Ding Atao couldn't help but blush. Fortunately, Wen Yun beside her was quite sensible and helped her along the way so that she wouldn't be too embarrassed.
Fortunately, as soon as she entered the temple gate, a Taoist priest came to tell her that she had no chance. Wu Yuan immediately greeted her, exchanged some warm greetings, and then personally took her on a tour of the temple. First, she offered incense in the main hall, and then went to the Prince's Hall next to her to offer incense. After offering incense in all the temples, they were sent to the quiet room in the backyard to rest.
Because she was a female guest, the Taoist priest had no chance to stay in the quiet room longer, so he left after saying some flattering words. Fortunately, such a large temple usually employs some eloquent female guests who are very popular with the Master and are dedicated to talking to the family members of wealthy families who come to offer incense. These people can not only observe words and emotions, but also be eloquent. Soon, Ding Atao's brows relaxed as he coaxed her, as the saying goes, "Today you know that the life of rich people is better than you imagined."
When Yi Haoran saw Ding Atao settling down, he said goodbye and came out - to avoid suspicion, it was inconvenient for him to stay in the room for a long time.
The yard was quiet, and except for the three east wing rooms where Ding Atao and his party were occupied, there was no one in the other houses. Cai Lan probably hasn't arrived yet? Yi Haoran felt a little anxious, but thinking that he had met Qiu Chan the day before, she did not mention that things had changed.
Don't be impatient, Yi Haoran warned himself secretly. I silently thought about how to persuade Cai Lan for a while.
The location of the yard is very quiet, and there are many big trees around it, which provide thick shade. Walking under the trees, the cool breeze blows, and you don't feel the heat of summer at all. In order to please the female relatives of wealthy families, Master Wu Yuan spent a lot of effort. Not only did he plant flowers and trees in the courtyard, but he also specially opened a small garden behind the main house, decorated with flowers, trees, lakes and rocks.
"This Taoist priest knows how to enjoy himself!" Yi Haoran secretly cursed in his heart.
To be honest, he didn't think about what use Cai Lan could use after persuading her. But at least Cai Lan is Jie Kun's pillow - even if she can't influence Kun Ze, at least she can know a lot of things about Kun Ze. You may get useful information from it.
He was lost in thought when suddenly the voice of Taoist Priest Wuyuan came from outside the courtyard: "Please come this way, please come this way." He was startled: Cai Lan must be here!
Yi Haoran quickly stood up and moved behind the eaves curtain of the east wing. Sure enough, within a few moments, he saw Jiang Qiuchan walking in accompanied by a young woman, followed by several male and female servants.
As soon as she entered the courtyard, Qiu Chan stopped and said to the male servant: "You will wait outside the courtyard." After that, she held Cai Lan's arm and whispered: "Girl, be careful where you step."
Cai Lan nodded slightly. I came to Longmu Temple today to relax. Although the sun was strong when I went out, this was the first time I went out in several months. It was quite refreshing to get on the sedan chair and look at the street scene outside. It also relieved all the entanglements in my heart. The pain dissipated a lot. However, as soon as she arrived at the steps at the entrance of Longmu Temple, the past of the assassination of Xie Erren came to her mind again. Cai Lan felt ashamed and ashamed, and she wished she could rush out of the sedan and jump directly into the rolling Gui River.
Qiu Chan was still considerate of her. Seeing that she had not gotten off the sedan for a long time, she suddenly realized something and quickly ordered the bearer to get up the sedan again and enter through the side door.
The delay at the door completely consumed all the thoughts of sightseeing. Cai Lan wanted to go back directly, but Qiu Chan urged her: since he came specially to offer incense, there is no reason not to worship after entering the temple gate. It’s a big deal to blame the gods! After hearing this, Cai Lan had to get off the sedan chair and go to the Dragon Mother Hall to offer incense first.
Wuyuan is the most considerate person and knows Cai Lan's heartache, so he sent a young Taoist priest early to clear the pilgrims around the Dragon Mother Hall and inside the hall and block them outside the hospital. To prevent others from talking about it and making Miss Cai unhappy.
Cai Lan entered the Dragon Mother Temple and saw that the sacred elephant was majestic, but also full of love and compassion. There were five little dragons coiled on the lotus pedestal at its feet, with an affectionate look, like a child. She just felt that the statue in front of her was so kind, as if it were her mother who had passed away many years ago. The grievances, fears, resentments of the past few days... all came to my heart, and I couldn't hold it back any longer. I suddenly collapsed to the ground with tears pouring down my face.
Taoist priest Wu Yuan was caught off guard and rushed over to comfort him: "Girl, girl, it doesn't have to be like this, it doesn't have to be like this."
Qiu Chan quickly came up to help her and whispered comfort.
It took a long time for Cai Lan to stop crying. When she cried so loudly, she cried out the pent-up pain of the past few days and felt much relieved. He closed his voice and said, "Sister Qiuchan, help me make the confession."
The host here had already prepared a rattan futon specially for wealthy households to offer incense. Qiu Chan also presented the offerings and burned the Tibetan incense. Cai Lan took it and prayed silently.
Cai Lan offered incense and Qiu Chan also burned incense and prayed. Afterwards, as usual, incense was offered in each palace one after another. Then they were led to the backyard by the host.
Jiang Qiuchan helped Cai Lan into the courtyard, but she saw someone's voice in the east wing, and knew that this must be the female member of the Luo family that Yi Haoran mentioned. Then look at the figure of a man moving behind the curtain under the eaves of the east wing - probably Master Hao. She deliberately slowed down her pace.
Yi Haoran saw Jiang Qiuchan's gaze directed here and slowed down again. Knowing that she had noticed him, he slightly pulled the curtain a few times. Qiuchan nodded slightly and walked over with Cai Lan's arm.
Entering the main room, fruits and melons to cool off the heat had been prepared, and someone brought cold water and towels for Cai Lan to wash up. After Cai Lan finished washing, she rested in a room on the east side. Qiu Chan took the opportunity and walked out.
Seeing that there was no one in the courtyard, Yi Haoran quietly walked out from behind the curtain, gestured towards Qiu Chan, and pointed behind the banana tree in the corner of the courtyard. Qiu Chan nodded slightly and looked at the main room, where no one was paying attention to her. Her heart was pounding, and she felt inexplicably excited about doing something bad.
Behind the banana tree in the corner of the courtyard there are a few lake rocks dotted with flowers and trees, making it a good place to talk privately. Yi Haoran asked in a low voice: "How is Miss Cai?"
"I was a bit too lazy to come today. I nudged her for a long time and agreed not to change, so she just came out." Qiu Chan said, "When I went to Xiangxiang, I cried a lot - she looked like she was in a good mood She's much better. It's just that she's a little weak now and is resting in the thermal pavilion."
"You did a good job." Yi Haoran praised, "You are really a hero among women."
This praise made Qiu Chan's heart beat wildly. The Mr. Hao in front of me, although he is over fifty years old, is very majestic and has a calm and composed demeanor in his every move. His angry words are both kind and reasonable - when it comes to talking about it, his husband is far inferior to him...
"Sir, you are overly complimentary." Qiu Chan felt a little shy.
Yi Haoran didn't notice the mood of the little woman in front of him at all, he just talked about his arrangements:
"We will send Su Zhai to you at noon. After dinner, you have to persuade Cai Lan to go out for a walk to eat." He pointed to the moon cave door next to the corridor in the main room. "There is a small garden through that door. I will Wait there. Just try to get Cai Lan in. I will do the rest."
Qiu Chan nodded silently and said: "I understand. It's just that Miss Cai's mood goes up and down. Sir, you have to be careful when entrusting her with things and don't touch her sore spots."
Yi Haoran returned to the corridor, where the little Taoist priest presented him with fragrant tea, but it was lotus leaf tea. Ding Atao had tasted this kind of tea at the local rice and grain guild's guild house in the past. It was made by the Taoist priests of Longmu Temple, and it couldn't be more valuable. Taoist priests often use this as a favor to give to wealthy families in the city. Drinking it in your mouth at this moment, it is naturally a different feeling.
When she saw Yi Haoran refusing to come in under the eaves, she asked Wen Yun to bring him a cup of tea.
"Thank you, Aunt Wen." Yi Haoran took the tea and said seriously.
Wen Yun covered his mouth with the tea tray and smiled: "Mr. Hao, you are always so polite."
"No, this is etiquette." Yi Haoran said.
"You are so considerate in your etiquette. You are indeed a scholar." Wen Yun put down the tea tray with an innocent look on his face, "Why don't you go inside and sit down? You have to come under the eaves."
"It's breathable and windy here." Seeing her innocence, Yi Haoran smiled and said, "Besides, I'm a man and I'm sweating profusely in the hot weather. Wouldn't I be infuriating my wife in the house?"
"Our family is a businessman, so how can we be so particular about it?" Wen Yun said, "My wife doesn't care about this either."
"Having said that, the sage has said: don't see anything that's not polite, don't hear anything that's not polite, don't say anything that's not polite, don't move anything that's not polite." Yi Haoran liked her innocence and smiled, "There are differences between men and women. You and your wife are in the house. , naturally I shouldn’t be in it.”
"Oh, Mr. Hao, you are such a talented person!"
Yi Haoran laughed loudly and said: "My aunt is right, Hao is a sour man who regards the words of saints as his guide."
Wen Yun was stunned for a moment, covered his mouth with a handkerchief and said with a smile: "Sir, it's really interesting. By the way, sir, I saw you behind the banana tree just now? Is there anything interesting behind there?"
Yi Haoran was startled. He didn't expect that this little girl would see him! He quickly covered it up and said: "I saw some lovely banana trees, so I went over to take a look - it was indeed a beautiful scene in a pot, so I sat there for a while."
Wen Yun didn't know what a "scenic scene in a pot" was. He was about to ask a question when he saw a Taoist priest coming in with a tray. Behind him, a Taoist priest carrying a food box came in. He knew that lunch was coming, so he hurriedly said: "The temple has brought us lunch. Let's go eat."
The Eight Immortals table has already been set up in the hall of the wing room, and the dishes and chopsticks are laid out. After all, the Luo family is a family of merchants, and they don't pay as much attention to etiquette as Yi Haoran. Naturally, he can't be too pedantic, so he has to excuse himself and sit down at the guest table.
There are not many meals on the table, but they are quite exquisite: braised mushrooms with nostrils; cold whipped bamboo shoots; vegetarian goose; Luo Han Zhai, and another large bowl of shrimp ball soup, with snow-white shrimp balls and tender yellow leeks floating on the surface of the soup. Just tempting. The meal was lotus leaf porridge cooked with local fragrant rice, and a plate of silver silk.
The little Taoist priest also sent Guilin Sanhua Wine, a famous product in Guangxi, and four fresh and dried fruits that can be used with wine. Ding Atao was in a good mood and asked everyone to have a drink.
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