Queen's New Clothes

Chapter 38
After returning home, after taking a bath, Su Xi sat on the rattan-faced arhat bed and read a book, listening to Yan Yan sitting behind and brushing her hair.

After Ting Yan wiped it off, she poured four or five drops of rose oil into the palm of her hand, rubbed her hands together to warm them, and then applied them on her hair.

Su Xi was a little tired today, she closed her eyes as she watched, covered her lips and yawned, and was about to let the servant girl make the bed to sleep, when she heard the crane lift the Yingluo curtain outside, she said with a strange expression: "Miss, Second Madam He and the second master are here."

Hearing this, Su Xi fell asleep for the most part, put down her book and asked in confusion, "What are they doing here?"

Ting He shook his head, "I don't know, but I heard today..."

Su Xi went to the princess mansion today, so she doesn't know what happened in the mansion.

A few days ago, after the second master removed the name of the fourth master Su Zhen from the family tree, Su Zhen has been living in Hulu Hutong, which is two streets away from the General's Mansion.The second wife, Mrs. Guo, often went to see him these few days, but even though Su Zhen had received such a severe punishment, she didn't see how honest he was, and she still drank flower wine and listened to music with her former friends all day long.

I don't know what happened today, maybe it was because of a disagreement, Su Rong had some disputes with those dudes, because Su Rong is no longer the fourth master of the General's Mansion, those people will be cruel without any scruples. They beat him up, and now Su Zhen is beaten so badly that his nose and eyes are swollen, and he is unconscious. It is said that he can't even get out of bed.Guo cried terribly when she found out, she was just such a son, she had been making trouble for several days when she was kicked out of the house by the second master Su Yang, if there was any good or bad, she would not be able to survive.

After Su Xi heard these words, she probably guessed the reason for her second uncle and second aunt's visit. She had no time to change clothes, so she asked Tinghe to take a green Su embroidered butterfly-love pattern jacket to put on, and went outside.

Sure enough, when Guo Shi saw her, he begged tearfully: "Sister Xi, brother You is your fourth brother... He did that kind of thing because he was confused for a while. He has already learned his lesson, so please forgive me." This time... If my brother is gone, I will not live anymore. Now your sister-in-law Jin'er is pregnant again, and the child is about to be born. Can you bear to see your nephew born without a father? Sister Xi, Second Aunt knows that you have always been careful and kind, Second Aunt begs you, please tell the old man, will it be okay to take Brother You home to recuperate?"

Standing in front of the curtain, Su Xi saw Second Aunt talking to her in such a low voice for the first time.

In the past, Mrs. Guo was very high-minded, and she didn't see that the first and third families were better than their second, and they always spoke sourly. Such a comparison seems a bit pitiful.But when Su Xi thought that Su Zhen and Su Lingrong were conspiring to ruin her innocence, she had no choice but to harden her heart, looked at the second uncle beside her, and said, "Did the second uncle also come to beg me?"

Su Yang probably felt ashamed, he knew that his sons and daughters did not behave properly, but he couldn't stand Guo's pleading, and Su Yang was his son after all, so he also felt distressed.Su Yang wiped his face and said: "Youyou, please forgive your fourth brother this time, and I will make him kneel in front of you to apologize to you someday."

Su Xi pursed her lips, but said nothing.

Seeing that Su Xi didn't want to let go, Mrs. Guo cried a little louder, and almost threw herself on Su Xi, "Sister Xi, do you want the two of us to kneel down and beg you? Besides... Besides, aren't you Did nothing happen, are you so cruel to see the second uncle and the second aunt are lonely when they get old, and no one will die?"

Su Xi frowned, and asked: "I'm fine, so the fourth cousin and fourth sister are right? Do I deserve to be tricked? How can the second aunt say such a thing."

Guo choked for a moment, and denied, "Of course not, Second Aunt didn't mean that..."

Su Xi looked away, and hardened her heart: "I can't decide this matter, Second Aunt asked the wrong person. It's getting late, I'm going to rest, Second Aunt and Second Uncle should go back earlier."

This is what it means to see off guests.After speaking, she asked Ting He to send her second uncle and second aunt back, and she turned and went into the inner room.

Mrs. Guo didn't believe that Su Xizhen was so hard-hearted, and stared at her in astonishment, seeing that she really walked into the house, she couldn't help but tighten the handkerchief in her hand, and gritted her teeth.

The next day, the second wife, Mrs. Guo, really begged to go to the old lady and the old man, and she took Dou Jin'er with her.

Dou Jin'er is pregnant with Liujia, and she is now six or seven months old. She has a big belly and looks really pitiful.Her husband is not around, she has lost a lot of weight in the past two days, although Su Zhen is a disregard for the family, but at least there is a man by her side, now that Su Zhen has been kicked out, she has no backbone.

The two pleaded for Su Yu together.When Yin learned about it, she dropped her glass, and rushed to the room to tell the old lady and the old man, "If you call Su Zhen back, my daughter-in-law will hit her head to death here."

Yin's attitude is firm, and the old lady and the old man are not easy to let go.What's more, old master Su's health has been worse since he had a stroke. He couldn't hear someone yelling in front of him, and he waved his hand and said, "It's all gone, it's all gone. Get someone to take a good look at the injury for Brother Yu. Let’s forget about it, and you two don’t want to bring it up again.” The last sentence was for Mrs. Guo and Dou Jin’er.

Mrs. Guo couldn't believe that the old man could really watch Su Zhen get hurt, and ignored him, saying: "Father..."

The old man had already returned to the house, and the old lady also stood up on crutches, and glanced at Mrs. Guo, "Don't even talk about it, you are sorry for the big house. My brother is suffering outside, let him grow up Lesson, it’s also a good way to temper his character, we can’t go on like this forever.”

Guo Shi had no choice but to keep his mouth shut.

This Su Xi didn't react too much when she heard about going to the house, so she continued to ask Ting Yan to prepare the carriage.

The frontier is not peaceful these days, there are often foreign bandits invading, disturbing the people in the frontier, so Emperor Zhao Yuan sent Su's family to the border to quell the chaos.The old man Su is not in good health, so the people who went out this time were replaced by the old man Su Zhen and his second brother Su Zhi, and they will set off at the end of this month.

This trip may take about half a year, so Su Xi wanted to go to Mingjue Temple to ask for a peace talisman for her father and second brother, and bless them to come back safely.

It just so happened that Tang Wan's second brother, Tang Wei, was taking the imperial examination this year, and Tang Wan also went to Mingjue Temple to offer incense and worship Buddha so that her brother could pass the imperial examination smoothly.So the two decided to go out together today. Tang Wan had already arrived and was waiting for her outside.

Just as Su Xi left the second door, she saw her second aunt Guo Shi and Dou Jin'er walking this way from a distance. She thought for a while, bent her knees as a way of saying hello, and then led Ting Yan and Ting He away.

Guo-shi looked at Su Xi's back, her eyes were red, and Su Xi was so annoyed in her heart, if it wasn't for her, how could Brother Yu be in this state.

In this compartment, Su Xi and Tang Wan arrived at the foot of Mingjue Temple Mountain in a carriage.In order to show their sincerity, the two abandoned their car and walked all the way to the top of the mountain.

Su Xi has been running and dancing for the past two years, and her physical strength is quite good. It is no trouble at all to climb this mountain road. I saw that her steps were relaxed, and she walked with ease, with a light smile on her small face, and her body was as light as a child's. Like a little swallow.

Tang Wan was out of breath, and rested four or five times along the way, during which Su Xi dragged her along for a long way, and finally climbed to the top of the mountain, she was too tired to speak.The maidservants brought by the two of them were not much better. Only Su Xi looked as usual, and followed the Zhike monk at the door into the temple, walked into the Daxiong Hall to offer incense and worship Buddha, and asked for another lottery.

No.70 seven lottery.

The monk who released the lottery at the door said that it was the lottery, Su Xi was overjoyed, and hurriedly asked Ting Yan to add 100 taels of sesame oil money.

After Tang Wan had also offered incense, the two went to the backyard together to ask Abbot Mingkong to draw a peace talisman.

In the past two years, Su Xi has often come to the Sutra Library of Mingjue Temple to borrow books. The Scripture Library of Mingjue Temple not only houses scriptures, but also many rare copies of previous dynasties. She has almost become a frequent visitor to the Scripture Library.After drawing the peace talisman, Su Xi asked Abbot Mingkong as usual: "Master, can you let me go to the scripture storage pavilion in your temple?"

Abbot Mingkong nodded, but there was one condition, she could only go in alone.

Su Xi thanked Abbot Mingkong, walked to the Sutra Pavilion at the back, and asked Tang Wan and two maids to wait outside.

Tang Wan was a little dissatisfied, and complained: "Youyou, why did the abbot only let you in? Although I don't like reading, I won't spoil his books."

Su Xi couldn't help laughing, and begged: "Sister Tang, just wait for me outside for a while, I'll be out soon. The Buddhist scripture pavilion is an important place for Buddhism, and the abbot master let me in, I am already very grateful."

Tang Wan said: "Okay, I'll wait for you outside."

Su Xi walked into the pavilion, and she had almost read the books on the first floor, but she had never set foot on the second and third floors.Su Xi decided to go upstairs to have a look today. She stepped onto the wooden ladder and walked to the second floor of the Sutra Pavilion step by step.

The second floor is darker than the first floor, and there is not even a single window, only an oil lamp hanging on the wall every few steps.

The entrance is row upon row of bookshelves.Su Xi looked in the first few rows, and found that they were all scriptures similar to the "Heart Sutra" and "Miaofa Lotus Sutra".She had no choice but to walk back, and the deeper she went, the darker she felt. If it weren't for the lights hanging on the wall, she could hardly see what was written on the spine of the book.

After finally finding the book she wanted, Su Xi looked at the "Fa Yan Yi Shu" above her head, and was about to reach for it when she heard a low cough from behind.

Su Xi was startled and froze.

...Why is there someone else in this Sutra Pavilion?
After a while, the voice did not continue, as if it had never appeared before.But Su Xi really heard it, and couldn't bear the curiosity in her heart. She hesitated for a while, then walked out of the beech wood bookshelf and looked behind the bookshelf.

I saw a long couch under the lotus oil lamp on the wall, and there was a person lying on the couch, wearing a black straight gown, tall and tall, with one long leg bent, and a scripture book covering his face, lying on the couch sleep.Su Xi stared blankly, the scriptures covered most of his face, only a perfectly curved chin and a thin lip were exposed. Under the dim light, there was not only a kind of gentle elegance like jade, but also a kind of calmness. leisurely.

Seeing that it was a man, Su Xi was about to leave.The other party moved first, raised his hand to remove the book on his face, and sat up slowly. Xu Shi had just woken up, and he paused for a while with lowered eyes, and then looked at Su Xi with pitch-black eyes, "Young?"

Although it was a question, there was not much surprise in his tone.

Su Xi saw his face clearly now, it was Wei Yan.

Su Xi recovered from her astonishment, and said, "Why is Cousin Tingzhou here..." Sleeping?
Counting this time, they have already met three times in the Buddhist scriptures pavilion. Could it be that the Buddhist scriptures pavilion belongs to Wei Yan?

"Abbot Ming Kong and I are old acquaintances, so we often come here to read books." Wei Yan sat up from the couch, his voice was lazily waking up.He raised his hand and pinched the center of his brows, and asked Su Xi, "What book are you here to borrow?"

Su Xi pointed to the top layer, "This is "Fa Yan Yi Shu."

The corners of Wei Yan's lips curved slightly: "It's rare for a girl to read this kind of book."

Fa Yan Yi Shu is a philosophical work, the content of which is obscure and difficult, and most girls don't like to read this kind of book.

Su Xi touched her cheek with her fingers, and said, "I just flip through it occasionally."

Just as he was talking, Wei Yan had already walked up to her, reaching out his hand to help her get the book.Su Xi stepped back, leaning her back against the heavy bookshelf, looked up, and saw Wei Wei's tall and slender body in front of her.

Wei Yan didn't even avoid her when he was holding the book, he leaned forward slightly, his chest was right in front of his eyes.

Su Xi stared at the pattern of persimmon stalks on the front of Wei Yan's body, feeling that something was wrong, so she moved her footsteps slightly, trying to avoid it.

At this moment, Wei Yan raised his other arm and placed it on the beech wood bookshelf beside her shoulder, barely blocking her way.

Well now, Su Xi was trapped between the bookshelf and Wei Feng.

Su Xi raised her head, she could only see Wei Wei's chin, but couldn't see his expression clearly, she didn't know whether he was doing it on purpose or not, she said, "Brother Ting Zhou, I'll take it myself..."

Wei Yan took down the "Fa Yan Yi Shu", but did not give it to her.

He looked down at the little girl in front of him, and saw that her little face was a little helpless, staring at him with watery eyes.The petal-like lips opened and closed, as if something else was said, but he didn't hear clearly.Suddenly felt a little noisy.Wei Yan lowered his head, found her murmuring little mouth, and kissed her under Su Xi's shocked eyes.

(End of this chapter)