The Anarchic Consort (1)

184-186

"Madam."

"Yes."

Walking among the crowd, Su Yan Mo slowed down her steps as Little Lian leaned over and spoke in a muffled voice. "According to your instructions, this servant already took the box of jewelry and gave it to that girl. It's really as Madam expected, in regards to money, that girl has never refused."

Su Yan Mo circulated the beads in her hands.

As the setting sun descended, the temple's radiance became fully shaded. The dim light of night gradually enveloped everything. The temple after the rain actually looked a little bit sinister.

After eating vegetarian food, according to the customs from previous years, the students were able to take a break and could go to another courtyard to burn incense to seek a prophecy regarding their predestined marriages.

They waited until after Retired Emperor finished praying for blessings before they headed for the pavilion.

Wei Wei had just arrived at her room. She casually grasped the teapot on the wood table and was going to pour out some tea, when she heard a knock on her door.

After opening the door, she only saw the person who rode in the same carriage as her, Chen Wen Wan, standing outside holding an umbrella in her hand wearing a change of clothes, her voice low. "Younger Sister, it's time to make a move..."

Zaa zaa, a burst of heavy rain arrived.

All of the students had no choice but to drape on a cloak and carried an umbrella into the main hall of the Buddhist temple. It's difficult to avoid disrespecting the deities, but what made the students wait outside with their umbrellas open was that Retired Emperor also wasn't someone who adhered strictly to convention without considering the circumstances. Seeing that the rain was so big outside, he immediately instructed Eunuch Sun to have everyone called to the side chamber to avoid them being showered by the rain.

The little eunuch who passed on the message happened to be the one who arranged a horse carriage for Wei Wei. He shook his head and said. "This is so strange. How come this year's rain is so big. Usually, such a big rain hasn't been seen before."

"It's just heavy rain, you make it sound a bit too bizarre." Another person objected.

The little eunuch's eyes rolled, an acted seriously. "How am I exaggerating. Look at how when we arrived, there were trees on the road. The trunks were so thick, yet they still fell. According to what's commonly known, this is actually an extremely ill omen."

"Really?" That person looked left and right, and felt himself getting chills all over.

The little eunuch lowered his voice. "Generally speaking, females aren't permitted in a temple. However, these young ladies are all treasures, so there shouldn't be any problems. The only thing that we should be afraid of is someone born fated to be a scourge to others, whose appearance could offend the deities."

"What you're saying seems to make some sense."

Those two people muttering to each other beneath the eaves couldn't avoid being overheard by others.

Under this atmosphere, no matter whether it was the males or the females, they all loved to gossip. It just so happens that they also used this subject to lead into others. The more they chatted, the more their spirits rose, and also the more excessive their words became.

Wei Wei stood to one side, her body leaned by the side of the window, looking out at the falling rain outside, lightly creased her shapely eyebrows.

Don't know whether it's because the weather was bad, but from the start, Wei Wei felt that ever since she entered the temple, her heart already felt something difficult to define.