On the way back to Beijing, Xia Houshu stared at the two white porcelain bottles in the box for a long time.
That day, Miaoru summoned them to the Taiqing Hall for questioning. Miaochen's words revealed that Master Qubai was strangely ill before his death. How could a person who had been practicing martial arts for many years and had a strong body suffer from a small cold?
To be so sick, or even die here? Reminiscing about Master Qubai coughing up blood during the period of illness, and the fact that the people who had the rash that day were all people who had come into contact with the coffin in the mourning hall, so he
Master Bai may have contracted an epidemic. If he continues to stop the spirit and perform rituals, the epidemic may continue to spread, which is not good for Boyunguan or the guests outside.
I heard that Master Qubai might have been infected with an epidemic before. The few Taoist nuns who usually took care of Master Qubai were obviously panicked. Although Miaoru was unhappy when she saw their reaction, she still held back and did not scold her.
They just asked a few young Taoist nuns to go out, leaving a few fellow disciples and sisters behind for discussion.
Xia Houshu was of the same generation as them. After watching the little nuns leave, she continued to listen.
Miao Fei glanced at Xia Houshu and said angrily: "This is a family matter in Boyunguan. People who are not related should leave as soon as possible. Don't let us attack. It will not look good on everyone's faces."
Xia Houshu knew that she was criticizing Sang and Huai, so he was not angry. Instead, he said: "Yes, this is indeed a family matter of Boyunguan, but I am also Master's disciple. What you are saying now is related to Master, why can't I listen?
Or is there another hidden reason behind Master's death, and what do you want to hide? When you say this, I remember that the night Master just left, Second Senior Sister questioned me in front of everyone. It concerns my reputation, so I will
We can’t even leave!”
"You can eat whatever you want, but you can't talk nonsense!" Miao Fei didn't expect that Xia Houshu would slap him down, and his face changed with anger, and he said angrily, "Xiahou Shu, we only allow you to be here today because of Master's sake.
Don't be too arrogant!"
"What did I say?" Xia Houshu was not afraid and glanced at Miao Chen, "It was Brother Miaochen who said that Master died strangely. Everyone has seen the strange things that happened in the mourning hall today. Never did I say anything that was not conducive to Master and Bo.
What about Yun Guan’s reputation?”
Miao Fei was stunned. Xia Houshu had indeed never said anything detrimental to the reputation of Bo Yunguan and Master Qu Bai. She had not even said a word.
Xia Houshu knew that Miao Fei had been fooled by him, so he quickly pursued the victory and said: "Among all of you here, Brother Miao Chen is the most knowledgeable in medical skills, so no one will be convinced based on his words alone. In this case
, why don’t we ask someone with medical skills to go to the mourning hall to check it out and see if it’s really what Senior Brother Miaochen said.”
Miaoqing listened in a daze and interrupted: "But it's so late at night, where can we find a doctor to check?"
Xia Houshu said: "When I first came here, I saw that the master was very ill, so I asked the guards to go back and hire a doctor, which is the Doctor Pei you saw today. You have also seen his medical skills, so why not just
Let him go to the mourning hall to check again."
"Doctor Pei is yours, how do we know if he will lie to us with nonsense?" Miao Fei obviously didn't trust her.
Xia Houshu smiled softly and said: "I know that Second Senior Sister doesn't believe in me, so she doesn't even believe in my people. But it doesn't matter, there are so many doctors in the world, Second Senior Sister can just go to a doctor you trust to take a look. Anyway,
I will not leave Boyunguan until I get definite results."
Isn't it just a waste of time? If Master Qubai was still alive, she might have some concerns, but now that Master Qubai has passed away, she still has time and energy to spend with them.
Miao Fei looked at Xia Houshu who was not giving up until he achieved his goal. He snorted coldly, then looked at Miaoru and asked, "Senior sister, why don't I go down the mountain overnight to invite the doctor?"
Miaoru looked at everyone but didn't reply. Finally, she turned her gaze to Xia Houshu and asked, "Did you do something in the mourning hall?"
"Sister, do you doubt me?" Xia Houshu frowned, "Do you have any evidence?"
"Because you are the only one who wants to take Master away." Miaoru said firmly.
"What did you say?" Miao Fei's face was filled with astonishment, and his eyes moved from Miao Ru to Xia Houshu, "You want to take Master away?"
Hearing this, the other fellow apprentices also focused their attention on Xia Houshu, all of them were horrified.
Xia Houshu glared at Miaoru, and an unknown fire suddenly arose in his heart. Before Master Qubai died, she clearly explained her funeral arrangements to Miaoru, and Miaoru agreed to the master's request even out of comfort. It stands to reason.
She said that only Miaoru and she knew about this matter, but now Miaoru came to expose this matter in front of everyone. What on earth did she want to do? Did she want to put pressure on her by using the strength of the crowd?
?
"It's not that I want to take Master away, it's Master who wants to leave." Xia Houshu said and looked at Miaoru, "Senior Sister, didn't you also agree to Master to give her freedom after she leaves? Now things are in trouble.
Now that it’s like this, you want to put yourself aside and be alone?”
Is there a secret behind this matter? Everyone became more and more confused after hearing this. Their eyes flickered back and forth between Xiahou Shu and Miaoru, not knowing who to believe.
Miaofei looked at Miaoru and said seriously: "Sister, please give us an explanation."
Miaoru had been worrying too much these days. She fainted again during the day and had red rashes all over her body. She finally regained consciousness, but then she was hit in the head by Xia Houshu, who was so angry that she almost fainted again.
Miao Qing, who was beside her, had quick eyes and quick hands. She immediately supported her, glanced at everyone again, pursed her lips and whispered: "Actually...actually I also know about this matter."
When these words came out of Miao Qing's mouth, which was usually the most heartless, everyone became more and more frightened.
Miaoqing is the youngest among the disciples of her generation. She has been protected by more than a dozen senior sisters since she was a child, but at the same time she has to be disciplined by them. She cannot make her own decisions in everything, so she still has to say this in front of them.
A little scared.
Xia Houshu also didn't expect that Miaoqing would know about this and even tell it in public. She was worried that Miaoqing would be interrupted by other senior sisters, so she immediately encouraged her: "Little junior sister, everyone has watched you grow up.
You are simple and never lie. They will definitely believe what you say. Don't be nervous, just tell them what you know."
Miao Qing carefully glanced at everyone, and said with caution, "Half a month ago, I saw that everyone was busy taking care of Master and had no time to take care of me, so I wanted to go down the mountain to have a look. So I sneaked in while everyone was away.
I wanted to steal Master’s warrant in Master’s room. But before I could get it, Senior Sister came. I heard Master say that she wanted to go back to a place called the city in the north..."
"What's it called?" Miaoqing thought and said, "Oh, I remembered, it's called Qiangcheng. The master is from Qiangcheng, and she wants to go to Qiangcheng with a man named Mr. Qiu."
"Qiang City?" Miao Fei muttered these two words silently. She was the disciple second only to Miao Ru in seniority, so she also knew some of Master Qu Bai's past. If the master wanted to return to Qiang City, then Miao Fei
What Qing said is probably true.
"Yes, it's Qiang City!" Miaoqing nodded and said, "Master said she had to stay away from her hometown as a last resort. Now that her time is approaching, she hopes to return to her hometown with Mr. Qiu after her death."
Before Miao Fei could speak, Miao Li discovered something suspicious and asked, "Who is Mr. Qiu?"
Miaoqing looked at Miaoru, then at Xiahoushu, and said in a low voice: "I heard from Master that Mr. Qiu was her former fiancé, but he unfortunately passed away while fleeing..."
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Miao Li suddenly said, "Master, she has been in Boyunguan for more than thirty years, and now she is still the abbot of our Boyuntuan. How could she have such an idea? And she is still with a person who is nothing! Miaoqing
, I think you have grown up, and you dare to make such nonsense!"
Among the twelve fairy girls in Wangcang Peak, everyone said that Miao Fei was dark-faced and cold-hearted, but in fact Miaoli was the coldest one. However, Miaoli didn't see people very often, so everyone agreed that Miaofei was not easy to talk to. And Miaoqing was the coldest one.
She had always been afraid of Miaoli and usually did not even dare to speak to her. Now she was so scolded by the other party that she shivered with fright and murmured inarticulately: "But that's what the master said at that time."
"How dare you talk nonsense!" Miaoli glared at her again, as if he wanted to look good to her.
Miaoqing quickly hid behind Miaoru.
Xia Houshu sneered in his heart. After all, don't you just want to cover it up? Since you started the topic, now you feel that it has touched Master Qu Bai's privacy before she became a monk, and you want to cover it up with a few words. Isn't it a little bit?
Too late?
"Little junior sister is timid, why are you scaring her, seventh senior sister?" Xia Houshu asked. Then he looked at Miao Qing: "You don't have to be afraid. What you just said is true or false. Senior sister knows best, right?"
As soon as she finished speaking, everyone's attention immediately focused on Miaoru.
Miaoru glanced at everyone in panic. She really hoped that she could really faint. But everyone's eyes were so intense that they were asking for verification. As the new head of Boyunguan, she could not just fool her, so
She said: "Yes, Master did say this to me, and in order to comfort her, I pretended to agree. But Master's reputation and the reputation of Boyunguan are one, and we cannot destroy it because of Master's personal wishes.
It has improved the reputation of Boyun Temple for nearly a hundred years."
"Reputation?" Xia Houshu thought it was ridiculous. "As the new head of Boyunguan, the senior sister has been dishonest to her mentor. If word spreads, won't it bring disgrace to Boyunguan's reputation?"
"So what?" Miao Ru said, "Even if I lose my reputation, I can't let Master's reputation be damaged."
"You are very righteous." Xia Houshu mocked, "Since the senior sister felt that this matter was inappropriate from the beginning, why did she still agree to the master and give her hope? You can't just refuse it directly? It's just to appease her.
It's just your sophistry. Now that Master is lying in the mourning hall, do you dare to say what you just said again in front of her?"
"I..." Miaoru looked confused. Master Qubai was so ill at that time, and she spoke so sincerely. It was really hard for her to refuse and make her sad, but that doesn't mean she was wrong, right?
"Don't bully others too much!" Miaofei suddenly interrupted Miaoru. Although she also hated people who broke their promises, she could see the situation clearly. Now she, Miaoru and the audience of Boyun are one, absolutely
We can't be led astray by Xia Houshu's few words.
Miao Fei paused and then said: "Xia Houshu, aren't you just trying to confuse the public and take Master away by talking about this? Now let me tell you clearly, not only does Senior Sister disagree with this matter, but I also don't agree with it.
agree!"
Several senior sisters who were watching nearby said in unison: "We don't agree either!"
But in the end they had to agree.
Thinking of this, Xia Houshu felt a little glad that her plan had succeeded, but also a little guilty, but mostly melancholy. After this incident, the affection between her and Boyunguan was gone, and there was no longer any relationship.
Seeing that she finally came to her senses, Yun Xi approached her and lowered her voice and asked, "Girl, you said we just replaced the ashes of Master Qu Bai and Mr. Qiu, they won't find out, right?"