Red Mansion: Fuyao River and Mountain

Chapter 176 Love and Buddha are all fate

On a sunny day, a carriage had been parked outside the Panxiang Temple for a long time.

Jinghui still wore a Miaochang bun on her head and a Buddhist robe with moon-white sleeves.

Jia Cong gave her those exquisite dresses and embroidered shoes, but she never put them on.

Although she had made up her mind to stay together from now on, she had been wearing this Buddhist robe since she could remember. It was like a part of her body and she found it difficult to get used to changing it suddenly.

Jia Cong naturally wouldn't care about these things. Even if Jinghui wore a bun and black clothes for the rest of her life, he wouldn't care, because she came back to him alive, which was more important than anything else.

Jinghui kowtowed respectfully to Master Xiushan to say goodbye. Xiushan was truly a figure who gave her a new life.

Master Xiushan has a deep understanding of Buddhism and is well versed in worldly affairs, but that doesn't mean she wants her young disciple to spend her whole life as a Buddhist. Now that she has her own place to go, it is her own blessing.

Miaoyu usually kept her distance from Jia Cong, but this time she was a little out of character, walked up to him and said, "My sister will follow you now, you must treat her well."

Jia Cong smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely treat her like a pearl."

Miaoyu looked at his already handsome and flawless face. Under the bright sunshine, his smile was as bright as jade. She felt a little flustered and lowered her head, not daring to look at him again.

Jinghui said goodbye to Miaoyu in tears again, and then got on the carriage with Jia Cong.

The carriage drove very far away, but Miaoyu was still standing outside the mountain gate, looking out quietly.

Master Xiushan glanced at her disciple and smiled meaningfully, saying, "Don't worry about your sister, her fate is over, she is a blessed person.

Everyone has his own destiny. The ancient Buddha is destiny, and gratitude and love are also destiny. If it is destined, do not refuse or abandon it, and accept the destiny from heaven, which is great goodness. "

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On the way back to Nanjing from Suzhou, we were protected by the Yingtian Prefecture and the Jinyiwei, so we had a safe journey.

Jinghui has not left Gusu City in the past two years since she was brought back to Gusu by Master Xiushan. As far as she can remember, this is probably the first time she has traveled far away.

Although Jia Cong accompanied her along the way, she couldn't help feeling sad when she thought of her master and senior sister.

Jia Cong knew what she was thinking, and he found topics to talk about with Yinglian along the way, chatting and laughing with her, which naturally alleviated the anxiety and sorrow in her heart.

Looking at Jinghui, who was dressed in Buddhist robes, she was pure and otherworldly, and as pretty as a peony.

Thinking of the intimate girl who had depended on him in Dongluyuan back then, and now that he could be with her every day from now on, he felt very satisfied for the moment and had nothing else to ask for.

When the group entered Jinling City, they separated. The people from Yingtian Prefecture took the documents and scrolls back to the government office to report, and Liu Hai also escorted the prisoners back to the Qianhu Suo.

When Jia Cong's carriage arrived at the Jia family's old residence in Xinglongfang, Jin Cai had already received the news in advance and brought her servants and old women to greet them at the door.

But a pretty nun got off the carriage of Master Cong Sanye. She was wearing a Miaochang bun on her head and a moon-white black robe with white sleeves. She was looking at the tall gate of the old house with a dazed expression.

The Third Master didn't care about being in front of others and walked into the mansion leisurely, holding the nun's hand. The scene was so bizarre and ambiguous that Jin Cai and a group of servants and old women were all dumbfounded.

Jin Cai remembered that the Third Master bought a pretty maid home as soon as he arrived in Jinling, and now he brought such a beautiful nun back home. Judging from the situation, their relationship was unusual.

There is no doubt that the Third Master is talented and capable, he is first-rate, but he is a little too extravagant when it comes to women.

Wu'er saw that Jia Cong really brought Zhishao back. Although he had already said so in the letter, when she saw it with her own eyes, she still couldn't believe her eyes.

After looking at her for a long time, tears began to flow. She and Zhishao had been good friends since childhood, and the two of them had always been closer than others.

At that time, Jia Cong was severely beaten by Jia She, and Mrs. Xing and Wang Shanbao, the housekeeper, withheld his monthly salary and shortened his food supply.

At that time, Zhishao always asked Wu'er for help in solving problems. They were sisters who had shared hardships.

Back then, Zhishao was forced to jump into the river at Luoxia Bridge. Everyone thought she would be separated from the living and the dead forever. Unexpectedly, she would return safe and sound. She was naturally overjoyed.

Jinghui saw Wu'er was inexplicably excited to see her. She thought that this person must be someone she knew before, but she couldn't remember anything. She felt confused and sad. Fortunately, Wu'er was smart and knew the reason. She calmed down and talked about some daily topics to change the atmosphere.

Qingwen had long known that Jia Cong had a very lovely personal maid who grew up with him.

Back then, when Zhishao was forced by the eldest master to jump into the river, the third master made a big fuss. Even the annoying housekeeper Wang Shanbao was rumored to have been killed by the third master because she was the one who harmed Zhishao.

As for what the real situation is, no one can tell, but the short answer is that the Third Master cares a lot about Zhishao.

Qingwen had made a vow at the beginning that if she treated the Third Master wholeheartedly, the Third Master would naturally treat her the same way he treated Zhishao.

Now I have seen Zhishao in her true form. She is indeed an outstanding person. No wonder the Third Master has been thinking about her for so many years.

However, Qingwen has a straightforward personality. Although she is a bit sharp-tongued, she is also generous and a bit arrogant. She does not think that she will be disappointed with the Third Master if Zhishao returns.

Because she always felt that she was no less lustful than others, she naturally didn't have to worry about being jealous of others. Besides, the Third Master was a very smart man and knew everything clearly.

Yinglian was very happy to be able to come back again. She no longer had to stay in her grandfather's house in fear, fearing that she might be sold to someone as a concubine one day.

Moreover, the day before the Third Master left Gusu, he took her to see her mother.

It has been discussed that mother will go to Shenjing with herself. Third Master has opened a perfume shop in Shenjing with someone else. He can find a job for mother in the shop, so mother and daughter can stay together for a long time in the future.

Jia Cong spent the next few days recuperating in his mansion. Now that Jinghui has been brought back, all matters in Nanjing have been completed. He will return to the capital to submit to the emperor's orders once he has recovered from his injuries.

On the third day after he returned home, news came from Liu Hai that the Jinyiwei had found Cui Bowang's body in a river west of the city.

After examination by the coroner, it was found that Cui Bowang was killed by having his throat slit, and then the body was put into a bag and sunk. If the body bag had not been caught on the fishing net of a passing fishing boat, it is unknown when it would have been discovered.

Cui Bowang was obviously silenced. What the murderer wanted to cover up was definitely not his motive for killing Jia Cong, because this was an obvious fact and there was nothing to cover up.

He must know something important, and someone doesn't want him to fall into the hands of the Royal Guards, lest they follow the clues and make him say things he shouldn't.

The Embroidered Uniform Guards immediately raided Cui Bowang's home and found a lot of related evidence, which implicated many people. Even Ruan Hongcheng, who had once made things difficult for Jia Cong, was convicted and imprisoned this time.

However, Jia Cong heard rumors from various channels that those arrested this time were all minor characters and did not cause much waves. It seemed as if someone had used Cui Bowang to trim some useless branches.

However, due to this incident, several sons of officials from the Wang family and the Shi family in Jinling were also implicated and imprisoned.

Perhaps it was because he heard that it was Jia Cong who assisted Prince Ning in solving the major case of the Water Conservancy Bureau, and that the current turmoil was also caused by Jia Cong.

As a result, people from these two families came to the door to plead, hoping that Jia Cong would go out and mediate the matter.

In the end, he rejected them all with the excuse that he was recuperating at home and could not see guests.

Since they were implicated because of the evidence found in Cui Bowang's home, it shows that these people have some ulterior motives.

What happened to Xue Pan was just an ordinary civil and criminal matter, and he tried his best to avoid getting involved.

Not to mention that these matters now involve a major case of the Water Supervision Bureau, and Jia Cong doesn't want to be involved in any way.

There are not only the Jinyiwei in Jinling City, but also the omnipresent spies from the Imperial Chariot Division. He is not stupid enough to leave room for suspicion just to protect his relatives.

Even in the Jia family, only those few people care about it. Now these so-called relatives in front of them are even more ridiculous. They are not even remotely related.

Since Cui Bowang had come to an end, the assassination attempt in Gusu had also come to an end. As for what was hidden behind this, Jia Cong had no interest in exploring it.

I just want to get away from this place as soon as possible.

I haven’t been to the capital for a long time. It’s time to go back.

(End of this chapter)