Ding Atao couldn't help but blush. Fortunately, Wen Yun beside her was quite sensible and helped her along the way, so that she wouldn't be too embarrassed.
Fortunately, as soon as she entered the temple gate, a Taoist priest reported to Wu Yuan. Wu Yuan immediately greeted her, exchanged very warm greetings, and then personally took her on a tour of the temple, first offering incense in the main hall, and then going to the side.
After offering incense in all the palaces, they were sent to the quiet room in the backyard to rest.
Because she was a female guest, it was inconvenient for the Taoist priest to stay in the quiet room longer. After saying some flattering words, he resigned. Fortunately, such a large temple usually employs some female guests who are good at speaking and are happy with the Master to accompany him.
The family members of the wealthy families who came to offer incense were talking to each other. These people were both perceptive and eloquent. They soon made Ding Atao's eyebrows stretch. As the saying goes, "Today I know that the life of the rich is better than you imagined."
When Yi Haoran saw Ding Atao settling down, he said goodbye and came out - to avoid suspicion, it was inconvenient for him to stay in the room for a long time.
The yard was quiet. Except for Ding Atao and his party in the three east wing rooms, there were no people in the other houses. Cai Lan hadn't arrived yet? Yi Haoran felt a little anxious, but he thought that he had seen Qiu the day before.
Chan, she didn't say anything had changed.
Don't be impatient, Yi Haoran secretly warned himself. He silently thought about how to persuade Cai Lan for a while.
The location of the yard is very quiet, and there are many big trees around, which provide thick shade. Walking under the trees, the cool breeze blows, and you can't feel the heat of summer at all. In order to please the female relatives of wealthy families, Taoist priest Wu Yuan spent a lot of thought.
Not only are flowers and trees widely planted in the courtyard, but a small garden is also specially opened behind the main house, decorated with flowers, trees, lakes and rocks.
"This Taoist priest knows how to enjoy himself!" Yi Haoran secretly cursed in his heart.
To be honest, he didn't think about how he could use Cai Lan after persuading her. But at least Cai Lan was Jie Kun's bedfellow - even if she couldn't influence him, at least she could know a lot about him.
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He was lost in thought when suddenly the voice of Taoist Priest Wuyuan came from outside the courtyard: "Please come this way, please come this way." He was startled: Cai Lan must be here!
Yi Haoran quickly stood up and walked behind the eaves curtain of the east wing room. Sure enough, within a few moments, he saw Jiang Qiuchan walking in accompanied by a young woman, followed by several male and female servants.
As soon as she entered the courtyard, Qiu Chan stopped and said to the male servant, "You will wait outside the courtyard." After that, she held Cai Lan's arm and whispered, "Girl, be careful where you step."
Cai Lan nodded slightly. Today I came to the Dragon Mother Temple to relax. Although the sun was strong when I went out, this was the first time I went out in several months. It was quite refreshing to get on the sedan and look at the street scene outside.
The tangled pain in her heart was dispersed a lot. However, as soon as she arrived at the steps at the entrance of Longmu Temple, the past of the assassination of Xie Erren came to her mind again. Cai Lan felt ashamed and ashamed, and she wanted to rush out.
Get out of the sedan chair and jump directly into the rolling waves of the Gui River.
Qiu Chan was still considerate of her. Seeing that she had not gotten off the sedan for a long time, she suddenly realized something and quickly ordered the bearer to get up the sedan again and go in through the side door.
The delay at the door exhausted all the thoughts of sightseeing. Cai Lan wanted to go back directly, but Qiu Chan urged her: since he came specially to offer incense and entered the temple, there is no reason not to worship. The gods would blame him.
It was a big deal to get up! Hearing this, Cai Lan had to get off the sedan chair and go to the Dragon Mother Hall to offer incense first.
Wu Yuan was the most considerate person and knew Cai Lan's heartache, so he sent young Taoist priests early to clear out the pilgrims around the Dragon Mother Hall and in the hall, and blocked them outside the courtyard to prevent other people from talking and making Miss Cai unhappy.
Cai Lan entered the Dragon Mother Temple and saw the majestic statue of the statue, but also showing love and mercy. There were five little dragons coiled on the lotus pedestal at her feet. They looked as affectionate as a child. She just felt that the statue in front of her was so kind, as if it was her.
Like a mother who has passed away for many years. The grievances, fears, and resentments of the past few days... all came to my heart, and I couldn't hold it back any longer. I suddenly collapsed on the ground and burst into tears.
Taoist priest Wu Yuan was caught off guard and rushed over to comfort him: "Girl, girl, it doesn't have to be like this, it doesn't have to be like this."
Qiu Chan quickly came up to help her and whispered comfort.
It took a long time for Cai Lan to stop crying. When she cried so loudly, she cried out the pent-up pain of the past few days, and she felt a lot more relaxed. She said in a low voice: "Sister Qiuchan, help me make the confession."
The host here had already prepared a rattan futon specially used by wealthy households to offer incense. Qiu Chan also presented the offerings and burned the Tibetan incense. Cai Lan took it and prayed silently.
Cai Lan offered incense, and Qiu Chan also burned incense and prayed. Then as usual, each hall offered incense in turn. Then they were led by the host to the backyard.
Jiang Qiuchan helped Cai Lan into the courtyard, and saw a voice in the east wing. She knew that this must be the female member of the Luo family that Yi Haoran mentioned. Then she looked at the figure of a man moving behind the curtain under the eaves of the east wing -
It was probably Master Hao. She deliberately slowed down her pace.
Yi Haoran saw Jiang Qiuchan's gaze directed here and slowed down again. Knowing that she had noticed him, he slightly pulled the curtain a few times. He saw Qiuchan nodded slightly and walked over with Cai Lan's arm.
Entering the main room, fruits and melons to relieve the heat had been prepared, and someone brought cold water and towels for Cai Lan to wash up. After Cai Lan finished washing, she rested in a room on the east side. Qiu Chan took the opportunity to come out.
Seeing that there was no one in the courtyard, Yi Haoran quietly walked out from behind the curtain, gestured towards Qiu Chan, and pointed behind the banana tree in the corner of the courtyard. Qiu Chan nodded slightly and looked at the main room where no one was paying attention to her.
, my heart was beating wildly, and I felt an inexplicable excitement about doing something bad.
Behind the banana tree in the corner of the courtyard, there are a few lake rocks dotted with flowers and trees, making it a good place to talk in private. Yi Haoran asked in a low voice: "How is Miss Cai?"
"I was a bit too lazy to come today. I nudged her for a long time, and I made an agreement that it wouldn't be easy to change, so she came out." Qiu Chan said, "When I went to the incense, I cried a lot - she seemed to be in a good mood.
She's much better. It's just that she's a little weak now and is resting in the thermal pavilion."
"You did a good job." Yi Haoran praised, "You are really a hero among women."
This praise made Qiu Chan's heart beat wildly. Although Mr. Hao in front of her was over fifty years old, he was very majestic and had a calm and composed demeanor. His angry words were kind and transparent.
Reason - Speaking of which, my husband is far inferior to him...
"Sir, you are overly complimentary." Qiu Chan felt a little shy.
Yi Haoran didn't notice the mood of the little woman in front of him at all, he just talked about his arrangements:
"We will send Su Zhai to you at noon. After dinner, you have to persuade Cai Lan to go out for a walk to eat some food." He pointed to the moon cave door next to the corridor in the main room. "There is a small garden through that door. I will
Wait there. Just try to let Cai Lan in. I will do the rest."
Qiu Chan nodded silently and said: "I understand. It's just that Miss Cai's mood goes up and down. Sir, you have to be careful when entrusting her with things and don't touch her sore spots."
Yi Haoran returned to the corridor, where the little Taoist priest presented him with fragrant tea, but it was lotus leaf tea. Ding Atao had drunk this kind of tea at the local rice and grain guild in the past, and it came from the Dragon Mother Temple.
The Taoist priests made it themselves, which is the most precious thing. The Taoist priests often used it as a favor to give to the rich families in the city. Now drinking it in their own mouths, it is naturally a different feeling.
When she saw Yi Haoran refusing to come in under the eaves, she asked Wen Yun to bring him a cup of tea.
"Thank you, Aunt Wen." Yi Haoran took the tea and said seriously.
Wen Yun covered his mouth with the tea tray and said with a smile, "Mr. Hao, you are always so polite."
"No, this is etiquette." Yi Haoran said.
"You are so thoughtful in your etiquette. You are indeed a scholar." Wen Yun put down the tea tray with an innocent look on his face, "Why don't you go inside and sit down? You have to come under the eaves."
"It's breathable and windy here." Seeing her innocence, Yi Haoran smiled and said, "Besides, I'm a man, and I'm sweating profusely in the hot weather. Wouldn't I be infuriating my wife in the house?"
"Our family is a businessman, so how can we be so particular about it?" Wen Yun said, "My wife doesn't care about this either."
"Having said that, the sage has said: don't look at anything that's not polite, don't hear anything that's not polite, don't say anything that's not polite, don't do anything that's not polite." Yi Haoran liked her innocence and said with a smile, "There are differences between men and women. You and your wife are in the house.
, of course I shouldn’t be in there.”
"Oh, Mr. Hao, you are such a talented person!"
Yi Haoran laughed loudly and said: "My aunt is right, Hao is a sour man who regards the words of saints as his guide."
Wen Yun was stunned for a moment, covered his mouth with a handkerchief and said with a smile: "Sir, it's really interesting. By the way, sir, I saw you behind the banana tree just now? Is there anything interesting behind there?"
Yi Haoran was startled. He didn't expect that this little girl would see this! He quickly covered it up and said: "I saw some cute banana trees, so I went over to take a look - it was indeed a beautiful scene in a pot, so I sat there for a while.
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Wen Yun didn't know what a "scenic scene in a pot" was. He was about to ask a question when he saw a little Taoist priest coming in with a tray. Behind him, a Taoist priest carrying a food box came in. He knew that lunch was coming, so he hurriedly said:
"The temple has brought us lunch. Let's go eat."
The Eight Immortals table had already been set up in the hall of the wing room, and the dishes and chopsticks were laid out. The Luo family was a merchant family after all, and they were not as particular about etiquette as Yi Haoran. Naturally, he couldn't be too pedantic, so he had to take his seat and sit in Xibin.
Take a seat at the table.
There are not many meals on the table, but they are quite exquisite: braised mushrooms with nostrils; cold whipped bamboo shoots; vegetarian goose; Luo Han Zhai, and another large bowl of shrimp ball soup, with snow-white shrimp balls and tender yellow leeks floating on the surface of the soup.
It's tempting. The meal is lotus leaf porridge made with local fragrant rice, and there is also a plate of silver wire.
The little Taoist priest also brought Guilin Sanhua Wine, a famous product in Guangxi, and four fresh and dried fruits to go with the wine. Ding Atao was in a good mood and asked everyone to have a drink.