way of being a concubine

Back in his own room, Zhao Yungui wrote a letter to the night guard nun after he told the maid not to talk too much at the Yuefuyu place.After writing the letter, Zhao Yungui saw that it was already dusk, so he found the scriptures he had asked for from Fuyu that day, and looked through them by candlelight.

After carefully reading every word in the scriptures, Zhao Yungui couldn't help feeling that the female official of the princess' mansion is really a strange woman in the world.

But after careful consideration of the profound meaning in the sentence reading, Zhao Yungui became a little confused for no reason—she seemed to have seen this scripture in her previous life.

where?Zhao Yungui rubbed the yellowed paper, and a familiar image flashed in his mind——Yuefuyu!

"Heh..." Zhao Yungui couldn't help chuckling when he thought about how Yue Fuyu was wandering around the Mei Mansion holding the strange book in front of him in his previous life.

The first time she read this scripture in her previous life seemed to be at Baizhang Temple.At that time, she was still Mei Qijun's wife, Yue Fuyu was still his concubine, and the female official of the princess' mansion was still that female official, and she had never met Taoye who was disguised as a woman.

At that time, they were just a group of people who came to Baizhang Temple to enjoy the lotus, and Mei Qijun ran into Hanyuan's younger sister, Shen Hanwei.After that, she and Fu Yu lived in the monastery for a long time, flipping through the booklet in front of them.

Come to think of it, Fu Yu in his previous life seemed to be particularly proficient in Confucian classics.Although there are only some messy stories in her mouth.

Lowering his eyebrows, thinking about Yue Fuyu's clever eyebrows and eyes when he told the story, Zhao Yungui curled his lips without knowing it.

"Master, did you think of something interesting?" Lan Ze, who was serving at the side, saw Zhao Yungui laughing suddenly, guessing that he had thought of something to cheer him up, so he joked with a low smile, "If you think of it, why don't you tell Lan Ze about it?" Listen, make Lan Ze happy too?"

"Huh?" Being disturbed by Lan Ze, Zhao Yungui just covered his face and chuckled, with joy that couldn't be concealed between his brows.After Zhao Yungui laughed enough, he relaxed his eyebrows and said slowly: "You girl dare to tease me today! Come on, sit down and let me tell you a story."

"That's thank you, master!" Seeing Zhao Yungui smiling comfortably, Lan Ze was also happy.But looking at the meditation room, there is a couch, a table and a chair, no flowers, no wine, no tea, Lan Ze had no choice but to say to Zhao Yun: "Master is in high spirits today. Lan Ze is also happy. But master, don't be in a hurry when talking about things. , can you allow Lanze to prepare some tea for the master..."

Zhao Yungui said with a smile: "Go, go, go—Since Lan Ze is so thoughtful, as the master, there is no reason why I won't allow it..."

Not long after, Lan Ze prepared the tea set and ate, then found a low stool and sat down beside Zhao Yungui's feet.Lan Ze thought to herself, it is Lan Ze's blessing that the master is willing to tell her allusions, she dare not be equal to the master.

After Lan Ze sat down, Zhao Yungui put away the scriptures, and then started to talk about the past life: "Old news, there is a fairy mountain of Penglai. There are many immortals in the mountain, and among them there is a female cultivator with extraordinary supernatural powers. Legend has it that the female cultivator was gifted with extraordinary talents, and at the age of twenty-eight, she walked alone in the snow mountain, went to the Toad Palace and won the laurel... There is also a male cultivator in the fairy mountain, with a good appearance and extraordinary bearing, all the female cultivators in the fairy mountain admire him For him... in the fairy mountain, all the immortals are Taoists. The male cultivator and the female cultivator are a marriage made in heaven. The young girl, afraid of being humiliated by lay people, asked the male cultivator to accept another concubine. After accepting the concubine, the female cultivator and the concubine were barely in harmony, but the good times did not last long. Before seven years came, the male cultivator had a different heart , wanted to take another room. Although the female cultivator didn't like it, she accepted the male cultivator because she abided by female virtues. But the male cultivator's concubine didn't want the newcomer to start because she felt that the newcomer was not good... It was a waste of all the fairy fate, and the concubine did it for her. Preventing newcomers from entering, was tabooed by male cultivators, and died tragically in the cave of male cultivators. And because of ignorance, female cultivators also lost their lives to the newcomers welcomed by male cultivators... In the end, it was just the wicked bullying the good, and there was no justice. It was a waste of the words of the sages... ..."

"Master's old story is indeed a bit bizarre. But according to Lanze, male cultivators are still confused, and concubines are confused. Master knows that since men are allowed to take concubines in this world, there is no reason to monopolize them. According to what the master said See, the male cultivator chose an unreliable mistress as the source of this evil. If the male cultivator chose the female cultivator who is a concubine to be the mistress, then the female cultivator who is his wife is proud and naturally would not be a concubine. The female cultivator who will do evil in the future is mentally weak, so naturally she has no chance to take advantage of it..." Lan Ze followed Zhao Yungui's words and said a few words, then felt that Zhao Yungui's expression was different, and then stopped and told Zhao Yungui A cup of tea, "Master has been talking for so long, and moisten his throat well. Lanze has heard people say that people have no afterlife, and that the theory of gods and ghosts is just the attachment of idlers, so don't take it to heart. What Lanze said just now, but It’s the servant girl’s tongue-in-cheek, so let’s forget it if you’ve heard it...Well, according to Lanze, the master’s story may have been misinterpreted, and picking laurel from the Toad Palace is an old custom in the Kingdom of Poetry, so how could it be what the immortals want?”

"Hmm... Lan Ze has been by Yun Gui's side for so long, but this is the first time Yun Gui knows that you, Lan Ze, are so insightful..." Zhao Yungui took the tea from Lan Ze's hand with a smile, and took a sip.If you dare to talk about the past, it is already in the past.But Zhao Yungui had to admit that what Lan Ze said was completely beyond her expectations.

"Is Lan Ze afraid that the future husband will take concubines?" Thinking of the letterhead from Zhao's residence a few days ago, Zhao Yungui's drinking tea slowed down.The old lady of Zhao's mansion wanted to marry her, and it was not a day and a night.

"To be afraid or not to be afraid, it doesn't matter if you talk to Lanze... Lanze is not as good as master... Lanze is just a servant girl..." Lanze stood up and poured some tea into Zhao Yungui's cup, "Master Instead of asking Lanze if she is afraid of her husband taking concubines, it is better to ask yourself, if Lanze is afraid of her husband taking concubines, then she will just ask the master to give Lan Ze to a poor and humble person. Others contend. In fact, there is nothing to be afraid of whether to take a concubine or not. The main point is to see clearly what you want... For example, if Lan Ze wants to live comfortably in the rest of his life, with Lan Ze's appearance, he only wants to be a concubine. Being able to be a concubine with a wealthy family. If you don’t ask for much and don’t invite favors, it’s not difficult to be a concubine. If you ask for someone, then Xu, an oil seller in the western suburbs, is Lan Ze’s good match..."

"Is Lan Ze the oil seller?" Zhao Yungui pressed his eyebrows, vaguely remembering that Lan Ze had already married before he married into the Mei Mansion in his previous life.

"Hmm..." Smiling, Lan Ze pressed Zhao Yungui's hand on his forehead carefully, "Master was joking. Lan Ze has been with the master for a long time, and he has long forgotten the body of his maidservant." , and can't live a hard life. To be honest, after the master gets married, Lan Ze can just find a small household to be a concubine."

"Why doesn't Lanze want to marry with me..." Zhao Yungui said "Meifu" that he was about to blurt out.

"Master, let's take a look at Lan Ze... Lan Ze lost his father at the age of three and his mother at the age of five. Thanks to the kindness of the master, he can barely read a few words. Based on this, how dare he follow the young lady to the uncle's house? Want to come to Miss Gao Cai, in the future, he will definitely live in the same room with a group of noble girls. Lan Ze has no plans, how dare he tire the master..." Lan Ze pressed along Zhao Yungui's acupuncture points, "It's not Lan Ze who said, but the master will Change your temper..."

"Huh?" Zhao Yungui was noncommittal.

Lan Ze continued: "For a daughter of a family, it must be good to be as gentle as the master. But if the master is the master mother, he has to be ruthless. The master also knows that in this world, there is no one who treats others like you Alright, others will treat you well. Just like the matter of Mr. Mei and Princess Chungui’s search for scriptures, even though it was a joke, some people wanted to see your jokes, master..."

"Then what should I do according to what you see Lanze?" Zhao Yungui closed his eyes and began to recall what Lanze had said.

"Your Majesty should accept the scriptures written by Princess Chungui. Everyone knows that the Princess admires Young Master Mei. Although the Princess said she had no intention of Young Master Mei when she was in front of the palace last time, the Princess is a nobleman of the royal family, so she is interested. It's common for a word of liking to lose interest, and a word of dislike... a maid like Lan Ze would not dare to take it seriously... Therefore, Lan Ze thought that if the master had feelings for Mr. Mei, this might be a good opportunity..." Lan Ze The pressing hand stopped, "But for the specifics, it depends on the master's mind..."

"Hmm..." Zhao Yungui responded, but he didn't take it seriously.Ever since she woke up, she had no intention of marrying into the Mei Manor.

"Why did Lan Ze say so much today?" Zhao Yungui sat up and held the scriptures in front of his eyes.

"Ah..." Lan Ze blamed himself and looked down at his fingertips. "But there is trouble with the master, and it is Lan Ze who thinks of himself..."

"No problem."

Zhao Yungui glanced at Lan Ze with a smile, then lowered his head and continued to focus on the scriptures.

At the beginning of the moonlight, when Lan Ze urged Zhao Yungui to go to sleep, Zhao Yungui made up his mind and decided to avoid Fuyu for a while.

……

Yue Fuyu always thought that it was accidental that she didn't meet Yungui.But after carefully counting the time when Yungui disappeared from her eyes, Yue Fuyu felt that there was an inexplicable relationship between Yungui's disappearance and the night watch nurse.

Strange to say.After Yue Fuyu arrived at Baizhang Temple, Yue Fuyu never saw Yungui again.Every time he met Lan Ze, Yue Fuyu questioned him about his words and deeds. Lan Ze only said that his young lady fell in love with Wen Buddha and had no time to meet Yue Fuyu, and asked her to wait for a few days.

Repeated several times, Yue Fuyu also knew that what Lan Ze said was just Yun Gui's instruction - Yun Gui was deliberately avoiding her.Why avoid her?Yue Fuyu couldn't figure it out, so she had to relax in Baizhang Temple under the arrangement of the night guard.

Said it was a distraction, but honestly speaking, Yue Fuyu felt that her life in the Buddhist monastery was not much different from her life in the princess mansion.When the night guard first arrived, she invited the monks who practiced at Baizhang Temple to take Yue Fuyu to visit the ancient temple every day. After dozens of days, Yue Fuyu felt that it was boring to go out every day, so she simply closed the door... …

Until I received an invitation from Mei Qijun.

Mei Qijun's invitation was done extremely carefully.It is made of sliced ​​bamboo with excellent knife skills. It is not like ordinary people just looking for some silk cloth and attaching a few words.

Flipping through the leaves carved on the bamboo slices, Yue Fuyu was very surprised.

The middle of May coincides with the season of appreciating the lotus in Baizhang Temple.In Baizhang Temple, most of the dignitaries hold banquets and invite people to enjoy the flowers.Therefore, it is not surprising that Mei Qijun hosted a banquet.But he held a banquet and invited Yue Fuyu to go, which is his heart.

Yue Fuyu couldn't remember any special friendship between her and Mei Qijun.