Queen's New Clothes

Chapter 9

On the day of going to Mingjue Temple to offer incense, Su Xi asked the master of ethnology for half a day off, and then went out with the Yin family.

Just out of the second door, a few people came in front of me.Su Lingrong was wearing an autumn-colored chest-length skirt, followed by a mother and daughter. They were very plainly dressed. The daughter was wearing a red satin butterfly-love pattern horse-face skirt that was popular last year. It's quite clean, about fourteen or fifteen years old.After Su Xi saw the woman's face clearly, her footsteps stopped and her eyebrows furrowed imperceptibly.

Su Lingrong led the mother and daughter forward, bowed to Yin Shi, and said with a smile, "Auntie."

Yin Shi nodded, his eyes fell behind her. "Who are these two?"

Su Lingrong pushed the boat along, introduced the two to Yin, and said: "This is my cousin Liao, and this is my cousin Li Xiangru, who lives in Kaifeng. This time I have something to ask my mother for help when I go to Beijing. I am going to take them there right now." Xihu Garden."

Xihu Garden is the yard where Erfang lived, in the northwest of Su Mansion.

Yin looked at Liao's mother and daughter, and Liao hurriedly brought her daughter Li Xiangru to salute her respectfully, "I have seen the eldest lady."

After all, the Yin family is the clan's wife, who has been in charge of the family for nearly 20 years, and she is very mellow in dealing with people, so she said: "Since she is a relative of the second younger sibling, girl Rong will arrange a place for her, don't be negligent."

Liao's courteous and thoughtful way: "Thank you Ma'am."

Li Xiangru in the back also thanked her. When she straightened up, she secretly glanced at Su Xi who was next to the Yin family. She saw that Su Xi was wearing a primrose-colored Su embroidered wishful cloud pattern short jacket, and a pine flower green skirt underneath. The fabric is this year's most fashionable cloud gauze.Xiang Yunsha is known as soft gold, a horse is very expensive, if it is not from a wealthy family, it is really impossible to wear such clothes.Li Xiangru bowed his head, a hint of envy flashed in his eyes.

Because Yin was going to Mingjue Temple to fulfill his vows, he left without saying much.

Li Xiangru looked at the backs of Yin Shi and Su Xi leaving, and asked, "Is that the Nine Girls? She is so delicate." The clothes and jewelry are also very good, and the jade pendant with two cranes holding pearls on her bare waist I don't know how much taels of silver it costs, but it looks like a little girl raised by Jinshan Yinshan.

Su Lingrong naturally didn't agree with these words, she just sniffed her nose disapprovingly after hearing this, how could she still have the obedient appearance in front of Yin Shi. "Exquisite? I think they are exquisite jade dumplings. If my sister eats more, she can become like her."

Having said that, there is some hesitation in my heart.I always feel that Su Xi has changed a lot recently, as for where she has changed... She can't tell, it seems that her face is smaller, her figure is taller, her face is powdery, and it is more radiant and delicate than before.For some reason, Su Lingrong thought of the budding flowers in the backyard.

In this room, Su Xi went out with Yin Shi, and she still frowned tightly when she got into the carriage.

Su Xi thought of Li Xiangru's eyes, the corners of the eyes drooped slightly, and she looked innocent and pitiful when looking at people.In his previous life, Li Xiangru used these eyes to deceive everyone, insisting that his eldest brother Su Li ruined his innocence, and forced his eldest brother to marry her into his family as a sequel.But if the elder brother hadn't saved her from drowning, she would have died long ago, how could she still be alive?
After Li Xiangru married her eldest brother, because she was born in a small family, her vision was narrow, and she had no common topics with her eldest brother at all.Su Xi only knew that her elder brother had a very unhappy life in those few years, frowning all day long, and his gray hair grew when he was in his twenties.

Later, when Su Xi married Li Yan, she didn't know the family situation. In short, Li Xiangru was not as simple as it seemed on the surface.

Su Xi recalled the day when Li Xiangru fell into the water. It was raining lightly that day. Not long after Su Baiyu went there, her eldest brother was drinking in the lake pavilion in the backyard, and Li Xiangru fell into the water near there.

Su Xi hurriedly lifted the curtain to look at the weather outside. Fortunately, the sun was shining brightly and there were no clouds in the sky.

Seeing that Su Xi's round face was serious and preoccupied since she left the mansion, Mrs. Yin tapped her forehead lightly with her fingertips, "What are you thinking, little girl?"

Su Xi thought, if nothing happened to Su Baiyu in this life, then his eldest brother probably wouldn't go to the Huxin Pavilion for a drink, right?Su Xi sat in Yin's arms, like a coquettish cat, pretending to mention casually: "Mother, brother seems to be very busy recently?"

The carriage rolled out of Ping'an Lane and headed for the gate of the city.

Yin Shi nodded, and said along the way: "Your elder brother has just entered Honglu Temple, and there are many arrangements and entertainments in the officialdom. After a while, it will be fine after it stabilizes." After finishing speaking, he looked at the little girl in his arms. Daughter, the beautiful eyes are a little softer, "I heard that you took Pagoer to Hualutianxiang a few days ago. How do you get along well with Boge? This kid has a weird temper. Even if I talk to him, he sometimes Ignore it."

Speaking of this, Su Xi is very proud. Recently, Su Baiyu has gotten close to her a lot, and would take the initiative to talk to her. Sometimes Su Xi kicked shuttlecock in the yard. This little guy has short legs and can't learn, so Su Xi let him Picking up the shuttlecock for himself, I didn't expect him to pick up the shuttlecock obediently.Su Xi said: "I'm Pago'er's aunt. Eldest brother is busy recently. Naturally, I should take good care of Pagoda for my brother."

Yin stared at her for a while, Dai Mei raised her eyebrows slightly in surprise, and then said with emotion: "We are young and sensible."

Su Xi paused for a moment, then raised her head and asked, "Mother, Brother Bai can't be without a mother all the time. My sister-in-law has been away for a long time, have you ever thought about letting my elder brother marry again? According to my elder brother's appearance and ability, it is a continuation or a marriage. I will definitely find a good one." At least it will be better than Li Xiangru.

It's not that Su Xi is boasting, her two older brothers are both excellent, the eldest brother is mature and wise, and the second brother is handsome and handsome. Looking around the capital, Su Xi has never seen anyone who is more outstanding than her two elder brothers.What's more, the eldest brother values ​​love and righteousness, which can be seen from the fact that Su Li did not remarry for three years after Luo Shi's death.When Su Xi thought that such a good elder brother was ruined by Li Xiangru, he felt very uncomfortable.

"Do you think I haven't mentioned this?" Yin's tone was helpless, she had said this to Su Li no less than ten times, "Your elder brother still misses Luo's old love, and he refuses to marry another girl to delay others, so he It was I who broke my tongue, but he didn't listen to me."

Mrs. Yin showed Su Lixiang many girls, all of whom were born, cultivated and beautiful. But after Su Li saw it, he closed the picture scrolls without saying anything, and said: "Mother knows my situation, if I let you If the other party marries into our family, I'm afraid it will delay her life."

It's not like you didn't like any of the delays, but if you liked them, where would there be so many excuses?

Seeing that Yin's complexion was not good, Su Xi didn't continue talking. Not long after, the carriage stopped at the gate of Mingjue Temple.

The Zhike monk led them into the temple, and when they arrived at the Daxiong Hall, the Yin family knelt on the futon to make a wish, and Su Xi also offered three sticks of incense.Afterwards, when Yin heard that the abbot of Mingjue Temple had returned from traveling abroad, he asked the abbot to help him draw a few peace symbols for his three children.

Speaking of which, it was due to Su Xi that the Yin family knew the abbot of Mingjue Temple.If she hadn't smashed the abbot's Jianlan back then, and the Yin family had lost another Emei morning light plant, abbot Mingkong liked it quite a lot, so I'm afraid he wouldn't have anything to do with abbot Mingkong.

Yin asked a young novice to help pass the message, and after a while the little novice came back and said, "Female benefactor, please come here."

Su Xi followed Mrs. Yin to the door of a meditation room, pushed open the fan, and saw a master in cassock sitting behind a small red lacquer mother-of-pearl table.Abbot Ming Kong must have heard about Yin's intentions, so he made a "please" gesture and said, "Madam, please sit down."

Abbot Mingkong is over sixty years old, with a smooth head and a long white beard on his chin, like a kind Maitreya Buddha.

Abbot Ming Kong asked the little novice to go to the inner room to get the talisman paper and ink, looked at Su Xi beside Yin with a pair of wise eyes, smiled and said, "This must be the little girl who broke Jianlan back then?"

Su Xi didn't expect the abbot to be so direct, she was a little embarrassed for a while, and said frankly: "It's me..."

Abbot Mingkong still had a smile on his face, but didn't say anything else.

Su Xi raised her eyes, not knowing what it meant, so she thought about it: "I was ignorant at the time, please don't be as knowledgeable as me, master."

Abbot Mingkong said: "Many years have passed, and I have forgotten the appearance of that Jianlan plant. Don't worry too much about it."

Su Xi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, she thought the abbot had kept his grudges till now.That being the case, she was embarrassed to speak about the next thing. Su Xi sat up straight subconsciously, looked at Abbot Mingkong with big watery eyes and said, "I heard that Madam Wei's" "Famous Ji Tie", master, don't know if you can borrow me to read it?"

Abbot Ming Kong was really easy to speak, and said: "The works of the predecessors are handed down for future generations to read. Whatever the girl wants to see, I will let your Huijing lead you there."

Huijing is the little novice monk who led the way just now.

Su Xi said gratefully: "Thank you, Master."

The Yin family waited in the Zen room for Abbot Ming Kong to draw a peace talisman, while Su Xi took Ting Yan to the Buddhist scripture pavilion behind the guest room.

Miscellaneous people are not allowed to enter in the Sutra Pavilion. Abbot Ming Kong only allowed Su Xi to enter, but did not allow Ting Yan to enter.Ting Yan was blocked by Hui Jing, anxiously said: "Girl..."

Su Xi was only thinking about Mrs. Wei's copybook, thinking that she would come out soon, so she said softly, "Sister Ting Yan, wait for me outside the door, I will come out soon."

Ting Yan could only watch Su Xi walk into the Sutra Pavilion.

The light in the Sutra Pavilion was dim, and there were a few small windows above, and the light came in through the windows, barely able to illuminate the rows of bookshelves inside.There are three floors in the Sutra Pavilion. Su Xi started to search from the first floor. The first few rows were full of scriptures. Su Xi was dazzled by the search, and there was no trace related to Mrs. Wei.She wondered if all the original original works were upstairs. When she was about to go up to the second floor, she finally saw the shadow of the Eastern Jin Dynasty in the last row.

Su Xi scanned the books carefully, and finally found Mrs. Wei's "Ming Ji Tie" on the top shelf of the bookshelf.

The bookshelves in the Sutra Pavilion were built so high that even Su Xi couldn't reach them even if he stood on tiptoe and stretched his arms.Su Xi jumped a few times, and she was so tired that she was out of breath, and she didn't even touch the spine of "Ming Ji Tie".It's not good to be short, she must be taller in this life than in her previous life, Su Xi thought bitterly.

Su Xi finally gave up and wanted to find out if there was a little scorpion in the Sutra Pavilion that could step on her feet. When she turned around, she heard a burst of slow and calm footsteps.

Su Xi thought it was the little monk at the door who had come in, and was overjoyed, and was about to ask the other person to help her with the book, but found that the footsteps were not coming from the door, but from the stairs.

Su Xi didn't know that there were other people in the Sutra Pavilion, and stared blankly at the other party walking down the stairs. First, the hem of the dark green clothes, then the sandalwood embroidered lotus pattern sachet and the jade pendant with two cranes holding grass, and then the gold embroidered belt, straight body...

Su Xi's eyes widened, she never expected to meet Wei Yan here!

Perhaps it was the little novice Huijing who was too nervous, Su Xi subconsciously thought that there was no one else in the scripture pavilion except herself.Right now, Wei Feng was also there, and Su Xi stood there dumbly, motionless, subconsciously holding his breath and concentrating.Her position is dark and somewhat hidden, as long as Wei Yan doesn't deliberately look here, he won't find her.Su Xi opened her round almond eyes, hoping that Wei Feng would just leave like this——

Wei Wei's footsteps stopped.

(End of this chapter)