Lin Rong didn't want to go in anymore, and planned to find another soft general. When he saw this girl saying this, he said: "As for what, why is it filthy, why is it unknown? People are born from women, there is no such thing Even his mother can’t give birth to him?” After saying that, he got up and went inside.
Lu Shen, who was always vigilant, was already awake at this time. He sat up and saw a large ball of blood on the bamboo moon-colored silk sheet next to him. He frowned slightly and called out: "Here comes someone."
When Lin Rong entered, Lu Shen was sitting aside drinking tea. The girls were bending down beside the bed to change the silk sheets and new bedding. "Your Majesty, Madam, it's ready."
Not only were the sheets and bedding changed, the windows were also opened for ventilation, and an extra stick of incense was added to the cauldron in the corner. When Lin Rong saw it, he twitched the corner of his mouth and rolled his eyes in his heart: "A feudal man has a lot of shit. You have killed so many people on the battlefield and had so many people's blood on your body. Now you smell the bloody smell of menstruation." , you are so pretentious, opening the window and using incense, how come it didn’t incense you to death?
Lu Shen put down the tea cup and waved to the girl: "Go out." After that, he opened the curtain and went to the bed. Seeing Lin Rong still standing, he said: "Go to sleep."
Lin Rong saw that he had no intention of going out to sleep, let alone asking himself to go out to sleep. He walked slowly to the bedside and lowered his head: "The woman is unclean during her menstruation. I am very worried and uneasy. Please give me a moment." Stay in a separate room to be safe from filth.”
Lu Shen hummed, as if he was satisfied with Lin Rong's self-knowledge: "It's getting late today, let's talk tomorrow."
Nothing about the situation changed, but instead he made himself look down upon. Lin Rong secretly regretted it and vowed never to say such words again. Seeing Lu Shen lying on the outside, he had to take off his soft shoes and slowly crawled in from the end of the bed. .
Lu Shen saw her sitting on the edge of the bed, with a pair of jade feet coming out of soft red embroidered shoes, with tips like tender bamboo shoots. Really, Wu's feet were as white as snow, and her bare feet were covered with white gauze. Somehow he remembered the set of six pictures of The Secret History of Spring Love given by Xiao Zhi during the day. He took a few glances at them. In that picture, a man and a woman were sitting on a stone bench under a banana tree. The man was playing with the woman carefully. Although the woman has not undressed and taken off her belt, she is full of beauty.
He suddenly thought about it and couldn't control himself. He clenched his fists and coughed. He didn't know who he was talking to: "It's getting late, go to sleep!"
At this time, Lin Rong was already lying down, closing his eyes and trying to get sleepy. Hearing Lu Shen's words, he opened his eyes and said with an incomprehensible expression: "Yes, please go to sleep too, Junhou."
Lu Shen tilted his head and saw that the woman had a pillow of black silk hair, huddled under the red brocade quilt, revealing a small oval face, which had a certain aura to it. He sighed secretly, suddenly raised his tent and walked to the clean room.
Lin Rong thought at first that he was dissatisfied with her menstruation, but finally left. She sat up, opened the curtain, and looked out, only to see him going to the clean room. He stayed in it for a long time, and then he saw him. He opened the bed curtain and came up.
Lin Rong was puzzled at first, but when Lu Shen went to bed, he smelled a natural smell that was like orchid, musk and fishy. She immediately understood what he had just gone to the clean room for, and felt contempt in his heart: No wonder men are said to be lower-body animals. Can you be in heat even if you sleep well?
In the second half of the night, for some unknown reason, she felt warm all over, even her hands and feet, as if she had gone back to the time when she and her parents went to Qingdao to escape the summer heat the year before last.
With the sound of waves in his ears, Father Lin taught him earnestly: "You have been studying medicine since you were a child. When you grow up, you don't want to be a doctor. You want to take the civil service exam. There are few counterparts in your major. You will take the exam and get one with three no's." It’s from another province, far away from home, so who did our family pass on these prescriptions to?”
Lin Rong nodded like a fool and lamented: "We have a meeting at work, and we have to have a meeting when we get home. It's still a small meeting between two people."
Father Lin babbled for a while and summed it up this way: "You said you want to go to the grassroots level. I very much support it. Don't be afraid of hard work. It's okay for young people to have a little hard work. Your mother is always afraid of you having to endure hard work. In my opinion, …”
Mother Lin, who was having a barbecue over there, frowned and protested: "Who is eating for free and talking bad about people?"
Father Lin hurriedly ran over to help: "I'll come, I'll come."
It's a pity that such warm dreams are always short-lived. On the second day, Lu Shen got up at the fifth watch, and Lin Rong was drowsy, as if he had been woken up just after falling asleep.
She also wanted to get up as usual, climbed up with a worried look on her face, and changed Lu Shen's clothes. She vaguely heard the girl beside her covering her mouth and laughing: "Master, the belt is wrong, the belt is wrong."
Lin Rong hummed, then looked at Lu Shen's waist and saw that it was not his usual jade belt, but a soft red silk belt that he used himself. He raised his eyes to look at Lu Shen and saw him humming and untying himself, wrapping it around Lin Rong's wrist and saying, "The red silk wrist is just right."
As soon as Lu Shen's words came out of his mouth, he realized that he had made a mistake, his face darkened, he took his belt and tied it on himself, then went outside to wash up.
Lin Rongque felt his head was buzzing and aching, and he couldn't react to what he said again. He could barely hold on until he left, then he fell on the bed again and ordered: "We won't have lunch today, don't scream. woke up."
When I woke up, it was already dusk, the house was quiet inside and outside, and there was no sound of anyone. It must have been Kingfisher and Fengxiao telling the little girls to get down and not to disturb them by talking.
Lin Rong felt refreshed. Apart from some body aches and an itchy chest, she felt no other discomfort. After washing up, she held a serving of Kingfisher's shredded ginger brown sugar and praised with a smile: "It's so considerate."
Kingfisher breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. The county master's temper came and went quickly. Yesterday he looked unhappy, but today he is much better. He asked: "What are you going to do with the lotus leaves and lotus flowers?"
Lin Rong thought for a while: "Be a beggar's chicken and eat bamboo rice."
Just as he was happily thinking about how to make delicious food, Hang Qing led the people outside to move the rattan box in: "I've seen you, madam. I was so busy yesterday that I lost my head. I didn't hear the instructions clearly, so I asked someone to move them back in confusion." . But don’t think about it, after moving back, what will Junhou do for a change?"
Lin Rong's face suddenly darkened. Wasn't it just for the elders to show up? The old lady was gone, so why move here?
Lin Rong did not answer this, but said: "I have free time today, and I want to go to Wuxuan Temple to have a ritual ceremony."
Hang Qing looked at the pouring rain outside and hesitated: "It's been raining heavily these days, and the mountain roads are not easy to walk on. Madam..."
Lin Rong interrupted her: "It doesn't matter if it rains. You won't get wet by the rain. Besides, it's raining, so you can see your sincerity and piety."
Hang Qing no longer wanted to offend her at this time, and the monarch had recently said that she was not allowed to go out. He smiled and said, "I will make arrangements for you."
The ritual tents, pigs and sheep, incense and candles, tea and food, and the accompanying guards were all arranged, and a team of two people were sent on horseback to the mountain to inform the owner of the Five Mysteries Temple, ordering him to clean up and not allow other people to come and go in the temple. Except for the old temple master, only some underage Taoist boys are allowed to stay, and no one is allowed to disturb them.
Unexpectedly, as soon as they reached the gate of the city, they saw the two men who had gone to explore the road come back. They knelt in front of the carriage and reported: "Madam, it has been raining heavily these past few days, and the road has been washed away by rocks. We have sent people to clean it up." , I’m afraid it will take three to five days.”
After hearing this, Lin Rong felt sullen and comforted himself: All good things come in many ways. There may be no news about his senior brother in this Taoist temple, or he may not be able to survive and become a monk here. I had no choice but to go home.
It had been rainy for five days in a row, and Lin Rong looked forward to sunny weather every day. Fortunately, Lu Shen seemed to really care about women's menstruation. That morning, although Hang Qing brought boxes and cages of clothes, Lu Shen had never stayed here, and Lin Rong had never seen him.
Lin Rong learned a lesson and no longer dared to go out and wander around. He just waited in the small courtyard. For a while, he felt a bit of the tranquility he had when he first came to Xuanzhou.
Even so, Lin Rong didn't dare to be careless about the small attic. He was a little worried for a while, and sometimes sat in front of the window in a daze while talking.
Seeing Lin Rong's gloomy mood, Jing Qin deliberately sighed: "County Lord, it's better to be in Jiangzhou. At least you have enough sleep, and you don't have to go to sleep at three o'clock and wake up at five o'clock."
Feng Xiao and Jing Qin also had serious dark circles under their eyes. Feng Xiao also said: "We have only been here for a few days and we are now like this. I really don't know how those girls in Zhi Ge Yuan managed to serve us. Over the years, everyone has become Boil it dry.”
The kingfisher nodded Fengxiao's forehead: "In other words, for a master like the county master, you can eat and sleep as you please. Speaking of which, the rule of being a servant is in the king's house."
Lin Rong knew that she was interrupted, but he couldn't bring himself to be interested. He waved his hand and said, "You can take a nap, and I'll take a nap too."
Unexpectedly, when I woke up from my nap, the rain had stopped, the sun was shining brightly, and I came back from the second gate: "The road has been cleared, and Wuzhuang Temple has also sent people there. The old temple owner said that the wing has been cleaned and the meals are ready. Now, I won’t invite anyone in for a ritual ceremony this month, I’ll just wait for my wife’s courtesy.”
Chapter 24
After hearing this, Lin Rong was overjoyed and ordered the little girl to ask Hang Qing to arrange a car. Hang Qing didn't object. He just looked at the sky and said, "It's already noon and the heat is high. I'm afraid I won't be able to come back in the evening."
Lin Rong told Lu Shen that he was too scared that day and did not dare to delay. He immediately changed his clothes and said, "It's too late, it's too late."
Hang Qing smiled and said yes. He personally escorted Lin Rong to the second door and helped her get into the carriage. He also told the bearer: "It hasn't stopped raining for a long time. The road may be slippery and difficult to walk on. You have to worry about it." They faced each other again. Lin Rong said: "Madam, you should also be careful about sending the boy back if there is anything wrong. You must not be wronged when you are away from home."
Lin Rong sighed inwardly when he saw that she was not afraid of trivial matters, doing everything herself, and arranging things in an orderly manner. Such a talent would have to be an office director if she were to be placed in her own unit. Unfortunately, she was born in ancient times and was just a maid with no personal freedom.
Along the way, there were cars and sedans, people and horses, and the girl followed nearly a hundred people as they headed towards Wuzhuang Temple.
Wuzhuang Temple is built on the top of a mountain and the mountain road is difficult to navigate. It took more than an hour of walking to reach the mountain gate. When the sedan came out, the old temple leader had already led dozens of Taoist boys to greet him by the roadside.
It's just that the old temple master had a gray beard, was dressed in splendid clothes, and had a mouth full of big yellow teeth. He had no trace of immortality. He held a fly whisk in one hand and recited: "Buddha Amitayus, my lady is staying, Xiaoguan Pengpi." Shenghui." After saying that, he turned back to scold the group of little Taoist boys: "You little monkey, why don't you kneel down to pay your respects to the noble one?"
Lin Rong stopped hastily: "Master Tian is an outsider. I can't accept the courtesy. Please forgive me, otherwise it will ruin my blessing." Although it has been eight or nine months since he came to ancient times, when others kneel down to him, he feels in his heart It's still quite awkward, so just avoid it if you can.
The old temple master nodded: "Madam, you are kind-hearted." He led her inside and towards the main hall.
This Wuzhuang Temple is not a small one, covering an area of more than fifty acres. And because King Chenliu of Xuanzhou was fond of practicing Taoism and alchemy, aristocratic families imitated it for a while. The incense here is very prosperous and the building is extremely magnificent.
Along the way, I saw high eaves, towering pavilions, and several statues of Sanqing gods enshrined in the hall. Lin Rong personally lit four sea lanterns in front of the statues, and lit three pillars of fragrance. He said silently in his heart: According to Chang With the princess' temperament, I'm afraid Cui Shiniang's seven or eight personal maids in the past will never survive. Although I am a materialist, I will worship according to your customs at this time. I hope you can rest in peace.
When we came out of the hall, there were six old cypresses of red osmanthus that covered the sky and the sun, corresponding to each other from a distance. The old temple owner was flattering and boasted: "Madam, please see, these red cypresses and new cypresses were planted by my own hands in the Spring and Autumn Period. It has been more than a thousand years ago. These ancient trees are all thin in the west and thick in the east, which is in line with the Yin and Yang fish swirling path. People who practice Taoism here can enjoy the immortal energy here, and there are many who have achieved great success."
As he spoke, he flicked his fly whisk and ordered the Taoist boy to bring a tray: "In the past years, the pieces of juniper cypresses from Dan juniper and New juniper had to be donated to Luoyang and hidden in the inner treasury. Now that Yongzhou Mu is in charge of Xuanzhou, we and the Taoist priests are trying our best to get them all." There is no way to get rid of the evil intention. Now that Madam has come up to the mountain, she has really put an end to the poor Taoist's filial piety."
Lin Rong wanted his help, so he couldn't refuse. He smiled and asked the girl to accept it: "Thank you, Master Tian."
Seeing that Lin Rong had collected the things, the old patron felt that the relationship had become closer. He led Lin Rong to see the inscriptions left by successive emperors and literati. Lin Rong followed him around and asked, "I heard that there is a man here." Master Tongxuan, whose Taoism is exquisite, may I be lucky enough to meet him?"
Lin Rong originally thought that the old temple master would agree immediately, but unexpectedly saw that he hesitated: "Let Madam know that Master Tongxuan is Xiaodao's uncle. He has been expelled from the house for violating the precepts. Xiaodao only pities his blind legs." Lame, so he was kept in a wing in the backyard and provided with three meals of food and clothing. He is usually crazy, unkempt, and smells bad, fearing that he will offend the nobles."
Lin Rong shook his head: "What are you afraid of? The more subtle the Dharma is, the more unusual the behavior will be. You are also a Taoist, how come you don't even know this."
Seeing Lin Rong's insistence, the old concubine agreed. Seeing that people were talking nonsense, he changed his words again: "Uncle Xiaodao, when it comes to Taoism, he is hundreds of times better than Xiaodao. He is over twenty years old. He was the minister of King Chenliu and Duke Pei. But later, the Pei family was in chaos, and the little Taoist uncle also suffered the disaster of Yuchi. He also lost one eye, became lame in his legs, and his mood was destroyed. If not, it must have been Ben. He is the person who has the greatest hope of becoming an immortal."
As Lin Rong walked away, he listened to his nonsense. When he heard him say that this man was a prince in his twenties, he asked, "How old are you, my uncle?"
The old temple master pushed open the firewood door and pointed to the old man sitting in the courtyard, saying, "Madam, this uncle from Xiaodao is already eighty-two years old."
Lin Rong looked along his hand and saw a stooped old man under a pine tree, sitting in front of a stone chessboard. A yellow cat squatted at his feet, holding the chess pieces with one hand tremblingly, but his hand was weak and he couldn't hit it. The chess box was dropped, and the chess pieces were scattered all over the place. This picture, except for the rickety old man, every tree and tile, is exactly the same as the picture scroll signed Qianya Ke in Jiangzhou.
Lin Rong felt weak in her heart and her feet felt weak. She wanted to go in but didn't dare to go in. This prompted the waiters beside her, Jade Qin and Feng Xiao, to ask, "Master, what's wrong with you?"
The old temple owner also said: "I think it's because the place is pickled and smells bad? Please ask Madam to go to the front room to incense and change clothes."
Lin Rong shook his head and stood at the door for a while, then waved everyone away: "You guys wait at the door, I'll go in and take a look. Don't rush into this worldly expert."
Feng Xiao frowned: "Master..." As soon as she called out, she asked Kingfisher to hold her back, looked at her and shook her head: "Let's wait at the door, and if people can see it, let the county master go."
Lin Rong walked over in small steps and saw that the old man was not even playing chess anymore. He was squatting on the ground talking to the yellow cat: "You are lucky. I caught a big mandarin fish today."
When he heard the footsteps, the old man didn't even raise his head. He hugged the cat and limped back: "I won't play chess today. Go back to where you came from."
Lin Rong's voice tightened and he called his senior brother's name: "Feng Yi!"
The old man was wearing a brand-new Taoist robe, but he was unkempt and his white hair looked like tangled grass, making him look slovenly. He didn't stop when he heard the words, and just waved his hands: "I won't play chess today, I won't play chess today, it's the same as bad chess." Playing chess with a basket will be short-lived."
Lin Rong immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Senior brother, senior brother, if you really become an old man, I really can't accept it. He said: "The little woman found a chess book signed by Qian Ya Ke. I wonder if the old gentleman recognizes this." people?"
Unexpectedly, the old man ignored him and continued to walk forward with the yellow cat in his arms.
There was an end game on the chessboard on the stone table. Lin Rong looked at it carefully for a while. It was "Ten Game of Danghu". She deliberately made a provocative statement and said loudly: "This Qianya Guest's chess record is nothing more than this. It doesn't reach the middle." It was just a game, but it turned into an endgame."
The old man stopped when he heard this and looked back: "Oh, it's you. You don't know how to play chess, so what are you doing here?"
This man talks in a dazzling manner. Cui Shiniang has been in the boudoir for a long time and has never been to Yongdi, so how could she meet him?
Lin Rong picked up the chess pieces one by one and placed them one by one according to the chess records in his memory. Unexpectedly, when he saw Lin Rong touching the end game, the old man suddenly yelled and limped over: "You woman, you are so rude, you can't mess with this game..."
Before he finished speaking, he caught a glimpse of the complete chess game on the stone table, and his only remaining eye stared blankly at Lin Rong: "You know how to play chess?"
Lin Rongxiao: "Qian Ya Ke is not the only one who can play "Danghu Ten Game"!"
The old man curled his lips, sat down on the stone table, looked at it carefully for a while, and shouted: "Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, hang down here, and suddenly come to life, why didn't I think of it?" He turned around and gave instructions to Xiaodao. Tong: "Songtou, please take a piece of paper and write it down."
His back was hunched, and his whole body was almost pressed against the chessboard. After a while, he raised his head and asked, "Tell me, what do you want, so that I can keep this chess game?"
A strange feeling lingered, Lin Rong said: "May I ask the Heavenly Master, where is Qian Ya Ke now? Did my father still owe him a game of chess before he was alive?"
The old man tilted his head and looked at Lin Rong, then rubbed his eyes and said: "Since you also know this chess record and it is his old friend, don't you know the origin of the nickname Qianyake? Qianyake comes from Qiandang The word "Ya" means "Ya", so of course it is Qiandangya."
Cui Shiniang jumped from Qiandang Cliff, and Lin Rong was also rescued from Qiandang Cliff. Lin Rong understood immediately. No wonder he felt that the three words Qianya Ke were familiar, but he didn't think of it. He must have thought of it. Senior brother also fell on Qiandang Cliff.
At the same time, I was extremely upset. If I had found an opportunity to secretly go to Qiandangya to take a look when I was in Jiangzhou, I might have reunited with my senior brother long ago.
Lin Rongyou was worried and asked: "Seriously, how big is Qiandang Cliff?"
The old man muttered and complained: "I never tell lies. Telling lies rots my tongue. When I met him ten years ago, he said that he would wait for an old friend in Qiandang Cliff and would never travel again in his life. You will never travel again. Go by water, get off the boat at Bomendu, and that will be his territory."
Ten years ago, how many years has it been since Senior Brother came here?
Lin Rong deliberately asked: "What is Qianya Ke's name now, how old is he, and where is he from?"
The old man suddenly realized: "Oh, you don't know Qian Ya Ke?" After saying that, he didn't care about the chess game and turned away without answering.
Lin Rong knew that he was too impatient and careless. He shook his head and went out, asking King Jingqin and Fengxiao to wait in the side room to rest and change clothes.
Lin Rong was shaking her fan in a daze, just thinking about finding some way to say something. She had no doubt that her senior brother would be waiting for her at Qiandangya, but he always had to go out and visit friends. It was impossible to wait somewhere for more than ten years. Lin Rong asked herself that her relationship with him was not as deep as this.
