Chapter 1: Buddha's Heart Zen Words

As the news spread that Wu Shuang was injured and on the run, the people of the entire Luoyang capital were shaken, and they were thrilled by such a heroic man who was full of courage, and they were impressed by his heroic courage in not being afraid of being strong and daring to stand up. They believe that Wu Shuang's justice is also the justice and bravery that most of the oppressed and suffering masses yearn for. Therefore, Wu Shuang, She Gang, Jin Shuiliang and Hao Zhenqiang soon became heroes in the capital of Luoyang and the eyes of the common people. After tea and dinner, people are talking about it!

Of course, this news was also spread in the capital of Luoyang, and in the homes of every court minister. Some people say that the four of them are heroes, some people say that they are Jiangyang thieves, and there are two other who are the two headhunters who were caught by the current emperor in the capital! Therefore, people understand in this way that these two headhunters are actually two Jiangyang thieves who have been lurking in the government for many years; and they really admire their ability, and even the current emperor has deceived them!

However, when this news reached the Taishi Mansion, it made Xu Zixuan, the third lady in the Taishi Mansion, sad and uncomfortable. When she learned that the sea fishing document for the arrest of Wu Shuangsi was approved by her father, Taishi Xu Liang, her mood was even more uneasy. Of course, she herself could not say why she cared so much about the man who had saved his life, and could not sleep for his safety, and she had never dared to face the surging power that burst out of her own heart—she did not know, it was called love!

In order to persuade her father to forgive the sins of Wu Shuang and the four people, she racked her brains and thought hard. In the end, she decided to unite her mother's forces to force her father to accept their persuasion. After all, on the day of her return to the Dynasty, she met a bandit in the Black Wind Forest and was rescued by Wu Shuang, and her mother also experienced it herself, which was undoubtedly a favorable condition for her to persuade her father's decision.

So, she rushed to her mother's bedroom early in the morning to discuss the matter with her.

Her mother was a pious old woman, graceful, peaceful, gentle and frugal, and a very respectable woman. At this moment, she was doing her morning class in her room, twisting a few beads and meditating silently.

Xu Zixuan quietly pushed open her mother's door and crept in, but unexpectedly, she couldn't escape her mother's agile ears.

"Xuan'er, this morning, you don't go to the garden to walk around, what's the matter with me?" said her mother, sitting cross-legged on the embroidery pier, still not opening her eyes.

Xu Zixuan grinned, ran to snuggle in her mother's arms, and said excitedly:

"Mother, do you remember that Wu Shuang?"

"Wu Shuang—which Wu Shuang?" asked the old lady as she opened her eyes and looked at her daughter with a loving smile.

"It's when we return to the court, ...... in the Black Wind Forest"

"Oh! I remember," said the old lady before she could finish, "the savior in the white robe!"

Seeing that her mother suddenly remembered this, Xu Zixuan clapped her hands excitedly and said:

"My mother has such a good memory!"

"What's the matter?" asked the old lady, "why did you suddenly mention his name to me!"

Xu Zixuan blushed when she saw her mother looking at her meaningfully and asking, as if she had been caught red-handed as a thief, so she wanted to pretend to be casual in front of her mother, but her words still carried an unconcealed excitement and said:

"Mother, Wu Shuang, he was regarded as a Jiangyang thief by my father, and issued a sea fishing document, and he is wanted in the world!"

"Oh! how could such a thing happen!" said the old woman, who still looked at her daughter with a loving smile, "how did you know that his name was Wu Shuang?

"I, I ......" she was stumped by her mother's questioning, but fortunately, she was in a hurry, and she remembered this explanation again, "I am, I only found out yesterday after reading the portrait on the sea fishing document released by my father!"

"Mo Fei, it's a person with a similar appearance!"

"Where will it be!, mother!" Xu Zixuan was very anxious about her mother's questioning, she shook her mother's arm and said, "He is the one who stabbed the assassin to death in Daddy's study the other time!"

The old lady looked at her daughter, and suddenly there was a look of doubt in her eyes, and she was exploring the secret of her heart. After that, he smiled and said to his daughter:

"Didn't your father say that the man's whereabouts were also strange?"

"It's not weird at all!" Xu Zixuan said urgently, "He's here to tell my father an important confidential matter!"

"Oh!" the old lady wisely found the flaw in her daughter's words, but in order to save her daughter's face, she also pretended to be unaware of it, "what does he want to tell your father?"

"Tell my father that his situation is very dangerous, Gan Shangshu and Hu Yuanwai are plotting a rebellion with the Nine Princes and are posing a threat to my father!"

"All right! The old lady suddenly looked at her daughter with a serious expression and said, "We will believe the words of a charlatan, which will only affect the friendship between your father and his colleagues in the court!"

Xu Zixuan saw her mother's righteous and stern appearance, and she didn't believe what she said at all, which made her both anxious and humiliated. She almost stamped her feet in a hurry:

"Mother, don't you believe what your daughter says?"

"I'm sure there's nothing wrong with your father's handling of things!" the old lady closed her eyes again, twisted the rosary in her hand, and said, "Those two benefactors have a chance, and we will repay them!"

Seeing her mother's attitude, Xu Zixuan was so anxious that tears came out, but she didn't know how to make her believe, so she blindly twisted her mother's arm and begged, "Mother! ”

"Xuan'er, listen to the words of the mother," the old lady opened her eyes again, looked at her and said solemnly, "You are still young, you will not understand your father's affairs as an official in the court! Be good, obedient is a good boy knows! As for that Wu Shuang......" The old lady looked at her daughter with pity and said, "He is just a wanderer, there is no need to forget it!"

Her words are obvious, aimed at telling her daughter not to waste feelings and time for such a man who is not in the right household, and your father and I will not agree.

At such times, it is often necessary to listen to the strings to distinguish the sound, the speaker has the intention, and the listener also has the heart. Seeing her mother say this, she realized that this road was not going to work! She had no choice but to return to her boudoir full of grievances. When the maid Xiang'er saw her enter the room listlessly, she guessed that it had backfired, so she was also full of sorrow. Suddenly, she thought of another idea for her, and when she saw her sitting lazily on the edge of the bed, Xiang'er smiled and said:

"Miss, you might as well go and find out the tone of Master Taishi, and then see the opportunity to act!"

Xu Zixuan raised her sad face, looked at Xiang'er and said:

"Yes, I should have asked my father what he meant. ”

The diet of Taishifu is very exquisite, the food is rich, the vegetables are varied, and they are all selected dishes. It turned out that when Xu Zixuan's two sisters were not yet married, the family was very lively, and every meal was like a guest. Now, my brother has also been transferred to the side court, and only my sister-in-law and nephew are at home. Therefore, when there are no visitors at home, it is the Taishi and Mrs. Taishi who sit on the head, her sister-in-law and her little nephew sit on the left, and she sits opposite her sister-in-law and nephew.

When eating, there are also all the maids and wives to serve, serving soup and rice, serving tea and water, all of them are prepared; the atmosphere during the meal is very serious, the Taishi has always advocated that the meal should be quiet and elegant, just like reading a book, and the food eaten will be nutritious and sweet. (To be continued.) )