Chapter 171 Karma
Before I knew it, more than half a month had passed and the Chinese New Year was almost here.
The weather has been a bit cloudy, but there have been days without snow.
On this day, Wen Mingqian went to the Buddhist hall to burn incense for A Hui A Shou's spiritual tablet. She would come here to burn incense every day when she lived here.
After each incense, a few pieces of osmanthus sugar will be placed.
She had just come out of the Buddhist hall when she met Hui Xin carrying a baggage and going out.
Although Huixin has not been a monk for a long time, she is very pious and diligent, and the abbot Jingxu likes her very much. He often lectured her about Buddhism in person.
"Master Huixin, are you going out?" Wen Mingqian asked her with a smile.
"Yes!" Huixin nodded, "Madam, are you going to offer incense again? The Cui family has been expelled from the capital. I will bring them some clothes to travel over."
Hui Xin did not shy away from talking, and her tone was calm and calm.
Wen Mingqian has also heard that Cui Rong was dismissed and exiled and was not allowed to return to Beijing for ten years.
The scandal between Leng and Marquis Fengxian was also exposed. It was not someone else who told the story, but Marquis Fengxian himself, in order to shirk the blame.
He said it was Leng who seduced him and asked him to help her husband seek promotion.
Mrs. Leng couldn't bear the humiliation, and there were no servants left in her family. She cooked a meal for the children, then closed the door and hanged herself.
Not only that, the Cui family's plan to sell their daughter for glory was also revealed, and it was also revealed by Fengxian Hou himself.
The rumors about Wen Mingqian were naturally dispelled.
Marquis Fengxian was stripped of his title and demoted, and went to Tingzhou to serve as a judge.
Because his son was a fool, he only received a beating.
Of course, almost all the family property was confiscated. There is no doubt that the Lu family has been ruined since then.
It is said that the king of Chu and others interceded for him, which was why he got such a deal.
Now Cui Rong is penniless and has to exile thousands of miles with his three children. One can imagine his suffering.
Wen Mingqian looked at the small bundle she was holding, and there must be nothing in it. Although Cui Rong and Leng were hateful, those children were also pitiful.
So he asked Huixin: "I happen to have some money here, why don't you buy some thick clothes for those younger brothers and sisters to take with them!"
"No need, I still have some money here. It's enough to buy them two pieces of coarse cloth clothes on the street." Huixin said, "The cycle of cause and effect is what they deserve. I hope they can all turn to kindness in the future and give to them." Fight for a good result yourself! ”
After Huixin left, Wen Mingqian was still standing there, and Sang Er came over to look for her.
"Why are you standing here? It's so cold," Sang Er said. "Is that Master Huixin in front of you?"
"It's her. She went to see the Cui family off." Wen Mingqian said. "Things in this world are really unpredictable. Previously, I thought it was a pity that she became a monk at such a young age. Now that the Cui family is like this, she is lucky to have escaped the disaster because she became a monk." Sang Er also said Can't help but sigh.
"As a woman, she is born with countless difficulties, but she met such a father and stepmother." Wen Mingqian sympathized with Huixin, "It was like a poisonous net covering her body. Unless she breaks away from the world and cuts off the Break off the relationship, otherwise you will have to let them suck her blood.
This is why I didn't stop her when she wanted to become a monk. We can save her for a while, but we can't save her for a long time, because if the name is not right, the words will not be right.
Living in this world, just saying "parents are the best in the world" almost completely cuts off the future of being a child.
If parents can be sensible and feel sorry for their children, that's all. If you encounter someone who is greedy for profit, children, especially daughters, really don’t know how many layers of skin you have to take off to repay their kindness in giving birth. ”
"That's right. If she didn't become a monk, her stepmother would always take her back. We don't have the right to keep her. Even if we send her away, besides causing ourselves a lot of trouble, we can't protect ourselves. She can survive." Sang Er sighed, "I can only say that. Her life is a bit bitter. She has such a natal family who treats her like an animal regardless of honor or loss. However, most women in this world can only rely on their natal family before getting married, and they can only rely on their husband's family after becoming a monk. It is difficult for them to make their own decisions. .”
Wen Mingqian and Sang Er sighed with emotion for a while and then returned to the house. Thinking of giving New Year's gifts to many people at the end of the year, they have been busy preparing balms, facial oils and other items in the past few days.
Fortunately, Aoshuang was very resourceful and could help a lot. The three of them got up early every day and started working, and they didn't turn off the lights and go to bed until very late.
But it’s fun to be busy like this, and I feel like the days are flying by.
A few days later, Sang Er came back from the street. After entering the door, he put down the snacks he bought and said breathlessly: "It's really news. People on the street are spreading it."
"Sister, please tell me what's going on?" Aoshuang asked quickly, "If I had known there was a lot of excitement, I would have followed you to the street."
"You might as well not go if you don't want to go. The streets are full of people buying and selling New Year's goods, and it will be crowded to death." Sang Er said while rubbing his sore arms, "You can go there like this and not be squeezed." ”
"Sister, please drink some water quickly. After you finish drinking, we can talk about the news." Aoshuang took the tea and gave it to Sang Er, "What is going on?"
"When I went to the street, I heard people say that the Lu family had suffered retribution." After saying this, Sang Er took a big gulp of water.
"Which Lu family?" Wen Mingqian was embroidering, stopped sewing and raised his head to ask.
"Which Lu family is there? It's the original Fengxianhou family!" Sang Er clapped his hands, "Weren't they demoted to Tingzhou? As a result, when they got halfway and stayed at Bairenyi, his family's The stupid son went crazy for some reason and took a knife and hacked at his parents
His mother was stabbed more than a dozen times and died on the spot. His father seized the door and fled two miles away, but also lost his life due to excessive bleeding. ”
"Ah?!" Aoshuang was shocked when he heard this, "This is too scary! Why did he kill his parents?"
"We don't know if we're not here, but people say that the maids he killed turned into evil spirits and haunted him. He was so frightened that he took a knife and hacked at his own. "Father and mother," Sang Er said, "Whether he is true or not, such a person should not live in the world anyway."
"What happened to that fool in the end?" Aoshuang asked.
"What else can we do? He even killed his parents, how can we still keep him? He said he fell into an ice cave and died. I guess those people thought he was a trouble. It would be time-consuming and laborious to escort him back to Beijing, so why not Just deal with him," Sang Er speculated.
"Oh, my God, it's really shocking to hear." Aoshuang said, "But it's their deserved retribution. Who made them do so many evil things!"
The tragedy of the Lu family was like a gust of wind, blowing across the entire capital in an instant, but within a few days it was gradually forgotten by people.
Not long after, the former Fengxian Hou Mansion was given to the new rich, and that was another story for another family.