Ye Shiqian suddenly felt a lump in her throat, and the rest of her words got stuck there. She understood every single word of what was said, but when put together, it made no sense to her. The onlookers were also shocked by these words. “What? Ye Chutang has gone to Feiyun Temple?” “What does that servant mean? Could it be that Ye Chutang—” The speaker was nervous and didn’t continue speaking, but everyone understood the meaning behind those words clearly. It turned out that Ye Chutang intended to relocate the graves of her father and brothers! Ye Shiqian couldn’t believe that Ye Chutang would do such a thing. All the excuses she had prepared beforehand seemed utterly worthless at this moment. It took her a long time to regain her composure. “No, that’s impossible!” she murmured, looking disoriented. “How could she do such a thing…” Such audacity! But the servant snorted, “Why shouldn’t our second young miss be able to do so?” Not to mention that burying Ye Zhong and the others on Jiuhua Mountain was originally Ye Heng’s temporary solution; since Ye Chutang is their closest relative, it was only only right for her to take on this task now! “The second young miss said she would personally send them back to Qingzhou, to let them return to their homeland. She’ll be very busy these days and probably won’t have time to worry about you. You’d better go back!” They weren’t even from the same family; even if Ye Chutang just watched from the sidelines, no one could do anything to her. Not to mention that she had more important things to attend to now; it was obvious to anyone with eyes to see which was more crucial. “I—” Ye Shiqian gritted her teeth, looking at the carriage that remained motionless, her mind in a complete mess. She had thought that Ye Chutang would stay at home and recuperate for a while, but who would have known… After the incident, she hurried over in a hurry, only to find herself blocked from entering Ye Chutang’s place! Yet Ye Chutang seemed to have anticipated everything and effortlessly pushed her away. Now, even if she knelt here all day long, it would be of no use! The people outside couldn’t use this as an excuse to damage her reputation—after all, she was doing this for her own parents and brothers! Among all virtues, filial piety is the most important; no one could criticize Ye Chutang for that. The servant raised his whip and snapped it. “Young miss Ye, shall we proceed?” …… Feiyun Temple. A single lamp shone dimly, casting a slender figure on the window. Ye Chutang sat quietly at the table, holding a pen in her hand, copying Buddhist scriptures. Xiao Wu sat beside her, obediently helping her grind the ink. As night deepened, Xiao Wu couldn’t help but yawn. Ye Chutang turned her head to look at Xiao Wu’s plump little face, whose eyes were almost closed from sleepiness, and couldn’t help but smile.
“Một lúc mải mê đến nỗi quên mất thời gian, hóa ra đã đến lúc này rồi, tại sao không ai nhắc nhở tôi chút nào cả?”
Xiao Wu nhíu mày, lắc đầu một cách lệch lạc.
— Cô ấy biết chị gái mình đang sao chép kinh Phật vì cha mẹ và anh trai, không thể làm phiền được, vì vậy cô ấy chỉ biết kiên nhẫn chờ đợi mà thôi.
Chị gái cô ấy đã vất vả suốt cả ngày hôm nay, đã rất mệt mỏi, nhưng vẫn kiên trì hoàn thành việc sao chép này. Cô ấy có lý do gì để than phiền chứ, tất nhiên là phải ở bên cạnh chị gái mình rồi!
Ye Chutang đặt bút xuống, kéo Xiao Wu đứng dậy.
“Không vội đâu, dù sao chúng ta cũng sẽ ở đây thêm một thời gian nữa, cứ từ từ sao chép thôi.”
Xiao Wu gật đầu.
Thực ra, cô ấy cũng không biết chị gái mình hôm nay sẽ đến đây. Sau khi rời khỏi núi Jiuhua, cô ấy tưởng mình sẽ về nhà ngay, nhưng thay vào đó, họ lại quyết định thay đổi hướng đi.
Ye Chutang nhìn thấy Xiao Wu dường như chỉ còn vài giây nữa là sẽ ngủ thiếp đi, không nhịn được mà bật cười một tiếng.
“Ngủ đi, ngày mai vẫn còn phải gặp nhiều người nữa mà.”
