Hidden golden branches

"Okay, I'll take you to eat vegetarian food." Ji Yuxian took her little hand and walked to the front yard of Qingning Temple.

As early as when they reached the mountain, Ji Yuxian ordered Mingyue to order a meal at the temple's dining hall.

Now that the spring is shining brightly, it’s really a good time for a spring outing.

There are many pilgrims and tourists in Qingning Temple. This is because they came early. If they came late, there would be even more people.

Therefore, if you don’t book a meal in advance, you will definitely not be able to eat the vegetarian food at Qingning Temple.
Although Qingning Temple Vegetarian Restaurant is not as famous as Fahua Temple, the vegetarian restaurant in the temple is also very famous and has a wide variety of dishes. The dishes are made in styles that imitate the types and shapes of various delicacies at secular banquets. It is difficult to tell the truth from the false.

Buddhism believes that a vegetarian diet can purify the mind, reduce desires, and prolong life, so they are very particular about vegetarian food. Smart monks use soy products, flour, vegetables, fruits and fungi as raw materials, and use elaborate techniques to steam, stir-fry, roast and stew to make various delicacies. Not only imitating its shape, but also imitating its taste, it can be mistaken for the real thing.

When Chen Rong sat down at the dining table and saw the fake vegetarian food in front of her, such as tripe, sliced ​​meat, and meatballs, she was frightened. Isn't it vegetarian? Why does it look like a meat dish!
Chen Rong did not dare to sit down and kept thinking of Amitabha in his heart.

Ji Yuxian smiled and whispered to her: "Rongrong, are you scared? Look, these are made of soybeans and flour. Come on, try these meatballs. Are they made of meat?" After speaking, he picked up the meatballs. The chopsticks picked up a meatball for Chen Rong and put it on the plate in front of her.

Chen Rong looked at the meatballs on the plate in front of him in disbelief, unable to put down his chopsticks.

He looked up at Ji Yuxian, and with the encouragement from his eyes, he picked up the meatball and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Um?" It's really not made of pork!
Chen Rong tasted a piece of meatball, and then stretched out his chopsticks to pick up other dishes that looked like real meat. He ate it with gusto and couldn't stop using his chopsticks.

The vegetarian food at Qingning Temple not only looks like it is made of real meat, but is also very delicious.

Ji Yuxian looked at the little girl who was eating with gusto, and dotingly helped her bring the dishes that were out of her reach in front of her, and then put the dishes that she had eaten aside.

In the spring afternoon, the flying catkins are misty and the warblers sing like voices.

Ji Yuxian took Chen Rong, who had eaten and drank enough, down the mountain and got on the carriage back to the city.

Chen Rong, who boarded the carriage, lifted the curtain and saw Mingyue coming on horseback and said to Cuizhu, "How about I take you on horseback?"

Cuizhu said shyly: "No."

I couldn't ride on his horse last time, so how dare I ride with him this time?
Afterwards, Cuizhu boarded the carriage and sat on the low table at Chen Rong's feet.

Chen Rong remembered that when he went down the mountain, Mingyue was holding the Yihong Zan box that Cuizhu was supposed to be carrying. Also, when he was having a vegetarian meal, Chen Rong occasionally drifted over and saw Mingyue helping Cuizhu pick up vegetables.

Well, I'll ask Cuizhu what he means when we get back.
The carriage rolled, and Cheng came in unconsciously and returned to Shangshu Mansion.

Ji Yuxian went to Dali Temple first and agreed to come over for dinner in the evening.

Chen Rong returned to Jinxiu Courtyard, pulled Cuizhu aside, and asked quietly: "Cui Zhu, do you like Mingyue?"

Cuizhu's face suddenly turned red like a ripe red pomegranate. She was shy and said in a coy voice: "Miss, what are you talking about?"

Chen Rong looked at Cuizhu's shy little appearance and understood in her heart that this meant she liked him.

"Okay, okay, I'm just talking nonsense. I'll ask Brother Ji to ask Ming Yue later. If Mingyue agrees, I'll tell Cuizhu not to." Chen Rongxu said solemnly.

"Miss, you..." Cuizhu said angrily and ran away quickly.

Chen Rong really planned to wait for Ji Yuxian to come over and ask if Mingyue had this intention. She made it happen.

When he gets married, he will personally arrange their marriage.

When the time comes, not only will Cuizhu’s dowry be prepared, but she will also be freed from slavery.

February 26th is Chen Fu's wedding day. Chen Rongjin asked Cuizhu to take a pair of golden grass worm heads and a hairpin filled with gold hearts and put them in a rosewood jewelry box inlaid with mother-of-pearl, and gave them to Chen Fu.

This time, the box gift given by Chen Rong to Chen Fu was several times better than the one given to Chen Ying.

The box gift that Yun Man gave to Chen Fu was also based on the gift she gave to Chen Ying last time. Not only did she get more money, but she also gave several kinds of jewelry.

In this way, Chen Fu's little treasury is much fuller.

With all this silver and jewelry, Chen Fu felt more dignified when she went to her husband's house. She knew that her second aunt and her cousin had good things in their hands. What was given to her was also valuable jewelry.

I think ten days ago, my husband's family sent a dowry gift of 20 taels, from which Lu quietly picked out 4 taels of good gifts. Today, I only added 16 taels of flashy things to it, making it a dowry of forty taels.

There are no farms or shops here, no decent jewelry or fabrics, and no money.
The most valuable thing is probably the old, repainted huanghuali wood canopy bed.

When this bed was still in the public school, someone left it in a warehouse and collected dust for many years.

All the gifts from Mrs. Chen's family also went into Mrs. Lu's pocket, leaving them for her son to find a wife.

Lu didn't have any plans for her daughter. When her daughter marries into another family, she will be unfamiliar with everything.

If I don't have a little money to accompany me, I'm afraid it will be difficult to move forward in my husband's family.

Mother and daughter Yun Man and Chen Rong gave Chen Fu a lot of money as a box gift. Before getting married, Chen Fu should have knelt in front of her parents to thank them for their upbringing, but instead she kowtowed in front of Chen Youyu and Yun Man. After nodding her head, she was carried out by her cousin and handed over to the groom, who held hands and put her in the sedan chair before leaving.

The last time Chen Ying got married, it was Chen Zhao who carried her out. Today, brothers Chen Zhao and Chen An are not in Beijing. She could only call Chen Fu's maternal grandfather's house, and her cousin would come and carry her out.

Chen Rong saw that Chen Fu's husband was a fair and handsome young man. He was not like Chen Ying's husband, who was short, dark, and had a serious face.

Although Chen Fu's family is not as good as Chen Ying's husband, it is not easy for Chen Ying to be a stepmother.

Especially when it comes to raising children, it is the most difficult. If you take care of them and don’t discipline them, outsiders will say that you want to raise your children to death. Otherwise, they say you are a stepmother who abuses your stepson.
As soon as Chen Fu's happy event ended, another good news came from the palace.

It turns out that the imperial concubine Chen Wanru is pregnant!

Not only was the emperor happy, the entire court was excited.

Those public officials who were accustomed to find fault with others, with a stroke of their pens, made excerpts one after another and praised the imperial concubine. He praised the imperial concubine as a nine-day fairy and came down to earth, and praised her as a peerless and good concubine.

No wonder the officials were excited, since the sixth prince Xiao Jinchen was born, no more children were born in the harem.

People in the world hope to have more and more heirs, let alone the heavenly family?

That afternoon, after receiving the good news, Chen Rong immediately followed Yun Man into the palace to visit the imperial concubine's aunt.

When Chen Rong entered the palace, he felt like he was coming to his own home. He walked into Minghua Palace with familiar faces.

Aunt Liu Ying saw Yun Man and Chen Rong, mother and daughter, and after the ceremony, she quickly took them to the imperial concubine's bedroom.

The imperial concubine is happy!

Jamel Xiao: I want a sister.

Xiao Xuan: I like both boys and girls.

Chen Wanru: Don’t you dare to take a look!
Yun Man and Chen Wanru: used to conversations between emperors and concubines.