Daughter of aristocratic family

Zhao Wangshu couldn't get involved in the overt and covert fights in the court, and she didn't want to get involved. She was invited by Princess Rui to go to Wenxin Temple to copy scriptures.

Copying scriptures with her included songs from the Song and Yuan Dynasties.

After Zhao Wangshu finished copying one page, he put down his pen, yawned, and stretched, "Yuan Qu, how many copies have you finished?"

"Twenty-two copies, what about you?" Song Yuanqu asked.

"I have more than you." Zhao Wangshu rubbed his wrist, "Let's take a break."

"Okay, let's go take a look around and copy again." Song Yuanqu said as he put down his pen.

The two of them got up and left the Zen room and went to the backyard of the nunnery. There was a Bodhi tree in the backyard with green leaves, covering the sky and the sun.

There was a stone platform under the tree with a chessboard placed on it. Song Yuanqu smiled and said: "Wang Shu, let's talk about a game."

"Okay." Zhao Wangshu agreed happily.

The two of them sat by the stone platform and arranged the chess pieces. Song and Yuan Qu held the black pieces first, and Zhao Wangshu held the white pieces.

"Wangshu, your chess skills have improved a lot."

"I will accept your praise." Zhao Wangshu said with a playful smile.

The two of them were playing chess and talking and laughing in low voices. The sunlight filtered through the leaves of the Bodhi tree and shone on the two of them, making them warm and peaceful.

Just as the two were immersed in the chess game, Princess Xianli suddenly came over and said, "You two girls are so elegant."

Seeing this, Song Yuanqu stood up and saluted and said, "Yuanqu has met the princess and wishes her well."

"My little daughter has met the princess and wishes her well." Zhao Wangshu followed closely and saluted.

Princess Xianli smiled and waved her hand, signaling the two of them to sit down and continue playing chess. She walked to the stone platform, looked at the situation on the chessboard, and frowned slightly, "Hei Zi's situation is not good."

Song Yuanqu chuckled, "The outcome is uncertain, Princess, do you want to give it a try?"

"Okay, it just so happens that I haven't played chess with anyone for a long time, and my hands are very itchy." Princess Xianli said, then she picked up a black stone and placed it gently on the chessboard.

After playing several pieces in a row, Zhao Wangshu saw that the situation had reversed and said with a smile: "The princess is good at chess!"

"Excuse me, I only know a little bit about it." Princess Xianli said modestly, with a proud smile on her face.

In this game of chess, Zhao Wangshu lost. In the next game, Song Yuanqu played against her, and Song Yuanqu also lost.

Princess Xianli comforted them with a smile, "When you meet an opponent in chess, you will meet a good talent. The two girls' chess skills are also outstanding."

"Thank you for the compliment, Princess." Song Yuanqu and Zhao Wangshu bowed slightly.

The princess of Xianli County chatted with the two, asking about their hobbies and trivial matters in daily life.

The two simply said that they had no friendship with the Princess of Xianli County, and it was impossible for them to have a close friendship.

While she was talking, a maid came over and whispered a few words in her ear.

Princess Xianli nodded and said to the two of them: "There are some trivial matters that need to be dealt with in my mansion, so I can't continue chatting with you. If the two girls are free, they can come to the mansion as guests another day."

"Thank you for the invitation, Princess. I will definitely visit Princess when I have time." Song Yuanqu said insincerely.

Zhao Wangshu smiled and said nothing. She didn't want to deal with these county princesses at all. Xu Danyang's lessons learned from the past were still before her eyes.

After Princess Xianli left, they went to the dining hall to have a vegetarian meal. They took a nap for half an hour in the afternoon and then got up and continued copying scriptures.

After that day, they always met the princess of Xianli County at Wenxin'an.

Sometimes in the main hall of Wenxin'an, sometimes under the cloister, sometimes in the backyard, Princess Xianli always spoke to them in a pleasant manner and with a friendly attitude.

Both of them responded with decent smiles, but they felt a little uncomfortable with this overly enthusiastic contact. They felt that Princess Xianli's words were full of politeness and temptation. "Wangshu, we came to ask Xin'an to copy scriptures. Why did Princess Xianli come to ask Xin'an?" Song and Yuan Qu couldn't figure it out.

"I don't know." Zhao Wangshu took a piece of cake to eat, "It can't be that he is asking for a child."

"The Hongluo Temple outside the city is more effective in asking for a child." Song Yuanqu said with a smile.

"We don't need to worry about what she is here for. If she has to read a sutra tomorrow, we don't have to come."

"Wang Shu, thank you." Song Yuanqu didn't understand why his mother, who didn't believe in Buddhism before, was so pious now.

Even if she is pious herself, she still has to let her in-laws suffer.

"Don't be so polite. I'm very happy that I can help." Zhao Wangshu said with a smile.

The next day, they came to Wenxin Temple to copy scriptures again. Suddenly there was a noise outside the Zen room, as if a group of people were approaching.

"Buddhism is so quiet, what happened? It's so noisy?" Song Yuanqu asked.

"You'll know if you go out and take a look." Zhao Wangshu said, got up and walked outside.

A voice shouted from outside the door, "Get out of the way."

Hong Chang and the others were guarding outside the door. Zhao Wangshu opened the door and saw a group of people standing outside. The person in the middle was Liu Wanhua.

"Mrs. Sun." Zhao Wangshu nodded slightly.

"Miss Zhao." Liu Wanhua snorted coldly, "You really like to meddle in my Sun family's business."

Zhao Wangshu was puzzled, "What do you mean by this? Since when did I meddle in your Sun family's business?"

"Where is Liu Shuqing?" Liu Wanhua asked with a gloomy face.

"I haven't seen her since she gave birth to a daughter." Zhao Wangshu told the truth.

Liu Wanhua didn't believe it, "If you hadn't helped her hide her, how could I have been looking for her for so long."

Zhao Wangshu frowned, "Why should I help her? I'm not her."

"Stop pretending! Don't think that if you hide her in Wenxin'an, I won't be able to find her. Let me tell you, she is the Sun family's concubine in life and the Sun family's dead concubine in death. If you don't want to be sued, you It’s best to hand the person over to me.”

"I said, I have never met Liu Shuqing, and I have never hidden her. You have found the wrong person." Zhao Wangshu said helplessly.

Song Yuanqu walked to Zhao Wangshu and said, "I can vouch for her. She and I have been copying scriptures here these past few days and have not seen your runaway concubine. You can look for her elsewhere."

Liu Wanhua recognized the songs of Song and Yuan Dynasties, "With Miss Song as my guarantee, I will trust her once."

She left with the group of servants and women in a crowd.

Zhao Wangshu and Song Yuanqu returned to the room and continued copying scriptures. They did not know that Princess Xianli County had a daughter-in-law.

After copying the scriptures that day, Zhao Wangshu rested at home for two days and then went to Yage.

The phoenix crown that Wu Jiaoxing wanted has been made. The phoenix crown is carefully woven with gold and silver wires to form the shape of a phoenix head. In the middle is a rare ruby, surrounded by dozens of pearls, which is full of light. The color makes the entire phoenix crown look extremely gorgeous.

"This phoenix crown is really beautiful, thank you, Miss Zhao." Wu Jiaoxing held the phoenix crown in her hands, admiring it carefully with eyes full of love.

"As long as Miss Wu likes it," Zhao Wangshu said with a smile.

"Miss Zhao, this phoenix crown really suits me. However, I want to add some prestige." Wu Jiaoxing gave the remaining money and made a second business deal with Zhao Wangshu.

Zhao Wangshu happily accepted, "What kind of pattern does Miss Wu like?"