Did Miss become a nun today?

The next day, Xie Yun Chu was stunned when she woke up; the bed curtains were different from the ones from the night before.

In a daze, I heard crying, opened my mouth, but couldn't say anything.

Cen Jingyan sat by her bedside, wiping her sweat while crying and cursing under her breath.

He reached out and tugged at her sleeve, "Auntie..."

"Yun Chu, you're awake? Are you feeling unwell anywhere?"

She shook her head. Actually, she wasn't feeling unwell, just a little sleepy.

Cen Jingyan sniffed, "Yun Chu, it's all your aunt's fault. I didn't protect you well and made you suffer."

Xie Yun Chu wiped away her tears, "Auntie, I'm fine, don't cry."

She glanced around the room; it wasn't Songheyuan, but the main courtyard where she had lived as a child.

I've rarely come here since I moved out when I was ten.

"Aunt, how did I get here?"

"It was Changfeng who came to tell you that you had been bullied at Songhe Courtyard, so your aunt brought you out."

Cen Jingyan thought her son would know what he was doing, but the marks on Xie Yunchu's body told her what he had done.

She was an impatient person with a fiery temper, so she immediately took a firm stance and snatched the person back.

Thinking of this, she patted Xie Yun Chu's hand, "I've been busy these past few days and thought Chang Yu would take good care of you. It was my oversight. Don't worry, everything is fine now."

Xie Yun Chu opened her mouth, and Cen Jing Yan knew what she wanted to say, saying, "Don't worry, that unfilial son is still kneeling in the ancestral hall. When the Marquis returns, he'll be in for a world of hurt!"

When Cen Jingyan saw the person today, she was heartbroken.

Her small body was curled up, her face still streaked with tears, and her skin was deathly pale.

Pei Changyu, that unfilial son, was thought to be a good person, but he never expected him to do such a thing. So he slapped him twice and kicked him a few times.

She only had two sons, and neither of them was any better than the other; they were both here to collect debts.

She was so angry that her vision blurred, and all she wanted to do was kick those two unfilial sons out of the house.

Unfortunately, the Marquis's mansion still needed its son to support it in the future, so they locked the man in the ancestral hall.

"Don't worry, no matter how powerful that kid is, he's still my son and grandson. Your aunt will definitely avenge you!"

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Xie Yun Chu then settled down in the main courtyard. In the evening, Lan Yue came in to serve her and reported the news outside, "Miss, the Marquis has returned."

"As soon as he returned, he was summoned by the madam. In less than a quarter of an hour, he went to the ancestral hall in a rage, and soon after, there was a commotion inside."

"The eldest son must have been disciplined by the family and whipped; in the end, he had to be carried back."

Live it!

He's tormented her for so long, he deserves to suffer too.

I was injured and didn't have time to keep an eye on her. Amitabha, may Buddha protect me.

Hopefully, this will wake him up and stop him from being so obsessed. Let's pretend that what happened before never happened.

For the next few days, she did not leave the main courtyard, and the kitchen staff prepared nourishing meals for her every day.

Seeing that her complexion had improved considerably, Cen Jingyan finally felt relieved.

Taking this opportunity, Xie Yunchu brought up her desire to become a nun again.

"Aunt, please let me go. The nunnery is my final resting place."

Cen Jingyan could no longer bring herself to say anything about breaking her legs. She hugged her and sighed, "Yun Chu, why do you insist on becoming a nun?"

"Because my life was saved by Buddha. On that day at Yong'an Temple, if it weren't for the Buddha statue in the temple, I would have been dead long ago. At that time, I decided to devote myself to Buddha and serve Buddha for the rest of my life."

"You...you still can't let go?"

"It's not that I can't let go; on the contrary, it's because I've let go that I've wholeheartedly turned to Buddhism. If I truly couldn't let go, why would I have become a monk?"

"So many people didn't make it out of the temple alive that day, only I escaped. Don't you think this is a warning from Buddha to me, Aunt?"

It warned her that if she continued to be so persistent, she would really lose her life; it warned her that she should no longer be so insecure about men; and it also reminded her that she had an affinity with Buddhism.

The Buddha is merciful and is willing to give those who are stubbornly deluded a chance.

She looked outside, her eyes filled with longing for Buddha. "Being with Buddha every day, eating vegetarian food, chanting Buddhist prayers, and burning incense devoutly, is also a wonderful life."

Cen Jingyan thought that she was too young to understand what it meant to see through the illusions of the world.

But after raising her for so many years, she finally realized today that she has grown up and is no longer the little girl who cried because she didn't get a piece of meat.

Then it dawned on him that Xie Yun Chu was seventeen this year, a grown woman.

But she really couldn't bear to part with him. How could such a good child become a nun?

She was also thinking that seeing Yun Chu get married and have children in the future would make Shen Heng's entrustment of her worthwhile.

"Then... about this matter, your mother..."

"Don't worry, Aunt. My mother is a free spirit. If she knew that I have chosen the path I want to take, she would be happy for me."

"So, Aunt, please allow me to become a nun."

Cen Jingyan patted her head, her eyes brimming with tears, "You, just like your mother, are both stubborn."

The topic was not pursued further; Cen Jingyan did not agree, but fortunately, she did not directly refuse either.

"Even if you want to become a nun, you need to recover your health first, otherwise who will take care of you in the nunnery?"

Xie Yun Chu nodded obediently. She did need to take good care of herself. The position at Qingyun Nunnery was no small matter, and she couldn't handle it if she was too weak.

My aunt brought her scriptures the next day, and with no one to bother us, things got better again.

After dinner that day, she sat in the courtyard reading a book when she looked up and saw Pei Changfeng perched on the wall.

She's here to curry favor. "I was the one who informed Mother that day; shouldn't you thank me?"

She curtsied and said, "Thank you."

The person on the wall was taken aback and muttered to himself, "There's no need to be so polite."

He used to find her chattering around him annoying, but now that she's being so polite, he really feels uneasy.

"Cousin, do you really... hate me?"

"Second cousin, I've never disliked you." She looked up at him. "We grew up together. You're my older brother, and you've taken such good care of me over the years. How could I dislike you?"

Pei Changfeng's expression brightened when he heard the first part of the sentence, but it dimmed again when he heard the rest.

He really did break his cousin's heart; she really didn't want him anymore.

"No matter what I do, will you still not like me?"

"Second cousin, you now have a position in the imperial court, and things will only get better and better for you in the future. People should look forward and not dwell on the past."

The Buddha said, "The past mind cannot be grasped, the present mind cannot be grasped, and the future mind cannot be grasped."

Let go of all attachments, release the past, and the road ahead will be wide open.

"I've let go, and it's time for you to let go too."

Pei Changfeng wanted to cry. Xie Yun Chu was supposed to be his wife, so how did things turn out like this?

His eyes were just about to well up with tears, but he was afraid that Xie Yun Chu would find him annoying, so he quickly held them back.

The two of them talked incessantly, one on top of the other, while Xie Yun Chu occasionally responded, but not very enthusiastically.

Pei Changfeng wisely refrained from saying anything more, leaped down to leave, and as soon as he regained his footing, he saw the people passing by behind him and instantly became smug.

"Big brother's back?"

"Um."

Pei Changyu didn't intend to say anything more to him, but Pei Changyu stopped him.

"Brother, your cousin is in the main courtyard now, why don't you go and see her?"

He leaned closer, looking incredibly irritating. "Oh right, I forgot, your cousin doesn't want to see you right now. You were just disciplined by Dad, your injuries haven't healed yet, have they?"

Pei Changyu's face remained expressionless, still displaying his usual aloof demeanor.

Pei Changfeng, rarely gaining the upper hand over his elder brother, made a blatant provocation: "Just now, my cousin said a lot to me."

He paused deliberately, drawing out his words, "She said we grew up together, she wouldn't dislike me, and she even asked me to come see her again next time."

"That's true. She's always liked to stick to me since she was little, but she avoids her older brother like the plague. They're just different after all."

Pei Changyu finally raised his eyes, glanced at his second brother, his gaze calm, without anger or sharp confrontation.

He never took Pei Changfeng seriously when it came to Xie Yun Chu. Although Xie Yun Chu was young, she had her own backbone and would never turn back.

As the two parted ways, he said calmly, "He's just my cousin. No matter how affectionately you call him, he's still my brother, not my husband."