In Yonghefang in the south of the city, there is a large temple with towering ancient trees and quiet scenery. Even in the middle of summer, the breeze is still gentle and cool.
In the Tang Dynasty, there was an unwritten custom. After the death of the husband, if the wives and concubines were unwilling to remarry, most of them would not still live at home. Instead, they would become nuns and convert to Buddhism. From then on, the ancient Buddha of Qingdeng lived in poverty and loneliness. End this remaining life.
Even the royal family was influenced by this custom. The Ganye Temple located in the northwest corner of Chang'an City was the royal temple. After the death of Emperor Gaozu, his concubines became monks here.
This temple in Yonghefang is where many widowed women of wealthy aristocrats become monks.
According to Tang law, a wife's remarriage is supported by the law. However, in order to maintain their reputation, many aristocratic families did not want their daughters to remarry, so they forcibly imprisoned their widowed wives in temples and became nuns, spending half their lives in poverty and loneliness to maintain the family. The face of the gate valve.
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Just after midnight, footsteps rumbled on the streets in front of the temple. Teams of government officials and patrolmen from Jingzhao Prefecture swarmed in, surrounding the temple and making it blocked.
The nun in the temple opened the door tremblingly and asked, "What are you doing, officials?"
The first patrolman wearing leather armor and carrying a horizontal sword on his waist took a step forward and said in a deep voice: "We are on patrol in Jingzhao Prefecture. Now someone has reported that a criminal wanted by Jingzhao Prefecture is secretly hidden in your temple, so we are sent to the capital." Zhao Yin ordered us to come to search, open the mountain gate quickly, and cooperate with the action. If there is any disobedience, we will be severely punished according to the law!"
The nun was so frightened that her face turned pale and her legs were weak, and she argued: "This is a place where the female relatives of various families in the city become monks and cultivate themselves. How can there be any murderers wanted by the government?"
The patrolman said: "It's useless to talk more, open the door quickly."
The nun still stood in front of the door, not daring to give way, and begged: "Good instructors know that this place is full of female nuns practicing as monks. If you officials come in, I am afraid it will be inconvenient and the reputation of nuns will be harmed..."
The patrolman glared and scolded: "You talk too much! We are here to search on the orders of Jing Zhaoyin, but you can stop us with your clever words and sophistry? Come on, break down the mountain gate!"
"Here!"
More than a dozen policemen came up from behind. They stepped forward, took the nun aside, and forced the mountain door open.
The leader of the patrol waved his hand: "Search every room carefully, but you are not allowed to harass the female nuns in the temple, and you are not allowed to take advantage of the chaos to rob property. If you disobey orders, you will be severely punished!"
"Here!"
The patrol officers and government officials behind him responded loudly, and then swarmed into the temple.
The patrolman turned around and said to the nun who was paralyzed with fear: "I am Cheng Wuting, Cao Cao of the Jingzhao Prefecture. I have been ordered to come here to hunt down the murderer. I will not embarrass the nuns in the temple. You can rest assured."
The nun finally regained her composure and became quiet.
This military officer, Cao Cheng Wuting, was very famous. When Fang Erlang established the Jingzhao Mansion, he was one of the elders. He was highly regarded by Fang Erlang. At that time, his status in the Jingzhao Mansion could be said to be inferior to that of Fang Erlang alone. There are hundreds of officials, and they are clean, honest, strong and upright, and their official reputation is very good.
It's just that he was seriously injured and could not follow Fang Erlang to lead the battle, so he stayed in Jingzhao Mansion. Now he is still very important under Jingzhao Yin Ma Zhou. All the patrolmen, yamen and county soldiers of Jingzhao Mansion, the chief officer, are Jingzhao Mansion. One of the most powerful figures.
Since Cheng Wuting promised not to harass the nuns in the temple, I guess it’s not a big problem...
Cheng Wuting pressed the horizontal knife on his waist, raised his head and glanced at the sky, and then walked into the mountain gate unhurriedly.
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Gao Xingxing slowly woke up from his coma.
His head was confused and painful, and he managed to open his eyes. Fortunately, the black bag on his head had been removed, and the faint light made him feel relieved.
The fear brought about by darkness is really beyond what ordinary people can endure.
But he had just woken up, and his consciousness was not yet clear. He squinted his eyes for a while, moved his hands and feet, and found that he had been loosened.
Did the kidnapper get the ransom and release him?
So, now at home?
Move your fingers, they are very flexible, but they touch a soft and smooth place...
What's this?
Gao Xingyi subconsciously grabbed a handful, and it felt very good. Then he opened his eyes, turned his head, and saw a pretty face like a flower. The loose black hair was scattered casually, making this beautiful face even more beautiful. It adds a bit of laziness and tenderness.
The long eyelashes were curled, trembling slightly with her breathing, and the red lips were lightly pursed, with a charming luster.
A thin quilt covered their bodies. Gao Xing regained his consciousness and could clearly feel the unhindered contact between the skin under the quilt.
Raising his hand to rub his swollen and painful forehead, Gao Xingchen shouted feebly: "Xiu Niang? Where are we? How can we be together?"
The beauty next to her is still sleeping soundly.
Gao Xingcheng opened his eyes here, turned his neck, and looked at the surrounding arrangements. They were simple and elegant, with plain gauze curtains, window paper on the windows, a bookcase in front of the window, and a vase with an unknown flower hanging on it. Flowers, plain flowers exude a faint fragrance.
Well, it seems to be the temple where I often have trysts with the embroidered lady...
temple? !
A bolt of lightning suddenly flashed through Gao Xing's mind. He remembered that he had been kidnapped by robbers, but why did he wake up in the temple where he often had trysts?
Something's wrong!
Gao Xingyi suddenly turned over and sat up, pushed the beautiful woman beside him, and asked quickly: "Xiu Niang, wake up, why am I here?"
The beauty was having a deep sleep, her seductive lips moved a few times, but she was still sleeping soundly.
At this moment, footsteps sounded chaotically outside the house, and then, under Gao Xing's anxious eyes, the door was kicked open from the outside.
"boom!"
The door opened, and a group of Jingzhao Mansion patrol officers in leather armor swarmed in. As soon as they entered the room, they saw Gao Xing, who was sitting on the bed with his upper body uncovered, and the beautiful lady who was still sleeping next to her.
Gao Xingcheng and several patrol officers looked at each other, their minds going blank.
A policeman recovered from his surprise, laughed loudly, and exclaimed: "Mom! You really know how to play. This thief has even sneaked into the temple!"
Another person clicked his tongue in envy: "Look at that beauty, she is still asleep. She has a beauty that I feel pity for. Tsk, tsk, brother, you are so beautiful!"
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Gao Xingyi's mind was buzzing, and his thoughts were completely confused. He subconsciously grabbed the quilt to cover his upper body, and said in a trembling voice: "Brothers, if you have something to say, as long as you don't tell it about it, you can talk about it as much as you want! "
"presumptuous!"
Several policemen rushed into the house, and one of them stepped forward and grabbed Gao Xingcheng's hair and dragged him off the bed. Someone yelled and cursed: "It's so important to be rich? You are such a shameless person, you should just let him go." You paraded naked on horseback and let the whole Chang'an City take a look, stealing people into the temple, what kind of evil thing are you! Take him out!"
Gao Jishi was so distraught that he struggled and begged loudly: "Brothers, please show mercy. I am Gao Jishi, the left minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. If you let me go today, I will definitely repay you a hundredfold in the future..."
He received a big slap in the face in response.
A patrolman slapped him hard and cursed: "Mother! Do you really think we are fools? The whole Chang'an City knows that Fang Erlang went to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to make trouble with Gao Shilang. Now Gao Shilang is either still in the Ministry of Civil Affairs or Even if you went to the palace to complain, why would you come here to steal a nun?"
A group of people punched, kicked, cursed and dragged Gao Xingli away by his hair.
Gao Jingcheng still struggled desperately and begged: "You all are all respectable people. At least I can give you a robe to cover your body..."
"Mom! You can do such a shameful thing, do you still care about your face?"
Even so, he still didn't finish the matter, so he pulled a sheet over to cover Gao Xing's body, and then dragged him out...
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The whole temple was blown up.
Actually found a man in the nun's room?
The nuns in the temple were all filled with anger. This is a place of pure cultivation, and everyone has lost their husbands. But now, everyone's reputation has been ruined... If you steal someone, you steal someone. , but if someone discovers it, it’s your fault.
In the yard, Gao Jishi was pushed and brought to an official. Gao Jishi was so ashamed that he lowered his head and did not dare to see anyone.
He broke his head and couldn't figure out how he could be fooled into suddenly arriving at the bed of his concubine, whom he often met for trysts, and then be caught and raped in bed?
Where have the kidnappers gone?
Cheng Wu stood upright in the yard, looking at Gao Xingxing who was brought there. The corners of his mouth were slightly raised, revealing an imperceptible smile, which quickly disappeared and said in a deep voice: "Who are you to do such an immoral and immoral thing?" Something that is not allowed by heaven? Raise your head and let me take a look!"
Gao Xingcheng refused to raise his head. He was afraid of running into an acquaintance. Once word spread, his reputation would be completely ruined.
The atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty was open, and it was no big deal for a dandy to have two lovers, even if they were married women. But sneaking into the bed of a nun who is practicing religious practice is completely different. Whose family doesn't have a few women who have entered the temple to practice spiritual practice?
With so much talk, gold and bones, I am afraid that in the future, this pure nun will be looked down upon by the world, and this will also cause all the families to lose their face...
But he didn't raise his head, but the patrolman next to him stepped forward and held him down, pulling his chin and forcing him to raise his head.
Face to face with Cheng Wuting.
For a moment, Cheng Wuting looked shocked and exclaimed: "It turns out to be the emperor's consort!"
It was also at this moment that a light flashed in Gao Xingyi's mind, and he suddenly understood and cursed: "Mother! You bastard is plotting against me!"
