Uncle Hong Lou Rong

Chapter 280 A Girl Like a Clove
Come out of Yihong Courtyard.The sunset in the west is just gorgeous.

After walking for a while, the night gradually became hazy, and I left the east corner gate of the Grand View Garden.Brother Rong was a little surprised, he turned his head and found that this maid named Xiaohong hadn't returned to Yihong Courtyard.

Casually said: "What is the place under the mountain on the east side of the garden, which can compete with the sunset glow at night?"

Lin Hongyu also looked back, only to see a mountain behind the corner gate.The top of the mountain is facing the rosy clouds of the western sky, and the sky is flushed with shame, with blue and purple in it.Although there is no shadow of Sun Xingjun, its afterglow is reflected in the clouds in the evening.

Under the sunset, the mountain trails are green.

There are temples and Buddhist temples hidden in the forest at the foot of the mountain, where the lights are brightly lit, and the scenery is in contrast with the colorful clouds in the sky.The nunnery has an extraordinary style, and the flowers and trees are flourishing under the light and shadow, which is very quiet.

Lin Hongyu smiled and said, "That's Changcui Temple, Miaoyu's residence."

"Which family is it a relative?" Brother Rong asked curiously.There is such a person in the Grand View Garden, but he does not know.

"The maidservant doesn't know which relatives she is. I only know that she is originally from Suzhou, and her ancestors are also from the family of scholars and officials. Because of illness since childhood, she bought many substitutes, but none of them are useful. After all, this girl has entered the Buddhist sect. , I just got better, so I took my hair to practice. I am 19 years old this year, named Miaoyu."

There has been a substitute for a substitute to eliminate evil since ancient times, and the Rongguo Mansion Dai Shangong has a substitute, that is, Taoist Zhang who has a pure and empty view.But people who can buy many substitutes are extremely rich.

"And how did you move it into the garden?"

"Her parents have both passed away early, and there are only two old mothers and a little girl waiting by her side. I heard that she is also very proficient in writing, classics, and looks very good. It is said that there are Guanyin relics and Beiye relics in the capital of Chang'an." Wen, she went to Beijing with her master the year before last. I don’t know the details, but after her master passed away, my wife ordered me to write a post and invite her.”

Brother Rong said lightly. "It's a poor man."

Lin Hongyu smiled and said: "This Miaoyu is still a strange person. All the other Taoist nuns were housed in the Jade Emperor Temple and Dharma Temple on the nearby mountain. But she was invited into the Changcui Temple by her wife and became the little master of that temple. And she seldom walks around with her, Second Master Bao, Sister Bao, and Sister Lin can talk a few words, but they are also distinguished because of her eccentric nature."

"Let's clean it up in the nunnery."

"My uncle is right. Her mountain gate is closed all the year round. Except for the old ancestors and the second master Bao, outsiders can hardly knock on it. She takes good care of the flowers and trees in the mountain, and the second master once counted on her to guide the flowers and plants in Yihong courtyard." , so that the courtyard can be refined and elegant with some Buddha light."

Brother Rong said with a smile: "I think she doesn't want to go out of the mountain."

"My uncle confirmed it." Lin Hongyu said, "Second Master Bao invited her, but she didn't move."

Jia Rong nodded slightly, thoughtful.Just write down the word Miaoyu, and let people go out to find out the details tomorrow.

Day two.

In recent years, the little third master who had little contact with him came to the door and stayed in Ningguo Mansion for half a day. Both the host and the guest enjoyed themselves.

Brother Rong also let go of the burden in the south of the Yangtze River, and wrote to Heishan Village again.

After a while, Jia Xiao came to the door.

Uncle Rong asked, "Do you know the Muni Temple outside the west gate?"

Jia Xiao was puzzled, and replied, "What do you want to know?"

"Without him, on a whim, I suddenly want to ask someone's details."

Brother Rong didn't care much at first, but after pondering for a while, he felt that Miaoyu's identity was special.A girl who practiced cultivation with hair, or her parents died, why should the West Mansion treat her like this.Listening to the meaning of the maid's words, this girl's temperament is not cultivated by ordinary families.Furthermore, serious monks, nuns and Taoists have their backgrounds to check, but this kind of monks who have not left home are the most prone to ghosts.

"which one?"

"The head nun of Qiancui Nunnery in the Grand View Garden."

"It's her. I heard from my nephew and daughter-in-law that her ancestral home was in Suzhou, and her ancestors supervised the manufacture of porcelain in Jingdezhen. The porcelain made by her family is imitated by antiques, imitating the wares of Yongle, Xuande, and Chenghua in the previous Ming Dynasty. It is almost authentic. Later, someone in the family went to the Governor of Water Transport, and had occasional contacts with our Jia and Zhen families. However, my uncle died early, and my father's supervisor, the treasury, accidentally conceived a porcelain dish. To get the inheritance, you can only go to Beijing to avoid disaster."

After hearing this, Brother Rong nodded slightly and said with a smile, "I think I'm overthinking."

Jia laughed and said: "Since my uncle ordered in the early years, all the details of those who enter the house will be checked. Male and female servants over the age of 12 should be strictly checked. Although the practitioner with hair is not a slave, his nephew and daughter-in-law dare not be careless. .In the early years, most of those who entered the mansion after the age of 12 have been sent out under excuses. Nowadays, most of the slaves and maidservants in the two mansions are from the mansion, or they are maids who entered the mansion at the age of five or six."

Brother Rong asked curiously: "Could it be that there are people who entered the mansion after the age of 12?"

Jia smiled and said, "Master is forgetful! The one in my room..."

"Eh..." Brother Rong coughed, how could he forget about Xiao Que'er.Embarrassed, he smiled and said, "Your daughter-in-law is doing a good job. I'll ask Steward Shi to bring you some good things later. The servants of the two mansions have checked them out, and the few remaining gentlemen in the West Mansion will occasionally keep an eye on them."

Jia laughed and said, "I haven't heard about it yet, Mr. Zheng. Recently, Mr. Zheng has been diligent and careful in his official duties. The few remaining Qing Dynasty officials in the West Mansion have no use for them, so they also packed them away."

"Going to Jia Yu Village?"

"What's the matter. I went to Jia Yucun a few times, but there were rumors that Yucun was more stingy than Mr. Zheng. At this moment, those who voted for the door and those who returned to the hometown have all dispersed. .”

Brother Rong said with a nonchalant smile: "That's enough for today, you can go to Steward Shi to get the money."

After dismissing Jia Xiao and leaving, Brother Rong left the hall, but when he turned back to the backyard, he saw a person walking in the alley.

Behind her was a maid named Suyun.

Brother Rong stood at the corner, guessing that she must have just come out of You's courtyard.He also watched her walk past Keqing's courtyard, as if she deliberately slowed down her pace.

She is wandering, wandering in the long, long and lonely alley.

But this is early summer without rain, otherwise, it would be more suitable for the atmosphere to hold her an oiled paper umbrella.

Seeing her passing through the hallway outside Keqing's courtyard, Jia Rong stopped suddenly.

She turned away.

He glanced at the hallway of Keqing Courtyard.

Brother Rong could hear the maid's voice in the hallway over there: "Our grandma is going to Yixia Pavilion today."

She asked, "Brother Rong?"

The servant girl replied: "Jia Xiao from the back street came to ask for an interview earlier, and the uncle will probably be back soon."

Brother Rong looked at her from a distance and nodded, then moved forward with sorrow and resentment.

Just as Jia Rong was about to say hello, seeing her lead Suyun to a sudden stop, she turned around and walked back towards You's Courtyard to the east.

After scaring Brother Rong back into the corner, he still couldn't help wondering, what is she going to do today?

I felt ridiculous again, so I hid for nothing.

Jia Rong shook her head slightly, pulled her clothes neatly, coughed twice and stepped out of the corner.I saw a woman with a grudge and a clove-like melancholy coming towards me.

Jia Rong saw that when the woman saw her for the first time, she showed a lilac-like smile.

A fleeting laugh.

When she went to look at her again, her face was already red, and she hurriedly turned around to leave behind a voluptuous curve.

In the deep alley, two curved lines twisted and twisted, light and fine.With a small range, it is neither too ostentatious nor too restrained.Holding the silk in his hand, the movement of waving it is also gentle.

It's not quite like Li Wan's usual temperament, although he is still conservative, but he has betrayed the little bit of youthful desire hidden in his heart.

Brother Rong coughed twice, but Li Wan didn't look back.

Isn't she looking for me?
Confused, follow.

(End of this chapter)