The Favored Little Peasant Seizes the Heroine's Script!

"Qiqi!"

After running into her sworn sister Wei Qiqi, Yuan Bao first greeted her, then held her hand and greeted her godmother, Mrs. Shen, with a proper bow.

"Godmother, Jiaojiao missed you so much!"

After bowing, Yuan Bao moved closer to Mrs. Shen, appearing extremely cute and lovable.

Mrs. Shen naturally also missed Yuan Bao very much.

She bent down to pick Yuan Bao up, lightly tapped her on the forehead, and said, "If you miss me, then why didn’t you come to see me?"

"I wanted to!"

Yuan Bao tilted her head and thought for a moment, "But, I’m afraid of running into that girl next door!"

These were her true feelings!

Of course, worrying about running into Sheng Xueyi was just one reason.

Another reason was that it was genuinely too hot.

The heat made Yuan Bao not want to move at all.

"Alright, you’re forgiven!"

Mrs. Shen snuggled faces with Yuan Bao for a while before speaking with a smiling face.

Then, Mrs. Shen, holding Yuan Bao and taking Wei Qiqi by the hand, went to pay respects to Mrs. Zeng.

Her main intention for coming over was to invite Mrs. Zeng and Yuan Bao to escape the summer heat.

The Wei Family has a summer retreat at the foot of West Ridge Mountain outside Yunyang City. The mountain spring water flows into the courtyard, forming a lively water feature.

Every summer, the women and children of the Wei Family would go to the retreat to escape the heat.

The Wei Family’s summer retreat was just a bit less luxurious than the royal family’s retreat.

Upon hearing they could play in the water, Yuan Bao was immediately tempted.

After all, in this scorching summer, even with ice made using the saltpeter ice-making method, trying to avoid the heat was like using a cup of water to extinguish a cartload of firewood.

"Grandma, let’s go, let’s go!"

After hearing her godmother describe the retreat, Yuan Bao eagerly shook Mrs. Zeng’s arm.

Mrs. Zeng thought for a moment but declined.

Firstly, Song Family and Mrs. Peng’s bellies were getting bigger, making travel unsuitable. Secondly, she didn’t feel comfortable leaving Old Yuan alone here.

Even though the Yuan Family now had servants, neither Mrs. Zeng nor Old Yuan were accustomed to being waited on.

Ultimately, only Yuan Bao got the opportunity to go for a summer retreat.

Yuan Bao wanted to show some filial love to her grandmother, but her grandmother firmly refused.

Once the matter was settled, Mrs. Shen took Wei Qiqi and left first.

The departure was set for tomorrow, so Mrs. Shen needed to go back and pack. Although there were servants to do the work, she still needed to oversee the arrangements.

As for Yuan Bao, she also needed to pack some things.

For a summer retreat in the mountains, more clothes were necessary.

Nanny Xue and Hu Niuniu were arranged by Mrs. Zeng to accompany Yuan Bao.

Both of them naturally also needed to pack their things.

As for Old Yuan, upon hearing his beloved granddaughter was going for a summer retreat, he felt a bit reluctant. Because once Yuan Bao left, it would be a month or two before she came back.

However, Old Yuan, although reluctant, did not keep Yuan Bao from going.

After all, the summer here was truly hot.

Since his beloved granddaughter had the opportunity to escape the heat and avoid being tormented by the summer, he surely couldn’t stand in her way.

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Just as Yuan Bao was happily getting ready for the trip, Sheng Xueyi suddenly showed up uninvited, also intending to invite the Yuan Family to escape the summer heat.

Unfortunately, the place Sheng Xueyi was planning to go was the Wei Family’s retreat at West Ridge Mountain.

And the person who invited Sheng Xueyi to join was the Fourteenth Prince.

Upon realizing that Sheng Xueyi was also going to the Sheng Family Manor for the retreat, Yuan Bao’s good mood vanished entirely.

"Grandma, I don’t want to go anymore!"

Yuan Bao genuinely didn’t want to encounter Sheng Xueyi more often, yet this person seemed to haunt her like a persistent ghost.