Her elder sister steals her husband? She marries the God of War and is pampered beyond measure!

Chapter 183 Lay Disciple, Huizhen

"Miss, do you know what you're saying?!"

Xiaoyun was terrified, and after regaining her senses, she was completely puzzled.

Shen Murui bit her lip and said firmly, "Xiaoyun, I've thought it through, you don't need to say anything more."

"But Miss, you are a frail woman. Where will you go if you leave the Prince of Qin's mansion? How will you survive? We can't go back to the Prime Minister's mansion. Where else can we go?"

Although Xiaoyun didn't quite understand why her young mistress had such thoughts, she wouldn't leave alone if her mistress wanted to leave!

"I...I don't know either. Let's just take it one step at a time. It's not good to stay in the Prince of Qin's mansion all the time."

Shen Murui's thinking was simple: since Yinshuang knew her thoughts, she would definitely tell Su Mowan. If Su Mowan found out, how could she still have the face to stay in the Qin Prince's Mansion?

She is now a concubine of the Prince of Qin, but she has fallen in love with Jiang Zhuo, the young master of the Marquis's mansion. Putting aside any talk of modesty, the difference in their social status alone makes Shen Murui feel ashamed.

She had always felt that Jiang Zhuo had an extraordinary aura, and now that she knew his identity, she felt even more ashamed of her own shameful thoughts.

Xiaoyun couldn't dissuade her and eventually accompanied her to Huangfeng Garden.

Su Mowan got ready and was about to leave with Qinghe.

Just as she stepped out the door, she saw Shen Murui and her servant coming this way, clearly looking for her.

Su Mowan gestured for Qinghe to wait a moment, and when Qinghe approached, she smiled and asked, "What brings you here, Madam Shen?"

Shen Murui glanced at Qinghe, somewhat hesitant to speak, but finally gritted her teeth and said, "Consort Su, I'd like to say a few words to you. Could you perhaps take a moment to finish this?"

Shen Murui rarely makes requests.

Although Su Mowan was surprised, she still agreed. She gestured for Qinghe to wait at the door first, and then led Shen Murui into the side hall.

The maid, Xiaoyun, was also left outside.

After everyone sat down, Su Mowan poured her a cup of tea and asked with concern, "Did someone cause you trouble?"

Shen Murui took the tea and shook her head.

"No."

"What happened?"

Su Mowan was curious and waited for the next part to continue.

"I..." Shen Murui put down her teacup and mustered her courage to say, "Consort Su, I don't want to stay in the Prince Qin's residence anymore. I want to leave!"

"Are you going?"

Su Mowan was stunned.

Although she knew that Shen Murui would leave one day, she did not expect that she would leave now.

Could it be because of Jiang Zhuo?

Although there was no concrete evidence, Su Mowan had this intuition.

Shen Murui could naturally see through Su Mowan's guess, and she lowered her head in embarrassment.

"I was going to leave anyway, it was just a matter of sooner or later. Before Shen Muyue has had a chance to cause me trouble, I—"

“Miss Shen, in principle, I won’t interfere with your decision. However, how do you plan to live your life now? How do you intend to spend the rest of your life? I think Murong Jing should bear some responsibility, and of course, I also bear some responsibility. But even if I gave you an inexhaustible amount of money, would you really live your whole life in such a muddle?”

Su Mowan did feel somewhat sorry for Shen Murui. Although the Empress had chosen the candidate, Murong Jing disagreed. She blamed Shen Murui for only considering herself and not for ruining Shen Murui's life.

Su Mowan felt guilty.

Shen Murui was slightly shaken by Su Mowan's words.

She gripped her sleeve tightly: "But...but even if I stay any longer, I'll only be confused. Consort Su, we're both daughters of concubines, but your life is much better than mine. I...I don't know how I'll survive in the future..."

Although Su Mowan was not the principal wife, she was still a secondary wife. She was someone who could be brought to the palace to attend family banquets. A mere concubine like her didn't even have the right to see the Emperor and Empress.

Shen Murui felt envious, and after that came confusion.

She didn't want to get involved, but where could she go?

Where in this vast world can she find a place to stand?

Su Mowan sighed inwardly.

Shen Murui was still young, and she didn't agree with such negative thoughts, but she couldn't correct them.

The path of life is one that you must walk step by step on your own.

Su Mowan thought about it.

"Well then, Miss Shen, if you insist on leaving, wait a while. I plan to expand the restaurant business to other places, and then I'll take you out for a walk."

Su Mowan overlooked one problem from beginning to end.

That is: Although she guessed that Shen Murui's sudden departure was because of Jiang Zhuo, in her opinion, Jiang Zhuo was not going to leave, so Shen Murui would not suddenly leave. There must be other reasons behind it.

Therefore, Su Mowan missed the best opportunity to learn Jiang Zhuo's identity.

After seeing the person off, Su Mowan went out again.

Qinghe, who was waiting at the door, pouted and said unhappily, "It's fine that you moved here, but why do you keep hanging around here? Are you here to show off?"

Su Mowan knew that probably everyone who disliked Shen Muyue also disliked Shen Murui, but she really couldn't tell Qinghe about this situation.

She smiled without saying a word and left the mansion.

This time, without Jiang Zhuo following behind her, Su Mowan felt a little unaccustomed.

The carriage traveled through the streets, the clatter of hooves echoing in the air.

The sun was shining brightly on the streets past noon, and there were few pedestrians. So when they got off the bus, Qinghe even wondered if they had left the capital.

It's actually at the end of Baihu Street.

Su Mowan glanced at the half-open door, went forward and knocked on the brass lock, but there was no response for a while.

Qinghe blinked her big eyes and said, "Consort Su, this place is so remote, who are you looking for? Has the person gone out?"

Su Mowan listened intently, then said somewhat uncertainly, "Probably not."

Qinghe glanced around and found that this place was quite difficult to find. Although there were houses all around, this house was squeezed between two houses. If you only looked at it for the first time, you would definitely think it was a poor family. But when you looked at it a second time, you could see the difference.

Although the entrance was small, it subtly revealed a different and eerie atmosphere.

Qinghe simply shut up and stood quietly to the side.

Just as Su Mowan was about to knock on the door again, there was finally movement inside. She immediately withdrew her raised hand and a smile appeared on her face.

Qinghe's intuition is not good.

She had a feeling that a man would definitely come out of there soon, and that he would be a young man.

When the door opened and a face was finally revealed, Qinghe stared wide-eyed.

He really is a man!

Young man!

but……

But he was a monk!

Su Mowan finally saw the person she was looking for, a bright smile spreading across her face as she patted him on the shoulder.

"Hey, why did it take you so long to open the door? Did you just get up?"

Qinghe's eyes widened even more. Consort Su and this young monk knew each other! And they were quite familiar with each other!

The man's languid tone sounded surprisingly pleasant.

"My friend, disturbing someone's peaceful sleep in broad daylight is a serious karmic debt. Have you thought about how you plan to repay it?"

"What kind of karmic obstacle is it to disturb someone's peaceful sleep?"

Su Mowan playfully punched his shoulder. "Come on, I'm doing good deeds. Buddha would reward me if he knew. On the contrary, if Buddha knew he had a disciple who only sleeps during the day and does nothing good at night, he would be furious."

"Buddha has always lived in my heart."

"..."

Su Mowan was so happy that she realized she had overlooked Qinghe who had come with her, so she quickly turned around and introduced her to Qinghe: "Qinghe, come here and greet Abbot Huizhen."

"Abbot Hui-Huizhen?!"

Qinghe's mouth could fit a duck egg right now.

Isn't Abbot Huizhen the same abbot of Huian Temple?

That legendary person, whom even His Highness Prince Jin reportedly found difficult to meet! He actually lives in such an inconspicuous place?

Moreover, in broad daylight, instead of chanting Buddhist scriptures and giving sermons at Huian Temple outside the capital, Abbot Huizhen was fast asleep in this secluded courtyard...

Qinghe felt that what she was seeing and hearing at this moment was so unreal!

In fact, Su Mowan couldn't believe it when she first met Abbot Huizhen. Moreover, Abbot Huizhen was actually a lay disciple.

At that moment, Su Mowan pointed to his bald head, the meaning of which was self-evident.

Abbot Huizhen could only shrug helplessly and said, "My master said that as long as my heart is that of a lay disciple, whether I am ordained or not is irrelevant."

Su Mowan was speechless at the time.

Then Huizhen became the first lay disciple and abbot of Huian Temple to shave his head.

As for why she became the abbot, Huizhen didn't say, and Su Mowan didn't inquire either.

Seeing Qinghe's extremely surprised expression, Huizhen quickly stood up straight, cleared her throat, and said in a serious tone, "Alright, come in and say what you have to say. Don't embarrass me at the door."

"..."

Qinghe turned her head and glanced around, but there was no one there.

Su Mowan pulled the stunned Qinghe along, closed the door behind her, and followed her into the courtyard.

Su Mo had been to this place once before, two years ago.

It has to be said that this place looks unremarkable from the outside, but it's a completely different story inside.

Su Mowan was starting to suspect that Hui Zhen was a professional gardener. The entire route was lined with various green plants, creating a unique and progressive effect.

Qinghe, who was entering for the first time, stared blankly the whole way. Seeing her expression, Su Mowan sighed inwardly, thinking how embarrassing it was.

After turning through an archway, a completely different world unfolds.

Looking at the house in front of her, Qinghe felt that this should not be a place for a monk to live; it was a place only a noble young master could afford!

Huizhen led the person to a pavilion, sat down first, and then said to Su Mowan, "Sit down, say what you have to say quickly, this old monk still needs to go back and catch up on sleep."

This old monk...

Su Mowan couldn't help but laugh.

Huizhen seems to be twenty-seven this year, still catching up with the tail end of the "young and handsome" age. The words "old monk" coming out of his mouth are indescribably funny.

Huizhen was actually of average appearance, with features that were not particularly refined. Perhaps it was his status as a nun that gave him a very different aura.

This is the first person Su Mowan was captivated by without even seeing his face, yet whose charisma she found irresistible.

Qinghe was no exception; in just a short while, she was already stunned by the aura emanating from Abbot Huizhen.

At this point, she felt she should step aside; someone like him couldn't possibly have an affair with Consort Su...

Once Qinghe was a little further away, Su Mowan took out a piece of jade from her sleeve and threw it directly at Huizhen opposite her.

Huizhen grabbed it tightly.

His expression changed slightly.

"The Jade of Yama?! How did it end up in your hands?"