Raiders of the favorite concubine of Qing Dynasty

Chapter 115

When I woke up again, it was already breakfast time. I woke up hungry, and with the refreshing aroma of white rice porridge, my stomach gurgled.

"Auntie, you woke up really early today, hurry up and wash up and eat." Yun Cai set up the dishes and hurriedly handed me the teacup and towel.

"I'm hungry!"

Lily and lotus seed soup, white porridge, and mung bean cake. Today's breakfast is really rich, but peaceful.

"Where's Gege?" I asked hastily with a mung bean cake stuffed in my mouth.

"Auntie, don't talk when you eat and sleep!" Yun Cai glanced at me reproachfully, and said when she saw that I was honest, "Ge Ge went out after eating very early today, I think she seems to have something on her mind, you Take good care of her too!"

"What she needs now is not concern." I swallowed and ate, and my words were a little slurred. Seeing Yun Cai's curious look, I wanted to tease her, so I took a sip of the soup and said deliberately: "Eating does not speak." Sleep silently!"

It's a pity that this trick is useless to Yun Cai, she knows it very well, I will feel even more uncomfortable if I don't tell it!

So under her indifferent eyes, I could only obediently say: "What she needs is calmness!"

When Yun Cai was about to speak, An Ning came back from the outside, looked at me with contempt and said, "The air in the morning is really fresh and pleasant, but you don't know it!"

"You understand, you understand!" I gulped down the rice porridge, smashed the delicious food in my mouth, and didn't have time to chat with her.

"Master Wuxiu is already waiting in the lobby, don't be too casual, don't ask me to be late with you!" An Ning said, filled a bowl of soup, and slowly poured it into his mouth, compared to me gulping it down Tang's heroic posture, An Ning is really a virtuous lady!
"Yes yes yes!" I swallowed the last bite of mung bean cake, wiped my mouth carelessly and threw away the silk handkerchief.

"I will tell Brother Huang that your etiquette needs to be re-taught!"

I heard the words, picked up the silk handkerchief that was thrown aside, folded it into a square shape, wiped the corners of my mouth, saw An Ning's messy appearance, and said unhurriedly: "Ge Ge, but I want a servant to do this. "

"Hey, don't disgust me!"

After breakfast, An Ning and I quickly went to the lobby and asked the master to wait, which is always wrong.Tian Xiuyun sat alone at the side, seeing that we no longer posted enthusiastically, but wanted to avoid us.It stands to reason that everyone has gotten to know each other better after suffering together yesterday, so it shouldn't be this kind of reaction.

What happened to this 180-degree turnaround? I glanced at An Ning, and she was also puzzled.

"Mr. Tian, ​​I haven't seen you for a day. Why did you become a mouse, but we are not cats!" I deliberately approached Tian Xiuyun. There is an article here. !
"Girl don't need to ask too much, men and women don't know each other, Xiaosheng just upholds the etiquette." Tian Xiuyun hurriedly moved aside as he spoke, his forehead was a little sweaty, crap, I'm not a cat, I'm a tigress, right?

"Who are you bluffing? Be frank and lenient and resist strict, otherwise hehe..." I deliberately leaned towards him, seeing his frightened look, I seemed to understand a little bit.

"Xiaosheng, let's tell the truth, Mr. Tang warned Xiaosheng a few words this morning, let Xiaosheng stay away from you two, especially Anning Gege who has a marriage contract with him!" Tian Xiuyun looked around and saw that no one was paying attention, and said softly Said.

"Let you go, don't thank me." Tang Wancheng acted quickly enough, and said that he had no intention of treating An Ning. In the short time yesterday, he was able to accurately find out that he underestimated the enemy. It's boring. He's lying to ghosts!

An Ning stood aside and heard it clearly, the corners of her mouth raised unconsciously, she could see that Tang Wancheng's domineering president was very effective for her!
"Come back to your senses, let's prepare for the audition!" I pulled An Ning back to his seat, and Bogor, who arrived late, was sleepy and didn't know how he was bullied yesterday.Everyone has arrived, just waiting for Master Wuxiu to speak.

"Everyone is here, let's start the examination." Master Wuxiu got up and led us to the hidden door on the side of the lobby, and opened the door to enter. Inside is a Buddhist hall, which can accommodate more than 20 people.

After everyone stood still, a small master next to Master Wuxiu rang the bell in his hand seven times, and everyone became nervous immediately, as if they took the bell as a signal to start the examination.

Seven times, I am a little concerned.There are strict schedules in Buddhist temples. The bells will ring when you eat porridge, go to the temple, pray to the Buddha, visit in the morning and evening, or get out of bed after eating tea.There are rules for ringing the bell and how many times to ring it. I don't know the meaning of the seven rings, so I dare not act rashly.

"I ask you, what is hell?" When I was at a loss, Master Wuxiu had already asked us a question.

This question is so common, it is much simpler and clearer than those Zen witticisms I saw, at least I can understand this question.

Everyone was silent, as if they were waiting for others to speak first, at this moment Bogor said: "I have never been there, I don't know!"

"Okay!" Master Wuxiu was taken aback for a moment, and smiled kindly.

I glanced at Bogor, and it was indeed his style.

"I think hell is a collection of ugly things."

"Hell exists to punish."

……

For a while, the rest of the people talked about their own understandings.

I'm still thinking that the seven bells must have some meaning, it's not unusual for people in Buddhist temples not to know, since I don't know, I can only guess, it's not difficult to guess.I looked around the Buddhist hall, and there was only one Avalokitesvara in the center. There was an incense burner on the altar, and there were several incense candles beside it, no more, no less, exactly eight.Sure enough, as long as you have the heart, you will know!

"Xiaosheng thinks that the theory of hell is related to the concept of reincarnation, and to get rid of "karma" and "retribution" to guide people to be good." Tian Xiuyun's textbook-like answer can only mean that he is dead.Everyone except An Ning and I have expressed their thoughts, and Master Wuxiu set his sights on us.

"I'm confused by the confusion in my heart, and I can't think of an answer." An Ning's words were beyond everyone's expectations, and it was unprecedented for her to give up voluntarily.

In the end, I walked towards the Buddhist altar under the hot eyes of everyone, took a stick of incense and inserted it into the incense burner, kneeled down three times and kowtowed nine times on the futon before I said: "If you have evil thoughts in your heart, you will go to hell."

Regarding my actions, everyone except An Ning was puzzled.

"What is a Zen machine?" Master Wuxiu asked me immediately.

I thought for a while, and came up with an unmistakable answer, so I replied to Master Wuxiu: "Heaven knows, the earth knows, you know I don't know, Buddhism is all-encompassing, everyone has different opinions, and there is no unified answer to everything." .”

"Hahaha!" Hearing my answer, Master Wuxiu actually laughed three times.

"This round of trials is for Huigen. This benefactor passed the test with a little cleverness, which surprised me. There may be a thin line between little cleverness and great wisdom." Master Wuxiu said, stroking his beard and walking outside.

I seem to be lucky enough to enter the next round of examinations, Xiao Cong, it seems that the master is really omnipotent, and he points directly at people's hearts!

(End of this chapter)