Under the guidance of emptiness, the Wang family visited the golden Buddha statue in this hall and offered incense.

Today, for Mrs. Cao's invitation, the Wang family attaches great importance to it, and deliberately dressed up Lu Qingrong early in the morning. Today's skirt is new, but it is longer, and there are a lot of hairpin rings on her head, which really makes her a little uncomfortable. So, when she was holding the incense in her hand, she didn't notice that she was stepped on by a passing pilgrim and stepped on the skirt, Ah Zhen wanted to help her, but she didn't have time, so she asked Qingrong to fall to the side and squeezed the incense burner on the side...

"Beware!" As soon as the words fell, it was accompanied by a "bang" sound, which sounded in the hall, which was particularly harsh.

"Sister, are you okay?" Siniang hurriedly came over to help her up, but saw empty silence in front of her, and incense ashes fell all over her body.

Qingrong shook his head, very sorry for the silence, "I'm really sorry, Shicai stepped on his skirt carelessly, thank you for the kind reminder from the mage." ”

Empty silence doesn't feel anything, in fact, he is just in a hurry, even if it is other pilgrims, he will not hesitate..."Amitabha, the female Tan Yue is serious, but it is a trivial matter, why worry about it." ”

Wang Shi also heard the sound and blamed himself: "It's my fault, I know that there are many people in the temple today, and you are not used to wearing these..."

"Auntie, I'm fine, but it's just an accident, who could have expected it first?" Qingrong comforted her mother.

Everyone only thought that the incident just now was just an episode, but in Cao's eyes, it made her even more dissatisfied, but it was not good to attack on the spot, so she endured it all the way home.

To say that the Cao family was unhappy when she went to the temple a few days ago, the Wang family also saw it, and she didn't expect it to end like this, for the sake of her daughter's marriage, she still decided to take Qingrong to visit the Xu family.

Unexpectedly, the Cao family came to their house first, but they looked like they were asking for guilt...

"Sanniang, let me ask you, is there really such a thing?" Cao Shi stared at Qingrong closely, for fear of missing the expression on her face and telling her to fool her.

Qingrong didn't want to hide it, but since Cao asked, she said the truth: "There is indeed such a thing." But in the end, I wondered where Cao heard this.

Cao's face sank when he heard this, and his ears sounded the words of his cousin Song the day before yesterday, "I advise you, or carefully inquire about what the third mother of the Lu family has been doing outside in the past two years, don't let people coax you." I heard that the third mother of the Lu family came back with the army of the Qing bandits, and I heard that she was also captured by the thieves, and it was General Xue Xiao who saved her, and General Xue also killed a deputy general for her, I can't keep these two people out of anything! ”

She reprimanded Song for talking nonsense, but Song said: "What nonsense did I say? Coincidentally, among the people who went back to suppress those bandits in Washan, there was one who knew my family, I just mentioned Sanniang, who knew that he talked about Lu Sanniang and that Zhang He came back with the army. ”

The Song family also has a daughter, who is the same age as this Lu Sanniang, and it is also the time to get married. This Xu Lingxuan is upright and talented, she is the only seedling in the family, and she is comparable to her family, her cousin's temperament is sometimes a little anxious, but she is also easy to fool, and she is not afraid that her daughter will be unsatisfactory in the backyard. It's a pity that I didn't expect that the Xu family had already been optimistic about the daughter of the Lu family, but she was a step late.

A few days ago, she heard that the Cao family talked about Lingbao Temple, and she felt that this Lu Sanniang was not good at giving birth and raising, and she was not very old, and she went to the mountains and villages, and she was less educated, and now she still doesn't understand the rules of socializing and running a house, what is the difference between those rural and village women? Vulgar behavior, how can it be compared to his own daughter? After this calculation, I felt that there were some opportunities... Who would have thought that she would know those things, so he went to Xu's house in a hurry.

Cao couldn't hold back when he heard it, he didn't believe it at first, but after discussing it with her husband, she couldn't sit still and wanted to come to Lu's house to ask for clarification. She was satisfied with Lu Sanniang before, and heard that she was well-read, quiet and virtuous, comparable to the Xu family, and had a favored cousin in the palace.

Who knew that when I came to ask today, General Xue really killed one of his subordinates, and sure enough, this matter had something to do with her! And no matter what happened, she was kidnapped by bandits, and I don't know if it's complete... These two things alone are enough to poke people's backbones, if you miss your son's future for this matter, how can you have to pay for the loss?

The Wang family was not happy when she saw this, and she also heard her daughter mention the matter of General Xue Xiao's rescue, where is it what others think? I also felt that the Xu family deliberately slandered, and the tone was not good. "What do you mean, ma'am? If you have other plans in your heart, to put it bluntly, why bother holding on to something unnecessary? ”

Cao's heart was furious, "Unnecessary? Mrs. thinks I'm arranging it randomly, and just now it was clear that Sanniang also said that there was such a thing! This festival is not a big deal for a woman? What do you mean by holding on? ”

Hearing her say this, Qingrong probably understood what she meant, but in fact, even if she explained, the Cao family should still be dissatisfied. After all, once you have that idea in your heart, you will naturally find all kinds of reasons. Speaking of which, she just didn't want to admit the engagement...

Qingrong didn't want her mother to quarrel with someone over this matter, so she got up directly and bowed to the Cao family, "Madam, why bother to be angry?" I understand your intentions. Since my wife is dissatisfied with me and wants to break the marriage contract, Qingrong has nothing to say. My grandmother is a reasonable person, and she will not force it, so my wife can rest assured. ”

She is so straightforward, clear and frank, but it seems that Cao's twisted, Cao didn't expect her to be so refreshing, stunned, and nodded hurriedly, as if he was afraid that the other party would regret it.

"However, I hope that Mrs. will not mention the things mentioned today, after all, this is not a glorious color for the Xu family, if you accidentally offend the nobles, this is also something we can't bear."

Qingrong knows that no one will care about these things when they say things and how things are, instead of doing useless work to clarify, it is better to directly clarify the interests and tell people to shut up. However, it is necessary to use the Xue family to block it.

Cao's brows tightened even tighter, and he glanced at Qingrong quite complicatedly, not only glad that Qingrong agreed so easily, but also angry that she was shameless! After waiting for a long time, he only left one sentence, "Don't worry!" And he departed without looking back.

Wang didn't understand why Qingrong said this, and disagreed: "When you say this, aren't you telling the truth?" ”

"A-Niang, it doesn't matter if you say it or not, as long as no one mentions it, where is there such a thing as true or false? If you don't make it clear first, you are afraid of trouble in the future. It's just that I didn't ask my grandmother first, it's really mine. ”

Wang sighed, "Your grandfather and I are not people who distinguish between right and wrong, speaking of this marriage, but it is just a verbal agreement between the two families a year ago, even if your grandfather comes back and knows, he will not blame you." If you really marry into their family, only what she does today, she will give you grievances in the future, where will your grandfather and I agree? If you don't count, you don't count, and Ah Niang will pay attention to a better marriage for you in the future. ”

Better? It's hard to say, not to mention that she doesn't have any feelings for Xu Lingxuan, and she really has no intention of getting married now, so she is so calm. Qingrong didn't want her mother to think too much, so she responded with a smile: "Okay, I naturally listen to A-Niang." ”

Since Zhang He returned to the capital, he has not gone out to travel again, and he also heard about Qingrong's divorce from Lu Wenzhong, and he was quite surprised, but he was not as angry as the Lu family, but felt that this was not a good thing. This worldly love, the marriage of a man and a woman, is a kind of fetters for people.

He deliberately searched for time to find Qingrong, but not to comfort her. "In the past, you had a marriage contract, so you must have had more concerns, but now that you are light, are you willing to become a monk and practice?"

Qingrong felt helpless, shook his head and smiled: "Sir, didn't you ask me before?" I was reluctant and not because of the marriage contract, and I will not change my mind because of it. Cultivation must be meditative, cut off care, but now I can't let go of my family, and I can't do it without worry, although I have been guided by Mr. over the years, and I have made some progress, but in the end I am not as good as Mr. Qingrong, in fact, is also a layman. ”

Zhang He sighed: "You are smart and knowledgeable, with extraordinary qualifications, if you are willing to devote yourself to cultivation, your future skills may not be below me." It's a pity if you don't. He just smiled, and then said: "It's just that you are destined for Xianmen." Sooner or later. ”

Will she become a monk sooner or later? Qingrong was also unconsciously stuck, Mr. would show people fortune telling, she knew it. The gentleman never calculated, and she knew it...

As for yourself? She really couldn't imagine why she would become a monk, but even if she did, it would probably be fate.

Qingrong lowered his eyes and smiled, and said slowly: "Didn't Mr. tell me that sometimes you have to have it in your life, and you can't force it all the time in your life?" Even if there is, it's a natural thing to think about. If it really comes to that time, Qingrong will naturally accept it. ”

Zhang He smoothed his beard and said meaningfully: "That's right, you have the path you want to take, the cultivation you want to go through, and everything has its own fate." ”

This time, Zhang He came not only for her marriage, he said that he was going to retreat for a period of time, and he would be in Yongcheng, and Sanniang should not neglect to practice the astronomical calendar at home. Because in this dynasty, officials are not allowed to teach the astronomical calendar in private, so the master and apprentice of Qingrong have not mentioned it to anyone.

Qingrong is a little weak-hearted, these days Siniang is afraid that she will be sad and depressed, so she often takes her to the market, which is called scattering her heart, and she is indeed neglecting her studies. Because of Zhang He's reminder, Qingrong also stayed at home for several days. In a blink of an eye, it was October, the weather was getting cooler, the trees in the courtyard of the house were much withered, and the marriage contract was abandoned, and Qingrong's state of mind was also a lot calmer.

It's just that her family is afraid that she will be sad, and it is funny to think about it, she and Xu Lingxuan have never met, where is there any affection at all, not to mention that it is just a verbal marriage contract a year ago, and it is impossible to do it. If you don't have to deal with that family, you will naturally be much more relaxed.