702 Phoenix Life (5)
Why did Mrs. Su come to talk about marriage for her son? From what Cong Yang said, Su Mingfeng was deeply in love with Shen Miao. Shen Miao would never believe this. Not to mention that Su Mingfeng had only met her a few times, moreover, on the street that day, the way Su Mingfeng looked at her was by no means affectionate.
Could this be Su Mingfeng’s scheme? Shen Miao thought that because Su Mingfeng wanted to find out the secret of the Tiger Head Bracelet, he decided to marry her. Or did he think that after she became his wife, she would tell him everything? Would Su Mingfeng really sacrifice his entire life just to find out the truth?
Gu Yu walked in with a stack of clothes in her hand. She smiled and said, “Miss, we’re going to the Putuo Temple tomorrow. Madam said you should wear plain colors, so I brought some. Miss, wake up early tomorrow morning to pick one you like.” As she spoke, she blew out the candle for Shen Miao and said, “Miss, you have to rest early today. I’m afraid the journey tomorrow will be long and tiring.”
At night, Luo Xueyan came over and told Luo Tan and Shen Miao that she would bring the two of them to the Putuo Temple to offer incense tomorrow. Luo Tan had never been to the Putuo Temple, so she was naturally very happy, but Shen Miao was not enthusiastic.
Putuo Temple was a famous temple in the capital. It was located halfway up the mountain in the north of the city. It was said that the tree called “Fate Tree” was very effective. Young woman could exchange copper coins for some red strings from the monk in the temple and tie the red strings to a pouch before throwing it on the tree. If the pouch hung on the tree branch, it meant that the goddess of love had heard the woman’s prayer and would bring her a good marriage.
Shen Miao had been to that “fate tree” in her previous life. In order to show that she was fated to marry Fu Xiuyi, she bought hundreds of red strings and tied them to pouches before throwing them up. Later, Shen Qing and Shen Yue “accidentally” revealed this matter, causing Shen Miao to be made fun of.
Therefore, Shen Miao did not like this tree very much.
If Shen Miao hadn’t heard the conversation between Mrs. Su and Luo Xueyan from Cong Yang today, she would’ve thought that Luo Xueyan wanted to go to the temple to make some good wishes as it was almost the end of the year. However, after knowing what they said in the main hall, Shen Miao realized that Luo Xueyan brought her along because she wanted to make her throw a red string at the tree.
Shen Miao was extremely unwilling and even wondered if she should pretend to be sick. However, falling sick at this moment seemed too deliberate. Moreover, Luo Tan was in high spirits, and Shen Miao didn’t want to ruin her fun. She thought that it wouldn’t hurt to throw something on the tree, so she agreed.
However, she still felt a little uncomfortable.
That night, Shen Miao did not sleep well. She had a few dreams. In her dreams, she was the one standing under the tree and throwing red strings. Luo Xueyan bought her an entire bucket of red strings. Shen Miao’s arms were sore from throwing, but the red strings that she had marked were all gone. There was nothing on the ground or on the tree. Just as she was puzzled, she saw a purple-robed young man sitting on the tree with a large handful of red strings in his hand. He smiled at her with a faint smile and asked, “Who do you want to marry?”
He had sharp eyebrows, a straight nose, and rosy lips. His eyes were as sharp as blades. It was Xie Jingxing’s face.
Shen Miao suddenly woke up from her dream and couldn’t fall asleep again.
When Jingzhe came in, she was shocked and asked, “Miss, did you not sleep well last night? You have dark circles under your eyes.”
