Records of the Lost Cases of Helaitang in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 134 Guanyin Temple

Zhuge Xian was young and mature, and he was considerate in socializing. When Wang Heng's fragrant soup came out, he had already ordered Tong Fuxing's waiters to set up a hot pot table and respectfully invited Wang Heng to the table.

The three of them talked and enjoyed the delicious food. The joy of returning to the world defeated all the worries.

While the banquet was chatting and laughing, the medicinal materials guild clerk sent to the Huang family in Wanhuzhuang came back and followed two villagers from Wanhuzhuang. They carried four-color fruits and presented 100 taels of silver-marked instruments. These were all from the Huang family. Wang Heng couldn't give in to the eldest sister's gift due to emotion and reason, so he had to accept it.

The clerk from the Medicinal Materials Guild brought out another plain satin baggage, saying that it was specially confessed by the third wife of the Huang family, and that Huang Xiaoba gave it to Young Master Wang Qi.

Wang Heng was surprised, what kind of gift could Huang Xiaoba give him?

After the clerk from the Medicinal Materials Guild and Huangjiazhuang Ding left, Wang Heng opened the plain satin bag, only to find a brocade robe inside.

You can tell at a glance that this brocade robe is the same style as the leather robe Liu's mother prepared when Wang Heng was a guest in the East Building of Wanhuzhuang. It is the same size and the same lining fabric.That leather robe is [-]% new, and this brocade robe is probably [-]% new as well.

How could Huang Xiaoba give a robe as a gift, and how could he know the size of the robe?Since you are giving it away, why not give it a new suit of clothes?
Wang Heng couldn't hide his doubts and turned the brocade robe inside and out, but found nothing.

At a loss for what to do, Xiaocai's mind raced, and he felt blessed for a moment. He took the brocade robe, felt that the belt seemed to have a protruding part, and said, "Is there a belt edict in the play?"

The Clothes and Belts Edict tells the story of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty who plotted to kill Cao Mengde at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty and hid the edict in his clothes' belt.

The three people looked at each other, and they all felt that it was possible. Zhuge Xian went to borrow a pair of scissors from the innkeeper, and Xiaocai carefully cut open the belt. There was a thin volume wrapped in Song brocade, which was the "Vajra Prajna Sutra".

Everyone looked at each other and were shocked, but they saw that there were many inscriptions and seals from the local officials of the mansion on it. The last inscription and seal was that of Wang Wenke, the prime minister of the mountains (Wang Ao, the chief minister of the Zhengde Dynasty).

Xiaocai's voice trembled slightly: "Could this be the Diamond Sutra written in Bai Xiangshan's handwriting?"

Zhuge Xian washed his hands twice, wiped them clean with a handkerchief, took the scripture scroll, read it carefully, nodded and said, "It should be the original scroll."

In order to see it clearly, he opened the scroll against the window and saw a page of Pianpian letter floating down. He quickly picked it up and handed it directly to Wang Heng.

Wang Heng did not shy away from the two of them, and spread out the letter on the spot. The letter contained a few plain words:
Young Master Wang Qi: At the Guanyin Temple at the foot of Yuanshan Mountain, Monk Zhiyi upholds the law strictly and has a righteous intention. He must ask his brother to send the "Diamond Sutra" handwritten by Bai Xiangshan to the Guanyin Temple to spread the Dharma. Huang Yongning weeps goodbye.

Wang Heng's hand shook and he almost dropped the letter. Why did Huang Yongning bring him a family heirloom such as the "Diamond Sutra", and why did he send him to Guanyin Temple?
Wang Heng sat in silence for a long time, remembering the page of the poem he took out of the storybook in the guest house in the east wing and west wing. He put it in a cloth bag close to his body at the time. After waking up from the island, he turned over the bag and the things were still there, except for the missing items. Shi Xiaomei and the others didn't take anything away from the embroidered statue of Mother's mother and the Yuxu token.Take out the inscribed poem from your pocket,

White cranes live together in Penglai Township, and they don't remember how fragrant the plum blossoms are.
It's strange that Xiaohong has too many things to do, but she still knows Yulang more deeply.

Sign it to Mu.

Xiaocai and two people were asked to identify it. Xiaocai concluded that the handwriting of the two letters was from the same person, and Zhuge Xian also held the same view.

Wang Heng's thoughts were ups and downs. Previously, Uncle He found a poem on the paper found on Huang Yongning's body:

The old bridge and the old pines are quiet. It's nice to sit there for a while and admire it.

At that time, he felt that there was something wrong here. The two poems signed by Mu Zhi had completely different handwriting.

He clarified his thoughts and found that the handwriting of the two withdrawals was inconsistent with that of Mu Zhi, while Huang Yongning's handwriting was the same as that of one of the withdrawals, Mu Zhi. What was going on?

When he first arrived at Wanhu Village, the leather robe Liu's mother changed for him was Huang Yongning's old clothes?Is the guesthouse in the west wing of the east building where I lived, Huang Yongning's former residence?
Wang Heng held his forehead and thought deeply. He felt a splitting headache and said feebly: "What do you think we should do? If we do as requested in the letter, I don't know what trouble will happen. If we don't send it, how will we deal with such precious scriptures?"

Wang Cai paused and said: "I think it is better to send the Diamond Sutra to Guanyin Temple. This will fulfill Huang Yongning's last wish and the relationship between the Seventh Brother and him will have a happy ending."

Zhuge Xian walked out of the room and went to the inn to ask for information from the inn clerk. He came back and said: "The clerk said that the Guanyin Temple at the foot of Yuanshan Mountain is very close to the inn. The Xishan Old Street goes all the way east. It will be there in half an hour at most. At this time, the sun It's not sunset yet, why don't we accompany Brother Wang Qi for a trip, go and return together, and I hope nothing unexpected happens."

Wang Cai also said: "If Mr. Huang Er hears the news in the future and wants to find us, we will take a boat back to the city early tomorrow morning. Where can he go to find us? We have Huang Yongning's autographed letter in our hands." , he can’t do anything to us.”

Wang Heng was persuaded by the two of them, and the courage in his chest gradually returned.

In order to avoid getting lost, Zhuge Xian asked the inn clerk to lead the way. The three of them walked eastward along Xishan Old Street. The setting sun shone on the bluestone pavement, drawing three long shadows.

(End of this chapter)