Chapter 44 Why should a person full of sins serve Buddha?

The rain continued to fall all night, but at daybreak, it became even more torrential, pouring down like a torrential downpour. The endless curtain of rain enveloped the entire capital in a hazy haze.

"It's raining so hard outside, Dad, can you wait until the weather clears up before letting Mom leave?"

Gu Chengyan didn't expect his father to be so determined and to send his mother away so soon. However, it was raining heavily outside and Ganlu Temple was on the top of the mountain, so the carriage could only go to the foot of the mountain.

If we leave now, we will have to climb up in the heavy rain.

Marquis Anyang had a cold face and an unclear expression, making it impossible to figure out what he was thinking.

Mother Gu was forcibly taken out by several old women. Her hair was disheveled and her eyes were full of resentment and madness.

He screamed loudly: "Lin Xingyao, where is that bitch?" The sharp voice was particularly harsh in the silent room.

Upon hearing this, the Marquis of Anyang was furious, and veins popped out on his forehead. "You openly insulted the princess. I think you have lost your mind."

Mother Gu struggled desperately, trying to break free from the restraints of the old women, still shouting, "Let Lin Xingyao come out to see me."

Her face was distorted with anger, and she completely ignored her current situation and embarrassment.

Marquis Anyang was furious. He stepped forward, grabbed her like a chicken, and dragged her outside the house to the corridor.

"Wake up!"

The heavy rain instantly soaked her whole body.

The rain slid down her hair and cheeks, soaking her clothes. She knelt in the rain, shivering, but still did not stop talking.

Gu Chengyan took two steps to catch up, his eyes full of anxiety, "Dad, Mom is too weak to handle it. When the rain stops, I will personally take her to Ganlu Temple."

But Marquis Anyang remained unmoved. He turned around and saw Gu Cheng'an standing aside with a cold expression on his face, as if the person being tortured now had nothing to do with him.

Gu Chengyan shouted anxiously: "Second brother, please give me some advice!"

Gu Chengan's face, which had always been expressionless, finally showed some fluctuations. His brows were slightly furrowed, and a hint of complex emotions flashed in his eyes.

It seems like hesitating, and struggling.

After a long while, he slowly uttered, "It's better for Mom to leave as soon as possible."

"You!" The anger and disappointment in Gu Chengyan's heart surged like a tide. He suddenly swung a punch and hit Gu Chengan hard in the face.

"You ungrateful bastard, I love you the most..."

When Marquis Anyang saw his two sons fighting, he felt exhausted.

“That’s enough!”

Gu Chengyan then let go of his hand, turned his head away, and his chest heaved violently.

He knew he couldn't anger his father any more at this moment, but his aunt had always been the one who favored him the most since he was a child, but now...

What a cruel person.

Commander Hu walked into the house and stood at the door. Raindrops slid down the corners of his clothes and dripped onto the floor.

He stood straight and saluted respectfully, "My Lord, the carriage cannot move in such heavy rain."

Marquis Anyang frowned and sighed helplessly, "Then let's wait until the rain stops before sending her away."

After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and left in a hurry, as if he didn't want to look at Gu's mother again. His back showed endless disappointment and boredom.

Mother Gu was still kneeling in the heavy rain under the porch, her body swaying, and she no longer had the arrogance she had before.

The rain kept washing over her, and her lips gradually turned purple, but she was still cursing, but the sound was gradually drowned out by the sound of wind and rain.

Gu Cheng'an just glanced at him indifferently and turned away.

His steps were a little heavy, and the inner entanglement and pain followed him like a shadow.

For a moment, he didn't know how to face his mother.

Gu Chengyan looked at his departing back, his heart filled with sadness. He had no time to care about anything else and quickly helped Gu's mother up and sent her back.

He ordered the maid to prepare water quickly and help her take a hot bath to drive away the cold and prevent her from getting sick.

Everyone in the mansion knew that the Marquis disliked her. If it weren't for the two young masters, he would have divorced her long ago.

But when he saw the whip marks on her body, he was still shocked.

Baoling came secretly last night, and only the maids in charge of guarding Tingxue Pavilion knew about it.

They all heard the miserable screams.

He was beaten so badly...

Hongmeng Academy

Yuling hurried into the house and bowed gently. "Young Madam, the rain was so heavy that the Marquis' wife couldn't leave as planned. The Marquis meant to wait until the rain stopped before sending her to Ganlu Temple."

Chu Ruohan reached out and gently stroked the teacup. Hearing this, her eyes raised slightly, a barely perceptible fluctuation flashed across her eyes, and then she returned to calm.

"This rain has given her a chance to catch her breath." She took a sip of tea and responded seemingly nonchalantly.

Yuling took a few steps forward and lowered her voice, "Young Madam, there's one more thing. Baoling went to Tingxue Pavilion last night with a whip... I heard that the Marquis's wife was severely beaten."

Chu Ruohan was silent for a moment, slowly put down the teacup, stood up, slowly walked to the window, and looked at the heavy rain like a curtain.

In her previous life, she had been whipped many times and knew the excruciating pain that was piercing and excruciating.

But no one would help her, she could only grit her teeth and endure it.

This time it was Gu's mother's turn to have a taste of it.

The arrogant words of Gu's mother in the previous life suddenly emerged in my mind.

This bitch is just thick-skinned and can't be killed no matter how hard you hit her.

Ganlu Temple? Just letting her become a nun would be too easy for her.

People who are full of sins will only pollute the pure holy land of Buddha.

Although Mother Gu drank medicine for typhoid fever, the whipping on her back and the rain caused her to develop a high fever that night and she became confused.

The candlelight flickered, and the light and shadow swayed on the wall.

She lay on the bed, the corners of her mouth dry and chapped, calling out weakly: "Water...water..."

In a trance, it seemed as if someone helped her up and slowly fed water into her mouth.

Mother Gu tried hard to open her cloudy eyes, and in the dim light, she seemed to see Nanny Wang.

"Mammy..." she murmured subconsciously.

The maid beside her heard the call and explained, "Madam, I am not Nanny Wang. Nanny Wang has already..." There seemed to be a hint of reluctance in her words.

Only then did Mother Gu see clearly that the person in front of her was a young maid whom she had never seen before.

"Aren't you a maid from Tingxue Pavilion?"

"I was sent by the Second Young Master to take care of you." The little maid replied respectfully.

A glimmer of light appeared in Gu's mother's eyes, and she knew that Cheng'an would not be so cruel.

Today's sentence: "Mom should leave as soon as possible."

It really hurt Mother Gu's heart.

But deep down, she always believed that Cheng An still had her as his mother in his heart. He was just upset at the moment and angry that she had harmed Du Ruoling's child.

"Madam, you have to cheer up for the sake of the two young masters!"

Mother Gu's eyes were empty, but after hearing the maid's words, her originally dull eyes gradually became firm.

Yes, she still has two sons, she can't fall down, she has to hold on.

Especially her Cheng'an, who is so smart and outstanding, and he has not yet ascended to the throne of the crown prince.

The huge family fortune of the Marquis's Mansion cannot be taken away by that lowly bastard.

A strong feeling of reluctance and determination welled up in her heart. She slowly raised her hand and beckoned the maid to come closer, whispering...

However, he did not notice the complicated look in the maid's eyes, but it was quickly concealed.