The next day, Tianmen Temple began to perform rituals for the Su family.
The ritual will last for five days.
The siblings Gu Jiu and Gu Ting donated three hundred taels of incense money.
These three hundred taels were allocated by Lord Gu through the accountant.
Gu Jiu privately added another fifty taels of incense money, hoping that the monks would do their best when performing the rituals.
During the day, the brother and sister followed the monk to worship Su in the main hall.
At night, she copied scriptures in the guest room in the backyard. Afterwards, she burned the scriptures she copied devoutly in front of the Buddha to commemorate Su.
After working day and night for two days, Gu Jiu's body couldn't bear it anymore. Her face became paler and bloodless. She looked thinner.
That day, after dinner, Gu Jiu walked a few laps in the yard to digest the food and then sat at the desk as usual to prepare to copy the scriptures.
Qing Mei is very worried about Gu Jiu's health.
Qing Mei advised: "Young lady, you should also take care of your health. Young lady is very filial, and if Madam knew about it, she would be very happy. It would be better to let me, a maid, do the copying of the scriptures for you."
Gu Jiu shook her head; her hands did not stop. "How can I let you do the copying of scriptures for me? Don't worry, I just feel a little weak; it's nothing serious."
Qing Mei stamped her feet anxiously, "Young lady, why don't you take care of your body? It's only been a few days and you've lost weight again."
Gu Jiu laughed and said casually, "You look better when you're thinner."
"It's already this hour, and the young lady is still joking."
Gu Jiu said, "Qing Mei, I find that you are becoming more and more nagging. Instead of nagging here, why don't you go and see if the tonic is ready? Once I drink the tonic, my body will get better."
"Miss, just torture your body as much as you can."
Qing Mei had no choice but to go out and watch from the small kitchen.
Gu Jiu smiled knowingly and continued to copy the scriptures.
Gu Ting's irritable shouting came from the Ju Bo Courtyard next door.
Gu Jiu smiled knowingly, thinking that her brother must be tired from copying scriptures and was shouting to vent his anger.
Gu Jiu was very patient. she could write small characters with flowers in one hand, which were beautiful and neat, comparable to fine calligraphy work.
Before she knew it, the surroundings became quiet.
Even the Ju Bo next door surprisingly did not make any noise.
Gu Jiu was tired and a little sleepy.
She stopped writing and rubbed her sore neck and wrists.
Her head is getting more and more dizzy. When did the scent of the refreshing incense become so strong?
She stroked her head, her body limp.
There is something wrong with the incense.
Gu Jiu supported the table with both hands, suddenly picked up the paperweight, and smashed it heavily on the ground.
Bang!
There was a loud noise.
At this time, the door opened from the outside.
Gu Jiu opened her pair of eyes, which were clearly black and white, and looked towards the door.
It's not Qing Mei, not Qing Zhu, nor Xiao Cui, but Xie Xian.
"Cousin Xiao Jiu, are you surprised to see me?"
Xie Xian looked arrogant and complacent, with undisguised malice in his eyes.
Gu Jiu frowned. "Why are you here?"
Xie Xian laughed out loud, very proudly, "Why can't I be here? Cousin Xiao Jiu, you asked Su Zheng to ruin my reputation, thinking that you could get out of the marriage this way, and you almost succeeded. Unfortunately, you are destined to marry me in this life; how can I let you do as you wish?"
Gu Jiu looked indifferent. "Where are the others? What did you do to my brother?"
"Cousin Xiao Jiu, don't worry about them. When they wake up tomorrow morning, we will have already made it a done deal. By then, Gu Ting will have to call me brother-in-law. Haha."
Xie Xian burst into laughter, and the look in his eyes when he looked at Gu Jiu was clearly that of a prey waiting to be slaughtered.
Gu Jiu sneered, "Really? Someone as stupid as you definitely can't see through the truth of the matter, so naturally you wouldn't think of coming to Tianmen Temple and resorting to such despicable means.
Let me guess, it was Xie. Xie told you the truth and encouraged you to go to Tianmen Temple.
She must have told you that as long as you can make it happen, she will have a way to make this marriage happen. Right?"
Xie Xian's expression was embarrassed for a moment, and then he acted fiercely again: "Stop talking nonsense; you can't escape tonight. Even if you guessed everything, what can you do? You can scream; even if you scream your throat out, no one will come to save you."
Gu Jiu showed a mocking look on her face. "Do you really think that Xie has good intentions towards you? Have you ever thought that if you do this, the biggest possibility is that you will be secretly executed by my father?"
"You want to scare me? Haha... At this point, this is all you have left. Cousin Xiaojiu, don't waste your time. You can't use any strength now, so you can just let me do whatever I want."
Xie Xian stared at Gu Jiu's small body with evil eyes and a frivolous expression.
If it were an ordinary girl, she would have accepted her fate by now.
But Gu Jiu is not an ordinary girl.
Gu Jiu smiled contemptuously and said softly, "Really?, cousin; you are very confident. Then you can try and see if you can do whatever you want."
Xie Xian sneered; even when death was imminent, she still dared to be arrogant.
Xie Xian was filled with resentment when he thought about how he had suffered such a great loss at the hands of Gu Jiu and how he had been driven out of the Governor's Mansion by the Xie family.
Gu Jiu, bitch.
Tonight, he wanted to let her know what fear and regret meant.
Xie Xian walked towards Gu Jiu step by step, with ruthlessness and cruelty in his eyes.
Gu Jiu leaned against the desk without moving, looking coldly at Xie Xian, who was approaching.
Xie Xian approached, and he stretched out his hand with a smug look on his face, "Cousin Xiao Jiu, accept your fate...ah..."
Xie Xian bent down and looked at the dagger stuck in his abdomen in disbelief. "You, how could you?"
Xie Xian staggered. How dare Gu Jiu stab him with a dagger? Where did Gu Jiu get the dagger?
Gu Jiu supported the corner of the table with one hand, smiled coldly, and said sternly, "Are you surprised that I still have the strength to kill you? I have already reminded you that Xie Shi has no good intentions towards you."
"You, you bitch, I'm going to kill you."
Xie Xian went crazy, bursting out with amazing strength, stretched out his hand, and fiercely strangled Gu Jiu's neck.
Gu Jiu had used up all his strength when he stabbed Xie Xian.
At this moment, she was powerless to resist.
This is really a mess. Hey, neighbor, why are you so slow to react?
Do you have to wait until she is half dead before he shows up?
Ahhhh, help!
She is most afraid of pain.
Xie Xian was so strong that he was not human. He felt so uncomfortable and painful. His breathing became more and more rapid.
Bang!
The door was kicked open heavily.
Guard Zhao San walked in and kicked Xie Xian to the ground.
Xie Xian fell to the ground, blood all over the floor. He curled up and fainted.
"Ahem…"
Gu Jiu coughed desperately and finally breathed in fresh air.
There are marks on my neck; it hurts.
"Miss Gu, are you okay?" Zhao San asked worriedly.
Gu Jiu secretly rolled her eyes, waved her hands, and said, "Don't worry about me. Thank you for saving my life."
"I'm late. I hope Miss Gu doesn't mind."
Gu Jiu fell into the chair. What could she say?
After all, Zhao San saved her life.
Without the mysterious young man in the next courtyard and without Zhao San, she would be in great danger tonight.
After all, she really didn't have much strength.
She used up all her strength when she stabbed Xie Xian.
But even so, the stab was not deep, so it failed to kill Xie Xian but only seriously injured him.
Gu Jiu said sincerely, "Thank you, Master, for me. When I dropped the paperweight, I didn't dare to hold out too much hope. I didn't expect you to really come to save me."
Zhao San said, "The blow you made woke up my master. He asked me to come and take a look. When I came out, I saw a few sneaky people watching outside the yard.
I dealt with those guys first and then came to rescue Miss Gu. Fortunately, I made it in time."
Gu Jiu nodded. "Thank you, my maid, and the courtyard next door..."
"Don't worry, Miss Gu. They were just drugged and fell asleep temporarily. I have sent someone to wake them up."