Chapter 45 A Huge Disgrace
Shen Xiao felt a little better after sneezing, but her nose still couldn't stop itching.
But when she looked down...
The once clean imperial edict was now covered in her snot!
White, green, and even yellow sprayed everywhere.
Xia Qingqing was also stunned, because the two of them were close friends, so Xia Qingqing and Shen Xiao stood very close to each other.
With that sneeze, Shen Xiao's snot splattered all over her desk, and some yellow unidentified substance even sprayed directly onto Xia Qingqing's face!
"ah!!"
Xia Qingqing let out a scream!
She smelled a strong, foul odor emanating from the yellow substance sprayed on her face, and the more she smelled it, the more it seemed to resemble feces.
But how could there be poop in Chen Xiao's nose!
Shen Xiao's mind went blank at this moment, and she couldn't say a word. She only felt that the fragrance of the flowers was constantly stimulating her nose.
Three more sneezes.
Xia Qingqing was completely dumbfounded, because this time Shen Xiao's snot flew directly onto her Xuan paper.
It was also mixed with an indescribable stench.
It's all over, it's all over!
Xia Qingqing's vision went black. The Buddhist scriptures were now so polluted that she would find it disgusting to even wipe the Empress Dowager's butt, let alone pray for her.
Shen Xiao felt like dying. Looking at the mess on her Xuan paper and then at Xia Qingqing's face and head covered in snot, she collapsed onto the table and fainted, falling right into Xia Qingqing's snot.
Xia Qingqing didn't have time to blame anyone, because she felt extremely nauseous.
She didn't even have time to cover her mouth with a handkerchief before vomiting directly onto the table.
If you could still look barely decent after being splashed with Shen Xiao's snot and it dried out, now it's completely ruined.
The liquid Xia Qingqing vomited flowed down the table and onto Shen Xiao's face.
"Ugh, ugh, ugh!"
Xia Qingqing could no longer bear the scene. She lifted her skirt and rushed out, vomiting as she went, instantly filling the entire Buddhist hall with a foul stench.
Fang's mother was laughing so hard she was about to die, and could only try her best to cover her mouth with her hand to suppress her laughter.
Shen Shu had finished copying it by now, completing it in one go without a single mistake.
She carefully rolled it up and put it into the wooden box, without even glancing at the unconscious Shen Xiao, and walked out with Fang's mother.
Xia Qingqing's vomiting as she ran out had already alerted the temple monks.
The craftsmen thought something serious had happened, so they rushed in to check.
Upon entering, they were nearly vomiting from the disgusting scene before them.
This is right under the Buddha's nose! How can you be so disrespectful as to spit on Buddhist scriptures!
This Buddhist scripture should be copied carefully to pray for the Empress Dowager's blessings. Now it's all filthy, which is extremely disrespectful!
The monks all looked ashen-faced as the bottom of a pot. Although they were monks, they still had to abide by the rules of separation between men and women.
So no one dared to step forward and pull Shen Xiao out of the filth.
He simply sent a few young novice monks to report to the Buddhist hall where the ladies were located.
Having received so many noble ladies and such an outrageous event, the monks had never seen anything like it before, and they all shook their heads as they left.
Thinking to myself, these young ladies are truly ill-mannered; it's an eye-opener!
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Shen Xiao took three showers, almost scrubbing her skin off, before she could completely get rid of the stench.
If she wanted to die before, it was probably just her being dramatic and coquettish, trying to achieve her goal by committing suicide.
She really wants to die now.
She made such a huge fool of herself; it wouldn't be so bad if it were just her, but she also dragged Xia Qingqing into it.
This is utterly shameful!
Now, even the scriptures for praying for the Empress Dowager have been completely destroyed by her, and there is truly no hope for the future.
"Mother, I really don't want to live anymore." Shen Xiao threw herself into Wen Lanting's arms.
Wen Lanting hugged Shen Xiao, crying and angry, "Xiao'er, what happened? How did it get like this!"
Shen Xiao recalled the fragrance of osmanthus: "It was Shen Shu! It must be her. She's the one who made Aunt Fang pick the flowers, which led to my... Oh, Mother, I might as well just die."
If she had known this would happen, she should have cleaned her nose earlier; otherwise, how could she have given Shen Shu the opportunity to scheme against her?
It's all because of that hateful Shi Feng!
They splashed horse urine and manure on her face, making her look like such a disgusting joke.
Xia Qingqing probably knows by now that she has poop in her nose.
She's so ashamed she can't face anyone now.
Upon hearing this, Wen Lanting was so angry that her hands were trembling. Shen Shu was a jinx, a devil!
Good heavens, when will she stop harming her children?!
The malice in her eyes deepened as she looked toward the meditation room next door.
"Let's move the plan forward to tonight, we can't wait any longer."
Shen Xiao's eyes were swollen from crying, but she perked up a bit after hearing this: "Mother, Shen Shu is too scary. Do you think... we can make it this time?"
She was so discouraged that she almost lost all confidence. The repeated setbacks were driving her crazy.
Therefore, Shen Xiao couldn't help but have the idea of backing down: "How about we just let it go and wait until she marries into the Marquis of Dingyuan's mansion? Then no one in the Marquis's mansion will oppose us anymore. At that time, you will still be in charge, Mother."
"Foolish!" Wen Lanting scolded.
How could she not see that her daughter was so useless?
"If we give up, we'll be devoured alive by Shen Shusheng. Do you think we'll have any good days left? Xiao'er, you need to understand, it's either her or us who die!"
Shen Xiao was completely bewitched by Wen Lanting. Recalling all the schemes she had plotted against him, hatred welled up in his heart.
"Mother, you're right! We absolutely cannot let her get away with this!"
“Mother Zhao, go tell Prince Cheng that we will send Xiao’er over tonight.”
Wen Lanting grabbed Zhao's mother's hand, so nervously he almost tore her flesh off.
Because her scheme not only required plotting against Shen Shu, but also deceiving Prince Cheng into mistaking Shen Shu for Xiao'er; not a single step could go wrong.
Despite the pain, Zhao Mama dared not say more: "Yes, this servant will go right away."
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Fang's mother heard the noise from the meditation room next door all afternoon, and it didn't stop until dinner time.
Shen Shu spent the entire afternoon practicing calligraphy in the meditation room, completely ignoring the wailing and howling from next door.
Looking at Shen Shu, who remained unfazed, she was genuinely curious: "Second Miss, how did you know that the fragrance of these flowers would make the Eldest Miss sneeze?"
Shen Shu put down her pen, feeling that her writing was still too ugly.
She replied, "Shen Xiao kept covering her nose when she talked to me, so I guessed she might be feeling unwell. I just brought the osmanthus to try it out."
Unexpectedly, Shen Shu actually guessed correctly, which triggered a series of chain reactions.
It was an unexpected bonus, I suppose.
Upon hearing this, Madam Fang was stunned for a long time, thinking to herself that the Second Miss was truly amazing.
Perhaps they were protected by Buddha, who couldn't bear to see the young lady harming others, and thus brought them retribution.
Just then, a young novice monk pushed open the door to Shen Shuchan's room and placed dinner on the table.
Mother Fang stepped forward, clasped her hands together in thanks to the young monk, and then the monk withdrew.
Shen Shu looked at the vegetarian dishes on the table; although simple, they were still quite palatable.
Madam Fang: "Qiyun Temple truly lives up to its reputation as a royal temple. Even the meals they serve are exceptionally elegant. Second Miss, look, they even sent a bonsai of ylang-ylang flowers, saying they'll have them every day."
Looking at the fresh yellow petals, Shen Shu also felt refreshed and invigorated.
After dinner, Shen Shu planned to take a nap to conserve her energy.
After all, Pei Jiming might come again at night, and she still needed to go to the foot of Fengshan Mountain to find Lin Wei, so she instructed Fang Mama to wake her up at midnight.
But as she was sleeping, Shen Shu was awakened by a nightmare.
In her dream, she returned to the night in her previous life when she was sent to Prince Cheng's mansion!
She opened her eyes in shock and found several old women and guards standing at the head of the dimly lit bed.
The old women were taken aback, not expecting Shen Shu to wake up, and hurriedly shouted, "Quickly, hold her down!"
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