Chapter 10: Deep Flowers and Trees in the Zen Room
The Zen courtyard is shaded by flowers and trees, quiet and deep, and there are lights like beans in the Zen room.
Xia Houshu stood at the door of the Zen room where he lived, carefully wiped the sweat from his forehead, took a deep breath to make himself look more relaxed, and then gently opened the door of the Zen room.
Zhong Yuqing was indeed in her room, sitting at the short table on the right, reading scriptures.
Under the dim candlelight, my mother's face did not look good.
Xia Houshu paused at his feet and subconsciously turned to the side to block his mother's sight as much as possible. Fortunately, she was wearing red clothes today. Even if it was stained with blood, it was not very conspicuous in the dim candlelight.
But she didn't dare to relax at all.
Zhong Yuqing didn't seem to be relieved after meeting Master Zhikong. She also looked at the scripture in her hand absentmindedly and stared at one place for a long time without responding.
Xia Houshu approached and tentatively called "Mother".
Zhong Yuqing slowly came back to her senses after hearing the sound. Her eyes moved from the scriptures to her daughter softly and with some confusion, but she did not notice anything unusual about Xia Houshu. She just said in a slightly reproachful tone: "You
This child is just as willful as he is at home, and he behaves so unruly when he goes out. I asked you to go back to the meditation room to rest first and not to run around, but you didn't take it to heart at all, and in just a short time you ran away without a trace.
He never came back to eat, and he was just like a wild horse running wild. Tell me honestly, where did you go to the wild again?"
Xia Houshu pondered the meaning of his mother's words, as if he didn't know her true whereabouts. He took a peek at Yunxi next to him, who was pouring tea calmly, and knew that it was nothing serious.
She breathed a sigh of relief, raised the scripture in her hand to Zhong Yuqing as if offering a treasure, and said enthusiastically: "It's my first time to come to Huguo Temple. It's very new. I went out for a walk and happened to meet some young masters.
We were discussing the scriptures and found it interesting, so we stayed a little longer. Unexpectedly, it was so late, which made my mother worried."
As a mother, Zhong Yuqing knows very well what kind of temperament and preferences Xia Houshu has. She looked at her daughter with sharp eyes and asked doubtfully: "When did you become interested in these scriptures?"
"It's true that nothing can be hidden from mother's eyes!" Xia Houshu smiled awkwardly, deliberately pretending to be embarrassed after being exposed, and continued to explain calmly, "I did follow your instructions in the Zen room this afternoon.
While I was resting here, I even read the scriptures copied by others." As she said this, she quickly returned the Buddhist scriptures in her hand to her mother again to prove that she was not lying.
Seeing that her mother's face softened a little, but still looked a bit displeased and confused, she added: "It's just that these scriptures are too profound and I really can't understand them. Later, I heard the young master in the temple talk about releasing the fish in the pond.
The turtle and the turtle got into a fight over food, so I went to take a look out of curiosity. Unexpectedly, the turtle moved slowly, and the fish was nimble. The two sides fought for a long time and couldn't stop, so..."
When she went down the mountain, she did pass by the release pond and found that there were many big and fat turtles and silver carps in the pond. The fish and turtles were kept together, so they couldn't compete for food!
"Shut up!" Zhong Yuqing was so angry that she covered her chest with a look of disgust on her face, "It's okay if you don't have the rules, but you haven't made any progress yet! What does a turtle and a fish fight for food have to do with you? It's worth watching.
afternoon?"
After Zhong Yuqing scolded you, you were not relieved, but then I thought about it, what could she do? She couldn't ignore her own daughter no matter how much she did, and she had to be soft-hearted.
Zhong Yuqing took a breath, then looked at Xia Houshu and continued to scold harshly: "All the rules I teach you are in vain!"
"Mom, I was wrong." Xia Houshu quickly lowered his head in reflection.
"you……"
Zhong Yuqing looked at Xia Houshu critically, and saw that she had a correct attitude in admitting her mistake. She stood there with a low eyebrow and waited for the scolding, and her expression gradually softened. She probably felt that it was better for her daughter to watch those boring fish and turtles fight than to go around causing trouble.
He swallowed back the rest of his words and let out a sigh.
As a mother, Zhong Yuqing is very clear about Xia Houshu's temperament, and she is also worried about her. Although Xia Houshu is a girl, she has never been a peaceful owner, and she is no more worried than raising a boy. She makes mistakes every day,
It's fine if she hasn't been caught. Once caught, she admits her mistakes faster than anyone else and has a better attitude than anyone else. But she will still do it next time, but she will be smarter.
As the matron of the family, Zhong Yuqing usually had to take care of all the affairs in the palace of the Duke of Yue, taking care of more than a hundred people, which made her physically and mentally exhausted. The death of her eldest son became a huge stone weighing on her heart.
She couldn't let go for a long time, and often felt that she was unable to do what she wanted. As Xia Houshu was not raised by her side when he was a child, his temper was inevitably loose and willful. She understood it and felt guilty, so as long as Xia Houshu's behavior was not excessive, she
They all turned a blind eye.
But the situation is different now. Xia Houshu is no longer a little girl.
If it hadn't been for the quarrel between Xia Houshu and Zhong Lufu a month ago, which she had ignored, Xia Houshu would have already passed his hair age, and it would be time to discuss the marriage.
But in a capital city filled with powerful people, who can be the one who truly loves and accompanies his daughter for the rest of her life?
Xia Houshu realized that his mother didn't intend to argue with her, she just scolded her a few times in anger, and he was slightly relieved. However, she was injured, and her mother was still in danger of being exposed here. In order to avoid causing unnecessary trouble
Trouble, she secretly thought about how to politely ask her mother to leave.
She thought about it secretly for a long time, and suddenly remembered the wordless Buddhist amulet she had asked for in the afternoon, so she took the opportunity to change the subject and asked: "Mother, you went to see Master Zhikong this afternoon. Is Master Zhikong okay? I heard from the temple
The monk said that Master Zhikong has not seen many guests in the past year."
Zhong Yuqing was pretending to be something, and did not doubt that he was there. He answered honestly: "Master Zhikong is old, and his physical condition is naturally not as good as before."
Seeing that his mother's attention had indeed been diverted, Xia Houshu quickly struck while the iron was hot and continued: "Master Zhikong is an eminent monk who has achieved Taoism. I think he will be blessed by the Buddha and will be blessed with longevity. I often heard my mother mention Master Zhikong before.
He is extremely intelligent and well versed in Buddhism. I wonder if the master has solved the wordless sign?"
When Zhong Yuqing heard the three words "no signature", her face suddenly changed, and she said in a dull voice: "Shur, since you don't believe this, just pretend that you haven't asked for any signature today, and don't ask again in the future."
"Why is this?" Seeing his mother's huge reaction, Xia Houshu couldn't help but become curious, "Is it because the Buddha's fortune sign has a bad meaning?"
Xia Houshu didn't care what the unmarked sign meant. After all, whether it was good or bad was entirely up to other people's opinions, but he wanted to know the reason why his mother was so melancholy.
Realizing that his words might be out of proportion, Xia Hou relieved himself and said comfortingly: "The words of gods and Buddhas are the most empty. If you believe it, there will be something, if you don't believe it, there will be nothing. The same is true for Buddha's amulet. If the meaning is good, it can indeed inspire people and connect with others.
It’s comfort; but if the meaning is not good, then just believe it in such a confused way, wouldn’t it be causing trouble for yourself? Anyway, I don’t believe it, so mother doesn’t need to care.”
"Shur!" Zhong Yuqing suddenly stopped her, "I told you not to mention it again!"
"My daughter knows." Xia Hou suppressed the doubts in his heart and stopped asking any more questions. He thought that since his mother said so, the sign without a word must have no good meaning, otherwise his mother would not be so secretive. Fortunately, she
I'm not superstitious, and I can take this matter lightly. It's better to go in one ear and out the other, and pretend it never happened.
Zhong Yuqing soon realized that her tone was not appropriate. Xia Houshu's character of knowing what was forbidden might arouse her curiosity. But she didn't know how to explain her feelings about the wordless weapon.
I was worried and fearful about the signing, and I couldn't figure out whether my daughter was really not interested or whether I was trying to make her happy. I felt very irritable.
In the afternoon, she went to see Master Zhikong. As usual, she discussed the essentials of Buddhist scriptures and also expressed some thoughts about Xiahou Xi. Under Master Zhikong's guidance, she gradually felt more relaxed and talked about Xiahou Xi.
Shu asked for the wordless marriage sign in the afternoon. She never thought that Master Zhikong would laugh it off and tell her that all things in the world are born from existence, existence is from non-existence, and non-existence is the source of all changes. It is destiny, and it can be done or not.
, it is better to follow the advice of the old monk who interpreted the lotus, just let nature take its course and wait and see how it changes.
Zhong Yuqing understood that Master Zhikong had good intentions and wanted to persuade her to let go of some obsessions and not live so tiredly. But as a mother, Xia Houshu was the daughter she almost gave birth to at the risk of her life, and she was also the only one in her life.
Daughter, how can she resign herself to fate? Let nature take its course? She has already lost a son, and she did not fulfill her duty as a mother when her daughter was young. She must not wait and see what happens in her daughter's marriage now.
Of course, it was not convenient for her to tell Xia Houshu about these worries as a mother. After she calmed down a little, Fang said: "Shu'er, I'm a little tired today, so you should settle it earlier." After that, she specially told Yun.
Xi, "There are a lot of talkative people in this monastery. You have to be careful with the girl. Don't let her run around and talk nonsense and make people gossip. What happened today is that Mrs. Liu chose to pretend to be deaf and dumb to give us face. But if she does it again
, if the news spreads, we may lose all dignity that day."
Xia Houshu was thinking hard about how to invite his mother back to his room. After listening to his mother's words, he hurriedly nodded in agreement, promising that he would be careful in his words and actions and not bring shame to the family.
Only then did Zhong Yuqing feel relieved and returned to her room.
Xia Houshu watched his mother go back to her room and closed the door. She quickly took Yunxi back to the Zen room where she lived. She stretched her head and looked around again. No one else was found, so she asked Yunxi to bolt the door.
Then he walked to the table and sat down.
Yun Xi vaguely felt what had happened, but when she turned around, she found that Xia Houshu took out a small white porcelain bottle, smelled it, put it on the table, and lowered his voice and gave her an order: "Hurry up and help before anyone comes over!"
"Girl... you're injured!" Yun Xi was so shocked that she covered her mouth and looked at the red patch on Xia Houshu's left arm. She was extremely anxious, "Didn't you say you were going for a walk? How could this happen? What happened?
?Should you tell the princess?"
"Don't worry about it for now. Just give me some medicine and give me a good hug. I'm almost in pain!" Xia Houshu gritted his teeth and took off his outer clothes neatly, then took off his inner clothes to one side, revealing
The hideous and terrifying gash on the jade wrist.
The wound actually did not hurt the bones, and after simple treatment, the blood had stagnated. But Yun Xi was so frightened that he seemed to have lost his mind, and did not dare to speak for a long time.
Xia Houshu glanced at Yun Xi and knew that saying nothing would be impossible, so he said briefly: "I just met a bad guy in the bamboo forest, and I underestimated the enemy. This is not a big deal. Don't talk nonsense everywhere, especially not
Let mother know!"
"This is Huguo Temple, how could we meet a bad person?" Yun Xi was very surprised.
"Who knows," Xia Houshu said indifferently, "They say this is the pure land of Buddhism. Who knows if it harbors filth and evil and harbors evil spirits."
"What about the villain who hurt you? Will he come to trouble you again?" Yun Xi was extremely worried.
Huguo Temple is so big, it is not difficult to find someone.
Xia Houshu smiled and said, "Do you think I am the kind of person who keeps silent after suffering a loss? Don't worry, he will never come to trouble me again in this life."
Yun Xi vaguely knew what Xia Houshu meant by "never causing trouble again in this life", and did not dare to ask more questions. He was just worried and said: "But you are so injured, and you are under the princess's nose every day, how can she
Won't you find out? Rather than being discovered by her one day, it's better to confess on your own initiative."
"Are you really stupid or are you pretending to be stupid?" Xia Houshu looked at Yun Xi suspiciously, "I just got out of confinement, and my mother asked me to come and ask for some kind of marriage sign. If my mother knew that I ran away privately and was injured, then
Will I still be free in the future?"
Yun Xi knew that he had touched Xia Houshu's inverse scale, so he had no choice but to stop insisting. Then he picked up the small porcelain bottle, opened it, put it to the tip of his nose, sniffed, and asked: "What is this? Where does it come from?"
"It was given by someone else. I heard it was a gold sore medicine." Xia Houshu explained. She just smelled it and found that the smell in the medicine bottle was very similar to the gold sore medicine she used to use. However, she did not carry any medicine with similar effects, so she had to
Take a gamble and treat a dead horse as a live doctor.
If it was true that the master and servant had put on a show for her and tricked her into using the poison, then her life would be doomed.
Yun Xi immediately caught the key point, with a horrified expression on his face, and asked: "What do you mean, girl, does anyone know that you are injured?"
"It's dark at night, who knew it was me." Xia Houshu said this, but he was slightly worried in his heart. Then he curled his lips and said, "I can't care so much, so you can apply it on me quickly."
"But..." Yun Xi hesitated. As a maid, she not only knows not to talk nonsense, but also not to use medicine indiscriminately.
Moreover, it is a medicine of unknown origin, so it cannot be used.
Seeing that she made no next move, Xia Houshu raised his head and glanced at her, wondering: "What are you doing standing still? Give me medicine quickly. Do you want to watch my wound become infected and suppurating?"
Yun Xi couldn't argue with her, so he was heartbroken and applied a layer of medicinal powder on Xia Houshu's wound.
Xia Houshu gritted his teeth and endured the stinging pain caused by the application of the medicine. At the same time, he did not forget to comfort Yun Xi: "I know you are worried about me, but don't worry, this medicine will not kill me. I will pay attention to my mother's side.
.As long as you and I don’t say anything about this, who will know? Besides, didn’t you show any flaws just now in front of your mother?”
With red eyes, Yun Xi continued to apply medicine to Xia Hou, while muttering like an old woman. After applying the medicine, she cleaned up the medicine bottles and bloody clothes, and finally found some clean clothes for her.
After putting it on, I turned off the lights and went to bed. This chapter has been completed!