HLnovel Chapter 106 This is a big secret
Chapter 106 This is a big secret
Lu Yangyang rolled her eyes at her.
As the carriage began to move forward, Lu Yangyang simply leaned back, too lazy to pay any attention to her.
Princess Liduan shook her arm: "Tell me, are you two really related?"
Her eyes darted around as she stared at Lu Yangyang, her mind replaying the words she had overheard outside Madam Lan's room that day. She grew increasingly curious about who Lu Yangyang really was.
Lu Yangyang was so pestered by her that she had no choice but to nod: "He is a relative, a real relative. Don't worry, I would never admire anyone but my elder brother."
Princess Li Duan breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, that's good."
Lu Yangyang suddenly realized: "What's so great about him? Don't you know my brother is getting married in a few days? You'd better not admire him!"
"So what if he gets married? It's not like I'm going to marry him. I just feel that in the entire capital, no man can compare to him, not even my second cousin. My second cousin isn't bad-looking, but what can he do when he has such a big mouth? Let me tell you, don't be fooled by my second cousin's god-like appearance; he's truly terrifying." Princess Liduan shook her head, looking like she had a lot to say. "Even my sixth cousin, that prickly hedgehog who gets itchy all over if she doesn't cause trouble, is like a mouse seeing a cat when she sees my second cousin, because he doesn't tolerate anyone."
"Except for Xiao Jiu, but Xiao Jiu is too weak, like dough. A princess, even a passing dog can step on her. Only my second cousin protects her."
This was the first time Lu Yangyang had heard of royal gossip. She knew about the Sixth Princess, and she had to admit that Princess Liduan's description was quite accurate.
She really is like a hedgehog; last time at the polo field, I even tried to steal her things.
However, she had never heard of the Ninth Princess.
“Doesn’t that mean the Ninth Princess has a good personality?” Lu Yangyang said.
"What's so good about her? She's destined to be bullied, but we can't blame her. It's her background..." Princess Liduan was sighing when she suddenly realized she had said too much and immediately shut her mouth.
Lu Yangyang was curious when she asked, "Why did you stop talking?"
Princess Li Duan touched her nose: "I didn't realize you were as gossipy as Sheng Xiao Si! It's true what they say, you become like those you associate with. Sheng Xiao Si's head can't hold anything but gossip!"
Lu Yangyang tilted her head and stared at her intently, waiting for her to continue.
Princess Li Duan pulled her to her side and lowered her voice: "I'm telling you, you can't tell anyone, you absolutely can't tell anyone, this is a big secret."
Lu Yangyang nodded hurriedly. "Big secret is great! I love hearing about big secrets!"
"Xiao Jiu was also very pitiful. Her birth mother was said to be the former Consort Rong. Her uncle was Consort Rong, whom His Majesty greatly favored. There were rumors that if His Majesty hadn't already established an empress, he might have made Consort Rong the empress. Unfortunately, Consort Rong's brother, the Duke of Rong, was somehow implicated in a major case of treason or something, and his entire family was executed overnight. Consort Rong was traumatized and, not long after giving birth, burned herself to death in the palace."
Princess Liduan pinched her mysteriously: "I heard this from the maids around my mother in private. You must not tell anyone, or you will cause a lot of trouble."
"I know, I know, that's really pitiful." Lu Yangyang nodded in response.
But in his heart he was thinking about Consort Rong, who was also a pitiful person who burned herself to death in the palace.
"Your Highness, is your surname Rong?" Lu Yangyang couldn't help but ask.
Princess Li Duan hurriedly covered her mouth: "I told you not to say it. Look at the look in my eyes."
He blinked at Lu Yangyang frantically.
Lu Yangyang: "..."
She just remembered that her aunt's name seemed to be A Rong or something. Her aunt had been insane for more than ten years, just like that Consort Rong, both were pitiful people.
Even though the royal family is the supreme ruler of the world, a slight misstep can still lead to complete defeat and implicate their families.
I don't know why so many people are so desperate to get in, and why they're willing to do anything to gain power and profit.
Just like the Duke of Sheng, if she didn't quite understand why the Duke of Sheng treated her that way at first, she gradually came to her senses as she learned more and more.
It wasn't that Duke Sheng disliked her; rather, he felt she had no use to him.
The only time he showed her even a slightly kind look was after she was taken away by the Crown Prince.
In the heart of the Duke of Sheng, the reason why he was so biased towards Sheng Yunzhu was probably because Sheng Yunzhu was close to the Third Prince, and she was much more useful to the Sheng family than his own daughter, whose appearance was ruined.
In the dream, after Sheng Yunzhu married the Third Prince, the Duke of Sheng couldn't wait to find a way to deal with "her".
What an irony.
Fortunately, she never had any expectations from the beginning. If she had really expected it like in her dream, she might have ended up driving herself crazy.
Princess Liduan waved her hand in front of her eyes: "What are you daydreaming about?"
Lu Yangyang pried her hand away. "It's nothing, I just remembered something."
"What is it? Tell me quickly!" Princess Liduan looked at her curiously.
Lu Yangyang pushed her head to the side, leaned against the carriage, and yawned: "I'm just going to sleep for a while, you can do as you please."
"Hey, you're so boring at such a young age." Princess Liduan muttered a couple of times in dissatisfaction. Seeing that Lu Yangyang had already closed her eyes, she glared at her, waved her paw at her, then withdrew it and closed her eyes as well.
Fortunately, the carriage arrived at the outside of Huguo Temple very quickly.
Huguo Temple is built on a mountain. To make it easier for women to come and offer incense, a path was specially built to lead up the mountain. Those who do not want to climb the mountain can take a detour. However, even if you enter from here, you still have to walk a bit further to get to the temple.
Sheng Junyao had already arranged sedan chairs for Madam Lan and Old Madam Li.
Just as Lu Yangyang was about to jump off the carriage, Princess Liduan grabbed her, saying, "Are you really going to get off covered in blood like this?"
Lu Yangyang looked at her clothes. They were a bit dirty, but she had brought a change of clothes. It wasn't convenient for her to change in the carriage.
"I'll change at the temple." Lu Yangyang reached out and picked up the bundle containing her clothes.
"Wait a minute, let me get you a cloak to cover yourself." Princess Li Duan said, calling out to Lin Shuang, who quickly brought over a peacock green cloak.
Princess Li Duan tossed the cloak to Lu Yangyang: "Use this to block the view. There are a lot of people outside right now. If you look like this, people will think you've been out doing something else."
Lu Yangyang looked at her gorgeous cloak, which even shimmered in the sunlight, and her lips twitched: "Thank you."
"What are you thanking me for? I wouldn't even give it to anyone else," Princess Liduan replied haughtily.
Lu Yangyang unfolded the cloak and wrapped it around herself to cover the bloodstains on her clothes. "Why are you wearing a cloak in the middle of summer?"
"It's all because of my mother. She said it's cold in the mountains at night and insisted that I take her with me. Okay, okay, let's go, I'm starving." Princess Li Duan dragged Lu Yangyang and ran towards the temple. She originally wanted to go over and say something to Sheng Junyao, but seeing that Sheng Junyao was busy taking care of Madam Lan, she could only give up.
"Come with me, I know a shortcut." Unable to get closer to her, Princess Liduan simply dragged Lu Yangyang away to another place.
Lu Yangyang told Yuanxing to go and talk to Sheng Junyao, and then left with Princess Liduan.
The two took a side path and climbed up the steps. When they were almost at the top of the mountain, Princess Liduan glanced at a certain place and couldn't help but frown.
"What's wrong with you?" Lu Yangyang climbed up and turned to see Princess Liduan looking around.
"I think I just saw Xue Wanning, who is Brother Sheng's fiancée, but I think I was seeing things."