Chapter 105: The sister-in-law drugged the real-name system and pretended to be tricked
Xie Yao left the warm room and went to the Guanyin Temple first to burn incense to Guanyin Bodhisattva on behalf of her mother.
I thank Guanyin Bodhisattva for blessing my mother to give birth to me safely and smoothly here seventeen years ago.
Then I went to Wanfu Hall and asked for a peace amulet for my grandfather.
There is already a way to cure the mother's poison.
But my maternal grandfather, Old Man Xu, passed away in his previous life, one after the other, with my mother, less than half a year after her marriage.
She had to wait until her grandfather returned to Beijing and let Rendong take his pulse carefully.
You can also put this blessing of peace into the sachet that Xiao Yizi embroidered for you and give it to your grandfather.
At the same time, she also prayed for the general's safety.
Finally, Xie Yao prayed for the Xiao family on behalf of Princess Jingbei.
The Xiao family has inherited the title of Marquis of Jingbei for generations. Xiao Yizi's father, grandfather, great-grandfather, etc., have all defended the country and guarded the border, fighting against the Western Rong all their lives.
Once upon a time, Xiao Yizi had many military achievements, which made the Western Rong people tremble in fear.
If he had not killed so many people when he suppressed the Rebellion of the Five Kings, his reputation could have been as good as that of the general, and he would have been a younger military god of Yan State.
Everyone in the Xiao family deserves her respect.
After one circle, it was almost noon.
A vegetarian banquet was set up in the front hall of Chengfo Temple for pilgrims.
The eldest princess sat in the first seat. As soon as Xie Yao entered, she said, "Second Miss Xie, please sit next to me."
Suddenly, several eyes fell on him.
Eunuch Qing sat in the corner of the hall, lost in thought.
Even the look in Anping Hou's wife's eyes was more scrutinizing and less eager to talk to her sister.
The Marquis's wife sat on the side seat and ate her meal in a low-key manner.
An hour ago, the news that the eldest princess had established a temple shrine for the late emperor's queen, Shen, had spread.
Now the eldest princess asked Miss Xie to sit next to her, telling everyone that she would support Miss Xie and the Jianfu Camp.
——Although Queen Shen has passed away long ago, she still has a daughter.
At this point, Lady Anping Hou knew that the eldest princess's open nostalgia for Queen Shen was both putting pressure on the emperor to appoint Queen Shen as the empress dowager as soon as possible, and a clear rejection of the empress dowager's solicitation.
As a member of the Queen Mother's party, she had no time to try to win over and flatter the eldest princess.
As for Xie Yao, she also thought it through clearly.
Second Miss Xie had long known that her half-sister would come to kneel and pray for blessings, so she deliberately asked her to go with her to prevent Xie Zhi from entering the Marquis' Mansion.
She helped herself and she helped her, so they were even.
Because of the princess' words, after Xie Yao sat down, many people came forward to greet her.
Monk Jue'an walked in and did not bow to the princess when he saw her. Instead, he walked straight to Xie Yao.
"Thank you, Second Miss. This necklace has been worn by me for sixty years. Today, seeing that you have a connection with Buddha, I give it to you to protect your safety."
The hall fell silent for a moment, and even the wife of Marquis Anping showed a hint of envy.
She already knew who Abbot Jue'an was. He was an old monk who was probably eighty or ninety years old. It was not an exaggeration to say that he was the greatest monk of the time.
It’s only because he has lived too long that Jue’an has kept a low profile in the past decade or so, which is why he is not well known.
It is such a blessing to be given Buddhist beads by him.
The eldest princess looked at the Buddhist beads in Jue'an's hand and silently stretched her sleeves a little longer to cover the almost identical string on her wrist.
She said, "Since it is Master's kindness, please accept it, Second Miss Xie."
His gentle tone shocked everyone even more.
The eldest princess's personality became very strange after she returned to the country. On two previous occasions, she left the palace banquets without even giving the emperor the face, and her words were cold and ruthless.
Now he is so gentle to Xie Yao?
Is this the benefit of coming from a healthy women's camp?
Is the Healthy Women Camp still recruiting? They have a few younger sisters at home who haven't even reached marriage age yet...
It seems that from now on, no one will dare to call Xie Yao a country woman.
Xie Yao took the Buddhist beads and put them on her wrist.
While everyone was thinking about their own things, Xie Zhi came in alone, limping.
She changed into a plain dress, and the redness on her cheeks from the cold faded a lot. Her face turned pale and bluish, making the purple mark in the middle of her forehead more conspicuous.
Xie Zhi's appearance attracted the attention of many people.
When Lady Anping Hou saw her, she immediately became excited again.
But before she could say anything, she saw Xie Zhi walk up to Xie Yao, and she slowly sat down again.
"Second sister, we agreed that today you and I would pray for our father and mother together. It's all my fault. My body is not up to the task, so I had to let you run through most of the temple alone."
"Who told you that?" Xie Yao raised her eyes. "I am praying for the Xiao family of King Jingbei according to etiquette. What does it have to do with Earl Wenchang?"
The princess smiled secretly and turned her head to instruct her trusted maid: "Go back and investigate what happened at the Wenchang Marquis's mansion. I want to know what exactly Wenchang Marquis did to make this little girl so disgusted."
The maid was about to respond, but the princess shook her head again, "That's not necessary. It's just that the Earl of Wenchang is seeking fame and reputation, and sending her to the Strong Women's Camp at such a young age is enough to reveal his character and personality."
Since Xie Yao has already told her the whole story, she can just ask directly for what she wants to know. She, Li Xiangyi, is not willing to investigate privately.
Xie Zhi forced a smile and opened the food box: "I heard that my sister likes sweets. I just saw some freshly made jujube and yam cake in the backyard, so I brought it to you specially."
Xie Yao said nothing, crossed her arms leisurely, and watched her act.
"So there are already snacks on the table?" Xie Zhi lowered his head and exclaimed, "Oh!"
She revealed a bit of humility again, and pushed the food box forward eagerly, saying, "I'm sorry for asking so much, but my cakes are freshly made, sister, are you really not going to try them?"
Xie Yao lowered her eyes, moving her gaze away from the date paste and yam cake in the food box, and looked at the glutinous rice and yam cake on each table.
Of course she couldn't eat the snacks Xie Zhi sent her.
But although Xie Zhi was stupid, she still had her limits. She couldn't possibly think that he would eat the snacks she gave him.
I have never heard of anyone poisoning someone using their real name.
So, under Xie Zhi's pitiful gaze, Xie Yao picked up a piece of glutinous rice and yam cake that was originally on the table.
This was exactly what Xie Zhi wanted - Xie Yao would definitely not eat the snacks she brought, but would eat other snacks on the table.
Her heart was lifted and her eyes flickered.
For a moment, Xie Zhi didn't know what to say, so he casually asked, "I heard that my second sister just got Master Jue'an's Buddhist beads. Can you show them to me?"
Xie Yao made the shape of "can't" with her mouth, her eyes dim, as if she could see through her.
Then, Xie Yao curled her lips into a smile and took off her Buddhist beads: "Look at it, if you break it, you'll have to pay for it."
While Xie Zhi was scrambling to catch the Buddhist beads, she put the glutinous rice and yam cake into her mouth.
In fact, Xie Yao just brushed past her lips without even touching them, then quietly broke off a large piece, tasted it twice, and put down the remaining half of the dessert.
When Xie Zhi turned around and saw the remaining snacks and Xie Yao chewing, his heart beat like thunder and his breathing skipped a beat.
Xie Yao ate it! She fell into the trap!
Xie Zhi almost cried with excitement.
Xie Yao looked at her leisurely, tapping the table with his fingertips, waiting calmly.
Once, twice—
When the third click came, a female servant came over with her head down, holding a bowl of soup. She tripped and bumped into Xie Yao.
Xie Yao deliberately slowed down by half a step.
A bowl of tofu soup, most of it spilled onto the table, and a small part splashed onto her snow-blue dress, leaving traces of soup.
"I deserve to die!" The maid quickly knelt down, buried her head on the ground, and trembled with fear.
Xie Zhi immediately rushed forward and shouted, "How dare you soil my second sister's clothes, you fool! Even if I sell you off, I still can't afford the compensation!"
Xie Yao said: "It's not a big deal."
Xie Zhi: "Second sister has to pray in the afternoon and cannot wear dirty clothes. This is disrespectful to the Buddha."
"Chengfo Temple has clean uniforms. My clothes were provided by the people in the temple." She rolled her eyes and gave an example.
"You slut, why don't you take your second sister to change clothes!"
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