CHAPTER 509: 509 CHAPTER SCARED AWAY

Although there was the maid’s instigation, Princess Fu Yun still insisted on not doing it.

Mr. Su saved her and was willing to marry her to help her escape the marriage bestowed by the Empress Dowager.

It would be unkind to make things difficult for him.

Shanhu couldn’t persuade her and eventually stopped trying.

But—

In the end, Princess Fu Yun still ended up making small shoes for Su Chong.

After a good laugh, all her sleepiness was gone.

Princess Fu Yun got out of bed to wash up and was just about to have breakfast when Prince Yun arrived.

He heard that Young Master Su had sent a letter to Princess Fu Yun and came specifically to ask about it.

Princess Fu Yun was embarrassed to show the letter to Prince Yun.

Prince Yun thought it was suspicious and suspected that the letter wasn’t written by Young Master Su but by Su Chong.

Flushed with embarrassment, Princess Fu Yun handed over the letter to prove it wasn’t written by Su Chong, to avoid Prince Yun’s misunderstanding.

Prince Yun was stunned by the letter.

He had never seen brothers interact this way.

The younger brother openly asked the future sister-in-law to make things difficult for his older brother.

"Their brotherly bond is truly deep," Prince Yun remarked.

The maid, "...."

Princess Fu Yun, "...."

Princess Fu Yun looked at Prince Yun and said, "Big Brother, do you also want me to make small shoes for you to wear?"

Prince Yun, "...."

He cleared his throat lightly and said, "There’s no need for that, Young Master Su is helping you vent your feelings, and since it’s his request, I think you should fulfill it."

Prince Yun knew about Young Master Su’s request.

Then Prince Yun and Princess Consort Yun both found out.

They unanimously thought Young Master Su’s request should be fulfilled.

Then—

They invited an embroideress with exceptional skills to come and teach Princess Fu Yun sewing.

And then—

Princess Fu Yun started her days of pricking herself several times daily.

By the time Princess Fu Yun stopped pricking herself, ten days had passed.

...

In those ten days, not a drop of rain fell.

That day, it was another sunny day.

The Capital City is the capital of Daqi.

A place chosen for its auspicious climate.

Even the Capital City hasn’t seen rain in a while, let alone other places.

Droughts were beginning to appear in various parts of Daqi.

With the scorching sun continuing day after day, Conscience Ice Shop’s business was unprecedentedly good.

But Su Jin didn’t really want such thriving business.

Looking at the silver notes sent by Conscience Ice Shop, Su Jin said, "If it doesn’t rain soon and a drought really occurs, this money will be donated to those affected by the disaster."

Xingxing was reluctant about the money, but she wouldn’t mind the donated money.

Doing good deeds will bring blessings from the heavens.

Besides, having been through natural and man-made disasters, she understood the hardship and knew that many could survive with just a meal, so helping them is a must.

Xingxing took the money inside to store it, and a maid came in from outside and said, "Heir’s wife, Second Young Lady and Third Young Lady have arrived."

Su Jin raised her eyebrows slightly.

Why have Xie Jinxiu and Xie Jinhuan come to Agarwood Pavilion?

Especially with the scorching sun outside, why have these two delicate flowers come?

Hopefully, it’s not an unwelcome visit for no reason at all.

Su Jin got up and went to welcome them.

Xie Jinxiu used a round fan to shield herself from the sun, and Xie Jinhuan saw Su Jin and called out, "Sister-in-law."

Su Jin smiled slightly.

"It’s so hot, you’ve come," Su Jin said.

"Quickly come in and sit down."

Agarwood Pavilion rarely had visitors, so there was no ice basin in the main hall to avoid waste.

Su Jin directly invited them into the inner room, just in the outer room.

Inside the room, there were quite a few ice basins, and having been under the sun all the way, Xie Jinxiu and Xie Jinhuan felt a slight coolness.

The two sat down, and Xingxing served them tea.

Xie Jinxiu wiped her sweat, while Xie Jinhuan said, "Just now, Old Madam sent someone, and Aunt had a maid relay a message, saying that the young ladies in the Capital City are all copying Buddhist Scriptures to pray for rain, and she wants us to copy as well."

"Did Aunt send someone to inform you, Sister-in-law?" Xie Jinhuan asked.

Su Jin shook her head, "No."

But it doesn’t matter; even if Princess Nanzhang didn’t send anyone, they came, didn’t they?

Xie Jinhuan said, "Why didn’t Aunt send someone to tell you, Sister-in-law? There are many types of Buddhist Scriptures; we thought we’d come to discuss with you and everyone could copy the same ones."

Su Jin smiled faintly and said, "Praying for rain is a good deed, I’ll definitely copy the Buddhist Scriptures."

"No need to copy too many, just copy for three days, eighty-one times, and personally take it to the Great Buddha Temple," Xie Jinxiu said.

Su Jin had always wanted to visit the Great Buddha Temple.

Previously, the Old Madam stayed at the Great Buddha Temple, and later it was too hot, making people unwilling to leave their homes; otherwise, for her brother’s engagement, she would definitely have returned to Dongxiang Marquis Mansion once.

Now it was a good opportunity to go to the Great Buddha Temple while delivering the Buddhist Scriptures.

Su Jin nodded in agreement.

She was so agreeable that Xie Jinxiu was a bit stunned.

If she had known it would be so easy, she would’ve just sent a maid with the message instead of coming herself.

It was too hot outside, and just arriving, they didn’t want to leave at all, so they stayed a while longer at Agarwood Pavilion.

Xingxing took out ice popsicles to treat them.

Xie Jinhuan, eating a popsicle, looked at Su Jin and said, "Sister-in-law, these popsicles are really the best, better than anything else for beating the heat and thirst, especially the hawthorn popsicles, they’re even appetite-inducing."

It was so hot that people had little appetite.

Xie Jinxiu added, "Indeed, I always tend to lose a bit of weight each summer, but thanks to Sister-in-law this year, I’ve gained a few pounds."

Su Jin, "...."

Is she thanking me or thanking me?

Su Jin took it as a sincere thank you.

Xie Jinhuan said, "This year is much hotter than last year, but as long as we don’t go out, it’s much cooler than last year, thanks to Sister-in-law for lowering the ice prices."

"Otherwise, just with Song’s Ice Shop, the price of ice blocks would probably sell for more than five taels of silver."

At such a high price, even they might not afford it.

Speaking of this matter, Xie Jinxiu couldn’t suppress her curiosity and looked at Su Jin, saying, "The ice blocks at Conscience Ice Shop haven’t increased in price to this day; you can buy them whenever you want."

"Where does Sister-in-law get so many ice blocks from?"

Once again, trying to coax her into answering.

These people are truly relentless.

Su Jin was unwilling to answer this question anymore, so Xie Jinhuan changed the topic, "These popsicles taste really good."

Conscience Ice Shop’s ice block business wasn’t the only thing booming; the popsicle business wasn’t bad either.

Initially, not many knew about the popsicles, but whenever someone bought ice at the shop, they would be given a few popsicles.

Those who bought ice tried the popsicles and sent people to buy them.

Now Conscience Ice Shop was as busy as ever.

After finishing a popsicle, Xie Jinhuan and Xie Jinxiu couldn’t sit still and got up to leave.

After seeing them out, Su Jin began copying Buddhist Scriptures.

Eighty-one times.

Flipping through the Buddhist Scriptures, Su Jin felt overwhelmed.

...

Drunken Immortal Pavilion.

After fishing, Prince NanAn and his friends returned and went straight upstairs to eat.

The four buckets of fish were delivered to the Drunken Immortal Pavilion.

When handing them over to the servant, they didn’t forget to remind, "Don’t serve us fish, we’re already tired of it."

The servant, "...."

The shopkeeper, "...."

If the fish weren’t still alive, based on Prince NanAn’s words, they would suspect the fish had been poisoned.

Upstairs, Prince NanAn lay on the small bed, fanning vigorously.

The private room had an ice basin, and the servant brought another one in, while the Heir of Marquis Beining ordered seven dishes and a soup.

"Serve the food quickly," the Heir of Marquis Beining said.

"Right away," the servant replied.

They returned a bit late today and were hungry.

Very soon, the food was served, looking and smelling delicious, making their stomachs growl with hunger.

"Enjoy your meal, sirs."

The servant retreated with the tray, looking eager to please.

The servant was just about to go downstairs when he saw the Junior Minister of the Ministry of Justice walking over.

He quickly turned back into the room.

The Heir of Marquis Beining had just picked up his chopsticks and grabbed a piece of braised chicken when the servant came over and said, "Heir of Marquis Beining, the Junior Minister of the Ministry of Justice has come upstairs."

The Heir of Marquis Beining, "...!!!"

He quickly stuffed the chicken into his mouth, grabbed two more pieces with his chopsticks, then put them down, picked up the folded fan on the table, and pushed open the window to jump out.

The stance, as if a moment’s delay would cost him his life.

His front foot had just jumped out of the window, and at the back foot, the Junior Minister of the Ministry of Justice pushed the door in and asked, "Is my cousin in?"

"You just scared him away," Chu Shun said.

The Junior Minister of the Ministry of Justice, "...."