Chapter 30 Is She the Disaster Star?
After leaving Chaoyang Courtyard, Marquis Yong'an returned to the East Courtyard.
As soon as they entered the courtyard, the Marquis's wife, Liang, rushed out of the house with an anxious look on her face. She grabbed the arm of the Marquis of Yong'an and asked, "Did Ye'er use violence against Rui'er?"
Thinking of how the brother and sister looked like enemies when he arrived, Marquis Yong'an's face became even gloomier.
"Move?" Liang covered her mouth in shock, then asked, "Is Rui'er okay? Is she hurt? It's all my fault!"
"Don't worry, she's fine. That brat just tore up some of the Buddhist scriptures she copied. Just copy them again. Don't take everything on yourself." Looking at the scratches on her face and neck, Yong'an Hou raised his hand and gently stroked them, asking, "Does it hurt?"
"It's just a few scratches. How can it hurt? I'm not a child anymore." Liang said this, but her expression remained that of a shy little girl. "I just feel bad. Ever since Rui'er came back, she's been so distant from me. She never tells me anything and doesn't trust me. And this time, she made such a big decision on her own, and now I'm suffering like this."
Speaking of this incident, Marquis Yong'an also felt uncomfortable.
After two years of fighting, he was forced to exchange his military achievements for his daughter before he could even warm his heart. Now that he had just returned to the capital and had not yet entered Shengjing City to receive the welcome, a letter of accusation for failing to manage his family properly was already on his desk because of this incident.
He rushed back to the palace this morning to hand in the tiger talisman, but Prime Minister Lin didn't give him a good look and didn't mention any reward at all.
Although he didn't know whether it was the emperor's intention, Marquis Yong'an understood that his hard work over the past two years had been in vain.
It all started with the vague rumor about Su Rui and Yun Ji, and Su Rui didn't even want to call him father.
She was blaming him.
"Let her be, and don't worry about it."
"How can I not worry? Rui'er is my sister's child." Liang said hastily. Seeing the change in Yong'an Marquis's face, she realized that she had said the wrong thing. She lowered her head and wiped her tears and said, "No matter what happened in the past, time has passed. The child is innocent. Besides, you know Rui'er's situation best. The current glory is all empty. When things come to an end, she will die."
Although Yong'an Hou didn't like Su Rui, and even thought of the bad things in the past when he saw her, she was his own blood after all, and he couldn't bear to see her go to death.
But at this time the emperor had issued an order, and as a subject, he could not disobey it.
"Actually, I have thought of a way." Liang raised her head and looked at the Marquis of Yong'an with wet eyes, as pure as when they first met.
Yong'an Hou immediately dismissed the people in the courtyard and helped Liang back into the house before asking, "Are you planning to sacrifice Yao'er again?"
"Between sisters, there's no question of sacrifice or not. Yao'er is sensible and will understand."
Marquis Yong'an remained silent.
Since childhood, Liang always asked Yao'er to give in to Su Rui in everything. He felt distressed and guilty towards Yao'er, so he spoiled her a little more.
Now that Su Rui has become what she is now, Marquis Yong'an feels that Yao'er is not worthy and doesn't want her to sacrifice for Su Rui again.
"My Lord, this not only concerns Rui'er's life and death, but also the Marquis's Mansion. After all, she is the eldest daughter of the Marquis's Mansion." Liang spoke earnestly, seeming to be wholeheartedly on Su Rui's side.
"No." Yong'an Hou shook his head firmly. "This is too unfair to Yao'er. Now Yao'er is still unmarried. How do you expect her to marry in the future?"
"Then...what should I do?" Liang covered her face and cried, as if she really had no other choice.
Yong'an Hou looked distressed, and after trying to coax her several times but to no avail, he finally thought of a compromise and said, "Then Yao'er must get married first."
"But Princess Ping refused to give in and insisted..."
"Then change Yao'er's surname. She is my daughter, so her surname should be Su."
Liang stopped crying, looked up at Marquis Yong'an, and threw herself into his arms with great emotion, as if pouring out all the grievances she had suffered over the years.
After not seeing each other for two years, Marquis Yong'an immediately put aside the unpleasantness caused by Su Rui and lived in harmony with her.
After Yong'an Marquis fell asleep comfortably, Liang got up and, while adjusting her hair, whispered to the nanny beside her, "Is everything ready?"
"Don't worry, Madam. The news has been released and we will see results tomorrow."
…
The moon is bright in the sky.
A black shadow jumped into the Zen room through the window.
The originally light and silent claws made a heavy sound that Yun Ji could not ignore.
Turning around, he saw Black Bodhisattva looking at him with a guilty look on his face.
His belly was round and he was carrying a small bag on his back.
It is obvious that he has always hated being bound by constraints, and now he throws away everything for a bowl of food.
Knowing that Black Bodhisattva could not resist his appetite, Yun Ji did not blame it. He just reached out and took off the small bag on its body.
Inside was a wolf-hair brush and a folded piece of paper.
When I opened it, it was a Heart Sutra.
The handwriting was graceful and unrestrained, unlike the frivolous expression on Su Rui's face.
In ancient language, the characters reflect the characters themselves, but Yun Ji still couldn’t understand it clearly.
This Su Rui seems to have too many sides, real and fake, difficult to distinguish.
He originally thought that she saved Ruirui out of calculation, but that day Ruirui came to the temple with his parents to deliver food and looked for Su Rui everywhere.
After asking him, he found out that Su Rui had been holding him in her arms that night, singing songs to comfort him, and telling him stories about the border.
In Ruirui's eyes, she is as warm as a mother.
When they arrived at the Yong'an Marquis Mansion, they saw her lying on the ground covered in blood, like a red spider lily blooming in hell.
She calculated every step. The guests' strange illness was caused by blood, dragging them into purgatory. She even dared to mention the name of Buddha.
What she seeks is innocence?
Five years ago?
"Chasing the Moon."
The secret guard named Zhuiyue came down from the beam and knelt on one knee.
…
Two days passed in a flash.
Su Rui stayed up for another two nights to patch up the Buddhist scriptures that Su Ye had torn up. Thick dark circles hung under her eyes, and she had to use three layers of powder to barely cover them up.
Fortunately, Su Ye's condition was not much better. His panda eyes were two shades darker than Su Rui's. From a distance, he looked like he had been punched twice.
Seeing her coming, Su Ye's eyes were filled with fire.
God knows how he got through the past two days, his hands are still shaking.
I originally wanted to let the people below copy it, but that damn girl Su Rui actually asked Xier to come over and watch over it.
His father was at home, so he didn't dare to make a fuss and could only copy it by hand.
Su Rui ignored his fiery gaze and stood directly beside him.
Su Ye was so angry at this action that he wanted to take action, but before he could raise his hand, Marquis Yong'an walked out from the Half Moon Gate.
Today is Buddha's birthday. The old lady, the marquis' wife Liang, and Zhou Yao have all suffered disfigurement from a strange disease and are not allowed to enter the palace. Marquis Yong'an can only take Su Ye and Su Rui, brother and sister, with him.
The carriages were waiting outside the door. Since we were going to different places, we each took one.
Marquis Yong'an and Su Ye got on the car first, and Su Rui got on last.
"She is the disaster star?"
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