Time Travel: The Noble Family
Chapter 332 - Chapter 332 Chapter 119 Contradiction (Part 1)_3

Chapter 332: Chapter 119: Contradiction (Part 1)_3 Chapter 332: Chapter 119: Contradiction (Part 1)_3 The second quarter past the Mao hour the next day, the sound of temple bells rang out. Yueyao, hearing the bells, hurriedly climbed out of bed, calling out in a fluster, “Oh no, it’s time for morning prayers…” The sound of morning prayers was such a profound memory for Yueyao that it made her momentarily believe she had returned to the past.

Hua Lei quickly said, “Young Lady, don’t fret, if we’re late, we’re late.”

Yueyao looked at Hua Lei and took another glance around the room before she came back to her senses. With a wry smile, Yueyao hadn’t expected to fall back into the past after just one day on the mountain.

There wasn’t much water in the kitchen, so Yueyao washed up briefly before beginning her morning prayers.

Hua Lei watched her mistress in astonishment, devout in her prayers; anyone unaware would think she was a nun!

Nanny Hao tugged at Hua Lei, who became alert and then followed her quietly out of the room.

Yueying had only just closed her eyes when she too was awakened by the bell. Soon, the courtyard was filled with the sound of scurrying footsteps.

Looking out the window, Yueying saw that it was still dim outside. How come they were already up across the way, not letting anyone sleep?

Cai Qing also got up; one couldn’t keep lying in bed when the others had already risen. What would that look like? Yet, when Cai Qing went out and came back, she said in a strange tone, “Young Lady, Hua Lei says the Third Young Lady is performing morning prayers.” She hadn’t expected the Third Young Lady to be so devout, particularly in contrast with her own Young Lady, who was still nestled in bed, showing a world of difference.

Cai Lan snorted disdainfully, “What scriptures are there to read so early in the morning, causing such a commotion? And who is the Third Young Lady trying to impress?” Cai Lan was still so tired from the previous day that she could barely open her eyes.

Cai Qing hurriedly said, “Cai Lan, let’s go fetch water. There’s no water left in the kitchen, and we need it for the morning meal.” This was an errand they had agreed to the previous day.

Cai Lan’s expression darkened as she complained, “How can we be expected to carry water? Why hasn’t a Coarse Maid been sent to help us?” If a maid assigned to heavy chores had come, they wouldn’t have to suffer this plight. Cai Lan was convinced that the Third Young Lady had done this on purpose, it must be intentional.

Pulling Cai Lan along, Cai Qing left for the courtyard, where there were only two buckets and a carrying pole. Cai Qing shouldered the buckets while Cai Lan followed behind.

Nanny Hao waited, left and right, but the two girls were nowhere to be found. The well was truly not far from their quarters, just a five-minute walk from their courtyard.

But after more than a moment, they still hadn’t returned, so Nanny Hao had no choice but to look for them. To her surprise, just as she left the courtyard, she saw Cai Qing carrying water with Cai Lan following behind, limping, apparently with a sprained ankle.

Nanny Hao looked at the less-than-one-third full bucket of water, feeling helpless. These two were indeed delicate young ladies; filling the bucket to the top was out of the question. But really, they could’ve at least filled it halfway!

Yueyao carried out her morning prayers for half a shichen. By now, daylight had fully arrived. Hua Lei brought water for Yueyao to freshen up once again.

After tidying up, Qiao Lan came and said, “Young Lady, please wait a bit longer, the morning meal isn’t ready yet.”

Hua Lei pouted and complained, “You don’t know, Young Lady, Cai Lan twisted her ankle when she went to fetch water. Cai Qing was better off, but she couldn’t manage to carry even half a bucket of water each time; Nanny Hao had no choice but to fetch a turn herself.” Nanny Hao, being tall, didn’t have much trouble, given the buckets weren’t large. However, Hua Lei wasn’t pleased, it was obvious that Cai Lan was just being too lazy; otherwise, how could she have sprained her ankle just carrying water?

Yueyao said nothing, picking up “The Great Learning Commission” to read in her room. After a while, the sound of light footsteps approached, clear signs that Yueying was coming over.

Upon finishing reading, Yueyao stood, walked to her desk, lifted her brush, and wrote a single character. Yueying then entered the room. Seeing Yueyao copying scriptures, Yueying asked in surprise, “Little Sister, you’re copying scriptures so early in the morning?” Internally, Yueying couldn’t help but self-reflect, wondering if she was too lazy compared to Yueyao.

Speaking softly, Yueyao replied, “I’ve finished with the morning prayers; I had nothing else to do, so I started copying scriptures.” It wasn’t that she had nothing else to do, but she didn’t want Yueying to see her leisurely reading a book.

Yueying looked somewhat embarrassed.

Yueyao didn’t dwell on the subject but instead talked about her morning prayers, “Elder Sister, I asked that Little Novice Monk yesterday. The temple’s morning prayers start at the second quarter past the Mao hour and end at the end of the Mao hour; the evening prayers begin at the start of the You hour and end at the second quarter of the You hour. I’ve decided to follow the temple bells for morning and evening prayers starting today. Elder Sister, would you like to join me?”

Yueying was somewhat perplexed and asked, “What are these morning and evening prayers?”

Yueyao explained that the morning and evening prayers were the “Five Hall Studies” that all monastic monks and nuns had to memorize and recite, which fundamentally consisted of chanting the Buddhist scriptures.

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