Xia Houshu looked at Yun Xi's face and felt that if he didn't do something, she would keep looking at him with glaring eyes, so he wouldn't need to rest.
Xia Houshu struggled to sit up. Seeing this, Yun Xi quickly helped her up.
Xia Houshu deliberately sighed heavily and said, "Anyway, I don't have the strength to get up right now, so I won't make this difficult for you. You go tell your mother and say that I was tired from going up the mountain yesterday and that I have moved to a new place."
I didn’t sleep well at night, so I need to sleep a little longer. My mother will only think that I am losing my temper and won’t doubt it. Then you go again
I asked Master Zishen to tell me that I slept with the window open at night because of the cold, and my throat hurt. I asked him to prepare some decoctions to treat wind and cold or to clear away heat and dispel fire. He was as meticulous as dust and knew medical skills.
, I will definitely deal with it properly after hearing it. Then you can bring the medicine back quietly, and don’t let mother or others see it."
"But you are suffering from the cold..." Yun Xi couldn't react for a moment, holding Xia Houshu's hand and letting tears well up in his eyes.
"Don't worry, my family members say that I have a tough life and will not die easily. I guess the Lord of Hell would not dare to accept me casually." Xia Houshu was about to wake up from her anger, so he had to urge her to do what he said. "
But if you don’t go, it will be really serious.”
Yunxi calmed down and thought about it carefully, and felt that what Xia Houshu said made sense. She helped Xia Houshu lie down, then went out to the maid's house to give some instructions before going to see Zhong Yuqing.
Zhong Yuqing also said that he was tired from walking up the mountain yesterday and planned to have some fast food and then rest in the meditation room so that Xia Houshu could also have a good rest. There would be no need to have breakfast together and he would go there later to say hello.
Yunxi felt a little relieved now and hurriedly went to see Monk Zishen for some decoction to cure the cold.
Young master Zishen had accompanied Master Zhikong to the Yue Kingdom Palace several times. He had heard people in the palace mention Xia Houshu and knew that she was not a delicate person. After listening to Yun Xi's words
, he immediately found a few pills from his room, and went to Xiahou Shu's Zen room in person under the pretext of delivering fast food.
On this day, Xia Houshu fell into a coma until almost noon before she regained consciousness. After taking the pills given by Master Zi Shen, her fever also subsided. She struggled to sit up and saw Yun Xi leaning on her couch.
She dozed off before. Perhaps because of her large movements, Yun Xi woke up soon.
"Girl is awake?" Yun Xi almost cried with joy, "But is there anything else that doesn't feel right?" After saying that, he hurriedly probed her forehead, "It's not so hot after all."
Xia Houshu nodded, looked at the half-open window, and asked, "Is it almost lunch time?"
"Are you hungry, girl?" Yun Xi said understandingly, "You didn't eat much of the vegetarian meal that was delivered in the morning. I think it was all white rice porridge, steamed buns, and a small plate of pickled radish. You don't like eating it either.
I didn’t stay. If you’re hungry now, I’ll go get some pastries to fill your stomach. After lunch, I’ll go over and have dinner with the princess.”
"I'm not hungry." Xia Houshu shook his head and said. Her fever had just subsided, and now she felt very weak and had no appetite. She glanced around the room and saw no other people, so she lowered her voice and asked, "I
Did anything important happen in the temple during the morning I slept?"
Yun Xi was preoccupied with Xia Houshu's injury and the cause of the injury. When she suddenly asked her, her head was confused. After a while, she shook her head and asked, "What is the big thing you are talking about?"
When Xia Houshu heard this, he held his forehead and sighed. She really had a silly girl by her side. She was old and tall, but she didn't have a brain. With her like this, what other major events could she be related to?
But then I thought about it, even Yunxi didn't react, so what happened in the back mountain must not have been discovered yet.
Xia Houshu then asked Yunxi to give him some hot water to scrub away the sweat stains on his body. He then carefully inspected the injury before choosing a darker-colored piece of clothing and putting it on.
Yunxi watched Xia Houshu hesitate to speak several times. Seeing that she never mentioned a word about what happened last night, she finally gave up on finding out the truth.
Although Xia Houshu didn't show his expression, he still watched Yunxi's every move. He thought that this girl was good at it, simple and knowledgeable, and she always knew what she should know and what she shouldn't know very well.
A little later, the rain finally stopped, the fog in the temple became thinner, and there was a hint of coolness in the air.
A young monk went to various Zen monasteries to inform that it rained heavily last night, the road going down the mountain was slippery, and there were several landslides. The young master who was responsible for going down the mountain to purchase fruits and vegetables also returned empty-handed. He also said that the temple had sent
They sent people to make emergency repairs, and the imperial court also sent people to reinforce it, and it would be able to pass in a few days. At the same time, pilgrims who stayed overnight were repeatedly told to pay attention to safety and not to go down the mountain at will.
Xia Houshu's body has not recovered yet, and she doesn't want to move. She has no objection to this, but she is a little uneasy thinking about what happened last night. After all, there was a murder in the back mountain, so many people died, and most of the day has passed. There must be someone.
Just discover it.
And since she had appeared at the scene, there was no guarantee that there would be no clues left during the fight. What if a thorough investigation was conducted and she was implicated...
She quickly asked Yun Xi to find an opportunity to collect the clothes she wore yesterday and find an opportunity to dispose of them.
Yun Xi winked at her and said that he had put it away last night and promised not to be discovered.
After a while, Qingfang came over and said that the princess invited her to have dinner with her in her room.
Xia Houshu followed him.
Zhong Yuqing is already sitting at the table, and Hongluo is reporting things to her.
On the table, the maid had already laid out the dishes. Xiahou Shu took a quick glance and saw a total of four vegetarian dishes, one plate of tofu, one plate of fresh bamboo shoots, one plate of fresh mushrooms, one plate of pickled radish, and a dish of cabbage and tofu soup. It seemed like there was a dish of cabbage and tofu soup.
She no longer has to take people up the mountain to dig bamboo shoots.
Xia Houshu walked over and sat down, and happened to stop listening for a while.
Hongluo bowed slightly to Xia Houshu and continued to report to Zhong Yuqing: "In the morning, I followed your instructions and sent a plate of water chestnut cake and a plate of red date cake to the next door, as well as a pack of newly made Yuqian Longjing. Yesterday
The maid named Zi Lian took the place and didn't see anyone inside. I took the opportunity to chat with her for a few words.
Zi Lian was very tight-lipped and only said that their master had served a nobleman in the palace. Her surname was Jiang. They all called her Mrs. Jiang. As for who the nobleman she served was, she refused to say. Mrs. Jiang is now older.
I was raised out of the palace and came to live in Huguo Temple just after the first month of this year. It seems that I have no intention of leaving."
After Hongluo finished speaking, she paused and saw that Zhong Yuqing did not raise any questions. Then she continued: "I saw that they were unwilling to reveal more, so I thought that since they have lived here for so long, the monks in the temple must be familiar with them, so I went to the restaurant just now.
When I was receiving the meal in my room, I took the opportunity to ask the monk Zhike. When the monk heard that we were from the Duke of Yue State, he secretly asked
She quietly told me about it. It was indeed what Zi Lian said. Mrs. Jiang who lived next door was an old nun who came out of the palace. She also said that Mrs. Jiang’s health seemed to be not very good and she didn’t go out much.
She is too lazy to go out to the yard, so the maid next to her goes to the dining room to make the daily meals and soups, and never does it for others."
Zhong Yuqing listened quietly while eating. Seeing that Hongluo did not continue, Fang said: "Since Mrs. Jiang came from the palace, you must treat each other with courtesy and be cautious in every word and deed."
Please don't let people think that the people in our house have no rules."
Hearing the word "no rules", Hongluo immediately remembered Zi Lian's arrogant way of telling them not to make any noise yesterday afternoon when they first moved in. She couldn't help curling her lips, and finally replied insincerely, "
yes".
Zhong Yuqing was as meticulous as dust, and immediately noticed something was wrong, and asked again: "Is there anything else you want to tell me?"
A suspicious blush immediately appeared on Hongluo's ears. She thought for a while and then said: "Actually, I heard it from other people. I don't know if it is true or not. I didn't dare to report it to the princess just now."
Zhong Yuqing simply put down his chopsticks and glanced at her, shook his head and said: "You are obviously a straight person, but you can't hide a word, and you still pretend to be deep in front of me. Tell me, what did you hear?"
Hong Luo clicked her tongue and had to say everything: "I heard from the young master in the temple that Mrs. Jiang did not come alone. She also came with an old sister of hers, surnamed Li, who used to live there.
This is the compound we live in now. However, they had a dispute a few days ago, so Grandma Li took the people accompanying her down the mountain in the rain. Unexpectedly, the mountain collapsed, and no one has been found so far. "
As soon as she finished speaking, everyone in the room took a breath.
Qingfang immediately lost her temper and said angrily: "I'm going to see Monk Zhike right away. I want to ask him how he arranged it. Is it because he doesn't care about our family or something? He actually allowed us to live in a house just now."
The yard of the dead." He said and started to walk out.
"Stop!" Zhong Yuqing stopped her, "What can you ask him like this? How many houses in the world have no one died in? Is it possible that they all have to be demolished and rebuilt or abandoned directly? What's more, this person also
He didn't die in the temple. Since he dared to arrange for us to live in this courtyard, he was sure that we wouldn't cause trouble, so why would you go and ask for trouble?"
Qingfang still felt aggrieved: "But Princess, do we just suffer the loss of being dumb?"
Zhong Yuqing smiled and said: "Since I worship Buddha, I know that if I have a clear conscience, I will have no ghosts. Since I have a clear conscience, why should I be afraid of someone I have never met?"
Xia Houshu agreed with her mother's words, but looking at the expressions and reactions of other people in the room, she hesitated and said, "How about we change to a courtyard?"
"No need." Zhong Yuqing rejected her without hesitation, "This Huguo Temple is full of pilgrims, and there are countless people staying overnight every day. But everyone will always be born, old, sick, and die, and one day their life will be exhausted. Who can guarantee which Zen monastery?
Are the people who lived there living well now? If we even care about this, then we should simply live there.”
"But there is a difference between life, old age, sickness and death. If she died at a healthy age, it would be nothing. But Mrs. Li died in a disaster. It was only a few days ago. It is inevitable that she will feel resentful." Xia Houshu said.
Qingfang quickly agreed: "The third girl is right, the princess should be more taboo."
"This is the pure land of Buddhism, what is there to be taboo about?" After Zhong Yuqing finished speaking, he looked at his daughter and said with a half-smile, "Shur, didn't you say you don't believe in this?"
Okay, you're slapping yourself in the face!
Xia Houshu had no choice but to curl his lips and stop talking.
Zhong Yuqing then turned to Qingfang, Hongluo and others and said: "We are not afraid of shadows when we are upright, and we are not afraid of ghosts knocking on the door in the middle of the night. Please tell me, this matter is not allowed to spread. Anyone who dares to gossip will be kicked out of the house. This
We should live in the courtyard, but I don’t believe that there is really a ghost knocking on the door in the middle of the night. If there is, then I have to meet him."
Xia Houshu was very surprised. She really didn't expect that her mother, a person who believed in Buddhism, would accept a word or a vision from others as the truth and believe it without any doubt. Now when she encounters such a thing, she still relies on it.
Buddhism comes to convince yourself, and also the people around you. Isn’t this exactly what the saying goes, metaphysics defeats metaphysics?
But she didn't dare to say anything, so she could only bury her head and eat obediently.
