Hibiscus Flower West Moon Splendid

Chapter 154: Qingshui Yulansheng (1)
Lan Sheng gradually became acquainted with the monks of Qingshui Temple.When I opened the gate of the temple that day, I found that his little novice was two years younger than him, and his dharma name was Huineng. Because he was his savior, the two were even closer.Huineng told Lan Sheng about the regulations of Qingshui Temple one by one. After Lan Sheng got better, Huineng took him to various places in Qingshui Temple to familiarize himself with the terrain.Lan Sheng was grateful to him in his heart, and even though Huineng was a few years younger than him, he was still called a senior brother.

Qingshui Temple was built on Fengqi Mountain, with beautiful scenery and majestic and spacious buildings. Lan Sheng first visited the temple, but felt that there were fresh and beautiful scenery everywhere.Every time Hui Neng found him wandering around, he warned sharply: "Qingshui Temple is actually comparable to Famen Temple, a royal temple. There are many distinguished guests. Occasionally, distinguished guests stay overnight, and they must be guarded by heavy soldiers. If they are mistaken for spies, they will cause disaster. , especially in the corner of the North Courtyard, there is a forest where the memorial tablet of Xuanyuan Shuqi, the princess Shude Zhenlie who died tragically in the previous dynasty, is enshrined there for many years.

Lan Sheng had never seen Huineng, who was always smiling, be so strict, so he promised in trepidation.Not long after, he was sent to the kitchen and started working. Not only did he not have the chance to go out, let alone visit the North Courtyard, he gradually forgot about it.

Although Huineng was young, he had a lot of experience and dexterity, and was deeply loved by the abbot. On the first and fifteenth day of the new year, he was always sent to the front hall to serve the nobles.However, Huineng would go to the kitchen to chat with Lan Sheng every time he was greeted and sent back.At this time, Lan Sheng is grateful to him, but hates him in every possible way, because Huineng always shows off which important people in the Yuan family he has met, how graceful and charming those ladies are, and at most mentions The most important thing is how young master Qingquan and young master Taxue from the original family are as rich as jade, as handsome as a green pine, as upright as a bright moon.

Lan Sheng felt his heart itching unbearably, and his worldly heart seemed to stir up again.

This day was the first day of the fifth lunar month, and it was time for Yuan's family to come to worship the Buddha, and Hui Neng went to serve him as usual.Lan Sheng was busy preparing vegetarian food in the kitchen, when a novice named Huiming came panting and asked him to help.It turned out that there were a lot of people from the Yuan family and the royal family who came to the temple to pay their respects on this day, even many noble family members also came, the front hall was already very busy, and there was an urgent need for a tea delivery person.

That Huiming came and went in a hurry, and only talked about the Buddha's voice tea. Lan Sheng immediately guessed that the powerful Prince Wu'an might be here in person.That scented tea is a specialty of Kiyomizu Temple, and it is only given to the rarest guests.The tea itself is made of high-quality alpine silver needles, combined with famous flowers such as red roses and violets from the Western Regions, refined through more than a dozen processes and tied into round beads, and then scented with a large, pure white, fragrant jasmine flower. It is covered with pekoe. After brewing, the various flowers contained in the silver needle slowly bloom. The fresh fragrance of jasmine comes to the nostrils, and the thick flower juice will be separated out, dyeing the whole cup of tea red, as if the Buddha's voice whispered , so it is named "Buddha Yin Tea", which is deeply loved by King Wu'an, and he must order it every time he comes.

Lan Sheng hurriedly changed into a clean monk robe, and went straight to the front hall with seven or eight cups of Buddha-yin tea on a large tray.

Passing around the flower corridor, there is faintly the flag of the Habayashi Army fluttering, and the eunuchs and palace people stand with their heads bowed, holding their breath. , with a dignified expression, purple jade waist tags are hung on their belts, and an ancient original character is engraved on the waist tags, obviously they are the retainers of the Yuan clan.

The long line of serving banquets stood bent over, waiting quietly for those people to try and try with thin and bright silver needles first, and then the next row took out some pastries and tea and put them in silver bowls to try for themselves. After it's all right, let's go.

Lan Sheng was a hard-working child. He had never seen such a battle before, and he almost couldn't keep his mouth shut.Under the stern eyes of those strong men, he was so frightened that he quickly shut his mouth, shivering and retreated into the corridor.Only chatter and laughter were heard inside, and the laughter of several women came faintly.

"Listen, husband, even the concubine Jin said that you should spend more time with Chongyang and my concubine." A woman's voice was gentle and sweet.It was obvious that she was laughing again and again, but there was a hint of displeasure. She seemed to be deliberately emphasizing the side concubine's "side".

"Didn't I make a special trip to accompany you here today to fulfill your wish? Chongyang is six years old, you look like a child." The voice was full of rich and powerful laziness, low and moving, but it was heard that he was joking. The voice continued: "Wangfei should worry about the life of our third master. There is always such a person. You know that today the female pilgrims of Qingshui Temple are almost lined up in the moat, just to see our third master."

There was a sweet smile again, but it seemed to be with a hint of embarrassment, "Yo, I don't dare to take care of the third master's affairs. After all, the concubine is just a side concubine, and it's my sister who should do the job." heart?"

Lan Sheng's heart skipped a beat, why is this voice so familiar?

At the entrance of the wing room, several beautiful court ladies in brocade and satin had already come to take the tray. Lan Sheng was about to retreat with the monks, but someone chanted loudly: Prince Wu An is here.

Lan Sheng immediately held his breath with all the monks, and knelt down on the ground.Lan Sheng didn't dare to look up, but saw a pair of high-soled embroidered sheepskin luxury boots in front of him.

After a long time, Lan Sheng raised his head secretly.The first person was an old man in yellow robe with bright eyes, five willows and long beard, handsome and majestic, followed by two young men, one black and one white.Although the young man in black had slightly gloomy features and a murderous look, he was still handsome and energetic, but when he stood next to the young man in white, he was suddenly compared to him.I just feel that the young man in white, Fengshen, is like a man from heaven, with the bright moon in his arms.

Lan Sheng couldn't help being excited, the young man in white was the world-famous snowwalker.

At this time, Lan Sheng caught sight of the last warrior walking in the corner of his eye. The man was looking around vigilantly, and seemed to notice Lan Sheng's gaze, and suddenly turned a pair of black hanging eyes to Lan Sheng.Lan Sheng lowered his head in horror, dripping with cold sweat.That person was the subordinate of the purple-eyed goblin a year ago, named Qiao Wan.

It was only then that Lan Sheng suddenly realized that the laughing voice he heard just now was the purple-eyed goblin.He was sweating profusely, but he heard soft voices coming from the wing, and soon a group of people in fine clothes came out of the wing.

The sun was just right that day, and a magnificent beauty stood first in the dance of peach blossom petals.I saw her slightly kneeling towards the leader of the yellow-robed old man, but her purple glazed eyes were full of smiles, and she could only hear her call out delicately: "Wanfu, my lord."

The rare purple gemstones on the purple gold phoenix crown on her black bun shine in Lan Sheng's eyes, and the golden steps sway with the beauty's lotus steps, making melodious sounds; the big white rich and noble peonies on the purple brocade robe are in full bloom, The butterflies among the peony flowers also seemed to be flying against the wind.

The old man smiled dotingly, embraced the beautiful woman, and entered with a smile.

Lan Sheng was trembling with fright, but Qiao Wan, who was eye-catching, walked up to him and seemed to stare at the top of his head for a while.Lan Sheng's whole heart seemed to jump out of his throat, but he heard him yell loudly: "The family members of Prince Wu'an's residence are here, strangers stay away."

The monks sang promises loudly.Back in the meditation room in the backyard, the young monks couldn't help talking excitedly about what they had just seen and heard.

Lan Sheng didn't want to join, full of fear and uneasiness, just worried that Qiao Wan would recognize him, huddled under the blanket all day, no longer daring to go to the front hall to serve, and recited Buddhist scriptures over and over again, so as to ask the Buddha to bless him.

At noon, when the sun was setting, Lan Sheng heard that Lord Hou had returned to the mansion with his family members, leaving only Hou Haotian, his wife and son-in-law and Mr. Taxue to stay here for tomorrow's funeral.He was sure again and again that the sly-eyed Qiao Wan had also left with the purple-eyed lady, and then he got up anxiously.

During the evening class, the sound of monks chanting sutras could be heard in my ears, but Lan Sheng was absent-mindedly thinking about the purple-eyed lady.

He never imagined that she turned out to be the most beloved side concubine of King Wu An, Hua Shi.

After reciting the evening class, Lan Sheng walked forward in a trance, unknowingly came to the side of the release pool, and the bright moon was reflected in the waves and swayed with the wind.Lan Sheng lowered his head slightly, and saw a person in the lake, with a bald forehead and a sharp-mouthed monkey cheek, so thin that he was out of shape, and he couldn't feel the sadness coming from it.I think back then in Huangliang Town, Lan Sheng was also a living sign of the inn, especially when he smiled sweetly at the female customers and called his sister, I don’t know how much business it brought in for the inn. The second tortured him beyond recognition, so it's no wonder that Qiao Wan couldn't recognize him.

All kinds of sufferings in the past flashed before his eyes, and Lan Sheng felt more and more uncomfortable, so he couldn't help but sat down by the pool and sobbed loudly.

In the midst of grief, he suddenly felt that someone was blowing into his ear, and someone put his hand on his shoulder slightly.Lan Sheng jumped up in fright, and when he looked back, there was no one. Just as he was in doubt, he felt that someone was breathing behind him.Lan Sheng lowered his head to look at the pool again, and sure enough besides his own figure in the pool, there seemed to be another person's blurry figure standing behind him.

There is a hundred-year-old hibiscus tree above the head. The newly grown green leaves roll with night dew, slowly sliding over the soaring small flower buds, and gently dripping on Lan Sheng's bare forehead, mixed with Lan Sheng's sweat, sliding into it along the tip of his nose. In his mouth, he didn't dare to breathe out, so he turned his head very slowly, as if his heart was about to jump out of his chest alive.

The moonlight melted, and the green grass and the fragrance of flowers wafted around, and there was a person in front of him nose to nose, eyes looking at Lan Sheng.The man's long hair was like a waterfall, hanging down to his waist, his pale face was hidden in the black hair, he couldn't see clearly, like a female ghost.

A moon white robe was loosely wrapped around her body. A beautiful pattern was faintly embroidered on one corner of the robe, which seemed to be a pair of passionflowers. With the night wind, it was bright red and dazzling, just like that woman. , looking at Lan Sheng strangely and silently.

Lan Sheng's mind went blank for a moment, and he was stunned.By the moonlight, a pair of purple pupils were reflected in Lan Sheng's eyes, emitting a faint light.

Lan Sheng couldn't bear it anymore, and screamed, not wanting that person to scream too.The two yelled at each other for a while, and then Lan Sheng remembered to turn around and run away. After running a few steps, he tripped and stumbled a few times. Finally, he started to run. The pair of purple pupils were in front of him again, and she was bending over to look at him. .This time Lan Sheng saw clearly that she was actually a delicate beauty with purple pupils.

Lan Sheng's mind was full of rumors about the purple-eyed flower demon circulating in Huangliang Town, and the first reaction in his mind was: Why does the flower demon have to make trouble with him in this life?

At the moment of panic, he fumbled left and right, wanting to throw some debris, but the surrounding embankment was inlaid with cobblestones, which was flat, so in desperation, he had to fumble for something in his arms and throw it. Then turn around and run.

When he couldn't move anymore, Lan Sheng gasped for breath, sat down on his buttocks, looked around in shock, and found that he had already run to the other side of the release pond.

Although the Free Life Pool is called a pool, it is actually a large artificial lake, connected to the Weishui River in Fengzhou City, the water area is wide and sparkling.

The white shadow with purple pupils stood on the other side of the release pool, watching Lan Sheng from afar, silently.

Lan Sheng also seemed to be there for a moment.

The woman's moon-white figure flickered with the moon's shadow on the vast water surface. After a while, she slowly squatted down and picked up an object on the ground, as if looking at it under the moonlight for a long time, and then slowly put it between her nose and sniffed it. He took a sniff, then bit down violently, and ate voraciously.

Under the guidance of Lan Sheng's rich imagination, he couldn't help imagining the steamed bun as his own head, and after a while, he slowly realized that the thing should be the thing he threw just now.

Today, I was in fear all day long, and I didn't have time to eat or drink, so Huineng secretly stuffed him with a bun before evening class.

Lan Sheng's heart moved, it is impossible for monsters to eat steamed buns, so the woman in white is not a monster?

After a lot of thought, the woman had finished eating the steamed buns, and Fu slowly raised her head again, her pair of purple pupils looked around aimlessly, and finally, she fixed on Lan Sheng who was opposite.

Lan Sheng's heart skipped a beat again, and suddenly someone was breathing next to his ear, and he turned his head again in fright, and was immediately licked all over his face wetly.Lan Sheng wiped his face, but saw a black dog sticking its tongue out at him affectionately, Lan Sheng was licked for a long time in a daze, and finally called out the dog's name in surprise: "You It's...Xiao Zhong."

The black dog barked loudly twice, as if glad that Lan Sheng had recognized it, and put its front paws on his shoulders, laughing at him.

When Lan Sheng saw Huang Liangzhen's old friend, he couldn't help but excitedly said: "Xiao Zhong, so you didn't die either."

Lan Sheng held the black dog in his arms, and wept uncontrollably for a moment.

"Shoutian dog." Someone smiled lightly.

Lan Sheng looked up and saw the purple-eyed woman standing under the moonlight, bending slightly, looking at him and the black dog with a smile.

Lan Sheng barked softly, held the black dog tightly in fear, and said to himself tremblingly in his heart: This woman is still a monster, otherwise how could she bully her so unknowingly, he stammered: "It, it It's Xiao Zhong, who are you?"

"It's called Xiaotiangou, not Xiaozhong." She smiled softly there, and waved to Xiaozhong, "Xiaotiangou, come quickly."

Xiao Zhong turned his head between Lan Sheng and the woman for a while, and then chose to run to the woman cheerfully.

She squatted down and hugged the black dog, tilted her head and stared at Lan Sheng for a while, and then suddenly realized, "Erlang God...you are Erlang God!" She giggled and clapped her hands: "Xiaotiangou recognizes you, you must be God Erlang."

What is Erlang God?What is a barking dog?
Lan Sheng's little head was spinning rapidly. At that time, he hadn't had the opportunity to read the "Journey to the West" that confused future generations, so he still couldn't understand that he was actually an important character in the play.

So he concluded again at that time:
First, this must be a rich lady who came to the monastery to clean up.

Second, the reason for her cleansing practice is very likely that she has some brain problems. The reason is that a month ago, a daughter of an official of the household department was bewitched by evil spirits and lived in the temple for half a month before being released.

Third, she may be from the Western Regions, so her eyes are purple.

Lan Sheng stood up, patted the monk's robe, and snorted coldly, "Young lady, you frightened the little monk to death by walking around like this in the middle of the night."

But the woman straightened up suddenly, she seemed to be listening intently, and did not answer his words, and the black dog seemed to have its ears stuck.

There was a faint sound of the piano in the distance, the sound of the piano was ethereal and ethereal, revealing an indescribable sadness, as if someone was thinking about the endless past.Lan Sheng's sad past was also recalled, vividly remembered, and even opened the deepest scene in his memory, as if there was a snow-white and plump carcass lying in his arms, full of the fragrance of orchids, and the rich red lips Breathing gracefully and enchantingly in his ear, "I'll call you Lan Sheng from now on, go... Lan Sheng."

The rapid barking of the dog awakened Lan Sheng from his dream.When he looked up again, he realized that his cheeks were already covered with tears.

Lan Sheng wiped his face and examined it carefully.The sound of the piano seemed to come from the Tingtao Pavilion in the West Wing.Tonight Haotianhou is staying at Liuxin Pavilion in the east, while Tingtao Pavilion in the west is Yuan Feibai, Mr. Treading Snow.

The woman seemed to be insane, and walked forward slowly following the sound of the piano.Xiao Zhong kept spinning around her, raised his head anxiously, and yelled, as if to stop her from moving forward, and finally bit her wide long sleeve and dragged her back vigorously.

A gust of salty and damp wind blew indistinctly, carrying the wind and sand from the northwest, and squinted the eyes of the two of them. A golden light suddenly flashed across the black sky, like a golden dragon tearing open the sky with its sharp claws. , roaring angrily at the world, listening to Taoge's piano sound also stopped abruptly.

The lightning like a golden dragon swam across the majestic roof of Liuxin Pavilion, and the violent thunderbolt seemed to ring in his ears. Yuan Feiyan suddenly opened his eyes and woke up from the nightmare.

The outer bed was empty, she caressed lightly towards the bed that belonged to him, her warm hands like fat jade only touched one side of the bed and it was cold.It had been a long time since the person next to the pillow had left, as usual.

"Miss, what are your orders?" A well-dressed girl dressed as a retainer knelt in front of the gauze tent and asked softly, waiting for orders.

Miss is a pre-marriage title, unlike ordinary servants who respectfully address Yuan Feiyan as Mrs. Haotianhou, and the only one who dares to do this is Chuxin, the dark man from the Yuan family's dowry.

Yuan Feiyan lowered her eyelids lightly, leaned slightly outside the bed, and asked softly, "When did Lord Hou get up?"

"Miss Hui, it's time to be ugly."

Yuan Feiyan sighed softly, opened the hibiscus curtain, and signaled Chuxin to wait for her to get up.

(End of this chapter)