The next day, the gate of the palace opened, and more than a dozen gorgeous carriages drove to the west gate of the capital, with Zhao Shijiao and Shen Xuanzhen in front, a few side concubines and ladies in the back, and the maids and servants of the palace in the back.

Soon after the city gate was opened, the group came out of the city gate and went along the official road to the west mountain.

Out of the city, in the scorching summer, at a glance, lush, the more you go into the mountains, the green trees are shady, the deep stream is cool, and it is refreshing.

The car went to the middle gate of Qingfeng Temple, and there were a thousand steps up, and many pilgrims got up early in the morning and kowtowed step by step to show their piety.

The car couldn't go up, so it stopped in the open space under the stone steps, Zhao Shijiao and Shen Wanzhen got out of the car, Zhao Shijiao looked at the winding up the stone steps, couldn't see the end, and turned half a mountain, Zhao Shijiao looked at Shen Wanzhen, and asked thoughtfully: "The princess went up in a sedan chair?" ”

Tourists who arrive at Qingfeng Temple, most of them get off the sedan chair here, get off the car, and go up on foot, and there is a small sedan chair that the lady spends money to hire to carry up the mountain.

Shen Xuanzhen took Zhao Shijiao's hand and said with a smile: "The prince doesn't have to worry about the concubine, the concubine guarantees that she will not walk slower than the prince." ”

"Okay, since that's the case, let's go up, say okay, don't play tricks halfway, let me hold it."

The two of them walked hand in hand to the mountain, and a few side concubines and ladies looked up, and suddenly felt worried, not up, they had to follow, go up, look dizzy, hire a sedan chair, the prince and the princess walked up, is it more expensive than the prince and the princess, the prince walked on the ground, and the concubines all sat in a sedan chair to go up, what kind of system did this be?

There was no way, I had to grit my teeth, and walked up the mountain hard, at first it was reluctant, and after a while, my feet hurt, Xue Jin didn't care about decency, she sat on the steps with her buttocks, and didn't want to get up, Concubine Han thought at first, gritted her teeth and insisted, she couldn't let the princess look down on her, it seemed that the princess was brilliant in everything, the princess could go up, she could also go up, but when she looked forward, the princess's body was light, and it was effortless to go up the mountain, but she couldn't get up easily, these women didn't talk about climbing the mountain, but they usually took a car and a sedan chair on the flat road, and refused to take one more step.

Shen Wanzhen looked back and looked down, several women staggered, covering their mouths, Zhao Shijiao looked back at her, and also turned around, and the concubines walked up the mountain by their respective maids, the maids had big feet, and did rough work all year round, and it didn't matter if the mountain road was still steps.

Shen Wanzhen climbed to the top of the mountain a little coquettishly, Zhao Shijiao pulled her hand, she borrowed a lot of strength, Zhao Shijiao saw that her little face was pink, her breath was short, and she said distressedly: "I'll carry you up?" ”

Shen Xuanzhen looked up at the top of the mountain and saw that it was not too far away, and shook her head, "It's okay, I can go by myself." ”

The mountain road looks close, and it will be a long time to walk, Shen Wanzhen has gone up a step again, how do you feel that the steps have not been shortened, Zhao Shijiao looked at her and said: "Wangshan runs a dead horse, there is still a long way to go, can I carry you?" ”

Let's say, Zhao Shijiao was short, squatting on the ground, Shen Wanzhen looked around, the weather was fine, there were a lot of spring tourists, the wife of the rich family of the official eunuch, the physical strength was exhausted, halfway up the mountain, got off the sedan chair, there were two sedan chair men walking on the mountain all the year round, and sat directly up the mountain, there were real pilgrims, religiously kneeling while walking, regardless of men, women and children, there were very few husbands and wives holding hands, not to mention carrying them up the mountain.

In the ancient patriarchal society, the status of women was low, how dare people support men in front of them, there are people who are afraid of their wives, and they also pretend to be men outside, and women are also three and four virtues, pressing on the back of men, where is the dignity of men? It's to be pointed at and poked.

Besides, in the public, even in her previous life, she refused to do this, Zhao Shijiao waited for a long time, looked back at her squirming and standing still, and threatened: "If you don't come up again, I will carry you up." ”

When Shen Wanzhen heard this, she was so frightened that she didn't dare to be hypocritical anymore, and was busy lying on his back, Zhao Shijiao has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and he didn't know how much kung fu he had done, this little mountain road was nothing, it turned out to be taking care of Shen Wanzhen walking slowly, at this moment he carried her on his back, threw off the big stride, and approached the top of the mountain for a while, Shen Wanzhen was ashamed to look at people, only felt that everyone was staring at her, his face was buried in his broad back, warm and steady, so comfortable that he wanted to sleep, and in an instant, he reached the top of the mountain, stepped up the last step, and Shen Wanzhen immediately slipped off his back.

The prince's guards were more than a dozen steps away from each other, sandwiching the two of them in the middle, and also leaving for a while, for fear of disturbing the prince and princess.

Shen Wanzhen stood still, looked down the mountain, a few side concubines and wives couldn't see the figures, and the two of them couldn't leave these people alone, so they sat in the pavilion and waited, as soon as the prince and the princess went to the pavilion, the guards put people around the pavilion to watch, and didn't let the idlers wait for the pavilion.

After waiting for almost an hour, a few side concubines and ladies came up, almost erected by the maids and servants, one by one, the temples were chaotic, the scorching sun was in the sky, and there was no thick shade near the top of the mountain.

Xue Jin is the servant woman came up with the last one, and as soon as she came up, she collapsed in the pavilion chair, and she didn't care about the loss of honor in front of the prince, Mrs. Xiao took a breath, and saw that Shen Wanzhen was calm and relaxed, and was watching the mountain scenery in the distance with Zhao Shijiao, a little suspicious, and said; "Did the princess come up on her own? Doesn't your feet hurt? ”

Shen Wanzhen and Zhao Shijiao looked at each other, and said half-truths and half-truths: "This idea is nothing. Zhao Shijiao winked at her.

Shen Wanzhu took out a white background embroidered plum brocade handkerchief to wipe the fragrant sweat on her face, the snow-white handkerchief was dirty, I still want to fall, I am afraid that someone will pick it up, put it in my sleeve, Yan'er held a handkerchief to fan her cold, panting evenly, I had to look at the prince and my sister, and saw that the prince inserted a light blue wildflower into my sister's sideburns, my sister was leisurely, comfortable, and looked like a well-behaved little woman.

Zhao Shijiao saw that a few side concubines and wives were almost resting, a few people were dressed in full skirts, Zhao Shijiao took the neighborhood to look around, these people were sitting fine, as soon as they walked, the soles of their feet hurt, they usually went out to sit in sedan chairs and cars, and never walked far away, this time, but they were offended, the prince was in front of him, and he didn't dare to be too squeamish, the princess in the house was the most noble, the princess didn't shout tired, and the other concubines didn't dare to be evil, so they had to endure it, followed behind, one by one, their expressions were ugly, and their demeanor was completely lost,

Finally, the prince said, "With fasting in Qingfeng Guan, everyone is hungry." ”

He took Shen Wanzhen's hand and took the lead in the view, and the concubines and ladies of the side concubines got amnesty, and followed into the Qingfeng Temple, the host of the Qingfeng Temple, the head of the Clear Sky Dao heard the report early, and the family of Prince An arrived here, so he was busy with the evacuation of idle people and other people, and took the whole Guandao people to greet the princess and princess at the mountain gate.

Let a quiet courtyard behind Zhizhi, eat fasting, and the head of the clear space road repeatedly confessed, "Xiaoguan didn't know that the princess and princess were coming, and he was not prepared, so he waited for the prince and princess to ask for forgiveness." ”

King An has lived here for a while, so he is also familiar with it, and said: "The Taoist chief does not have to be polite, this king is here not to disturb the tourists who are incense, the family members are here to rest for a while, and the Taoist chief is busy going!" ”

The head of the clear space road withdrew from the road, and Zhao Shijiao took his family to eat fast.

The little Taoist priest who was ordered by the master to serve the prince said flatteringly: "Back to the princess, a lotus flower in the pond west of the main hall is blooming very well this year, don't the prince and the princess go to see it?" ”

After lunch, idle, and the sky is good, Zhao Shijiao said: "Just take a walk in the view." ”

Zhao Shijiao and Shen Xuanzhen walked side by side in front, a few side concubines and ladies eased up, a group of people and maids and servants went to the west side of Qingfeng Temple to see the lotus flowers in the lotus pond, turned a flower tree, and unexpectedly a few people came on another stone path, looking at Si Swenwen, and not like a scholar, a young man in the middle, handsome and elegant, and behaved freely.

Shen Wanzhen looked over, and it happened that he also looked over, and they were stunned for each other, this man who looked like a scholar in a smoke and green silk robe was Fang Xianzhi, who had divorced Shen Xuanzhen, and the two next to him were colleagues, and the two colleagues saw Prince An at a glance, and hurriedly came over and saluted, "Weichen meets the prince"

"The three adults are also here to enjoy the spring?" King An said perfunctory, and he didn't pay attention to it, and the three of them bowed down and let the prince and his party.

When Shen Wanzhen passed by Fang Xianzhi's side, Fang Xianzhi didn't dare to look up, the sand blue skirt floated in front of him, like a gust of wind, and the ethereal dark fragrance hit, but Shen Wanzhen didn't even look at him, until he walked by, Fang Xianzhi looked at Shen Xuanzhen's back, the three girls who were once sick in the Shen Mansion have become princesses, and the creation makes people, and the lady he married at the order of his mother is a small family jasper, who serves his mother-in-law at home, and takes it out, it seems that he has never seen the world, and he is afraid of it, and the three girls of the Shen family, Zhong Lingyu, are different from the clouds.

When Shen Wanzhu walked past Fang Xian's side, she glanced at him boldly, slowed down her pace, and wondered in her heart, this son is so familiar, where have you seen it? Looking back again, it happened that Fang Xianzhi looked at Shen Wanzhen's back and was distracted, Shen Wanzhu was overjoyed, and remembered, isn't this the fiancé of my sister's divorce, Fang Gongzi came to Shen Mansion, she once hid behind the hall curtain with her subordinates, and secretly looked at it, at that time, I deeply regretted that such an outstanding man was matched with Sister Shu, and he was jealous of Sister Shu's good life, and he was matched with a talented and beautiful Ruyi Langjun.

Shen Wanzhu couldn't hold back her joy, approached Xue Jin's side, and whispered in her ear: "See, the young man in the middle just now is my sister's divorced husband." ”

Xue Jin heard that she turned around, but unfortunately she had gone far away, and she didn't notice it, even if he was an outstanding man, he was overshadowed in front of Zhao Shijiao, Zhao Shijiao's innate extraordinary nobility and peerless appearance, outstanding talent, and he was the dragon and phoenix among people.

Xue Jin was a little regretful, "Why didn't you say it earlier?" ”

Shen Wanzhu whispered: "I'm afraid he will hear it." ”

The group of people in the palace turned to the left, Zhao Shijiao glanced at her, he had already seen that the Qionglin Yushu-like Fang Yushi looked wrong, as if he was very concerned about his princess.

Shen Xuanzhen saw that she had left a distance, turned her head slightly towards him, and whispered: "Fang Yushi is the one who quit the marriage before the concubine. ”

Zhao Shijiao was stunned for a moment, and then his attitude was calm, obviously not paying too much attention to it.

Shen Wanzhen said again: "I don't remember anything before after I recovered from my illness, I met him on the way to the capital, and I heard what people said, and the two families canceled the marriage contract during my serious illness." ”

Zhao Shijiao shook her hand vigorously, "People who are unkind and unrighteous read the books of sages in vain." ”

The warmth that came to her in his hand made her steady, and he heard her silent, and said, "What do you think?" ”

"The concubine is fortunate to have a serious illness, and the most concubine has to meet the prince, God is destined, I have happiness, and the concubine body is not going to be a good pillar incense, worship the Bodhisattva."

Zhao Shijiao picked up a strand of broken hair for her, "I will worship the Bodhisattva with you in a while." ”

Xue Jin pulled Shen Wanzhu, the two of them deliberately fell behind, Xue Jin said: "See clearly, is that Fang Gongzi?" ”

Shen Wanzhu looked left and right, and said in a low voice: "That's right, he came to visit my father, and I secretly saw it." ”

Shen Wanzhu glanced at Shen Wanzhen, who had already walked away, and said disdainfully: "Pretend not to know." ”

Xue Jin watched the others walk away, and said in a low voice: "Otherwise, we will expose her and make her unable to pretend." ”

Shen Wanzhu hesitated a little, "That maid hasn't been found yet, how can you expose her?" ”

Xue Jin thought for a moment, had an idea, and whispered in his ear: "My sister pretended not to say it in front of the prince, see how your sister responds." ”

"Is this okay?" Shen Wanzhu was a little hesitant.

"Let the prince know about this matter first, remember that there is this Fang Gongzi, and when she finds that maid, then let her go to the prince and say that your sister behaves frivolously, and she doesn't seem to be pretentious, so that the prince will gradually get bored with your sister."

Shen Wanzhu looked up at Zhao Shijiao holding Shen Wanzhen's small waist, and laughed affectionately, Shen Wanzhen pointed to the lotus pond and happily let him see it, unconsciously aroused jealousy, and said with a dark face, "Just according to what Sister Xue said, I deliberately said it, Sister Xue helped aside, see what face she has in front of people?" ”

Xue Jin said excitedly: "Okay, my sister just said it, after a while, you pretended to be unintentional and leaked your mouth, and we didn't arrange her, it was she who felt ashamed to hide it." ”

The two of them walked one after the other, and hurriedly caught up with Zhao Shizhen and Shen Wanzhen, Shen Wanzhu adjusted her expression, deliberately made a fuss and pulled Shen Wanzhen aside, and said in a voice that Zhao Shizhen could hear clearly: "Sister, didn't Fang Gongzi just pass?" Doesn't my sister remember, it's the Fang Gongzi who divorced her sister. ”

Xue Jin also came over at this time, pretending to be curious: "Is that the fiancé when my cousin was in Shandong?" Why did you come to the capital? ”

Shen Wanzhen looked at the two of them singing and acting together with a faint expression, raised her eyebrows and said, "Is there anything else?" Anything else to say? ”

Shen Wanzhen's reaction was stunned, thinking that Shen Wanzhen didn't dare to speak out loudly after hearing this, covering up for fear that the prince would know about it, but she didn't expect Shen Wanzhen to be calm and quiet, and she didn't care about it, and she didn't think it was a shameful thing, the two of them were a little embarrassed for a while, Shen Wanzhu sneered, and said very unnaturally: "I'll kindly remind my sister." ”

"Remind me of what?" Shen Wanzhen sneered.

Shen Wanzhu didn't know how to answer, so she looked embarrassed and bowed her head silently.

Xue Jin was also stunned and stopped squeaking.

"The princess of Fang Gongzi has already told this king, and this king will not underestimate the princess because of this." Zhao Shijiao said with a cold face.

The two of them were ashamed of themselves.