Chapter 010 Chapter 10

Noon.

After Ming finished her lunch, she left.

She was in charge of the salary of the Duke of Huguo's Mansion and had a pair of children. She was entangled in trivial matters and naturally did not have much free time for herself.

But Xiao Baozhu refused to leave.

She had suffered a lot of grievances at home recently. She finally got out and saw that Xu Duanyi did not blame her, so she naturally became proud again.

No matter how Ming called her, she just said, "My cousin is home alone, I want to talk to her!"

Then he left Xu Duanyi and Ming behind and ran back to the house.

“This girl!”

The Ming family had no way to deal with her.

Xu Duanyi didn't care. Seeing Ming's embarrassment, she smiled and said to her, "I haven't had a good talk with Baozhu for a long time. If she wants to stay, let her stay."

"I'm just alone at home anyway, and it's more lively with Baozhu around."

Seeing that Xu Duanyi really didn't care, Ming was relieved. Right now, there was a big fuss at home about this matter, especially with her husband...If Duanyi was willing to leave the pearl, her husband would probably be more relaxed and less angry.

After all, they are siblings, we can't keep doing this.

After all, her surname is not Xiao. If she really lets her husband and Baozhu continue to be in this stalemate, won't she be the one who will have a difficult time in the future?

Her mother-in-law has been somewhat resentful of her these past few days.

Being a daughter-in-law is never easy.

Ming was grateful to Xu Duanyi. When Xu Duanyi was seeing her off, she took her hand and patted the back of her hand gently a few times.

He gave another reminder.

"She is still obsessed with Liu Xun, you..."

Xu Duanyi knew what Ming was going to say, and whispered to her, "Don't worry, sister-in-law. I know I won't let Baozhu go looking for Liu Xun."

Ming was now completely relieved.

Although Duanyi has a good temper, she is not a girl without temper. If she really wants to control Baozhu, Baozhu can't and dare not make trouble.

"I will come to take her home in a few days. Thank you for your hard work these days."

Ming only asked Xu Duanyi to accompany her to the Moon Gate of the second entrance, and did not let her accompany her out of the house.

Xu Duanyi did not insist. He watched her and the maid walk away, then took Shi Yu back. He saw Shi Yu still pouting and looking unhappy.

Xu Duanyi knew why she was like this and couldn't help but laugh: "Okay, your mouth can even catch an oil pot."

"Go back and tell Aunt Dong to get her to clean up an empty room for Baozhu."

"You haven't had a good rest for a long time. Didn't your sister-in-law just give birth to a baby? Go play with your little nephew these days."

"master……"

Although Shi Yu was innocent, she could sense that her master was deliberately distracting her.

That cousin is usually a bad tempered person, and she is afraid that her master will be wronged.

Although Xu Duanyi's tone was gentle, he did not allow for any arguments: "Be obedient."

Shi Yu had no choice but to hang his head and nod helplessly.

Afterwards, Shi Yu went to her mother to arrange this matter, and Xu Duanyi went back to her room. When she returned, Xiao Baozhu was calling the personal maid she brought with her to help her dress up again.

When he saw Xu Duanyi coming back alone, he knew that his sister-in-law had left.

She was very happy and knew how to behave herself.

Looking at Xu Duanyi, he said, "I knew my cousin was the best to me!"

"Cousin, can I borrow your dressing table? I have to go out for a while." Fearing that Xu Duanyi would disagree, she quickly added, "I'll be back soon!"

Xu Duanyi knew what she was going to do.

Instead of replying to Xiao Baozhu, she said to her maid, "You go out first."

The maid was Xiao Baozhu's personal maid. Upon hearing this, she hesitated for a moment, but finally responded and retreated outside.

"cousin?"

Xiao Baozhu didn't know what she was going to do and looked at her in confusion.

Xu Duanyi was still sitting on the bed by the window.

The bright light from behind the window shone on her.

She held the teacup and took a sip, then spoke to Xiao Baozhu in a soft voice: "Baozhu, if you want to stay, you can, you can stay as long as you want, but if you want to see Liu Xun, you can't."

How could Xiao Baozhu have thought that Xu Duanyi would see through her thoughts?

My face turned red immediately.

I don't know whether it is shame or embarrassment.

"Cousin, what are you talking about? I wasn't going to see him, I was..." She opened her mouth and wanted to make up a lie, but under the gaze of Xu Duanyi's bright and soft black eyes, she couldn't say anything.

He hesitated for a long time.

She finally gritted her teeth and gave up.

"...I understand. I won't look for him anymore."

It was not easy to escape, and she could not make her cousin angry again. Xiao Baozhu also knew what was good for her. Her cousin was not her mother and sister-in-law. Although she had a good temper, if she was really made angry, even her mother and grandmother would not be able to protect her.

"Come here."

Xu Duanyi put down the teacup and waved at her.

When Xiao Baozhu came over dejectedly, Xu Duanyi held her hand, asked her to sit next to him, and said kindly: "I am not trying to stop you, but you haven't married him yet, and others will inevitably talk about it if they see it."

"I wonder who dares to comment!"

Xiao Baozhu was arrogant and obviously not afraid.

Being watched by Xu Duanyi, he calmed down a little, waving his handkerchief and said, "I know, I won't go."

Xu Duanyi suddenly said, "I asked my sister-in-law what she thought before."

When Xiao Baozhu heard this, she immediately raised her head which had been lowered.

She guessed what her cousin was going to say.

He looked at Xu Duanyi with sparkling eyes.

Xu Duanyi did not hide it either, and looked at her and said, "After you marry him, you will be able to see it every day."

"Really?"

Xiao Baozhu was extremely surprised!

She thought that her family would not agree since her elder brother was so insistent, but unexpectedly... she was so overjoyed that she almost jumped for joy.

Xu Duanyi is three years older than her and has watched her grow up, so she knows her temper.

Seeing her like this, I was a little surprised.

"Do you really like him that much?"

Xiao Baozhu was only fifteen after all. When she heard her question, she looked like a young girl in love. She blushed and whispered, "Cousin, you don't know how good Liu Lang is."

Of course Xu Duanyi didn't know.

She also didn't think that a man who had a relationship with her while he was still engaged and had an unclear relationship with her could be a good person.

But these words——

As her cousin, she naturally couldn't say it directly.

It is easy for sisters to have grudges against each other, let alone cousins.

Moreover, she thought that Baozhu must have heard a lot of such words recently, but it was useless. It showed that Liu Xun did have some abilities.

"Tell me, how is he good to you?"

"How did you two meet?"

Xiao Baozhu was filled with love but had no way to express it. Now that Xu Duanyi volunteered to be a listener, she naturally would not hide it.

She hurriedly told her how she and Liu Xun met and how Liu Xun treated her.

After listening to this, Xu Duanyi could only sigh that Baozhu was still too young.

The chance encounter she mentioned and the fact that Liu Xun didn't know who she was at first were full of loopholes.

Baozhu has always been active in the capital, and you can find out who she is just by asking around.

But Liu Xun is really amazing.

He seduced the girl and made her fall in love with Chun, but when he learned of her identity, he deliberately distanced himself from Baozhu.

He said he was not worthy.

The finished product didn't look like anything.

If you really feel that you are not worthy and don't want to ruin Baozhu's marriage, you should make it clear and stay away from her instead of making excuses and retreating like this.

My sister-in-law is really right.

Baozhu was really spoiled by her family and she didn't realize the depth of those people outside.

But not everyone has this kind of personality.

She just can't do that.

"Cousin, now that I've told you, you must stand on my side." Xiao Baozhu knew that her family disliked Liu Lang, so she thought of pulling Xu Duanyi into her camp.

So that I can speak for her and Liu Lang in the future.

Xu Duanyi did not comment, but instead asked: "Did you really take the initiative that time?"

"cousin!"

Xiao Baozhu blushed completely and took back Xu Duanyi's arm, instead covering her own face.

Finally, he whispered, "Liu Lang was unwilling all along, but I forced him to do it."

Seeing her blushing but still speaking for Liu Xun, Xu Duanyi remained completely silent.

If a man doesn't want to do something like this, can you really force him to do it?

But now that things have come to this, there is no point in saying more. If they say too much, it will only cause the relationship between the sisters to break down. Xu Duanyi could only gently stroke Xiao Baozhu's head and say, "If Liu Xun bullies you in the future, remember to tell me and my sister-in-law."

"Liu Lang will never bully me~" Xiao Baozhu said confidently.

She glanced at her and saw that her cousin was still looking at her. She knew that her cousin was concerned about her, so she smiled and took Xu Duanyi's arm again, saying obediently, "I know."

"But if he really dares to bully me, I won't let him go easily without you and sister-in-law stepping in!"

…

Xiao Baozhu is not like Xu Duanyi, she is a person who can't sit still.

She reluctantly stayed with Xu Duanyi for two days, but she felt so suffocated that she found an excuse to go home before waiting for Ming to pick her up.

Seeing that she was determined to leave, Xu Duanyi did not try to keep her and ordered someone to escort her back to the Duke of Huguo's Mansion. Before she left, he specifically instructed the guards to escort her to the mansion and not let her leave halfway.

She was worried that Xiao Baozhu would go look for Liu Xun again.

If anything happens again, she will not be able to escape responsibility.

In the following days, Xu Duanyi did not go out and continued to stay at home copying Buddhist scriptures.

Three days later.

Xu Duanyi just took a carriage to Huang'en Temple.

Every year she would come to Huang'en Temple to pray for her mother and ask for peace for her father.

As more and more people came, all the monks in the temple knew her.

Xu Duanyi did not let anyone lead the way. He went to the main hall as usual to pray, add incense oil and money for offerings, and placed the Rebirth Sutra he had copied in the small Buddhist hall where his mother's tablet was enshrined.

Afterwards, she talked to her mother's tablet for a long time before coming out.

"Master, are you going to have the vegetarian meal before going back, or are you going back now?" Shi Yu was waiting for her outside. When he saw her come out, he asked her hurriedly.

Xu Duanyi said, "You go to the meditation room first and ask someone to prepare lunch. I have somewhere else to go."

This means you want to stay for dinner.

Shi Yu smiled and curled his eyes.

The vegetarian dishes at Huang'en Temple are very delicious, and she has been craving for it for a long time.

She thought her master was going to fulfill her vow, so she didn't have to follow. She handed the heater to her and said, "Then I'll go and make arrangements first."

Xu Duanyi nodded.

After Shi Yu left, she called the monk to usher in guests and asked if anyone was in the Grand Princess' Buddhist temple today.

If no one was around, she would go and burn some incense.

Only the monks in the temple knew that every year when she came to Huang'en Temple to pray, she would bring two copies of the Sutra of Rebirth.

One for mother.

One copy is for Uncle Xie and his family.

The monk who led the guests also knew what she was going to do.

Thinking of the person in the abbot's meditation room, and also remembering that every time he came, he kept it a secret from others, it would be hard to tell others that he was there.

Think about this time.

That person should still be with the abbot, so it's no problem.

The monk who led the guests was afraid of arousing Xu Duanyi's suspicion, so he did not hesitate for too long, and then folded his hands and said, "No one, the princess can go."

"Thank you, Master."

Xu Duanyi also clasped his hands together and thanked him.

Only Xu Duanyi didn't know, and the monk who led the guests didn't know either, that Xie Qingya was in this Buddhist temple at that moment.

Looking at the three tablets in the Buddhist hall, Xie Qingya's eyes hidden in the darkness were dim.

I felt guilty and didn't dare to look.

Xie Qingya closed his eyes.

He closed his eyes to escape, but after closing his eyes, he could see many things. He seemed to see the scenes of war and battle again.

I saw my father and brother lying on the ground without breathing.

There was also the image of the mother who had always been bright and shining, but ended up dying of depression.

Xie Qingya's hands, which were clenched tightly behind his back, were shaking constantly.

"Dad, Mom, Brother..."

Xie Qingyasha spoke in a hoarse voice and did not dare to open his eyes.

It was not until he heard footsteps outside that Xie Qingya seemed to be suddenly pulled back and he suddenly opened his eyes.

The original fragility was suddenly replaced by sinisterness.

Xie Qingya turned around and saw a shadow outside the door. He didn't know who the person was. Before the person came in, he hid behind the Buddhist table.