Jun Jianchou's hair was just like the bamboo leaves. Master Liaoshan moved it nine times, and all of his three thousand strands of black hair fell to the ground, as if his worldly ties had truly ended, and he was swept away by a gust of wind and disappeared without a trace.
"Alright, now that you have joined my Buddhist order, I will bestow upon you a Dharma name! From now on, you shall be called Wude. May you attain perfect merit and follow your heart's desire!"
“Wujing, bring the tools for burning the precepts, and I will burn the precepts for him.”
Soon, the burning of the precepts was completed, and Jun Jianchou, who had already attained enlightenment, was taken by his senior brother Wujing to change into monk's robes.
Dressed in a black monk's robe, Jun Jianchou said, "Amitabha!"
He gazed at the distant corridor and silently said goodbye to his beloved girl.
He thought that after their last parting, they would never see each other again. Unexpectedly, heaven took pity on him and allowed her to witness his decision to become a nun, which relieved him of a worry. He was truly content without needing to say more.
Cen Xi stood outside the temple gate, listening to the tolling of the bells, and for some reason, tears streamed down her face.
She stood silently by herself for an hour, then shouldered her bundle and descended the mountain.
She had no destination before, but now she suddenly wanted to go and see the place where she first appeared in this world.
I want to see how that fat woman next door, who likes to bully others and take advantage of others, is doing. I want to know if she and her husband are winning or losing.
She also wanted to see what became of the two villagers who tricked her into marrying Wang the Great Philanthropist as a concubine.
I'm also curious to see what kind of expression Wang the philanthropist will have when he sees her go back.
She didn't know why she had such thoughts after Jun Jianchou became a monk.
Anyway, she just wanted to go, so she traveled light and rode a fast horse straight to Baicheng.
She traveled for half a month, and it wasn't until the end of the year that she finally arrived at Lijia Village, weary from her journey.
She has always had a very good memory, and quickly, without needing anyone to guide her, she found the house of her former cheap husband.
She knocked on the door in a good mood, thinking no one would answer, but after knocking twice, a woman opened the door.
Cen Xi bumped into her face and was immediately stunned, as the woman's face was almost identical to hers.
Cen Xi was so shocked that she opened and closed her mouth several times, unable to utter a single word. The lady inside the door was the same; she was clearly also surprised by Cen Xi's face.
Cen Xi: "Who are you?"
Su Nianniang: "Who are you?"
After asking the question, the two of them paused for a moment, and finally Cen Xi thought of a possibility first.
"Are you Su Nianniang?"
"Are you Yan Xi?"
At the same time, Su Nianniang realized who this person was.
"No, my name is Cen Xi, but Yan Xi is also part of my name. How did you know me?"
Cen Xi denied her words, then affirmed them, and then asked, completely baffled.
The woman in front of me is called Su Nianniang. She deduced this from Liu Jiuyi and Liu Xiaoyu. But how did she know my identity?
"Because someone lives in my house who happens to know you, you can go in and see him. But you need to know where my son and daughter are, and why my husband died?"
Su Nianniang looked at Cen Xi with a complicated expression, gave a cold explanation, and then asked about her family.
"Jiuyi and Xiaoyu are at my princess residence in the capital. As for your husband, just like what the village says, he went to the mountains to gather herbs, but the heavy snow blocked the mountain, and he was accidentally crushed to death."
Seeing the other woman's coldness, Cen Xi returned the coldness in return. This woman was clearly taking her anger out on her, but Cen Xi was never one to be trifled with; she had a terrible temper, so it was best not to provoke her.
She wouldn't care about Liu Jiuyi and Liu Xiaoyu's feelings and would attack their mother.
"What? My son and daughter are still alive?"
Upon hearing that her children were all in the capital, Su Nianniang's guard vanished instantly. She grabbed Cen Xi and began to sob and cry.
"Yes! Since you are their biological mother, I will naturally take you to see them. You mentioned that you know me, please take me to meet you."
Seeing how heartbroken she was, Cen Xi's earlier discomfort vanished. This woman at least cared about Jiu Yi and Xiao Yu.
Then she felt relieved for them.
Liu Jiuyi had always said that she wasn't his biological mother, and now it's proven that she really wasn't. She found him a mother, so surely he shouldn't take advantage of her now, right?
"Okay! Thank you for taking such good care of my children. I'll take you to see him now."
After Su Nianniang shed tears of emotion, she grabbed Cen Xi's hand and pulled her inside.
Walking into the inner room, in the former bedroom of Liu Xiucai, Cen Xi saw a person, or more precisely, a eunuch, because he had no beard. He was very ill at the moment, but his whole body exuded a fierce aura.
"Who is this person? Didn't I tell you not to bring people in without permission? Has someone bullied you again? Do you need my help?"
The man, lying with his eyes closed, knew that a stranger had entered the room, so he asked in an annoyed tone.
“Father-in-law, this is the person you have been looking for. Her face is just like mine. She may be the Yanxi you have been talking about.”
Su Nianniang seemed very afraid of him. She stood three meters away from him and dared not take another step. She pinched the hem of her skirt and after a while, she opened her mouth to explain.
"What?"
The eunuch suddenly sat up, his eyes snapping open as he brazenly scrutinized Cen Xi.
Cen Xi accepted the other person's scrutiny naturally, her mind a blur. She seemed to vaguely recognize this person, but ultimately couldn't figure out who he was.
"Princess, are you really a princess?"
After what seemed like an eternity, the old eunuch seemed to have truly confirmed Cen Xi's identity. He took her hand and his eyes welled up with tears.
"Yes! That's me! I am indeed the eldest princess of the Grand Banquet. May I ask who you are? You seem to look familiar."
Cen Xi let the other person pull her along, because she couldn't sense any hostility from him. This person might really be someone who had taken care of her before.
She just didn't know how he lost her, or why she and Su Nianniang had switched identities.
"How wonderful! How wonderful! This old servant is Eunuch Qin, who serves the Empress and is the one who took you away from the capital. Your Highness, you are finally normal, no longer foolish. Heaven has eyes, heaven has eyes!"
The wrinkles on Eunuch Qin's face were full of smiles, and he kept wiping away tears.
"What's going on here? How did you end up with Su Nianniang, and why did we switch identities?"
Cen Xi withdrew her hand, gesturing for the two of them to sit down, and then explained the reason behind it.
"It is the princess's turn to explain the situation. From the moment you were born, the Imperial Observatory defined you as a person of great fortune, capable of taking care of the Grand Banquet and its people. The Empress and His Majesty were very pleased and gave you the most magnificent palace and the best of everything."
"When you were three years old, after reciting a poem of concern for the country and its people at a state banquet, your reputation as a lucky star spread throughout the banquet. His Majesty also bestowed upon you a title at the state banquet, officially naming you Princess Tianyou."
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