doctor knife in hand

Ningzhou, Baoen Temple

"Master, recently I have been dreaming about my son. He looks sad and lonely. He told me that he was too cold and lonely underground, and he couldn't bear it."

A woman in plain clothes sat on a futon and confided to an old monk who closed her eyes and twirled Buddhist beads.There was an old nanny standing next to her, looking at the woman with distressed eyes.

This is the Zen room of Baoen Temple. It is a place where you can talk about Buddhism and understand the meaning of Zen with those who are facing the Buddha on weekdays.

Baoen Temple is a temple with a relatively strong incense in Ningzhou, and it is relatively large. The dignitaries have always liked to come here to listen to the Taoist monks' Zen lectures on dream interpretation. It is said that it is more effective and gives people a sense of enlightenment.

"The eldest young master will pass away for three years. After three years, the bond between the deceased and the living will gradually disappear, and there will be no more worries until reincarnation."

The old monk didn't open his eyes, just said lightly.

The woman showed reluctance when she heard the words, but she was puzzled and asked: "Then why is he, but he doesn't want to be reincarnated?"

The old monk didn't nod or shake his head, but he opened his eyes and said, "I'm afraid it's because of my obsession, I don't want to leave."

"Ah!" The woman was shocked, her heart was pounding, she was speechless, the handkerchiefs in her hands were mixed together, as if her heart was in confusion.

"I once saw an old woman whose husband passed away after being ill for five years. Because he couldn't let go of his old wife, he refused to be reincarnated as a human being. When the three-year memorial day was approaching, he entrusted his dream to his old wife and poured out his thoughts every day. Love. The soul stays in the world and violates the rules of the world. If it refuses to leave after three years, it will turn into a lonely ghost, difficult to reincarnate, and even the obsession will go deep and work hard to achieve your wish for yourself."

Having said this, the old monk recited Amitabha.

"Then what happened afterwards, master?" The woman asked anxiously, with anxiety in her eyes, staring at the old monk as if to find out.

The old monk frowned slightly, he couldn't bear it, and sighed softly: "The old lady missed her husband, and she couldn't bear her loneliness and coldness in the ground. On the night of the sacrifice, she lay in a coffin and went away with her husband. reincarnation."

When the woman heard this, she loosened her hand suddenly, and the veil fell to the ground.

"Ma'am." The old nanny quickly knelt down and picked up the handkerchief, calling out worriedly.

The woman came back to her senses, subconsciously held her chest, and asked softly, "Master, is there any other way for him to reincarnate?"

"The obsession is too deep and delusional. If you can't resolve it, you can only ask an eminent monk to save him." The old monk said slowly.

The woman's eyes lit up and she looked at him, "Then you..."

The old monk shook his head without waiting for the woman to finish speaking, "Although I have practiced hard, I have not yet achieved this level of skill. In the whole world, I am afraid that only the Zen Master of the Huguo Temple in the capital has this strength."

The hope that was ignited suddenly dimmed. The nobles gathered in the capital. The Ji family might be taken seriously in Ningzhou, but who can think highly of them in the capital?

"Humans and ghosts have different paths. It is inconvenient for the old monk to discuss right and wrong, but they are all chosen by himself. But the old monk is puzzled. The young master once talked with the old monk before he was alive. His open-mindedness and open-mindedness, seeing through life and death, is admirable. What I wish in my life No young lady has lived a safe life and died, I don't know why she has such obsession?"

Before Mrs. Ji left Baoen Temple, she still didn't give the old monk an answer because she couldn't say it.

"Madam..." Nanny Zhou supported her and staggered away, feeling worried.

When she got into the carriage and went to Ji's house, she said angrily with red eyes: "Why, my son was blind and couldn't see clearly. He didn't realize his stupidity until he died in the sky!"

Nanny Zhou felt uncomfortable hearing that, she held her hand tightly and asked: "Then what should I do, the eldest young master is always the most important, otherwise even the third young master..."

Mrs. Ji leaned against the carriage and said nothing, but her eyes gradually turned cold.

"Young Madam, the weather is fine today, don't stay bored in the house, why don't you sit in the yard."

Ding Xiang walked into the room with a cup of tea and said to the woman sitting on the couch.

She is completely naked, with only one wooden hairpin on her head. The workmanship is rough, but it seems to be smooth and round after being touched for a long time.She has no jewelry on her body, only a light-colored purse hanging around her waist, and her face is not covered in makeup, but she is in filial piety.

But even so, it is also quiet and peaceful, a piece of beauty.

She was holding a book to pass the time, but was snatched away by the maid Lilac, "Young Madam, Madam is out today, don't worry, we are in the yard, we will not go anywhere, and Madam will not let Madam pick the wrong one." .”

Lu Xin then turned his face to the side and looked out the window. The not-so-hot sun shone in, and it was indeed comfortable.

"Alright, you go and close the courtyard door, and find out the medicine hoe and the kettle. We weed and water the herbs in the yard, and we haven't taken care of them for a long time."

"Yes." Ding Xiang put the tea by Lu Xin's hand, and then went to look for tools.

Lu Xin walked out of the room, covered his eyes with his hands, the corners of his mouth slightly turned up, and his mood improved accordingly.

Ding Xiang helped her change into a light and narrow-sleeved filial piety dress, and tied up her long straight hair. The master and servant went to a small medicine field in the yard together.

Speaking of this medicine field, it was opened up when the young master Ji Chuanzong was around.He couldn't move his body, but in order to keep his wife from being bored, he ordered someone to plant some herbal seedlings. The husband and wife, Lu Xin watered and weeded the fields, while the eldest and young master sat in a wheelchair and watched. The two talked and laughed. , to pass the day.

Lu Xin raised her head and subconsciously looked towards the edge of the field, but the familiar wheelchair was not there. She has never changed this habit.

"Young lady, what's the matter?"

Ding Xiang is the servant girl by the young master's side. She grew up here since she was a child. After Lu Xin married, the young master asked her to serve Lu Xin.Lu Xin has a good temper and is gentle. Soon the master and servant got along well, and it was the same after the young master left.

"It's nothing." Lu Xin lowered his eyes and carefully hoeed a weed.

"Sister Dingxiang! Sister Dingxiang!" Suddenly a servant ran in and shouted anxiously to Dingxiang.

"What's the name of the soul, I didn't see the young lady here!" Ding Xiang interjected and said angrily.

Only then did the servant see Lu Xin who was standing upright, and quickly lowered his head to say hello, "I've met Young Madam."

"Sanqi, why are you so flustered?" Lu Xin asked.

"The third young master is here!"

"What!" Ding Xiang was startled, looked at Lu Xin quickly and said, "Young Madam, go in quickly, don't come out unless the servant calls you." He said angrily, "The third young master is too careless, this is His brother's yard is home to his widowed sister-in-law, how can he come in at will!"

Sanqi sighed, and said helplessly: "Little aunt, if the Eldest Young Master is still here, the Third Young Master won't be here!"

Lu Xin pursed her lips, concealed the anger in her eyes, and said, "I'm going in, Ding Xiang, you have to be careful."

Lu Xin returned to the house in three steps at a time, closed the door tightly, then turned to the window and looked into the yard.

Seeing the third young master Ji Chuanyu walking in with a young servant smiling, Ding Xiang bravely stepped forward to bless him and said, "Third young master, why are you here? Just send the servant girl over to tell me if there is anything, you It's not good to come in person."

Ji Chuanyu was tall and tall, and he was not bad looking. With a folding fan in his hand, he really gave people a romantic and suave feeling.However, his eyes are frivolous and his smile is frivolous, which is unavoidably a bit wretched, and his good skin is in vain.

"Is there anything good? My elder brother said before he was alive that I can come to his yard whenever I want, and he welcomes it." As he spoke, his eyes began to roll, but he didn't find anyone, so he drifted towards the main house.

Lu Jin hurriedly got down from behind the window, her face was very ugly.

When the eldest young master is around, he can naturally come, but when he's gone, just a widowed sister-in-law, Guada Lixia, shouldn't come at all!

Ding Xiang was resentful, she lowered her head but didn't dare to show it.

"Where is my sister-in-law? I heard that my mother punished her to ground her feet. Oh, what a big deal, and my mother is really serious. I will comfort her." As he said that, he wanted to bypass Ding Xiang and head towards the main house.

Sanqi and Ding Xiang hurriedly stopped him, Ding Xiang said: "Third Young Master, you should know why Madam punished Young Madam. If you come to her again, Young Madam's life will be even more difficult. She is already miserable. For the young master's sake, let her go."

Ji Chuanyu's way to the main house was blocked, he couldn't help getting annoyed, and sneered: "What a bold slave, I will be the head of the Ji family in the future, so I won't be afraid that there will be no good fruit to eat? What does it have to do with me if my mother punishes her, I just Just caring about my sister-in-law, you go away, I'm going to get a book from my eldest brother's study, are you going to stop me?"

"Then let's wait until you are in charge." Lilac poked her neck, Sanqi didn't back down, and Ji Chuanyu raised her hand angrily.

Lu Xin looked anxious, she clenched her fist tightly and did not rush out, she knew that if she went out at this moment, the consequences would be even more disastrous.

"Third Young Master, Eldest Young Master is watching from the sky." Ding Xiang stared into Ji Chuanyu's eyes and said coldly.

I don't know if it's because of the young master's lingering prestige, or because of other reasons, in the end Ji Chuanyu's hand was slowly lowered, he just stared at the closed door of the main room through Lilac and Sanqi, and said in a low voice: "Okay, it depends on you How long will you hide from me?"

After that, the people left.

When Ji Chuanyu's figure disappeared, Ding Xiang's body softened, and Sanqi quickly supported her so that she didn't fall down, "Sister Ding Xiang, are you alright?"

"It's okay." Ding Xiang stood up straight while stroking her beating heart, and walked towards the main room with Sanqi.

Lu Xin opened the door, helped her in, and poured her another glass of water. Ding Xiang grabbed Lu Xin's hand and shed tears, "Young Madam, what can you do? Why did the young master leave you alone?" Woolen cloth!"

Lu Xin was stunned and poured tea.

Originally, there were the most servants in the Indus Garden, the young master was loved by the grandpa, and the grandpa held him in high esteem, it was because of his terrible body that he didn't take on the heavy responsibility.But besides his wife Lu Xin, he didn't have any other concubines. When he left, the servants were all dispersed, leaving only Ding Xiang and Sanqi, a servant girl and a servant girl. It's not bad for the master and servant to live behind closed doors.

But Lu Xin had a good life, not to mention how gorgeous she was, but she was attractive, the more she looked the better.But Ji Chuanyu is naturally romantic, and his wife's beauty can't control his wanton heart. When he sees a beauty, he can't move his legs, and he has to go home to play. There are the most colorful concubines, but they are still not enough.

Previously, Ji Chuanzong didn't dare to think about it. When Lu Xin put on the filial piety clothes, he was attracted by him at a glance. Now he scratched his head and tried to trick others, which made Lu Xin miserable.

Ji's servants were in groups, eyes everywhere, even if Lu Xin tried to avoid him as much as possible, Ji Chuanyu couldn't help Ji Chuanyu came to her in various pretexts every three days, even Lu Xin often went to her mother-in-law to serve her in order to make him afraid. Instead of thinking about it, he let him come to her in the name of paying respects to his mother.

After a long time, once or twice, everyone knew what the third young master was thinking, and those who sympathized with Lu Xin gradually changed.

Gossip can hurt people the most, not to mention Lu Xin who has nothing to rely on, coupled with the help of people with ulterior motives, this originally persecuted young lady has become a disobedient woman who can't stand loneliness and hooks up with her brother-in-law. □ child.

The hardships and sufferings involved are only experienced by Lu Xin himself, even if he found out that the groom had changed in the first place, it was not so hopeless.

She said, "At worst, I'll just let him go."

Ding Xiang covered her mouth and began to cry, she shook her head and said, "That's not the case, the eldest young master wants you to live well, and he will definitely protect you."

What happened in Wutong Garden, people outside don't know.

But the third young master swaggered into the room and came out after a while, which anyone with eyes could see.

What was done in it, people have their own imaginations, adding oil and vinegar will soon change beyond recognition.

When the eldest lady came back, it was already unsightly in her ears.

Seeing that Ji Chuanzong's memorial day was approaching, the madam couldn't suppress her original reluctance, so she consulted with her husband that night.