Chapter Eighty-Three: Retribution for Good and Evil
Dayun Temple is in Anrenfang, as soon as you enter the alley of the city, you can see the pilgrims who come and go like clouds, the branches and leaves of the tall ginkgo trees in Dayun Temple are stretched out of the courtyard wall, the golden leaves fall to the ground, the carriage runs over from this golden yellow, and stops in front of the temple gate.
Pang Shi helped the servant girl get out of the carriage, looked up at the smoky temple gate, and the pilgrims who bowed down in front of the door courteously, frowned before speaking: "Go and see if Mrs. Wei has arrived." ”
The mother-in-law of the Zhao Mansion, who had been waiting outside the door for a long time, hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "Madam, my wife and lady have already offered incense in the temple, and we will go together to listen to the scriptures when my wife comes." ”
Pang Zi nodded and took the maidservant to the temple.
The tall and solemn treasure hall enshrines the statue of Guanyin, the Buddha statue carved in white jade with kind eyebrows and kind eyes, half-closed eyes looking down at the Qin family and Zhao Wan'er who are diligent in prostrating the incense below, and listening to the Qin family whispering and praying.
"Mrs. Ruyang Hou is here." Mother Zhang, who followed the Qin family, came in and replied.
Only then did the Qin family get up, take Zhao Wan'er out together, and said with a smile: "Madame came early today." ”
Pang Zi looked apologetic: "It's my rudeness, my wife came over first these days, and I asked Wan'er to wait for me today." ”
Zhao Wan'er showed a shy smile on her delicate face, and bowed down to Pang Tingting: "Madam, Wan'er is rude." ”
"Hurry up, I haven't seen Wan'er for a while, and I'm getting better and better." Pang Zi praised again and again, personally stepped forward and pulled Zhao Wan'er up, and then turned his head and instructed Mother Hu, who came with him: "Let the temple prepare the food, and after listening to it, I will stay with Mrs. Weiwei and Wan'er to eat." ”
As she spoke, she turned back to the Qin family and smiled apologetically: "I should have invited Mrs. and Wan'er to my house in a serious manner, but it's really ...... This is really simple and hasty, and it is good to ask Mrs. not to blame. ”
Qin sighed lightly, and his expression was not very comfortable: "The Dou family is just gone, and the house is not a good lunch......"
Before she finished speaking, Zhao Wan'er glanced at her, pursed her lips and smiled and took over: "Madame said that she can see the outside, I have long heard that the food of Dayun Temple is doing well, A-Niang told me to give it a try, I never thought that I had not been able to do so, but today I have the benefits of Mrs. and can taste it." ”
Her tone was relaxed, but three or two sentences had already turned the heavy topic away, and even Pang Zi laughed: "Wan'er's words teach people to listen to and like them." ”
She asked the time, and then said to the Qin family: "I'm afraid I'm going to give a lecture ahead, let's go over." ”
The Qin clan closed his eyes and closed his palms towards the Guanyin statue in the middle of the treasure hall in silence, and reverently recited a few words, and then took Zhao Wan'er and Pang Shi out together.
The lectures of Dayun Temple are extremely famous in Chang'an, many pilgrims are waiting in front of the main hall early, Pang they naturally do not have to sit on the stone steps outside the hall like them, the little novice has already moved the screen mat, and also offered a strong Zen tea, they are also separated by a screen next to the "elegant seat", are for these non-rich or noble women to listen to the scriptures.
Pang Zi's mind was not on listening to the scriptures, she looked at Zhao Wan'er attentively, she looked carefully from head to toe, her face was always a gentle smile, and she couldn't see anything, until she saw the slight flush on Zhao Wan'er's face, and then she smiled and said: "Seeing that it has passed the mid-autumn again, Da Lang is now leading an errand in the Yushitai, and I heard the Hou Ye say that I am afraid that I will have to go to various state capitals in the New Year, so as to accumulate qualifications." ”
Qin nodded and said: "Lord Lang often tells me that Yushitai is the most difficult, but if it comes out, it will not be difficult to make two or three grades in the future, and the son of the world is so young and promising, he will inevitably have a bright future in the future." ”
"If Madam really thinks it's good, I won't hide it, Dou's has just passed, this day is not too early, and I'm afraid of delaying it if it's late," Pang looked at Qin with a smile, looking at his heart, "How about the spring in the next year?" ”
"This matter is really embarrassing, I should have invited the media and the iceman to come to the door first, but the mansion is still ...... now," Pang sighed, "I have to be wronged and Wan'er, settle down first, and then I will ask Princess Liang to give her face and set this marriage." ”
The Qin family was still a little hesitant, but Zhao Wan'er quietly pulled the corner of her clothes, and she had to smile and nod: "It's okay, this is Wan'er's blessing." ”
Zhao Wan'er pursed her lips and lowered her head, her face was full of redness, and her eyes were full of joy.
At this time, Zen Master Huiming on the pulpit was talking about the paragraph of "retribution for good and evil, and blessing and misfortune", saying that the village woman Liu was jealous of her neighbor Wang's children, and the husband and wife were affectionate, and she had evil intentions to harm others.
I don't know who is sitting in the next seat, and I laughed lowly, but the laughter was not half joyful, but it seemed to be full of grief and resentment, and the Qin family was terrified when he heard it, and he couldn't help but turn his head to stare at the screen to see who it was, but he couldn't see it clearly after all.
She has always been the most devout Buddha, and she is also convinced of the strange power and chaos, this time she didn't know why her heart was empty, and she smiled at Pang Ziqiang: "There is such a happy event, I will go to the Bodhisattva to offer incense and ask for peace and happiness." ”
As he spoke, he called Zhao Wan'er to go with her to the treasure hall to offer incense again.
Pang Zi had already done his business, and he didn't want to go any further, so he smiled and said, "Madam, go slowly, I listened to this lecture well, just listen here for a while." ”
Seeing that Qin's mother and daughter went out, Mother Hu stepped forward and said softly: "Mrs. Mi has just passed away a few months ago, I am afraid that if this marriage is reported to the palace, Your Majesty will ......."
She didn't continue, but everyone knows that Mrs. Mi is different in the eyes of His Majesty, she grew up beside His Majesty since she was a child, and she was deeply liked by His Majesty.
Pang Shi sneered: "If it weren't for Da Lang mentioning this marriage, how could I agree to marry such a person again, all of them are restless, where is there a little bit of virtuous appearance." ”
She took a bite of Zen tea: "Isn't Mrs. Wei a relative of His Majesty, she is also close to Liang Wangfu, and Mrs. Zhao was also raised by His Majesty's side, is it better than an orphan girl, she will have a way." ”
This she is naturally not the stupid and incompetent Qin family, but Zhao Wan'er.
The guest in the next seat seemed to be unable to sit still, there was a sound of broken footsteps, and he turned the screen with the maidservant and went out, Pang Zi didn't care, he listened to the lecture impatiently, but he was thinking in his heart, if he wanted to marry Zhao Wan'er, how to give this dowry and bride price, the Zhao family would definitely not wronged Zhao Wan'er, so that the bride price would not be less, otherwise even Princess Liang would be offended.