"So it was him..."
While the old woman was looking at him, the injured man named Zhang Shu also recognized the young man standing next to the old woman, and shouted in surprise: "Mr. Fu, you are Mr. Fu!"
Fu Yunhe went up, helped him up, and asked with a puzzled face: "Grandmother and I wanted to go and see you for a while, but I didn't expect to see you, why are you in this state?"
"Grandmother?" Zhang Shu looked at the old woman and shouted in disbelief, "Could it be... are you Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess?" He struggled and knelt down, crying to Yong Yang, "His Royal Highness , please be the master of grass people!"
Yong Yang looked at him, her eyes sparkled, and she asked: "Do you know who these people are?"
"Yes!" Zhang Shu kowtowed vigorously, and said angrily, "It was sent by Uncle Xuan Ping! They wanted me to withdraw the charges against Lu Heng, but I refused, so they wanted to kill me Fortunately, His Royal Highness Princess Dachang rescued me, otherwise the grassroots, the grassroots will surely die!"
After knowing that this person is Zhang Shu, Yong Yang also guessed that the person who was chasing and killing must be from Xuan Ping Bo's Mansion. I really didn't expect that Uncle Xuanping's mansion would be so bold that he dared to openly kill people in the king's capital in broad daylight. Yong Yang's expression froze, and he told the guards: "Look at them, don't let these two people seek death. Also, find a doctor and treat Zhang Shu's wound." She turned and walked into Zuixianju.
On the second floor of Zuixianju, Nangong Yue, who witnessed everything below, looked back at Xiao Yi with surprise in her eyes.
Xiao Yi showed off triumphantly: "Smelly girl, I am very good!"
"Very powerful!" Nangong Yue nodded in agreement.
Xiao Yi was even more complacent, and couldn't wait to share his brilliance and martial arts with her, and before she asked, he hurriedly showed off: "...I have been sending people to keep an eye on the Xuanping Mansion for the past few days, and then I knew where I was. Lu Heng wanted to find someone to buy Zhang Shu, and if he couldn't, he would just kill him. You don't know how stupid Lu Heng is, to think of such a stupid way. Of course I can't let him down, so I let him Zhang Shu will do whatever he can! No, it must be a matter of course!"
Nangong Yue thought about it carefully, although Lu Heng's method is not smart, but it is indeed once and for all, if she hadn't met Xiao Yi, it might have worked. But now, he is undoubtedly digging a hole for himself. And the most important link in this pit should be Princess Yongyang, there must be a person with full weight to witness all of this, otherwise this "bitter trick" is meaningless.
"How did you trick Princess Yongyang into coming here?" Nangong Yue asked curiously, tilting her head. She couldn't help but think that the day when Lu Heng was hung on the city wall was the day when Princess Yong Yang returned to the capital, it couldn't be such a coincidence twice, could it
"Just look for Xiao Hezi." Xiao Yi added with a smile, "It's Fu Yunhe."
Nangong Yue suddenly realized and nodded. With the grandson of Yongyang Dachang Princess coming out, it is really not a difficult task to bring Dachang Princess here. It's just that Nangong Yue is even more curious. With Fu Yunhe's status, it is a very miraculous thing to obey Xiao Yi's words. Nangong Yue, who couldn't figure it out, simply explained it as a unique personal charm.
"Brother!" At this moment, the door of the private seat was pushed open, and a young man poked his head in and said helplessly, "Grandmother said that she has seen you and told you to go over now...Brother, you have to believe me, it's really not I'll tell her!" The young man with a baby face was right at Fu Yunhe. While speaking, he noticed that there was another person in the box, and he couldn't help casting his eyes on Nangong Yue. Although he was wearing men's clothes, he could tell whether he was a man or a woman at a glance, so he couldn't help but look at her a few more times.
Now that she had come out disguised as a woman, Nangong Yue was not pretentious, and looked back at him without any shyness, but Xiao Yi gave him a hard look.
Fu Yunfu was inexplicably stared at by Xiao Yi, his eyes swept back and forth several times on Xiao Yi and Nangong Yue, showing a suddenly realized expression, and said hurriedly: "Brother, there is this..."
Nangong Yue cupped her hands generously and said, "My surname is Lin, and my single name is Yue."
"Young Master Lin." Fu Yunhe bowed back and said, "Young Master Lin, let's go too."
Nangong Yue hesitated for a moment, but when she saw Xiao Yi nodding to her, she agreed.
The two followed Fu Yunhe to the box next door, opened the box, and Nangong Yue saw at a glance that besides Princess Yongyang who was sitting in the main seat, there was another person, and she knew it, it was Princess Yuncheng Yuan Lingbai, the second son of the mansion.
Yuan Lingbai was also taken aback, but he reacted quickly, and said to Xiao Yi with a smile: "Brother! And this is..." His eyes paused on Nangong Yue, and he asked intentionally.
Yuan Lingbai recognized at a glance that this "young man" disguised as a man was Nangong Yue, the owner of Yaoguang County, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: Big brother is indeed a big brother, and he actually abducted the owner of Yaoguang County from the mansion. It really is the "future sister-in-law" can not be wrong!
Fu Yunhe hurriedly interjected: "This is Lin Yue, Mr. Lin."
"Mr. Lin." Yuan Lingbai bowed his hands.
Nangong Yue also calmed down, and returned the courtesy: "The original second son."
Nangong Yue felt that she was really unlucky. It was rare that she disguised herself as a man and ran out to watch a play with Xiao Yi, and then she met an acquaintance... She didn't bother to think about the follow-up effects, and came to Yongyang University with Xiao Yi In front of the eldest princess, he saluted and said hello, saying "I have seen the old lady".
Yong Yang asked them to excuse him, and looked at the two of them kindly.
Decades ago, the Red Feather Army led by Yong Yang was once under the command of Xiao Yi's grandfather, so Xiao Yi was no different from her own grandson in her eyes. And when she looked at Nangong Yue, her eyes softened even more. She fought with the late emperor for many years and conquered the Great Yu River. Her vision was beyond the reach of ordinary women. In her opinion, women It shouldn't be confined to the inner house. Compared with the reserved lady, Nangong Yue, who disguised herself as a man and was generous and decent, caught the eyes of the eldest princess better.
Moreover, at Yong Yang's age, what else can't be seen
Yong Yang smiled, pointed to the seat beside him and said: "Sit down."
The two had just sat down, and before they could say a few words, the door of the box was knocked lightly, and a guard came in and said, "Lady, the Governor of Jingzhao has arrived."
Yong Yang's gaze sank, and he said: "Let him in."
The governor of Jingzhao felt that he had been unlucky recently. First, he was involved in the case of Uncle Xuanping, and several parties were putting pressure on him, which made it impossible for him to investigate, or not to investigate. Well, that matter hasn't been resolved yet, and Princess Yong Yang is following her again. When he knew that Princess Yongyang had personally witnessed the fact that Uncle Xuanping's mansion wanted to kill someone, Jingzhao Mansion Yin felt that his heart was cold.
"I've seen Dachang..."
Yong Yang raised his hand and said: "No courtesy, just call me old madam."
"Yes, old lady."
"I called you here today for one thing." Yong Yang cut to the point and said, "How about Zhang Shu's case?"
Yin Qian of Jingzhao Mansion said with a smile: "I'm investigating... the next official is investigating."
Yong Yang stared at the governor of Jingzhao, without concealing his vigor, and said, "Master Lu thinks that I am meddling in my own business?"
Mr. Jingzhao's forehead was dripping with sweat, and he hurriedly said: "I don't dare, I'm an official..."
"Even if you think I'm meddling in my own business, it's fine!" Yong Yang slapped the table suddenly, the cold light in his eyes was like knives, and he said aggressively, "I'll take care of this matter! … Bring it in!"
When Yong Yang gave an order, her guards immediately brought the two criminals in and threw them on the ground rudely.
I saw that the two people's hands were tied with ropes, and their mouths were stuffed with cloth. In order to prevent them from biting their tongues and committing suicide, even their teeth were pulled out, looking extremely embarrassed.
"Lord Lu, I will leave these two people to you." Yong Yangrui narrowed his eyes slightly, looked directly at Jingzhao Mansion Yin, and said, "I hope I don't let me hear the news of their suicide..." Her meaning was very clear, If these two people are dead, it is the result of Jingzhao Prefecture Yin covering criminals and destroying witnesses.
Jingzhaofu Yin raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, deeply feeling that it was too difficult for him to do...
Above the court, he could see very clearly that although the emperor was very angry at first, his anger gradually subsided after he got over it. Anyway, the honor was also lowered, and the punishment was also fined, so let it go. It is because he can see clearly that the governor of Jingzhao Mansion understands that blindly pursuing Uncle Xuan Ping will make the world unhappy. He originally wanted to stay vague for a while, and wait for Princess Yongyang to forget about this matter. Give Lu Heng some moderate punishment, and then pay some money to Zhang Shu, and this matter will be over, but why did the Xuanping uncle's mansion do such a stupid thing like murder and silence!
Just do it, and let Princess Yongyang catch it personally, isn't this asking for a dead end
Jingzhao Fu Yin had a splitting headache, and he was thinking desperately in his heart how to write the scriptures for the morning court... He felt that he had grown a lot of gray hair in just a few days.
Yong Yang didn't care how difficult he was, he waved his hand casually, indicating that he could step back.
As a princess, Yong Yang can't participate in government affairs, so she didn't say anything about this case, she just urged Jing Zhaofu to investigate the case as soon as possible, so that even Yu Shi couldn't impeach her. However, standing here with such a grand princess with great military achievements, she has a clear attitude, and no one dares to make troubles.
"That's right." When Yin of Jingzhao Mansion was about to open the door to go out, Yong Yang spoke again, and said, "I will bring Zhang Shu back to the Princess Mansion. If you need him to go to court, come to the Princess Mansion to announce it."
Jingzhao Fu Yin's shoulders trembled, he turned around, smiled uglier than crying, bowed and said: "... yes."
The two criminals were escorted to the Jingzhao Yamen by Yong Yang's bodyguards, and the private room finally became quiet again... Nangong Yue looked at Yong Yang with shining eyes, the pupils of which were as bright as stars, filled with "worship" .
In two lifetimes, it was the first time for Nangong Yue to see such a unique and unique woman as Princess Yongyang. Although in her previous life, she had heard many legends about this princess, how brave and decisive she was. No matter how skilled a person is, she is as bold as Hua Mulan, but the rumors are always exaggerated, so Nangong Yue only listened to it as an anecdote. Until now, she didn't realize that Princess Yongyang was such a person. There is a kind of arrogance that is inherent in the body, and there is a decisiveness to fight and fight on the battlefield. Nangong Yue suddenly discovered that women can live so recklessly!
Xiao Yi was not very happy, the stinky girl didn't even look at herself with such eyes!
Yong Yang noticed the way Nangong Yue looked at him, and smiled slightly. At this time, she didn't look like a female general, but a kind old man, and said gently: "It's getting late today, Mr. Lin, wait In a few days, I will send someone to send you a post, so it would be nice to come to my mansion to talk with me."
"Okay, old lady!" Nangong Yue responded immediately, smiling shyly like a little girl who was praised by an elder.
Fu Yunhe was very surprised, his grandmother rarely invited people over the house, especially a "stranger" who had only met once.
"Grandmother Yongyang." Xiao Yi also leaned over with a playful smile, and said, "Please invite me too."
Yong Yang patted him on the head, and said cheerfully: "Come! You all come, and Xiaobai, you also tell your mother, when the time comes, all three of you brothers and sisters will come."
Yuan Lingbai agreed with a smile: "Yes! Great aunt!"
Talking to Princess Yongyang is a very pleasant thing. She is not like those old ladies from famous families and royal nobles who rely on their status, so they are either arrogant, stubborn, or follow the rules in everything. On the contrary, they are quite It's crisp and neat, with a lot of laughter, and it doesn't make people feel bored at all.
After having dinner with Princess Yongyang and seeing her off in the carriage, Xiao Yi took Nangong Yue back to the mansion, and after flying over the eaves and walls, he sent her back to the Mozhu Courtyard safely.
When Nangong Yue climbed into the room through the window, Yimei and Baihui, who were waiting anxiously in the inner room, breathed a sigh of relief. They hurriedly greeted them and said, "Miss San, you are finally back..." They scared them to death Yes!
Nangong Yue asked in a good mood: "Has anyone come to see me?"
"No."
"Nothing to be afraid of without you." Nangong Yue walked behind the screen, changed the men's clothing, handed it to Yimei and said, "You wash it yourself, don't let other people's hands, then put it up for me, put it down I can wear it again."
"Ah..." Yimei cried, "Miss San, you still want to wear it."
Nangong Yue smiled and nodded. If she changed into men's clothing and went out at the beginning, she would feel a little uncomfortable, but after seeing the majesty of Princess Yongyang, she now feels that she is just a woman disguised as a man, so what's the big deal? !
Yimei also knows that her daughter is very assertive, once she has made up her mind, no one can persuade her, she can only hug her clothes with her head downcast and put them away. I thought in my heart: This dress must not be seen by others, otherwise a girl who has not left the court has a man's clothes in her house, and the reputation of the third girl will be ruined...
After Yimei came back, Nangong Yue straightened her clothes and asked Baihui to put on pearl flowers for herself, then said: "Let's go. Let's go to mother's place."
When they arrived at Qianyun Courtyard, the maid at the entrance of the main hall gave a report and welcomed Nangong Yue in.
As soon as she entered the room, Nangong Yue was a little surprised to see that Liu Qingqing was there.
After Nangong Yue greeted Lin and exchanged greetings with Liu Qingqing, she sat down on her right side.
Liu Qingqing also just arrived, and after exchanging a few pleasantries, she finally expressed her intentions: "Second Madam, Qingqing came to bother you today because I want to ask for your permission."
Liu Qingqing is a well-behaved person, and rarely asks for anything, so Lin hurriedly said: "Miss Liu, but it's okay to say."
"Next year's spring is just around the corner. I see my brother studying all night and he is very tired. I want to give him a gift so that he can relax." Liu Qingqing said unhurriedly, "I heard that there is a Shanhua Temple in the suburbs of the capital. There is a stone tablet in the backyard, which is said to have been left by Li Hanzhi, a famous calligrapher from the previous dynasty. My elder brother’s favorite characters are Li Hanzhi’s calligraphy, but he has been in the capital for several months, but he has no time to visit in person, so Qingqing wants to do it for him. Elder brother, go to Shanhua Temple and have the characters written on the stele rubbed down and sent to elder brother."
Liu Qingqing's heart of loving and caring for her elder brother has been clearly revealed in her words. I can hear that if Mrs. Lin touches something, her sister Yue will do the same. ...Thinking of that day in Rong'an Hall, Liu Qingyun angrily stood out for her younger sister, with sincere affection, Lin felt that the Liu brothers and sisters were really good!
It's just that if Liu Qingqing was only sent to Shanhua Temple by a girl's family alone with her maid, it would be a bit uneasy...
Mrs. Lin pondered for a while, and then suggested: "Miss Liu, I heard that Master Cihang will go to Shanhua Temple to give lectures in a few days, why don't we call the third and fourth younger siblings, as well as Sister Cheng and the others?" , let’s all go to Shanhua Temple to listen to scriptures and relax, what do you think?”
Liu Qingqing was taken aback, as intelligent as she was, she naturally felt Lin's kindness, and felt sour. The second lady is so kind, but the eldest lady in the mansion, her future mother-in-law...the two ladies are really different.
Liu Qingqing narrowed her eyes slightly, trying to stabilize her emotions, but before she could speak, Nangong Yue said with a smile: "Mother, your idea is good, I have never been to this Shanhua Temple. This time, I am blessed by Sister Qing !"
Lin's mother and daughter had good intentions, and Liu Qingqing was not a horny person, so naturally he was disrespectful.
So, when paying respects to Mrs. Su the next day, Mrs. Lin mentioned that Master Cihang went to Shanhua Temple to give lectures.
Su Shi is a devout and Buddhist person, so he agreed without saying a word. For a while, the female family members in the mansion were all overjoyed. Nangong Cheng was depressed and didn't want to go, but seeing the excitement of the crowd, he didn't want to make a sound to disappoint.
And that night, Xiao Yi specially came over to tell her the good news: Lu Heng was deprived of the position of son! Although she was somewhat prepared for it, Nangong Yue was very surprised that the result came so soon. I thought it would be at least ten days and half a month.
But Xiao Yi said that the emperor has respected and feared this little aunt since he was a child. With Princess Yongyang personally suppressing him, the emperor did not dare to be too selfish, but he wanted to keep Uncle Xuan Ping, so he could only Taking the lesser of two evils, he pushed everything on Lu Heng, not only took his heirloom position vigorously, but also gave a fourth-rank female official to Uncle Xuan Ping as his equal wife, only waiting to have another heir. After all, a concubine can't inherit the title, but the son of a common wife can turn a blind eye.
All this made Nangong Yue dumbfounded, and she also knew that Xiao Yi definitely had a lot of hands and feet secretly.
At this point, Lu Heng is considered to be finished, avenging her brother's humiliation, Nangong Yue is in a particularly happy mood, and let Yimei reward everyone in the Mozhuyuan with a month's money each, and the maids can't help but Cheers.
This good mood lasted until five days later, when they went to Shanhua Temple.
That day was a crisp autumn day, and early in the morning, Nangong Yue and her mother, Mrs. Lin, came to the second gate. Liu Qingqing and Nangong Cheng were already waiting there, their expressions slightly awkward. After everyone had seen the ceremony, the fourth wife, Mrs. Gu, also came with her maid.
Several people exchanged pleasantries, but they saw that Mrs. Huang and Nangong Lin hadn't appeared for a long time. Lin frowned slightly, and was about to send her maid to visit Huang's Lanshan Courtyard, when she saw a somewhat familiar little maid rushing over with her skirt in hand.
"I have seen the second lady, the fourth lady, the eldest lady, the third lady, and Miss Liu." The little servant girl panted and bowed to the masters one by one, and then said, "The third lady wants the slaves to come and tell the ladies that there is still a girl. The fourth girl suddenly developed acne in the early morning of this morning, and she still has a high fever, the third wife will stay in the mansion to worship the Goddess of acne, so she won't go to Shanhua Temple this time."
Lin is a mother, so she naturally knows that the acne is severe, not to mention that Nangong Lin is a girl's family, if there is a acne scar on her face, then Huang will have no time to cry. Lin hurriedly waved her hand and said, "You go back. Let your third wife take care of the fourth girl at ease, and if necessary, you can invite a few more doctors back."
The little maid saluted again, and retreated hastily.
Lin turned her head and said to everyone: "Then let's go first."
Everyone naturally has no objection.
The mansion had originally prepared four carriages for the masters for this trip, but since Sanfang couldn't go temporarily, they reduced it to three.
Leaving the city from the east gate, the journey was very smooth, and we arrived at Shanhua Temple in about two hours.
In order to show piety, Lin specially ordered people to park the carriage in front of the temple, and all the female relatives walked into the temple together.
Nangong Yue saw that Liu Qingqing's expression was a little bad, so she walked to her side and asked, "Sister Qing, are you a little motion sick?"
Liu Qingqing covered her mouth slightly with a handkerchief, and nodded.
Nangong Yue gave Baihui a wink, and Baihui immediately took out a purse and took out a small porcelain bottle from it and handed it to Nangong Yue. Nangong Yue opened the small porcelain bottle and said to Liu Qingqing: "Sister Qing, this is a fragrance that relieves motion sickness, put it under your nose and smell it."
"Thank you, sister Yue." Liu Qingqing took the porcelain vase, covered it with a handkerchief in one hand, and put the vase under her nose with the other. After sniffing, she smelled a refreshing fragrance from her nose, a refreshing scent. Feeling going to the head, I was shocked immediately, and even the nausea caused by motion sickness was mostly gone.
"Sister Yue, I'm much better." Liu Qingqing was about to return the porcelain vase to Nangong Yue, but Nangong Yue raised her hand to stop her.
"Sister Qing, I made this refreshing fragrance with my own hands. If you don't mind it, you can keep it." Nangong Yue also put the cork back on the porcelain bottle for the other party with her own hands.
Although Liu Qingqing's family is poor now, he has always been generous and polite, "Then I won't be polite."
While talking, the two followed the crowd to Shanhua Temple.
Under the breeze, Liu Qingqing's complexion quickly returned to normal, with a slight smile on the corner of her mouth, thinking that being able to come out for a walk made her feel much more comfortable.
Several people entered the main hall under the guidance of a young monk.
The fact that Master Cihang is coming to Shanhua Temple to give lectures has already spread throughout the capital, and many people who believe in Buddhism in the capital have come to listen to the master's lectures, so Shanhua Temple has to restrict entry to the temple For the number of people who passed the test, Lin also made a reservation a few days in advance to get these places.
At this time, there were already many pilgrims waiting in the main hall of Shanhua Temple. In order to avoid bumping into the female relatives, only female relatives were allowed to enter in the first scene of the day. Familiar wives and girls chatted together in twos and threes.
"Second Aunt! Fourth Aunt!" A soft and pleasant female voice came from the right.
Nangong Yue frowned only when she heard his voice. This voice was too familiar to her...
She turned around slowly and followed the sound. I saw a thin woman in a white dress and a white flower on her head walking towards the people in Nangong Mansion with light lotus steps. It was indeed Bai Muxiao.
Lin frowned slightly, but still greeted her with a proper manner, and said, "Sister Xiao, why are you here?" After all, the two families are relatives, even if Lin has a grudge against her, she can only go up to her. Before Xuan.
Bai Muxiao was blessed first, and then said: "Second aunt, fourth aunt, Xiao'er heard that Venerable Cihang came here to give a lecture, so she came here specially to pray for her late father."
Mrs. Lin nodded, and sighed: "You are so filial, your father must be very pleased to know." He thought to himself: This sister Xiao is really bad, orphan and widow, this Baifu is not very kind People, the life of Nangong Yun's mother and daughter is indeed difficult... It's just that thinking about how Sister Xiao pushed Brother Xin into the water, causing Brother Xin to almost die, Lin still couldn't open his heart to her, and decided that at most he would just be an ordinary person. Relatives in general.
Mrs. Gu didn't know about the entanglement between Erfang and Bai Muxiao, but felt that Bai Muxiao's filial piety was very touching, so she suggested softly: "Sister Xiao, since it is a rare coincidence, you will sit with us later. Let's listen together."
"What the fourth aunt said is true, so Xiao'er is bothering the two aunts and two cousins." Bai Muxiao replied thoughtfully, and then greeted Nangong Cheng and Nangong Yue, "Cousin Cheng, cousin Yue, it's been a long time not see."
"Cousin Xiao." Nangong Cheng and Nangong Yue performed the ceremony of peers with her.
Bai Muxiao's eyes finally fell on Liu Qingqing who was beside Nangong Yue, and asked with a smile: "Auntie, is this sister..." She lowered her eyes shyly, "Since Xiao'er fell into the water last time, there are some things now. I still can't remember." It is true that Bai Muxiao has never met Liu Qingqing, but before she came to Shanhua Temple, she had already known Liu Qingqing's identity from her mother, just to avoid arousing suspicion, she deliberately pretended not to know.
Mrs. Lin introduced with a smile: "Sister Xiao should not know Miss Liu. Miss Liu is the daughter of your uncle's old friend. Now she is living in the mansion temporarily. This is the first time you have met." Following her, she spoke to Liu Qingqing again. Introducing Bai Muxiao, "Miss Liu, this is my aunt's daughter, Miss Xiao, who is a few years younger than you."
"Then Xiao'er will call her sister and call her sister." Bai Muxiao graciously turned to Liu Qingqing.
"Sister Xiao, you're being polite." Liu Qingqing also returned the gift, and untied the moon-white webbing around her waist, handed it to Bai Muxiao and said, "Sister Xiao, I made this up myself, I hope you don't dislike it."
Bai Muxiao took the net, looked at it carefully, and said full of praise: "Sister Qing's hands are really skillful, the weaving is so delicate. I must teach Xiao'er if I have the opportunity."
"Sister Xiao is really flattering you." Liu Qingqing said with a smile, seeing Bai Muxiao's sincere expression, she was relieved, "Sister Xiao wants to learn, there will always be a chance."
At this time, the hall became quiet, and Master Cihang appeared accompanied by the monks in the temple, with a solemn appearance. For a moment, everyone's expressions became solemn, and they sat on their futons and began to listen to the master's lecture.
This talk is an hour...
This scripture is really boring for some little girls, but there are still many believers who are still listening to it.
After the lecture was over, the little novice from before came over and led Mrs. Lin and others to the wing behind the Xipian Hall. Master Cihang will give lectures in the temple for a total of two days, so Mrs. Lin specially arranged a small courtyard for them to stay overnight in the temple.
Thinking of a girl named Bai Muxiao who was alone here with her maid, Lin called her over as well.
They ate the vegetarian food prepared in the temple together, and everyone drank some hot tea to digest their food. Mrs. Lin suggested to several girls: "Sister Cheng, Sister Yue, Sister Xiao, and Miss Liu, it's hard for you to get this Shanhua Temple, go to the backyard for a walk." He paused for a while, then smiled and said, "Although this Shanhua Temple is not big, I heard that there is a stone tablet in the backyard of this temple. According to legend, it was left by the famous calligrapher Li Hanzhi in the previous dynasty. You can go there Appreciate it."
Li Hanzhi!
Upon hearing this name, Nangong Cheng's eyes lit up, who was originally in a slump. People who love calligraphy probably don't know Li Hanzhi! He was one of the best calligraphy masters in the previous dynasty, who left behind many famous works, and there are even many interesting stories about the master handed down among the people.
Bai Muxiao also said: "Master Li's cursive script is a masterpiece, so you really have to appreciate it."
"Cousin Xiao, it turns out that you also like Master Li's calligraphy." Nangong Cheng looked at Bai Muxiao unexpectedly, feeling quite like-minded, "Among Master Li's works, my favorite is probably..."
"Flying white stickers!"
Bai Muxiao and Nangong Cheng's voices coincided with each other, and they looked at each other and smiled, becoming more speculative, and chatted with Master Li for a few more words.
Nangong Yue looked at the two with a smile that was not a smile, and felt that today was really a coincidence. First, Bai Muxiao happened to come to Shanhua Temple to listen to scriptures, and then happened to like Li Hanzhi's words as much as Nangong Cheng... Bai Muxiao really did It's extraordinary, it's no wonder that after reuniting with her aunt in her previous life, she quickly gained a firm foothold in Nangong Mansion.
After the four girls bid farewell to Mrs. Lin and Mrs. Gu, they went leisurely to the backyard under the guidance of the little monk.
Although this Shanhua Temple is just a small temple, the scenery is quite quiet. The cobblestone path, the lotus pond full of greenery, the bony rockery... each has its own charm, as if it has been carefully designed.
And the stone tablet in the backyard is one of the most famous attractions in the temple.
The stone tablet is located on the other side of the lotus pond, about as high as Nangong Yue's shoulders, and there are three big characters engraved on it:
Shanhua Temple.
According to legend, these three characters were not only mentioned by Master Li Hanzhi himself, but even engraved by the master himself.
At that time, Master Li came to the capital to take the exam, but was kicked out of the inn because he was penniless. At that time, the host master of Shanhua Temple praised Master Li's talent and learning, and let Master Li stay here to study. Master Li carved this stele in his spare time while studying. In the next year, after Master Li won Tanhua, his calligraphy was praised by the emperor at that time. As a result, the Shanhua Temple became very popular. The fate of Huasi is passed down as a good story!
The four girls stood in front of the stone tablet, listening to the little novice narrating the story that he had told countless pilgrims. In fact, they had heard this anecdote before, but they came to Shanhua Temple in person at this moment. It is really interesting to listen to this familiar story again.
After a while, Bai Muxiao was the first to praise: "It's really like floating clouds, swimming like a dragon, worthy of Li Hanzhi."
Liu Qingqing also nodded, and said: "That's right, this one word has a lot of advantages. It's really wonderful!"
Nangong Cheng took a quick look at Liu Qingqing. She didn't know much about Liu Qingqing, but she had heard her mother, Mrs. Zhao, complain that Miss Liu was not good and that was mediocre... She didn't expect that the other party also knew calligraphy. But thinking about it again, his father once praised Liu Qingqing's brother, Liu Qingyun, for his extraordinary talent. Even if Liu Qingqing is not as good as his brother, if he can learn one or two points, it must be extraordinary. Thinking of his mother, Zhao Shi, Nangong Cheng's eyes were gloomy again, and he couldn't figure out how his mother would do such... things.
At this time, Bai Muxiao seemed to sense that Nangong Cheng's mood was not right, so she pulled her to speak again, and made Nangong Cheng put his thoughts behind for a while.
The four girls are all lovers of calligraphy. These three simple characters made them look at them obsessively for a long time, obsessively pondering every stroke, every stroke... and the little novice was already turning around in boredom. Going around and around, I don't know what's so good about these three words that are almost unreadable.
After a while, Liu Qingqing finally came back to her senses, and ordered Ziying to open the small box she carried with her, and take out the paper, ground ink and water...
"Sister Qing, is this going to rub the words on the stele?" Bai Muxiao glanced at it and knew what was going on, and immediately clapped her hands in praise, "What a good idea. Such a good word should be rubbed back. Try to figure it out." She also squatted down and said enthusiastically, "Sister Qing, let me help you. I remember we should wet the paper first..."
"Thank you, sister Xiao..." Liu Qingqing was about to refuse, but when she raised her hand, she accidentally spilled the water in the bottle.
Bai Muxiao looked at Liu Qingqing apologetically: "I'm sorry, sister Qing..."
"It's okay." Liu Qingqing hurriedly said, and then ordered Ziying, "Ziying, you follow this little master to help sister Qing get some water."
"Yes, girl," Ziying responded, and followed the little novice monk.
The four girls continued to stay in front of the stele, admiring and chatting... I don't know how long it took, but before Ziying came, a little maid who looked familiar came.
The little maid didn't care about saluting, and said to Liu Qingqing anxiously, "Miss Liu, the news just came from the house that your brother, Mr. Liu, injured his hand, please go back to the house quickly."
Liu Qingqing turned pale with shock, this hand is as important as life to a literati, let alone a person like his elder brother who will participate in the Spring Festival in February next year.
Seeing this, Nangong Yue hurriedly said to Liu Qingqing: "Sister Qing, you should go home first. I will go and tell my mother."
"Sister Yue, thank you very much." Liu Qingqing said gratefully, and then blessed them, "Sister Cheng, sister Xiao, please forgive me for being rude, I will leave first."
"Sister Qing, you don't have to be so polite." Nangong Cheng and Bai Muxiao said in unison.
"Miss Liu, please come with your maidservant." The little maid hurriedly said.
Liu Qingqing anxiously followed the little maid, and asked as she walked, "This girl, don't know what to call her?"
The little servant girl paused for a moment, then walked faster again, "Miss Liu, my maidservant's name is Yingluo."
"Miss Yingluo," Liu Qingqing asked again, "how is my brother's injury? Is it serious?"
"Miss Liu, I don't know much about it." Yingluo said vaguely, "When I left the mansion, I heard that I just invited Dr. Wang..."
Liu Qingqing couldn't help frowning, feeling that Yingluo was a little weird, since Yingluo didn't know how her brother was injured, why did she rush from Nangong Mansion to Shanhua Temple to inform herself
"Miss Yingluo..." Liu Qingqing subconsciously slowed down her pace, and then she was able to pay attention to the surrounding scenery. Seeing this, she felt that something was wrong.
According to her memory, it seems that they did not take this road when they came, did they
Unknowingly, she was led by Yingluo to a place rarely visited by people. In front of her was a deserted yard surrounded by weeds, untrimmed pines and cypresses, and a pond full of duckweed...
where is this
Liu Qingqing didn't talk to Yingluo any more, and turned around to leave, but her expression changed dramatically.
I saw a familiar figure coming out from behind a rockery, showing her a hypocritical smile.
It's Zhao Ziang!
Why is he here at Shanhua Temple
Liu Qingqing turned her head and saw that the little maid Yingluo had disappeared. Liu Qingqing's face turned pale immediately, she looked around in a panic, and took several steps back.
It was as if a bucket of ice water had been poured into Liu Qingqing's heart, which made her shiver all over. She clearly remembered that Yingluo was a maid from Nangong Mansion, it seems that Yingluo was bought by Zhao Ziang...
"Miss Liu... no... Sister Qing!" Zhao Ziang stepped forward excitedly, his eyes released a scorching and obsessive light, "Sister Qing, please believe me, I have admired you for a long time. Live up to you!"
But in Liu Qingqing's eyes, his face was distorted like a ghost!
Liu Qingqing took several steps back, looked around, her pretty face couldn't hide her panic anymore...
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