The Bailong Temple was very popular, so there was a constant stream of people coming to worship. Liu was now pregnant, and was afraid that someone would bump into her, so she tried to stay a distance from the crowd when she walked. But today was really unlucky, there were too many people, and she could not see the lights turn on or off.
But it was not possible to come to the White Dragon Temple for nothing, so she said: "Mother Chen, go tell the government that I will not be going back tonight." Anyway, big temples like the White Dragon Temple all have guest rooms. Mother Chen got up, and Shen Qingqiu was impatient to wait for the monks here. It happened that there were many craftsmen performing juggling outside the White Dragon Temple, and she was a little itchy and wanted to go and see.
How could Liu not understand her daughter? She just said, "Go if you want to. Mother will wait for you in the dining room after she finishes worshipping the Buddha."
Shen Qingqiu hummed and ran away without a trace. Liu could only shake her head, smiling and holding her belly as she stepped into the main hall of the Buddhist temple. However, as soon as she entered the temple, thunder started to sound, as if it was going to rain. Many women in the temple were praying for children, and they thought thunder was not auspicious, so they didn't pray. Liu also wanted to be auspicious and didn't go.
The young monk from Bailong Temple prepared to take the pilgrims to the guest room to settle down. Liu wanted to wait for her daughter, but the young monk said, "Madam, it will rain heavily soon. It will be difficult for you to walk with your big belly. Don't worry, I will go and inform the donor in a while."
Liu also nodded.
Because it rained, it got dark very early, the stars were dim, dark clouds floated in the sky, and the air pressure was extremely low, making people feel a little uncomfortable.
Liu paced back and forth in the simple room, supporting her belly which was so big that her embroidered shoes were almost invisible. Her gentle and calm face had a pair of willow-shaped eyebrows slightly wrinkled.
Maybe it was because of the weather, or maybe it was because there was no one around, but Liu always felt uneasy. A trace of uneasiness appeared on her face. She touched her belly, went to the window, and muttered to herself.
"It's going to rain tonight. I don't know how Qiu'er is doing. There's no one holding an umbrella around her, but she's smart, so she shouldn't get caught in the rain...ah!"
Liu's eyes suddenly widened and the words in her mouth stopped abruptly.
Because she clearly saw a face covered in darkness, standing terrifyingly in front of her window, and the cold light flashing in its eyes made her back numb.
Liu covered her mouth.
“Boom!”
Suddenly, there was a loud thunder in the night sky, lighting up half of the sky. With the little light, Liu could see clearly that the person standing by the window was actually the abbot of the temple.
"You? Host?" She had seen the host during the day and had some impression of him.
In the dark night, the host clasped his hands together, with a kind look on his face, "I am sorry to bother you so late at night. Were you frightened by me just now?"
Liu was still in shock and nodded, but she was a little cautious and asked directly: "I wonder why the host came here so late at night?"
"Oh, I saw that the lamp was still on in your house, so I came to take a look."
"In that case, thank you for your concern, I'm going to rest now, please go and rest as well."
Maybe it was because the scene just now was too frightening, but Liu was extra careful. Moreover, it was the middle of the night, and it was not easy for a woman like her to stay with the host for too long.
As she said this, Liu was about to close the window, but suddenly the host stopped her.
"Madam, something happened to your daughter on the way up the mountain." The host raised his eyelids and suddenly said, "I came here to tell you."
"What?!" Liu's heart skipped a beat, and she opened the door without caring about anything else: "What happened to Qiu'er?"
"It's nothing serious, madam." The host suddenly walked in and approached Liu step by step. A sneer of success appeared on his gentle and old face: "But madam should be worried about herself now."
No matter how slow-witted Liu was, she sensed the danger. Moreover, she was extremely smart.
"You lied to me? What do you want to do?" Liu stepped back and was about to call for help. In an instant, the support suddenly slapped her with a palm. Liu, a woman who was so weak that she fainted immediately.
There was a loud thunder in the sky, making the host's face look particularly gloomy and terrifying.
He bent down, pulled out the sack that he had prepared long ago, put Liu in it, and lifted the sack with swift movements. After a series of movements, he did not show the old age he had seen during the day.
"Bang bang!" At this moment, the door was suddenly knocked open.
The disciple who was in charge ran in, his face full of panic: "Oh no, Master, I'm afraid we can't get this woman out of the capital tonight! Her daughter is here with someone!"
"What!" The host glanced outside fiercely, and immediately handed Liu to the young disciple: "Throw her into the cellar!"
"Master..." The little disciple trembled: "If we are discovered..."
"Useless!" the host scolded coldly, "You are scared of a child who is only about ten years old? Get back to work!"
"yes……"
at the same time.
Shen Qingqiu arrived at the temple and went straight to the guest room where Liu was staying. Unexpectedly, she did not see Liu. She called out suspiciously, "Mom?" But no one answered her. She looked at the empty room, her eyes narrowed slightly, and the candle on the table was knocked over.
Her mother has always been careful, it can't be her mother.
"Miss, I really didn't lie to you. At noon today, your mother suddenly said that she had something urgent to do. I couldn't stop her, so I watched her go down the mountain."
The host was wearing a light blue robe, and the Buddhist beads in his hand were huge and emitting a layer of lustrous light. He looked like an immortal.
But Shen Qingqiu saw it and felt extremely displeased.
She raised her eyebrows and sneered at the host: "Nonsense! My mother is pregnant and it is difficult for her to travel. She had already told me that she would wait for me to pick her up and take her home. There is absolutely no reason for her to leave first. My mother is missing in your Bailong Temple. If you can't hand her over, I will destroy your temple!"
Shen Qingqiu's look was so sharp and fierce that the host forgot to turn the Buddhist beads in his hand for a moment.
Such a look should come from a person who has been oppressed by the whirlpool of power for a long time. How could it appear on a girl who is only ten years old? The host was extremely surprised for a moment, and his cloudy eyes rolled around. In order to hide his guilty conscience, he slammed the table heavily and said, "Little donor, I thought you were a child, so I didn't bother with you and even explained it to you in person. You actually kept backing off and making trouble!"
Shen Qingqiu keenly caught the guilty look in the abbot's eyes and became more certain of his guess.
Shen Qingqiu knew very well what kind of personality Liu had. Besides, everyone in the family was fine, so what urgent matter could Liu have?
Even if there was an emergency, it was the family who passed it on to Liu.
But even if something happened at home, it would take at least an hour to get here from the Marquis's Mansion, and the news would come back no matter how long she went out to play. Shen Qingqiu looked at the monk in front of him coldly, "Being unreasonable? Old man? If you dare to lie to me, I will dare to be unreasonable!"
Shen Qingqiu sneered repeatedly. She turned her head, her eyes full of coldness. To her, nothing was more important than her mother. Looking around, she said, "Bald donkey, if you don't give me an explanation today, let's see if you can walk out of this temple upright!"
As soon as these words came out.
Everyone was terrified.
However, the people in Marquis Gu's mansion were already accustomed to Shen Qingqiu's style of behavior, and they immediately surrounded Bailong Temple.
The host thought Shen Qingqiu was just trying to scare him, but he didn't expect Shen Qingqiu to actually do it. For a moment, he was furious and annoyed: "You, you, you! I'm going to sue you at the government! You're doing absurd things! You're disregarding the law!"
"Go!" Shen Qingqiu just said, "Just go ahead. I'm not worried about whether things will get out of hand. "
The servant beside him also said: "Kangle Xiangjun's mother was left in your temple. If you don't give an explanation, we will report it to the emperor and we are right!"
“You you you!”
The abbot was so angry that a mouthful of blood choked in his throat. He couldn't swallow it or spit it out, and his face turned purple from holding it in.
Even so, although he was as anxious as an ant on the hot pan, he did not suggest reporting to the police again.
This action made Shen Qingqiu even more certain that his mother was in the hands of the abbot.
When Shen Qingqiu thought of his mother being in trouble at the moment, his heart ached.
Shen Qingqiu's heart was smoking, but this abbot was like a stone in a toilet, smelly and hard, and it would be difficult to force him to tell the truth for a while... But she had a lot of ways...
Shen Qingqiu took a deep breath, called Tu Jiu over, and whispered something to him.
Seeing the sneer on Shen Qingqiu's lips, the host's eyelids twitched, and his heart felt worse, with a vague bad premonition.
As expected, at dawn, he saw his illegitimate children being tied up. The two children didn't know what had happened. They were afraid of strangers, but now that they saw their father, they cried and called him father immediately, regardless of whether they were in front of others or not.
Shen Qingqiu listened and began to applaud vigorously, "Host, you are really a good host. How can a monk have both sons and daughters?"
The host had never thought that Shen Qingqiu had such a talent. His illegitimate children that he had kept hidden so deeply were actually dug out by her. But now it was an open and aboveboard occasion. After all, he was a highly respected host. How could he acknowledge his children? He just said, "Donor, stop talking nonsense!"
The two children cried even more miserably when they saw that their father ignored them. Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs, and the host looked reluctant.
But Shen Qingqiu would not do that. She smiled cruelly, "Okay, since they are a pair of unwanted children, Tu Jiu, take them out to feed the dogs."
Tu Jiu had been a disciple for quite some time, so he knew that he would not really feed the children to the dogs, but in this situation, he would definitely cooperate with his master, and he picked up the two children with an angry voice and left. The children were already scared, and when they saw Tu Jiu, a tall and strong fierce man, they cried out immediately.
The host couldn't bear it any longer. His eyes turned red as he pointed at Shen Qingqiu: "You! You! You! If you have anything to say, come to me! This child is innocent!"
"Come for you? What if I want to come for them?" Shen Qingqiu curled his lips, "Why, you care so much about other people's children?"
The abbot was furious: "You! Bastard! They are still children. How can you be so vicious at such a young age?"
"My mother is also a weak woman who is pregnant for seven months. Why don't you show any sympathy to her? If you don't cut yourself with this knife, you won't feel the pain, right?"
Shen Qingqiu's eyes were like torches: "I'll ask you again, where is my mother?"
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