Chapter 1739 Nunnery
Chapter 1739 Nunnery
Once the person behind knelt down, the coffin could no longer remain stable.
It fell with a loud bang, injuring the arms of two people.
Suddenly there was a burst of shouting.
People around were also talking about it.
"Oh my God, what's going on?"
"According to custom, once the coffin is lifted, it cannot fall to the ground. Now..."
"This is really weird. What's going on? Could it be that Master Qiu doesn't want to leave home?"
"That's possible. I remember a few years ago, the father-in-law of her third aunt's cousin from our neighborhood was buried in the same way."
"and after?"
"What happened next? Then it became haunted, so we invited several masters to perform rituals, and then it went away."
"This is too scary."
The sound surged towards Mr. Qiu and Mrs. Qiu like a wave.
Everything else was fine, as the person inside wasn't their son anyway. But when they heard words like "refused to leave" or "haunted", they started to get scared.
The people inside died unjustly, even though it was suicide, but otherwise... they wouldn't have died for their son.
After all, he died for someone else, so it's inevitable that he would feel resentful, and maybe something bad would happen.
Yan Ruyu looked at Madam Qiu. She had stopped crying long ago, and her red and swollen eyes showed more fear than sadness.
She was scared too.
Yan Ruyu looked sarcastic. It was indeed better to let someone else's child die than to let her own child die. However, if it would hurt herself and bring trouble, she would try her best to get rid of it.
Yinding and a few others mixed in the crowd, looking at the coffin that fell to the ground, and then at the panicked Qiu family members, feeling happy.
They also spared no effort in spreading rumors.
Several people followed the abbot to listen to stories and tell them, and they spread them as if they were real events, telling them vividly.
Master Qiu gritted his teeth and stepped forward, shouting in a low voice: "What are you doing? Can you still work?"
The servants had a hard time speaking and were a little scared. Could it be that the young master really didn't want to leave? If they carried him away forcefully, wouldn't that harm them?
Those who had injured their legs and arms were all crying and groaning and refused to lift their bodies.
The scene was chaotic for a while, and Master Qiu immediately found a few more guards who were strong and sturdy and replaced all the servants.
The sound of suona sounded, and the coffin was carried again, and they were on the road again.
There were some bumps along the way, but we finally got out of the city and reached our destination.
Yan Ruyu and Huo Changhe did not follow them, but turned to the vicinity of the nunnery.
Yan Ruyu has been out of the city quite a lot, but she has never been here. She usually goes to Zhuangzi, Qingyuan Temple and the like.
The nunnery is a little more remote than those places, and is located halfway up a mountain, amidst the woods.
Huo Changhe took her to the foot of the mountain and pointed at the corner of the eaves and said, "There, can you see it? That's it."
"From here, you need to walk to the nunnery. The nunnery is full of homeless people or old women. In short, they are all pitiful people."
Huo Changhe led her up the stairs and said, "Because there is not much worship here, they usually grow some food and vegetables on the few acres of thin land they have reclaimed behind the nunnery. In the winter, the government will also provide some supplies."
When Huo Changhe was in Shencheng, he was in charge of both military affairs and people's livelihood. After arriving in Youcheng, Governor Cao also asked him for advice many times. In addition, Yan Ruyu wanted to renovate the old city area, so he was well aware of the people's livelihood in Youcheng.
Life in the nunnery was hard and the women there were all pitiful. It was only after Huo Changhe arrived that the idea of providing them with some living security was proposed.
These include vegetables, coal, cloth, etc. for the winter.
Yan Ruyu really didn't know about this, so when she heard about it, she couldn't help but be surprised: "When did the prince do this?"
"After Shen Huaixin was eliminated." Huo Changhe replied, "It was around that time, I can't remember the exact time."
"Your Highness is righteous." Yan Ruyu praised him generously.
"How can this be considered a noble cause? I wasn't the one who contributed money or things," Huo Changhe said with a smile, "I just gave the idea. It was Governor Cao who was the one who was righteous."
The two chatted and laughed as they walked to the vicinity of the nunnery.
The door was closed and there was no one around.
"Your Majesty, you'd better stay away. It's not appropriate for a man to come here."
Huo Changhe nodded: "Okay, then you should pay attention too."
Yan Ruyu was wearing a half-worn dress today, and she put on a frayed cloak. Although it looked old, it was soft and comfortable.
The hair accessories were also replaced with ordinary small pearls, which did not give off a sense of wealth.
She put on a simple makeup before going out, retouching her eyes, nose, and cheeks, and also changed her skin color a little, so that you can't tell her true appearance.
I went up and knocked on the door. After a long while, a nun came to open the door.
"Donor, what's the matter?"
"Master, I'm lost here and I'm a little tired. Can I have a bowl of hot water to drink?"
The nun looked her over and said, "Okay, please come in."
Yan Ruyu followed the nun into the nunnery and glanced around. The place was indeed old and it was obvious that it had been renovated.
The nun leading the way was wearing an old robe, had a thin figure, and did not look very well.
She led Yan Ruyu into a room and said, "Please wait a moment. I will go get some water."
She turned and left. Yan Ruyu walked to the door and looked outside.
She went to the corridor on the other side, and a nun came over from there. She looked younger and had a taller figure, but her expression was not very good and she seemed a little unhappy.
The nun just now pointed this way.
The distance was not particularly far. Yan Ruyu stepped back towards the door, blocking half of her body. She closed her eyes slightly, concentrated her mind, and magnified her five senses. She could hear the voices.
The nun who came later lowered her voice, but it was clearly filled with anger: "Did you find out who it was? Then you brought him in? Can you take responsibility if something goes wrong?"
The nun just said humbly: "She said she was lost and just wanted a bowl of water. I thought it was only natural for a monk to help others..."
"Why not just let her wait outside to drink water? Why bring her in? This is not a temple."
"She said she was lost..."
"Get lost and show her the way," the nun said impatiently, "Have you forgotten the trouble you caused before? Send her away quickly."
"……it is good."
After the nun had her tantrum, she left. The nun who led the way shook her head and sighed, then went into the house and brought some water.
Yan Ruyu sat down on the stool, thinking about what she had just heard.
A nunnery cannot be said to be a place for doing charity, but it is almost the same. Moreover, taking in the homeless and helping poor women are things that are often done here.
It seemed that the nun just now was very aggressive, as if she didn't like others coming here.
Also, what do they mean by "trouble"?
Yan Ruyu was just thinking about it when the nun came back.
"Sorry for the long wait. Please have some water."
Yan Ruyu took the bowl of water, and without warning, she took a few sips and smiled at the nun.
"Master, have I caused you any inconvenience? Just now..."
The nun was startled and quickly waved her hands: "No, no, I'm really sorry, our new abbess has a bad temper, please bear with me, but she actually has a good heart."
Yan Ruyu was surprised: That nun is actually the abbess?
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