Chapter 382: Bowing for a Few Pecks of Rice
Miaomiao sat down next to the little nun.
The little nun moved.
The little girl in red leaned towards her again.
The little nun moved again.
Miaomiao held her back and said, "I'm just a child, what are you afraid of me doing?"
The little nun had never seen such a beautiful and humble young lady from an official family.
She sat with her head bowed, not moving.
Miaomiao took out a few dates from her small cloth bag and handed them to her, "Just picked, still fresh."
Xier's brows twitched.
He stared at the little nun, afraid that she would take out a knife from her bosom.
Her young master really doesn't know what fear is.
She was so close, what if the little nun wanted to kill her and stabbed her...
The little nun still kept her head down and said nothing.
She had thought it through. The worst that could happen was that she would die by hitting her head against a wall.
It's all over.
Miaomiao stuffed the dates directly into her hands and said to herself, "Your daughter was ordained as a nun by the Emperor's order. Now she's running away and asking you to take her place. Do you know what this means?"
The little girl tightened her fingers around the dates but still said nothing.
Miaomiao continued to speak, intentionally or unintentionally, as if chatting, "Do you know that if Jiang Zijin sneaked out like this, leaving you here to replace her is a crime of deceiving the emperor. The crime of deceiving the emperor is punishable by death, and in more serious cases, nine clans will be exterminated. The nine clans are your parents, brothers, uncles, and relatives. No one can escape. Aren't you afraid?"
The little nun looked up at her, her eyes full of horror.
The third girl said that if she did not agree to be a substitute, she would accuse her parents of stealing the master's property.
People like that will either go to jail or be beaten to death by their masters.
And her younger brother will be sent to the palace to be a eunuch.
She has a lot of grievances!
Miaomiao continued, "And everyone in the nunnery will be held accountable for shielding you. Can you bear it?"
It can be seen that although the nuns did not allow her to leave the courtyard, they did not treat her badly.
The house was clean and tidy, and there were even snacks and fruits on the table.
"This servant doesn't want to be like this. It's all because of the Third Miss."
The little nun's face was pale, her heart was already in a panic, and her body was shaking uncontrollably.
Then he held his head and started crying.
At this moment, she suddenly realized that it would be useless for her to die now.
As long as Jiang Zijin doesn't come back, it will be useless even if she dies a hundred times.
My parents and younger brother will be implicated.
The senior and junior sisters in this nunnery cannot escape the blame either.
what to do?
Are you pinning your chance of survival on this little girl in front of you?
She doesn't know.
But there is no other way, let's try our best.
She wiped away her tears and spoke slowly, "My original name is Xing'er. My parents and brother were bought into the Jiang Mansion with me. The third lady threatened me with my parents and asked me to become a nun in her place. She also said that her mother was dead, and her grandparents were also dead. No one would care whether she lived or died, and no one would come to this nunnery to see her. No one would notice... That's why I agreed to her request."
"Then where did she go? Why did the nun help her?" Miaomiao felt that what she said was not a lie.
Jiang Zijin was punished by the emperor.
Seeing that she was no longer useful and had angered the emperor, Jiang Yunze and his son would naturally stay away from her.
It seemed that no one really cared about her life or death, let alone came to see her, so naturally no one could find out.
It sounds pitiful, but even more hateful.
Sometimes the person who cares about you the most is your enemy.
If my mother hadn't asked Aunt Xiuxiu to keep an eye on her, she would have succeeded.
The little nun Xing'er really didn't know where Jiang Zijin had gone. "The third lady never came back after she left, but she would send money to the nunnery every once in a while."
Miaomiao took her hand and said sincerely, "Sister, my family also has relatives in Jiangzhou. My uncle and his family in Jiangzhou are very kind to me. Like you, I don't want them to be implicated. If you believe me, come with me. I will take you to find my mother, and we will think of a solution together."
Xing'er had heard of the eldest son of the Jiang family, who was Lord Jiang's cousin.
It's a strange story to say.
The members of the Jiang family did not associate with Lord Jiang, but instead had close contacts with the ex-wife who had been divorced.
None of the young masters and young ladies in their family recognize Lord Jiang, so he now lives with a concubine.
In this way, the fifth girl felt the same as her.
No one wants their loved ones to be implicated.
Xing'er took Miaomiao's hand and walked out of the yard.
It was also the first time she had walked out of the nunnery after living there for nearly a year.
It's sunny outside.
In the Buddhist temple.
The Bodhisattva has a kind face and looks down upon all living beings, but he cannot save everyone.
Lu Qingyao and Master Juehui sat opposite each other.
"It is said that monks do not tell lies, but the nun has been telling lies from the beginning, and has put the entire San Sheng Temple on the edge of danger. Instead of thinking of stopping in time, she deliberately concealed the truth. Isn't she unworthy of being a monk?" Lu Qingyao said.
This nunnery is not very popular, which means that the money for lamp oil is not much, but there are many nuns, and all of them have new and neat clothes.
Most of them are newly made after autumn.
It takes money to make new clothes for so many people, and it also takes money to provide alms.
So this nunnery must be short of money.
It is a bit surprising that monks would bow down for a few pieces of silver, and take such a big risk.
Master Juehui remained silent, moving the rosary beads in her hand faster and faster, until she finally stopped.
She raised her eyes and looked at Lu Qingyao. "This matter has nothing to do with others. It was all done by me alone. I will go with you to see the official."
Just when the two were deadlocked.
Miaomiao pulled the little nun over to them and said, "Mother, this is Xing'er, the maid bought by Jiang Zijin and also her substitute. Please help her..."
"Crackling..." Beads scattered on the ground.
The rosary in Master Juehui's hand broke, just like the string that was stretched tight in her head.
It's also broken.
She originally planned to go to the yamen alone to surrender herself and tell them that she had secretly let Jingchen go.
The imperial court cannot be blamed on a few little nuns.
She alone will bear the blame.
But now...
The old nun was so angry that she fell down with a bang.
Lu Qingyao was startled. She just wanted to scare the old nun into telling her where Jiang Zijin was. Even if she couldn't tell her, she would still cooperate with her.
But I never thought of sending her away.
This teacher was too brave to risk his life, but he couldn't stand the scare from her.
"Mom, pinch the Ren Zhong point." Miaomiao ran over quickly.
It’s okay if you faint, but don’t have a stroke.
This nun doesn't look like a bad person.
When Master Juehui woke up, it was already the next morning.
When I opened my eyes, I saw Lu Qingyao and her daughter again.
She nearly fainted again.
She beat her chest and stamped her feet, "Why haven't you left yet? If it weren't for you, this would probably never have been discovered. The girl left and she left. Not even the yamen runners had time to watch her, and her father wouldn't care if she lived or died. Why did you have to interfere?"
"Master, can you really feel at ease like this? I mean, if she does evil things outside and commits some heinous crime, do you think San Sheng Temple can stay out of it?" Lu Qingyao also listened to Xing'er's whole story.
It turns out that this nunnery is really short of money.
When the previous emperor passed away, many concubines who had never given birth were sent to San Sheng Temple to become nuns.
To prevent them from escaping or doing anything that would damage the royal family's reputation.
Officers and soldiers were also sent to guard it.
As time went on, fewer and fewer pilgrims came.
In the following years.
The concubines grew old and died, so there was no point in guarding them.
But the incense in the temple can no longer return to what it used to be.
Just two years ago, when refugees poured into the capital, the nun took in many women and children.
It just so happened that Jiang Zijin gave them a large sum of hush money.
A payment is sent every few months.
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