Chapter Seventy-Five: Why?
Cao Tang is today, for some reason, the time to change clothes and dress up is not as slow as usual, she quickly cleaned herself up, and took people to the living room.
Who knows, there are only a few maids in the living room who come and go, busy tidying things up, and when they see Cao Tang, they all curtsy.
And Cui Wanqing, who usually rushes ahead of her in everything, actually disappeared at all.
"Hasn't your young lady cleaned up yet?" Cao Tang raised his hand to let Wen Gui, who was saluting her, up, and asked her with a smile.
Wen Gui served Cao Tang in his yard for half a month, and the relationship between the two was closer than that between others, so they didn't see each other, but felt very cordial.
Hearing Miss Biao's question, she shook her head and replied: "The maid replied to you, my young lady had already cleaned up, and just now the maid saw Sister Jin Ling enter her bedroom." ”
"Otherwise, the servant will help you take a look?"
Cao Tang saw that she was carrying a green forging burden on her arm, and she was also holding three or four overlapping brocade boxes of various colors in her hand, which was obviously busy.
I couldn't help but wave my hand and laugh. "Okay, look at what you hold in your hand and carry on your arm, where you are used?"
"Let's go and get busy with you, but don't be careful under your feet, knock on the small person, don't break Cousin Qing's beloved things, then she can't spare you, and I'm sure to beat your board!"
Wen Gui knew that this was a good lady with a strong mouth, but in fact, she was the most soft-hearted, so she grinned and retorted: "My ninth miss is not such an inconsiderate master, she must have asked people first if they had fallen." I won't clean up people without asking! ”
Immediately afterwards, Wen Gui deliberately frowned again, made a look of hard thinking, and said: "Miss Cousin, you say this, could it be that as long as Sister Jade drops something, you don't care about anything, just call Mother Xu to hit her board?" ”
She joked about Cao Tang in her mouth, and curtfell under her feet. Wait until that's done. She had already flown away like a butterfly.
Cao Tang stretched out her hand to hit someone, but she froze in mid-air, she pointed at Wen Gui and said angrily: "You bad girl, let you make fun of me!" ”
"Look, I asked my cousin if I asked you to come. I'll clean you up again! ”
Jade covered her lips and smiled. Persuaded: "Miss." And calm down, the two little novices outside who came to guide the way have been waiting for a long time. Why don't you go over and urge Miss Watch? ”
Cao Tang looked around, shook his head and said, "Let's go, let's go together, I don't want to sit here stupidly." ”
She really didn't expect that she was just shouting, thinking that as long as Cui Wanqing answered the call, the two sisters would set off together.
It's good to go to the dining hall to see my father and uncle, and when my relatives meet, I can finish saying goodbye, and I can eat something and fill my shriveled stomach.
Who would have thought that his cousin actually had something to say
Cao Tang touched his empty stomach, sighed twice, and cheered up, "Hey, I'm coming." ”
He followed the curtain opened by Magnolia, held Jade's hand, and walked in.
As soon as he entered the house, Cao Tang couldn't help but look at this bedroom curiously, and he was in a good mood at this look.
She smiled and said to Cui Wanqing: "Hehe, Cousin Qing, your side is exactly the same as my side, it's so good!" ”
Cui Wanqing beckoned her to sit beside her, and asked with a smile, "Then do you want to sleep with your cousin tonight?" ”
"Huh? Really? Cao Tang's eyes widened immediately, and he said in surprise: "Of course I want to, it's so boring to be alone, but Mother Xu is afraid that I will make you have a bad rest, so she is not allowed to tell you." ”
"It's okay, if you make a big fuss, my cousin will tickle you and make you laugh and breathless!" How could Cui Wanqing be afraid of her tossing?
People have tricks, specializing in treating her at every turn, and she can't control her own problems.
Sure enough, as soon as Cao Tang heard this, he immediately threw himself into Cui Wanqing's arms, and begged again and again, "Cousin Qing, don't make me tickle, I'm most afraid of this." ”
"I promise to be obedient, let's go to bed early, okay?"
Cui Wanqing pinched her little nose and said dotingly: "It doesn't have to be too early, let's go to bed at the end of the day, that's it." ”
"This is a temple, but the Shuanglu you like is not easy to play with, why don't I let Ah Tao and them play with you?"
This proposal was approved by Cao Tang with both hands, and the sisters said that they were so unhappy, but Jade looked at the opportunity and reminded that there were still people waiting outside to lead the way.
As soon as she heard this, Cui Wanqing hurriedly pulled Cao Tang out, and as soon as she went out, she saw that the lanterns under the porch were lit.
At the gate, faintly, there were several figures.
When I walked up, I saw that it was the curling beside Ah Tao and Cao Tang, talking to the two young masters who had been waiting for a long time.
Cui Wanqing looked at the pair of little novices standing side by side, no more than six or seven years old, with a slight smile on their faces, how cute they looked.
Somehow, she remembered the little master next to Master Ran, who was the most slippery, greedy and clever, and ordinary adults were often fooled by him.
A very small number of children like them who are young monks are destined to have Buddha in their lives, or they are destined for many calamities, so they send them to the Buddha Gate to ask for the blessing of the Buddha.
The vast majority of the rest are abandoned babies outside the temple gate.
These poor people's families can't afford to raise their children, and they know that Buddhism is merciful, and if they are sent here, the children will finally be able to eat, and as for the rest, they really don't dare to hope anymore.
Thinking of this, Cui Wanqing's heart was sour, and she smiled at Yulan, Yulan accompanied her to Dachengtian Temple all day long, and Jianming was very familiar, how could she not know her master's thoughts.
Anyway, their trip is limited, and there is no shortage of dim sum, so she pulled Wen Gui and wrapped two packs of dim sum on the side of the road.
At the door of the dining hall, the bounty money was quietly stuffed into the two novices, along with snacks.
Watching the two children salute happily and walk away, Cui Wanqing's heart also felt warm, and helped Yulan to step into the threshold. sighed softly: "It's not that these little masters are hungry, but snacks are rare, look at how happy they were just now?" ”
I don't know when she started to follow the crowd, helping others, saving people in danger, these tricks used by people with intentions to show off themselves were the things she disdained the most.
But now, for those smiling faces that bloomed because of her, she experienced a different feeling from them.
This feeling. Strange though. But it's warm, and it's actually quite comfortable.
Cui Wanqing didn't mind seeing more smiles, but she didn't want to become a person who sold her reputation, she thought about doing good things in the future. It's better to be quiet.
There are many monks in Hongruo Temple. The number of pilgrims coming and going is even more numerous. Therefore, the temple hall occupies a large area.
It is divided into four parts, and the courtyard on the south side is the largest dining hall. All opened, there is no partition, it is the place where the monks of this temple use fasting.
The east and west courtyards are two smaller halls, both of which are divided into several with pineapple wood carved checks, and here are the boundaries for male and female pilgrims to prepare separately and use vegetarian food.
As for the Cui Wanqing sisters, it was a separate courtyard in the northwest corner, with eighteen independent private rooms, which were specially prepared for guests of high status.
I also want to know that the food used here is used in the east and west side courtyards, and the grade is much higher, and the price is naturally expensive.
But they have Master Cao San here, what are they afraid of?
Cui Wanqing privately felt that her third uncle was also very good at making money, just looking at the fact that he sent all kinds of rare objects to herself every day, you could know that this person involved in the industry was quite wide.
In this way, with Cao Mu's net worth, even if they eat three meals a day, tons and tons are used in the private room, it is not a big problem!
At the gate, there were two elderly monks who arrived, replaced the two little novices, and led Cui Wanqing and her sisters all the way to the Jade Lotus Pavilion.
Cui Wanqing noticed that the private rooms here are all named after the lotus flowers of Buddhism, what golden lotus, silver lotus, green lotus, and white lotus.
These names are not elegant, but because they are in the temple, they are instantly stained, and the brilliance emanating from the Buddha becomes far-reaching.
The lanterns on the corridors on all sides of the courtyard illuminate the entire courtyard as bright as day, and the private room is almost full.
The door of the Jade Lotus Pavilion is not like other private rooms, which are tightly closed, but wide open, thinking that it is the people inside, in order to wait for the belated sisters.
When I got closer, I heard a familiar voice coming from inside, and it was Master Cao San who was speaking at this moment.
I heard him say with gratitude: "Qi Gongzi, this time I really trouble you, if I didn't happen to meet you, the two girls in our family don't know how sooner or later they will arrive!" ”
"Whether you can get to the realm smoothly or not, it's not certain, alas, it's really unbearable to think about."
I heard Qi Xuanhui smile and said modestly: "Master Cao San is really polite, I am friends with Chang Jiannai, this is what should be done." ”
"We are all from the capital, and with the relationship of old friends, the two uncles really don't need to be too polite."
Cui Wanqing was listening, and Cao Tang next to her jumped in, and the little girl said loudly: "Aren't they all fathers and uncles?" You two don't stay at home, but you want to stay in the temple! ”
"I can figure out that my cousin is worried all day long, this time I fortunately met Brother Qi Shi, if he hadn't brought me and my cousin all the way over, even if we didn't meet the villains, we would definitely get lost."
What she said was the truth, the mountains in the south were dense and forested, and forks and paths abounded, Qi Xuanhui was prescient and brought Mu Xingfang, a local, to lead the way, otherwise, it is estimated that even he would have to run the wrong way.
Qi Xuanhui had already met Master Cao San and Cui Er under the recommendation of Master Ran.
Cao Mu knew that Prince Liang would come, and he had always exchanged letters with the capital, and Cui Changjian had already stepped up and sent the news that the master had set off early.
But although his heart was clear, his face was still extremely cooperative, and he leaked a look of surprise.
And although Cui Yongzhong has been closed for more than a year, he is an official after all, and he has seen this master several times both in the palace and outside the palace.
This will see this unforgettable appearance, and his heart is shocked! "Why did the dignified good prince go to Jiangnan in private?"
One of these two people did it deliberately, and the other was really confused, and their bodies and brains were invariably half a minute slower, and they did not come forward to worship in time.
At the moment when the two of them hesitated slightly, Qi Xuanhui solemnly bowed down to participate, calling him Uncle Shi, and hinted very cleverly between his words.
None of these two are unsophisticated, and when they saw this, they immediately came back to their senses, and they all followed his tone with interest, and only called Qi Gongzi.
And the three words 'Qi Xian's nephew', who should have been called, still didn't dare to pout, so tacit understanding, choked in his throat.
Are you kidding!
This is the emperor's younger brother, and he is still a very favored younger brother, Qi Xuanhui was named the prince as soon as he succeeded to the throne of Shengshangfu, which shows how heavy his weight is in Emperor Wenhua's heart.
For such a high-flying existence, it is enough to cooperate with others to act, who really dares to climb along the pole and treat this nephew as a nephew?
But it's really strange, this good prince doesn't do it, he doesn't stay in the comfortable capital, and he quietly came to Jiangzhou, what is it for?
You must know that the most intimate and inseparable Prince Rui is about to get married.
At this juncture, from the capital, he jumped to Jiangzhou City
Even if Cui Yongzhong is no longer a speculative person, he knows that the things in this are definitely not simple.
As for Master Cao San, although he knew that he would arrive early, Cui Changjian did not mention the specific reason.
Cao Mu thought privately that this person originally set off with Cui Changjian at the end of September and the beginning of October, but this sudden delay was a few months ahead, something must have happened.
He was instigated by Cui Changjian this time and got on the boat of Qi Xuanhui, although he was only himself in the name, but in private, Ming Anhou also knew everything.
The two brothers recognized that this matter was still feasible, and they also understood that as long as it was successful, the status of the Marquis of Ming'an, and then it would not be a problem to stabilize the Emperor Hua Dynasty.
As for this matter, is there a price that the Ming'an Hou Mansion may pay?
To put it mildly, you still have to invest some capital in business, and if you want to do business without capital, it's pure dream!
High risk will have big returns, this simple truth, the Cao family brothers, both understand very well.
It's just that Cao Mu still has to minimize the loss within the scope of his ability, so what is the purpose of Lord Liang changing his itinerary?
That's what he wants to know most now.
It's a pity that since the second master Cui saw the good prince, he has never left half a step, and he has always been in front of the two of them.
Cao Mu can't be too obvious, isn't it okay to give people away?
So I could only hold it all the way to the dining hall with a stomach full of questions. (To be continued......)