Chapter 102 Prayer



"But if my cousin knew what kind of person she was, it might be a blow to him."

Jiang Linger searched for a while and slowly shook her head, "But if you can take this opportunity to completely sever your cousin's ties with Aunt Zhao, that would be a good thing!"

Su Jinyue, on the other hand, looked a little hesitant, "But if I do this, my cousin will hate you, right..."

"It's better to hate than to regret it later!" Jiang Ling'er said, "Besides, I know what kind of person my elder brother is. If he becomes irreconcilable with me, his own sister, because he sees through Aunt Zhao's character, then I will be really disappointed."

Su Jinyue nodded and lowered her voice to speak a few words to Jiang Linger while others were talking.

Jiang Linger's eyes widened instantly, and she looked at Su Jinyue in disbelief, "How could it be?!"

"Then...can the child be saved?"

Su Jinyue shook her head. "I can't do anything about it. If I had asked the maids in your house to keep a closer eye on her, maybe Su Jinyue wouldn't have had the chance to do it."

Jiang Linger said: "The baby in her belly is innocent. I can't watch my brother's child die just like that!"

Jiang Linger bit her lip, a look of determination flashing in her eyes, "Tonight, I'll have someone keep an eye on Su Zhiyao so that we can be on guard."

"Um."

As night falls and the lights come on, the courtyard of the Jiang residence is lit up with stars.

The family sat together to eat, and Su Zhiyao picked up some food for Zhao Lan.

Zhao Lan's face was rosy, and she was smiling and talking to Su Zhiyao from time to time.

Ever since she knew what was going to happen, Jiang Linger couldn't stop looking at Zhao Lan at the dinner table.

Zhao Lan met Jiang Ling'er's gaze and said, "Ling'er, you have looked at me several times. Do you have something to tell me?"

Jiang Chongtian sat on the other side of Zhao Lan and looked at Jiang Linger, "What's wrong?"

Jiang Linger quickly changed the subject, "I want to eat the chestnut roast chicken in front of him."

Jiang Chongtian said helplessly, "Lanlan is pregnant, this is to nourish her body. If you like it, ask the kitchen to make it for you again."

"It's okay, Chongtian. I'm not that delicate."

Zhao Lan smiled and asked the maid beside her to switch the dishes on both sides. Then she looked at Jiang Ling'er and said with a smile: "Ling'er, what else do you like to eat? Just tell me."

Zhao Linger twitched her lips, picked up the chicken nugget in front of her and stuffed it into her mouth, but it tasted like chewing wax.

After finishing their meal, Old Master Jiang and the old lady prepared to rest.

Jiang Bu still had some official business to attend to, so he went to the study in the front yard.

Jiang Ling'er was about to take Su Jinyue to her yard, but was stopped by someone behind her.

Jiang Chongtian helped Zhao Lan out, and it was obvious that he really treated her like a treasure.

Zhao Lan's attitude towards Jiang Ling'er was very gentle, "Ling'er, there will be a temple fair here tomorrow. Can you, Jinyue, and Zhiyao accompany me?"

Her hand stroked her belly, and Zhao Lan smiled gently, "I want to pray for the baby."

Jiang Chongtian heard this and said, "Why didn't you tell me? I will go with you tomorrow."

"Don't you have official business to attend to tomorrow?" Zhao Lan said considerately, "Official business is more important. Ling'er and the others will be with me. You don't have to pamper me like this."

Jiang Chongtian looked at Jiang Ling'er, "Ling'er, will I trouble you to take care of Lanlan tomorrow?"

Jiang Ling'er forced a smile and nodded in agreement.

After sending the two away, Jiang Ling'er pulled Su Jinyue to the backyard and couldn't help but say, "She asked us to accompany her, so it must be something bad. Otherwise, think of a way to push it away!"

“No.”

Su Jinyue said: "If we postpone it now, if something happens to Zhao Lan outside, won't your elder brother blame you for not going with him?"

Jiang Linger was a little annoyed, "If I had known what happened just now, I should have brought you out earlier to avoid getting into this trouble!"

"I'm just worried..." Jiang Ling'er pursed her lips, "If something happens, we will be implicated."

"Just have someone watch secretly. If we find anything unusual, we'll notify you!" Su Jinyue comforted Jiang Ling'er in a calm voice.

Jiang Linger had no other choice but to say, "This is the only way. The temple fair in the suburbs of Beijing is more lively than the one in the capital. But if you and I are worried about Zhao Lan, we won't be able to have fun."

"You're still thinking about playing." Su Jinyue shook her head helplessly and said, "It will be good if nothing goes wrong tomorrow."

The temple fair usually opens in the evening. On the afternoon of the second day, Zhao Lan found the two of them, and Su Zhiyao was with her.

"The carriage is already outside. Do you have anything else to take with you?"

Jiang Linger was a few feet away from Zhao Lan, leaning closely against Su Jinyue, fearing that if something happened to her, it would be blamed on her.

Su Jinyue shook her head. "There's nothing to bring. Let's go."

After getting on the carriage and leaving the Jiang Mansion, Su Zhiyao was very well behaved all the way and even spoke very little.

Su Jinyue, however, was always paying attention to her movements. She really didn't trust Su Zhiyao's character.

There are so many people at the temple fair today, it's a good opportunity to take action, but she may not be able to resist.

The carriage took them to the outside of a temple.

Zhao Lan got off the carriage and said to the others, "This is the Fairy Temple. I heard that the wishes made here are most effective."

There were many stalls bustling outside the Fairy Temple, and there were indeed a lot of people coming and going to the Fairy Temple to burn incense and worship Buddha.

"There are too many people in front, and you might get hurt if they squeeze you like that." Su Jinyue said.

Zhao Lan frowned, a little unhappy, "I came here to burn incense and pray for blessings today. If I don't go in, how can I pray for blessings?"

"Sister, let's just protect sister-in-law more. Nothing will happen. Sister-in-law is blessed by heaven. The baby in her belly is the god of literature. It's just that there are too many people."

Su Zhiyao looked at Su Jinyue and smiled, "Sister, is it because there are so many people here that you don't want to go in?"

"With so many people here, there's no guarantee that something might go wrong." Jiang Ling'er said, "If something goes wrong, will you take all the blame?!"

Su Zhiyao was scolded, and her expression immediately became a little aggrieved, "I am also doing this for my sister-in-law, why did my cousin scold me like this?"

"I'm going in today." Zhao Lan relied on her own knowledge and was not polite to Jiang Ling'er. "Your elder brother asked you to take care of me today. Did you forget?"

Jiang Ling'er was about to scold her when Su Jinyue grabbed her sleeve and shook her head at her, not wanting her to get into a conflict outside.

In the end, Zhao Lan took Su Jinyue and the other two and walked straight into the temple.

The Fairy Temple houses statues of gods, incense burners, gold, silver and other treasures. The smoke from the incense is wafting in the air, and the entire temple is shrouded in smoke.

The hostess of the Fairy Temple was an elderly nun. When she saw Zhao Lan and the other two coming, she invited them to burn incense in front of the incense table.

"Donor, can you write your blessing words on this blessing paper, burn it and give it to the fairy after praying, and then the fairy will receive it?" said the young nun next to her.


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