Chapter 17: Zen Monastery Observations
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In the quiet hall for a moment, An's smiling but majestic female voice seemed to be knocking on people's hearts, and she had to get up hard to reply, Guo Lanxin, who lowered her forehead, her voice was a little timid, and her thin body was a little trembling.
Seeing that Guo Lanxin was so cringe, Guo Furong on the side couldn't help but bend the corners of her eyes, and Guo Cuiqiao even covered the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief and gloated; Guo Yushi on the side was secretly anxious, and sighed in his heart for his granddaughter's incompetence.
An's, who was full of curiosity and asked two sentences, saw that the other party was so timid, and immediately disliked it, and smiled for a while, losing the interest in interrogating again.
"The granddaughter of the old lady is shy."
"This kid usually lives in a simple place, but he makes you laugh." The embarrassed Guo Yushi hurriedly explained.
chuckled, An's waved his hand and asked Lian's mother to appreciate the beads of Lanxin and Cuiqiao, and then started a conversation between the two of them to Guo Yushi, the content was nothing more than trivial matters in Beijing, and women were dressed up.
Guo Furong on the side was occasionally asked to interject two sentences, but Guo Lanxin was almost completely silent; It was Guo Cuiqiao who came out of the house who came out of the spirit, and a few jokes made Princess Su laugh, and she also got a string of colorful yarns from the Internal Affairs Office, and she was secretly proud in her heart.
Half an hour passed, and the two who were talking happily finally survived, Princess Su, who was stroking her forehead, seemed to be tired, picked up the teacup, and Guo Yushi hurriedly led everyone to bow down and leave.
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"Lan Xin, what do you call the old body to ......?"
In the inner room of the guest house, Guo Yushi, who had changed into regular clothes, leaned on the head of the bed, took a sip of the ginseng tea handed by Chunmei, looked at the indisputable figure kneeling on the ground, and sighed again and again.
"Princess Su was born in Jinyang An's family, her status is noble, and she can also speak in front of the Queen Mother and Jinshang, if she can get a word of appreciation, she will benefit immensely in the future; But you ...... today? You don't have the demeanor of everyone today, but you make people laugh at it. ”
"Granddaughter knows her mistake......" knelt beside Guo Yu's side, Guo Lan's eyes were full of tears.
"Well, blame me for being negligent." Shaking his head, Guo Yushi waved his hand and called into Mother Tan, "Ming'er is going to find everyone in Ye, and match the second lady with two nurturing grandmothers, and the concubines of the Hou Mansion should have the demeanor of the concubines, and they will lose the face of the entire Yongchang Hou Mansion if they are angry with the little family!" ”
After chattering and admonishing for almost a quarter of an hour, Guo Lanxin, who was almost numb on her knees, was finally released by Guo Yu's family, and Gu Nanniang, who was in a hurry under the corridor, hurriedly greeted her and ran to the west chamber with her support.
"Miss, you've really had some time today."
Supporting Guo Lanxin to sit on the collapse, taking advantage of the autumn cicada to go to the front yard to get the meal, Gu Nanniang said worriedly.
"The slave knows that the young lady can do a good job."
"All along, even if you have been protected by the old lady, you are still cowardly and weak in the face of the people in the Hou Mansion, and the slave knows that you are hiding it. But today, in the face of the noble Princess Su, why are you still so timid? ”
"Mama, I don't want to say much about the reason, in short, I just don't want to have too many negotiations with the royal family."
Blocking Gu's inquiry, Guo Lanxin looked out the window with a pair of bright apricot eyes, "I heard the old lady say that she will stay in the temple for a few days, and I will arrange to go to the front hall early tomorrow morning to listen to Master Wuchen's lecture, I think it should be nothing to do in the next morning, it is better to go to the purple bamboo forest in the back mountain to see, and also enjoy the scenery of Weiming Mountain." ”
Hearing some meanings, thinking of the one in the palace who was in-law with the Hou Mansion, Gu Nanniang, who was puzzled, seemed to vaguely understand, and didn't say more, but continued to rub her knees for Guo Lanxin distressedly.
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It is also the inner room, Luoxia Courtyard, where Princess Su, who has used vegetarian food, is chatting with her confidant Lian's mother.
Princess Su, who had a thoughtful face, threw down the rope in her hand and looked playful, "Mother Lian, this Yongchang Marquis Mansion doesn't seem to be calm...... You've also seen Guo Yu's three granddaughters, how about it? ”
With a respectful face, Mother Lian thought of the glimpse when they met, the three completely different figures, bowed and saluted: "The slave maid feels that the eldest lady is quite graceful, well-behaved, and clever; And the third girl is also smart; However, the second young lady was more timid and timid. ”
"That third lady doesn't need to be said, it's just a concubine." With a contemptuous smile, Princess Su thought of the gorgeous girl who was ecstatic when she got the yarn, and then thought of the favored side concubine Lu in the palace, and pursed the corners of her mouth, "An aunt crawls out of her belly, no matter how smart it is, it is just a boring thing." ”
"But that Guo Furong is really outstanding! Since childhood, he has been carefully raised, entered and exited the court, and became famous in the capital...... I'm afraid, it's the one prepared by the Guo family for the one in the palace......" sneering, Princess Su seemed to think of something, and tapped her fingers on the table.
"Do you look at the way you are doing today? Hmph, Yang Yuyao, who was born as a concubine, has raised a good girl with deep scheming! Hehe, don't be a ...... whose heart is higher than the sky and whose life is thinner than paper! ”
After taking a sip of tea, Princess Su took a deep breath of tea, savored the taste, and sighed, "This Yunding really deserves its reputation, and Guo Yushi is really a clever character." Looking at this posture, it seems that the Guo family is not completely falling to the ...... in the palace."
"The prince is powerful, and he has a lot of reputation in the army, it seems that this Guo Mansion is afraid......" stepped forward to rub Princess Su's shoulders, and even her mother echoed.
"Afraid? Hmph, Yongchang Marquis Mansion, it's okay, it's just that you want to meet the source left and right! ”
Standing up and looking out the window, Princess Su, who looked mocking, suddenly thought of the thin and trembling figure in the hall earlier when she looked at a few silk flowers in the courtyard, and a trace of spiritual light flashed in her mind.
A happy smile overflowed her eyes, and she hurriedly beckoned to Mother Lian: "That second lady of the Hou Mansion is a little interesting, although her temperament is not pleasant, but it has solved a worry about the princess and pointed out a clear path for future planning......
"Princess, please say ......"
The two heads collided together in an instant and began to whisper.
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At the same moment, in front of the huge mountain gate of Ci'en Temple, ushered in a galloping dozen horses, two men dressed in gorgeous clothes rolled the saddle and dismounted, surrounded by a group of entourage, and the monk of the guest respectfully led the retreat to the rear Zen courtyard, and entered the abbot's residence.
In the elegant Zen courtyard, a dustless master dressed in a brown monk's robe and white eyebrows and beards is concentrating on making tea. The moment he lowered his head, a large bronze hand suddenly stretched out from the left rear and flipped quickly under the dustless palm. The shocking dustless also did not show weakness, raising his palm to respond quickly. The two of you go back and forth, flying up and down, and in a moment, they have been fighting for dozens of rounds. In the end, the master of the big palm finally won, and he snatched a cup of freshly poured fragrant tea from Wuchen's hand, sniffed it slightly to his nose, squinted lightly with a pair of tiger eyes, and sighed intoxicatedly: "It's really good tea!" ”
"Amitabha, don't come unharmed!"
Wuchen, who accepted the move, folded his hands together, solemnly bowed to the comer, and looked at the man up and down with a peaceful gaze, and finally showed a smile of relief.
The bronze face of the middle-aged man in a black silk dress showed a hint of joy at the reunion after a long absence, and he clenched his fists with his hands at Wuchen, "I haven't seen you for many years, but the master's demeanor is still the same, but he is chaste, and he is a little old." ”
"The back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, and a new generation replaces the old," the scrutinizing eyes looked at the young man who had been waiting on the side of the rockery for a long time, and after receiving the other party's respectful salute, Wuchen stroked his white beard lightly and smiled with satisfaction, "It seems that the prince is the successor!" ”