When Zhou Shaojin woke up the next morning, she was still in a bad mood. Cheng Chi knew that she was really unhappy this time. He didn't care that he had to go to Yuan Weichang today. He hugged Zhou Shaojin and coaxed her for a long time until Zhou Shaojin's mood improved again. Only then did he feel relieved.
After being coaxed by Cheng Chi, Zhou Shaojin also felt that he was a bit stubborn in this matter.
As for children, just take things as they come, just as Cheng Chi said.
However, it wouldn't be too much for her to go to Hongluo Temple to burn incense and pray to the Bodhisattva to bless her with a son as soon as possible, right
Thinking of this, Zhou Shaojin couldn't help but smile.
Cheng Chi gave her a handful of silver bills as money for incense.
Zhou Shaojin happily put them all into his pocket and went out with Cheng Ji and Cheng Sheng.
Hongluo Temple is located in the north of the city, more than ten miles away from the city. It faces south and is built on the mountain. It is surrounded by mountains and water and has lush forests. However, it was still early spring when they came. The new leaves had not yet sprouted, and most of the branches were withered and yellow. Although it looked a bit desolate, there were still many pilgrims. It was almost noon when they arrived at the mountain gate. The steward Xiang who accompanied them had already prepared a room and vegetarian food for them.
Cheng Ji couldn't help but laugh and said, "It's still more comfortable to follow our young aunt. The last time we came, we waited for a long time before we found a place to stay."
Zhou Shaojin was puzzled.
Cheng Sheng laughed and said, "I didn't expect to encounter the temple fair at Hongluo Temple at that time. People were crowded and close to each other. The managers didn't make arrangements for a while."
Zhou Shaojin smiled and said, "Since we are at the temple fair, there must be a lot of people."
The three of them had a simple meal and then went to the main hall.
Cheng Sheng came to fulfill his vow, and was received by other monks. Cheng Ji accompanied Zhou Shaojin to throw in ten taels of silver for incense and draw a lot.
The fortune slip read, "The leaves of the phoenix tree are falling and autumn is drawing to a close. The travelers are returning home like clouds. Thanks to God for his good wishes, the boat returns with treasures carrying favorable winds."
It mentioned falling leaves, the end of autumn, the good weather and precious treasures. Zhou Shaojin and Cheng Ji were not sure whether this sign was good or bad.
The receptionist and the minister saw that Zhou Shaojin was very generous despite her young age, so they personally took her to the place where she could sign.
The old monk took the fortune stick and read it, then asked them what they were praying for.
Zhou Shaojin felt a little embarrassed, so Cheng Ji said for her: "Pray for a child!"
The old monk laughed and said, "Don't worry, benefactor. Although this hexagram shows the falling of paulownia leaves, it also means that everything will be bad at first but good later. This is a good sign."
Zhou Shaojin and Cheng Ji were both overjoyed and gave ten taels of silver for the divination.
The old monk smiled and said, "If you do things in your heart, the will of heaven will follow. You can do whatever you want. The donor will surely get what he wants."
This is similar to what Cheng Chi said, "Let it be"!
Zhou Shaojin thanked the monk again and again, and when he left the temple, he felt the sky was high and the clouds were vast, and he felt indescribably relaxed. He saw a young monk coming over and stopped him, asking him where Cheng Sheng was.
The young monk's ears turned red as he looked at her. He murmured to the east, "Grandmother Peng is talking to the Grand Master in the Zen room over there!"
Zhou Shaojin was so happy that he had nowhere to express himself. He excitedly pulled Cheng Ji and said, "Let's go and listen to what they are saying!"
Cheng Ji was originally an active person. After being detained at home by Li Jing for such a long time, she would have encouraged Zhou Shaojin to go even if Zhou Shaojin did not want to go. Moreover, since Zhou Shaojin said he would go, she became even more active and pulled Zhou Shaojin to the east.
Perhaps the Zen room was not open to ordinary pilgrims, and as they walked along, there were fewer and fewer people.
Zhou Shaojin suddenly stopped in his tracks.
Cheng Ji hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?" But he saw her standing on tiptoe and looking towards the woods at the bottom of the hill.
There was a path leading from the corridor where they were standing to the woods at the foot of the hillside. A man in a blue fine cloth robe was walking through the woods towards the ceremonial gate.
The man was tall and thin, and walked hurriedly, which made him look a little out of place in this Zen temple where almost all the pilgrims were female.
Cheng Ji smiled and said, "Maybe he is someone's husband? When it comes to having children, I'm afraid any man would be worried..."
As she spoke, she pulled Zhou Shaojin and prepared to continue walking forward.
Zhou Shaojin grabbed her hand and asked anxiously, "Look at that back figure, does it look like Cheng Lu?"
"Brother Lu?!" Cheng Ji opened his eyes wide, looked at the man carefully, and said incoherently, "I haven't seen him many times, how do I know if he looks like me... This brother Lu is also thin and tall... But how did he get to the capital? The pilgrims of Hongluo Temple are all women, what is he doing here..."
Zhou Shaojin felt confused for a moment.
Based on her understanding of Cheng Lu, he would not give up his malicious intentions as long as there was a slight chance, just like she had been living in seclusion for so many years, but after the Cheng family was in trouble, he came all the way to find her and threaten her.
If it was really Cheng Lu, she couldn't let him run away like that.
She hurriedly told the younger Jixiang: "Go find Fan Qi and tell him that I saw Cheng Lu wearing a blue fine cloth robe. Ask him to find a way to find him."
Zhou Shaojin couldn't help but feel fortunate that she had handed Fan Qi over to Manager Xiang. She was going out today, and since Old Madam Guo was at her home in Chaoyang Gate, someone couldn't be missing from Chaoyang Gate, so she took Manager Xiang with her.
Jixiang ran away in a flash.
Zhou Shaojin and Cheng Ji’s good moods were gone.
Cheng Ji comforted Zhou Shaojin: "Maybe you saw it wrong."
"I hope so!" Zhou Shaojin said uneasily, and the two of them went to the meditation room in silence.
Cheng Sheng originally came to talk about Buddhist principles with the old monk just to wait for Zhou Shaojin and Cheng Ji. Now that Zhou Shaojin and Cheng Ji had come, she naturally said goodbye.
The three of them returned the way they came.
Cheng Sheng asked Zhou Shaojin with great interest what lot he had drawn.
Zhou Shaojin told Cheng Sheng.
Cheng Sheng smiled and said, "My mother will be very happy to hear that. She also said that she wants to go with you to find a wife for Rang Ge'er. When the time comes, we can go to Daxiangguo Temple to look at the vegetarian dishes."
Cheng Ji said, "I want to go too! I won't say anything, just pretend I'm not there. I want to go to Daxiangguo Temple to eat vegetarian food."
Zhou Shaojin and Cheng Sheng couldn't help laughing.
The group of people were chatting and laughing, and the atmosphere became lively again.
Zhou Shaojin brought some Shao Su'e back to Mrs. Guo.
Cheng Sheng looked at it and said, "Oh, no wonder grandma likes you so much. We didn't expect it."
Zhou Shaojin said shyly: "I think this is quite delicious."
Cheng Sheng nodded repeatedly and told the nanny to buy some and bring them back: "Give them to my husband's family to try."
Cheng Ji looked at it and bought some, saying that he would take it back for Li Jing to taste.
Li Jing must be very happy!
Zhou Shaojin smiled, looked around, and asked Chunwan: "Where did Fan Qi go?"
The Spring Festival Gala looks towards good fortune.
Jixiang said hurriedly: "I told Manager Fan what my wife said, and Manager Fan has not come back since then..."
Could it really be Cheng Lu
Zhou Shaojin was thinking about it in his mind, and left one person here to wait for Fan Qi, and they went back home.
Who knew that when she returned to Chaoyang Gate, there were several people sitting in Madam Guo's room. In addition to the wife of Lord Peng, the doctor of the Military Selection Department of the Ministry of War who often visited their house these days, there were also Madam Pengcheng and Mrs. Qiu, who were sitting together eating snacks, drinking tea and chatting.
Seeing her coming back, Madam Yuan hurried forward and took Zhou Shaojin's hand, smiling warmly, "Fourth Madam, congratulations! That Lord Qu has been sent to prison, and the Emperor wants to hold a three-court trial!"
In other words, Cheng Chi is fine.
The one who is wrong is Lord Qu!
Zhou Shaojin was overjoyed, his face brightened, and he called out to Madam Guo, "Mom, is this true?"
"It's true!" Mrs. Guo's smile was much more reserved than Zhou Shaojin's, but it was obvious that she liked it very much: "Mrs. Peng and Mrs. Peng Cheng came here to tell me about this."
Zhou Shaojin couldn't stop smiling, it was clearly visible on his face.
This made Lord Peng, Madam Pengcheng and Mrs. Qiu, who came to report the news, feel that they had done the right thing and they were very happy.
When Cheng Chi came back in the evening, Zhou Shaojin helped him change his clothes, and he couldn't help but hug him, looking up at him with a smile and said, "Do you have anything to say to me?"
If it was about the fortune, she would definitely ask him "Guess what I drew." That was about Qu Ge Lao being imprisoned.
He didn't expect she would know so soon.
Looking at her pink and tender face, he became playful and asked her in a normal and somewhat strange manner, "Did something happen at home?"
Doesn’t Silang know that Lord Qu has been imprisoned
Zhou Shaojin blinked and quickly told Cheng Chi that Mrs. Peng had come to tell them the news.
Smiles like stars rippled in Cheng Chi's eyes.
Zhou Shaojin was stunned, and then immediately realized that she had been fooled by Cheng Chi again.
"I will never care about you changing clothes again!" Zhou Shaojin pushed Cheng Chi away with shame and anger.
Cheng Chi burst into laughter, hugged Zhou Shaojin tightly in his arms, and said to her face, "I have another piece of news to tell you. I don't know if you like it or not."
Zhou Shaojin was very curious and didn't care that he had just teased him. He asked, "What's the matter? How can I know if you like it or not if you don't tell me?"
Cheng Chi smiled and said, "I was transferred to the Censorate to serve as an officer in the Experience Department!"
The Experience Officer of the Censorate was a sixth-rank official.
This is not the main point. The main thing is that the experience manager will stay in the capital.
"I like it, I like it!" Zhou Shaojin couldn't help but hugged Cheng Chi.
Cheng Chi lowered his head, kissed the top of Zhou Shaojin's head, murmured with a smile, and said "Silly girl".
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Fan Qi did not come back that night.
Cheng Chi sent people to look for him overnight.
Zhou Shaojin was worried all night.
The next day, the news spread and Cheng's relatives and friends all came to congratulate them.
While Zhou Shaojin was in the kitchen, instructing the maid to prepare food for the guests, he was also anxiously waiting for news from Fan Qi. Even the joy of Cheng Chi's promotion faded.
If she had known this would happen, she should not have asked Fan Qi to find someone.
If something happened to Fan Qi, how would she explain to Fan's mother
How can she be worthy of Fan Qi!
Zhou Shaojin finally got to the time to light the lamps when Fan Qi came back exhausted.
Zhou Shaojin was overjoyed and didn't care about the guests in the room. He pulled Fan Qi to the back of the kitchen to talk: "How is it? Did you encounter any danger?"
"No, no!" Fan Qi panted, "You didn't recognize the wrong person, it was Cheng Lu... I followed him all the way, he worked as an accountant for an official family in Huairou... He also changed his name to Dong Lichun."
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