Chapter 11 Prayer for Blessings
Xiao Shumou and Xiao Ranjun's return to the Prime Minister's Mansion was a big event for the Xiao family, so the Prime Minister's Mansion swept away the haze of Xiao Lingxiao's unsatisfactory marriage before, decorated it with a festive appearance, and held a banquet to celebrate for three consecutive days. The rest of the Xiao family participated in these wedding banquets, but the old lady and Xiao Shuyong did not let Xiao Lingxiao attend.
Xiao Lingxiao was happy to be quiet, taking advantage of the fact that other people in the house were busy and didn't have time to come to her for trouble these days, she took Bao Rong'er and the divine wolf out secretly to buy a lot of things. It just so happened that Xiao Shumou and Xiao Ranjun deliberately sent a lot of things over, so Xiao Lingxiao suddenly became generous, and in the eyes of others, they also became the favor of the eldest prince and the third master for the eldest lady.
The daily meals are logically fixed, and whoever wants to eat something special can pay his own money and order the kitchen to make it. Originally, Xiao Lingxiao was poor and couldn't afford to eat anything, but in the blink of an eye, the maids and ladies in the courtyard watched Xiao Lingxiao's real money and silver go out like flowing water, adding a lot of delicacies from the mountains and seas to every meal, and the clothes were completely different. Those maids and ladies who were not very loyal to the eldest lady in the first place had a lot of thoughts, and Xiao Lingxiao picked a few obedient ones from them and rewarded them with a lot of good things. As a result, the entire Qinghe Courtyard has become much more lively.
The maids and daughters-in-law sent by the eldest lady fought openly and secretly in order to get Xiao Lingxiao's reward, and it was naturally Xiao Lingxiao who profited from it. She, the eldest lady, finally has the appearance of being a little bit of a big lady, and her life has been a lot more moisturized. The only thing that gave Xiao Lingxiao a little headache was the man who was sitting next to him at the moment.
"The eldest lady said that there were too many things in the house during this time, and she should go to Fali Temple to pray for incense. The old lady also meant this, so they had already decided to set off the day after tomorrow, and all the daughters of the Xiao family would accompany them, including you. ”
After Xiao Fengming said these words, he continued to drink tea at the table as a matter of course.
Since he entered the Prime Minister's Mansion, he has to come to Qinghe Courtyard once or twice a day, and every time he has been cheeky and has not left here for a long time, when he met Bao Rong'er and Xiao Lingxiao fiddling with those clothes and jewelry, he held a cup of hot tea and watched it beside him, and from time to time there were a sentence or two of praise, which made Xiao Lingxiao ruthless and drove him away.
Putting down the teacup, Xiao Fengming's eyes fell on Xiao Lingxiao again, and after looking at it for a while, he suddenly raised the corners of his mouth and smiled lightly, "Is the master worried about something?" ”
Xiao Lingxiao frowned and glanced at him, "How many times have I told you?" Don't call me master here. "It's nothing if the other party is a demon wolf, but Xiao Fengming is a person, and letting a man who is about the same age as himself call him his master, Xiao Lingxiao feels very awkward. But Xiao Fengming seemed to like this title unexpectedly, and refused to change it.
"Then can I call you Lingxiao?" Xiao Fengming suddenly asked softly.
Xiao Lingxiao was stunned when he heard this, and thought about it, he is now the son of the third uncle, and his actual age seems to be a little older than himself, but in order to make his identity real, he can only say to the outside world that he is two years younger than Xiao Lingxiao. So according to the generation of the Xiao family, he is Xiao Lingxiao's younger brother.
"Call me big sister!" Xiao Lingxiao stared at Xiao Fengming and drew a conclusion in an irresistible tone.
Xiao Fengming was a little reluctant, but the pair of black crystal-clear eyes turned, and he immediately smiled again, leaned to Xiao Lingxiao's side, and called softly, "Sister." ”
Xiao Lingxiao's heart moved, and then she rolled her eyes and ignored him.
When he first saw him, he was full of hostility, and then he looked a little shy when he suddenly appeared at Xiao's house, Xiao Lingxiao didn't expect that after this guy got used to here, he would become so cheeky, just like a little scoundrel, but this little scoundrel behaved in a manner and was not out of line, and he would quietly come to a few sweet words from time to time, coupled with his demonic handsome appearance, it really made people have no way to take him.
The matter that Xiao Fengming said was quickly confirmed, and the eldest lady specially sent someone to inform Xiao Lingxiao and told her that they would go to Fali Temple this time and probably stay there for a few days.
Although Fali Temple is the territory of Monk Xuan, Xiao Lingxiao felt that the eldest lady suddenly proposed to go there, it must not be just to enter the incense and worship the Buddha, this trip to leave the Prime Minister's Mansion is likely to target her. The eldest lady will not be afraid of long nights and dreams, Xiao Lingxiao expected that she would kill the killer, but she didn't know how the eldest lady would do it.
On the day of departure, more than a dozen carriages from the Prime Minister's Mansion left the imperial city. This time, the old lady did not participate, the eldest lady led the Xiao family and the female dependents, plus Xiao Shumou, Xiao Ranjun and Xiao Fengming, who had just returned, everyone rode on a horse, together with the guards, and it took half a day to come to Fali Temple.
The Xiao family is the first prominent family in the imperial city, Fali Temple naturally also attaches great importance to their arrival, the monks who came out of the temple to greet them have been lined up at the foot of the mountain from the temple gate halfway up the mountain, and several monks in the temple who are responsible for hospitality are also waiting at the foot of the mountain. From here, all the roads up the mountain are bluestone steps, and the carriages and horses can't go up, so everyone in the Xiao family got off the carriages and horses, and the maids and ladies supported those ladies and ladies and walked up the mountain slowly.
Halfway through the mountain road, Xiao Fengming quietly came to Xiao Lingxiao's side, lowered his voice and asked, "Sister, do you want me to carry you up the mountain?" ”
Xiao Lingxiao turned her head and saw him grinning, glared at him, and whispered, "Don't you think I can't walk?" "There is a god wolf, Xiao Lingxiao is naturally not afraid of such a little mountain road, but Xiao Huanyu, who was walking in front, cried and wiped his tears and shouted to rest.
Xiao Fengming knew that Xiao Lingxiao wouldn't let him carry it, he just wanted to find an excuse to rub over to her.
Xiao Lingxiao didn't hate Xiao Fengming, the two talked and laughed, and walked all the way to the mountain, which was also more fun.
Because the ladies were physically exhausted, they spent nearly two hours bringing them to the temple gate of Fali Temple.
When everyone arrived, the door of Fali Temple was wide open, and Monk Xuan came out in a robe to greet him, and the two people who followed Monk Xuan surprised everyone even more.
The first thing Xiao Lingxiao saw was the fourth prince Li Jing'an, who stared at her and smiled at her from time to time, and the man standing next to the fourth prince turned out to be the son Xiao Lingxiao met in Wanguanzhuang.
Everyone saw each other and gave a salute, and then Xiao Lingxiao learned that the prince was actually the sixth prince Li Jingxuan.
After seeing the eldest lady, Abbot Xuan smiled and said a few words with Xiao Shumou, Xiao Shumou rarely appeared in the Prime Minister's Mansion, so everyone was secretly surprised when they learned that he was friends with the monk Xuan. Then Liao Xuan deliberately walked in front of Xiao Lingxiao, folded his hands and recited the Buddha's name, and then asked softly, "Master Xiao Shi is not harmed?" ”
Xiao Lingxiao bowed and replied, "Thank you for the abbot's concern, Lingxiao has recovered." ”
Xuan Wenyan nodded, "Rui Xi is very worried about you." After finishing speaking, Xuan smiled faintly at Xiao Lingxiao, and then he turned around and walked towards the temple with everyone.
Xiao Lingxiao thought in her heart as she walked inside, and she didn't know how Xuan's name as a monk was mixed up, so she just kept her sister by her side, and ran to the imperial city from time to time to have something to do with those dignitaries and nobles, isn't this an obvious six impurities? No one poked him, which was amazing.
Although Xiao Lingxiao thought so, when Xuan led everyone to start the Buddhist ceremony, Xiao Lingxiao's eyes were still firmly attracted by Xuan's figure. He looked so religious, so clean, and he was wearing a robe and folding his hands in front of the Buddha to recite scriptures, which was simply a beautiful sight.
After the Buddha ceremony was completed, everyone walked towards the courtyard that had been arranged. At this time, Xiao Lingxiao saw the sixth prince Li Jingxuan walking towards her.
Li Jingxuan smiled indifferently and said to Xiao Lingxiao, "Miss Xiao, we meet again." ”
Xiao Lingxiao was slightly blessed and returned the favor, "Lingxiao is clumsy, I didn't know that you were the Sixth Highness that day, I was offended, and I ask for forgiveness." ”
Li Jingxuan waved his hand, "We don't know each other, so this is fate." Didn't Miss Xiao say that she wanted to make friends? Please be your friend in the future. ”
After Xiao Lingxiao and the others left that day, the people sent by Li Jingxuan quickly came back and reported that the three people had disappeared, and no trace was found at all, Li Jingxuan was also very angry about this, but he didn't expect to see it today, and the other party turned out to be the famous Xiao Lingxiao. Coming back from the dead, coupled with the amazing gambling skills, made Xiao Lingxiao's sense of mystery in Li Jingxuan's heart a little more.
Xiao Lingxiao didn't know what Li Jingxuan thought of her, but just because he knew those rumors but didn't have any different eyes on him, he could see that the sixth prince was an open-minded person. Xiao Lingxiao does not hesitate to be friends with such a person.
As soon as the two said these two words, the fourth prince Li Jing'an followed.
Li Jing'an walked directly to Xiao Lingxiao's side, and said softly and cordially, "Lingxiao, you have worked the way up the mountain, I heard yesterday that the eldest lady was going to take you to worship the Buddha, so I came here today." Are you feeling better? ”
Xiao Lingxiao couldn't help frowning when she saw him, "It seems that His Royal Highness is really idle." The tone was obviously very repulsive to Li Jing'an.
Li Jingxuan couldn't help but smile when he saw this, and Li Jing'an's face seemed to be a little unbearable.
"In order to come to see Lingxiao, I put everything else down." After that, Li Jing'an turned his head to look at Li Jingxuan, and asked a little provocatively, "It's you, sixth brother, I heard that my father asked you to supervise the case of the Criminal Department, why do you have to be idle here again?" I just heard the words between the two of you seem to have known each other for a long time? ”
Li Jing'an's words obviously seemed to be asking Li Jingxuan, Li Jingxuan didn't get angry after hearing it, just smiled indifferently and said, "What the fourth brother said is right, I am supervising the case, so I came here to ask the monk a few things, as for how I met Miss Lingxiao, it has nothing to do with the fourth brother." ”
Li Jing'an listened to Li Jingxuan's "Lingxiao girl", and the anger in his heart did not come to one place. His marriage with Xiao Lingxiao became more and more hopeless, but he had already decided that Xiao Lingxiao was his person, so he was extremely angry when he killed a sixth prince halfway.
"Ling Xiao is my wife who has not passed through the door, sixth brother, don't you know how to avoid suspicion!"
Li Jingxuan snorted lightly when he heard this, "My father has already made a decree to cancel the marriage between the fourth brother and Miss Lingxiao, and the fourth brother, you still said that Miss Lingxiao is your wife who has not passed through the door, is this to disrespect the will?" ”
Li Jing'an couldn't say anything after blocking him in one sentence, so he could only hold back his anger and slash Li Jingxuan's eyes.
And when the two of them were arguing, Bao Rong'er had already pulled Xiao Lingxiao and strode towards the courtyard.