Chapter 259: Chapter 259
Compared to being torn asunder, getting married is already a good strategy.
However, it’s unsettling for the heart.
Especially since all of this started because of me, and the result is pushing her into someone else’s arms, becoming someone else’s wife.
Xiao Shiqing’s heart was filled with mixed emotions.
It was because she was different from before that he suspected she was possessed, so he needed to exorcise her.
The result was that it led her to the brink of soul annihilation.
The self-reproach and guilt in Xiao Shiqing’s heart were indescribable.
It was because of this self-reproach and guilt that he could only sit here helplessly, watching her about to become someone else’s wife.
In this world, as soon as the man and woman exchange betrothal letters, the marriage is considered complete.
However, that is for ordinary people, as there are other special ways, such as the emperor granting the marriage, or hosting it by the Buddhist clergy.
In comparison, naturally, the emperor’s granted marriage is the greatest blessing, followed by a Buddhist-hosted one. Having their eight characters passed before Buddha is even more solemn than a common exchange of letters.
Some say that a marriage hosted by the Buddhist clergy is blessed by Buddha, promising a harmonious union.
If it were Xiao Shiqing’s sister lying in there today, he would undoubtedly be happy, but now lying there was his childhood sweetheart.
"Is there any wine?" Xiao Shiqing asked.
The person beside him looked troubled, "Your Highness, this is a pure Buddhist ground, there is no wine."
Xiao Shiqing covered his chest and coughed lightly a few times.
The person hesitated but couldn’t hold back, "Your Highness should let the doctor have a look, or at least bandage the wound."
Xiao Shiqing just waved his hand.
On the first day Xiao Shiqing came here, he was beaten by Pei Ji’an. Of course, Xiao Shiqing fought back, but because of guilt and remorse, he did not fight thoroughly, leading to serious injuries, which he didn’t mind.
The person inside’s life was undetermined, what was a bit of pain for him to endure?
Hopefully, after today, she will wake up, even if...
Unable to control it, he coughed a few more times, realizing that by now, he couldn’t tell if it was the wound that hurt or his heart.
If Pei Ji’an knew Xiao Shiqing was here lamenting, he’d probably lay hands on him again.
It seemed as though the whole world was just him in pain, and if he hadn’t done those things, would the situation have developed to this point?
He liked Qu Fulan and wanted to marry her home, but he hoped Qu Fulan would also come to like him, then he would happily bring her home.
Now the plan was completely disrupted, she hadn’t come to like him yet, and he had already married her home, all while she was unconscious, sealing their lifelong commitment.
Pei Ji’an felt stifled and distressed.
When she wakes up, who knows what will happen.
In this world, it might be hard to find another like him, who married the woman he liked and yet couldn’t be happy.
At this point, he didn’t even dare to imagine the expression on her face knowing everything once she awakes.
She is such an independent person, liking everything in her control, yet her lifelong decision was made while she was unconscious.
Although the culprit is Xiao Shiqing, the one who married her is him.
What if she blames him?
Pei Ji’an felt uneasy and restless.
But compared to her life, even knowing she would blame him, he still had to do it.
Let her blame him; he would accept it.
The bloodstained eight characters were submitted, and blood dripped onto the jade, mixing with her blood within it until it finally glowed.
Master Huideng and the monks recited scriptures and Buddha chants, merging their destinies together. After a night’s effort, everything was in place by the next day, and only then did the monks finally breathe a sigh of relief.
"You go in and see her," Master Huideng said, then left with the others.
Pei Ji’an first bowed to the masters in gratitude, then hurried inside.
In the meditation room, Qu Fulan lay quietly, but her complexion was no longer as pale as before. Pei Ji’an hesitated slightly, seemingly reluctant to go over, but upon seeing her eyelashes tremble, he walked to her side without hesitation.
Qu Fulan tried very hard to open her eyes and wake up, but her eyelids felt as if they were under the weight of a thousand pounds, making it impossible to open them. She tried to open her mouth to speak, yet her throat was so dry she could only make weak sounds, "Water, water..."
Something that should have been simple made Pei Ji’an flustered and confused. After breaking a ceramic cup, he finally brought water to her lips.
Qu Fulan only felt herself being half held up, and soon warm water was entering her mouth. She drank and swallowed with effort.
Then she drank some life-saving medicine, and finally some porridge.
It was a light porridge with some vegetables, as there couldn’t be any meat in this Buddhist pure land anyway.
Even just drinking a bit of porridge, Qu Fulan felt satisfied and wanted more to eat.
"You’ve just woken up, your stomach is weak, you can’t eat too much. Rest a bit first, eating small amounts frequently is best," Pei Ji’an said, eyes lowered, not daring to meet hers.
Qu Fulan weakly nodded, just having eaten, it would take some time to regain strength.
Although she sensed something amiss with Heir Pei, she had more pressing concerns at the moment.
"Your Highness, what’s happened to me?"
In those three days at the Xiao Family, Qu Fulan had the sensation of an out-of-body experience amidst the muddle, but what happened afterward, she didn’t know.
This was too atypical; even when she fainted during her first meeting with Master Huideng and had an out-of-body experience, she was still conscious, but this time she knew nothing at all.
Pei Ji’an didn’t hide anything and relayed what Master Huideng had said, omitting, of course, the matter of becoming husband and wife. She had just woken up and was still weak; being hit with more news, who knew what could happen. He didn’t dare take the risk.
Only then did Qu Fulan realize she had nearly scattered her soul away.
Dear heavens, the original story was a tragedy, ending with the heroine’s death, and now she had nearly lost her life prematurely, thanks to Xiao Shiqing.
This plot was stubborn, clinging on hard, even though she had twisted it to this degree, it refused to let go.
Had she not been saved, wouldn’t her soul dissipate without even a chance for reincarnation?
Qu Fulan couldn’t help but shiver.
She was living well, with so many things to do, but had no desire to die, nor was she resigned to die silently like that.
Qu Fulan had just woken up when Xiao Shiqing wanted to come by.
Just as the anger in Qu Fulan’s heart was rising, it quickly subsided, as she was too weak to even muster the energy for anger.
"Let him wait, give me a few days, once I regain my strength, I will see him."
She must meet Xiao Shiqing.
This matter couldn’t be left unsettled .
Originally, Pei Ji’an did not want her to see Xiao Shiqing either, so her words were much to his relief.
Under Pei Ji’an’s meticulous care, Qu Fulan rested for three days, and her various body functions began to recover, allowing her to even get out of bed and walk a few steps in the courtyard. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ NoveI-Fire.ɴet
On this day, Pei Ji’an went to the kitchen to check on the porridge. For three days, he had personally made it, worried that others wouldn’t do it properly, opting to handle all matters himself whenever possible.
Qu Fulan was stretching her limbs in the courtyard, moving her arms and legs, and if the setting had been appropriate, she would have wanted to do a set of aerobics.
She had just begun stretching when a voice interrupted.
"Amitabha, the wind outside is strong, please return to the house to rest, Young Lady."
Qu Fulan noticed a young monk cleaning the courtyard and thought he was subtly saying she was in his way. She intended to return inside, planning to come out again later.
She took only two steps when she belatedly turned back, "What did you just call me?"