"The moon is beautiful."
Chen Siyuan said these words softly. "I didn't have time to appreciate the moon before, and when I did have time, my mind was full of many things. Today's opportunity is too rare, and I will remember it deeply."
"Young Madam?" Chunping's eyes reddened as she stood beside her.
Since that incident, the young mistress has changed a lot. She has been constantly busy, doing this and that, and it seems that she has forgotten that she is also a person.
There are times when I feel tired.
The Wen family's troubles, the Chen family's troubles, and now the General's Mansion—their young mistress is having a really tough time.
"I'm fine, it's just that I seem to have forgotten myself." It was the moonlight tonight that reminded her that she was also an ordinary person, busy for too many people and worried about too many things, but she forgot that she was also an ordinary person.
"Young Madam—" Chunlan couldn't help but move closer to Chen Siyuan and gently hug her.
Chunping did the same, hugging him back.
Chen Siyuan felt the warmth they gave her at that moment, but soon pushed them away, saying, "Well, you two have some nerve, daring to lay a hand on me. I think you don't want to live anymore."
"Young mistress, spare my life!"
"Young mistress, spare my life!"
The two maids knelt down on the ground in unison.
Chen Siyuan glared at them, raised her hand, and swept it across their necks. The two maids fell to the ground with a thud.
"Ah—" Zhang Ma originally wanted to come out and see what was happening, and she happened to see this scene.
What happened to Chen Siyuan? How could she commit murder at Ping'an Temple?
Just as he was about to step forward to reprimand her, Madam Qiao came out from inside and chuckled, "You're making a big fuss over nothing."
"Madam...Madam, the young mistress killed..." Before she could finish saying "killed," Chunlan and Chunping, who had been lying on the ground, stood up and bowed to Madam Qiao.
Only then did Zhang Ma realize that she had been deceived.
Standing there awkwardly.
Mrs. Qiao looked at Chen Siyuan, "Naughty!"
“Mother,” Chen Siyuan said respectfully to Madam Qiao.
Mrs. Qiao glanced at her, then looked up at the sky. "The moon is beautiful tonight."
"Yes, the moonlight at Heian-ji Temple seems to have a magical power."
"You can come here often in the future."
"yes."
The two stood side by side in front, tilting their heads slightly upwards to look at the moon overhead.
It's really beautiful.
They watched for a long time, and finally Chen Siyuan yawned, which stopped them.
"Take a rest, you must be tired too."
At Madam Qiao's suggestion, Chen Siyuan obediently returned to her room to rest.
This is a temple, so there aren't many rules and formalities. Chen Siyuan and her two maids share one room, while Madam Qiao shares another.
Chen Siyuan lay on the bed for a long time, unaware of her surroundings.
Clearly, Madam Qiao didn't intend to return to the General's Mansion today. Why didn't the steward explain this when she asked, and instead sent her here?
Furthermore, it's not surprising that Mrs. Qiao came to this place, but what's strange is why she hasn't left yet, even though it's dark?
Chen Siyuan was lost in thought and couldn't fall asleep for a long time. Seeing that the two maids beside her were exhausted and asleep, she was about to force herself to sleep when she suddenly heard a noise outside.
The sound of a person's footsteps.
Walk out of the house.
Thinking about the people living in this little courtyard.
Is it Mrs. Qiao? Or Zhang Ma?
Chen Siyuan listened carefully to the footsteps, preparing to determine who the person was from the sound of their footsteps in the future.
...
The next day.
Chen Siyuan got up when she heard the bell of Ping'an Temple.
For some reason, perhaps because she had read the scriptures yesterday, Chen Siyuan felt a special warmth when she heard the bell.
She got up, washed up briefly, and followed her memories from her previous life to the main hall.
This fellow, the people from Ping'an Temple are all chanting sutras here.
She used to get a headache from hearing such scriptures in her past life, but now she feels much more at ease after hearing them.
He followed them outside, muttering to himself.
Each word, uttered in a pursed, incantation-like voice, made her seem completely different.
Chen Siyuan seemed oblivious to everything around her and deaf to the noises she didn't want to hear.
As she spoke, she lost track of where she was.
It felt like I was floating, not knowing where I was going.
Chen Siyuan stopped reciting scriptures only after someone gently patted her on the shoulder.
"Female benefactor?"
Chen Siyuan looked to the side and saw a figure bathed in sunlight. She couldn't make out the person's face clearly, but she felt that the person was very kind, and she instinctively returned a smile.
"And you are?"
"Yuan'er, why don't you greet Master Yide?" Madam Qiao was very excited to see Master Yide. What excited her even more was that Master Yide didn't even glance at the Empress Dowager standing next to him, and went straight to Chen Siyuan.
She was excited, but also worried.
The purpose of my visit to Ping'an Temple yesterday is unknown to others, but everyone who received the Empress Dowager's message knows it clearly.
This explains why there are so many young women of marriageable age praying for blessings at Ping An Temple today.
That's why I didn't inform Chen Siyuan of my arrival.
Chen Siyuan, being the young mistress of the general's mansion, had absolutely no chance. As for Qiao Zhen, Madam Qiao was unwilling to accept it.
Putting aside Qiao Zhen's status as an illegitimate child, there's also her name.
Qiao Zhen, Qiao Zhen. There were too many problems with choosing these names. At this time, Aunt Xu said that the names were chosen by praying to the Bodhisattva and could not be changed.
In many ways, Mrs. Qiao was practically invisible in the Qiao family. Nobody took her seriously. Yet, she couldn't quite explain it herself. Initially, she didn't like Chen Siyuan very much, but later, seeing that Qiao Yuchen genuinely liked her and it didn't seem like a casual fling, she tried to accept her.
It can only be said that Chen Siyuan is different from the girls she has been in contact with. She doesn't seem to be at home much. Qiao Yuchen cares, and Chen Siyuan hasn't done anything out of line, so she has gradually accepted it.
Now, seeing Master Yide ignore so many young ladies ready for marriage and only come to Chen Siyuan, she was shocked.
Really?
Chen Siyuan, who didn't even go into the main hall, actually received such an honor.
Chen Siyuan came to her senses, saw the light in front of her gradually disappear, saw the other person's face clearly, and knelt on the ground again, kowtowing.
"Master Yide".
In her past life, she had met Master Yide and had the privilege of hearing him say something to her. She couldn't understand it then, and she pondered it for a long time but still couldn't grasp the meaning of those two words. But today, seeing him again, she suddenly understood.
Like a tragedy from a past life, it seems to be preordained.
She didn't know if her rebirth meant anything.
She knew in her heart that she was no longer anyone's appendage, nor did she want to please anyone. She just wanted to be herself and to make herself capable of protecting her family.
Master Yide nodded repeatedly, "Good, good, a blessed girl." After saying this, Master Yide went inside and sat on the prayer mat at the front and began to chant sutras.
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