Chapter 18 : Confident

• "I know!" Ye Fengwan nodded. The old lady fell ill, and she couldn't escape the responsibility!
• "The doctor examined her and prescribed medicine, but her mood remained depressed. In the end, the old lady ordered her personal maid to go to the temple for advice. The respected master there said that anyone with sincere intentions should copy the Diamond Sutra one hundred times! This would bring blessings from the Buddha! Right now, we are worried that there is no one to copy the Diamond Sutra one hundred times! But now that you're here, it's perfect!" Lady Feng gently smiled.
• Ye Fengwan furrowed her brows, realizing that the fox's tail had finally been revealed. On the surface, they praised her handwriting, but in reality, they were setting her up to copy the Diamond Sutra one hundred times! And the reason was to pray for the old lady's recovery, making it impossible for her to refuse!
• "What's wrong? Sister, are you unwilling to copy the Diamond Sutra for our grandmother? Your handwriting is excellent! And you are sincere! The Buddha will surely appreciate your sincerity and bless our grandmother to recover quickly!" Ye Fengxue interjected.
• "Yes! Wen'er, what's there to hesitate about? Are you still holding a grudge against your grandmother? No matter how she treated you, she is still your grandmother, the one who loved and protected you like a mother!" Lady Feng said in a deep voice.
• Although Ye Fengwan knew that Lady Feng was deliberately making things difficult for her, she couldn't think of any reason to refuse!
• With a flicker in her eyes, she asked, "As long as I am sincere, copying the Diamond Sutra one hundred times will bring blessings to my grandmother, right?"
• "Naturally!" Lady Feng nodded.
• "Good! I agree!" Ye Fengwan said firmly.
• "You agree? Can you do it tomorrow? The sooner you finish, the happier it will make the old lady! It will also greatly benefit her recovery!" Lady Feng couldn't help but say.
• "Yes! Tomorrow at noon, I will hand it over to you after that!" Ye Fengwan agreed wholeheartedly.
• Lady Feng looked astonished. She thought Ye Fengwan would never agree to this. After all, copying the Diamond Sutra one hundred times was not a joke. It would take a lot of time and effort! She had planned that Ye Fengwan would refuse, giving her a reason to say that she was not filial to the old lady. This way, Ye Xiang would no longer side with her. After all, Ye Xiang was someone who valued filial piety greatly! But she didn't expect Ye Fengwan to agree without hesitation!
• "Mother!" Ye Fengxue saw Lady Feng's dumbfounded expression and quickly pushed her.
• "Alright, since Wen'er has agreed, I can rest assured!" Lady Feng smiled, patting her chest.
• When Ye Fengwan returned to her own courtyard, Qinghe had a gloomy face, looking completely disheartened!
• Throwing the Diamond Sutra in her hand onto the table, Ye Fengwan said, "Qinghe, attend to your mistress and let her sleep!"
• "Sleep?" Qinghe's eyes widened instantly, tugging at her sleeve. "Miss, aren't we supposed to copy the Diamond Sutra? It would take a lot of time just to copy it once, let alone one hundred times! The Lady is deliberately not letting us sleep! She doesn't want us to have a moment of peace!"
• "Sleep! How can we not sleep! Hurry up! Bring water, wash up, turn off the lights, and go to sleep!" Ye Fengwan said in a relaxed and carefree manner!
• "But Miss, we only have tomorrow morning left. Even if we work overnight, we won't be able to finish copying the Diamond Sutra one hundred times!" Qinghe bit her lip anxiously.
• "If we can't finish it, then we can't finish it! Hurry up and get ready for bed!" Ye Fengwan urged her.
• Qinghe didn't dare to defy her orders and quickly brought warm water. She helped Ye Fengwan wash up and watched as she changed into her nightgown before turning around and carrying the copper basin out!
• When she returned to prepare the ink for writing, she heard a distant voice from behind, "Qinghe, you should go to sleep too. If you're not energetic enough to serve me tomorrow, I will punish you!"
• "Miss!" Qinghe was startled and quickly turned to look at her.
• "Go back to sleep! Don't make me repeat myself!" Ye Fengwan turned over and ignored her.
• Qinghe's eyes were filled with complex emotions as she glanced at the Diamond Sutra placed aside. She carefully put away the paper and ink before leaving!
• By the time she left, the room was filled with the sound of Ye Fengwan's deep breathing. She had fallen into a deep sleep.
• "Miss! What should we do about these one hundred copies of the Diamond Sutra tomorrow?" Qinghe sighed and returned to her own room.
• The candles in the entire courtyard had been extinguished, and a figure sneaked towards Lady Feng's courtyard.
• Pushing open Lady Feng's room, Ye Fengxue spoke, "Qingju, why did you come back so soon?"
• "She fell asleep!" Qingju hurriedly replied.
• "Who? Who fell asleep?" Ye Fengxue widened her eyes in confusion.
• "It's that useless girl! She went back not long ago and fell asleep. So, I came back!" Qingju explained.
• "Are you sure you didn't see it wrong? It's impossible, right? She was supposed to stay up all night to write the Diamond Sutra. How can she hand it over to me tomorrow if she doesn't stay up?" Lady Feng asked suspiciously.
• "I'm sure I didn't see it wrong! The candles in the courtyard have all been extinguished! There's not a single light!" Qingju said.
• "Mother, what do you think this cunning girl is up to? If she doesn't write tonight, there's no way she can hand over the one hundred copies of the Diamond Sutra tomorrow!" Ye Fengxue frowned.
• "It's even better if she can't hand it over! If she can't, then you should tell your father about this. Let him know that she didn't even fulfill her duty of copying the Diamond Sutra for the old lady's recovery! Surely he will despise her!" Lady Feng said triumphantly.
• "Mother! This cunning girl is different now. Since she readily agreed to the task, she must know the consequences if she can't hand over the Diamond Sutra. She even outsmarted Yu'er, who is so clever. We should be careful!" Ye Fengxue said worriedly.
• "Silly girl, no matter how capable she is, can she conjure up one hundred copies of the Diamond Sutra? She outsmarted Yu'er because Yu'er was careless! She shouldn't have accepted her challenge so easily! Plus, with Rui Wang present, that cunning girl has the upper hand!" Lady Feng said contemptuously.
• "Perhaps mother is right! Let's see how she handles it tomorrow!" Ye Fengxue nodded.
• "Yes, let's see tomorrow." A cold and sinister glint flashed in Lady Feng's eyes.
• You little wretch! This time, I want to see what tricks you can come up with! Dare to deceive someone from the Shangguan family? I'll make you suffer in ways you can't even imagine! You think you can soar just because your father is protecting you? Hmph, no matter how clever you are, you're still too naive!