Settled in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 387 Good News and Bad News

"I am in awe of all gods and Buddhas, but it can't be regarded as a spiritual belief. I have no interest in the afterlife. I just want to live well in the present."

Xue Lang expressed his thoughts very frankly, and did not shy away from anything just because she was a friend of Princess Pingyang.Miao Chu smiled slightly and said: "Seeing that when you came in, you only looked at the Buddha statues and not people. The poor nun thought that the son-in-law was a person with wisdom roots, but who knew that he didn't even believe in Buddha! It's strange, really strange!"

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Xue Lang to say anything, he suddenly smiled extremely charmingly, and asked, "What do you think of this poor nun?"

When Xue Lang heard it, he took a serious look and said, "It looks better with hair, but it's always weird without hair."

Miao Chu was taken aback, but Princess Pingyang, who was watching silently, couldn't help laughing, took Xue Lang's hand, sat down on the two futons opposite Miao Chu, and said with a smile: "I told you to make fun of people, my little one!" Yang is different from ordinary men."

Miaochu laughed, lost the charm just now, smiled very calmly, said: "Come on, come on, your Princess Pingyang's ability to know people makes the poor nun feel ashamed. Concubine Xue, the poor nun Miaochu is very polite. When we meet for the first time, please sit."

Xue Lang cupped his hands and sat cross-legged on the futon next to Princess Pingyang.Miaochu looked at Princess Pingyang carefully with a pair of beautiful eyes, and said: "I haven't seen you for more than three years, and the depression in Jianling's heart seems to have dissipated? Last time we met, I advised you to recruit a son-in-law. Now, it's not like I told you middle?"

As he spoke, he pointed out something, and gave Xue Lang a teasing look. Xue Lang smiled shyly, and tried his best to imply "I'm an honest person".

Princess Pingyang glanced at Xue Lang with a smile, her ears seemed a little red, and she didn't answer.Miao Chu rolled her eyes and said, "My son-in-law..."

As soon as Miaochu opened his mouth, Xue Lang stood up consciously: "Jianling, you talk to the mage, and I'll go out for a walk."

When someone's girlfriends are gathering, his boyfriend won't be an eyesore here!
Baozi and the others were playing wildly in the forest outside. As a civil servant who had just climbed from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, Xue Lang said that he hadn't had enough rest, and he didn't have the energy to play wildly with the dogs yet.Turning around to look, Miaochu's apprentice Rujing seemed to be over there in the kitchen, and she seemed to be making tea soup.Sure enough, after a while, I saw Rujing filling the tea soup into an earthen pot and carrying it to the Buddhist hall on a tray.

Xue Lang had no interest in tea soup at all, and had nothing to do when he was idle. When Rujing came back from serving tea, he asked with a smile, "Is there anything I can do for you?"

Ru Jing was stunned for a moment, a little confused: "Help?"

Xue Lang nodded with a smile: "Yes! You and your master are two girls who can't do some heavy work on the mountain, right? Although I am not as good as you in climbing mountains, I still have the strength to do heavy work."

Only then did Ru Jing understand, and said: "If it comes to hard work, there are some, please come with my son-in-law and my little nun."

Then, Xue Lang went to help with the work.Naturally, these movements could not be concealed from the two people in the Buddhist hall. Princess Pingyang smiled, and she was not surprised at all.Miaochu's beautiful eyes blinked, and she said in surprise, "Jianling, you son-in-law..."

He didn't continue to speak, as if he was considering the appropriate words.Princess Pingyang smiled calmly and said, "It's quite different, isn't it?"

Miao Chu nodded, and said: "To be your son-in-law, I think he has a good background, but he actually went to help Ru Jing with things. Even ordinary children from poor families are not so... enthusiastic to help others?"

Princess Pingyang nodded: "You have a sharp eye. Speaking of which, I don't know whether my son-in-law is from a poor family or a rich family."

"Even you can't tell?"

Miao Chu became even more curious.Princess Pingyang said thoughtfully: "This Xue Youyang, no matter the cold or heat, as long as conditions permit, he will take a bath every day. When it comes to eating and drinking, there is no one in the Tang Dynasty who can compare with him; money is like nothing, and his vision Extremely wide. However, he is not used to using servants, and treats domestic servants as subordinates, as if he has never used servants before. Tell me, how do you judge his origin?"

Miao Chu said: "It's self-contradictory, it's hard to judge."

Princess Pingyang said: "Exactly, I can't judge. However, to me, origin is not important."

Miao Chu also agreed: "Whether you are born or not is really not important to a truly great man. What matters to a man is his character and whether he can be in harmony with you."

Princess Pingyang smiled and said: "If you talk about character, he treats people with sincerity, has both ability and political integrity but is not pedantic, and he will not be like some men who regard their daughter's family as a vassal and think that their daughter's family is inferior to men. No arrogance, treat others with courtesy... If you talk about his advantages, it seems that you can't say enough."

Miaochu looked at Princess Pingyang's eyes, teasingly said: "Could it be that beauty is in the eye of a lover?"

Princess Pingyang smiled and said bluntly, "Maybe so."

The two laughed, and the crisp laughter spread far away.After laughing, Miao Chu said: "You can be so happy now, I feel relieved. When you came last time, it seemed calm, but under the calm, there is actually an undercurrent, full of depression and anger. See you today, see you With such a smile, I feel relieved!"

The smile on Princess Pingyang's face faded slightly, and she sighed: "It's probably because there is someone to accompany you. You don't go alone alone, so you naturally have a chance to breathe. You know me, with me, resistance is easier than submission! "

Miao Chu nodded: "You really have such a temperament, you get stronger when you encounter strong ones. But..."

Princess Pingyang looked at her suspiciously, waiting for her next words.Miao Chu rolled her eyes and said jokingly, "Is it appropriate for you to say that about your son-in-law in front of a monk?"

Princess Pingyang was startled for a moment, then burst out laughing, "You, you are still so narrow."

The two good girlfriends were talking and laughing happily, their voices were raised and lowered, Xue Lang immersed himself in his work, and occasionally a sentence drifted into his ears, but he couldn't make out what he said, but seeing Princess Pingyang so happy With a smile on my face, I feel that today is worth it!

It's rare to see Princess Pingyang so happy and emotionally exposed. Xue Lang helped to finish the work, so he simply made dinner and shouted to Princess Pingyang, "Jianling, you can continue chatting, I will cook , just go back after dinner!"

"Can!"

Princess Pingyang responded, Miaochu looked curiously and asked, "Your son-in-law still cooks?"

Princess Pingyang said: "He grew up in a foreign country, the environment is different from ours, and he is very good at cooking. With him, you will have a good meal today."

Miaochu looked at Xue Lang's tall figure busy in the kitchen, and at the smile on Princess Pingyang's lips, and said: "It seems that the poor nun is blessed today."

After finishing speaking, he paused, and said: "Maybe it's a bit of a disappointment. A few days ago, Xu Yun went to Jiangnan and brought back two pieces of news. Although it's a bit of a disappointment, I still want to let you know."

Princess Pingyang smiled and said: "Although it is true. After so many years, do you think there is any news that can move my heart?"

Miao Chu sighed, and said: "You came back from Wei Zeguan to rest in Chang'an, and the fact that the sage ordered Xue Lang to be your son-in-law has already spread throughout the world. When Xu Yun arrived in the south of the Yangtze River, it seemed that the Chai family intended to enter Beijing."

Princess Pingyang's expression remained unchanged, she didn't even twitch her brows, she paused, and said: "Come as soon as you come, I have to make a break with Chai... otherwise, how can I marry Youyang as my wife with peace of mind!"

Miao Chu looked at her expression carefully, and said: "I know you are a firm-minded person, it's good that you know this matter well."

Princess Pingyang smiled calmly, and asked: "There is one more piece of news, just tell me and listen to it."

Miao Chu sighed and said, "Yuan Tiangang from Sichuan will go to Chang'an soon."

(End of this chapter)