According to Luo Deyun and Luo Ran's wishes, they wanted to climb up in person to show their sincerity.
Li Xinyue looked at the endless steps in front of her and was dumbfounded. She didn't know that the mountain of Fahua Temple was so high. If she had known it, she wouldn't have come.
Luo Ran ignored her and had already changed into the knee pads Youqing had prepared for her in advance. Zi Fu followed with a futon and kowtowed to the mountain in three steps.
Li Xinyue secretly tugged on her elder brother's sleeves with a grimace and looked at him pleadingly.
Not to mention Li Xinyue, Li Yutang's legs felt weak when he saw such a high step, so he had to bite the bullet and said: "Um...Uncle, Xinyue has been feeling unwell these past few days, and my nephew is afraid that she will be rude in front of my aunt, so... …”
Only then did Luo Deyun remember that there were two people beside him, and he didn't care whether they were sincere or not, so he nodded: "Well, my health is important, you can go find a sedan over there to drive me out."
At the foot of the mountain, there are many sedan chairs parked, which are prepared for those ladies and ladies with delicate bodies. They only need to spend one or two taels of silver to avoid fatigue.
"Thank you, uncle."
Before Li Yutang could speak, Li Xinyue said happily.
"Yes." Luo Deyun responded lightly and ignored the two of them. He followed his daughter closely, protecting her just in case.
Li Xinyue sat on the sedan chair and sighed comfortably: "Brother, do you think there is something wrong with Luo Ran's brain? If you don't sit in a good sedan chair, you will have to suffer the consequences."
Li Yutang also sat on the sedan chair and looked at the figure not far away without saying anything.
"Mom, my daughter is unfilial and has only come back to see you after so many years."
"Mom, are you okay over there?"
"Mom, daddy is very good, and my daughter is also...very good."
Luo Ran recited a sentence silently in his heart every step he took. After a while, his forehead was soaked with sweat.
Luo Deyun looked on and felt distressed and said: "Ran'er, if you can't hold on any longer, just tell daddy and he will carry you up."
Luo Deyun also misses his deceased wife, but after all, so many years have passed, and this longing has long been suppressed in his heart, and the daughter in front of him is everything to him.
Luo Ran wiped the sweat from his forehead, his pink face was flushed at the moment, but his voice was brisk: "Dad, I'm fine. I'm happy to see you."
When it was almost noon, the father and daughter finally reached the top of the mountain. Li Yutang had already been taken by his sister to play in the back mountain, leaving only a boy waiting here.
Without Li Xinyue by his side, Luo Ran felt more at ease. Together with his father, he offered incense to his mother and asked the masters to recite sutras. When they came out, it was already past lunch time.
After the father and daughter had a simple meal, they went to the temple to rest in the Zen room that had been prepared early, and waited until the sun set in the afternoon to rush back to the capital.
Lying in the hard and simple Zen room, Luo Ran put his hands on his lower abdomen, thinking silently: He had spent so much effort today, but he didn't know if he would abort this child.
Thinking like this, I fell asleep without realizing it.
When I woke up, I heard a familiar voice in the yard.
"cousin!"
When Luo Ran heard the familiar voice, he ran out after getting dressed and asked cheerfully: "Spring is over...ahem..."
His voice got stuck in his throat, and he coughed until his face turned red.
Shen Yuzhi stood up with a smile, came over, patted his back gently, and said softly: "Don't be anxious, speak slowly if you have anything to say."
Answering what she just said: "Well, after the exam, I guessed that you and your uncle would be coming today, so I came to see my aunt and pick you up by the way."
Luo Ran nodded and unconsciously looked at the stone table under the big tree in the yard.
There were two people sitting at the stone table.
One is the father, the other is...
"Since Miss Luo is not feeling well, come over and have some tea."
As if he knew she was looking this way, Fu Jin'an didn't even raise his head, picked up the teapot next to him, poured half a cup of tea, pushed it forward, and then looked at her with a smile.
Luo Ran hurriedly looked away and looked at his cousin.
Shen Yuzhi also glanced at Fu Jinan, with a flash of doubt in his eyes, and explained with a smile: "Don't be afraid, this is the commander, I happened to meet him on the road."
In the afternoon, as soon as he walked out of the examination room, he asked the boy beside him to go back and report the news, while he rode up to the mountain. When he was leaving the city, he happened to meet Fu Jinan who had just returned to the city.
Shen Yuzhi was not very familiar with him at first, so he nodded as a greeting and was about to go over.
Unexpectedly, he was stopped by the guards beside him.
"Master Fu, is something wrong?"
Shen Yuzhi tightened the reins and asked sideways.
Fu Jinan moved his fingers, which were stiff from tightening the reins for a long time, and asked: "Master Shen, isn't he supposed to take the science test today? What are you doing in such a hurry?"
Shen Yuzhi knew that even though the man in front of him was only three years older than him, he had killed countless people on his hands.
But she was not afraid of him because of this. Instead, she smiled softly: "Why, now even for ordinary people leaving the city, do you have to bother Mr. Fu to personally deal with it?"
Fu Jinan was not angry and chuckled: "I don't care about other people. But Mr. Shen is different. Mr. Shen only has you. What's more, I heard that this year's new top scholar is none other than Mr. Shen. The emperor loves talents, and he is the only one who can do it. It is my duty as a minister to help share the emperor's worries. If anything happens to Mr. Shen, the Jin Dynasty will lose a talented person."
Shen Yuzhi lowered his eyes and shook his head: "Thank you for your praise, Mr. Fu. I only know how to read a few books, so I don't deserve Mr. Fu's love. It's getting late, and I have to rush back to the city in the next moment, so I won't talk more with Mr. Fu." "
The Shen family was noble, so they looked down on people like Fu Jinan who relied on the emperor's trust and did not pay attention to the rules and regulations of the court.
Fu Jinan didn't seem to want to let him go so easily. There were only three people standing on the street. After a while, the street gradually started to become crowded.
Shen Yuzhi sighed and could only say: "Today is the death anniversary of my aunt. Yuzhi rushed to Fahua Temple to burn incense. Please forgive me."
Fu Jinan was curious: "Is she the wife of the champion?"
Shen Yuzhi glanced at him: "Yes."
I thought I could leave, but I saw the man suddenly turned his horse's head, glanced sideways at him, and said, "I happen to have something to discuss with the Master of Fahua Temple, so why don't we go together."
After saying that, without waiting for Shen Yuzhi to agree, he clamped the horse's belly and galloped away first.
Shen Yu had no choice but to follow.
But when I arrived at the temple, I happened to catch up with the abbot for retreat, so I followed him here. Before he could say a few words, Luo Ran woke up, and then the scene just happened.
At this moment, I saw that my cousin's eyes were a little flustered, and I felt even more doubtful.
Luo Deyun never spoke.
He really wanted to thank her for what happened to her before, but he didn't want to get too close to her, so he was always looking for opportunities to repay the favor. After all, he didn't want to get too involved with the Fu family.
"Why, Miss Luo is afraid that I will poison the tea?"
After saying that, he picked up the cup of tea and drank it in one gulp.
Luo Ran frowned slightly, bowed slightly and said, "Master Fu, I'm too worried, but I'm not thirsty."
Then he turned around and took Shen Yuzhi's arm aside, asking him how he did in the exam and if his grandmother could wait.
