Granny Qing did take action at night. She walked very carefully and stopped at a turn to look behind every time. It was very quiet, and there was no one behind her. She walked around for a long time before walking to where sacrificial offerings were placed. Some offerings were placed there, but not many.
There were two sets of incense sticks and candles, some serving pastries, some rough straw paper, and a few ordinary offerings.
Since they were going to Dabei Temple, it was only natural for them to prepare the offerings to worship Yue.
The Old Lady was an elder, so she didn't need to prepare much. Other than the incenses, there were only two ordinary sachets. Inside was the mugwort. It was just right to burn them together with the straw paper.
Noble families in the capital would prepare sachets if they were to worship deceased women.
A few sachets were enough. With sachets, it could show that the one being wors
Pei Yuanjun reached out his hand and pinched a strand of Qu Moying's hair, twirling it with his fingers. Then, he raised his head and met Qu Moying's bright eyes. She looked at him in shock, not understanding why he was doing this."If I need anything, I will come and get it. I will leave it here for the time being." Pei Yuanjun loosened his fingers, and Qu Moying's hair slowly fell down from his fingers.Then he stood up, straightened his collar, and glanced at Qu Moying with a smile. "I heard that you're going to Dabei Temple tomorrow.""What can I do for you, Your Highness?" Qu Moying asked carefully.Pei Yuanjun stood in front of the bed, the shadow of his tall figure almost covering her and making her unable to see the expression on his face."There is one thing. Let Pei Yusheng see Lady Liu again. It's time for her to go back to the border."There were too many messages in his words. Qu Moying
The other scoundrels looked frivolous, but the one in the middle walked firmly, seemingly different from the other scoundrels.Seeing such a strange person at this time, Yu Dong naturally had some doubts. After taking a few more glances at the person, Yu Dong already had an idea in his heart. He would send someone to check on these scoundrels later. If there was nothing wrong with them, that would be the best. But if they did harbor ill intent, he could make arrangements early.As soon as Yu Dong brought the offerings into the yard, Qu Moying had tidied up. She held a sachet in her hand. Yu Dong did not see it clearly and thought it was the one made by Qu Moying. He asked, "Miss, is there anything wrong with this sachet?""Yes!" Qu Moying nodded. She put the sachet in front of her nose and sniffed. The smell of mugwort was very strong, almost pungent, but she could also smell another faint fragrance from the sachet. It was from a kind of
Qu Moying walked in front, followed by Yu Chun and Yu Dong with offerings in their hands. A few steps away was Qu Qiuyan, followed by only one maid. Qu Moying and Qu Qiuyan were a little far away from each other. They did not seem to be going together to the same place.They seemed to be two irrelevant teams, each going its own way.They did not say anything. There was only the sound of footsteps and the skirt sweeping the floor, which was light and disordered.Eternal flames were placed in different Buddha halls in Dabei Temple, and they were placed according to the statuses of the people being worshipped.Yue's identity allowed her eternal flame to be placed in the same Buddha hall as those powerful and high-status people, even though it was only at the corner.When Ji Hanyue was still alive, she would come to this hall every time she came to Dabei Temple. Later, Qu Mansion's Yue's eternal flame and Ling Mansi
"Yongming, there's nothing I can do. You used to be filial and listen to me. Now, I need you to bless your younger brother... He... He had no choice... It was all your own doing. If you hadn't done...you wouldn't have ended up like this..."Tears fell from Old Lady Ji's eyes as she spoke, and she placed the incense sticks in her hand into the incense burner as she muttered to herself.Concubine Xiang looked up at the eternal flame, and tears immediately fell down. She couldn't help but sob. Ji Yongming was a hero back then, but now there was only his eternal flame, which made her feel sad.Concubine Xiang knelt down on the praying mat. She picked up the paper money next to her and burned it, tears streaming down her face. She felt extremely sad.Yue's eternal flame was next to Earl Ling'an's. Concubine Xiang knelt on the praying mat in between, sobbing.The old maid was burning paper money for Earl Ling'an, and
"Brother Qian, how can there be a beauty in such a place?""You'll know when you see it. Maybe there is one!" Brother Qian said with a smile. "If there is a beauty, you can't snatch her away from me.""It depends on how beautiful she is. If she is gorgeous, I won't let you have her for yourself..." Another scoundrel teased.They were playboys. They always went to brothels together, so they could say all kinds of nonsense."That's right. If it's really a beauty, you can't keep her for yourself. You should share her with us..." Another scoundrel said with a dirty smile."Alright, if we see a beauty later, we will share her." Brother Qian laughed out loud. He entered the door and casually walked up to the corner as he talked nonsense.As they chatted and laughed, they did not see anyone."What's the smell? It is so strong." A scoundrel sniffed and asked."It must be the smell
People who had a clear conscience would not be afraid of ghosts, but Old Lady Ji had a guilty conscience, so she believed what she saw were ghosts."Your Ladyship... Your Ladyship..." Qu Moying called softly.Old Lady Ji finally felt that she had come back to life. She could recognize the person in front of her was the Fourth Lady of Vice Minister Qu's Mansion at a glance because she had seen her before. She felt relieved because the person wasn't Ji Hanyue. She looked around and saw that there were many people around, including monks, pilgrims, as well as some madams and young ladies from aristocratic families."What happened to me?" Old Lady Ji touched her own hand. Her pale face turned a little red."When I came in with this master just now, I saw these people surrounding you. Did they harm you? If they didn't, how could you faint here?""Are these my uncle and aunt's eternal flames?" Qu Moying looked up at t
"What exactly happened?" Old Lady Qu pounded the table and almost stood up.Granny Qing's matter was already very clear. The scoundrels had testified against her. The Ji Family's servants came over angrily to convey Old Lady Ji's attitude that Granny Qing must be punished seriously because she dared to plot against the Masters.The Ji Family's servants complained angrily in front of Old Lady Qu, saying that Old Lady Ji had suffered an undeserved disaster and was inexplicably in trouble. Otherwise, it would have been Qu Moying who had been in trouble.They asked Old Lady Qu to explain the matter to the Ji Family after investigating it.They also said that Granny Qing should be punished immediately.Granny Qing knelt down in the hall, shivering with a pale face. She kowtowed hard, making continuous "bang" sounds. Her forehead was red and swollen after kowtowing a few times.With all the evidence, how
"Ying, this..." Old Lady Qu sighed and reached out to pat Qu Moying's hand. Her smile was forced, and her eyes were filled with mixed emotion."Grandmother, it's over. Don't be sad." Qu Moying comforted her softly.Old Lady Qu's eyes turned red when she heard Qu Moying's comforting words. She thought Qu Moying was too sensible. But the more sensible Qu Moying was, the more Old Lady Qu felt sorry for her. Qu Moying lost her mother when she was a kid, and her father was unreliable, who treated her not even as well as he treated strangers.Moreover, Qu Moying had eye disease since she was a child. Of course, her eye disease was definitely caused by Yu.Old Lady Qu couldn't help but pity Qu Moying.But Qu Moying was so magnanimous. It was obvious that Qu Qiuyan was behind this matter, but now Qu Moying was advising Old Lady Qu to let it go."Ying, I... I'm sorry for your mother. I'm sorry for you!" Old