In the main courtyard.
Lin dressed neatly and went to the yard. Sure enough, she saw Chang Miao'er in white kneeling in the yard. The maids and servants around her would unconsciously look at her when they passed by.
Nanny Lin followed behind Lin and signaled the maid to bring a chair to Lin and put it away.
Lin sat down on the chair and then said, "Stand up, don't kneel anymore."
Tears glistened in Chang Miao'er's eyes, and she sobbed, "Madam, Miao'er begs you to let me go to the temple to perform a ritual for Auntie. I will definitely repay your great kindness with all my strength in the future."
Lin's heart was slightly moved when she heard this. She thought of what the maid who was assigned to accompany Chang Miaoer to the study said yesterday, that the Sixth Prince seemed to be attracted to this girl.
Since this girl is valuable, it's okay to agree to the conditions proposed.
Seeing that Lin didn't say anything, Chang Miao'er's face became even more sad. She fell to the ground with a "bang" and cried, "Please, Madam."
She knocked her head several times, the sound was crisp, and blood appeared on her fair forehead. Seeing the blood, Lin's eyes flashed and she said, "Why don't you help the third lady up? What are you looking at?"
Upon hearing this, the maid beside Lin hurried forward to support Chang Miaoer, who was still about to kowtow.
Seeing her tear-stained face, Lin finally relented and said, "I pity your filial piety, so I'll grant your request. You'll go today and return tomorrow. Don't delay on the way, okay?"
Chang Miao'er was supported by a maid, and her white dress made her look a little more fragile. When she heard this, her eyes lit up and she said, "Thank you, Madam, for your kindness."
The time was urgent, Chang Miaoer wiped away her tears and put Aunt Qing into a thin coffin. Several servants of the Chang Mansion pulled a cart and hurried to a temple not far from the city.
The temple was filled with the smoke of incense and the sound of wooden fish chanting. It happened to be a non-festive year and there were few pilgrims in the temple. As soon as Chang Miaoer and her group arrived, a monk from the temple came to receive them.
Chang Miao'er was dressed in white, with Luo'er beside her. She walked up to the monk and told him that she wanted to perform a simple ritual as soon as possible and that she would stay overnight in the temple.
Upon hearing this, the monk respectfully invited them into the temple and went down to make arrangements for the people in the mansion.
The thin coffin was placed in a side hall, and the monks performed a ritual to pray for the soul to be reborn as requested by Chang Miaoer. Chang Miaoer, dressed in white, stood in front of the coffin, burning yellow paper in the brazier with tears in her eyes.
Until late at night, she was the only one left in the side hall. The sadness on Chang Miaoer's face disappeared. She sighed, stood up, opened the thin coffin, and helped Qing Yi Niang's body out.
A carriage was parked not far from the back door of the temple. Chang Miaoer brought Aunt Qing's body to the carriage and said to the driver wearing a bamboo hat, "Little Stone, take your men to the village outside the city to wait for me. Be careful on the road."
A young man's voice came from under the bamboo hat: "Miss, don't worry about me."
He waved his hand and drove the carriage down the mountain. The simple green-covered carriage slowly went away in the night.
Upon seeing this, Chang Miaoer turned back to the temple and continued to burn yellow paper in front of the side hall. The coffin was already filled with the female corpse she had found from the mass grave, so it could be considered a good deed.
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At daybreak, the thin coffin was sealed by the Chang family servants and then buried. Because Aunt Qing came from a brothel and was just a lowly concubine, she could not be buried in the Chang family's ancestral tomb, so she was buried in an ordinary cemetery behind the temple.
In front of the newly built tomb, Chang Miaoer burned some paper money and was helped by Luo'er to get on the carriage. Then the group went down the mountain to Chang's house.
Leading the team was a black-covered horse-drawn carriage, and several servants were following behind the carriage on foot at a very slow pace. That was why, when the carriage lost control and ran amok halfway through the journey, no one in the team could catch up for a while.
They could only watch as the horse suddenly neighed and ran away wildly, disappearing from everyone's sight.
The team was in chaos. The servants reacted and hurriedly chased after them, but they only found the coachman lying unconscious on the side of the road with blood on his head.
"Madam, I am telling the truth. The horse was out of control at that time, so I... pulled it towards the edge of the cliff." The driver, still bandaged, knelt on the ground and said tremblingly.
Mrs. Lin sat at the head of the table, her face gloomy and gloomy. Nanny Lin, who was standing beside her, said, "Madam, do you think we should send someone to search?"
Lin nodded when she heard this and said, "I'm going to ask the master for some help. I want to see the man alive or dead."
This matter caused quite a stir in the Chang Mansion. The Sixth Prince Mu Yi, who was staying at the mansion as a guest, also heard about it. Thinking of the girl he had met a few times, he casually said to Chang Yongnian while chatting, "Master Chang, if you need any help, I can have my men search for her."
Chang Yongnian had been quite troubled by this matter for the past two days. He had originally wanted to give his daughter to Mu Yi, but now all was lost. Upon hearing this, he immediately cupped his hands in a delighted expression and said, "Thank you very much, Your Highness."
Both sides went out and expanded the search area and finally found the wreckage of the carriage and two broken bodies under the cliff.
Miss Chang San disappeared from this mansion since then, and all the efforts made by all parties were ultimately in vain.
It was not until many days later that Gu Ziyuan, who was far away in the capital, received the news. He was hesitant about the news, but was ultimately unable to continue investigating due to being trapped in affairs in the capital.
And in a small town on one side.
It was unknown when a new family with the surname Du appeared. The head of the family was a young man with outstanding appearance. He had a gentle temper and was kind to others. He was soon accepted by the neighbors in this small frontier town with a bold and unrestrained folk custom.
"Mom, Sister Luo'er, I'm back and I bought some freshly roasted lamb."
"Miss… No, little brother, you're back."
Luo'er heard the voice and came over, taking the roasted lamb from Chang Miao'er, who was dressed as a man.
Aunt Qing's original surname was Du, so they simply changed it to Du on their household registration. Chang Miao'er disguised herself as a man and changed her name to Du Ruo, so Luo'er and her became brother and sister.
"Sister Luo'er, where is my mother?" She asked when she saw that there was no sign of Aunt Qing in the courtyard.
Luo'er said, "Godmother and Xiao Shitou went out to buy something. They will probably be back soon."
Chang Miaoer smiled when she heard this. They had been here for more than a month, and Aunt Qing's personality had gradually become more cheerful. She had gradually accepted the reality that they had left the Chang Mansion and obtained a new identity. In this new environment, everything was getting better.
After Aunt Qing brought Xiao Shitou back, they had lunch together in the courtyard.
Chang Miaoer called out to Xiao Shitou.
He was a young man of thirteen or fourteen years old, alone and without any relatives. He was accidentally seen by Chang Miaoer on the street selling himself to bury his mother. She took pity on little Shitou out of filial piety and helped him bury his mother. From then on, he followed her and worked for her.
At this moment, she called Little Stone and asked with a smile, "Little Stone, are you willing to recognize my mother as your godmother like Luo'er did? From now on, we will be a family."
Little Stone had a pair of bright, clear eyes. When he heard that, his eyes lit up and he nodded vigorously, saying, "I'm willing. Little Stone is willing."
Chang Miaoer looked at the excited little stone and smiled.
From then on, she lived a carefree and comfortable life, relying on her martial arts to lead little Shitou, who was renamed Du Shi, to do business in this border area. Aunt Qing also lived for a very long time, and the children born to Luo'er had grown up.
Finally one day, 099 reminded her that the mission progress was full. Chang Miaoer smiled and said, "099, leave the mission world!"
"Okay, host." 099 said.
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