The carriage stopped at the gate of Zhuangzi.

Fang Yu helped Pei Yao's men get out of the car.

"Slaves see the emperor, the imperial concubine!"

Led by the steward, the people who serve in the Zhuangzi bow together.

Pei Yao waved his hand, turned his head and said, "Do you want to go in and have a look?" ”

"It's all here, let's go in and take a look." Fang Yu nodded.

The steward of Zhuangzi had changed, and now he was a young man who looked to be in his early thirties, and this man immediately led the way in front with great diligence.

"The layout of the Zhuangzi has not changed over the years, it is still the same as it was, that is, the house must be old, and there are more poultry and livestock, the emperor and the mother take a look, and ensure that it is still the same as before!"

I think this person has already inquired, and knows that the emperor and the imperial concubine are here to revisit their hometown, so they specifically mentioned it.

Pei Yao and Fang Yu naturally didn't talk to him, but their expressions were gentle, so that people knew that they were satisfied.

Indeed, as the steward said, the arrangement has not changed.

Walking to the room where he lived for a while, Fang Yuyou felt that yesterday was in front of him, and he couldn't help but feel some emotion in his heart.

However, there was only that for Zhuangzi to walk around, so it didn't take a long time to come out.

"Or do you want to walk up?"

Glancing at the winding mountains and forests, Pei Yao asked in a low voice.

Fang Yu then raised his eyes, and saw that the bluestone pavement had been worn very badly, but it looked like someone had swept it, it was very clean, and it looked simple and quiet.

"Well, let's go up, it's rare to come back."

Obviously, Pei Yao was also thinking about this, so he took Fang Yu's hand and walked up slowly.

When he reached a fork in the road, Fang Yu suddenly stopped.

"What's wrong?" Pei Yao asked.

Fang Yu's eyes were looking over there, "Concubine remembers that when you walk past from this intersection, there is a pool and a pavilion, right?" ”

As she spoke, Pei Yao also looked over there, and then nodded with a smile.

"Yes, I specially asked someone to build it many years ago, and I will come down the mountain later, and if you want to go and see it, you can go again."

Fang Yu hooked his lips and nodded.

The two of them came on a walk, and they didn't walk fast, and when they slowly swayed to the top of the mountain, they didn't know how long it was.

Probably in a good mood, but I didn't feel tired.

When the temple with yellow walls and red pillars came into view, the two of them exhaled in unison.

It's here.

When I came back, the abbot Master Yi Nian was leading the monks in the temple to repair the courtyard wall, and when I came back, the temple was neat.

I think it's been overhauled over the years.

"Poor monk Daoyuan, see the emperor, the imperial concubine." A thin monk in his early sixties folded his hands in a bow.

Standing behind him were more than a dozen ordinary monks, among them were two children, who looked like they were only eight or nine years old, and they were curious, although they were saluting with their brothers, they were secretly observing Pei Yao and Fang Yu.

"Dao Yuan Master is exempt." Pei Yao waved his hand and said, "Count it carefully, I haven't been to Xiaoyin Temple for twenty years, I don't know when the former Master Yinian passed away?" ”

"Uncle Yi Nian passed away eight years ago." Master Dao Yuan replied.

Fang Yu was slightly shocked, "Eight years ago, when Master Yi Nian passed away, he was at an advanced age. ”

"What Niangniang said is that when Uncle Shi passed away, it was already the year of mackerel." Dao Yuan nodded.

The age of mackerel, that is, 90 years old, is indeed an advanced age in this era.

After a few words of gossip, Master Daoyuan led the two into the temple.

It's still the same as in the past, but it's a two-entry courtyard, but there is more incense than in the past, but it can't be compared with the temples where pilgrims are endless at the bottom of the mountain.

Pei Yao asked casually, and Master Daoyuan said that since Pei Yao ascended the throne, the people on the Zhuangzi below, as well as the villagers at the foot of the mountain, have often come to worship incense and pray for blessings.

Fang Yu estimated this, I think it was because the people saw that Pei Yao had successfully ascended the throne, and they wanted to come and be blessed.

Asking God to tell the Buddha is also asking for psychological comfort.

The tea that served them, as it was back then, was not a good tea, but the taste was unique.

But Master Daoyuan is not Master Yinian after all, and the three of them sit and talk to each other, which is still different from the feeling back then.

Master Yinian makes people feel kind and gentle, willing to be close, a few words can inadvertently make people refreshed, and the heart is clear and thorough, while Master Daoyuan makes people feel indifferent and serious, there is a detachment from the mortal world, completely escaped into the empty door, and the people and things in the red dust are all broken.

However, the two of them have one thing in common, they both have a strong sense of Zen, so that after people get close to them, they will have a sense of peace and tranquility.

Because he came a little late, and Pei Yao and Master Daoyuan didn't have any old friends, the time for drinking tea and talking ended in half an hour.

The little novice came to pass the word that the meal had been prepared, so the Daoyuan master took the initiative to get up and leave, leaving the space for the two of them to eat.

The taste of the rice has not changed, and it is as delicious as it was back then.

Especially in the palace over the years, I have eaten a lot of delicacies from the mountains and seas, but I can taste the sweetness of this bowl of ordinary rice.

Both of them ate a lot.

Looking at each other's empty bowls, Fang Yu couldn't help but chuckle.

Pei Yao was puzzled, "What's wrong?" ”

"It's nothing, I just think that I haven't had a meal with the emperor like this for a long time, and there was no time when I finished eating and the table was empty." Fang Yu said with a smile.

But isn't it, in the palace, there is a big table of dishes for two people, and they can't be eaten at all, and after a meal, some dishes may not have been touched.

Pei Yao also smiled when he heard this, and then said, "Yes, it's better to be frugal in the future, and when I go back, I have to let the dining room do less tricks." ”

Fang Yu nodded, and then said that he wanted to go to a stick of incense and ask for a few peace charms for the children, Pei Yao wanted to drink another cup of diet tea, so he didn't join her.

When he arrived at the place where the incense was respected, he saw that the master of Daoyuan was also there, and after the incense, Fang Yu asked him for a peace charm.

"Amitabha, the so-called peace charm, is just to soothe people's hearts, Niangniang is a blessed person, there is really no need to ask for these." Master Dao Yuan clasped his hands together.

Fang Yu smiled, "This palace is for the children. ”

When she said this, Master Dao Yuan raised his eyes and glanced at her, and then said in a low voice.

"As far as Niangniang is concerned, keep the heart, you can have blessings to enjoy, look at Niangniang now, think about the words of the uncle, Niangniang is in mind, today the poor monk will give this to Niangniang, Niangniang can also inform the heirs."

Fang Yu was slightly stunned, and the scene of talking to Master Yinian seemed to appear in front of him.

Twenty years ago, she didn't know if she remembered these words, but over the years, she did keep her heart.

When I hear these words now, I suddenly feel like I have been slammed into the depths of my soul, like an epiphany.

After a long time, Fang Yu bowed solemnly to Master Daoyuan.

Master Dao Yuan also folded his hands in return.

When she came out, Pei Yao was already waiting outside.

"What did you say to the master?" Pei Yao asked casually.

Fang Yu smiled, "It's nothing, mention some old things." ”

Hearing this, Pei Yao didn't ask any more, only took her hand and slowly went down the mountain.

The warm sun of the spring afternoon sprinkled on the two of them through the layers of branches and leaves, and in a trance, it seemed that they had returned to the summer afternoon twenty years ago.

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