Chapter 1906: Chapter 1844: Your Highness, Please Pamper Your Consort

Puji Temple is not as grand as the Imperial Jue Temple, but this temple does not have as many restrictions as the Royal Temple. It’s quite approachable and often hosts high monks who come here to meditate, making it more appealing to ordinary people. As more people come, the incense offerings flourish.

Ah Jiu, noble as a prince, had sent word early in the morning of his visit, so when the carriage arrived, Master Daoyuan, the abbot of Puji Temple, personally led the disciples to line up and welcome them.

The commotion attracted many onlookers, who soon realized that there were esteemed guests visiting Puji Temple to worship.

After a few pleasantries, Wufu and her party were escorted to a private guest courtyard. They were to stay for a while, so the guest courtyard was not too close to the main hall. The environment was serene, peaceful, and elegantly simple.

The accompanying trusted aides set up defenses in various areas, while Mo Lan, Hongyu, and a few other maids busily redecorated Wufu and Ah Jiu’s guest quarters, lighting incense to repel insects, making the beds, hanging curtains, and arranging their usual items.

While everyone was busy setting up the guest quarters, Wufu and Ah Jiu, as the masters, naturally had nothing to do. They were invited to a meditation room to drink tea, where the abbot conversed with them for a while, explaining the living essentials in the temple and discussing the water and land ritual of sacrifice. He then appointed two Little Novice Monks to serve them before leaving.

After stuffing a handful of candies into the hands of the Little Novice Monks and sending them out, Ah Jiu said to Wufu, "It’s deep winter now, and the mountain is cold. If you find it uncomfortable, we can go stay at Liang Bang’s manor at the foot of the mountain."

"Oh? He has a manor here?"

Ah Jiu smiled and said, "Puji Temple’s incense offerings are thriving, with many ordinary people visiting, but noble families also come here. If they lose track of the time while worshipping, they stay at their own manors. There are many estates at the foot of the mountain belonging to city families, including the Marquis Xuanping’s. Before I arrived, I had someone send word to the Marquis Xuanping’s Mansion. If necessary, we can borrow it. The Marquis has already agreed, and we can go anytime."

"I remember our family seems to have one nearby too?" Wufu thought for a moment.

Recently, she was organizing the properties of the mansion, including the estates and manors. It seemed they had one not far from Puji Temple.

Ah Jiu enjoyed her use of the words "our family." Hearing this, he smiled and said, "Yes, we do, but it’s not very close. It takes another shichen of travel to get there. The Marquis Xuanping’s manor is a Hot Spring Manor and is nicely arranged. It’s quite good to stay in during winter."

"Hot Spring!" Wufu’s eyes brightened as she said, "Then let’s find some time to go down there for a stroll."

Certainly, eating meat and drinking wine are off-limits in the temple, not to mention that she was here to ’serve a punishment,’ so she had to maintain appearances. But staying here for just a few days was fine; assessing the stay as lasting a month meant they naturally needed to go down occasionally to enjoy a feast.

Seeing her smile brightly, Ah Jiu couldn’t help but ruffle her hair, laughing as he said, "Alright, we’ll go down every few days."

"Then, this scripture copying..." Wufu leaned in, resting her chin on her hands, smiling as she blinked her eyes, and said, "Does the Prince think he should indulge his consort a little too?"

Her handwriting was poor, like Ghostly Talisman strokes. Truly copying a whole scroll of the Classic of Filial Piety would likely cripple her hand.

Thinking of her handwriting, the corners of Ah Jiu’s mouth twitched as he said, "I’ll help you copy, but you have to do some, too. You need to practice your calligraphy."

Wufu stuck out her tongue, glanced out the window, and saw winter plum blossoms blooming not far away. She said, "Let’s go for a walk."

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