The time was set for the Cold Food Festival two days later. The Qingming Festival was approaching, and naturally more people went to Evian Temple than usual. It was a good idea to take advantage of this opportunity to fish in troubled waters.
"Tsk, how do you look like the maid hired by someone's lady?"
The broken hair was meticulously taken care of, and the hardships of life were not hidden in the eyes. Instead, they were clear, as if they wanted to wash away all malice.
The little fox demon became more and more speechless as he looked at it. Li Lan pretended to be a Taoist boy, but pretending to be a maid was really not suitable at all - you call a fairy who is not stained by the secular world, pretending to be a miserable person who rises and falls in the fireworks, if it is not against the rules , is a strange thing!
"If I follow you in the dark, I'm afraid there will be a time when it's too late, so I can only hope to reduce my sense of presence, maybe." There is no need to look at himself in the mirror, Li Lan is clear about how poor his acting skills are. tight.
"That's all, there is no suitable candidate except you." The little fox demon flattened his mouth. Recently, he became more and more familiar with Li Lan, and the former became more and more unscrupulous. He was not as nervous as when he first met Li Lan. appearance?
"The flower cake guys are taking some with them on the road. In a fierce battle, you have to use your physical strength to keep up." Li Mu just stood aside and smiled until the little fox demon was over with his joke, and then he put the ones that had been prepared aside. The pastry box was handed to Li Lan's hand.
"The Queen Mother already knows about our plans and has specially prepared some food. I just don't know if it will suit the taste of Miss Lan and that girl."
The queen has always liked sweets, but the emperor was afraid that she would hurt her teeth and restricted the use of sugar for making pastries from the royal dining room to the small kitchen. Now everyone knew whose taste the pastry was prepared.
The girl had just seen her father who had woken up, and now he was dressed up by the palace servants. She only waited until Antaimen got on the carriage, and then went to Evian Temple.
"Girl, you've had a hard day today. The carriage has food and some tea prepared in advance. Let's take a good rest."
In addition to taking care of her father for a few days, the girl also had to learn some of the etiquette of wealthy people, which made her exhausted. Today, Li Lan had to work hard again, which made Li Lan feel heartbroken.
But the girl sitting opposite her wasn't worried about Li Lan's health? Diagnosing her father's illness, and having to do this for the common people, the girl knew very well that Li Lan was only harder than herself, not less leisurely than herself.
"My mother left during a Cold Food Festival."
"On that Qingming Festival, other people's girls were out on a spring outing, and other people's couples were sweeping tombs to pay homage to their ancestors. Only our family built a new tomb..."
There are really few people who can listen to their own grievances and are willing to put themselves in their shoes and understand. This is the first time in so many years that this wooden girl has talked about these old things with others.
Miss Mu took her mother's surname. After this incident, the whole family was ostracized in Mujia Village: "The brothers and sisters of the Mu family were jealous of my mother being the head of the family. After the incident, our branch was ostracized in Mujia Village. It’s not easy.”
There was already a grudge, and now they were implicated. Li Lan could roughly guess what happened to Miss Mu and her father.
Sometimes people say that "distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors." It is not unreasonable. Once interests are involved, and family circumstances are good or bad, someone will naturally be dissatisfied first.
"Later, my father worked too hard and got sick, and then he encountered this medical clinic that was doing all sorts of things just to make money, and that's why it became what it is today."
If it hadn't been for Evian Guan's experience, Miss Mu's parents were still alive, and she would be able to benefit the officials now, how could she be in such a situation...
Li Lan no longer bothered about whether what he did was good or evil. As long as he could save the people from displacement and save the future of several families, what did it mean to bear these sins?
"Aren't you afraid of Miss Mu? If I can't protect Miss Mu, I'm afraid what happened to the girl's mother will happen again to her." No matter how talented Li Lan is, if Evian Temple really uses special means, it will not be hidden. There is no possibility of Li Lan harming Miss Mu.
This is not the first time Li Lan has said these words to Miss Mu in the past few days. However, this journey is dangerous, and Li Lan still wants Miss Mu to think clearly on her own.
Miss Mu just nodded silently. Being able to seek justice for her mother and the girls and young men whose lives had been ruined was a fulfillment of her dream of serving as an official and benefiting the people. How could there be any possibility of regret?
The wild fragrance fills the embankment, and the spring scenery is full. The thin shirts and plain skirts do not feel cold. On the days of cold food, all the farmers in the countryside have put out their smoke, and there is less smoke and fire in the world. It is because the gauze is like mist, just like heaven and earth.
"I just don't understand, why would they do that?"
The carriage was still some distance away from Evian Temple. Miss Mu sighed for a long time and asked another question, hoping to find an answer from Li Lan: "Since we can't live without the mortal world, why do we need to rely on this sacred thing to come here?" To defile others?”
"It's not that they can't live without gold, silver, or rouge, but they regard these as the success of their practice."
"Not everyone is on the right path, and not everyone can know whether the path they are taking is right or wrong." It is impossible for Li Lan to excuse Evian's view of others, but sometimes people can only see the path they are taking. That road.
"It's like we are sitting in a sedan chair now and can't see where we are going outside the window. Miss Mu must not know whether the path we are taking is the one we should take..."
People may be born with good and evil, but if they are exposed to only those things that are evil and not good for a long time, how can we tell whether we are on the right path?
"Princess, we are not far from Evian Temple. It's time for Princess and Miss Mu to prepare." In order to ensure that everything goes smoothly, Li Mu sent a carriage driver from the palace who can handle things in the palace. Who is not? A very clever person won't do what he shouldn't ask about, and he won't do what he shouldn't say.
Looking out along the curtain, the mountain where Evian Temple is located is indeed not far away. Li Lan and Miss Mu looked at each other, feeling a little uneasy.
(End of chapter)
