He found a young monk and asked around, and finally found Caiyue in a small wooden house on the back mountain of Hanshan Temple.
She was squatting over the stove, lighting a fire.
Perhaps it was because the firewood was damp, not only did it fail to ignite, but Caiyue was choked and coughed uncontrollably.
Seeing this, Changsun Lingsi strode forward.
Hearing footsteps, Caiyue turned her head, her eyes wide open: "Fifth Young Master?!"
Changsun Lingsi motioned for her to go aside first, while he squatted down to make a fire.
The fire finally started in the stove, and Caiyue couldn't help but feel happy.
Tears rolled down her face, leaving two clear tear marks on her face which had turned black from smoke and dust.
"Why are you crying?" Changsun Lingsi tightened his lips, feeling uncomfortable when Caiyue looked at him with such admiring eyes.
"Fortunately, the Fifth Young Master is here, otherwise I don't know how long it would take to light the fire."
"Why do we have to light the fire ourselves?" Changsun Lingsi said as he added firewood to the stove.
"nothing."
"Didn't the temple arrange for monks to deliver vegetarian food?"
Caiyue pursed her lips and said nothing.
When Changsun Lingsi looked over, he saw Changsun Lingyue carrying a bucket of water and staggering towards this place.
The water in the bucket kept shaking out, soaking Changsun Lingyue's coarse cloth clothes.
"Ling Yue!"
"Miss!"
The voices of Changsun Lingsi and Caiyue sounded almost at the same time.
Changsun Lingyue's whole body stiffened for a moment, her eyes turned red, and her hands loosened, causing the wooden barrel to fall to the ground, and the little water left in the barrel spilled out.
Changsun Lingsi stepped forward, his face terribly gloomy.
He ordered Caiyue: "Take Lingyue in to change clothes first."
Caiyue nodded like a chick pecking at rice.
Changsun Lingsi picked up the wooden barrel and waited outside for a long time, but no monk came to deliver the vegetarian meal.
Looking at the blood on the handle of the wooden barrel, his hands hanging by his sides tightened little by little.
There are many lay disciples who practice Buddhism with their hair uncut in Hanshan Temple, as well as people who come here to practice asceticism. No one should be as miserable as Ling Yue, who has to rely on herself to make fire, eat, and fetch water.
If no one specifically ordered it, he believed that no one would dare to treat Ling Yue like this.
Changsun Lingyue and Caiyue packed up simply, changed into clean clothes, and walked out quickly.
"Ling Si, when did you come back?" Changsun Lingyue's voice was gentle.
"yesterday."
"Is Grandpa okay? Is everyone else in the family okay?"
Changsun Lingsi looked at Changsun Lingyue and said, "You've lost weight."
Changsun Lingyue raised her hand, which was wrapped like a dumpling, and touched her cheek: "I feel fine, there is no big change."
"Pack your things, I'll take you back."
"Did Dad agree?" Changsun Lingyue asked.
"Don't worry about it, Caiyue, go and pack your things quickly."
Compared to Changsun Lingyue's worry, Caiyue's face was full of joy.
She responded with a smile, ran into the cabin, and packed her things as quickly as possible.
Changsun Lingyue stood up and looked at Changsun Lingsi without blinking: "Lingsi, this is your own decision, isn't it?"
Changsun Lingsi tightened his lips and did not comment.
"Ling Si, it was my father who sent me here. Don't be like this."
"If you were treated fairly here and not harassed, I wouldn't have taken you back without Second Uncle's permission! Okay, no matter what happens, I'll bear the consequences."
"Ling Si, could you please not be so impulsive all the time?"
Changsun Lingsi's eyes flashed, "Do you think I'm impulsive?"
She is the only daughter of the Changsun family. Ever since he was born, everyone in the family told him that he must protect the daughter of the Changsun family well and not let her suffer any grievances.
For this, he could bet everything he had and was determined to teach Lan Yufeng a lesson.
But now?
The person who was once loved as the apple of the eye by the entire family is now suffering in this distant Hanshan Temple!
She has never touched water since she was born, but now she has to fetch water herself.
The pair of hands playing the piano were covered with blisters.
Changsun Lingsi's eyes were red and he felt a sense of low pressure all over his body.
Changsun Lingyue pursed her pale lips and said, "I won't leave here! To be more precise, even if I leave, I need permission from the elders."
"you--"
Changsun Lingsi gritted his teeth in anger and punched the stone table in the yard hard.
“Crack—”
A crack appeared on the stone table, and the air seemed to have frozen into ice.
Caiyue came out, the excitement and joy on her face seemed to be frozen, and she looked at the two of them in silence.
"Miss, Fifth Young Master, I've packed everything. When will we leave?"
"immediately!"
"I'm not going back!"
Changsun Lingsi and Changsun Lingyue spoke almost at the same time.
Caiyue's eyes moved between the two of them, looking embarrassed.
"Listen to me!" Changsun Lingrui's tone did not allow for any negotiation.
Zhangsun Lingyue was also unusually stubborn: "Caiyue, you are my maid. Unless Dad agrees to let me go back, I will not go back."
"Lingyue, if you continue to stay here, do you know what will happen?"
It was obvious that someone was deliberately making things difficult for her, and he didn't even need to investigate to guess that the person was Qu Li!
Caiyue sobbed, "Miss, why don't we go back first! If we continue to stay here, you... definitely won't be able to bear it."
Changsun Lingsi said in a deep voice: "No matter what happens, I will take full responsibility!"
After saying that, he picked up the things in Caiyue's hand and strode away.
Behind them, Caiyue and Changsun Lingyue exchanged glances, and the two followed Changsun Lingsi.
When Changsun Lingsi brought Caiyue and Changsun Lingyue back to the Changsun Mansion, everyone's faces looked like an overturned palette.
"Ling Si, why did you bring Ling Yue back?" Chang Sun Li asked.
"Second Uncle, have you never visited Lingyue since you sent her off to retreat?"
Chang Sun Li coughed awkwardly and said, "I've been very busy lately."
Changsun Lingsi looked at the other brothers again, without saying anything. He hummed from his nose and asked Caiyue to take Lingyue back to the room first.
"Ling Si, what are you doing?" Changsun Lingrui asked with a dark face.
Changsun Lingsi slowly raised his head, his eyes as cold as a sharp sword.
"If I hadn't gone to Hanshan Temple, how would I have known what kind of life Ling Yue led there?"
He curled his lips in a half-smile, his eyes slowly sweeping over everyone's face: "That's right, now that you have someone you care about more, you feel that Ling Yue is not important anymore."
Everyone's expressions changed several times.
Chang Sun Chi angrily scolded: "Ling Si, what are you talking about? What do you mean that just because we have someone more important, Ling Yue is no longer important? She did something wrong and she should accept the punishment. She also agreed to go into seclusion. What you just said made it seem like we were deliberately making things difficult for Ling Yue!"
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