Madam Xu's birthday celebration.
All the prominent figures in Xuzhou came.
Madam Xu, beaming with joy, invited everyone to admire her newly acquired orchids in the garden.
Suddenly, a maid rushed over in a panic: "Madam, Miss Biao is missing."
For a moment, Madam Xu's face darkened, but when everyone looked over, she looked anxious again.
"Search carefully, you must find that child."
After speaking, Madam Xu turned to look at everyone and said, "I'm sorry to have made you all laugh. That child is also a pitiful person. Not only was her face burned by the fire, but she also fell ill from fright. Her condition fluctuates. As an elder, I have to take extra care of her."
Those around her showered her with compliments, saying, "The old lady is kind-hearted."
Some young men, unable to bear hearing this, rolled up their sleeves and offered to help find the person.
Someone in the crowd shouted, "I think Miss Biao just went towards the pond."
The group immediately changed direction and headed towards the pond.
Madam Xu had a vague feeling that something was wrong, but since everyone had left, she had no choice but to bite the bullet and take the first step.
Xu Ting stood still, and only after everyone had gone far away did she ask her maid, "Is everything done?"
"Don't worry, Miss."
Xu Ting nodded in satisfaction and was about to follow when suddenly everything went black, and she instantly lost consciousness.
When she woke up again, she found herself lying on the ground, her clothes disheveled, with Wang Shen on top of her.
Wang Shen, like a pig, kept nudging Xu Ting's chest and stroking it up and down with his greasy hands.
Xu Ting couldn't help but scream.
Madam Xu and her entourage happened to pass by this side room and overheard it.
"Oh no! There's a bad guy here!"
Those young masters probably harbored a dream of becoming knights-errant, and they swarmed in and kicked the door open.
Inside the room, Wang Shen was holding Xu Ting with one arm and was about to unbutton his pants with the other.
Some ladies quickly covered their unmarried daughters' eyes with handkerchiefs.
Xu Ting's mother, Madam Xu, was shocked and tried to close the door to cover up the incident, but the enthusiastic young men had already gone in and pulled Wang Shen away.
I watched everything I should and shouldn't have seen.
Madam Xu felt utterly disheartened.
It's over, it's all over.
Xu Ting also realized what was happening. She grabbed her collar tightly and shouted, "Mother, someone is framing me!"
Madam Xu's face was extremely pale. She stepped forward and hugged Xu Ting, saying, "Ting'er, tell me, your mother and grandmother will definitely stand up for you!"
Xu Ting, as if grasping at a straw, hurriedly said, "Mother, my cousin Xinxin is missing! I was so anxious that I got separated from everyone. I never imagined that I would be knocked unconscious and dumped here. Mother, I... I'm innocent!"
Miss Zheng, who had always been at odds with Xu Ting, immediately retorted, "Out of so many people, you're the only one who got separated, and you're still in your own yard. It's hilarious."
Xu Ting glared at her resentfully: "I'm already engaged to Young Master Wang, why rush things?"
Madam Xu: "Ting'er, who framed you?"
Xu Ting glanced at the crowd and said, "I'm not sure either, but before I lost consciousness, I saw my cousin Xin Xin's skirt."
The neighbor's yard.
The man had excellent hearing and listened to the whole thing.
He turned his head and glanced at the girl behind him.
The girl, unaware of what was happening, sat on the soft couch, swinging her legs back and forth. When she saw him looking over, she smiled at him.
She smiled brightly, and the burns on her face didn't seem so bad anymore.
"What's wrong?" Chu Xinxin asked.
The man looked away without answering.
Chu Xinxin sighed secretly; the men in this world were far too taciturn.
The next room is still continuing.
Upon hearing Xu Ting's words, Madam Xu ordered a search of the Xu residence, determined to find Chu Xinxin.
Footsteps scattered in all directions; someone was coming this way.
The man took off his Buddhist prayer beads and handed them to Chu Xinxin.
"What is this?" Chu Xinxin asked, taking the item.
Buddhist prayer beads.
"What are you going to do with me?"
The man explained, "I am acquainted with the abbot of Qingshan Temple outside the city. Just say that you just went outside the city to pray for Madam Xu."
No sooner had the words left his mouth than the search team arrived at the door: "Strange, why is this door closed from the inside?"
Chu Xinxin glanced at the door, then turned back, but the man was gone.
......
The servants searched the Xu residence three times, inside and out, but could not find Chu Xinxin.
Moreover, with this incident, the banquet could not proceed.
The Xu family members forced a smile, apologized, and saw the guests off from the Xu residence.
As they approached the entrance, they saw Chu Xinxin and the abbot of Qingshan Temple entering together.
The abbot bowed to Madam Xu and said, “Madam Xu, this morning Benefactor Chu came to Qingshan Temple to offer you the first incense and helped Qingshan Temple find its treasure. I am grateful for Benefactor Chu’s filial piety and have come to offer my congratulations to Madam Xu on her birthday.”
Buddhism was the state religion of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and it was revered by everyone from the imperial family and nobles to ordinary people.
The abbot of Qingshan Temple held a prominent position in Xuzhou, and the fact that he was invited to give a sermon made Old Madam Xu blush with excitement.
Looking at Chu Xinxin's face, she suppressed her nausea, took Chu Xinxin's hand, and said, "Good child, you're so thoughtful."
The reason for ending the banquet changed from "that incident" to "the abbot of Qingshan Temple is giving a sermon, and all irrelevant people should leave."
The people of the Xu family straightened their backs again.
The abbot of Qingshan Temple left after finishing his sermon.
The Xu family closed the door, and Xu Ming, the father, slapped Xu Ting across the face, causing her to fall to the ground.
Xu Ting covered her face in disbelief: "Father, why did you hit me! I was framed!"
Xu Ming took a deep breath: "You wretched child, don't think I don't know what you're up to! You did it, but you didn't do it cleanly, making the entire Xu family lose face for nothing!"
Xu Ting's eyes flickered, and she forced herself to say, "Father, I don't know what you're talking about."
Xu Ming ignored her completely: "If you don't want to marry into the Wang family, then you can invite a Buddhist temple yourself."
He set up his own Buddhist shrine, where he spent his life accompanied by the ancient Buddha and the dim lamp.
Xu Ting panicked: "Father, Father, I didn't mean I didn't want to get married!"
Xu Ming stood with his hands behind his back and didn't answer. Xu Ting then went to plead with Old Madam Xu.
Madam Xu was furious that she had ruined her birthday banquet and completely ignored her.
Xu Ting turned her head and looked at Madam Xu again.
With red eyes, Madam Xu called out, "Master."
Finally, Madam Xu gave Xu Ming two estates from her dowry, and only then did Xu Ming relent.
Chu Xinxin couldn't help but find it amusing that the kinship had faded to this extent.
The corners of his mouth had just turned up when Xu Ming turned to look at her: "Miss, please come with me to the study."
Caught red-handed, Chu Xinxin's smile froze.
Fortunately, her appearance is different now, so Xu Ming can't tell.
study.
Xu Ming looked at the girl standing below. The girl was probably scared, as she kept her head down, and upon closer inspection, her body was trembling.
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