The next day, it was raining continuously.
The carriage shook, and Shen Dingzhu leaned on Xiao Langyan's shoulder, drowsy.
She was wearing light casual clothes, and the purple skirt was bright in color, which brought out the color of her fair skin, like fine pearls.
She was really diligent and attentive last night, so she finally got Xiao Langyan to let her meet Chengcheng and his family.
The two men left the palace incognito, leading two groups of Imperial Guards disguised as ordinary guards.
At this moment, Shen Dingzhu was so sleepy that she couldn't open her eyes. It was almost dawn when Xiao Langyan let her go.
Afterwards, this man, who seemed to have endless energy, held her and slept for half an hour, then got up and went to court. Before leaving, he asked Shen Dingzhu not to sleep too hard, lest she oversleep and miss the opportunity. The opportunity to leave the palace to see my daughter.
Therefore, Shen Dingzhu was afraid that Xiao Langyan would regret it, so she held on half asleep and half awake. After he went down to court and dealt with some difficult memorials, the team set off.
"Are you sleepy?" Xiao Langyan lowered his eyes and looked at her with an inexplicable mocking sneer in his tone.
Shen Dingzhu shook his head drowsily: "I'm not sleepy, just a little tired."
The carriage suddenly jolted, and she opened a slit of her eyes curiously, looking out the side window with misty eyes.
With the speed of driving, the car curtains fluttered slightly, revealing a corner of the scene, where the continuous green mountains were dyed in a rain cloud.
Shen Dingzhu's sleepiness suddenly disappeared.
She sat up, took a look at the curtain with her jade hand, and then looked back in surprise: "Your Majesty, this is not the way to Shen's Mansion, why are we going up the mountain?"
It looks like he has left the capital.
Xiao Langyan held his temples with his hands, closed his eyes to rest, and responded lazily: "This is the way to Falian Temple."
Horianji Temple? Shen Dingzhu was surprised that this temple was located on the outskirts of Beijing and they had indeed left the city.
She was suspicious: "Didn't you say that I would take my concubine to meet Chengcheng and my parents?"
Xiao Langyan opened his thin eyes and glanced at her with a noble and lazy look.
The beauty has a hibiscus-like face, and her snow-white skin is tinged with pink. The way she is sitting dignifiedly reveals an unknowing charm. There is a bit of resentment in her eyes, as if she suspects that Xiao Langyan has deceived him. Same.
"You'll know when you get there." After he said that, he closed his thin eyes again, took her delicate, boneless hands in his big palm, and played and kneaded them repeatedly.
Shen Dingzhu felt strange in his heart, but did not continue to ask.
The carriage stopped outside the quaint temple, and the entourage held up oil-paper umbrellas for them. Since they were on tour incognito, Falian Temple did not greet Xiao Langyan with much fanfare. Only the abbot and two novices stood at the door.
"Amitabha." The abbot master clasped his hands together.
Xiao Langyan obviously recognized him and said with a smile: "Master Zhihai is still the same as before."
Abbot Zhihai's eyes were calm and compassionate. He looked at Xiao Langyan and responded warmly, "I am already dying, and your noble lord is even more glorious than before."
After that, Zhihai made a gesture and invited them to enter the temple. A Zen room for rest had already been prepared.
It was raining today, and there were only a few pilgrims in the temple. Shen Dingzhu followed Xiao Langyan, passing through the corridor of the Main Hall and walking towards the Zen courtyard in the backyard.
At this moment, two figures walked out of the Main Hall.
One of them has an outstanding figure, a high ponytail, black and red clothes, and eyes like a crown of stars.
His dark eyes looked at the beautiful figure that had gone away, and he slightly raised his sharp eyebrows.
"Brother, what are you looking at?" A young man behind him approached and followed his gaze.
Only the beauty's back was seen.
The young man was surprised: "There is such a beautiful person in the Jin Kingdom? Just looking at her back, I feel that she is extraordinary. I want to chase her and see what she looks like from the front."
As he was about to leave happily, the man grabbed his arm.
"Don't go, don't delay the business." The man's voice was cold, full of the calmness of a superior.
The young man clicked his tongue and said, "In the misty rain of the Jin Dynasty, that beauty is wearing wisteria-colored clothes. She is really beautiful. If you don't let me see it, I'm afraid I will still think about it until I go back!"
The man glanced sideways at him: "You are only looking at the woman, haven't you seen the man beside her? That man is wearing brocade-soled soap boots, and the inside of his robe is painted with embroidery. This is a pattern specially used by nobles."
"As for the guards following them, you can't see the footprints when they pass through the puddles. If I guessed correctly, they are all masters with deep internal strength. Such people were either rich or noble in the Jin Dynasty, so we'd better not provoke them. To avoid any mistakes."
After hearing this, the young man could only curl his lips regretfully: "Okay, I will listen to you, brother. Let's go. I have put everything away."
The two left in the rain.
In the Zen room.
Shen Dingzhu met his second brother Shen You.
When he opened the door and saw the thin figure standing in front of the window, Shen Dingzhu's eyes suddenly turned red: "Second brother!"
Shen You turned around, his face as handsome as before. He hugged Cheng Cheng and smiled warmly at Shen Dingzhu: "Sister, long time no see."
When Su Xincheng saw her parents, her eyes lit up, and she stretched out her little hands and kept waving: "Mom, daddy, give Chengcheng a hug."
Xiao Langyan took two steps forward and Shen You hurriedly said hello. Xiao Langyan took Su Xincheng and pinched the little guy's cheek. Then, he said to Shen Dingzhu and Shen You: "You brothers and sisters are reminiscing about old times. I will take Chengcheng with me for the time being." Go next door.”
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Shen Dingzhu sounded grateful.
After Xiao Langyan left, she looked at Shen You's scarred hands with tears in her eyes.
"Second brother, how have you been in these years?" For Shen You, his sister was the one who transformed from a little girl into the emperor's concubine after seven years of separation.
However, as far as Shen Dingzhu is concerned, she has not seen her second brother for twenty years!
Shen You thought about the difference in status between the two of them and comforted her in a gentle voice: "Don't cry, it's okay. Our little sister has grown up. Because of you, the second brother has been taken care of. Little sister, you are from the Shen family. Hero."
"I know you have worked hard along the way. My second brother can no longer wipe your tears. You should be stronger. Chengcheng will see your red eyes later and it will be time to laugh at you, my mother."
Shen Dingzhu laughed with tears in his eyes and wiped the corners of his eyes with his sleeve.
She still remembered that when she was little, she was very naughty and would run around the mansion showing off her beautiful new dress.
If she accidentally fell down, she would not get up, so she would lie on the ground and cry loudly. Unless the eldest brother or the second brother came to hug her and comfort her, she would never give up, and her cries could be heard in the sky.
Now that she has grown up, she can still cry, but she can no longer hide in the arms of her father and brother.
After experiencing the nightmare subversion of power before, Shen Dingzhu no longer felt safe about anything. She only believed in what she could hold in her own hands.
"By the way, second brother, have you seen Master Cui? Last time Mrs. Cui came to the palace to visit Concubine Cui De, she asked me to write a letter of friendship. You should have seen it, right?"
Mentioning this matter, Shen You's face became a little serious. He frowned and nodded gently: "I saw it, but...little sister, I rejected Mr. Cui, and I was just about to tell you that I won't do it in the future." That’s it.”
