Daughter of the prosperous age: the multi-faceted prince and the only favorite concubine

Chapter 23 Worshiping the Birth Mother
After the meal, the three of them moved to the main room to drink tea, and Princess Lingxi said, "Jun'er, have a good rest, are you used to living in Xuelou?"

Junxi got up and said to Princess Yifu: "Thank you, Princess, for your concern. My sister ordered someone to clean it up very well yesterday. My daughter rested well yesterday."

"That's good. I've always been in poor health. Thanks to your sister who is in charge of the house, you can go to her if you need anything." Princess Lingxi said gratifiedly, her tone revealing her pride.

Then, she solemnly said to Yun Xi: "Yesterday your father said that today he would take us to pay homage to your biological mother. Xiaoyan also prepared the carriages and horses this morning, and we will go when your father comes back."

"The princess is going too?" Yunxi said in surprise: "But my mother was buried on the mountain behind Baiyun nunnery. The mountain road is rugged, can the princess's body bear it?"

A smile spread across Princess Lingxi's face: "I heard the general mention your mother before, and I thought I would see you when I came back to the south of the Yangtze River, but I didn't expect..." Her voice gradually dropped.

Thinking of her mother's tragic death, Jun Xi felt sore and unbearable in her heart, she lowered her head and clenched the handkerchief tightly.

At this time, Xiaoyan said reproachfully: "Mother, it's all your fault, and it brought back my sister's sadness." As she spoke, she walked over and held Yunxi's hand: "Sister, don't be sad. If Mrs. Huang knows something, I will be happy to know that you recognize your father."

Junxi reluctantly nodded.

Princess Lingxi also stopped her sadness and said: "Yes, mothers actually miss their children the most in their hearts. Yun'er, as long as you are well, the younger sister of the Huang family will be happy."

"Thank you, princess." Yunxi heard the relief in Princess Lingxi's words, and thanked her sincerely.

The three of them changed the subject, and when they were chatting with high spirits, they saw Chu Weijing strode in and said in a loud voice, "What are you talking about, girls? You are so happy."

Hearing the sound, Yunxi and Xiaoyan hurriedly got up to salute, while Princess Lingxi just sat upright.

Chu Weijing nodded, strode over to Princess Lingxi and sat down, waved Xiaoyan and Yunxi to get up, and said, "We are all a family, so how can there be so much etiquette?"

Princess Lingxi smiled and answered Chu Weijing's question just now: "Aren't the women talking about clothes and jewelry, and the general's business is over?"

Chu Weijing took a sip of tea, and said relaxedly: "I'm just here, so what business do I have? The former commander-in-chief was convicted and demoted, and the position of Lin'an commander-in-chief has been vacant for a long time. All matters are handled by the two. A lieutenant general will take care of it. Now that I have just arrived, it is just that Xiao follows Cao’s rules. It happens to be at leisure!”

Princess Lingxi heaved a sigh of relief, and said softly: "Then Husband can take this opportunity to recuperate well. I think the emperor made this arrangement because he sympathized with Husband's hard work in Jingcheng in the past few years."

Chu Weijing smiled heartily: "What the princess said is true. These days I will spend more time with you at home."

But Yunxi knew that things were not as simple as Chu Weijing said.According to what Mu Jing said before, the emperor's control of Jiangnan is inevitable, otherwise he would not make a mistake and withdraw the Lin'an general, but instead send this Chu Weijing who just came off the battlefield to take over.

From the meaning revealed by Chu Weijing's words, Yunxi felt that her father should have planned to wait and see what happened, make a decision and then move.

Junxi turned her head inadvertently, but she was facing Xiaoyan's same thoughtful expression.Feeling Yun Xi's gaze, she smiled and showed her face, fresh and bright.

Yun Xi is clear in her heart, it seems that her elder sister is not a simple house girl.

Xiaoyan didn't look at Yunxi again, but turned around and asked Chu Weijing: "Father, the carriages and horses are all ready, shall we go out to Baiyun Nunnery now?"

Chu Weijing nodded and said, "Since you're ready, let's go out now."

Chu Weijing rode alone in front, Princess Lingxi took a car alone, Xiaoyan and Yunxi shared a car, followed by a large group of servants and servants, and a group of people walked towards Baiyun Nunnery.

When the group of people arrived at Baiyun Nunnery, it was already [-] o'clock in the morning, and the mountain gate, which should have been full of people at this time, was a little lonely and quiet. Only the abbot of Baiyun Nunnery, Jingxi Shitai, led a group of nuns to wait there.

Seeing the chariots and horses approaching, Jingxiu clasped his hands together and saluted: "The poor nun Jingxiu welcomes Princess Lingxi and General Chu."

Chu Weijing got off his horse, turned around, walked to the carriage and helped Princess Lingxi get off, and saluted Mrs. Jingxiu, "It's the princess who disturbed me."

Behind Xiaoyan and Yunxi also got out of the carriage with the help of the nanny, walked forward, and saluted the teacher together.

Master Jingxiu looked at Yun Xi kindly and said, "See you again Miss Chu today, the poor nun has lived up to your trust, so you can rest assured."

Jun Xi was deeply blessed and said: "Thank you, Master, for taking care of me, Yun Xi will never forget it!"

At this time, Chu Weijing stepped forward and clasped his fists, and said solemnly: "Thank you, Master, for taking care of the little girl. Please also tell the teacher who saved the little girl's life that day."

Master Jingxi put her hands together and said: "General Chu, please forgive me. The poor nun promised that benefactor that he must never tell anything about him."

Seeing that there was nothing to ask, Chu Weijing could only put it down temporarily.

Because Baiyun Nunnery was a nun's nunnery, Chu Weijing was led by an old nun to the back mountain first, and Princess Lingxi, Xiaoyan, and Yunxi decided to worship the gods and Buddhas in the hall first, and then go to Huang Yunzhu's tomb to offer sacrifices bye.

When the three of Yunxi arrived in front of Huang Yunzhu's tomb together, they found Chu Weijing standing in front of the tomb overlooking the scenery down the mountain. When he heard the noise and turned around, Yunxi found that his eyes were red.

Yun Xi felt as if a boulder had been hit violently in her heart. She didn't dare to look at Chu Weijing again, went straight to Huang's tomb, knelt down, kowtowed solemnly, and began to burn paper for Huang, thinking in her heart:
"Mom, I found my father, is your wish fulfilled?"

"But Dad married the princess and had a new family, so he forgot about us."

"Mother, if he returns to Jiangnan earlier, will you be able to live forever?"

"Mother, Dad, he should have cried to you, right? Does this prove that he still has feelings for you?"

"Mom, do you think I should forgive Daddy?"

Tears flowed down her cheeks to the ground, and Yun Xi tightly closed her eyes.

Opening her eyes again, Yunxi found that there was another figure beside her - Shen Xiaoyan. Shen Xiaoyan solemnly kowtowed to the tomb, and then she and Yunxi burned paper money for Huang's family.

Looking at Xiaoyan's movements, Jun Xi said in a low voice, "Thank you sister."

Xiaoyan's hands stopped for a while, and she didn't answer Yunxi.

Princess Lingxi also put a stick of incense on Huang, and said, "Don't worry, sister, I will take good care of Yun Xi." Then she said to Yun Xi: "It's cold on the ground, get up quickly, filial piety is not just about this." Then he said to Xiaoyan: "Yan'er accompanied your sister to go around, I have something I want to talk to your father alone."

Jun Xi stood up obediently holding Xiaoyan's hand, and walked slowly along the path on the mountain with Xiaoyan.

Suddenly, Xiaoyan stopped and pointed to a manor and asked Yunxi, "Does my sister know where it is?"

Jun Xi looked in the direction of Xiaoyan's finger, only to find that the two had already walked to the other side of the mountain, and they could faintly see the shadow of Jingyuan Villa.

Therefore, Yunxi replied with a smile: "I heard from the teacher in the nunnery that it is Jingyuan Villa, the manor of the rich merchant Mu's family in Lin'an City."

"Oh!" Xiaoyan replied thoughtfully, but her eyes remained fixed on the villa, and there seemed to be a flash of hatred in her eyes.

(End of this chapter)