Phoenix Fight: The First Concubine

Chapter 19 What a coincidence
It's a pity that Yunxia didn't move much when she came in, and she had already seen the picture of the lady on the painting.

Immediately, her black eyes sparkled, and a trace of anxiety flashed across her delicate face: "An Ran, what did you draw?"

Xiao Anran faltered and said: "It's nothing, Second Sister, do you have something to do with me?"

Yunxia raised her eyebrows, she clearly saw that he drew a picture of a lady, and her current appearance confirmed her thoughts even more.

"An Ran, have you taken a fancy to a girl from a family? It seems that I don't know you." Yun Xia thought that she knew a lot of ladies from famous families in the capital, so she couldn't help frowning when she saw this painting. right?"

Xiao Anran's face turned red, even her ears turned red: "Second Sister, no, I didn't see anyone..."

Yunxia didn't believe it at all, seeing that he refused to tell, she planned to tell her mother so that she could pay attention to what her brother was doing recently.

It's the Mid-Autumn Festival on August [-]th. On this day, every family is reunited. The fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus and sweet-scented osmanthus pervades the entire Murong Mansion. Murong Wei went early in the morning to greet the old lady and the old lady, the eldest lady and the elder. All officials are on vacation, and most of them celebrate the festival at home.

Feng Yu came to deliver the gift, and just in time for Murong Fu's election, Murong's family opened ten tables and invited some relatives to celebrate.

At this moment, the sisters were all talking with the old lady at the old lady's place, and the Murong brothers accompanied Feng Yu to pay their respects to the old lady.When I came in, I saw a group of Yingying and Yanyan, because it was a good family, and the old lady didn't let the granddaughters avoid it, so they were divided into the guest of honor after seeing each other.

Today, Feng Yu is dressed in autumn-colored circle patterns, holding a hand-painted green pine snow-covered folding fan in his hand, with a smile on his face and an elegant demeanor, which made all the girls present blush and embarrass themselves.

In addition to Sister Murong, some members of the family who are officials in the capital also came to celebrate. Those girls are not very familiar with Sister Murong. Only the eldest daughter of the house can marry Feng Jiushao, the eldest son of the Feng family.

Although Feng Yu is the ninth in the eldest family's generation, he is the eldest son. Marrying Murong Lan is a good match, even if they want to cling to him, there is no way.

Murong Lan was filled with arrogance by the envious eyes of the girls, this vanity alone was enough to make her proud.

Feng Yu looked at Murong Wei unobtrusively, but saw her black hair piled up in clouds, the drooping pearl pendant resting on her cheeks, her bright eyes were radiant and introverted, but there was a strange beauty emanating from her, which made her feel beautiful. One cannot look away.

Seemingly aware of his gaze, she looked at him, neither dodging nor dodging, and she was not shy, as if she looked into the bottom of his heart all of a sudden, making him stunned for a moment, his heart trembled, as if his heart was tightly grasped by a pair of big hands, Shortness of breath.

It was these eyes that he could not forget, appearing in front of him from time to time, which made him even more confused.

Feng Yu couldn't sit still anymore, got up to say goodbye, Brother Murong took him back to the front yard, where Master Murong held a banquet for the male guests.

Sister Murong had dinner at her grandmother's place, and everyone went to the garden to enjoy the lanterns.

It’s the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the bright moon shines all over the world. In the garden, all kinds of lanterns compete for splendor, such as octagonal lanterns, fairy lanterns, boneless lanterns, pumpkin lanterns, horn lanterns, lotus lanterns, all kinds of lanterns made of silk gauze and the bright moon. Compete for glory.

The old lady seemed to be in a good mood. She played for half an hour, but she felt tired, so she went back.

Murong Wei looked at the bright moon in the sky, and sighed: "The moon is the moon in my hometown, I wonder if the moon in my hometown is the same tonight?"

When Lu'er heard her words, she looked at Murong Wei in surprise, "Miss, are you talking about Qinghe's hometown?"

Murong Wei smiled, the hometown she mentioned is in another time and space, I'm afraid she will never see it again in this life.

Murong Wei walked casually in the garden, Lu'er and Xiangyu accompanied her, the fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus filled the garden, the dark fragrance floated, and the fragrance filled her sleeves.

Leaning against the octagonal pavilion, leaning against the railing, she was silent for a moment, everything in her previous life seemed to have gradually faded away, and she seemed to have really gradually integrated into this world.

"Miss, they all said that you can sing, and the servants don't even know that Miss is so good." Xiangyu asked curiously.

"I, I don't know how to sing. It's just for fun. Come on, can you two sing ditties? Let me listen to them. You will be rewarded if you sing well." Murong Wei deliberately joked in a playboy tone, which provoked the two The maid couldn't stop laughing.

"Miss, Xiangyu can't sing, why don't you let Sister Lu'er sing?"

Lu'er laughed and scolded: "You little hoof, I can't sing, I can only hum two lines of opera at most."

There is no entertainment here, everyone likes to listen to operas, and basically everyone can sing a few words.

Murong Wei raised her eyebrows, she seemed to be in a much better mood, "Okay, Sister Lu'er will sing a song, you will be rewarded for singing well."

The three master and servant were making a fuss, and Lu'er sang a line from "Purple Jade Hairpin" with some embarrassment, but it was quite decent.

Murong Wei happily rewarded her with a purse, and said with a smile: "I think of a few words, I like it very much."

"Okay, miss must sing much better than elder sister Lu'er." Xiangyu made a face at Lu'er.

Seeing her like this, Murong Wei seemed to have returned to the time when she was playing with her buddies in the past. At this moment, she didn't want to talk about the difference between superiority and inferiority. White. Spring waves and green grass, in the depths of dawn cold, relative to Mu Hongyi..." The word was sung in Cantonese, and the tune was softly resentful, which was really nice.

The two girls were fascinated for a moment, but they didn't notice that there was a pair of bright eyes watching here not far away.

Under the moonlit night, the girl's clothes fluttered, her willow eyebrows were lightly frowned, and her red lips were slightly parted. The resentful tune made her cry like a Hunan girl, and when the wind blew, she seemed to be about to become a fairy and go away, which aroused people's love and affection.

Feng Yu looked at her dazedly, and suddenly there was an impulse in his heart, wanting to rush up and embrace her in his arms, feeling pity and love for her.

At this time, she saw her smile stop, "What, are you all stupid?"

"Oh, Miss sings really nicely." Xiangyu's eyes widened: "But why didn't the maidservant understand, what dialect is this from?"

National Day... I'm so busy, it's a tragedy...

Murong Wei was taken aback, "It's a dialect from Guangdong."

Xiangyu was surprised and said: "Miss is so powerful, she even knows the language of Guangdong as far away as this. This song is really nice."

Murong Wei was embarrassed for a moment, "I've heard others sing it too, it's getting late, let's go back."

Just turning around, he saw a slender figure not far away, like a jade tree facing the wind, his handsome face became softer under the moonlight, but his eyes were burning and shining, looking straight at her.

"Brother-in-law." Murong Wei lowered her eyes, reminding him to pay attention to her gaffe.

Feng Yu was startled, and then realized, "The third sister is also here."

"I'm going back to rest, so I won't bother my brother-in-law." After saying that, she took the two servant girls and left without saying a word.

Looking at the slender figure that was drifting away, Feng Yu couldn't help but smile wryly when he thought of the phrase "brother-in-law".

Brother-in-law... Is she reminding him, don't forget each other's identities?

For a moment, Feng Yu only felt a needle-like pain in his heart. Although it wasn't a severe pain, it hurt all the time.

Why let him feel this way about her that he shouldn't have at this time.

"After going out of the east gate, there are women like clouds. Although they are like clouds, I think about them..." Muttering the verses in "The Book of Songs", Feng Yu was a little lost for a while. Although there are so many beauties, why is he so smart all his life? , but fell into the hands of this Murong Wei?
After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the old lady planned to go to Baoguo Temple to offer incense because of several happy events at home, and brought a few granddaughters with her.

Because he was going to worship the Buddha, he notified the abbot of Baoguo Temple early in the morning, the maidservants, and the guards followed a lot, and they took a black lacquered flat-topped carriage, seven or eight in a row, and drove out of the gate of the mansion.

It was golden autumn, and on the way to Baoguo Temple in Xishan, the grass gradually turned yellow, like a colorful carpet stretching into the distance.When I arrived at Xishan, I saw the maple leaves all over the mountain red, and the forests were all dyed. Deep red, light red, and golden yellow appeared in front of my eyes. The gorgeous colors dazzled people.

When he arrived at the mountain gate of Baoguo Temple, the gate opened. The abbot was dressed in silk cassock, leaning on a purple gold Zen staff, with white beard and hair, and bright eyes. He saw the old lady coming forward to greet him.

Murong Wei got out of the car and admired the beautiful scenery around her, "This place is so beautiful."

I always stay at home and seldom go out. Seeing this beautiful scenery at this time makes me feel more relaxed and happy.

"Yes, it's a rare time to come out, let's go in." Murong Yue took her hand and followed the old lady into Baoguo Temple.

Because of the arrival of the female guest, the mountain gate was already cleared, and there were no guests. The abbot smiled and said: "The old lady is sincere, so she is naturally blessed by the Buddha."

The old lady was happy, and her face was full of joy. After everyone went to the Daxiong Hall to offer incense and incense money, the seven or eight-year-old young novice welcomed them to the meditation room.

Baoguo Temple is quite a big place, and when everyone enters the meditation room for guests, it is very clean. There is boiling water on the stove, tea sets and some simple snacks are placed on the boxwood table. Old and not new quilts are stacked for rest.

"It's rare for you children to come out once. You don't have to stay here with me, go and play." The old lady seemed a little tired, and sent a few granddaughters to leave.

After the old lady spoke, the Murong family sisters let go.

The scenery of Baoguo Temple is beautiful and elegant. After leaving the abbot, he was led by a novice, but after a while, he came to a quiet place surrounded by ancient trees. He climbed up the steps and stood condescendingly here, and he could enjoy the whole Baoguo Temple.

"Several benefactors, the northwest corner happens to be the release pool, don't the benefactors want to release lives?" the little novice asked them.

Murong Wan'er was rather interested and eager to try, but Murong Lan seemed a little tired. She didn't know why these two days. After she was poisoned that time, she couldn't find the murderer. Later, when she recovered and began to prepare for the birthday screen, she always I feel mentally weak and physically unwell, and I come and go again and again, and I have been uncomfortable.

Murong Wei looked calmly, glanced at Murong Lan, and said with a smile: "Since there is a pond for releasing life, we should go there, do good deeds, and pray for grandma."

When she said this, everyone was in a hurry. The sisters went to the release pond, released some koi, made a fuss, and went to play in twos and threes.

Fifth Sister pestered Murong Yue, asking her to accompany her to the east to watch the released birds.

"Miss, it is said that there is a forest of steles behind the bamboo forest, do you want to go and have a look?" Lu'er waited by her side and brought a cup of West Lake Longjing. Naturally, the Longjing in this temple is not as good as the one in the mansion, but it is still sweet. .

Murong Wei thought nothing would happen, so she took Lu'er along the path through the bamboo forest, and she saw a forest of steles.

Baoguo Temple is a thousand-year-old temple, and literati and poets of all ages have left many steles here, forming a forest of steles.This is also a place where many people like to come.

Murong Wei looked at those ancient stone tablets. Some of the writing on the stone tablets were worn out, and some were rubbed countless times. Most of them were engraved with Buddhist scriptures, some famous articles, and even rice The stone carvings left by Fu were included in the royal family.

Murong Wei was admiring a "Diamond Sutra" inscription when she suddenly heard a deep male voice: "Miss Murong?"

Murong Wei was startled, looked up, and suddenly saw a man with a smile on his handsome face: "What a coincidence."

It turned out to be King Luo.

Lu'er was taken aback: "Who is the young master, why are you here?"

"Your Highness." When she saw Li, she frowned and looked at him, it was really strange, how could she meet him everywhere?And when I came here, didn't the abbot say that the temple was emptied, why is he still here?

It has been quite some time since I saw him last time, the weather is getting cooler and the autumn wind is rustling, he is wearing a cocoon silk Taoist robe with azure pigment surface, he seems to be thinner, and there is no valuables on his body, if it is not for seeing If he passed him, she would have thought that some layman was here.

It's just that those black eyes are as deep as the sea of ​​stars, and the bearing between the brows is naturally exuded. Even wearing the most ordinary Taoist robes, it still looks unbelievable.

Lu'er was taken aback, she didn't look carefully last time, but when she heard it now, she immediately thought of King Luo.

Lu'er was so frightened that she quickly knelt down and confessed, Luo Wang waved her hand, "I was the one who disturbed Miss Murong, did Mrs. Murong come to offer incense today?"

Murong Wei narrowed her eyes: "Yes, we came with my grandmother. What a coincidence, I didn't expect His Highness to be here."

King Luo raised his eyebrows, seeing the meaning of her words, he smiled lowly: "I have been here for several days, and this temple is quiet, and chanting sutras is a pure heart."

He is explaining?

But if that's the case, that's right, the abbot didn't dare to drive him away, no wonder he appeared here.

However, why did he go to Baoguo Temple to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddha at a young age? It stands to reason that he should not be busy with government affairs and take care of everything every day?
Murong Wei's eyes twitched slightly, it probably involved some royal matters, she didn't want to know about such things.

"I look at the inscription of the Diamond Sutra, but it is very good. This sentence has no appearance of self, no appearance of sentient beings, and the appearance of a lifeless person is the best. It has the charm of Liu Gongquan." She quickly changed the subject.

"You still like Buddhism at such a young age?" Luo Wang said in a relaxed manner, really like a layman.

Murong Wei twitched her lips secretly, thinking that you are only 20 years old, so you just pretend to be old-fashioned, my mental age is much older than you!

"Grandmother likes the Buddha, and my daughter also read a few Buddhist scriptures. After reading too much, I feel that all kinds of worldly competition for fame and fortune are just passing clouds. When I am troubled, I can clear my mind and eliminate all hardships." Her eyes were calm, and her calm expression His demeanor was a little more quiet and elegant, making his black eyes twinkle.

"If people don't compete for fame and fortune, then the world can be expected to be in harmony. I never thought Miss Murong would see through the world of mortals at such a young age." There was a hint of strangeness in his eyes, and the aura around him suddenly changed, like a lurking lion. Get on alert.

Murong Wei laughed lowly: "How can I see through the world of mortals? My little girl is just a commoner, she just eats vegetarian food in the temple, but I can't do it if I want to abandon the world of mortals. You can see through the world of mortals after living here for a few days, but you are a great general, defending your family and the country, if you see through the world of mortals at a young age, wouldn’t it be a loss to the Great Qin Dynasty?”

The breath around King Luo eased down.

What she said earlier made him wonder if she knew something inside, but now it seems that although this woman doesn't know the inside story, when she saw him, there were clues that let her see something, so she said this.

Although on the surface it seemed to be talking about Buddhism, but listening to these words made him feel much more comfortable.

It is useless to stay in the temple for several days, even if the mind is not calm.Who would be willing to waste time on this kind of thing for a young man, he naturally has his own ambitions.

As for the general, what kind of general is he, with no soldiers and no soldiers.

Luo Wang secretly sighed, and said lightly: "This king is nothing more than an ordinary man, how can he see through the world of mortals, since he meets the old lady, he must go and see her."

Murong Wei glanced at him, "Your Highness is a rich man, how dare you bother His Highness?"

Luo Wang smiled: "Lady Murong is also an elder, this king should go and see her."

Murong Wei couldn't resist him, although she guessed some of his intentions, she couldn't help it, so she had to lure him to the meditation room.

Lu'er winked at her, her face full of anxiety, she felt that the feeling between Miss and Luo Wang today was very strange, and the conversation between the two was even more mysterious.

Murong Wei has a calm face. It's hard to say whether this is a "chance encounter" among the children of the royal family who do things without purpose.

When they arrived in front of the meditation room, the dispatcher reported it. When the old lady heard that King Luo was here, she suddenly opened her eyes, a flash of surprise flashed in her eyes, and then she was thoughtful.

The old lady hurriedly got up to greet her, and when she saw King Luo wearing a simple Taoist robe, she looked like a practicing layman, her eyes darkened, with a smile on her face, she bent down to salute, but was supported by Luo Wangxu: "Old lady, don't More courtesy, you are an elder, how can Xiao Wang accept your courtesy?"

The old lady smiled and said: "Your Highness is a man of gold, how can an old man dare to rely on his old age to sell his old age? His Highness is also paying homage to the Buddha at Baoguo Temple?"

"Xiao Wang has been here for a few days. He reads the scriptures, eats fast and recites the Buddha. He doesn't want to disturb the old lady today." Luo Wang spoke to the old lady politely, but the old lady's heart tightened when she heard his words.

"It turns out that His Highness also likes Buddhism, so please sit down quickly." The old lady gave Murong Wei a wink, and Murong Wei stepped back immediately.

Luo Wang sat down calmly, didn't say anything else, just talked about scriptures and Taoism with the old lady, as if he was really practicing.

He didn't sit for long, and left.

When he went out, he saw Murong Wei talking and laughing with a seven or eight year old girl, talking and laughing at Yan Yan, looking innocent, not at all as calm and smart as before.

He suddenly felt that this woman was like a mystery. He had this feeling from the first time he saw her, and this time it was even more obvious. He couldn't help but want to explore the layers of mystery in her body.

"You're only a teenager, why are there so many mysteries?"

But he didn't know that the soul of an adult stays in the body of a 13-year-old girl, and the experience and temperament she exhibits bring her a completely different feeling. Sometimes he will find that her eyes seem to be looking at everything around her, just like her. Like watching a play.

When Murong Wei saw him coming out, she bowed and bowed. Murong Xue looked curiously at the handsome man in the distance, "Third Sister, who is that?"

Luo Wang just smiled at her, then turned and left.

Murong Yue was walking over when she saw King Luo, she was startled, "Why is King Luo here?"

"Those who come to pay respects to the Buddha, come and meet grandma." Murong Wei just mentioned it lightly.

Just as I was talking, Zhou Fang's family came over in person: "Miss San, the old lady invites you to talk."

Murong Wei nodded, here she is, she already knew that her grandmother would ask about this matter, so she had already thought about her words.

After entering the meditation room, she saw the old lady sitting on the kang, her eyes slightly closed, and a string of red sandalwood beads kept turning in her hand.

"Grandmother." She said, but the old lady didn't speak.

Murong Wei closed her eyes and waited quietly.

After a cup of tea, the old lady opened her eyes, "Where did you meet King Luo just now?"

"Just now my granddaughter went to the Free Life Pool with her sisters, and then I went to play nearby for a while. When I came back, I happened to meet His Royal Highness Luo Wang. My granddaughter didn't know why he was here, but His Highness heard that my grandmother was here and said that you are an elder. Yu Li should also come to meet. So..."

Murong Wei didn't mention that she met King Luo in Beilin.

The old lady frowned: "So, he came to see you on his own initiative?"

"Granddaughter dare not disobey His Highness." She secretly glanced at the old lady. Some time ago, she heard that the Ninth Prince was gone, and the emperor was mourning according to the Prince's ceremony. The whole capital knew about it. I don't know if King Luo came to the temple to deal with this matter...

She already had guesses in her mind, so she just pretended not to know, the old lady said flatly: "Well, remember, they are royal nobles. Although they give our family face, we are ministers, so we must not forget our duty."

Murong Wei felt suffocated, was she warning herself not to forget her identity and cling to King Luo?

That's right, why should a concubine cling to a prince like King Luo?

The Murong family may not be willing to get involved in the fight for reserves, but she, Murong Wei, is not the kind of woman who jumps at a man when she sees it, right?

She still has self-knowledge, she knows what to do and what not to do.

Murong Wei had a respectful expression on her face: "Yes, grandma, my granddaughter has been taught by the court since she was young, and she will never forget the rules."

The old lady squinted at her, "Well, you go."

Murong Wei came out of the meditation room and stopped in front of a bush of chrysanthemums, her eyes flickering.

In this world of strict hierarchy, being well-matched is never just an idiom. It is very unlikely that there will be intermarriage among scholars, peasants, businessmen, and in every class. With the status of the Murong family, she will only be married to a family of officials and ministers in the future.

But who will she marry?A stranger, I don't know what kind of temperament he is, if he marries someone like Zhongshan Wolf, it will be futile to let her do everything she can!
No, she will never accept her fate, hand over her own destiny to others, and decide her life with one sentence, that is not what she wants.

Murong Wei's eyes were bright, she clenched her fists tightly, her expression was firm, no one could control her destiny, and she would never allow others to control her destiny!

She was walking aimlessly on the path of Baoguo Temple, and after an hour, she suddenly saw Kouxiang, the maid next to her grandmother, rushing over: "Miss San, the old lady is calling you."

What are you doing? Could it be that you haven't made it clear just now?

Murong Wei smiled and went to see the old lady together with Kou Xiang, and suddenly saw a somewhat familiar middle-aged servant woman, wearing a maroon purple bijia.

"Wei'er, this is from the Dali Temple Qing's family. You should know her. Just now she sent a letter saying that your uncle is sick."

"Miss San, this servant belongs to Zhang Qian's family next to Madam. The master is very ill, and now he is in a coma. He just kept calling Miss's name. Madam was in a hurry and went to deliver a letter to the Murong Mansion, but learned that the old man The man brought the ladies here to pay respects to the Buddha, and the servants had no choice but to ask to come here, the master doesn't know if he will..." After saying that, he wiped away his tears with a sad look on his face.

Murong Wei was taken aback, and felt cold, "Uncle, how could he..." After saying that, her eyes turned red, and she looked at the old lady: "Grandmother, granddaughter..."

The old lady also sighed, "At any rate, he is your uncle, so he should go to show his filial piety. Kouxiang, you let someone take a car and send the third lady to Zhou's house."

"Thank you, Grandmother." Murong Wei was anxious, and followed Zhang Qian's family and hurried out the door. Zhang Qian's family pulled Murong Wei's sleeves from behind, and whispered: "Master is fine, Miss, don't worry."

Murong Wei looked at her in astonishment, and there was a wave of turmoil in her heart. Since nothing happened, why did she pretend to be sick, and said it so seriously, as if she was dying, and even publicized it to the whole world, so why did she call her back on purpose? ?

I wanted to ask again, but Zhang Qian's family kept silent, and Murong Wei had no choice but to suppress all the doubts in her stomach. Everything will be clear when it comes to Zhou's house.

Murong Wei got into a black lacquered flat-topped carriage, and Zhang Qian's family took a green-roofed cart, and sent a servant girl to escort them back on horseback.

(End of this chapter)