Regardless of whether Li Xiuyuan practiced Taoism or not, he knew how to practice Taoism.
In the spring of this year, Princess Yuzhen began to build a villa in the mountains, saying that half of the project would be completed before it snowed.
Li Xiuyuan picked some Huichun tea in the mountains, brewed several jars of Louhua wine, and then went down the mountain to Yuhua Temple.
The craftsmen on the mountain kept hammering day and night, making it impossible for him to sleep peacefully. Even Princess Yuzhen came down the mountain early and made an appointment with her husband to wait until early winter to go up the mountain to cook wine and discuss Taoism.
In August of that year, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty held a grand celebration for his fortieth birthday, and August 5th was designated as the Qianqiu Festival. He ordered all the states in the world to have a feast and take a three-day holiday.
At this time, Xiaoguang returned to Penglai, but Li Bai still lived in Anlu.
The wind and rain in the world cannot blow into Yuhua Temple for the time being.
Such a quiet life is what Li Xiuyuan wants...
There was no need to worry about his friend's practice. He was even thinking that the Qibao girl back then should marry someone else, have her own children, and walk around the streets of Luoyang with her son and daughter.
In the blink of an eye, he had read half of Tripitaka's Mahaprajna Sutra, but he still didn't have much clue about his own half of the Nirvana Sutra.
In his opinion, perhaps the life was so comfortable that he forgot the fear between life and death.
As a result, my understanding of Buddhist scriptures also temporarily stopped.
In desperation, Li Xiuyuan left Yuhua Temple and returned to Courtyard No. 47 to start reading the Tao Te Ching copied from Tianfeng City. .
If you are unable to cultivate the Tao for the time being, you can read this scripture in full first.
I don’t know how many years have passed, but the scriptures copied back then have turned yellow, and I don’t even dare to turn the pages with force.
So, after he tidied up the yard at No. 47 and the wine storage in the cellar, he had one more thing to do.
Just sitting under the eaves and copying scriptures.
After closing the door and opening the magic circle, it was a quiet world. The Mid-Autumn Festival in Chang'an could not affect his state of mind.
Sitting alone in the secluded bamboo, playing the piano and whistling loudly, from early autumn to the end of autumn.
It wasn't until the maid of Hongchen Inn came to knock on the door and Li Xiuyuan took the letter left by Princess Yuzhen from the maid's hand that he remembered that the construction on the mountain should have stopped.
After thanking the maid, Li Xiuyuan packed up and headed to the market.
The shoes on the soles of my feet have long been worn out, and the gown on my body has become shiny from the front and back. It's time to change.
In these years, Li Xiuyuan did not wear the clothes he brought back from Tianyu City because Yu had grown taller and could no longer fit into them.
In early autumn, he sent the heavenly silk he brought from Tianyu City to the Jinyi Workshop in Chang'an to have it made to measure. Now that it was late autumn, it was time to change into new clothes.
After visiting the East Market and the West Market, Li Xiuyuan bought a lot of food he needed in winter, and also bought some vegetable seeds for winter planting.
Then he got on the carriage and left the imperial city.
The old monk of Yuhua Temple left in spring and went to the snowy mountains, and there was no news from him again.
There was constant thunder in the spring, and I didn't know whether it was thunder or the old monk crossing the tribulation... But at that time, his mind was focused on Tripitaka's Buddhist scriptures.
He didn't notice the old monk leaving, which was a dull pain in his heart.
If the young monk Jin Wuliang suddenly appeared in front of him at this time, he really didn't know how to face this younger brother.
Climbing up the winding mountain road, I discovered that Princess Yuzhen's villa actually had a spacious mountain road built from the other side of the mountain.
In his opinion, this was fine. Even when he was still in the Tang Dynasty, everyone would not disturb each other.
Standing in the mountains, looking at the mountains dyed with layers of forests, I thought to myself, next year, it’s time for Li Bai to come to Chang’an, right?
What about the young girl in the Yang family?
Will he suddenly come from the snow-capped mountains and have a chance encounter with me like Jue'er did back then?
Thinking of this, Li Xiuyuan couldn't help but look into the void and murmured to himself
Said: "Master, I have already met Li Bai, so another legendary girl
Woolen cloth? "
Without waiting for the old Taoist priest's reply, Li Xiuyuan had no choice but to wave his hand and open the magic circle outside the bamboo garden, and then tidied it up again.
Then I brewed a pot of spiritual tea behind the house.
At Shenshi, the pot of snow water had not yet boiled, and the Zizhu fence was gently pushed open. Li Xiuyuan looked up and saw Princess Yuzhen from the mountain villa.
"Sir, Yuzhen came uninvited. I won't disturb your peace, right?"
With a smile on her lips, Princess Yuzhen said softly: "I thought that there would be no more news from my husband after he came down the mountain, and it was about to snow before I returned to the mountain."
Li Xiuyuan was slightly surprised, thinking that I had just come up to the mountain... Could it be that you were watching silently from the mountain?
Thinking of this, Princess Yuzhen replied calmly: "I stayed in Yuhua Temple for a long time, and then returned to the small courtyard to read Taoist scriptures for a few days."
It was only then that he discovered that there was someone behind Princess Yuzhen.
He couldn't help but smile and said, "So the princess didn't come alone?"
Princess Yuzhen smiled brightly and pulled the girl behind her to greet Li Xiuyuan.
Pointing to the frightened girl wearing blue silk hair and a white dress, she introduced: "This little guy's uncle knows me, but he is the Yang family's jade ring..."
"Buzz!" Li Xiuyuan felt like stars were flying in front of his eyes.
After being stunned for a long time, he pointed to the chair in front of him and said, "Sit down and drink tea." After thinking about it, he went back to the room and brought a plate of autumn pears and a plate of newly bought pastries on the table.
"Taste these pears." Li Xiuyuan poured two cups of freshly brewed spiritual tea for the two women, but couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
I was just talking about the little guy, but I didn't expect that he would appear in front of me immediately.
Princess Yuzhen took the girl's hand and said, "This little girl is only eleven years old. If she hadn't been too young, I would have wanted her to practice with me."
Xiao Yuhuan remained silent, holding an autumn pear in her hand, which was given to her by Princess Yuzhen.
Li Xiuyuan smiled lightly: "Everyone's destiny is different. It's really rare for Princess Yuzhen to not have her heart in this mortal world."
"That's not necessarily true. Do you think it's Xiao Yuhuan?" Princess Yuzhen said with a smile.
Li Xiuyuan's heart moved slightly when he heard this, and he thought that this girl was probably not much different from Jui'er back then.
At a glance, Li Xiuyuan saw the shadow of Jue'er on Xiao Yuhuan's body. The little girl back then was much bigger than the Xiao Yuhuan in front of him.
Pushing aside the bamboo fence, he called himself his brother.
Thinking of this, Li Xiuyuan looked at Princess Yuzhen and said, "Unexpectedly, your mountain villa has been completed before it snows. This is so fast."
After listening to the two people saying a few words, Xiao Yuhuan gradually relaxed.
Looking at Princess Yuzhen, she asked, "Has the princess known your husband before?"
Seeing that she was too restrained, Princess Yuzhen couldn't help laughing and said: "When I went up the mountain in the spring, this place was still a wasteland. If my husband hadn't agreed, I wouldn't have been able to find a place to build a villa."
What shocked Yang Yukian was that Princess Yuzhen meant that this place was originally the husband's territory.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but giggle and said, "It turns out that princess sister will also encounter times when she asks for help."
Yuzhen nodded slightly and said softly: "I have become a monk and practice Taoism. Logically speaking, I am a commoner. You must understand this when you grow up."
Xiao Yuhuan was startled and stared at Princess Yuzhen for a long time with her phoenix eyes.
Then he murmured: "Yuhuan remembers it. Princess, your appearance scares me."
Li Xiuyuan sighed and said, "Drink tea while it's hot."
"No wonder the princess said that this is where the gods live."
Xiao Yuhuan took a sip of the spirit tea and felt a little bitter. When she was about to spit it out, she saw Princess Yuzhen glare at her.
I was so frightened that I swallowed it, and then
Said: "This tea is so bitter."
Li Xiuyuan said with a smile: "Since the princess has come to the snow mountain, the house behind here is also empty.
You can come whenever you want, no matter if I'm here or not. "
He didn't teach Xiao Yuhuan how to drink tea. The little girl now was just like Jue'er back then, and she still couldn't appreciate the beauty of spiritual tea.
If so, then drink water.
Princess Yuzhen looked at the already deserted vegetable garden, sighed, and said lightly: "Without the master, even this vegetable garden will be deserted."
Li Xiuyuan was startled for a moment, then said, "I originally planned to plow the ground to plant vegetables tomorrow and prune the tea trees behind the house and the apricot trees in the mountains."
Following Princess Yuzhen's gaze and looking at the grassy garden in front of her, Xiao Yuhuan became quiet.
A pair of round eyes looked around, but he was stunned when he looked at a few plum trees.
When Li Xiuyuan saw it, he couldn't help but smile: "This tree... I have to go to the mountains tomorrow to find some rotten leaves, otherwise there will be many fewer flowers blooming in winter."
"Oh, so this flower also needs to be fertilized?" Xiao Yuhuan exclaimed softly.
"Isn't that right?"
Princess Yuzhen looked at Li Xiuyuan and said, "I once heard my father say: You are looking at the strange plants and trees in the garden in the pavilion, but you don't know that they are also watching you quietly in the garden..."
Little Yuhuan couldn’t understand what Princess Yuzhen meant, so she just looked at the two of them with a pair of cute eyes.
Li Xiuyuan's heart moved, but he didn't reply. Instead, he added spiritual tea to their cups.
Princess Yuzhen said quietly: "The feeling of blending into the world that my father mentioned, Yuzhen has not yet achieved..."
The unintentional words made Li Xiuyuan know Princess Yuzhen a little better.
After all, the group of people he met before had never experienced such a state. Even Shuzi back then, Duoer later, and even Qingyu and others did not have this understanding.
Maybe only a person like Yu Zhen, who has emerged from the mortal world, can achieve such a state of mind.
Xiao Yuhuan stared at Princess Yuzhen with bright eyes. She wanted to see clearly what else this princess sister was good at, or what powerful methods she hid.
In Li Xiuyuan's memory, only Tripitaka's translation of Buddhist scriptures was the place where he could not reach the end. How could it be compared to the flowers and plants in the world.
He was even thinking, who could have such a delicate mind as Princess Yuzhen before him, such as Huangfu Qingmei, Hua Chenyu from the Demon Realm, or Chu Hanyan?
Looking at Li Xiuyuan, Princess Yuzhen was a little confused and couldn't help but ask: "Did Yuzhen say something wrong? Did you make the gentleman laugh?"
Li Xiuyuan smiled lightly: "I'm just looking for friends from the past to see who can have such a state of mind as a princess."
Princess Yuzhen smiled slightly and said, "Sir, you are making fun of Yuzhen."
Li Xiuyuan shook his head and replied: "The water is as smooth as ice, it is as simple as ice, and it is as simple as water when it is open. It seems that the princess has mastered Taoism."
Princess Yuzhen's eyes lit up and she couldn't help but exclaimed: "So, sir, you also practiced Taoism?"
"It makes the princess laugh. I don't even understand Buddhism. How dare I talk about cultivating the Tao?"
Li Xiuyuan sighed and said with a wry smile: "I just read a few more books, and cultivating Taoism is still something out of reach for me."
Seeing Li Xiuyuan's answer, Princess Yuzhen had no choice but to change the topic.
He asked: "I often have an illusion these days. I am lying in the villa, but it seems like the moon is above the clouds and I am lying on the flowing water. Why is this?"
Li Xiuyuan couldn't help but smile lightly when he heard this, thinking that you obviously practice Taoism, but yet you come to discuss Buddhism with me.
It seems that there is not much difference between Buddha and Tao.
Looking at Princess Yuzhen's expectant eyes, she could only reply: "I have been listening to the story told by my old monk for a long time... After listening to the princess's words, I felt emotional."
