NCCnovel Chapter 245 Letter
Chapter 245 Letter
What comes into view is the neat handwriting that is not beautiful enough but was written with great effort.
[Dad, are you doing well recently? My daughter is in seclusion in a Buddhist temple and cannot be with you to show filial piety, so I miss you very much... Everything is fine here, father, don't worry. Father has done his best for the country and the people, so please take care of yourself...]
Lines of small characters are far less eye-catching than those at a banquet.
Apart from being somewhat neat, the handwriting was far from what it is today.
But what remains unchanged is her concern and care for him.
Shen Jingchuan read it word by word, feeling mixed emotions, especially when he saw that there was not enough ink for those small characters, but she was still reluctant to dip the ink again. It was not difficult to imagine how difficult her life was at that time.
He opened another letter, and this time, the handwriting had improved significantly.
[Dad, are grandma and mother in good health? I made a pair of shoes for you, but I don't know if the size is right. I also picked some herbs with Yuping in the mountains and tried adding them to cakes. I asked someone to bring them back for you to try. I wonder how my brother is doing? My daughter's health has improved. Although it's hard work, the environment of the Buddhist temple is very good and the mountain air is fresh. It's a pleasure.]
Shen Jingchuan continued reading the next letter.
[Dad, your daughter borrowed a few Buddhist scriptures from the Buddhist temple. I remembered that my grandmother liked them, so I wanted to copy one. Unfortunately, my handwriting is not good, so I plan to practice hard. When I have achieved some success, I will pray for my grandmother and father and recite the scriptures.]
Perhaps because she hadn't received a response from him for a long time, she seemed to hesitate for a long time, not knowing what to say.
When I wrote again, the ink was much heavier.
[Dad and Mom, will you go to the temple to pray? I see many adults bringing their families to the Jade Buddha Temple to burn incense. I hope to see you there and wish you well.]
Shen Jingchuan's eyes welled up as he read each letter. Even though he had been in officialdom for many years, he still felt sad when he saw that his children had been missing him all these years.
He could almost imagine the thin little girl sitting in front of the window of the Buddhist temple, practicing hard in the faint light of a dim oil lamp.
It all depends on myself. I don’t know how much hardship I have endured to learn such beautiful handwriting.
And every time, it was with such earnest feelings that I wrote these letters home.
Unfortunately, he never received it once!
Shen Jingchuan just felt extremely ashamed.
Over the years, he had indeed never visited the Jade Buddha Temple to see her once.
It’s not that I haven’t thought about it, but firstly, I’m not destined to go there often, and secondly, every time I plan to go, something always gets delayed.
As a result of this delay, he had not visited her for nearly five years.
When he thought of this, Shen Jingchuan felt an indescribable discomfort in his heart.
When I saw the last letter, Shen Shuyi's handwriting was already very beautiful.
[Dad, I am planning to copy Buddhist scriptures for my grandmother. I wanted to ask you to teach me about handwriting, but I don’t have the chance. I can only figure it out on my own. The weather is getting colder. I hope you can put on more clothes. I hope everything is fine. Take care.]
The content of her letters became less and less. At first, she was still childish and would tell him some interesting things that happened in the Jade Buddha Temple, or some interesting things that made her happy in misery.
Perhaps because she didn't wait for his response, she mentioned him less and less, but she still missed him.
Shen Jingchuan looked at the Buddhist scripture in the package, gently turned a page, and saw the neat handwriting on it, which already had the style it has today.
He suddenly remembered that no one believed her at the banquet and she had asked him questions in disappointment.
"Didn't Dad ever receive anything I sent him?"
Now that he thought about it, if he had seen these things earlier and seen that her handwriting was getting better day by day, he would definitely have believed her and would not have let her be questioned by everyone at the banquet and be isolated and helpless.
Shen Jingchuan put down the Buddhist scripture, picked up a pair of shoes with old patterns, bent down to put them on, and stood up to try them on.
The size is just right, but the embroidery is indeed a little lacking, as she said.
Shen Jingchuan looked at the headbands and knee pads one by one. Although the stitching was not neat enough, it was fine enough. The color and fabric selection were just as the maid said. They were not considered to be high-end materials, but they were probably the best she could get.
"Send someone to deliver these to the old lady." Shen Jingchuan said in a deep voice, his anger towards Qin Xuerong rising again.
How many faces does she have?
How many shameful things have she done behind his back!
Time and time again, there are too many coincidences. Shen Jingchuan now truly realizes that his gentle and virtuous wife is far from what she seems.
As for her servants, they deceive their superiors and subordinates time and again. Are they just taking the blame for others, or are they really that daring?
Without the master's tacit approval, would they really be so courageous?
Thinking of this, Shen Jingchuan suddenly felt angry as if he had been deceived and played a trick on him.
He trusted her so much, but how did she repay him?
After a while, Shen Jingchuan suppressed his anger and said in a deep voice: "Come here, tell the second young lady that I will find a teacher for Han Ge'er, but this is not a trivial matter, so we can't rush it. It may take some time."
"Yes."
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In Yunshuyuan, Shen Shuyi was not surprised when he received the servant's reply.
My father is a kind-hearted man. He has ambitions for power, but he also knows how to seek benefits and avoid harm better than anyone else.
But at the same time, he is not decisive enough and is a little soft-hearted. In other words, he still has warmth and kindness in his heart.
The contradiction is not inconsistent.
It is also because of this that she can take advantage of the debt and guilt in his heart.
After all, compared to those children who had been enjoying the company of him for many years, she, a daughter who had been living away from home, had no advantages.
What can be exploited the most is his guilt and indebtedness.
At this time, Manju came in from outside and said in a deep voice: "Miss, there is news from Mr. Liancheng that he plans to go to Huguo Temple tomorrow. If you want to go there to memorize the text, you can go directly to Erbao to get the key to the study."
"He is going to Huguo Temple?" Shen Shuyi asked in a gentle voice.
Agate nodded and said, "Tomorrow is the monthly prayer day. I heard that if someone wishes to pray, they can walk from the foot of the mountain to the Buddhist temple step by step and knock their heads. Their wishes will be blessed by the Buddha."
Shen Shuyi sneered: "If the gods and Buddhas had eyes, there wouldn't be so many injustices in this world."
People's lives are difficult, and it is never the gods or Buddhas who serve the people and the country, but those living people who risk their lives, rush into the darkness regardless of everything, and do not fear life or death!
Shen Shuyi knew that Liancheng was not someone who believed in these things.
But, perhaps because he had given him a glimmer of hope, he couldn't bear to see this hope dashed again.
"I will go with him tomorrow." Shen Shuyi spoke gently and asked several maids to make some preparations in advance.
"Yes."
After finishing his work, Shen Shuyi stared at the portrait in front of him for a while. After noon, he went to Jing'an Courtyard to visit Old Madam Shen again.
Mrs. Shen was indeed ill after this incident, and as she was getting older, she was not feeling well.