Did Miss become a nun today?

Shen Heng wasn't worried about whether the Marquis's mansion would fall or not. As long as it didn't affect Cen Jingyan, she didn't care about the outcome.

She was grateful to the Marquis's family for helping her raise her daughter over the years, so she only held Pei Changyu accountable.

Those people outside are watching him closely; they'll seize any opportunity to make trouble.

Regardless of whether the things found are true or false, they will be made into irrefutable evidence.

Pei Changyu used to be the pillar of the Marquis's mansion, but now he's the root of its troubles, and his days are probably numbered.

"Go and send a message to Lady Zhaoping, telling her that everyone in the Marquis's mansion will be safe, but His Highness the Crown Prince sent a message last time that the Marquis's mansion is doomed."

"If you can't bear to leave the Marquis's mansion, then stay. If you are willing to leave, then live with me from now on."

Over the years, Marquis Zhaoping has been devoted to her, and she probably won't be able to bear to part with her. But what can she do when they are best friends? It's not impossible to raise Marquis Zhaoping along with her.

"Should we tell Yun Chu about this?"

"No need. That child must be in a bad mood lately. Spend more time with her."

Zhao Mingyue was too embarrassed to say it, but Xie Yun Chu had been much happier lately, spending all his time with his scriptures, sometimes even forgetting to eat.

If things continue like this, he'll be close to becoming a monk.

Now that Shen Heng is in charge of the Prince Su's mansion, she doesn't trust others to handle such matters, so she went to the Marquis's mansion herself.

The plaque of the Zhaoping Marquis's residence has been taken down. Now, the three masters and sons of the family have all lost their positions in the court. However, out of consideration for past relationships, His Majesty has not detained them in advance.

But if the allegations against him are verified, the Marquis's mansion will be completely finished.

There was no one guarding the entrance, so she went straight to the main courtyard.

Granny Zhao came in to report, "Madam, Miss Mingyue has arrived."

Cen Jingyan sat up. "Let her in quickly."

Zhao Mingyue entered, bowed, and relayed Shen Heng's words to her, "Mother said that the Marquis's mansion has raised Yun Chu for over ten years, and she is grateful, but..."

She didn't say it aloud, but since Lady Hou was Yun Chu's elder, she was also her elder, and she couldn't bring herself to say it.

"But Changyu's life is in danger, isn't it?" Cen Jingyan asked.

Zhao Mingyue nodded. In fact, even without the incident of Young Master Pei bullying Yun Chu, the Marquis's mansion would not have had an easy time.

The Ji family had committed a serious offense, and with the Marquis's relatives adding fuel to the fire, even the Crown Prince couldn't plead for them.

When the new policies were implemented in the court, the biggest problem was land annexation, which His Majesty hated the most. The new policies had already dealt a heavy blow to many families. Now, the Ji family is being impeached because of this, and His Majesty is determined to investigate. There is no way to resolve this peacefully.

"Madam, you should make plans as soon as possible."

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On the other hand, Xie Yun Chu has been living a peaceful life lately and has even become somewhat lax.

If this continues, people will really become lazy.

Now that she is a princess, no one dares to stop her from becoming a nun. Her mother has already agreed, so she has no more worries.

The next day, he bid farewell to his mother and prepared to go to Qingyun Nunnery.

Shen Heng did not stop her, but only prepared food and supplies for her and assigned guards to protect her.

Ultimately, she couldn't bear to part with him and asked, "You're now a princess of the Prince Su's mansion, you can walk sideways all over the capital, why would you want to become a nun?"

Xie Yun Chu gave the same answer as always.

It has never wavered.

Having renounced worldly desires and transcended all worldly concerns, one naturally has no attachment to worldly riches and honors.

Zhao Mingyue was unhappy from the beginning of the morning, and just before she got into the carriage, she flicked her forehead with red eyes.

"You heartless bastard, what am I going to do without you? Who will go on outings with me now? Who will watch polo with me?"

"Don't you have your mother? Her temper is even more unruly than yours, so you're not afraid of being alone, are you?"

"How can that be the same?"

"I'm not gone, I just live in Qingyun Nunnery. If you really miss me, just go to the nunnery to see me."

The two argued and struggled at the door for a long time before finally boarding the carriage.

On an ordinary morning, Xie Yun Chu left the capital and knelt in the main hall of Qingyun Nunnery at noon.

"Amitabha, Master, your disciple has come today to fulfill the promise we made last time."

With a smile on her face, the nun put her hands together and said, "Everything depends on fate. Since it didn't work out, then we should follow the Buddha's wishes and the rules of Buddhism. New disciples must work as servants in the nunnery for a period of a few months to three years."

She handed over the prepared document, saying, "Yes, disciple understands."

After paying her respects to the nun, the nunnery prepared plain clothes for her.

She wasn't wearing makeup today, and her only jewelry was two jade hairpins, which she had replaced with wooden hairpins.

That same day, she was given a proper place to live, residing in the outer quarters with another newly initiated disciple.

Life at the temple was much simpler.

I get up before dawn, dress neatly to the sound of the bell, and go to the main hall for morning prayers. The sound of the wooden fish and the lingering chanting of Buddhist scriptures help me gradually release the tension that has been weighing on my heart for so long.

After morning classes, her assigned tasks were sweeping the backyard and fetching water.

There is an old ginkgo tree in the backyard, which is now in full bloom. A thin layer of fallen leaves covers the ground under the tree. She gathers the leaves to the base of the tree, sweeps them up, and then stands under the tree for a while with her broom, listening to the birdsong overhead and the faint mountain breeze in the distance.

Summer in Beijing is sweltering; you can't sleep soundly at night without ice in your room. But the mountains are cool, and you don't feel hot standing under the trees during the day.

The new disciple who lived with her was named Huiniang. She was a few years older than her and had gotten married a few years ago, but she died of illness within two years. She was then labeled as a jinx.

Her brother and sister-in-law from her maternal family couldn't tolerate her either, so she had nowhere else to turn and ended up in a nunnery.

Hui Niang was talkative, and when she talked about her own affairs, she showed no sign of sadness.

Even while working, she kept talking, telling her everything from what she ate in the morning to what she dreamed about last night.

Xie Yun Chu didn't find it noisy; on the contrary, she felt that this kind of casual conversation had a unique charm in the temple full of incense and Buddhist scriptures.

"Yun Chu," Hui Niang asked while squatting by the well and washing clothes, "I have a home I can't go back to, and your family treats you badly? You don't seem like someone like us who have nowhere else to turn, so why did you decide to become a nun?"

Xie Yun Chu poured the water from the bucket into the wooden basin, thought for a moment, and said, "It's not that I'm being unreasonable, it's just that I like it."

Hui Niang doesn't understand, are there really people who like to chant Buddhist scriptures?

If these women hadn't been driven to desperation, why would they have entered into monastic life?

Fortunately, the nuns at Qingyun Nunnery were kind-hearted and willing to take them in.

"Anyway, I think the nunnery is pretty good. The food is decent, and no one hits or scolds me. I'll stay here from now on and not go anywhere else."

Xie Yun Chu smiled and said, "Yes, from now on we'll stay here and not go anywhere else."