Xu Wanning took Chang An outside, and Hong Mei Qing Xing put down the white jade Guanyin statue and came back to look for them.
The two of them bumped into each other on the road. Seeing Xu Wanning's face pale and hurried, Hongmei immediately stepped forward: "Miss, what's going on?"
"Let's go, let's go!" Xu Wanning said anxiously, pulling Chang An and immediately got on the carriage with Hongmei's help.
Lao Chuan raised his riding whip, and the horse-drawn carriage slowly disappeared into the crowd.
No one noticed that on the ninety-nine steps of Xiangshan Temple, there was a person standing, dressed in purple, with his hands behind his back, looking at the place where the carriage left with a faint look in his eyes.
Another man in black came behind him. Pei Heng didn't even turn his head and said, "Say."
"Lord Governor, the person in the carriage is the young lady of the Chengyang Marquis Mansion. Her surname is Xu Wanning. She was originally the eldest daughter of the Xu family shop in the capital. Six years ago, at a Haitang Poetry Festival, she and Cui Yunfeng, the son of the Marquis of Chengyang, were living alone. After being caught by someone, I married Cui Yunfeng and came to Yancheng."
"Six years ago..." Pei Heng looked confused, and Fu Song quickly explained: "Lord Governor, six years ago, you also went to the Haitang Poetry Recital."
Pei Heng remembered that he had indeed gone.
At that time, he was still the eldest son of the Duke of Zhenguo.
He was admired and envied by many people, but his impression of that poetry meeting was particularly bad.
"She took the White Jade Guanyin?"
"Yes, people from the Hou Mansion sent it to consecrate the master."
Pei Heng smiled: "It's fun."
Fun?
Fusong was puzzled, but he didn't dare to ask.
He has been with Pei Heng for twenty years.
When he was five years old, he was trying to grab food from a dog's mouth. The wild dogs almost tore him apart. It was Pei Heng who saved him. From that time on, he has been by Pei Heng's side.
Never thought otherwise.
Wherever Pei Heng is, he is there. Whether he is the eldest son of Zhenguo Palace or the governor of Jinlin Guard, Pei Heng is Pei Heng, his savior and his master.
"When I come to Yancheng in the past, I always leave as soon as I come. I didn't expect that there are people as interesting as me in Yancheng. Fusong, pack your things. Let's go to the city for two days and then return to Kyoto."
"Do you want to say goodbye to the master?"
"No need." Pei Heng put his hands behind his back and stepped down the steps slowly, his purple clothes flowing like water as he walked, "That old bald donkey has long wished that I would get out of here, so as not to dirty his pear blossoms."
Half a quarter of an hour later, Pei Heng's things had disappeared in Xiangshan Temple, except for a few wine jars under the trees in the back hill.
Huiyuan, who was meditating in the Zen room, opened his eyes faintly at this moment.
His weather-beaten but still bright eyes stared sharply at the empty futon opposite him. He showed a meaningful smile, then clasped his hands together and recited a Buddhist chant in a loud voice.
"Amitabha."
After the carriage passed through the dense flow of people, it entered the spacious official road and sped along. The bumps reminded Xu Wanning of the few things about Pei Heng.
From the establishment to the dissolution of Jinlinwei, it only took a short period of twenty years.
In the past twenty years, Pei Heng killed countless people. Perhaps he was jealous of killing. I heard that he even wanted to kill Zhang and the emperor in the end.
Emperor Zhang and Emperor immediately dismissed the Jin Lin Guards and ordered Pei Heng's head to be taken. Pei Heng learned the news in advance and escaped. Emperor Zhang and Emperor issued an order to mobilize the whole country to offer a heavy reward for the capture of Pei Heng.
No matter life or death.
Pei Heng has killed too many people, and there are too many people who want him dead.
It is said that the people he took away in the end all died to protect him. He was also seriously injured and was thrown into the rushing river. In order to ensure that he was dead, the people who were looking for his body searched for more than half a month by the river. Finally they gave up and went to the river. It was reported that there were no bones left.
At that time, Xu Wanning was still imprisoned in the water prison. Pei Heng's death was almost the same time as Master Huiyuan's fall from the cliff.
One fell off a cliff and the other drowned.
One is sad and the other is very satisfying.
Hongmei and Qingxing also learned about what happened in the back mountain through Chang'an's description.
"Miss, that man is really unreasonable. He was hiding in the tree, who knew there was someone there." Qingxing stood up for her young lady. She was not there at the time. If she had been, she would have scolded the man. You can't do it without a bloody nozzle.
"Qingxing, stop talking." Hongmei stopped Qingxing and looked at Xu Wanning worriedly.
She is not as optimistic as Qing Xing.
When Hongmei returned, she saw that the young lady's face was pale. When she grabbed her arm, her fingers were still trembling slightly. The lady is not a timid person, and she will not lose her composure just because the man said a few words.
It can only mean that the young lady knows that the man is a very dangerous person.
"That's the end of this matter. Don't mention it again." Xu Wanning finally regained her sense and said seriously: "Don't mention this person again."
Qingxing immediately fell silent, but Hongmei felt uneasy.
Chang'an was confused and pulled Xu Wanning's sleeve: "Young Madam, I'm sorry." If he hadn't spoken, the man wouldn't have ridiculed him, and the Young Madam wouldn't have argued with him.
Xu Wanning patted his head. Although she was extremely scared, she still comforted him: "It's not your fault. It has nothing to do with you. Don't take it to heart. We are in the Hou Mansion and can't see him, so don't worry. "
Chang'an nodded and secretly vowed to look less and talk less when going out in the future, and not to cause any more trouble to the young lady.
The carriage returned to the Hou Mansion. Seeing that Xu Wanning was back, the concierge immediately opened the front door.
Xu Wanning personally held the white jade Guanyin statue and entered through the main entrance of the Hou Mansion. Hongmei followed closely behind, holding a burning oil lamp.
As long as the servants in the Hou Mansion saw it, they would immediately kneel down and kowtow three times.
The lady told them early in the morning that today is the day to invite Guanyin back home. Everyone must be pious in order to retain the blessing of the Buddha.
"It's coming, it's coming, madam, it's coming." Aunt Chun saw Xu Wanning coming outside and quickly went in to announce the good news.
Mrs. Du had been talking about the white jade Guanyin statue early in the morning. She had been interested in it for a long time.
The white jade Guanyin is all white and well-made. It looks like a priceless treasure at first glance. Du Shi has been coveting it for a long time. No, she finally found an excuse to come over. But she doesn't have it by her side, and she is afraid that Xu Wanning will regret it and be reluctant to part with it. The heart is restless.
Until Xu Wanning placed the white jade Guanyin statue in the Buddhist hall, turned around and said to Mrs. Du, "Mother, please come back with the white jade Guanyin statue."
Du quickly knelt down on the futon, clasped her hands together, kowtowed three times, and then said to Xu Wanning, "Ah Ning, thank you for your hard work. Go back and rest."
Xu Wanning hummed, "Then An Ning will go back first."
Before she left, she glanced at the white jade Guanyin on the desk.
Guanyin lowered her eyebrows, with a faint smile on her lips, glanced at Du who was kneeling in front of the audience, and left quickly.
She should come to this place less often in the future.
No……
It’s better not to come to this place.
