Grandmother Is Truly Unyielding

Grace Wan quickly put on a smile and said, "Mother, please don't be angry. It's my fault. Moonwater Abbey is so remote and austere, and Grace was there for months with hardly anyone to attend to her. I was worried you'd be concerned about her, so I hurried her back to pay her respects and put your mind at ease."

Grace had been spoiled and pampered by Grace Wan since childhood; she was never one to endure loneliness or hardship.

At this moment, Grace Wan deliberately emphasized how austere Moonwater Abbey was and how Grace had stayed there for months. Grace guessed she was trying to spark suspicion in Dowager Lady Evelyn Zhu.

Sure enough, as soon as Dowager Lady Evelyn Zhu heard this, a look of doubt flashed in her eyes. She asked, "You've been at Moonwater Abbey for three or four months—were you really copying scriptures and praying for your mother all that time?"

"Yes," Grace replied.

"Let me see the scriptures you copied," Dowager Lady Evelyn Zhu ordered.

Grace signaled to Hope, "Go fetch the scriptures I copied."

"Yes," Hope replied, then went to retrieve several thick scripture books Grace had copied over the past few days.

These scripture books were copied by her own hand, stroke by stroke, on those nights at General Evan Xiao's Manor when she wasn't on night duty.

Dowager Lady Evelyn Zhu took them and began flipping through each one.

It is indeed Grace's handwriting.

Her handwriting seems more composed and mature than before.

It seems Moonwater Abbey is quite suitable for cultivating one's character.

Dowager Lady Evelyn Zhu returned the scripture books and said, "Alright, you may go."

"Yes," Grace takes her leave. She gathered the scripture books and exited.

"Grandmother, I'll accompany my big sister back," Cindy Zhu said.

Dowager Lady Evelyn Zhu waved her hand.

The two sisters left the Hall of Longevity and walked together toward Serenity Pavilion, where Grace lived.

On the way, Cindy Zhu whispered to her, "Big sister, you rushed to greet Grandmother as soon as you got back, and she still spoke to you like that. It's really heartbreaking!"

She spoke so softly that only Grace could hear her.

In her past life, she said the same thing.

That was because she was a second-rank Spirit Practitioner, with keen senses, and had already noticed Aunt Autumn, Dowager Lady Evelyn Zhu's confidante, was just ahead by the flower-shaded corridor.

Then Grace, indignant, would respond, saying things like "That old lady's temper is getting stranger! Just because I wore plain clothes, she says I'm mourning! I wouldn't mind mourning, why doesn't she just die already?"—right as Aunt Autumn overheard.

At that time, she truly disliked Dowager Lady Evelyn Zhu.

Naturally, the words she spoke were unpleasant.

Cindy Zhu, on the other hand, would always say comforting things, appearing especially sensible.

After that, those words would reach Dowager Lady Evelyn Zhu's ears, making her dislike Grace even more.

...

Grace walked unhurriedly to the side of the flower-shaded corridor, then finally responded to Cindy Zhu: "Cindy, no matter what, Grandmother will always be our grandmother. No matter what she says, it's our duty as juniors to accept her teachings! Why feel so heartbroken about it?"

Cindy Zhu was stunned.

How could Grace say something like that?

She must be hearing things, right?

But Grace continued, "Last time, you even told me Grandmother was an old hag who wouldn't die! You must never say that again! If someone else hears, they'll think our branch of the family is terribly unfilial. Understand?"

Cindy Zhu glanced at the flower-shaded corridor, her face flushing red with anxiety. She wished she could shut Grace up!

But the thing is, she really had said something like that before!

At that time, it was just to coax Grace into saying something against Dowager Lady Evelyn Zhu, so she echoed her.