Chapter 308 - 191 Cute Monkey Sister_1
Three days later, on the 25th of June, as dawn just began to break, Qian Yixiu quietly rose. She climbed out of bed, careful not to wake her deeply sleeping mother, put on the clothes hung by the bedhead, and after wrapping the Phoenix Eye Bodhi Beads around her wrist three times, she tiptoed down the stairs.
Zi Zhu and Bai Zhu were already waiting downstairs, and they all headed to the Lianxiang Water Pavilion together.
Once in the bedroom, she took out the prepared green cotton and linen clothes from the cabinet, changed into them, and then tied the small dagger around her waist.
She put on the thick-soled, ribbon-tied cloth shoes that she had designed herself—made with the help of Xiao Yu, they were sturdy and did not cause discomfort to the feet.
After getting dressed, she combed her hair into two braided plaits in front of the mirror before winding them atop her head and securing them with wooden hairpins to prevent them from getting messy.
The two maids were somewhat puzzled—was such an elaborate dress necessary for a temple visit? Nonetheless, they only wondered in silence, not voicing their confusion.
Upon reaching the main courtyard, Master Sangui and Lady Wu were already up, waiting for her in the hall.
To Lady Wu and the others, the excuse was that Qian Yixiu was going to Daci Temple to offer morning prayers and ask the Bodhisattva to bless Master Sangui with a quick recovery from his illness. To show her sincerity, she would also stay in the temple for three days, following the monks in chanting and eating vegetarian meals.
The night before, Qian Yeejin had expressed his wish to accompany his sister to pray for their grandfather, but Master Sangui had objected on the grounds of schoolwork.