Spring Drunk Chang'an

When Old Lady Lai summoned Liu Chang'an, the first thing he thought of was that the scriptures she had used to replace witchcraft had been discovered.

Aunt Lai took action?

Her palms were slightly wet, and she stood up hurriedly, "Sister Rong Cui, Chang'an is rude and has to leave first!"

"Go quickly, don't delay!" Rong Cui waved her hand quickly.

Liu Changan followed the maid from Rongxiyuan and left.

Rong Cui looked at their backs and felt inexplicably uneasy. After thinking for a while, she went to find Madam Liu and told her what had happened.

Nanny Liu was surprised. After thinking it over, she didn't dare to hide it and went to report it to the prince.

at that time.

Liu Chang'an stepped into the main courtyard of Rongxiyuan.

In the room, Old Lady Lai was sitting on the chaise longue, Liu Qingru was lying in front of her knees, her pretty face was calm, and Aunt Lai had her head down, her expression could not be seen clearly.

In the middle of the room, her adoptive parents were kneeling there.

Old Mrs. Lai was holding a Buddhist scripture in her hand.

"Your servant greets the old lady. May the old lady be blessed with good health." Liu Chang'an lowered his body and knelt on the ground with his knees bent.

The skirt spreads out.

Old Mrs. Lai looked down at her and raised her hand slightly, indicating that she didn't need to be polite.

Liu Changan slowly stood up, cold sweat oozing from his back.

"I summoned your parents today to talk to them about you. Your mother said you love reading, can read and write, can write in the Liu style, and have a connection with Buddhism." Old Lady Lai casually started talking, as if it were nothing. "Is this true?"

Nowadays, most women from wealthy families are talented in literature, but ninety-nine percent of slaves and servants cannot read, including palace maids.

It was rare for a humble servant like Liu Chang'an to recognize a hundred characters, let alone calligraphy in Liu style? And even the ability to recite Buddhist scriptures?

"To reply to the old lady, it is my mother who is praising me too much. I have only read a few dozen scriptures."

Liu Changan's heart was pounding, but his expression remained calm and composed.

"Well, dozens of them are quite a lot. Can they be used to ward off disasters and bring peace?" Old Mrs. Lai asked again.

The Sutra for Eliminating Disasters and Bringing Peace, also known as the "Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva's Peace Sutra" and the "Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva's Heart Sutra."

"My slave will do it."

"Recite it and listen to it!"

"Yes!" Liu Chang'an's eyebrows trembled slightly, but he didn't ask any questions. He whispered softly, "...When Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva practiced the profound Prajna Paramita, he saw that the five aggregates were empty and was able to transcend all suffering..."

I memorized the Heart Sutra of more than 200 words in a blink of an eye.

"Then write it down and let's see!" Old Mrs. Lai waved her hand.

The long-faced maid immediately came forward with writing brush and ink.

Liu Changan picked up the pen and wrote. After a moment, he finished it. The maid with a long face took it and handed it to him.

Old Mrs. Lai looked at the words and a smile appeared on her face.

Beside her, Liu Qingru's mouth drooped, with a look of dissatisfaction. Aunt Lai suddenly looked up, and the annoyance that could not be concealed in her eyes came like a huge wave.

"Old lady, my daughter is young and loves to show off. She does things without consulting the family..." Liu Ai smiled falsely to smooth things over.

Although he pretended to be calm for his daughter, he was actually worried inside.

I wonder if my daughter's idea will work? Last time, at the eldest daughter's birthday party, my daughter was scolded by the old lady. Now, now...

"Hahaha, Qingmei, your daughter is so loyal. I almost misunderstood her!" Old Lady Lai suddenly laughed and raised her hand to call Liu Changan, "Good boy, you are so filial. Come here and let me see you."

"Stop kneeling and stand up."

She said to Liu Ai again.

"Yes, old lady!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Ai breathed a sigh of relief and helped Liu Laishun up.

The couple looked at each other and their daughter's plan was successful.

Liu Changan also walked silently to the imperial concubine's couch.

"Good boy, I received a letter today saying that you hate me, an old woman, because I scolded you, and you want to use witchcraft to harm me. So I asked someone to investigate..."

Old Lady Lai patted Liu Changan's hand and said with emotion: "I thought this was real, but I didn't expect it to be a real one."

After that, she waved.

The maid behind him presented a thick yellow paper on a tray.

It was Liu Chang'an who endured the pain in her fingertips and copied the "Peace Sutra" with blood. She copied it every day until five o'clock in the morning.

I copied it 399 times, totaling more than words.

Liu Laishun then aged the paper to give it a naturally aged look.

"Good boy, how long have you been copying?"

Old Mrs. Lai touched the scriptures and felt deeply moved.

Liu Changan's palms were covered in cold sweat and his vision was blurred by tears.

It became.

The witchcraft incident was over, her parents would not be sold, Wang'er would not die, Sanxi would not suffer, and she would not have to go to the night incense shop.

She, she, her family will not be broken up.

"It's been four or five years since I was in my teens." Liu Chang'an said softly.

"Why did you think of copying this for me?" Old Mrs. Lai was curious.

Liu Changan said respectfully, "Old lady, you may have forgotten that a few years ago, my younger brother had night convulsions and could not be cured despite long-term treatment. It was the folk remedy you gave me that saved my younger brother's life."

"My whole family doesn't know how to thank the old lady. We can only copy some Buddhist scriptures, offer them before the Buddha, burn incense and pray day and night, praying for the old lady to live a long and healthy life."

"Originally, I never intended to let the old lady know about this. Now it's like I'm taking credit for it."

Liu Changan lowered his head and looked shy.

"If you do good things, you should take credit for them. Why not?" Old Mrs. Lai laughed and sighed, "I had completely forgotten about your brother's treatment. It's a pity you remembered."

"Qingmei, your family really raised a good child who remembers his gratitude!"

"I don't deserve the old lady's praise. It's all my due." Liu Ai quickly declined.

Liu Changan bit his lip embarrassedly, thinking sarcastically: Of course you don't remember. When Wang'er was frightened, it was Song who helped to find a doctor and medicine. You ridiculed Song for associating with servants and casually mentioned a folk remedy for treating animals. Song sent people to inquire everywhere and found medicine for humans, and only then did Wang'er get better.

But Old Lady Lai is fond of great achievements, believes in Buddhism and karma, and is easily influenced, so she can be used.

"Qingmei, Chang'an, you and your daughter are loyal to me, an old woman, and have been silently praying for me for so many years. If I don't reward you, it will offend people."

"What do you want?"

Old Lady Lai originally disliked Liu Changan, thinking that she was frivolous, arrogant, and weird.

But now, after this arrangement, her disgust unconsciously dissipated and she began to like it instead.

"I have only done my share of the work, and I dare not ask for the old lady's reward." Liu Laishun declined as usual.

Old Lady Lai pretended to be angry and said, "It's necessary to reward them. If I don't reward someone as loyal as yours, won't it make me look stingy?"

Liu Ai waved her hands repeatedly.

He declined several times again.

Liu Changan held her breath nervously. Seeing that everything was going smoothly, she suppressed her excitement and whispered, "Dad, Mom, the old lady wants to reward us, but it's not good for us to refuse again and again."

"It's better to..."

"Please give me some grace, old lady."

"What grace?" asked Mrs. Lai curiously.

Liu Changan took a deep breath and said in a trembling voice, "Old Madam, my younger brother has been weak since childhood. It's not appropriate for him to serve the master. He is also the only male in the family, and my parents are counting on him for their old age. Therefore, I beg you to show mercy and release him from the good family..."