Marry a Duke

Chapter 2 Successfully Taking the Blame

The novice monk happened to bump into it. It was not an ordinary thing for the tablet to fall down, so he immediately went to find Abbot Xuantian.

Nanny Qiu immediately looked for someone to take the blame. Her original intention was to pick one of the two older maids. However, they were the older maids and should not be clumsy in doing things.

Qingzhu immediately suggested finding Fu Ran, who was a second-class maid, and put the blame on her.

"Kneel down." Princess Ruhui shouted as she saw her.

Fu Ran was stunned, and before she could react, Qingzhu pushed her. Her knees went weak and she fell to the ground. When her knees touched the ground, waves of pain came over her.

She glared at Qingzhu.

"What are you looking at?" Qingzhu felt a little guilty, her eyes dodged, "The princess asked you to kneel down, so you just listened carefully. A second-class maid knocked over the tablet in the Changsheng Hall, this is a crime of disrespect."

Fu Ran suddenly realized that he was waiting for her here.

Because she is of low status, they want her to take the blame.

"Fu Ran, the two tablets you knocked over belong to Prince Fu and Duke Shen. Do you know who Duke Shen is? He is the father of the current queen. Prince Fu even passed away while protecting the late emperor during the chaos in Yaozhou."

"Now you have offended their tablets and disturbed the nobles' spirits. How to punish you will be decided by Abbot Xuantian."

Nanny Qiu explained the priorities of the matter in a few words. As long as Fu Ran was not stupid, she would know that even if it was not her who did it, she had to admit it.

A moment later, the abbot came hurriedly, and with him was the monk.

Fu Ran knelt on the ground with his head bowed, gritted his teeth secretly.

She wanted to jump up and resist, but she couldn't afford to offend any of the people in the room. Although the *** mansion had a good reputation, it was not very clean inside.

Killing one or two maids is like a piece of cake.

For the sake of her own life, she had to admit it even if it was not her crime.

"Amitabha." The abbot saw that the tablet had been straightened and was indeed not in its original position.

The abbot had a compassionate look on his face, while Fu Ran had a miserable and pitiful look on his face.

"Why did the little donor touch the tablet?"

How could she know why the princess wanted to touch the tablet? She had no idea what the princess was thinking.

"Abbot, please forgive me. I heard that Prince Fu died saving the late emperor, and Duke Shen was a great scholar of Dayue. They are both extraordinary figures. I wanted to pay them a visit with great respect. Just now, I saw a fly flying around in front of the tablet. I was afraid that the fly would touch the tablet of the noble, so I wanted to drive it away, but who knew--"

Tears started flowing before I finished speaking.

Fu Ran knew she couldn't escape. This was a world where imperial power was supreme. The Queen and the Princess had a thousand ways to make her die an unhappy death.

A man of insight is a wise man, and she also wants to plan for a future for herself.

At this time, Fu Ran had already fallen to the ground, crying.

The abbot chanted the Dharma name again.

"It was an unintentional mistake by the young donor."

*** then spoke up: "Master, even if the people in my house made an unintentional mistake, they have committed a crime of disrespect and disturbed the two elders. They should be severely punished."

"Yes, I made the mistake first, and I am willing to bear all the punishment."

The abbot saw that she had a good attitude in admitting her mistake and knew that she did not do it on purpose, but she was guilty of disturbing the ancestors.

"The young donor did make a mistake, but there is no need to punish him severely. Since you disturbed the two ancestors, I will recite scriptures for them here." The abbot asked someone to bring scriptures.

"This scripture needs to be read with a clear mind and sincerity for a day and a night."

"Yes." Fu Ran took it and felt relieved. It was just reciting scriptures for a day and a night. He would not lose his life, and he would not be beaten, scolded, or starved. It was already a very light punishment.

*** told her to be sincere, and left Changsheng Hall with the abbot again. After leaving, he glanced at Princess Ruhui.

"You shouldn't stay here either." No one knows a daughter better than her mother. *** is such a smart person, how could she not know who caused the trouble today.

This girl, on the other hand, is very quick-witted and can lie without changing her expression. She is a promising talent.

Even the abbot believed her.

Princess Ruhui didn't want to stay here any longer, so she immediately led her people out of the Changsheng Palace. Nanny Qiu was the last one to leave, and she whispered a few words of warning into Fu Ran's ear.

"You deserve this. You will be rewarded when you return home. Read the sutras well and atone your sins."

Fu Ran nodded.

Could she object?

Fu Ran opened the sutra and fortunately, she knew all the words. Did no one think she was illiterate? Or did all the maids in the *** mansion have to be able to read?

Fu Ran bowed sincerely and said, "Please forgive me, my lords. I was not talking nonsense just now. I was really forced to do so. Please don't hold my faults against me."

After saying this, she began to recite scriptures sincerely.

In the afternoon, *** and Princess Ruhui returned to the city.

Let Alin tell her that someone will come to take her back to the *** Mansion tomorrow after she finishes reciting the scriptures.

Fu Ran hoped that no one would come to pick her up, so she wouldn't have to go back to the mansion and could be free and find a place suitable for herself to live in this strange world.

*

The rear hall of Changsheng Hall

The man in a white shirt had a pale face, with a cold and indifferent look between his eyebrows, his thin lips slightly pursed, and his eyes were deep and sharp.

"Master, this girl is really reciting sincerely. She has been reciting for two hours without taking a break." Bian kept staring at Fu Ran.

It’s not that Fu Ran is special.

In fact, because she was from the *** Mansion, the Duke of Weiguo specially asked Bi'an to follow her.

*** is a thoughtful person, and everyone she sends out may have ulterior motives.

The man in white shirt was none other than Wei Xuan, Duke of Weiguo of Dayue Dynasty. He had been injured in a battle with Daliang and had been recuperating in the Huguo Temple for the past two days.

Wei Xuan looked at the woman kneeling upright in front of the hall, reciting the scriptures very attentively, as if she was reciting a book.

Two hours passed, and he was quite patient. There was no one in the hall. If it were someone else, they would have to be lazy.

Fu Ran didn't know that someone was watching her. She read the two scriptures twice. She knelt for a long time and her feet became numb, her waist and neck ached, and no part of her body felt comfortable.

She still has to kneel here for a day and a night.

She held the scripture in her hands and let out a long sigh.

She pricked up her ears, but heard no sound or footsteps, and she softened.

"My dear seniors, you must be tired of listening to the scriptures every day. Since there is no one around, why don't I chat with you?"

She sat with her knees bent, her posture quite upright. The sky outside the hall was gradually darkening. She didn't know whether she would be provided with food as she chanted sutras all day and all night. She thought that the Buddhists were very compassionate and would not treat her harshly.

She talked a lot of rambling and recited scriptures for a long time, so her mouth was really dry, but there was not a drop of water in the Changsheng Hall except for the lamp oil.

"My ancestors, I don't know if you have been reincarnated yet. With your great achievements, you should all be reincarnated into a good life in your next life. Unlike me, my previous life was also very difficult. I had to rely on myself for everything, but I finally managed to make it."