The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 154 Telling the inside story of the thief in the palace
Sha Miwei was at the age when Fanxin was ignorant, and he was used to seeing those young women who came to burn incense and worship Buddha in Dayuan Temple, but they were actually young women who came to have a tryst with their lover, or to meet each other on a blind date.When Sha Miwei heard that Xing Xiuyan didn't want to go to the Daxiong Palace in front, he only wanted to go to the Avalokitesvara Hall, he smiled faintly from the bottom of his heart, and led the crowd to go back.

There were no idlers in the hall, only two young monks who were adding sesame oil to the lamps, when they saw the novice came in, they hurriedly called him "Master Uncle".

"Female Bodhisattva, the poor monk still has to go to the main hall for morning classes, here." The monk looked at Xing Xiuyan with a smile, and Xiuyan hurriedly replied: "Young Master, I'm going here. "

Sha Mi smiled and showed his white teeth, turned around and told the two young monks to wait outside the main hall, while he went about his business.The butler winked at the guards, four guards guarded Xiuyan, and the rest of them searched around inside and outside the hall, but they didn't see any particularly suspicious visitors, so the butler walked forward with confidence: "It's still early, You might as well rest for a while, girl."

Xiuyan shook her head slowly, and with a flick of her skirt, Shi Shiran knelt down on the yellow futon in front of the statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva.Xiuyan closed her eyes tightly, clasped her two white jade-like hands together, her whole body softened immediately, she ordered in a low voice: "You guys just take a stroll outside the hall, it's good that Meilian and Miying are here to serve you. "

The butler thought, this is the Dayuan Temple, there will be no trouble, and seeing the girl's resolute attitude of worshiping the Buddha, he stopped talking and just went out to greet the good news.

The two little girls, Meilian and Miying, guarded Xiuyan from left to right, looked around from time to time, and looked around every corner of the hall before giving up.

"Girl, someone is here." Meilian happily watched the figure appearing at the entrance of the main hall, and hurriedly whispered in Xiuyan's ear.

The visitor was dressed in a crimson brocade suit, and looked like an ordinary son of a wealthy family, except that he lacked a folding fan in his hand, and what was replaced was a half-foot-long cow tendon horsewhip wrapped with a scaled python.This uneducated, martial attire suits this person exceptionally well, and he feels energetic just looking at it.

Meilian and Mio looked at the girl, then at the person who came, they said nothing more, they folded their hands and walked straight out of the hall, and went to accompany the housekeeper and guards.

The visitor knelt down on the futon beside Xiuyan, clasped his hands together, kept his eyes fixed, but said softly, "Long Live sent me to the southeast to investigate the conspiracy, and we will leave at noon today."

Xiuyan took a deep breath: "So hasty? But at this moment, Fusang and Qianxiang's naval forces are approaching, and Southwest Jiaozhi is about to move. Shouldn't the imperial court join forces to send troops to quell the chaos? Why do you have to rush this matter?"

Song Chen sighed softly, and paused for a moment before saying, "I have nothing to hide from you! Long live thinks that the conspiracy of the navy admiral is fake, but the truth is that the court has the intention to force the palace."

Xiuyan's heart sank heavily. According to the history books of this dynasty, only Emperor Taizong killed his elder brother, seized the position of crown prince, and forced Emperor Taizu to abdicate. The most successful coercion.There may be rebellion by the rest of the royal relatives, but it is not a big deal.

Xiaozong had just ascended the throne for less than eight years, and the Supreme Emperor was still in Yuntai. Although the former throne looked good, it had many disadvantages and was in danger of being destroyed at any time.

Song Chen said again: "The admiral of the Navy was single-handedly promoted by Wan Sui, and he has won His Majesty's trust, so this person is absolutely impossible to rebel. As soon as the news came back, His Majesty was aware of this doubt. The king, the king of Nan'an County, and others insisted on holding on to the admiral of the navy, and some even asked His Majesty to arrest all the family members of the admiral of the navy in Beijing, and put them in jail. Long live saw these people speak in unison, and became more suspicious. So. "

Xiuyan scrambled: "So you want to go to the southeast secretly, so that no one will notice?"

Song Chen smiled faintly, and that ordinary brocade suit could no longer hide his outstanding heroic appearance: "Long live is completely different from what you and I think, he not only wants me to go, but also wants to go with a lot of fanfare, in the name of asking for crimes, Take the investigation as the truth. Thinking about it, the admiral of the navy was either deceived by someone, or someone had secretly placed him under house arrest, and he used the name of the admiral of the navy to cause trouble in the southeast."

After thinking about it, Xiuyan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: "So, my aunt's house will be fine for the time being?"

Song Chen stared sideways at Xiuyan's cheek, and he found that there was a blood-red ruby ​​pendant on the white jade-like earlobe.Song Chen suddenly reached out to touch it, Xiuyan shuddered and tried to hide, but her speed couldn't match Song Chen's.

"What are you doing? What kind of place is this!" Xiuyan said angrily.

Song Chen smiled, but he didn't let go of his hand. Instead, he felt numb and crispy on his fingertips, and his earlobe had long since turned into a pink glow. It was hot and soft when pinched by his fingertips, like the lactose rewarded by the palace.

Xiuyan felt her ears get hot, and Song Chen retracted her hand. She hurriedly touched it, but found that a pendant on her ear had long since disappeared. She was so angry that she snorted, "You are still a child because of your tricks." How about Qianhu, who looks like a brat."

Song Chen was taken aback when someone mocked him, and then laughed loudly. The laughter echoed in the Guanyin Hall for a long time, and Xing Xiuyan hurriedly covered Song Chen's mouth with his hands in fright.

"You are really crazy, are you afraid that others will not find out?"

Song Chen stretched out his hand to hold Xiuyan's wrist, looked at her with sparkling eyes, and smiled in his mouth: "Do you know what happened to the last person who satirized me?"

Xiuyan was about to sneer when she felt that the curtain under the altar was trembling abnormally.Xiuyan tapped the corner of her lips with her index finger, signaling Song Chen to look behind the curtain.

Song Chen, whose vigilance had been lowered a lot after seeing Xing Xiuyan, hurriedly restrained his smile, stood up to protect Xiuyan behind his back, and suddenly pulled the horsewhip across the curtain in his hand.The altar table was not big, but it was filled with fragrant pears, apples, honey apricots and other things, and the fruit fragrance was overflowing.As soon as people entered the hall, their attention would almost always be on the towering statue of Guanyin, followed by the melons and fruits on the table, and they would not care about the curtains under normal circumstances.

As soon as Song Chen's whip fell, the "little devil" under the table could no longer hide his figure, and a seven or eight-year-old boy covered in mud covered his head and begged from inside, "Heroic man, spare your life, hero, spare your life! "

A look of embarrassment flashed in Song Chen's eyes, and he pulled the child with one hand, and lifted the child's neck, "Who are you? Why are you hiding here?"

Although the little boy was howling, but there was no tear in the corner of his eyes, Song Chen and Xiuyan knew that this must be a habitual offender, and the number of times he went in and out would not be too small.

Xiuyan walked to the altar, looked carefully at the arrangement of the fragrant fruits, then looked down at the half pear lying on the table, and said with a light smile, "It's a thief who ate it!"

The little boy shook his head and looked at Xiuyan angrily: "You are the thief, and your whole family are all thieves! I was the young master who came here first. You two men and women are having a tryst here, and the young master caught you for a while. Now, why, do you feel ashamed now? Tell you! It's useless!"

Xiuyan let out a laugh, and stepped forward: "Hey, you are still a man of integrity, dare to ask which way this young man is a brother? The little girl can also visit the pier today, so as not to meet an expert in the future but not know him, It’s ashamed to say it.”

The rogue boy understood Xiuyan's half-vulgar and half-elegant words. Although Song Chen was still holding him in the air at the moment, the tendon in his head didn't bend easily, and squinted his eyes and hummed: "I know It’s good that the young master is powerful, why don’t you let me down?”

Xiuyan and Song Chen whispered: "It must be a child who often comes to the monastery to steal food, it's okay, let him go."

The little boy was overjoyed, and moved around like twisting a flower. Song Chen listened to Xiuyan's words, instead of letting go, he poked the little boy's acupuncture point with his right hand.The child's eyes were wide open, and the eyeballs almost popped out of their sockets.

Song Chen put the man on the ground, and squeezed the little boy's arms heavily.

The force was very heavy, and the child's eyes filled with tears in a short while, and there were traces of water flowing on his dirty little face.

"Your people have checked it first, and I didn't find anything abnormal when I came in. This kid is not that simple," Song Chen said in a deep voice: "The arms are strong and the muscles are strong. He is a genius in martial arts and has been educated by experts Give pointers."

Song Chen's right hand gripped the little boy's neck fiercely: "Why are you hiding here? Who is instigating you?"

The boy's acupuncture points were tapped and he couldn't speak at all.

Xiuyan said nothing, just stared at him without turning her eyes.

"The benefactor, calm down, the benefactor, calm down!" Footsteps sounded outside the hall, and a bald monk came in.Song Chen and Xiuyan discovered that when the little boy saw the monk coming in, it was as if he had seen a relative. Although he could not speak, his eager eyes were clearly evident.

The butler, Meilian, and Mio followed in early, and the guards blocked the entrance of the main hall.

The bald monk saw that the little boy was safe for the time being, he let out his breath first, and then quickly apologized: "Two benefactors, this boy is an orphan at the foot of the mountain, because he has no one to support him, he often goes to the temple to get some food and drink. Pursuing the matter, I just didn't want to offend the two benefactors, so I ask the male benefactor and the female Bodhisattva to spare the child for the sake of Master Avalokitesvara!"

The bald monk said "Amitabha", then bowed his head and remained silent.

Song Chen sneered: "Why, master is threatening me?"

The bald monk was horrified, knowing that the male benefactor in front of him had murderous intentions.When he happened to pass by the Guanyin Hall just now, he saw many people standing at the door, and felt that there was something unusual, so he rushed over to have a look.He was originally a member of the Wu Monk Hall, so his kung fu is naturally not weak. When he was about to reach the door, he heard the confrontation in the hall. He thought it was a misunderstanding, so he rushed in without thinking.

Now the brothers and the others are doing morning classes in the Daxiong Hall, no one will pay attention to this place at all.

"donor."

The bald monk didn't dare to move, the child was still in his hands!
Xiuyan smiled lightly and said, "Forget it, this temple is a place for pure cultivation, and Bodhisattvas are watching!"

The Guanyin master behind the crowd held a clean bottle, lowered his eyelids, and looked at everyone kindly.

Song Chen trembled with one arm, and the child's acupuncture points were instantly released, and he staggered along with the force and fell into the arms of the bald monk.

The monk turned pale with shock: "The benefactor."

"You are well-informed. Now that you know the origin of this one-armed palm, you should know that I am not someone to mess with. Tell this kid to keep his mouth shut and not cause trouble." Song Chen looked at him with a sneer two people.

The bald monk nodded hastily: "Don't worry, the benefactor, the poor monk will teach this child well."

Xiuyan took the purse from Meilian, and didn't dislike the boy's dirty little hands, handed Crescent White's purse to the other party, and said with a gentle smile: "This big brother is not a bad person, he just has a high vigilance. Take this purse and play with it, don't listen to other people's whispers in the future, or you will suffer a big loss sooner or later."

The bald monk's heart moved, seeing that Xing Xiuyan and Song Chen were about to leave, he hurriedly stopped him and said, "You two benefactors, I wonder if there is something we can ask for?"

Song Chen raised his eyebrows, but said nothing, Xiuyan laughed hurriedly: "Master just said so,"

The bald monk pressed the little boy's shoulders and sighed softly: "This child has no parents since he was a child, and he almost grew up under the care of the temple. But his mother had a last word before she died, that the child should not be asked to become a monk. It’s not easy to intervene too much. The poor monk can see that this female Bodhisattva has a compassionate heart, otherwise she would not give the child a purse, so the poor monk can think about it.”

The bald monk seemed to have something hard to say, and the little boy nervously tugged on the monk's robe: "Master!"

"Hey!" The bald monk sighed: "The Bodhisattva is merciful, please keep this child by your side and be a servant, nothing else, just take care of him and let him grow up in peace."

Song Chen immediately seemed to object, the kid in front of him was extremely stubborn, full of foul language, staying by Xiuyan's side would only bring about constant trouble.

Xiuyan stopped Song Chen from speaking with her eyes before Song Chen could speak, and said calmly, "I guess this is not the first time Master entrusts this child?" The bald monk smiled wryly: "Other pilgrims would probably not want to see him being stubborn! "

The little boy understood what the two of them meant, and turned around to run: "I'm not going to your house, you devil!"

The guards at the door had already blocked his way, the bald monk didn't dare to look directly at Xing Xiuyan's playful eyes, and wanted to take him down embarrassingly.

The monk had just walked to the door, and four burly men rushed in from outside the hall, forcing the bald monk back a few steps. The four saw no one but Song Chen, and when they came in, they bent one knee and said, "My lord! There is someone at the foot of the mountain!" A few people with strange whereabouts seem to be following the lady's carriage."

Hearing the words, Song Chen hurriedly comforted Xiuyan, leaving behind two confidantes, and hurried out of the palace gate with the rest.The bald monk held the little boy's shoulders in a daze.

Xiuyan thought for a moment, then walked forward: "Master, give this child to me. My father is Xing Zhong, the sixth-rank chief of the Ministry of Punishment, and the humble house is in Fengwei Hutong. Master trusts me, so I will hand over this little girl to you." Give me."

The bald monk was startled, and looked down in disbelief: "Sister-in-law, girl?"

The little boy looked at the bald monk blankly, Xiuyan smiled lightly and said, "Although this child is a bit rough, the girl's facial features have already appeared. The master also said just now, since her mother knew that the child would There is no one to rely on, but she still refuses to ask her to go up the mountain to become a monk, because of this."

The bald monk knocked his head: "Why is the poor monk so confused? Isn't that the reason! Female Bodhisattva, you can take this child in, and the poor monk and the monks of Dayuan Temple are very grateful."

"Master, don't be in a hurry to thank me. Although I am willing to take this child in, I have a small request. I hope Master will agree."

The corners of Xiuyan's mouth were always raised, looking at the bald monk with a smile.

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PS: Here in Xiaohe, it is still snowing heavily in April. Is the earth getting warmer or colder?Depressed~~
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