Chapter 178 Wait until next time when you are curious
In front of the two meditation rooms behind the Tiannu Tower, Ming Luo frowned when he heard this: "He has been here?"
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"Is he here to see Chang Suining?" Although Ming Luo was asking a question, his tone was firm.
"That's right." The monk lowered his voice in the dim light, "The tower gate is closed. The girl from the Chang family did not alarm us. She jumped out of the window to meet Commander Cui."
Ming Luo said in a cold tone: "The saint ordered her to pray here, but she secretly met with someone here late at night. It can be said that she has no sincerity or shame at all."
But the person who came to find her was Cui Jing. Even if this matter was reported to the saint, he would not say much, let alone spread it and make a fuss about it.
It's always like this...
Every time when Chang Suining made a mistake, she always felt helpless and had no idea what to do. She could only watch him do whatever he wanted without having to bear the consequences... This was a completely different life and way of living from her, and it was one of the reasons why she increasingly hated Chang Suining.
Ming Luo suppressed his resentment and asked the monk seriously, "What did the two of them say?"
Based on her understanding of Cui Jing, no matter how much he liked Chang Suining, he shouldn't come here late at night to look for someone for no reason... Could it be related to her aunt's guess?
She was not the kind of person who would lose her mind because of a little emotion. When it came to the guess about her aunt, she did not dare to be careless in public or in private.
But the monk said, "It seems that General Cui is here to say goodbye to the girl from the Chang family."
"Goodbye?"
"Yes." The monk's voice lowered a little: "General Cui claimed that he was following the secret order of the saint and would leave the capital soon."
Ming Luo was a little surprised. A secret decree? She thought of the last time Cui Jing came out of the Holy Ce Emperor's study alone tonight.
"Ms. Ming... don't you know about this?" the monk asked uncertainly.
Ming Luo's face was slightly tense: "I just didn't expect that Grand Commander Cui would even leak the Saint's secret decree casually-"
The monk responded but did not say anything further.
He was working for the saint, not the Ms. Ming in front of him. If Ms. Ming was unaware of the existence of the secret decree, he should keep silent if he accidentally heard it.
Facing the monk's cautiousness, Ming Luo showed no sign of it, but he was discerning in his heart.
She didn't know about the secret decree, and her aunt was willing to give her too little...
Because it is small enough, it can be taken back at any time.
That insignificant thing that could be easily taken back would not affect my aunt in the slightest, but it was everything she depended on to survive...
This was the source of her long-standing anxiety.
She did not show any of these emotions, and only asked: "Is there anything worth noting in their conversation?"
The monk roughly recounted what he had heard, and finally said: "…I was afraid of being noticed by Commander Cui, so I didn't dare to get too close. From what I heard, there was nothing unusual."
Ming Luo sneered silently in his heart.
There is nothing unusual.
It's just that Chang Suining's words and deeds are inconsistent with what he says...
She said no, but they met late at night, talked for a long time, and had to watch Cui Jing leave... Isn't this playing hard to get? Thinking of this, she couldn't help but think of Cui Jing's words "She just came to use and fool me, I don't care" -
Chang Suining's thoughts were so superficial that she couldn't even hide them, but Cui Jing saw through them clearly but didn't care at all...
My aunt seemed to be the same. She clearly saw through Chang Suining's superficiality and inferiority, but she was still willing to believe that she and Princess Chongyue were the same person...
Is my aunt so insistent on this simply because Chang Suining can copy the eldest princess's handwriting and because of what Master Tianjing said?
This doubt lingered in her mind countless times, and her intuition told her that the answer might be hidden in a secret she didn't know.
Her desire for the truth of that secret grew stronger day by day.
Ming Luo couldn't help but think of the deal that Chang Suining had mentioned to her before the fire in the tower broke out in the daytime - the other party said that he was willing to exchange the secret she wanted to know with her for the secret hidden in the Tiannu Tower.
At that moment, she was actually moved for a moment.
However, regardless of whether Chang Suining had other purposes, if she leaked the secret of the Heavenly Maiden Tower, it would be tantamount to betraying her aunt. Once her aunt knew about it, the consequences would be self-evident...
Should she take the risk and agree to Chang Suining's deal? ...
The next morning, Chang Suining got up at dawn, did morning prayers in the pagoda, and listened to the monks chanting scriptures.
Hearing that Chang Suining would stay in the pagoda for three days, Xier asked a monk to deliver the bag she had brought to the pagoda yesterday. Today, Chang Suining changed into a light mist blue skirt embroidered with white orchid, and knelt on the cushion with her eyes closed without saying a word, looking very calm and indifferent.
Ming Luo looked at the face for a moment, then subconsciously looked up at the statue of the goddess, silently making a comparison in his heart.
But maybe because of something she had in mind, she actually felt an indescribable resemblance between the two...
Is it her illusion?
Ming Luo's heart tightened slightly, and his eyes fell on the girl's face again.
Sensing the inquiring gaze, Chang Suining, who had his eyes closed, allowed himself to yawn with his hands covering his mouth.
When Ming Luo saw this, his concentrated thoughts were interrupted, and he felt that the sense of resemblance that he had no basis for suddenly dissipated.
After a morning class, she saw the girl secretly yawn a dozen times.
Ming Luo looked mockingly.
It turns out that I was indeed busy meeting with someone secretly last night and did not get a good rest.
After the morning class, Chang Suining’s vegetarian meal was placed together with Ming Luo’s, and the two sat opposite each other to eat.
When Chang Suining was about to pick up the chopsticks, she heard the person opposite her say in a cold voice, "Praying for blessings requires sincerity and concentration. Madam Chang is tired and sleepy during the morning class, and keeps yawning and stretching. This is inappropriate and disrespectful."
Chang Suining didn't raise his head when he heard that. He just picked up the bamboo chopsticks and said casually, "I can't control my sleepiness. But since we need to concentrate, Ms. Ming has been staring at me. Isn't this more disrespectful to be so absent-minded?"
Ming Luo frowned.
"Or..." Chang Suining held the bamboo chopsticks and looked across at the opposite side: "Ming Lady's job is not to pray for blessings, but to monitor me?"
Ming Luo's eyelashes moved slightly.
Did Chang Suining guess something...
She said calmly, "Since I am in charge of the prayer affairs in the tower under the order of the saint, I should pay attention to all people and things related to the prayer--"
Chang Suining nodded nonchalantly and put a piece of bamboo shoots into his mouth.
Ming Luo frowned again when he saw this.
Chang Suining did not wait for her and quickly finished his vegetarian meal without any leftovers.
She had a big appetite to begin with, and years of military life had made her accustomed to it, so she couldn't bear to see food being wasted.
Ming Luo saw this, but felt that this action was not worthy of being presented, as if the person sitting opposite him was not a noble lady from the capital, but a person who was used to being hungry.
Perhaps it was because he had the blood of the poor in his bones, and he grew up in a family of rough military commanders, so it was understandable that he behaved like this.
This "clear distinction between high and low" calmed Ming Luo's mood. She calmly put down her chopsticks, and when Chang Suining was about to get up and leave, she whispered, "Madam Chang, do you still want to make a deal with me?"
Chang Suining seemed to recall something when he heard the words, and indeed he really recalled something, before he remembered what the deal Ming Luo was talking about.
After remembering it, he said, "I don't want to think about it anymore."
Ming Luo: “?”
She couldn't be so naive as to sincerely exchange secrets with the other party. She spoke at this time just to test whether Chang Suining really knew something, but the other party said bluntly... Don't want to anymore?
In her sight, the girl stood up and said to her casually, "I'm not curious today. I'll come back to look for Ms. Ming when I'm curious again."
Ming Luo let out a muffled laugh.
What are you talking about?
Who does she think she is, someone who can be summoned and dismissed at will?
Did she really think that everyone should revolve around her? Chang Suining didn't care what Ming Luo thought.
Not to mention that she proposed exchanging secrets yesterday just to make it easier to set the fire. Even if she wanted to know the secret in the Heavenly Maiden Tower, she would not be naive enough to choose to make a deal with Ming Luo - Ming Luo was wary of his hostility towards her and was afraid of the pressure from the Queen, so it would be a miracle if he told her the truth.
Wu Jue must know the remaining answers in more detail.
Speaking of infinity...
"Why doesn't the abbot come today?" Chang Suining walked out of the quiet room where they had their meals and casually asked the monk who was guarding outside.
"Amitabha, I'm going to reply to you, the abbot has been ordered by the saint to be in the Hall of Heroes today and tomorrow to preside over the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the heroes."
Chang Suining nodded in understanding.
It turned out that he was sent away by the Queen.
The Queen had no time to visit the Heavenly Maiden Tower in person, so Wu Jue couldn't spare the time to come.
Honoring the Heroic Spirits...
A Hall of Heroes was built in Dayun Temple, where tablets were set up for the meritorious generals and ministers who died on the battlefield in the past, and incense is offered here all year round.
The purpose of this event was to pray for the soldiers who were fighting against the rebellion outside. This excuse was quite appropriate.
But now that the center of the formation has been destroyed, it is better if Wu Jue is no longer there. She only needs to stay in the tower for three days and make plans for the rest after leaving the tower.
When Ming Luo came out, he saw Chang Suining copying scriptures behind the screen.
At this time, a eunuch came forward, saluted Ming Luo, and said, "Duke Ying's wife is outside, and she said she needs to see the lady historian for something. Please ask the lady historian to come out of the tower to talk."
Chang is looking for her?
Ming Luo's face remained calm and he nodded slightly: "Let Madam wait for a moment."
The eunuch went out to reply.
Ming Luo arranged all the trivial matters calmly before going out to meet Chang.
She did not explain, but simply bowed to Chang and said, "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time."
Chang smiled gently, without showing any impatience or blame for waiting for so long: "You are busy with the important matters entrusted by the saint, it is inappropriate for mother to come here rashly."
This little concubine's daughter should have been firmly controlled by her like the other two concubines in the mansion, but who knew that God gave her a bit of good luck, and she cleverly caught it, grew wings and flew away...
Therefore, now she, as the stepmother, is required to smile in response.
At this time, he spoke to her without any timidity or flattery, and even had a bit of noble indifference: "I wonder why my mother came here in person?"
Chang's face looked embarrassed for a moment, and she signaled Ming Luo with her eyes to go aside and talk alone.
Ming Luo followed her slowly to the Bodhi tree.
"Mother came to look for you... because of Ah Shen's injury." Chang then whispered: "Although the doctors have tried their best to treat him these days, there are still some obstacles left..."
Ming Luo sneered in his heart.
Some obstacles...
That's quite a subtle statement.
There was a hint of sympathy in her tone: "Ah Shen is my brother. Seeing him like this, I can't bear it. But I'm not a doctor, so I can't help... I wonder what mother wants me to do?"
"The doctors in the palace have examined it, but they don't have any good ideas... So my mother was thinking, can we ask the saint to send people to the people to find good doctors who are good at this?"
Chang said: "Mother has heard recently that there is a miracle doctor in the Western Regions who has the ability to regenerate dead trees..."
She had secretly found many doctors for her son these days, and got this news from one of them.
I heard that there is a miracle doctor who can help eunuchs get rid of their genitals and then have another child... If there really is such a person, then there will be hope for her Ah Shen.
But in the vast Western Regions, finding such a person is like looking for a needle in a haystack. It would be great if a saint could come forward to help.
Ming Luo just found it funny.
Now Chang actually believes in such rumors. It seems that the situation of this mother and son in Yingguogong Mansion is not very good.
"Why doesn't mother go and talk to the saint herself?"
Is it because I went to ask for an audience but failed to see the Holy Face?
Faced with this knowing question, Chang smiled. Not only did she not show any signs of anger, but her tone became even kinder: "The Saint has been busy with government affairs recently, so it is inconvenient for me to disturb him rashly. But you are different. You serve the Saint all day long, so you will naturally be able to find a good time to speak..."
He added: "Besides, among all the younger generations in our Ming family, the Saint favors you the most. If you can ask for it, the Saint will definitely pay more attention to you."
Ming Luo smiled slightly.
Her stepmother was really flexible and in order to persuade her, she was willing to praise her so highly.
If she hadn't had a good memory, she would not have believed that the woman in front of her with eyes full of love was actually the eldest lady, her stepmother, who was so high and mighty, cold and harsh, and looked at her as if she were a lowly ant.
Although I know that the other person's kindness and even flattery at this moment are all fake, fake ones are also good and better than the real ones.
She really enjoyed seeing the other person having to please her at this moment.
This was one of the reasons why she didn't want to go back to the past.
The more this happened, the more she couldn't go back.
"Ah Shen's business is my business." She said slowly, "Don't worry, mother."
Since the other party has begged her so much, she should of course be more generous.
Anyway, it was just a matter of opening her mouth and speaking a few words. She was not a god. After all, her brother, who had everything except a brain, would not be healed just by a word from her.
"Then mother will entrust this matter to you." Chang gently held Ming Luo's hand and whispered, "Mother knows that it is not easy for you to walk in the palace alone. If Ah Shen recovers in the future, he will definitely be grateful to you as his sister... In the future, you two siblings will work together, and our Yingguo Mansion will also be your support."
Ming Luo nodded with a smile: "That's the truth."
He started to make promises to her, fearing that she would not do her best.
It was obvious that her stepmother was really anxious. She was worried about her son, but she was even more worried about her own position in the Duke of Ying's Mansion.
…
"Madam, do you think the county lady would really be willing to help?" On the way back, Chang's trusted maid said uncertainly.
"Of course I know what she's thinking, but whether she's willing or not, I'm going to try everything now. The more we try, the more hope we have..." Chang frowned and said, "The sooner Ah Shen needs treatment, the more likely he will recover. We must not be careless or neglectful in our search for the miracle doctor from the Western Regions."
The maid replied “yes”.
Chang: "Come with me to see him first."
Her original intention was to comfort her son out of concern, but when she arrived at the meditation room where Mingjin was staying and saw the situation in the room, her face immediately darkened.
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