As soon as the Mid-Autumn Festival passed, the Liu family was going to Daci Temple to offer incense.

The day before yesterday, Liu Ruying died there.

Ruan Si didn't want to go, but she couldn't rest assured of her mother, so she had to order someone to set up a car and personally accompany Liu's to Shangxiang.

Due to the murder in the temple, the number of pilgrims who come to offer incense has decreased sharply in recent days.

In the past, the hall of incense was prosperous, but today it is deserted.

Liu knelt in front of the Buddha and muttered for a long time.

Ruan Si handed her a stick of incense, and after she got up and finished the incense, she asked, "Doesn't Qiaoqiao worship?" ”

"Didn't my mother ask for everything I wanted for me?"

After the Liu family walked out of the hall, Ruan Si followed behind and said with a smile: "Mother, let's go home, right?" ”

In the temple, the lonely tower stands in the distance, as if overlooking the people at your feet.

Liu Shi looked at the top of the tower and said with a light smile: "My mother has been here so many times, but she has never climbed to the top of the tower." Today, my mother wants to go up and have a look. ”

With that, she turned and walked towards the stupa.

Ruan Si's heart tightened, and he quickly followed.

After a long time, Liu finally reached the top of the tower.

Ruan Si was restless, so he stayed by his mother's side and looked down from a high place with her.

"Look, Qiaoqiao," Liu said, pointing to the monk sweeping the floor below, "Looking down from here, the people below have become a lot smaller. ”

Ruan Si nodded and said, "Yes, mother, don't you see that the hall over there is as big as a brocade box?" ”

Liu smiled softly and leaned on the railing to look into the distance.

She stared nervously at her mother, trying to find a clue in that gentle, calm face.

Liu said: "It's so high here, it must be painful to fall, right?" ”

"Mother!"

Ruan Sixin raised his throat and hugged Liu.

Liu Shi pushed her and smiled: "Qiaoqiao, you still can't trust your mother?" ”

Ruan Si had no choice but to let go a little, grabbed Liu's sleeve, and muttered, "Mother, you are ......"

"Mother just wants to say that Liu Ruying's matter is completely over. Whether it's you or your mother, you should look forward in the future. ”

Liu lovingly pulled up her windswept sideburns.

"People live for a lifetime, and only their own origin cannot be chosen."

She stroked her daughter's face and smiled, "You can't choose your relatives, but you can choose your friends and husbands." ”

Ruan Si put his hand on the back of Liu's hand and felt his mother's slightly wrinkled skin.

"In the past, when your father promised you to the Yan family's sons in order to repay his kindness, I had a lot of arguments with him, and I hated him for depriving you of the right to choose."

"Qiaoqiao, my mother has always hoped that you could marry the person you want to marry."

Liu's gaze became more and more loving, "If you want to marry Yao Yu at that time, I will also stop the marriage of the Yan family for you." ”

Ruan thought about the events of his previous life and couldn't help but be stunned.

Liu said: "Men can still enter the field and gallop the field, but women live in the backyard all their lives, and there are few times when they can call the shots." ”

"After my mother gave birth to you, I always thought that when you grow up, my mother will at least fight for you to have a chance to choose."

The corners of Ruan Si's eyes were slightly moist.

"You are already married, so my mother will make another choice for you, that is, to give up your mother's relatives."

Liu's face is gentle, revealing the tranquility that has been tempered by wind and frost.

"My mother can't choose my relatives, but my mother can cut them off for her daughter, because I don't want to see them drag you down."

The blood bond of decades was completely cut off overnight.

"If after your mother leaves, you can't get rid of your cousin's entanglement because of your mother's relationship, and you may even be hurt by it......"

There were slight ripples in Liu's eyes, and he sighed, "I know you are not a ruthless child. ”

There is a deep grudge between Ruan Si and Liu Ruying, and Liu knows that this is not her daughter's wish.

Even if she was forced to this step by Liu Ruying, Ruan Si was still willing to spare her life and hand her over to Mrs. Jiang.

But the Liu family was unwilling to return to the mountain, leaving any hidden dangers for their daughter.

"Jojo, you've let your cousin go many times. Again and again, again and again, she will still have thoughts of harming you next time. ”

Ruan Si was silent.

People do not hurt the tiger, and the tiger is harmful to people's hearts.

It's not that she doesn't understand this truth, but she was afraid that the Liu family would be sad before, so she didn't do it for a long time.

Now, Liu's expression seemed to be a little lighter.

"My mother made this decision for you, don't blame my mother for being ruthless. Even if you feel guilty because of this, your mother will bear it alone. ”

"What's more," her eyes were firm and powerful, "as long as she is good to Qiaoqiao, she will not regret what her mother does." ”

It turned out that her mother knew everything.

From beginning to end, the person who is not clear is her.

Ruan Si suddenly blamed herself, why did she doubt her mother's love for her?

Liu Shi took her hand and said softly: "Qiaoqiao, you can tell your mother about anything in the future, okay?" ”

Ruan Si couldn't say a word, just nodded vigorously.

"And your husband." Liu said with a smile, "You husband and wife are one, if you hide something from him, it will be you who will suffer in the future." ”

"Mother, I see."

The wind was cool at the top of the tower, and Ruan Si helped Liu Shi to walk down slowly.

She barely squeezed out a smile and said, "Mother, you knelt in front of the Buddha for so long just now, what kind of wish did you make?" ”

Liu smiled and didn't say anything.

Ruan Si deliberately teased her: "What my mother is asking for is the peace of the family and the country, and the world is peaceful, right?" ”

"I'm a deep house woman, I don't understand those big truths, I just want peace and smoothness."

Liu made a vow in front of the Buddha, but asked to bear all the sins in exchange for a happy life for his daughter.

She remembered that Ruan Si had a headache and fever when she was a child, and she cried, she invited a doctor, but the fever did not subside for a long time.

At that time, she had made a wish that Ruan Si's illness and pain could be transferred to her.

When he came down from the tower, Liu remembered that he had to go to add money for lamp oil.

Ruan Si accompanied her to the front of the main hall, and happened to meet Yao Yu, who was dressed in vegetarian clothes, and walked out with the abbot.

The abbot said, "...... Master Yao Shi rest assured that the spiritual seat of Brother Ling is enshrined in the temple, and he burns incense and prays every day, and he will definitely ascend to the Pure Land as soon as possible. ”

Yao Yu had a sad face, folded his hands, and bowed to the abbot.

The abbot returned the salute and left.

As soon as Yao Yu turned around, he saw Liu and Ruan Si.

Previously, the Yao family sent someone to propose marriage to the Ruan family, talking about the marriage of Yao's second son and Ruan Si.

The Liu family was quite concerned about this second son of Yao, and asked someone to inquire about his personality, and secretly ordered someone to find his portrait to see.

Therefore, she recognized this person as Yao Yu at a glance.

Yao Yu glanced at Ruan Si first, and saw that her appearance was seven or eight points similar to Liu's, so she guessed that this woman was her mother.

Ruan Si lowered his head in embarrassment.

Yao Yu first saluted the Liu family and said, "Little nephew Yao Yu, I have seen Aunt Ruan. ”

Liu was a little surprised in his heart, but he still bowed his head and said: "The deceased is gone, please mourn and change." ”

Her voice was gentle and kind, reassuring like the most reliable elder.

Yao Yu's heart trembled slightly, as if he had been brushed by his mother's hand, and he no longer remembered his mother's voice and appearance.

For some reason, his voice was a little choked.

"Thank you aunt for enlightening ......"

Ruan Si was shocked in his heart, and looked at Yao Yu with complicated eyes.

His choking didn't look like he was pretending......

Liu was afraid that Ruan Si would be embarrassed if he stayed for a long time, so after persuading him a few more words, he took his daughter to say goodbye and left.

Yao Yu saluted respectfully.

It wasn't until the figures of the mother and daughter completely disappeared that he slowly straightened up, his heart was mixed, and his mood was difficult to calm down.

Ruan Si's mother is really a gentle person, just like his imaginary mother.

If he marries Ruan Si, will Ruan Si be like her mother, and care about his joys and sorrows gently?

Yao Yu suddenly felt that he didn't want to go to Beijing so soon.

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