Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 363 Two jade meet late
The breeze blew slowly,

The slightly damp clothes floated up, with a few strands of black silk hanging on them. Miaoyu didn't leave for a long time. It wasn't until after the rockery that Zhang Jinyu walked far away that she returned to her meditation room in despair.

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, when returning to her Zen room, Miaoyu deliberately took a detour to the rockery and felt a little disappointed when she saw the footprints on the ground, as if she was a little sad.

Just the heaviness in my chest told me that everything at this time was not a dream. I entered the house and sat on the bed blankly. Holding back my shyness, I took out the so-called love token from my arms, a jade Ruyi with a round color. It was carved from fine mutton-fat white jade, and the other was a somewhat hard token with the words "Luoyun Houfu" written on it. On the back was the word "order", which was quite heavy. It didn't look fake, but that kiss was wonderful. Yu couldn't let go for a long time.

How could this be decided? Since I came here to become a monk with my grandmother's letter, except for my mother who visited me occasionally, no one else remembers me. Even my father has never been here, let alone seen other men. But today, I am confused. It's like selling yourself, hey.
Outside the door, a maid came in, saw Miaoyu in a daze, and asked;

"Miss, miss, why are your clothes wet? Please change them quickly."

The little maid hurriedly came over with dry clothes for the young lady to change into, but Miaoyu's mind was not on that, so she asked;
"What happened in the front yard? An outsider came to the temple."

The little maid put the clothes on the side of the bed and replied;

"It seems like someone is coming. Just now, a few little nuns were talking outside. Some powerful prince has come. He also has 1 taels of silver incense and other things. I didn't hear clearly."

Miaoyu's beautiful eyes lit up, and she knew that the person coming was the Marquis. Looking at the Marquis of Luo Yun on the token, she immediately asked the maid to go to the front to inquire more.

Soon, the maid came back,
"Miss, Miss, Marquis Luo Yun personally brought his wife here to enshrine his wife's mother in the moon tower. Now she is there, and the host is personally performing rituals for his wife."

Miaoyu felt a secret in her heart. She actually had a wife. Thinking about it, how could she be so powerful without a wife and concubines? But why did she treat herself so lightly and provoke herself? Miaoyu couldn't help but feel a little sad.

"You go to the front yard and wait for his wife to finish her rituals and bring her over. I would like to see her,"

Miaoyu suddenly felt excited in her heart. She wanted to see what the wife of such a handsome man looked like, but she couldn't control her husband. She was afraid it wasn't Hedong Lion.
I'll make other plans at that time, or ask the master to wait and see.
Zhang Jinyu shook the water off her body. It was really cold. Ning Bian hurriedly took the cloak and put it on Mr. Hou.
"Master Marquis, let's ask the temple master to find some clothes for you to change into. It's too cold in early spring. What if you get cold?"

"That's right. Go back first and then ask Master Tai."

Zhang Jinyu wrapped herself in a cloak, but there was no warmth at all. She didn't expect the mountain spring water to be so cold, so she miscalculated.

As they were walking, they met Mrs. Wang and Qin Keqing. They were walking back from the front garden. They met head-on. When they saw the water stains on Zhang Jinyu's body, the expressions of Qin Keqing and Mrs. Wang changed.
"What's going on, Jin Yu, where did you get all this water?"

"Yes, Langjun, but he fell into the pond."

Seeing her mother and Qin Keqing anxious,
How could Zhang Jinyu have the shame to say that she was being pushed into the pond because she was teasing other women? She could only hesitate and talk about it.

"The road was slippery just now, and I was looking at the flowers in the pond. Unexpectedly, I fell in, so I was covered in water."

Mrs. Wang was worried at first. Where did she hear those nonsense? It was only a few months ago. Where did the lotus come from? It was obvious that she was lying.

"I'll give you the cloak and ask the master for some clean clothes so you don't catch a cold."

Maybe she was too distressed, so Mrs. Wang walked over to ask Master Shuiyue for some loose Zen clothes. Zhang Jinyu also walked over.

Then Qin Keqing beside him suddenly said,
"Mr. Sir, why can lotus flowers bloom so brightly in early spring and attract you?"

Zhang Jinyu also reacted, as if the flowers had bloomed early, looking at Qin Keqing's charming eyes, she whispered;
"Of course you are, come to my room tonight."

Qin Keqing lowered his head and turned red.
"No, my husband gave me a hard time last night, and I'm still feeling a little uncomfortable. Let's change him tonight."

After saying that, he left without looking back.

Zhang Jinyu followed with a smile, and was then taken to the Zen room by Master Shuiyue. She took out a large Zen robe. Although it looked a bit like a woman's, it was similar to monk's robes and was thicker.

There was no one else in the room. Qin Keqing came in and helped change clothes. After changing out of the warrior uniform, the monk's clothes looked very elegant when he wore them. Qin Keqing couldn't help but look at it a few more times.

"Mr. Lang is indeed of extraordinary bearing. Even if he is wearing a monk's robe, he looks good."

Zhang Jinyu felt a little awkward. It was empty inside. Not to mention the ventilation underneath, this thing was a complicated version of a cloak. She looked around again and saw that it was just an ordinary living place with only one bed, one table and two chairs. It was simple and simple. , but he looked like he was cultivating himself. Seeing Qin Keqing's face, he couldn't help but grab Qin Keqing's hand.

Qin Keqing didn't know what the Marquis was thinking, but in the temple, even though he didn't believe in Buddhism, he couldn't be so licentious.
"How can Mr. Lang be like this? It's better for ascetics to be careful."

"Ahem, it's my husband Meng Lang."

Zhang Jinyu came back to her senses and realized that she was right. How could she play this in someone else's house?

After sorting out the clothes, they walked out together.

Mrs. Wang and others were waiting outside the house and were relieved to see that Zhang Jinyu was fine.
"Jinyu, when doing things, you have to think carefully and be careful."

"Yes, mother."

"Well, go ahead, I'm going to the backyard with your wives." Without waiting for Zhang Jinyu to pay attention, she led the people towards the backyard.

Zhang Jinyu was stunned, looking at the direction the girls were going, which turned out to be the way he came, and he suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart, and the secret was revealed.

After taking a look inside the palace,
Lin Daiyu was still there accepting the practices of the masters, so she had to follow them back secretly.

Mrs. Wang and her group went back with the guards and looked around. There was indeed a pond, but where there were lotus flowers, there was also water on the ground.

Lan Yue'er glanced around and found nothing, so she asked;
"Old madam, where are the lotus flowers? Could it be that Mr. Lang is lying and actually managed to fall into the pond?"

Lan Shuer looked at the rockery and saw stones falling.

"Maybe Mr. Lang climbed the mountain and slipped down."

Looking at the two stupid girls, Mrs. Wang shook her head secretly. Instead of looking at flowers, she was obviously looking at people. You couldn't even see a pavilion as big as the pond.

Qin Keqing's eyes were also sharp. He immediately looked into the pavilion to see the guzheng, incense and futon. It was obvious that a woman was here.
"Mom, I do have a beautiful lotus flower. I'm afraid it's very versatile."

Mrs. Wang smiled and looked at the pavilion. She had already understood everything. Indeed, if she had the skills to play the piano, she must be a lady of the family. She could only come from a family of officials. Instead of being a nun, she should be a layman?

Just people.

Everyone saw no one here, so they had to give up and go elsewhere. Zhang Jinyu secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this. It was like catching someone raped.

Continue to follow up.

In the main hall in the front yard, Lin Daiyu finally finished her rituals. The host and the master's wife were also a little tired and went to the side hall to rest.

The little maid next to Miaoyu found the right moment and walked over to Lin Daiyu and said;
"Donor, Master's disciples still have some finishing matters. We need to invite the benefactor to come over and ask the benefactor to teach him the fate method face to face."

"May I ask which master it is?"

"Replying to the donor, it is Miaoyu, the direct disciple of the host, who is waiting in the Zen room behind."

Lin Daiyu, after all this hard work, was mentally exhausted and didn't want to go, but the little girl stood there waiting and couldn't help but feel soft.

"Lead the way ahead."

The little girl led Lin Daiyu from the back hall to the backyard. After walking for a while, Lin Daiyu had doubts about where she was going. There was still a bluestone road behind, but the scenery was beautiful, and there was a pond and pavilion.

"May I ask where Master Miaoyu is?"

Lin Daiyu asked in confusion, and the little girl led the way back,
"In the Zen room in front, Master Miaoyu is not an ordinary disciple. She is a young lady from an official family, a lay practitioner who leads Buddhist practice. She is proficient in Buddhism and has always been blessed with the Dharma."

Lin Daiyu, who originally didn't want to pay attention to her, became curious when she saw this, and led her to practice, that is, she had not become a monk yet.

With curiosity, she came to the door of the Zen room. The little girl opened the door. Lin Daiyu walked in and saw a young, elegant and fair-skinned woman sitting in the room. Her appearance was like that of Chang'an. County Lord, this.
Lin Daiyu put away her thoughts and bowed.
"I've met Master Miaoyu."

Who knows, Miaoyu, who was sitting drinking tea, thought that the Marquis's wife was not very good, so she was flirting with women outside. How could she know that Lin Daiyu was not old, and her temperament of a peerless beauty was so amazing, could it be because she was too Xiao Xiao glanced at Lin Daiyu's chest and waist, fearing that this was the case, and couldn't help but feel pity.

Being married so early, I was afraid that I couldn't bear it, so I stood up and held Lin Daiyu's hands.
"Sister, you've been working hard, come and sit down and have a rest."

Lin Daiyu's eyes turned red when she saw Master Miaoyu being so considerate and gentle, and thought of her mother again.
"Well, thank you, Master Miaoyu."

After sitting there, I didn't know that the two of them had different ideas, and they had a crush on each other due to a strange combination of circumstances.

"Come on, have some tea."

Miaoyu was quick with her hands. She took out a tea bowl, poured some tea, and handed it to Lin Daiyu. She also wanted to try to understand how Mrs. Houfu entered the house at such a young age. Of course, Miaoyu did not bother to use so-called Buddhist sophistry and deceive the world. Lin Daiyu deceived Lin Daiyu with his Buddhist words.

They just exchanged some personal words with each other. The two of them were born in officialdom. They had common words about the difficulties faced by officials and young ladies from aristocratic families. They had personal experiences. Although they didn't exchange a few words, they could vaguely see each other. The feeling of being late.

They actually refer to each other as sisters, as if they've met each other too late.

Lin Daiyu, in particular, seemed to have someone to talk to. She kept holding Miaoyu's hand and telling her how sad she was. She was only sad for her parents. As she spoke, her eyes turned red and she shed tears. .

When Miaoyu heard that Lin Daiyu's parents had been poisoned and killed by Aunt Wang, she was even more angry. It was unimaginable that such a thing had happened. When she finally heard that she had buried this person, she felt sorry for Lin Daiyu's kindness and reached out to pat her. He patted Lin Daiyu's back, wiped Lin Daiyu's tears with a handkerchief, and asked,

"Sister, let me ask you, does your Lord Marquis have no concubines? Seeing how weak you are, does he still torment you every day?"

(End of this chapter)