Early the next morning, Zhang Hanqiu packed up and went to the front hall of the main house.

As usual countless times, he greeted his father and mother gently.

Zhang Zetian sighed lightly, and did not mention that his daughter would give his wife a pillar of incense for him, the impatient expression on his face was more like he felt that she had nothing to do, and his voice was also faint, "Be more disciplined when you go out, don't ruin the reputation of the Zhang family, don't forget that you have a younger sister below you who wants to be allowed to be a family, and a younger brother who wants to start a family." ”

"Yes, my daughter obeys."

"Let's eat."

After breakfast, Zhang Zetian got up and left without saying a word.

Zhang Jiabao quietly winked at her, and took the scholar to follow his father in a hurry, because of the way, he went out together in his father's carriage every day.

It was Wu who carefully provided her with what she needed.

"You should have prepared the incense candles yourself, that is your mind, I didn't do anything more, this is the plum I pickled a while ago, and now I eat it just right, you take it to eat on the road, I asked people to put a mattress for you in the carriage, and there is a soup woman in it, it's cold, you can't come back sick when you go out, do you bring a hand stove?"

"I brought it, my mother bothered."

"It's hard for you to go out all year round, but you still pick such a time, but you can think about your mother on your birthday, your father is not happy that you go out, and I didn't dare to cook something delicious for you in the morning, I asked you to boil eggs, you take it on the road to eat, you can not eat other things on your birthday, but eggs must be eaten."

A stepmother who thinks about her like this, how can she not be deceived, even if she is awake now, isn't her heart soft?

And at this time, emotions like moving should not be suppressed.

Zhang Hanqiu's eyes were slightly red, and he called out to his mother, and his admiration was fully revealed.

Wu gave her a whole dress, smiled and patted her face, "Okay, don't drop the golden bean, go out early, here is half a day away from Qingyuan Temple, go early and arrive early, I arranged for eight families to go out with you, in addition, you take Xiaomei and Xiaolan by your side, they often follow me around, if you go outside, you can deal with something else, by the way, you take this bag of silver, I handed over the silver needed for the practice to Xiaolan, you take these silver for your own use, it is rare to go out once, buy something to eat and play, Don't be aggrieved by yourself. ”

It's just like that, Zhang Hanqiu is blessed, "Yes, Xiexie Niang." ”

Saying goodbye to her sister at the door, Zhang Qiaoer had a little regret in her heart, she should have gone with her, she didn't have to be taken care of by her mother for two days, how fun it should be!

Wu glanced at her, brushed his sideburns and asked with a smile, "Qiao'er, I made an appointment to meet Mrs. Qi today, do you want to come with me?" ”

"Will Qi Gongzi come?"

"No, it won't."

Zhang Qiao'er was deflated, "Then I won't go." ”

Wu glanced around, covered the corners of his mouth with a handkerchief and whispered: "Qi Gongzi won't come, but my mother can let you see him." ”

Zhang Qiao'er suddenly became energetic, "Really? ”

"When did my mother lie to you."

"I'll go, I'll see you, and I'll talk to my sister when she comes back."

"Then hurry up and clean up yourself, don't let people underestimate the girl of our Zhang family."

Touching the new earrings on her ears, Zhang Qiao'er pursed her lips and smiled, "Mother, you just look at me." ”

Seeing his daughter walk away happily, Wu's always smiling face slowly revealed the calculation hidden under the gentle skin, Qi Zhensheng is such an excellent and promising child, how can she be cheap Zhang Hanqiu.

If you plan it well, maybe you can kill two birds with one stone this time.

After pretending for more than ten years, enduring it for more than ten years, and calculating for more than ten years, she has already pretended to be enough and endured enough.

The cousin is hers, and everything in the Zhang family can only be her children.

Zhang Hanqiu Xiu wanted to get half of the copper plate from it, even the ones she pulled in her hands would become her daughter's sooner or later.

Inside the carriage, Zhang Qianqian sneezed loudly.

Ru Niang hurriedly opened the mattress and covered it on the young lady, Tang Pozi fell out of it, and Ru Niang picked it up and put it in again.

She doesn't like the Wu family, but she is not a person who has no brains at all, she can bear it when Miss was coaxed by her before, and now that Miss knows her true face, she doesn't need to worry about everything in small things.

Zhang Hanqiu leaned against the inner wall of the carriage, his eyes half-squinted and thinking about what he could do in the past two days.

The Wu clan will send people to follow, it is within her expectation, it is not difficult to break them away, after all, she is the master and they are the servants.

The family is not a problem, she has been to Qingyuan Temple once, the change of dynasties has not been able to shake the rules of the ancient temple are very strict, and men are not allowed to set foot in places where there are female dependents.

Her only fear now was that she wouldn't be able to see the man.

Maybe when she was still alive, she wouldn't have gone to Qingyuan Temple to pray for her on her birthday.

But she only has this one chance, it won't be so easy to come out in the future, her father won't be willing, and Wu is afraid that he will also be suspicious.

If she hadn't been able to figure out these things before her and Qi Zhensheng's relationship was settled, she couldn't imagine the consequences.

She was even more afraid that everything in her dream would come back to her.

No one can sit idly apart knowing that they might be hurt by betrayal.

"Miss, it's here."

Zhang Hanqiu sat up in a daze, and couldn't remember when she fell asleep.

Ru Niang brought her a curtain and began to help her out of the carriage.

Xiaomei and Xiaolan followed below, but her personal maid was squeezed aside.

Looking around, today is not the first day of the new year, nor the fifteenth, let alone a large or small festival, there are not many pilgrims, but they do not seem to be deserted.

Taking a step forward without a trace, she pushed away Xiaolan's hand holding her, Zhang Hanqiu instructed: "I'll go to the main hall to worship on the pillar incense first, and Ah Jiu will follow me, Ru Niang, you take Ah Mei and Ah Lan to find the abbot to rent a courtyard, and get some food, I'm a little hungry." ”

"Miss, the old slave will go with you......"

"No, you don't." After finishing speaking, Zhang Hanqiu didn't give her a chance to speak again, and walked towards the main hall.

Before entering the hall, take off the hat and hand it to Ah Jiu to hold.

The main hall is full of sandalwood, and the majestic gods and Buddhas occupy a place on this hall, or King Kong looks at all beings with angry eyes and compassion.

I didn't know or understand before, so I wasn't afraid of these, but now she has such a mysterious dream in her heart, facing these lifeless statues, her heart is inexplicably sour, and tears fall down.

The long-bearded old man who was sitting in a corner of the main hall with his eyes closed and reciting the scriptures suddenly opened his eyes, looked at her silently for a long time, got up and walked over, and under the surprised eyes of the little novice, he took three sticks of incense and lit them and handed them to her.

Facing the pair of calm eyes in a daze, Zhang Hanqiu came back to his senses.

After taking the incense, closing his eyes and bowing sincerely, the old monk took it and inserted it into the incense burner.

With both hands together, Zhang Hanqiu said respectfully: "Master of labor." ”

The old monk returned a salute, and the words spoken by the transcendent and extrajudicial people habitually carried a warning, but it was like a guiding light for Zhang Hanqiu at this time, "No matter what happens, the donor should remember his own heart, and taking a step back may not be a sign of weakness, the donor is a person who is a great blessing, don't be distracted by the small predicament in front of you, so as not to make a mistake and ruin the beginning." ”

Zhang Hanqiu closed his eyes, and his eyes were much clearer.

It's not that she doesn't want to let go of the extra hatred in her heart, it's just that she ...... As if they were uninvited, she couldn't think of a way to let them go.

Although I can't let go of my hatred, I can do it if I calm down.

What she needs most now is calm.

"The master's words, the little girl Zhang's labor was in mind, and she didn't ask the master for the ...... number."

"Old Na Ming."

"Master of Void Vision." Zhang Hanqiu tithes, "The little girl wants to do a ritual in your temple to mourn her deceased mother, but I don't know that the master can easily preside over it." ”

Xuming's half-closed eyes suddenly opened, and his eyes were burning, making Zhang Hanqiu think that he had seen something.

Try to be as calm as possible and not look away, but fortunately, Xuming didn't stay silent for long before he responded to the matter.

When Zhang Hanqiu walked away, the little novice on the side muttered: "Elder, why did you agree to come down, if you let those people know that you pushed their invitation but agreed to others, you must not trouble Qingyuan Temple......

Xu Ming glanced at him, and the little novice closed his mouth in amusement, and Shi Li left.

He has been studying physiognomy for many years, how can he not see that this girl has both parents.

The people of Buddhism are the most important to the Dharma.

He had been in the main hall for several years, but he had come today, and he wanted to leave after reciting the scriptures, but at the moment before the recitation of the scriptures, he suddenly had a feeling in his heart, so he opened his eyes, which he had never been affected by pilgrims in his daily life.

The main hall where pilgrims are constantly on weekdays is there for a while, and the little benefactor who walks in front of him has a calm face, but tears are falling non-stop, and she may not even know what kind of moving sorrow is shown on her seemingly calm face.

It is a natural outpouring of wounds only when they reach the depths.

It's just that since it is fate, it is necessary to recite the scriptures for her a few more times to eliminate the disaster.

Walking out of the main hall, Zhang Hanqiu saw Ru Niang standing under the porch waiting at a glance.

"How is it here?"

Ru Niang took the curtain and put it on for her, and said, "How can such a small matter be done by so many people, and the old slave did not go with them." ”

Looking at the unclear scenery outside through the curtains, Zhang Hanqiu felt that his heart was also like a veil, dark and indescribable.

If this can protect herself from harm, she thought, what about wearing it for the rest of her life?

There was no one in the way to follow him, and Zhang Hanqiu didn't feel hungry now, and went in the other direction.

Ru Niang's mouth opened, but she didn't say anything, but she followed more tightly.

The place is getting more and more remote, and I can still meet one or two pilgrims before, but there will be no shadow of anyone.

Ru Niang's palms were sweating.

"There's a release pond ahead, Ah Jiu, you go back and bring all the things that are going to be released here, remember that you came alone, no matter what method you use, don't bring those two people over."

Ah Jiu nodded vigorously and walked away.

Ru Niang reminded softly, "Miss, the old slave remembers that the release pool is not here. ”

"There's one here, but it's only for high-ranking officials and nobles."

Ru Niang wanted to ask you how you knew, but she heard the young lady say again: "Follow it." ”

"Yes."