Xiahou Shu and his entourage were arranged to live in a small courtyard near the outer courtyard. The duty of Liao Huwei and others was to deliver Xiahou Shu safely, so in the afternoon they took the driver who was escorting the supplies and went down the mountain on their own.
Before leaving, Xia Houshu specifically asked Guard Liao to return to Beijing quickly to inform Zhong Yuqing of Mrs. Qu Bai's condition and asked Pei Lang to come. After Guard Liao agreed, he rode back first, leaving four guards to follow the escort of supplies.
The coachmen were hurrying behind.
Xia Houshu rested in the room for a while, and then picked out the gifts for the sisters. Among them was a Jiaowei Qin, which she specially prepared for the seventh senior sister Miaoli. The workmanship was ingenious and the sound quality was very mellow. Then she
Then he personally carried the piano and went to Miaoli's residence.
Miaoli is a very particular person. The door to her residence is always closed. Even if she is a sister, she is not allowed in unless she is invited. From a distance, she hears the sound of a piano coming from inside. It seems that Miaoli is practicing the piano again.
My skills are much better than they were seven years ago.
Xia Houshu stepped forward and knocked on the door. There was no reply, but the sound of the piano soon stopped. After a while, a cold female voice suddenly came from inside: "Who is it?"
"It's me, Seventh Senior Sister." Xia Houshu replied, "I am Xia Houshu."
Miaoli seemed to have thought for a long time before remembering such a person, and then asked: "What do you want from me?"
Xia Houshu said respectfully: "Seventh Senior Sister, long time no see, how are you?"
It was quiet for a while, and then Miaoli replied: "I'm fine, thank you for your concern."
The topic seemed to have been terminated here. Xia Houshu thought for a while and then said: "Seventh Senior Sister, I have something to give you. Can you open the door?"
Miaoli didn't open the door, but asked: "What is it?"
The tone was very cold.
Xia Houshu felt more and more guilty, so he looked at the Jiaowei Qin in his hand and said, "I specially found a Jiaowei Qin for Seventh Senior Sister, thinking that she might actually like it, so..."
Before she finished speaking, Miao Li's voice came out: "No, I'm used to my own piano and I don't like to change it. You'd better take it back yourself."
Xia Houshu was stunned and quickly said: "Sister Seventh, I know you are still angry with me. Back then, I shamelessly pestered you to teach me to play the piano, but in the end, you gave up halfway. But in the past few years, I have also learned some lessons from the piano master.
Fur, if the Seventh Senior Sister is willing to reward me, I am willing to play a song for the Seventh Senior Sister."
"No need." Miaoli rejected her directly without even thinking, "We don't agree with each other."
Xia Houshu suddenly didn't know what to say. She froze on the spot for a long time and then said: "Seventh Senior Sister, I'm sorry. If you accept my apology, please accept this piano."
It was quiet for a while, and then he suddenly said: "No, you can take it back."
Xia Houshu understood that the Seventh Senior Sister did not want to forgive her, so she was unwilling to accept her Qin. Xia Houshu suddenly felt that he was so ridiculous, like a lost dog.
The sound of the piano sounded again in the room, but this time it was full of anger. Xia Houshu was a person who knew the piano well. He understood that this was an order to expel guests, so he did not dare to pester him anymore. He gently placed the piano at the door and turned around to leave.
After Liao Huwei and the others left, she, Yunxi, Yuhu and Qiaoling were the only four people left in Xiahoushu's yard. The three maids were all busy organizing their belongings, and no one noticed that she was depressed.
Later that night, a little Taoist nun suddenly came and said that Master Qu Bai had something to ask her to come over.
Xia Houshu didn't know why, and was worried that something had happened to Master Qubai, so he hurriedly followed him. When he arrived, he found that Master Qubai had taken away everyone, including Senior Sister Miaoru.
The quiet room was quiet, filled with a strong smell of Chinese medicine. Xia Houshu walked over gently, sat down along the bed, took one of Master Bai's hands, and held it tightly with both hands.
, the eyes are unusually sore.
Master Qu Bai slowly opened her eyes, looked at the charming and beautiful girl in front of her, showed a smile, and said with a weak breath: "You are here."
Xia Houshu nodded: "Master, are you feeling uncomfortable? Our family has a doctor with very good medical skills. When Liao escorted them back during the day, I asked him to rush back and bring him over. He will definitely cure you.
of."
"No need to waste your efforts." Master Qubai shook her head and said, then looked at her deeply, "How have you been in the past few years?"
Xia Houshu nodded and said, "Master, I'm fine. My father, mother, and brothers and sisters at home treat me very well. You don't have to worry."
"That's good, that's good. After all, you are your biological parents and brothers, so I won't treat you harshly." Master Qubai murmured, "I'm relieved that you are doing well."
Xia Houshu felt very uncomfortable after hearing this, and his eyes gradually became moist. After going up the mountain, Master Qubai was the first person who really cared about her, but she felt that what Senior Sister Miaofei said was very right. In the entire Boyun Temple, she
He is the most cruel person and the person least qualified to accept Master Qu Bai’s preference.
At this moment, she also wanted to ask herself, what is the virtue and capability?
"You kid, why are you crying again while talking?" Master Qubai asked puzzledly.
"No." Xia Houshu wiped his tears, "Master, I just remembered a lot of things from the past. At that time, Master and the senior sisters treated me so well, but I kept hiding from you. I know
This is my fault, but I don’t know what to say.” Then he looked at Master Qu Bai, “Master, you must be blaming me in your heart, right?”
"Silly child, how could I blame you?" Master Qubai slowly reached out to touch her head, her eyes gradually becoming blurred, ""When your mother sent you here, you were still an infant.
Little baby. Your mother cried and told me that your life was too tough and she was afraid that she would not be able to keep you, so she hoped that I could help her. How could I have the heart to refuse a mother's request? So I accepted it. Fortunately, Huangtian
You have paid off and you have grown up safely without any illness or disaster. I am very happy."
"Seven years ago, your father suddenly sent someone to take you back. I was unwilling at the time, because you were like my child. How could I let you leave? But there was such a big incident in your family at that time. You
My elder brother's whereabouts are unknown on the Beiyuan battlefield. How could I selfishly leave you behind? I heard that you were ambushed on the way back to Beijing and almost died. I was so anxious that I didn't sleep well for several days and nights. I didn't know about you until later.
It was okay, and I felt relieved. At that time, I thought that you had been separated from your biological parents for so many years, and now it is rare to get together with them. You must spend more time and effort getting along with them, so you don't
Come and see me, I can understand it. But your senior sisters are all orphans without fathers and mothers. They don’t understand and can’t understand. Don’t blame them."
"Master, I don't blame them." Xia Houshu explained. "I don't come to see you, not because I want to spend time and energy to please my parents, but because I am afraid of being abandoned by them again."
Master Qu Bai looked at her in surprise, and after a while he said, "Why do you have such an idea?"
Xia Houshu thought for a while, and finally made up his mind and said what was in his heart: "Master, I know I shouldn't have such thoughts. My mother sent me to the mountain for my own good. Master, you are also very good to me. But
My mother always came to see me, but never took me away, which made me feel like I was the one who was abandoned, so I always wanted to hold on to them tightly. I didn’t want to be that abandoned child anymore.”
Master Qubai shook his head and said: "Shur, listen to me. Your father and mother have never abandoned you. They had no choice but to send you to me. And in these years, Boyun Temple has also relied on
Only with your father's protection can you find peace, and can your fellow apprentices and sisters grow up safely."
Xia Houshu was stunned for a moment: "Master, what do you mean by this?"
Master Qubai saw that she didn't know anything about it, so she said: "Did you know that my mentor accepted three disciples back then, and the other two disciples were more qualified and enlightened than me, so why did she pass on the position of abbot to her in the end?
Me?"
Xia Houshu didn't understand why she mentioned the past events of Shangbo Yunguan, so she guessed: "I heard that the master's uncle was the most important uncle at that time, but the elder uncle died unfortunately, and then the second uncle also returned to secular life and came down the mountain.
, so the master passed on the position of abbot to you, master, in order."
"You are right, but not entirely right." Master Qubai chuckled, "Master, what she valued most at that time was indeed senior brother, but his senior brother liked to travel the mountains and rivers the most, and his ambition was not here. Master had no choice.
, we can only find another candidate. But the second senior brother is attached to the mortal world and is not someone who can be entrusted to me. The reason why he passed it on to me later was not because he thought I was a talent, but because he had no choice but to do so."
Xia Houshu was silent.
Mrs. Qubai continued: "I also know that my qualifications are mediocre, so I grit my teeth and keep the promise I made to my mentor when I took over the position of abbot. Over the years, this promise has been like a shackle on my body, making me always unable to
Dare to relax. But even if I have devoted all my efforts, there is no way to lead Boyunguan to glory. If it were not for your father's protection and your mother's frequent visits, Boyunguan would have no place for it. So.
He said, I have to thank you. It is you who allowed me to keep my promise to the master, and I am worthy of everyone in Boyunguan."
Xia Houshu never knew this. She only knew that when she was a child, her mother would come to Boyun Temple to visit her again and again. Later, she would go to Boyun Temple one by one to deliver food and clothing. However, she did not know that her parents secretly
Boyunguan has not done so many things yet.
Master Qubai glanced at her and said: "Actually, I envy my second senior brother. He knew what he wanted and got it in the end. But I can't do it anymore. In this life, apart from the promise to master
, I still owe others. Now it’s time for me to return to the world of mortals.”
Master Qubai has already been an extraordinary person, why would she suddenly say such a thing?
Xia Houshu looked at Master Qubai in confusion and asked, "What do you mean..."