"Amitabha, thanks to Madam's reminder, we have caught the two spies. They had just sneaked into the temple, and we found some knockout drugs on them." The abbot's face was solemn and his brows were furrowed. Thinking of the two spies with high martial arts skills, he broke out in cold sweat: Fortunately, the Buddha blessed us, otherwise Pushan Temple would really be doomed today.
"Fortunately, they didn't succeed."
Su Nuannuan also breathed a sigh of relief, but soon, a servant came running over and said angrily, "Grandma, all the carriages we parked at the foot of the mountain have been dismantled. Now there are only two intact ones. The two servants guarding the carriages, one is dead and the other is missing."
"What?"
The ups and downs of the plot made Su Nuannuan's eyes go dark. In less than a day, what happened was enough to illustrate the story of good times turning from bad to good and sorrow turning from joy to sorrow several times. God would not play tricks on people like this.
However, the incident had already happened, and it was useless to pursue it angrily. Su Nuannuan quickly calmed down and was about to talk to the shocked abbot when she saw Madam Yang, Liu Min, Xu Ranyun and others coming out. Seeing them, Madam Yang stepped forward and said to the abbot in a deep voice: "We must go down the mountain and rush back to the capital immediately. There are more variables if we stay here. Please ask the abbot to send a few masters with strong martial arts skills to accompany us. The Anping Marquis Mansion will definitely reward you handsomely later."
The abbot said quickly: "Amitabha, monks are compassionate and this is what they should do. There is no need to say more. It's just that..." After saying that, he looked at Su Nuannuan. The old monk obviously didn't know how to tell her that there were only two carriages left.
Su Nuannuan, however, acted decisively, realizing that there was no need to delay the process, and immediately spoke out about the current predicament. As expected, everyone was shocked when she spoke out. Liu Min was the first to angrily accuse her, "You can't even handle such a small matter. How can you be a grandmother? The prince has given you so many warnings in vain."
This old hag, she wants to put the blame on me before anything has happened? Su Nuannuan was angry. Although it was a critical moment, she was not someone who could swallow her anger. Moreover, if she did, Liu Min would definitely interfere in the next matter, which might put everyone in a more dangerous situation. So she couldn't give the other party this opportunity.
Unexpectedly, before she could even open her mouth, someone who stood up for the injustice appeared. Madam Yang glanced at Liu Min coldly and said indifferently, "Sister, what you said is too bad. What does it have to do with Nuannuan? The arrangements for this trip were made by Ran Yun and Tingye's wife. It was just that Xuan'er entrusted Nuannuan with a few words before he left. Have you forgotten this?"
"I……"
Liu Min was speechless immediately. Su Nuannuan also looked at Madam Yang in surprise. She knew that this mother-in-law had always disliked her. But she didn't expect that at a critical moment, she could still be fair. Sure enough, the food she had given her on weekdays was not in vain.
Just as she was thinking, she heard Madam Yang say in a deep voice: "If there are only two carriages left, there will be no room for so many people. The old lady must go, and the rest of the people..." She looked around. Everyone's face showed pleading and hope, and she couldn't help but sigh in her heart: At this time, whoever stays here will probably die. There is really no way to decide who to let go and who not to let go.
"Sister, you're right. The old lady must go. My sister and I will take care of her on the way and make sure she gets home safely." Liu Min was afraid that Madam Yang would leave her behind, so she spoke up immediately. She had no choice. This time when she came to Pushan Temple, her husband and son didn't come with her, and Madam Yang always disliked her. If she didn't make it clear first, she would probably be left behind. She was at the peak of her life and didn't want to die.
Madam Yang glanced at her but said nothing. She just said lightly: "Sister, you are right. As for the rest, you can see who should leave and make arrangements." She did not take the opportunity to keep Liu Min when she was down, but she gave her the hot potato.
Liu Min choked, but she knew that this was the condition that Madam Yang acquiesced to her leaving first. She had to do this offending thing. At this critical moment, she didn't care about her status and reputation. She gritted her teeth and said cruelly, "Two carriages can't accommodate too many people. My sister and I, as well as Grandma Tingye's wife, will serve the old lady to leave. Ran Yunlan, Jing'er, Tingfang and the children will take another carriage. There can't be more people. You know, there will be several guards sitting outside to protect the carriage. If there are more people, the horses won't be able to run."
Madam Yang felt bitter, but she also knew that Liu Min's arrangement was the best, although she also had selfish motives: bringing Tingxuan's wives and concubines along was certainly to curry favor with herself and her son, but it was also to keep the secret struggles in the first house going, which would give Duan Tingye a chance to win in the chaos.
But even knowing this, she couldn't say anything: Tingxuan was the prince, the only person in the Anping Marquisate who had real power in the court, and his reputation was the most important. This was a mother's selfish desire, even if the result meant cruelty to others.
The servants behind him were in an uproar, but after all, they were used to being servants, and the master's majesty had long been deeply rooted in their hearts, so although they were all afraid and angry, no one dared to say anything.
Aunt Lin held Duan Xinqi's hand, her face as pale as death. Just yesterday, she was still very happy that she and her son and daughter could accompany Old Lady Fang to the mountain to worship, thinking that this was an improvement in the status of the mother and her son in the mansion. But who could have thought that this hard-won opportunity to go together would become the gate of hell for the mother and daughter. Disasters come from the sky, nothing more than this.
"no."
As the servants were discussing in fear and anger, a resolute shout suddenly came. Everyone looked up in astonishment, only to see that the one who said this was Su Nuannuan, the eldest grandmother who now held an important position in the mansion.
"Why not? If you have a better way to distribute, just tell me."
Liu Min's anger rose in her heart, thinking to herself, "Why are you here to be a good person now?" Then do it. I will never stay anyway. If you have the ability, just leave your wife here. Humph! You are as stupid as a pig. You want to take care of everything with two carriages. I wonder if you have water in your brain?
Madam Yang sighed. She had always heard people say that her daughter-in-law had changed her character and was like a bodhisattva. However, benevolence and righteousness should not be shown at this time. At this critical moment, what is needed is a heroic choice, not buying people's hearts.
"The second girl must leave. She is a girl, and if she stays in the temple, once the bandits break into the temple, you all know what will happen to her."
Su Nuannuan said in a deep voice. Before she finished speaking, she heard a cold laugh. She looked up and saw that it was Xu Ranyun. She had a mocking smile on her face and said lightly, "Sister, what you said is very good. The second girl is indeed pitiful. But if she gets on the car, someone must stay behind. Who do you want to stay behind?"
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