Chapter 8: The Buddha
However, he didn't hide the matter of Sheng Yinyuan from Du Huancheng, he just finished taking a shower and lay down when he heard Adjutant Kang's knock at the door: "Young marshal, marshal, please come over." ”
Du Qilin was taken aback and said calmly: "Won't it work tomorrow?" I took off my clothes and lay down. ”
"The marshal has commanded, you must go over now."
Adjutant Kang's words were equal to Du Huancheng's words, Du Qilin couldn't guess Du Huancheng's thoughts, and only said: "Then wait for me for a while, I'll change my clothes." ”
"Okay."
Du Qilin put on his clothes again, opened the door, Adjutant Kang stood in front of the door of his room solemnly, and when he saw Du Qilin come out, he smiled slightly: "Young marshal, don't let the marshal wait for a long time." ”
"Okay," Du Qilin followed Adjutant Kang down the corridor, he pretended to complain, "I don't know what my father is looking for me for?" Is it important that I won't be allowed to sleep at night? ”
Adjutant Kang walked in front of Du Qilin, listened to Du Qilin's complaint and did not speak, Du Qilin looked at his back, remembered Sheng Yinyuan seen in Paramount Gate, and had an idea in his heart.
Walking to the study, Adjutant Kang helped Du Qilin open the door and said respectfully: "Big marshal, the young marshal is here." ”
"Let him in." Du Huancheng was full of anger, Du Qilin didn't hear the other emotions in his tone, he didn't know what was wrong, and he was even more uneasy.
Du Huancheng's study is a place where he deals with political affairs, in addition to his personal time, there are a lot of people coming and going, as soon as Du Qilin enters, he meets nearly a dozen pairs of eyes, Du Qilin is still a little stunned for a moment, I don't know what Du Huancheng means.
"It's so late! Let your uncles wait for you, and go outside to learn this little thing and come back? Du Huancheng sat at the conference table and talked to the people around him, and as soon as he saw Du Qilin enter the door, his brows furrowed, and his tone became tougher.
A man in a suit next to him stood up with a smile: "Big handsome, the young marshal is naturally unwell after recovering from a long illness, and it is really difficult for him to let the young marshal run so late..."
"What do you mean to be embarrassed for him? Uncle is here, and he can still sleep! ”
Everyone in the study smiled, Du Qilin stood aside embarrassed, bowed and apologized: "Let the uncles and other juniors make the younger generations." ”
"Young marshal, what are you talking about!" Another fat man with a shiny face said with a smile, he smiled, the horizontal flesh on his face trembled, and Du Qilin was a little sick to his stomach.
"Alright, come here, I'll introduce you, this is..."
Du Qilin was forced to meet a lot of people in the study, Du Qilin was kicked out before he had time to remember their names, Du Qilin stood at the door of the study, I don't know why Du Huancheng did this tonight?
"Young marshal, if it's convenient, why don't you talk to me?" Adjutant Kang stood at the door and didn't leave, it seemed that he really had something to say to Du Qilin.
"Let's go to the garden, I just want to see the stars at night." Du Qilin shook his head and walked in front, feeling that he didn't want to sleep tonight.
Adjutant Kang followed Du Qilin to the garden, it was already late autumn, and Shanghai at night was a little cold, but fortunately, Du Qilin wore a lot, otherwise he would be embarrassed again.
"Adjutant Kang, what do you mean by my father doing this?" Du Qilin looked at the bright light in the study behind him, and said inexplicably: "If my father wants me to know more uncles, then he can't let me come out so quickly, right?" I was asked to come out before I even remembered my name, what the hell did he mean? ”
"Who did the young marshal see tonight?" Adjutant Kang asked rhetorically.
Du Qilin was stunned: "You said Sheng Yinyuan? ”
"Young marshal, Mr. Sheng is indeed a celebrity next to Dashuai, yes, but he is too scheming, and Dashuai actually doesn't approve of you associating with him." Adjutant Kang said it very plainly, which made Du Qilin even more shocked.
"Adjutant Kang, be cautious in your words and deeds!" Du Qilin looked around and said busily: "These words are not suitable for such a place, right?" Do you really think that the Marshal's Mansion is safe? ”
Adjutant Kang smiled indifferently: "The marshal's mansion is not safe, I know more than the young marshal, and the meaning of what the marshal did today is nothing more than to tell the young marshal that there are many people who can make friends, not only Mr. Sheng, if the young marshal blindly thinks that Mr. Sheng can bring status to the young marshal, it is the fault of the mistake, I hope the young marshal knows it." ”
After speaking, Adjutant Kang greeted Du Qilin and left the garden, and the entire garden was quiet except for the sound of Du Qilin's breathing.
What's going on?
But if it was really Du Huancheng who asked Adjutant Kang to say this to himself, what was the meaning? Sheng Yinyuan's means Du Qilin knew that although the means were vicious, but fortunately, he was loyal, and Du Huancheng had no reason to dislike such a loyal person, but...
Sheng Yinyuan has two hearts? Something to do with Du Qilin being hunted down? Or is it related to the powerful force that Sheng Yinyuan said?
The next day, Du Qilin got up with a pair of dark circles under his eyes to wash, today is the day when Chu Xia returns to the temple, and Du Qilin wants to send Chu Xia back in person.
"This face is not good-looking, is it uncomfortable again?" Chu Xia sat in the car and saw Du Qilin yawning constantly, his pale face and dark circles were particularly conspicuous.
Du Qilin shook his head: "I'm fine, it's just that I drank a few more drinks yesterday, plus my father let me meet a few uncles yesterday, and my spirit is a little weak." ”
"Don't drink so much next time, you drink so much before you start socializing, and when you officially start to take over, won't something happen?"
"What does it mean to officially take over?" Du Qilin was puzzled, he always felt that Chu Xia knew a lot of things he didn't know: "Aunt Chu, tell me, what does my father think?" He woke me up in the middle of the night last night to see some of my uncles, but I kicked me out before I could even remember my name. ”
Chu Xia's mouth is not something that Du Qilin can pry open in a sentence or two: "Your father naturally has his ideas, as for the official takeover I said, in two or three years, your father will give way to you, is there anything wrong with this?" ”
"But..."
"Don't do it, sleep in the car, wake up and feel better before talking to me." Chu Xia obviously didn't want to continue to talk about this topic with Du Qilin, so he hurriedly interrupted Du Qilin's words and diverted the topic.
Du Qilin had no choice but to obediently close his eyes, but he couldn't sleep.
The temple where Chu Xia practiced was a small temple on the outskirts of Shanghai called Baoguang Temple. Before Chu Xia came, the temple was on the verge of tilting, it was a dilapidated temple, and it was Chu Xia who paid a lot of money to complete the temple repair, and then the abbot of the temple agreed that she would be a female benefactor to lead the practice here.
Du Qilin didn't believe in Buddhism, and wanted to go back after sending Chu Xia, but Chu Xia forced him to stay down for a fast meal and worship the Buddha for an hour. Du Qilin was forced to eat a meal that was not greasy at all, it was not unpalatable, but he felt that he was not used to it, but he could bear it.
It is this Buddha, Du Qilin knelt in front of the Buddha in the main hall, and Chu Xia beside him sat in a wheelchair and prayed for Buddha very sincerely, Du Qilin knelt with a pain in his knees, and when he moved left and right, he was shocked by Chu Xia's eyes.
Du Qilin hurriedly did not move, looking at the Buddha of Pudu sentient beings, and spent the most difficult hour of his life.
"Lord Du, but you don't have the heart to worship the Buddha?" The abbot in the temple saw Du Qilin's eyes blank on the side, and he knew that his mind was not on this.
"I..." Du Qilin looked at Chu Xia's eyes and didn't dare to continue.
"In that case, Lord Du Shi might as well talk to the old man, okay?" When the abbot said this, Du Qilin naturally didn't dare to disobey, and hurriedly stood up and walked out of the hall with the abbot.
As soon as he arrived outside the main hall, Du Qilin took a long breath and stretched his body as if he was liberated, but he accidentally hit the abbot next to him, and hurriedly admitted his mistake: "I'm sorry, abbot, I'm sorry..."
"No problem." The abbot smiled slightly, kindly making Du Qilin a little embarrassed.
"I wonder what the abbot wants to say to me?" Du Qilin wondered.
The abbot smiled and shook his head: "It's not that I'm looking for Lord Du, it's an old man looking for Lord Du Shi and saying that he has a few words to explain to Lord Du." ”
"Old man?"
"Meng Qian, Master Meng Shi."
As soon as Du Qilin heard this name, he became excited: "What about others? Where is it? ”
The abbot clasped his hands together and said softly, "Lord Meng Shi is not in the temple, he just has a few words for me to convey to Lord Du Shi." ”
"What?"
"Master Meng said that since things have come to this point, no matter how much distress there is, it is useless, and the best way is to be at peace with the situation." The abbot said slowly: "He knows that what he did is not kind, and his departure is also abrupt, but people are always selfish, he just wants to leave Shanghai, and he just wants to have a life of peace and peace." ”
Du Qilin held it in his heart: "That's what he said?" ”
The abbot smiled: "The monks don't speak, the old man just conveys the words of Lord Meng, as for the rest, the old man doesn't know." ”
"The abbot really doesn't know where he's gone?"
"I don't know."
"How did he know that I was definitely coming to Baoguang Temple, and if I didn't come, how did he want you to tell me these words?"
"Master Meng said that the second lady is a pious person, and treats Lord Du Shi as if she were her own son, since she has arrived here, she will naturally ask Lord Du Shi to accompany her for a while, and the old man will naturally be able to see Lord Du Shi."
"He's so thoughtful!" Du Qilin gritted his teeth and said, "The abbot, who are you and the Meng Shizhu?" Why did you help him be a microphone? ”
The abbot looked at Du Qilin, his eyes seemed to convey something, and he said, "I really don't have any relationship with Lord Meng Shi, but I have something with Lord Du Shi. The two Buddhist scriptures in the main house of Du Shi were given by the old man, can the Lord Du Shi forget? ”
Du Qilin seemed to have been slapped on the head, and before he could react, he heard the abbot say: "There are all kinds of strange things in the world, but some people regard these strange things as myths, and some people regard them as reality." Lord Du Shi, let Lao Gu say a lot, there is cause and effect, the cause and effect are born from the heart, Du Shi mainly remembers. ”