97, the unlucky Master Nianyuan
Coming out of the Buddha Hall, Nangong Mo breathed a long sigh of relief. In all fairness, it's very good that Nianyuan spoke properly, at least she didn't fall asleep bored. But for a person like her, who has already formed a long-formed outlook on life and has no religious beliefs, blindly hearing about Buddhist scriptures is really a bit boring. Fortunately, it was only three days, and if it was a long time, she really couldn't stand it. This also shows that she probably has no fate with Buddhism in this life.
Is there anything wrong with what the little monk said? Make the donor feel so painful? Nian Yuan's smiling voice came from behind him.
Nangong Mo turned around and saw Nian Yuan coming out of the hall with a smile on his face. Some helplessly smiled bitterly: It's not that the master doesn't speak well, it's really that my qualifications are dull.
Nian Yuan said with a smile: If Miss Nangong's qualifications are dull, I am afraid that there are few smart people in this world. If you really don't like it, don't listen to it. Nangong Mo raised his eyebrows, praying for blessings or something is the rule in front of the pavilion for these powerful ladies in Jinling now, not to mention that Nianyuan is a senior monk of the Great Guangming Temple, is it really good to tell her so openly and brightly if she doesn't listen?
Nian Yuandao: If you are not willing, why be reluctant? Buddha is destined to be a person. In the past, the little monk has also seen a lot of ladies like Miss Nangong, but... After marriage, most of them embraced Buddhism.
Why is that? Nangong Mo said curiously.
Nian Yuan pondered for a moment, about... Boring, right?
…… Most of the lives of noble ladies are indeed quite boring.
Nian Yuan looked at Nangong Mo with a smile and said: But the poor monk will not have this problem when he sees Miss Nangong, if he really doesn't like it, he doesn't listen to it.
Thank you for your advice. Nangong Mo said with a smile.
While the two were talking, a little novice hurriedly ran over and said respectfully to Nianyuan: "Uncle Shi, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess came to pray for blessings, and the abbot invited Uncle Shi to come over. Nianyuan frowned, raised his head and said to Nangong Mo: In this way, Miss Nangong is at her own convenience, and the poor monk is leaving.
The master walks slowly.
Seeing Nian Yuan turn around and leave, Nangong Mo shrugged and turned around and went in the direction of the guest house. The life of the monastery is indeed rare and quiet compared to that in Jinling City, especially when he thinks that when he is busy up and down the Duke of Chu when he leaves, Nangong Mo feels that he is very idle.
Miss. Walking outside the door, Mingqin was waiting outside, and when she came out, she hurriedly greeted her. Zhishudao: Miss......
What's wrong? Nangong Modao.
Prince......
Nangong Mo smiled: Are the crown prince and the crown princess here? I already know.
Mingqin said: Not only the prince and the princess, but also the princess of Yuejun and the second lady of Yuejun are also here.
Nangong Moxiu's eyebrows frowned slightly, so coincidentally?
Mingqin said: I heard that the crown princess wanted to pray for the child in the womb of the princess of Yuejun. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came with King Yuejun. Nangong Mo smiled: In this case, why did Nangong Shu come? The prince's family wants to show affection, but they can't bring the concubine with them. I don't know if it's showing affection or the princess of Qiyue County.
Naruto shrugged, apparently she didn't know why. Zhishu said: Miss, the princess of Yuejun is also gone, the princess is here in person, does the young lady have to go and say hello?
Nangong Mo sighed and said: I really have to go. If she didn't know, she didn't even go to ask for peace, and when it was passed out, others still treated her as no one, and she didn't even look at the princess.
When Nangong Mo passed, the crown prince and the crown princess were talking to the abbot in the main hall, but Xiao Qianye Yuan and Nangong Shu were waiting outside the hall. Not far from the main hall, under an ancient cypress, there is a stone table and several stone benches. Yuan sat at the table with his slightly bulging abdomen, and Xiao Qianye sat next to him, but standing next to Xiao Qianye was Nangong Shu, who was curly and tingting. Because of her pregnancy, Yuan's family looks a little richer than before, but her face is not very good. Looking at Nangong Shu who was standing next to her and was flirting with Xiao Qianye, Nangong Mo secretly thought in her heart that if she was the Yuan family, she would definitely want to slap Nangong Shu and kick Xiao Qianye hard.
If the wife is pregnant, she will take concubines one after another, and she will still be in front of her wife in this kind of place. Are you afraid that the Yuan clan won't be able to remember what happened last time these two people were in the back mountain?
Seeing Nangong Mo coming, Nangong Shu's eyes flashed, and she smiled coquettishly: What a coincidence, the eldest sister turned out to be in the Great Guangming Temple.
Nangong Mo didn't even give her a look, he walked directly past her to the other side, and said with a smile: I have seen the princess of Yuejun.
Nangong Shu was stunned for a moment, looked at Xiao Qianye with a somewhat embarrassed face, and gritted her teeth silently.
Xiao Qianye got up and said with a smile: It turned out to be the county lord of Xingcheng, and I heard that the county lord went out of the city to pray for blessings, and it turned out to be in the Great Light Temple.
Nangong Mo secretly rolled his eyes in his heart. The most famous near this capital is the Great Bright Temple and the Great Bao'en Temple, in Jinling City, all the ladies with a good family background are probably fasting and praying in these two temples before getting married, what is there to be surprised? Yuan Shi looked up at everyone and said with a light smile: "County Lord, please take a seat."
Thank you, Princess. Nangong Mo thanked him and sat down on the right hand side of the Yuan clan.
Xiao Qianye glanced at Nangong Shu with an aggrieved face, and said with a light smile: Since the county lord is here, Shu'er, you can also sit down and talk.
Nangong Shu's eyes lit up, and she smiled shyly: Thank you, Lord Wang. also sat down opposite Nangong Mo. Yuan lowered his head and drank tea calmly, as if he hadn't seen this scene. Nangong Mo raised his hand to cover Yuan's hand that wanted to hold the teacup, and said softly: The princess is pregnant, so it's better to drink less tea.
Yuan Shi was stunned for a moment, and soon showed a smile again, and said: Thank you for the reminder. Xiao Qianye also said with a smile: What the county lord said is, princess, it is better to drink less tea if you are pregnant. This king asked someone to call you white water, right? Or do you want to ask the girl to go to the dining room to make some soup?
Yuan's said lightly: If there is Lord Lao, you can use white water.
Nangong Mo looked at this couple who were not compatible with each other, although Xiao Qianye blindly showed that she was gentle to the princess, but the princess was afraid that she was really dead. Also, while being gentle as water to herself, there is another woman standing, and I am afraid that few women can bear such tenderness.
Nangong Shu sat on the side, looking at Yuan's indifferent expression, a smile on her lips. quickly turned his attention to Nangong Mo and said with a smile: The eldest sister is going to get married in two days, and Shu'er has not congratulated the eldest sister yet.
Nangong Mo said indifferently: It's not too late.
Nangong Shu said with some regret: The wedding of the eldest sister, Shu'er's status and status... I'm afraid I won't be able to go, and I hope my sister will forgive me. Xiao Qianye frowned, patted the back of Nangong Shu's hand and said softly: How come? Since it is your eldest sister's wedding, is the princess still so unkind? When the time comes, you can just go with the princess.
The corners of Nangong Mo's mouth couldn't help twitching, didn't this product go into the palace to wait? His Majesty the Emperor taught him how to handle political affairs, didn't he teach him how to deal with the relationship between his wife and concubine? However, the emperor's majesty and Xiao Qianye are two ways in terms of wives and concubines, the emperor loves the late queen very much, no matter what kind of stunning beauty in the harem, don't want to offend the queen in the slightest, even the late queen's appearance is not stunning. And Xiao Qianye obviously pursues that his wife is not as good as a concubine, and he completely regards his wife as a housekeeper and a person who inherits the ancestry, and only a concubine is true love.
Just when he felt a little embarrassed that he had nothing to say, the crown prince and the crown princess walked out of the main hall, and when they saw that the princess of Nangong Mo was stunned, they smiled and said: The county lord of Xingcheng is also here.
I have seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess. Nangong Mo got up and bowed.
The crown prince Xiao Jing is close to the age of destiny, although he has lived some hard times when he was young, but the pampering of the past ten years or so has still raised a bit of royal nobility. is different from King Yan's seemingly natural grace, the prince is a little more elegant and noble. It's just that his face is a little thin and pale, with a faint shadow under his eyelids, as if it is caused by overindulgence. In this regard... Xiao Qianye can probably be called Xiao's father.
Nangong Mo looked at the crown prince, and the prince was also looking at Nangong Mo, if it was usually a princess, it would not be interesting for the prince. But Nangong Mo was the county lord canonized by his father, and even before the Mid-Autumn Festival palace banquet, she was specially kept to speak in private. What His Majesty said to Nangong Mo that day, no one knows until now, so the prince is naturally a little more interested in this eldest daughter of the Nangong family. At first sight, a trace of surprise flashed in the prince's eyes. The two daughters of the Nangong family are all good-looking, which is naturally inseparable from the fact that Nangong Huai himself is also a beautiful man, and both of them have beautiful mothers. But compared with the delicate and lovely Nangong Shu, Nangong Mo's atmosphere is more admirable.
However, there are always some differences in the way men see people. The woman they admire may not like it, and the woman they like may not appreciate it. For example, they will marry a woman they admire but don't like, but most of them won't marry a woman who they just like but don't have the ability to admire. They admire the graceful women, recognize their abilities and means, and think that they are good candidates to take charge of the support portal. But in their selfish hearts, they still like to love those delicate and soft women.
The prince only glanced at Nangong Mo twice, then turned his head and smiled at the crown princess: The county lord of Xingcheng really deserves his reputation, and Jun Mo is a good blessing.
The crown princess smiled: Isn't it, the fifth sister is very satisfied with this daughter-in-law.
The prince raised his eyebrows and said: Oh, since this is the case, I will give a meeting gift to the younger generation. Although I also saw the princess's birthday banquet in Nangong Mo in the prince's mansion last time, there were so many people at the birthday banquet where would the prince notice a small daughter of the prince of Chu. After thinking about it, the prince took out a piece of jade pendant and handed it over. Nangong Mo felt a little embarrassed, what is wrong with this ancient person who is good to give jade pendants when they meet? Especially this kind of jade pendant that has been torn off with him is still a jade pendant for men. She didn't need to take this thing back, so she received three or four pieces of men's jade pendant before and after.
The crown princess covered her lips and smiled, raised her hand and pulled down the prince's hand, took off a jade bracelet in her hand and put it on Nangong Mo's wrist, and said with a smile: The county lord has a daughter's family, and His Royal Highness can't use such a piece of jade for her. This bracelet was given by the queen mother when I first entered the door, so the county lord took it to play.
Nangong Mo couldn't help complaining in his heart, and said slightly: Thank you, Your Royal Highness the Prince, the Crown Princess.
The prince glanced at the princess approvingly, and said with a smile: The wedding is going to be held in a few days, and the third and sixth brothers rushed back from the fiefdom for Jun Mo's marriage, which shows the importance they attach to this marriage. The Lord of Star City has been preparing well for the past two days.
Nangong Mo nodded and said: Yes, thank you for your teachings.
The crown princess pulled Nangong Mo and said: It's also a coincidence, today we came to Shangxiang and happened to meet the county lord. The prince and I will go back in a while, but they are afraid that they will stay here for one night, but they can be the companion of the county lord. Nangong Mo said with a smile: I am alone in the temple, if I can have the princess of Yuejun as my companion, I will be happy.
The crown princess nodded with satisfaction, looking at Nangong Mo's gaze with a little more liking. Although Nangong Shu is Nangong Mo's sister-in-law, the crown princess's impression of Nangong Shu is really not very good, if Nangong Mo stands on Nangong Shu's side to help squeeze the Yuan family, the princess's impression of Nangong Mo is only afraid that it will not be good. At this time, seeing that Nangong Mo didn't look at Nangong Shu from beginning to end, the crown princess relieved herself.
Originally, the Eguo Mansion was a little dissatisfied with Xiao Qianye, the Yuan family was pregnant again, and the crown princess, as a mother-in-law, had to stand on the side of her daughter-in-law no matter what. But if Nangong Mo intervenes and wants to help his sister compete for favor, then the Duke of Chu and even the future Jingjiang County Mansion will change their attitude, which may not be a good thing for the current Xiao Qianye. Before the Yuan clan gave birth to the child, the crown princess only hoped that the Yuejun Wangfu would be the best.
The crown prince and the concubine really left quickly, because Yuan's body was not suitable for tiring travel, and Xiao Qianye and his party also stayed in the guest courtyard on the mountain behind the temple. Nangong Mo had no intention of interfering with these things, so he stayed in his room and continued to copy the scriptures and did not deal with the people of the Yuejun Palace.
Late at night, Nangong Mo, who was asleep, suddenly opened his eyes. saw a black shadow standing in the room and was about to walk towards the bed, and when he saw Nangong Mo open his eyes, the man in black was also stunned, and flashed out quickly. Nangong Mo's eyes lit up, and he grabbed the Qingying Sword placed next to the bed and chased it out.
Miss! As soon as he went out, he was stopped. Nangong Mo looked at the room that suddenly appeared in front of him, and then looked at Hui Xue Fenghe, who was chasing after him and turned pale with fright, and the two frowned. Fang Dao: Miss, the danger has already gone to chase it. Nangong Modao: Why are you here? Since returning to Jinling, Fang Hewei has withdrawn. Nangong Mo believes that it is a waste of talent for such two masters to do nothing and follow behind him all day long. Fang Dao: Miss came to Daguang Temple, and the son didn't worry about letting us protect Miss secretly. However, Miss Nangong didn't like people to follow, so they had to stay away in order to avoid being discovered, but she didn't want to be taken advantage of.
Nangong Mo frowned and said: When I entered the room, I found that the other party's martial arts were not weak. Other than that... Are you sure the other person is the same person?
If the other party is more than one person, and the martial arts are as high as the man in black, then it is dangerous to endanger one person. Fang Jian's eyebrows frowned slightly, Nangong Mo looked back at Hui Xue and the others: You go back to the room first, don't come out if you have nothing to do. Fang, come out with me.
Be... Miss. The two girls were frightened, watching Nangong Mo disappear into the darkness with Fang, and couldn't help but shiver, Feng He said: What should I do? We... Do you want to ask the master in the temple and the king of Yue Jun to help? What if something happens to Miss......
This... Hui Xue also had no idea, and said: If this spreads, it will not be good for Miss's reputation. We... Let's go and discuss it with Zhishu and Sister Mingqin first. Feng He nodded, and the two hurriedly went to the room where the subordinates lived on the other side and called Zhishu and Mingqin.
The man in black was indeed more than one person, and the two had just left the guest house when they heard the sound of a fight coming from the back mountain. After glancing at each other, the two flew towards the direction of the back mountain, and the bamboo forest in the middle of the night was dark, only the dim moonlight sprinkled into the forest through the bamboo leaves. Rao is a martial arts practitioner with amazing eyesight, but in such a bamboo forest, he can only see a rough idea.
In the bamboo forest, Wei Zheng was surrounded and entangled by several black-clothed people. Wei martial arts can be regarded as first-class in the entire rivers and lakes, but the martial arts of these black-clothed people are not weak, and they are inseparable for a while. Seeing Nangong Mo and Fang coming, several black-clothed people immediately gave up the grappling and retreated to the back. The Ziyun Mountain is huge, and the Hengyun Mountain Range stretches for hundreds of miles, once these people are hidden in the deep mountains, it will be difficult to find them. However, Fang He didn't necessarily want to catch these people, and their most important task was to ensure the safety of the future young lady. Anything else can be put aside for the sake of this goal. At this time, they are not superior in terms of numerical strength, so they are not willing to take risks at will.
Nangong Mo looked at the dark bamboo forest, and suddenly his heart jumped, and said: Suffered!
What's wrong? Miss? Fang was shocked, thinking that something was wrong.
Nangong Modao: There are people living in front! Not far in front of him is Nianyuan's residence, which is where those men in black are going. Nangong Mo remembered that Nianyuan didn't know martial arts, so go over and take a look. If something happens to the youngest Buddhist monk because of them, then it will be troublesome.
The three of them hurriedly swept in the direction where the black-clothed man had fled, and when they arrived, they only had time to see a few black-clothed men holding the white-clothed monk hostage.
Nangong Mo's face turned pale with anger, and he frowned and said: Call someone, I'll chase after you.
It is not as convenient as it is to call people near Jinling, and if it accidentally attracts the attention of the guards of the capital and the imperial court, the trouble of Zixiao Hall will be big. Therefore, at the beginning, Fang and Wei did not use Zixiao Palace, and they have always been used in a hurry, but fortunately, they are in a hurry. Nangong Mo turned to Fang and said: You stay, I'll follow.
How's that going to work? Fang resolutely objected.
Nangong Mo smiled: My martial arts are better than yours.
After speaking, regardless of the disapproving Fang on his face, Nangong Mo chased the direction of danger.
Nian Yuan was walked through the mountains and forests by a man in black, and smiled helplessly. If it is true that people sit at home, woe will come from heaven. Although he doesn't know martial arts, he is also a long-standing man, and these people carry him easily as if they are carrying a sack. But he was carried on his shoulders, but he felt that his stomach was bumping.
Ahem... Ladies and gentlemen, what has the poor monk done to offend you? Nian Yuan asked helplessly.
Shut up! A man in black shouted in a low voice.
Nian Yuan was helpless, and before he closed his mouth, he had to remind: Someone is catching up behind, and you are carrying the poor monk like this... Actually, it's better to run faster by yourself, right? The man in black ignored him, just carried him blindly through the mountains and forests. Nian Yuan said thoughtfully: Everyone seems... Familiar with the terrain of Ziyun Mountain?
Shut up.
Ahem... It's not that poor monks like nonsense, but ... If you don't do anything to divert your attention, the poor monk is afraid that he will vomit.
The man who was carrying him stiffened for a moment, but soon recovered again. He sneered and said: Although the master vomits, but if he throws you down the mountain, I don't know what will happen.
Nianyuan really has nothing to say this time, the terrain of Ziyun Mountain is also very dangerous when it is dark, if it is really thrown, I really don't know if it will fall without an arm or a leg or directly fall to death.
In the end, Nangong Mo and Wei's martial arts were even better, and the group was quickly caught up, Nangong Mo looked at a few black-clothed people coldly and said in a deep voice: Since you are here for me, why bother with irrelevant people? The black-clothed man at the head sneered and said: Since Miss Nangong is so merciful, why don't you kill yourself, let's guarantee to release this master.
Wei stared at everyone coldly, and said: Let go of people and tell the mastermind behind the scenes, or you can spare your lives.
The man in black seemed to have heard something funny, and sneered: Do you think we are stupid? Even if we can't kill Nangong Mo, we can also bring a senior monk to accompany the funeral, and it's not a loss. Miss Nangong is really hidden, such martial arts, everyone in the world has been deceived by you.
Nangong Mo shrugged and said: There is no need to deliberately publicize such a thing as martial arts, right?
Seeing that Nangong Mo wanted to step forward quietly, the man in black sent the knife in his hand to Nian Yuan's neck, and said coldly: If you still want his life, don't move.
Nangong Mo stopped, spread his hands and said helplessly: What do you want?
We want you dead! A man in black next to him said sharply.
Nangong Mo sighed, it's night, it's not suitable for daydreaming. Guru... I'm really sorry, I'm afraid I'm going to hurt you.
Nianyuan said helplessly: Life should be like this, as it is.
Don't talk nonsense, if you dare to act rashly, I will kill this monk! The man in black said impatiently. Nangong Modao: Actually, if you don't hijack Master Nianyuan, we won't chase after you at all, okay?
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Several black-clothed people were holding Nangong Mo hostage and wanted to retreat, when there was a sudden commotion at the bottom of the mountain, and then they saw countless torches lit up at the bottom of the mountain, and then came towards the mountain. The man in black took a deep breath and said anxiously: Someone has come up!
Damn it! Remove! The man in black pushed Nian Yuan out, and at the same time drew his knife and slashed towards Nian Yuan's vest, Nangong Mo was shocked, and hurriedly pulled out the top, and blocked the knife that slashed at Nian Yuan with a green mang. With a crisp sound, the thick knife snapped. At the same time, Wei also swung his sword and stabbed the assassin who wanted to escape, and the sound of a fight suddenly sounded in the dim mountain forest.
Nian Yuan was pushed to the side and fell to the side, and he was dizzy, and finally did it, but there was chaos in front of him, so he had to shake his head helplessly in his heart. On this occasion, no matter how clever he is, he is not as useful as a second-rate master. You can only carefully step aside so as not to cause trouble to others.
Nangong Mo and Wei fought against each other with swords, and they actually dragged several black-clothed people to death. Seeing the noise below the mountain and the moving fires getting closer and closer, the man in black became even more anxious. One of them saw Nian Yuan hiding behind a big tree on the side, and suddenly gave up the danger with a roar and threw himself towards Nian Yuan.
Be careful! Nangong Mo said in a deep voice, a sword swung away the black-clothed man beside him, and rushed towards Nianyuan, and at the same time, a sword stabbed out, and the black-clothed man who wanted to cut Nianyuan felt a chill, and the Qingying Sword penetrated through his chest from behind.
Nangong Mo swung his sword and pushed away the black-clothed man in front of him, being careful......
Be careful?! Nianyuan's eyes changed, and he said in a hurry.
A strong wind hit behind him, and Nangong Mo wanted to give way sideways. But if she gets out of the way, Nianyuan, who is standing in front of her, will bear the brunt, Nianyuan doesn't know martial arts at all, if she takes this palm, I'm afraid that it will be nine deaths. With a flash of thought, Nangong Mo quickly turned around and stabbed the man in black's heart with a sword, and at the same time, the palm power of the man in black had already slapped in front of her. hurriedly leaned over and wanted to avoid it, but heard an exclamation from Nianyuan behind him. It turned out that Nian Yuan, who was standing behind her, was hit by her like this, and his feet were unstable and rolled down the hillside, and at the same time, Nangong Mo also fell backwards because of the momentum of the man in black before he died, and also rolled down the hillside.
Miss! He shouted dangerously, and flew over, only to see Nangong Mo's figure disappear into the darkness below the hillside.