Chapter 22: Out of the City
"Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival."
When she woke up early in the morning, Suninger suddenly thought about this festival in her heart for some reason, and she still couldn't bear to be lively.
People are often so contradictory, they can't go when they talk about it, but they think about it in their hearts.
When I turned around, I saw Qin'er and Shuang'er walking in with hot water and the clothes they were going to change into today.
Shuang'er said: "The eldest lady has ordered, only let me bring some simple clothes, and in the past few days, Yiniang will be aggrieved." ”
"Oh, don't worry", she also knows that the temple is not comparable to other places, this year's belief in Buddhism is the most simple and pious, especially at this time to go to the ancient temple, since to pray for blessings, but also to be more sincere.
Qin'er also said while moistening her face: "The second lady heard that the eldest lady was going to take Yiniang to the Pure Industry Temple, and she was quite happy to look at it, and ordered Hongcai to set the car, but Yiniang's body is going to ride with the eldest lady or ride with the slaves, the slave and the maid just went to the stable to see, Yiniang's Yue Ying was dirty, I am afraid that the group of cheap slaves knew that Yiniang was treated coldly and deliberately neglected, if Yiniang wanted to ride, the slave maid and Shuang'er went to clean up first. ”
"Oh, what Yueying?" , She asked in a daze, her memory is now fragmented, and many things are really vague.
"It's the birthday gift that Zhao Jialangjun gave you when Yiniang just gave you a ceremony last year", Qin'er explained: "I heard that Zhao Langjun bought it from Hu Shang when he went to salt, but it is precious, and the name was taken by Yiniang himself, but he was so despised by that group of cheap slaves." ”
"Since you're in a hurry, don't toss," Suninger replied casually.
In fact, she is not good at horseback riding, and she can barely make do with dancing and writing, singing poetry and songs, but this matter does not seem to be so simple.
After everything was cleaned up, Shuang'er led her to Qi's room and had breakfast together, and then several girls left Tanghua Courtyard together with their luggage.
It's been a few days since I've been here, and today is the first time I've walked out of the gate of Su Mansion, and Suning'er's heart is inevitably a little excited, and she is also full of expectations for the outside world.
When I arrived in the Langfang of the outer courtyard, I saw Su Jing leading Su Que to meet him in a hurry, followed by a few slaves.
Su Jing also learned that the Qi family was going to the Pure Industry Temple in the morning, and he was still a little surprised, and while a few people did not go out, he hurriedly asked: "How did my brother and sister-in-law choose to go out at this time, tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival, the day of family reunion?" ”
Qi Shi calmly looked at Su Jing's father and son, and slowly replied: "There have been so many things happening in the family recently, I think that I am afraid that your brother is uneasy, so I want to take Ning'er to the temple to recite some scriptures for her deceased father to comfort the soul of the deceased." ”
"Brother and sister-in-law read my brother like this, Bo Luan was very moved, but he was not in a hurry for the past two days, there are many ancient temples and temples in the city, it is better to wait until after the festival, and invite a few monks to come to the house to do a ritual for the deceased brother, why let the brother and sister-in-law run such a long distance", Su Jing said and felt a slight sour in his heart: "Besides, A Ning's body and bones are just right, going to the mountain, the late autumn is bitterly cold, and it is not a trivial matter to provoke the wind and cold." ”
"This girl is not so delicate, the mountains are always cleaner", Qi Shi looked at Sun Ning'er with warm eyes and smiled indifferently: "But in a few days, Xiaolang doesn't have to worry, and maybe he will go to the Guanyin Temple next to him, I have asked Qingchun to arrange all the matters, a few days ago your brother also entered Beijing, your lady is afraid that he will not let him enter the house, and I will take advantage of this time to go to the Pure Industry Temple to see you." ”
When Qi Shi mentioned this, a look of surprise appeared on the faces of Suning'er and Su Jing at the same time.
Suninger has never heard anyone mention her father and other brothers, and she doesn't know what kind of story it is.
I saw that Su Jingben's still stretched face suddenly showed a touch of gloom, and after a moment of silence, he didn't answer Qi's words again, looked around at everyone, and just said lightly: "Brother and sister-in-law are afraid that it is not appropriate to take a few maids in the deep mountains, I asked Hongcai to prepare more money, and lead a few strong slaves to send my brother and sister-in-law and A-Ning over." ”
Qi nodded shallowly, and then took Su Ning'er's hand and walked out of the courtyard.
The carriage had already been set up in front of the mansion, and before Suning'er had time to take a closer look at the scenery of Chang'an City, she was helped into the car by Qin'er and Shuang'er.
Hongcai picked two men, led three fast horses, and walked out of the west gate of Guangdefang with four slaves and maids in Tanghua Courtyard with carriages in front and back, and then went south along Jingyaomen Street.
Smelling the hustle and bustle of people and cars outside the car, Suninger was curious to lift the curtain from time to time and lean out, and the crowd was so lively.
The Qi clan rushed to take her out of the city at this time, and he always felt that he couldn't go.
In previous years, her daughter was the most lively, but this year was very different from previous years, and for many reasons, she felt that this was the most appropriate, but she felt that it was necessary to explain it to her daughter.
When he arrived at De'anhua Gate, close to the gap between the city gate Lang checking the fish talisman, the words buried in Qi's heart began to be spoken:
"In fact, people like us should have gone to Da Zhuangyan Temple or Xingshan Temple to do a Dharma for your father to be more decent, but Ah Niang thought that there was a Guanyin Temple, and I heard that the abbot of the Pure Industry Temple was famous, and I also heard several Zen masters from the Pure Industry Temple talk about Buddhism in the early years, so I thought about this time to pass."
Suning'er stared at Qi Shi quietly, and when she finished speaking, she smiled slightly: "Since A-Niang thinks that place is very good, then go to the Pure Industry Temple, it's just a few more miles away." ”
"Hmm", Qi pursed his lips in relief, thought for a moment, and said: "Seeing your thirteenth uncle today, Ning'er must be well-behaved, don't learn from your cousin, he is still your father's flesh and blood brother." ”
Suning'er listened ignorantly, and only responded casually.
The carriage went out of the city, and as the speed increased, the inside of the carriage began to bump more and more, making her heart frizzy and difficult to calm down.
The shouts of the coachman driving the car sounded on the official road from time to time, the sound was loud and penetrating, and it was very harsh when it came into the curtain, and it was difficult for her to adapt for a while.
She leaned pitifully on the corner of the carriage, thinking that Qi Shi could say something to her, but after Qi Shi finished saying what she had to say, her heart became much more comfortable, and she buried her head and took a nap unconsciously.
Suning'er had no choice but to lift the curtain and look outside, the bleak scenery of red and green strongly rendered the atmosphere of autumn slaughter.
And the closer you get to Jungnam Mountain, the surrounding environment becomes more and more secluded.
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When I arrived at the Pure Industry Temple, it was already afternoon.
After a tiring journey and climbing the mountain, Suning'er was already tired, and she was divided into a side room, and even lost her interest in fasting, so she fell asleep on the bed.
When she woke up, it was almost evening, and she was hungry and screaming, but fortunately, Shuang'er was intimate, and she prepared some fasting in advance and waited for her to wake up.
Suning'er took the food from Shuang'er's hand, almost gobbling it up, and while eating, she listened to Shuang'er say:
"Yiniang doesn't have to worry, let's go to the hall after eating, the thirteenth uncle of the Lang family has come over, and is talking to the eldest lady in the hall, but there are only three rooms left in the temple, I am afraid that I can't stay with the thirteenth uncle overnight, he also brought a little Langjun of the Lang family over, the eldest lady said that he is not an outsider, and he will wait for Yiniang to wake up and go to see."
"Oh."
Suning'er's mouth was full, her cheeks puffed out, and she couldn't help but be stunned when she heard Shuang'er's words: Aren't you going to find a husband for yourself?