Did Miss become a nun today?

Pei Changyu was dressed simply, his hair still perfectly styled, but the crown in his hair had been replaced with a jade crown. He stood tall and straight in the courtyard.

A handsome young man of unparalleled beauty, with jade-like features amidst piled stones and emerald-green pines, truly captivating the eye.

But Xie Yun Chu only glanced at him before lowering her eyes and bowing.

"When my grandmother heard that you were going to send vegetarian food from Qingyun Nunnery to her on her birthday, she was worried and sent me to pick it up."

"The vegetarian meal is still a few days away. Actually, such things can be handled by the servants in the manor. Why did you have to come in person, cousin?"

"It's alright, I'm on vacation these few days."

Even though it's a day off, he's coming too early. In the past, when my older cousin had a day off, he would stay home and read official documents.

"My mother asked me to bring you some things. Shall we go in and take a look?"

"it is good."

Cen Jingyan was worried that she wouldn't be doing well on the mountain, so she brought a lot of food that could be stored, some changes of clothes, storybooks, and even silver notes.

"Could you please tell my cousin when you go back that I'm doing well here and have enough to eat and drink?"

Pilgrims who want to stay at the temple on the mountain used to have to pay incense money, but now she helps them till the land and sort out the accounts, so they don't have to pay for food and lodging here. These things are completely unnecessary.

Pei Changyu glanced around the room without making a sound: a bed, a table, a lamp, and a book.

There was no trace of feminine makeup, nor any grooming items a young woman should have; there wasn't even a mirror—it was eerily quiet.

Looking at her clothes again, his eyes darkened. Although they weren't the clothes worn in the nunnery, they were plain and without any bright colors.

"Is my cousin settling in well here?"

"It's a habit, thank you for your concern, cousin."

Pei Changyu lowered his voice slightly, "Yes, you'll get used to it."

On the day of the vegetarian feast, Pei Changyu was arranged to stay in a place relatively far from the main hall.

He did not bring any attendants with him this time, so Xie Yun Chu asked Lan Yue to serve him. However, after a short while, Lan Yue returned dejectedly.

"The eldest young master won't allow his servants to serve him."

"What did you do?"

"I didn't do anything special, just served tea and water. When the young master wanted to take off his outer robe, I just reached out to take it and then he told me to come back."

Come to think of it, it seems that my older cousin doesn't have any maids serving him closely; it's always Guanyun who's by his side.

"Forget it, if you don't need it, then don't go."

Pei Changyu doesn't like others getting close to him, so the task of delivering meals has fallen to her these past two days.

But with the Qingyun Nunnery Dharma Assembly approaching, Xie Yun Chu was pulled away to help, leaving her no time to even play with Sui'er.

That day, Chen Yan came to visit his younger sister and offered to help her take care of Sui'er. She took Lan Yue and Qing Luo to the back hall.

As the Dharma assembly drew closer, the number of people in the nunnery increased, with many ladies and noblewomen settling in.

Qingyun Nunnery was very popular, and ladies would come to listen to the nun preach during the day. Xie Yun Chu stood to the side and noticed a gaze on her.

Sensing something, she looked in the direction of the gaze and saw a richly dressed woman staring at her intently.

She must be the lady of some noble family, with two old women standing beside her.

Upon seeing her, he forgot his clasped hands and looked surprised, as if he recognized her.

Due to the occasion, she didn't look at her much and instead focused her attention on the nun who was giving a sermon.

After the sermon ended and the crowd dispersed, the lady who had been watching her earlier had vanished without a trace.

She didn't get back to her lodgings until dark, and was too tired to move. Lan Yue brought her water to wipe her face.

"Miss, why bother yourself like this? You're not really a nun, just go and help out."

Xie Yun Chu didn't say anything. Although she was tired, she felt fulfilled every day, which was a great deed.

Lying sprawled on the couch, not wanting to move, she remembered Lan Yue saying that she had lost a small garment and asked, "Haven't you found that thing yet?"

"No, could it have been stolen by some thief? What if someone picked it up?"

Even if she picked it up, it doesn't prove it's hers; maybe some small animal from the mountain ran in and took it.

After washing up, she thought of Sui'er again, "Why haven't I seen Sui'er today?"

As Lan Yue made the bed for her, she said, "Sui'er left with her older brother. She originally wanted to wait for Miss to come back and talk, but she was too sleepy to keep her eyes open. Chen Yan didn't want to disturb Miss anymore, so he took her away."

Xie Yun Chu was so tired that she was a little dazed. She was relieved when she heard that Sui'er had left with her brother.

Lan Yue continued, "I played here for a while during the day today, and ran into the eldest young master. Chen Yan even talked to the eldest young master about some academic matters."

Xie Yun Chu, who was about to take off her clothes, paused. "Did you bring the eldest young master dinner today?"

Lan Yue was taken aback. "Didn't Miss say you were in charge of delivering the meals?"

Xie Yun Chu slapped her forehead. She realized she had forgotten something today and couldn't remember what it was: she hadn't brought her older cousin food today.

My older cousin has no one to serve him, and I don't even know if he's eaten.

After getting dressed again, he quickly grabbed a lantern and went out the door.

Standing at the gate, she was panting. After catching her breath, she knocked on the door. "Cousin, are you asleep?"

There was no response from inside, so he knocked a few more times. "Cousin?"

Still no one answered. She pushed the door; it wasn't locked.

Once inside the courtyard, it was eerily quiet. The lights were on inside, and the windows were open. "Cousin, are you there?"

Could she have fainted from hunger because she didn't bring food?

She couldn't care less about anything else and rushed forward to knock on the door. As soon as she stood at the door, she could faintly hear noises inside, as if they were coming from the window.

She walked over cautiously. The window was slightly ajar, and sounds spilled out. After listening for a while, she realized it was a man's heavy breathing.

The heavy breathing sounded like he was injured. When did my cousin get injured?

She leaned closer, trying to hear more clearly, and then peeked through the crack in the window to see what was happening inside.

The eldest cousin leaned back on the couch, holding something in his hand. He sniffed it, and a familiar, heavy breath escaped his lips.

One hand was buried under his clothes, moving rhythmically, and the sound from his lips grew heavier as he muttered something.

"Yun Chu... Yun Chu..."

Upon hearing her name, Xie Yun Chu froze outside the window.

Big cousin... what are you doing?

The sounds from inside grew increasingly unrestrained, as if they knew she was outside. The sounds constantly filled her ears, forbidden and shameful.

She swallowed hard, momentarily forgetting to leave.

The people inside seemed to sense something and turned to look.

Xie Yun Chu saw that Pei Chang Yu's usually cold eyes were now red, his face was lewd, and a comfortable and happy smile was on his lips.

With that face, he looked like a seductive ghost crawling out of a storybook, or a bewitching enchantress, staring straight at her with an even more alluring smile.

She almost dropped the lamp in her hand. Only then did she realize that what he was holding was none other than her lost clothes.

My older cousin actually...

How dare he do that in a Buddhist sanctuary?