Chapter 25: Jizi Temple (2)
Ji Zi enshrined in Ji Zi Temple is an honest gentleman, Ji Zi is an honorific title, his real name is Ji Zha, and he attaches great importance to faithfulness.
When passing through the country of Xu once, the king of the state of Xu was very envious of the sword he was wearing, and it was difficult to ask for it.
When the envoy returned and passed through the Xu Kingdom, Xu Jun was dead, and Ji Za angrily untied his sword and hung it on the pine tree next to Xu Jun's tomb.
The attendant was puzzled. He said: "I have already promised to give the sword to Xu Jun in my heart, can I go against my wish just because Xu Jun is dead?" ”
This matter has been rumored to be a beautiful talk for the ages.
The reason why Jizi Temple is famous and incense flourishes is not only because of the worship of Jizi's god, but also because of the unique wonder here: boiling wells and springs.
There are nearly 100 wells here, some of which are boiling wells. The well bar is simple and elegant, and the charm is unique; Closer to take a closer look, the water surface in the well is churning and boiling, and the sound of rolling waves is sound. This peculiar landscape is a strange sight. In addition, in the ditch pond around the temple, there are many boiling springs in the gushing, never stopping, people call it "dragon gas", call the boiling pond "dragon pool", "boiling pool".
At that time, the literati and scholars also liked to visit here, and Zhang Zheng, a celebrity of the Southern Dynasty, saw a poem: "Wild vines invade the boiling well, and the mountain rain wets the moss tablet." It is talking about the unique boiling well of Jizi Temple.
After Zheng and Haginiang visited the Fa Xianguan Lord of Jizi Temple, they entered the main hall to offer incense under the guidance of Zhike. Zheng took the lead, picked up three sticks of incense, folded his hands, knelt on the futon and prayed sincerely. Hagi Niang did the same, and knelt behind Zheng in the same way. Zheng didn't get up in a hurry, but kept muttering there, with a reverent face. Seeing her like this, Hagi Niang was naturally embarrassed to get up, she closed her eyes and thought about her thoughts. There were many pilgrims in Jizi Temple, and everyone knelt on the futon in the main hall to pray for each other, and no one noticed that Hagi Niang was deserting.
In ancient times, incense was like this, some people prayed, some people got up, some people knelt, bustling, and I don't know if the ears of the gods, Buddhas and Taoists can be busy.
Not long after, a young man knelt beside Hagi Niang, took three sticks of incense and began to pray for blessings. Hagi Niang looked sideways and found that she had never seen this person, and judging from the dress, she should also be a noble son of a family. She shrunk her body, trying not to attract attention to herself, lest she find out that she was indiscriminately filling up.
But it backfired, Hagi Niang was a young age, and she was born with bright eyes and bright teeth, black hair, and a little beauty. The man didn't notice Hagi Niang at first, and when he saw her face clearly, he couldn't help but keep looking her up and down.
At that time, it was customary for women of the scholar tribe to wear hats when they went out to avoid others coveting their beauty. And the temple is absolutely not allowed to wear a hat, which is a great disrespect to the gods and Buddhas. It is no wonder that the temple is a place where peach-colored incidents often occur in ancient times, and the faces of these beautiful little families are never easy for others to see, and they can be seen here at a glance.
Hagi Niang was clasping her hands together, and she noticed that the man had been staring at her with lustful eyes, so she turned her face slightly sideways, not wanting to see the man's disgusting expression, but this action seemed to be shy in the eyes of the man, and she couldn't help but be more enthusiastic.
He suddenly let out a soft "huh", and couldn't help but ask in surprise: "Sister-in-law, where did the string of ebony beads in your hand come from?" ”
Hagi Niang was a little flustered, she replied quietly with a red face, "Someone else sent it." ”
The man said proudly, "But Xie Yan sent you?" ”
Hagi Niang is embarrassed, is there any mark on this bead, why can this man know?
Her look fell on the man's eyes as an affirmation, and he said to himself thoughtfully: "So it's really like this......" and pulled Haginiang's sleeve again, and asked: "Sister-in-law, which lady are you?" ”
How could Hagi Niang tell him, she couldn't care about being rude, and just as she wanted to get up and walk away, the man pulled her sleeve and didn't let go, she was ashamed and anxious, pushed him away, and stood up.
At that moment, a woman's scream sounded nearby, and everyone looked at her with horror in their eyes.
Hagi didn't know why, and when she looked down at the man, she couldn't help but gasp.
In the man's heart, there was a delicate knife with glittering gold, and it was inserted so deeply that there was a look of surprise on the man's face.
His eyes were wide open, blood was vomiting from the corners of his mouth, and his hands seemed to want to draw a knife, but he was already dead before he could react.
Hagi Niang's mind went blank.
Suddenly, she remembered the fake-looking scenes on TV, after the heroine was wronged, she would only say the sentence over and over again: "It's not me, it's really not me." She was saddened to find that in this indefensible situation, she could not think of any words to explain it, and only wanted to grab anyone who would listen to her, and tell him that I didn't do it, it really wasn't.
It's a pity that no one wants to listen to her.
She was the only one by the man's side when he died, not to mention that the people around him also saw that they had conversations and disputes.
Zheng was the first to react, and she said with concern: "Auntie, no matter how wrong the Wang family is wrong, how can you kill people out of personal anger?" Didn't you live up to his heart for you? ”
Wang Jiaqianglang? Xie Ying's scandal object?
Hagi Niang had completely understood that this was a conspiracy at this time, and the Zheng family had already known about it.
The Shangsi Festival is the peak season of incense, and when there is such a murder case, and an insider broke the news, pilgrims gathered around and pricked up their ears to listen to what Zheng said.
Zheng seems to be helping Hagi Niang speak, but it is more like smearing and convicting Hagi Niang: "My daughter, she is an idiot." The son of the Langya Wang family has had several relationships with my daughter, and he once promised my daughter the position of wife. After the news of the marriage between the Wang family and the Xie family came, my daughter couldn't eat or sleep, and she was going to come to this Jizi Temple to make incense. Although my daughter was confused and did this wrong thing for a while, it was only because of the mistake that I was infatuated, and I ask you to say good things in front of the officials, don't let my daughter be ruined. ”
The Taoist priests of Jizi Temple have already gone to the yamen to ask Yanling to come soon, and the others have their own ideas after listening to what Zheng said, some feel that it is indeed pitiful, some think it is incredible, and some people loudly condemn Hagi Niang, saying that she is in the sacred temple and people to give and receive privately, which violates human ethics and filial piety, and her crime deserves death.
Everyone shook their heads and said, "This beautiful sister-in-law, it's a pity."
Cai Ling and Li's mother protected Hagi Niang and helped her block the eyes of those people.
Zheng pretended to wipe away the non-existent tears from the corners of his eyes, and tried to hide the smile on his lips.