Chapter 91 Asking for a Lot
"So, you really are doing this for my own good?"
Lady Su looked at Yun Qin coldly, with obvious disbelief in her words.
Yun Qin remained calm and even raised her eyes to look at her. "Of course I am doing this for the beauty's sake. Didn't the beauty say that I should join forces with the beauty rather than other people with ulterior motives? I deeply agree with her. Since we are joining forces, then if the beauty is good, then it is also good for me."
Su Meiren looked at her with scrutiny. Her transformation was so fast that she could hardly believe it.
Thinking this way, she also asked, "You've changed so quickly."
Yun Qin closed her eyes and smiled, "There is a saying that goes, 'He who knows the current situation is a hero. Although I don't want to be a hero, I also understand that the situation is stronger than people. Besides, I have to plan for my future, right?"
The last sentence made Su Meiren believe it a little. If a man does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth. No matter what he said about doing it for her, in the end it was still for himself.
It's better for yourself. If you have desires, you will have weaknesses. If you have weaknesses, it will be easier to control them.
"It's great that you can figure it out." She couldn't help showing a haughty and smug look on her face. "I won't bother with you about today's matter for now, but you have to remember to consult me more often in the future."
Yun Qin agreed, and deliberately asked in an expectant tone: "The Queen didn't say when I can see the Emperor?"
Seeing her impatient look, Su Meiren sneered, "Why are you in such a hurry?"
"Shen Danying is so popular nowadays, someone has to suppress her limelight." Yun Qin's eyes were slightly evasive.
Lady Su snorted softly, "Are you jealous of her success? She is successful because she has a brother who is good at fighting. What do you have that you dare to compete with her?"
After belittling Yun Qin, she continued, "But what you said is not wrong. That Shen Danying is indeed a little too arrogant. But from what the queen said, it seems that she is not in a hurry and needs to see the situation of the previous dynasty, so there is no point in you being anxious."
Of course the Queen is not in a hurry, she just wants to see you guys fighting continuously so that her position will be more stable.
Yun Qin sneered in her heart, but her face showed disappointment, "I will listen to the beauty and the queen."
Lady Su showed a look of as if she knew what was going on, but then her eyes flashed and she asked Yun Qin, "I remember you said before that you met Jiang Lihai that day, what happened afterwards?"
Thinking of what happened that day, Yun Qin's eyes couldn't help but darken. She knew in her heart that Lady Su was testing her and wanted to know whether she doubted her.
Yun Qin did not hide the hatred on her face. She did not answer her words, but said coldly: "He is someone close to the Empress."
Seeing her like this, Lady Su secretly curled the corners of her mouth. The smile was fleeting, but it did not escape Yun Qin's eyes.
Lady Su said coldly, "Don't have any disrespectful thoughts towards Her Majesty."
This Sumerian always seems to be like this. He doesn't know what it means to play a full role. Shouldn't he ask what happened at this time?
She looked completely uncurious, as if she was afraid that others would not doubt her.
Yun Qin lowered her eyes, treating herself as a fool, and whispered, "I understand."
Concubine Su didn't even bother to care whether she really understood or not. How could a little palace maid like her do anything harmful to the Empress?
"Let's go back to the palace first."
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In the blink of an eye, it was the day when the Queen Mother left the palace. Early in the morning, I heard that Master Huiyuan had entered the palace.
The conversation that day made Yun Qin regain some trust, and she was kept by Concubine Su's side again.
When Rong Xin brought a nun into the hall, Yun Qin was also there.
"Beauty, this is Master Zhenjing, the disciple of Master Huiyuan." After Rong Xin finished the introduction, he looked at Yun Qin and nodded slightly, almost imperceptibly.
Yun Qin also nodded slightly, and then closed her eyes, as if she was not interested in this nun at all.
Zhen Jing had a fair face and looked to be about thirty years old, with average looks. Her expression was calm, a characteristic of a monk. When she was sizing up the people in the hall, her eyes occasionally flashed with a hint of greed.
"The poor nun Zhenjing greets the beautiful lady." She clasped her hands together and bowed her head.
"Master, there is no need to be so polite." Lady Su held her hands up.
"Thank you, beautiful lady."
After a brief greeting, Lady Su couldn't wait to get to the point and said to Zhenjing, "Master Zhenjing, I am as devoted to Buddhism as the Queen Mother. There is a Buddhist scripture I copied by hand enshrined in front of the Buddha statue in your temple. I have been having a hard time lately, so I have no choice but to invite you to come and give me a lecture, so that I can turn bad luck around."
After saying this, she winked at Yunqin, who immediately stepped forward and presented a bulging purse with both hands.
"This is the incense money I donated to the temple. I hope Master Zhenjing will accept it."
"Amitābha." Zhen Jing chanted the Buddha's name. "The beautiful donor is indeed a sincere Buddhist. I, the poor nun, would like to thank you for your generosity on behalf of all the nuns in the temple."
After being polite, she took the purse from Yunqin's hand.
Yun Qin saw clearly that when she took the purse, her fingers almost subconsciously pinched the change in the purse to confirm the quantity. This was obviously an action she did frequently.
As expected, she was a nun who specialized in walking around the palace and the residences of high-ranking officials. She must have made a lot of money every day.
When Zhen Jing saw Yun Qin's appearance, she was also slightly surprised and couldn't help but glance at Lady Su.
Apparently, she had the same idea as the other concubines in the palace, thinking that it was unwise for Concubine Su to keep such an outstanding-looking person by her side.
But she had seen countless strange things in the deep mansion and the deep palace, so naturally she didn't ask too many questions, and she didn't even look at Yun Qin twice.
After receiving the money, Lady Su invited her to sit down and served her tea. Zhen Jing took a sip of tea and then began to preach.
Lady Su had no intention of devoting herself to Buddhism. The scriptures offered before the Buddha were all copied by the Queen Mother as punishment. After listening for half a cup of tea, she became a little impatient.
While Zhenjing was drinking tea, he took out a stick from his sleeve and said, "Master, this is what I prayed for in front of the Buddha this morning after bathing and burning incense. However, I am not very knowledgeable about Buddhism and do not know its meaning. Please help me interpret the stick."
Zhenjing knew that this would inevitably happen, but she didn't expect that Lady Su would be so anxious. Even if others were just pretending, they had to wait for her to finish the cup of tea.
No matter what she thought, she didn't show any strange expression on her face. She reached out and took the sign handed to her by Lady Liu. It read:
No. 44.
The fortune: Dark clouds cover the moon, a snake hides under your feet, the lights are out in the cold night, and the cuckoo cries three times.
Su Meiren was not unfamiliar with poetry, and these three words were not good words no matter how she looked at them. She had been feeling uneasy since she received this lot, and now she could no longer hide her feelings, so she hurriedly asked, "Master, what does this lot mean?"