The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Chapter 168
Four or five miles outside the west gate, there is a famous nunnery in the capital called "Muni Court".

The presiding Master Jing Ci is too profound in Buddhism, good at making friends with famous people of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism, and is highly praised by the Gaomen Mansion in Beijing.That's why the Muni Temple has high-ranking households in Beijing and middle schools who come to pray for blessings and fulfill their wishes all the year round, and the incense is flourishing.

At this time, in the depths of the Muni courtyard, in a secluded nunnery, Miaoyu sat alone under the window, meditating on the moon, dressed in luxurious clothes.

More than a year has passed, and she, who is in her young age, is more and more graceful and beautiful, just like a banished fairy who has fallen into the mortal world.

However, the state of mind of the beautiful fairy at this moment is quite different from her cold and beautiful appearance.

For more than a year, she would always involuntarily think of the prodigal son who belittled her in Panxiang Temple back then, and the handsome and majestic figure of the other party, his face that seemed affectionate and hooligan, but made people secretly throb when thinking about it. .

Especially when the family was in decline, she followed her master from Suzhou to Beijing all the way, this feeling became more and more intense, which faintly made her irritable, and could only be suppressed with the Buddhist "Meditation Mantra".

After entering Beijing, she also knew that the man did not lie to her back then, he was indeed a child of the Jia family, a prominent family in Beijing, and his status was very extraordinary.

But then she heard that the heart thief, the heartless man, was sent by the emperor to the border to lead the army to fight...

How dangerous is the frontier against the enemy!

At that time, she was very worried about this, and she almost didn't think about eating or drinking.Then she was very frightened to find that she was so worried about the other party, even the master who couldn't bear the hardships of traveling and fell ill as soon as he entered Beijing could not compare!

This made her very ashamed and embarrassed.

Fortunately, not long after, I heard that Jia Lian returned to Beijing smoothly. Not only that, but also made great achievements on the battlefield, and was rewarded by the emperor with a high-ranking official, which made her secretly happy.

Just when she was very hesitant to contact the other party, or find a way to let the other party know of her existence, to see how the other party would react, she heard that her father had passed away, and he was busy with funeral affairs, so he couldn't be free every day.

Now, his father's funeral should be sorted out...

Miaoyu thought to herself.

Looking up at the faintly visible green branches under the moonlight, Miaoyu lowered her head deeply.

She knew she was stupid and stupid.The other party was born in the Duke's Mansion, with a noble status and a bright future, so how could she waste energy on her, a lowly Buddhist female disciple.

Thinking of a person like him, there must be no shortage of confidante around him.What he said to himself that day, and what he did were just for the sake of novelty and novelty, making fun of himself as a fan, just like other prodigal children in the world.

If not, why has he never heard from him and never came to see him.

It can be seen that I have forgotten myself a long time ago, pitiful myself for being young and ignorant, and being easily deceived by wicked people, which caused this unreasonable and vain lovesickness.

Miaoyu couldn't help hating again, scolding a heartless thief bloody.

Suddenly hearing the sound of running and making noise outside the courtyard, Miaoyu frowned slightly with her well-proportioned and beautiful brows, just in time to see the little maid coming from the other side, so she beckoned to ask.

"Miss Hui, there is a family that needs Buddhist female disciples to guard the spirit and do things for the funeral, so they came to their Muni courtyard to hire disciples.

It only takes two days in total, the presiding teacher said too much, let all the young disciples in the courtyard go to the front yard for noble selection, once selected, the courtyard will reward each of them with [-] coins..."

When Miaoyu heard this, she felt very disgusted in her heart.

Ever since she came to Muniyuan, the famous temple in Beijing that the master said, she felt that the people here were philistine and stupid.Not one or two, but from top to bottom, even the presiding teacher is no exception.

The whole Muni Temple is full of secular atmosphere, not at all the cleanliness and aloofness that Buddhist female temples should have.

The construction of the nunnery is also rudimentary, and it has nothing but a big place.

Compared with her Panxiang Temple, it is like a thatched dog house.

Now that the majestic party hosts, in order to earn a few taels of silver, let the disciples under his seat rush to be selected by others, is this the way Buddhist Goni should behave?

Sneering and contemptuous in her heart, Miaoyu had no intention of inquiring again.

Unexpectedly, the little maid didn't know how to leave, but stood on the porch outside, approached her and said: "Miss, do you know which mansion in Beijing is here to hire someone?"

"I don't care which one it is. You should stop gossiping outside. If you have nothing to do, go and re-fire the tea stove."

Miaoyu didn't bother to play riddles with the little maid, she got up to take a look at her master after she finished speaking, and then came back to make a cup of tea to end this boring day.

But the little maid said with a grin: "I told Miss, the person who came was from the Rongguo Mansion in the capital..."

Miaoyu paused suddenly, and turned to look at the little maid.

Seeing the flattering look on her face, she knew that she had asked outsiders to inquire about the Rongguo Mansion in Beijing before, and she knew it too.

Maybe, it's not necessarily that there are some unbearable thoughts in her heart at this moment...

One is reserved, and the other is not wanting to let the maidservant think wildly, so she pretended not to care and reprimanded: "What about the Rongguo Mansion in Beijing, what has it to do with me? If you want to earn these hundreds of dollars, I will have you The hair is twisted, how about letting you go with them?"

When the little maid heard this, she was startled and quickly waved her hand to refuse.

Just kidding, she doesn't want to be a nun, and the young lady treats them very generously, so she doesn't think a few hundred dollars is too important.

Originally thinking that Miss used to ask people to inquire about the news of Rongguo Mansion, and thought that she would be interested in this, so she purposely told Miss, who knew that Miss was still annoyed.

"Miss, please forgive me. It's not because I'm curious, but because they are the nobles who really came here tonight. I heard that the eldest son of the Rongguo Mansion came in person. Even the presiding teacher valued it very much, and went to receive it in person. What about..."

"What? Who are you talking about?"

The little maid was about to boil the water just to joke, but who knew that the young lady suddenly changed color, and she was taken aback.

"That's right, it's the eldest son of Rongguo Mansion... Oh, I didn't know whether it was the eldest son or the second son. In short, he is a very honorable person, and everyone in their courtyard is spreading the word...

What, Miss really knows people from Rongguo Mansion? "

Miaoyu sat down silently, and didn't pay any attention to the little maid, so the little maid stood there for a while, became suspicious for a while, and walked away tactfully.

Only then did Miaoyu show a complicated expression.

She was almost [-] to [-]% sure that the person who came must be the villain who molested her that day!
Why did he come here, is it a coincidence?He really just came here just to pick a few female nuns to chant sutras for his father, but he didn't know where she was?
That's right, my own people keep quiet and take refuge here quietly. How can a person of his status know of my existence?
Are you going to see him...

But if it was as he thought, he didn't take himself seriously, and if he went out like this, wouldn't he be acting affectionate and humiliating himself?

But what if he really came to find himself...

Just as her heart was thumping secretly, swaying from side to side, she suddenly saw her maidservant rushing over and said to her: "Miss, the presiding teacher sent someone to invite the lady out."

Miaoyu forcibly suppressed her palpitations and asked, "What did she ask me to do?"

"Here came a young noble son, whose father had just passed away. Hearing that the girl's master was proficient in innate divinatory calculations, he wanted to invite immortals and shamans for his father.

It's just that the teacher is sick now.The young master heard that the girl is a direct disciple of the master, so he said that it is the same to invite a girl.

The hostess has already agreed. "

The mother-in-law said that, fearing that Miaoyu would not be willing to help, she hurriedly said: "Young lady has learned the true biography of the teacher, and now we live here. Although there is a personal relationship between the teacher and them, the people below are not immune to it." I hate us so much.

If the girl can help them today and let them see the girl's ability, they will have nothing to say in the future, and they will naturally respect the girl more. "

Miaoyu's master had a close relationship with Master Jingci, so they thought of coming to Beijing to vote.

It's just that Master Jingci has too many disciples, so it's inevitable that there will be many snobbish villains obstructing her.Of course, those people are more likely to dislike their behavior...

After all, a secular disciple with hair and practice is disgusting enough in the nunnery, not to mention that Miaoyu is accompanied by several servant girls and mothers!This is heresy in any temple or nunnery.

The mother-in-law's worries are superfluous. Although Miaoyu's heart was twisted and turned, she couldn't say the words of rejection. She took a long breath and said quietly: "I understand."

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(End of this chapter)