boudoir

Chapter 5
Yanhua didn't wait for the expected good show, and wasted the whole afternoon. When the show ended, his face was a little unhappy, and he deliberately stepped on the glazed futon.Liuli just pretended not to see it, and ignore the childish tricks of children for the time being.

Probably, no one in the mansion planned for her to live here for a long time. The housekeeper let her live in the small courtyard in the south, saying that it was convenient for her to come and go.Coincidentally, it was the courtyard where Liuli visited during the day, and there was an unoccupied side room on the east side. The bed was temporarily replaced with a smoky mosquito net, and two decorations were added, and they lived in it.

Dinner is eaten in their respective rooms, Liuli's meal is brought over, and the food at Shang Shu's residence is not bad, even though it is vegetarian, it is also delicious.Liuli still tried it with silver bracelets secretly, and then she tasted it.

All the women and maidservants lived in the yard, some of them were on duty now, and the rest were leaning on the porch to kowtow sunflower seeds.There were also people who lowered their voices and looked over here, revealing excitement and curiosity.

Liuli climbed the curtain to watch, when Cuiying came in with a copper basin of water, and said, "Miss, clean your face." Liuli stood by the window and stared at her, she lowered her face even more, not daring to look up.Obviously, he was worried about whether he would hear what he said today, for fear that she would sue her.

Liuli didn't break it either, she stepped forward and rolled up her sleeves, leaned over and splashed some water, added some soap, and washed it carefully.It was already very dry in October, Cuiying handed over the balm, she picked out a soybean-sized one with her fingertips, melted it and spread it evenly.

Cuiying picked up the candle, and stood by the curtain with her hands down.The walls of the room are empty, there are no books or pens, Liuli doesn't know what to do, and it doesn't seem like a big deal for the two of them to sit and stand. Thinking that there seemed to be a sutra meeting at night, she said: " Don't you need to sing Buddha at night?"

Cuiying hurriedly said: "Originally there were, but the eminent monk told me earlier that the night scripture meeting will be cancelled."

Liuli snorted.I remember that it was supposed to be chanting day and night for three days. During the three days, the old lady got better and better, and three of the four wives in the house were exhausted.

But it also proves that this master Yongxin does have some skills. Thinking of his sharp glance at the sutra meeting, Liuli couldn't help being startled, so is there any mystery behind canceling the sutra chanting tonight?
Cuiying said: "Go to bed, girl."

Liuli stood up, "There are a few scriptures that I haven't solved yet, and I'm afraid I'll delay the blessing of the old lady. I'll go to the Buddhist hall to ask for advice."

Cuiying hurriedly said: "Young lady's filial piety can be learned from, but the old lady is afraid that he will be there too, so carefully blame her."

Liuli said: "I remember the way, you don't need to come forward, I will go."

Only then did Cuiying breathe a sigh of relief, and hurriedly found a lotus root silk pleated skirt from her bag and put it on for her.

It was still early, and there were lights hanging on the corridors, and women kept coming and going.When we arrived in front of the Buddhist hall, there were fewer people, only the sound of wooden fish was left in our ears.

The door was ajar, and Liuli looked through the crack of the door. An old monk sat with his eyes closed under the banner next to the Buddha table. It was Yongxin.

There seemed to be someone coming from a distance, Liuli flashed behind the pillar, walked through the narrow passage and went around to the back door.

There are banners between the wall of the back door and the Buddha table.The figures on both sides of the Buddha case fell on the streamers, like characters in a shadow play.

The statues of gods hanging on the walls and the candles lit all around make the whole Buddhist room feel eerie.Old Mrs. He suddenly sighed, put the scriptures on the table, and said: "This blessing is better than the previous blessing. This blessing, I don't know the future blessing."

Yongxin also stopped the wooden fish, continued the stick of incense, and said slowly: "There is no form, there is a form, there is a form, there is no form, why bother the benefactor."

"It's about the rise and fall of my family, how can I rest?"

Mrs. He raised his tone slightly, then stood up with his beard curled up, walked around a few times, and then sighed again: "Master, I don't know. I have something to worry about now. The Holy One is good at fighting. In recent years, in order to fight against the barbarians, the treasury has quite a lot. This time, the Hulu once again disturbed the country. The old man tried his best to claim peace, but the Holy Majesty still listened to the words of Luo Shixin, the Minister of Zhongshu, and sent troops to the northern border. It is also my poor eyesight. Unexpectedly, now the border is led by Marshal Qi, and they are all wiped out. Years of grudges, repeated victories, waiting for the army to return to the court, I will have a hard time waiting."

After Yongxin listened, he sang the Dharma number, "Since the benefactor has the foresight, why don't you retreat bravely and protect yourself wisely?"

Old Mrs. He shook his head and said, "This old man is riding a tiger." But he didn't explain.

Liuli recalled it for a while, remembering that the frontier pass was indeed a great victory this year, the [-] troops returned to the court in August of the following year, Marshal Qi was made a general of the town, enjoyed a first rank, and was bestowed with a title, the scenery is unparalleled.Even the eldest son Qi Yunxiang and the second son Qi Yunjing were promoted two ranks in a row. One entered Zhan Shifu as Zhan Shi, and the other was still in the army as a general.However, there seemed to be no major incidents in the He Mansion, except that after Mrs. He took a month's sick leave, he actually contracted a serious disease and died the following year.In addition, the second girl, Min Hua, got married two months before the old man died, and Liu Li, who was originally serving Min Hua, was taken away by the third lady, Yu Hua.

As for what kind of tiger Mrs. He was riding and why he refused to retire, Liuli couldn't figure it out.

"In the affairs of the world, the most difficult thing is to choose. The benefactor spreads the kindness, and the auspicious person must have his own appearance. The old man is a monk, and he does not participate in the worldly affairs."

After Yongxin finished speaking, he lowered his eyebrows and tapped the wooden fish again.

Mrs. He was silent, then sighed, and walked out the door.

Liuli straightened her body, thinking that this monk has great powers, if he can give some pointers, He Shangshu may not die so soon in the end, but the monks are very hard-hearted.

Now that she's here, she doesn't intend to leave so quickly.Squeeze in through the crack of the door, go to the gate and shut it tightly, then walk back to the place where Mrs. He was standing.Yongxin didn't even open his eyes, so she had to cough twice.He still continued to mutter.

Liuli couldn't help it, so she had to take two steps forward: "There is a form but there is no form, and there is no form but there is a form. Master, is there a form in life and death, or is there no form?"

(End of this chapter)