Chapter 622: Bow in front of the Buddha and ask for peace of mind, and there will be white lotus in the osmanthus forest

Although the Yuan Dynasty began in the grassland, it was the world and believed in Buddhism, but Tibetan Buddhism was more respected after all, so there were many Buddhist temples in the capital of the Yuan Dynasty. Although the temple was destroyed by the Red Turban Army at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Chongguo Temple was preserved, and even renovated several times in the early Ming Dynasty, and now it is more solemn. Due to the proximity to these alleys where the nobles live, the incense to worship the Buddha is either rich or expensive, and there are more female dependents. Over time, the monks have become sharp-eyed, even if they are dressed in civilian clothes, they can recognize them.

Along Langfang Hutong Road to the north is Chongguo Temple, seeing that the two sisters-in-law and a cousin in the car were stunned and silent, Zhang Qing only felt an abnormal headache, so she had nothing to say, and when she got off the car, she saw that Zhang Ke was unwilling to get down in the car, so she could only step forward and pull her, and let the girl hold Meng Min. Her feet hit the ground, and she smiled at the two of them.

"Sister Ke, fourth sister, you two haven't come out much since you were filial piety, so you should be distracted. A few days ago, I went to this Chongguo Temple to offer incense and candles to my grandmother and her old man's house, and they all said that the prayer here is very spiritual, and you might as well try it. ”

Hearing this, Meng Min couldn't help but glance at Zhang Ke, and both of them saw the dead silence in each other's eyes. remembered that at that time, the poetry meeting was recited and compared, and then the family was changed one after another, and they hung their heads almost at the same time. After being silent for a moment, Meng Min stretched out his hand to Zhang Ke: "Sister Ke, just listen to my sister-in-law, come here, let's go in together and beg for a prayer, and then go to see the osmanthus." It's hard to come out, don't keep thinking about the past. ”

Zhang Ke hesitated for a moment, but finally held Meng Min's outstretched hand. At this time, there were already acquaintance monks who greeted him, and when he recognized Zhang Qing, he hurriedly folded his palms and bent down to salute: "It turned out that the little marquis and his wife came, and it happened that the lord of Jiaxing had just left, and there were no other pilgrims in the temple, only the two ladies were enjoying the osmanthus in the back garden." If you want to be quiet, the monk will go and order that no other pilgrims other than the official and female relatives are allowed to be entered. ”

Knowing that the county lord of Jiaxing in the East Palace had just come, Zhang Qing was naturally happy to let the monk greet him, and immediately nodded and agreed. took Meng Min and Zhang Ke into Chongguo Temple. Entering the mountain gate, first there are the twelve kings of heaven in the palace of the heavenly king in the inner mountain gate, and then there is the hall of the great majesty, there are more palaces next to it, all are heavy eaves flying corners, towering and towering. The three daughters are all deeply influenced by the elders such as grandmother and mother in the family, and believe in Buddhism.

Even Zhang Qing, who is the most comfortable and happiest in her life today, is still thinking about her husband who is far away in Xuanfu, and she has to bow and pray in front of the Buddha. As for Zhang Ke and Meng Min, needless to say, one is for the deceased mother, the other is for the parents who both died and the two younger brothers who went to Daning, so they muttered prayers on the futon for a long time, and they were reluctant to get up for a long time. Because there were no other pilgrims, they only saw a few traces of green smoke curling in the incense burner, but they only listened to a few melodious Zen chanting around them, and their mood gradually calmed down.

wrote a stroke on the incense book, and Zhang Qing instructed the monk to lead the way, holding one in one hand and walking to the back garden. Meng Min grew up in Beijing since she was a child, and she is no stranger to this Chongguo Temple, because she saw Zhang Ke sniffing the fragrance on her face, and a rare smile appeared on her face, so she explained.

"This osmanthus is not easy to survive the winter, so there were few osmanthus flowers in Beijing in the past. I don't know who came up with the idea for Chongguo Temple, using potted osmanthus, and moving it into a warm house in winter, plus the pilgrims who have good flowers donated a lot of money, so they made it. In the past ten or twenty years, the osmanthus of Chongguo Temple has become the most famous and rare in the vicinity, the fragrance is not greasy, the most intoxicating, and the temple knows that there are often female dependents to appreciate, so from a very early on, men are not allowed to enter and exit the back garden, and they will not collide with the female dependents. It's just that in previous years, it always had August, but this year it opened early in July, which is really rare. ”

"Other flowers bloom early in spring, and this osmanthus has to stay up until autumn, but the full branches are fragrant for several miles, but it is not stronger than those flowers that compete for beauty in spring? Think about our poetry meeting back then, what is not good, it is the spring flower, it blooms early, but when others bloom on the branches, it is thanked early......"

Listening to Zhang Ke's voice getting lower and lower, Zhang Qing couldn't help but be stunned, and Meng Min suddenly stopped. At the poetry meeting, the three of them all made poems, although they have their own elegance and vulgarity, but now that they think about it, it seems to be a proverb. Not to mention that Meng Min and Zhang Ke were all distracted, Zhang Qing remembered the last sentence that Meng Min jokingly continued to himself at that time, "This flower is the most lovesick", and the thoughts in his heart, which were originally only six points, suddenly filled his chest, and he was even a little out of breath.

"The people of the world grow peaches and plums, all in Jinzhangmen. Climb the shortcut and this spring breeze. Once the sky is frosty, glory cannot last long. Anzhi Nanshan Gui, green leaves and roots. Qingyin can also be trusted, what a pity for the tree monarch garden. Qinglian monks do not lose immortals, although this poem is not the best of his poems, but it still shows the twists and turns in his heart. ”

The three girls in a daze heard this clear voice and woke up at the same time. They were already outside the gate of the back garden, and they recognized that it was a woman's voice, and then realized that this was the poet Li Taibai's "Yonggui", and they couldn't help but be a little curious. Just now, the monk did not mention the origin of the names and surnames of the two flower-appreciating girls, and it was expected that they must not be from a famous family, but listening to the tone of the chanting, there was a momentum that lived on people. Zhang Qing instructed the girls to wait outside the garden, and then entered first. Meng Min pulled Zhang Ke in alive, and when he stepped into the garden, he turned his head and smiled.

"The past is gone, don't always remember it, even if you do, we can't go back to the past. What's wrong with the spring flowers, just like your original poem, report the three spring dawns, the fragrance of ten thousand reds, since it is the first to usher in spring, even if you have to give glory to others in a short time, but after all, it has bloomed! ”

"Well said! But as long as it blooms, you can have no regrets! ”

Hearing this energetic voice inside, Meng Min vaguely felt as if he had heard it somewhere, and hurriedly entered the moon gate in the back garden side by side with Zhang Ke. When I looked up, I saw that under the bright sunshine, dozens of pots of laurel trees in the garden were already full of fragrant yellow flowers, and the golden yellow clearly occupied all the vision. At this time, a strong wind was blowing, and the branches were swaying up and down in the wind, but there were dotted petals and leaves that were blown to the ground, and in the rain of flowers and leaves, there were two women standing with their hands in their hands.

The taller young woman was wearing a plain white Hangzhou silk cardigan, and the bottom was a silk skirt of the same color, although she only saw the side face, but she could see the bright eyes, and when she looked closer, Zhang Ke and Meng Min found that she did not apply fat powder on her face, did not trim her eyebrows, and had no accessories in her hair and earlobes, revealing an awe-inspiring style that could not be taken lightly. The young woman next to her was a lotus lotus dress with a lotus shirt, and only a silver hairpin was pulled up on her head, looking neat and tidy.

Meng Min and Tang Sai'er have met twice before and after, and she has helped Feng Yuanming treat her mother, plus the identity of the other party is too terrifying, so she still has a deep impression, and she recognized it at a glance at this time. Seeing that the other party did not dodge and nodded to herself, she couldn't help but be suspicious and wanted to say hello, but after thinking about it, she didn't know what to call it.

When I first met, Tang Sai'er was dressed as a girl, but Zhang Yue said that she was already a widow with a dead husband, but now she is dressed as a married woman, what should this be called?

"Miss Meng."

Tang Sai'er knew a lot about the affairs of the Meng family, and on the bloody night of the original Jingshi, she killed Yue Changtian cleanly, and in addition to taking revenge, she also watched coldly as a conspiracy that should have been earth-shattering was completely exposed. Although it had nothing to do with her whether the Meng family was prosperous or declining, she didn't think much about the young girl in front of her. Seeing that Meng Min hesitated for a moment and called her Miss Tang, she immediately smiled.

"Miss Meng is still Yunying unmarried, but I am already a widow without a husband, if you want, you can call me Mrs. Lin. These two are your dearest relatives who come to enjoy the osmanthus flowers? Anyway, Qingshuang and I have seen enough, and this place will be given to you. ”

Seeing that Tang Sai'er nodded to the woman on the side, and was about to leave, Meng Min was silent, but suddenly remembered Xiao Wu's muttering on the day of his marriage, so he couldn't help but call: "Tang ...... Mrs. Lin, do you know where Mrs. Feng has gone? A few days ago, his closed disciple got married, and he didn't even show his face, and there was no one at home, so it's been almost a month......"

Tang Sai'er walked very fast, and at this time, he was about to reach the moon gate at the other end, and when he heard this, he immediately turned around like a whirlwind. After staring at Meng Min for a long time, her feet moved, and she suddenly arrived in front of her, and asked word by word: "You mean, on the big day of my junior sister's marriage, the master didn't participate for no reason?" ”

Meng Min nodded, and when he saw Tang Sai'er's complexion change greatly, he suddenly had a bad premonition. Sure enough, immediately after, she saw the woman in front of her sneering with great intent on her part, and the exposed cold aura forced her to involuntarily take a step back, and her heart was extremely nervous.

"The master has two apprentices in his life, when I got married, he said that he couldn't go, but in fact, he still went to drink a glass of wine, and his sister was his closed disciple, so he had no reason to hide and not show up. After you go back, tell my junior sister, let her rest assured, even if you turn over the land of Jingshi, I will find out the person! ”

Before he could speak, Meng Min felt a flower in front of him, and when he regained his concentration and took a closer look, there was no trace of anyone in front of him. After standing for a while, she remembered that there were Zhang Qing and Zhang Ke behind her, and hurriedly turned her head, but saw that the two of them were already stunned. Knowing that the girls were all staying outside, she could only talk a few words casually at this time, she hurriedly stepped forward and made up a good story, which made it easy for the two of them to believe that this apprentice of Dr. Feng was a first-class chivalrous woman like the Red Line Yinniang, and she was relieved.

However, what is this good White Lotus Sect Leader doing when he comes to Jingshi?