First wife's original manuscript

Chapter 97

Xu Cifu was so stimulated by the news of the fire in the Sutra Pavilion of Jialan Temple that he vomited blood. Aunt Qin didn't care about her daughter Xu Danniang, and rushed to Xu Cifu, whose mouth was covered in blood foam, with tears in her red eyes, "Master, master."

"Ouch."

Yang Yi, who had been supporting Danniang Xu, let go suddenly, and Danniang Xu, who was tired and unable to stand up, fell to the ground, and it was Danniang Xu who yelled.

Seeing Yang Yi's stern expression, Xu Danniang called out, "Yi Lang."

A mocking sneer appeared on Yang Yi's handsome face, and he pointed at Xu Cifu who was coughing up blood, "Miss Cifu is using me again?"

"Yang Yi!" Xu Cifu pushed Aunt Qin, and met Yang Yi's eyes, "Even you think I set the fire in the Sutra Pavilion?"

"Not you, who else? In order to vent your anger on Xu Danniang, you are so mad that you want to burn Zeng Rou to death? Master Cifu, you really do everything for your precious daughter. Are you not afraid of burning down the Jialan Temple? You just Aren’t you afraid of the Buddha’s crimes? The Jialan Temple in the centuries-old temple, and the Sutra Pavilion are the most precious places in the Jialan Temple, you…”

Yang Yi shook his head and said: "If you burn the Buddhist scriptures, you will definitely have retribution."

"It's not my father!" Xu Danniang grabbed the corner of Yang Yi's robe, her eyes were moist and bright, "How could Yilang wrong people for no reason? How could my father let someone burn down the Buddhist scriptures pavilion? Jialan Temple has the status of Zen Buddhism. Who doesn't know? Yilang, you can't wrong my father!"

On Xu Danniang's beautiful and pale face, two lines of clear tears flowed, and some crystal clear teardrops rolled down her face. Her sad beauty can convince anyone!
Yang Yi sneered and said, "Stop crying. If Xu Cifu misunderstood me for bullying you, would he send a dead man to assassinate me in the middle of the night? Xu Danniang, no one can offend you! People who treat you badly...Xu Cifu Not one will be spared!"

Xu Cifu could hear the cynicism in Yang Yi's words, and said angrily, "Galan Temple is on fire right now, do you think you can get away with it? Don't forget, what did you do for Danniang?"

Yang Yi straightened his cuffs and said, "I'm going to Jialan Temple to rescue Mrs. Zeng, she is my first wife! Xu Cifu, leave your explanation to the world."

Leaving Xu Cifu's family behind, Yang Yi left in a huff. For Yang Yi, the most important thing now is Zeng Rou in the Sutra Pavilion!
"father."

Xu Danniang stood up slowly, and rushed towards Xu Cifu, "Father, who is wrong to frame you?"

Xu Cifu hugged Xu Danniang, and sighed in confusion: "There are too many possible people, I really can't think of the person behind the scenes!"

"If Daddy doesn't cherish me normally, wouldn't those villains use me to frame Daddy?" Xu Danniang said, wiping her tears, "Whether others believe it or not, Daddy, if Your Majesty believes in you, what will others say?" It's useless."

"Father, my daughter is still able to hold on, go to the palace and appeal to His Majesty... Before the fire is extinguished, Father will go to His Majesty first..."

"Tan Niang, it's useless."

Xu Cifu suddenly aged several years, his normally handsome face had several wrinkles, his black hair seemed to be stained with frost all of a sudden, Xu Cifu's deep eyes had a kind of helpless desolation, "Chaoyang loves you very much , You are seriously ill, but he didn't come, Danniang, don't you wonder where Chaoyang went?"

Aunt Qin covered her lips, sobbing and crying: "No, master who can't, it's not Chaoyang!"

"Of course I know it's not him!"

Xu Cifu raised and lowered his arm feebly, as if he was carrying a huge mountain on his back, very heavy, very heavy, and he couldn't resist it even if he tried his best. In the past, he was confident that he could protect Aunt Qin and the three of them. The peach blossom garden they built seems to be collapsing.

"If I set up this plan, I will definitely arrest Chaoyang and take him to Jialan Temple! Chaoyang was recently rejected by Princess Changling, and he is upset that Chaoyang is the best suspect. Even if I go to the palace to complain, Your Majesty will believe me But the people and courtiers don't believe me... How can I have the face to be in the court? The godson has no way to burn the Jialan Temple for his beloved daughter, and let the Sutra Pavilion be burned... If I were an official, who would be willing? Listen to my orders? What qualifications do I have to order my subordinates?"

Xu Danniang whimpered: "The person who framed my father is too bad, isn't this a way to show that my father was wronged?"

"The heat, the timing, and the measure are all right." Xu Cifu's eyes flashed a hint of admiration for the unknown opponent, "The heart is cruel enough, and the methods are poisonous enough. I don't think the people behind the scenes are Buddhist believers! The scriptures... were just burned, and he was really not afraid of the Buddha's punishment in order to let me go down the field."

There are many believers in Zen Buddhism. Some people dare to set fire to Jialan Temple and burn precious scriptures. In Xu Cifu's view, they are very courageous.

Seeing Xu Cifu pondering, Aunt Qin said, "What if Chaoyang is framed by someone like the master said, what should I do?"

"Lawsuit?" Aunt Qin bit her lip with tears in her eyes, "Even if there is a lawsuit, there must be capable people..."

Xu Cifu sighed: "Look at the situation first, maybe things are not the worst..."

"My lord, this servant has found out clearly. It is said that before the Jialan Temple caught fire, a monk had seen the son-in-law, but the son-in-law was not in the Jialan temple!"

Xu Cifu closed his eyes, not being there was worse than being here. If Xu Chaoyang was found at the scene of the fire, it could be inferred that someone caught him and framed him. "Is the monk testifying?"

"Yes, I heard that the son-in-law scolded Mrs. Zeng at the gate of the Jialan Temple, and the son-in-law also said that he would not let Mrs. Zeng get better!"

"evil creature!"

Xu Cifu couldn't help but patted the table, his body trembling with anger, "It's me, it's me who spoiled him too much! He's so used to it that he can't listen to people's words!"

Any normal descendant of a famous family would not do such stupid things. Xu Chaoyang had a smooth journey, and he thought he was a head taller than anyone else. He developed an arrogant and proud temperament, and became irritable and irritable when things went wrong. .

Xu Cifu drooped the corners of his mouth, and said regretfully, "It was I who made him see no one else, even in front of his aunt...he has no scruples, his eyes are disrespectful!"

"Master, it's me...it's me..."

Aunt Qin knelt down in front of Xu Cifu, weeping bitterly and said, "It's because I didn't teach him well, master, take the blame on me..."

"It's useless." Xu Cifu sighed feebly, "Who would believe that an aunt can mobilize so many people to burn the Jialan Temple? Zeng's death is a trouble, and Zeng's death is also a trouble!"

The servant replied: "Master, I heard that Mrs. Zeng was not burned to death, but was slightly injured, and Mrs. Zeng was in..."

"how?"

"When the fire broke out, she calmly and calmly moved the most precious and most of the scriptures safely. I heard that she was injured because of transferring the scriptures... Abbot Zen Master personally checked Madam Zeng's pulse and said that she is a nobleman of Jialan Temple!"

The eyes of Xu Cifu's family were pitch black, and there was a roar in their ears. The nobleman of Jialan Temple, the nobleman of Zen No.1 Temple?
Xu Cifu smiled wryly, "Zeng Rou, is her name Zeng Rou?"

Inexplicable horror and envy flashed in Xu Danniang's eyes, and she whispered: "Yes, Dad, is that her?"

"Danniang, you misjudged Yang Yi and underestimated Zeng Rou!" Xu Cifu said slowly, "Not only you, but I also didn't take her seriously, thinking that she would disappear in a few years." The death of the voice... At the beginning, I should really choose another husband for you, I should not look down on her just because she is a useless merchant girl, and I should not want you to be the cabinet minister's wife!"

Back then, Yang Yi's talent was highly valued by Xu Cifu. Xu Cifu once asserted that Yang Yi would definitely join the cabinet in the future. His son died early and Yang Yi had no children, so Xu Cifu facilitated the marriage.

Xu Danniang is Xu Cifu's most beloved daughter, but growing up with her aunt is a weakness that Xu Danniang cannot erase. No matter how well she behaves, no one from a famous family or a scholarly family who respects tradition will choose Xu Danniang for her first son.

Most of the concubine sons of famous families are cowardly and useless, Xu Cifu looks down on them, because of Xu Cifu's love, Xu Danniang's marriage will not be high or low, Xu Cifu can't bear to let his precious daughter bow in front of the famous concubine because of the low status of her husband.

Xu Cifu sighed: "Back then I really couldn't bear the separation of your mother and child for a while and let your aunt raise you! Daniang, if you were raised by your aunt or grandmother, why should you be an equal wife? You will have more choices in marriage. .”

When Aunt Qin heard this, her face was as white as paper, because her daughter was raised by her, so she couldn't marry high... low marry, and she didn't want Danniang to cry, and her life was not as good as that of Xu Cifu's first daughter... Aunt Qin Biting his lips tightly, not to let out the cry, if Zeng Rou died, all troubles would be gone.

In Jialan Temple, when Yang Yi arrived, the fire in the Sutra Pavilion had already been extinguished.

Yang Yi grabbed the little monk who was resting on the ground because he was exhausted from fighting the fire, and asked anxiously, "How is my wife?"

"you are?"

"My wife is the Zeng family!"

In the past, Yang Yi was ashamed to mention Zeng Rou, and always felt that Zeng Rou was not good enough for him, "What happened to her?"

The little monk bowed respectfully to Yang Yiji, "Amitabha, it turns out to be the husband-in-law of Master Zeng. Don't worry, Master Zeng suffered a little injury, but his life is safe. Master Zeng said that Lord Zeng is the master of Jialan Temple. She has made great contributions to protecting the temple, and the master arranged her to rest in the presiding meditation room."

When Yang Yi heard this, he saw that Zeng Rou's thoughts became more urgent. Two terms flashed in his mind, Zen Buddhism and believers!

Most of the people in the Sui Dynasty were followers of Zen Buddhism. If Zeng Rou became a hero, it would bring him great benefits!
There was wind under Yang Yi's feet, and he ran to the presiding meditation room, and shouted before entering the door: "Ma'am, ma'am!"

Zeng Rou was discussing with Abbot Zen Master about publishing and printing scriptures. It was interesting to say that there was no movable type printing in the Sui Dynasty. Zeng Rou stole the merits of others and saved the people of the Sui Dynasty who were troubled by spending huge sums of money on printing!

Besides, the fire in Jialan Temple... Although Zeng Rou couldn't see it on the face, she felt ashamed of Zen Master Fang Zhang in her heart.

(End of this chapter)