A Cutie Spoiled by Her Seven Uncles-Chapter 604: Begging for Alms, Thunder, Gold and Silver in Buddha’s Belly
Chapter 604: Chapter 604: Begging for Alms, Thunder, Gold and Silver in Buddha’s Belly
"What agreement? Have you forgotten it?" The Empress Dowager’s expression was one of utter surprise.
Old Lady Ji blinked, trying hard to recall every word and deed exchanged since she met the Empress Dowager.
It did seem that before her departure from the capital, the Empress Dowager had indeed proposed an agreement of a marriage alliance between their families, similar to that of Qin and Jin. But at that time, she had gently declined on the grounds that Xi’Er was physically weak and unsuitable to take on the role of the empress in the Central Palace. This matter had happened many years ago, and she hadn’t paid it much mind. Now that the Empress Dowager brought up this agreement suddenly, could it be referring to that?
"Your Majesty, please clarify!"
Seeing the Empress Dowager staring at Wang Dongxue’s belly, Old Lady Ji couldn’t help but feel a little anxious.
"Alright! Let me be frank, Xi’Er was originally the future mother of the nation in my eyes, but unfortunately..." The Empress Dowager sighed, then continued, "Since our initial agreement was not fulfilled, let’s renew it through this younger generation of children!"
Old Lady Ji clutched her chest and took a deep breath. "Your Majesty, are you joking with me? My great-grandson is already in my daughter-in-law’s belly, yet His Majesty has not yet appointed an Empress or any concubines! This matter... Hah! You’re surely jesting."
Just as Old Lady Ji finished speaking, a loud BOOM resounded from the sky, and a Celestial Thunder crashed down. Both Old Lady Ji and the Empress Dowager were taken aback.
"Oh dear! Why is this Celestial Thunder still striking? Has Sect Leader Ji not found Little Suisui yet? If the thunder continues like this, I fear the Qixia Temple will be reduced to ashes!"
The Empress Dowager didn’t want Old Lady Ji to refute her publicly and cause her to lose face.
So, looking at the RUMBLING Celestial Thunder in the sky, she quickly changed the subject.
"Indeed! Every time Suisui causes a ruckus, it ends quickly. Why does the Celestial Thunder keep striking this time?"
"Don’t worry, my husband and Xing’Er have gone to find her. Once they find her and stop her from kneeling, the skies will return to normal," Wang Dongxue hurriedly comforted Old Lady Ji.
Nanny Xiao also stepped forward, blocking the path of the Empress Dowager and Old Lady Ji. "Your Majesty, Old Madam, you two absolutely cannot go further! This Celestial Thunder is indiscriminate. If it were to accidentally harm either of you, we servants could not bear the responsibility!"
Old Lady Ji found their words sensible.
She herself wouldn’t mind getting injured, but if the esteemed and precious Empress Dowager were harmed, she truly could not bear the consequences.
However, she remained silent. It was the Empress Dowager beside her who spoke.
"Both Madam Ji and Nanny Xiao speak wisely. We can’t help by going there anyway. It would be better to find a place to rest and wait for them to bring Little Suisui back."
Old Lady Ji did not object to the Empress Dowager’s proposal.
"Yunxiang, Yun Duo, assist Lady Dongxue. Let’s find a place to rest and wait."
After all, the one being struck by the Celestial Thunder wouldn’t be her beloved Little Suisui. And since Liao Kong was seriously injured, he couldn’t possibly cause any trouble now.
Feeling quite at ease, Old Lady Ji took the lead, walking back with the Empress Dowager following. As they walked, they both wondered:
What exactly happened at the Great Buddha Hall? Why does the Celestial Thunder keep striking again and again?
The reason the Celestial Thunder kept striking again and again? Naturally, it was because Xiaosuisui wanted to beg for alms.
Once Xiaosuisui and the little beggar became acquainted, they immediately hit it off, determined to "liberate" all the offering money from Qixia Temple’s collection boxes.
So, when Xiaosuisui kowtowed, dark clouds instantly shrouded the sky outside, filled with flashes of lightning and peals of thunder. A bolt of Celestial Thunder struck the roof of the Great Buddha Hall.
At this moment, Xiaosuisui was completely focused on learning how to beg for alms from the little beggar, even meticulously imitating his murmuring.
"Oh, Buddha, Buddha! Right now, the refugees in Yunhang are starving and homeless. My adoptive father, His Majesty the Emperor, said that the money I helped him win from the Gambling Houses isn’t enough to fill the hole in the National Treasury. So, there’s still a big shortfall for the disaster relief funds. I see your offering money just sitting there in the box, unused. So, I’m here to ’request an offering’ from you and borrow your offering money for disaster relief, alright?"
Upon finishing her words, Xiaosuisui immediately kowtowed forcefully, just as she had seen the little beggar do.
BOOM! Another bolt of Celestial Thunder struck the roof of the Great Buddha Hall.
Xiaosuisui blinked and tilted her head, puzzled.
She couldn’t kowtow to Liao Kong, because then he would have to accept her as his disciple. But she was just kowtowing to a golden statue of Buddha. Was that not allowed either?
Just as that thought crossed her mind, she heard the little beggar’s voice in her ear, full of admiration. "You’re actually asking the Buddha for alms for the refugees in Yunhang! You’re too kind-hearted, little sister! Look, the Buddha is even responding to you! Shouldn’t you kowtow a few more times to thank him for his generous contribution?"
Hearing the little beggar’s words, Xiaosuisui’s eyes widened.
The Celestial Thunder isn’t striking because I kowtowed to the Buddha? This big brother is saying the Buddha is responding to me!
"What did you say?" Xiaosuisui asked, thinking her ears were playing tricks on her, and she dug at them with her fingers.
"I’m saying, hurry up and kowtow to the Buddha a few more times! You’re asking for alms for the Yunhang refugees; the Buddha is moved by you and is responding with thunder!"
Xiaosuisui blinked, not quite understanding the big brother’s reasoning.
"What are you staring at me for? Hurry, kowtow to the Buddha a few more times! The dry thunder outside is clearly a sign: if you take this offering money, you must do good deeds and spend it all on the refugees!"
Xiaosuisui, only half-understanding, was urged on by the little beggar and kowtowed deeply to the Buddha once more.
BOOM! RUMBLE! The sky thundered again. Xiaosuisui blinked, just about to get up, when she heard a CRACK.
She looked up and saw a fissure in the roof from which broken tile fragments were falling straight down.
Seeing this, the little beggar cried out in alarm, "Quick, get down! Duck your head!"
Xiaosuisui had never heard the phrase "duck your head" before. She did as she was told, but she didn’t grasp the true meaning. Instead of ducking, she lowered her head again, as if for another kowtow...
Outside, an unprecedentedly terrifying clap of thunder exploded.
Xiaosuisui and the little beggar stared, wide-eyed in terror, as a barrel-thick, purple Celestial Thunder slammed into the golden Buddha statue before them!
In an instant, the golden statue was blasted into smithereens.
"Quick, get up! Back away, it’s dangerous!"
The little beggar grabbed Xiaosuisui’s hand and pulled her back forcefully, leaping out of the Great Buddha Hall in a few quick bounds.
CRASH! A pile of gold and silver spilled out from the belly of the shattered Buddha statue inside the Great Buddha Hall!
"Wow... so much gold and silver! The Buddha has shown us a miracle!"
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Chapter 604: Begging for Alms, Thunder, Gold and Silver in Buddha’s Belly
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