55. Meet at Hanyue Temple
"Don't make noise at the door, I want to rest!" Liu Yue's voice came from inside the house.
Instantly startled, Lan Jian covered his mouth, saying that Qin Yu forgot his form for a while, and forgot that his master was still in the house, so he slipped into the room, and looked at Qin Yu who was sitting on the roof of the house with a resentful look.
I don't know what he did in his previous life, and he became a brother with this stuffy gourd, Lan Jian sighed with his chin under his chin.
For the next few days, Liu Yue stayed in the house honestly, on the one hand, she practiced martial arts with Qin Yu and Lan Jian, and the practice of several hours a day made her appetite increase, and three bowls of rice almost scared Lu Zhu; On the other hand, she has to start preparing to go back to the academy, she was not here before, so she can be said to be the worst among the students at present, and she must take advantage of this time to make up for her dislikes.
At this time, it was noon, Liu Yue had just finished lunch and was about to take a nap, when Lu Zhu rushed back from outside with a post, "Miss, Miss Mei sent a post." โ
Liu Yue took it and opened it, and a faint refreshing fragrance hit, which was worthy of her daughter's post.
As soon as it was opened, Liu Yue took a closer look, it turned out that Mei Xuelan invited her to go to the Hanyue Temple outside the city tomorrow, and the post said that it was a good time for the golden autumn, and she could also taste the unique almond tofu in the Hanyue Temple while going to the Hanyue Temple to enjoy the flowers.
Liu Yue closed the post, thought about it, and then picked up the pen and replied to the letter for Luzhu to send, this trip to the Cold Moon Temple should be a reward for her hard work since she was reborn, and give herself a good vacation.
And in recent days, she found that she practiced martial arts every day, although her body was stronger, but she was extremely tired easily, and she could rest for a few days to slow down.
After breakfast on the second day, Liu Yue got into the carriage and went straight to the city gate, but Mei Xuelan waited at the city gate early.
The two carriages stopped together, and Liu Yue lifted the curtain, "Miss Mei has been waiting for a long time." โ
"I haven't waited long, I've just arrived, do you want to come and sit in my car? I brought good flower tea and cakes from Shengyuanzhai, and we could eat and talk on the way. Mei Xuelan invited.
Liu Yue answered softly, and Lu Zhu helped her out of the carriage and walked over.
The Mei family is also a well-known imperial merchant in South Vietnam, the carriage is low-key outside without any noble ornaments, but it is not difficult to find that the whole car is made of ebony frame, the curtain is made of the Mei family's silk brocade, into the car, the decoration is full of pleasant small details, the carriage is more comfortable and warm.
"Come, try it, this hibiscus cake is my favorite, Shengyuan Zhai's hibiscus cake is famous in the whole of South Vietnam, it is delicious." Mei Xuelan put a plate of delicate pastries on the low table, took out a small cup, and poured her brewed flower tea.
Hibiscus cake is columnar, milky white throughout, only a piece of hibiscus flower is dotted above the pastry, put it in the mouth and gently sip it to melt in the mouth, it is really delicious, Liu Yue nodded with a smile.
Seeing that she liked it, Mei Xuelan smiled coquettishly.
Hanyue Temple is on the outskirts of Jingdu, all the way is a road, the carriage travels relatively smoothly, and the two of them are idle to play chess.
"Liu Yue, you made a beautiful move, and you actually took away half of my country." Mei Xuelan held the white jade chess pieces and couldn't help but praise as she watched half of her country being killed by Liu Yue with one move.
Hearing too many rumors outside, it was really easy to be affected, at first she proposed to play chess, and thought that she could be a few hands higher than Liu Yue, but she didn't expect Liu Yue to be a master in chess.
Liu Yue smiled while cleaning up the chessboard, in her previous life, her marriage relationship with Li Hongjing was very deadlocked, everyone in the palace had opinions about her, and there was no one to speak, and over time, she had no other entertainment except playing chess, and the more she played, her natural chess skills improved, and ordinary people may not be able to play her.
"Which master taught you how to play chess? I also want to learn from the experience. Mei Xuelan asked.
Liu Yue pointed her finger at herself, "My master is me, do you want to apprentice?" โ
"Huh?" Mei Xuelan was stunned, "Yourself? โ
Liu Yue packed up the chessboard and put the chess pieces in different baskets, "It's really me, do you want to learn from me?" โ
"Yes, my favorite thing in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting is playing chess, you are so good, teach me to turn around with both hands so that I can go out and kill others."
"Yes, what are you going to pay for the tuition?"
Mei Xuelan asked rhetorically, "What do you want?" โ
Liu Yuedong looked around, swept all the things in the carriage, and finally under Mei Xuelan's anxious gaze, he pointed a little finger on her forehead, "The tuition fee is ยทยทยทยทยทยท Please let me eat hibiscus cake. โ
Mei Xuelan covered her forehead, "I will definitely invite you to eat until you vomit." โ
Liu Yue smiled, "Then I will definitely eat you." โ
The two laughed happily at each other's ridicule.
"Miss, it's here"
Mei Xuelan and Liu Yue tidied up slightly and got out of the car.
The Cold Moon Temple is on the mountain, and the carriages and horses can only go to the foot of the mountain, so the two of them can only go up on foot, but fortunately, there are not too many people today, and after about half an hour, the two of them finally walked to the temple.
Liu Yue looked at Mei Xuelan, her face was a little pale, after all, she was everyone's lady, in the past, she was picked up by cars and horses, even if she walked, it was only a street away, and her body naturally couldn't withstand such a strenuous exercise of suddenly climbing a mountain.
Seeing her standing in the corner at the entrance of the temple with her maid in her arms, sweat dripping down her cheeks, Liu Yue stepped forward to support her, "Are you okay?" I asked Lan Jian to go to the host to ask for a guest room, look at your appearance and need a good rest, let's stay here tonight, and I will accompany you tomorrow to enjoy the flowers. โ
Mei Xuelan looked at Liu Yue gratefully, she didn't expect her health to be so poor, she was so tired from climbing a mountain that she seemed to die, at this time Liu Yue's arrangement was exactly what she needed, she really needed to take a rest and take a shower.
Soon, Lan Jian replied that there were still two courtyards that could receive female guests.
"Lead the way." Liu Yue helped Mei Xuelan and commanded.
The way to the guest room was fortunately not too far, and after sending Mei Xuelan to rest, Liu Yue returned to her courtyard, the two were not far away, but there was a distance of about a hundred meters in between.
Pushing the door into the house, Luzhu was cleaning up, and when she saw that it was Liu Yue who came in, she said with a little luck, "Fortunately, the slave maid prepared in advance and brought a change of clothes. โ
"Yes, it's good that there is such a caring maid as Luzhu, otherwise your young lady and I would really have to sleep in sweat-soaked clothes for a night." Liu Yue said with a smile.
Liu Yue sat on a chair made of bamboo and rubbed her legs, she had already started practicing martial arts in the past few days, but the foundation of her original body was not good, although she looked better than Mei Xuelan's complexion, but only she knew that her calves were sore and painful, and her knees were a little uncomfortable.
After Luzhu laid out the new futon, when she turned around, she saw Liu Yue rubbing her legs, and said worriedly, "Miss, I'll go get a basin of water for you to soak your feet and pinch it, and it will be more comfortable." โ
After saying that, Luzhu went out to fetch water, Liu Yue rubbed it for a while and was tired, she leaned her chin on the table, and after a while, her eyelids began to fight, and she wanted to wait for Luzhu to come back but finally fell asleep.
"Whose yard is this? Anyone? โ
At this time, a woman's voice came from the courtyard.
"Miss, there's no one in this courtyard, let's stay here." The little girl shouted and saw that no one came out, and replied to her own young lady, "You see, this courtyard is much cleaner than the one just now." โ
"Look, it's good, Xiangyi, let them bring things in." Shen Lingyun put a handkerchief against the tip of his nose, looked around and commanded.
At this time, Luzhu came back from fetching water, and when he saw the people in the yard, he was stunned and asked, "Who are you?" โ