The Red Chamber: The Rise of the Shuzi

Chapter 246

On the official road, the team of Jia's sedan chairs and horses is moving forward.

There was silence along the way, and the pedestrians and vehicles encountered were all far away and dodged to both sides.

Along the way, it was really majestic!

In the Cuigai Zhuying Babao carriage behind, Shi Xiangyun lifted the curtains of the carriage from time to time and looked around.

But Xing Xiuyan and Xue Baoqin just sat there silently.

"You two are so boring!"

Shi Xiangyun said to Xing Xiuyan: "When you were in the mansion, you were not lively all day long! Now that you are out, you still don't say a word..."

As he spoke, he sighed.

Hearing this, Xing Xiuyan smiled softly and said, "Perhaps when I was young, I played a lot in Taoist temples, so I'm used to being quiet and indifferent. Besides, compared to before, when I was in the house, I was already more talkative and more active." , how lively do you want me to be?"

Shi Xiangyun couldn't help being speechless.

Then he asked Baoqin, "Sister Baoqin, why are you silent today? Seeing the majesty of the scene in front of you, don't you feel envious?"

"I was just thinking about something!"

Xue Baoqin said with a smile: "However, the ostentation in front of me is something that ordinary people can envy? In my life, I'm afraid I'll be hanging around! So what's the point of envying it, it's just adding to my troubles."

"But I forgot, you have already made an engagement with Mei Hanlin's family!"

Shi Xiangyun was stunned, and asked curiously: "A while ago, we went to play with Third Brother Jing. Didn't we hear that your brother had sent a message to the Mei family? What is it like now?"

Hearing about her marriage, even with Xue Baoqin's generosity, her little face couldn't help but blush.

"How can I care too much about these things? The left and right are all marriages arranged by my father, just follow the rules and go on!"

Seeing Xue Baoqin's blushing face, Shi Xiangyun couldn't help laughing and said, "Sister Baoqin is also a submissive, gentle and docile girl!"

Being ridiculed by Shi Xiangyun like this, even if Xue Baoqin found Shi Xiangyun's fault, he laughed and said: "Don't laugh at me too much, I heard that the old lady promised you to Baoyu on purpose?!"

"This... there is no shadow, let me talk about it..."

Being suddenly attacked, Shi Xiangyun couldn't help but turn red.

Immediately, I was a little speechless!
On the other hand, Xing Xiuyan and Xue Baoqin laughed together.

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The members of Jia's family walked straight until noon, before arriving at the gate of Qingxu Temple.

While the bells were ringing and the drums were ringing, there had long been a Taoist surnamed Zhang who knew the guest and held incense and cloaked clothes, and led a group of young Taoist priests to greet him by the roadside.

And the surrounding area of ​​the entire Taoist temple has already been controlled by Jia Jing's personal soldiers.

ahead.

When Jia Zhen, Jia Lian and Baoyu got off their horses, Jia Mu's sedan chair behind them had just entered the mountain gate.

However, after seeing the clay statues of the local city god Land and others, Jia Mu ordered the bearer to live in the sedan chair, got off from the sedan chair, and led the crowd to pay respects and worship layer by layer.

"Old lady, Daoist Zhang is waiting for us at the gate of Qingxu Temple!"

Mrs. Wang on the side stepped forward to speak.

Since obtaining the status of imperial order last month, Mrs. Wang's spirit has no longer been sluggish as before.

To put it bluntly, it just started shaking again!

So at this time, seeing Jia Mu getting off the sedan chair at the gate of the mountain, she hurried over to ask the reason.

Mother Jia glanced at her daughter-in-law and said calmly, "We came here today to fulfill our vows for the virtuous concubine in the palace! Now that we have arrived at the foot of the mountain and saw the statue of a fairy, how can we just go straight to the palace without worshiping?" Go up the mountain?"

Being scolded like this, Mrs. Wang couldn't help being stunned for a moment.

Immediately opened his mouth, about to say something.

But in front of her, Mother Jia had already burned incense, bowed respectfully to the statues on both sides of the road, and then put the incense in her hand in front of the statues.

Turning around, she saw that Mrs. Wang was still standing there without moving.

Jia's mother couldn't help but slightly frowned, "Today I'm praying for your daughter, but how do I see your reluctance?"

Mrs. Wang was startled, and then she came to her senses, and quickly explained: "What is the old lady talking about, praying for her own children, how can the daughter-in-law be reluctant?"

was talking.

At the gate of the mountain above, Jia Zhen, Jia Lian and Jia Baoyu saw Jia's mother coming out of the sedan chair, and hurried down to greet her.

Simply put, the hill where the Qingxu Temple is located is just a bigger slope.

The entrance of the Taoist temple is not far from the mountain gate.

So not long after, Jia Zhen, Jia Lian and Jia Baoyu came to Jia Mu.

"Old lady, Grandpa Zhang is here to greet you!"

From a distance, Jia Baoyu called out to Jia Mu.

But he said that Daoist Zhang, who is a wise guest, was originally bought by Jia's family when he urinated, and sent to Qingxu Temple to fulfill his vows for Duke Rong to become a monk.

In terms of seniority, it is the generation of Herong Guogong and Jiamu.

That's why Jia Baoyu and others called Taoist Zhang Grandpa!

Hearing Jia Baoyu's voice, Mother Jia raised her head and looked behind the three of them, and sure enough, she saw that behind the three of them, Taoist Zhang led a group of Taoist priests to meet them.

After coming to Jia's mother, Taoist Zhang bowed first.

Then he asked with a smile, "How is the old lady doing recently?"

Seeing Daoist Zhang, Mother Jia also laughed, "Please worry, I've been doing well recently, and my body is still strong! But you, how are you doing recently? Why are you becoming a Taoist?"

Daoist Zhang replied, "Thanks to the old lady's blessing, the poor are still in good health! As for why I am a Taoist, I learned today that the old lady came to pray for blessings in person, so I specially came to lead the old lady to worship!"

"You really have a heart!" Mother Jia nodded upon hearing this.

The smile on the face is even bigger.

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But Taoist Zhang led Jia Mu and others to worship and worship, and went to Qingxu to observe and walk.

At this time, a group of uninvited guests came down the mountain.

A team of more than a hundred people, escorting two scholars dressed in scholarly attire, came straight to Qingxu Temple in a carriage.

However, this team had just arrived outside the mountain gate of Qingxu Temple, when they were stopped by two tall heavy armored soldiers.

"I have something to do in the temple today, so I won't entertain you. Please come back, everyone!"

The way forward was blocked, and the two scholars immediately got off the carriage.

These two are none other than Mansan, the young son of King Mengmao of Luchuan, and Mei Jinchao, who personally brought outsiders to spy on his fiancée.

Facing the obstruction of the guards, Man San raised his head and said loudly: "This Taoist temple is not opened by your family, why can't you tell me to wait in?"

Mei Jinchao heard Man San's words, hurriedly tugged on his sleeve, and whispered: "Brother Man, don't make a fuss, I'll wait outside, wait for them to come out, just take a sneak peek!"

"Just for a glance? Or secretly?"

A few people from Mansan looked at Mei Jinchao in surprise, "There are more than a hundred soldiers standing here behind us, can you still watch secretly?"

Seeing this, Mei Jinchao was speechless for a moment.

At this time, he regretted bringing Mansan with him.

(End of this chapter)