Lian Erye in the Red Mansion

Chapter 29 Get out!

"Sister Miaoyu?"

Xing Xiuyan saw Miaoyu standing in front and immediately stepped forward. She was very puzzled. Wasn't she supposed to be sick? Even if she wasn't sick, she hadn't wanted to see her just now. Why was she suddenly appearing in front of her again?

Jia Lian and the others also stopped and followed behind Daiyu. The maids and servants who had never seen Miaoyu before couldn't help but widen their eyes.

What an extraordinary beauty!

How could such a beautiful woman appear in a temple?

It's no wonder they found it strange, because Miaoyu didn't look like a nun at all. Her clothes were neither Buddhist nor Taoist, but very gorgeous and made of the finest materials.

If you said someone like that was a nun, they probably wouldn't believe it.

It wasn't until Miaoyu clasped her hands together in a gesture of respect and softly uttered, "Abbot, please come in for a chat," that she finally spoke.

Seeing that Miaoyu had no intention of paying attention to her, Xiuyan couldn't help but look at Jia Lian. Not only her, but everyone else did too, because they could all see that Miaoyu's words were not only directed at Jia Lian, but also carried an unquestionable tone.

When did monks become so domineering? Why do they force others to see them? A sense of doubt arose in everyone's hearts.

Jia Lian raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised. It seemed he had underestimated Miaoyu's courage, or perhaps he had underestimated the impact of his previous flirting on Miaoyu.

As a female Buddhist disciple, she actually dared to jump out and stop him.

Seeing that the gossip fire in Daiyu and the others' eyes had completely spread, Jia Lian knew that if he couldn't get rid of Miaoyu, he wouldn't be able to leave peacefully today.

"Since the teacher is so insistent on seeing me, I have no choice but to comply."

With a smile, Jia Lian bowed his head and said to Daiyu and the others, "Wait for me outside, I'll be out in a bit."

Daiyu and the others naturally had no reason not to listen, but when they passed by Miaoyu, they all glanced at her a few times without prior arrangement.

"please."

After everyone else had left, Jia Lian extended his hand in invitation.

Miaoyu blushed almost imperceptibly, but pretended nothing was wrong, nodded slightly, and led the way.

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Daiyu and the others arrived outside the temple and waited for a while, but Jia Lian did not come out. The servants and maids began to whisper among themselves.

Of course, they didn't dare to gossip about Jia Lian. They mostly talked about Miao Yu's appearance, why she was there, and why the abbess insisted on meeting Jia Lian alone.

Daiyu already suspected that Miaoyu harbored "ulterior motives" towards her cousin. Miaoyu's attitude of ignoring them and only inviting Jia Lian made her even more dissatisfied, and her suspicions naturally intensified.

Suddenly, she asked Xing Xiuyan beside her, "Does Sister know Miaoyu?"

Xing Xiuyan nodded. "When I was very young, my family rented a house here, and that's how I met her."

Daiyu understood, and then asked, "Has she always been like this?"

Xing Xiuyan understood Daiyu's meaning and nodded again: "She was originally a young lady from a prominent family, but she had no choice but to become a nun here. She has a reclusive personality and always acts without regard for what others think. However, she is actually a very good person. Over the years, I have often bothered her, and she has never been impatient. She not only taught me to read, but also lent me all her manuscripts. So, she and I can be considered to have a teacher-student relationship."

Hearing Xing Xiuyan say this, Daiyu thought even more highly of Miaoyu, so she said no more and patiently waited for Jia Lian to come out.

Meanwhile, Jia Lian and Miao Yu walked silently, one after the other, without uttering a single word. Until they had entered the depths of Panxiang Temple, Jia Lian couldn't help but speak up: "Hey, where are you taking me? Didn't you say the abbess wanted to see me?"

Miaoyu finally stopped. Because her back was to Jia Lian, he couldn't see her expression. It was only after a while that he saw her slowly turn around.

Sure enough, the serene and peaceful demeanor of the "enlightened monk" was gone, replaced by a face full of resentment and shame.

She just stared at Jia Lian without saying a word.

Jia Lian subconsciously took a step back: "Why are you looking at me like that? It's like I owe you money."

"You lecherous scoundrel! Bah!"

Miaoyu finally spoke, and her first words were fragrant.

"Mind your manners. You are a monk. Even Buddha would reprimand you for behaving like this. Amitabha."

Jia Lian was deliberately trying to infuriate people.

As expected, Miaoyu was furious upon hearing this, and then she was overcome with grief.

"Shameless bastard!"

He even had the nerve to say that, knowing I'm a monk, how dare he treat me like that? A scoundrel, a lecher...

"Hey, if you keep insulting me, I won't be so polite."

Jia Lian rubbed his hands together, pretending to be very unhappy.

Miaoyu was startled and then realized that she had deliberately brought Jia Lian to a secluded place so that no one would see them.

What would she do if Jia Lian did something to her again?

At the same time, I was also asking myself, why did I call him over?

Should I scold him? But judging from his expression, that obviously wouldn't do him any good.

He should be held responsible...

It's absurd! How can a Buddhist female disciple ask someone to take responsibility?

After thinking for a long time without coming up with a solution, he angrily said, "I have a name and a title, I'm not called 'Hey'!"

"So what's your name?"

Jia Lian was happy that she changed the subject, so he could get rid of her as soon as possible and leave.

"I... my Buddhist name is Miaoyu."

She was too embarrassed to tell Jia Lian her maiden name, so she had to bring up her Buddhist name instead.

"Hmm, Miaoyu, that's a good name," Jia Lian nodded in approval.

Miaoyu blushed immediately and glared at Jia Lian: Who told you to comment on good or bad?

Jia Lian didn't mince words with her and said directly, "Alright, I've remembered your name. If Fairy Miaoyu has nothing else, I'll be going now. See you later."

Jia Lian turned to leave, silently counting one, two, three. Sure enough, after taking only two steps, he heard footsteps chasing after him.

"You've done something so arrogant and disrespectful, do you really think you can just walk away like that?"

"What did I do?"

"you……"

Miaoyu's cheeks burned. How could she possibly say it? Just thinking about it made her lips itch and sent shivers down her spine.

Seeing that Jia Lian seemed to deny it, for some reason, an immense sense of grievance suddenly welled up in her heart, and tears instantly filled her eyes. When she turned her head, the tears, like a broken string, fell into the air, and even Jia Lian opposite her could see them clearly.

Jia Lian thought to himself, "Wow, who could stand this?"

Everyone says Daiyu is a tearful person, but we haven't seen her shed tears so openly these days!

"Ahem, so what do you want?"

Alas, he originally intended not to admit it, thinking that Miaoyu would be powerless against him, but now he could not.

Miaoyu didn't speak or look at Jia Lian anymore; she just turned her head away and cried.

"Then I'll take care of it, okay?"

"Pooh!"

Miaoyu wiped away her tears with a handkerchief and spat fiercely.

Then I felt even sadder.

Yes, although I come from a respectable background and have a wealthy family, I have long since lost even the most basic rights of a woman.

Who can take responsibility for her life? And who can take responsibility for Buddhist disciples?

Jia Lian finally felt some regret. Looking at the woman who was squatting on the ground crying, his compassion was uncontrollably stirred.

Originally, I just thought Miaoyu was eccentric and materialistic, so I didn't consider her a weak woman.

Looking back now, this girl's life was quite tragic.

From a very young age, she fell ill, and her family had to send her to a Buddhist nunnery to pray for Buddha's protection.

Therefore, she spent her entire childhood and adolescence in a nunnery, accompanied by the ancient Buddha and the dim lamp.

Given such an experience, her eccentric and withdrawn personality is understandable. Putting aside her flaws, her admirable qualities are something that would make any woman in the world envious.

"Her temperament is as beautiful as an orchid, and her talent as fragrant as a fairy." This describes Miaoyu's beauty and talent.

In terms of looks and talent alone, she is a woman who is no less beautiful than Daiyu or Baochai!

Tragically, it ended up like that...

Jia Lian squatted down and gently patted Miaoyu's trembling shoulder. His tone finally calmed down: "Alright, stop crying. What happened before was my fault. I shouldn't have been so blinded by your beauty that I took advantage of you. You can hit me now, but only once. I promise I won't hit back."

Jia Lian knew that Miaoyu had a very high level of vanity, so he deliberately said nice things to her.

Noticing Jia Lian touching her shoulder, Miaoyu's lithe body trembled slightly, and upon hearing Jia Lian's words, her sobs subsided somewhat.

She naturally wouldn't listen to Jia Lian. He told her to hit him, but she kept her head down for a long time before finally saying dejectedly, "You can leave now."

Miaoyu was truly helpless. She realized that even if Jia Lian admitted his mistake and let her decide his fate, she had no other choice.

She couldn't find another word to say or another thing to do besides telling him to leave.

After a while, she didn't hear Jia Lian reply or notice him leaving. Just as she couldn't help but look up, she suddenly felt herself fall into a warm embrace again.

"Don't worry, we'll definitely meet again in the future. If you leave the monastic life then, I'll marry you."

Miaoyu, who was initially panicked and thought that Jia Lian was going to take advantage of her again, suddenly froze and looked up at Jia Lian silently.

I didn't even get a good look at Jia Lian's appearance; all I could hear was his voice!

He said he would marry her once she returned to secular life...

Is this true? Can she really return to secular life? With his family background, would his parents and elders allow him to marry an "unclean" woman?

Could it be that I will one day escape this sea of ​​suffering?

Indeed, for anyone who hasn't renounced worldly life, every day in the Buddhist hall is torture. For Miaoyu, the days of living with only the lamp and the Buddha were an endless sea of ​​suffering. She loathed her identity as a Buddhist disciple, so she never wore nun's robes!

Before she could finish being moved, Jia Lian said awkwardly, "However, I can only marry you as my second wife. Um, I already have a wife..."

???

Miaoyu froze for three seconds, then suddenly, as if bitten by a snake, she hurriedly pushed Jia Lian away, stood up, and glared at him angrily. After a long while:

"Get lost!"

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