Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress-Chapter 1329 - 1336: Mo Zili’s Pain (4)

They who were schemed against and monitored had already reached the royal hunting ground and were now utterly weak and resting inside the hunting ground’s palace, so much so that they didn’t even have the strength to meet the princesses and the officials’ daughters.

Just a moment ago on the Dragon Drive, she had nearly been torn apart by this man, and her legs were still trembling when she alighted; if it weren’t for Huan Qiu and Chun Liu supporting her, she would have certainly humiliated herself in front of everyone!

Ah, how embarrassing! Clenching her fists, Cai Wei continuously cursed inwardly, that despicable man, it was all his fault!

Lying on the couch, the thought of the man who had reduced her to this state involuntarily made her grind her teeth; being brutalized by him was enough to choke her heart, but what made her even more indignant was that the man, as if nothing had happened, refreshed and invigorated, went out hunting.

Why? Every time after the event, she was utterly disheveled, as if gravely injured, while he seemed more energetic than ever, as if injected with chicken blood. It was always him in motion, wasn’t it? How could several hours of intense activity not tire him the slightest bit? How could this be?

Could it be that this was some kind of driving force for men?

While she seethed with anger, she fell into a deep sleep, heavily injured in her primordial qi, she needed to rest well...

Inside the Da Guo Temple in the suburbs of the Capital City, Wu Xiangyun, the daughter of the Mansion of Marquis Jian’an, dressed in simple white robes, kneeled in front of Nanny Xie’s spirit tablet, burning paper money while listening to the nuns chanting the "Pure Land Rebirth Mantra."

It had been a month since she returned to her parents’ house, and this was her first time stepping out. When she initially returned, burdened by the humiliations she had suffered, she fell severely ill. Lying in bed for a whole half-month before she could get up, throughout which, she even missed Nanny Xie’s three to seven days of mourning. Now that her health was improving, she had informed her mother and came to the temple to perform rites for Nanny Xie’s salvation.

Before her arrival, the Mansion of Marquis Jian’an had already sent word to the abbot of Da Guo Temple. The abbot, not daring to be negligent, had closed the temple three days prior and ordered the nuns to diligently clean, scenting the temple with various incenses, so the mansion’s daughter would not disdain the place when she visited.

At that moment, wearing coarse robes, the abbot along with the nuns, struck the drum and rang the bell, imploring Buddha, offering vegetarian feasts to praise and protect the heavenly masters -- "May Nanny Xie ascend to paradise swiftly."

The ritual was complicated, and Xiang Yun had come early in the morning, yet it was almost Noon and not yet over.

Xiang Yun instructed Cui Ping and Cui Lan, who accompanied her, to give fifty taels of silver as ritual money, followed by heading to a clean Zen room in the backyard to rest.

In the afternoon, they would invoke the Heavenly Kings to confess, host baths to summon the departed, participate in honoring the Three Treasures, continuing until dusk. Cui Ping, concerned about her recent recovery from a severe illness and fearing she might overexert, persuaded her to sleep in the Zen room for now and just attend the confession after waking.

Just recovering from a severe illness and physically weak from the morning’s exertions, Xiang Yun couldn’t hold up any longer. After listening to Cui Ping’s advice, she went to the Zen room prepared for the guests in the backyard, intending to sleep for a while before getting up.

Cui Ping and Cui Lan, having helped Xiang Yun lie down, quietly left to fetch vegetarian meals from the nuns.

After lying down, Xiang Yun, extremely exhausted, soon fell asleep. While sleeping soundly, she suddenly felt an itch on her cheek, as though someone was touching her. Half-awake, she thought it was an insect crawling and, with her eyes still closed, raised her hand to swat it away.

"Slap—"

A crisp sound echoed as her hand hit another hand. Xiang Yun stiffened, and her drowsiness vanished instantly.

Someone had come in!

Someone was touching her!

Heavens!

She abruptly opened her eyes and sat up. When she saw the man sitting beside her couch, she was utterly terrified and scrambled towards the corner of the couch, "Cui Ping, Cui Lan—"

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