The group climbed and stopped, but they only took a nap, and never went to the pavilion in the woods next to it. It is said that from the lowest floor to the top floor, there are a total of nine pavilions, and the number of them is taken as ninety-nine to one.

By the time we reached the 7th pavilion, the old lady was no longer alive and didn't want to waste time. Tell your mother-in-law to come and sit down. At the old lady's insistence, Mengyu and his wife went to the table together. After experiencing the hard work of climbing the stairs, when Mengyu sat on the seat, he really felt that the working people at the bottom of the society were the most glorious. It is already so hard to climb by yourself, and now two young and strong middle-aged people, how much effort do they have to pay to reach the top of the mountain so safely.

All the way over, they didn't see anyone from the Mighty Marquis Mansion, presumably when they were in the fifth pavilion, they sat directly on the sittings.

Slowly, the stairs became flattened and flattened, and it seemed that they were almost at the top. On a flat bluestone brick floor, there is a majestic door number. It reads: "Shuimei Temple".

The old lady patted the seat in front, and Lian Rong immediately ordered to press the sedan chair. The seat where Mrs. and Mengyu were sitting in the back also stopped automatically.

Mengyu stood on the ground and looked at the door number in front of him, ancient and solemn. Crossing the door number, it is still a ladder layer by layer, presumably this section of the road, you must go to climb it in person, in order to be sincere.

The old lady looked at the novel dream language and said with a smile: "You have never been out, so you have never been to this temple. The incense in this temple has been quite vigorous since the previous dynasty. Although it has undergone a change of dynasty, many dignitaries and nobles still come here to pray for blessings, and it is said that as long as you climb up from the bottom of the mountain in person, the Bodhisattva will definitely appear. As he spoke, he said "Amitabha".

While listening to the old lady tell the history of the temple, Mengyu and his wife helped the old lady up the last stairs one by one.

The splendid hall appeared in front of Mengyu's eyes, and the Buddha was facing the main gate, and a wave of righteousness came to his face. There is a huge incense tripod in front of the hall, even if there are no civilians who have gone up the mountain to pray for blessings today, but the incense candles in the tripod are still vigorous. Presumably, the incense money offered by each female family alone is enough for the normal operation of the entire temple.

In the past, every year in the middle of the night before the first day of the Lunar New Year, my grandmother would take Xiaoruo to start climbing a mountain near their house. That night, I would meet a lot of people and reach the top of the mountain before the early hours of the morning. When the time reaches 0:00, the monks in the temple will ring the big bell, and then Xiaoruo and his grandmother will follow the crowd, hold incense, and bow three times in all directions. After worshipping, you will go down the mountain to eat a bowl of longevity noodles. Xiao Ruo believed with her grandmother that as long as her heart was sincere, the Buddha would definitely bless them.

The old lady and the lady stood with their hands together and bowed down. Mengyu remembered that she had been incense with her grandmother in the past, and her eyes turned red unconsciously. At this moment, she sincerely prayed, hoping that her grandmother would be reincarnated into a good family, and from then on her mother and son would be filial and happy.

The old lady saw Mengyu's eyes red, thinking that she remembered her deceased mother, put her arm around her shoulders, hugged her into her arms, and said, "Good boy, don't cry, your mother will be sad when she sees it." In the future, there will be a grandmother with you. ”

When Mengyu heard such words, she was even more sad and out of control. After persuading for a while, Mengyu came out of his excitement.

Walking into the Daxiong Hall, the Buddha sat quietly on the lotus seat in the middle of the residence, opened his eyes slightly, and looked at the believers who came to worship from all over the world with a smile, kind and solemn. To the left of the Buddha is a Manjushri riding a blue-faced lion, representing wisdom and a great understanding of the Dharma. On the right, there is a Bodhisattva riding a white elephant with six tusks, representing solidity and stability, and denoting the great practice of Buddhism. Looking around, there are eighteen Arhats with distinct images enshrined on both sides of the main hall, some are kind and kind-eyed, some have green faces and fangs, some have plump muscles, some hold weapons, and some twist Buddha beads in their hands, with a natural posture.

The old lady knelt down in front of the futon of the Buddha. Mrs. and Mengyu were one step behind, and bowed down. After three prostrations, the old lady and the lady closed their eyes and said something in their mouths. Since Mengyu entered the main hall, she felt that the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Arhats in the main hall in front of her were all looking at her. In their eyes, everything about her is clear at a glance. Her birth seems to have disrupted the order of this red dust.

After the old lady got up, she walked to the old monk who was knocking on the wooden fish next to the Buddha. Peony took out a silver ticket and a purse and handed them to the old lady.

The old lady clasped her hands together and said, "Amitabha", and the old monk also got up and bowed to the old lady. Then I saw the old lady present the silver ticket and said, "This is a little sesame oil money offered by the old body, and I hope the master will accept it with a smile." ”

The old monk didn't shirk either, said the syntax, took the hand, and said, "Old Master Lin is too polite. ”

The old lady handed over the purse again: "This, just like all these years, light an ever-bright lamp in front of the long extinguishing tablet where I died early." ”

The old monk took it and asked, "Do you want to go and worship?" ”

The old lady replied respectfully: "In the past, the third girl was not in good health, and she didn't dare to let her go out, so she never came here to worship her biological mother. Thanks to the blessing of the Buddha, her health has begun to improve recently, and she came today, one is to repay her vows, and the other is to bring her to her biological mother to put incense on the pillar, and do her best. ”

The old monk smiled and nodded: "The third young lady has a long fortune and must be in good health." ”

When the old lady heard the old monk say this, her smile suddenly widened: "Thank you, Master, for your good words." ”

The old monk beckoned, called a little monk with a round face, about ten years old, and asked him to lead the way and take the old lady and his party to the tablet of Cai's Wanjun to offer incense.

The little monk smiled and led the way, answering questions along the way. Just when asked which noble person came here to offer incense today, the little monk said in embarrassment: "The secret of heaven must not be revealed." Although he didn't get an answer, this cute little monk's serious answer caused everyone to laugh.

Before arriving at the tablet, the wife first performed the concubine ceremony and asked the Cai family to bow down. Then Dream Yu stepped forward and bowed to him. The old lady said to Cai's tablet: "Today, the old body brought the three girls, in the past, she was not in good health and failed to come here to fulfill her filial piety. I hope you will be over there in the future and bless this child with good health. As she spoke, the old lady's eyes began to turn red.

After finishing the incense, Mengyu helped the depressed old lady out of the temple door. The little monk had been waiting outside the door. When he saw that the people had come out, he came up and asked, "Are you going to rest in the wing?" The old lady nodded and said politely, "Master Lao is leading the way." ”

Walking inside the temple, you can really feel the antiquity of this temple. Along the way, the winding path is deep, you can see the ancient cypress towering everywhere, the trees are lush, from time to time there are a few bells, the bells are melodious, this is the symbol of the ancient temple in the deep mountains.

After arriving at the wing, the little monk retreated. Not long after, a group of young monks served a meal. When she didn't smell the rice, she didn't feel hungry. Now that I think about it, it should have been lunch time.

The maids waited for the master to eat on the table, although the ingredients were some common vegetarian dishes, but the taste was exceptionally sweet, and even the tofu was very different from what they ate on weekdays. The old lady saw Mengyu eating with relish, and said with a smile: "There are three most famous things about this temple: there are flowers in full bloom in all seasons at one time; Second, there is a spring water behind the temple that is clear and sweet all year round; Moreover, the food in their temple is well-known. Mengyu ate the meal in front of her, and secretly decided that she must take Xing'er and Tao'er to visit the other two famous places in this temple later.

After eating, the old lady decided to take a nap, and the wife also said that she was tired and didn't want to move, so she accompanied the old lady in the wing. With the permission of the old lady, Mengyu took Xing'er, Tao'er and the two rough mothers-in-law out of the wing room together.

Walking around outside the wing, the master and servant were not familiar with this place, and they did not know where the sea of flowers and the spring were. Suddenly, the little monk who led the way just now appeared in front of them like a savior, and after stepping forward to explain, the little monk began his task of leading the way again.

"Little master, in addition to flowers, spring water to drink, and food to eat, what other characteristics are there in this temple?" Hearing that the old lady was going to wait for the sun to go down, Mengyu decided to plan her activities for the whole day.

"Yes, the brothers are very powerful. Their fists and feet have made many holes in the bricks of the Luohan Hall. The little monk said with envy on his face, and there was a sense of honor that emanated from his bones.

"Your senior brothers in the Luohan Hall, are you really that powerful?"

"Really, really!" The little monk seemed to be afraid that Mengyu would not believe it, and hurriedly nodded vigorously to assure.

"Can the little master take me to have a look?" Mengyu suddenly wondered if there was such a thing as light work. It's just that when Mengyu expressed interest, Xing'er behind her pulled Mengyu's sleeve with an extremely disapproving expression.

The little monk's eyebrows were wrinkled, and he said in embarrassment: "This is not good, the master will scold me." ”

Xing'er also said: "Miss, although all monks in that place are monks, they are all men after all. The sword has no eyes, and one accidentally injured the young lady, so what's the matter. ”

In desperation, Mengyu had to give up the idea of visiting the ancient Luohan Hall.

Gradually, I heard the sound of the spring flowing. The little monk took the five of them to the edge of an ancient pond. There is a willow tree five steps away from the pond, but maybe it is old, the waist of the tall old tree has been bent, and the willow has grown a piece of young leaves. The wicker closest to the waterhole has hung down to it, and the breeze blows like a hand gently brushing the water. There is a stone tablet under the old tree, with three words on it: "Water Mingtan." "It seems that this Shuiming Temple must have been named after this ancient pond at the beginning.

Mengyu walked to the edge of the pool, bent down, scooped up a pool of spring water with both hands together, and drank it without hesitation. This taste, which is what "Nongfu Spring is a little sweet" can be compared. In such a noisy city, where else can you find a piece of pure land like this? "It's so sweet!" Dream Yu let out a sigh of satisfaction with admiration.

"Miss, the water is cold, it's good to taste it." Xing'er said with a worried face, but the peach next to her had a new and almost trying expression.

"Xing'er, don't always look like a little old woman, come and have a try. Peach, come here. Mengyu said and beckoned to Peach.

Tao'er looked at the young lady with a bright smile, and did not hesitate, and stepped forward to pick up the spring water and taste it. Mengyu looked at Peach's cute appearance, and couldn't help but pick up the water and splash it on Peach's face. Tao'er looked angry, and she didn't dare to splash the water on Miss, so she had to stand up and hide behind Xing'er. Mengyu ignored her and splashed water on Xing'er again. Xing'er couldn't protect herself, so she had to pull her sleeves to cover her face. Tao'er hid behind the two mothers-in-law again. Seeing that they didn't dare to fight back, Mengyu splashed water on the little monk who was standing aside. The little monk was younger than Mengyu, and when he was still a child, he also stepped forward to find a waterhole and splashed water on Mengyu. Mengyu was splashed and shouted: "Peach, apricot, come and help." Although Tao'er didn't dare to do anything to the young lady, she would not be soft on a little monk, and immediately joined the ranks of splashing water. Mengyu saw that the little monk couldn't resist it, so he turned his head and splashed the water on Tao'er again. Tao'er didn't expect that the young lady who was still in the same camp just now would turn against her, and naturally splashed the water on Mengyu, who had no position.

The three people who are excited about playing will not take care of the apricot who is standing next to him and shouting to stop. The two rough mothers-in-law also looked at the three children in front of them with a smile on their faces, thinking of their grandchildren who were about the same age at home. Their task is to watch the young lady, and as long as the young lady does not fall into the pool, it has nothing to do with them.

The six of them didn't notice at all that a group of people were walking not far away.

"I heard that Brother Yan Xu has divorced from the frail and sickly third lady of the Lin Mansion, which is really gratifying." Prince Luo's son, Lan Yucheng, was dressed in a purple robe, and the white pattern on the collar echoed the mutton fat jade hairpin on his head. The corners of the slender eyes are slightly upward, and the eyes are full of teasing smiles. What a pair of seductive peach blossom eyes. Li Yanxu was beside him.

"Your Highness's news is well-informed." Li Yanxu replied meaninglessly.

"Hehe, I don't care about you, you said that we have known each other for so long, and I don't even know that you have a fiancée. That is, a few days ago, I suddenly heard such a news from the second son of the Weiwu Marquis Mansion at the banquet. Why don't you hurry up and verify the verification? Lan Yucheng bumped Li Yanxu with his shoulder, with an ambiguous smile on his face.

"What is there to verify. I don't even know how I suddenly have an extra fiancée, how can you know! Li Yanxu thought of the little girl who proudly smashed the jade in front of him, and her face was as awkward as eating a fly.

"Then are you really ready to marry the Mighty Marquis Mansion?" At the banquet, the second son of the Mighty Marquis Mansion said with a package ticket that this time the Li Mansion disregarded the worldly eyes and broke off the marriage contract with the Lin Mansion for the sake of the fourth lady of their family.

Li Yanxu still gave him a roll of his eyes: "You still don't know me?" I didn't even know that the young lady in their family was round and flat, so how could I marry someone I had never met at all. Otherwise, why should I quit the Lin Mansion? ”

"No, no, no, it is rumored outside that the third lady of the Lin Mansion is in extremely poor health, so your family will come to the door to withdraw from the family. The fourth lady of the Mighty Marquis Mansion, but it is said that the length is quite good. Able to sing and dance, talented. It's definitely not round and flat. Lan Yucheng fiddled with the fan in a chic manner, shook his head and said.

Li Yanxu was unwilling to be teased by Lan Yucheng all the time, and blinked meaninglessly, and counterattacked: "What, you have fallen in love with the fourth lady?" ”

"How is that possible?" Lan Yucheng immediately put aside his position, and said with a sigh: "You don't know, my wife must be asking the imperial grandfather to ask for marriage, how can I have the opportunity to choose by myself." "As a royal person, in addition to enjoying the supreme honor, there must be many helplessness that ordinary people can't understand.

"The emperor loves you so much, which young lady do you really fall in love with, it will definitely follow your heart. It's a big deal to marry back and give her the position of a side concubine, presumably it won't be an insult to her. Li Yanxu patted Lan Yucheng on the shoulder, and immediately felt that he was still happy, at least he was not satisfied with his marriage with the Lin Mansion, so he retreated. But Lan Yucheng didn't even have the right to choose a wife for himself, so he was too depressed.

"Don't talk about this, let's talk about the third lady of the Lin Mansion. Did you see it when you came to the door? Is it the kind that is as thin as bones and can be blown away by a gust of wind? Some people also said that this young lady is actually in good health, but her face is full of pockmarks, and she really can't see people, so she can only hide in the room every day. Mengyu has never left the gate of the Lin Mansion, and no one has paid attention to her. This time, because of the divorce incident, it has become the focus of discussion on the streets. No one had ever seen her, and a lot of speculation was normal.

"She? Pockmarked face? Li Yanxu suddenly burst out laughing. Although that little girl looks a little thin, it is not too much to say that she is weak and sickly, but it is so funny to think of her tender face that belongs to a little girl, although it has not all grown, but it will definitely be a beauty in the future, pockmarked face or something.

"Hey, you can talk about it, don't just laugh by yourself." Lan Yucheng said a little dissatisfied.

"I'm going to suffocate you, so I won't tell you......" The two talked and laughed, noisy and noisy, but they blew away a lot of the melancholy atmosphere just now.

The two of them got closer and closer to the waterhole, and this time, they were greeted not by the sound of trickling water, but by the laughter of several young girls like silver bells.

"Xing'er, why don't you come and play too, don't stand there."

"You two dare to gang up to splash me, hum, get ready to take it!"

The more Li Yanxu listened, the more familiar this voice became. I just can't figure out who is talking. footsteps, but unconsciously walked towards the edge of the pool.

There are female dependents, and the two of them definitely need to be avoided, Lan Yucheng looked at Li Yanxu, who had been walking forward, a little curious, and followed.

The scene by the waterhole became clearer and clearer, and Li Yanxu felt that he was vague and about to guess the answer.

Two embarrassed girls and a little monk were playing, their hair in a messy bun, and their whole bodies were drenched. There was also a woman in a neat maid costume standing on the side, with an anxious expression on her face.

The first to discover Lan Yucheng and Li Yanxu were the two rough mothers-in-law who had been standing next to the tree. Immediately hurriedly stopped them from advancing: "Who are you?" Please go elsewhere, there is a female dependant in front of you. ”

Those who can enter this temple at this time are all dignitaries. The two mothers-in-law didn't dare to drive people away.

Mengyu heard the mother-in-law's cry and immediately turned her head in a hurry.

At the moment when Mengyu turned her head, Li Yanxu finally recognized her.

"It's you!"

"It's you!"

Whoever is not good to meet, it is the evil man who came to the door to withdraw from the marriage, and Mengyu suddenly became angry. Standing up, who knows, the edge of the waterhole has already been splashed with water, and Mengyu is unstable and falls into the pool.

Everyone present was stunned by this sudden scene.

I'm the dividing line for March************

Hehe、I'm thinking about who's going to be a hero to save the beauty +_+.