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Chapter 28 Liao Fuyu

Ye Wanqing pinched her fingers into her palms.

It was her bad luck to fall into Lu Jilian's hands today.

But she would never admit it even if she was beaten to death.

Ye Wanqing stood dignified, took two steps back lightly, raised her chin and looked at Lu Jilian: "In this vast world, are you the only one in Dingyuan Marquis Mansion who can have the surname Lu? Can't others use the word 'Qing' as their name?"

Lu Jilian's eyes darkened.

Ye Wanqing's voice was gentle, but her expression showed no sign of giving in: "If Master Lu wants to know, then I will tell you. Lu Qingcheng is the person in my dreams."

The person in the dream?

Seeing that Lu Jilian didn't say anything, Ye Wanqing continued, "When I lit the eternal lamp, Master Lu was in the hall, so he should have heard what I said in front of the Buddha. Qingcheng exists in my dreams, not in the human world. I lit the eternal lamp for her because when I was sick, I saw that she had lived a miserable life, and I hoped that she would be well in the next life. That's all."

After saying this, she looked at Lu Jilian calmly.

Lu Jilian was speechless for a moment, so he could only bow and say, "I misunderstood. I'm sorry."

Ye Wanqing snorted, "It's late at night. We have to get up early tomorrow to listen to the sutras. Master Lu should go back and rest early. Yingxiang, Qianxi, let's go."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Jilian said, "I just happened to be leading a night patrol, and I'd like to give the young lady a ride."

Ye Wanqing glanced at him and said, "Thank you."

Lu Jilian walked her all the way to the gate of the courtyard, and they were silent to each other.

Ye Wanqing hurried in without even saying goodbye to him. She quickly returned to the room, washed up, and lay down on the bed.

Ying Xiang called the other maids and said, "Young lady went out for a walk tonight and happened to meet Master Lu who was on night patrol. Master Lu was worried about her safety and escorted her. This matter must not be made public!"

The maids responded in unison.

On the bed, Ye Wanqing tossed and turned.

Qianxi was worried that she would be cold at night, so she lit a pot of charcoal and placed it next to her bed.

The night wind blew and sparks exploded.

She suddenly remembered Chu Anlan.

When he looked at her, his eyes were burning and passionate.

Eyelids gradually droop...

the next day.

When the morning bell rang through the mountains, Ye Wanqing had already bathed and changed into plain clothes, and went to listen to the scriptures and pray for blessings.

This happened for two consecutive days.

On the third day, the Dharma Assembly ended and it was almost evening.

Princesses and noble ladies seldom go out on weekdays, let alone have the opportunity to leave the capital, so the empress dowager allowed them to go out for a walk.

The hundreds of women who were accompanying the group were overjoyed. They invited others to go out in groups of three or five, and soon formed teams and set off together.

The crowd gradually dispersed.

Ye Wanqing was raised by the Empress Dowager since she was young. All day long, she either studied with female officials and teachers, or copied scriptures and listened to lectures with the Empress Dowager.

Come to think of it, she doesn't have any close friends.

After getting married in her previous life, she had been pregnant and having children, so she had no energy to make friends. Most of those who showed kindness to her were there for Lu Jilian's power.

She laughed at herself in her heart and couldn't help but said, "Yingxiang, Qianxi, accompany me to the mountain to watch the sunset."

Having said that, he raised his foot to leave.

At this moment, a silver bell-like voice called her from behind: "Miss Ye, can you take me with you to watch the sunset?"

Ye Wanqing was startled and immediately turned around to look in the direction of the sound.

A girl in purple clothes walked towards her. Her skin was not as white as the usual white girls in Jindu. She had thick eyebrows and big eyes, and looked very heroic.

She walked a few steps to the opposite side of Ye Wanqing and simply saluted: "Miss Ye, my name is Liao Fuyu, the daughter of Jingbei Marquis Liao Yanqi."

Liao Fuyu?
In the previous life, the princess consort of Prince Duan who married Chu Xiaoyan?
After Prince Duan rebelled, all members of Prince Duan's family were executed, Marquis Jingbei was sentenced to death, and the entire family was exiled.

Before his death, Chu Xiaoyan denounced Liao Fuyu in prison, saying that he and Liao Fuyu had fallen out and had written multiple divorce letters. Liao Fuyu was no longer his wife and had nothing to do with Prince Duan's Mansion. He hated Liao Fuyu and didn't want to see her after his death.

Lu Jilian, who was in charge of the Prince Duan's rebellion case, did submit a memorial to report the matter.

Later, it was said that Liao Fuyu learned Chu Xiaoyan's words in prison and hanged herself that night.

Ye Wanqing looked at Liao Fuyu with a look that deepened: "Miss Liao."

Liao Fuyu couldn't help complaining: "This is my first time in Beijing, I don't know much about the rules, and they don't seem to want to pay attention to me. The Buddhist temple is too boring, can I go with you?"

Ye Wanqing nodded with a smile: "Of course."

The things in the previous life happened too long ago.

In Ye Wanqing's memory, the only thing she remembered about Liao Fuyu was the time when the entire family of Prince Duan was executed.

She vaguely remembered that Prince Duan was very dissatisfied with his Princess Consort and they had quarreled many times, and their relationship was once strained.

It is also said that Liao Fuyu committed suicide because she could not bear the humiliation from her husband.

The truth is, perhaps only Liao Fuyu herself knows...

On the way, Ye Wanqing looked at Liao Fuyu, who was holding the hem of her skirt and climbing the stone steps breathlessly, and chuckled, "Miss Liao, your skirt is long, but as long as you walk normally, you won't step on it. You don't have to hold it like this all the time."

Liao Fuyu wiped her sweat and said, "No, I feel uncomfortable."

Uncomfortable?

Ye Wanqing was used to wearing skirts, so she didn't quite understand why Liao Fuyu was upset.

The sun was getting lower and lower, and she couldn't help but quicken her pace.

At sunset, a few people arrived at the pavilion on the top of the mountain.

Rongguang Temple is a royal temple that covers a large area, is very popular, and has a magnificent, solemn and dignified architecture.

The sun sets and the bells ring in the distance.

Looking down from the top of the mountain, you can see green mountains all around, weary birds returning home, and glazed tiles glowing with golden light among the lush green woods.

"Jindu is worthy of being the capital." Liao Fuyu couldn't help but sigh: "Even the temples are built so magnificently."

"What is Northern Xinjiang like?" Ye Wanqing turned around and asked her.

Northern Xinjiang?

Liao Fuyu thought for a moment and said, "At the border between Western Wei and Southern Tang, there are endless green mountains, but the mountains over there are all gray. The people there are not as white as those in Jindu, and their bodies are always dark."

As she said that, she grabbed Ye Wanqing's hand and said, "Pinch my face."

When his fingertips touched the girl's tight, porcelain-like skin, Ye Wanqing was stunned: "What's wrong with your face?"

Jindu is very particular about etiquette in everything. This is the first time in her two lives that she has touched the face of a strange woman.

Liao Fuyu pouted: "My face is rough and dry. On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet in the palace, I went to enjoy the lanterns and accidentally bumped into a noble lady. She slapped me and scolded me for hitting her hand with my face."

Ye Wanqing was startled, and followed Liao Fuyu's words and asked, "Why did she hit you?"

Liao Fuyu sighed, "I didn't dress well that day and I was dark-skinned. I praised a girl in the lantern garden for her beauty. When she heard me, she called me a pervert and slapped me in the face."

This is mistaking her for a man!
"Pfft!" A light laugh was heard from the side.

It was Qianxi who couldn't help it.

Ye Wanqing immediately gave him a look full of reproach.

Liao Fuyu didn't care at all. Instead, she sat on the stone railing beside the pavilion in front of Ye Wanqing and looked at Qianxi: "You think it's funny too, right?"

Qianxi lowered his head, not daring to say anything more.
Ye Wanqing walked up to Liao Fuyu and said, "She hit you because it was dark and she couldn't see clearly, so she mistook you for a man."

"It seems so." Liao Fuyu nodded.

Ye Wanqing smiled and also sat down on the stone railing.

Ying Xiang was slightly startled and wanted to step forward to stop her: "Miss, you can't..."

"It's okay." Ye Wanqing smiled and said, "This stone railing is quite clean. No one can see us anyway, so we can just sit down."

(End of this chapter)