Basically, after two days on the boat, I discovered that Miaoyu was not mean-spirited, but that she didn't understand the ways of the world at all. You can point to a little girl who grew up in a nunnery and has never experienced a normal family life. She has no parents and only has a master and people who serve her. She uses an official to maintain her arrogance. But what can this pride bring her? It's just a deeper loneliness inside.
So that night, when everyone was sitting together after dinner, Ou Mengmeng looked at Jinghui.
"Master, has Miaoyu become a monk?" Ou Mengmeng asked in front of Miaoyu and the other sisters.
Jinghui was startled for a moment. In fact, she should have done evening classes at this point, but after getting on the boat, Ou Mengmeng did whatever she wanted. It would be great for everyone to chat together and talk about what they saw and heard during the day. The main purpose was to make Miaoyu really blend in. Jinghui had to say that she really loved Miaoyu, so she obeyed. However, she didn't expect that the old lady would ask her. For the past two days, they listened to the children.
But the old lady asked,
"What do you think? Do you think it counts?" Ou Mengmeng didn't mind either. She knew that Jinghui was led by the eminent monk, so she turned to everyone instead of arguing with others.
"It doesn't count, right?" Daiyu said subconsciously when she saw the old lady pointing at herself.
"Why?"
"Isn't it true that he is not shaved?" Daiyu felt that it was not true in appearance. Apart from the string of rosary beads that he often held in his hand, there seemed to be nothing else in his body. The clothes are more plain, but they are not monk's clothes and shoes like Jinghui's.
"璮儿." The old lady pointed at Jia Fen again.
"Actually, it doesn't matter, because she also abides by the precepts, and ordinary lay people seem to be different." Jia Fen is younger, and her family has no faith, so she is worse than Daiyu, and she doesn't know what tonsure is. If he just didn't shave his head, this doesn't seem like conclusive evidence.
"Princess, what do you think?" Ou Mengmeng smiled and looked at Tongan.
"Ying'er doesn't think it's the same. The main reason is that Buddhism emphasizes that the four elements are empty. Although sister Miao'er has the nobility and purity of Buddhism, she is not empty. She has people to serve her, she has family wealth, and she doesn't care about the classics of Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism. , all involved. It is obvious that Master Jinghui only allowed her to live in Buddhism temporarily for shelter, but he did not really treat her as a Buddhist disciple and raise her up like a noble lady. , so Ying'er doesn't think she is."
"Master, what do you say?" Ou Mengmeng then turned back and looked at Jinghui.
Jinghui lowered her head and smiled slightly, "Amitabha, you are so good."
Ou Mengmeng wants to hit someone, why don't you tell her the truth?
"Now my granddaughter doesn't think it's the same anymore. Sure enough, sister Miao'er is not." Jia Ying covered her hands and smiled. After she got engaged, she seemed much more calm, and after she came out, she seemed to have really let go. Her whole body was neat and smooth. Be cheerful.
Jinghui sighed softly, "Miao'er's parents are not close, and he was born in a big family. He is not guilty, but he is guilty of having a jade. His father knew that he could not protect their mother and daughter for a long time, so he used various methods to protect them. She was sent to live under a poor nun to save her life. The poor nun didn't know what to do these years, but she just took care of her. It made the old lady laugh."
"What about her parents?" Jia Fen asked hurriedly.
"I thought I could escape the disaster this way." Jinghui smiled bitterly and shook her head gently.
Jia Fen looked back at Meng Yin. She now had the same idea as the old lady and really wanted to kill this person. Can you talk nicely?
"Okay, now that she has left Jiangnan, the tribesmen can't find her. From now on, she will study with the sisters, right? You can teach her about housekeeping and financial management. Especially, she should have cash on hand. Take advantage of now The opportunity is good, I can borrow some manpower from her to set up a plan in the capital." Ou Mengmeng nodded. Although Jinghui didn't say it explicitly, she said what needed to be said.
Jia Fen raised his eyes.
"Just like the Shi family sister." Jia Ying whispered quickly.
Jia Fen suddenly understood and looked at Jing Hui helplessly, "Master, they said half should be kept and half should be kept. You mean one point, let people guess nine points."
"Look for your own reasons why others understand, but you
don't know? So you still owe a lesson. In this regard, Yin'er is better, so you and the sisters can teach her a lesson; of course, Miao'er's books are good, and you can't keep up with her because of your flattery, so you and your sisters can learn from each other's strengths. By the way, don't force her to get used to it. Everyone has their own habits. If you can't do whatever you want in this regard, your life will be in vain. "Ou Mengmeng shook her head, "But Miao'er, too, your name needs to be changed. I've mentioned Daiyu's name several times, but her father didn't seem to hear it. In a family like ours, we didn't say anything about naming a girl. Just do whatever you want. Look at your sister-in-law, her name is Wan and her nickname is Palace Cai. This is what a cultured and knowledgeable family should have."
Miaoyu looked up at Jinghui.
"Yes, when you came to the temple, your real name was Miao. Your mother said, if they are no longer here, let me give you the name Miao when you are old. To them, you are the treasure of Miao. It is the most precious gift from God. You fellow apprentices and sisters are all of the generation with the character "yu", so you follow them and add the character "yu" after your name. The old lady is right, since you have left the temple, you have to return to your original name." Jinghui He nodded and continued following Ou Mengmeng's words.
Her heart trembled a little. She knew that she would die soon, but she was entrusted by Miaoyu's parents to raise her. Only by relying on the shadow of the temple can we survive in this world.
But if she dies and there are so many people in the temple, who knows what will be waiting for Miaoyu when she goes back. After all, in order to protect her private property, Jinghui did not let her get tonsured. But just like this, why should the temple protect her? She is thoughtful.
These days, Jinghui is really too worried to eat or sleep. Otherwise, she would not have caught the Jia family's boat at the right time. To put it bluntly, she wants to find a safe place for Miaoyu, even if the Jia family arranges it for her in Beijing. A nunnery, with the protection of the Jia family, can at least survive. But now, it is obvious that the old lady wants to give more. She was so grateful that she almost cried.
Ou Mengmeng patted her gently, and she also wanted to cry. She was not moved, but lamented the inertia of the plot. If the plot was followed, Jinghui would die in the winter. It is estimated that there was an arrangement before her death to bribe Zhou Rui's family. Yes, let Miaoyu move into the Grand View Garden and wait for the Jia family to be raided. She is an outsider and has nothing to do with the Jia family, but she has no place to go. What can she do with such a well-protected little girl? , you can only go back to a place you are familiar with. Then what was waiting for her was that her tribe would ruthlessly strangle her. Now that it was like this, she really couldn't continue, so she had no choice but to continue.
"Then let the clan members go unpunished?" Princess Tong'an is still quite chivalrous.
