There was a rush of footsteps behind him, and the strong man was kicked away, and then the fur dealer was pressed to the ground.

But he didn't forget to scold: "Who? Do you dare to hit me? Do you know who I am? Do you know who my uncle is? My uncle's surname is Xie, and he is the newly appointed Zhizhou. ”

The person who pressed him suddenly began to tremble, but it was not like fear, but like a smile......

He didn't know what was ridiculous about a lie he made up casually, the official said that his surname was Xie, could it be that he heard it wrong? He looked up, trying to see who was in front of him.

Several guards in front of him surrounded a man in a crow-blue silk brocade robe, and he frowned and said, "Why don't I remember that there is a nephew of yours, my family has been passed down for three generations, and I really don't have a sister." ”

"Master, you recognize his mother as a sister, so aren't you his uncle?"

The man who was called the old man kicked him in the ass: "Ye Yan, just how can you teach Lan'er to be like a gourd with a saw-mouthed mouth when you look like you are so slippery every day." ”

It turned out that the person in front of him was the newly appointed Zhizhou Xie Yuan, and the leather dealer knew that he had bumped into the Hades Palace, and he immediately fainted in fright.

Xie Yuan walked up to the little beggar and asked, "Child, how are you?" ”

The little beggar tore off a piece of cloth from his patched trouser leg and wrapped it around his head, skilfully with his hand. Then he hugged his fists and said, "Thank you, this adult, it's just a minor injury, I'm fine." ”

The child's thick eyebrows were raised upward, and under the long, slightly curled eyelashes was a pair of clear eyes, black and white

Xie Yuan's mind flashed through the words of his wife just now, and he asked, "What's your name?" Do you have family? ”

The smile on the little beggar's face disappeared, and he replied, "I was born without a father, and my mother had dysentery, so she left me a piece of jade pendant." I don't have a name, my mother said that I was born with Xiao Han, so she called me Xiao Han. ”

Xie Yuan touched his head and said, "Then can you go with me?" My son has no brothers, so you should be his companion. ”

Back at the house, Shen Shuyi was directing her subordinates to clean up the house, Xie Yuan brought the child to his wife, and recounted what had just happened.

Shen Shuyi caressed the wound on the child's head distressedly, and asked gently, "Does it hurt?" He took a handkerchief and wiped the blood on his face, and when he saw that the child's headscarf was also stained with blood, he felt unspeakably uncomfortable, so he took off the headscarf.

The moment the turban was removed, the long hair was scattered, the green silk swayed in the wind, and under the reflection of the oil lamp, the posture was clear and beautiful, and the delicate red lips were slightly upturned, which turned out to be a beauty.

Xie Yuan was still talking to himself: "Tell Lan'er early tomorrow morning, he must be happy that there is a little brother now, usually some adults play with him, and he doesn't have to be restrained." ”

Shen Shuyi couldn't help but let out a sneer when she heard this, hugged the child's shoulder, turned to Xie Yuan, and said, "It's not that Lan'er has an extra brother, it's that we have an extra daughter." ”

Looking at the girl's clear eyes, Shen Shuyi touched her head: "Your name is Xiaohan." Think about it, if you don't spit out your words, if you are angry, you can call Xie Hanci? ”

Xie Hanci looked out through the curtain of the car, the hazy distant mountains, shrouded in a layer of light veil, the morning sun reflected the heavy mountains, and the cliffs shone brightly, and he secretly decided to go to the temple for a while to kowtow two more heads.

In the blink of an eye, I arrived at the Golden Tree Temple.

As soon as Xie Hanci got out of the car, he saw a woman wearing a lake-blue Bafu skirt, and said to the little novice who came to greet the pilgrims: "I didn't even sweep the ground in front of the door today, and my newly made embroidered shoes stepped on the mud. Wait for me to tell your uncle, be careful with your skin. ”

The maid beside her was dark-faced, and followed in great strides, without any etiquette rules for the maids of large families.

When the woman saw Xie Hanci and his party, she hurriedly changed her smile and came over to say hello: "Mrs. Zhizhou, I haven't seen you for a long time." This is your daughter, she has grown so big, this all-round style is really worthy of Xie Zhizhou's daughter, and in the entire Shuzhou City, only your family can raise such a girl. ”

Shen Shuyi introduced: "This is Li Yuanwai's wife. ”

Xie Hanci saluted her, with a smile on his face but did not bend his knees.

Of course she knew who it was, this lady had covered her nose and threw a copper plate at her, telling her to change places and not ask for food at the door of the Li Mansion. I really didn't expect that now I would praise her for her style, which is really laughable.

Shen Shuyi continued: "A while ago, there was a rumor that there were leopard spirits in the temple, and in the evening pilgrims heard the roar of leopards coming from the back mountain, and then a few lightning bolts slashed into the deep mountains, and the roar stopped. I don't know if this rumor is true or not, but I haven't been here for a while. ”

Mrs. Li waved her hand and said, "Oh, Mrs. Zhizhou, it's just some false rumors, don't believe these." Now that we've met, let's go together today. ”

During the conversation, a small carriage with a green canopy stopped beside it, and a woman in a pink Confucian skirt slowly got down from the car, with a slender figure and walking like a weak willow supporting the wind.

Mrs. Li explained to Shen Shuyi: "This is my concubine, not long after I entered the mansion, I have no children under my knees, this time I brought her to worship Guanyin, and spread the branches for my lord as soon as possible." ”

Then he glanced at the woman impatiently: "Lin, why are you walking so slowly, don't you think that this temple is built in the deep mountains, and you can't look down on the Bodhisattva here?" ”

"The concubine doesn't dare, the road on the mountain is not easy to walk, so she only dares to slow down." A pair of red jade beaded earrings swayed between her slender neck, making her skin whiter than snow.

Mrs. Li snorted coldly: "You don't behave like this in front of me, I just heard from that little novice that the little shopkeeper of Xuanyue Xuan also came to the Golden Alder Temple to offer incense today, I'm afraid it's not because of the careful dressing up that delays time." Don't take off the earrings yet! Who are you looking like in a bewitching way? ”

Lin almost burst into tears when he heard this: "How can Madame doubt me to such a point? Although the concubine had a marriage contract with that person before, his family broke the contract and climbed another high branch. The lord knows about this, and he has not seen him since the concubine entered the palace, and if the lady does not believe it, she can send someone to inquire. ”

Mrs. Li was knocked on her head, her face couldn't hold back, and she was about to have a seizure.

Shen Shuyi hurriedly came out to make a round and pulled Mrs. Li to the main hall.

Xie Hanci was worried that he was caught up in the farce of his wife and concubine and couldn't get out, when he saw two familiar figures walking into the side hall.

In addition to the main hall, there are two side halls in the Golden Alder Temple, there is a small door in the side hall on the left, and the back of the Buddha statue is the one that enters, and few people know.

When Xie Hanci was a beggar before, every rainy night, she would sneak in to avoid the rain.

As soon as I entered, I heard someone making a vow to the Bodhisattva loudly.

"Bodhisattva, bless me to continue to be a gentleman after I return to Beijing, and don't be thrown into the barracks by my father. Also, please don't let the Xiao family's son be proud anymore, he has a little military merit jumping up and down every day, I can't wait to compare me to the mud, can you let him fall in front of others and eat! ”

Xie Hanci smiled after hearing this, and felt that he was really interesting, so he deliberately said in an ethereal female voice: "Okay, I know, let's fulfill your wishes." ”

Jing Yu said excitedly: "It's manifested!" Uncle Xiaohuang, the Bodhisattva has appeared. ”

King Ning said speechlessly: "It's really no wonder that the kid of the Xiao family oppresses you everywhere, you can't tell whether it's a human or a god." This is Venerable Kasya, do you think that the Dragon Descending Arhat will manifest with a woman's voice? ”

Seeing that he was poked, Xie Hanci had no choice but to come out from behind the Buddha statue and walk to the front of the two of them to salute: "I've seen King Ning, I've seen the prince of Ying." “

Ning Wang raised his hand and motioned for her to be excused.

The King of England was indignant because he was teased by her just now: "Why are you here? ”

Xie Hanqi got up and pointed to the main hall next to him: "The little girl came with her mother, and I heard that this Golden Alder Temple is very effective." I don't know what the prince's trip is? ”

King Ning only turned Zhen Jueguan upside down yesterday, and the things that Shen painter gave to Yuan Niang were not found, where did he have the heart to burn incense and worship Buddha? Could it be that thing hiding here?

King Ning raised his eyebrows, looked at Xie Hanci and said, "I heard that there is a moon-old tree in this temple, and this king came to ask for marriage." ”

Jing Yu couldn't believe that such words came out of his imperial uncle's mouth. The queen doesn't know how many beauties she sends to his house every year, he doesn't even look at it, and then he comes to the temple in the deep mountains and old forests to find an old banyan tree to ask for marriage.

Lying in front of the Bodhisattva, he is not afraid that God will really give him a marriage.

Xie Hanci saw the maid Jingjing walking past the gate of the hall, looking like she was looking for her.

"The little girl wishes the prince what he wants, and she will leave first."

Following Jingjing all the way to the Garan Hall on the back mountain, a young monk took the incense in Mrs. Li's hand, inserted it into the incense burner in front of the statue and said: "This statue of Guan Gongwu was repainted yesterday, and it hasn't dried yet, in order to prevent staining Madame's sleeves, let Huiyuan do it for you." ”

Xie Hanci walked behind his mother, followed the worship, knelt so that his legs were sore, and finally finished worshipping the last statue, and began to ask for a lottery.

She knelt down again, picked up the sticker, shook it three times, and a spirit stick fell out.

"The mirage is boundless, and the sky is connected to the sky. or it is blown away by strong winds, and sometimes it still gathers green smoke. ”

This is a sign under the moon of Taibai, and the corresponding explanation on the wall reads: This sign is the image of the moon fishing in the water, and everything is not good. There are many doubts, do not be lured by illusions. There are many evils and few auspicious ones, and it is easy to have bloody disasters.

She hurriedly threw the stick back into the holder, but don't let her mother see it, otherwise she will definitely stay in this temple and let the monks do water and land meetings for her for three days in a row.

Shen Shuyi and Mrs. Li also walked over after untying the lottery, and pulled Xie Hanci to ask her what she had won. She saw that there was a sign drawn out by others on the incense case, so she hurriedly took it in her hand and said nonsense: "Sign." Eyes save the mother. The image of heaven's grace is a great achievement in everything. ”

Shen Shuyi nodded with satisfaction, and several people were ready to finish their vegetarian food before leaving.

During the banquet, a cold purslane was very refreshing and appetizing, Xie Hanci was eating hard, and Mrs. Li unprecedentedly sandwiched a chopstick for Lin's to stir-fry bitter gourd. Lin frowned and took a small bite.

Mrs. Li snorted coldly: "The housewife doesn't eat the vegetables for you? You are already thin and weak, and now you don't move, are you going to go back to the house to sue my master? ”

Lin frowned and said, "Madam, the concubine doesn't dare." The concubine was unwell and had little appetite. ”

Mrs. Li rested her chopsticks heavily on the rim of the soup bowl, making a crunch of porcelain clashing, and the soup splashed on her fingertips.

Xie Hanci noticed that there were two maidservants standing behind Mrs. Li, and the one on the left was the "black-faced maid" she saw in the morning. Another young maidservant hurriedly handed over a clean handkerchief.

Mrs. Li took the handkerchief and said while wiping her hands: "I saw the little shopkeeper when I was in the hall, I heard the maid say that you two are still whispering under the locust tree outside the hall." Tsk, is this an old lover who can't swallow it? ”

Lin Ruowei raised her head to look at Mrs. Li, word by word, and said earnestly: "The shopkeeper is just because he is an old acquaintance, and asked if the concubine is okay in the mansion outside the hospital, and the concubine simply answered two sentences and left, the concubine knows what her identity is, and she will never do anything out of line." ”

Shen Shuyi frowned and said, "Oh, what are you talking about when you eat well." Besides, Xiao Han is still here, how old is she, you let her listen to this. ”

After the meal, the group said goodbye to the abbot and prepared to go back.

Not far away, the wind suddenly rose, and several small novices stopped the carriage.

A large tree in front of it was blown down and stopped on the road, making it impassable for carriages. Xiao Shami said to a few people: "If the donor is not in a hurry, you can go back to the temple, stay in the guest room first, and then leave when the road is repaired." ”

Shen Shuyi saw that Xie Hanci had no opinion, so she asked the coachman to turn around and practice for a few more days, all of which should be a blessing. Xie Hanci saw that Mrs. Li's carriage was also walking back, and he should have decided to stay overnight with the Lin family.

A few people returned to the Golden Alder Temple, and the monk Huiyuan, who had just helped Mrs. Li to make incense, led everyone to the backyard guest room, he folded his hands, and gave a salute and said: "There are male donors staying overnight today, and a few can only stay in these two courtyards close to the back mountain." ”

The two courtyards are one large and one small, and the advantages and disadvantages are obvious. The big one is in the south, there is sunlight even at dusk, and there is a lotus flower in the middle of the yard. The small one is close to the cliff, next to the wind, not to mention the cold, just listening to the wind at night makes it difficult to sleep.

Mrs. Li showed a flattering smile and said, "Mrs. Zhizhou will take the young lady to live in this courtyard in the sun, and I will live in that small courtyard with the Lin family." ”

Shen Shuyi shirked a few times, and when she saw that Mrs. Li insisted, she didn't say anything anymore, it was not early, and after a day, several people were ready to go back to the room to settle down, but when passing by Mrs. Li's courtyard, Xie Hanci vaguely smelled the smell of soothing incense.

As soon as she lay on the bed, Xie Hanci felt that her stomach was empty, and she couldn't fall asleep over and over, blaming that Mrs. Li, as soon as she ate two bites of food, she began to train people, which made her lose her appetite later. Xie Hanci got up from the bed and was about to go to the kitchen to find two steamed buns to eat.

Pushing the door open a crack and looking into the kitchen, it was evening class, and there was naturally no one inside.

As soon as she wrapped the vegetarian buns in the pot in a handkerchief and put them in her arms, she heard a noise coming from next door. When I listened to it, it turned out to be Mrs. Li's maidservant girl who was fetching water here, and a servant girl said in a sharp voice: "What is the origin of the new, how can she just enter the mansion and be like us, and serve Mrs. closely, I don't think she is very clever." ”

The other person responded: "She is not only clever, she is simply clumsy, and she has not seen a little, and when Madame gets out of the carriage, she just stands and watches." Madame's hands were dirty, and she was like a burning stick behind her, and I don't know what Madame fancied about her. ”

Xie Hanci shook his head and prepared to leave, it seems that this foreign government is very fond of finding faults. Xie Hanci didn't want to meet them, so he decided to take a detour from the path of the stone forest behind.

Two men suddenly appeared in front of him, and Xie Hanci hurriedly squatted down and hid behind the stones.

It is King Ning's uncle and nephew, Xie Hanci looked at King Ning's face, under the moonlight, his body was shrouded in a layer of frost, his body was like a jade tree, his face was like a carving, his facial features were distinct, the bridge of his nose was high, and the tails of his eyes were narrow and deep.

He really shouldn't be called Jing Chen, but Jing Bingbing.

The two of them changed their daytime outfits, dressed in night clothes, and King Ning still had a long sword pinned to his waist.

"Uncle Huang, we all walked around this temple during the day, but all the picture scrolls were opened and opened, either gods or calligraphy and paintings, and none of them looked like Shen Lang's paintings."

"Shhhh Don't make me regret bringing you. ”

"Where did you bring me, it's not that the secret guards were scattered by you to search everywhere, if you have enough people, where can you think of me?" "It's inconvenient to have a lot of people during the day, and now there is no one in the Scripture Pavilion, so go again."

Xie Hanci didn't dare to listen or walk, there was a layer of fallen leaves on the trail, and walking on it would inevitably make a creaking sound. It wasn't until her legs were numb that the two finally left.

Back in the room, Xie Hanci took the bun out of his arms, and took a bite full of tofu and vermicelli, which was so delicious.

At this moment, a woman's scream came, and Xie Hanci had no choice but to put the bun back together and rush out.

Shen Shuyi and Mrs. Li both walked out of the room, only the Lin family was nowhere to be seen, and Mrs. Li instructed several people who rushed over: "Just now the Lin family said that she had abdominal pain to relieve her hands, you guys, go and find it." ”