Earlier than what Shen Miao expected, on the second day, Mo Qing came to the Shen residence's gatehouse to be a guard. Shen Miao had previously let Shuang Jiang's side to stuff money into the gatekeeper and thought that it was Shuang Jiang's distant cousin. Because the guards were divided into several ranks, Mo Qing was to be the outermost guard, so he did not care much and stayed behind.
Soon, three days had passed.
In the early morning of the third day, Ren Wan Yun had already arranged everything and let the maid by her side, Xiang Lan, to instruct Shen Miao on some matters. Before setting off, everyone went to Rong Jing Tang.
Old Shen Furen said some words with a serious expression, most likely it was to make everyone follow the rules. On normal days they would not go to Wo Long Temple to offer incense because Wo Long Temple was slightly more remote. Even though it was famous, the incense offerings were not as vigorous as those in the nearby cities. But for some reason, this time, he had to give up what was near and seek what was far away.
Shen Qing appeared to be extremely happy and said that she would definitely pay her respects to Buddha along with Old Shen Furen and Shen Yuan Bo. Old Shen Furen heard it and her attitude towards Shen Qing was much gentler.
Before leaving this time, he also brought along some bodyguards to ensure the safety of the young ladies of the Shen residence. Shen Miao stood in front of the carriage but did not move for a long time. When Ren Wan Yun saw this, she frowned and asked, "Why is Fifth Lady not moving?"
"It is just that the guards are a little thin and to prevent any accidents, Second Shen might as well send more guards to follow." Shen Miao said.
Ren Wan Yun's brows wrinkled as she did not think that Shen Miao would raise this question at this time. But today everything had been arranged properly. Ren Wan Yun smiled, "Fifth Lady, we really brought quite a lot of manpower. We can't take all the guards of the Shen residence with us. If there are too many people, it would be more inconvenient. Let's just leave it like this. "
Shen Miao however stubbornly shook her head and did not move.
When Shen Yue and Shen Qing saw this, Shen Yue did not say anything but Shen Qing was unhappy in her heart and followed up, "Our Shen residence is not some Imperial family. How much extravagance does Fifth Younger Sister want? I've never seen Eldest Uncle so picky when he goes out. "
She then took out Shen Xin and said. Just as her voice fell, Shen Miao glanced at her. That glance was as light as a feather, but it caused Shen Qing to suddenly feel a chill run down her spine.
"Add two more." Shen Miao pointed to the two guards at the side of the door, "They will do."
Seeing that Shen Miao did not bring much and only added two people, Ren Wan Yun's heart was relieved as she did not want to waste too much time on this matter. Two people would not be able to affect the overall situation, so she put on a difficult expression and Ren Wan Yun said, "Fifth Sister, you really … Never mind, when did Second Shen not listen to you. Do as you please." She instructed Xiang Lan, who was beside her, "Go and call those two servants over, and follow us out of the city."
"Many thanks to Second Shen." Shen Miao's lips hooked up into a smile.
Seeing that Ren Wan Yun at the end still followed Shen Miao's idea, Shen Yue only looked at Shen Miao strangely but Shen Qing fiercely stomped her feet and glared at Shen Miao before turning to leave.
After boarding the carriage, Shen Qing deliberately did not speak to Shen Miao. Even though Shen Yue spoke to Shen Miao, there was some probing in her words. Shen Miao was too lazy to deal with her and spoke perfunctorily. It was Ren Wan Yun who was in high spirits along the way and spoke to Shen Miao about their childhood, looking extremely close. If it was in the past, most likely Shen Miao would also be filled with admiration towards this kind looking Second Shen, but now looking at this matron, every move and action was filled with pretentious ugliness. In front of her who was used to seeing all kinds of people in the Inner Palace, it was really not enough.
Setting off in the morning, it was only until the evening that they finally reached their destination, Yang Jing Peak.
Wo Long Temple was located halfway up the Yang Jing Peak with high mountains and deep valleys. If one were to go for an outing here in spring, there would be birdsong and fragrant flowers everywhere, with lush foliage and the scenery was pleasing. But now that it was early autumn, the vegetation had withered and it added a bit of desolation.
Because Yang Jing Peak was too far away from the Ding capital, the road to Wo Long Temple was not easy to walk on. Other than those pious Furen and Taitai, most people would not come here to offer incense. Shen Miao and the few of them got off the carriage and when they reached the entrance of Wo Long Temple, they saw that outside the huge temple, there was only a little monk sweeping the floor and it looked very deserted.
"It is rather quiet here." Shen Yue lightly laughed.
Shen Qing wrinkled her nose and seemed to want to complain a little but suddenly thought of something and suppressed it.
Ren Wan Yun said, "Do not think that it is quiet here, one heard that the Buddha here is very efficacious. When one offers incense, one must be sincere. "
When the little monk saw them, he got up to welcome them. Other than the servants who were moving things down the carriage, Ren Wan Yun and the rest followed the little monk who led the way into the temple.
The more they walked into the temple, the more they felt that this Wo Long Temple was really sparsely populated. Not to mention the pilgrims, there were not many monks either. But the temple was spacious and as such, it felt empty. If one were to stay at night, one fear that it would be somewhat frightening.
When they saw the abbot, the abbot divided the courtyard for the few of them. Originally each young lady had a room and the distance was very close but when it came to Shen Miao's side, a slightly younger middle-aged monk beside the abbot said, "Really sorry, there is no longer a room for Young Lady in the southern pavilion. If Young Lady does not mind, how about the northern pavilion?"
Everyone looked at her and Shen Miao smiled, "Sorry, I mind it very much."
"Fifth Lady." Ren Wan Yun softly reprimanded, "This is a Buddhist pure land, how can it tolerate your willfulness."
"It is just that it is somewhat strange." Shen Miao was unmoved, "The incense does not seem to be very strong, so why are there pavilions that are full?"
That middle-aged monk also frowned. Most likely he had never seen such an arrogant Young Lady who started to comment on the temple without any explanation. But Shen Miao was not like those unruly Young Ladies who made a fuss. With such a reasonable attitude, one could not answer.
"Little Benefactor does not know that even though there are not many pilgrims, there are many monks in the temple." That old abbot gently smiled and explained to Shen Miao.
"But I am somewhat afraid to live alone. What to do?" She asked.
"This …" Ren Wan Yun was still comforting her, "Fifth Lady, just put up with it for one night. If you are able to put up with it for one night, Buddha will see your sincerity and offer incense tomorrow and one's wish will come true."
If it was in the past, Shen Miao would have been coaxed when she heard these words. After all she was a person who was amenable to coaxing but not coercion, moreover there was still Fu Xiu Yi in her heart. One fear that for Buddha to realize her wish of being together with Fu Xiu Yi, she would also suffer a small loss.
But now it was somewhat different.
Ren Wan Yun also had some headaches. She did not know why but the current Shen Miao was becoming more and more thorny. In the past, Shen Miao would believe whatever she said and was very easy to coax. But today there were repeated mistakes and if Shen Miao was not settled early, one fear that in the future there would be more headaches in the Shen residence.
"Why not like this." Shen Miao said with a smile, "How about Shen Shen and I stay in the northern pavilion. With someone accompanying, I will feel more at ease. "
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