Mingyu shook her head and said with a polite smile: "I'm not here to burn incense, I'm here to look for someone, please... Master, lead me and my maid in." Looking at the bald little girl who was less than ten years old, Mingyu felt really pressured when she called out "Master".
Perhaps because she had never been called "Nun" before, the little nun's face flushed. She looked at Mingyu with a much friendlier look and asked in a mature manner, "Who do you want to see, benefactor?"
Mingyu hurriedly said, "Luo Lingxiu, the eldest mistress of the Sima Marquis's mansion, was given the Buddhist name Xiuxin by the Empress. She should have come to your nunnery the day before yesterday."
The little nun said "Oh" in understanding and asked, "Who are you? Our Huang'en Temple is not like other temples. The people inside are all nobles. Not everyone can enter if they want to."
Mingyu saw the little nun blocking the door and not letting her in. There were several tall and strong nuns with fleshy faces standing inside the nunnery, looking towards the door from time to time. She smiled kindly and said, "Master, before I became a nun, she and I were sisters-in-law. Now that she is here, I came to see her."
"This..." The little nun was a little embarrassed. Mingyu looked like a girl of thirteen or fourteen years old, not much older than her. This meant that Mingyu was Luo Lingxiu's sister, and the little nun believed it. But to say that they were sisters-in-law was a little hard to believe.
Mingyu sighed and said, "Master, we'll just have a few words and leave. After all, we are sisters-in-law."
"Okay, please follow me." The little nun nodded and led them through several Buddhist halls to the rooms in the backyard.
Looking up from the bottom of the mountain, the nunnery was not big. However, after entering the nunnery, Mingyu discovered that it covered a large area. The hall where the Buddha statue was enshrined was magnificent, and the tall gilded Buddha statue was majestic and solemn. The green smoke produced by the burning incense and candles lingered in the hall, making the empty hall look even more deserted and dark.
When they passed rows of low side rooms, a shrill cry suddenly came from the originally quiet side room, which frightened Lixiang and Mingyu at the same time. The little nun who led them in seemed to be used to it. She kept walking forward without changing her expression.
The little nun walked until she was not far from a wing room. She stopped, turned around and said to Mingyu, "Please wait a moment, benefactor." Then she knocked on the closed door of the wing room and pushed it open and went in.
Soon, Mingyu heard Luo Lingxiu's sharp cry: "Tell her out! Tell her out!" and the sound of something falling to the ground.
After a while, the little nun came out of the room, curled her lips, and said, "Please go in, benefactor. But Sister Xiuxin is in a bad mood right now, so please finish your talk quickly and go back."
Mingyu smiled, returned the greeting to the little nun, and said, "I know this. Thank you for leading the way, Master."
It was a bright spring day outside the room, but it was dim inside. After Mingyu pushed the door open, it took her a while to get used to the light in the room. Not only Luo Lingxiu was in the room, but also Mrs. Luo and a girl about the same age as Mingyu. The girl's eyebrows and eyes were similar to Luo Lingxiu's, so she should be her sister.
However, the girl was well-dressed and pretty, but her face looked a little ferocious when she looked at Mingyu. Before Madam Luo and Luo Lingxiu could speak, she spoke first, with a very unfriendly tone, "Are you Xu Mingyu? How dare you come here?"
What an impulsive, bad-tempered young lady! Mingyu shook her head secretly. No wonder, people from the same family stick together.
The room was dark and damp. There was only a table with peeling paint and a narrow bed covered with a blue cloth sheet and a quilt of the same color. Probably because there was no sunlight all year round, the room was a bit cold and exuded a musty smell.
Mingyu ignored the girl and looked directly at Luo Lingxiu who was sitting on the bed. Luo Lingxiu, wearing a blue cloth nun's hat, sat dejectedly on the bed, leaning on Mrs. Luo's arms and sobbing. She seemed to be on the verge of a mental breakdown, with red and swollen eyes and looking haggard.
Mingyu was so happy watching this, she deserved it! When she was hurting people, wasn't she so arrogant and boastful
"I'm asking you a question! Who asked you to come? How dare you come to see my sister?" The girl who had spoken earlier saw Mingyu ignore her and flew into a rage. She jumped up and down and yelled, gritting her teeth and cursing, "You black-hearted bitch, you must be feeling guilty! Don't think that just because you come to see my sister, she will forgive you. Aren't you afraid of retribution?"
"Forgive?" Mingyu laughed at the haggard Luo Lingxiu. There was nothing more pleasing than seeing one's enemy suffer misfortune. "What kind of joke is this? But speaking of retribution... Sister-in-law, you killed three maids to cover up your scandal. The Tartars were about to invade Tianshui, and you locked my maid in the woodshed... When you harmed people, did you ever think about the retribution you will receive today?"
Luo Lingxiu screamed, and her red and swollen eyes looked at Mingyu viciously, "They are just a bunch of maids, bitches! Even if I beat them to death, what will happen? They are born to be bitches, they deserve to die!"
Mingyu nodded, "Then sister-in-law, you have to be careful when you go to bed at night. You can't be sure that those wronged souls who died tragically will think the same way. When it's late at night and everyone is asleep, they will come to you to reminisce about the past!"
"You!" Luo Lingxiu was shocked and angry, and at the same time felt guilty and short of breath. Looking at the dark room, a sense of fear surged in her heart for no reason. However, when she thought that this was a nunnery where Buddha was worshipped, even if a ghost wanted to claim her life, she would have to see if they had the courage to do so.
"Hmph, you are so proud now. I shouldn't have been so soft-hearted in the beginning. If I had killed you earlier, how could you be so rampant today?" Luo Lingxiu shouted viciously. She even sat up and reached out to hit Mingyu, but was hugged by Madam Luo behind her with tears in her eyes. Luo Lingxiu was now disliked by the Queen and could not cause any more trouble.
"That's right!" The girl stood next to Luo Lingxiu and said with gritted teeth, "How has my sister let down the Marquis' Mansion and you? That Sima Xi is not a good guy. He favored his concubine over his wife for a maid! Bah, he is a hypocrite and a villain! Why should my sister guard a tablet for her whole life? Don't you think he is worthy?!"
Seeing that the girl was getting more and more indignant as she spoke, Mrs. Luo became anxious and quickly grabbed the girl's sleeve, saying, "Lingxian, stop talking! Young Master Sima is a loyal hero of the Great Chu!" Once these abusive words spread, the Luo family would have an even harder time.
"Why can't I say it? The Marquis' Mansion dared to do it and we can't let others say it?" Miss Luo seemed to be furious. She stared at Mingyu with contempt, as if Mingyu was the culprit of the Marquis' Mansion. "What kind of loyalty and bravery is this? He is just seeking fame and reputation! My sister must have been unlucky for several lifetimes to marry him. She has really been harmed by the people of the Marquis' Mansion for her whole life!"
Miss Luo cursed angrily, but Mingyu felt a little strange. At Miss Luo's age, she was just stubborn and self-righteous. It seemed as if she had no idea what Luo Lingxiu had done. She was convinced that the Marquis' Mansion wanted Luo Lingxiu to remain faithful to the dead eldest master for the rest of her life.
This is possible. Mingyu thought about it. Luo Lingxiu would not tell the Luo family that she wanted to have an affair with Sima Hong and cheat on Sima Xi, unless she didn't want to lose face. From the perspective of maintaining the reputation of the Sima family, Miao would not publicize Luo Lingxiu's scandal. The Luo family might not know what Luo Lingxiu did to make Miao insist that Luo Lingxiu remain faithful for life.
Mingyu laughed. She was neither Luo Lingxiu nor Miao, so there was no need for her to defend Luo Lingxiu's face. Since the girl from the Luo family who loved her sister dearly didn't know, she didn't mind telling her some facts.
"You don't know?" Mingyu looked at the furious Luo Lingxian with a smile on her face. "It seems that sister-in-law didn't tell her family anything. This is sister-in-law's fault. You counted on your family to support you, so how could you hide it!"
Luo Lingxiu's face flushed, her eyes were as big as copper bells, she stared at Mingyu and shouted: "What nonsense are you talking about! I have come to this point, and you dare to slander my reputation, I will die in front of you!" As she said that, she pretended to bang her head against the wall.
The horrified Mrs. Luo hugged her tightly, crying and shouting, "What are you doing? Let me die first!"
Fortunately, Luo Lingxiu just stood up and made a gesture of banging her head against the wall. Mrs. Luo hugged her and she lay back in her arms, crying with her mother.
Mingyu was bored. Luo Lingxiu valued her life very much and would not commit suicide so easily. She was bluffing just to scare herself and her mother and sister at the same time.
Luo Lingxian was also startled. She opened her arms and hugged Luo Lingxiu. She glared at Mingyu and shouted, "You've ruined my sister. What else do you want? You'd better burn incense and pray. Don't let me get you one day. Otherwise, I'll make you pay! Sooner or later, you black-hearted person..."
Mingyu's smile disappeared, and she interrupted Luo Lingxian in a cold voice, saying, "Miss Luo, please be more careful when you speak. You must have remembered how your sister got in. If you want to keep your sister company, I will ask the Queen to give you a Buddhist name. How about you two sisters ringing the bell and chanting sutras together?"
"You, you dare?" Luo Lingxian was shocked and scared, and her voice trembled.
Mrs. Luo wiped her tears and said with resentment: "Second Madam, you don't have to scare people all the time. Our Luo family is not as favored as the Marquis's Mansion in front of the emperor, but we are not controlled by anyone. When the thief Dong was in power, we wanted to collect the eldest son's coffin, but the eldest son's maids and servants had already done the job, and it was not our turn. After all, we didn't do anything shameful. My third sister and I are sisters. She is upset because her son and husband died, but why should she vent it on our Lingxiu? Our Lingxiu has served her well over the years. Don't skip words. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to subscribe and reward on Qidian Mobile Network (). Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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