Chapter 149: Mrs. Cui's Invitation
"Send someone to keep a close eye on Madam Cui and Xie Lu. I want to know what they are planning to do."
"Ninth Lady, arrange for someone to go over and provide secret protection. Let Nan Ting go."
Cui Si arranged everything one by one.
Seeing that she was serious and that something was really wrong, everyone looked solemn and quickly agreed.
Only after everyone had checked that there was nothing wrong with the things in the house did Cui Si feel comfortable using them.
In the afternoon, Cui Si took Yanzhi and Songlu to the main hall to listen to the monks chanting scriptures and praying.
At dusk, Abbot Fayuan invited him to the dining hall for a vegetarian meal.
When the Cui family arrived, the gate of Wanhua Temple was closed and no other pilgrims were received. The abbot led the monks in the temple to welcome them personally and presided over the prayers himself.
But inside, it says that all beings are equal, and all pilgrims must go to the dining hall to eat vegetarian food, without exception.
It can be seen that whether all beings are equal sometimes depends on the individual.
Cui Yun watched Cui Si walk through the dining hall, her face dark with anger: "Let's see how long you can keep your glory!"
Cui Si happened to hear it, so she took a few steps back, walked up to her, and looked her over: "What did you just say?"
Cui Yun's face flushed red, her fingers clenched into fists, the resentment in her eyes seemed to turn into substance, and she wished she could gnaw on the other person's flesh and blood: "Cui Si, no matter how proud you are, sooner or later, you will kneel before me!"
"Oh, really?" Cui Si looked at her quietly, her smile light and calm. "Then I wish Fourth Sister immediate success. I really hope you have the guts to make me kneel before you."
"But I also want to remind you one last time: don't have the intention to harm others. Be careful not to hurt others and yourself, and you will destroy yourself."
For the sake of being of the same clan, Cui Si said one more thing, which was spoken to Cui Yun, and also to Madam Cui, hoping that she could stop and turn back in time.
Cui Yun's face was grim: "You'd better take care of yourself."
After Cui Yun said this, she turned away and left without eating.
Cui Yao gently waved her silk fan, shook her head and sighed, as if she was enjoying the show very much: "Sixth sister, your role as a princess is too enviable. You must be more careful."
"What? Have you finished copying the scriptures?"
Cui Yao's expression changed when he heard this.
At the beginning, the Northern Yan army and the imperial court went to war at Chongshan Pass. The life-and-death battle between Yan Xingchuan and Jiang Shao decided the ownership of Chongshan Pass. Cui Yao held a farewell banquet at home. Later, when her clan learned about this, they punished her by confining her to her house for three months and making her copy thirty volumes of scriptures.
"Hmph, you don't know how to appreciate a good person." Cui Yao snorted coldly and left.
Cui Si raised her eyebrows and smiled.
In fact, Cui Yao is much cuter than Cui Yun.
Cui Yao was also arrogant. He had been fighting with her since childhood and had never stopped causing trouble for her, but Cui Yao knew better than Cui Yun what was important.
It is one thing for sisters to not get along with each other, and it is also common for them to use some means to cheat others, but at most they will embarrass the other party and make them feel guilty. When it comes to major issues, they should put the family first and stand united against the outside world.
As for Cui Yun... she was spoiled by Madam Cui in her previous life, and she is even more selfish in this life. Apart from herself, she doesn't care about her clansmen, and doesn't care about the life and death of her family. Sooner or later, Madam Cui will be dragged into hell by her.
"Let's go get the food."
Cui Si turned around and left, ordered a meal, and then found a table with Cui Hao to sit down and eat.
After a while, Mr. Cui Si's wife came over with her daughter Cui Banniang.
"Sixth Lady, the temple is a vegetarian, so the food is a little lacking. You can eat some first. I had someone prepare some cakes and pastries yesterday, and I'll send some over to you later."
"Thank you for your hard work, Fourth Aunt. This vegetarian meal is very good. Although I'm not used to it, it's still filling. Please leave some for Eighth Sister. She's still growing and can't go hungry."
Cui Banniang is thirteen years old this year and is still a shy and obedient girl. When she heard what Cui Si said, her cheeks turned red and she felt a little shy. She looked up at Cui Si and then quickly lowered her head.
The amber and silver butterfly hairpins in her hair gently swayed their wings as she moved, like a butterfly perched on a flower bush.
Seeing Cui Si's eyes fall on the pair of butterfly hairpins, she reached out and touched them, then asked Cui Si: "Sixth sister, do they look good on me?"
"It looks good." Cui Si smiled, "It looks good on Achan."
Cui Chan is Cui Banniang's name. Only her parents and relatives who are close to her call her that. When she heard Cui Si call her that, her face turned even redder.
Mrs. Cui Si laughed at her: "You are always so shy. What will happen to you in the future? Liu Niang will have to help take care of Ba Niang more in the future."
“Sisters of the clan, if there are difficulties, I will naturally not refuse.”
The internal situation of the Cui family is now somewhat delicate.
In the eldest house, although the head of the Cui family was leading people outside, it was Cui Jing from the second house who took the lead. Cui Hao was going to get engaged to Shen Mo, and Cui Si became the sister-in-law of the King of Northern Yan and was named the Princess of Northern Yan.
The second branch was at the peak of its power and was unstoppable. It seemed that it had already become the one in power in the Cui family. However, Mrs. Cui and Cui Yun had made mistakes in the past, causing the Cui family to miss out on the position of queen, which had long made the family members dissatisfied.
Mr. Cui Si and his wife are very good at dealing with people. They can do their job well in the eldest house, but they also try to get close to and please the second house intentionally or unintentionally, hoping that the second house will gain power in the future and treat them better.
After dinner, Cui Si said goodbye to everyone, saying she was tired and returned to the east wing of the temple.
The golden sun sets in the west, and the golden rays of light sprinkled across the sky and earth, and the sunset glow dyed half of the clouds.
She sat in front of the window, enjoying the breeze, drinking tea made with mountain spring water, holding a storybook in her hand, flipping through it from time to time.
After the hot water was boiled in the yard, she took a cleansing bath with herbs prepared by the monks in the temple, washing away all the dust and worries and feeling relaxed.
When I came out again, it was completely dark. Candles were lit in the yard, emitting light in the darkness and illuminating the world.
"Sixth Lady." Someone called out from outside.
Cui Si raised her eyebrows: "Come in."
The roller curtain was lifted, and Aunt Qiufang walked in from outside. The cool night breeze blew in, causing the candles on the lampstand in the room to sway.
"Greetings, Sixth Lady." Aunt Qiufang knelt politely.
"What is it?"
Aunt Qiufang said, "Madam, it's rare for you to have some free time. Even though tomorrow is Mid-Autumn Festival, the moonlight is truly stunning, so I thought of inviting Sixth Lady over for tea and a chat."
"My wife was confused for a moment and offended me in the past. Today is a good opportunity to apologize to Sixth Lady. From now on, we have resolved our grievances and are still a family."
"Please do me the honor, Sixth Lady."
With that being said, she had to give him this favor even if she didn't want to.
Mrs. Cui is an elder, and it would be rude to refuse an invitation from an elder. Moreover, she is apologizing to her for the sake of family harmony. If she doesn't go, it would be pretentious.
"Okay." Cui Si smiled, "Then I'll go enjoy the flowers and the moon with my wife and chat about life."
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