Volume 1: Flourishing Laughter Chapter 42 (Part 2)

  Yun Qianyue watched as Yun Wuhans' figure left with a flourish, and nearly spat out blood.

  The Shallow Moon Pavilion deployed a hundred hidden guards? The four gates of the Wang Fu each deployed another hundred hidden guards? A total of five hundred people. Let alone that she was alone, even ten people couldn't escape. She took a deep breath, and then another deep breath, thinking don't get angry, don't get angry, but no matter what, she couldn't help but be angry. Her beautiful face turned beet red. This life is unbearable!

  "Miss?" Cai Lian stood far behind Yun Shang Yue, not daring to step forward. The miss's appearance looked really scary!

  "Sleep!" Yun Qian Yue glanced at Cai Lian and Zhao Ma Ma, turned around and walked back to her room, closing the door tightly. She thought about the Phoenix True Classic that Old Master Wang mentioned that day, which seemed very powerful, but she had no memory of it now in this body. She touched her body, and these two days she had bathed and changed clothes, there was nothing on her except for a few pieces of jewelry. Her eyes began to roll around the room, the Phoenix True Classic should be a martial arts secret book, such things are usually written on silk or cowhide paper, I wonder if it could be hidden somewhere?

  She thought about it and started to feel her way around the room. The bedside cabinet, wardrobe, bookcase, and even the wall were all searched for a hidden compartment, causing a clattering sound as she rummaged through things.

  "Miss, are you looking for something?" Cailian's voice came from outside the door.

  "It doesn't matter!" Yun Qiu Yue continued searching.

  Cai Lian lost her voice.

  About an hour later, Yun Qianyue turned the room upside down, still with nothing to show for it. She couldn't help but slump onto the bed in frustration. Was it possible that the Phoenix Scripture was just a myth? Or had she memorized it and then burned it herself, afraid of others learning from it? Then... what was she even hoping for?!

  "Miss, have you found what you're looking for?" Cailian's gentle voice came again.

  "No!" Yun Qian Yue said dejectedly, hanging her head in despair.

  "What are you looking for? Tell me, and I might be able to help the young lady find it." Cai Lian asked tentatively.

  Yun Shallow Moon heard the words and immediately came to spirit, just wanting to open his mouth to say Feng Huang Zhen Jing, but thinking that such a confidential thing had only been here for half a year, the little girl probably didn't know either. After deliberating for a moment, he said: "The things Grandpa gave me are very precious. I forgot where I put them, do you know?"

  Cai Lian shook her head, "I've only been here for half a year, and in this half year, Old Master Wang has only taken care of Miss aside from giving her anything. It must have happened before I came? The maids who served by Miss's side are either dead or gone, now there's only me left. Ah yes, Miss's wet nurse would definitely know, she was closest to Miss in the past, but the wet nurse is dead..."

  Is heaven going to destroy me? Clouds were shallow and the moon was dying, closing her eyes on the ground.

  "Miss? Is it important? What's going on? Shall I come in and help you look?" Cai Lian asked again.

  "Whatever, it's not that important. If I can't find it, then so be it!" Yun Shang Yue had completely lost interest. The ancient martial arts were too profound anyway! Maybe even if she found it, she wouldn't learn it, and it would still be useless. She closed her eyes wearily, "You go down first! I'm going to sleep."

  "Yes!" Cai Lian walked down.

  On the second day, Yun Wuhan still arrived early at Shallow Moon Pavilion.

  That day, Yun Shang was listless and went through the motions for a whole day. When she left, Yun Wuhan looked at her but didn't say a word.

  For more than ten days, Yun Shu had completely resigned herself to her fate. Let's see who can outlast whom between Yun Wuhan and her. After all, she was a trained soldier from the military academy for over a decade. If she didn't even have this bit of perseverance and endurance, she would have been eliminated long ago.

  For half a month, Shallow Moon Pavilion was quiet inside and out, so much so that even birds were startled into stillness.

  Yun Shallow Moon has already seen the names of those people in the mansion written and read so much that she's fed up. Thinking that when she takes over as the housekeeper, she'll first get rid of those people who correspond to the annoying names that bother her every day. Not a single one will be spared! She must take revenge!

  As the sun set, Yun Muheng threw out a sentence as he walked away, "It seems you've memorized all these people's names in the manor and written them down. Let's start studying the account books tomorrow."

  "Great!" Yun Shallow Moon dragged out a long tone.

  Yun Muhan looked at her seriously and got up to leave Shallow Moon Pavilion.

  Yun Muhan had just left, and Cai Lian let out a sigh. Yun Shangyue pretended not to hear, but after a while, Cai Lian sighed again, so she glared at her with annoyance, "You're not the one who's been studying hard, why do you keep sighing?"

  Cai Lian looked at Yun Shang Yue with a hint of grievance, "I'm sighing on behalf of the young lady. I didn't know learning to read would be so difficult, if only I had listened to her and sent the account book to the king before the prince arrived. Now the young lady is unhappy every day, it's hard for me to watch too. Haven't you noticed? Even Zhao Mama, Ting Yu, and Ting Xue haven't been smiling these days, let alone the others serving in our Shang Yue Pavilion, they're all as silent as dead men."

  "What can I do!" Yun Qian Yue leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes dejectedly.

  "Moreover, tomorrow is the Blessing Festival. The Tian Sheng will be praying for blessings for three days. But just now, the young master said that Miss should start learning accounting from tomorrow. Doesn't that mean Miss can't leave the mansion tomorrow either? I heard that tomorrow, the number one saint in the world, Master Ling Yin, will be giving a lecture at the Ling Tai Temple on Xiangquan Mountain. Tomorrow, Xiangquan Mountain will definitely be bustling with activity. It's said that the Emperor ordered the Crown Prince to go and listen to Master Ling Yin's teachings on his behalf, and scholars and young masters from the capital have all gone to pay their respects. I also heard that many young ladies from various manors in the capital have already arrived ahead of time. To be able to pray for blessings and listen to the saint's teachings at the same time is a rare opportunity that comes only once every few years." Cai Lian sighed with each sentence, "Unfortunately, Miss is being kept indoors by the young master to study, so she can't go."

  Yun pouted and said, "If you can't go, then just don't go! He's just a monk after all."

  "Miss? How can you say that? Master Lingyin is not an ordinary monk. You may not know, I heard that Master Lingyin is not only proficient in Buddhist scriptures but also knows the will of heaven. He once told the emperor's fortune and said that the emperor would definitely become a respected ruler. At that time, the previous emperor had not yet appointed a crown prince, but soon after, he indeed appointed the current emperor as the crown prince, and later ascended to the throne, isn't that the highest honor? Cailian whispered again, leaning close to Yunshuoyue's ear: "I heard that many young ladies from wealthy families are not here to listen to Buddhist scriptures, but to ask Master Lingyin for a divination stick to see if they can find a good husband."

  Whoa! Isn't this the legendary divine stick?

  Yun Shallow Moon's face turned black, "Oh, then I definitely can't go. Even if they don't lock me up for recognizing characters, I won't go." If that god stick saw that she wasn't a person from here, but the legendary ghost possessed, what if they wanted to tie her up and drive her out, wouldn't she be going with her life, but not returning?

  "Miss, this is a great day to bathe in the Buddha's light. You can't go because you're locked up and can't read, but why don't you want to go even if you can't read?" Cailian was puzzled.

  "There's no why!" Yun Qian Yue revealed an expression that nobody could understand.

  "It's said that Master Lingyin arrived at Lingtai Temple today and sent an invitation to Jing Shizi. They say that ten years ago, they met by chance and got along very well, but because of some urgent matter, he had to leave in a hurry and didn't get to enjoy each other's company fully. Now that Shizi has recovered from his illness and left the manor, Master Lingyin specially invited him to meet at Xiangquan Mountain. And Shizi has already accepted the invitation!" Cailian exclaimed excitedly.

  Damn! Is Rong Jing going too? Then she won't go even more. These days, she has been tortured by Yun Muhuang using this person, and she hates him so much that she wants to stuff him back into his mother's womb.

  "Miss, do you know? Listening to the sacred monk's Buddhist chanting is already a wonderful pleasure. Now being able to listen to the Crown Prince and the sacred monk discussing the Dharma is even more of a wonderful pleasure within a wonderful pleasure! When the news that the Crown Prince received an invitation to go to Lingtai Temple spread, the entire capital city was in an uproar! It's said that people from all directions rushed to Lingtai Temple on horseback. Especially those young ladies from good families, one by one, were all busy buying incense and clothes. The Xianyifang and Yanzhi shops were emptied out in just one day. Everyone wants to catch a glimpse of the Crown Prince's majestic appearance!" Cailian said with boundless admiration.

  Yun Shallow Moon couldn't help but roll her eyes. She knew that Rong Jing was a rotten peach blossom. It would be best if tomorrow, the divine stick caught him and he escaped into thin air, reducing one disaster for the world. Then, in the future, Yun Wu Han wouldn't be able to use this person to threaten her again.

  "What a pity, tomorrow would have been better, but Miss can't go either." Cai Lian's small face fell, seemingly infinitely sorrowful.

  Yun Shallow Moon glanced at her, the little girl still believed in Buddhism! She got up and walked towards the bed, waving her hand to her uninterestingly, "It's not a big deal if you can't go, don't sigh here anymore, it's late, sleep."

  Cai Lian nodded and walked out in a daze.

  At this time, a sound of footsteps came from outside, quick and urgent.

  Yun Shang looked out the window and saw Yun Meng hurrying into the Shallow Moon Pavilion. She slightly furrowed her brow, as she had been cooped up in the pavilion for half a month, only seeing people from within the pavilion except for Yun Wuhan. What could this steward want at this time? Suddenly, she felt a bad premonition.

  "Miss, as the head of the household, will you be able to leave the mansion tomorrow?" Cailian immediately perked up.

  "Shut your crow's mouth!" Yun Qianyue scolded Cai Lian.

  Cai Lian immediately stopped talking, but her eyes were still looking at Yun Meng with hope as he walked closer.

  As expected, soon Yun Meng arrived at the door, stopped in her tracks, and through the open door said to Yun Shang Yue: "The old slave greets Miss Shang Yue! Old Master Wang sent me to deliver a message to the young lady. Seeing that the young lady has been well-behaved these days, the young lady is excused from studying tomorrow. She is specially permitted to go to Lingyin Temple on Xiangquan Mountain to pray for blessings and listen to the Buddhist teachings of Master Lingyin."

  "Ah, great! Miss, you can leave the mansion now! I'll go pack your things right away..." Cai Lian suddenly cheered up and was about to rush down to pack her things.

  "Halt!" Yun Qianyue's face sank as she stopped Cai Lian.

  Cai Lian's cheers suddenly stopped. She looked at Yun Shang Yue and thought that the young lady seemed to not want to go to Xiangquan Mountain, and immediately became disheartened.

  "Tell Grandfather that I am willing to continue learning to read and write, and tomorrow I won't go to Xiangquan Mountain." Yun Qianyue said to Yun Meng.

  Yun Meng was taken aback, looking at Yun Shangyue's calm face, and suddenly smiled: "Old Wang Ye knows that you've been cooped up in the mansion for days, feeling stifled. He said it would be good for you to go out tomorrow and clear your mind. If you don't want to come back, you can stay at Lingtai Temple for a few days too. Moreover, Old Wang Ye has sent someone to deliver a message to Rongwang Fu, saying that Jing Shizi should take you with him tomorrow. The person who delivered the message said that Jing Shizi had already agreed, and will come to pick you up early tomorrow morning. Your clothes and makeup have been prepared by Old Wang Ye's servant long ago. Miss, don't worry, tomorrow Jing Shizi will be there to take care of you, no one will dare bully you, so just go with peace of mind! I'm in a hurry to prepare everything for your trip tomorrow, miss, please rest early today, and I'll take my leave first!"

  Before she could finish speaking, Yun Meng hastily departed again, and in the blink of an eye, her figure had already exited the Shallow Moon Pavilion.

  Cai Lian thought to herself, indeed worthy of being a great housekeeper, not even pausing for breath in her long speech. She lifted her lowered head and stole a glance at Yun Shangyue, only to see that the young mistress's face had turned as black as coal, almost as dark as the bottom of a pot. She lowered her head again, unable to understand why, despite it being a good thing, with Jing Shizi personally coming to escort her, she wouldn't want to go. Didn't she know how many girls in the capital would be envious to death? And yet, why did the young mistress seem so unwelcoming towards Jing Shizi, who was such a great person?

  It had been a long time since Yun Shang and Yue were heard from. Cai Lian raised her head, her voice as faint as a mosquito's hum, "Miss... Tomorrow..."

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