Rebirth as Hou Menfu

Chapter 4

Two days later, Yingxiu took Baoqin and Ruizhu, and Qiao Jinlu and the others set off to Wan'an Temple. Not long after Yingxiu set off, a visitor came to Shen's residence. Mrs. Shen saw that her mother came in a hurry early in the morning. So he sent the people around him out, leaving behind a servant girl.

"Mom, what are you doing here so early in the morning?"

Mrs. Tang pulled her to sit down and asked in a low voice, "Miss Shen is thirteen this year?"

Mrs. Shen raised her head and glanced at the maid beside her, "Go to the kitchen and order some pastries." After the maid went out, Mrs. Shen nodded, "You are already this age."

"Then have you ever given her a chance to see the marriage?"

"Isn't it still early, fifteen and Ji?" Madam Shen said a little casually, but Madam Tang shook her head, "Wan'er, it is precisely because she is not your own that you should pay more attention to her marriage. Don't forget that there is still Master Qiao's family there, when can you delay this girl's marriage."

Mrs. Shen's face suddenly felt uneasy, and no one else was at fault, "Yinghui is still young, and the marriage of the two sisters will not happen for a while, and you, the mistress of the house, have not treated her badly, otherwise, as she grows older, Qiao The family must be involved." Mrs. Tang slowly persuaded her daughter, after all, she was still young and couldn't hold her breath.

"What good candidate does that mother have?" After thinking about it, Mrs. Shen felt that she was right. Even if she didn't care about it, the Qiao family would intervene in Yingxiu's marriage sooner or later. She couldn't stop her from marrying well, so it would be better.

"If your marriage was decided early, the Qiao family would have nothing to say. After all, it belongs to your mother's family. The child's marriage is still up to you and Heye." Mrs. Tang saw that she was a little moved, and then she took it out of her sleeve. A post was handed to her.

Mrs. Shen turned it over, her face changed slightly, she raised her head and looked at Mrs. Tang who was smiling smugly, "Mother, I'm afraid this is not good, the third son Jiang is a sick child, once this marriage happens, someone else may be wrong." How can you say that my stepmother is black-hearted."

"What's the sick man? The third son of Jiang is very handsome, but he often needs to take medicine, and his body is a little weak. Jiang Shangshu and your father are still familiar. It's not that the third son of Jiang is old, so he wants us to help look at it. Is there any more virtuous girl, I think your big girl is perfect, no matter how you say this is all you have to do!"

The family background of the Jiang family is better than that of the Shen family. People say that marrying a high-ranking man is marrying a low-ranking one. If the third son of Jiang hadn't been in poor health, the marriage might not be on the Shen family's side.

Mrs. Tang saw that she was a little hesitant, took the post over and read it herself, and said seemingly unintentionally, "Then Mr. Jiang has been taken care of all his life, and he is now a high-ranking man, yes, what will happen in the future?" There’s no telling what’s going on.”

Mrs. Shen frowned, and gently wiped the rim of the cup with her fingertips, "I heard that Mr. Jiang San is also a wonderful person. I'll talk about it when Heye comes back."

Mrs. Tang smiled with satisfaction, "Master Jiang is really a wonderful person."...

Yingxiu sat in a pavilion on the hill of Wan'an Temple. On the stone table were some fruit cakes brought by her. The spring sun lazily fell into the pavilion, which was very harmonious.

"What time is it?" Yingxiu heard footsteps behind her, and turned her head to see Baoqin coming over with a pot of tea from the temple and putting it on the stone table, "It's already time, miss."

"Where are Jin Lu and the others?"

"Master Biao and the others went to Taolin over there to play, and they said they would come back during the fasting meal, and it's almost time to see." Yingxiu knew that Jin Lu was restless, and asked him to stay with her in the pavilion for a long time It didn't work for a second, but luckily Jin Ze also came along, "Clean this up, I'll go find them."

"Miss, don't go far away, I'll ask Ruizhu to come and accompany you." Baoqin quickly put the things on the table into the food box, took it to the living room and called Ruizhu to come and accompany Yingxiu.

When Ruizhu arrived, Yingxiu had already entered the peach forest.

At the beginning of March, the peach trees bloomed early and the buds were already blooming, with a clean and delicate fragrance floating in the peach forest, Yingxiu stepped on the newly dewed grass and walked slowly towards the place where there was a sound inside , The woods were silent, as if you could hear the rustling leaves in the wind.

There are many branch temples in Wan'an Temple, and the Taolin side is like a small nunnery for asking for lottery. Yingxiu heard the wooden fish knocking from a distance, pushed aside the peach branches in front of her and walked deep, the peach trees everywhere were almost the same, As if she lost her way while walking, a trace of panic arose in her heart in vain, as if she had fallen into the feeling that the past would never be restored, Yingxiu pulled up her skirt, and walked towards the nunnery with the voice from far and near.

Feeling more and more anxious, the fragrance floating around is like a magic barrier, just like the peach blossom tree in front of the window yesterday, exactly the same, Yingxiu quickened her pace and walked forward, finally saw the high wall at the end, a burst of familiar laughter When it was heard, the hanging heart finally fell down, she straightened the skirt that was stained with weeds, and walked up the stairs slowly.

The foundation of the nunnery is very high. After Yingxiu walked up, Jin Lu was leaning on the wall of the nunnery courtyard and chatting with some students. Seeing her coming, he ran over, "Cousin, why are you here?"

"What's more, I can't wait for you to go to eat, so I will come to you by myself." Yingxiu calmed down the ups and downs in her heart, gave him a reproachful look, smiled and nodded to the classmates behind him, " You guys talk, I'll go in and have a look."

This nunnery is called Yuantang, and people seek all kinds of fate, and there are also marriages that people often seek. After entering this temple for the second time, Yingxiu looked at the peaceful and peaceful Guanyin statue, feeling a lot of emotion in her heart, and knocked on the side. Mu Yu, a monk wearing a monk's uniform, came over, "Benefactor, what kind of lottery are you asking for?"

"Marriage sign."

After receiving the lottery from the monk, Yingxiu knelt on the futon and worshiped Guanyin three times devoutly. She closed her eyes and gently shook the lottery in her hand. Only the sound of the lottery came from the quiet hall. Not long after, there was a sound of bamboo sticks falling to the ground, Yingxiu opened her eyes suddenly, looked down at the sticks on the ground and reached out to pick them up.

On it was the signature sign, Yingxiu stood up and handed it to the monk, the monk smiled and glanced at the handwriting on the signature, wrote a line of words on the paper and handed it to Yingxiu, Yingxiu took out a small bag from her bosom The silver ingots were placed in the merit box, and the paper was picked up to have a look, "Talent men and women are rare in the world, there is no need to doubt the marriage before marriage, the whole situation is full of news from the old age, and the bird bridge is elevated to wait for a good time."

"There is no doubt about the pre-determined marriage?" Yingxiu looked up at the monk suddenly, "Master, pre-determined marriage means pre-determined in the previous life?"

The monk shook his head with a smile, "Benefactor, this is a secret, don't say it, don't say it."

Yingxiu looked at the line of words with a complicated expression, and then turned her head to look at the Avalokitesvara statue with the same expression, God, this time, you won't make a joke about Yingxiu.

Jinlu's shout came from outside the door, Yingxiu folded the Jiezi and hid it in her cuffs, raised her skirt to thank the monk again and went out.

Not long after, there was a sound of wheels coming from the entrance of the hall. A boy in a white coat was sitting on a wheelchair, and a man in black stood behind him, "Master, we are here."

"Help me in." Upon closer inspection, the young man looked handsome, but there was a touch of indifference between his brows. The man in black behind him helped him up and carried him into the hall. The young man looked at the squinting monk sitting there, "Master, did that girl just ask for a marriage lottery?"

The monk opened his eyes and looked at him, then smiled and closed his eyes again, "Don't say it, don't say it!"

The boy asked the man in black to put himself on the futon, facing the statue of Guanyin, the boy closed his hands and paid homage to Guanyin three times. He closed his eyes and did not know what wish he made. After leaving, with the sound of the wheels, the monk who knocked on the wooden fish opened his eyes, opened the notebook where Yingxiu wrote the solution to Yingxiu, and wrote a word in ink under her piece of solution paper...

After eating the fast meal, Jin Lu and the others had to go back. They would only rest for a day, and classes would start the next day, but Yingxiu planned to stay here a little longer, to pray for her family, and to light an ever-burning lamp for her mother.

The ever-burning lantern of Wan'an Temple is to be prayed devoutly. After Jinlu and the others went back that afternoon, Yingxiu took off all the headdresses. According to the way of the temple, it is the most pious to pray for blessings in the fasting room for three days. Go out of the fasting room, eat and live in the house.

Baoqin is worried, "Miss, how tired you are, why don't Baoqin go for you, your health will be better, and mother Yan will miss me when I go back."

Yingxiu took off the earrings and put them in the dressing box. Seeing the reluctance on her face, she said with a smile, "It's not the most honest thing for you to go for me. Three days will pass quickly. If you are worried, go outside Watch it, Ruizhu, go and inform the master, just say I'm ready."

Changing into plain clothes, Yingxiu followed the master into a fasting room. It was a small Buddha statue, with futons and wooden fish in front. Yingxiu had to sit here to pray for blessings these days. Then light the ever-burning lamp for the mother.

After sending Baoqin and the others out, Yingxiu looked at the Buddha statue in front of the tribute table, sat in front of the futon, took a deep breath, and began to knock on the wooden fish persistently.

She prayed for blessings in Wan'an Temple with peace of mind, but a small change took place in the outside world. Shen Heye knew what Mrs. Shen said about marrying her daughter, and was quite critical of the youngest son of the Jiang family. The children of the Jiang family somewhat understood that the first two sons of the Jiang family were indeed outstanding, but the third son of Jiang had been weak and sickly since he was a child. Once he became seriously ill, and the Jiang family almost wanted to prepare for his funeral.

But he has survived, saying that his life is hanging by a thread is not an exaggeration at all, marrying his daughter to such a person, doesn't he intend to be a widow.

Mrs. Shen didn't think so, "Surviving a catastrophe has future blessings. It's hard for me to choose Yingxiu's marriage. It's a pity that others don't like it if it's high. It's a pity that it's low. The Jiang family's family background is better than ours. Now If people sincerely come to ask, isn't it because they have taken a fancy to Yingxiu's virtuousness?"

Shen Heye is naturally aware of the situation in the Jiang family dynasty. If he can have an in-law relationship with them, it will add strength to his career as an official. Push it over there."

Mrs. Shen pressed his shoulders for him, and said softly, "You can see how I have treated her all these years. I am not a black-hearted mistress. If you are worried, just go and see for yourself. The third son has no possibility of official career in the future, but even the emperor will praise his talent, the Jiang family will definitely not let this youngest son have a bad life, Yingxiu will not need to be a mistress after marrying, but also enjoy leisure."

Shen Heye squinted his eyes and did not speak again. Mrs. Shen gently took off his coat, and ordered the servant girl to come in and prepare hot water to wash and prepare for bed.

(End of this chapter)