Speaking of He Yuting, I heard Ding Jinzhi say that he found his son He Chenglin's jade unicorn jade pendant on the seat of Qingjing Sanren, a disciple of Taoist Master Guan Xianyun in Taiqing. He couldn't help but stood up from his chair with excitement and asked eagerly. Said: "Is this true?"
Ding Jinzhi nodded and said, "It's absolutely true. When I saw this unicorn jade pendant, I couldn't believe my eyes. I picked it up and looked at it carefully. It's absolutely true. It is indeed what the eldest son often wears on his neck." That jade unicorn jade pendant!”
He Yuting asked nervously: "What happened next? What happened next?"
Ding Jinzhi said: "My little brother was looking at the Qilin Jade Pendant when Taoist Master Xian Yun came back. I quickly took this Qilin Jade Pendant and asked him about the origin of this jade pendant."
"Taoist Master Xian Yun sighed and said, "It's a long story to talk about this jade pendant.
"One day twenty years ago, he came back from a wandering trip. When he passed by a lush elm forest beside the post road outside the capital, he suddenly heard the miserable cries and struggles of children coming from the forest.
"The Taoist priest felt that there was something wrong with the sound, so he went into the forest and followed the cry. He saw a young woman next to a bush, pushing a three-year-old child to the ground and sweating The scarf was strangled around the child's neck, trying to kill the child..."
He Yuting's face turned livid, and he gritted his teeth and said, "This damn bitch——"
Ding Jinzhi continued: "Taoist Master Xian Yun couldn't help but became furious when he saw this, and shouted, 'Stop!...' When the woman saw someone coming, she couldn't help but panic, dropped the child and ran away.
"Taoist priest Xian Yun originally wanted to chase the hateful woman, but when he saw the child lying on the ground dying, he thought to himself: it is more important to save others first, so he rushed forward to save the child first.
"As I said before, this Taoist priest is an expert in the world and is proficient in medical skills - so, with the Taoist priest's timely treatment, the child finally escaped the disaster and slowly recovered.
"Because he didn't know the child's origins, the Taoist priest had no choice but to take the child back to Taiqingguan to raise him, and taught the child to read and learn etiquette until now."
He Yuting murmured: "In other words, this child is the Qingjing Sanren you met yesterday?"
Ding Jinzhi nodded and said, "That's right. When I chatted with him yesterday, I felt that this person was well-groomed and well-spoken. He was definitely not an ordinary person. I wanted to get acquainted with him.
"Unexpectedly, by chance, I picked up his lost jasper unicorn jade pendant, and this jade pendant is exactly the one that the eldest son wore twenty years ago - Brother He, isn't this God's will for you to recognize each other as father and son who have been separated for many years? "
He Yuting said: "What my dear brother said is absolutely true. If this Qingjing Sanren is indeed my long-lost son He Chenglin, Brother Yu can't help but be overjoyed. I would also like to thank my dear brother for your great kindness in helping me find Lin'er." "It's just that Brother Yu is still a little confused..." At this point, he stopped talking.
Ding Jinzhi smiled and said: "I understand Brother He's doubts. Otherwise, I will ask the housekeeper to go to Taiqing Temple to inform Taoist Master Xian Yun. Brother He will also see if he is free. At that time, how about I go to Taiqing Monastery with Brother He to visit Taoist Master Xianyun and this pure Buddhist?"
He Yuting put his palms together and laughed and said, "My wise brother's words are exactly what I want! Such a foolish brother will have to trouble my wise brother!" As he said this, he gave Ding Jinzhi a deep bow.
Ding Jinzhi quickly supported him and said, "We are all brothers, so brother He doesn't need to be polite."
He Yuting looked at Ding Jinzhi silently and said with tears in his eyes: "Brother Xian, if you can really help me find my son, I don't know how to thank you...I..." He choked and said no. Went down.
Ding Jinzhi took He Yuting's hand and said in a deep voice: "Brother He, why do you need to do this? Your matter is my matter."
But He Yuting sent Ding Jinzhi away and hurriedly came to find Princess Changqing.
When Princess Chang Qing listened to He Yuting's somewhat incoherent talk about Taiqing Guan Qingjing Sanren, she felt as if she was in a daze and was speechless for a long time.
Later, she couldn't stop crying. She clasped her hands and murmured: "God, tell me, will this debt of mine finally be paid off? I hope you are not lying to me..."
Two days later, Ding Jinzhi came to the Marquis's Mansion excitedly and happily told He Yuting that everything was connected and he could go to Taiqing Temple.
So, Ding Jinzhi, He Yuting, Princess Changqing, He Yuting's second son He Chengqi, housekeeper He Luwei and others, together with dozens of servants and family members, and escorted by the guards of the palace, left the capital in a grand manner in sedan chairs.
Near noon, the group finally arrived at Taiqing Temple.
Taoist priest Xian Yun and others were already waiting at the gate.
Ding Jinzhi, He Yuting, Princess Changqing and others got off the sedan and stepped forward.
He Yuting raised his head and looked at Taoist Master Xianyun carefully. I saw him in his fifties, wearing a green cloth robe, full of energy, a face like a crown of jade, thick eyebrows and bright eyes, a nose like a jade pillar, lips like painted beads, three locks of long beard floating on his chest, holding a dust in his hand, and a sword on his shoulder. Immortal style, natural and elegant.
As soon as He Yuting took a look at the other person's description and temperament, he knew that this person was definitely an ordinary person, and he felt a sudden surge of respect in his heart.
Everyone had met each other, exchanged a few words, and let them go to the hall. After chatting for a few words, they got to the point.
He Yuting asked again about the origin of the jasper unicorn jade pendant.
Taoist priest Xian Yun repeated it again, which was exactly the same as what Ding Jinzhi said a few days ago.
Princess Chang Qing suddenly remembered something and asked, "Taoist Priest, do you remember when you first met that child?"
Taoist priest Xian Yun raised his head, thought about it seriously, and replied solemnly: "Twenty years ago, that is, April 19, the eleventh year of Qingli."
After hearing this, Princess Chang Qing's face was filled with tears and she said in a trembling voice: "Yes, it was this day, it was this day that I lost my Lin'er..."
She wiped her tears, looked at Taoist Master Xian Yun with expectant eyes, and choked with sobs: "Taoist Master, I...can I see him?"
Taoist priest Xian Yun said: "Did the princess mean purity? Of course."
He turned around and told the disciples around him to call in the pure San people. The young disciple responded and went out.
Taoist Master Xian Yun stepped forward and said in a low voice to He Yuting and Princess Chang Qing: "Master Hou, princess, in order to make Qingjing mentally prepared in advance, before Master Hou and the princess came here, Pindao had roughly sketched her life experience. I told him. If there is anything presumptuous, please forgive me, Lord Marquis and Princess."
He Yuting said: "The Taoist priest is being polite. This is what should be done."
As he was talking, footsteps sounded outside the door, and a young man dressed as a Taoist priest slowly walked in.
Everyone's eyes were focused on him at this moment.
I saw that the Taoist priest was about twenty-three or four years old, eight feet tall, tall and straight, with a strong physique. His face was like a crown of jade, with two sword-shaped eyebrows slanting into his temples, and a pair of bright eyes, but they looked slightly red and swollen at this time; He has a slightly aquiline nose, slightly sunken corners of his mouth, and an angular face that makes him look particularly handsome. With a slender waist and shoulders hugged, the whole person stood there, making people feel a heroic aura coming over him. What a handsome young man with a heroic appearance.
Princess Chang Qing couldn't help but stood up from her seat. She walked step by step to the young Taoist priest, stared straight into his eyes with a pair of tearful eyes, and asked, "How old are you this year?"
The young Taoist priest, that is, Qingjing Sanren, glanced at her timidly, lowered his head silently, and said softly: "I am a poor Taoist... no, I am twenty-three years old this year."
Princess Chang Qing nodded and said: "Yes, my Lin'er was three years old when we were separated. Now twenty years have passed, he is indeed twenty-three years old..."
She paused briefly and then asked: "Things from childhood, oh, things before Taiqing Temple, do you remember?"
Qingjing Sanren shook his head and said blankly: "I don't remember anything."
Princess Chang Qing couldn't help but burst into tears and choked up: "Yes, you were only a little older at that time. It's all our fault that we were sorry for you and caused you to suffer so much..."
Qingjing Sanren didn't speak, just sobbed softly.
Princess Changqing asked cautiously: "Can I see your unicorn jade pendant?"
Qingjing Sanren nodded, took off the jade unicorn jade pendant he had taken back from Taoist Master Xian Yun a few days ago from his neck, and handed it over with trembling hands.
Princess Chang Qing took the Qilin Jade Pendant and held it in both hands, as if she had found a treasure that had been lost for many years. She looked at it carefully and burst into tears without realizing it.
It's true that this jade pendant is really the jasper unicorn jade pendant that I asked the skilled craftsman Wada Meiyu to make for my son more than 20 years ago!
Her eyes blurred unconsciously. She stabilized her mind and seemed to have gathered enough courage. She raised her head, looked at the other party's hazy tearful eyes, and said in a trembling voice: "You can... take off your sleeves and let me see your left arm. ?……"
Qingjing Sanren was stunned for a moment, seemingly at a loss.
Princess Chang Qing said anxiously: "My Lin'er has a dark red Qilin birthmark on his left arm. I just want to confirm it, okay?"
He Yuting, Ding Jinzhi, He Chengqi and others next to him also held their breath at this time and stared at the two people in front of them.
Looking at Princess Chang Qing's expectant, even pitiful eyes, tears almost burst out of Qing Jing Sanren's eyes.
With trembling hands, he unbuttoned his shirt, took off his shirt, and exposed his left arm.
The dark red unicorn birthmark is clearly visible.
Everyone was sighing, and they were all surprised and sighed.
When Princess Chang Qing saw the all too familiar Qilin birthmark, she immediately broke her guard, rushed forward and hugged Qingjing Sanren, crying bitterly.
Qingjing Sanren - no, we should call him He Chenglin now, also hugged Princess Changqing and burst into tears.
Princess Chang Qing cried and said: "Lin'er, do you know how hard my mother has been looking for you in the past twenty years? Now that you are finally back, I am so happy...so happy..."
He Yuting and Ding Jinzhi were crying beside him. After crying for a long time, everyone came forward to persuade her, and Princess Changqing finally stopped crying.
She wiped her tears and introduced He Yuting, Ding Jinzhi, He Chengqi and others to He Chenglin. Everyone has seen it one by one.
Then, He Chenglin knelt down and kowtowed to He Yuting and Princess Changqing, formally paying homage to his parents.
Ding Jinzhi and Taoist priest Xian Yun looked on with smiles and felt very pleased.
Then, He Yuting and Princess Chang Qing expressed their thanks to Taoist Master Xianyun and Ding Jinzhi.
Thanks to Taoist Master Xian Yun for saving his son's life and for adopting and teaching his son over the years; thanks to Ding Jinzhi for his mediation in many ways, which reunited them.
Taoist priest Xian Yun said: "Master Marquis, the princess is serious. Pindao is a monk and has compassion. When he saw Mr. He in danger, how could he not help him? This is what Pindao should do."
Ding Jinzhi smiled and said: "Brother He and the younger brother, why are you so polite? Brother He's matter is the younger brother's business! By the way-"
He suddenly remembered something and said excitedly: "Brother He and the princess are reunited with their nephew and son, and mother and son are reunited. This is a huge happy event! How can such a big event not be celebrated grandly? I don't know when Brother He will be reunited. It’s a big feast, I can’t wait now!”
He Yuting smiled and said, "It's just that you are impatient!"
He turned back to look at Princess Changqing, and received her approving eyes; then he turned around and said loudly: "This is natural. Butler, go find someone to check the good day, and then hold a big banquet in the mansion. I would like to invite all the civil and military officials, relatives and friends of the court to a banquet, and congratulate me on reuniting my long-lost son!"
He Luwei said repeatedly: "Yes. I will do my best to handle this matter."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a chorus of complimentary words all around:
"Congratulations to Mr. Hou and his son on their reunion!"
"Congratulations to the princess, mother and son members! Enjoy your family happiness!"
"The Lord Marquis and the princess have finally succeeded after all their hardships. It is a joy to congratulate them!"...
He Yuting and Princess Chang Qing reunited with He Chenglin as father and son/recognized mother and son, and held a big banquet to celebrate. As another explosive news, it immediately spread to every corner of the capital.
Just like the time when He Chenglin was taken away by his wet nurse, Ge Shi, and there was no news after that, and the people in the Prince Consort's Mansion frantically searched for him, this matter immediately became a topic of conversation in the streets and after dinner.
People talked excitedly about the ins and outs of the matter, describing the various details in an embellished way, seeming to understand it better than the parties involved themselves, and to enjoy it more.
This matter soon spread to the Ministry of Punishment Shangshu Mansion. When she heard the news, Lu Wenzheng's only daughter Lu Qiuyue was bored and catching crickets in the back garden with her two girls Caiming and Xiu Ming.
Suddenly hearing the news, Lu Qiuyue's eyes lit up: "It's time to play! - Let's go find my dad!" After saying that, he patted the grass on his body, got up and left.
The two girls hurriedly followed.
Caiming said: "Miss, why are you looking for the master? You don't want to attend that banquet at the Marquis' Mansion, do you?"
Lu Qiuyue said excitedly: "Yes, I just want to go and see it! How lively and ostentatious it will be there, I feel so excited just thinking about it!"
Caiming frowned and said, "I'm afraid the master won't agree..."
Lu Qiuyue raised her eyebrows and said, "Shut your crow's mouth!"
Lu Qiuyue and the two girls tiptoed outside Lu Wenzheng's study. Lu Wenzheng's book boy Rong'er waved his hands to them, meaning there was someone inside, so don't go in yet.
Lu Qiuyue asked softly: "Who is inside?"
Rong'er said: "Commander Ling."
