sbdcsierra Chapter 47 Wouldn't it be more appropriate for you to go?
Chapter 47 Wouldn't it be more appropriate for you to go?
Lu Yangyang's gaze swept over everyone, finally landing on Sheng Yunzhu, and she asked,
"Are you telling me this to get rid of me?"
Sheng Yunzhu said with heartache, "Sister, how could you think like this? No matter what, this is your home, and none of us want you to leave. But you have to think about your family. Mother is still sick. How can you bear to leave her?"
"Family?" Lu Yangyang asked, puzzled. "Do I have any family?"
Everyone's expressions froze slightly.
Sheng Yunzhu's eyelids twitched, and she immediately had a bad feeling.
Lu Yangyang then looked at the Fairy of Goodness, "This... Fairy, you said I was born to bring misfortune to my relatives, so does that mean that all my blood relatives will be affected by me, like you said, at best suffering from serious illness, at worst dying?"
"Everything is predestined." Fairy Shangshan sighed softly and shook her head. "Young lady, I really can't bear to see you suffer a life of loneliness, but fate is something we can't control from birth. If you don't believe me, you can think about your own life. Have you ever had all sorts of misfortunes that, even though you were born into wealth, you lived in poverty, without relatives or neighbors, all alone? This is not your fault, but everything is predestined, and we have no control over it at all."
"So, according to you, someone like me, a cursed lone star, is destined to have all my relatives die and none of them have a good end?" Lu Yangyang looked at Shangshan Fairy with clear eyes, and a mocking smile even appeared on her slightly upturned lips.
The Fairy of Supreme Virtue frowned slightly. This was the first time she had ever seen someone speak to her like this after hearing such words.
She was speechless for a moment.
Lu Yangyang, however, persisted, asking, "Why is the fairy not speaking now? Am I wrong? Didn't the fairy say that I was born to bring misfortune to my family? Isn't it only natural that all my relatives die and none of them have a good end?"
"Shut up!" Old Madam Li's chest heaved with anger as she shouted, "Are you out of your mind?"
"Why is the old lady so agitated? I am merely a distant relative of the Duke of Sheng's family. We are only three thousand miles apart. Even if all my relatives were to die, it would have nothing to do with the old lady, wouldn't you agree?" Lu Yangyang asked slowly.
"You, you..." Old Madam Li pointed at Lu Yangyang, her lips trembling with anger, and gritted her teeth as she spat out, "You wretched child!"
"What? Is there something wrong with what I said?" Lu Yangyang looked completely innocent.
"Enough!" Duke Sheng's face was ashen as he said in a deep voice, "This is the decision of the manor. It is your good fortune that the Fairy Maiden Shangshan accepted you as her disciple and allowed you to go to the temple to cultivate in seclusion. This matter is settled."
"Someone! Pack Miss Lu's things and take her to Qinglian Temple!" Duke Sheng ordered.
"Wait, wait a minute!" Sheng Junye clenched his fists, pursed his lips, suddenly stood up, took a step forward, and instead of looking at Lu Yangyang, looked at the Fairy of Goodness: "Fairy, you haven't answered her question yet, is that right?"
Sheng Junye looked at the Fairy of Goodness, waiting for her answer.
Last night, he tossed and turned, unable to sleep, so he got up and went to find one of the maids who had been slapped by Lu Yangyang. Under his questioning, he learned that Lu Yangyang had hit them because they had been gossiping in the courtyard, saying that Lu Yangyang was a jinx, that she was overestimating herself, and that she should get out of there as soon as possible.
After hearing those words, he kicked the maid in anger.
He didn't like Lu Yangyang either.
The day Lu Yangyang entered the mansion, he was indignant, thinking that a wild girl from the countryside had no right to make his sister sad, and no right to take his sister's place.
But when he saw the scar on Lu Yangyang's face from the branding iron, heard Lu Yangyang talk about how she grew up, heard the servants gossiping about how disgusting Lu Yangyang was, and heard his cousins using Sheng Yunzhu to trample on Lu Yangyang, that was the first time he began to feel confused. Why was he confused?
Even if none of them like Lu Yangyang, wouldn't it be better to just ignore her? Why do they all have to think she's unworthy?
During that time, they didn't bother Lu Yangyang. Lu Yangyang barely left her house and didn't bother anyone.
His mother's illness worsened, and when the virtuous fairy entered the mansion and said that Lu Yangyang was the reason for her illness, his immediate reaction was the same: his mother's illness was caused by Lu Yangyang, and he wished Lu Yangyang would leave.
Once Lu Yangyang leaves, their family will return to what it was before, and Sister Yunzhu will no longer be so sorrowful every day. They can all go back to how things were before.
However, seeing those maids and servants slander Lu Yangyang so blatantly, Sister Yunzhu didn't even ask a single question before condemning Lu Yangyang. The whole mansion was filled with rumors that Lu Yangyang was a jinx, wantonly beating and scolding servants, and had no tolerance for others.
But clearly, they all knew that Lu Yangyang was the real daughter of the Duke's mansion; they all clearly knew that.
But because of their attitude, the servants all changed their tune, and even the servants dared to insult Lu Yangyang. Why?
And now, this group of people has gathered here and, with just a few words, has decided on Lu Yangyang's future, telling her to go to the Qinglian Temple for some kind of quiet cultivation, without even asking her a single question.
Why is this so?
Sheng Junye really couldn't understand it. He was confused again. He didn't like Lu Yangyang either, but he still wanted to know why. Why did it have to be like this?
Why do the people around him treat Lu Yangyang like this?
So he couldn't help it. He was afraid of his father's authority and knew that he couldn't control his father's decisions, but he still wanted to get to the bottom of it.
He stared intently at the Fairy Maiden Shangshan, and seeing that she remained silent, he asked again, "Fairy Maiden, what you just said, is it really true? Will she really bring death to all her relatives? Without exception?"
"Xiao Wu! What nonsense are you spouting? Get down! How dare you speak to the fairy maiden like that?" Old Madam Li shouted.
"Grandmother, Father, I just want to ask, is that not allowed? Doesn't the Fairy know everything? Why won't you answer?" Sheng Junye looked at the Fairy Shangshan stubbornly, determined to wait for her answer.
“He’s right. The Fairy of Supreme Goodness is all-powerful and knows everything. Why doesn’t she answer this question? Is she unsure, or does she think she’s wrong?” Sheng Yunjiao walked in from outside, quickly glancing at Lu Yangyang out of the corner of her eye. Seeing that she was alright, she breathed a sigh of relief.
She took two more steps forward, walked to Sheng Junye's side, and together they stared at the Fairy of Goodness and asked, "Why doesn't the Fairy answer?"
“Jiaojiao, Xiaowu, why are you making things difficult for the Fairy? The Fairy is a very kind person. She felt sorry for Yangyang and wanted to take her as her disciple to help her accumulate merit. Saying such harsh words only hurts Yangyang’s heart. Becoming the Fairy’s disciple is something many people dream of. If she didn’t truly care about Yangyang, why would she do this?” Sheng Yunzhu said painfully, “If it can make Mother better, I am willing to go into seclusion and cultivate. I am willing to do anything to pray for Mother’s well-being.”
"In that case, wouldn't it be more appropriate for you to go?"