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Chapter 1 Looking on the face of the Bodhisattva
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In the middle of April, there is only three minutes of spring left.

The soft satin curtains on the windows of the carriages of rich and noble people have been drawn down, and they are covered with soft mist.

The fine and precious material looks like a cloud of clouds from a distance, but it is like a cloud of smoke when it is close.

Early in the morning, the carriage of Cheng Yi Hou Lu's mansion left the mansion.

After walking a few streets, they stopped in front of Pudu Nunnery, Mrs. Hou Ye Zheng was helped out of the car by a group of women and maids.

A little nun at the gate of the temple saw the carriage of the Hou Mansion from a distance, turned around and ran in, and told her master Mrs. Jingfan in the backyard.

Jing Fan nodded, got up from the futon, and came to the west wing across the courtyard.

It happened that a servant girl came out with a copper basin to pour water. Seeing her, she hurriedly smiled and greeted her: "Good morning, Master Jingfan."

When Jingfan entered the room, Xu Chunjun quickly got up to give up his seat, and wanted to serve tea with his own hands.

Jing Fanzhi said: "Miss Xu, you don't need to be too polite. The poor nun came to tell you that the person you want to see has come."

"Thank you so much, Master." Xu Chunjun saluted, "I'm sorry to ask you to give me a recommendation."

"Miss Xu, this Mrs. Lu has a not very easy-going temper, and she hates being disturbed when she is burning incense." Jing Fan reminded.

"Thank you, Master, for your reminder. I'll just wait outside the hall." Xu Chunjun's voice was soft and gentle, making Jing Fan believe that she was not a person who would act rashly.

"Girl, let's go with you!" The woman behind Xu Chunjun caught up and said.

"No need, Mama Cheng, let's all stay here, it's not good if there are too many people," Xu Chunjun turned around and comforted, "Don't worry, I will try my best to fight for it."

In the main hall, Mrs. Lu's family offered incense and prayed in a low voice.

Several maidservants behind her stepped forward to carefully support her, one of them squatted down, and gently brushed off the dust on the lady's shoes with a handkerchief.

At this time, Jing Fan had already arrived outside the main hall, and when she saw his wife got up, she stepped in and asked: "I have prepared a table of vegetarian food, would my wife want to have breakfast here?"

"No need, your nunnery master is not at home, let's try another day!" Every time Madam Lu comes here, she is accompanied by the nunnery master Jingxu and his wife. Jingxu has gone to Dongdu for a few days and will not come back until the end of the month.

"Madam, please stop." Seeing that Madam Lu was about to leave, Jing Fan hurriedly said, "A girl has been waiting for you here for a long time, Madam, may I have the honor to meet her?"

Mrs. Lu had already stepped out of the hall at this time, she couldn't help standing still when she heard what Jing Fan said, and asked with some displeasure: "Which girl wants to see me here?"

Jing Fan pointed to Xu Chunjun standing in the distance and said, "That's Miss Xu, she is Xu Youguang's granddaughter..."

"You people from other places have actually asked about ordinary things." Before Jingfan finished speaking, Madam Ye, the confidant next to Mrs. Lu, said, "You know that your nunnery master is not here, and you will have disputes. Then Xu Youguang was dismissed and exiled ten years ago, why did you get the granddaughter of a criminal minister to meet our wife?!"

Xu Chunjun stood far away and couldn't hear what they said, but he could guess about seven or eight points based on the situation.

So he went forward, stopped about ten steps away from Mrs. Lu, and said a deep blessing.

At this time, the maidservant of the Hou Mansion had already stood in front of her, as if she was afraid that Xu Chunjun would do something to hurt his wife.

"Ma'am, Mr. Chun knows that I am presumptuous, but I beg you to give me a chance to explain my intentions." Xu Chunjun is only a 16-year-old girl, and it was the first time in her life that she showed her face in public, so her cheeks were slightly flushed, but her eyes were sincere and persistent look.

"I'm very tired, and I don't want to ask about other people's affairs." Mrs. Lu didn't want to give her a chance, and said impatiently, "You should tell people who are willing to listen!"

No need to think about it, this girl from the Xu family must have something to ask of herself, but she is still busy with her own affairs, how can she have the leisure to care about irrelevant people?
"Madam, why do you worship Buddha?" Seeing that she still wanted to leave, Xu Chunjun couldn't help asking another step.

"Presumptuous!" Mother Ye scolded, "You really lack education! How dare you talk to Madam like that! Is it something that you, a little girl, can say about Madam?!"

"I definitely didn't intend to offend," Xu Chunjun stopped in front and explained, "I just want to say that Madam should pray for something when she worships Buddha, whether she prays for peace or hope for health, this is human nature. I came to pray for Madam today to take care of you. As a bodhisattva, as long as you show mercy, you can save my family from the sea of ​​suffering. Madam, with a compassionate heart, will definitely bring good results."

Saying that, Xu Chunjun knelt down.

At this time, a servant came in from outside and said that the carriage had been pulled out of its tenon and had to be repaired, so he asked his wife to wait to go out.

Xu Chunjun seized the opportunity and hurriedly said, "Ma'am, this is the Bodhisattva showing mercy. Allow me to express my feelings to you."

"I didn't expect you to be so eloquent, little girl," Mrs. Lu laughed, but the smile was full of sarcasm: "Forget it, for the sake of Bodhisattva, I will give you a chance to see what you can do after so much trouble. What's the matter?"

Xu Chunjun was overjoyed when he heard the words, and just as he was about to thank her, Mrs. Hou Lu put on a straight face and said, "But if what you said is not a good cause, then don't blame me for giving you a taste of the evil fruit, so that you can know the advantages and disadvantages of playing tricks on me."

Xu Chunjun was taken to the side hall for questioning, and it was a real question, because the wife said that she had to ask Xu Chunjun and answer, and she was not allowed to steal the conversation.

"Let me ask you, you and my family have never had any contact, why did you come to beg me?" Mrs. Lu's complexion was gloomy, she was always strict, and now it was even more severe than usual.

"To be honest, Mr. Chun didn't want to disturb Madam at first, but because Master Hou was not in Beijing, he turned to beg you." Xu Chunjun enunciated clearly, and he was not obsequious.

"What are you doing?" Mrs. Lu asked after a little thought.

"Madam knows that our Xu family moved out of the capital and returned to their hometown in Siyuan ten years ago," Xu Chunjun said eloquently: "Last month, my second elder brother was arrested by the government, saying that he carried illegal salt on board the silk boat. People were arrested, and the cargo of the ship was also seized. My family has always been law-abiding, and I know that salt trafficking is a capital crime, so I never dare to commit crimes knowingly. However, after the magistrate took office, he ordered a strict investigation of illegal salt, and we were worried that our second brother would not find out in time He was convicted, so before he is convicted, I would like to ask someone to talk to the Zhizhou Lord, and the case must be thoroughly investigated, so as not to kill the wrong person."

"Such a big matter, why only let you, a little girl, do it?" Mrs. Lu didn't believe it: "Where is your adult?"

"Madam knows that our family's uncles are all in exile, and the third aunt has been in charge of the family for ten years. Now something happened suddenly, and the third aunt wants to stay at home to take care of the affairs. The elder brother left home in the first month and no longer cares about family affairs. Two My sister-in-law was born prematurely, my second sister is about to leave the court, and I am busy with illnesses, and I am the only one who is idle." Xu Chunjun couldn't help feeling sad when he talked about family affairs.

"It can be seen that the Xu family is really in decline, and there is not even a decent manager." Madam Lu sighed.

But then he said: "You also know that this case is serious, besides, whether your brother is really innocent or not, you can't say it alone." Mrs. Lu has a heavy admiralty pattern on her face, which shows that she is not close Favor: "Zhizhou is the chief of one party, how can he interfere at will?"

"Madam's concerns are not unreasonable, but one is that in front of gods and Buddhas, I would never dare to tell half a lie. Second, we know the truth of 'Yungui is ruined, and the family is no longer relatives'. My family is a sin. Minister, if you don't rely on your own innocence, how can you go to Beijing to ask for help? If my brother is really guilty, wouldn't you pass the blame to others? Although you shouldn't talk about your elders, my grandfather did offend many people because of the political reform. .”

　A new hole has been dug, and the update must be guaranteed.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)