A Thousand Hills

Chapter 73

Xie Moru told a short story to enliven the atmosphere.

Su Buyu laughed happily and said, "However, Master Wenxiu is not such a charlatan. The mage is an eminent monk. Presumably, the mage wrote the word winter solstice, there must be some intention behind it."

Li Xuanzu once fought against Ximan, divided the tea and said, "Winter is very snowy in Ximan, so it is not easy to start a war."

Su Buyu sighed, "No wonder, no wonder, Master Wenxiu probably knows this very well."

Xie Moru smiled slightly, took the tea handed by Li Xuan, took a sip comfortably, and said, "It's really good tea."

Su Buyu and Li Xuan both have good eyesight, seeing Xie Moru's relaxed appearance, one knows that she must have thought of this place long ago.Su Buyu stroked his hairless chin, and looked at Xie Moru: Is this girl really smarter than him and Li Xuan combined?
Xie Moru raised his eyebrows and smiled slightly in response to Su Buyu's scrutiny.

It was the first time for Su Buyu to see such a determined smile on a woman's face, and suddenly he felt narrow. Su Buyu sipped his tea with a serious look, and said, "Master Wenxiu is old, and he is an eminent monk who has attained the Tao. , In recent years, I have been translating a batch of Sanskrit classics, which are not seen by ordinary people. You are better than my sister, you not only have luck, but also have a lot of face." No wonder she knows these "mysteries". Normal.However, Su Buyu looked at Xie Moru's smiling face and asked, "Sister Moru, I'm curious about something else?"

Xie Moru raised his eyebrows and squinted his eyes to look at Su Buyu. Su Buyu said with a smile, "I'm really surprised, sister Mo Ru, how can you write 'I am the truth' on your face every time."

Xie Moru was choked to death by him.

She is only a little more confident, and besides, she is telling the truth in a kind and tactful way.

Seeing Xie Moru choking on tea, Su Buyu just patted his legs for joy, Li Xuan glared at Su Buyu, together with Su Buyu, it would really damage his image of an elegant and noble son.

In a blink of an eye, it was the fifteenth day of the eighth month, and Mrs. Xie was ordered to go to the palace to receive the banquet. Empress Dowager Hu also said to Mrs. Xie, "With the comment of the mage, the Ai family will not worry."

Mrs. Xie was a little surprised, but after thinking about it for a while, she knew that Princess Yi'an must have said it when she entered the palace. Although Mrs. Xie was quite confident, she didn't want to take it all in. After all, Xie Moru came up with these words. Master Wenxiu's honor is also related.A seasoned person like Mrs. Xie needs to leave a bit of leeway in what she says and does, so she respectfully said, "Your Majesty is still wise, and my wife has learned this batch of words. After thinking about it for a few days, I don't understand it. Her Royal Highness, please ask the mage to explain it. Look at it." It's been solved. Your empress is merciful, can you tell my wife?"

Empress Dowager Hu said, "These mages have always been shrouded in clouds and mist. If you want to tell the Ai family, since there is a word for winter, it is just a matter of recent days."

Mrs. Xie knew it in her heart. It seems that the mage didn't understand it, but the empress dowager herself.Mrs. Xie listened respectfully, and all the wives are already flattering.

Afterwards, Mrs. Xie found out that the abbot of Tianqi Temple was practicing closed-mouth meditation. Master Wenxiu said to the Queen Mother, "God bestowed this word. As for how to explain it, I don't know." It can't be forced.Therefore, the queen mother explained it by herself.

Knowing the ins and outs of this, even the royal family is superior, Mrs. Xie was a little bit dumbfounded.

However, Empress Dowager Hu didn't think like that, she thought about it as an old man, anyway, the sky said so, what else to worry about?

She also comforted the emperor's son one or two, to the effect that God's comments are available, so be at ease.

The emperor's son didn't know if he was relieved, but the Queen Mother herself was relieved anyway.Empress Dowager Hu was relieved and discussed with the emperor's son about the eldest concubine, "Concubine Zhao is Yanxi's mother. The Ai family has also asked her about it. She has always been sensible and said that the emperor and the Ai family should be the masters. These days , I also visited a few ladies. There are no suitable girls in the Pingguo government, and the same is true for your second uncle's family, but the third mother of your eldest uncle's family is at the right age, but your eldest uncle..." Queen Mother Hu did not go on, her eyes widened. Reddish, heartbroken.

Emperor Mu Yuan wiped away the tears for his mother, and the meaning in his tone was clear and direct, "After all, the eldest uncle is a guilty minister, so let's forget about the prince and concubine."

The Empress Dowager Hu couldn't let go of this, and continued to discuss with the emperor's son, "You can't think of a way to forgive your uncle's sins. People say that once you die, everything will disappear. Otherwise, people will say that the emperor's uncle is a criminal. , what face do you have?"

Emperor Mu Yuan's voice was gentle, but the content of his voice was not very gentle. Emperor Mu Yuan said, "It's no problem. When Cheng Guogong rebelled, it was also the uncle's family of the father. At that time, the Empress Dowager Cheng was still there, so he killed relatives just as righteously."

Empress Dowager Hu choked to death on the emperor's son.The gentle and refreshing voice of the emperor's son sounded again, "The empress mother, please tell me about the lady from another family."

Empress Dowager Hu sighed. When the emperor's son mentioned her terrible mother-in-law, Empress Dowager Cheng, Empress Dowager Hu became frightened from the bottom of her heart, and she simply stopped interceding with her brothers and continued to talk about the prince and concubine. , This is Concubine Zhao's natal family. There is a girl of the same age and appearance in his family, but they are already discussing marriage. Although the marriage has not yet been decided, the Ai family thinks that they may already have someone in their hearts. Wei Guogong's two ladies, one is sixteen and the other is fifteen. They are both good girls of the right age. The Ai family looks at them and they have a good temper. Qi Guogong is still keeping his filial piety, so there is no need to mention this. Go down to the Houfu, It goes without saying that there are no daughters in the Marquis of Yongan." Empress Dowager Hu muttered, "If Wenkang has a daughter, it would be a ready-made good marriage."

Emperor Mu Yuan smiled, "Yes."

Empress Dowager Hu continued to break her fingers to count the ladies in the imperial capital, "Yongyi Hou's Yuniang is thirteen years old, she is a little younger, and her temper is more lively. The girl from Jinning Hou's Wang's family is at the right age, and her marriage has already been decided, but it is Yongding Hou's Cui's family." Girl, 15 years old, twelfth lunar month and Ji, dignified and generous. When these girls mourned their families, they called Concubine Zhao Guifei and Concubine Xie to help them palm their eyes, so as not to leave a good one."

Emperor Mu Yuan nodded slightly, but was not in a hurry to draw conclusions.

There are a lot of things to do in the middle of the court, and they are in time for the festival. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, there is the Double Ninth Festival. After eating the Double Ninth Wine, as soon as October came, the news of the embassy was sent to Xiningguan [-] miles away.

Empress Dowager Hu continued to recite the Buddha's name, and said to Xie Guifei, Princess Yi'an, "Sure enough, the mage's hexagrams are good, no, just after the beginning of winter, I got the letter."

Not to mention Concubine Xie, Princess Yi'an, who has relatives in the mission, the rest are just as happy as Concubine Zhao, Princess Ningrong, Princess Wenkang, etc. After all, no one expects something to happen to the mission.The Ci'an Palace was full of joy, Princess Ning Rong smiled, "The empress's lottery is the most accurate, the winter solstice is the winter solstice, no, the beginning of winter will come soon."

Empress Dowager Hu smiled happily, and it was rare for her to be humble, "I can't understand Ai's family, so I just said it casually, I'm afraid it was a coincidence."

Princess Ningrong clasped her palms and smiled, "Just say it casually, and you can tell the truth, it's just your empress's golden words, it's absolutely impossible to let others go."

The Empress Dowager Hu coaxed Princess Ning Rong into blooming joy, her eyes that formed a line of laughter were overflowing with complacency.

Not to mention the harem, the entire imperial court recited the Buddha's name after learning that the mission had safely entered Xining Pass.Emperor Mu Yuan summoned Prime Minister Su to talk for a long time in the imperial study. After Shangshu Xie returned to the mansion, he also celebrated happily. Mrs. Xie wept with joy, wiped her tears and said, "Finally back."

Xie Shangshu laughed, "I'm really a woman with a heart. It's normal to go out on errands and emergencies. You can say that two months are two months, and three months are three months. When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Zhang Qian sent all the countries in the Western Regions. It was estimated that they would return in two or three years, but it turned out that they returned to Dahan in 14 years. How hard it was, Zhang Qian left a long history.” Although the mission has been delayed for more than half a year, it is definitely not unusual for the mission to bring back information.Thinking about what Xie Moru said at the beginning, "There is no danger, there is no way to show your talents", it is really the most reasonable thing in the world.

Mrs. Xie didn't care what her husband said about Zhang Qian and Zhang Qian. She was a woman, so she wouldn't expect her son to be Zhang Qian.Mrs. Xie had other important things to do, so she said to Xie Moyou, "Choose a good day, and let's go to Xishan Temple to fulfill our vows." She then ordered Su Lan, "Take out 500 taels from my private room, and add Sesame oil money."

Discuss with Xie Moru again, "It's better to give a generous gift to Master Wenxiu."

Xie Moru said, "Master, an expert outside the world, it is probably God's will and fate to get this comment, so there is no need to prepare a gift."

"How can this be done? It's too real." Mrs. Xie smiled and went to make arrangements.Even if there is no need for rich gifts of gold and silver, in addition to sesame oil money, some rice grains, monk clothes, fruits, and Buddhist incense should be given to the monks in the temple.

Xie Moru smiled and said no more.

There is no need to prepare the ceremony again, the monks of Xishan Temple have already treated the Xie family as VIPs.

Where there are beliefs in the world, there is no belief that does not require cooperation with those in power.Although Xishan Temple is not a royal temple, after this incident, it was officially named in the royal family.Master Wenxiu has translated many Buddhist classics, and his reputation is one of the best in Buddhism. However, it is this "comment" that really makes his name famous among the dignitaries of the world.

Xie Moru had a deep understanding of the prosperity of incense in Xishan Temple when he arrived.

The scale of Xishan Temple is not small, but there are still so many pilgrims, those who don't know it may think that there is some kind of Buddhist prosperity today.Mrs. Xie had a proud smile on her face, "Fortunately, our family is familiar with the masters in the temple, otherwise, it would be difficult for this guest house to spare one."

Mrs. Xie put away her things first, and the guest monk recited the Buddha's name and said, "The almsgiver sows good causes today, and will surely reap good fruits in the future."

Mrs. Xie smiled, "According to Master's auspicious words."

After giving something, Mrs. Xie was going to burn incense again, Xie Moru said, "Grandma, I won't go."

Mrs. Xie knew that Xie Moru had never been very interested in burning incense and Buddha. Now that Xie Moru had just made a great contribution, Mrs. Xie did not force her. She smiled, "Then go and ask Master Wenxiu for Buddhist teachings."

Xie Moru asked the Zhigu monk, "I wonder if the master is here?"

The Zhike monk was an old man, so he was quite considerate, "I asked my younger brother to take the female almsgiver there." I knew that although she didn't like to worship Buddha, she was a guest of Patriarch Wenxiu.She is also a nobleman of Xishan Temple, because of this girl, people know that Buddhism is boundless.

Venerable Wenxiu and Xie Moru had a tacit understanding, and Xishan Temple had a great reputation, but the two of them stopped mentioning the "criticism".Xie Moru didn't take this matter to heart at all. She is not a Buddhist believer. Whether Xishan Temple is booming or declining, she just came to ask Master Wenxiu for advice.As for Master Wenxiu, when the Master was asked to write, the Master was also responsible for it. Now, by a coincidence, the honors such as magical calculations should naturally fall on the Master.

Master Wenxiu is at this age, and he is an eminent monk himself. He has seen the rise and fall of wealth and wealth, and he has experienced rain, snow, wind and frost, and he will not take this festival to heart.Therefore, the two talked about the knowledge for most of the day just like in the past years.

A few days later, Mrs. Xie said to Xie Moru, "Now you are a person with great face."

Xie Moru was puzzled, "Grandmother heard from my uncle and wife that the marriage was not successful." Today, Mrs. Xie went to her mother's house for a banquet, but Xie Moru felt cold and did not go.Xie Moyou went with Mrs. Xie.

Xie Moyou said quickly, "It's a good thing that my eldest sister didn't go, my uncle and wife still want to ask my eldest sister to ask Master Wenxiu to help you with fortunetelling." Xie Moyou couldn't help but laugh, "I want to ask my eldest sister to ask Master Wenxiu for help. Let's figure out when Cousin Yan will be able to return to the imperial capital?"

Xie Moru didn't say that his uncle and wife were really whimsical. Could it be that Master Wenxiu is a fortune-teller on the street, and he has to ask Master Wenxiu to help with trivial matters.Xie Moru said, "Uncle and Madam just go to the temple to burn incense."

"I've already returned for you." Mrs. Xie said with a smile, "Your uncle and wife are just asking. As they get older, they miss their children and grandchildren. You don't know, there are many people who go to Xishan Temple to burn incense. Who will see you later?" Where is Master Wenxiu? The master is even waiting for idlers to see him. The old lady of the Pingguo government wanted to ask the master for a fortune-telling, but the master refused." During this time, Xie Moru's face can be seen.

Xie Moru was a little surprised, not because Master Wenxiu did not divination to the old lady of Pingguo Mansion, but because of Mrs. Xie's self-restraint, she would never be complacent about it.Feng Luo of Yi Xie's family, the more he is like this, the more humble he should be.Mrs. Xie was all smiles, but it didn't fit Mrs. Xie's personality.

Sure enough, Mrs. Xie continued, "There are still people who are not convinced, saying that the master is neglecting the public servant. These days, there are quite a few people who have asked Master Wenxiu for divination, and Master Wenxiu has not responded to any one of them. Someone became sour, saying why the master is so special. For our family's face, and the fact that you will study Buddhism with the master for a day every time you go to the temple, it has also been found out by those who are interested. The master has said that you have a destiny with the Buddhist family." The last sentence is Mrs. Xie Reason for joy.

Xie Moru was a little speechless, she didn't believe in Buddhism, and she rarely worshiped Buddha, and she didn't know where her fate with the Buddhist family came from.

Mrs. Xie said, "I also said outside, even if I went to Xishan Temple, I would not have the chance to meet Master Wenxiu."

It's winter now, and the north wind is howling, but Mrs. Xie's face is full of spring breeze. It can be seen how proud she is of Master Wenxiu's favor for Xie Moru.

(End of this chapter)