Da Suining

Chapter 72

"I want to go to Jiguang Temple to burn incense, and let the Bodhisattva bless my grandmother's eyes to recover soon." Xiangyan looked devout.

At such an advanced age, Mrs. Xiang has never seen Xiang Yan think of her so much, she is not used to it.

Xiang Daying praised Xiang Yan very appreciatively: "The third girl is very filial, which is really rare. Since Yan'er is going to burn incense in Jiguang Temple, let's go on a good day."

"The day after tomorrow is the middle of the month, and it is the fifteenth day. The weather is good these few days, why not go on the fifteenth day." Tang Xiaoniang set the time.

Xiang Suining watched Su Nanny trimming the flowers and trees, but didn't interrupt.

Perhaps Xiang Suining's reticence offended Tang Xiaoniang, she looked up at Mrs. Xiang: "The old lady always said that the second girl is the most filial to you, but now it seems that may not be the case. We three girls are all thinking of going to Jiguang Temple. Second girl I still have time to look at the flowers, and I didn't take the old lady's illness to heart."

"Why don't you go with me, the second young lady, so I can have a companion on the way." Xiang Yan took the initiative to speak.

The last time I rode with her in a carriage, I nearly drowned.

Only a few days later, she invited Xiang Suining to sit with her again.

I don't know what evil is hiding in her heart.

Xiangyan is in the dark, Xiang Suining is in the light, it's better to avoid her.So he pretended to look at the flowers seriously and said lazily: "Grandma's eyes are not good, I'm afraid of mistakes, why don't I stay in the mansion to accompany grandma."

"Grandmother is taken care of by Madam Su and the others. The second girl will go with me to pray for blessings. Only Bodhisattva will bless us if we show our sincerity." Xiang Yan tried her best to persuade her.

Xiang Suining still wanted to refuse, but just bumped into Xiang Daying's staring eyes. His eyes shot out light, which could stab several holes in Xiang Suining's body: "The third girl is so filial, why are you so indifferent? Isn't your grandmother hurting for nothing?" You? Go to Jiguang Temple with the third girl in the middle of the month, did you hear me?"

Catch the ducks on the shelves.

You have to go if you don't.

mid month.

It is said that many noble ladies and noble ladies in Qingcheng will go to Jiguang Temple on this day.

Xiang Suining got a car in the Xiangfu, and Xiang Suining got in first.

It was for incense, so the clothes were not outstanding. Xiang Suining was wearing ordinary clothes, with his hair slightly tied up, and a small gardenia flower in his ear. The gardenia flower was cultivated by Mrs. Xiang personally. Take it off, still with dew.

After about half a stick of incense, the sunlight changed from light to thick, like the blush on the faces of the girls gradually dyed, covering the glazed tiles on the roof with a layer of golden light, and covering the small stone beasts standing on the roof. Red clothes.

The horse pulling the cart ate a bundle of grass and drank a ladle of water. The groom rubbed his forehead to see the sky, and then stood beside the carriage again.

Finally, Xiang Yan, who had been out of the house late, arrived.

She wore a high bun, her jet-black hair hung down her back, and a jade ruyi hairpin was inserted in her hair, paired with a large pink Melaleuca rose.She wore a peach-pink wide-sleeved shirt with silver trim, a silver-gray pleated long skirt, and a cherry-red finger-wide long sash around her waist, which hung down to her toes. On her feet were a pair of gray embroidered silver canary birds. Shallow shoes.

Because she was going to go out, she specially painted long and black eyebrows, and her white and translucent nose bridge was straight and delicate. She painted her small mouth with lip balm and the best rouge in Qingcheng on her cheeks. Delicate, with a color like the morning glow, Xiangyan is already beautiful, and now she is dressed up, even if she goes to the palace to participate in the draft, there is no pressure.

I just went to burn incense for a while, dressed like this, it was deliberate.

That's right, wherever there are people, Xiangyan always takes the lead with her outstanding appearance.

Even though she was going to offer incense, she was unwilling to be sloppy.

Or, she went to burn incense for other purposes.

The two of them shared the same car, sitting on one side and the other on the right. They didn't have much to say at first, they looked at each other out of the window, but when their necks were sore, they turned around and saw each other, so they said a few words.

"I didn't ask you to accompany me, but Dad asked for it." Xiangyan grabbed the handkerchief.

The carriage drove out along the spacious Qingshi Road, passing through the busy market along the street, leaving the cries of small vendors far away, and gradually throwing away the restaurants and tea shops, leaving Qingcheng, and then to the outskirts of the city, It is a large area of ​​fruit trees. At this time, the apricot blossoms have already bloomed all over. The snow-white apricot blossoms are blooming on the branches. Looking out from the speeding carriage, it looks like white snow. This large area of ​​white makes people feel extremely cool.

Along the way, several carriages followed unhurriedly. Looking at the direction, they should all be going to Jiguang Temple.

The wind blows the apricot blossoms, and the petals are flying all the way, and the roof of the car is also covered, a layer of white.

Xiang Suining was fascinated.

Xiangyan put down the car curtain and muttered: "What's so good-looking, can it be better than me?"

"Why do you bother with a tree."

"Xiang Suining, I'm going to burn incense for my grandmother. It's your blessing to bring you with me. Otherwise, all the ladies will know that I'm going to pray for my grandmother. Don't you have an embarrassing face?"

"Thank you for your attention."

Xiang Suining's tone was not enthusiastic, it sounded cold, and Xiang Yan was not in a good mood: "We will each burn their own incense for a while, and when the incense is finished, we will meet at the gate and go back in the carriage together, so as not to make people laugh."

Xiangyan has grown up, and she knows how to plan these things.

Since she is planning a fight, it's up to her.

After burning the incense, and looking at the scenery of Jiguang Temple, I went back early to avoid more troubles.

Seven or eight treasure-covered carriages had already parked in front of the gate of Jiguang Temple, three or five women were standing in front of the gate and chatting, and noble ladies in twos and threes were hugging each other and talking, all of them looked enthusiastic, and there were maids from various families hugging each other. The enshrined things followed behind, and the servants led the horses, sitting leisurely on the carriages and waiting.

The sun is about to rise to the roof of Jiguang Temple.

Several golden-roofed houses in Jiguang Temple have an extra golden light.

After getting out of the carriage and walking up five or six steps, we arrived in front of the mountain gate. A green wooden gate has been opened. Perhaps it has been exposed to wind, sun, frost and rain for a long time, and the green wooden gate has lost its former color and looks a little old. , as soon as the old green wood gate was opened, the bells in the temple sounded even more heavy.

Entering through the gate, there is a square-shaped house with three-story wooden ladders. There is a colorful silk cloth hanging on the door of the house. Behind the silk cloth, Samantabhadra is enshrined.

A woman dressed as a noble lady knelt on the futon, muttering loudly.

There are three steps on the left and right of the main house, along the steps, there are two houses on the left and right.The one on the left is dedicated to the God of Wealth, and the one on the right is dedicated to Manjusri Bodhisattva.

After going up ten or so steps, you will come to an open platform. There is a long incense burner on the platform. In the burner, incense sticks half a person's height are inserted. The incense is strong. The door of a room is wide open. Avalokitesvara with gold plated body can be seen.

Going up, there are several houses and several steps.

Xiang Suining and Xiang Yan stopped on the platform, and when the people in front finished worshiping the Bodhisattva, Xiang Suining walked in and knelt at the feet of the Goddess of Mercy.

Xiang Yan looked left and right.

The monk knocked on the wooden fish and chanted Buddhist words.

Xiang Suining put the tael of silver he had with him into the charity box, took the incense handed by Ming Zhu, solemnly inserted it into the incense burner in front of the Bodhisattva, then knelt on the futon and kowtowed three times.

Xiang Yan just stood there blankly, turning her head to look outside.

Chunyu couldn't help reminding in a low voice: "Third Miss and Third Miss, it's time to offer incense."

After being reminded by someone, Xiangyan came back to her senses, knelt down on the futon perfunctorily, stood up before the monk finished reading, and carefully shook her skirt, for fear that the skirt would be a little uneven.

"Third Miss has not yet offered incense." Chunyu reminded her again.

"It's really troublesome." Xiangyan lazily took the sandalwood incense Chun Yu handed over, casually stuck it in the incense burner, turned her head and went out.

Xiang Suining was still kneeling on the futon. Although she didn't dare to have extravagant hopes about whether the Jiguang Temple would be so effective, and whether her grandmother's eyes would be good or not, she still had two opinions, but since she came here and saw the merciful Bodhisattva, she was willing to kneel for a while longer , at least, I hope my grandmother is well, and the Bodhisattva will bless her.

Xiang Suining only knelt for a while, and when he went out, Xiang Yan was nowhere to be seen.

Jiguang Temple gradually became lively, with the sound of wooden fishes, monks chanting scriptures, and pilgrims worshiping Buddha. With a creaking sound, some of the water in the wooden bucket spilled out, greening the path in the temple, and the wild vegetables growing in the cracks of the path were moistened by the water, and became greener and greener.

Along the small door through which monks carry water is the back door of Jiguang Temple. Stepping into the back door, there is a mountainous area, and on the mountain is a forest of pagodas, where monks are buried. Few people come. Whenever monks carry water, they pass by in a hurry. OK.

There are several saponins trees planted in the temple. These saponins are said to have a history of 500 years, even longer than the history of Jiguang Temple. Because the trees are old, the saponins they produce are black and long.

Xiang Suining stood under the tree and looked up, the sunlight fell through the saponins tree, strands of light were as bright as money.

The old year's saponins are still piled under the tree, they are hard, pick them up and shake them, and the saponins will make a "squeaky" sound.

The monk opened the back door while carrying water, Xiangyan pretended to be taking a walk, and sneaked in.

In order to prevent anyone from entering by mistake, she left Chunyu at the back door to guard.

After a while, a man in a golden robe led the servant past.

The man was very fat, and when he walked to the back door, he looked back deliberately, as if he was vigilant, and when he turned his head, Xiang Suining saw his face clearly, it was Guo Kai.

Xiang Yan came out to see Guo Cheng.

Xiang Suining didn't know that this was the first time Xiang Yan had a tryst with Guo Kai here, if it was the first time, he seemed to be familiar with the road, knowing that there were few people at the back door, knowing the time when monks carried water, and knowing that Chunyu was guarding the back door.

The back mountain was silent, only Xiangyan and Guo Kai were there at this moment.

No see in one day, like every three autumns.

Xiangyan leaned against a rock and waited for Guo Kai, bored of waiting, so she pulled out the rose from her hair and chewed it in her mouth.

When Guo Cheng saw Xiangyan, his soul flew away, he stretched out his hands and hugged her in his arms, bit his mouth, and put the rose into his mouth, his lips touched Xiangyan's lips, and his body was pressed against Xiangyan's. Yan's body.

"You're not afraid of being seen."

"What are you afraid of?" Guo Kai rubbed Xiang Yan's face, "I'm afraid you won't let me see." As he spoke, Guo Kai had already bit Xiang Yan's neck.

"Bad guy." Xiangyan pretended to push away: "Are you ready for that?"

"Get ready, don't worry." Guo Kai stroked Xiangyan's face: "Let's play for a while, and when you go back later, there will be a good show to watch."

Xiang Suining picked up a few saponins and left Jiguang Temple.

At this time, the gate of Jiguang Temple was ajar, everyone was inside the temple, but it was quiet outside.There were only a few drivers chatting, dozing, or sitting quietly to pass the time.

Xiang Suining sat back in the carriage and waited for Xiang Yan, only to hear the sound of wind and birds chirping in his ears, very leisurely.

Mingzhu leaned against a short tree and talked to Xiang Suining: "Second Miss, when will Third Miss come back? It's almost time for dinner."

After a while, Mingzhu walked back and forth.

After a while, she stopped listening to Mingzhu.

"Pearl?" Xiang Suining called out.

No movement.

Xiang Suining wanted to lift the curtain, but unexpectedly a sharp sword came in from the front, right at Xiang Suining's throat.

A cold light appeared on the blade of the sword, and the cold touch of the sword tip made Xiang Suining move back unconsciously.

A man in black held a long sword in his hand, picked off the gardenia flower next to Xiang Suining's ear, and struck down with another sword, Xiang Suining's bun came loose, and his hair fell to his face. Xiang Suining's neckline, her white collar overlapped her chest, as long as the man in black exerted some force, the coat would fall off. sword.

Through the sword, Xiang Suining saw Mingzhu who was sleeping on the ground, but the coachman went nowhere.

"You, come down." The man in black pressed his sword against Xiang Suining's neck, as long as he exerted force, Xiang Suining's neck would spurt blood at any time.

Xiang Suining obediently got out of the car.

"Go forward and bypass that small hill." The man in black commanded from behind.

Xiang Suining moved forward slowly.

After passing the small hill, the man in black pointed to a shed: "You, go in."

The inside of the shed is pitch black, and I don't know what is hidden. If I go in, I'm afraid it will be difficult to turn around.

Xiang Suining hesitated.

Four or five people came out of the shed. They were all dressed in black. They all had a sturdy figure and walked steadily and heavy. Everyone had calluses on their hands. It seemed that they had practiced martial arts.

"Oh, this little lady is the second girl of Mr. Xiang's family? She looks good." A man in black wiped his mouth.

Another man in black poked him: "The master said, we have to pretend that we don't know her, why are you talking nonsense?"

The man in black patted himself on the back of the head: "It's all because of me." He deliberately asked Xiang Suining viciously, "Which family are you from? Tell me quickly."

"Why did you arrest me?" Xiang Suining asked back.

The man in black with the sword said loudly: "You still ask this kind of question at this time, that's all, it doesn't matter if I tell you, who made you watch something you shouldn't see, and offend someone you shouldn't offend? According to our master The meaning is to goug out your eyes, brothers, hold her down, gouging out eyes is just a matter of blowing your breath."

"Such a beautiful little lady, it's a pity to dig out her eyes."

"We're just following orders. The master will be back in a while. Before the master comes back, we have to do this quickly." The man in black pointed his sword at Xiang Suining's eyes twice.

The other two men in black firmly held Xiang Suining's arm: "Brother, you can do it now."

(End of this chapter)