“Master and my father?”
Wen Si was stunned for a moment when she heard this.
Xiao Dezi seemed to be talking about something interesting as he admired the rising sun in front of him on the left while chatting with Wen Si.
“This is an interesting matter. In the past, Nun Mochou never left the mountain and rarely left Shuiyue Temple. But when the fifth young lady was born, Nun Mochou sent a gift to the Duke of Zhenguo Mansion. Only then did people outside know that the indifferent Nun Mochou was an old acquaintance of the Duke of Zhenguo Mansion.”
“Everyone thought it was because of the relationship with the Duke of Zhenguo, but after that, Master Mochou stopped associating with the Duke of Zhenguo’s mansion until the day when the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo was seriously ill and was about to pass away. Master Mochou hurried down the mountain to see the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo off for the last time.”
“After he was buried, Master Mochou angrily scolded the Duke of Zhenguo for being a ruthless person and betraying his wife, and she also swore that she would never have anything to do with anyone in the Duke of Zhenguo’s mansion again.”
It was then that people outside realized that Master Mochou’s old acquaintance was not the Duke of Zhenguo, but the Duke’s wife. ”
Xiao Dezi said quietly, “Fifth Miss, your mother and Master Mochou are indeed old acquaintances, but you are also the daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo, so Master Mochou may not necessarily give you face.”
“So, you have to be mentally prepared.”
Wen Si really didn’t expect this at all.
She didn’t expect that the abbess of Shuiyue Temple had such a past with their Wen family, and it was because of her mother.
She had never heard of this matter even in her previous life.
Wen Si pursed her lips and said, “Thank you for telling me, eunuch.”
Even so, she still wanted to visit Shuiyue Temple.
The rickety carriage arrived at Nanshan after an hour.
He escorted Wen Si to the Shuiyue Temple and said to her, “Fifth Miss, please go in. I will be waiting for you outside.”
Wen Si didn’t think that Xiao Dezi was really bribed by her little bit of gold leaves.
The other party was willing to wait here just to wait for her results to come out before going back to report to the little emperor.
Wen Si nodded slightly, glanced at the deserted Shuiyue Temple, and then walked in.
The inside of Shuiyue Temple was as deserted as the outside.
Because the mountain is high and the road is long, and because it is not very famous, not many people in Beijing come to Shuiyue Temple to worship.
After Wen Si went in, she looked around but couldn’t find the direction of the main hall. She wanted to stop someone and ask for directions, but it seemed that there were too few people in Shuiyue Temple.
Occasionally, one or two little nuns were seen, but they were all in a hurry and did not notice Wen Si, a outsider.
Wen Si had no choice but to choose a direction based on her feeling, but she actually went in the wrong direction.
Looking at the yard full of orchids in front of her, Wen Si realized that she might have walked to the residence of a nun in the temple, and hurriedly returned the same way.
At this time, a cold voice stopped her and said, “Lady donor, the main hall of the temple is not in this direction. You…”
Wen Si heard the voice and turned to look at the person who came.
She saw a tall nun with a serious face holding a pot of orchid, standing under the moon-shaped door behind her and looking at her coldly.
But before Wen Si could speak, the nun who had just seen her appearance was stunned, and she stopped talking unconsciously, muttering –
“…Zijun?”
As soon as this title came out, Wen Si immediately guessed the identity of this nun.
Zijun is her mother’s maiden name, Lan Zijun.
It turned out that Master Mochou and her mother were old acquaintances.
Wen Si knew that the other party had mistaken her for her mother, so she bowed slightly and saluted, “My daughter Wen Si, greets Master Mochou.”
Master Mochou was stunned.
The expression on her face instantly returned to being cold and harsh, and she turned around and walked to the other side of the yard holding the orchid.
There was an empty spot on the wooden stand where various orchids were displayed.
After placing the orchid pot that looked like it had just been taken care of in her arms, Mo Chou spoke without a trace of warmth, repeating what she had said at the beginning:
“This is not the main hall of the temple. If you want to pay your respects, just go out and turn right.”
Wen Si was shocked.
As expected, this nun had a strong prejudice against the Wen family.
This sounds like giving directions, but it’s no different from chasing someone away.
“Master, I am not here to pay homage today, but I have something to think about…”
“Since you are not here to pay homage, please go back. Shuiyue Temple is far from the capital, so it is not advisable to stay here.”
Before Wen Si could finish her words, Master Mochou interrupted her rudely.
Unfortunately, she won’t give up until she achieves her goal today.
Wen Si spoke again, and she tried to say, “Please give me some time, just a little, at least until I finish telling you why I came here!”
But Master Mochou’s attitude was also very firm: “No matter what the donor’s intention is, I don’t want to listen, nor do I want to accompany you.”
After she said this, she even turned around and left.
She looked like she would leave if Wen Si didn’t leave.
Wen Si had no choice but to stop at the Moon Cave Gate and said very quickly: “I know that you don’t want to have anything to do with the Wen family, but I am not here today for the Wen family’s affairs. I came to Shuiyue Temple to get away from the Wen family. I only want to ask you to agree to let me become a nun!”
Mo Chou stopped immediately and looked at Wen Si in astonishment: “You want to become a nun?”
These words are really shocking.
The legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo is going to become a nun. No matter who hears about it, they will probably say “She’s crazy”.
Why don’t you stay a noble lady and become a nun?
Mo Chou frowned: “Why do you want to leave the Wen family? Don’t your father and brothers treat you like the apple of their eye?”
Seeing that Master Mochou was finally willing to listen to her, Wen Si smiled bitterly.
“Master, I guess you haven’t come down the mountain for a long time, right?”
Mo Chou said calmly: “It’s only a year.”
“One year…”
Wen Si seemed to recall something, and she spoke softly: “Indeed, at that time I was still my father’s most beloved daughter, my brothers’ most doted sister, and the happiest person in the entire capital. But it was not the case half a year ago…”
“My father has another daughter, and my brothers have a younger sister they love more, so now I am no longer the apple of their eye. My sixth sister is the apple of their eye.”
“Did your father marry someone else?”
Mochou subconsciously thought that the Duke of Zhenguo had remarried and had another little daughter.
Wen Si knew she had misunderstood, so she shook her head and just smiled sarcastically, “Father said she was the daughter of my benefactor, and she even held a coming-of-age ceremony with me yesterday.”
Mo Chou’s originally stern face darkened in an instant, and her voice rose sharply and said, “Yesterday? Wasn’t your birthday two months later? Your coming-of-age ceremony should also be held in two months.”
