The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

Chapter 938

Tianlong Mountain is just outside Taiyuan City.On this day, a few pilgrims came to Xuanwu Temple. They were obviously the female relatives of rich and noble families, and they asked to see the Taoist priest Xinzheng.Xiao Daotong led them in.Passing through the chaoshou verandah is the Qingshizi road lined with big green pines.There is a bluestone bridge at the end of the road. Under the bridge, there are red and white lotus flowers and turtles and carps. Standing on the bridge, you can see two large ginkgo trees towering in the courtyard with a canopy.

A seventeen or eighteen-year-old woman said softly, "Old lady, why does this look so familiar to me?"

The old lady said: "When you say that, I also feel familiar, as if I have seen it somewhere."

After entering the yard, I saw a Taoist nun in an apricot-yellow Taoist robe standing beside the stone chessboard, playing chess alone.The old lady caught a glimpse of the woman's face and thought to herself: It's strange, this nun looks familiar too.

Xiao Daotong stepped forward and said, "Uncle Xinzhen, the guests are here."

Xinzhen looked back and said, "Everyone, please sit down wherever you want." Nai continued to play chess.

The old lady said coldly: "Is this how the Taoist entertains guests? Is it impolite?"

Xinzhen twirled a sunspot in his hand, pondered Huizi and said, "Since you are not a guest, you are not impolite."

Xiao Daotong said: "Uncle Shi, why are you not a guest?"

Xinzhen dropped the black piece in his hand, went around to the other side of the chessboard and picked up a white piece: "The ones who come to drink tea are the guests, and the ones who come to fight are naturally not the guests." Then he dropped the white piece, "Pindao has seen the portrait of Mrs. Lin."

The guests were all shocked.The woman Yingying stepped forward and said: "What's the fun of playing chess alone, how about I play chess with the Taoist priest?"

"Not good." Xinzhen said, "Miss Li Jiu, do you think I'm stupid? You didn't have the chance to play chess with me, so you have no chance of defeating me. Besides, I don't know you, and I don't know your reality and chess skills. Why put you into the battle? Do I think life is not leisurely enough?" Then go around the other side of the chessboard and pick up sunspots.

This woman is indeed Mrs. Lin's ninth younger sister. After watching for a while, she lightly tapped a spot on the chessboard: "Put it here."

Xinzhen turned around and looked at her: "Want to enter the game by force?"

Miss Li Jiu said: "It's just a game of chess."

Xinzhen raised the sunspot in his hand: "Are you black?"

Miss Li Jiu said: "Yes."

"Okay." Xinzhen put the sunspots back into the chess box. "Heizi surrenders and admits defeat."

Miss Li Jiu pursed her lips and said, "You're really petty."

Xinzhen put away the chess pieces and said: "How about being petty? So what if you are not petty? There are [-] million or [-] million people on the earth, all of whom have no chance. An Eskimo child in the North Pole catches a fish, and Africa on the edge of the South Indian Ocean catches a fish. The old man also caught a fish; this fish doesn't do anything to that fish." Miss Li Jiu was stunned, obviously she couldn't understand the Eskimo South Indian Ocean.Xinzhen continued, "As the saying goes, if you build a long shed for thousands of miles, there is no feast that will never end. Who will guard whom for a lifetime? A lifetime is not long. It is only about a decade or so, and everyone will do their own thing. At that time, who can control who else?"

Miss Li Jiu smiled slightly: "Have the Taoist priest and Master Lin also been together for the past ten years?"

Xinzhen thought for a while: "There is always a fate in ten years. Let's see it in ten years. Anyway, I am an outsider, and I don't have a family that needs to bother him to help, and there will be no brothers outside to rob me." The family's property woman caused a lawsuit, and he had to use his power to suppress it." She said sternly, "Equality can only be achieved without seeking, and life can be lived with equality. Miss Li Jiu was not in the scope of Lin Dongyang's wife selection from the very beginning. " Nai casually picked up a chess piece and tapped it twice, "I have no right to prevent others from entering the game." The faces of the women in the Li family changed drastically.Xinzhen threw the chess piece into the box with a sound of "dang". "The men in the Li family are not dead. How come they have to rely on a woman's body for protection. You can eat as much as you have. At least you still have good clothes and good food. How many people in the world are poor and sick?"

Miss Li Jiu shook her body.The old lady Li burst into tears immediately: "Is it what Lin Dongyang meant? The seeds of heart and heart have been blackmailed! My son exhausted his efforts to have children for him..."

Xinzhen interrupted: "Mrs. Lin was not chosen by him, but forced by the previous prince, but he just happened to like it very much. How do you know that Mrs. Lin has not been wronged in those years? She was originally a talented woman from the Shili family , marrying a military general who is proficient in literature and ink, the rules and habits are different. Didn't she force her own temperament and preferences to cater to Lin Dongyang? Lin Dongyang naturally liked her when she saw that everything was in line with his own wishes. She married her early It's gone, how do you know you didn't make Lin Dongyang angry? A daughter-in-law is a daughter-in-law, and Yue's family is Yue's family. Mrs. Lin gave birth to Lin Dongyang's children, so what does it have to do with your Li family."

Mrs. Li was stunned immediately.Knowing that her son-in-law is going to marry a Taoist nun as a continuation string, she rushes over excitedly to give her a good idea, but she doesn't want to make her think of her son-in-law: he doesn't want to help the Yue family at all.No wonder the grandson and granddaughter made a big fuss back then, which disturbed the second marriage of the Huang family. No wonder the granddaughter suddenly separated from the grandfather's family these days.Lin Dongyang was afraid that his family would bring him down.It was useless to raise Xiao Jiu, Man said that there is no way to continue this marriage, even if it continues, it may not be of much use.

She thought to herself, because she never took this nun seriously, she didn't hide her face.Xin Zhennai raised her chin to Miss Li Jiu and said, "Look at your mother-in-law's expression! I admire her calmness, she is a businessman. When she suddenly learned that her ten-year plan had failed, she was not sad and regretted wasting her efforts in vain. , but to ponder and analyze. It is obvious that you are estimating your training costs and calculating where you will sell to stop the loss in time. I think the next buyer will not be as old as Lin Dongyang, Lin Boru is a year older than you. "

Miss Li Jiu's complexion turned pale, and she shouted, "Shut up!"

"Oh, that's not right." Xinzhen said, "The only way to recover the cost is to sell you to an old man who is older than Lin Dongyang. Even if you are of the same age and want to marry you, how much benefit can it bring to the Li family? That's not in vain The money that has been spent on you for more than ten years? Uncle Li Jiu is at least 60 years old..."

Mrs. Li and Miss Li Jiu shouted at the same time: "Shut up!"

Xinzhen smiled sweetly, took Miss Li Jiu's hand and said, "Don't be angry, come on, I'll have a private conversation with you." Nai couldn't help but leaned closer to her ear, "You old lady asked you what I said, Just tell her: Xinzhen has only said one sentence over and over again, 'I won't say anything even if I'm killed'." Miss Li Jiu was taken aback.Xinzhen continued, "I was raised at home as a marriage envoy just like you. I was clever and borrowed a ladder to become a monk. The sister next to me married an extremely ugly and violent general. You and I have the same fate. If you want to escape from the Li family, you can go to a chain of antique shops called Daguanyuan next to the Wanshou Palace in the south of Taiyuan City. The owner’s surname is Ma and his name is Sili, and he is my good friend.” Evacuated from her side and said loudly, "Listen clearly, that's it." Nai turned his head and winked at Mrs. Li, picked up the chess box and left.

Miss Li Jiu stood there blankly.Mrs. Li ordered her maid to call her back and asked, "What did she tell you?" Miss Li Jiu didn't hide anything, and she changed what she believed in from "I won't tell if I beat you to death" to "The owner's surname is Ma and his name is four." Li" said it all.

Old Madam Li nodded and said: "This rogue nun wants to stir up our mother-daughter relationship, but you are a sensible one. Don't worry, even if it doesn't work out, my old lady will definitely choose a good marriage with you."

Miss Li Jiu blushed immediately: "Old lady~~"

Mrs. Li looked around the yard for a long time, and said with a sneer, "Whether she can marry into Lin's family is still up for debate."

Looking at the scenery all the way back, until I got out of the gate of Xuanwu Temple, I straightened my waist and said, "Jiu girl, even if Lin Dongyang doesn't marry you, she definitely can't marry this nun." She laughed a few times, and strode into the sedan chair.

A few days later, the fifth master of the Li family asked to see his son.Because the prince got Jia Cong's promise a few days ago, "Don't worry, the prince, the stability of the state of Jin is in the best interest of the railway and the Federation."Although the Li family has declined in recent years, the foundation is still there, not to mention that the old Wuji of their family can speak, so he was allowed to come in.

Li Wuye held a scroll in his hand and said with a smile: "My lord, I got a picture of a beauty, she is really a beauty, look at it!"

The crown prince nodded at him: "You are such a good idea!"

Li Wuye put the scroll on the case, and said: "I snatched this thing, and it will be destroyed if it hangs!" He unfolded it slowly.

This painting is rolled from bottom to top, and when it is unfolded, the beauty's feet will naturally be exposed first.The beauty is wearing a pair of ten square shoes worn by Taoist priests.The prince smiled and said, "Could it be that this beauty is a Taoist nun?"

Li Wuye praised: "My son has good eyesight, he is a Taoist nun."

The scroll slowly moved up, revealing the Taoist nun's body.The woman was wearing an apricot-yellow Taoist robe, holding a white go piece in her hand, her posture was graceful and moving.And opened to Taoist nun's neck, Li Wuye paused on purpose.Shizi gave him a sideways look.Li Wuye smiled and raised his hands lightly, and the Taoist nun's appearance appeared in front of Shizi's eyes.The prince was stunned immediately.

Li Wuye said proudly: "How is it? She is a beauty, isn't she?"

Shizi stared blankly at the beauty in the painting, motionless.Li Wuye was a little surprised and yelled twice.An eunuch next to Shizi smiled and said: "What beauty, Shizi was stunned." He also came closer to have a look.He only glanced at it, and immediately he was frozen as if he had been immobilized.

Li Wuye realized something was wrong at this moment, and patted the eunuch twice: "Eunuch, what's the matter?"

The father-in-law woke up and asked Li Wuye anxiously, "Where did this painting come from?"

Li Wuye said: "I asked for it from my ancestors."

"You asked Mrs. Li for it?"

"I didn't ask for it, I snatched it." Li Wuye said, "Just now I greeted her old man, but I happened to hear her say, quickly take out this painting and burn it. I saw such a beautiful beauty How can the picture be burned? I snatched it quickly. The ancestors refused to give it back, so someone took it back. Those maids couldn't win me, so I broke free and ran away!"

The eunuch said: "Then Li Wuye knows..."

Before he finished speaking, the prince suddenly asked: "Who painted this painting?"

Li Wuye was stunned: "I don't know. Isn't there a signature on it?"

The three immediately went to look for the signature, only to see a small red seal on the painting, which was the word "Li Jiu".Li Wuye let out an "oops" and said, "It was drawn by my nine sisters."

Shizi frowned.After a while, he clapped his hands and said, "Let's go to Li's house!" Without even changing his clothes, he pulled his horse and went straight to Li's house.

When he arrived, he was not allowed to be notified, so he ordered Li Wuye to lead him to Miss Li Jiu.Li Wuye said: "Ninth younger sister lives in the old lady's yard." Seeing that the prince is so anxious, he dare not disobey him, and he really leads the way.He went all the way to Mrs. Li's courtyard, didn't enter the main room, but went straight to an attic on the east side.Li Wuye shouted at the door: "Is Ninth Sister at home?"

The prince pushed aside him and rushed in. Seeing that there were only two maidservants and a woman in the hall, he exclaimed, "Who is this! This is a girl's room!"

The prince glanced at it, and immediately found a big desk in front of the window, on which was a long unfinished scroll, and walked over quickly.I saw a Taoist temple painted on this painting, but the main hall was painted on the far side with white clouds vacantly covering it.The main scene of the painting is a side courtyard, in which there are two large ginkgo trees and a pair of stone tables and chairs. The stone table is covered with a chessboard and two boxes of Go pieces.Outside the courtyard is a pond, in which there are red and white lotus flowers, and turtles and carp play in it.A few strokes on the pool traced a bluestone bridge, and there is a green pine path connected to the other end of the bridge.

Li Wuye said in Punnahan: "Why is the scene in this painting so similar to the big screen in the Shizi's mansion?"

A maid stumbled beside her: "Fifth Lord! How did you bring a man in! Let us girls see people when you pass it on!"

Li Wuye coughed: "This is His Royal Highness, don't kowtow yet!" Frightened, several maidservants hurriedly knelt down on the ground.

The prince pointed to the painting and said, "Is this drawn by your girl?"

"Yes." A servant girl boldly said, "Young lady came back from Xuanwu Temple, first drew a portrait, and then drew this one."

"Xuanwu Temple? What Xuanwu Temple?"

"A few days ago, the old lady led our girl to Xuanwu Temple in Tianlong Mountain to pray for blessings, and met a female crown there by chance. Our girl praised the truth, and drew a portrait for her."

The son's voice trembled slightly: "The portrait of the Taoist nun that your girl drew is the Taoist priest who believes in the truth?"

"Exactly."

The prince flicked his sleeves and left.

Li Wuye chased after him and shouted, "My lord, where are you going?"

The prince ignored him, left Li's house at a half-run, jumped on the horse and said, "Go to Xuanwu Temple!" He shook the rein and urged the horse to run.Li Wuye didn't know why, but followed closely behind.

A group of people hurried to Tianlong Mountain and found Xuanwu Temple after inquiring for a long time.It was still the boy who opened the door.When the child heard about looking for Xinzhen, he said, "Uncle Xinzhen is no longer in the audience."

The prince was anxious: "Where did she go?"

Dao Tong said: "The day of her marriage is coming soon, and she has already gone down the mountain to live in the guest house of her mother-in-law's house."

"What?!" The prince and the eunuch shouted in unison, "Is she going to get married?"

Daotong lazily said: "My master said that the way of Taoism is natural, and you can be at peace with the situation. If my uncle has the heart of Taoism, he can practice as if he is married; if he doesn't have the heart of Taoism, it is useless for the rest of his life in meditation."

Li Wuye said "ah" from the side: "I just said that the name Xinzhen sounds familiar! A few days ago, I heard that our old lady took Jiumei to see the Taoist nun, so it was her! Yes! It's called Xinzhen." Nai said to the son, "Didn't your Highness hear about it? It's spread all over Taiyuan. It's the daughter-in-law that my brother-in-law Lin Dongyang is going to marry, who is going to be my niece and niece as stepmother. "