"No problem. My health is not good either. It's rare that I'm healthy enough to go up the mountain this time. I'm sorry to trouble you young lady."
"Miss Fourth, what polite words are you saying? Our young lady is your elder sister. If she doesn't take care of you, who will?"
"Okay then, tell Miss Third that we'll meet under the big tree outside the grandmother's courtyard in a moment." Yuchun replied.
The two maids didn't say much. After smiling and bowing, they left. Yuchun did what Qu Moying said and hurried back to the main room.
Another maid hurried back to Qu Qiuyan's courtyard. After seeing Qu Qiuyan, she bowed and reported immediately: "Miss, the eldest lady said she was not feeling well and did not go. She asked you to accompany the fourth lady to talk. The fourth lady said that she would meet under the tree outside the courtyard gate in a quarter of an hour."
"Qu Xuexin is getting smarter and smarter. She isn't going again." Qu Qiuyan sneered and reached out to pick up another hairpin and gave it to the maid who was dressing up behind her. The maid took it and carefully put it on for her. Qu Qiuyan always liked to wear many hairpins, and even though there were many, it gave people a feeling of refinement and elegance, and it was not abrupt, which made Qu Qiuyan very satisfied.
She has a unique beauty in her low-keyness, which is what other young ladies from aristocratic families cannot compare to her.
As for Qu Xuexin, she was not worried at all.
She knew that the timid Qu Xuexin would not dare to accompany Qu Moying. What a coincidence, she also didn't want her to follow her, lest it ruin her good deeds.
"Is everything ready, cousin?" Qu Qiuyan turned around and asked another maid who had just returned.
"Everything is ready. We are just waiting for what happens next. It will not have anything to do with Miss. She just gave a hairpin to the fourth miss. What happens next has nothing to do with Miss." The maid reported in detail, imitating Yu Qingmeng's tone very closely.
Qu Qiuyan curled her lips. She really felt that Yu Qingmeng was not that reliable, but what if she didn't believe her now
After suffering a loss last time, Yu Qingmeng will definitely be smarter this time. She will not interfere too much, so that even if the matter is exposed, she will not be blamed.
Yu Qingmeng was very anxious at this time. After turning around a few times, she stopped with a gloomy face. She couldn't make up her mind for a while. She had two candidates. The first one was the Second Young Master Yan. This was originally the most suitable candidate, but she felt that he was a little unreliable. The last time, it was also the Second Young Master Yan, but in the end it still went wrong.
"Miss." The maid Juxiang said worriedly.
"Give the hairpin to the one with surname Gao." Yu Qingmeng gritted his teeth and said after a long while.
Since she felt that the Second Young Master Yan was unreliable, she used the second person. Fortunately, she brought this person with her this time. This person was found by her aunt. Originally, she was going to use him when Qu Moying did not return home. Unexpectedly, the lady suddenly called Qu Moying back. This scholar with the surname Gao was indeed a good guide, and this person was also obedient.
Compared to the unpredictable Second Young Master Yan, this guy named Gao is much more reliable.
"Miss, will Miss Qu San be angry?" Juxiang asked.
Miss Qu San said before that she also wanted to use this person. Now he was brought up the mountain by her young lady. Miss Qu San didn't know about this yet. It was not certain whether she would scold her young lady afterwards.
"There's no time. I will explain it to my cousin later. Anyway, we have dealt with Qu Moying in one fell swoop. What's the use of this Gao!" Yu Qingmeng said with determination.
Even though the second young master was a good fit, and he had already had contact with Qu Moying before, and it made sense at the moment, Yu Qingmeng still felt uneasy.
Besides, this matter involving the surname Gao sounds very credible.
"Yes, Miss!" Juxiang responded and took the hairpin from Yu Qingmeng's hand, put it into her sleeve, and left in a hurry.
After she walked out of the courtyard, she looked at the direction and turned to the courtyard where the male pilgrims lived. The incense rooms where the women and men lived were still separated by one or two Buddhist temples, but they were actually not far away. After going around them, she went to a remote place and finally stopped in front of a very simple house. She looked around and found it was very deserted here, without even a single person in sight.
Unlike other pilgrims, whose accommodation is mainly in a courtyard with several rooms in a row, this is the simplest incense room, just one room, and it is in a remote area, looking more like a storage room in the temple.
Juxiang went up and knocked on the door. A handsome and pale young man opened the door. He was not surprised to see Juxiang coming. He stepped forward and bowed deeply: "Sister Juxiang."
It was a navy blue coarse cloth robe, which was washed clean but had turned a little white due to being washed too much.
"Come here, I want to tell you..." Juxiang leaned over and muttered.
The man was a little embarrassed, frowning tightly. After Juxiang finished speaking, he slowly said, "Isn't this a bit bad?"
"What's wrong with that? Don't pretend. Our lady will reward you handsomely." Juxiang took out a silver note from her bosom and handed it over. "Whether it succeeds or not, this silver note is yours."
"Thank you very much, Sister Juxiang." The young man took the banknote with a bit of shyness on his face, looking very immature.
Juxiang couldn't help rolling her eyes. He was obviously an ungrateful and shameless guy, but he still pretended to be gentle and honest. If she didn't know the truth, she would really be deceived by this guy named Gao.
Now that it was done, she didn't want to stay any longer and turned around and left. Even though she was a maid, she looked down on such people...
After Qu Qiuyan finished washing up, she walked out with her maid Qingju. Coincidentally, Qu Moying and Yudong came over. When she saw Qu Moying, Qu Qiuyan took two steps forward with joy, grabbed Qu Moying's hand, and said repeatedly: "What a coincidence, we came out at almost the same time. Come on, fourth sister, I'll take you to enjoy the scenery of Dabei Temple and worship the Bodhisattva by the way."
"It's not a good idea to just enjoy the scenery. My grandmother will be angry if she finds out." Qu Moying hesitated.
"What are you afraid of? Grandmother loves you the most now and won't do anything to you." Qu Qiuyan said with a smile, reaching out to hold Qu Moying's hand.
Qu Moying's hand retreated, avoiding her hand: "Second sister, I'm really sorry, I'm not used to holding hands with others."
"Well, let's go. I know a few good Buddhist temples. I heard they are very effective. Many people will go there to worship when they go up the mountain. We can also draw a few fortune sticks and have them interpreted for fun. Grandma is not around this time, it's just the two of us, so we don't have to be so restrained."
Qu Qiuyan looked very excited and smiled. She was not angry because Qu Moying's hand avoided her. However, when her eyes swept across Qu Moying's hair, her expression suddenly changed. "Fourth sister, where is the hairpin I gave you? Why don't you wear it?"
"When I was leaving just now, I was hit by a midwife and was about to tell my third sister." Qu Moying lowered his head and said uneasily.
"Fourth sister, can a hairpin like this be lost? Have you looked for it? If a girl's belongings are lost, it will be a big deal. Why don't we look for it now?" Qu Qiuyan reached out her hand again and wanted to hold Qu Moying's hand.
Qu Moying's hand went to
Then he dodged and said, "Then let's walk and look around. If I see that woman again, I will definitely recognize her and then I can ask her for it."
"Okay, that's good." Qu Qiuyan agreed with a heavy face, but smiled coldly in her heart. Want to find that woman again? Yu Qingmeng is not stupid. This woman must have been sent down the mountain. Even if Qu Moying searched the whole temple, he would not be able to find this woman again.
The two of them walked out of the Buddhist temple along the way. Qu Moying would go up to pay his respects to anyone he met on the road, saying that it was the lady's wish, and he had to thank the Bodhisattva for his help in the morning.
The scale of these Buddhist temples is too small, and few people come here, so they seem very deserted.
After accompanying Qu Moying to worship a few times, Qu Qiuyan suggested, "Fourth sister, there are many Buddhist temples in Dabei Temple. If you worship like this, it won't help even if you worship until the evening. Why don't we find a few Buddhist temples with the most incense to worship. The Buddha there is the most spiritual, and the Buddha can also sense our sincerity, right?"
"Go to the most popular Buddhist temple?" Qu Moying looked a little hesitant.
"Yes, it's the kind with the most popular incense. I'll take you there to have a look, and you can also draw lots to ask about good and bad luck. If you knew in the morning that it was unlucky to go out, you could have avoided it." When Qu Qiuyan saw that it was effective, she became more gentle, and it sounded like she was considering every word for Qu Moying.
Qu Moying was tempted, and after a brief hesitation, he followed Qu Qiuyan forward.
This time they bypassed several Buddhist temples and finally came to a large Buddhist temple in Dabei Temple. This should be considered one of the largest main halls. Not only is its scale several times that of the previous Buddhist temple, but its momentum is also incomparable to the previous Buddhist temples. There are more pilgrims coming and going, and from time to time you can see many people coming forward to worship the huge Buddha statue in the middle.
In a corner of the Buddhist temple, there were monks interpreting the divination lots. There were even more people gathered there, and there was a long queue.
After the two people went forward to worship the Buddha, Qu Qiuyan suggested shaking out a lot and followed others to interpret it.
Qu Moying declined twice, but couldn't get an answer, so he picked up the lottery box and shook it a few times. A lottery stick fell out of the box. Qu Moying picked it up and took a look at it, but saw the words on it: Water extinguishes and fire gives birth, ask yourself if you know the future!
Qu Moying was quite disapproving at first, but when he saw the fortune stick in front of him clearly, his face changed drastically. He clenched the stick in his hand tightly, and his eyes trembled under his veil.
"What is it, Fourth Sister? Let me see." Qu Qiuyan noticed her abnormality and turned around to look at her signature.
Qu Moying took a deep breath, turned the signature in his hand, and flipped to the bottom. "There's nothing interesting to see. It's just some specious words. I don't quite understand it."
"That's right, you don't understand. Let's go interpret the fortune now." Qu Qiuyan stood up and said with great interest.
It was strange that the lots were shaken but not interpreted. Qu Moying looked around and saw that all those who had shaken the lots had consciously lined up to wait for the interpretation. There was already a long queue of people waiting for the interpretation, and there were quite a few of them, but everyone seemed to be peaceful and no one rushed forward.
"Okay!" Qu Moying also helped Yu Dong stand up, and tried hard to calm the trembling in his heart. He followed Qu Qiuyan and walked forward slowly.
If Qu Moying didn't care about this in her previous life, she believed it firmly after her rebirth. If it weren't for the gods and Buddhas in the heavens, they would never give her a chance to be reborn and take revenge.
The meaning of this fortune was clear and pierced her heart. At this moment, she seemed to see her former self falling into the icy lake...