The carriage drove out of the city and wound around for a long time before stopping at the foot of a slope.
Qu Moying held Yu Dong's hand and got off the carriage. He took a look at the road around him, his face turned cold, and a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes.
This is the only entrance to the nunnery, but it is very narrow and only a small carriage can pass through. Going further, the road becomes increasingly difficult to pass.
With road conditions like this, if something really happened to someone inside the nunnery, how would they be able to send the news out in time, or get the people out
Such a small nunnery, with such a road surface, is destined to be just a small and inconspicuous nunnery. Only people in a few nearby villages know a little about it. Who would come to such a small nunnery for no reason
The Qu Mansion is really good. Don't you understand what kind of intention was in sending my mother to such a place? A trace of pain flashed through my heart.
"Miss, you can see the nunnery above!" Nanny Miao pointed upwards.
Qu Moying nodded and held Yu Dong's hand and walked up. The mountain road was also very narrow. Although it was slightly regularized, it was only because there were many people walking nearby that there was such a small path. It was not a specially polished road surface.
Qu Moying walked very carefully along the way. Fortunately, Yu Dong was very agile, and although Nanny Miao was a little older, her foundation from childhood was still there. The two of them led Qu Moying to a higher place, one in front and one behind.
Above the slope is a small platform with a huge stone on one side that blocks the wind. The wind there is not that strong, so it is still a good place to shelter from the wind.
Holding on to the boulder and looking to the left, there is a forest and a temple. It is not a big temple, and it looks even smaller when looking down from the mountain, but there are still people there.
There were nuns cleaning the nunnery, and occasionally there would be pilgrims inside, probably people from nearby villages who came to burn incense occasionally.
There is a large piece of land behind the nunnery. I heard that the nunnery is not very popular, and the nuns rely on the vegetables grown in the land for their meals.
"That's where the second lady lives!" Nanny Miao pointed to a place.
Qu Moying looked in the direction of her hand. That place could be considered the best place in the entire nunnery. Not only was the room in a good location, the view was also wide, and it was quiet and not prone to being disturbed. It was indeed a good place to rest.
The Yu family really occupied a good place!
The corners of his lips pursed slightly.
"That's where the Madam used to live!" Nanny Miao said again. She had asked Nanny Zhou before and found out everything very clearly.
Qu Moying's gaze once again followed Nanny Miao's gesture. That place was short and looked like a storage room. Not only was its location bad, but it would probably be cold in winter and hot in summer. It was also close to the back door of the nunnery, which led to the vegetable garden. It also seemed to be a shortcut. After a while, pilgrims were seen going in and out of that place.
It can be seen that this is not a place where one can have a good rest!
She was also a lady of the Qu family. My mother was still pregnant with me at that time. Even though she was neglected, she was still the second lady of Qu, a legitimate wife. As for Yu, when she was sent here before, I had someone hint that she was demoted, but she can still live well.
If someone said there was nothing fishy about this, Qu Moying would never believe it!
The most likely assumption is that Yu and the abbot knew each other a long time ago.
"Isn't the current abbot the same abbot as before?" After looking at it, Qu Moying asked again.
"No, but not many people care about this matter. The previous abbess was in poor health. When the lady moved in, she had been ill. All matters are presided over by the current abbess." Nanny Miao reported. She had inquired about these things from Nanny Zhou.
Compared to Nanny Zhou who is in charge of the courtyard affairs, Nanny Miao is better at gathering information. This is also the main reason why Qu Moying specifically asked Nanny Miao to find out about Yu's affairs.
"How did the previous abbot die?" Qu Moying asked in a deep voice, with a hint of coldness in his eyes.
"I have already found out everything. He fell ill before our lady entered the nunnery. Not long after our lady's accident, the old nunnery abbot also died. However, because the old nunnery abbot's health had always been poor and the illness was difficult to cure, I heard that he took medicine, but then he was bedridden and died naturally. So no one took this matter seriously."
Nanny Miao continued, saying that she had gotten the news from the old nuns in the nunnery and some nearby villagers.
The old abbot died of illness, and no one cared.
There are only a few people in this nunnery. The usual incense offerings are not enough for the nuns to eat and use. They even have to grow their own vegetables to supplement their family income. Who would pay attention to such things
"What a coincidence!" Qu Moying said coldly.
"I also think it's a coincidence. I heard that although the abbess has used medicine, she didn't use it much. After all, this nunnery is so poor that she can't afford good medicine." Nanny Miao nodded.
"I heard from my nanny that the mansion gave a lot of silver to this nunnery at that time?" Qu Moying asked again.
"My nanny said the same thing, but maybe all the money has fallen into the hands of the current abbess. The old abbess may not have the money to see a doctor, and she just takes some ordinary medicine casually. Even if she invites a doctor, he is just a traveling doctor. We can't find him for so many years." Nanny Miao understood what Qu Moying meant and explained.
So, this so-called consulting a doctor and taking medicine is just a saying. It is hard to say whether a doctor was really consulted, or what the doctor said cannot be explained clearly at the moment.
But there is one thing Qu Moying can be sure of, that this matter must be related to Yu and the current abbot. This can be seen from the way the abbot thinks highly of Yu and is so generous to Yu.
The two sides had colluded with each other early on.
There were some things that she would have to ask Nanny Zhou about after she returned. She came here today specifically to take a look at the place where her mother died and to see the actual situation here. Some things could not be explained clearly just by describing them. She had an inexplicable feeling that she had to come and see it in person, as if someone was reminding her that she had to see it in person.
But now seeing this temple, it doesn’t seem so important.
Her brows furrowed slightly, and she looked down at the nunnery again. Her chest felt stuffy, as if something was pressing heavily on her heart.
He closed his eyes slightly, then slowly opened them again, still feeling short of breath.
It's such a remote place, but he actually sent his mother here. Qu Zhizhen is really a scumbag. It was because of his previous experience that Xu Lipeng and Yu Qingmeng plotted against him.
Things, right
It is true that every sip and every bite is destined by heaven!
Looking back, no one can escape from the fate!
But even if the heavens cannot forgive her, she will not let these people go!
"What is that?" Yu Dong's voice suddenly rang in his ears. Qu Moying raised his head and looked at the top of the boulder. There was a dark corner with a dark red cloth hanging on it.
However, over the years, some places have faded to almost white, and only when it dances in the wind can you still see flashes of dark red.
The strip of cloth was hung very high, and it was unknown where exactly it was hung. Yu Dong looked up eagerly and said, "Miss, can I go up and take it down to have a look?"
“No need!” Qu Moying shook his head. “Maybe someone accidentally hooked it when they went up.”
"Whoever can get up here is not an ordinary person." Yu Dong looked up and muttered to himself.
"You can't go up either?" Qu Moying's heart moved.
"I should be able to get up there with all my strength!" Yu Dong estimated and thought for a while.
"Can't climb up?" Qu Moying also became a little more curious. She really didn't know much about this aspect. She originally thought that although climbing up would not be easy, it would not be too difficult.
“No!” Aunt Miao also saw the cloth strip above and looked at it with her eyes squinting. She grew up in a tribe in the northern border and had climbed many mountain roads, but she felt that this huge rock was not something that ordinary people could climb up. At least she had been climbing mountains for so many years and wanted to climb it, but she couldn't.
It doesn’t look difficult, but it is actually very difficult.
It’s such a huge rock and it’s hard to see the position on it. If there is a hole on it, maybe you can hide inside it.
"Miss, there may be a hole up there where people can hide. Why don't I go up and take a look?" Yu Dong said thoughtfully. It was really hard to see clearly from down there.
"No need." Qu Moying shook her head. She didn't think there was anything important here. She chose to check it here just because it was convenient.
"Miss, it looks like there really is a place here where someone can hide." Yu Dong stepped back again, narrowing his eyes with curiosity.
"It has nothing to do with us!" Qu Moying shook his head. "Let's go down the mountain. There are still things going on at Yuejin Pavilion."
"Yes!" Yudong responded.
Then he helped Qu Moying down the slope. There was a carriage waiting at the bottom of the slope. After Qu Moying got on the carriage, he ordered it to go to Yueyi Pavilion first.
"Miss, why don't you go directly to Yuejing Pavilion?" Yudong asked. It was obviously Yuejing Pavilion where something happened, so shouldn't we go to Yuejing Pavilion first
"Let's go to Yueyi Pavilion first and ask Aunt Yang." Qu Moying felt more at ease with Aunt Yang, the shopkeeper of Yueyi Pavilion, than with Zhang, the shopkeeper of Yuejin Pavilion.
He leaned his head back slightly, closed his watery eyes, the things happening in Yuejin Pavilion were actually a bit strange. Manager Zhang should be a very loyal person, but what was going on right now? Why did something like this happen, and he knew nothing about it...
Yuejin Pavilion is very short of goods recently, and what it lacks is the goods of that master craftsman, but Shopkeeper Zhang has no intention of talking about it. It was the same when he sent the account book before. The account book was sent just a few days ago. If there is something wrong, why didn't he say it? I have a feeling that there is something going on here...