Chapter 7: The Missing Concubine

After a cup of tea, the maid ran back in a panic, out of breath, she bent down to Mrs. Li and whispered.

Mrs. Li impatiently pushed her away: "Mrs. Shen is not an outsider, just say it!" ”

The maidservant cleared her throat: "Madame, the burden of the Lin family is gone." I found a purse on the bed in her room, which looked like ...... It's like a man's thing......"

Mrs. Li reached out and took the purse, glanced at it and threw it on the ground: "This slut stole people and stole them under the nose of the Buddha." ”

The purse happened to be thrown at Xie Hanci's feet, and the word "Wanyue" was embroidered on the corner of the purse.

Mrs. Li shouted at the maidservant: "Go to the courtyard where the man is staying to see if the little shopkeeper is there, and if he is, bring someone over." ”

The maidservant responded timidly, and asked again: "Madam, if the shopkeeper is not in the room?" ”

Mrs. Li said angrily: "If you don't go, it's elopement, then I can't take care of it, just let the groom pass the message to the master, the Lin family is the one he insisted on leading into the door, he will watch and deal with it." ”

"I also asked Mrs. Shen to accompany me to the Lin family's house to search and see if there were any side clues. Don't be unclear in the future, think I'm slandering her. ”

Shen Shuyi hesitated to respond, and just wanted to ask Xie Hanqi to stay in the room. As soon as she raised her eyes, she had already walked to the door of Lin's room.

Lin's room was very neat, after all, it was just a night's stay, and he didn't move anything, there was a teacup on the table, and there was still half a cup of tea in it.

Xie Hanci walked over and touched the cup, it was already cold.

"Oh my God! What is it? Mrs. Li pointed to the half-open windowsill.

Shen Shuyi looked over: "I look at it as a shoe print, and the size of my feet looks like a man." Ouch, it can't be the shopkeeper you said, right? ”

Mrs. Li pinched the handkerchief to support her forehead, as if her blood was surging and the soles of her feet were unstable, Shen Shuyi hurriedly helped her to the round stool, she staggered and sat down, and directly poured half a cup of tea on the table into her mouth.

Most of them ran along the back mountain, and her adulterer came to pick her up. Sister Shen, how could I be involved in such a thing, this is under the nose of the Buddha! Oops, oops, my head! ”

Shen Shuyi comforted her until the second half of the night, and the next morning she had a morning class with the monk with two dark circles under her eyes.

Mrs. Li knelt behind the two of them, sighed incessantly, and finally began to wail when the abbot recited, "It is the emptiness of all laws, immortal and imperishable."

"Woo woo, the family is unlucky, the family is unfortunate. What should I do? O Buddha! ”

Li Jingyu actually came to the main hall early in the morning, he moved his body and came to Xie Hanci's side: "What's wrong with her?" ”

Xie Hanci listened to the scriptures with half-closed eyes, with a solemn expression: "Her concubine is gone, saying that she eloped with her old lover last night." ”

Li Jingyu was taken aback: "In the end, the people of Shu are unrestrained, is this matter serious?" ”

Xie Hanci said: "Naturally, it's fake. He is an outsider, if you were her, would you publicize the ugliness of the family? The whole temple was so noisy that the pilgrims in the temple knew that her concubine eloped with someone, and her face was bright? ”

Li Jingyu thought for a while: "Xu is extremely angry. Besides, she doesn't look like a city government, so she has to vent when something happens. ”

Xie Hanci glanced at him: "Definitely." I think there is something else hidden in this matter, she couldn't stand the mud on the soles of her feet when she got out of the car yesterday, and wiped her hands immediately when they were dirty. Last night, there was half a cup of tea left in the concubine's house, and she poured it all into her mouth as soon as she tilted her neck. Do you think such a person will drink the water in the concubine's cup? ”

Li Jingyu's eyes widened: "Then why did she drink it?" ”

Xie Hanci thought for a moment: "Either the sweat medicine was in the tea, and she was afraid that someone would find out, so she drank it herself." But she held my mother's hand and cried for half the night last night, saying that it was a refreshing medicine. Either that, or that glass of water, which was originally half a cup of water that she had drunk herself. ”

Saying that, Xie Hanci and Li Jingyu's eyes looked at Mrs. Li who was crying bitterly.

"The thief of Wanyue Xuan abducted the concubine in my house, and the two men and women are so shameless! O Buddha! Why don't you thunder and kill them, the dog man and the woman! Woooooooo ”

In order to drown out her wailing and cursing, the abbot had to chant the scriptures in a louder voice, but her cries became louder and louder, and a few sobs and thanksgiving even thought that she was going to recite her breath.

The morning class was completely reduced to a one-on-one grievance meeting between her and the Buddha, just when everyone was struggling to support it, hoping that the torture would end as soon as possible.

The little shopkeeper of Wanyue Xuan rubbed his sleepy eyes and walked into the main hall, sat in the last row, folded his hands, and prepared to listen to the end of the morning class.

The Legendary Adulterer...... Ran back on your own?

A needle could be heard silently falling in the main hall, and even the abbot was stunned for a while before continuing to recite the Heart Sutra.

"Why didn't you ...... How did it get here? Where's Lin? Where did you get the Lin family? Mrs. Li got up and yelled at him.

Xie Hanci took a closer look, this little shopkeeper had white skin and tender flesh, and he was born with a good appearance, which matched the Lin family.

He was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "Ruowei, no, isn't Mrs. Lin with Mrs. Li?" I had a few words of greeting with Mrs. Lin outside the palace yesterday, and I haven't seen each other since. ”

Mrs. Li yelled, "You lie! I picked up your purse on that slut's bed! You eloped with her last night! ”

The little shopkeeper bowed: "Madam Mingjian, my purse disappeared when I first arrived at the temple." Last night, I had been admiring the moon in the back mountain, looking at the vast night, and I suddenly realized something in my heart, so I meditated until the sky turned white. ”

While Mrs. Li was arguing with the little shopkeeper, she looked at the "black-faced maidservant" behind her from time to time.

The servant girl bowed her head, looked at her toes, and said nothing.

Huiyuan walked over and stood in the middle of the two, his hands folded.

"Amitabha, two donors, the Buddha is quiet, please don't make noise here. Mrs. Li may wish to wait here for another day, if she still doesn't see Lord Lin, she can also go down the mountain to report to the official. Just don't get angry with others. ”

Mrs. Li seemed to be moved by him, pursed her lips, and no longer scolded like a shrew.

"From now on, the poor monks will retreat and meditate, praying to God to bless Lord Lin to return as soon as possible."

After that, Huiyuan left with the wooden fish in his hand, his back fluttering out of the dust, and he looked like a monk who was out of the world.

The morning class could not go on, and the abbot was helped out of the main hall, and everyone dispersed.

Xie Hanci's mother and daughter were ready to help Mrs. Li go back to the guest room together, although Li Jingyu had the heart to ask a few more words, it was not easy to follow, so she had to go back to her yard for breakfast with her head down.

The guest room has been simply swept and the Eight Immortals table is ready for fasting.

After tossing all morning, several people were already hungry, and even Mrs. Li no longer took care of herself, but sat down at the dining table and ate quietly.

It's just that half of the meal has just been eaten, Xie Hanci is still holding a bamboo shoot in his mouth, and suddenly heard a few low roars of wild beasts from the back mountain.

Shen Shuyi opened her mouth in a daze: "What is this called?" Listening to the sound is like a back mountain. It can't be the leopard spirit that was rumored before. Ouch, Lin shouldn't have been captured by the leopard spirit, right? ”

Before Xie Hanci could speak, Mrs. Li snorted coldly: "That slut obviously eloped with the little shopkeeper." Bao Buqi was that he hid it for the Lin family, and then pretended that nothing had happened and came back to probe the wind. The little ladies of the Lin family are born with a foxy look, and they can also deceive those idiots. ”

Xie Han said in his heart, isn't there also your master in this idiot.

"Who?!"

Xie Hanci saw a figure outside the door, this person looked short, only half a door high.

A little novice knocked on the door and walked in, clasped his hands together and said, "Excuse me!" Dear donors, have you seen the abbot? ”

Shen Shuyi was surprised: "I haven't seen it since the morning class, besides, how could the abbot master come to the lady's room?" ”

Xiao Shami answered the sentence but did not turn away, looking flustered, as if he had something to hide, but it was inconvenient to speak.

Seeing this, Xie Hanci asked softly, "Isn't the abbot master in the meditation room?" ”

Xiao Shami pinched the Buddhist beads around his neck: "The abbot took a sutra book and asked me to send it to Uncle Huiyuan, who was in retreat, and when I came back, the abbot was gone, and the breakfast on the table did not move." I told the other brothers that they said that the master might have given a lecture to the pilgrims. My brother and I asked all the way to find it, and these were the last two rooms. ”

Shen Shuyi took pity on the little novice, so she took Xie Hanci and took the people to find it. Mrs. Li said that she had a headache and stayed in the guest room to rest.

Xie Hanci couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth slightly. Mrs. Li is really a combination of work and rest, and everyone is disturbed by the noise in the morning, and now she has gone to rest again.

walked all the way to the courtyard where Li Jingyu was staying, and he was playing chess with Li Mubai.

Li Jingyu's white son was about to be eaten away by the sunspot, and when he saw Xie Han's resignation, he pushed the chessboard away: "Why are you here?" ”

Xie Hanci knew what he meant, and hurriedly waved his hand: "It's okay, the two princes, you go on, don't interrupt your game because of my trivial matter." ”

As he spoke, he put the chessboard in front of Li Jingyu again.

Li Jingyu was annoyed now: "If I don't go down, I'm going to lose." As he spoke, both black and white were swept into the box.

Li Mubai chuckled sideways, looked at Xie Hanci and asked, "What is it?" ”

"A little novice came just now, saying that the abbot is missing, maybe he is lecturing to the pilgrims, and I will help him find it."

Li Mubai shook his head, indicating that he had not seen it.

Xie Hanci wanted to turn around and leave, but suddenly had an idea: "Then did any monks come to ask?" ”

Li Mubai still shook his head.

Xie Hanci's face immediately sank: "There is really something wrong with this temple!" ”

Li Mubai asked, "What's the problem?" ”

Xie Hanci explained: "This little novice came to the residence of the pilgrim to find the abbot. Although the people of Shu are civilized, but because of the defense of men and women, the abbot will still give more lectures to male pilgrims, not to mention that the man's guest room is closer to the abbot's meditation room. ”

Before the words fell, a shout came from the meditation room.

"Oh no! Come on! ”