Chapter 255 – Chanting Sutra In A Remote Buddha Hall
Chapter 255 Chanting Sutra in a Remote Buddha Hall
Watching Pei Yusheng disappearing out of sight, Qu Qiuyan was at a loss. She had never been in such a situation before. There was light coming from the road in front of her, and quite a few people were coming. Looking in the direction where Pei Yusheng disappeared, Qu Qiuyan subconsciously wanted to chase after him.
She took a few steps to the corner where Pei Yusheng disappeared and found that there was no road except some strange rocks, which were difficult to pass through in the dark night.
Qu Qiuyan did not expect this. Even if she wanted to chase after Pei Yusheng, she could not.
“Are you the Third Lady of Vice Minister Qu’s Mansion?” The person on the other side had already recognized Qu Qiuyan and asked coldly.
Qu Qiuyan looked over, and her face immediately paled from panic. It was Earl Ling’an’s Mansion’s Old Lady.
Old Lady Ji did not have a good impression of Qu Qiuyan at all. Or rather, she did not have a good impression of people from Vice Minister Qu’s Mansion. Qu Moying seemed to help her before, so she treated her well and especially sent her a gift to express her gratitude.
She looked Qu Qiuyan up and down and found that there were still tears in the corners of her eyes, and her face was full of panic. Then she looked at the dark passage. She did not know where it led to, but she knew that a noble lady should not come to such a place. A well-behaved young lady would not appear in such a remote place at this time.
An old maid whispered to Old Lady Ji, and Old Lady Ji’s eyes turned to look at the rocky passage. The old maid had sharp eyes. She actually told Old Lady Ji that she seemed to have seen someone walking through the passage.
Qu Qiuyan was secretly meeting a man!
“Greetings, Old Lady Ji.” At this time, there was no way for Qu Qiuyan to escape, so she could only compose herself and bow sideways.
Old Lady Ji snorted, “Third Lady Qu, why are you here at this time? Were you meeting someone, but you don’t want Old Lady Qu to know?”
Old Lady Ji was now certain Qu Qiuyan was secretly dating her lover, and she began to despise her even more.
She waved her hand and said impatiently, “Third Lady Qu, you don’t have to explain to me. I am not the Old Lady of your mansion. Third Lady Qu, do as you please!”
She did not let Qu Qiuyan defend herself.
Qu Qiuyan was so ashamed that her face turned pale. Watching Old Lady Ji enter the Buddha hall, she bit her lips so hard that they were going to bleed.
“Third Lady Qu, I have something to tell you. It has nothing to do with me whoever you want to plot against in the future. After all, you are from Qu Mansion, and I am from Earl Ling’an’s Mansion. But please don’t accidentally hurt others. If this happens again, I will not save face for the Old Lady of your mansion.”
Old Lady Ji suddenly stopped, turned around, and said coldly.
Hearing Old Lady Ji’s words, Qu Qiuyan felt so ashamed that tears welled up in her eyes. She pinched Qing Ju’s hand hard, trying to calm herself down. There was no benefit for her to fight with Old Lady Ji, so she could only endure at this time. She could not even explain.
She could do nothing. She was filled with anger and hatred. She thought Qu Moying had caused her to suffer all these.
Qu Qiuyan had never reflected on her own behavior. She thought it was natural for Qu Moying to be tricked by her, and Qu Moying had no right to resist.
“Miss, it hurts.” Qing Ju finally could not hold it in any longer and pleaded in a low voice.
“Useless bitch.” Qu Qiuyan pinched her hard a few more times before putting down her hand and turning to leave.
She had to go back immediately. If Old Lady Qu knew that she had sneaked out to meet Lord Jing, she would be in trouble again. In that case, even her father would not be able to protect her. Most importantly, Lord Jing did not give her the position of Princess Consort that she had expected, which deprived her of her hope.
On the beam of the Buddha hall’s door, Pei Yuanjun was lazily sitting there. Although Qu Moying’s face was pale with fright, she tightly pulled his clothes and leaned against him without moving. She did not dare to move, afraid that she would fall down accidentally.
If she fell down now, she would not only be seriously injured but also screw the case.
Seeing Old Lady Ji enter the Buddha hall and respectfully kowtow to the Buddha statue, she lowered her voice and whispered into Pei Yuanjun’s ear, “Why is Old Lady Ji here?”
She knew Old Lady Ji believed in Buddhism when she was still Ji Hanyue, but she didn’t expect that Old Lady Ji would come to such a remote Buddha hall in the middle of the night to worship Buddha. From Old Lady Ji’s previous reaction, she was almost frightened to death at that time. How dared she bring people at this time? Shouldn’t she hide in her room?
“Take a look first.” Pei Yuanjun whispered to her with a smile. He even evilly blew on her earlobe. Qu Moying was so shocked that she almost fell off the beam. She hugged Pei Yuanjun tightly to steady herself.
Pei Yuanjun leisurely sat there with his hands placed to the side, showing no intention of giving Qu Moying a hand. Seeing that Qu Moying had to hug him carefully, he smiled.
In the Buddha hall, Old Lady Ji murmured to the Buddha statue and kowtowed a few times.
The few old maids retreated to the door, leaving only Old Lady Ji in the dim hall.
Old Lady Ji’s voice became a bit louder. Qu Moying tried hard to listen and only vaguely heard, “Buddha bless me, Buddha bless me… My son, please don’t do ruthless things… Hanyue, be well in the heavens…”
Speechless, Qu Moying looked at Old Lady Ji, who was still murmuring to herself. She took out a Buddhist scripture and a small wooden fish and began to chant.
She was chanting Release Song, which was to release the souls of the ghosts and help them get to heaven.
Qu Moying smiled and narrowed her eyes. There was a trace of coldness in her eyes. She now knew why Old Lady Ji came out to chant the scripture. That was because she was afraid of being haunted by ghosts. Besides, she came to such a remote place because she didn’t want to let others know.
There was a secret behind Ji Hanyue and Ji Yongming’s death. Even though Old Lady Ji was not clear about it, she should be able to guess it. That was why she was so flustered and frightened by the “ghost” that was supposed to be Ji Hanyue.
Old Lady Ji stammered when she read. After she finished reading, she begged the Buddha statue for her own safety and Earl Ling’an’s Mansion’s safety. Only then did she get up. Hearing the sound inside the Buddha hall, the old maids waiting at the door walked in and helped Old Lady Ji to rest. Then, they left with the lanterns.
The dim hall was empty again. The smoke curled up from the censer, which could show that the person had just left.
Pei Yuanjun jumped down with Qu Moying in his arms. Qu Moying supported Pei Yuanjun to stand firm. Then, she slowly walked to the front of the Buddha statue. Looking at the somewhat ferocious Buddha statue, she closed her eyes and took a deep breath before saying, “Let’s go!”
“Why are you unhappy?” Pei Yuanjun raised his eyebrows.
“I’m neither unhappy nor happy.” Qu Moying said indifferently.
“It’s a waste of my efforts.” Pei Yuanjun said lazily.
“What do you mean?” Puzzled, Qu Moying turned to look at Pei Yuanjun.
“It’s me who helped Old Lady Ji to find such a remote Buddha hall. It’s also my idea to let Qu Qiuyan come here.”
Pei Yuanjun said with a faint smile.
That was to say, the farce that Qu Moying saw just now was not a coincidence at all but something arranged by Pei Yuanjun. Thinking of this, Qu Moying could only bow sideways and say, “Thank you, Your Highness.”
“Is that all? Are you so insincere?” Looking at her charming face under the light, Pei Yuanjun asked her lazily, “Do you want to see what Lord Jing is doing now?”
“No need. I don’t care about Lord Jing.” Qu Moying shook her head and said decisively.
Pei Yuanjun suddenly smiled and said meaningfully, “Don’t you want to know what will happen between Lord Jing and Liu Lanxin?”
Qu Moying did not want to know about Lord Jing, but Liu Lanxin was closely related to her. She paused for a moment before asking, “Will Lady Liu come back?”
“Of course.” Pei Yuanjun replied with a smile. His handsome eyes were a bit enchanting under the light, which made him look unparalleled.
There was a hidden meaning in his words. Qu Moying should not ask, but thinking that this matter might be related to her, she could not help but ask, “Will it take a long time?”
“No. I have arranged everything. How could it take long?” Pei Yuanjun raised his sleeves slightly and walked towards the door. His voice was mysterious and creepy.
Qu Moying suddenly didn’t know what to say. She blinked her watery eyes and felt that these things were still very far away from her. What she could do now was to take one step at a time. She shouldn’t and couldn’t interfere with the affairs of the country. As for the future, she didn’t think she had one.
Thinking of this, she suddenly raised her head. Just as she was about to speak, Pei Yuanjun suddenly turned his head and met her beautiful eyes. He raised his eyebrows slightly and asked, “What? Do you have anything to say?”
Qu Moying decisively shook her head and pursed her lips.
“Since you have nothing to say, follow me!” Pei Yuanjun pointed outside the door.
Qu Moying stopped in her tracks. “Your Highness, I had better not follow you. I’m afraid people will see me.”
“You don’t need an eye veil anymore?” Pei Yuanjun pointed at her face.
Qu Moying subconsciously touched her face. Only then did she realize that her eye veil was left in the yard. She said, “Yu Dong might still have one.”
Every time she went out, her maids would each bring an extra eye veil in case it was needed.
“Come here. I have taken it for you.” Pei Yuanjun said. He reached out and took out a piece of eye veil from his wide sleeves. It was the one that Qu Moying had dropped before.
She didn’t know when he got it.
Then why did he let her go with him?
Qu Moying subconsciously looked at Pei Yuanjun and saw that Pei Yuanjun was also looking at her. He had a graceful and meaningful smile on his face.
Qu Moying smiled back, slowly walked towards Pei Yuanjun, and closed her eyes.
Under the light, the charming girl closed her eyes gently. Her facial features were beautiful. Her long eyelashes fluttered, which showed her uneasiness although her eyes were closed.
She stood there quietly. Although she was nervous and flustered, she did not hesitate to stand in front of him…
