On the mountain road, between the gray and white residual snow, the brown and yellow earth color is mottled through. The poplars on both sides froze on the roadside, on the top of the trees, bare stubble, horizontal in the lead ash in the air. As soon as the west wind passed, it swayed from side to side, as if it were countless ghost hands poking out of hell.

On the mountain gate of Ruoshui Nunnery in the distance, there are two blue and gray figures, waiting eagerly. That is the presiding officer of the Ruoshui Nunnery, who has received an order from the palace yesterday and waited outside the nunnery early in the morning.

Qin Nanxi and the host Dening Shitai have long been familiar with each other, and the two parties have finished the ceremony. The host led a little nun behind her to her and said, "When the young lady first came to the nunnery, she should be unfamiliar with daily life and schoolwork. This Huijing is the most clever and lively one of the Hui characters in the nunnery, and the poor nun sent her to accompany the young lady for a while, and then it is not too late for the young lady to become familiar with the cold years in the nunnery. ”

Qin Nanxi immediately understood that this must be the result of her sister-in-law Xiao Luomei's arrangements in advance, so she only thanked her with a bow.

Seeing that Qin Nanxi did not refuse her, a pair of watery apricot eyes were instantly full of smiles, and she cleverly stepped forward and took the small burden on Qin Nanxi's wrist.

Qin Nanxi clasped his hands together and bowed and said, "Thank you, Master Huijing!" ”

"Miss is polite, call me Huijing! If there is something in the future, just tell Huijing! "That Hui Jingyin is like a delicate magpie, and it is very pleasant to the ear, and it is obvious that he is very clever as soon as he opens his mouth.

Qin Nanxi said humbly: "Thank you, Senior Sister Huijing." Now that he has entered the nunnery, there is no more Miss who is not a miss, and I also ask my senior sister to call Miss Nanxi again. ”

The smiling Dening host on the side took over and said: "Miss Qin doesn't need to be cramped, the palace only said that Miss entered the nunnery to pray for the blessing of the country, but nothing else." The young lady is only ordered to enter the nunnery, if there is no firm heart, it is more appropriate to live in the nunnery as a layman for the time being. ”

Dening's voice fell, Qin Nanxi's heart was already clear, and this "temporary residence in the nunnery as a layman" must also be the will of Concubine Xiao Gui. Layman, entering can enter the vulgar and marry Situ Chong, and retreating can enter the nunnery as a bhikshuni. Between advance and retreat, it all depends on the Qin family itself. If the Qin family bows her head, she is naturally still a daughter of the world, if she refuses, Qin Zi'an will have to treat her as if she never gave birth to her daughter.

Knowing the reason, Qin Nanxi couldn't say much, so he had to bow down, thank Dening, and quietly enter the nunnery behind the two. Dening opened for her to live, is still a small courtyard in the nunnery for the lay to live in, a small courtyard on the side, and the root of the east wall is just the west hall in the water nunnery. Extremely secluded.

Qin Nanxi's nature is suitable for both movement and quiet, and the quiet nunnery is just right for her at this time. And because of the company of Huijing, when I first entered the nunnery, I did not encounter any discomfort and twists and turns.

In the blink of an eye, ten days have passed, but the sky is still lead gray, only sometimes crying some snow stars, and the winter is cold day by day. The nuns in the nunnery finished their daily schoolwork, and most of them hid in the meditation room. If the water nunnery is colder than usual, Qin Nanxi also recites and copies scriptures in the room, and lives in a simple place, and even the small courtyard door has never been out a few times.

After this day, the sky sprinkled some snow particles, and Huijing was anxious, and when he saw that the snow had been harvested, he hurriedly took a straw broom and was about to go to clear the snow. Qin Nanxi saw her lift the curtain and go out, so she hurriedly stopped the pen in her hand and went out with her.

Not accustomed to doing such heavy work, Qin Nanxi swept it for a moment, panting slightly, and wanted to rest with a broom. When I looked up, I saw a few gray fluttering pigeons on the lead-ash sky, fluttering for a while, and flying down the wall. The fleshy little body, the pointed little mouth, kept grunting and screaming. In the silence, he suddenly saw such a cute little creature, and Qin Nanxi looked at it for a while.

"Qin Jushi, are you looking at those pigeons?" Huijing raised her eyes and saw Qin Nanxi, who was staring at the wall stupidly, and said with a smile.

Hurriedly came back to his senses and smiled apologetically, Qin Nan lowered his head again to sweep the snow.

But I heard Huijing chattering: "This is the quiet teacher next door." These pigeons are godly, let them out, and after a long time, they can find them back! ”

"Quiet Master?" Qin Nan was startled, and the broom in his hand couldn't help stopping.

Huijing smiled quietly: "Yes, I'm afraid the layman doesn't know." In addition to the layman in our nunnery, there is a very noble one, there is also a more noble one! It's this quiet teacher! ”

Qin Nanxi held back his thoughts and said with a smile: "Jing Ruoshi, she is Princess Changyi, right?" ”

Huijing said: "Exactly! It turns out that the layman knows her! Although Jing Ruoshi is a princess of the previous dynasty, she is very kind, not only does she never do much, but treats us all very well. ”

Qin Nanxi raised his eyes and looked at the pigeons pacing back and forth on the wall, and said lightly: "What is this Jingruo teacher doing with these pigeons?" ”

Huijing straightened up, tugged at the gray cloth sleeves, wiped the beads of sweat from the corners of her forehead, and smiled: "Do you think this gadget is interesting?" I heard that when Jing Ruoshi was in Beidi, he raised many pigeons from the Central Plains. I'm afraid that she is homesick and can't come back, so let the birds fly back to see? With that, Huijing leaned over and swept up with a broom.

Hearing this, Qin Nanxi was embarrassed. In all dynasties, the princess has only the righteousness of heaven and earth on her shoulders, the safety of all the people, and people praise her courage and sacrifice, but no one has ever really thought about it for them, how can a weak girl shoulder that great responsibility? Was she confused? Have you ever been afraid? Have you ever missed your parents? Have you ever missed your loved ones?

Sighing slightly, Qin Nanxi smiled and said, "Speaking of which, I also had a relationship with Master Jingruo, so I should go to the meeting." ”

Huijing listened but stopped: "The layman should go again tomorrow morning after class, I'm afraid that today's Jingruo teacher will be flawless!" At noon, the master passed the word. Let the nunnery avoid it. said that Gonggong Zhang in the palace was coming to reward Master Jing Ruo again. ”

Princess Changyi had already written before the dynasty and invited herself to become a monk. This is the hope of destroying oneself from the world. Since the former emperor had already granted her request, why did the new emperor come to reward her? And is it "again"? Qin Nanxi became curious and asked, "Could it be that there are often rewards in the palace?" ”

Huijing's subordinates kept brushing, and said like beads in his mouth: "Since there are often them, since the new emperor ascended the throne, he has rewarded Jing Ruoshi every three or five times." A gold bowl on the first day of the new year, a golden incense burner on the fifteenth, the Buddha's birthday is a jade prayer bead, a puja, and then send a white jade dust. Ay! Haven't you seen it, but the shining room is really beautiful! Although we monks should not love these golden and jade illusions, those things are under our noses. No matter how empty the heart is, the eyes can see after all! ”

Huijing is young after all, and she is inevitably tempted by these flashy vanities. After hearing this, Qin Nanxi only pursed his lips and smiled, and then said: "Jing Ruoshi once sacrificed for the country, and the royal reward is also a thank you on behalf of the people." It's just that it's so frequent, I'm afraid it will disturb the tranquility of Jingruo Master and the nunnery! ”

Huijing got up, panted slightly and snuggled on a one-person tall broom, and said with a smile: "That's right, Master Jingruo has been very distressed about this for a few days. But the rewards in the palace were refused. Fortunately, after coming and going, Jingruo Shi and the father-in-law in the palace are already familiar with each other. Therefore, if there is a reward, he will go directly to the west hall, and he will no longer disturb the nunnery! ”

Qin Nanxi listened, and the broom in his hand was slowly paddling subconsciously. There was a strange movement in my heart for no reason.

I saw that on the tip of the broom in her hand, the white snow particles mixed with the gray and yellow floating soil, fluttering in horror. Just like her thoughts, mixed and unclear, although she can slightly taste something wrong, but she can't explain it clearly.

Jing Ruoshi is the princess of Changyi, and I am afraid that it is also Mr. Su's An'er. This woman who has a deep relationship with herself, but only has one side, she must go to the meeting......

"Tuk, tuk, tuk" three slight knocks on the door woke Qin Nanxi from his contemplation. She couldn't help but look at the wooden door of the small courtyard in surprise.

"Who will it be at this time?" Huijing put down the straw broom, dusted off the floating soil on the blue and gray Zen clothes with his empty hands, and went to the courtyard gate.

Qin Nanxi turned around and snuggled the broom to the root of the earthen wall, patted the dust on his hands, and followed Huijing to the door.

"How did you get here?" Huijing hid half of her body in the door, looked out of the door, and asked in surprise.

Qin Nanxi hurriedly stepped forward to take a look, only to see that outside the crack in the door, only a black shadow half a person tall stood alone in the thin snow......