Chapter 959 Is Your Sacrifice a Bit Too Great?
Chapter 959 Is Your Sacrifice a Bit Too Great?
"Hmm." The old lady hummed lightly, then returned to the ancestral hall and continued to kneel and recite scriptures.
Yuchi Yingyue packed up the dishes and walked to a nearby well to fetch some water for washing.
In the past, she didn't have to do such things herself.
She was abandoned by her parents when she was very young. It was the kind-hearted abbot of Shangyi Temple who allowed her to make a living in the temple.
Speaking of which, she was lucky. In the winter of that year, she fell into the water and was rescued by the former queen, now the empress dowager, who went out to worship Buddha.
The queen had no daughter at the time, and seeing her pitiful life and feeling that they were destined to be together, she raised her by her side.
This raising process lasted for ten years.
Those ten years were happy. Although the royal family was heartless, their food, clothing and other necessities were all of the highest quality. With the queen protecting her, she lived a good life. She also worked hard to learn the palace etiquette so as not to embarrass the queen. Her two brothers also treated her very well.
But she should never have fallen in love with the third brother, and she should not have done something wrong after knowing that the third brother had a loved one.
In the end, it was the prosperity of the Forbidden City that blinded her eyes and her heart. She was afraid that she would not be able to enjoy these splendors and wealth in the future, and she was also afraid that her third brother would no longer love her after getting married, so she did many bad things to her third sister-in-law...
After Xi'er was born, she was no longer the only princess in the palace, and she became even more afraid...
Yuchi Yingyue paused in washing dishes, lowered her eyes, and a bitter smile appeared at the corner of her lips.
By the time she repented, it was too late. Her second brother's children died one by one on the battlefield, and her second and third brothers also went to the battlefield and their lives were unknown. Even Xi'er, according to the Empress Dowager, was also missing.
She was the only one left in the palace, and the Empress Dowager was taken away by Xier. She also wanted to die to end it all. Just when she was about to jump into the lake, a young man appeared and told her that as long as she recited scriptures every day, she could atone her sins, but she could never enter the cycle of reincarnation and could only be trapped in this small world.
I can never take a step out of here.
After much hesitation, she chose to atone her sins. The young man waved his hand and she arrived. However, she did not expect to see the Empress Dowager here. The Empress Dowager just glanced at her and then knelt in the ancestral hall to recite scriptures.
The boy told her that the door could not be opened, but the crops grown inside were enough for them to survive.
She also asked the boy how her second and third brothers were doing. The boy just replied, "That's not what she should ask."
Then he left.
There are still four seasons in this yard, but there is no one to serve her anymore. Fortunately, she had cooked and done rough work when she was young, so she would not starve to death.
But she found that here, it seemed as if there was no time. She did not age, and the Empress Dowager still looked the same as when she first came in. However, she did not know what year it was outside.
Second brother, third brother...is Xier okay?
She thought, it must be good. A smart child like Xier would be able to live well even without the protection of her relatives.
Yuchi Yingyue cleaned up the dishes, dried her hands, walked to the side of the Empress Dowager, knelt down, and chanted scriptures with her.
When it was late at night, the old lady got up and moved around.
Yuchi Yingyue supported her, and the two of them walked to the yard and sat down. The old lady looked at the moon in this small piece of sky and earth, her weathered face full of sorrow.
When she left, Jiaojiaoer's whereabouts were still unknown, but the young man told her that as long as she recited scriptures every day, she could help Jiaojiaoer accumulate blessings and help Jiaojiaoer accomplish her great plan.
She didn't know what Jiaojiaoer was going to do, but if it was what Jiaojiaoer wanted to do, she would definitely help her complete it.
She still remembered that after Jiaojiao had settled her down, she had comforted her, "Grandmother, you don't have to worry. I have left people here to protect you. I have also left some money, which is enough for you to have food and clothing for the rest of your life."
"Grandmother, you must live well."
She held Jiaojiao'er's hand and asked her, "Jiaojiao, where are you going?"
Jiaojiaoer smiled at her and said, "Well, I'll go pick them up and take them home."
"Go home... Go home! The Empress Dowager will be waiting for you here."
She gently patted the back of Jiaojiaoer's hand, but she knew in her heart that Jiaojiaoer was in danger this time and might not be able to come back. But her children in the Yuan Kingdom had never been cowards, and Jiaojiaoer had inherited her father's courage. At this time, she shouldn't persuade her to stay, because she was the little princess of the Yuan Kingdom.
But she should also persuade her to stay, let go of her hatred and live a good life, because she is her darling.
Thousands of words finally converged into one sentence, "My darling, please be well."
Jiaojiao held her hand that was holding her face, "Well, with the Imperial Grandmother behind me, I will be fine."
"I will protect you, just like you protected me."
"Don't worry, I will definitely bring them all back, not one less."
Jiaojiaoer finally left. On a night when she thought she had slept soundly, she stood in the darkness, watching Jiaojiaoer's back getting farther and farther away until it finally merged into the night.
Just as she watched her sons leave.
But she still stood straight, but her eyes were filled with tears. It was also at this time that she met the young man.
Showed her a clear path.
Why did he believe that boy? Because he knew Jiao Jiao Er, because he knew what happened in Yuan Kingdom, and because she had nothing to lose...
Then why not give it a try?
But she didn't expect to meet Yingyue here.
Yingyue, she once truly loved her, but this child disappointed her in the end.
Yuchi Yingyue couldn't bear to see her expression like this, so she walked to the Queen Mother, squatted down, and looked up at her, "Mom, I'm sorry."
"I was wrong."
The Queen Mother came back to her senses, lowered her eyes to look at her, and sighed softly, "If you have a chance to leave here, go and tell your third brother about this!"
Most of the wrong things Yuchi Yingyue did were against Yuchi Su's family, and she didn't dare to do anything to Xier.
"Why are you here?"
The Queen Mother had not asked before because she felt that she didn't care about the answer.
But today, maybe because she missed her children too much, she always felt that she needed something to divert her attention.
Yuchi Yingyue did not hide anything and told the story of her encounter with the young man.
The Queen Mother murmured, "It's him too..."
"I just don't know if what my Jiaojiaoer wanted to do was successful?"
"Xi'er has never failed in anything she wants to do. Mom, I believe Xi'er will succeed."
The Queen Mother nodded slightly and said yes.
Xier, you have never failed in anything you want to do.
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Yuan Kingdom.
When Yuchi Xi followed the palace maids who were delivering meals to the medicinal field, he saw the newly joined imperial doctors saying to the disciples beside them, "Come, I will tell you why it is a magical herb!"
As he spoke, he pinched the leaves of the spiritual grass behind him. The spiritual grass slapped him with its leaves and ran away cursing.
Disciples, Yuchi Xi:!!!
The imperial physician's face was full of excitement. "Did you see that? Oh!! I didn't let you see it run, although the ability of herbs to run is indeed a symbol of spiritual herbs. I wanted you to see that after it slapped me, its leaves were still very solid!!"
"The characteristic of this herb is that its leaves are very solid!!"
"It's stronger than ordinary herbs!!"
Disciples: !!
WOW!! I see. But isn’t your sacrifice a bit too much?
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