Gossip at Stillness Temple

With the prospect of juicy gossip spurring her on, Jiang Nuan had much more energy as she set off.

After a whole series of elaborate formalities, she was finally free to wander around.

[Guagua, hurry and tell me where my imperial uncle and aunt are! I want to catch the gossip!]

Jiang Nuan asked inwardly.

[Host, follow my directions. Go straight first, then turn right, then left. Eventually, you'll see a grove of plum trees. They're there.]

Guagua gave her detailed directions.

[All right, let's go.]

Jiang Nuan casually made up an excuse and told Jiang Yunsheng and the others before taking Chunhua Qiuyue along to watch the drama.

A girl slightly older than her glanced her way, said a few words to her father and older brother, then left, following behind Jiang Nuan.

Before long, Jiang Nuan noticed the little tail trailing after her.

"Zixuan? Why are you following me?"

Jiang Nuan looked at her and asked in confusion.

Jiang Zixuan was Prince Gong's daughter, Princess Fu'an. She was thirteen, and ordinarily, she and Jiang Nuan had no contact at all.

"I saw you coming this way alone and was worried about your safety, so I came to check on you."

In truth, this was the first time she had heard Jiang Nuan's thoughts, and she wanted to follow her to find out what she meant by catching their imperial uncle and aunt's gossip.

"Oh, so that's it. Thank you for worrying about me, Zixuan. I heard Stillness Temple's plum grove was famous, so I wanted to take a look. With Chunhua Qiuyue beside me, you don't need to worry."

Jiang Nuan explained to Jiang Zixuan.

"In that case, I'll go with you."

With that, Jiang Zixuan linked arms with Jiang Nuan as though they were already close friends