Qu Moying was in front, with two maids following behind with offerings. Three steps away was Qu Qiuyan, with only one maid following behind her. The two of them were quite far away from each other, and it could even be said that they did not seem to be going together.
It was as if they were two unrelated teams, each going their own way.
But the two of them didn't say anything. They just walked on their own. The only sound they made was the sound of their footsteps and the hems of their skirts brushing against each other. It was very light but not uniform.
There are many Buddhist temples with eternal lamps in Dabei Temple, but they are placed in different places according to their status.
The Yue family's status is high enough to be placed on the same level as those high-ranking dignitaries, although only in the most marginal position.
In his previous life, Ji Hanyue would come to this hall every time he came to Dabei Temple. Later, he placed the ever-burning lamp of Xiao Yue family of Qu Mansion a little closer to the ever-burning lamp of Dayue family of Ling Mansion. Every time he came here, he would also pay homage to Xiao Yue family of Qu Mansion.
The door of the hall was open, and there was no one inside. Qu Moying stood at the door of the hall, turned to Qu Qiuyan who was walking towards him, his eyes gloomy.
"Why doesn't Fourth Sister go in to pay her respects?" Qu Qiuyan said the first sentence, looking very natural.
"Third sister, do you want to go in with us?" Qu Moying suddenly asked Qu Qiuyan.
"Fourth sister, do you want me to go in with you?" Qu Qiuyan was well prepared and said calmly. Since she was here, she knew how to escape. She didn't want to be weak and dizzy with Qu Moying.
Nanny Qing has already gone to call for help. I believe it won't be long before the scoundrels they found come over. If someone else sees this scene, Qu Moying will have no way to defend herself. After all, she was awake at the time and she wasn't really unconscious. They can do whatever they want to her.
Even if she wanted to see it, she would come and see it afterwards.
"Since Third Sister is not going in, why are you following me?" Qu Moying smiled coldly. His words were too direct, making Qu Qiuyan feel uncomfortable to respond for a moment.
Feeling angry, he pushed himself down hard. Qu Moying was going to become a pauper soon, so why should he bother with her
"That's what I wanted to say to Grandma An. We have a bad relationship and she's worried about me, but it's better for me to follow her to pay my respects," said Qu Qiuyan.
"In that case, Third Sister, you'd better leave." Qu Moying waved his hand and drove the guest away.
Calculating the time, with Madam Ji's temperament, this time is almost here. In fact, in the past, it should not be here at this time, but didn't the incident with Prince Donggong Ji Youran just happen? Madam Ji must be very flustered at this time. Pei Yuanjun's actions can be regarded as helping her invisibly.
Mrs. Ji was originally an easy target, but now it is even easier...
Although she had planned to leave, being driven away directly still made Qu Qiuyan feel so angry that she almost couldn't hold it back. She suppressed her anger with force, then turned and left with a sneer. She watched Qu Moying being trampled on like mud.
"Miss, the fourth lady hasn't gone in yet." After walking a short distance, Qingju suddenly whispered.
Qu Qiuyan couldn't help but stop and asked, "She's still at the entrance of the hall?"
"Yes, the fourth young lady is still there. She seems to be in a daze and has not gone in yet." Qingju secretly glanced back again and reported in a low voice.
Qu Qiuyan's face darkened. Everything was ready. If Qu Moying didn't go in at this time, it would be troublesome if the scoundrel came over later.
He turned and headed towards a fork in the road.
A small fork road with a few big trees on it.
It was the time when the branches and leaves were lush and green, and Qu Qiuyan could not see anyone as soon as she entered.
Turning around here, he looked out through the gaps between the branches and leaves, and vaguely saw the corner of Qu Moying's clothes. Sure enough, he was still there. He couldn't help but frowned.
“Miss…” Qingju was a little flustered.
"You go and wait for Nanny Qing outside. If you see her, ask her to go and stop the person first. Wait until Qu Moying has been in for a while before coming back." Qu Qiuyan thought for a while and said.
If Qu Moying didn't go in, there would be no burning of the sacrificial offerings. If a scoundrel went in at this time, there might even be a fight. It would not be a good thing if such a thing happened.
The two of them only paid attention to Qu Moying and didn't pay attention to the maid's movements...
"I understand." Qingju nodded, left carefully, and went to the main road outside to wait for Nanny Qing. Sure enough, Nanny Qing came over in a hurry not long after.
"Madame Qing." Qingju came out from the side and stopped Madame Qing.
"Where is the third young lady?" Nanny Qing looked behind her.
"The third young lady hasn't come out yet. She's inside." Qingju stretched out her hand and pointed inside.
Nanny Qing's face changed in anxiety, "The fourth lady has held the third lady back and won't let her out? What should we do?"
Once the medicine is burned, everyone present will be affected.
The scoundrels are unaware of the situation, and if they offend the third young lady, something serious will happen.
"The Third Miss has come out, but the Fourth Miss has not entered the hall yet. She is waiting outside. The Third Miss asked me to tell you not to lead anyone over at this time. The Fourth Miss hasn't burned the sacrifice yet!" Qingju explained hurriedly, "The Third Miss said that if it's almost done, she will let me inform you."
"Wait a little longer at this time?" Nanny Qing asked in embarrassment.
"Yes, wait a moment, it will be useless even if you go over now." Qingju nodded.
"Okay, then I'll try." Nanny Qing turned around helplessly. She was connected with one of the scoundrels, and she was unaware of the other scoundrels.
But it is easy to make mistakes if you contact too many people about this kind of thing.
This was the only way to deal with the situation at the moment. After Nanny Qing and Qingju separated, they hurried back and forth. Halfway through the journey, they saw these scoundrels coming over and they winked at one of them.
The people inside reacted quickly and stopped immediately.
"Brother Qian, why don't you leave? Didn't you say you might meet a beautiful woman?"
"Brother Qian, you were in such a hurry to go over there just now, are you thinking about the tigress at home?"
The others joked.
"The old servant at home has something to do. I'm going to go talk to him first. Please wait for me." Brother Qian said very naturally.
The few people then saw Nanny Qing. Seeing that she was indeed an old servant, they didn't say anything and smiled as they let her go.
Brother Qian and Aunt Qing walked to a tree on the side. Brother Qian's face did not look good: "What's going on?"
The two of them didn't actually talk just now, but when they passed by, they exchanged glances and knew that things were almost done. Who would have thought that Nanny Qing would show up at this time, which would obviously make things worse. However, looking at Nanny Qing's look, you can tell that something is wrong and exchanging glances will not do the trick.
"Don't go over there yet, wait a moment." Nanny Qing said hurriedly.
"Why?" Brother Qian asked unhappily.
"They haven't entered the hall yet, so there's no point going over there. Wait until I come over later and then you can go over there. Wait here first." Nanny Qing said.
Qian's eyebrows
He frowned and said, "Hurry up, or else something bad will happen."
"I know, I know." Nanny Qing nodded repeatedly.
After the two of them exchanged a few words, they turned back. When Nanny Qing left, she heard those scoundrels flirting with Brother Qian. Brother Qian seemed to say that the scenery here was beautiful and if they enjoyed it for a while, maybe a beautiful woman would fall from the sky while they sat here.
On the other side, Qu Qiuyan was waiting anxiously. Even now, Qu Moying was still standing outside the hall and seemed to have no intention of going in, which made Qu Qiuyan anxious and angry.
Things are almost coming to the final step, and we can't make any mistakes at this time.
She kept staring closely through the gaps between the leaves, and suddenly saw Qu Moying actually coming down, followed by the two maids. Then the three of them went around the hall and out from another road. As they went further away, they could no longer be seen clearly. Qu Qiuyan was so anxious that she took a few steps outside and wanted to chase after them to see what was going on.
After walking a few steps, he saw Qingju running over with sweat all over her forehead. He pulled Qingju over and stood at the fork in the road. He lowered his voice and asked, "What's going on?"
Suddenly, several people appeared at the entrance of the moon cave nearby. Qu Qiuyan was stunned and hurriedly pulled Qingju to move further inside.
Although she dodged quickly, she was still seen by several people on the opposite side.
Madam Ji, who was in the lead, frowned. She couldn't see clearly who it was for a moment. She just felt that it was a young lady with a maid, who were dodging and evading, and did not look like they were doing anything good.
"Whose family is this lady from?" She was asking the personal nanny beside her. In the past, she followed Madam Ji, and this personal maid had seen many daughters of wealthy families.
Coincidentally, this person has actually met Qu Qiuyan.
"It seems to be the third young lady of Minister Qu's mansion. I can't see clearly, so I don't know if it is her or not." The old woman didn't dare to say the truth. No matter how she looked at it, this third young lady Qu didn't seem to be doing good things. She was sneaking around with a maid, which looked shameful.
He saw that his own lady not only did not come up to greet him, but also hid aside.
"The Qu family is becoming more and more unruly, and the young ladies are not very good." Madam Ji thought of Qu Moying and said sarcastically, then walked forward, with Concubine Xiang following closely behind.
This time, the lady dowager brought her here. Xiao had not planned to come originally, and she could not come this time. She went directly to the Prince's Mansion. When she heard that Ji Youran was injured last night, Xiao was so scared that she almost fainted. The lady dowager got up early and came to the Great Compassion Temple. This was booked long ago. Fortunately, they left the city early, otherwise they would not be able to leave the city.
Aunt Xiang followed the Dowager Dowager in silence. The group arrived at the entrance of the main hall and went inside. There was no one inside. It was still early and besides, this was not a place that ordinary people could come. It was a place where the eternal lamps were lit in the mansions of aristocratic families, so how could other people come here
Ling Anbo's eternal lamp was lit very far inside. Given Ling Anbo's status, he should have lit it at the innermost position. He walked to his son's spirit and saw that someone had already burned some offerings in front of Yue's spirit. He couldn't help but frowned. He didn't know who burned it, and it was only half burned. The sachet was still there, which made him feel uneasy.
He looked at the burning without much care, it was very messy, and he seemed to have left in a hurry, and the incense and candles were just lit.
Only a close maid and Xiang Ma stayed by her side. The Madam drove everyone else out. The maid and Xiang Ma burned some of the offerings they brought. Madam Ji picked up the incense and candles and looked up at her son's eternal lamp. Her eyes suddenly turned red...