The 26th chapter of Renzi Scroll: Tranquility and comfort before the storm (7)
Miaoyu walked back silently, and Feng Ziying was a little unsure for a moment what this weird-tempered woman meant, but looking at it like this, she really wanted to invite herself to sit in the Cuicui Temple.
This is really unexpected.
There is indeed a scene in the book "A Dream of Red Mansions" where Miaoyu invites guests to sit down and serve tea at Cong Cui'an, but Feng Ziying knows very well that she should never be the one Miaoyu wants to serve tea to.
It should be people with "noble aspirations" like Baoyu who deeply hate "economic career" and disdainful of "Lu Li" who should be welcomed by Miaoyu.
A vulgar man like me, who is busy with official duties all day long and has a steady stream of wives and concubines, should be despised and rejected by him.
Why are you so uncharacteristically free and open-minded today? Is it really because of your words that it's hard to leave?
Feng Ziying is not so confident, thinking that she can conquer this woman's heart with her own charm or eloquent words.
Judging from the past situation, this woman may really not eat the fireworks of the world, or she may be too naive and has been protected by her mother and her master for a long time, even in Buddhism, and now she has come to Rongguo Mansion, even more so
, has no idea about the hardships and sufferings in the world, but feels like eating minced meat.
Such a woman probably really likes those aloof and aloof people who are refined from the world, but most of these people have starved to death. Even Youye is in the same category as Miaoyu, but Feng Ziying thinks that Jia Baoyu should not be counted in any case.
That's what's up.
Following Miaoyu, Feng Ziying walked along the stone path to the entrance of Guancui Temple, looking around.
This was Feng Ziying's first official visit to Cucui'an.
This Cuicui nunnery is located in the southeast corner. From a distance, you can see the clouds of agarwood, the bells and bells ringing, and the low and simple gate. However, with the whitewashed walls, black ridges of barrel tiles, and the shadow of the trees, it really feels like a paradise.
.
Miaoyu did not live here alone. In addition to the two old ladies who served her, there was also a little girl. The reason why Feng Ziying never believed that Miaoyu wanted to truly become a monk and practice Buddhism was because she felt that there was no one who could become a monk.
It is too extravagant to be able to be like her, not only well-dressed and well-fed, but also served by servants.
Look at her plain robe. On the surface, it is a gray-white robe for monks and nuns. But in fact, those who know the industry can understand that it is made of fine cotton silk. The milky white silk underwear is also vaguely exposed from the inside.
It can be seen that it is not something that ordinary monks and nuns can afford. They are Suzhou-made silk woven from Shanghaohu silk, and even the handwork is made by famous workshops in the capital city.
Feng Ziying estimates that this outfit alone costs no less than fifteen taels of silver. Which monk or nun in a monastery can afford to wear it?
If any nun outside dares to dress like this, I'm afraid it will lead to an investigation by the monk Gangsi to see if it is selling dog meat with sheep's heads. The name of the nunnery is actually a place of romance.
Cucui'an also has a two-entry courtyard. After entering through the mountain gate, there is an outer courtyard. The outer courtyard is full of plum blossoms and there is a small pavilion with a well in the south corner.
Entering the inner courtyard is the real Caicui Temple. The wings on both sides are Zen rooms, which are used for intensive living and for preaching and reciting Buddhist scriptures. Although the shape is small, it has a unique Zen charm.
The main room is upright and solemn, for worshiping Buddha and fasting. There is a small incense burner outside, filled with smoke.
Seeing Miaoyu suddenly turning around, the two old ladies and a little maid in the nunnery were extremely surprised. However, when they saw Feng Ziying following behind, their surprise turned to joy.
It is estimated that there is no one in Rongguo Mansion who does not know Feng Ziying, and those who follow Miaoyu may not only know Feng Ziying, but also know the origin between Feng Ziying and Miaoyu.
"Brother Feng, please sit down." Miaoyu asked Feng Ziying to sit down in the East Zen Hall, then turned around and went out to boil water and make tea.
Soon Miaoyu brought out a tea tray in the shape of a crabapple flower, carved with lacquer and filled with gold, with a small kiln-made multicolored clock on top, and held it to Feng Ziying.
Feng Ziying took it, nodded, put it on the table next to her, and then said: "You also sit down."
Miaoyu remained silent, but also sat down.
Seeing such silence, Feng Ziying also felt bored. Is this really just coming in to serve a cup of tea and then walking?
This is too embarrassing.
You have to find a topic. If it were anyone else, Feng Ziying would naturally be able to come up with it casually, but with Miaoyu, Feng Ziying really feels like a mouse pulling a turtle and has no idea where to start.
After pondering for a long time, Feng Ziying finally found the topic: "Miaoyu, is your mother still in Suzhou? Do you still exchange letters with you? How is your health?"
Miaoyu nodded: "There are still correspondence exchanges. I also received a letter a few days ago. I thanked Brother Feng for his concern. Everything is fine."
"You are thousands of miles apart, and it is rare for mother and daughter to see each other. Do you want to invite your mother to the capital?" Feng Ziying said bravely: "I just don't want to come to Guancui Nunnery. There are many nunneries in the capital city. You can choose any one."
It's easy to settle down here, and your mother and daughter can see each other often and talk about their love."
Miaoyu's heart moved. It's not that she hadn't thought about this. The master said that she was in the capital and could not go back to the south, but her mother could come to the capital city. However, her mother also had a weird temperament and might not be willing, so she never
mentioned in the letter.
But today Feng Ziying mentioned that no matter what the consideration was, she could mention it in her next letter and let's see if it succeeds.
Now Brother Feng is the Prime Minister of Shuntian Prefecture. There are monasteries and monasteries all over Beijing, many of them famous places, and the conditions are not bad. If mother is willing, she can take him over and stay in Beijing for even a year and a half.
Seeing that Miaoyu did not refuse and had a look on her face, Feng Ziying knew that her suggestion had impressed her.
This further proves that this Miaoyu has no intention of becoming a monk at all. A monk does not talk about severing love and sex, but it is definitely not appropriate to be so nostalgic about family ties, and combined with her preferences, it is even more inappropriate.
A topic ended in just three or five sentences. Feng Ziying couldn't find a more suitable topic, so she simply drank the tea in the cup and left. Just as she was about to get up, she heard a woman's voice outside the mountain gate.
If you listen carefully, it's Xing Xiuyan.
Xing Xiuyan also felt strange because Miaoyu had never come to his place, so he came over. Before he could enter the door, he saw Feng Ziying sitting in the East Zen Room, and sister Miaoyu was actually accompanying her. When she saw that the person serving tea was actually her sister, Ping Su
I was even more surprised by the five-colored small covered clock from the kiln that I had never used before.
This kiln multicolored small covered bell was specially left to Miaoyu by Miaoyu's mother when Miaoyu went north. It is said that it was hidden in Miaoyu's grandfather's home. Later, after Miaoyu's grandfather's house was confiscated, Miaoyu's father, Lin Daiyu's
His father, Lin Ruhai, tried his best to redeem it from the government as a souvenir for Miaoyu's mother.
Normally, the wonderful jade is hidden like a jade, and she doesn't even use it herself. She just keeps it as a thought. Today, she actually took it out for Brother Feng to use. This is simply strange.
Seeing Miaoyu's slightly red cheeks and somewhat flustered expression when she saw him coming in, the smart Xiuyan immediately realized something.
She also knew that her sister was shallow and shy, and if she found out that she had discovered the secret, she would be even more embarrassed, so she pretended to be unaware and greeted Feng Ziying with a smile when she entered the door.
After a few words of greeting, Feng Ziying was about to leave, but Xiuyan refused to let Feng Ziying go: "Brother Feng, I'm afraid you've heard about Sister Yun. You've said before that you might as well sit back and watch what happens, but now
The Sun family has proposed marriage to the Shi family, and Sister Yun’s uncle has agreed and accepted the betrothal gift, so what should we do?”
After all, he still didn't run away from this trouble. Feng Ziying also felt a headache. She scratched her head and considered her words: "Sister Xiuyan, Brother Yu is responsible for this matter. I thought that Sun Shaozu had just served as the deputy general of Datong Town and he was busy with official duties. I'm afraid he might not be able to do it."
I have no energy to think about marriage. Who would have thought that this bullock would be so enthusiastic about helping to connect Sun and Shi's family? It's beyond my expectation."
"Brother Feng, we don't mean to blame you. It's just that you are well-informed and have experienced many such things. There must be a way to solve it. You can't just watch Sister Yun fall into the fire pit, right?" Xiuyan was afraid that Feng Ziying would misunderstand.
He quickly explained.
"Have I experienced this kind of thing a lot?" Feng Ziying looked a little weird, "Xiuyan, if Baoqin hears your words, I'm afraid she will be unhappy, but please don't say such things in front of her."
Xing Xiuyan also blushed and said hurriedly: "Brother Feng, the younger sister made a mistake. No matter what, you have to help a bunch of younger sisters. Among our group of people, there is no hope for Mr. Bao, and the second sister-in-law has gone south again.
Without any news, you are the only one who is the backbone of our group. If you refuse to help her, she will really have no choice but to wait and die."
"Xiuyan, how can you be so exaggerated?" Feng Ziying smiled, "Of course I don't like the Sun family, but it's not as dangerous as you said. It's just that it would be best if you don't marry into the Sun family, but how do you do that?
I don’t know how to solve this difficult problem right now.”
Xiuyan was greatly disappointed. In her mind, Feng Ziying was omnipotent. Even when she and Miaoyu were kidnapped by the mafia boss in the capital city, Brother Feng rescued the two of them with ease, and also minimized the subsequent risks.
And handled it well, which left a very deep impression in Xiuyan's mind.
Seeing the disappointed look on Xiuyan's face, Feng Ziying couldn't bear it. In his heart, he also didn't want to see Shi Xiangyun and Sun Shaozu getting involved, but how to resolve it now?
It is true that there is no better countermeasure, but Feng Ziying is not willing to disappoint Xiuyan, "Xiuyan, this matter needs to be discussed in the long term. It is really difficult for outsiders to interfere..."
"But the result of long-term planning is that Sister Yun is going to get married. Does Brother Feng think there is any meaning in what measures to deal with after Sister Yun gets married?" Xiuyan said a little unhurriedly.
Feng Ziying pondered for a moment, "Xiuyan, it's not that fast."
Xiuyan asked inexplicably, "Brother Feng, what do you mean?"
"I said, it's not that fast. It will still take a few months for the Sun family to marry Sister Yun. There may be some changes..." Feng Ziying firmly believed in this.