Divine Doctor's Daughter: The Imperial Concubine

Chapter 157 Return to Hanshan Temple

Outside the city, the Hanshan Temple in midsummer has been covered in greenery, and the bleak alleys in winter have become more commercial. The simple-looking carriage is slowly driving towards the temple. Chu Ruoying Sitting inside, refilling tea and drinking alone is also a normal state of life.

"Concubine Shizi, we're here." Li Xia's voice sounded outside the carriage, and Chu Ruoying put down the tea set in her hand. Looking around from the side of the carriage, it is not like winter, full of dignitaries in the court, but there are more civilians in the Ming Dynasty.

Chu Ruoying was observing the people around, when a young novice came over, performed the Buddha's salute to Chu Ruoying, and said, "Benefactor, Master Liaochen invites you."

Chu Ruoying was slightly stunned, and just wanted to ask Master Chen how he knew I was coming, but when she was about to say it, she couldn't help laughing, this kind of dialogue is like something in a storybook, and then Master Chen said it I am very human, and I am doomed to do what I want after a lot of suffering.

"Excuse me." Chu Ruoying looked at the little novice's slightly puzzled expression, withdrew the smile on her face, and nodded lightly.

"Please benefactor." The little novice then withdrew his gaze, and his face was still red with embarrassment at the impolite behavior just now.

Just as Chu Ruoying was about to step forward, she thought of her girl, and turned her head and said, "Don't follow me, go to the room to clean up, and then look around by yourself."

Li Xia and Dong Zhi nodded, and waited for Chu Ruoying to go far away, then picked up the things on the carriage and followed another young novice towards the meditation room.

"Benefactor, Master Liaochen is waiting for you." The little novice took Chu Ruoying to a quiet place in Hanshan Temple, and left politely.

Then Chu Ruoying continued to walk forward, and stopped after walking for a while. Master Liaochen in front of him was not wearing a long white robe when he first met, but changed into a formal cassock. It looks quite sanctimonious.

Master Liaochen was sitting on a stone beside him, holding a string of Buddhist beads in his hands, twisting them casually, his eyes were slightly closed, if it wasn't for the frequent movement of the beads in his hand, he really seemed to be asleep .

"The benefactor is here." Master Liaochen opened his eyes, looked in Chu Ruoying's direction, and said calmly.

Chu Ruoying nodded, walked forward slowly, sat down on a rock opposite him, propped her chin with her hands, and said with a faint smile on her lips, "Master Liaochen is a little different today. "

"The benefactor is also a little different from when we first met." Master Liaochen seemed to understand that Chu Ruoying was making fun of his clothes, and smiled softly.

"As the saying goes, people should treat each other with admiration after three days of farewell, and you and I have met for half a year. When will life be the same as when we first met?" Chu Ruoying picked up a green leaf from the ground nearby, Then he handed it to Master Chen with a smile, and said softly.

"What the benefactor said is true." Master Liaochen took the green leaf with a smile, "As time goes by, the fallen leaves have become more beautiful than winter."

"Master Liaochen, what's the meaning of wearing today?" Chu Ruoying looked at his clothes from top to bottom, and found that his shoes were a little worn out and soiled, and the cassock on his body was indeed in good condition. .

Master Liaochen looked down at his clothes, straightened them seriously, and then raised his head and said, "The poor monk just came here from afar, so this clothes are naturally used to deceive the eyes of the world."

"Master Liaochen is so ambitious, do you want to deceive the world?" Chu Ruoying asked with a smile and looked at him with raised eyebrows.

"It's not that the poor monk wants to deceive the world, but that the world is often confused by superficial things. The root cause is that there are too many doubts in people's hearts." Liao Chen laughed.

Chu Ruoying nodded, she believed that if Master Liaochen walked around in white clothes, countless people would think he was a liar, and then wanted to arrest him and change his clothes, although it looked very exaggerated , but I have to admit that it does have some effects, at least at first glance, it looks like a master-level figure!

"The benefactor has a very root of wisdom, but the extreme of wisdom hurts. You don't need to stick to what you see with your eyes, you have to feel it with your heart. At that time, you will find that many things, as long as you are willing to understand, you will understand, not You don't dare to understand, you are afraid that the result of that matter is not what you think, or what you think, why do you have to embarrass yourself so much when you are alive." Master Liaochen saw that Chu Ruoying understood what he said. , and went on to say a paragraph of easy-to-understand words.

Chu Ruoying listened with her chin propped up, she didn't look like a concubine, she smiled and nodded after a while, she knew that Master Chen was advising her, just like when the two first met, but at the beginning it was to persuade her to let go of her hatred And obsession, now she is just persuading her to let her go, probably because she has seen too many joys and sorrows, and understood her mother's pain too deeply, so after Mu Ziyuan kept something from her, although she felt a little uneasy , but never thought of finding out the truth, probably a little scared in my heart.

After chatting with Master Liaochen, Chu Ruoying bid farewell and left. After walking out there, Chu Ruoying wandered around the back mountain of Hanshan Temple, walking a long way without knowing it.

On a steep cliff in the back of the mountain, a thin woman wearing a man's old clothes, with a twisted bun, was climbing up the raised stones with her hands, little by little. Chu Ruoying stood not far away and looked up at the woman, but there was nothing unusual.

Looking at the rocks under the woman's feet loosening from a distance, "Ah!" In an instant, the woman who was still clenching her teeth had already fallen from a high height. Chu Ruoying had no time to think, and she dodged towards The woman went away, and the long white silk was wrapped around the woman's waist, and then she was put down safely.

"Are you okay?" Chu Ruoying took Chang Ling back, stepped forward and looked at the woman's undecided face, and asked softly.

The woman patted her chest, panting heavily, and said after a while: "Thank you for saving me, I'm fine." As soon as the words fell, the woman walked towards there again, preparing to climb up again.

Chu Ruoying looked at the woman's determined face in puzzlement, stepped forward to stop her movement, frowned and said, "What are you doing, is there anything on it that is worth your life to exchange?"

The woman pushed Chu Ruoying away, looked up, pointed to a plant with the same color as the stone, and said, "My father is sick, and I need that medicine to save my life!"

It was only then that Chu Ruoying discovered that there was a small flower blooming on a rock among the rocks, and she frowned and said, "Blooming on a stone is relatively rare, but its effect is also very small. Who told you that it can save your father's illness?"

"Do you know that medicine? Do you know medical skills?" The woman's eyes lit up when she heard Chu Ruoying's words, she stepped forward and grabbed the hem of Chu Ruoying's clothes, and asked anxiously.

Chu Ruoying looked down at the woman's slightly trembling hands, her fingertips were covered with rough and thick calluses, her palms were scratched in many places on the cliff, and a little blood oozes out, thinking to herself, she and her father's The relationship is so good, that's why you can risk your life like this.

Chu Ruoying kept looking at the woman's hand without speaking, making the girl think that Chu Ruoying disliked her for dirtying her clothes like this, so she immediately bit her lower lip and let go, and said in a low voice, "I'm sorry, I will I will pay you for this dress."

Chu Ruoying smiled faintly, her eyes lightly fell on the woman, and she asked, "How old are you? What's your name?"

"My name is Qinglan, I'm 12 years old, and I live in Xiaohong Village at the foot of the mountain." Qinglan looked at Chu Ruoying and said softly.

"Little Red Village? What a strange name." Chu Ruoying smiled softly, and said, "It's late now, you should go home. I'll go to the village to find you tomorrow and see your father's doctor." OK?"

"Are you really going?" Qing Lan bit her lip and looked at Chu Ruoying hesitantly.

Chu Ruoying nodded, took off a jade pendant from her waist, handed it to Qing Lan, and promised: "If I don't go, you can take this jade pendant to Changxing Jin Palace."

"Thank you." Qing Lan accepted the jade pendant, solemnly put it in her arms, and said seriously: "I will keep this jade pendant well until you come, I believe in you."

After finishing speaking, Qinglan bowed to Chu Ruoying, and then ran away in a hurry. Chu Ruoying stood there and looked at the back of the running away, and couldn't help laughing softly, but It's the first time we meet, how can I believe in myself, what a naive child.

Encountering this scene on the way, Chu Ruoying can only walk back along the way she came here, otherwise the two little girls beside her will really talk about it for a long time.

Sure enough, after Chu Ruoying went back, the two little girls in front of the door had been walking around for a long time. After looking at her, they went straight to meet her. Chu Ruoying could only smile helplessly.

"Concubine Shizi, you are finally back, you are worried about the death of your servant!" Li Xia looked Chu Ruoying up and down, and felt relieved when she saw that she was still the same as when she went out.

"Concubine Shizi, are you injured?" Dong Zhi saw the spots of dark red on Chu Ruoying's clothes with sharp eyes, and there was a look of worry in his eyes, and he went forward to check on Chu Ruoying's injuries.

Chu Ruoying helplessly supported her forehead, and while listening to the two people talking, she followed their footsteps towards the house, then sat on a chair, stopped the busy two people, and said, "I'm fine, you guys Don't worry, the blood isn't mine either."

"Then what happened to the concubine?" Dong Zhi asked softly, bringing hot water over.

Chu Ruoying nodded, "It's not a big deal, just follow me tomorrow, and rest early today."

(End of this chapter)