Caixue was shoving the jade bracelet into Nurse Liu's hand while spreading alarming news.
"Yesterday when the young lady took it off and told me to return it to the madam, I was really shocked. Alas, I don't know when the young lady will come to her senses. I'm just afraid that now she's only seen through the mortal world. If she sees through life and death in the future, it'll be a big problem."
Nurse Liu was still trembling and a bit reluctant to believe it.
"How could it be? The second young mistress is such a smart person. How could she get stuck in such a dead end?"
Hearing this, Caixue perked up and started talking non - stop.
"Oh, you don't know my young lady. She's good in every way, but sometimes she just likes to get stuck in a dead end. Do you remember the last time the young lady tried to commit suicide? If she hadn't been so confused, why would she torture herself like that?"
Caixue's words completely stunned Nurse Liu. With such a vivid example right there, it was hard for her not to believe.
Nurse Liu didn't dare to listen anymore. She didn't even dare to take the jade bracelet. She almost fled to report to the madam.
After seeing Nurse Liu off, Caixue returned to the Buddhist hall, closed the door, and then dared to burst out laughing.
"Miss, you're really a master of prediction. Sister Mujin believed my words just as you expected."
Zhao Luoning was smiling as she compared two copies of "Precepts for Women".
"The people under Madam Lu are really amazing. They can imitate my handwriting so well. I can't even tell which one was copied by myself."
While putting away the books on the table, Caixue rolled her eyes at Zhao Luoning.
"At first, when you were copying 'Precepts for Women', I thought you were really going to copy it two hundred times. I didn't expect you to ask Feixing to ask Madam Lu's people to copy it according to your handwriting when delivering goods to Madam Lu. Isn't this the same as what the third young master did when he asked someone to write for him?"
Zhao Luoming was an active child since childhood and often caused trouble. For this reason, the master often punished him to copy the family precepts. But every time, he asked his page boy to do it for him.
If the master hadn't noticed the different handwriting when Zhao Luoming handed in his assignment one day, the poor page boy would have continued to take the punishment for his young master.
"Of course there's a difference. I'm not as stupid as Zhao Luoming. If I want someone to write for me, I'll find a master. If the handwriting is different, it'll be exposed quickly. It's better not to ask someone at all."
"Yes, anyway, you're rich, miss. You gave an 80% discount on so much rouge to Madam Lu. How much silver will you lose? It's not even worth Feixing's trip back and forth."
Zhao Luoning smiled and said,
"Caixue, you don't understand. As long as we can achieve our goal, this price is definitely worth it."
At Chenxiang Hall.
"What? Seeing through the mortal world?"
The madam was greatly shocked when she heard the news. Nurse Liu repeated Caixue's words to the madam word for word and also told her about Zhao Luoning returning the family - heirloom jade bracelet.
"Humph, don't think I can't do without her, Zhao Luoning. What's so great about her? If necessary, I'll just choose Jia Rong as the mistress."
Jia Rong that Madam Ji mentioned was the legitimate daughter of the Wu family. The two families had made an engagement early. They agreed to marry Wu Jiarong to Ji Shijun. Unfortunately, before Wu Jiarong reached the marriageable age, Ji Shijun, the eldest son of the Ji family, disappeared.
Over the years, Wu Jiarong had never married and was still waiting for Ji Shijun. Before Zhao Luoning entered the mansion, the old matriarch had also proposed to bring Wu Jiarong into the mansion first, which could be regarded as an explanation to the Wu family.
Of course, this idea was never carried out in the end.
Ji Shijun's life or death was still unknown. Bringing someone else's daughter into the mansion would be like making her a widow!
Thinking that the madam might be too angry to think clearly, Nurse Liu quickly advised,
"Madam, have you forgotten that Miss Jiarong is the niece of the second madam? Although she seems to obey you now, she's related to the second madam after all. If she marries in and helps the second madam, the situation will be even worse than now."
The madam calmed down and carefully thought about the pros and cons. Finally, she frowned and asked,
"Has a doctor been invited to take a look?"
"Yes, the doctor couldn't tell what was wrong. He just said that the second young mistress might be suffering from emotional depression, which led to mental confusion."
"She's mentally confused?" She was such a shrewd person.
The madam deliberately threw the house - managing affairs to Zhao Luoning, hoping that she would make a fool of herself and come to beg her. But Zhao Luoning had never been mentally confused and had completed the task excellently.
How could she become mentally confused just by kneeling in the Buddhist hall?
The madam rubbed her temples in pain and instructed Nurse Liu,
"Go to the Buddhist hall again. Ask Zhao Luoning directly what she really wants. Her dowry maid is so cunning. I don't think I can fully believe her words."
Nurse Liu withdrew with the madam's words. But this time, when she got to the Buddhist hall, Ji Shisu was there too. He didn't push the door open but just hesitated outside.
"Second young master?"
Nurse Liu's call alerted the people inside. Because of the "punishment", few people came to the Buddhist hall, so Zhao Luoning had become bolder. Not only was her makeup simple, but her hair was just casually tied up.
The half - month of peaceful days was abruptly interrupted, and the mistress and the maid got busy.
"Is the second young master here to see the second young mistress? Why don't you go in?"
Ji Shisu was indeed here to see Zhao Luoning, but he didn't want to go in and disturb her.
The first time he came to the Buddhist hall to see Zhao Luoning, they still talked and laughed. But later, every time he came, Caixue stopped him on the grounds of inconvenience.
He knew that Zhao Luoning had suffered this unjust disaster. He originally planned to compensate her well after she came out.
Who would have thought that once she entered the Buddhist hall, there had been no news of her for half a month.
So, he appeared at the door of the Buddhist hall. He wanted to go in and see Zhao Luoning, but he didn't know how to face her. Just as he was hesitating, Nurse Liu came.
"Nurse Liu? Did mother send you here?"
Nurse Liu nodded. At this time, the door of the Buddhist hall was opened, and Caixue came out with a letter and a jade bracelet wrapped in a handkerchief.
"Nurse Liu? Didn't you leave? Oh, the second young master is here too?"
Ji Shisu nodded and asked about Zhao Luoning's situation. Unexpectedly, Caixue sighed like a little adult.
"Alas, second young master, you don't know. The young lady has gone crazy. She keeps talking about seeing through the mortal world and becoming a nun. In the past two days, it has become even worse. She often recites Buddhist scriptures all night long. I added some calming medicine to her tea, and she just went to rest. She just fell asleep. It's really unfortunate that you come to see the young lady at this time."
As soon as Ji Shisu heard that Zhao Luoning had gone crazy, he got anxious. He grabbed Caixue's shoulders and asked,
"What on earth is going on? How could she go crazy? It was just a punishment to copy 'Precepts for Women' two hundred times. How could she see through the mortal world?"
Caixue endured the pain and handed the letter and the bracelet to Ji Shisu.
"This is what the young lady asked me to give you."
Ji Shisu opened the letter and found that Zhao Luoning had written in her delicate handwriting:
Be free from worries and sorrows. Don't force things if there's no fate. Know that most things in life are like dreams. With a letter of divorce, all troubles will end.
This was the second time Zhao Luoning had asked him for a letter of divorce!
This woman really hated being the second young mistress that much?