The Buddha Temple is not pure

It was a sunny day just now, but now it was snowing, covering the whole courtyard with torn cotton, and a thin layer of ice formed on the carp pond in Chasing Yuan Court, and the fish could still be seen wagging their tails, but the water surface was Not even half a ripple.

Duan Shiqing was dressed thinly, his nose was red from the cold, it can be seen that he left in a hurry when he went to Pei's house early in the morning, and at this moment he probably rushed over from Pei's house, so he didn't have time to go back and change clothes.

Opening the cotton and linen curtains of the court, a gust of cold wind blows snowflakes in, and sparks are raised from the charcoal fire basin, like an old man, who is unbearably cold and coughs weakly twice.

He looked at everyone, everyone looked at him, everyone had different expressions, and their eyes seemed to be thinking about what happened here just now, the atmosphere was really intriguing.

Ji Xuanzhen didn't get up to greet him, but waved his hand to signal him to sit down: "I don't know why Young Master Duan is here today?"

Duan Shiqing still stood up straight, and replied to his words, but his eyes never left Zhu Mengzhen: "I came to the door today for a very important matter, but I didn't come to see Fourth Master. I also invite Master Jin and the young lady of your house to come out to meet you." .”

"My brother has something to do, and he is not in the mansion at the moment."

"It doesn't matter if Master Jin is here or not. I'm looking for the eldest young mistress. Please ask her to come out. I have something to ask."

"Eldest sister-in-law is in Hongying Pavilion, without my brother to accompany her, it's really inconvenient to meet her. Young Master Duan just barged in involuntarily, I'm afraid it's impolite."

Looking at today's battle, he didn't have half a day's work to be afraid that he would not be able to finish the job. After sneering, he just took his seat, next to Zhu Mengzhen, and sat in the seat that Zhu Minchen had just taken.

Zhu Minchen knelt at Zhu Mengzhen's feet and remained silent. The moment he got up, he was startled. The courtyard was dark in winter, and he didn't realize that there was anyone else.

Zhu Mengzhen ordered: "You go back, this matter will be discussed after Ke'er wakes up."

As soon as Zhu Minchen walked to the door, she confessed again, "You don't have to take care of Ke'er these two days, and don't go to serve on father's bed. Father is not in good health, and I don't know the news of Ke'er's injury. I'm afraid you will reveal it. It's not worth it to make the old man angry and sad again."

Zhu Minchen's clenched fist suddenly loosened, and said in a hoarse voice: "In the eyes of elder sister, I am a worthless person after all."

Without waiting for Zhu Mengzhen's reply, he left Zhuyuan Court, Duan Shiqing was surprised: "What happened?"

No one answered him.

Xue Sui Lan called Zi Kou to lean on her ear, and whispered: "Go and do something for me."

"The girl ordered."

"Find some bad-mouthed aunts in the mansion, and spread the word."

Zi Kou frowned: "Girl, the fourth master said that this is a family matter, and the family ugliness should not be publicized. If it gets out, how can the eldest son be a man?"

"From the moment he thought about it, he is no longer a person. Let's not say that the holy lady has not yet married into my Ji family. This matter is not a family scandal. From the perspective of the seriousness, there is no room for concealment! Best wishes The young master is asking for evil gods. It is very difficult to deal with the fox fairy. You forgot how Xu Nu died? If you don’t spread the news, alert the people of Dongdu. There will be tragedies and disasters.”

"But if this matter is spread, people will inevitably panic."

"It's better to be in panic than to be defenseless. None of us know why there is a fox fairy in Dongdu, and we don't know who will be the next victim. The news spreads, so that people can take precautions, so that they won't be unaware of the imminent disaster. It is better to supervise each other, maybe we can take the opportunity to find out and invite the instigator of the evil god."

Zi Kou thought for a while: "Young lady is right, I will arrange it right away."

"By the way, you go to Hongying Pavilion first, and let the eldest sister-in-law come and meet you."

"Okay." After saying that, Zi Kou withdrew and went out.

Fourth Master Xing frowned: "Yu'er, what did Zi Kou do out there?"

"Didn't Young Master Duan want to see sister-in-law? I ordered Zi Kou to invite her." After finishing speaking, she blinked her eyes obediently.

Ji Xuanzhen really had nothing to do with this younger sister, so he didn't want to say more, but Zhu Mengzhen asked what he wanted to ask: "I don't know why Master Duan is looking for the young lady?"

Duan Shiqing crossed his legs, lightly flicked the Luoxue on the shoes and said: "Speaking of why I am looking for the young mistress, I am afraid I will disappoint the holy lady. I have already found out the real reason why young master Zhu was injured."

"Really? Let's hear it."

"That day, Young Master Zhu went to my Duan Mansion to see a doctor for my third sister, but was injured by my hounds. I knew that they would not hurt people for no reason, so I ordered my servants to pick up his scattered clothes on the ground. I found a small amount of herbal fruit oil on it, and herbal fruit oil can drive cats and dogs crazy, does this holy lady know?"

Zhu Mengzhen nodded: "And then?"

"But there is no foreign herbal fruit oil in Jishitang of my Duan family, let alone Jishitang, I haven't seen that thing in the entire Eastern Capital City for the past two years, so I got up this morning and went to Pei's freight forwarding to check. I really found out the clues."

"Master Duan doesn't have to be a fool, what did you find out?"

He smiled and said: "Don't worry, do you still remember the bet between the holy lady and me at the third sister's Chuntang Garden that day?"

"of course I remember."

"If I can find out the truth and prove that my Duan's family has nothing to do with Zhu's injury, can Shengnu compensate me for all the puppies I raise?"

Zhu Mengzhen sneered: "Of course they can't, they've all been turned into charcoal, how can they be brought back to life?"

He said angrily: "Then I've been busy for nothing. Since the holy lady remembers the bet, she should at least show some sincerity."

"As long as Young Master Duan can find out the truth, no matter what conditions you ask, I will agree. The premise is that I can do it."

Duan Shiqing became dumb. Apart from those hounds, he couldn't think of what else he needed. When he was bowing his head in thought, there was a burst of laughter in his ears.

"Master Duan doesn't want the holy aunt to promise him with his body!" Xue Suilan blinked ghostly, "Fourth brother, look at them, they always have endless things to say when they meet, don't they look like the same To my friend?"

Surprised all four!

The faces of the three of them turned green and white, and Zhu Mengzhen wanted to argue, but he didn't know where to start. She and Duan Shiqing's childhood sweetheart had a previous engagement. This is an indisputable fact. No matter how magnanimous Ji Xuanzhen is, Nor will it be without doubt.

Xue Suilan didn't think it was a big deal to watch the excitement, she tilted her head and said: "Speaking of which, my sister-in-law had a marriage contract with Mr. Duan before, but I don't know why the marriage contract was not counted."

"Nonsense, you're the one who talks too much!" Ji Xuanzhen blamed her, so she had no choice but to shut up.

But Zhu Mengzhen was angry in his heart, and he couldn't vomit: "Isn't it because Young Master Duan misses you so much? At that time, for some reason, after meeting at Lingquan behind Mengjue Temple, Young Master Duan insisted on marrying you, so he had no choice but to push and marry you." Regarding my marriage contract, I still want to ask you for advice on this ability to deceive people."

"Enough!" Ji Xuanzhen slapped the table violently, "I made a rule at that time, no one is allowed to mention the meeting after the temple, why did you commit the crime knowingly!"

"Fourth Master, it was her first..."

"Yu'er is ignorant, and you are also ignorant? She hasn't left the cabinet yet, do you want Qingyu? Opening and shutting up is demagoguery, this is what the whole family should say!"

Zhu Mengzhen blushed with anger, but Xue Suilan laughed out loud: "Fourth Brother, why do you criticize Fourth Sister-in-law, after all, she is telling the truth, right, Young Master Duan?"

Duan Shiqing had been watching the excitement, as if it had nothing to do with him, but when he was asked suddenly, his face was blank. He had indeed proposed marriage to the Ji family, but it was because of Xie Chengxiu. He wanted to marry the precious daughter of the Ji family to fight back.

Speaking of which, he had even thought about how to abuse Ji Luoyu at that time. After marrying him, he would not only let her stay alone in the vacant room, but also play other tricks so that her life would be worse than death. Her bewitchment.

"I think there must be some misunderstanding." He put down the already cold teacup and said, "I did propose marriage to the Ji family at that time, and I said that I would marry Miss Ji, but fate was unlucky, and Miss Ji fell down. There are no bones left in Jianxiangou, so this matter has been shelved, but now, I don't have that kind of thought."

Ji Xuanzhen nodded, as if to say, it's best not to have that kind of thought.

But for some reason, Xue Suilan actually said: "Master Duan's autumn bathing pictures behind the temple are spread all over the city, and I have been known by thousands of families without leaving home, and it has become a topic of conversation after dinner. It’s hard to have another destination, when you proposed marriage, you still asked me if I would like it, why don’t you ask me what I mean when you are annulling the marriage now, and just make up your own mind?”

Hearing that the meaning of the words was not right, Ji Xuanzhen whispered, "Yu'er, do you know what you are talking about?"

"Of course I know." She also deliberately raised her voice, "Master Duan, although I have no virtue or talent, I am conceited that my appearance is impeccable. It’s not an exaggeration, but I don’t know if you were so self-willed when you withdrew your marriage with the holy aunt, and you didn’t know what you really liked, there are rumors in the market that you have Longyang addiction, I don’t know if it’s true or not.”

"Yu'er!" Ji Xuanzhen was surprised, what happened to her, she seemed to have changed her personality after she came back from the dead, she hated Duan Shiqing so much before, but now she seems to have changed her mind, she hates marriage so much, this return of the carbine caught him off guard.

Duan Shiqing was not in a hurry or annoyed: "I don't care much about the rumors in the market. After all, the whole East knows that I am only interested in small dogs chasing rabbits. I want to start a family and start a business. Don't worry, but if Miss Ji insists on me not marrying, I can sacrifice myself for you, anyway, the Duan Mansion is spacious, there is always a place for Miss Ji."

Xue Suilan took the opportunity to get down the donkey and said, "Since Young Master Duan said so, then the matter is settled."

Ji Xuanzhen came down from the hall, put the back of her hand on her forehead: "Are you confused, do you know what I just said?"

She raised her head and said with a smile: "Of course I know, fourth brother also heard it sincerely. Now that my father's health is not very good, I still ask fourth brother to decide my marriage!"

Before Ji Xuanzhen came to his senses, Duan Shiqing smiled. Although he didn't know what Ji Luoyu meant, why didn't he send it to his door? This is also an excellent opportunity to restore face to the Duan family.

"Fourth master, you understand what Lingmei means. I don't have any objections, but my Duan family's door is not so easy to enter. The Ji family returned the dowry gift to the Ji family three years ago. This time, I hope that the Ji family can take care of Miss Ji's wishes and personally send the person and the dowry to Duan's mansion, how about it?"

"What do you mean?" Ji Xuanzhen said, "The Duan family will no longer be hired, but let us pay the dowry and lose people? Young master Duan can go all over the city to inquire, who dares to talk to me like that, and clearly plots against my Ji family. You are the first!"

Duan Shiqing smiled and said: "Fourth Master, this is Miss Ji's heart, heart is worth ten thousand gold, why bother so much about those etiquette and external things?"

Ji Xuanzhen was about to fight back, but was held back by Xue Suilan: "Fourth brother, don't worry, I don't know if Master Duan believes it or not, I will let the Duan family have three matchmakers and six hires, and eight palanquins to marry me."

Duan Shiqing raised the corner of his mouth, with a bit of disdain in his frivolity: "Then it depends on Miss Ji's ability."

Duan Shiqing thought she was crazy, Ji Xuanzhen thought she was stupid, only Zhu Mengzhen knew that she was neither crazy nor stupid, she had figured it out, and wanted to end her half-life marriage with Jinbi Yuliuqing.

"What's the matter, it's so lively." While talking, Pei Mengqiang came in, "I heard the commotion in Zhuyuan Court from a long distance away, oh, isn't this a holy lady, why did you come here? Last time you asked the eldest son to send you My tranquilizing medicine is very useful to me, and I haven't had time to thank you at Dong'an Hall in the future, but you've turned it upside down."

"My sister-in-law is here, please sit down."

She entered the door, took off the light green cloak worn by Huang Ying wearing willows, and sat down by the charcoal fire: "I heard that Young Master Duan is looking for me? I don't know why."

Duan Shiqing said: "Eldest Young Mistress, did you hear about Young Master Zhu being bitten by a hunting dog? It was because of the herb oil on his body that he was attacked, half of his life was lost, and he almost fell to my Duan family .”

Pei Mengqiang's smile gradually faded, and she shook her head blankly. She didn't know whether it was important or not. The key was that she didn't go to see Zhu Mengzhen after she found out, but went back to Xue Suilan: "I don't know. I have been living in a deep house for a long time, and I have been helping Jin Master takes care of the housework, I didn't know that such a big thing happened to Zhu's family."

Only after recovering did she think of Aunt Sheng: "Is it true?"

Zhu Mengzhen nodded sadly, it seems true.

"Since Young Master Duan said that the incident happened in the Duan family, and it was your hound that bit Young Master Zhu, why did you come to my Ji's house and keep saying that you want to see me?"

Duan Shiqing coughed twice, and said: "Dare to ask Miss Pei, do you know where the herbal fruit oil comes from?"

His name was Miss Pei, and he secretly emphasized her identity as Miss Pei's family. This matter must have something to do with the Pei family.

Seeing that Pei Mengqiang was silent, he continued, "Since the two catastrophes of locust plague and flood disaster three years ago, Dongdu has been severely depleted, and the inside and outside are in a tight spot. Things like herbal fruit oil, which are expensive and rare but have little medicinal effect, don't Speaking of other pharmacies, even Jishitang has stopped selling it, not to mention that the medicinal oil is not available in the east, and it needs to be purchased from southern Hunan to use it, which is time-consuming and laborious. If it is not for careful consideration, no one will do such a thing."

Pei Mengqiang said: "That's right, most of the freight in and out of the Eastern Capital is carried by my Pei family's carriages. A few days ago, my father did send a message saying that he would go to Jingchu and asked me if I needed to bring anything. Two days ago, Yu'er once said that when he went to Mengjue Temple to worship the Buddha, he promised the little monk there that he would send two pots of herbal fruit oil to treat bruises. I thought it was a good thing to do good deeds, so I asked my father to bring two The jug of Yangcao fruit oil came back, and there are only two jugs."

Duan Shiqing looked at Xue Suilan: "Miss Ji, why don't you say something."

Xue Suilan lowered her brows and smiled lightly, confident that someone would explain to her without opening her mouth. Sure enough, Pei Mengqiang continued: "But not long after Yu'er came back, he has been taking care of the Qili flower field for several days. I have nothing to do, so I went up the mountain." , and sent the two pots of foreign grass fruit oil to the little monk, if you don’t believe me, you can call the little monk to ask, I remember what his Dharma name seems to be...Jingsi!"

Zhu Mengzhen swayed slightly, his face full of astonishment.

Duan Shiqing wanted to investigate to the end: "I will send someone to Mengjue Temple to confront that young monk right now."

"No need." Zhu Mengzhen stopped and said, "It's almost done, there's no need to go deeper. I lost this bet. I promised Young Master Duan that I would not go back on my word. I was the one who was sorry for you and burned those hounds."

Is this an admission of defeat?Duan Shiqing couldn't figure it out.

"As far as I know, Young Master Zhu has been imprisoned by you in Dong'an Hall for the past few days. You have never been to any place except my Duan's house. How could you get involved with herbal fruit oil? Let's just let it go and let's not go any further. checked?"

Zhu Mengzhen nodded: "It's all Ke'er's own carelessness, which made Young Master Duan bother."

Xue Suilan smiled and said: "Fourth brother, I think this matter is quite strange. Not long ago, I went to Mengjue Temple to worship the Buddha, and saw that the little monk had bruises on his arms. He looked pitiful. Two sentences, my elder sister kept it in my heart, and sent me the medicinal oil, but I didn't know that this medicinal oil would harm the young master Zhu who was hundreds of miles away. Call the little monk to ask for clarification, so that my sister-in-law and I can be innocent."

Pei Mengqiang nodded: "Yu'er is right, whether it's the monks of Mengjue Temple or the fox fairy, this matter must be investigated."

"No need!" Ji Xuanzhen sighed, "The monks in Mengjue Temple can't do anything bad, they don't know that Ke'er will go to check the pulse of Miss Duan San, but they can't escape the evil spirit of the fox. If there is any evidence to check, let’s let it go.”

Zhu Mengzhen took a deep look at him, full of sentimental feelings, but when he glanced at Xue Suilan, his teeth were itchy with hatred, wishing to have her skin cramped, Xue Suilang smiled contentedly, this result may have been calculated by her .

Outside the court, the clouds and snow were clear, and the world was covered with silver. I don't know when the sun came out. Although there was no temperature, it made people feel warm.

Ji Xuanzhen was about to send her back, but Xue Suilan took the lead. The two of them, one in white and the other in green, walked side by side under the snow corridor, listening to the sound of snow melting on the tile eaves, and no one spoke for a long time.

"Xiaosi's arms are not bruises, but the result of recurrent eczema. That year when Dongdu was flooded, half of the people in the city got the disease. He went down the mountain to give alms, and he was also infected." She spoke calmly, without any waves.

Xue Suilan said: "Xiao Si is a good boy, but unfortunately, with such a life experience, he will not be able to live a safe and happy life as you wish."

She stopped: "You know everything?"

"If you don't know, how can you set up today's situation? Presumably the fourth brother also knows, so he will protect you here."

"I know your hostility towards me, and I know that you are thoughtful. Not only do you want my life, but you also want me to be ruined. From Xu Nu to Min Chen, you are pressing every step of the way, and you are about to dig out the secrets hidden in my dreams. The secret of the temple, whether it is the fox fairy or Xiaosi, is a pain that I can't express. In fact, you and I both know that the fox fairy is just a jade statue, and it is far from being a climate now, but you use her hand Behaving recklessly, pushing this evil god to the forefront, and the people of Dongdu are furious, if they know that I invited the evil god, why don't they swallow me alive?"

Xue Suilan smiled: "Could it be that you forgot that I told you the first time I saw you after I came back, never, never ask me to tell the truth."

"In terms of ruthlessness, Yue Weiyang deserves it, but in terms of viciousness, you are far above her. I don't know if she noticed that there was such a snake-hearted person next to her pillow when you were sleeping together."

"When we sleep in the same bed, there are too many things to do, and there is no time to be suspicious of each other. But you miss so much, Holy Aunt, don't be distracted. Winter is coming, and it's time to send a few more beds to Mengjue Temple Being is."

After saying that, she moved forward, but didn't want to turn back, she was already on her knees.

"I beg you, no matter what situation I'm in in the future, Wan Wang protects Xiaosi well, he is innocent."

Xue Suilan turned around and said with a smile: "I said before, Xiaosi is a good boy, I will not make things difficult for him, but you, please take good care of yourself, your hidden pain never lies with the fox fairy, nor with Xiaosi."

Zhu Mengzhen raised her eyes, knowing that she had other deep meanings, and also knew how to do it. When Yue Weiyang burned her life plan with Liuli Jinghuo, it was not that she didn't see the ending above, but some people have something, and they know it's wrong, but they can't escape. .