The 19th day of the sixth month of the lunar calendar is the enlightenment day of Guanyin Bodhisattva. The Manchus did not believe in Han Buddhism, and even when they entered the Guanguan, they were mainly based on shamanism and Lamaism, a branch of Tibetan Buddhism. The Qing Dynasty did not allow Manchus to be ordained monks, and Manchus were not allowed to become Buddhists. The Qing Emperor did not advocate Buddhism, but paid great attention to Tantra. It is said that Yinzhen has a deep knowledge of Zen Buddhism, but he never avoids talking about it, so as not to cause influence among the Manchurians.

However, for Guanyin Bodhisattva, the Manchurians attach great importance to it, in Tibetan Buddhism, **** is the incarnation of the immeasurable Buddha, and **** is the incarnation of Guanyin. Especially in shamanism, where each "god" has its own idol or idol, the white-clothed Guanyin has also become one of many idols. In other words, the white-clothed Guanyin of Buddhism has become a member of the shamanic gods and is worshipped by the Manchurians.

Therefore, Guanyin Bodhisattva's enlightenment day is a very auspicious and sacred day in the minds of the Manchurians, Wulanala and Yinzhen are particularly concerned about this day, and every year they will go to the Guanyin Hall of Dabei Temple in the suburbs of Beijing to burn scriptures and pray for blessings, and they will also stay for a few days to eat fasting Buddha as a Qing Xiu.

This year, Yinzhen went on patrol with Kangxi and did not accompany him, so the Wulanala clan took me and his attendants there.

Dabei Temple is located in the middle of the Pingpo Mountain in the West Mountain of Beijing, deep in the dense forest of one mile northwest of Sanshan Nunnery, go up from Sanshan Nunnery, there are many strange stones on both sides of the mountain road. The temple faces south, the entrance is full of green bamboo, climb the stairs, there are herbs and rockery bonsai, and the plaque of the main hall is "the source of sorrow".

The front hall of the Great Compassion Temple is full of green bamboos, the stems are well-proportioned, and the branches and leaves are beautiful. Generally, the clump of bamboo, every late autumn, is bound to wither. The bamboos here are unique, even if the snow is frozen, it is still verdant and dripping, and it is a rare scenery among the eight temples in the capital. The temple was built on the halfway point of Pingpo Mountain. The old name of the Great Compassion Temple is "Silent Temple", it was built in the Liaojin era, and the Great Compassion Pavilion was added after the original two-storey hall in the 29th year of Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty to worship Guanyin Bodhisattva.

On the main hall, the monk led the group to the Great Compassion Pavilion. The Great Compassion Pavilion is five rooms wide, there are two ancient ginkgo trees in the courtyard, the summer branches are luxuriant, the thick shade covers the courtyard, it is very cool. In the hall, there is a statue of Guanyin who is enshrined. Her expression is compassionate, like a loving mother.

Although I don't believe in gods and Buddhas, but in the middle of this, looking up at Guanyin in the beautiful Sanskrit sound and Miao Miao incense, there is a kind of solemnity and piety from the bottom of my heart, this may be the power of the atmosphere, and it is no wonder that ancient rulers used religion as a means to consolidate their power.

In such an atmosphere, I also joined everyone with their hands together, closed their eyes and prayed, hoping that my parents in modern times would be safe and healthy, and that I would be well, and that it would be best to find a way to go back as soon as possible to get out of this day of panic.

After paying homage to the burning scriptures, the monks arranged a meditation room according to their identities. The Ulanala clan explained that she didn't like to disturb her when she was here to practice the Buddha, so she avoided the province and let us settle down.

My status is not high, and I was placed in a meditation room behind the Great Compassion Hall far away from where the Ulanala clan lived. Although the location is a little biased, but the specifications are not low, to the front is the Great Compassion Palace, to the back is the Medicine Buddha Palace, you can also see the wild begonias blooming behind the temple in the distance, the scenery is very pleasant.

"Although this place is a little simpler, it is better to be able to get out of the house and breathe, than to be aggrieved and uncomfortable in the house. Yun Hui waited for the monk to retreat, and turned around happily in the house, with excitement in his tone, and said excitedly: "The right slave saw that the wild begonias behind this temple were blooming just right, why don't you accompany the master to have a play?"

When I heard her say this, I couldn't help but laugh out loud, and teased: "What you said is funny, you are greedy for fun, but you say that you want to accompany me to play, but it is really getting more and more unruly." ”

Yun Hui heard that I was just joking with her and didn't really blame her, so she also smiled and responded: "Gege hasn't laughed like this for a long time, the slave is out of line, and it's not worth it to be able to laugh at Bogege." ”

Hearing Yun Hui say this, a trace of bitterness appeared in his heart, and the smile on his face faded. Seeing this, Yun Hui knew that she was speechless, and she was busy talking about others to make me happy. I didn't want her to blame herself, so I put down the sorrow in my heart and cheered up again and laughed with her.

The courtyard is a little deeper, the willows are piled up with smoke, and the curtains are not repeated. Ouyang Xiu's words are particularly appropriate now, I want to enter the Houmen as deep as the sea, and now it is extremely rare to be able to leave the house, and I don't know if there is a chance for the next time, so the free time seems to be extraordinarily luxurious for us, so we don't want to waste such a good time easily. Anyway, I responded to her suggestion and planned to take advantage of this time to have a good break.

After a dreamless night, I got up early to eat, changed into a light outfit, and led Yunhui through the Medicine Buddha Hall to the back of the temple. It was the morning time for the monks, and they didn't see anyone along the way.

After passing the Medicine Buddha Hall, we arrived at the shallow ditch behind the temple. It's summer, and there is a gorgeous wild begonia growing in the ditch, and the begonia flowers are crimson all over the valley when they bloom, which is very cute.

Lin Hua's charming eyes and Yun Hui talked and laughed all the way, but they walked farther and farther, until they reached the depths of the forest, they came back to their senses, but they were already lost, and they couldn't find their way back.

I was just greedy for fun, and I thought I would go back when I came out to see it, so I didn't inform the Ulanala clan. Now that they are lost and unable to return, if they find out, I am afraid that they will inevitably be punished.

"Yesterday the servant heard that there was a mountain spring in this valley that flowed unremittingly, and attracted two golden mule horses to come here every night to drink. When a greedy man learned of this, he came here for three years in a row. One night, when the golden mule horse came again, the greedy man hurriedly threw a rope and lassoed one of them, but the horse was so powerful that he dragged the thief off the cliff and fell to his death. Isn't it that thief's ghost that lingers, so we met a ghost hitting the wall?" Yun Huixu was so anxious that he was dizzy, and he didn't even choose to speak.

I didn't believe in ghosts and gods, but the light in the forest was dim, and when she said this, I felt a pang of anxiety for no reason, and hurriedly said angrily: "The Buddha gate here is pure, and you can even say such nonsense." There are gods three feet above their heads, and even ghosts dare to make a mistake in this pure land of Buddhism. ”

When I said this, I also felt some self-comfort, but when I turned around, I suddenly felt someone behind me, and I couldn't help screaming in fright.

Yun Hui was also taken aback, turned around to see the person who came, reacted immediately, and hurriedly curtfell and saluted: "Ninth Master is auspicious."

Seeing Yun Hui's actions, I also calmed down, my face was ashamed, how could I be here, and if I looked closely, I really saw that familiar figure.

Yinyu will appear here, which is really a bit surprising. I calmed down my frightened emotions and gave him a regular salute, and asked casually: "Why did the Ninth Master come here? I heard that the Emperor went on patrol, and the Ninth Master did not go with him, but he should also be assisting in handling government affairs, so how could he have the leisure to come here to pay homage to the Buddha?"

In the face of my inquiry, he smiled and asked Yun Hui and his entourage to retreat before he spoke: "You know the affairs of the court. However, I don't know that I am not on duty now, but I am just listed on the invitation with the princes, so I am idle. ”

As he spoke, Yinyu suddenly took a few steps closer, stopped in front of me, lowered his head to my face, looked directly into my drooping eyes and teased: "What's more, if I hadn't come, how would you have gone back today?"

Yinyu's move seems to have returned to the time when I had not yet entered the mansion, and at that time he always liked to create ambiguity and deliberately provoke, but since I entered the mansion, he has rarely been like this, and I don't know how to be so bold today. Although there are few people here, but lonely men and widows are alone, if people see it, it is inevitable that they will be suspicious of melons and plums, which will cause people to misunderstand.

"How do you know I can't go back? Could it be that you followed me all the way?" Yinyu's words made me feel a little strange, and I raised my eyes and looked back at his bright eyes vigilantly.

"You're thinking too much. Yinyu's expression stiffened slightly, and he was getting up and looking to the side, avoiding my direct gaze, and said, "I just heard that you accompanied your fourth sister-in-law to worship the Buddha here, so I came to take a look." When I came, you were coming here, and when I saw that you were laughing and laughing, I went with you without disturbing you. ”

"See?" I asked, puzzled. "See what?"

"Look at how you're doing, I heard that you have been protected by four sisters-in-law recently, and your life has improved a lot. Yin Yu took a few steps sideways, avoiding my inquiring gaze and looking around at the scenery.

"Actually, I've always been very good, even if I don't have Chang Fujin's protection, my life is not bad, so I bothered the ninth master. I deliberately didn't look at the expression on his face, and politely and distantly replied.

Yin Yu was silent for a moment, and suddenly said in a deep voice: "I thought that after getting along these days, we could be regarded as friends after all, but every time I see you, I always look like I refuse to be thousands of miles away, does it have to be like this?"

This time, I was silent, even though everything he did made me feel intimate and touched, but I didn't know how to express it except to say "thank you". But it shouldn't be those two words he wants to hear.

Although I believe that it is true that there can be a simple friendship between a man and a woman, there is no such thing as a liking or disliking for no reason. Just like what Yinyu has done for me, it has long been greater than the mutual help between friends, too meticulous and attentive, in general, this situation is either out of affection or with a purpose. I would rather be the former than the latter, but when it comes to the former, I can't handle it. So no matter what it is, it's something I can't face, and there's no other way than to avoid and reject it with an attitude.

"Is this what you want?" Yin Yu saw that I didn't speak, suddenly chuckled a few times, and threw out a question that people didn't know how to answer.

I looked up at the blue sky obscured by the shade of the trees, smiled lightly, and replied, "If I tell you that no one can give me what I want, will you believe it?"

Yin Yu suddenly stepped forward and grabbed my shoulders, straightened my body, and looked straight at my face, I met his eyes in astonishment, and saw earnestness and solemnity in his eyes.

"You're carrying too many things you can't afford. I don't know what it is, but I think you can only live better if you let it go. He said.

This time, I didn't shake off his hands, trying to use the warmth from his palms to restrain my emotions that might collapse at any time. After coming to this era for so long, I always felt that no one would understand my pain, but I never thought that he would be the one who understood me best.

"Trust me," he said solemnly, as if promised.

I didn't know what he wanted me to believe him, but these three words had a great shock in my heart, shattering the last pretense in an instant.

Tears fell silently, even in the most difficult times, I never cried in front of people, but at this time I revealed my weakness in front of him.

I broke free of his arms and turned away, not wanting him to see my fragile appearance, but he grabbed me into his arms and made me bury my head in his chest.

"Cry when you want to, no one laughs. He muttered.

It wasn't until my emotions gradually calmed down that Yinyu let me go and retreated to a safe distance. Shicai seems to be just a vague dream, only the faint tear stains on his chest reveal everything.

Let the ninth master smile. I wiped the tears from the corners of my eyes, and my cheeks, which were pale from crying, were slightly crimson. Because this is not in line with the intimacy of etiquette, and it is also a gaffe that he should not have.

"Life is short, why think too much, it's better to have fun in time and end up free. Yin Yu smiled very openly, still as light as usual. Such a smile alleviates the embarrassment between the two and makes people feel psychologically warm and comforting.

"Today's matter, please don't talk to anyone about it. This should not have been said so bluntly. Thinking about it, he was also kind to persuade him, but it was ambiguous to say it.

"Who do you think I'm going to talk to? Silly girl, just made you believe me, and now you're starting to doubt it, it's sad. Yin Yu patted me lightly on the forehead, and this action seemed to have become his habit to me at some point.

"You and my friend, I naturally won't embarrass you, and peace of mind. It's not early, and it's not good if people find it. Yin Yu put away his joke, looked at the sky, sighed, and called the retinue who was waiting far away to come forward, and asked him to send me and Yunhui back to the road when they first came.

On the way back to the residence, Yun Hui just followed me silently, her eyes flashing with mixed emotions. I know that she should have seen the scene just now, but she is a person who understands, and she knows that there are some things that she can only treat as if she didn't see them, even if she is killed, she can't say half a sentence. I knew that no matter what I said at this time, it would get darker and darker, so I simply didn't explain anything, and let her guess.