Lu Hanyi's face suddenly turned red. She never thought that Lu Lingjun would help Lu Kuan so much in private. As for the future, there was no evidence or basis, but the big house with three entrances and three exits in front of her was also given by Lu Lingjun! This gift is so important that anyone can feel its weight!
She was instantly embarrassed. Especially when she thought of what she had just said so loudly on purpose, they were all married daughters, why could she drink the wine that everyone toasted for Lu Kuan. It was because Lu Lingjun gave him a bright future and a house of great wealth!
They were both sisters, but she had never given Lu Kuan anything. She didn't even give him the gift money today, but brought her son to have a feast. But Lu Lingjun did so much! For a moment, Lu Hanyi felt like a joke, as if she had slapped herself in the face in public.
Her face was burning. Under the gazes of Lu Kuan and Lu Lingjun, she first pulled up her son and turned away in shame. "Kuan'er." After she left, Lu Lingjun shook her head and called Lu Kuan.
Lu Kuan smiled at her, "Big sister, I said I will protect you in the future. No matter big or small, I will not let anyone bully you." When Lu Lingjun heard this, a big smile rose on her face.
The women in the courtyard looked at Lu Lingjun with envy or jealousy. Some women of high-ranking officials looked at them with bright eyes, and their deep and shrewd eyes took everything into their hearts. This Lu Kuan is a grateful person, and she can ask her man to pay more attention to her in the future.
And the wife of the Ningyang Marquis is also a person of affection and righteousness, and she can get in touch with her. After the wedding banquet, Lu Lingjun met many noble ladies in the capital today. Even several wives of officials above the third rank sent her invitations to invite her to enjoy flowers and drink tea.
Lu Lingjun accepted them all one by one. After the wedding banquet, she went to the banquet every day. All the chores in the mansion were handed over to Qiu Ling and Linglong. The two of them are getting better and better at handling chores. They can handle small matters without disturbing Lu Lingyun.
Afterwards, Lu Lingyun knew how they handled the matter and nodded with satisfaction. She looked at Qiu Ling and Ling Long, who were improving day by day, and felt that they were quite promising. With some practice, they could help her handle small matters in the future.
A qualified mistress should also train some assistants at the appropriate time. There was no need for her to take care of everything. Today, Lu Lingyun went to attend the tea-tasting party hosted by the wife of the assistant minister of the Ministry of War.
As soon as she entered the backyard of her house, the wife of the assistant minister smiled and congratulated Lu Lingyun, "Congratulations! Madam Cheng!" "What's there to be happy about?" Lu Lingyun was quite surprised to hear this congratulation.
The wife of the assistant minister came forward and held Lu Lingyun affectionately, whispering in her ear, "Our master received an urgent report from the border last night, and went to the palace to report overnight, but he hasn't come back yet!" Lu Lingyun's eyes lit up, "But the war report outside the Mobei Pass?"
The war report arrived in the capital earlier and faster than the family letter. Lu Lingyun had not received any family letters during this period. Only occasionally heard some war reports came back. "So I said congratulations to Madam Cheng!"
The wife of the assistant minister looked at her with a smile, and continued to whisper in her ear, "A great victory at the border, Ningyang Hou led his troops to defeat the Northern Barbarians! The Northern Barbarians surrendered!" When Lu Lingyun heard this, her breath stagnated, and then she was happy from the bottom of her heart. They won! The old marquis won the battle!
She knew that this battle would definitely be won, because it was also a good result in the previous life, but she had experienced it herself, so she couldn't help but feel proud. And it was their Ningyang Hou Mansion that won the victory, and the emperor would definitely reward it.
She thought of what Lu Kuan had secretly told her before, that after the Ningyang Marquis returned triumphantly, he would give great rewards to the Marquis' Mansion.
Lu Lingjun was really happy. Seeing her so happy, the wife of the Minister congratulated her in advance, "I think your sister has a good face that will bring prosperity to the family. Whoever marries you will prosper. The rich days of your Ningyang Marquis' Mansion are still to come! Don't forget your sister when the time comes!" "Sister is really good at teasing me. The glory of the Marquis' Mansion is all the credit of my father-in-law, and I am also lucky! But when the good news is announced to the world in the future, I will be the first to invite your sister to my place for a drink!" "Of course."
The two of them exchanged greetings and chatted, and soon became friends. Lu Lingjun returned to the Marquis' Mansion with great joy. After entering the Marquis' Mansion, she planned to tell Qin the good news first. But as soon as she entered the mansion, Qiu Ling and Linglong came looking for her.
"Madam, you are finally back?" "But is there anything you can't handle?" Lu Lingjun saw the two of them with a smile and asked. At this time, Qiu Ling took out a letter. "We dare not open the letter from the border, waiting for you to come back and read it." Qiu Ling presented the letter from the border to Lu Lingyun.
When Lu Lingyun heard this, her eyes fell on the letter. She had just learned about the great victory report from the wife of the Minister of War today, and she received the letter right after that. She opened the letter written by Cheng Qi with a smile on her face. Lines of paper fell into her eyes, gradually. The smile on Lu Lingyun's face froze. She stood up suddenly, and her face, which had always been calm and calm, was now full of solemnity.
"Quick! Prepare the carriage and go to Guangji Temple outside the city!" Lu Lingyun stood up first, without a word of nonsense or extra instructions, and hurried out with the letter. Qiu Ling and Linglong were all shocked when they saw her like this. "What's wrong?" "I don't know."
The two of them watched Lu Lingyun just come back and hurried away. At this time. Guangji Temple. In front of the golden Buddha. Li Bijie followed Cheng Yunshuo to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddha. "When Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva was practicing deep Prajna Paramita, Shariputra said, 'Color is not different from emptiness, emptiness is not different from color, color is emptiness, emptiness is color.'" Hearing about color and emptiness, Li Bixiang felt depressed and irritable.
She came to Guangji Temple to find Cheng Yunshuo. This time she was fully prepared to welcome Cheng Yunshuo's heart here again. But she could not have imagined that Cheng Yunshuo was really stunned when he saw her at first sight. After keeping her, he took her to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist scriptures all day long! She wanted to sleep with Cheng Yunshuo at night, but Cheng Yunshuo said that it was a sacred place in Buddhism and she could not be promiscuous, so he sent her back.
Who could have imagined how Li Bixiang fell asleep that night, grabbing the quilt. Counting the days, she had been out for a long time. She knew that it would not do her any good to stay here like this. Her son Cheng Bingzhi is still in Lu Lingyun's hands!
Li Bijie endured the pain on the cushion until the old monk finished chanting.
After Master Yuanqing finished his lecture, he stood up slowly. Cheng Yunshuo had already walked up to him to ask questions.
"Master, I have been reciting sutras with you every day these days, and I feel relaxed physically and mentally."
Master Yuanqing smiled deeply, "Donor Cheng, I have said that you have a great affinity with Buddha."
Cheng Yunshuo shook his head in confusion at this time, "No, I feel that there are many things in the Buddhist scriptures that I cannot understand. For example, what does it mean that in the Heart Sutra, color is not different from emptiness, emptiness is not different from color, color is emptiness, and emptiness is color?"
Hearing this empty talk, Li Bixi, who was waiting behind, couldn't sit still anymore.
She stepped forward and said, "My Lord, I have something to tell you."
"If you have anything to say, please wait until we get back. Can't you see I'm asking Master Yuanqing for advice?"
Li Bixiang was very angry when she heard what he said. What the hell is this asking for advice?
I have never seen him ask anyone for advice on academic or career matters.
If he puts his energy into the right direction, he can now do the job of being a royal guard!
All day long, he either hangs out with women in the backyard or listens to monks chanting. He's really hopeless!
She was secretly complaining in her heart, but her face became more and more charming and moved.
"My Lord, I have something to ask you, please listen..."
She imitated what she had learned about Xing Dairong and looked at him playfully.
In the majestic Dharma Hall, behind Cheng Yunshuo was a huge golden Buddha, and in front of him was a woman acting coquettishly towards him.
He looked at Xing Dairong in front of him, whose appearance had returned to normal and even looked younger than before. He was confused for a moment.
At this time, the young monk nearby found Master Yuanqing.
"Master, you will be going to the Western Regions to preach the Dharma in a few days. I have a few matters to discuss with you here."
The young monk's words brought Cheng Yunshuo back to his senses. He turned around and asked, "Master Yuanqing, are you going to the Western Regions in a few days?"
"That's right, Amitabha." Master Yuanqing still kept looking at him with a smile. His clear and wise eyes looked at him, and then fell on the woman beside him who was biting her teeth secretly, with a look of jealousy and dissatisfaction in her eyes.
"I will be in the Western Regions to preach Buddhism for at least five years, and at most ten years. I hope that Mr. Cheng can figure out the question he asked me the next time we meet. I have some other things to deal with, so I won't bother you and Mr. Li."
After Master Yuanqing finished speaking, he took the little monk away.
When Li Bi'e heard that old bald monk Yuanqing was going to be away for five to ten years, her eyes immediately lit up.
Great, I actually waited until he left first.
It's simply self-destructive.
He has been away for so long, and by the time he comes back next time, Cheng Yunshuo might have already forgotten about this person.
I guess he has lost interest in even this dilapidated temple.
While Li Bijie was secretly delighted, Cheng Yunshuo felt deeply disappointed.
Five years, ten years!
How many five or ten years does this person have?
He had finally found such a spiritual home in this mortal world, but he was about to leave.
He looked at Master Yuanqing's back and saw him walking towards the side door where the golden Buddha was located. The solemn and kind Buddha gave him a dazzling smile.
A moment of golden light, a moment of emptiness.
So peaceful and generous, so majestic and above the world.
It is as if all the mundane things in the world suddenly seem insignificant in front of the gods and Buddhas, like grains of sand in the ocean, not worth mentioning. Only the gods and Buddhas in front of them, the boundless and generous gods, are eternal and loving, and guide the world.
At this moment, Cheng Yunshuo suddenly felt an urge to go out and preach with him.
At this moment, Li Bixi's voice came from behind him.
"My Lord."
Li Bijie's voice suddenly broke his empty reverie.
Cheng Yunshuo came back to his senses from his trance again. The complicated world appeared before him again. It was the woman he had sworn to take as his last concubine despite a lot of pressure.
The beauty is lifelike.
"Master, I really have something to do." Li Bijie looked at him tenderly.
"Okay, let's talk about it when we get back." Cheng Yunshuo said.
He and Li Bixi returned to the small courtyard in the backyard together.
Usually, female pilgrims are not allowed to stay overnight in Buddhist temples. Li Bixiang lived with Cheng Yunshuo in a room in the backyard. However, because the temple is a place of abstinence from sex and desire, everyone lived in separate rooms.
Li Bijie entered Cheng Yunshuo's room.
"What's the matter? Tell me." Cheng Yunshuo said.
"My Lord, we have been in Guangji Temple for quite some time." Li Bixi said to him in a soft and tender voice, her hand unconsciously pinching his shoulder, "There must be a lot of things going on in the mansion, and Master Yuanqing is also going on a long journey, when are we going back?"
If Li Bijie had asked this before, Cheng Yunshuo would definitely say that Lingyun would take care of it.
But today, he learned that Master Yuanqing was going on a long journey and would no longer be in Guangji Temple. This really made Cheng Yunshuo think about this problem.
Should I continue to stay in Guangji Temple, or...
"We've been away for quite a while, and Master Yuanqing is also going on a long journey."
Li Bixiang was delighted. She was just about to hear Cheng Yunshuo say when he would go back, when she heard him speak with inspiration.
"But with Ling Yun in charge of the mansion, nothing serious will happen. As for us, why don't we follow Master Yuanqing to travel to the Western Regions together!"
Li Bixi: "…"
"I haven't been to the Western Regions yet. Let's go there. First, we can help Master Yuanqing spread Buddhism, and second, we can travel and broaden our horizons!"
Li Bixi: "…"
What the hell is this promoting Buddhism?
As the eldest son of a marquis's mansion, instead of living a wealthy life and enjoying the blessings of life, he is thinking about all sorts of nonsense all the time!
And if she goes with Cheng Yunshuo, what about her son?
If she follows Cheng Yunshuo, her son will really fall into Lu Lingjun's hands. Who knows what Lu Lingjun will do to her son in the next five or ten years! If she comes back, her son will definitely be ruined!
Even if it's not useless, there's no need to take it back.
You must never go to the Western Regions to spread Buddhism!
"My Lord, how could you think like that!" Li Bixi suppressed her anger, "It takes a year or so to spread Buddhism, and you are going to the Western Regions. The road is long and winding, with mountains and rivers. There are wars all the way west in Mobei and outside the Great Wall. How can you, with your precious wealth, go to such a dangerous place!"
After listening to this, Cheng Yunshuo was thoughtful. "What you said makes sense. I will ask Master Yuanqing how he will travel this way and whether he should bring more guards with him."
Li Bixi: "…"
Cheng Yunshuo is unrestrained but also has a strong sense of safety.
After a while, Qingfeng ran back and said to him, "My Lord, Master Yuanqing said that he has walked the western route several times and has found a very safe route. He does not go outside the Mobei Pass, but enters Sichuan from the Shu Road, enters Xikang, and then climbs the snow-capped mountains to Tibet. He avoids all war-torn areas along the way, which is very safe. He does not need to bring guards. However, because he is avoiding wars, the journey is difficult, and he has to walk alone to the Western Regions."
Qingfeng spoke so logically that Li Bijie was confused.
What?
Why not take the Gansu-Qinghai straight road and pass Jiayuguan to enter Tibet, or take a detour through Sichuan and enter Xikang from Sichuan!
Li Bixiong and I have heard how difficult the Shu Road is. After walking the Shu Road, we have to climb snow-capped mountains. We really have to walk all the way. There is no place for carriages to go...
Moreover, this journey lasted for five or ten years...
They are crazy!
Qingfeng's words made Cheng Yunshuo silent.
This obviously made him back off.
Li Bixi breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Cheng Yunshuo's hesitant expression. She took the opportunity to say, "My Lord, although Master Yuanqing's route is not dangerous with swords and weapons, it is still difficult and dangerous along the way. It is the Shu Road and the snowy mountains. It takes so long and most of the roads are inhospitable. How can your noble body endure such hardships!"
Cheng Yunshuo remained silent.
Li Bixi understood him and knew that his persuasion had worked, so she continued, "My Lord, we have been out for a long time. We have benefited a lot from following Master Yuanqing and listening to Buddhist teachings for so long. This trip is worthwhile. Don't delay Master Yuanqing's trip in the future."
"You're right." After she said this, Cheng Yunshuo nodded. Just when Li Biying thought she had successfully persuaded Cheng Yunshuo to return home, Cheng Yunshuo said, "But since Master Yuanqing is leaving soon, we should stay here until he leaves. After all, he will be gone for five or ten years, and we don't know when we will meet again. Let's listen to Master Yuanqing's lectures for a few more days."
Li Bixi: "…"
Just when Li Bijie was at her wits' end and had no idea what to do with Cheng Yunshuo, Qingfeng hurried back into the house.
"Master! The young mistress is here!"
While Li Bijie was stunned, Lu Lingjun had already strode in with his men.
"Prince!"
"Lingyun? What's wrong?"
When Cheng Yunshuo saw her coming, he stood up to greet her, his tone full of respect.
Lu Lingjun glanced inside his room and said, "Call everyone out."
She just glanced at Li Bixi without giving her any extra glances, and then spoke.
Cheng Yunshuo said without hesitation, "All of you go down."
"yes."
Qingfeng received the order and retreated obediently.
Li Bixi glanced at Lu Lingjun, lowered her head, and went out obediently and docilely.
She walked very slowly, slowing down because she wanted to listen to what Lu Lingjun had to say.
When she walked to the door, she heard Cheng Yunshuo's uneasy questioning coming from inside the room.
"Lingyun, you came here this time. Is there something serious going on in the mansion?"
"Sir, the latest letter from home has arrived from the border..."
"Auntie Li."
Li Bixi wanted to listen more, but she heard Qingfeng urging her at the door, "Why are you walking so slowly?"
His words called the attention of Nanny Wan and several older maids brought by Lu Lingjun in the courtyard. When Li Bijie saw Nanny Wan, she didn't dare to say a word. She cursed Qingfeng in her heart and walked out of the house in small steps.
Not long after, the closed door was pushed open with a bang.
Cheng Yunshuo strode out with a solemn expression. He only said two words, "Go back home!"
Li Bijie had just persuaded him for so long, but Cheng Yunshuo didn't even say he wanted to go back home.
As soon as Lu Lingjun arrived, he went back home immediately after just a few words.
When Li Bixiang saw this, she didn't think about anything else for a moment. She only knew that something big seemed to have happened.
She was feeling uneasy and wanted to follow him, to ride in a carriage with Cheng Yunshuo and ask questions along the way.
But just as she was about to get on the carriage, Nanny Wan's voice came.
"Where are you going, Aunt Li?"
Li Bijie paused and saw Lu Lingjun approaching from behind.
The mistress is here today! How can a concubine like her ride in the carriage with the master?
She could only follow the carriage and walk back with everyone else!
Li Bixi quickly stepped back to please him, "Young Madam, I know I was wrong."
Lu Lingyun glanced at her and noticed that her skin had improved greatly recently. "Aunt Li, you look so radiant these days. What medicine did you take?"
When Li Bi'e heard this, her eyes turned and she said quickly, "Maybe it's because he was listening to the sutras and chanting scriptures with the prince in the Buddhist temple. His mind was peaceful and his complexion looked good."
Lu Lingjun looked at her meaningfully after hearing what she said. "So that's the case. It's not enough to just use some random medicine. The incident with Master Miaoyin in Beijing a few years ago is still fresh in my memory. Women who use those random medicines to stay young forever will mostly ruin their faces. It's not worth it."
"Young Madam is right." Li Bixi lowered her head even more.
Lu Lingjun didn't say any more nonsense to her and got into the carriage.
After she went in, Li Bixi was filled with resentment in her heart.
She said it so nicely and with good intentions, but how could she understand their anxiety!
If Lu Lingjun is really kind, just return her son to her!
Telling these lies is nothing more than establishing her reputation as a virtuous person! Li Bixi will never accept her kindness at all!
Soon, the carriage returned to the Marquis's Mansion.
As soon as Lu Lingjun and Cheng Yunshuo got off the carriage, they went back to Lu Lingjun's main courtyard together.
After they went back, Cheng Yunshuo did the same thing as before going to the temple. He went to Ningxin Courtyard to accompany Qin during the day and stayed in the main courtyard at night. He did not see the concubine in the backyard at all.
Li Bijie saw that after going around in circles, all her efforts were in vain. Her son did not come back, and Cheng Yunshuo did not come to her side. She became more and more anxious.
If she continues like this, it will be of no use except wasting her time.
And she was using medicine to maintain her beauty.
Li Bijie was extremely anxious when she saw in the mirror that she had to take increasingly larger doses of medicine to cover up her wrinkles and darker skin tone.
She didn't have much time left, and she no longer asked to keep Cheng Yunshuo's heart forever. She wanted to get more resources and protection from Cheng Yunshuo in the final moments.
He even felt sorry for her and felt that he owed her his whole life!
Li Bixi had an idea in her mind.
A few days after Cheng Yunshuo returned home, news of a great victory at the border resounded throughout the capital. The Northern Barbarians surrendered, and their letters of surrender, compensation, and their king were escorted back.
Ningyang Marquis' Mansion won a great victory and returned to the capital.
Such a joyous event made everyone in the mansion happy.
The happiest one was Qin.
"Amitabha, it is really the Buddha's manifestation. The Marquis won the battle and is back!" Qin said happily at home.
In her room, Cheng Yunshuo and Lu Lingjun, who came to accompany her, were silent when they saw her like this.
"By the way, I heard that Cheng Qi will also come back this time, right?" Qin muttered to herself for a long time and suddenly remembered this person.
"Yes." Lu Lingjun responded when he heard Cheng Qi's name.
Her heart felt heavy.
It was just that Cheng Qi came back along, and it was Cheng Qi who brought back the old marquis's body!
When the old marquis was seriously injured for the first time and his life was hanging by a thread, Cheng Qi was in charge of the border war.
The final battle in which the Northern Barbarians were defeated finally made the barbarians realize that something had happened to the old marquis, and prompted them to put up a desperate resistance.
The old marquis is the soul of the old troops at the border. When he is here, they are full of vigor and vitality. Without him, they are far behind.
The last battle lasted for several days and nights. The old marquis, who was exhausted and had not recovered at all, put on his armor again and went into battle at this critical moment.
As soon as he appeared, the morale of the soldiers on the border was greatly boosted, while the morale of the northern barbarians was completely demoralized.
The old marquis led his old and new troops to attack Huanglong directly and killed and surrendered the barbarians in one fell swoop.
But in this battle, the old marquis suffered a relapse of both old and new injuries and died on the spot.
The last time Cheng Qi wrote home, he was informing them of the old marquis's death.
He is now returning triumphantly with the old marquis's corpse.
"Cheng Qi is a good guy. I underestimated him at the beginning. If I had directly given Shao Jing to him..." Qin stopped muttering.
Perhaps she was thinking of Qin Shaojing, her face turned serious and she snorted, "When Cheng Qi returns triumphantly, he will be given an official position and become famous. He will be a new nobleman who is no worse than the second son of the second wife! She will definitely regret it!"
When Lu Lingjun heard this, he forced a smile and did not respond.
After coming out of Qin's room, Lu Lingjun looked at Cheng Yunshuo.
"When will you tell mother about father's affairs?"
Until now, they have not informed Qin of the old marquis' death.
This matter is too big and Lu Lingjun cannot make the decision.
She has to call Cheng Yunshuo over.
After hearing her words, Cheng Yunshuo pondered for a moment and asked, "How long will it take for Cheng Qi to enter the capital?"
"Three days later."
Cheng Yunshuo frowned even more tightly at this time.
Three days later, Cheng Qi returned with the old marquis's body.
By then, they won't be able to hide the truth from Qin even if they want to.
But now he didn't have the courage to tell her mother.
He sighed, "We'll talk about it when the time comes."
After saying that, he walked out feeling extremely upset.
Seeing him evading like this, Lu Lingjun did not chase him to question him. What was the use of questioning him?
Because Cheng Yunshuo has this kind of personality, forcing him to answer will only make him hide further away.
Also, although Cheng Yunshuo likes to avoid problems, he is not the kind of person who doesn't solve them at all.
When things have been delayed to the point where there is no further room for delay, he will step forward to resolve the issue.
For example, he used to ask Xing Dairong for money to make clothes, drew out the monthly salary in advance to settle Xing Dairong's account, and borrowed money from everywhere to help Du Ruo's brother fill the gambling debt hole...
He actually took everything to heart, it just depends on whether he has the ability to do it.
Once it exceeded his ability, he began to hide and avoid it, but he always kept these things in his heart.
When the critical moment comes, he will stand up and get things done.
Men like him will make women very anxious and angry. The more they avoid him, the more anxious, disappointed and angry they will become.
I wanted to rush up to him and grab his ears and ask him if he was a man every time he tried to escape.
It's really hateful!
But Lu Lingjun has never been an impatient person.
She knew what kind of person Cheng Yunshuo was, so she just let him do it. As long as he got the job done in the end, it would be fine.
She wouldn't care even if the sky fell.
Seeing Cheng Yunshuo going out to relax, Lu Lingjun turned around and went back to the main courtyard.
As soon as she returned to the main courtyard today, the maids came to complain.
"Young Madam! You are finally back."
"What's wrong?"
"The Third Young Master is really naughty!" Xiao Wei came over with a basket of torn and soaked books. "Look, we asked the Third Young Master to copy a page of a book today according to your request, but he soaked all the books in the room and tore them into pieces! There are also several rare books in there that you took out of your dowry box!"
When Lu Lingjun heard this, her eyes darkened. She flipped through the book in front of her that was soaked in water and torn into pieces, and a trace of anger appeared on her brows.
She really destroyed all her only copies!
This is a unique copy that she has slowly collected through her social interactions over the years.
Each one is worth a fortune!
"Someone, bring the Third Young Master here!"
"yes!"
At this time, Bishuiyuan.
Perhaps knowing that he had gotten into trouble, Cheng Bingzhi hid at his mother's place early on.
"Bingzhi, why are you here?"
Li Bijie said happily when she saw Cheng Bingzhi running towards her.
"Mom!" Cheng Bingzhi threw himself into Li Bixi's arms, looking obedient and weak.
"What's wrong?" Li Bixi hugged her son distressedly. She was smart and realized something was wrong, so she quickly asked, "Did something happen?"
"Nothing, nothing!" Cheng Bingzhi didn't dare to tell his mother about the trouble he had made today. He just kept burrowing into her arms and said, "I just miss you."
"Mom, can I come back?"
"I don't want to stay in that person's yard. I miss my mother. Please don't send me away!"
Li Bixi was about to cry when she heard her beloved son say such words.
She hugged him and walked into the house, and whispered in his ear, "Bingzhi, my good son, please be patient and wait. I will definitely take you back."
As soon as she finished speaking, Nanny Wan came over with a group of people.
"Quick, someone, bring the Third Young Master back to me!"
At Madam Wan's command, all the maids and servants rushed forward to grab the person.
Li Bixi saw this scene again, she hurriedly protected Cheng Bingzhi behind her, "Madame Wan, what are you doing? Bingzhi just came to visit me. Did the young lady take my Bingzhi away and never allow him to see his mother in this life?"
Listening to Li Bi's pretentious tone of pity, Nanny Wan snorted coldly, "Madam Li, don't you know how much trouble the Third Young Master has caused today?"
Getting into trouble?
Hearing that she was in trouble, Li Bixi panicked. She looked at her son behind her. Cheng Bingzhi was crying loudly and hugging Li Bixi's legs.
"Mom! Save me!"
"Mom, I don't want to go back!"
"What on earth did you do!" Li Bixi grabbed his arm and asked.
"I, I, I accidentally broke my wife's book."
Hearing this, Li Bi looked at Nanny Wan and said, "Nanny Wan, isn't it just a few books? The young lady is magnanimous and generous, how could she care about a child?"
Nanny Wan snorted coldly, "How many books?"
"The Third Young Master soaked all the books in the Young Madam's study and tore them up! There were many rare books in them that the Young Madam had kept in her closet! The Third Young Master is quite capable!"
Hearing this, Li Bixi's eyes widened.
She never imagined that Cheng Bingzhi could cause her such a big disaster!
"Someone! Take the Third Young Master away!"
Nanny Wan stopped talking to Li Bi'e and waved her hand. A large group of people quickly snatched Cheng Bingzhi away from Li Bi'e.
He didn't give her any hesitation.
The captured Cheng Bingzhi was held between two old women, crying and begging for help from his mother.
"Mom! Save me!"
"mother!"
This time, Li Bijie couldn't even enter Lu Lingyun's courtyard.
After Cheng Bingzhi was taken to Lu Lingyun's courtyard, Lu Lingyun directly used family rules on him.
They tied him to a bench and had him spanked ten times with a cane.
Every hit was a ghostly howl.
His howling was so loud that it shook the earth, made people's hearts tremble, and made his mother, who was waiting outside the yard, extremely anxious.
Li Bijie knelt anxiously outside Lu Lingyun's door, begging to go in and see his son.
The maid guarding the gate would not let her in.
"Mrs. Li, please go back. The young mistress said she won't see you. Even if you kneel until dark, she won't see you."
Upon hearing this, Li Bixi kowtowed on the ground, "Please have mercy, Madam! Bingzhi is young and ignorant. Madam, please be magnanimous. It's just a matter of a few books. Books are dead, but people are alive. Madam, please let Bingzhi go!"
Xiao Wei, the head maid in the courtyard, heard this and came out and angrily said, "Madam Li, you still have the nerve to say that it's just a few books. Those are the books in our young mistress's entire study! There are also many rare copies, each of which is worth a fortune! And there is simply no market for them!"
"Bingzhi is the young master of the mansion after all. He is the blood of the prince. Isn't the blood of the prince worth a few books?"
Xiao Wei was about to make Li Bixi laugh with anger, "I wonder how the Third Young Master could do such a naughty thing. With a mother like you, no matter how good his roots are, they will be spoiled! Later, I will definitely persuade the Madam to discipline the Third Young Master. If she doesn't teach him well, he will be ruined!"
After Xiaowei finished speaking, she slammed the gate and went straight back to the yard.
Xiaowei is now the head maid beside Lu Lingjun, and also helps to manage the accounts of several rooms. Seeing that Li Bixi was so annoying, she would not tolerate her at all and turned around and went into the house to complain.
Seeing this, Li Bixi's eyes turned red with anxiety.
At this time, the crying and shouting in the house also stopped.
The ten spankings were completed, but soon, intermittent crying sounds were heard from inside again.
Li Bixi's heart was completely forced into a dead end.
She knew that Lu Lingjun would never treat her son well!
She usually didn't teach him well, and she also kept him hungry and didn't give him enough food. Now that she has found an excuse, she will definitely punish her son severely!
"Where is the prince?"
"Where is the prince?"
Li Bijie got up like crazy, grabbed the little maid who was passing by and asked.
"The prince just left the house."
When Li Bijie heard this, she hurried out of the house.
As soon as she reached the side door, she was stopped by the gatekeeper.
"Let me out! I want to find the prince!"
"Aunt Li, do you have the young lady's warrant?"
Li Bixi screamed, "Let me out!"
The doorman slammed the door shut and said, "Madam Li, it's no use trying to embarrass us. You are not allowed to leave without a warrant!"
Li Bixi was stopped at the door and was not allowed to go out.
She was so anxious and worried that she slowly slid down by grabbing the closed door in front of her.
At night, Cheng Yunshuo came back from outside. Just as he stepped in from the main door, a figure rushed out from the side door.
"My Lord!"
"Bixi?" Cheng Yunshuo went to Guangji Temple again today.
After learning that Master Yuanqing's travel date had been set for five days, he sat in the temple with Master Yuanqing for a day, listening to his sermons and temporarily forgetting his worries, pressures and pains before returning.
As soon as I came back, I saw Li Bixiang looking embarrassed and anxious.
"What's wrong with you?"
"My Lord, please give Bingzhi and Lanying back to me!"
When Cheng Yunshuo heard this, his brows furrowed, and the worry that had just been smoothed out came back again, "Let's go back to the house and talk!"
He didn't comfort her or ask her questions like he did before, he just walked forward.
Seeing this, Li Bixiang didn't care about her emotions or his changes and quickly followed him.
Bishuiyuan.
The lights are flickering.
As soon as Cheng Yunshuo entered the house, Li Bixi, who was following behind him, knelt down in front of him with a plop, and two lines of clear tears flowed down. "My Lord, Bingzhi and Lanying were both my flesh and blood after ten months of pregnancy and a near-death experience! They are my heart and my liver, Bixi, please, just give them back to me!"
Cheng Yunshuo looked at Li Bixi who was crying in front of him again, and he felt annoyed.
His father died, but he hasn't shed a tear yet. What on earth is there for Li Bixi to cry about?
Cry every day! Cry every day!
"With your condition, what's the point of giving you a child other than making him cry every day!" The pressure in Cheng Yunshuo's heart was also triggered at this time. "Lanying is fine, but Bingzhi is a boy. Look how different he is from his brothers! None of them is like Bingzhi, who is afraid of this and that, and cries when anyone is a little fierce! When his grandfather went to the war, he was the only one who was scared to tears! Who are you not worthy of!"
Li Bixi heard Cheng Yunshuo's sudden anger and her anxiety subsided by three points, "My Lord..."
"Don't call me! You always come to me for trivial matters. Don't I have anything to do? You cry and cry like someone has died. Is the sky of this mansion falling? Even if the sky falls, you still have me and Ling Yun to support you. Why are you crying?"
In his anger, Li Bixi lowered her head gradually, and she slowly clenched her palms. She let him vent his anger, lowered her head, wiped away her tears, and spoke quietly.
"My Lord, Bixi knows she is wrong."
Her tact and understanding helped Cheng Yunshuo calm down a bit.
Cheng Yunshuo originally wanted to scold her, but seeing her lowering her head so obediently, he finally swallowed the pressure in his heart. He looked at the woman in front of him for a long time, and after a long sigh, he changed his topic and talked about what Li Bixiong had just asked for.
"Lingyun is helping you raise the two children for your own good. If you really have the ability to raise the children well, I wouldn't give them to Lingyun! It's not easy for her to manage the entire mansion and raise the children. You always bother us with such trivial matters. How can I talk to her over and over again?"
Forget about the sudden accusations and anger just now.
When Cheng Yunshuo said this at this time, Li Bijie really couldn't stand it anymore.
Small matter?
Her son's life-long affairs were trivial matters in his eyes!
Or was it because I thought it was a trivial matter and couldn't bring myself to talk to Lu Lingjun again and again!
At this moment, all of Li Bixi's suppressed anger burst out.
Cheng Bingzhi is her life!
Lu Lingjun treated him like this today, and Cheng Yunshuo still didn't return the child to him. It was time for her to fight to the death.
"My Lord, you are such a good husband!"
As soon as Li Bixi's sarcastic voice fell, Cheng Yunshuo met her eyes filled with anger for the first time.
"What do you mean?"
"You are so considerate to the young lady, respecting and caring for her, why do you take concubines in the backyard one after another?"
Li Bixi's question made Cheng Yunshuo frown. He looked at Li Bixi with great unfamiliarity as she dared to get angry at him.
"Are you crazy? How dare you say such things to me?"
From the moment he met Li Bixiong, Li Bixiong was always gentle, pitiful and considerate in front of him.
She doesn't have any of the shortcomings of Xing Dairong or Du Ruo.
I would argue with him immaturely or make excessive demands.
Every time she asked for something, she always controlled it very well, and it must be within the scope of what Cheng Yunshuo could do.
For example, she once asked him to send Cheng Bingzhi to Tianfu Academy.
This difficulty is within Cheng Yunshuo's ability to bear.
In fact, Cheng Yunshuo almost completed it for her at that time.
Therefore, Li Bijie, who accurately grasped Cheng Yunshuo's abilities, rarely said anything that displeased him in front of him.
The fact that she said such an out-of-control thing today only made Cheng Yunshuo feel strange.
He doesn't care now.
Li Bijie looked at Cheng Yunshuo's lukewarm attitude, and the anger in her heart was added fuel to the fire.
She had endured for most of her life, being servile to everyone. The more she had endured in the past, the more she exploded at this moment.
Anyway, she had lost all her hopes and supports, she could no longer hold up her dignity, her son was taken away by them, and all the hopes she had endured for most of her life were gone, so she didn't care about anything anymore.
"My Lord, why should I say more? Even after so many years, your romantic affairs are still spread all over the capital!"
"You first spent a fortune on a prostitute, and then you took your colleague's sister into your house. In the backyard, there is your childhood sweetheart, Aunt Qiu, and Aunt Ling who you brought back casually."
"You have so many women around you, why do you have to pretend to be a good husband who respects his wife in front of me?! Even I was an auntie at first! When you took me in, you slapped the mistress sitting in your room hard!"
Li Bijie stood up and accused, tearing off Cheng Yunshuo's words of respecting his mistress word by word!
Pretend! What is there for him to pretend!
He obviously has a lot of women, and every time he takes in a woman he is slapping Lu Lingyun in the face. How can he have the nerve to use the excuse of respecting her to not return the child to her!
She will tear apart Cheng Yunshuo's hypocrisy today by taking her son away!
Cheng Yunshuo listened to her words and his face suddenly darkened. He looked at Li Bixiong, whose eyes were red, and said, "Li Bixiong, how have I ever let you down? I pride myself on being very kind to you and have never treated you unfairly!"
"You have never treated me badly, but have you ever been sincere to me?" Li Bixi pointed at her chest. "For so many years, I have tried to please you day and night, but you just snatched my Bingzhi and Lanying away! Have you ever been sincere to me?"
"Then have you ever been sincere to me?" Cheng Yunshuo stood up suddenly, anger erupting on his dark face.
His outburst of rage startled Li Bixi, who was in a frenzy.
She subconsciously put on a loving look, "How can I not be sincere? Do you want me to take out my heart and show it to you?"
Her words made Cheng Yunshuo sneer.
"You are sincere to me, so you poison me day and night! A poison that will kill my offspring!" Cheng Yunshuo looked at her with cold eyes, took out a folded letter and a small bag of tea from his sleeve, and threw them at her fiercely.
Suddenly, tea leaves scattered on Li Bixi's face, and the piece of paper filled with the medicine she added to the tea leaves also spread out and fell to the ground. Li Bixi looked at all this in astonishment and forgot to explain for a moment.
Cheng Yunshuo looked at her frightened expression and didn't need to ask any more questions.
He sneered, "For the past six years, I have provided you with food and drink. I have given you whatever you wanted. Lanying and Bingzhi always get the most in the mansion! During the holidays, I never went to Lingyun's place. I came to your place to accompany you and the child. In the end, you poisoned me every day?"
Li Bixi was immediately panicked when she heard the accusations. The anger that had just risen was suppressed in an instant. She looked at Cheng Yunshuo nervously, "My Lord, please listen to my explanation..."
"What else do you have to explain? You said this tea is fake? Someone switched it? Someone deliberately framed you!"
"If it was just one or two times of tea, I would have believed you, but I have been drinking your tea for six years!"
"Are you telling me that someone has been trying to harm you for the past six years?"
How is this possible? If he wanted to frame someone, why would he have to poison him for six years?
Li Bixiang really wanted to explain that it was indeed not six years. She only poisoned Cheng Bingzhi after he was born, and it was only for four years!
But this is just like what a fool says. What's the difference between four years and six years!
She had poisoned him for so many years, and the long-term toxicity accumulated in his body said it all!
She was speechless, her eyes were filled with fear and she didn't dare to look directly at Cheng Yunshuo.
When Cheng Yunshuo saw her like this, he felt a chill in his heart.
He is indeed an unreliable man. The women in his life come one after another, Xing Dairong, Du Ruo, Qiu Ling, Ling Long, and Lu Lingyun...
He owes all these women except Li Bijie!
He never felt that he owed her anything!
He gave her whatever she wanted. Sometimes when she was short of money, he would not refuse her when she asked for a loan, for fear that she would become like Xing Dairong, who was unhappy with each other because of daily trivialities.
After she entered the mansion, he would go to Bishuiyuan whenever he had nothing to do, stay with her and accompany her, for fear that she would become like Du Ruo and have to stay alone in an empty room for a long time.
He didn't dare to wrong her anymore. Lu Lingjun wanted to take the child to raise, but Li Bixiang frowned, so he left the child with her.
He asked himself, he would always respond to her requests, but he never imagined that the pillow he cherished every day would drug him for years!
And he was also asked to hold back on the drugging... to save her life.
"How have I wronged you? What have I done wrong? Li Bixiong, are you doing me justice by doing this?" Cheng Yunshuo questioned again and again, "You have been treating me like a fool. Do I really deserve to die? You just said that you dare to show me your heart. Where is your true heart? Have you really loved me?"
Cheng Yunshuo grabbed Li Bixiong and held her jaw tightly. His force was so great that Li Bixiong could not move her head.
Staring into his flaming eyes.
Li Bixi was forced to look him in the face. She suddenly burst into anger and said, "Then, my Lord, have you ever been sincere to me? Have you ever really loved me?"
Her question startled Cheng Yunshuo. Li Bixi pushed him away and laughed crazily, "My Lord, ask yourself, have you ever really loved me?"
Li Bixi laughed at Cheng Yunshuo, "Are you going to tell me again how much you have given me over the years? You love me and care for me. You stay with me day and night. For me, you don't even go to the young lady's place."
"You love nothing more than self-deception and disguise!"
Li Bijie will never forget the look Cheng Yunshuo gave her when her face suddenly aged excessively.
She stared at the dazed Cheng Yunshuo fiercely, touched her face covered with thick makeup and said, "I'm old and ugly, and you ran away, you ran away, is it me you love? From the beginning to the end, you only love my face!"
"You said I wasn't sincere, but your deep affection was all fake from beginning to end! You can fool others, but you can't fool me!"
Pretend... Affectionate.
After these four words were spoken, Cheng Yunshuo felt as if he were struck by a loud bell.
He stared at Li Bixi in front of him, but there was no emotion in his eyes.
There was no anger, no irritation, and no annoyance at being exposed by her.
He just stood there in a daze, his mind full of those four words.
So he was always pretending?
Is he...pretending to be affectionate?
Yes.
Cheng Yunshuo finally remembered.
He actually doesn't love Li Bixi.
Among the three women he took the initiative to marry, he only didn't love Li Bixi.
It is true that he became insane when he first met Li Bixi, but at that time, he regarded her as that one because of her face.
But later, after some trivial things happened, he really realized clearly that Li Bixiong and she were two different people.
Li Bijie is really not Xing Dairong.
She only has a face that resembles her, and her personality is not at all like Xing Dairong.
He never loved Li Bixi.
That's why when he saw Li Bixi's aging face, he fled as if he had seen something terrible.
The terrible thing is that he doesn't love her!
All these years, he had been in a daze, and no matter how good he was to her, he was just pretending to be affectionate.
Just to fill the void and regrets in his heart.
After Cheng Yunshuo figured this out, the only thing left in his mind was the Heart Sutra that he heard Master Yuanqing recite at Guangji Temple.
Form is not different from emptiness, emptiness is not different from form, form is emptiness, emptiness is form.
His heart suddenly felt empty.
"I see."
Cheng Yunshuo spoke.
After he said these four words, Li Bixi, who had been crying and laughing, came back to her senses.
She made a big scene, venting all her anger, grievances and resentment, and then she gradually regained her composure.
After hearing Cheng Yunshuo speak, she looked at Cheng Yunshuo with uneasiness in his confused eyes.
It's over, it's over, she was really crazy just now! Because Cheng Bingzhi's matter completely destroyed her rationality, she said all this.
Cheng Yunshuo would definitely punish her, no, he would even kill her.
"My Lord, I..."
"I was wrong."
Before Li Bixi's signature three words "I was wrong" could be uttered, Cheng Yunshuo got there first.
Cheng Yunshuo looked down at her, his gaze unconcealed.
After Li Bixiang really realized that these three words were really said to her by Cheng Yunshuo, Cheng Yunshuo took a big step, opened the door and left her room.
Li Bixiang was stunned for a moment, and when she came to her senses, Cheng Yunshuo had already walked out of the yard.
At this time, she hurriedly got up and rushed out, "My Lord, where are you going? What are you going to do?!"
"I want to go to Guangji Temple and become a monk."
Cheng Yunshuo only left her with his back, looking ahead and moving forward firmly.
—
Cheng Yunshuo wanted to become a monk, and that night, there was chaos in the mansion.
Lu Lingjun had already gone to bed, but in the middle of the night she heard the maid about to cry and came over to report it urgently.
They said that their prince was going to Guangji Temple to become a monk.
After hearing this, Lu Lingyun was shocked: "..."
She quickly got up from the bed and learned from the servants that Cheng Yunshuo had left home to become a monk at Guangji Temple after quarreling with Aunt Li in Bishuiyuan tonight.
She no longer had time to ask Li Bixi what she was arguing about, whether it was useful or not. She prepared a carriage and rushed out of the city.
It was late at night and the city gates were closed due to curfew, but Lu Lingjun still used some connections to open a small corner of the city gate and chased after him urgently.
When she chased him to Guangji Temple, Cheng Yunshuo was already sitting in front of the Buddha statue.
Master Yuanqing was in front of him, and seemed to ask for the last time, "Donor Cheng, have you really thought it through?"
"Master, I have thought it through. I want to follow you to the Western Regions and become a monk."
"No—" Lu Lingjun interrupted him hastily.
When Master Yuanqing saw Lu Lingjun chasing after him, his old eyes still showed that wise smile, "Donor Cheng, it seems that your worldly ties have not yet been cleared."
Cheng Yunshuo turned his head and glanced at Lu Lingyun, "Lingyun, the Marquis' Mansion will be handed over to you in the future. I believe you can take care of it."
When Lu Lingjun heard this, he was so angry that his heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys were all filled with anger.
This bastard, this bastard! Just leave everything to her!
If he really wants to become a monk, he should finish his own affairs first!
The old marquis has passed away, and Qin is still unaware of it. Cheng Qi is about to return triumphantly, and the Marquis's Mansion has a huge mess left to her!
She walked forward angrily, suppressed her anger and said in a normal tone, "My Lord, have you encountered any troubles?"
"Lingyun, I have figured it out. Buddhism is my destiny."
Lu Lingyun: "..."
"My Lord..."
"Okay, don't try to persuade me. It's useless. I'm going to convert to Buddhism today."
Cheng Yunshuo was so determined that he didn't give Lu Lingjun any leeway. At this time, Master Yuanqing spoke.
"Amitabha, lady donor, it is getting late, and we will not receive the precepts today. Why don't we all rest for a night and discuss it tomorrow."
When Lu Lingjun heard Master Yuanqing's words, he looked at him with gratitude.
Cheng Yunshuo, who was kneeling on the futon, nodded when he heard this, "Okay, I'll listen to the host's words."
After Cheng Yunshuo finished speaking, he stood up. He ignored Lu Lingjun who had a lot to say, and followed Yuanqing to the meditation room inside.
Seeing his expression, Lu Lingjun thought, forget it, let's talk about it tomorrow.
The next morning.
Lu Lingjun got up early and waited for Cheng Yunshuo to come out. Before she could have a good talk with Cheng Yunshuo, Qin came and killed him first.
"Where is Yun Shuo? Why does he want to become a monk?"
The news that Cheng Yunshuo was going to become a monk had caused such a big stir that everyone in the mansion knew about it. Lu Lingjun hadn't returned home the previous night, and it was already a good thing that the mansion had been able to keep it a secret from Qin for one night.
Early this morning, Qin was so angry that she almost fainted when she found out that Cheng Yunshuo was going to become a monk.
She didn't even have breakfast. She just put on her clothes and led a group of people to Guangji Temple.
He wants to become a monk?
If he really dares to become a monk here, she will tear down this temple today!
"Mother, why are you here?"
When Lu Lingjun saw Qin coming, he stood up to greet her.
"Yun'er! What happened?" Qin grabbed her hand and said.
"Mother, last night the prince suddenly demanded to become a monk. When I rushed over, he was already kneeling on the cushion waiting for the master to ordain him. Fortunately, it was too late and the master refused to give him the ordination, so it was delayed all night. I still haven't seen the prince." Lu Lingjun said truthfully.
How should she say this?
What should she do?
She is still confused!
After hearing this, Qin's face became extremely solemn. She sighed, "Lingyun, you did a good job. You must not let Yun Shuo mess around..."
As Qin was speaking, a man in monk's robes and with a bald head walked in front of her.
Qin was stunned when he saw the young bald monk.
The young monk was about twenty-four or twenty-five years old, fair and handsome, wearing a rough and loose robe, with a tall and straight figure. He was a very rare handsome monk.
But that is her son!
"Yun Shuo!"
When Qin saw Cheng Yunshuo with a shaved head, she felt like she was struck by lightning. She screamed and her whole body was shaking.
When Lu Lingjun heard Qin read out Cheng Yunshuo's name, he turned around and looked in the direction of her gaze, and saw Cheng Yunshuo, whose hair had been shaved bald.
Lu Lingjun: "!"
"Who shaved your head?" Qin had calmed down by now. She rushed forward angrily, pulled Cheng Yunshuo and shouted, "Who is it? Which damn bald monk ruined my son and my whole family? I will skin him alive!"
Qin's only precious son is Cheng Yunshuo.
He was brought up in pampered condition, and the old marquis wanted to send him to the border to gain some experience, but Qin rejected all the ideas.
First, the Marquis' Mansion has few people and cannot withstand the turmoil; second, the most important thing is that she loves her son!
Her precious son, whom she treated as her heart and soul, had his hair shaved. How could she live like this?
"Amitabha." Cheng Yunshuo stood with one hand and chanted Buddhist words, looking at his mother calmly and indifferently, "Donor Qin, I shaved my head last night by myself. It has nothing to do with others."
In order to show his determination to enter Buddhism, Cheng Yunshuo shaved his head in the room last night when Yuanqing refused to give him the tonsure.
All his worries were shaved off, and there was no turning back.
After hearing this, Qin's eyes went dark and she almost fainted, especially the donor Qin.
He doesn't even recognize his own mother!
She grabbed Cheng Yunshuo's sleeve with one hand and punched him on the chest with the other hand, "You bastard, you unfilial son! How dare you! Your body and hair are given by your parents, who allows you to touch your own body! My son! Who on earth has bewitched you? I will cut him into pieces!"
"Donor Qin." Cheng Yunshuo called him Donor Qin again.
His mother burst into tears and said, "You are not allowed to call me Qin Shi Huang!"
Cheng Yunshuo looked at her calmly, "Donor Qin, I have made up my mind. All the worldly affairs are nothing to me. I have let it go and will not look back. You should let it go too."
Cheng Yunshuo's voice trembled slightly when he said the last sentence.
It was like a knife, cutting off his last bit of worldly ties.
His father is dead, and the people he loved in the past are also dead or will never see him again in this life or death. In this world, the last bond he has is with his biological mother.
To him, the rest of the people were like floating clouds.
Anyway, he let it all go.
After hearing what he said, Qin completely broke down and burst into tears, "I won't allow you to become a monk! Yun Shuo! My son! Your parents are still alive, and it's the time for you to serve and be filial, how can you become a monk!"
Cheng Yunshuo listened to Qin's crying quietly. He said like an old bodhi tree, "Donor Qin, the marquis has also passed away."
Lu Lingjun on the side: "!"
Qin who was crying: "!"
Qin's eyes widened as she stared at Cheng Yunshuo who was speaking in front of her. "What did you say? What happened to your father?"
Cheng Yunshuo looked at her and said, "Everything that exists is false. All phenomena are like dreams, illusions, bubbles, and shadows, like dew and lightning. You should view them in this way. Coming and going in this world is all reincarnation. The Marquis has simply entered the next reincarnation ahead of time."
Qin's eyes widened, "You, you mean your father, died..."
"Amitabha, Mr. Qin, please do not be too sad. Flowers bloom and fall. Although the Marquis's body is gone, he has transformed into all things. He is also included in what he hears, sees, and thinks."
Cheng Yunshuo has attained the great Dao and comprehended the worldly affairs, and he feels that life and death are nothing more than this.
Some people are dead, but as long as someone is still thinking of them, they are still alive.
He will not be truly dead until all the people who are still thinking about him have died.
In this world, everyone is a passerby. Life and death are empty, everything is empty.
He was looking at nothing, with an empty gaze. After he said this, Qin's eyes rolled back and he fainted.
Lu Lingjun saw this from the side and said, "Mother!"
"Mother! Quick, send the old lady back!"
Lu Lingjun hurriedly asked someone to take Qin back first.
She looked at Cheng Yunshuo, who had shaved his head and told Qin the news of the old marquis' death directly. She was no longer angry, but shocked.
"My Lord, do you really want to become a monk?"
When she said that he ran to the temple to get ordained late at night yesterday, she thought he was just acting on impulse and doing something foolish.
But today he actually shaved his hair himself and told the news of the old marquis' death without caring about the consequences. This proved that Cheng Yunshuo was not joking.
He really wants to leave this worldly life behind.
He doesn't even care about his mother!
Cheng Yunshuo looked at Lu Lingjun in front of him and said calmly, "Donor Lu, you have done a lot for me in this life. I am grateful to you. I will recite sutras and pray for you every day for the rest of my life."
Lu Lingyun: "..."
She took a deep breath and tried to persuade him again, "My Lord, if you have any worries, we can build a family temple in the mansion, enshrine a Buddha statue, invite a few masters to discuss scriptures together in the mansion, or you can stay in Guangji Temple for a long time and keep your hair to practice. Why do you have to do such a thing and make us all sad!"
Cheng Yunshuo looked at her calmly, "Donor Lu, you don't have to waste your words. Donor Qin's persuasion is useless. My heart is set on the right path, and I will never look back."
Lu Lingyun: "..."
Okay, okay, you are really determined to become a monk!
Qin was rushed back to the Marquis' Mansion to be examined by a doctor. All trivial matters in the mansion were handed over to the two concubines, Qiu Ling and Ling Long. Lu Lingjun continued to stay in Guangji Temple to persuade Cheng Yunshuo to turn back.
Although she never relied on Cheng Yunshuo and didn't need him, he was a man.
In this era, if there is no adult man to support the family, this family will be targeted and devoured by everyone!
The status of the Marquis' Mansion will be marginalized, its merits and subsequent benefits will be eaten up and divided up, and because there is no one to support the Marquis' Mansion, its assets will be snatched away by other equally powerful rivals. Even the old subordinates at the border and the foundation of the Cheng family will be replaced and swallowed up.
The core wealth is not the small amount of money in the mansion's storehouse. Without the huge gatehouse and prestige of the mansion, the property is just meat in other people's mouths!
Although Cheng Yunshuo is useless, he is necessary! At least we have to wait for Binghao and Bingan to grow up!
The next day, Cheng Binghao, Cheng Bingan, Cheng Suying and Cheng Lanying all came to Guangji Temple.
Except for Cheng Bingzhi who had just been beaten severely and was lying at home.
Cheng Binghao and Cheng Bingan hurried back from Tianfu Academy after receiving a notice from Lu Lingyun.
All four children stood in front of Cheng Yunshuo.
"father?"
When Cheng Bing'an and Cheng Binghao saw Cheng Yunshuo with a shaved head, they were shocked and found it difficult to understand, so they tentatively called him "Dad".
Cheng Yunshuo saw his four children, his eyes remained calm, "Four little donors, Amitabha."
Cheng Bingan: "..."
Cheng Binghao: "…"
Cheng Suying: "…"
Cheng Lanying: "…"
"Dad, why did you become a monk? Grandma, Mom, and everyone in the mansion need you," Cheng Binghao was the first to speak. He frowned, puzzled and angry, "Why did you abandon your whole family to run after your Buddha? Did the Buddha give birth to you and raise you? Did you give birth to the Buddha for him to take care of?"
Listening to his son's question, Cheng Yunshuo remained calm, "Buddha is merciful and kind to the world. I was also guided by him to find the truth and the great way."
"Your truth and great path is that when the whole family wanted you, you abandoned the whole family and walked away! Dad, you are causing everyone to fall into trouble and worry because of you!"
"Amitabha," Cheng Yunshuo closed his eyes, "The world is complicated, and all troubles are self-inflicted."
Cheng Binghao: "…"
"Dad," Cheng Bing'an said at this time, "I think you must have your own reasons. You are the father and we are the children. We cannot make irresponsible comments on your affairs, but can you become a monk again after some time? Grandma was mad at you yesterday and Grandpa's body has not yet returned to Beijing. At this time, we cannot live without you."
Cheng Bingan advised in a roundabout way.
After hearing what Cheng Bing'an said, Cheng Yunshuo's eyes remained calm, "An'er, you are the oldest, and you will help your mother to support this family in the future."
Cheng Bingan: "..."
"Dad, I'm only seven years old. If you really can't do it, wait ten years. You can become a monk after I'm seventeen."
Cheng Yunshuo looked up at the sky and said, "What about ten years, or a hundred years? They are just a moment, and they are all empty. Time is eternal to me, so why should you be obsessed with it?"
"Dad, since you are not obsessed with age, then become a monk ten years later." Cheng Bing'an said.
Cheng Yunshuo shook his head, "I have already entered the state of Buddhahood. I will not change my mind, nor will I stay for worldly things."
"father..."
"Alright, big brother, he won't listen to advice." Cheng Binghao looked angrily at Cheng Yunshuo who was sitting down with the old monk, "Let's go, it's useless no matter what anyone says!"
Cheng Suying said at this time, "Dad, have you really thought it through?"
Cheng Yunshuo looked at his daughter in front of him and smiled, "Little donor, this is what I want. I am happy in my heart."
Hearing him say this, Cheng Suying took back all the words that were about to be said. She looked at the man in front of her for a long time and said, "Forget it. It's up to you."
Cheng Yunshuo's smile was bigger and warmer at this time. He nodded at her and extended his hand to bless her. "I will recite scriptures for you and wish you good luck and safety."
Cheng Suying: "…"
"Let's go, let's go." Cheng Binghao was so angry with his father that he had nothing to say. He held his elder brother Cheng Bingan with one hand and his younger sister Cheng Suying with the other and left.
He would never pay any attention to this irresponsible father again.
He does whatever he likes.
He will be the one to protect this mansion from now on. He is a boy, and as long as he is around, he will never let anyone bully his mother, brothers and sisters.
After Cheng Binghao forcibly took the two people away, Cheng Lanying was left standing there.
Cheng Lanying didn't say a word during the whole process. She kept biting her lower lip and looked at her beloved father with complicated eyes.
Her feelings for Cheng Yunshuo are the most complex and intense among all the children.
She stood there for a long time, and finally asked, "Dad, do you like Siying more or me?"
Yes, she didn't care whether Cheng Yunshuo became a monk or not, nor did she care what impact his becoming a monk would have on the entire Marquis' Mansion.
She only cares about who Cheng Yunshuo likes more.
Cheng Yunshuo looked at his daughter in front of him. Li Bijie looked very much like Xing Dairong, but the daughter she gave birth to didn't look much like her mother.
She is more like him.
Cheng Yunshuo looked at her and said calmly, "Greed, anger, ignorance, love, hate, desire, everything is empty. Little donor, I have a message for you. Follow your heart and be happy."
Cheng Lanying: "…."
What does her father mean by this...
Just be happy.
Just tell her to pretend that you liked her and were happy with her, right?
Cheng Lanying covered her face and ran away from him.
On the second day, the four children came together to persuade Cheng Yunshuo not to become a monk, but all of them failed.
That night, Lu Lingjun sat in a side room of the temple, surrounded by maids and servants.
Nanny Wan sent all four children back to the Marquis' Mansion. Since they could not be persuaded, she told them to go back first and look after Qin.
Shuang Hong looked at Lu Lingjun worriedly, "Madam, the young master and the young lady have failed to persuade the prince, what should we do now?"
All the living people in the Marquis' Mansion who could persuade him have tried, but Cheng Yunshuo refused to listen. What should be done?
Lu Lingjun pinched her brows with one hand. After a few breaths, she raised her head and said, "Cheng Qi's team will arrive in Beijing tomorrow, right?"
"Yes!" Shuanghong nodded.
As Cheng Qi returned triumphantly and got closer, the letters from the scout station were delivered very quickly, and now they were only a few dozen miles away.
Lu Lingjun raised his eyes, his eyes darkened, "Send someone to inform Master Cheng, and ask him to send the old marquis's body to Guangji Temple tomorrow!"
If the living can't persuade, the dead will come to do it.
Anyone who can come to persuade should come to persuade.
She won't give up until the last moment.
The next day.
The mighty army returned in triumph.
Before entering the city gate, the old marquis's body was first sent to Guangji Temple.
"My Lord, the old marquis is here." Qing Feng was outside the wing room, urging him inside, "Please come out and take a look! I beg you!"
Cheng Yunshuo simply disappeared behind closed doors today.
After hearing that the old marquis's body was sent to Guangji Temple, he locked himself in the room and chanted scriptures.
Sister-in-law."
Inside the Guangji Temple, after the coffin was brought in, a young man in armor got off his horse and walked up to Lu Lingyun.
He was about twenty-two or twenty-three years old, with rough skin and an upright body. His eyes and brows showed the fierceness of someone who had been on the battlefield and seen blood. He was completely different from the young men in makeup and makeup who rode horses and paraded through the streets in Beijing.
When Lu Lingjun saw Cheng Qi, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, he forced a smile as the incidents happened in the Marquis' Mansion one after another, "Second Uncle, you're back."
"It's my fault that I didn't take good care of my uncle." Cheng Qi felt guilty when he heard Lu Lingjun's words.
Lu Lingyun's eyes were gloomy. "The swords and guns on the battlefield are merciless and the enemies are brutal. Second uncle has done a great job. Father defended the country and sacrificed his life for it. He is truly a role model for us."
At this moment, Qingfeng hurried over, "Young Madam! The prince refuses to come out!"
When Lu Lingjun heard this, he frowned.
The officers and soldiers had a fixed time for their triumphal entry into the city, and they had to enter the city gate before noon. Lu Lingjun just asked Cheng Qi to squeeze out some time to send the old marquis over before they entered the city gate.
There is no time to waste.
At this time, Cheng Qi asked, "Sister-in-law, what happened to you?"
Lu Lingjun looked solemnly at the closed door of the courtyard, "Your elder brother wants to become a monk!"
Cheng Qi: "?!"
Seeing that time was running out, Lu Lingjun was about to ask someone to break down the door, but Cheng Qi volunteered, "Sister-in-law, I'll go and persuade my brother."
When Lu Lingjun heard him say that, he looked up at him and said, "Okay, thank you for troubling me, Second Uncle."
"We are all family, there is no such thing as trouble or no trouble."
After Cheng Qi finished speaking, he strode into Cheng Yunshuo's yard and banged on the door. "Brother, I'm Cheng Qi!"
His voice received a response from inside.
"Donor Cheng, you should go back too. I won't change my mind."
When Cheng Qi heard the calm and composed voice inside, especially the first word "Donor Cheng", he was speechless and annoyed for a moment.
He followed his uncle to defend his country at the border, rolling in mountains of corpses and seas of blood, risking his life with the barbarians all day long. But Cheng Yunshuo was better.
Not only does he want to stay in the capital peacefully, but he actually wants to become a monk!
He slammed the door angrily, "All of us are protecting the glory of the Marquisate and the prosperity of the country, what are you doing! You are living a good life but you become a monk, what will happen to your family? Your uncle came back with his body wrapped in his horse's hide, are you worthy of his sacrifice!"
After Cheng Qi's question, there was silence in the room for a moment. After a while, the sound of an old bell rang out again, "Donor Cheng, everyone has his own path, and everyone has his own cause and effect. Coming and going in this world, in the end, is just a handful of gravel."
Cheng Qi: "…"
Damn, he really knows how to talk.
So everyone has to die, that's everyone's destiny!
It's all the same if you die!
"Come out right now! Stop talking nonsense! If you don't come out, I'll tear down your door!"
"Master Cheng, I will not leave. You can break my door today, but you cannot break my heart. I am devoted to the Tao. Even if I die, I will still devote myself to the Tao. May the Buddha have mercy on me."
Cheng Qi: "…"
He really wanted to kill him right now.
What he did was simply disgracing the reputation of the Ningyang Marquisate and ruining his father's lifelong reputation!
But Cheng Qi also made Cheng Yunshuo speechless. He softened his tone and said, "Brother, I sent your uncle back to you. Even if you really want to become a monk, you should take a last look at your father."
Cheng Yunshuo's voice came from inside, "Amitabha, I am chanting the mantra for the Marquis. He is in my heart right now."
Cheng Qi: "…"
He was completely speechless.
"Someone come! Break down his door!"
Cheng Qi called out to his men, and his adjutants rushed forward and broke the thin door panel with two bangs.
After breaking open the door, everyone saw Cheng Yunshuo, with a bare head, sitting cross-legged on a cushion, turning Buddhist beads in his hands while meditating and chanting. A large group of people rushed in, but he was not moved at all.
He closed his eyes tightly and refused to open them.
Cheng Qi was extremely angry. He took a quick step forward and grabbed Cheng Yunshuo, dragging him out.
"Your father is back, go and see him!"
"Do you know how your father died? At that time, the barbarians were struggling to survive and could not be defeated. Uncle dragged his seriously ill body to put on armor and went into battle. It was his boost in morale that helped us win!"
"Without him, who knows how many more people would have died in this battle!"
"He saved the lives of a group of us by himself. How could such a hero give birth to a son like you?"
Cheng Qi cursed angrily, but Cheng Yunshuo, whom he was dragging, still had his eyes closed.
He murmured and chanted, "Namo Amitabha, Dotagatayo..."
He kept reciting the Amitabha Sutra, but he just wouldn't open his eyes.
At this moment, Cheng Qi felt as if he had punched a piece of cotton. He grabbed Cheng Yunshuo by the collar and reached out to cover his eyes. "Open your eyes if you have any conscience at all!"
At this time, a sigh came from the crowd.
"Cheng Qi, forget it."
Lu Lingjun spoke.
She looked at Cheng Yunshuo, who was dragged out and held in front of the old marquis's body without opening his eyes, with complete disappointment in her eyes.
Never mind.
In his previous life, he was able to abandon his family property and parents and elope with Xing Dairong. In this life, he was able to do such a ridiculous thing as giving up everything to become a monk.
He has always been an extremely willful person.
Anyone who counts on him will be disappointed.
Even though Lu Lingjun had never had any hopes for him and only wanted him to be a quiet presence, he was disappointed to the point of giving up because of his willful behavior and only seeing himself.
Listening to Cheng Yunshuo's still intermittent chanting, Lu Lingyun looked away, "I hope you won't mention what happened today. I will send the old marquis into the city first. Lingyun thanks you all!"
Lu Lingjun saluted Cheng Qi and his generals.
Cheng Yunshuo was determined to become a monk, and Lu Lingjun no longer cared about it, but the matter could not be made public easily.
The old marquis' body has returned, and the higher-ups are just about to reward him based on his merits. If people were to know that Cheng Yunshuo had become a monk at this critical juncture, they would call him unfilial!
The most important thing for her at this time is to clean up the mess!
The people in front saw Lu Lingjun bowing and saluting. Most of them were former subordinates of the Ningyang Marquis' Mansion, and some were Cheng Qi's men. How could they dare to accept it, and they all followed suit and returned the salute.
"Madam, you are too kind."
Cheng Qi looked at Lu Lingjun and returned the greeting, "Sister-in-law, don't worry, we won't say anything nonsense."
"Thank you, second uncle." Lu Lingjun looked at him gratefully, and then looked at the heavy coffin.
"Prepare the Marquis's coffin and send the Marquis of Ningyang back to the capital!"
Without a son to mourn, Lu Lingjun shouted on the old marquis's behalf.
Lu Lingjun led everyone to the capital. After the coffin was carried away, Cheng Yunshuo was still kneeling on the spot. He closed his eyes tightly and kept muttering the mantra for rebirth.