A dream ends life

There are many pilgrims staying in the guest rooms of Xiangguo Temple. Tomorrow is the first day of the new year, and many people have arrived early to wait to burn the first incense tomorrow.

After dinner, Su Ci walked out of the guest room to enjoy the cool air.

In the evening, the Buddhist temple is filled with cool breeze and a faint scent of autumn.

Sitting in the pavilion on the back hill, both the master and the servant looked surprisingly comfortable.

There was a rustling sound coming from behind the lush bushes. The two men looked at each other and stood up to leave.

"How could the old lady do this? Madam has worked so hard for this family. How could the whole family, young and old, live without Madam? As soon as we arrived in Beijing, she forced you to take a concubine, saying that you want to have more children. If it weren't for Madam's support, your monthly salary of a few taels of silver wouldn't even be enough for food and drink. Yet you have to support a whole family. This is too much of a bully."

A chirping sound came from a distance.

The two figures were getting closer and closer, they should be heading towards the pavilion.

"Madam, you can't be soft-hearted. Haven't you heard what the storyteller in the teahouse said, that you only see the new people laughing but not the old people crying? That cousin is not a worry-free person. Don't look at her being well-behaved in front of the old lady and the adults, like a simple and kind girl. I once saw her maid sitting alone in the woodshed in the backyard wiping her tears. Her arms and legs were all bruised. It would be strange if she wasn't pinched by the cousin..."

The little maid kept chattering, but the lady next to her said nothing, looking a little absent-minded.

Su Ci and Chunshui didn't want to listen to other people's family affairs, they just wanted to leave quickly.

He coughed lightly, "Chun Shui, I'm tired, let's go back and rest!"

The sound is neither too loud nor too soft, loud enough for the people in the front to hear.

Sure enough, the little maidservant quickly shut up when she heard the voice. The lady also came back to her senses.

As the two parties approached, the lady unexpectedly called out to Su Ci: "Madam Su?"

The sky was dim, and Su Ci took a closer look before realizing that she knew him: "Mrs. Lu!"

Madam Lu hurried forward and saluted Su Ci, but was stopped by Su Ci: "Madam Lu, no, I am just a commoner now, I cannot bear your salute."

Madam Lu smiled and said, "Madam Su, you are too polite. In my heart, you will always be Madam Su, not anyone else's."

Su Ci raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised that Mrs. Lu was so open-minded and had no prejudice against family background.

"It is fate that I meet Madam Su again today. It seems that Madam Su and I are destined to be together," Madam Lu said familiarly.

Su Ci smiled: "Mrs. Lu may not know that this is our third meeting."

Mrs. Lu was really surprised this time. She only remembered meeting Su Ci when she was in Lengcui Pavilion. At that time, a cousin came to the shop to ask for money. Su Ci also gave her a hairpin. She treasured it and was reluctant to wear it. However.

Ever since my husband's cousin came, she asked for it in front of her mother-in-law, and it is no longer hers. Thinking of this, Mrs. Lu's eyes darkened and her heart was slightly bitter.

Sure enough, any cousin who wants to be her cousin’s concubine is not a good person!

If he was so good, why didn't you marry him at that time? That would have saved the lovers from ending up as cousins.

If the men had not achieved fame and served as officials in the capital, would they have remembered that they had a poor aunt and a poor cousin?

Bullshit childhood sweethearts, bullshit friendship since childhood, it’s just a reason for me to get into the family.

Mrs. Lu was not someone who could hide her feelings. Su Ci could see from the loneliness on her face that she was in a bad mood.

"Mrs. Su, is there something on your mind?" She was not a person who liked to meddle in other people's affairs. Mrs. Lu was just like her, so she couldn't help but ask more questions since she had nothing to do.

Madam Lu frowned, "It's just some household chores, not a big deal, Madam Lao Su is worried about it."

Su Ci smiled and nodded. She had no interest in asking about topics she didn't want to talk about.

"Mrs. Su, can you please talk to me?" Mrs. Lu might have been depressed for too long, and when she saw Su Ci, she didn't want to let her go just like that.

Su Ci nodded, and the two of them slowly walked back into the pavilion.

Mrs. Lu turned her head to look at Su Ci from time to time, and seemed to want to say something but stopped herself several times, but Su Ci did not intend to ask this time.

If she wants to say it, she will say it naturally. If she doesn't want to say it, there is no point in asking her. After all, everyone has their own worries!

"Mrs. Su said we had met before, but I have no recollection of it. I'm so sorry."

Su Ci recalled the couple she met in the back mountain when she first came to Xiangguo Temple.

At that time, Yu Luohan and Wu Peiyi were hugging each other in broad daylight, but it was this Mrs. Lu who said it was bad luck, and Mr. Lu had to coax her into calming down.

After hearing Su Ci talk about that time, Mrs. Lu also recalled the scene of that day.

The corners of her mouth could not help but rise. Her husband was actually very patient with her. If it weren't for...

Su Ci pretended not to notice her loneliness and looked at the lights in front of him.

Mrs. Lu bit her lip and mustered up the courage to ask what she wanted to ask.

"Madam Su, will you be sad and upset when you leave the Regent?"

Su Ci thought about the information that the little maid had chattered about before and had some guesses in her mind.

"Mrs. Lu, if she feels reluctant and sad before leaving someone, then I advise her not to leave. Otherwise, she will regret it in the future."

Madam Lu looked at her with eyes wide open, somewhat unbelievable, "But, but..."

"No buts!" Su Ci let out a long breath, "Buddha said, without love there is no worry, without love there is no fear, why should we let go even if we are reluctant? If we want to let go, why should we be sad and upset?"

He turned around and looked at Madam Lu seriously, and said, "Leaving is not the end, it is a new life. If you can let go of the past, of course leaving is the best choice. But if you are gone but your heart is still there, that is torture."

Mrs. Lu's tears rolled down her cheeks, and the little maid also shed tears out of heartache.

"Madam Su, you don't know that my wife and master used to live in harmony. Even though life was hard, there was always laughter and joy at home every day. But since the old lady and the old master went to Beijing, everything has changed. Madam is depressed every day, and master is rarely seen. Our wife is very sad!"

Su Ci looked at Madam Lu and smiled. "I am an outsider and should not interfere in Madam's family affairs, lest people say that I have corrupted Madam. But Madam and I really like each other. I have something to say. If Madam thinks it makes sense, please listen to it. If you disagree, just let it go."

Mrs. Lu nodded repeatedly. She also liked Su Ci very much. She couldn’t explain why, but she felt close to her whenever she saw her.

"As long as Madam and Lord Lu love each other, everything is a small matter. Madam, just remember to put yourself in their shoes!"

Mrs. Lu was confused. She was a straightforward person and didn't understand what Su Ci meant.

Su Ci sighed secretly, this Mrs. Lu is so simple and lovely.

Should she say to give someone a taste of their own medicine?

Rubbing his brows, he asked, "Your mother-in-law wants your husband to take a concubine. Is it because she wants you to have a better life, for the Lu family to have more children, and for this family?"

Mrs. Lu clapped her hands and got them all right!

It was just like Su Ci had seen it with her own eyes. That’s what her mother-in-law told her.

Su Ci said directly: "If you don't want to leave your husband and children, then drive the outsider out!"

Instead of wasting time on herself, it is better to consume others. This is her principle in life!