Start practicing from marrying the disfigured princess

"This is the elixir I made for Miss Mu. It will help her condition a little."

Ren Pingsheng said nothing. He walked to the little Taoist priest and handed her the elixir.

Mu Rou was slightly startled. She subconsciously reached out to take the elixir. After taking a look, she asked softly, "Mr. Ren, how should I take it?"

Ren Pingsheng said, "Just swallow it."

"Well... Thank you, Mr. Ren."

Mu Rou nodded slightly and swallowed the Jiexu Pill in her hand without any hesitation.

It took only a moment.

A warm feeling rose from her heart and flowed all over her body, making her feel warm.

Besides that, there was no other feeling.

"How does it feel?"

Ren Pingsheng looked at her and asked curiously.

"Warm... very comfortable."

Mu Rou answered truthfully.

"That's good."

Seeing that she did not show any abnormality after taking the elixir, Ren Pingsheng breathed a sigh of relief and said, "In that case, I will not disturb Miss Mu's rest. Goodbye."

After that, he turned around and was about to leave.

Mu Rou stared at his back in a daze, wanting to ask him to stay, but she didn't know what reason to use.

In fact.

She didn't know why she wanted to keep Ren Pingsheng at all.

She just felt that with Ren Pingsheng by her side, she would feel more at ease even if she did nothing.

Seeing that Ren Pingsheng was about to leave the house.

After struggling for a long time, she still asked, "How is His Highness Chang'an recuperating these days?"

Ren Pingsheng stopped when she suddenly mentioned Chang'an, and replied, "It's just some superficial injuries, and it will be restored to its original state after a few days of recuperation."

"That's good."

Mu Rou nodded gently, and then fell silent again.

Years of living alone have made her a taciturn person.

When there is something, she can still chat a few words.

When there is nothing to do, she doesn't know what to say.

Ren Pingsheng was thinking about cultivation, so he didn't notice her abnormality. He asked casually, "Miss Mu, do you have anything else to do?"

Mu Rou gently shook her head: "No, no."

"If you have anything to do, you can tell the servants."

Ren Pingsheng said hello, and left the room without stopping.

Mu Rou looked at his back as he left, with a trance in her eyes.

After a while.

Qiu'er pushed open the door and walked in. Her face was full of curiosity. She asked, "Miss, why is the time so short this time?"

Mu Rou looked up at her, bewildered: "?"

It's just a pill, how long can it take.

Qiu'er saw her young lady's expression and seemed to understand something. She came up to her and asked, "What is the prince going to do this time, young lady?"

Mu Rou answered truthfully, "He made a pill for me, saying it would be beneficial to my condition."

"Just came to deliver the pill...didn't do anything else?"

Qiu'er blinked and asked meaningfully.

"Something else..."

Mu Rou's delicate face was still blank, and she asked, "What is it?"

Qiu Er stretched out a finger, gently touched her red lips, and winked and said, "For example..."

"?"

Mu Rou was confused by her inexplicable behavior, blinked her eyes, and looked a little confused.

"Oh...it's what you did by the lake last time."

Qiu Er saw that her young lady had not been enlightened, and finally couldn't help but point it out.

The lakeside...

Mu Rou was stunned for a few seconds.

The scenes that happened in the wind and snow that day suddenly appeared in her mind.

Including Master Ren holding her in his arms, and then...

A tingling feeling rose from the coccyx.

Her pretty face flushed red, and she looked away, "I don't know what sister Qiu'er is talking about."

"Miss, you never lied before."

Qiu'er didn't give her own lady any face at all, raised her eyebrows, and said with a smile: "But this also shows that the lady is not ignorant of what happened that day, and she is not without feelings for the prince. Am I right?"

Mu Rou's pretty face became even redder, and her two small hands tightly grasped the ancient book, her fingertips were a little white, and she said nothing.

"Miss, there is no need to be like this, this kind of thing is inevitable, it is human nature, and besides..."

Qiu'er looked like an experienced person, and she put on airs as soon as she opened her mouth, wanting to give advice.

But before she could say a few words, she was interrupted by a violent cough.

"Cough cough cough cough cough..."

Mu Rou covered her chest with one hand and her mouth with the other hand. Her beautiful eyes were covered with a layer of mist. I don't know if it was because of the difficulty in breathing caused by coughing, or some other reason.

"Miss."

Qiu'er was a little flustered when she saw this scene, and hurried forward to pat her back.

Mu Rou was still coughing violently, and tears were about to come out.

It took half an incense stick of time for her to gradually get better. She looked weak and said softly: "Sister Qiu'er, I'm a little tired. Can I rest alone for a while?"

Qiu'er was about to nod, but suddenly felt that something was wrong.

Since the prince gave her medicine by the Yuanwu Lake.

Miss has almost never coughed again.

Why did she cough so badly all of a sudden?

It only took a moment.

She understood something and said seriously: "Miss, there are some problems that are useless to avoid."

Mu Rou still looked weak, covering her chest, and said nothing.

Qiu'er looked straight at her.

After a while, she sighed and said earnestly: "Miss, why do you do this? The prince once said that life is short and you should enjoy yourself while you can.

Miss, you finally found something interesting besides studying, why do you keep avoiding it?

Some time ago, Miss walked out of the yard, participated in the competition, and watched the snow scene. I thought Miss had figured it out, but I didn't expect that Miss was still the same as before.

Even if Miss feels a little wronged and has some regrets, it's nothing, but Miss, have you ever thought about how you would feel if the master and others were still alive and saw Miss like this.

The prince has put in so much effort and spent so much effort, but in the end he saw that Miss has not changed at all, how would he feel..."

The more he spoke, the more lost his tone and the more disappointed he looked.

At the end, she didn't know what she was saying, she just felt sad.

For the first time in her life.

She felt that Miss was not brave, but cowardly to face death.

Because she clearly had hope to survive, and clearly had things worth cherishing to do, but she just kept escaping and thought about dying.

Indeed.

She had never experienced the pain that the young lady had experienced.

But she still felt that the young lady was wrong.

"Young lady..."

Just when Qiu'er finished speaking all the words in her mind.

Mu Rou's gentle voice suddenly sounded.

"When Mr. Ren was here, I did feel different from reading alone in the past, and I felt more at ease in my heart..."

Hearing her young lady open her heart and speak out her inner thoughts.

Qiu'er was slightly startled, and then immediately cheered up, adjusted her mood, and asked softly: "Why didn't the young lady tell the prince?"

Mu Rou's eyelashes trembled, and she didn't answer.

Qiu'er said: "Young lady, do you think that you have no reason to let the prince stay?"

Mu Rou hesitated, nodded slightly, and admitted this statement.

Qiu'er pouted and said, "You were like that when you were at the lakeside, what other reason do you need... Miss, just tell the prince directly that you want him to stay with you."

When Mu Rou heard this, she imagined the scene in her mind, and her pretty face instantly flushed. She shook her head: "No."

Well...

Miss is not good at speaking.

She rarely comes into contact with men on weekdays.

It is indeed a bit too much to ask Miss to express her feelings to the prince right away.

Qiu'er thought carefully for a few seconds, and suddenly thought of something. She raised her eyebrows and gave her own advice: "If Miss feels shy, just chat with the prince more. When the atmosphere is about right, the prince will stay by himself."

Mu Rou didn't understand what she meant by the atmosphere was about right. She blinked and looked confused.

Qiu'er explained: "In short, if you have something to say... Miss can talk more about the books you like to read and your experience in cultivation.

By the way, didn't the prince learn a technique from you, called the Yin-Yang Heart Sutra? Miss can talk more about the content of it with the prince."

Yin-Yang Heart Sutra...

Mu Rou was stunned for a few seconds, her face flushed, and she shook her head and said, "No."

"Why not?" Qiu'er asked.

Mu Rou held it in for a long time, and still only managed one sentence: "It's just not possible."

"..."

Qiu'er said: "Then talk about something else, such as how beautiful the snow scenery by the Yuanwu Lake is, or something that the prince is interested in, such as..."

Speaking of this, she stopped abruptly.

She really didn't know what else Prince Ren was interested in besides cultivation.

Don't look at her exaggerated words.

She looked like an emotional mentor.

In fact, she had never come into contact with many opposite sexes since she was a child.

She had almost never come into contact with the opposite sex of the same age.

What she said was just what she heard from others.

There was a moment of silence.

She said seriously: "I heard from Sister Tao'er that the things that men in the world like are pretty much the same. I'll go to Moxuanzhai and ask what books those young men like to read. I'll buy a few books and after you read them, you'll naturally know what to talk to the prince about."

After that, she stood up and looked at her own lady: "Miss, wait a moment, I'll be back soon."

Then, she left the house quickly.

Mu Rou stared at her back in a daze, and her mind kept echoing what she had just said.

Maybe.

Sister Qiu'er was right.

I shouldn't be as cowardly as I am now.

Father, uncle, master, sister Qiu'er, and Mr. Ren... They have made many efforts beyond their imagination so that I can live happily.

Just for them, I should be brave.

Thinking like this.

Qiu'er has returned to the house from Moxuanzhai.

"Miss, I heard from the shopkeeper of Moxuanzhai that in the capital, there is no man who doesn't like to read these books.

On weekdays, it is difficult to get a book. Even if there is money, he will not sell it. He only sold it to me for the sake of the prince."

As she spoke, she took out four or five books from her arms and put them on the desk. She raised her eyebrows and said proudly: "The shopkeeper also specifically told me that I must not let others see them when walking on the street. I think these books are too precious. If others see them, they will cause a fight.

After I took them, I kept them in my arms. I didn't even have time to take a look at them."

There are such precious books in Moxuanzhai?

Mu Rou's eyes showed strong curiosity. She looked at the books and found that there was no text on the covers, not even the title or author.

"Is it a rare book that exists in the world?"

She thought so, reached for a book, and opened the first page.

It begins with just a few lines of text.

It describes how a young lady from an aristocratic family who was raised in a boudoir was so lonely, with only a personal maid beside her to talk to, and being kept company by ancient books all day long.

See that young lady from aristocratic family.

Mu Rou seemed to have seen herself, with a sad look on her face.

Then, I turned to the second page and continued browsing.

The second page is again a few lines of text.

It describes a graceful and noble young master from aristocratic family. When he was a guest at his house, he met the young lady from aristocratic family by chance.

There are also pictures on the side.

With just a few strokes, a pair of talented men and beautiful women are sketched out.

See here.

Mu Rou already felt that something was not right.

after all.

So many years.

Having read a lot of books, this was the first time she saw such a book.

However, I thought of what Qiu'er said just now.

He hesitated.

She turned to the next page anyway.

A few more lines of text.

Describe the two people falling in love at first sight and being in love with each other...

Next to it is another picture.

In the painting, the two people hug each other tightly under the moonlight, looking warm and harmonious.

Mu Rou looked at the picture and instinctively felt something was wrong.

But she was asked to tell what was wrong, but she couldn't, so she could only continue to scroll down.

After flipping through a few pages.

Her expression gradually changed.

From confusion at the beginning, to curiosity later, and then...

Even she herself couldn't tell what kind of emotion she was feeling.

Just watched it for a while.

Her formerly pale face turned rosy, as bright as the sunset, her beautiful eyes were covered with a layer of mist, and her little hand holding the book trembled slightly.

"Miss, what's wrong with you?"

aside.

Qiu'er noticed something strange about her young lady, hesitated for a moment, and then asked.

Hear Qiuer's voice.

Mu Rou felt as if she was struck by lightning, her body trembled suddenly, she subconsciously closed the book in her hand, and said in a trembling voice: "No, it's nothing..."

"?"

Qiu'er became even more confused when she saw this scene.

What is written in the book that can cause such a significant change in the young lady after reading it.

"Miss, what is written in the book?"

Mu Rou said tremblingly: "No, I didn't write anything..."

Qiu'er looked at his young lady suspiciously.

Mu Rou took a deep breath to calm down, put the book in her hand back on the table, and asked softly: "What did Sister Qiu'er tell the shopkeeper?"

Qiu'er said: "I just asked him what books men like to read, so he gave these books to me."

Mu Rou asked again: "Besides, did you mention who you bought it for?"

"No."

Qiu'er shook her head gently.

Mu Rou asked: "Then why did he say it was for the prince's sake?"

Qiu'er said: "Perhaps I have seen the slave in Ren Mansion before."

Mu Rou thought for a few seconds and said softly: "Return these books to him and don't say anything else..."

Qiu'er blinked curiously: "Why?"

When Mu Rou thought about the content in the book, her face turned red and her heart beat, and she pretended to be indifferent and said: "There is no reason..."

"All right."

Qiu'er looked helpless and responded.

Then, he reached out and picked up the book, wanting to see what kind of book it was that made the young lady so repelled.