from widow to dame

Chapter 68

"Hiss..." Mu Xiang gasped in pain, and said with tears, "Take it easy."

"Okay, okay, okay." Huoxiang quickly relaxed the strength in her hand: "What did you do wrong, and made the lady kneel all night?"

Hearing this, Mu Xiang's tears flowed even more violently, she no longer cared about her swollen knees like steamed buns, she lay down on the bed and cried bitterly: "It's all because I said something wrong and angered Miss, Huoxiang, you said Miss Sister would You won't hate me from now on and sell me out."

"My good sister, I won't." Huo Xiang quickly persuaded: "Our young lady is a kind person and won't betray you. If it's really impossible, it's really impossible... I, I'll ask the old lady, and I will definitely not let the young lady betray you. about you."

Both of them are the daughters of a poor family, they were sold by their parents to the children, and they wandered to and from many places. After eating a good meal, the mansion also distributed clothes for four seasons, and they can get two taels of silver every month, and the master who serves them is also kind to them, and has never scolded them. So much, so what Mu Xiang and the others are most afraid of is being sold by the master's family, and then go to that kind of desolate life. In that case, it would be better to die neatly!

Mu Xiang was terrified in her heart, the more she thought about it, the more frightened she became, she was just a fourteen or fifteen year old girl, she was in a state of confusion at this time, all she could do was cry bitterly, Huo Xiang was an honest person and had always been on good terms with her, seeing this, she felt in her heart It was also uncomfortable, sitting on the edge of the bed and crying.Su Huiniang, who had been standing at the door for a while, couldn't help but shook her head again, raised her hand, and knocked on the door.

Huoxiang wiped away her tears, went to open the door, saw that it was Su Huiniang, she couldn't help being surprised, and called out: "Miss, why are you here?"

Su Huiniang didn't speak, and walked in slowly. Mu Xiang inside heard that her master was coming, and was about to get up in a hurry, but was pushed down by Su Huiniang: "Okay, lie down, don't need to get up."

"Miss..." Mu Xiang hesitated twice, her red and swollen eyes did not dare to look at her.

Su Huiniang glanced at the pair of exposed knees, which were already bruised and purple.

"This is a good bottle of blood stasis ointment. If you apply it on time, your legs will be fine in a short time."

When Mu Xiang saw that the young lady was still delivering medicine to herself, she couldn't help but feel joy in her heart, and said again and again: "Thank you, young lady, this time it's all the servant's fault, and the servant will never dare again."

After hearing this, Su Huiniang asked, "You said it was your fault, but do you know where the fault is?"

Mu Xiang's expression choked up, and she couldn't tell why for a long time.

Su Huiniang glanced at her, and then said lightly: "I know you are a good-natured girl, and it's time for you to be lively at your age, but your "lively" also depends on the occasion, at home It's okay to be casual, but outside, you should guard your temper and not cause trouble to your master. That day in the backyard of the Earl's Mansion, we had no intention of bumping into other people's private affairs. I gave you a wink and wanted to leave quietly. But you are fine , not only didn’t leave, but instead listened there and got excited, are you the master, or am I the master?”

Layers of sweat broke out on Mu Xiang's face, and she cried, "It's my servant's mistake, I will never dare again next time."

The punishment that should be given has already been given to Su Huiniang, so there is no intention to scold her at this time, as long as the words are clear, next time it will be fine.

"Okay, don't cry..." Su Huiniang eased her complexion, comforted her softly, and finally said, "Give you three days off, so you can have a good life."

Before going to sleep that night, Huoxiang applied the medicine on her, and then sighed: "In the future, you can't make up your own mind, you can do it according to your own temperament, and you have to listen to the master."

Mu Xiang, who was lying on her back, nodded vigorously.

In this way, after more than half a month, Mu Xiang's legs and feet have completely recovered, and she served by Su Huiniang's side as usual. After this punishment, she put away a little bit of exaggeration and became There are many governors, and they are more and more comfortable serving Su Huiniang.

On this day, the sun was bright and the sky was cloudless. Su Huiniang was wearing a magnolia-colored jacket and a sky-blue long skirt with loose edges. She was wearing a long white gauze on her arm. She was dressed in a simple and beautiful way.

Dressing so solemnly was because she was going to an appointment.

Uncle Mighty, Mrs. Chen's appointment.

The place where Madam Chen made an appointment with her was not at the mansion, but in a temple, in the northern suburb of Shangjing, Yunle Temple.

Yunle Temple was built in the previous dynasty. Although it experienced wars, it was not destroyed. Since the establishment of Darui Dynasty, the ancestors worshiped the Buddha and respected the Dharma. The trend of Buddhism and Taoism has gradually flourished. Therefore, Yunle Temple, which is closest to the capital, is naturally a place for incense. Heyday, a scene of prosperity.

"Miss, there are so many people!" Mu Xiang opened her eyes wide and sighed in surprise.

Su Huiniang smiled when she heard this, and it was interesting to talk about it, because there are so many gods and Buddhas in the sky, today is this Bodhisattva's Christmas, tomorrow is that Arhat's birthday, and the day after tomorrow will be the fruit of which Buddha Therefore, during this year, there is really not a single day free. There are Fa conferences every day, and people preach from time to time.

It's the same today, I saw that the long, wide, high, and thick stone stairs are already full of people, and the stream is endless.

Su Huiniang came two hours earlier than the agreed time, so she was not in a hurry at the moment, she just walked forward along the flow of people. After entering the temple, Su Huiniang asked Mu Xiang to buy a few pillars of high incense, and put them in the merit box I bought a silver note of one hundred taels.A pilgrim who is so generous like her, even Buddhists can't help but like it, no, the little novice next to the merit box opened his eyes with a smile, and kept saying: "Amitabha, so good, so good! The donor pays respects to the Buddha, and the Buddha will definitely bless you."

Su Huiniang couldn't help smiling.

The little monk said again: "I don't know if the benefactor wants to light an ever-burning lantern for his family. The ever-burning lantern in this temple is the most effective. It has the effect of praying for blessings and warding off evil spirits. Many nobles in Shangjing have enshrined one in this temple...one only costs 800 yuan." Two denarii."

"800 taels?" Mu Xiang on the side exclaimed a little, my dear, a lamp costs 800 taels, that's silver, no!It must be a lamp made of gold.

Su Huiniang pondered for a while when she heard the words, and after a while, unexpectedly said: "Alright!"

The little novice immediately smiled and brought up a mahogany tray with paper, ink, pens and inkstones, and a long yellow ribbon sewn with gold thread.This ribbon is called a Buddha belt. People who want to pray need to write the name of the person being blessed and the wishes they hope to realize. At that time, a monk will tie it under the lamp and put it in front of the Buddha.

After writing the Buddhist belt with a pen, Su Huiniang immediately paid 800 taels of silver bills and went there. After finishing all this, she walked towards other halls under the respectful eyes of the little novice. The theory of ghosts and gods is said to be deeply believed, and they have extra respect for the gods.He knelt down and worshiped more than a dozen Buddha statues and Bodhisattvas.Seeing that the agreed time was almost up, Su Huiniang left the treasure hall and walked towards the side room in the backyard.

The wing room in the backyard of Yunle Temple is specially used for female guests to rest. Of course, this refers to those powerful families, female guests with status, and other ordinary women, but they do not enjoy such treatment.The backyard is full of wing rooms, and it is different from the front hall. It is very quiet here. Passing through a bamboo forest, the goal is the Moon Gate. At this moment, there are waves of footsteps coming. A beautifully dressed woman came hurriedly with a young girl in her arms.

The girl was about eleven or twelve years old, and she was wearing a rose-colored loose-edged skirt embroidered with water chestnut flowers, with a light green cloud gauze on her upper arm, and a golden silk butterfly swaying on her temples. A golden collar with only agate inlaid is still dangling around his neck. Looking at his appearance carefully, his face is like a bright moon and his eyebrows are like slender stars. A famous beauty in the capital.

Whose child is this?Really nice.

Su Huiniang sighed secretly, her eyes filled with praise.

Although the girl was beautiful, she looked like an angry calf at this moment, no matter how much the people around her persuaded her, she kept her head down halfway and kept rushing forward, somehow , unexpectedly rushed in front of Su Huiniang, Su Huiniang didn't expect that she would bump into her, and it was too late to hide, and the two of them collided all at once.

After all, Su Huiniang is an adult, she swayed a few times and then stopped.The girl was unsteady, and sat on the ground with her ass.This time, the girl was completely annoyed, and she yelled at Su Hui, "Are you blind, you won't hide when you see Miss Ben coming!!"

Su Huiniang frowned. It was obvious that she bumped into her regardless, but now she wanted to fight back. It was really unreasonable. The evaluation of this girl in her heart dropped rapidly. Su Huiniang withdrew her expression slightly and said lightly : "It was you who rushed over and bumped into me. Now that you are hurting from the fall, who can be blamed?"

"You—" The girl's face turned red with anger, and her pair of originally beautiful eyes were also wide open, which looked rather funny.

"Miss, are you okay!" The maidservants who were a few steps behind hurriedly ran over, helped her up with worried faces, and said in their mouths: "Miss, please slow down, if it breaks, madam should How distressed!"

I don't know which sentence it was, but it touched the girl's sadness, and she quickly blushed, stood up a few times, and said quite gritted her teeth: "Mother, she has that wild boy now, so she will Don't feel sorry for me any more!"

As he spoke, he ignored Su Huiniang, stomped his foot fiercely, and blew forward like a gust of wind.The faces of the maidservants changed, and they immediately chased after them, yelling.

"It's such a big temper!" Mu Xiang still muttered a few times in annoyance.

Su Huiniang shook her head and said softly, "Let's go!"

(End of this chapter)