Chapter 63
Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was the sixth day of December. The master of the Shen family, Shen Yucheng, and his party, who had originally agreed to arrive in Beijing in these two days, disappeared for a long time.

Shen was very anxious and kept sending people to inquire about the news, fearing that something might happen to her brother and nephew.

The next day was the seventh day of December, the day before the Laba Festival. This day was the day when the two female relatives of the Gu family made an appointment to go to Tantuo Temple to offer incense.

It just so happened that Mrs. Ge's bodhizi Buddha had been enshrined in Tantuo Temple for 21 days, so I need to invite it back.

The second wife, Fei Shi, came here because of her childhood, she was not comfortable, and she was afraid of bumping into the Buddha, so she couldn't go.

The third lady, Gu Chongzhi, also sued for mercy because she was weak and unable to withstand the wind.Only Miss Gu Chonghua was asked to enshrine the scriptures she copied in front of the Buddha.

The third master's first wife died, there was no serious wife, only one aunt, Xiao Shi, one, the third master couldn't do without her, and two, her status was not enough, so she couldn't go.

The fourth wife, Mrs. Shen, did not go because she had to wait for her natal brother to come to Beijing.

Before leaving the house, Gu Chongyang went to bid farewell to the Fourth Madam, and she trotted all the way to the Fourth Madam's side: "Mother, are you really not going with us?"

The fourth madam was making shoes for Gu Chongyang, she was still holding the needle and thread in her hand, seeing her rushing towards her like this, she was so frightened that the fourth madam quickly raised her hands: "You child, you are too reckless, if the needle pokes you Yes, you are the one crying!"

"No, I know you are reluctant to poke me." Gu Chongyang suddenly leaned close to the ear of the fourth lady, and said in a voice that only two people could hear: "Mother, I will go to Tantuo Temple to kowtow to the Buddha, and ask the Buddha to bless you Give me a brother soon."

The fourth lady had a gentle look on her face when she heard the words: "Okay, don't forget to ask the Buddha to bless your father's official career, and ask your father to come back with a safe talisman."

The Fourth Madam touched Gu Chongyang's head, and said softly: "The most important thing is to ask the Buddha to bless our daughter to grow up safely and be healthy."

"Yes, yes." Nodding with a smile: "Mother asks too much, you should go and tell the Buddha yourself."

"You little cunning!" The fourth lady nodded her nose affectionately and said, "Although I can't go to Tantuo Temple, I can go to the Small Buddha Hall. It's the same when I go to the Small Buddha Hall to worship the Buddha today."

"En." Gu Chongyang nodded and said: "Then I will ask the Buddha again in Tantuo Temple, so that the Buddha will definitely hear it. He is a compassionate old man, and will definitely make my mother's wishes come true."

Gu Chongyang has already made up his mind, after the new year, he will persuade his mother to take her medicine to recuperate her body, and try to make her conceive a child as soon as possible.

The fourth lady put on a face and said: "Don't be disrespectful to the Buddha!"

"Understood!" Gu Chongyang was not afraid, instead he made a grimace, and said while running: "Buddha, an old man, will definitely not be angry, he is not too young, I am not wrong to call him an old man."

After hearing this, the fourth lady couldn't help laughing even though she knew she was disrespectful to the Buddha. She stood up and told Gu Chongyang loudly: "Listen to your auntie and don't be naughty. I'll cook your favorite food tonight Pea yellow for you to eat."

"Got it." Gu Chongyang grinned and ran forward.

In addition to Mrs. Ge, Mrs. Da and the three sisters from the second house, Mrs. Cui, Mrs. Ying, Mrs. Rui, and Gu Chongfang also came.

It can be said that offering incense on the seventh day of the twelfth lunar month is a big day for the Gu family's daughters and their families to dispatch.

Gu Chongyang smiled and took a car with Gu Chongfang, and the two chatted non-stop along the way.

From the end of November, almost every day in Tantuo Temple, the female relatives of dignitaries and dignitaries came to offer incense, so the temple was cleaned up early, and ordinary people were not allowed to come, for fear of offending the nobles.

It is said that all living beings are equal in the eyes of the Buddha, but when they come to offer incense to the Buddha, they are still divided into three, six, and nine classes.

Master Zhike got the news and waited outside the mountain gate early.

A group of people got off the car on the road in front of the mountain gate, and walked slowly towards the temple under the guidance of Master Zhike.

Tantuo Temple has beautiful scenery and strict temple buildings.Although the scenery in winter is not as good as in summer, the overwhelming white is still very pleasing to the eye.

Gu Chongyang followed the crowd to kneel on the futon of the Daxiong Hall, kneeling and worshiping the Buddha three times and nine times. Since she was reborn, she had been worried about her mother's longevity. Now that her mother is finally healthy and safe, a big stone in her heart has also fallen. ground.

She looked at the tall and majestic golden statue of Buddha, very pious.

She felt that it was the luckiest thing to be born again.If all this is just like what happened to Lu Sheng in "Shi Shuo Xin Yu", if it is just a dream, she would rather never wake up.

Gu Chongyang's pious and serious attitude is not at all like a little girl in her teens, and she is more compassionate than an older person who has experienced life and death. The monks in the Daxiong Palace couldn't help but look deeply at Gu Chongyang.

The second lady, Gu Chongzhu curled her lips in contempt, and muttered softly, "Pretending to be!"

Although the voice was not loud, everyone heard it.Mrs. Cui took a look at Gu Chongzhu with a worried expression on her face.

The second wife, Fei Shi, was not there, and the eldest lady, as the eldest aunt, could not do nothing. She glared at the second young lady displeasedly: "Chongzhu, don't be rude in front of the Buddha. Look at your sister-in-law, she is only a few years older than you." She is not only well-mannered, but she has also copied so many "Diamond Sutras". She is a model of a well-known lady. If you look like this, if you go out, you will only make people laugh at us. .”

Gu Chongzhu's complexion suddenly fell, she glanced at Young Mistress Rui, and gave a soft snort indifferently, and was about to speak when she saw the warning eyes of Mrs. Cui, the chief housekeeper.She was so frightened that she forgot to say anything, and quickly sat upright and knelt down.

Up and down the Qingyang Hou's mansion, Gu Chongzhu was not the only one who was afraid of Mrs. Cui, even Mrs. Ge had to give Mrs. Cui three points.

Mrs. Cui is not only the oldest and the most senior member of the Gu family, but she is also a super-rank madam. The imperial chastity memorial archway on Dongzhimen Street in front of Qingyang Houfu is a special award bestowed on her by the current emperor.

Not to mention the Gu family in the Qingyang Hou Mansion, but even the entire circle of celebrities and ladies in the capital, no one would give Mrs. Cui a thumbs up when they mentioned Mrs. Cui.

Even some official families would use Mrs. Cui as a positive example when they taught girls.

After everyone took turns offering incense, Mrs. Cui and Mrs. Ge followed Mrs. Hao and Mrs. Ying to the lecture hall to listen to the master's lectures. Mrs. Rui followed Gu Chongyang and the others were accompanied by the little novice in the temple. just walk around.

Except for young mistress Rui who is a married woman, the other five girls in the Gu family are all cardamom youth.The five girls have different looks like spring flowers and autumn moons, but they are all very beautiful.The little novice who led the way blushed, and he didn't dare to lift his head, let alone look at them.

Even Gu Chonghua, who has always been prudent, couldn't help laughing.

When you come to Tantuo Temple, you will naturally go to see the century-old pine planted by Emperor Taizu himself in the backyard of the temple.

There are not many hundred-year-old pine trees, and because Taizu planted them himself, they are even more legendary.

Since the beginning of the dynasty, there have been countless literati and poets who have written poems and lyrics for the century-old pines in Tantuo Temple.

Not to mention the little girls of the Gu family, even Gu Chongyang, who has matured in mind, couldn't help but want to see the elegance of the century-old pine.

Although it was very cold, the little girls in the inner house finally had a chance to go out to play, and they were all very excited and didn't know the cold.

In the middle of winter, all the flowers withered and thousands of trees withered branches, but the hundred-year-old pine tree was still lush and luxuriant. The majestic and majestic trunk was as thick as two or three people hugging each other. Live in awe.

Gu Chongyang sighed: "It's cold in the year, and then you can adjust it after you know the pines and cypresses! Such a vigorous pine tree cannot be kept in the inner house, and only places like Tantuo Temple can grow such a big tree."

After all, Gu Chonghua was full of poems and essays, and he also said: "At the end of the year, it snows heavily, and the branches are covered with jade. I am not called the pine master, and I feel ashamed all the time."

Gu Chongzhu didn't want to lag behind, so he immediately answered: "Frost is miserable, and he is always upright. Don't suffer from cold, pines and cypresses have their own nature."

Gu Chongfang also said with a smile: "Lingfeng knows strength. Bearing snow shows chastity."

Only Mrs. Rui's wife, Mrs. Zheng, did not speak.

Gu Chongzhu provocatively said: "Sister-in-law, it is said that your Zheng family is a scholarly family. Girls have been studying since childhood like men. Why don't you say it when others say it? I understand, because you are from Ruizhu Academy. Talented women who are not studying, so they look down on us and disdain to be with us, right?"

Mrs. Rui's young mistress Zheng glanced at everyone, and then said softly: "You must know that Aoxue is frosty, not in the prosperous team."

As soon as these words came out, Gu Chongzhu curled her lips: "Huh! Those who came out of Ruizhu Academy are nothing more than that. It seems that Ruizhu Academy is not as difficult as everyone said. After two years, Ruizhu Academy recruits I'm a student, and I'm going too."

Not to be outdone, Gu Chongzhu chanted a few more lines, "Little girl, come and go, and refuse to admit defeat."

However, Gu Chongyang's gaze could not help turning to the yard behind the century-old pine, and she could not help but pause: "Little master, where is that yard?"

"That's the monastery." The little novice said, "It's for the monks who violated the precepts to face the wall and repent. But now there is no one in it, should Tanyue go and have a look?"

It turned out to be for regret.

In the last life, Wang Jiulang became a monk, named Chuyan, and lived in this courtyard.

However, when Master Chuyan lived, his name was not Jiezhuangyuan, but the emperor himself changed the name to Shaoshi Jingshi.After the death of Master Chuyan, Shaoshi's quiet room was renamed Jiafu Pagoda, dedicated to enshrine the relics left by him when he was enthroned.

But all of this has not happened now, Master Chuyan is still Wang Jiulang who makes the whole capital look at him.

Seriously, Master Chuyan still owes his uncle's family life.If Master Chuyan hadn't persuaded the emperor, my uncle would have been sentenced to be beheaded two years before she was reborn.

In this life, she must avoid tragedies and never repeat the same mistakes.

"You don't need to look at it, I'm just asking." Gu Chongyang took a deep look at the plaque hanging on the yard, and the word Jiezhu came into his heart.

After watching the hundred-year-old pine, Mrs. Cui and Mrs. Ge also listened to Master's lecture, and when it was time for lunch, the group ate vegetarian food in the temple.The Vegetarian Cuisine of Tantuo Temple is very famous, especially the meals for entertaining high-ranking officials and dignitaries, which are specially invited vegetarian masters to cook.

While eating, suddenly Master Zhike came in and invited the eldest lady out.

After about a cup of tea, Mrs. Fang walked in with a serious face.

At this moment, everyone had finished their meal and wanted to go back to their respective abodes to rest.

"What happened?" Mrs. Ge asked.

The eldest lady supported Mrs. Ge and said: "It's nothing."

The eldest lady glanced at the others, and said with a slight smile, "It's the second younger sibling who asked someone to burn incense sticks and light an everlasting lamp for her."

Her eyes flicked across the crowd, but Gu Chongyang felt that when her eyes looked at him, she paused a little.

Everyone nodded in unison, but they all knew in their hearts that this was just a cover-up.

Gu Chongyang's heart skipped a beat, what happened to make the lady not even eat.

After leaving the fasting room, Gu Chongyang saw two women standing outside.Gu Chongyang recognized the two mothers-in-law, one was Nanny Sun who was next to the second lady.In addition, Jin Nai next to the eldest lady.

The faces of the two of them were very ugly, and they looked trembling.

A flash of surprise flashed in Gu Chongyang's heart, why did these two people come together?The eldest lady and the mother-in-law next to the second lady are here, why didn't the mother let Nanny Wu come?
Also, what Da Furen wanted to cover up just now, like a dark cloud, shrouded Gu Chongyang's heart.

Since Da Furen intends to hide it from everyone, she must not be able to find out.

In the abode, Gu Chongyang couldn't sit still, her heart was pounding, and she always felt that something bad had happened.

(End of this chapter)

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