Yuchun took the hand warmer and went out to find the kitchen of Qingyun Temple. There must be hot water there.
However, unexpectedly, just after turning a corner, a maid came over from the opposite side and bumped into Yuchun.
The winter wind made everyone stiff. They were already slow to react, and Yuchun couldn't avoid it even if he wanted to. The two of them collided heavily and fell to the ground together.
Fortunately, I was wearing plenty of winter clothes, so although the collision was pretty serious, nothing was really broken.
"Why are you so careless?" Yu Chun said angrily. She was not walking fast, but the maid opposite her was walking very fast, making it impossible for her to avoid her.
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to do that, I… I have something urgent…” The maid was panicked and anxious, and looked a little scared, and she didn’t dare to confront Yu Chun.
Seeing her like this, even if Yu Chun was very angry, she couldn't vent her anger. She could only get up angrily and was about to turn around and leave, but the lady was still waiting for her.
"You... you broke my hand warmer." The maid suddenly cried out, looking at the small hand warmer in her hand, tears were about to fall.
Yuchun stopped and took a look, and sure enough, the hand warmer had a dent.
Is it dented
Yuchun hurriedly looked at the hand warmer in his hand, his face changed, "My hand warmer is broken too."
"This... What should I do? This is what our old lady wanted. If she knew that I was not doing a good job and broke the hand warmer, she would definitely sell me off." The maid started crying, holding the hand warmer tightly in her hands.
"Mine is broken, too." Yu Chun said helplessly, stretching out his hand to let her look at the hand warmer in his hand. When they collided just now, the hand warmer hit another hand warmer, and the person was fine, but the hand warmer was dented.
"It's okay if you're bad, but if I'm bad, I might be sold." The maid shivered as tears fell from her eyes.
Yuchun then noticed that she was also wearing extremely thin clothes, like those worn in spring or autumn. Wearing such clothes in this kind of weather would surely make one sick from the cold.
"The old lady in your house treats you so badly?"
“No… not bad, our old lady is excellent, but… but I broke the hand warmer…” The maid looked around with a pale face, and breathed a sigh of relief when she didn’t see anyone, but still shook her head vigorously, not daring to say a bad word about the master’s family.
He was obviously extremely scared, but he didn't dare to say a word. This showed that the master of this house was really not that good.
Yuchun couldn't help but pull the man up, "Go and tell us that we bumped into each other accidentally and everyone's hand warmers were broken. It wasn't intentional. Are you still not going to forgive you for this?"
"No... it's useless. Sister Qing was sold because she broke a bowl." The maid was still trembling. When Yudong touched her hand, it was cold.
Yuchun looked at the hand warmer in her hand, which was also broken. If it was not broken, she could exchange it with another one. It was originally intended to be used temporarily.
"What should we do then?"
"I... I don't know, I don't know." The maid squatted down, tears falling one by one, at a loss.
"You can't ask me to accompany you to testify, right?" Seeing her acting like this, Yu Chun felt more and more that she couldn't leave.
"No need... No need, it's useless to say it." The maid said tremblingly.
Seeing her so useless and about to get into trouble, Yuchun was anxious and annoyed. He raised his head and looked around. Suddenly, he saw a nun coming over there.
He hurriedly called out loudly: "Master, Master, please stay."
The nun stopped and looked up.
Yuchun took a look and found that she knew him. Especially since he was Master Ning Yin, whom she had a good impression of, she was overjoyed: "Master, Master Ning Yin."
Master Ning Yin hesitated for a moment, but still walked over from the corridor, looked at Yuchun, then looked at the maid squatting on the ground and asked, "What's the matter?"
Yuchun explained the whole story, and then said, "Master, do you have a hand warmer? Change one for her. This hand warmer seems to be the most ordinary one."
To buy the most ordinary hand warmer, and to sell a maid, Yuchun felt that the master of this house must be not a good person.
Then he took out a piece of silver from his pocket and said, "Just think of it as me giving her a new one!"
A hand warmer is not worth much, but if this maid was really sold, Yuchun would feel guilty. Although it was not her fault, it was always related to her.
"No need. There happens to be a hand warmer in the temple. I will ask someone to bring one over later." Master Ning Yin looked at the hand warmer in the maid's hand and said slowly.
"Thank you very much, Master. Thank you very much, Master." Upon hearing that there was a hand warmer available for exchange, the maid burst into laughter and hurriedly stood up to salute Master Ning Yin, thanking him repeatedly.
"If you want to thank someone, thank her. If it weren't for this girl, I might not have known about this matter." Master Ning Yin said lightly.
"Thank you, sister. Thank you, sister." The maid wiped her tears and turned around to express her gratitude to Yuchun.
Now that the matter was resolved, Master Ning Yin left first. Yu Chun wanted to leave originally, but was stopped by the maid. By the time the nun of Qingyun Temple followed Master Ning Yin's instructions and sent a hand warmer over, a lot of time had passed.
Yuchun hurried to the kitchen to get some hot water, then came back with a hand warmer.
Qu Moying took the hand warmer and saw the dent on it. There was a hint of coldness in his eyes. The hand warmer collided with each other, and the collision was quite serious. Looking at the dent on it, it seemed as if it was hit with a clear target.
It was getting late, so Qu Moying didn't want to stay any longer. She took the two maids out and waited for them to get on the carriage, which then slowly went down the mountain.
When they arrived at the farmhouse, Nanny Gu was already waiting there. She was relieved to see Qu Moying coming back. She asked someone to bring up the prepared hot water. She asked Qu Moying to wash his face and hands first, and then replaced the hand warmer with a new one. The original hand warmer was dented, so she put it on the table.
"Originally, the Taoist nun in the temple said that she would replace it for me, but I think the old one is better. But you have to hold this broken one first." Yuchun also washed her face and warmed up at this time, and said.
"Don't you trust Qingyun Temple very much? Why don't you change it when they are so kind to do so?" Yudong teased her.
"That's another matter. Even if I have a crush on the abbot of Qingyun Temple, that's my business. I must be extremely cautious when it comes to the young lady's affairs. Even when I do things myself, I will be extremely careful and will never let the young lady suffer any harm." Yu Chun raised her head and said proudly.
"I have never seen that Master Ning Yin before. I just saw him a while ago, and now he suddenly appears again. This is what makes me feel strange."
"You also think it's strange?" Yu Dong laughed and patted her head. "I didn't expect you could find so much."
Yuchun slapped Yudong's hand away and said, "I'm not that stupid. I'm very careful about the young lady's affairs!"
Qu Moying also laughed at this. This girl looks careless but is actually extremely careful. Although she looks careless, she is a smart person at heart.
It was already dark outside. Nanny Gu ordered people to prepare dinner. Although she was old, she was a worrier. She had no way of taking care of Qu Moying in the Qu Mansion, so ever since she returned to the manor, she wanted to take care of everything. She had been living like this for so many years and had gotten used to it.
Although there were not many dishes, and not as rich as those in the mansion, they were fresh. Most of them were picked by Nanny Gu and her people from the ground. The taste was still as good as always, and Qu Moying liked it.
"Miss, the prince is here!" It was already dark outside and dinner was served. Yu Dong suddenly came in and reported with a look of surprise.
"At this time?" Qu Moying was also stunned.
"Yes, it's coming. I saw it from afar." Yudong said happily.
Qu Moying put down the chopsticks in her hand, wiped the corner of her lips with a handkerchief, and was about to go out.
The door curtain was lifted, and Pei Yuanjun, dressed in a purple brocade robe, appeared at the door. Qu Moying's hand was still on the handkerchief, and her watery eyes looked at the person in front of her in astonishment, looking a little dazed and pitiful.
Pei Yuanjun's handsome face showed a hint of smile, melting the coldness of ice and snow outside. He strode over and pushed Qu Moying, who had just stood up, back to sit on the chair. He sat down on the chair next to Qu Moying and said naturally, "This king came out of the city on purpose and has not had his meal yet."
Qu Moying was stunned for a moment before he said, "Send another set of bowls and chopsticks over."
Yudong turned around very smartly and went to the small kitchen, and immediately got a set of bowls and chopsticks.
Pei Yuanjun's hand touched Qu Moying's hand, and Qu Moying shuddered with coldness. Her face turned slightly red, and she pushed his hand away, stood up, glared at him, and raised her hand to serve him a bowl of rice.
Pei Yuanjun didn't take it seriously. He laughed and took the bowl and started eating.
The two maids looked at each other, and at Ji Hai's suggestion, they retreated together.
Nanny Gu was standing in the corridor with a panicked look on her face. When she saw the two maids coming out, she quickly stretched out her hand to wave to Yuchun. She was not very brave and was already panicking, not knowing what was going on.
Yuchun looked at Yudong, who nodded silently. Yuchun then turned to Nanny Gu and explained to her who the person inside was.
Pei Yuanjun seemed really hungry. After eating a bowl of rice, he handed the empty bowl to Qu Moying. His eyes were fixed on Qu Moying's beautiful face with an elegant smile.
But this behavior was not elegant at all. Seeing that Qu Moying ignored him, he pushed the empty bowl in front of Qu Moying and said, "This dish is good. I am really hungry. I have traveled so far and finally left the capital."
Seeing him like this, Qu Moying had no choice but to help her serve another bowl.
After a while, the bowl was empty again and was sent to Qu Moying.
Qu Moying pretended again.
Pei Yuanjun ate three bowls of rice in one breath before he stopped, took the handkerchief from Qu Moying's hand, and wiped it as a matter of course.
"Your Highness, this is my handkerchief!" Qu Moying said helplessly with a red face.
"I don't mind it." Pei Yuanjun said as a matter of course.
"I despise you!" Qu Moying glared at him fiercely, "Why is your Highness leaving the city at this time?"
Look at the sky. If we hurry back, it will be dark soon...