Later, a poet wrote two verses: Good rain knows the season, when spring happens. Dive into the night with the wind, moisturizing things silently. It is written about spring rain, but the spring rain in the poem should have happened in Jiannan Province.

The spring rain in Chang'an is not like "moisturizing things silently", but dripping, under the eaves you can hear the sound of the water curtain flowing along the tiles to the ditch "Bobo ......", outside the water curtain, it is a misty piece, the sound is not loud, but the sound of rain fills the whole world.

When Xue Chongxun walked to Daqin Temple, he felt that this scene was a bit similar: he still went to see his mother, or he came to a temple a little early, and then he met a woman here.

The difference is that this time I didn't go to Qianfu Temple, but came to Daqin Temple, which is not far away. Daqin Temple is in Yiningfang, next to the Kaiyuan Gate, and it is Jingjiao, that is, a branch of Christianity. In the past, when it first came to the Tang Dynasty, everyone didn't understand the situation, and thought it was the Pope of Persia, so it was called the Persian Temple, and later learned that it was not the religion of Persia, so the Persian Temple was renamed the Daqin Temple, but the name on the official text Jiàn still hasn't changed.

Xue Chongxun and the slave walked to the bottom of the temple tower to hide from the rain, and the slave put away the umbrella. Then I saw a woman running towards her, she didn't have an umbrella, she barely covered her head with her hands, and ran straight under the eaves, obviously to hide from the rain.

This woman Xue Chongxun didn't know, but he was quickly attracted by her beautiful appearance.

She was wearing a light-colored skirt, a very common Tang-style skirt matching: a short skirt on the top, a long skirt on the bottom, a shawl, and half an arm. This light dress is soft and elegant on her. I saw a delicate face with a little fat powder, which was extremely beautiful, the hair was wet from the rain, and a strand of hair was stuck in the corner of the mouth, with a little crystal water droplets.

In this situation, the classical beauty of the ancient temple stone tower is like in a dream, she has a graceful figure and a beautiful face, as well as a touch of sorrow, and a poetic charm.

She glanced at Xue Chongxun, who was also standing under the eaves, intentionally or unintentionally, and then ignored him, just glanced at the sky from time to time, as if praying for the heavenly immortals to stop the rain earlier.

Maybe it was the beautiful things that affected Xue Chongxun's state of mind, or maybe it was because of this hazy light rain, Xue Chongxun's mood also became calm, and when he was in a good mood, he took the umbrella from the slave's hand and handed it over: "Use my umbrella." ”

The woman looked at Xue Chongxun at this time, and said with a shy expression: "You only have an umbrella, how can I be embarrassed to ......" She showed such a pure expression, looking a little childish, maybe not very old, only fifteen or sixteen years old.

Xue Chongxun said quietly: "I came here in a carriage, I can use an umbrella and hold it, I don't know when the rain will stop." ”

The woman slowly reached out to catch the oil-paper umbrella with a little hesitation, and said with a shallow smile: "Thank you, Lang Jun, you are really a kind and good person." How can I return the umbrella to you? ”

Hearing her say this, Xue Chongxun couldn't help but smile.

At this time, the opportunity comes, and when the umbrella is returned, you can see the second side, one raw and two ripe. But Xue Chongxun still said in that quiet tone: "It's not an important thing, you don't have to pay it back." ”

The woman looked down at the oil-paper umbrella in her hand and thought about it, then raised her head and showed a smile, and her lips opened lightly: "Then I'm no longer polite...... By the way, I don't know if you have been to Daqin Temple before, there is a confession hall inside, you can tell your heart to the priest in the small window. When I saw that you seemed to be worried, I said to the priest, "It will be much better." ”

As she spoke, she pursed her lips slightly, opened the oil-paper umbrella, and walked into the rain curtain. A woman in ancient costume with an oil-paper umbrella, between the hazy smoke and rain, Xue Chongxun under the eaves looked at her figure, remembering that she had done a little good just now, and her mood became a little lighter. At this time, he remembered the last time he saw Yu Wenji helping refugees in the City God Temple, and he suddenly seemed to have some feelings.

"It's almost time, let's go." Xue Chongxun said to the slaves beside him.

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The palatial Princess Taiping Mansion of Zhenguo, whether it is sunny or rainy, the scenery is very good. The weeping willows by the lake are more elegant in the light rain, and the majestic palace is hazy as in the clouds.

"The two prime ministers are already waiting in the front hall, let's go see them first, and you stay and dine with me in the evening." Princess Taiping only said such a simple sentence after seeing Xue Chongxun, but this sentence was actually not simple.

Xue Chongxun committed a murder just now, Princess Taiping not only had no intention of scolding, but asked him to meet the prime minister of the court together, which shows that Xue Chongxun has not only gained the trust of his mother, but also the position in her heart.

But he felt a little sad, it was his own mother, in order to say something to her to make her believe, it took so much effort, and she did a few evil things.

When they walked to the front hall, two middle-aged men wearing purple large flower robes stood up and saluted Princess Taiping. Both of them are prime ministers, one is Xiao Zhizhong, who is wide and fat, and his words and deeds are very calm; The other is Dou Huaizhen, who is tall and heroic, although he is over the age and is not confused, he is still personable...... Seeing Dou Huaizhen, Xue Chongxun felt incredible, two years ago he married the old nurse of Queen Wei, an old woman whose teeth were about to fall out, what a funny scene it should be when the two of them visited the palace in the palace.

The princess's eldest son, Xue Chongxun, was also behind, and the two of them were a little surprised when they saw each other, but they returned to normal in an instant. Because it was the first time for Xue Chongxun to appear on such an occasion, it was inconvenient to snub him, so Dou Huaizhen deliberately greeted Xue Chongxun, and then said casually: "Xue Lang doesn't have to worry about that incident a few days ago, it's not a big deal. ”

At this time, Xiao Zhizhong took over and said: "But Li Shouyi threatened to meddle, this person is a bit difficult, and Xue Lang has to watch out for him." Xiao Zhizhong has always been more cautious, that's why he said so.

Dou Huaizhen shook his head and said: "I don't know Li Shouyi's old bottom, the foundation is very shallow, what kind of prodigal son can be turned up?" ”

Princess Taiping didn't mean to scold in her eyes, but she scolded in her mouth: "A boy who doesn't make a weapon, he knows how to be competitive one day!" Now that something has happened, it's not that I, as a mother, want me to clean up the situation for you. ”

Xue Chongxun bowed and said, "I know that I am wrong. ”

Dou Huaizhen smiled when he saw this, and said: "Young people are really decisive and energetic in doing things, which is rare, but ...... If you want to oust Feng Yuanjun from power, it is not practical to do this, so it is Xue Lang who is the one who is at fault, and the impression on everyone is not good. ”

Xue Chongxun said in his heart: Now the four prime ministers in the DPRK and China who are inclined to the crown prince have all been ousted by their mothers, not to mention a little Feng Yuanjun? If it's just to fight for the power of Taichang Temple, it's really not a murder.