Wen Si was stunned.
She looked at the nun’s angry face and couldn’t help but smile from the bottom of her heart.
Her birthday was indeed two months later.
If Wen Yue hadn’t appeared unexpectedly, according to the rules, her coming-of-age ceremony would have been held two months later.
But just because Wen Yue said “I want to hold a coming-of-age ceremony with my sister”, her father and brothers ignored her wishes and forced her to hold the coming-of-age ceremony with her two months earlier on Wen Yue’s birthday yesterday.
These are her good father and good brothers.
But after Wen Si was reborn, she no longer found these surprising.
But what Wen Si didn’t expect was that Master Mochou also remembered her birthday clearly.
Wen Si did learn from Eunuch De that Master Mochou had visited the Duke Zhenguo’s Mansion when she was born.
But I still remember it after all these years. I think the friendship between my mother and Master Mochou must have been very deep.
“Master, calm down. There’s no need to get so angry over such trivial matters.”
Wen Si’s eyes softened unconsciously, and she tried to persuade him: “It’s just a coming-of-age ceremony. Now I don’t want to stay in the Wen family anymore, and I don’t care about these things anymore.”
“But the nun may know what kind of person my father is. For the sake of the reputation of the Duke of Zhenguo’s Mansion, he will not let me leave the Wen family easily. So today I went to the palace to ask for a favor from His Majesty. As long as the nun nods her head in agreement, I can become a nun and pray for the country.”
Wen Si originally thought that after talking to this point, Master Mochou would be moved by her and agree to her request, right?
But I didn’t expect——
“no.”
A trace of heartache flashed across Master Mochou’s eyes, but her attitude remained firm.
Or it could be said that he was even more resolute than before.
Wen Si was really confused, “Why?”
“No reason.”
Mochou turned around with a stern face.
She took the orchid pot she had just put on the wooden shelf and handed it to Wen Si.
“Since you have already held your coming-of-age ceremony yesterday, take this pot of flowers home first. Don’t think about becoming a nun anymore. I won’t agree to that.”
Wen Si was almost at a loss as she hugged Lanhua. “But Master, this is the only way for me to leave the Wen family. Please do it for my mother’s sake…”
“It is precisely because of your mother’s face that I cannot agree to it.”
After saying this, Mo Chou said “Amitabha” and walked around her and went out.
“No, Master Mochou, I beg you, Master!”
Wen Si was left alone, holding the orchid pot, standing there in a daze.
On the way here from the palace, she thought of many possibilities of being rejected.
But I never thought it was because of my mother.
She also understood what Master Mochou meant.
Perhaps it was because the nun had a very good relationship with her mother that she was unwilling to see the biological daughter of her deceased friend become a nun.
But she really had no choice.
A quarter of an hour later.
Xiao Dezi, who was still waiting by the carriage outside Shuiyue Temple, saw Wen Si coming out dejectedly, and he already knew the result.
But just in case, Xiao Dezi still asked carefully: “How is it, Miss Wen Wu, what is Master Mochou’s attitude?”
Wen Si smiled bitterly, “Eunuch is right, Master Mochou did not agree.”
Xiao Dezi sighed.
After Wen Si got back on the carriage, Xiao Dezi ordered someone to drive the carriage down the mountain and back to the capital.
In the carriage.
Wen Si leaned her head against the car window. She did not put down the orchid in her arms, but she was reluctant to do so.
Because of Master Mochou’s words, she suddenly realized that this pot of orchid was the only flower she had received as a blessing for her coming of age in her two lifetimes.
She stared at the tiny orchid in a trance.
This orchid is well cared for and you can tell at a glance that it has been carefully tended to.
She noticed that even the other orchids in the yard were not as good as this one.
But why did Master Mochou plant so many orchids and pick out this one, the one she took the best care of, to give to her?
Just because you like orchids?
Or is it because of something else… ?
Orchid… Orchid, Lan Zijun…
Is it because of my mother?
Wen Si suddenly thought of her mother and was a little surprised at this guess.
What is the relationship between the nun and my mother? What exactly happened back then?
Wen Si really wanted to know the answer at this moment.
She gritted her teeth and said to the front: “Eunuch De, stop the car.”
The return journey was not slow, and when the carriage stopped, it was already at the foot of Nanshan Mountain.
Wen Si got out of the car again holding the pot of orchid.
She looked up at the road leading up the mountain; it was very high.
“Did Miss Fifth Wen drop something on Shuiyue Temple?”
Xiao Dezi asked doubtfully.
Wen Si shook her head, “No, I just want to try one last time.”
No matter what Master Mochou’s motivation was, no matter how good her relationship with her mother was, it could not stop her determination to leave the Wen family even if it meant death!
“Eunuch De, could you please hold this orchid pot for me and wait for me to come back?”
She handed the orchid over and said with a smile, “I will definitely get the nun’s approval this time.”
At first, Xiao Dezi didn’t understand what Wen Si was going to do.
After taking the orchid from her hand, he was thinking about whether to persuade her again, when he saw Wen Si turn around, facing the direction of Shuiyue Temple on the top of Nanshan Mountain, and kneel on the ground with her slender and delicate body.
In the astonished eyes of Xiao Dezi, she kowtowed devoutly, then stood up and took a step, then knelt and kowtowed again…
“Miss Wen Wu, you…how long are you going to keep knocking like this? Nanshan Mountain is so high, your body can’t stand it. How about I have someone take you to the middle of the mountain, and then you can…”
Wen Si said without turning her head: “Don’t worry, sir, I can bear it.”
She added: “If the nun disagrees, then it must be that my heart is not sincere enough. I will prove it to the nun and let the nun see my true sincerity.”
And her determination.
So Wen Si just moved slowly up the mountain, kneeling and kowtowing with every step, and worshipped up the mountain with great piety.
As it was already bright at this time, some people who came to Shuiyue Temple to pay homage finally appeared on the road.
Among them were ordinary people who walked up the mountain, as well as dignitaries who went up the mountain in horse-drawn carriages.
When they saw Wen Si behaving like this on the roadside, they all looked at her in awe.
Those who didn’t know Wen Si just took a curious look.
However, some people quickly recognized Wen Si’s identity after seeing her face.
“It’s the fifth young lady of the Duke of Zhenguo’s Mansion, Wen Si…”
“What is she doing?”
“It looks like we are going to kneel and worship on the mountain?”
“Is she crazy? If she keeps kneeling up such a high mountain, her knees will probably be rotten and her head will be hurt, right? What is she trying to pray for?”
Most people were shocked.
At this time, someone sneered disdainfully, “Why are you begging? I think she is just playing a trick to make herself miserable in front of us.”
