The low voice of chanting sutras surrounded the entire Buddhist hall. High incense was lit, and puffs of light smoke rose up. Reflected in the thin smoke, the Buddha held flowers and smiled, showing a bit of illusory fluttering. Mai Mai, kneeling on the futon,
Throwing the paper into the burning stove one by one. Every time she lit one, she seemed to see Qing'er's cute little face, who was stretching out his little hand and calling "sister".
I remember that at Ding Ding’s funeral, she was beaten half to death by her father. Now, no one would beat her again. But the heart-wrenching self-blame tortured her to the point of collapse. Her chest was always tight, as if she had
A big stone was pressing there, and she would suffocate at any time. She raised her hand and touched her cheek. Why didn't she have any tears? Why couldn't she cry anymore?
Can the undead really ascend to bliss after salvation?
The Buddha's compassionate and kind eyes did not give her any reply.
Qing'er is so cute, he should be a little angel.
She didn't know how she survived the whole process. She was helped up by Ah Shang in a daze, maybe because she had been kneeling for too long. She staggered and couldn't stand still.
"Jun'er?" Wan Qiqing, who was always by her side, hurriedly stretched out his hand to support her.
"King Qing, just let Ah Shang take care of the young lady." Ah Shang smiled sweetly, took Mai Mai without leaving a trace, and helped her out of the hall.
What a considerate maid.
Mrs. Mei looked at Ah Shang with unpredictable eyes. She walked slowly to Wan Qiqing's side, deliberately ignoring the distress on his face, "King Qing, you'd better go and take care of Miss Lan. I don't have anything to do."
He looked away and said, "Meier, I have promised you." Mrs. Mei's understanding made him unable to bear to refuse, even though he wanted to put aside everything and stay with her.
"It's okay, I will tell my mother and let her prepare. King Qing, please go and accompany Miss Lan." The gentle words could not conceal a hint of loss. His eyes were slightly drooped, and the smile hanging on his cheeks was pale.
lovable.
"Stop talking, let's go." Wan Qiqing tugged at the corner of his mouth and forced a smile. Then he walked out of the Buddhist hall first and whispered something to the guards beside him.
Mrs. Mei looked at him quietly and waited for him to explain before she came forward and said, "King Qing, have you sent enough guards? I'm still a little worried about Miss Lan going back alone. You'd better send her back."
Wan Qiqing watched the slender figure walking out of the temple, "She must want to be alone now, let's go."
"Well," Mrs. Mei chuckled, looking at her back as well, "Then let Miss Lan be quiet for a while."
Standing at the entrance of Faxuan Temple, looking at the sedan that was already waiting here, Mai Mai waved her hand, "I want to go for a walk." She didn't want to stay in such a small space, which would make it even harder for her to escape the feeling of longing.
shackles.
"Yes, miss." Ashang responded obediently, and then sent the sedan to follow. The master and servant walked along the path to the fork leading to the market.
Ah Shang looked around and said, "Miss, there are many people here and it is easy to be in danger. I think we should take a sedan chair."
Looking at the endless pedestrians, they were ordinary and ordinary, living an ordinary and ordinary life. They were wanton and free and easy. Although they were tired of life, they could do whatever they wanted. She really hoped that she was one of them and had ordinary life.
I live an ordinary life with my family. I don’t seek wealth, but only seek health and health for my family. That should be wonderful.
"Miss?" Ah Shang looked at Mai Mai, who was deep in thought, and called softly, "It's time for us to go back home."
If you think about it, reality will always be cruel. If you follow the script you set, it won't be called life.
He nodded, "Yeah."
But at this moment, a person suddenly rushed over not far away and headed straight for them.
"Lan Xuanjun, you bitch!" Before everyone could figure out what was going on, she had already rushed to Mai Mai, holding a bright dagger in her hand, "I want you to die!"
Turning her head slowly, Mai Mai just raised her eyes when she saw the face that she had almost forgotten. But when her eyes glanced at the knife in her hand, they suddenly lit up, revealing a trace of yearning. Just like that.
, she stood quietly, waiting with a calm expression.
Mrs. Jie was wearing a gaudy and revealing dress, her eyes were about to burst out with fire, she stared at Mai Mai and rushed forward. Ah Shang looked stern and stood in front of Mai Mai calmly, his hands slowly touching his sleeves.
But Mrs. Jie didn't even touch the edge of her clothes, and was pushed to the ground by the guards who suddenly appeared. Her face and mouth were full of mud, and she looked very embarrassed. Despite this, she still screamed desperately.
, "Lan Xuanjun, you bitch! It's you who made me so miserable! I'm going to kill you, I'm going to kill you!"
If it weren't for her, how could King Qing drive her out of the house, and how could she end up like this?
Looking at the knife that fell to the ground with some disappointment, he shook his head gently, "Let her go."
"Yes," the guards let go of Mrs. Jie and immediately protected her around the sedan body and kept an eye on her.
"Humph," Mrs. Jie slowly got up from the ground. Her open skirt was exposed due to the tug just now, and one of her shoulders was also exposed, but she didn't care at all and glanced at her with a sneer, "Dragon Girl,
How does it feel to kill your own brother?"
Mai Mai, who was about to walk into the sedan, suddenly looked startled and stood stiffly on the spot. Seeing this, Ah Shang frowned slightly and said, "Miss, don't listen to her nonsense. Let's go back home quickly."
"Dragon Girl? She is the Dragon Girl?"
"Is she really the Dragon Girl?"
Everyone around him opened his eyes wide.
"She is not only a dragon girl, but also the daughter of a traitor. She is also a bitch who seduced several kings!" Mrs. Jie said in a stern voice, not taking Mai Mai's identity seriously at all.
"Go and seize that crazy woman!" Ashang pointed at Mrs. Jie and called to the guards next to her.
In an instant, Mrs. Jie was detained by several people again. "Haha," she neither resisted nor struggled, but laughed suddenly, "Lan Xuanjun, if you hadn't been unruly and had an affair with another man, what would you do to King Qing?"
How could I divorce you? If you hadn't abandoned Qing'er, how could he have died? It was you who killed him, it was you! What qualifications do you have to be a dragon girl? Humph, to be admired by everyone? You deserve it too?"
Ah Shang stepped forward in a few steps, put the handkerchief in his hand into Mrs. Jie's mouth, and cursed, "Crazy woman, you are spreading your grievances on others when you have no ability?"
"She is King Qing's waste concubine? Oh my god, it turns out that the dragon girl is King Qing's waste concubine! Isn't the dragon girl's name Mai Mai? Why did she become King Qing's concubine again?"
"I heard that King Qing's deposed concubine turned out to be the daughter of a traitor!"
"Yes, yes, I heard that this useless concubine was having an affair with several men!
There were endless sounds of surprise from all around, and more and more people gathered to watch, all pointing at Mai Mai and talking in low voices. Various versions of gossip were brought out.
"Miss, let's go quickly." Ashang looked at Mai Mai worriedly and urged.
The aunt looked at her proudly. Lan Xuanyun, want to enjoy peace? It's not that easy! She wants everyone to know that Long Nu is just a shameless woman who has an affair with others!
"We have never had an unfaithful woman among our dragon girls in Qisa." Gradually, the voice of dissatisfaction rose.
"That's right. How could the Dragon Girl, who represents the gods, let such an unruly woman take on the role?"
"She is insulting the gods!"
As if they had been greatly deceived, everyone pointed at Maimai with righteous indignation, wishing that such a woman would be plunged into a pig cage right away.
Mai Mai's stiff body gradually relaxed. She gently twitched the corners of her mouth, turned around and looked at the people surrounding her. From their colorful eyes, she saw contempt and disdain.
She slowly walked up to Mrs. Jie, her eyes full of admiration, as if she was whispering, "To get revenge, you must do whatever it takes..." Then she smiled and said, "Thank you, I understand."
She quickly turned back to the sedan and said, "Let's go." Ignoring how loud the objections were around her, she didn't care at all. She didn't care about the dragon girl.
"Get up the sedan." Ah Shang lowered his eyes in confusion and looked at the sedan again.
Mrs. Jie, who had regained her freedom, spat out the handkerchief from her mouth, glared at them angrily, turned around and shouted loudly, "How can the Qisa Dynasty tolerate such a shameless woman? She is not at all
The incarnation of God, how could we be deceived by her?!"
"That's right! We don't recognize such a dragon girl!"
A trace of success appeared on the corner of his mouth. Sure enough, public opinion is the best way to fight against Lan Xuanyun.
It seems that she was right.
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Since returning to Prince Qing's Mansion, Mai Mai has locked herself in the room. Ah Shang was pacing back and forth outside with a grimace. What just happened must have hit her hard, otherwise, how could she be locked up for so long?
...Could she be doing something stupid?
As soon as this thought came into his mind, Ah Shang couldn't stay any longer. He walked to the door and knocked lightly, "Miss, Ah Shang has come in?"
It was so quiet inside that there was no echo, and the uneasiness in his heart grew. Ah Shang didn't care about anything else, and quickly opened the door, "Miss..."
When she saw Mai Mai squatting by the wall, she was stunned for a moment, "Miss, what are you doing?"
Mai Mai was holding a brush in her hand, scribbling on the wall over and over again. If she remembered correctly, that should be the place where Qing'er left her handwriting. Because Mai Mai would stare at that spot in a daze every day, so she
Then an hour or two.
"It's nothing, I don't want to waste time on this anymore." Mai Mai applied it carefully.
"Uh, oh." Although Ah Shang didn't understand, he stopped asking questions and just stood aside and watched her strange behavior.
"Sister Ah Shang," the little maid outside the door called, and Ah Shang turned back, "What's the matter?"
"Prince Qing and Mrs. Mei have just returned home and would like to invite Miss Lan to have dinner with them."
"Huh? Isn't the lady's dinner always served here?" Ah Shang was puzzled.
The little maid looked around and saw that there was no one around, and whispered in her ear, "Mrs. Mei brought back soup for children from her parents' home."
Ah Shang raised his beautiful eyebrows and blinked his big eyes twice. Could it be that she brought the soup for begging children and wanted to give the lady some of it? What kind of logic is this?
He smiled at the little maid and said, "Tell King Qing, miss..."
"I'll go." At some point, Mai Mai was already standing behind the two of them. She straightened her clothes and walked out of the room.
Ah Shang was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear. After coming back from the market, the young lady seemed to be a different person. Her eyes were no longer empty and lifeless, and her whole person was gradually regaining her vitality. At this moment, she actually agreed to marry King Qing.
?
Surprised and puzzled, Ashang followed closely behind her.