Chapter 2, Huguo Temple
Outside the city, barracks.
"Report!"
A soldier ran into the military tent, clenched his fist at the man in iron armor and said, "General! The country of Jialian sent troops! ”
Emperor Chenheng was content with the status quo and only subdued two or three neighboring countries during his reign. However, the new emperor was ambitious, and in just a dozen years, he accepted all the surrounding countries as vassal states, leaving only one kingdom of Jialian. This time, General Dingyuan led the army to the expedition, which was the emperor's order to subdue the country.
The man stopped wiping his sword and looked up at the soldier. A pair of clear and bright tiger eyes and thick sword eyebrows make the man look extraordinary, but unfortunately a terrifying scar passes from the left eyebrow through the bridge of the nose to the right cheek.
The man's thin lips were lightly raised, and his voice was low. "Siege."
Huguo Temple.
Yesterday it rained lightly overnight, and the air was filled with the scent of grass.
The temple is built halfway up the mountain, surrounded by woods. The land had become damp and muddy after a night of moisture, but wildflowers were popping up here and there.
The carriage of the Prime Minister's Mansion drove to the bottom of the mountain, one large and one small, following back and forth.
"Huh~" The coachman stopped peacefully, waited for everyone to get out of the carriage, and slowly drove the horse aside.
Lin Zhiyu got out of the carriage and took a deep breath.
She hadn't breathed fresh air for a long time, and when she stayed in the inner courtyard, she felt like all she was inhaling was turbidity, and her whole body was languishing.
At this moment, Lin Zhiyu really believed that he was really alive again.
In early spring, the weather has not yet warmed, and the group came early, which was a little cool.
Lianhua saw that Lin Zhiyu was only wearing a single coat, and tightly put on the white fox fur for Lin Zhiyu.
Lin Zhijiao was already unhappy because she was alone with her mother in a pony carriage, and she was even more angry when she saw the fox fur.
This fox fur was rewarded by the emperor, and he took a fancy to it at a glance, but his father said that his sister was not in good health, so he gave it to Lin Zhiyu.
I was still angry because of this, and the dead blind man pretended to give it to her, which was obviously humiliating her!
Xue saw his daughter looking at Lin Zhiyu angrily, and he knew why. She patted Lin Zhijiao's hand soothingly, and glanced in the direction of Huguo Temple.
Lin Zhijiao instantly understood, and laughed a few times in her heart.
Lianhua helped Lin Zhiyu to guide the way, and several people slowly walked towards Huguo Temple.
Along the way, Lin Zhiyu was immersed in this feeling of freedom, enjoying the surrounding scenery with eyes that could barely see things clearly, I don't know if it was a psychological effect, looking at the green around Lin Zhiyu felt that his eyes were a little more comfortable.
Lin Zhiyu's eyes were not good, and he didn't pay attention to others. She didn't know that the passers-by around her were secretly watching her.
Lin Zhiyu is dressed lightly today, making the whole person look like a jade person, and the fox fur is even smaller. She walked forward quietly and indifferently, and the people around her unconsciously retreated.
Lin Zhijiao looked at Lin Zhiyu who was being watched by everyone in front of her, and she was about to grit her teeth with hatred.
What's so good about a blind man, isn't there anyone who wants it when he's still sixteen, and he can't marry because of the harm he has.
Chen Hengguo, that is, the country where Lin Zhiyu is located, pays more attention to class hierarchy, although it is not as strict as it was a hundred years ago, but it also attaches great importance to etiquette.
In his previous life, Lin Zhiyu could wait for his mother to find a good husband regardless of his eye disease and age, but he was afraid that outsiders would gossip about the Prime Minister's Mansion, so he fell in love with Xue's way and agreed to marry Zhang Ze.
Chen Hengguo has an unwritten rule, that is, the sisters in the family must wait for the older ones to get married first, and the later ones can get married. Men do not ask for it.
Although Lin Zhijiao is a concubine, she is also a concubine of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and her mother's family is a wealthy businessman, and some people want to climb this layer of relationship to flourish.
But helplessly, Lin Zhiyu's eye disease scared away many men who came to ask for marriage. The eldest lady and the prime minister insisted on finding a husband who could entrust their daughter with peace of mind, so the marriage was postponed again and again.
In fact, Lin Zhijiao is only thirteen this year, and she has not yet reached the age of sideburns, and the marriage is very early. But Lin Zhijiao saw so many excellent men who came to marry Lin Zhiyu but were rejected, and she couldn't find a husband's family yet, so she always felt that she was being implicated.
Lin Zhiyu looked at the scenery with satisfaction, and suddenly remembered that although he had been reborn, he didn't know how old he was this year.
Lin Zhiyu held Lianhua's hand and asked casually, "Lianhua, is the hairpin given by the queen on her birthday this year in the warehouse?" ”
Lianhua didn't think much about it, and asked, "Miss, are you talking about the hollow orchid bead hairpin, which is in the treasury?" If you want to wear it and go back to the slave, find it out. ”
Lin Zhiyu's brain rumbled, hollowing out the orchid beads, isn't that the birthday of the year he got married?
Lin Zhiyu remembered that this hairpin was later her dowry, but within a few years, because there was no monthly salary, she bought medicine and asked Lianhua to take it away.
In this way, today is the time to meet Zhang Ze!
Back then, when he was praying for blessings in Huguo Temple, he was inexplicably believed to have a personal relationship with Zhang Ze. At that time, Lin Zhiyu also happened to appreciate Zhang Ze's quality of not knowing her identity but not disliking eye disease.
Lin Zhiyu thought that both of them were victims at the time, so he agreed to the marriage. Na Cheng thought that this was the conspiracy of the Xue family from beginning to end, if she ate this dumb person and married someone, it would be her way. If you refuse, it will also ruin your reputation.
Lin Zhiyu has lived two lives, how can he still not understand this. At that time, I was a little suspicious, but I still chose to marry for the sake of my family's reputation.
This time, she not only wanted to clear her suspicion of herself and Zhang Ze, but also gave Xue a generous gift. In the previous life, she blindly tolerated but died of illness on the bed, she wanted what she deserved in this life, and she wanted what she didn't deserve!
Several people took care of Lin Zhiyu's eye disease, and slowly walked for half an hour before arriving at Huguo Temple.
The eldest lady went to donate incense money and begged for incense. After burning incense, gently shake the fire extinguishing star, and when the green smoke floats upward, silently pray for the blessing of the family in my heart.
Lin Zhiyu looked at the incense in his hand, it is said that Buddhism pays attention to the reincarnation of cause and effect, probably because he had a miserable life in his previous life, and he has borne good results in this life.
Lin Zhiyu closed his eyes and prayed sincerely.
"What kind of wish did the eldest lady make?" Xue's coquettish voice sounded out at an inopportune time.
The eldest lady didn't want to have the same knowledge as the Xue family, and said lightly: "What else can there be, may the country be smooth and the family healthy." ”
Xue covered his mouth and smiled, "Why doesn't the eldest lady ask the eldest lady to be cured of her eye disease." ”
The eldest lady was even more angry when she heard this, who didn't know that Lin Zhiyu was the eldest lady's heart, and the Xue family was still blocking the eldest lady at this time.
The eldest lady was in the temple and did not reprimand Xue in public.
At this time, the abbot happened to come over and recited a sentence to Xue, "Donor, don't seek to be disease-free, be disease-free and greedy." It is necessary to take sickness and suffering as good medicine, and be disgusted with sambodhi. ”
Then he turned his head to the eldest lady and asked, "Mrs. Lin probably understands the truth. ”
The eldest lady saluted the abbot with her palms together and asked in a loud voice, "How does Master know that I am Mrs. Lin?" ”
"Mrs. Lin comes to this Huguo Temple every year to donate some incense, and the old man is not confused." The abbot smiled and looked at Lin Zhiyu, "The donor has a relationship with my Buddha, so this talisman will be transferred to you." ”
Lin Zhiyu took the talisman and thanked him.
Xue Shi was swept away, and his face was a little unbearable, "Master, where did this fate come from?" Could it be that the eldest lady has accumulated it? ”
The abbot still smiled when he heard this, but the little monk next to him was very unhappy and replied, "Only the good will be blessed." ”
Listening to the meaning of the Xue family, it was because the eldest lady gave incense money every year, and the abbot gave Lin Zhiyu a talisman.
The people who came to Huguo Temple to pray were all men and women who believed in Buddhism, so naturally they couldn't listen to this kind of slanderous host, and they all stared at Xue and Lin Zhijiao beside her.
Lin Zhijiao saw that the abbot only gave Lin Zhiyu a person, and she was very angry in her heart. It's not wrong, what is fate, it's not because the eldest lady gave enough money for incense, it's just that she fell in love with the name of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Lin Zhijiao was taught by the Xue family every day that she only knew how to dress up and intrigue every day, how could she know that this Huguo Temple was appointed by the emperor, not to mention that the prime minister had to stay respectfully even if the prince came.
The abbot stopped the little monk beside him, "Amitabha, monks don't speak." This fate is accumulated by Miss Lin herself, and Buddhism pays attention to the cycle of cause and effect. ”
Lin Zhiyu was shocked when he heard this, and asked respectfully, "Why did the master say this." ”
The abbot didn't know whether to look at Lin Zhiyu or look at the Buddha statue over Lin Zhiyu, and said lightly: "The fate is destined to come to the sky, the fate is to take it by itself, the seed is like the cause, the harvest is the effect, and everything is idealistic." ”
After the abbot said this, he kept silent, and Ren Lin Zhiyu no longer revealed a single thing no matter how he asked.
Lin Zhiyu read a few words from the abbot to her, looked up vaguely at the golden-bodied Buddha statue above her head, and said, "Is everything idealistic?" ”
Lin Zhijiao saw that only Lin Zhiyu had the talisman, and ran out unhappily, and Xue hurriedly followed.
At this time, Lianhua picked up something and said to Lin Zhiyu: "Miss, it's the handkerchief of the second miss." ”
Lin Zhiyu just wanted to say that he would return it to her, but suddenly an idea popped into his mind and said to Lianhua: "Keep it first." ”
Lianhua was very puzzled and asked, "Miss, what's the use of keeping the second lady's handkerchief, which is still embroidered with her words." ”
Lin Zhiyu smiled, "It's better to embroider the words, and it will be of great use for a while." ”
A few people walked around the Huguo Temple, and when they were about to leave, the Xue family suddenly mentioned, "I heard that there is a marriage tree in the backyard of this Huguo Temple, but it can be spiritual." Otherwise, ask the children to tie a red belt so that they can get a good marriage. ”
Although the eldest lady always comes to Huguo Temple, she only walks around the temple every time, and she never goes to the backyard.
The Xue clan actually didn't lie, there was indeed a marriage tree behind the Huguo Temple, and there was also a large forest.
Lin Zhiyu became vigilant in his heart, he met Zhang Ze in the marriage tree in his previous life, and he suffered a dumb loss in his previous life, but this time Xue's plan was not so easy to succeed.
Lin Zhijiao was also bored just now, and pulled Lin Zhiyu excitedly, "Yes, sister, let's go." ”
Ask for a "good" marriage for you.
Lin Zhiyu naturally knew what Lin Zhijiao and Xue's calculations were, and she could completely refuse. However, I was framed for marrying someone in my previous life, and I can't spare you so easily in this life.
Lin Zhiyu smiled gently, "Okay, let's go." ”
The eldest lady also wanted to follow, but Xue said that it was more sincere to ask for marriage by herself, so the eldest lady did not insist, but just instructed Lianhua to follow Lin Zhiyu.
Lianhua supported Lin Zhiyu in front, and Lin Zhijiao and her maid Hongmei followed behind.
Lin Zhijiao stared at Lin Zhiyu viciously, and at the same time, she couldn't help herself imagine the moment when the plan was successful, and she didn't notice the corners of Lin Zhiyu's mouth slightly hooked.