The oath of rebirth not to be a concubine

Chapter 202 The Impermanence of Life
There was a slight call from the room, and the old Hou Ye and I hurried over.

The old lady had already woken up and was struggling to get up. The woman quickly helped her up and stuffed a cushion behind her to make her more comfortable.

"Qingmu..." She called out and reached out to grab it.

I hurried over, took her hand and said, "Old Madam, Qing Mu is here."

"It's good to be here, it's good to be here..." She smiled lovingly, and said to the woman next to her, "Go and get the newly made lotus cake for a long time, and give it to my girl. I like lotus cake the most."

After finishing speaking, she patted my hand and said, "Girl Qingmu, I picked lotus dew today, and the pastries are very fresh."

How can there be lotus dew in these nine cold days...

I was very surprised, but I saw the woman next to me shook her head slightly, and then brought over a plate of pine nut cake.

The old lady happily picked up a piece and put it in my hand, "Come on, girl Qingmu, eat a piece of lotus cake, your favorite."

The pastry in the palm of my hand is very beautiful, but it seems to be heavier than a thousand pieces of gold.

I raised my head, and she was smiling at me, the corners of her mouth were raised, the wrinkles on her face were gathered together, and her black pupils, which were originally bright and bright, were very cloudy at this moment.

she……

My heart was a little blocked, I brought the pine nut pancake to my lips, and ate it mouthful.

The old matriarch smiled, and ordered, "In a while, wrap up this lotus cake and take it away with Qingmu girl. Look at this girl, how can she grow taller if she doesn't eat much?"

She thought of something again, "By the way, where is that brat Yun Chang?"

The woman next to her hurriedly said, "Go back to the old lady, the young master has gone out and will come back later."

The old matriarch nodded, then took my hand again and said, "Girl Qingmu, sit a little longer, that brat Yunchang will be back in a while, and I will ask him to take you back to the mansion later." .”

I pondered for a while, and cooperated, "It's still not necessary, Qingmu will go back by herself in a while."

"That's impossible. You didn't take a carriage, so someone needs to take you off. Just wait, Yun Chang will be back soon..."

Without a carriage...

It turns out that she regards now as when she was a child...

My nose was a little sore, and I didn't know what to say for a while, so she just smiled, clapped my hands, and chanted some irrelevant words. After reading for a while, she seemed tired, so she said to me , "Girl Qingmu, you are in Qinglan Pavilion, but do you read Buddhist scriptures?"

Although the Qinglan Pavilion did not teach the Sutra of the Buddha, my mother used to like to worship the Buddha, and she was familiar with the simpler ones, such as the Great Diamond Sutra.

I said, "I have taught you."

"Oh?" The old lady was delighted, "Girl Qingmu, you can read an authentic chapter of Mahayana, okay?"

"Okay." I nodded.

Say softly, "The Buddha told Subhuti, all Bodhisattvas Mahasattvas should subdue their hearts in this way, all sentient beings and the like.

If it is born from eggs, if it is born from wombs, if it is born from dampness, if it is born by transformation.If there is form, if there is no form, if there is thought, if there is no thought.If there is no thought, it is not without thought.I will make them all enter Nirvana without residue and pass them to extinction.Such is the destruction of immeasurable, countless and boundless sentient beings.No sentient beings can be saved.Why..."

If you think about it, if you don't think about it, old lady, is it like this...

I read it shallowly, the old lady seemed to like it very much, she smiled slightly at first, then slowly, she closed her eyes and fell asleep with her head tilted.

I read a few more words, and her breathing became much more stable.The mother-in-law quickly helped her to lie down, I got up and turned around, and the old Hou Ye was standing behind me.

He smiled slightly, and said softly, "This situation has been going on for some time, so don't be offended by the princess."

I nodded and said, "What did Lord Hou say? The old lady has been fond of Qingmu since she was a child. Even if she doesn't know her, she still misses Qingmu. It's too late to be grateful, so I can't say anything strange."

Old Hou Ye nodded, but also stopped talking.I sat on the side of the couch, looked at the old lady for a while, and saw that she seemed to be asleep, so I got up and said goodbye.

The old master insisted on sending me out of the mansion. I got on the horse and took two steps. He suddenly called me and said that the old lady liked me very much. It's been a while...

I was very depressed in my heart. Although I also knew that life, old age, sickness and death are all kinds of things, but I still couldn't accept the news that the old matriarch was... going away.

When did I become so sentimental...

I was supposed to go back to the princess' mansion, but for no reason, I thought of the old housekeeper of the general's mansion again.After thinking about it, after all, he hit the horse and went to the general's mansion.

Su Qinghua got married, and the brocade in the General's Mansion had been replaced. I looked at the two big lions in front of the door, and only then realized that, in fact, those lions are not majestic.

Su Hong and Wu Wanhua were not in the mansion, and the third wife took Su Qingliu to the temple to burn incense and hadn't returned yet. The old butler knew I was coming, and hurriedly led everyone over to greet her.

I hurried forward to help him, "You don't need to be polite, Uncle Housekeeper, just come back and have a look."

"Good to be back, good to be back." I haven't seen him for a few days, but when he saw me coming back, he burst into tears.

That's right, these years, when nothing happened, where did I go back to the General's Mansion...

"Princess, it's cold outside, hurry up and come in." He greeted.

"Okay." He replied, and then he followed him to the small hall. Sometimes he asked people to bring dried fruits, and sometimes asked people to exchange for new tea. He was very busy.

I knew that even if I stopped him, he would still do it, so he ate a bit of the pastry and dried fruit he took. He seemed very happy, and asked the kitchen to prepare the meal.

This is a bit too troublesome, so I just refused.He responded and stood aside.

I smiled slightly, "Uncle housekeeper, talk to me, okay?"

"Hey, hey." He replied.

I signaled him to sit down, he hesitated for a while, but he still sat down, "Princess, what do you want to hear, this old slave will tell the princess."

Actually, I didn't know what to say, so I said, "Uncle Steward, how long have you been in this General's Mansion?"

He thought for a while, "It's been 50 years."

"50 years is really long enough."

He smiled innocently, "It's not long, the days go by so quickly, in the blink of an eye, it's over. When I was just following the old general, hey, the old general is very handsome."

I smiled and asked, "How handsome is it?"

The old housekeeper thought about it seriously, and replied, "It is impossible to compare the specifics. In this way, the princess is waiting, and the old slave will bring a portrait."

He got up and walked out quickly, and after a while, he came back with a painting scroll in his arms.He found a place with good light, and slowly unfolded the scroll.

This is a very well-painted picture of bowing and riding a horse.

The person in the painting is wearing blue-shouldered armor and a red wreath hat of the same color. He is holding a rein in one hand and a spear in the other. He looks so heroic.

The old housekeeper said, "Princess, this is when the old general was young. Look, isn't he very handsome?"

I nodded.

But he is very handsome, not only handsome, but also has a burst of heroism.Looking at it this way, Su Hong doesn't really look like Su Huo, but Su Qingmu's father, who inherited all the heroism of Su Huo when he was young.

The old butler also seemed to be thinking of Su Qingmu's father, rolled up the scroll, and sighed, "Second young master, he is most like an old general, with a temper, a strategy, and a heroic spirit. It's a pity that he disappeared. If he Now, it must be a family business."

I was silent for a while, and said, "Uncle housekeeper, tell me about my father."

He seemed to like this topic very much, put the scroll on the table, and said slowly, "Your father was very naughty when he was a child. The old general's new dress, he thought the embroidery on it was beautiful, so he ran in the middle of the night and cut it with scissors. The embroidery was cut out...

He spilled the old general's newly brewed wine, and it would be fine if he mixed it with some water, but he actually poured half of the yellow urine into the wine jar.The old general didn't taste it at the first sip, but after a few more sips, he finally understood. When he came back, he used his family's method angrily, and it took half a month for the bruise on his back to disappear. "

I kind of want to laugh.

He also heard him continue, "There are too many things like this, but ah, that was only when I was young, and when I grow up, I become much calmer, especially after marrying your mother, I became even more calm. Later, the old general mentioned these things, saying that it was all because of your mother's gentle temperament, which used softness to overcome strength."

I smiled and asked again, "Did he and mother ever quarrel?"

The old housekeeper said, "Two people are as good as the same person, so how can they quarrel. Especially since your mother has you and has more problems of coughing up blood, your father is even more afraid of offending her."

Coughing up blood?

Something flashed through my mind quickly.

(End of this chapter)