When they arrived at Taiyuan Mansion, the group had a rest. The defense of the prince and his entourage is still loose on the outside and tight on the inside.

Lu Xin had just been replaced from his post, and after arranging the afternoon duty, he was obviously a little tired after one night and one morning in a row.

During these days, he didn't dare to drink, and people didn't dare to go far, so he was going to go to the street to buy half a catty of pig's head meat, and then a pancake, and make up for a beautiful sleep after eating, and the next day he would be able to keep a day and a night refreshed.

Although Taiyuan Mansion is not as prosperous as the capital, it is also an ancient city the year before last, and the courtyard where the prince lives is also quiet. It was only a dozen steps out of the door to the street, the cries of selling came one after another, and the fragrance of all kinds of food came to the nostrils.

Lu Xin shook his clothes and was about to stride over, but he heard a low voice on the corner of the street, "Commander Lu!" ”

Lu Xin turned his head to look, and in front of a tofu brain stall, a pretty girl looked at him with sly eyes. Lu Xin only felt that the person in front of him was a little familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it.

The woman smiled: "The commander came over and finished eating the tofu brain." ”

Although Lu Xin was suspicious, he looked at the surroundings and saw that there were no suspicious characters, and he believed that he was strong in martial arts, so he calmed down, touched the knife on his waist, and walked over.

The woman skillfully scooped out two spoonfuls of tofu brain from a wooden barrel, and picked ginger juice, garlic juice, soy sauce from various seasoning bowls on the other side, and finally sprinkled some green green onions, and a bowl of fragrant tofu brain was served in front of Lu Xin.

The woman saw Lu Xin looking at her steadily, and smiled lightly: "Commander, don't you dare to eat this bowl in my hand?" ”

Lu Xin was annoyed that he just couldn't remember where he had seen her, he was provoked by her, took the tofu brain with his big hand, and divided it by two in his stomach, and wiped his mouth after eating, "It tastes good!" ”

The girl was very pleased to hear him praise the taste of her house, and opened a small pot again, and in it there were fried fried pancakes, the shell was golden and crispy.

She skillfully used a wooden clip to pinch out two pieces and put them on a plate, and then bent down to take out a large porcelain bowl from underneath, and in it was indeed a large piece of beef with a bright color and a firm sturdiness.

The girl brushed the kitchen knife next to her and cut the beef into slices of uniform thickness and clear slices. Each piece can be revealed.

Lu Xin subconsciously swallowed his saliva.

The girl brought this plate over, and Lu Xin did not shirk, sandwiching two large pieces of sturdy baked cakes of beef, and the plate was empty in an instant.

"Girl's good craft!" Lu Xin sighed.

"The commander asked me to do a small business, do you think my business is okay?"

"You, you are!" When Lu Xin heard her say this, he looked at the girl in front of him in disbelief.

He didn't look closely at the feather guard he saved at the beginning, but he remembered that she was a very stubborn little girl, and her expression was always cold, so she always couldn't match the little girl in front of him who was smiling and had good cooking skills.

The girl sneered, "The Commander finally remembers." ”

Lu Xin was also happy when he saw her standing in front of him, and suddenly asked, "Why did you come to Taiyuan Mansion too?" Do you still want to? ”

The woman snorted softly, "I've been living in Taiyuan Mansion for many years, what's the matter, you are here, can't I come?" Is there such a truth in the world? ”

Lu Xin couldn't help but smile and said, "It's a coincidence, it turns out that you are from here." Is there anyone else in the house? ”

The woman nodded, "There are younger brothers and sisters at home." It's in the village of Erli on the outskirts of the city. Tofu brains are usually sold at the city gate, but I heard that you were coming, so I came to look for you. ”

"Come to me? What are you looking for me? Lu Xin looked at her stupidly.

The woman smiled, showing her snow-white teeth, "You're a good person!" And you gave me so much silver, and I came to thank you, shouldn't I? ”

"What's there to thank you for! You shouldn't come! What if someone knows you? Speaking of this, Lu Xin looked back nervously.

"You don't recognize it, and everyone else doesn't recognize it." The girl threw the braided braids in front of her behind her, making her figure even more pretty.

Lu Xin thought about it for a while, and said, "Okay, you've seen me too, hurry up and go back!" When I have time to look for you at the city gate, do you have enough money? ”

The girl pouted slightly, "I'm not a beggar, I always ask you for money." ”

"That's not what I meant." Lu Xin hurriedly explained: "I'm just afraid that you just came back and you're nervous." ”

The woman bit her lip and smiled, but remained silent.

Although Lu Xin was a military general, he had become thoughtful after a period of time in the capital, and he turned around and found a guard to go to the city gate to investigate.

Sure enough, I found that there was a stall selling tofu brains, and I followed the stall to close the stall and went home, there were three sisters and brothers at home, and the elder sister also had a bit of a Beijing accent, and the rest of the younger brothers and sisters were all native accents, and they had lived in the village for many years, and they seemed to be honest people.

Lu Xin was relieved in this way. The girl also came over to give Lu Xin a meal after collecting the stall every once in a while.

After several times like this, Lu Xin also slowly learned that this girl's surname was Su, her name was Qiu Niang, and her parents were both dead.

After entering the palace, because she took care of her younger siblings since she was a child, she was good at cooking at home, and because she had been doing rough work for too long, her hands were deformed, and she couldn't do decent work before being a person, so she was assigned to the kitchen as a handyman. Later, somehow, he was chosen by the queen's feather guard.

Although Su Qiuniang entered the palace and trained the feather guards, she became well-behaved and cautious, but in fact she was just a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl, and after getting acquainted with it, she was very lively, and she watched Lu Xin eat all the food she brought with a smile every day.

Of course, Lu Xin was not stupid, looking at Su Qiuniang's bright big eyes, she always lowered her head and quickly finished eating the tofu brain in the bowl, and secretly glanced at her the moment she handed the bowl.

Taiyuan Province has always had many dry times, but it rained that day. In the scorching summer season, everyone is refreshed under a rainstorm.

Lu Xin got off duty, naturally looked at the street again, and then smiled at herself, she was afraid that she wouldn't be able to go out of the stall on this kind of rainy day, how could she come over?

A little disappointed in his heart, he lowered his head and walked forward, because the road was not far, and he was impatient to bring an umbrella, so he just walked along the corner of the house. Around the corner, he almost hit a person.

When I looked at it, it was Su Qiuniang.

He was surprised and happy in his heart, looking at Su Qiuniang's wet skirt that could drip water, and there was an indescribable taste, "It's raining so hard, why did you come over?" ”

Su Qiuniang's sideburns were wet with rain and stuck to her face, making her look more pure.

The rain crackled and hit the ground. There are no pedestrians on the road.

Su Qiuniang said in a low voice, "I missed you, so I came over." ”

Through the sound of rain, I could barely hear what she said. But Lu Xin knew that he heard clearly.

The sound was like thunder before the rain, and it shook his chest for a while.

"How's things going?" Xue Ke looked at the prince who had just come back and handed over a towel. In July, there was a fire, and whoever walked outside and came back was sweating.

The prince took the towel and wiped it, "It's okay, but I found that there are no clues and no evidence here." Do you remember Chang San? ”

"Chang San? Is it the brother of Mrs. Ru, the third master of the Yang family? The one who avenged his sister in the court? ”

"It's him. Afterwards, I arranged for him to come to Shanxi, command the envoys in the capital, and secretly collect some evidence, and he was also quite effective, and the envoys were almost able to close the net, but he was too far away from the political envoys, and there were still some over there. ”

"I didn't expect Chang San to be a man, and he still has this achievement." Xue Ke looked at the prince a little dissatisfied, and hurriedly said, "Of course, His Royal Highness has made the right deployment!" ”

The prince smiled with satisfaction, "I just heard Lu Xin say, you are going to Tianya Mountain tomorrow?" Why is there such interest on a hot day? ”

Xue Ke nodded, "I heard that the original wife of the political envoy is practicing in a nunnery in this Tianya Mountain, I want to go and have a look." She was the closest person to him, and maybe she could get something out of it. Even if you don't, it's better to go for a walk in the mountains, lest these ladies come every day. They are tired and I am tired. ”

"What? What good things are confiscated today? The prince quipped.

Nowadays, it has become a common practice for the imperial court to give gifts. The prince's side had already sternly refused, and these people changed their ways to send it to Xue Ke through his wife.

Xue Ke was looking at these novelties with great interest two days ago, and he has also begun to get impatient in the past two days.

Xue Ke also smiled, "What a novelty, today there is also a Tongzhi lady who inquired out of nowhere, and also sent a few fertility medicines to me, so that you and I can take them together." I really dare to send this imported medicine! ”

The prince remembered that the imperial doctor had said that Xue Ke was unwilling to have a child, and he felt a little uncomfortable, and he just smiled on his face, "The local officials don't understand the rules very well, and they just speculate on themselves." ”

looked at Xue Kexiao's happiness and said, "I'll have nothing to do tomorrow, I'll accompany you over." ”

"That's a good idea!" Xue Ke agreed with a smile and instructed Ah Liu to prepare for the prince's trip at the same time.

Although the prince wanted to go, there was something early the next morning.

Xue Ke didn't care, it was not easy for the prince to come out to inspect, and many things had been put down before, waiting to be closed in the past few days, and there were many affairs, and there were thousands of things. It's a luxury to be with her.

Lu Xin and the others had already prepared, and when they saw that she was the only one who came out, they couldn't help asking, "Where is Your Highness?" ”

"Your Highness has other things, let's go."

Tianya Mountain is forty miles southeast of Lao County under the jurisdiction of Taiyuan Prefecture, commonly known as Lotus Peak, the scenery is beautiful, the cliff wall stands, the mountain is mild, there are many places of Buddhist practice on the mountain, so it is called the small Wutai.

Xue Ke and his entourage came to the mountain, and a mother-in-law sat on the wood in front of the carriage while introducing Xue Ke.

"Niangniang, turn around in front and you can see the nunnery where the Ye family is cultivating."

Xue Ke looked at the scenery along the way, but it was also pleasant, and said with a smile, "This place is good, practicing here is better than watching other people in the mansion." ”

The mother-in-law laughed and said, "Who said it wasn't?" Mrs. Ye is also from a famous family, and her father was also the prefect of Datong, but he left due to illness seven or eight years ago. ”

"Does this Ye have children under his knees?"

"Hey! Why not! has two sons and one daughter, and the daughter has been married and has not yet married. The two sons are both studying in the capital! This woman also sighed, "But I heard that Lord Jiang came later, this lady came very big, and she came from the capital!" ”

Xue Ke smiled coldly, but she has been a female official by the queen's side for a few years, and she is so domineering, the court is clearly distinguished, and the boundaries between wives and concubines are strict, she can still force away the original match, and she is not majestic in the mansion.

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While speaking, a group of people came to a nunnery.

The yellow walls and black tiles are not magnificent, but the tall mulberry hemp is planted all over the temple, and the shade of the trees in summer makes people feel like they are cooling off. On the outer wall, there are bunches of vine-bearing flowers, trumpet flowers, dill, and morning glory blooming along the wall, attracting bees and butterflies to chase each other.

Xue Ke thought in his heart, this is not like a nunnery, but more life than ordinary people's courtyards.

Ah Liu, with a hint of doubt in his eyes, went to knock on the door.

She was greeted by a woman of about fifty years of age, dressed as a believer, wearing an earthy yellow monk's robe and a monk's hat, but she had not shaved her head.

She folded her hands and said, "Donor! This is the nunnery of practice, if you want to burn incense and make a vow, there is a Guanyin temple on the road two miles ahead, you can go there. ”

She lowered her eyebrows and looked gentle. Ah Liu's voice couldn't help but soften, "Master, we're not here to burn incense, we're here to find someone." Is there a Lady Ye here? ”

"We are all people here who want to get rid of the red dust, and there is no Mrs. Ye. If the girl came for the sake of the worldly things, I am afraid she will be disappointed. ”

Xue Ke took a step forward and said with a smile, "Although you can cultivate yourself and get rid of troubles in this nunnery, this matter is related to Mrs. Ye's net worth and life, and the survival of her children, so it is better for Master to report it." ”

The woman glanced at Xue Ke, lowered her head and recited "Amitabha", and said, "You come with me." ”

Because it was an anthem, it was inconvenient for Lu Xin and other guards to go in and stay at the door. Ah Liu accompanied Xue Ke into the door.

The purple and red in the courtyard are better than the outside of the wall. Peony and hibiscus are in a clump of beauty, and pomegranate flowers hang upside down on the branches, red and red, like small lanterns.

The woman led them all the way to the backyard, and on the way they also met two or three bhikshunis, the woman clasped her hands with them, and the others also walked by with peaceful faces, as if Xue Ke and the others were living in the nunnery, and there was not the slightest surprise.

There was a woman in the backyard washing clothes at the well. Xue Ke looked at her, about forty years old, dressed as a layman.

The woman who led Xue Kelai called out, "Compassion, these two donors are here to find you." ”

Cixin raised his head, maybe he had been in this nunnery for a long time, and his expression was gentle, and he said, "Master Lao Cihui." I'll come here now. ”

She wiped her hand on her blouse and smiled apologetically, "Let me go into the house and change my clothes." ”

Xue Ke also smiled and returned the salute, "Please." ”

In a moment, Compassion walked through the room. And he who brought them in got up and took his leave.

Cixin said that he was changing clothes, but he took off his apron outside, and he was still wearing the clothes of a layman.

Xue Ke originally thought that the Ye family should be pampered even if she was pampering, at least a few maids with her, but she didn't expect that she would do everything herself, and she would do rough work such as laundry and cleaning by herself.

After all, Cixin has been a young official's wife, and when she saw Xue Ke and Ah Liu's dress and rules, she knew a little bit in her heart, and saluted, "Where do you come from?" ”

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