Chapter 75: Such an Unethical Donkey (Please give me double the monthly ticket)
Listening to the crazy shouting coming from outside the door, Pei, who was only wearing a thin coarse cloth, sat on the cold bench and looked at the food brought by the maid with a gloomy face: "Take it away!"
How could she eat all these! "These are all we have now, please bear with it, madam..." The maidservant advised earnestly, "I heard that all the members of the Pei family have left the capital... Madam, you should take care of yourself for now."
"Then let's go find the Yao family!" Pei stood up suddenly, her face aggressive: "I don't want to stay in this damn place anymore! I want to go back to the capital!"
The maid felt mixed emotions after hearing this.
What I said...
Who among the people in this entire Jingye Temple wants to stay here?
But why don't they return to the capital to enjoy their life? Is it because they don't like it? "My wife..."
"Let Yao Yi find a way to take care of it!" Pei's eyes repeated: "He can't just ignore my life or death... He owes our Pei family so much, he can't just ignore me!"
"And Yao Ran...I gave birth to her, she can't be so unfilial!"
As she spoke, she suddenly seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly walked towards the maid, tightly grasping her shoulders: "Has that little bitch returned to the Yao family? Has Yao Yi recognized her?!"
"I asked around yesterday, and I've already told you..." Looking at the unconscious Pei in front of her, the maid was helpless: "That Madam Chang is not your daughter at all. You misunderstood before..."
"Impossible! I saw it with my own eyes... that painting! It was hidden in his study! I have already found out that the woman is his distant cousin, who grew up with him as a childhood sweetheart..." Pei pushed the maid away: "Yao Yi is still lying to me! He is afraid of our Pei family... that's why he dare not admit it!"
"I'm going to ask him myself!"
Pei ran out quickly.
"Where are you going, Madam Pei?"
Pei sternly shouted at the woman who blocked her way: "Get out of here!"
“Bang!”
The old woman slapped him mercilessly, sneering, "Do you still think you are the wife of the Dali Temple official?"
"How dare you, a lowly person, hit me...!" Pei had never suffered such humiliation before, and she screamed and rushed towards the old woman.
However, she was weak and had often made a scene and refused to eat or sleep since she entered Jingye Temple. She was no match for the old woman at all. With just one push from her, she fell into the mud in the rain.
The old woman's eyes were full of sarcasm: "Madam Pei, you'd better not ask for trouble!"
After all, the Palace Secretary had specifically instructed them to "take extra care" of Madam Pei.
"Just wait..." Pei's eyes were red with resentment: "Just wait for retribution!"
"There is retribution in this world." The old woman smiled and said, "Isn't it retribution that made Madam Pei come to the Jingye Temple, which is dedicated to atonement for sins?"
She had heard about what Pei had done.
She was also a capable person. Her natal family was ruined, her husband's family was completely offended by her, and she even forced her own daughter to have her face slashed in public.
It is rare to see someone taking such a drastic path without leaving any way out for himself.
The old woman was too lazy to listen to the other party's crazy curses, so she turned around and left with her umbrella.
People like this will never have the chance to leave Jingye Temple again for the rest of their lives.
Now he still dares to be picky and speak arrogantly, but as time goes by, in order to survive, he will naturally learn to be sensible without being taught.
There was still a long time to go, and there was plenty of time for her to slowly atone for her sins.
Pei sat in the rain cursing, sometimes crying and sometimes laughing.
The rain was getting heavier, pouring down and making the gray temple even darker.
…
At the Yao family in the capital, Yao Ran once again proposed her plan to become a nun.
The old lady of the Yao family and Zeng tried to persuade Yao Ran again and again, and Yao Xia cried and cried while hugging her cousin, but they failed to change Yao Ran's mind.
In the end, Yao Yi had a long talk with his daughter alone.
"Ran'er, father knows that you have the heart to redeem yourself, but there are many ways to redeem yourself in this world other than just punishing yourself under the green lamp."
"Ran'er, you should think about this carefully..."
In the end, Yao Ran and the Yao family each took a step back and temporarily stayed in the small Buddhist temple in the mansion to worship Buddha and live in the temple, no longer seeing outsiders.
The wind and rain gradually subsided.
In the evening, after finishing his official business in his study, Yao Yi looked up at the clepsydra and saw that it was already the middle of the night.
Yao Yi stood up from his armchair, turned his sore neck, walked to the bookshelf, and took out a painting from the secret compartment.
The painting was half unfolded in his hands, and a portrait of a woman came into view.
The woman in the painting had an extraordinary appearance, with delicate features, and seemed to be harboring a hint of sorrow that she wanted to express but could not.
"I found her."
"She looks a lot like you. Luckily, she has your look..."
"But she seems to be different from you. She is not as sentimental as you."
"Perhaps it's because he was raised in a military family, he has a straightforward and courageous personality."
"If you knew what she had done recently, you would probably be so scared that you would come back to life overnight..."
"If you have time, you should go to her dream and give her some advice... Girls shouldn't act too conspicuously, otherwise..."
Yao Yi sighed softly: "It's not easy for a girl."
He looked at the person in the painting and asked in a low voice: "Jiu Niang, now that we have found the person...what do you think we should do next?"
After asking, he laughed: "You have always been the most timid, it is useless to ask you... You wish you could hide her in your arms forever, and you definitely don't want her to take any risks."
"But in this world, everyone has their own destiny, who can predict it..."
Yao Yi slowly put the painting away and said to himself, "Let's take another look... Let's take another look."
"However, you should still take some time to visit her in her dream..." Yao Tingwei said earnestly: "Fighting is not a good thing after all. It's fine if you win, but what if you lose?"
…
That night, thanks to Yao Yi, Chang Suining had a very bloody dream.
In the dream, there was a young woman with her hair disheveled, her face pale and blue, her white clothes stained with blood. She walked towards Chang Suining barefoot in the thick blood.
This situation is really weird and terrifying.
Chang Suining, who was used to seeing bloody scenes, felt nothing in his heart and looked at the woman walking towards him without any expression.
Under her gaze, the ghost woman became uncomfortable. She tugged at the corner of her clothes and said in a low voice: "I came here in a hurry and didn't have time to wash and change clothes... I'm rude in front of His Highness."
Perhaps it was because she had too much murderous aura from the battlefield, the ghosts became inexplicably polite in front of her.
Chang Suining said, "Hmm," and said, "I'll burn some clothes for you later."
He then said, "Burn some writing materials for Ah Li as well."
Then he felt it was troublesome: "I should burn more paper money and use it to buy something I like."
The woman called her "Your Highness", obviously knowing that she was not Ah Li.
In the dream, the woman nodded with tears in her eyes.
"Anything you want to say?"
The woman hesitated for a long time and whispered, "I heard that His Highness had a fight with someone..."
Chang Suining nodded: "Hmm?"
"I..." The woman shrank her neck: "Well, if there is a next time, I will try my best to help Your Highness win..."
Seeing her like this, Chang Suining felt that he couldn't count on her, but he still nodded: "...Thank you."
Waking up from this meaningless dream, Chang Suining sat up, saw that the sky outside the window was already getting light, and got out of bed.
Xier heard the noise and came in: "The girl is awake."
Chang Suining always gets up at this time now. She and Azhi take turns to keep watch, and they have become accustomed to waiting outside at this time to serve.
When he walked in at this moment, he took out the robes used for martial arts and dressed his girl.
"Tell someone to buy some paper money."
Xier, who was tying her belt, raised her head: "?"
Chang Suining: "Buy more."
Xier nodded and couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "Who are you going to burn this for, girl?"
"Mother." Chang Suining: "I dreamed about her last night."
Xi'er suddenly felt a little sad after hearing this: "Don't worry, young lady, I will personally arrange this matter and it will be done properly."
The air in the martial arts field is especially fresh after the rain.
When Chu Xing arrived, he saw Chang Suining was already waiting, so he walked up to her and said with a smile, "I haven't seen you for more than ten days."
It has been five days since Chang Suining came back from Dayun Temple, but Chu Xing had gone out of the house on business before that and only returned yesterday afternoon.
"Yes, Uncle Chu." Chang Suining nodded and said, "Then let's practice for another quarter of an hour today?"
Chu Xing shook his head: "The girl has been in the temple for so long, and I heard that she was injured. She should take it easy and not rush. Otherwise, she won't be able to keep up and it will be counterproductive."
"Don't worry, Uncle Chu, I can keep up." Chang Suining said, "I fetch water and chop firewood every day in the temple."
Chu Xing: “?”
He looked at Xier uncertainly.
Xier nodded quickly: "I also follow you to fetch water and chop wood every day."
Chu Xing: “…”
This way of praying is very common among family members.
"Uncle Chu, let's add sandbags today." Chang Suining made a request.
Facing those overly ambitious eyes, Chu Xing had no choice but to nod.
Soon, Chang Sui'an also came.
Chang Sui'an was practicing horse riding and archery today. The young man was riding a big chestnut horse, drawing a bow in his hand, looking very heroic.
Chang Suining took off the sandbag, stopped to rest and wipe the sweat off his face, and thought it was time to bring it up: "Uncle Chu, I also want to learn how to ride a horse, is that okay?"
Although Chu Xing felt a little anxious, he really couldn't refuse such an ambitious request.
Just for consideration, he asked someone to lead the only donkey in the stable over: "... Most of the horses in the mansion are bred from war horses. The girl is a beginner, so for safety reasons, it is better to get used to riding on the back of this green donkey for a while."
Chang Suining nodded without objection.
Under Chu Xing's patient teaching, she slowly got on the donkey's back like a child learning to walk.
Out of caution and protection, Chu Xing first led the donkey and took her for a walk around the martial arts field.
Sitting on the donkey's back, Chang Suining felt like a baby in swaddling clothes. He couldn't help but feel that it would be better not to recognize each other easily in the future, otherwise recalling today's situation would cause unspeakable hurt to both of them.
Chu Xing handed over the reins: "Girl, you can try to jog a lap by yourself."
Chang Suining finally waited for this sentence and nodded: "Okay, Uncle Chu."
"Ningning, don't be afraid, just run, I will protect you at any time!" Chang Sui'an said loudly on the horse.
Chang Suining agreed and shouted, "Go!"
Chu Xing was about to say something when he opened his mouth and drank a mouthful of the gale, which inflated his cheeks.
It was the green donkey that suddenly flew out in front of him, like an arrow shot from a bow! Chu Xing was shocked - was this starting speed serious?
He said urgently: "Girl, be careful!"
However, the figure on the donkey's back was calm and steady, with his black hair tied up high and dark blue ribbon flying, and he did not show any sign of panic.
After watching the man and the donkey run a circle safely with such trepidation, and confirming that the donkey was not crazy and the man was normal, Chu Xing fell into confusion.
The donkey doesn't look like a donkey.
People are not like humans.
The scene was so strange, yet the two things complemented each other so well.
Chang Sui'an was shocked when he saw that he was overtaken by his sister.
Even the big chestnut horse under him became nervous.
Although I couldn't understand what it was saying, I always felt that it was scolding someone, no - scolding a donkey.
Looking at the donkey that had surpassed itself, the big chestnut horse cursed as it ran.
——It had heard from the brothers in the neighboring stable that a donkey that could travel a thousand miles a day had come to the mansion. Faced with such absurd words, it always insisted on not believing in rumors or spreading them!
Only when I saw it with my own eyes did I realize that there really are such unethical donkeys in the world!
If you are a donkey, you should act like a donkey!
The other party is clearly maliciously disrupting the order of the mounts!
Listening to the horse below him constantly spitting out sweet fragrance, Chang Sui'an slowly stopped, turned over and dismounted, and reminded with mixed feelings: "Rufeng, you have already lost your dignity, so don't lose your demeanor..."
Having said that, he threw the reins to the sword boy and told him to feed the horse - if it could still eat.
Chang Sui'an stood at the side of the martial arts arena, quietly watching the man and the donkey.
It’s not that he has learned to stay calm, but he was so shocked that his whole body was numb.
Chu Xing was also numb.
After Chang Suining ran more than ten laps and jumped off the donkey, Chu Xing had only one voice in his head - this can't go on any longer...
He had to go talk to the general! Changkuoyuan had its own martial arts arena, so he didn't often come to the big martial arts arena in the mansion.
At this time, he was pulled over by Chu Xing, and listened to Chu Xing saying all the way, "The girl is really not an ordinary person", "I'm afraid I can't teach her", "The matter is a bit complicated and can't be explained in a few words, General, you'd better go and take a look yourself."
Chang Kuo was confused after hearing this: "…What kind of nonsense are you talking about?"
Until he arrived at the martial arts arena and saw his daughter sitting on the donkey's back and running around the arena. She shot out ten arrows with the bow in her hand, eight of which hit the target. The remaining two arrows seemed to reveal a sense of restraint, "Forget it, no need to be too ostentatious, and don't scare those ordinary people."
Chang Kuo's eyes were as big as copper bells.
Then came ecstasy.
After the ecstasy, he fell into deep self-blame and regret, and slapped himself hard on the forehead.
Oh! It's all his fault!
In the past, he thought that practicing martial arts was too hard, and he didn't want his daughter to suffer this. Also, because his daughter only liked poetry and prose, he didn't dare to make any suggestions in this regard...
Now it seems that he has delayed the child! Now that things have come to this, he can only try to save the situation and make up for it: "Sui Ning, starting tomorrow, Dad will teach you personally!"
Chu Xing was stunned: "General, this is not necessary..."
He invited the general here, not to let the general come and snatch his students from him! Chang Kuo raised his hand and said solemnly: "No need to say more, I have made up my mind!"
Chu Xing: “…” It must be said, it’s quite amazing.
A-Che asked uncertainly in a low voice, "General Chu...I, do I still need to continue learning?"
Putting aside whether he was suitable for martial arts training, the question now was, could he... have some disability that he himself hadn't discovered? If they were both healthy people, how could the difference be so great?
The boy observed his limbs and fell into deep self-doubt.
Ah, it's the last day of the double monthly ticket. Can you really still hide the monthly tickets in your pocket? (The children at home have been completely captured by the cat. Today, when my uncle was mopping the floor, he said: The floor is very dirty today, it's all because of the cat.
The child immediately said: Dad, if you want to blame someone, blame me, it’s me who made it dirty!
(How can a cat make a mistake?!)
Yesterday, the child's aunt came to our house and said that there were mice in her house. I suggested that we bring the cat over to catch mice, but the child immediately said: "No, aunt, our cat scratches people! It even scratched me, look at my face, it's all scratched by it!" (with an unconvincing face) It was indeed accidentally scratched by him once when he first came to our house, but the word "all" is a bit fabricated...
How human cubs were tamed by cats...
(End of this chapter)
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