Phi-Fic Chapter 637 Praying?
Chapter 637 Praying?
The night passed.
Shen House.
At dawn, Shen Wantang was awakened by Dujuan.
"Miss, Madam sent someone to say that she's taking you and the eldest daughter to the temple to burn incense today, so you should hurry up and get ready!"
Shen Wantang sat up: "Why did she suddenly want to go burn incense? And she wanted to take me with her?"
"They said they went to the temple to chant sutras and pray for the master, so that he could get rid of his illness and ward off disasters."
"That's even more bizarre. Wasn't it her who poisoned my father? How dare she go to the temple and pray for him?"
"I also feel something is wrong. How about you claim to be sick and not go? I always feel that she has bad intentions."
"Well, no good intentions, huh?"
Shen Wantang, on the other hand, became interested: "Then I have to go and see what she is going to do."
Du Juan's face was filled with worry. "Miss, the Madam is in the open, and you are in the dark. Please don't get into a fight at this time. The Madam must have arranged everything long ago, and is just waiting to plot against you!"
Shen Wantang suddenly laughed: "Don't worry, when it comes to scheming, no one should be able to outsmart your young lady. My good stepmother even resorted to such a stupid trick as poisoning my father, just to have an excuse to go to the temple to pray for him. If I don't go, she won't be able to continue this drama."
"Then, would you like to take the lapis lazuli and silver?"
"Bring them along, of course I have to! My stepmother is stupid, but I'm not. How can I go into danger alone? Of course I have to bring my most powerful helper along!"
Du Juan felt relieved now. She laughed and said, "This is much safer."
After washing up, Shen Wantang changed into a light and comfortable lotus pink skirt and instructed Du Juan, "Bring two more sets of clothes."
"Miss, what kind do you want to bring?"
"One similar to the one I have on, and one—"
Shen Wantang paused and asked Qin Xin, "What did Shen Mingxuan wear today?"
"I will go and find out right away."
After Qin Xin finished speaking, she ran out in a flash.
After a while, she came back again: "The eldest lady is wearing a dark green skirt and a jade hairpin on her head!"
Shen Wantang nodded: "Dujuan, bring another set of dark green clothes."
Fortunately, she had recently made a lot of new clothes, otherwise she really wouldn't be able to pick out a dark green dress.
"Yes, Miss, would you like to wear a jasper hairpin as well?"
"That's not necessary."
Qin Xin approached Shen Wantang and whispered in a low voice, "Miss, when I was going out just now, I ran into Sanshui. Sanshui came to remind you to be careful. Madam has a low-class man she keeps outside who does all the dirty work for her."
Shen Wantang raised the corners of his lips slightly: "Okay, I understand."
It seems that Sanshui was afraid that she would not want him, so he began to work hard to show his value.
After packing up, Shen Wantang left the yard and followed Qi out.
In the carriage, Shen Mingxuan's cold eyes swept over Shen Wantang. "Sister, when did you make a dress of this color? I've never even seen it! Did you make it secretly without telling me? This material must be the finest feathery yarn, right? Where did you get the money to buy it?"
Shen Wantang raised her chin slightly, her tone deliberately boasting, "Sister, have you forgotten? The thank-you gift from the Duke's wife included a piece of feather gauze. The maids just made it for me using that piece of material. How is it? Does it look good? This is the first time I've worn this color!"
Shen Mingxuan curled her lips: "The material is of course good, but it's a pity to wear it on my sister. This color doesn't suit you. It's tacky."
Of course, Shen Wantang wouldn't indulge her and immediately retorted, "Sis, you're so honest, I can't lie to you. To be honest, this outfit you're wearing is even uglier! It's too old-fashioned, and with this color, someone who doesn't know would think you stole the lady's clothes! Sis, you'd better not wear it anymore. It's so ugly I can't bear to look at it."
Shen Mingxuan clenched her fists in anger: "Shen Wantang, you!!"
Qi's cold gaze swept over and she said sinisterly, "You're becoming more and more sharp-tongued. Your sister was just joking with you, but you actually trampled on her to death and deliberately made her unhappy!"
Shen Wantang looked confused. "I was just joking with you, sister. How come you can't even joke like that now? I must have misjudged you. I thought you were joking with me, so I could joke with you too. So I can't? Then you better stop joking around in the future, it's so boring."
Shen Mingxuan gritted her teeth and couldn't utter a word for a long time. She could only glare at Qi in annoyance, thinking she was talking too much.
Qi sneered and pointed at Shen Wantang's nose, saying, "You're so competitive at such a young age, and you won't tolerate or give in to anyone. How can you be so vicious? I don't know who you inherited this from. In our Shen family, there's no such mean-spirited person as yours."
Shen Wantang's eyes were sharp, but there was a smile on his face: "Our Shen family? My sister and I are of course from the Shen family, but if I remember correctly, the lady's surname seems to be Qi?"
Qi's face darkened: "What do you mean by that?!"
"It doesn't make any sense. Isn't Madam's surname Qi? Then what's Madam's surname? Did she change it?"
Qi moved her lips but no words came out.
She sneered in her heart. This bitch won’t be able to be proud for long. She will soon let her know that even if her surname is not Shen, she can still be kicked out of the Shen family!
Want to marry into the Duke's Mansion? Dream on!
When Shen Wantang saw that Qi didn't say anything, her heart sank slightly.
This is not in line with Qi's character. According to past experiences, she should have been furious by now, or even started fighting.
But she actually endured it!
She must have a huge conspiracy in the temple, which was enough to ruin the reputation of a concubine's daughter, so Qi was too lazy to argue.
Shen Wantang looked sarcastic and told Qi that she'd better not have any bad thoughts. If she dared to do so, she wouldn't be polite either!
Half an hour later, the carriage stopped.
When Shen Wantang got off the car, he realized that this was not the most popular Fazhen Temple, but the Guyuan Temple not far from Fazhen Temple.
Although the distance is close, the incense is far away. There are very few pilgrims in Guyuan Temple, and even there are few monks inside.
However, in return, as long as you donate a few taels of incense money here, you will receive great preferential treatment.
Perhaps Qi had already arranged everything, so when they arrived, monks came to greet them, and then took them to burn incense with great care, and accompanied them in chanting scriptures and praying for blessings.
The excuse for going out today is to chant scriptures and pray for Shen Guannian to cure his illness and eliminate disasters, so Qi still has to do the superficial work.
The chanting lasted the entire morning.
Qi knelt in front, Shen Wantang and Shen Mingxuan knelt behind.