The Third Lady followed in and told Old Lady Wei with a pale face, "I was just trying to comfort Xiao Wu, when suddenly Madam Kong came running in and said something had happened. There was a fire in the Guanyin Hall..."
She looked very upset: "Every time I come to Puci Temple, something bad happens. It's really a bad year... Could it be that our fate is incompatible with the temple..."
Aunt Hua quickly advised her: "Don't say these words. Our family is destined to be rich and powerful. How can we conflict with the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas? It must be the work of a villain..."
As soon as they heard about the villain's mischief, everyone's nerves suddenly became tense.
Everyone could see that something was not right about this trip to Puci Temple.
The Third Lady was silent for a moment, then sighed almost inaudibly: "Mother, let's just go like this? Don't worry about whether the flatterer is taken care of or not. At worst, we can send a servant to ride back on a donkey and inform Manager Lin or the master..."
Even the Third Lady noticed something was wrong, not to mention Old Lady Wei. She immediately nodded, told people to pick up their things and go down the mountain.
But Master Ning He came, lowered her head and looked at the Third Madam and Old Madam Wei, and sighed: "We are sorry to have disturbed the distinguished guests. It is all our fault..."
As she spoke, she started to cry again, "I don't know what to do now. I'm afraid we won't be able to save money in our nunnery anymore. Our abbess said that we should return the money you gave us first..."
Old Madam Wei frowned, not wanting to continue the conversation: "You haven't offended us, so how can you do that? It's more important to save the statues of the Bodhisattvas first. There's no need to mention the incense money. We can't get it back if we gave it to the Bodhisattvas. We'll leave now and not cause any trouble for you."
She didn't ask, but Master Ninghe was able to indirectly turn the topic to Wei An.
She wiped her eyes with a handkerchief and cried bitterly, "We are not lying to you. Something really happened. The statue of Jigong in the small shrine outside our Guanyin Hall fell down, and that's why the candlestick was pushed over and the Guanyin Hall was set on fire..."
She cried out loudly: "Just then, the Concubine Duan came to burn incense and disturbed her... She asked our nun to close the temple to make amends for her..."
Old Madam Wei's right eyelid twitched violently, and she covered her forehead to stop her from continuing: "Don't say any more, it's useless for you to tell us all this, we don't have much friendship with Princess Duan. If you have offended her, just appease her..."
At the same time, he shouted to the Third Lady: "Hurry up, the Third Lady can't wait any longer."
The third lady immediately agreed and turned to leave.
But as soon as she walked out of the door, she ran into a group of people coming towards her, and she couldn't help but be stunned.
The group of people came up to her in a flash, and the maid who was leading them, who was dressed in an extraordinary manner, bowed to her and said, "Excuse me, is this the residence of the wife of Marquis Dingbei?"
The third lady was a little surprised: "Who are you?"
"We are from Prince Duan's Mansion..." The old nanny bowed again and said, "Please meet Old Madam Wei."
He was someone from the Prince's mansion. No matter how unwilling the Third Lady was, she dared not neglect him and hurried in to report to Old Madam Wei.
Old Madam Wei was at a loss. She glanced at Wei An, and when she saw him nod slightly, she said, "Please come in."
Wei An knew that the old lady was worried, but she had no time to worry.
Because she suddenly remembered an old story about Princess Duan, she seemed to understand what Feng was trying to do.
The people from Prince Duan's Mansion entered the house quickly. After greeting Old Madam Wei politely, they got straight to the point without any hesitation: "Excuse me, old madam, is there a young lady of the seventh generation in your family?"
Master Ning He stood beside them like a tree, not uttering a word.
She didn't say anything, but Old Lady Wei had to speak up: "Yes, I wonder what instructions the princess has?"
The old lady smiled reservedly, as if she was relieved: "That's good..."
She looked at Old Lady Wei and said, "To be honest, you must have known that the princess went to the Guanyin Hall to burn incense just now, but she suddenly had a seizure..."
"Our queen was frightened and slightly injured..." The old nanny described the incident vividly, and said with a heavy face: "The princess is a very pious person... She was frightened and felt that she had done something wrong and offended the Buddha..."
She didn't raise her head, but looked straight ahead, and said softly, "I heard that you took your granddaughter to worship the Bodhisattva, and I also heard that the Bodhisattva statue became brighter after you left..."
Mrs. Wei was increasingly confused: "So...?"
The old nanny became more respectful: "So our princess feels that the seventh young lady of your family has an extremely good fate, and would like to ask the seventh young lady to accompany us to burn a stick of incense to the Buddha..."
She deliberately added: "Even the abbot said that the Bodhisattva statue appeared because Miss Seven has a very good fate. I hope you can give her a favor..."
Nun Ning He glanced at Wei An and laughed as well, "It's all my fault for not speaking clearly. I came here for this very reason..."
She said: "Since the princess has made a request, our nunnery cannot refuse... so we are begging for convenience..."
The old nanny's eyes fell on Wei An who was standing beside Old Madam Wei: "This is Miss Seven, right?"
She exclaimed: "She is such a lovely girl... She looks like the Dragon Girl under the seat of Guanyin. No wonder she is favored by the gods."
In the past, this would have been a great compliment.
After all, a girl who is favored by the gods will be liked no matter where she is.
But now Mrs. Wei didn't think so. She knew that someone had dug a pit ahead, but she didn't know where the pit was waiting for her to fall into. She shook her head calmly: "This is really nonsense. I can't flatter myself. I really didn't see any miracles from Guanyin..."
Although her voice was light, she said firmly: "I am afraid of delaying the princess's business, so I dare not take the initiative..."
Master Ning He quickly interrupted, "This is real... As soon as you and Miss Seven came out, the Guanyin statue suddenly lit up and emitted a bright light. With so many eyes watching, how could it be fake?"
The old nanny listened carefully and smiled at Old Madam Wei: "Listen, everyone saw it. Our princess is a thoughtful person. I am afraid that she will think that she has offended the gods and will not rest properly to recover from her injuries. Old Madam, please do us a favor and give us the face of staying in the palace..."
Now that things have come to this, she has to agree even if she doesn't want to. Mrs. Wei looks solemn.
The third lady also frowned.
Wei An suddenly smiled softly: "Will you let me go?"
When the old nanny saw her speak, she smiled more gently: "That's right, thank you for troubling us. You have helped us with this, and you are the benefactor of our palace. Our princess will definitely thank you in the future."