Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

Su Mu stepped forward, before Zhao Hulu handed over the name thorn, the consort's family asked his family to greet him with a smile, and gave a long bow: "It turns out that you are the Marquis of Runan, your old man has made great achievements in Shanxi, Your Royal Highness heard this The news is also very happy. Speaking of which, Lord Hou has not been to the Concubine's Mansion for a year, and His Highness and Concubine miss him very much."

Su Mu blushed in a rare way, and asked: "Dare to ask..."

Before the question was finished, the family said: "His Royal Highness has gone out to meet His Majesty. Isn't the Long Live Master returning to Beijing today? The son-in-law is here. I don't know if the Lord Hou came to see the son-in-law?"

When Su Mu heard that Taikang was not there, he was very disappointed: "Well, I will meet the son-in-law. Speaking of which, I have prepared a gift for the son-in-law, he will definitely like it."

"Okay, Lord Hou, please wait a moment, the villain will go and report to the son-in-law."

Su Mu waited outside for a while, and after a while, the door of the son-in-law's mansion opened wide, and he saw the son-in-law Gu Run running out with a happy face, and cupped his hands repeatedly: "It turns out that Zi Qiao is here, a rare guest, you can come to see me this time , really makes people happy!"

Ordinarily, Su Mu put on a green hat for Concubine Gu, and the two of them could be said to have an enmity as deep as sea, which sounds ironic.

But Su Mu looked intently, but saw that the smile on Gu Run's face seemed to come from the heart.

Moreover, the son-in-law is wearing a monk's robe today, with a string of sandalwood rosary beads around his neck, except for the hair growing on his head, he is simply a monk.

Moreover, the string of rosary beads was also astonishingly large, each one as big as a fist, this...is simply Monk Sha in Journey to the West!

"This guy is out of his mind."

Su Mu immediately affirmed this, and after a ceremony, he took a gift box from Zhao Hulu and handed it over: "A small gift is not a respect, please accept it."

"What is this?" Gu Run asked: "Don't fool me with something worthless, you are a marquis now anyway, you are not short of money."

Open the box, inside is a finger-like thing, made of jade, the texture is also ordinary.

Su Mu: "Why, what kind of friendship do you have with me? How could I, Su Mu, fool you with ordinary things? Let me tell you the truth, this is a sacred object of your Buddhism, the shadow bone of the Buddha."

"Shadow bone relic!" Concubine Gu's expression changed in an instant, and he kept calling: "Quickly tell me how you got this thing?"

Sumu: "Didn't I lead the army to fight in Shanxi? The land in Shanxi was severely damaged by the Tatars. One of the temples, which looked small on the surface, was destroyed by the fire. The monks in the temple were killed by the Tatars. There was only one little novice left, and the little novice begged me, saying that there was a Buddha’s shadow bone enshrined in the temple, and he wanted to pay some travel expenses with this thing because he wanted to return to his hometown. So I gave it to the The little novice bought the shadow bone relic for 100 taels of silver, and planned to take it back to the capital to find a big temple to enshrine. When I came to visit suddenly today, I remembered that the son-in-law is a person who eats fast and recites Buddha. There is also a family temple in the son-in-law’s mansion , so please come over.”

"So that's it, that's it." Gu Run was so excited that tears were about to flow down his cheeks. He put the shadow bone on the ground, and didn't care about being in front of so many people, so he knelt on the ground and coughed a dozen times.

That expression also looks very pious.

Su Mu shook his head secretly. It is not impossible to believe in religion, but there must be a degree. It is not necessary to become a fanatic.

The dignified son-in-law knelt on the ground to worship the relic in front of the guests, and the concierge felt very embarrassed.After waiting for a long time, seeing that Gu Run hadn't stopped bowing, he hurriedly pulled him up: "My son-in-law, Lord Hou is still waiting, let's invite the guests in to have tea!"

Gu Run then stood up, and stretched out his hand to Su Mu as a gesture of invitation: "Marquis Runan, please come inside."

He kowtowed too much just now, and it was from the bottom of his heart, his forehead was red and dusty.

When Su Mu heard that Taikang was not here, he felt a little disappointed, and said with a smile, "I have already invited the sacred relics of the Buddhist family to the son-in-law. Since Her Royal Highness is not here, Su Mu will leave."

He calculated in his mind that Taikang was probably waiting to see Emperor Zhengde in the palace now.After all, she is Zhengde's own sister, and the relationship between brother and sister is very good.

Taikang must have known about the news that Emperor Zhengde was unwell, so he was naturally anxious.

Go to the palace and you should be able to see her.

Just as he was about to leave, Concubine Gu said, "Why is the Marquis of Runan rushing away? We are old friends and we haven't seen each other for a long time, so we should talk. If Marquis of Runan doesn't go in, will he look down on me, Gu Run? Don't you want to see His Highness, you can always wait."

There was no other meaning in these words. It could be seen that Gu Run sincerely invited Su Mu to the mansion as a guest.

The relationship between Su Mu and Gu Run was a bit embarrassing, but seeing the sincere smile on his face at this moment, my heart moved again: I don't have permission to enter the palace now, even if I go to the Forbidden City, I can't see Taikang, It's better to wait for her at home.

Now if you go to the imperial city and meet other people in the officialdom, you will probably be stopped by them to ask questions, which will inevitably cause a lot of trouble.

Therefore, it is a good choice to wait for Princess Taikang in the consort's mansion.

The son-in-law Gu Run continued: "Marquis Runan, don't worry, if you really have something important to see His Highness, I will send someone into the palace to report the news."

"It's nothing, it's nothing. I came here today mainly to meet the son-in-law and say hello to His Highness." The fact of King Fu's background is too big, and it directly concerns his Su Mu's head.In contrast, everything else has to be put aside.

Forget it, let's wait in the consort's mansion today, no matter how late, I have to wait for her.

Gu Run: "Okay, please come inside the Marquis of Runan."

"Thank you son-in-law."

Su Mu nodded, then turned around and whispered to Wang Cheng, Wu Yun, and Zhao Hulu, telling them to take care of Liu Yangzheng.He also said that he might have to enter the mansion and wait for a long time, so he asked them to wait patiently outside.

Then he walked in with Gu Run.

The place where the two went was still Princess Taikang's study, a place Su Mu was very familiar with.

The study is very large, with two rooms in total.

The outside is full of book holidays, and the inside is a resting place for the owner of the study.

Compared with a year ago, there are still many changes in this place.

Incense was lit in the house, and there were many Buddha statues on the bookshelves, including copper, jade, and wood carvings.

These Buddha statues should be antiques from some years ago. Judging from the style of the statues, there are Northern Wei Dynasty, Tang Dynasty, and Northern Song Dynasty. A good study is like a Buddhist hall.

Moreover, there is a large futon on the floor in the middle of the study.

Su Mu still pretended to compliment: "My son-in-law, this place is really nice, once you come in, it makes people feel peaceful."

Gu Run was a little complacent, and asked Su Mu to sit down, watched the tea, and started chatting with Su Mu.

The content of the conversation was naturally the battle in Yingzhou. Facing Taikang's husband, Su Mu said that he was not guilty but it was a lie, so he had to casually talk about the whole process of the war.

Gu Run couldn't help sighing: "The soldiers are fierce and the battle is dangerous. When the battle is together, the lives are devastated. Wars are always bad, Amitabha."

As he spoke, he folded his palms together and recited Buddha's name continuously.

Looking at his benevolent and benevolent appearance, he really looks like an eminent monk who has attained the Tao.

The two of them were talking like old friends for many years, as if the Taikang matter did not exist at all.

After speaking, Su Mu asked casually: "I haven't seen the son-in-law for a year, how is the son-in-law doing recently?"

The son-in-law recited the Buddha again, and said, "Thank you, Marquis Runan, for your concern. Life is short, just like the dew on the grass and trees in the morning. It disappears as soon as the sun comes out. Life is just a very short life for a person. Experience. It is said that all living beings are suffering, and we practice Buddhism in order to one day be able to escape from this sea of ​​suffering in the human world and achieve great joy.”

As soon as he talked about Buddhism, the son-in-law couldn't stop and started to play.

After listening to a pot of tea, Su Mu finally had the feeling that he was going to collapse, and couldn't help but interrupted him with a wry smile: "The realm of the son-in-law is really high, but Su Mu is a mortal, but he can't keep up."

"The Marquis of Runan has never practiced Buddhism, so naturally he can't understand it." The son-in-law spoke softly, took another breath, and showed a fascinated expression on his face: "How do you know that the peaceful and unobstructed light shines brightly, without any hindrance?" Carefree and free?"

"Yes, yes, Su Mu admires it."

While talking, the tea had already turned white, even a strong man like Su Mu couldn't help but ran twice to the hut.

Seeing that it was already noon, lunch was naturally served in the son-in-law's mansion.

After this meal, Su Mu couldn't help cursing in his heart, it was all cabbage and tofu, and there was no trace of oil.

The rice is also very rough and cannot be swallowed.

Seeing that Su Mu was having a hard time eating, the son-in-law couldn't stop picking up vegetables for Su Mu, and asked with a smile, "It's hard to eat?"

"is a little."

"It's right that it's unpalatable." The son-in-law nodded: "There is a saying that goes like this: This food is unpalatable like taking medicine. For us Buddhists, the five meats are harmful to practice. Food is right For us, it is a kind of medicine, a medicine for hunger, it doesn't matter how it tastes."

Su Mu began to suspect that Gu Run was deliberately teasing him, but later he realized that he was wrong, the son-in-law was completely disabled, and even his mind was abnormal.

After eating and resting for a while, the son-in-law came to talk about Buddhism with Su Mu again.

Su Mu only felt the pain, but he could only endure it.

I don't know how long it took, but Gu Run somehow talked about the Six Realms of Reincarnation.

Said: "Taikang was pregnant with a baby at the beginning, but later had a miscarriage. Alas, what a pity, what a pity, it must be that the baby had planted a cause in the previous life, but this life has the retribution. However, Buddhism pays attention to compassion. If he can survive , I can read and write now."

Su Mu was startled, the teacup in his hand almost fell to the ground, his face turned slightly red.

The son-in-law then sighed: "Sexy sex between men and women is very bad for practice. Buddhist precepts, the first abstinence is female sex. But I still have the title of a son-in-law. My parents always ask me when I can give birth to a boy and a half girl. If the baby It would be great if I could be born safely, and I would save a lot of trouble. This cause and effect is not easy to get over."

When Gu Run talked about his wife's affair with Su Mu, and about that child, he had a calm expression on his face, as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with him.

Realm, this is the realm, Su Mu looked up at the mountain, I don't know what to say.