Chapter 41: Rival Lovers
Leading the way in front, Liu Tiecheng caught a glimpse of Miss Mo Jiu looking at the Jialan Temple with the intention of appreciating the scenery, and then thought of the 'special' King Lu Yan, so he couldn't bear to say more, "In the past two days, Lord Lu has been more ...... in terms of clothing Well, special point. β
"Could it be that Uncle Lu put out the official robe of the king of Hades?"
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Liu Tiecheng raised his hand and slapped himself lightly, making you talk more.
Ah Jiu smiled and walked briskly: "No matter what...... He's always Uncle Lu, isn't he? When I was in the Jiangnan government, I didn't dislike King Lu Yan, who ate my mother to make my longevity noodles, and I took care of each other and my father on the way back to Beijing, so how could I dislike him at this time. β
Remember about Shou Noodles?!
Liu Tiecheng secretly criticized himself, did he eat Shou noodles, so Lord Lu owed Miss Mo Jiu? is always ruthless to Miss Nine.
The West Monastery is located on the west side of the temple and is backed by thirteen pagodas, and it is said that under the stupa there are relics of the monks who passed away, and the thirteen towers are not allowed to enter except for the monks of the temple. Therefore, the West Buddhist Temple is extremely quiet, of course, there is no strong back, and the Garan Temple will not let people rest in the West Buddhist Temple.
Ah Jiu had a little understanding of the general situation before coming to Jialan Temple, and heard that Uncle Lu was in the West Buddhist Temple, and secretly said that the name of King Lu Yan was useful in the quiet place of Buddhism.
The West Buddhist Monastery is surrounded by more than a dozen big trees, at this time the cold winter is beginning to appear, as if most of the leaves of the towering trees have fallen into the sky, if it is in the hot summer, there are dense leaves to block the sun, I think it is very suitable for summer vacation.
"I heard that the former host passed away in the West Buddhist Temple."
Ah Jiu sighed and walked into the gate of the West Buddhist Temple, stepping into the courtyard of the deceased person is not lucky, especially if the person has not been dead for a year, maybe the soul is still in the place of death, but if the person who passed away was once the first monk of the Buddhist family and was already a hundred years old before his death. It's a different story.
It is said that the West Buddhist Monastery still retains the Buddha gas that has not yet dissipated, and many noble and wealthy businessmen flock to the West Buddhist Monastery, that is, they want to get the Buddha gas, but they can't get the Buddha gas, maybe they can get a little longevity, and people are rare after 70 years, not to mention that the monks are 100 years old when they pass away.
The West Buddhist Monastery was very clean. There was no blood on the ground. There are also a few upright pines and cypresses in the courtyard, and the surrounding courtyard walls have just been painted, and there is no decay.
At the door of the Buddha hall with two compartments, there is a huge Jiuding incense burner. The smoke of incense sets off the solemnity of Buddhism.
Looking through the open window, you can see the Buddha shrine enshrined in the temple facing the sun, and the large Buddha characters written on the wall.
All the way. Ah Jiu believes that the Garan Temple is worthy of being the first temple in the world, and it is a head higher than the defeated Fahua Temple that recuperated on the way to Beijing.
While she was paying full attention to admiring the West Temple. Walking out of the Buddha Hall, Ah Jiu's eyes widened, and he said in a gaffe, "Uncle Lu?!" β
Is he Uncle Lu?!
In the past, Uncle Lu's clothes were also very rich, but he was never as luxurious as he is today.
He wears a mink collar and a crane fur. The streamer and slippery mink fur rolled all over the neckline and placket, and the mink hair needles were long and shiny. But it gives people a very flexible feeling, and the front of the long fur grows to the top of the knee and spreads out. Revealing the blue wide-sleeved shirt that Uncle Lu was wearing, such a delicate design made his figure more and more slender.
The silver eagle on Uncle Lu's face also seems to be smeared with a layer of silver light and can be used as a mirror, and the original chaotic beard like a messy grass has been rearranged, leaving only a strand of beard at the chin, and the lines of the cheeks that are not covered by the beard are like a knife and axe have been carved like a knife and axe, resolute and handsome, at this time, the mask on his face has added a little mystery, attracting others to want to open the area and take a closer look at the handsome noble son in front of him.
The most conspicuous thing is the jade crown he wears on his head, the beautiful jade inlaid on the crown is as warm as water, faintly exuding luster, at a glance it is the most precious piece of Hetian jade, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is worth a thousand gold.
Just because of the jade on his head, even if Uncle Lu wears a mask, it will give people the visual impact of a gentleman like jade.
There is no hair on his mouth, and he is not firm in his work, but anyone who has just entered the office will have a beard even if he has just reached the crown, so Ah Jiu can't guess how old Uncle Lu is.
Lu Tianyang coughed lightly twice when he was no longer there, "Ah Jiu's niece." β
Ah Jiu slowly came back to his senses, his eyes were still revolving around Uncle Lu, he had long known that Uncle Lu's temperament was not weaker than that of your son, but he had always shown himself ruthlessly, and his lonely and cold aura made people dare not look at him more.
As soon as he went to the capital today, the lady who had not yet left the cabinet must have looked at him differently, even if the other half of his face hidden under the mask was ruined, it would not damage the girl's love for him, why should Uncle Lu worry about not being able to marry a wife.
"The feng shui in the capital is really good."
"Huh?"
Lu Tianyang was uncomfortable with her burning and appreciative gaze.
faintly regretted it, what kind of wind did he smoke?
At the moment of the great enemy, the revenge has not been avenged, he accompanies a little girl who has not yet reached the end of the day, even if it is to repay the little niece, he will not change his makeup...... In case someone sees through it...... Lu Tianyang couldn't help but press the silver eagle mask, blocking Ah Jiu's gaze by the way, regretting, what happened to the sourness and an indescribable sweetness surging up because the little niece was engrossed in looking at herself?
The poison of the incineration Gu tormented him for more than ten years, and every time after surviving, there would always be a warm current on his body that slowly gathered in his heart, at this time he had such a strange feeling, could it be that he had fallen into some unknown poisonous Gu again?!
"Handsome men and beauties walk all over the place, a small jasper, and a beautiful posture like a dog."
"Ah Jiu!"
Lu Tianyang couldn't help but stop her, try to press down her hot cheeks, wearing a mask is also beneficial, at least she won't see her blushing, "Mrs. Jiang knows that you said this, and she will definitely punish you when you go back!" β
"Uncle Lu is not familiar with my mother, and he has always taken care of me, so he shouldn't tell my mother, right, right."
Ah Jiu jumped into Lu Tianyang, the curly fur hood on his head slipped off his head because of this, a string of pearls the size of a little thumb and finger were tied in braids, a few silk ribbons hung down on the back of his head, the round pearls were as cool as water droplets, as she walked, the pearl's Yinghua would not hurt people's eyes, but it was attractive enough.
Lu Tianyang hurriedly took a step back, and subconsciously wanted to distance himself from his little niece, if he was closer...... He was afraid that he would not be able to suppress the strangeness in his heart. "It's not big or small, I'm your uncle."
"Is that a secret between the two of us? Uncle Lu? β
Ah Jiu's eyelids flickered like butterfly wings, his eyes appeared and disappeared from time to time, and his gouache lips pursed slightly, "There are a lot of secrets between me and Uncle Lu, so it's not bad." β
"Ah Jiu...... You ......"
Lu Tianyang's throat was tight, and he couldn't speak, and he was a little puzzled. Does she really think she's an uncle?! Just think of yourself as an Uncle Lu who responds to your needs?
"What? You say. "Ah Jiuyi is naΓ―ve.
"It's fine."
Lu Tianyang looked away. No matter what Ah Jiu's niece's answer was, he didn't have the courage to listen to it at this time, and he didn't want to hear it.
He advanced to the Buddha Hall. Ah Jiuhu frowned suspiciously, Uncle Lu's state today is not right, no wonder Brother Liu Tiecheng not only hid far away, but also looked like he wanted to talk when he saw a ghost.
"Come in."
"Oh."
Ah Jiu agreed. Immediately entering the door, the Buddha hall was filled with a smell of Buddha incense. Mixed with a hint of sandalwood, the smell is refreshing, as if in the Buddha realm.
Lu Tianyang was already sitting cross-legged on the futon, and raised his hand to point to the futon opposite. Ah Jiu obediently knelt down and sat down, "Say it." β
ββ¦β¦ What Ah Jiu's niece entrusted ......"
Lu Tianyang lowered his eyelids, and the hand on his knee clenched into a fist. Seeing this situation, Ah Jiu felt a little more enlightened in his heart. "If you say, if you can't find anyone, it's fine."
"It's not that you can't find the person you said." Lu Tianyang said with a little unwillingness: "They are dead!" β
"Dead?!"
Ah Jiu's eyes widened, and Lu Tianyang nodded helplessly, "It's dead, a drunk person fell into the river and drowned, the guarantor went to the Qinglou* to clash with the mouth, and was smashed on the head by the bricks, and he went without surviving two days." β
He, who has been a brocade guard for four years, has never suffered a setback, but he helped his little niece check two people, but he didn't expect someone to kill him one step ahead.
"Is it a coincidence?" Ah Jiu muttered to himself.
"Coincidence?" Lu Tianyang shook his head and said, "Where in the world is such a coincidence? Ah Jiu's niece...... You have to be more careful in the future. β
If a qiΔ was done by the Fuguo Gong, Ah Jiu would be in danger in the Mo family.
Fortunately...... Fortunately, he has mastered the Jinyi Guard, and Fu Guogong dares to try it again? However, Ah Jiu is in the backyard of the Mo family, and Lu Tianyang can't take care of it all the time, there is Lingshan, and Lingyun is in ...... He could be a little more at ease.
Ah Jiu's white little face showed a bit solemnity, "If it weren't for a coincidence, what did she think of human life?" β
"Ah Jiu."
"Uncle Lu once told me that life is the most precious."
Lu Tianyang nodded under Ah Jiu's clear gaze, when he was in Fahua Temple, he was heavily poisoned and eager to live, and he didn't want Ah Jiu to hurt his body because he was worried that Mo Guanjie would be imprisoned, and his life was the most precious...... To be the commander of the North Town Fusi, how could he take other people's lives seriously?
"Just to frame my mother, two men in their right years died in an accident, ruining two families, leaving the elderly unsupported and the children unattended. It's too despicable, too bad. β
Ah Jiu's arms trembled slightly in anger, "Is it possible to prove that they died of murder?" β
"Murder?" Lu Tianyang subconsciously shook his head, "The Yamen has been decided, and their relatives have also helped Ling Ling leave the imperial capital." β
"If you have a humble status, your life is not worth anything, but it's a pity...... Buddhists all say that all beings are equal, how can it be determined whether life is important because of their status to the end?! β
Ah Jiu took a deep breath, not that she wanted to prove anything, nor was there a flood of sympathy, but that what was happening in front of her had a strong conflict with some fragments of memories in her mind that she still couldn't remember, as if life and death should not be determined by the high and low in the world.
Lu Tianyang poured a cup of tea for Ah Jiu and slowly handed it to her, "Ah Jiu, don't drill the horns, the world is like this, if you want not to be decided by others and lose your most precious life, you have to stand taller than your enemies and opponents." β
"Nope." Ah Jiu's eyes were clear and bright, shaking with a persistence that Lu Tianyang had never seen before, and he had an illusion that the pretty little niece in front of him seemed to have suddenly become a woman comparable to himself.
"It's not to stand taller than them, so that there are fewer tragedies like this in the world, in addition to a higher status, a more complete system of laws and regulations is needed, not only the law, but also the servants, the servants in the yamen, and the Qingtian parents and officials."
Ah Jiu's eyes suddenly dimmed, and he held the teacup in his small hand, "If you don't seek the unity of the world, no one will die in vain." If more dead people can speak for themselves, it will be progress, and in a hundred years, or even a few hundred years, perhaps one step closer to the goal, each generation will boast a small step forward, and then the future generations will at least have a better life than they are now. β
Lu Tianyang drank tea silently. I don't know if I was scared by Ah Jiu's words. Anyway, he didn't dare to look at the little niece who was close at hand.
"Actually, I'm no different from people who talk about misleading the country right now."
She never mentioned these things to anyone, never to her parents. Today, I told an Uncle Lu who had known him for a short time, just because he was depressed because he didn't find a witness?
Ah Jiu blinked his confused eyes, "Uncle Lu must want to laugh." β
Lu Tianyang blew the tea cup in his hand, brushing the water with slightly wrinkled ripples. Still reluctant to look up, "What are you laughing at?" β
The answer is rightly so. It surprised Ah Jiu again, as if she had just asked a very stupid question.
He's a good guy!
"Anyway, I thank Uncle Lu."
Ah Jiu took tea as wine and toasted Lu Tianyang. "I'm sorry."
At this time, the person on the opposite side raised his head, and his deep eyes flashed a few different colors. Playfully curled the corners of his mouth, "They're dead." But the evidence that Ah Jiu's niece wanted did not disappear. β
Taking out a few pieces of rice paper, he put it in Ah Jiu's hand, his fingertips touched the delicate and soft little hand, he quickly withdrew his arm, and when he looked up, the little niece didn't notice the abnormality at all, and looked at the rice paper attentively.
I don't know if he should be happy or disappointed.
The fingertips that he had touched the soft skin were very itchy, as if an inexplicable breath had penetrated into his fingers, and his dark fingertips rubbed against his clothes, not to mention that Ah Jiu was young, or his 'niece', what was he thinking?
Spoiling Ah Jiu and taking care of her, doesn't he just want to repay her for saving her life?
A question came to mind, is she really your niece?
The corners of Lu Tianyang's mouth twitched slightly, how fresh is it? How could she not be a junior? Another stupid question, he hasn't been impulsive and stupid for several years.
"Whew."
Ah Jiu raised his head and let out a long breath, "With these few pieces of evidence, it is enough to clear my mother, Aunt Zhou is also enough to make my father suspicious, the second sister should also have doubts about her, my third brother has a strong Confucian atmosphere, benevolence, righteousness, and filial piety have always been what he insists on." I'm not worried about the second sister, but the third brother is afraid that it will be sad. β
"She treats Mo Junyong like a parent." Lu Tianyang bowed slightly, "It's even better than some mothers who treat their parents and children." Not only did she worry about food, clothing, housing and transportation, but even the master of your third brother's invitation, she personally inquired about it, and argued with the Duchess of Fuguo and others about your third brother, and the Duchess of Fuguo agreed to let her take care of her own daughter's bloodline that day, in fact, she trusted her very much and liked her very much. β
"Hmm." Ah Jiu nodded and motioned for Lu Tianyang to continue.
The factory guard is well-informed and detailed, and even knows the news in Xungui's backyard.
"Back then......" Lu Tianyang hesitated for a moment and pursed his lips, "You also know Brother Mo's temper, these words should not have been said by me, but Brother Mo is only afraid that he will not defend himself in this life, and he would rather Mrs. Jiang misunderstand him." β
Ah Jiu asked curiously, "What's the matter?" My mother didn't misunderstand my father. β
"Xiao Zhou's family is the most favored one among the daughters of the Fuguo Gong, and the mother-in-law looked at her differently, and later Brother Mo's wife died in childbirth, leaving a pair of children, and the Fuguo Gong couple pitied their daughters and grandchildren, and naturally couldn't trust the stepwife candidate chosen by Brother Mo. No matter how Brother Mo promised that he would not be partial, he still couldn't win the trust of the husband and wife. At that time, Brother Mo was no longer a person who had no foundation in the Jinshi, and it was not easy for the Duke of Fuguo to forcibly order him to marry Xiao Zhou. β
Lu Tianyang slowly mentioned this past, first, he was worried that after the fire in the backyard of Mo's house, Ah Jiu heard the words that reversed right and wrong from the mouth of his father, Ah Jiu had clear grievances, once he misunderstood his father, he would definitely alienate Mo Guanjie, which would give Mo Xinlan and others an opportunity.
Even if Ah Jiu has his grandfather to rely on and his father is still there, Jiang Cifu will not be able to cross him and directly make decisions for Ah Jiu.
Once Mo Guanjie is eccentric, it will not be beneficial to Ah Jiu in the future.
Second, Lu Tianyang still remembered Brother Mo who was smirking in the edict prison, and Mrs. Jiang just made a little gesture of goodwill, and he couldn't help but be happy.
Lu Tianyang took a sip of tea, the two who are affectionate and fated should not be estranged due to misunderstanding, there are enough tragedies of infatuated men and women...... I don't want Ah Jiu's parents to do the same.
"After a year of filial piety for his deceased wife, Brother Mo and Jiang Juren, who were far away in Shandong, set up a family affair by letter, and your grandfather is afraid that he still doesn't know that among the students of the Baihan Sect who he has helped himself incognito, there is your father."
"Ahh Ah Jiuwan never imagined that his father and grandfather still had such a relationship. "Grandpa also sponsored poor students?"
Jiang Cifu ...... His family is quite wealthy, generations of scholars, he himself was promoted early, but he has not been able to get into the jinshi, but he is good at management, and the Jiang family's land is tax-free because of the status of the person, and the Jiang family is much richer than outsiders think. β
Lu Tianyang also secretly admired Jiang Cifu's clumsiness. "Because your grandfather's career was not going well. He couldn't bear to see the poor students unable to conduct scientific examinations, so he donated a large amount of silver to the academy under a pseudonym almost every year in those years. Brother Mo's family was poor at the time, and your grandmother prevented him from studying several times. If he hadn't been funded, he wouldn't be where he is today. β
"It's a pseudonym, how did my dad know?"
"Brother Mo heard your grandfather go to the academy to explain the Four Books and Five Classics, I guess it should be when your grandfather was talking to the head of the academy. was heard by Brother Mo. At that time, your grandfather was not yet a high school champion, although your father was widowed. But it is already a powerful official of the sixth grade, and it is the ruling party, this marriage ...... Speaking of which, it was my grandfather who climbed Brother Mo. β
Mo Guanjie is extraordinary, and he is the first in the second class. There are many rich and noble families who are willing to marry him again, even if they are afraid of the difficulty of the auxiliary prince, but the nobles are among them. There are many people who are not afraid of the Fu Guogong.
Ah Jiu said: "Even if you don't know that your father has the intention to repay your kindness, you can learn character with your father's talent." Grandpa will agree. β
"So Brother Mo rushed to the Guogong Mansion to talk to Fu Guogong about this matter, Fu Guogong has always been very domineering to your father, and after hearing it, he was furious, blaming your father for having no conscience, and he had an end with Miss Jiang's family, Brother Mo is arguing, the founding lord has always been domineering, but he can always fight. Your father was knocked unconscious by a stick. Subsequently, the Fuguo Duke destroyed the letter of the Dingqin, and then ...... Then lock your father in the boudoir of the little Zhou family. β
"Poof."
Ah Jiuwan never expected that things would be so bloody, "Where did the Fu Guogong get the courage?" My father was also an official of the imperial court at the time. β
There was a mockery on the corner of Lu Tianyang's mouth, "The founding nobles have always been domineering, and the auxiliary prince is not the most excessive, some people hold their own merits, forcing the man who marries to degrade his wife to a concubine, and even more ruthlessly directly erase that person's wife, at that time, there were many cases of wife separation." β
"Nobody cares?"
"Tube? They are all old brothers who fight with their majesty, they only need to go to their majesty and cry twice, and talk about the merits they have made for their majesty, and their majesty will not embarrass them, after all, ......" Lu Tianyang's voice turned low, "This kind of thing, your majesty has not done it." β
Ah Jiu patted his forehead, bullying men and women Mountain King, Emperor Shenwu did it.
"My father has a hand tail with Aunt Zhou, who gets along day and night?" Even if they are locked together, they should not be fooled by beauty.
ββ¦β¦ It should be a cup of tea. β
Lu Tianyang sighed: "It's been too long, I can't find out if it's caused by the tea, or if Brother Mo is forced to be helpless." Brother Mo is soft-hearted, that is, he is dissatisfied with Fuguo Gong, and he can't do without Xiao Zhou, but they underestimate Brother Mo's way of righteousness, he can be soft on Xiao Zhou's family, but he will not feel guilty about Fuguo Gong, let alone bow his head because of the persecution of Fu Guogong, you should know what will happen later. The only thing that made Brother Mo feel guilty about Mrs. Jiang was that when your grandfather sent your mother to Beijing to get married, he didn't know that Brother Mo had already accepted the daughter of the Fuguo Princess's concubine as a concubine. β
"No wonder, no wonder my grandfather has long let go of his thoughts about entering the imperial examination and has been provoked again."
The three media and six hires have passed, if Jiang does not marry Mo Guanjie, it will be difficult to have a decent marriage in the future.
"The auxiliary state did his best, and in the last one he was empty, taking the concubine as his concubine, and being ridiculed by the world. And your grandfather fought to the death, but his majesty took a fancy to him, and he was expected to advance to the first assistant. β
Lu Tianyang shook his head, "Unbelievable, this marriage is known as the most unbelievable thing back then. β
"Thank you Uncle Lu for telling me the truth."
Ah Jiu got up and thanked him solemnly, if it wasn't for Uncle Lu, she wouldn't have known that there were so many inside stories about the things back then, the son didn't say anything about the father, even if Mo Guanjie had countless hardships, he also fulfilled his promise to marry Jiang's wife, because he concealed the changes in the capital, so that Jiang no longer had a choice.
It's not that my grandfather has accumulated a lot of money, maybe the Mo family's back house has long been the dominant one in Aunt Zhou's family.
Ah Jiu shook his head secretly, he underestimated his mother, even if he didn't do the second assistant's father, his mother wouldn't let Aunt Zhou jump.
"When you come to Garan Temple, you must ask for a blessing."
Lu Tianyang also got up and said with a smile: "I'll take you there." β
"I ......" Ah Jiu didn't want to go, but he didn't dare to refuse Uncle Lu in person, after all, he still owed him a favor, and nodded: "I'm tired of Uncle Lu." β
Lu Tianyang hooked the corners of his mouth and led Ah Jiu towards the Daxiong Treasure Hall.
"Gyoshiro, Gyokuro."
Ah Jiu heard a few screams, looked forward, Mu Yanyu protected the girl beside him, blocking the purse and other things thrown by the lady who came to Shangxiang, "It's crazy." β
The smile in Lu Tianyang's eyes became stronger and stronger, Mu Yan suddenly looked up, and just saw the two people standing side by side, he couldn't help but change his eyes, knowing that Lu Tianyang did it on purpose.
ps asks for two pink tickets, and continues to ask for pink tickets. (To be continued)