple is not roundabout, Yang Qi will not get lost after walking there once.

In fact, Yang Qi was also very tired, but before coming here, he promised Yang Lan that he would bring back a pot of spring water, so now he had to go to "Yikouquan" to get water.

Yang Qi was going to Lingshan Temple, and he had to inform the old lady in advance of the time. After the old lady agreed, Yang Qi also specifically asked Yang Lan whether he wanted to bring back the spring water.

The "Yikou Spring" in Lingshan Temple is very famous. Many people from nearby come here just to get a pot of spring water to take home.

Yang Lan loves making tea, so how could she miss this "spring"?

Yang Qi thought he would have to wait for a while before he could get some water, but there weren't many people near the "Yikouquan". Most people were probably busy trying to meet the Crown Prince and had no intention of enjoying the tea.

Just after fetching water, Yang Qi ran into a man in a dark blue brocade robe.

Looking at this man, Yang Qi was a little nervous. Why was Nian Rongchuan, the eldest son of the Minister of War Nian Chuan, here? As the successor of the Nian family, Nian Rongchuan is now the deputy commander of the Imperial Guards, responsible for all matters in the imperial city.

Nian Rongchuan is a complete supporter of the Fifth Prince. Over the years, Nian Rongchuan has done many things for the Fifth Prince.

Today, Nian Rongchuan was not wearing his official uniform. Why did he come to Lingshan Temple? Was he coming to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?

Why did Yuan Ruiyuan swagger into Lingshan Temple today?

Yang Qi felt that his head was filled with fog, but he didn't dare to show it on his face. He pretended not to know Nian Rongchuan and wanted to pass through quickly.

Nian was a popular figure around the emperor, and Nian Rongchuan was the fifth prince's right-hand man. On the surface, the Duke of Song's Mansion behind Yang Qi was far inferior to the Nian family. Now he couldn't cause trouble for the Duke of Song's Mansion.

Nian Rongchuan looked at Yang Qi who suddenly appeared and felt a little alert. He had never seen this person before. His eyes fell on the kettle in Yang Qi's hand. Did this person come to fetch water?

In order to verify his judgment, when Yang Qi passed by, a stone popped out of Nian Rongchuan's hand and quickly hit Yang Qi's leg.

Yang Qi felt a pain in his leg and leaned forward unconsciously. Fortunately, Xin Che was quick to catch Yang Qi. However, the kettle in Yang Qi's hand fell to the ground, and the water spilled all over the ground.

Yang Qi rubbed his legs and looked around: "Who, who hit me?"

Then, Yang Qi looked at Nian Rongchuan hesitantly. He was the only one beside him: "Who are you?" The stone just now must have been made by Nian Rongchuan to test him. He must not let him see anything unusual.