The next morning, Bao Yuan was buried, and Nian Nian did not understand the so-called life and death, but when she saw several monks put her mother into a dug pit, she began to cry.

The little girl showed great stubbornness in this matter, and no matter who came forward to dissuade her, she could not stop her crying.

But her cry was just as useless, and this cry could not stop the shovel of loess from falling on the coffin of Bao Yuan, and gradually gathered into a mound.

In the chanting of the monks, the treasure duck entered the soil for peace.

Crying to the end, Nian Nian finally cried tiredly, leaned on Ai Songqing's shoulder and fell asleep.

Bai Ling and the consul among the monks spoke for a long time, confirming the progress of the restoration of the cemetery - these works would be led by the monks of Donglin Temple, and Bai Ling could monitor the progress at any time.

On the return carriage, the three of them did not say a word.

Bai Ling hadn't closed her eyes for almost two nights, and since the night before, she had felt a kind of weakness in her whole body, but until now she didn't feel the slightest bit sleepy.

She looked at Nian Nian on the carriage.

The little girl rested her head on Ai Songqing's body and her feet on Bai Ling's lap, and although her eyes were closed, tears continued to flow from her eye sockets.

Looking at the thought that was already crying, Bai Ling suddenly remembered Owen Yalong's words again.

We and our loved ones will inevitably die.

Everyone has the freedom to choose their own way of life;

Man is always alone;

Also, there is no obvious meaning in life......

Bai Ling suddenly felt that her eyes were also warm, and she looked back in the direction of the treasure mounds through the car window, and she could still see curling green smoke rising from the distant mountain, which was a ritual performed by the monks to transcend the souls of the dead.

The mages use their good thoughts to help the deceased get out of the hell as soon as possible, so that the souls of the dead can have a pure land in the past life.

The dead are gone, and the living sigh and bless her afterlife...... This is both a memorial to the dead and a consolation to the living. If Bao Yuan had the opportunity to organize her funeral herself, she would probably try to make herself walk decently.

But Bai Ling knew that there was no salvation in that green smoke.

As Bai Yi once said to her in Donglin Temple, atheists only have this life and no afterlife.

For them, there is not a pair of eyes watching from heaven to protect the justice of the world.

All the "heavenly ways are good" are people taking revenge, fighting, and begging for restitution.

If a person is never able to recognize this, then no amount of devotion to worship, no amount of forbearance of sacrifices, and no amount of suffering can be exchanged for the life he wants.

Those ethereal female commandments and rituals will not bring any shade to the treasure duck.

Those neighbors and relatives who rap behind their backs will not leave the slightest mercy to Niannian.

To punish the evil and promote the good, and to repay the unpleasant, it can only rely on people's own hands.

This truth, I don't know if Bao Yuan is dead, do you understand it?

Bai Ling clenched her fists, and she felt the behemoth standing across from her again.

That's the wheel of history.

……

Back at Lanzihao, Bai Ling didn't even have time to change her clothes, she was led to the Golden Pavilion again by several palace people, and as soon as the door of the Golden Pavilion opened, she saw a familiar face.

“…… Father-in-law Yuan? Bai Ling was stunned for a moment.

There is no doubt that the person in front of her is indeed Yuan Zhen, but he has changed from Yuan Zhen in her impression.

Counting up, although she has been out of the palace for less than a year, the time when she really got in close contact with Yuan Zhen was a few years ago.

Qiu Shi, who guarded the tomb of Emperor Jianxi in Yongling, lost weight day after day, but Yuan Zhen has obviously been blessed in the past few years, his belly is visibly bulging, and his body is obviously getting closer to Qiu Shi a few years ago.

Only those narrow eyes still retain the previous gloom and coldness.

Yuan Zhen's neck tilted back slightly, his eyebrows were raised, he reached out and gently blocked his nose, and his face showed a little disgust.

"How long has it been since you left the palace...... How did it get stinky? ”

Bai Ling raised her hand and looked down and sniffed her clothes—although she couldn't smell anything herself, she hadn't changed her clothes in a few days.

"There's a rush from the Golden Pavilion," Bai Ling looked up and said, "so I didn't have time to change my clothes." ”

Yuan Zhen snorted and waved his hand, "Go wash yourself and come back to answer again...... Eh, the cats I have in the palace are cleaner than yours. ”

Bai Ling suddenly laughed, "That may take a while, can my father-in-law wait?" ”

"I've been in Lanzi for the past two days." Yuan Zhen replied slowly, "No hurry." ”

Bai Ling nodded, and then withdrew from the Golden Pavilion again.

When she returned to the room, Ah Wan had already prepared hot water and new clothes, and through the screen, Bai Ling was bathing, and Ah Wan outside was telling her about the situation outside.

Ai Songqing has already taken Nian Nian back to the house where she and Bao Yuan lived before, and she also fetched a lot of hot water at this time, so there is no need to worry about it for the time being, but there are two mothers-in-law on the other side who have made a special trip before, and now the palace has really sent someone to take over the Lan Zi - and the specifications of the people who came have far exceeded the Jiaofang Division, and I heard that it was the master of ceremonies who came directly to a grand duke.

Bai Ling nodded, "I know that. ”

Yuan Zhen is the palm seal eunuch of the celebrant eunuch, and he came directly to take over the Lan Zihao, so it was far from coming to calm Lan Zhijun's chaos.

"What exactly are those two mothers-in-law looking for me?" Bai Ling asked.

"It's about the squatters recruited a few days ago," Ah Wan said softly, "The two mothers-in-law felt that something was wrong, and secretly plotted to find that a few women were not squatters, but were persuaded by their families to come here to work, because not only did we give money, but also the contract really wrote that they would teach them some skills in needlework, pottery, or weaving, so they came."

"Those women were caught, and the two mothers-in-law wanted to kick them out, but not only did they not follow, but they said that most of the women we recruited this time were like this." Ah Wan frowned and said, "The two mothers-in-law asked them to identify it, but the rest of the people made a noise again and didn't admit it." ”

Ah Wan sighed, "Before, the two mothers-in-law discussed these things with Feng Qi, but now Feng Qi is gone, so I thought about coming to talk to the girl." They wanted to reduce the money in the contract, at least half as much as it was outside, so that they could screen out some of the people who came for the money.

"What does the girl think?" Ah Wan said softly.

Bai Ling didn't answer immediately, she lay down in the tub, closed her eyes, and sank her whole body into the water.

After a while, she surfaced.

"I think...... Need not. ”

"Did the girl think of something?"

Bai Ling said softly, "Well, you go and tell the two mothers-in-law that all the long-term laborers for the shanty-dwellers are about to add one to the list, and once these long-term laborers are hired, they need to leave permanent tattoos on their entire arms according to the requirements of the Lan name. ”

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