Chapter 31: Calculation
Subconsciously, Xu Chunzhi thought of the other Lin family members he saw outside the imperial study today.
I'm afraid no one would have thought that the person behind the scenes who really brought the Lin family back to the court and attracted the emperor's attention was actually the fourth lady of the Lin family, Lin Yunxin.
The corners of Xu Chunzhi's mouth hooked, and he quickly walked up the mountain.
Ning'an Temple.
Outside the Daxiong Treasure Hall.
Lin Suhui pulled Lin Yunxin aside: "Oh, don't keep worshipping here, I'll take you to a place to keep the results." ”
Lin Yunxin secretly said "here" in her heart, but her face was silent, and she said with a smile: "Look at what the second sister said, can there be a place more spiritual than the Daxiong Treasure Palace?" ”
"Of course there is, the Mahavira Hall is begged by thousands of people, how can the Bodhisattva be so busy to take care of you? But the place I'm going to take you to is different, and the power of the Buddha and Bodhisattva to listen to your prayers is even more incomparable. Because that's the ancient Buddha! Lin Suhui said mysteriously.
"Oh?" Lin Yunxin laughed in her heart, listening to Lin Suhui's words, she knew that she had no concept of Buddhism at all, and she didn't know that the Buddha and Bodhisattva were incarnated into hundreds of millions, let alone the people in the temple, even if the immeasurable beings of the three thousand worlds prayed at the same time, the realm of the Buddha and Bodhisattva could be understood one by one.
Seeing that Lin Yunxin did not refuse, the maid Dishi who was standing on the side was suddenly a little anxious: "Little ......" Before the words came out, she was pulled by Ning Cui next to her and shook her head. When the masters speak, the maids are not allowed to interject at will, otherwise they will lose people, and the master's face will not look good.
Lin Suhui said with a smile: "Do you know that there is an ancient wall in Ning'an Temple that is more than 1,000 years old? It is the east side of the temple, although the location is a bit off, but it is extremely effective, and it is still the words personally inscribed by Wen Jingzhe, the prime minister of the Great Xia Dynasty a thousand years ago! There are many ancient Buddha statues carved on the walls, and it is said that those who are lucky enough to visit the shrine get their wishes. Men can be named on the gold list, and women can find a proud man! ”
Seeing that Lin Yunxin didn't seem to be moved, Lin Suhui was a little annoyed, and pouted: "I told you this secret because you are my own sister, if you don't go, I'll go by myself." Oops, go! We both have to have a wishful husband, so that we can take care of each other in the future, and it can also help the clan, right? I don't care, you can't go! ”
Lin Suhui exerted twelve points of pestering spirit.
Lin Yunxin hesitated slightly, in fact, the photo wall that Lin Suhui said was called the East Forest Wall, which can be regarded as a scenic spot in Ning'an Temple, but because of the location and the fact that it is wrapped in dense forests, few people usually go, and the people who will go are usually young couples who meet their lovers by worshiping the Buddha through incense.
Lin Suhui told her to go there to worship the Buddha...... The purpose is self-evident. But if she doesn't go, Lin Suhui will definitely have a follow-up move, but it's still in the temple, and the safety problem shouldn't be big, let alone ...... In terms of understanding Ning'an Temple, Lin Suhui can't catch up with her.
Lin Yunxin smiled: "Okay, since my sister has recommended it so, it seems that I don't want to go." ”
"That's it!" Lin Suhui smiled brightly and hypocritically, "Then let's hurry up, maybe someone else will take the lead if it's too late." ”
"Okay." Lin Yunxin is as good as a stream.
The two of them took the maid and walked towards the east forest wall together.
However, halfway through, Lin Yunxin suddenly remembered and said, "By the way, sister, there is one more thing...... I don't know whether to say it or not. She rubbed her handkerchief and seemed hesitant.
"Say, what are you doing?" Lin Suhui glanced at her. Really, the concubine's daughter is a little family.
"That's the case, just now I saw the young lady of General Yuan's family pulling Zhang Gongzi of the Taifu family on the side of Luohan Hall, and said that they would go to the back garden to enjoy the ...... together."
"What?! Back garden? Lin Suhui was shocked, then became angry, and raised her voice, "When did it happen?" Why didn't you say it earlier?! ”
"Not long ago, I was also hesitant, after all, they were traveling alone, and there was no elder around to call the shots, I was worried that if my sister went, it would be bad if there was a conflict with them......" Lin Yunxin showed a little fear of the cowardly eyes of the powerful.
"That's my business!" Lin Suhui was furious, gritted her teeth and said hatefully, "That slut, you know that Brother Junhong is pestering me...... No, I must go and have a look! Can't let the two of them be alone, otherwise I don't know how that little slut seduces Brother Junhong, in case it ......? Wouldn't that cheapen her? ”
Lin Suhui was no longer interested in accompanying Lin Yunxin to act, and turned to the maid Sang Zhi next to her and said, "Sang Zhi, you take the fourth lady to the ancient Buddha Zhaobi." He said to Lin Yunxin again, "Fourth sister, don't worry, I'll go back when I go!" He turned around and left.
"Huh? Miss-" Sang Zhi was a little anxious, should he follow his own young lady or lead the fourth young lady to take the wall according to the young lady's instructions? Slightly hesitant, he decided to continue to lead Lin Yunxin forward. She can't waste Miss's painstaking design, otherwise Miss will definitely teach her a lesson when she turns back.
"Fourth Miss......" Sang Zhi looked at Lin Yunxin.
Lin Yunxin smiled: "It's okay, let's keep walking, I'm very curious about the place that the second sister said." She smiled lightly, seemingly without suspicion at all, which also made Sang Zhi feel a little reassured.
But Sangzhi would never have imagined that Lin Yunxin had not only been to the east forest wall a long time ago, but was also quite familiar with it, and even knew that at the end of the direction of the back garden along the Luohan Hall, it was connected to the east forest wall with an extremely dense bamboo forest.
Others only think that the bamboo forest is the end of the back garden road, but they don't know that across the bamboo forest, the inside is a world of its own, it is a piece of open space and pavilion formed by the east forest wall and the bamboo forest, the pavilion is shady, it is a good place to cool in summer, otherwise how can it become a holy place for a lover's tryst?
Just choosing the temple as the place for the tryst, these people are too ignorant and arrogant. Legend has it that most of the couples who had a tryst in that place eventually became resentful couples, or they broke up in two after a short time, and I don't know if the rumors are true.
Lin Yunxin sighed slightly, and continued to walk forward with the three maids.
Just after Lin Yunxin and Lin Suhui separated, a few people also walked out from behind the rockery on the side of the corridor, it was Lin Mianru and Lin Sijin.
"Third sister, should we go with the fourth sister?" Lin Sijin looked at Lin Mianru's face and asked in a low voice.
"Of course not, what are you going to do with her?" Lin Mianru refused.
Lin Sijin was stunned for a moment, and said puzzledly: "Didn't we hear from them on the road that there was an ancient Buddha with special benefits and followed all the way?" ”
"I'm going to go to you, I'm not going anyway." Lin Mianru thought very clearly, if there was really such a powerful ancient Buddha, with Lin Suhui's domineering and domineering temperament, could she not hide it, and reveal it to Lin Yunxin? There must be a conspiracy in this, but you have to see it for yourself to find out.
didn't expect Lin Suhui to run away as soon as she heard the news about Zhang Junhong, it seems that even if there is really a conspiracy, it will not be particularly important. In contrast, Zhang Junhong is more attractive.
Lin Mianru knew in her heart that as the concubine of the second room, her mother died early, and she had been relying on Jiang's snort to live all these years, obviously she and Lin Suhui were only a few days apart, but the situation was very different. Her mother used to be careful everywhere, but she still made Jiang hold a grudge, causing her mother to fall ill in confinement, and she was frightened and mistreated every now and then, so she went early.
She herself is also in a very difficult situation, she doesn't dare to fight in the house, she doesn't dare to rob, and she sees that she should talk about marriage, but Jiang, as the main mother, has no intention of doing anything for her. But if she continues to delay, she may really become an old girl.
Or, will the Jiang family marry her to an old man or a wealthy businessman who is an official at will, and give her away as a concubine in order to get money?
If she really has to be a concubine, then why doesn't she choose a young talent to be a concubine?
"Third sister...... Lin Sijin looked at the light that suddenly burst out of Lin Mianru's eyes, and felt a little scared for no reason.
Lin Mianru glanced at her and smiled kindly, but there was no emotion in her eyes: "Fifth sister, you shouldn't want to end up badly, right?" Otherwise, I wouldn't have listened to the ancient Buddha and come over, would I? ”
Lin Sijin nodded and said weakly: "Of course, which girl's family doesn't want to marry well?" The most important thing for a woman is marriage......"
"Then let's go chase the second sister too, right?" Lin Mianru said with a smile. If she can, she hopes to take Lin Sijin, a harmless and weak little white rabbit, with her at any time, even if she is really in danger, she can also be pushed out of the top tank.
Lin Sijin's eyes flashed, and her voice became weaker: "Aren't you going to chase the fourth sister?" ”
Lin Mianru snorted: "What's so good about following her?" Don't think that she choked the second lady in the house some time ago, just think that she is really powerful, but it is the second lady who presides over the feed. It's her Lin Yunxin's marriage, and without her mother to take care of her, don't you have to ask the second lady for it? ”
Lin Sijin lowered her head, she didn't agree with Lin Mianru's words, she felt that Lin Yunxin during this time was completely different from before, but she didn't plan to refute it.
Lin Mianru continued: "You also heard, just now Lin Suhui went to the back garden to find Zhang Junhong, you must know that wherever Zhang Junhong is there, there will be many young talents, although the second lady does not plan for us, but we have to plan for ourselves." I say that, you get the idea, right? If you really meet the right young man, maybe you can fly on the branches and become a phoenix from now on......"
Lin Sijin's heart jumped, and her shoulders couldn't help but tremble.
Lin Mianru saw it in her eyes, thinking that she had already moved, and was smiling and planning to work harder, but Lin Sijin suddenly raised her head and said, "I'm sorry, third sister, I still want to go to the fourth sister and the ancient Buddha to see ......" said and lowered her head again, showing a little apprehension and restraint.
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"Tsk!" Lin Mianru suddenly turned from laughter to anger, smacking her lips and said, "It's really mud that can't support the wall, if you don't go, I'll go by myself!" ”
"Third sister, walk slowly, pay attention to safety......" Lin Sijin took a step back and whispered.
"You?!" Lin Mianru choked, clenched his palms in anger, turned around and left. The maid beside her also hurried to follow.
Seeing her go away, Lin Sijin breathed a sigh of relief.
"Miss......" Lin Sijin's maid whispered, "Third Miss is like this, she may cause trouble...... Let's ...... then."
"Shh Lin Sijin put her finger to her lips, and said weakly and lightly, "The third sister has always been bold, rich and dangerous, and it is understandable that she would choose this way, we are timid, we still have to be safe." ”
The maid nodded and was about to speak, but Lin Sijin saw a hurried figure running on the road ahead, and she immediately pulled the maid to the side.
When the figure passed, she smiled slightly: "I knew that the fourth sister would definitely send this maid away, it seems that there will be no big drama to watch today." ”
"And ...... we?" The maid looked at her.
"Let's go back." Lin Sijin turned around and walked softly towards the Daxiong Treasure Hall with graceful steps.
Behind the tall double-sided Kannon dojo, the tree-lined path is getting narrower and narrower.
There is still some distance from the location of the East Forest Wall.
Dripstone said angrily, "Does Miss want to continue walking?" ”
Lin Yunxin sneered and pinched her nose: "What are you angry about?" Didn't I send her away? "Along the way just now, Lin Yunxin has been worried that Lin Suhui will meet bad people when she wanders around the temple alone, whether she will suffer losses and no one will help her, and whether there will be no one to take responsibility when something happens......
The more she talked, the more pale Sang Zhi's face became, and finally she showed her the way and hurriedly ran back.
"Then let's go back, miss." Ning Cui smiled.
Lin Yunxin nodded: "Of course, the delay has been long enough." ”
The three of them were relieved in their hearts, fortunately, nothing had gone wrong when they came here, but it was impossible to continue to move forward.
The three of them turned around with a smile.
However, at this moment, a black figure suddenly swept through the forest, stunned the two maids with lightning speed and grabbed Lin Yunxin, and disappeared in an instant.
Lin Yunxin, who was dizzy, finally came back to her senses, and in the dim dense forest, looking at the tall figure in front of her against the tree, her eyes couldn't help but widen.
"Big, big, big general?!" Her voice trembled a little.
How can it be a great general?
It's good to be a general!
The fear in Lin Yunxin's heart suddenly stopped, but before she could breathe a sigh of relief, the next moment her heart was raised back to her throat.
"What? You are relieved to see that it is me? Xu Chunzhi narrowed his eyes dangerously, enveloping her condescendingly, and one hand gently but very oppressively ruffled the messy hair on her cheeks, pinning her behind her ears.
The rough and warm fingers touched her cheeks and ears, and Lin Yunxin couldn't help but tremble.
Close, too close.
Lin Yunxin's face turned red instantly, and she felt that General Xu even vomited on her face for breath.