Chapter 39: Incense
"It's all up to the old lady." Song Ruyu has no opinions, so naturally she will do whatever the old lady says.
Aunt Liu and the others have no opinion, they can come here because they are invited by the old lady. In the past few days, I have lived in the palace, and I have more or less understood the situation in the palace. The old lady and Lan Qingruo didn't like Shen Xinyue, and she was happy to see this scene.
Shen Xinyue didn't want to go, but she had no choice. You can only take one step at a time, and the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth.
In the evening, Shen Xinyue packed a few clothes in the house to prepare for the temple trip.
Seeing this, Huo Weilou also came to help her clean up.
"Why are you here?" Shen Xinyue was puzzled.
"Ahem, seeing that you are busy alone, I can't bear it, so I'm here to help you. Why didn't Si Qi help? Huo Weilou's gaze wavered and decided to change the subject.
At the mention of Si Qi, Shen Xinyue's eyes lit up, and Wan Er said: "I asked Si Qi to buy some snacks, I can only eat vegetarian food in the temple, I am greedy, and I will definitely not adapt to it." But don't worry, it's all some sweets and pastries. ”
"Okay." Huo Weilou silently wrote down in his heart that Shen Xinyue would eat some sweets and pastries in his spare time.
Shen Xinyue packed up her things, and Si Qi also returned to the mansion at this time.
"The slave has seen the prince, the princess." Si Qi saluted at the door, and after getting Huo Weilou's permission, he entered the house and spread out the purchased snacks on the table, so that Shen Xinyue could look at them.
"Yes, it's all my favorite food." Shen Xinyue was in a good mood.
Huo Weilou waved his hand and motioned for him to go down.
Si Qi hurriedly exited the house, and closed the door intimately, creating a space for the two to be alone. Huo Weilou was very satisfied with Si Qi, and wondered whether he should add monthly money to Si Qi.
"Go to the temple tomorrow, I'm not here, you pay more attention to the movements of the old lady and Lan Qingruo, don't let them calculate." Huo Weilou admonished.
He had already instructed the secret guards under his command to follow Shen Xinyue's surroundings at that time, keeping an eye on her every move of those people and protecting Shen Xinyue's safety.
Day 2.
The group went to Baoyun Temple in Tempozan on the outskirts of the suburbs.
The presiding officer of the temple had received a letter from the old princess, and as soon as everyone came, the presiding officer sent someone to take them to the arranged room.
Coincidentally, Shen Xinyue's room was next to Lan Qingruo's room, and the two of them were next to each other. And the old princess's room was on the other side of Lan Qingruo's room.
Shen Xinyue exhaled in her heart.
In line with the principle that if people don't offend me, I don't pay attention to people, Shen Xinyue ignored them and took Si Qi into the room.
Song Ruyu and her personal maid also entered their room, just on the other side of Shen Xinyue. Next to it is the house of Aunt Liu, Shen Fengjiao and others.
Lan Qingruo came to the door of Shen Xinyue's house and smiled gently: "Sister Shen, I brought some food, the way up the mountain is difficult, my sister must be hungry, right?" ”
"I'm hungry, Si Qi." Shen Xinyue sneered in her heart, Lan Qingruo couldn't sit still?
The food Lan Qingruo brought was just some idle snacks, and it was still okay to pad your stomach. It's just that this is made by the chef in the palace, Shen Xinyue has eaten a lot in the palace, and she is tired of eating.
What's more, she didn't dare to eat what Lan Qingruo gave. Who knows if there's anything in it? If she eats her body badly, who will she go to?
Si Qi took out the snacks she had specially bought last night from the cloth bag and handed them to Shen Xinyue.
The dim sum made by this outside shop is not only exquisite, but also tastes as good as the chefs of the palace. What's more important is that this store has a limit on dim sum, but if you are a few minutes late, you can't buy his dim sum.
Si Qi also followed the name of the regent, so he asked the cook to do some.
"It's ...... Mins sum in Gangnambo? Lan Qingruo's eyes widened. She also wanted to buy Jiangnan Fang's dim sum yesterday, but was told that it had been sold out, so she had no choice but to ask the chef of the palace to make dim sum at night.
"My sister is really good eyesight." Shen Xinyue took a piece of osmanthus cake and put it in her mouth, the fragrance spread in her mouth, and the osmanthus cake melted in her mouth.
It's just that Shen Xinyue didn't make the slightest move to give Lan Qingruo food.
Lan Qingruo had no choice but to leave Shen Xinyue's room with hatred.
Si Qi was secretly refreshed when he saw this scene.
When she was buying pastries in Jiangnanfang last night, she saw Huo Weilou's secret guard, and she knew early in the morning that this Jiangnanfang was Huo Weilou's property, but no one knew about it except for a few trusted people.
Huo Weilou gave an order to ask the cook to make pastries for Si Qi to take back, and Lan Qingruo was not allowed to buy pastries.
Within a moment of incense, the people in the temple brought dinner.
Lan Qingruo happened to come to Shen Xinyue's house again.
"Sister Shen, the food in this temple is too fast, I don't know if my sister is still used to eating?" Lan Qingruo is as weak and gentle as usual.
Shen Xinyue raised her eyebrows, "Naturally, I'm used to eating." ”
If you can't get used to eating, you can't listen to it, otherwise it will reach the ears of those monks, what if you wear small shoes for her?
"It's good that my sister is used to eating." Lan Qingruo nodded to herself, and then her eyes fell on Shen Xinyue's dinner, "How is my sister's meal different from my mother's meal?" ”
Meals are different? Shen Xinyue couldn't help but glance at the dishes on this table.
"Could it be that my sister eats better than me?" Shen Xinyue seemed to be smiling, looking Lan Qingruo up and down.
The ones who can do it to themselves here are none other than the old princess and Lan Qingruo.
Although Aunt Liu and the others have a grudge against themselves, they have no place to speak in this Baoyun Temple, and no one will act for her.
Lan Qingruo smiled inexplicably, "Naturally, I don't eat as well as my sister." ”
"Isn't it normal that I eat better than you? I'm a princess, and you're just a lady. Shen Xinyue raised her eyebrows.
After Shen Xinyue and Lan Qingruo talked a few words, they issued an eviction order.
Lan Qingruo said a bunch of specious words, and almost said that there was a problem with the food, but Shen Xinyue didn't think so on the surface.
After Lan Qingruo left, Shen Xinyue asked Si Qi to check the food, but found that everything was normal and there was no problem.
"Lan Qing, if this is a meal, you have to come to answer me?" Shen Xinyue was already hungry, she quickly finished the table of meals, and beckoned Si Qi to eat together.
But the food is normal, but it is the biggest problem.
Lan Qingruo is not the person who will come to say hello for no reason, especially since she has been bringing the topic to food.
The temple's room will be lit with incense, and Shen Xinyue's room is no exception.
The incense lit in the temple has a sandalwood incense, and Shen Xinyue has also been to the temple before. It's just that the incense in her room is not this sandalwood.
"Si Qi, is the incense lit in my room the incense lit by Baoyun Temple on weekdays?" Shen Xinyue hadn't been to the temple since she crossed over, so she didn't find any problems, so she could only ask Si Qi.
Si Qi came to the place where the incense burner was placed, smelled it carefully, and his face was stooly: "Princess, this is not the incense that Baoyun Temple lights on weekdays. I have come to Baoyun Temple to pray for the prince, the incense of Baoyun Temple is sandalwood, although this incense has a touch of sandalwood, but also mixed with other flavors. ”
Shen Xinyue calmed her face, picked up the incense ash with her hand, smelled it carefully, and had a conclusion in her heart.
"Si Qi, this is a mist incense!"
"It's just that the content is small, the onset is very slow, and it is not easy to be noticed, which will only invisibly make people fall for this incense." Shen Xinyue snorted coldly and extinguished the incense.
"Lan Qingruo has a long brain this time, and he knows that he came to disturb my vision and let my attention be on the dinner without his hands and feet, but he moved his hands and feet on the incense burner. It's a pity that I have a brain, but not much. ”
Si Qi looked worried: "Princess, then what should we do?" ”
Shen Xinyue didn't rush to answer, and after a moment of silence, she made a decision. "Let's wait and see what happens. Si Qi, you go and exchange this incense burner with the incense burner in Lan Qingruo's room. ”
"Since she has fallen into the incense, we naturally want to treat her in the same way as others!"
Shen Xinyue has always followed the principle that people don't offend me, I don't offend people.
After Si Qiying got down, he turned out of the room through the window with the incense burner. At this time, Lan Qingruo went to the old lady's room to have a meal together, and there was no one in the room.
Si Qi skillfully entered the room through the window, changed the incense burner, and lit the incense that had just been extinguished.
The attentive Si Qi also checked the two incense burners, and after confirming that there was no difference between the incense burners, he returned to Shen Xinyue's house.
"Princess, it's all done. The incense burner in her house is the same as ours, and she can't find it if the incense burner is replaced. "Nothing in return.
Shen Xinyue nodded with satisfaction.
The night was getting deeper, and Shen Xinyue saw that nothing had happened, so she only left her underwear and went to bed.
It's just that Shen Xinyue has just entered the bed, and before she can close her eyes, two big men swaggered in from the main entrance.
Shen Xinyue's face changed, "Si Qi! ”
Si Qi had been vigilant, holding a broom in the corner of the wall in his hand, waving it towards the heads of the two.
Huo Weilou arranged two secret guards to protect Shen Xinyue, and the moment the two big men opened the door, the secret guards also showed their figures, came to the house, and instantly subdued the two big men and knocked people unconscious.
"The subordinates are late, the princess is frightened, please punish the princess!" The Dark Guard knelt on the ground, head bowed, like a child who had done something wrong.
Shen Xinyue waved her hand: "Get up." Did Huo Weilou arrange for you to protect me? ”
"It was the prince who ordered his subordinates to protect the safety of the princess."
"No need to kneel, I'm not intimidated. I had already guessed that someone was coming, and I was prepared for it. ”
The dark guard had a heavy hand, but he didn't have a heavy hand, and it wouldn't take long for the two to wake up.
A cold light flashed in Shen Xinyue's eyes: "Send them to Lan Qingruo's room, don't let people find out." ”
The secret guard has been working with Huo Weilou all the year round, acting without leakage, and doing what Shen Xinyue ordered perfectly.
After doing this, the dark guard accompanied the night, and his figure disappeared into the night. But Shen Xinyue felt a lot more relieved at this time, because she already knew that there were two people protecting her safety.
Thinking of this, Shen Xinyue still had a trace of sweet warmth in her heart, Huo Weilou did things properly and reliably.
The people from the temple and Mama Li, who was beside the old princess, brought seven or eight people over at this time and knocked on the door of the courtyard.
"Mama, what's the matter with visiting late at night?" Si Qi went to open the door.
"We just saw two sneaky people coming, so we're here to ask you." Mama Li said, but her eyes kept glancing into the room, as if she wanted to see Shen Xinyue's disheveled appearance.
Shen Xinyue had already put on her robe neatly, she couldn't come out to meet guests in her underwear, after all, this was ancient times. When the dark guard came just now, she was under the covers, so it wasn't a big deal.
"Mama, in the middle of the night, who will keep looking outside? Naturally, it is to sleep in the house. As soon as Shen Xinyue came, she sneered at Mama Li.
Mama Li had a bad premonition in her heart, why weren't the two of them in Shen Xinyue's room? Why didn't Shen Xinyue have a fan?
Shen Xinyue understood at a glance that these people were arranged by Lan Qingruo to catch the traitor! Since Lan Qingruo arranged someone, then she used it unceremoniously.
"Ahh A scream reached everyone's ears.