Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Way to Break the Dead
Maybe it was because I was really tired from yesterday's rush, and I slept to a time that I would never sleep on weekdays.
It's on the mountain, and there is no Mama Chen around, so naturally there are not so many rules.
So when I slept until I woke up naturally, people were still in a bit of a trance, and suddenly had the illusion of who I was and where I was.
Awe came in the door, "Your Highness, are you awake?" She smiled shyly, "The slave saw that His Highness was sleeping peacefully, so she didn't dare to disturb His Highness's good sleep." ”
She stepped forward to hang up the bed curtain for Chi Chi, "Your Highness is hungry, and breakfast is still warm, so I'll wait for Your Highness to wake up." She made a rare joke, "I was still thinking about whether His Highness would sleep until noon, maybe he didn't need breakfast, and just had lunch." ”
Chi Chi blushed when she heard it, in modern times, she was still a person who could lie in bed, especially on weekends, it was common to stay up late and sleep until one or two o'clock at noon, but after arriving here...... There is almost no habit of lying in bed, mainly because I don't stay up late.
There is nothing to do at night, and when it gets dark, I just wait to sleep, and even if I can sleep again, I can't sleep for so many hours a day.
She stretched, and then got off the bed, because she was in the temple, so she was dressed more simply, she didn't have to be so cumbersome, she didn't even need to put on makeup, and she felt that this was probably the first good thing on the mountain.
After all, since the queen began to manage her Jinyang Palace, Mama Chen is a person who has rules and regulations, even if she doesn't go out for a long time on weekdays, she also wants Chi Chi to dress up well, saying that this is the proportions that a princess should have.
Now that there is no Mama Chen, Ah Wei and Ah Ru will naturally not be harsh and embarrassed in these matters.
Chi Chi sat down, breakfast was all vegetarian, in the temple, Chi Cheng had already prepared to eat fasting and chanting Buddha for half a month, Ah Wei handed the vegetarian bag to Chi Chi's hand, and then said, "Your Highness, the little monk on the abbot's side has come over just now to say, and after His Highness has breakfast, you can go to see the abbot." ”
Ah Wei's tone was a little disapproving, "We arrived late at night last night, and we should have gone to see the abbot early, but His Highness ...... today."
Although she was a little unhappy, she couldn't say anything more wrong in the end, so she said vaguely, "Your Highness is still ready to prepare, go to see the abbot early." ”
The abbot of Huguo Temple, if it is converted into the official products of the court, I am afraid that there are more than three products, after all, every year the emperor and queen have to come to Huguo Temple to pray for blessings, and when they come here, they naturally want to give the abbot some thin noodles.
The emperor respects heaven and earth, and as the abbot of Huguo Temple, he seems to be the representative of heaven and earth, so he naturally has a good say in the royal family.
It is said that such a belated visit is ...... It should be a bit unruly.
But I don't know what kind of temperament the abbot is, and I'm a little apprehensive in my heart.
"Awei, how many times have you been to Huguo Temple?"
"The slave has accompanied the queen twice before." It's just a matter of saying yes, but the complacency and superiority in this tone are about to burst out of the sky.
"Have you ever seen the abbot?"
Ah Wei glanced sideways at Chi Chi, "What is the identity of the abbot, and how can it be seen by the slaves and maids at will?" ”
Come to think of it, most of such old monks have their own rules, and I am afraid that it is only appropriate to see the master alone, even if he is sarcastic to himself for a while......
Chi Chi thought to himself, then I have to endure it.
The abbot's place is more secluded than the one who lives there for a long time, but it is vaguely seen that this quaint place is very simple, and it is indeed a place where the abbot's identity will live.
There was a little monk waiting at the door, and as soon as he saw it, he greeted him with a respectful attitude, "Ask Her Royal Highness the Princess, is Her Royal Highness the Princess resting?" ”
Chi Chi always felt that there was something in his words, and smiled, "Yes, the environment in the temple is quiet, and it is very easy to sleep, and I actually slept until this hour." ”
The little monk didn't raise his head, as if he didn't dare to look at her, but he was very polite, "Your Highness is fortunate to have a good rest, the abbot is already waiting inside, and I invite Your Highness to go in person." ”
Chi Chi nodded, and then turned his head to look at the two little maids behind him.
The little monk said, "The two female donors, please wait outside the door." ”
After a long time, Ah Wei's expression did not change, thinking that this should be the rule in this temple, so he nodded, and then walked towards the closed door.
As soon as the door opened, the sandalwood fragrance inside was full of bosom, and I felt that my body was full of this strong Buddha fragrance.
She held her breath, and then saw that the presiding abbot was sitting in front of the collapse, holding the jade chess piece in his hand, and lowering his head to play against herself.
Hearing the movement, he raised his head and looked at Chi Chi, then put down the chess pieces in his hand, stood up again, and folded his hands, "Your Royal Highness the Fifth Princess." ”
Chi Chi hurriedly returned the salute, "Presiding abbot." ”
He looked at least fifty or sixty years old, his head was naturally bare, and he had a large beard, which was already gray, not much different from the appearance of the abbot she had imagined.
The abbot's eyes fell on her, sliding lightly from top to bottom, if it was someone else, I was afraid that I would think that this person was so unruly, and I thought he was rude, but this abbot's look was still a little bland, looking at her was like looking at the trees and flowers on the side of the road, as if she didn't bring a little emotion.
He smiled, "Your Highness, please be seated." He compared the position he had just collapsed, and now the two of them sat down, just a game of chess.
"Your Highness is here to pray for blessings this time." This is not a question, his voice is low, as if it has a tolerant and gentle tone, which makes people feel relaxed and trusting.
"Yes. I've been bothering the abbot for a long time. ”
He shook his head, "Huguo Temple was originally for the royal family, and it can't be called anything to bother or not, His Royal Highness has this heart, it is Chen Guo's convincing, and naturally it is the convincing of His Majesty and Niangniang." ”
It was a beautiful thing to say, but I didn't know why he was saying such beautiful things to her.
The abbot said, "Your Highness can play chess?" ”
This...... She naturally won't, she and Jia are different from them, no one cares about her homework, such a piano, chess, calligraphy and painting are probably ignorant, in order not to make herself an illiterate, she has already done a lot, she works hard to read and write, strong reading, but you want her to play chess now......
Chi Chi blushed a little, but with the memory points left by watching other friends play Go when she was in modern times, she frowned and reluctantly said, "I think...... White is in danger. ”
The abbot looked up at her with a compassionate smile on his face, "Oh? How so? ”
"I don't know much about chess, but I looked at it for a while, and although the white chess is surrounded on the surface, I only vaguely feel that the white chess is attacking step by step, and the black chess is losing and retreating, but if you look closely, it seems that this is not the case."
She pointed to the most ferocious bite of the two pieces, and then said, "Although the black pieces are retreating, but this whole piece, the white pieces have been empty, as long as the white pieces are still struggling in this piece, sooner or later all of them will be taken away by the black pieces." ”
The abbot raised his eyebrows, and then asked, "Then if it is Your Highness, what is the way to solve it?" ”
Chi Yan straightened his sideburns, "I don't understand, but if this is indeed the case, I will feel that breaking away may be the best way." ”
"Break up?" The abbot seemed to have never heard such a fresh word, and put it to his lips and chewed it for a while.
"Yes, of course, it's very likely that white is also doing his own chess, I may not be able to see it, but if it is what I say, then if it were me, I would give up all this piece."
The abbot said in a surprised tone, "But the scope of this piece is really not small, if you let it go, I'm afraid it will be difficult to turn the tables in the future." ”
"But this is a dead end, the more you refuse to let go, the deeper you will fall, and more chess pieces will be eaten, won't you?"
The abbot smiled, "Your Highness has a Buddha heart. ”
Chi Chi hurriedly said, "Don't dare, don't dare, it's all nonsense, but I'm going to make the abbot laugh." ”
He put the chess pieces down, "This is the endgame of the poor monk and a friend before, the poor monk is white, and the friend is black." ”
He was stunned for a moment, "That...... The abbot should understand the form. ”
"It's a pity that the poor monk has been out of the dust for decades, and he still can't see through it, if people can easily break away, then people will have no suffering, and people will have no worries."
Chi Chi then understood that what he meant was that he couldn't let go, even if he knew that the chess pieces over there were already dead, but he still wanted to struggle, and Chi Chi sighed, "It's the abbot's mercy." ”
The abbot stood up, "The poor monk has heard about His Highness for a long time, and he has always been curious about what kind of person His Highness is. ”
Chi Chi wondered, "How did the abbot know about me?" ”
He raised his eyebrows and did not answer, but said, "During this period on the mountain, if His Highness lacks anything, just ask the little monks to arrange it, but don't be restrained just because he came to the temple, no matter what, His Highness is still the master." ”
Chi Chi smiled, "The abbot has said it, the abbot doesn't think I'm bothering, I'm already grateful." ”
After saying that, she retreated for a long time, and she thought as she walked, what kind of identity would the friend who was talking to the presiding abbot be, after all...... The presiding abbot of Huguo Temple is an extremely sensitive identity.
As soon as he retreated, the abbot sat down again in front of the chessboard, "You came overnight, didn't you just listen to the wall behind this curtain?" ”
The curtain was lifted, and the people inside were dressed in ink and jade, looking particularly dignified.
The abbot looked at him and smiled a little, "You came in time, I think I heard it, your chess game has been broken, Cao stall." ”