The hot spring manor on the outskirts of Jing wasn't far from the city. Qu Qing Ju looked at the plaque on the manor gates that said "Fu Lang Manor". She put down the curtain and commented to He Heng beside her, "This name is very common and elegant, but the meaning is very good."
"En, this was the name that fuhuang gave us a few years ago, mufei gave it a few years ago," He Heng tilted his head and smiled, "After going through the gates, we still have to walk for a while before we reach our residence. There are some crops planted here. There are some fruits and vegetables that are not in season and can only be grown near hot springs. Many of our fruits are grown in this manor. "
As expected, the wisdom of the ancients was limitless. Even though they didn't have plastic or greenhouse vegetables, but they could use the power of nature to grow crops that were out of season, and they were even more natural than greenhouse vegetables.
"There are some peach blossoms on the mountain, the pear blossoms are blooming just in time. After a good rest today, I'll walk around with you tomorrow," He Heng saw the admiration on her face and his smile became even brighter, "Bai Yun Mountain is very close to here. At that time, we'll go to the Wu Zhuang Monastery up there to take a look."
Bai Yun Mountain Wu Zhuang Monastery? Qu Qing Ju felt the name was familiar. She thought that it wasn't anything important, otherwise she wouldn't find it so familiar. She didn't think more about it and occasionally lifted the curtain to look at the scenery outside.
The roads were built very neatly, all made of limestone. Tall trees were planted along the sides of the roads. Behind the tree path on the left was a row of fields with some wheat and various small vegetables planted in them. On the right, there were fruit trees. They didn't look very symmetrical, but Qu Qing Ju didn't have obsessive-compulsive disorder so it was very interesting.
After the carriage traveled a certain distance, it stopped. Qu Qing Ju heard a voice come from outside.
"This lowly one Zhang Hong greets wang ye, wang fei."
Qu Qing Ju stilled and suddenly understood. This Zhang Hong could be the main steward of the estate so he had come to receive the two of them on the way. She looked at He Heng and saw that the other seemed to be used to it.
"Steward Zhang, you don't have to be so courteous. Has everything been arranged for the manor?" Qian Chang Xin smiled insincerely as he looked at the fawning Zhang Hong, "This is the first time wang fei has come to this estate. If you serve her well, you will naturally be rewarded. If you make a mistake, then you will be punished."
"Chief Steward Qian, do not worry. This lowly one will serve you well and not dare to slack off." Zhang Hong did not expect that wang ye or wang fei would respond to him. He smiled and retreated to the side with the stewards behind him, "The mountain has already prepared hot water and food. Even though it is not as good as the fu, it is good in that it is game. It would be good for wang ye and wang fei to have a taste."
"You're smart. Now that you're out of the wang fu, you just want to eat something wild," Qian Chang Xin said in a small voice. He gave Zhang Hong a look of approval and then waved his hand to signal for the carriages to continue forward.
Watching the convoy leave, the steward behind Zhang Hong asked, "Steward Zhang, what are we going to do now?"
"What are we going to do? Hurry up and follow. If something happens to the people below, we won't be able to bear the consequences," Zhang Hong changed his fawning attitude and glared fiercely at the person who spoke. He strode to catch up with the carriages.
The stewards stared at each other. Wang ye didn't usually come to the estate so they didn't know what wang ye and wang fei liked. But seeing the steward's impatience, they could only run to follow.
When the carriage stopped, Qu Qing Ju finally saw the main door to the main building of the estate. The building wasn't as grand as the wang fu, but it had its own style. It looked very exquisite, especially the exquisite three-story building at the back. Qu Qing Ju couldn't help but look a few more times.
"If you like Jade Cloud Tower, can we stay here for the next few days?" He Heng suggested, "Next to Jade Cloud Tower is the Tang Chi Pavilion. There's a white jade pond inside, it would be convenient to soak in the spring."
Qu Qing Ju nodded, "Alright, it's more spacious than the top floor."
Hearing that wang fei and wang ye were going to stay together in Jade Cloud Tower, the servants moved everything in. They even lit incense and copper animal warmers to make the masters happy and warm.
Qu Qing Ju let He Heng accompany her to walk around the main building of the estate. She found that the manor was carved and painted, not a single step was exquisite. It leaned towards the style of Jiang Nan. She even saw a steaming little stream meandering through the manor. It must have been built using the hot spring water.
In comparison, Qu Qing Ju felt that the hot spring villas that she went to in her previous life that were said to be at the imperial level were weak. Look at how the wang ye's hot spring villas were, how luxurious would the imperial level be?
"This manor is slightly small, but it's exquisite. It's okay to come and play occasionally," He Heng didn't have much interest in the flowers and plants of the manor. He held Qu Qing Ju's hand as they slowly walked towards Jade Cloud Tower, "These past few years, I've only come once or twice, but haven't had a close look."
"Then wang ye has to play with me for a few days this time," Qu Qing Ju knew that he purposely didn't care about the matters of court and said, "It's just that wang ye is a bit far from court."
He Heng smiled, "It's fine, I don't have much to do these few days. After court, I'll come back to accompany you." Thinking about the things he had arranged in Jing City, the smile on his face faded, "Even more, I'm sitting in the carriage. Even if I wake up early in the morning, I can still sleep in the carriage."
Qu Qing Ju laughed that he was slacking off. He Heng pinched her cheek. The two held hands as they joked and laughed along the way. The servants that passed by all lowered their heads and knelt down, not daring to look at their faces.
After the noon meal, the two took a nap together before getting up to take a walk outside. Qu Qing Ju sat in front of the mirror, watching as Yu Zan skillfully braided her hair. She said: "These days, you don't have to be too particular about hairpins and accessories. You don't have to act like you are."
Yu Zan nodded. She picked out hairpins and accessories for Qu Qing Ju and picked a light yellow dress for her to wear. Qu Qing Ju tilted her head to look at her Jiang Nan womanly self in the mirror. She smiled and remarked: "Yu Zan's hands are very skilled." As she spoke, she gave each of the four senior yahuan a pearl inlaid hairpin.
At this time, He Heng had also finished dressing. Seeing Qu Qing Ju's fresh appearance, he commented: "As expected, Qing Ju is beautiful no matter what she wears."
What was "as expected"? Qu Qing Ju raised an eyebrow, "Wang ye is extraordinarily handsome no matter what he wears." He Heng was wearing a long robe the color of the moon. It looked like he had the ability to seduce women. She came forward and hooked her fingers through his palm, "You make me unable to move my eyes away."
Shouldn't he be the one to say that to her? He Heng smiled helplessly. Holding her hand, he said, "Let's go, it's rare that the rain has stopped today. Let's go to the back mountain to take a look."
The entire mountain they were on belonged to He Heng so Qu Qing Ju felt as though she was inspecting her husband's property. She and He Heng sat side by side on the carriage, looking at the grass and trees on both sides. When they reached the back of the mountain, she pointed at the little waterfall formed by the mountain stream in front of them. She exclaimed in surprise: "The scenery here is like a painting."
Green mountains, blue water, thin mist, and pink peach blossoms faintly blooming in the forest. Qu Qing Ju sighed. No wonder the male protagonists in novels liked to look at the scenery to woo beauties. It was because looking at the beautiful scenery made people feel happy. Even though Qu Qing Ju had been in the entertainment business for many years, she was still mesmerized by the scenery in front of her.
But Qu Qing Ju's happy mood didn't last long because an accident occurred.
"Wang ye!" This voice was full of sorrow, breaking a person's heart. She turned her head to look and saw Yun Qing wearing a slightly dull cotton dress standing behind a rock not far away. Qu Qing Ju could even see the tears of excitement flowing down her face.
Was it that the manor Yun Qing had been sent to was this manor?
He Heng hadn't thought that someone would be so daring as to appear while he and wang fei were admiring the scenery. He furrowed his brows as he looked at Yun Qing. Ignoring the tears on her face, he asked in a heavy voice: "Who let her barge in? Didn't we order for people to guard this place and not let anyone come in?!"
A steward hurriedly ran over and knelt with a thud in front of the two, "This one, Wang Dong, greets wang ye and wang fei. Zhuzi, please forgive me. This is this one's wife. Just now, she came to deliver food to this one and somehow barged in. It is this one's fault, zhuzi, please forgive my wife." Finishing, he started to kowtow.
Qu Qing Ju lowered her head to look at the man dressed in blue steward robes. His figure was slightly short and plump, beads of sweat dripping from his forehead. He seemed to be very worried about Yun Qing.
Yun Qing didn't care about the man who was pleading for her. She took a few steps forward and knelt in front of the two, sobbing: "Wang ye, nujia has finally seen you."
Qu Qing Ju felt that He Heng's expression was slightly ugly but she didn't want to talk to a woman so she could only say: "Impudent, how can you speak like this in front of wang ye."
Yun Qing's face paled. She looked fearfully at Qu Qing Ju. It was she who had sent her out of the fu and even betrothed her to a short and plump man. She was no longer a pure woman, how could wang ye still favor her?
"Nujia forgot herself in front of wang ye, wang fei, please forgive me." Yun Qing kowtowed once. Even though she didn't speak, she was still sobbing. Her slender shoulders trembled slightly and she looked very pitiful.
The short and plump man who had been pleading for her was dumbstruck when he heard her words. He didn't seem to think that the woman he had been protecting would say such … … unrestrained words. His expression changed and he was extremely embarrassed.
He Heng's brows furrowed impatiently, clearly annoyed that something like this had happened. His left index finger impatiently tapped on the left armrest.
"You are a married woman, you should pay attention to your words," Qu Qing Ju saw that steward called Wang Dong seemed to be dumbstruck and said, "Steward Wang, take your wife away." She really didn't understand what Yun Qing was thinking. If a man wanted to send her away, naturally it meant that he didn't have any interest in her. Why make a scene like this and make it hard for her to live in the future?
Wang Dong woodenly kowtowed once and pulled Yun Qing away, completely disregarding the fact that Yun Qing was staggering under his pull.
When he pulled her until she couldn't see wang ye and wang fei anymore, Wang Dong silently let go of Yun Qing's hand. Yun Qing said unhappily to Wang Dong: "Get out, I don't need you to care."
When she finished, she felt a burning pain on her face. Wang Dong had hit her. Yun Qing's eyes widened in disbelief. This cowardly and useless man dared to hit her?!
"Shameless!" As he said this, there was no expression on Wang Dong's slightly plump face. There was none of the warmth and camaraderie of the past.
Yun Qing was startled. Seeing Wang Dong turn around and leave without even looking at her, her mind was blank for a moment.
He Heng felt that his ears were quiet again. A beat later, he gave a satisfied smile and pointed to the other side: "There's a very large spring there, even larger than the spring in the Hot Spring Pavilion. It's just that the terrain isn't good so they built a large open air hot spring. When the weather warms up, we can go play in the water."
Qu Qing Ju looked in the direction that Yun Qing had left in. She smiled and nodded: "Then I'll go take a look."
If one wished for something they couldn't obtain, then their life was fated to be a tragedy.
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