Chapter 397 The follow-up triggered by the tablet
To enshrine the longevity tablet in a temple is not done by paying money directly. You need to burn incense and pray first, and ask the eminent monk to carve the tablet in person and go to the Hall of Longevity to worship it.
After the tablets are placed, the monks must recite sutras for salvation.
The sutra recitation and salvation were arranged in the afternoon, so Su Yue and Xiao Sanlang decided to accompany Xu to have a vegetarian meal at Huguo Temple.
When the three of them were heading to the side room, Ye Heng walked over to them.
Seeing Su Yue, Ye Heng's eyes brightened slightly and he raised his lips, "Ms. Su, Mr. Xiao, what a coincidence that we met here."
Su Yue looked a little cold, and was very impatient with Ye Heng's repeated entanglements, so she spoke a little rudely, "Whether it is a coincidence or intentional, Prime Minister Ye should know."
Ye Heng frowned, "Do you suspect the truth and investigate your whereabouts?"
"Is not it?"
Ye Heng raised the corners of his eyes evilly, and he seemed to be unhappy, "You underestimate me too much. I never do unnecessary things."
Su Yue was noncommittal.
Xiao Sanlang took a step forward and said, "What kind of person is Prime Minister Ye? There is no need to explain to us, and we are not interested. Let's take our leave."
After that, he held Su Yue in one hand and Xu in the other, and passed by Ye Heng.
Ye Heng clasped his hands behind his back, with two scattered smiles on his lips, and casually glanced at the three of them. When his eyes fell on Xu's face, his eyes couldn't help but freeze.
The woman next to Xiao Sanlang looked so familiar, as if she had seen her before somewhere.
He waved to his confidant, "Go and find out what Xiao Sanlang and Madam Su are doing here?"
The confidant turned around and retreated.
Ye Heng wandered around the yard for a while and came back soon.
"Prime Minister, my subordinates have found out clearly that Xiao Sanlang and Madam Su are here to worship the longevity tablet."
"Worship the longevity tablet? For whom?"
The confidant shook his head, "I don't know, but the novice monk in the temple refused to reveal it, saying that it was a secret belonging to the guests and could not be disclosed easily.
The subordinates inquired and found out that the tablets they enshrined were placed in the Grand View Hall at the innermost part of the Hall of Eternal Life. I heard that the tablets enshrined inside were secret and not easily visible to outsiders.
There are also dedicated monks inside for daily maintenance and chanting."
Ye Heng rubbed his chin, thoughtfully, "Consecrate a secret tablet? What secrets do they have that cannot be known to others?"
By the way, who is that woman?"
He always felt that it looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it before.
"When my subordinates heard Xiao Sanlang call him mother, it should be his mother or mother-in-law?"
Ye Heng shook his head, "You don't understand Yun Zhao's habits. If it's the mother-in-law, they won't call her mother, so she must be Xiao Sanlang's mother."
Having said this, he paused slightly and said, "Didn't Xiao Sanlang's mother, whom you investigated two days ago, have passed away long ago?"
The confidant nodded, "My subordinates asked the officials of Jinzhou Prefecture to investigate. The news is indeed true."
Ye Heng frowned, "Then why does Xiao Sanlang have another mother?"
Confidant: "How about my subordinates go investigate again?"
Ye Heng waved his hand, "Forget it, it's not a big deal, I am more interested in the longevity tablet enshrined by the couple.
Let’s go and get down to business first.”
He really came to Huguo Temple today not to investigate Su Yue's whereabouts, but to visit a friend.
An eminent monk from Huguo Temple once traveled to Xiye in his early years, encountered danger, and was accidentally rescued by him, thus forming a fate.
Now that he came to Yunzhao, he specifically chose today to visit, but he didn't expect to run into Su Yue.
Ye Heng walked to the last meditation room and handed over a blue jade cicada, "I would like to see Master Kongwen."
The little novice monk took the jade cicada and turned around to report. After a while, he came out again and asked Ye Heng to come in.
Sitting in the Zen room was a monk who was about forty years old, sitting cross-legged on the mat, meditating and chanting sutras.
Ye Heng didn't bother him. He poured himself a cup of tea, sat down and drank slowly.
After drinking a cup of tea, Master Kongwen opened his eyes and stood up slowly, "The night donor is here."
Ye Heng handed over a cup of tea, raised his eyebrows and chuckled, "Goodbye, old monk. I haven't seen you for a few years. You look old."
Master Kongwen put his hands together and recited the Buddha's name, "Ye Donor is still like that, full of hostility. I don't know when I can get rid of this hostility."
Ye Heng sneered, "What? You want to save me again?"
Master Kongwen smiled and said, "It would be best if the donor is willing to put down the butcher's knife."
Ye Heng seemed to have heard some big joke, "Put down the butcher knife? Haha, this sentence itself is a joke.
Let’s not talk about this anymore, let’s talk about something useful.
I want to enter the Grand View Hall of the Palace of Eternal Life, what do you think? Can I enter?"
Master Kongwen was silent for a moment and then said: "Donor Ye should know that the memorial tablets enshrined in the Grand View Hall are secret and no one can come in or out at will."
Ye Heng raised his eyebrows, "If I can come and go at will, why would I come to you?"
"Is this the purpose of Lord Ye's visit today?"
"That's not true. When I came here today, I had no purpose at first, but when I got to you, I suddenly changed my mind.
Just tell me if you can come in?"
Master Kongwen's beard was slightly raised, and he shook his head, "You can't enter."
Ye Heng's face darkened slightly, "What if I insist on entering? You should know that no one in your temple can stop me.
If there is a conflict and I accidentally hurt someone in your temple, of course I don't mind who I kill.
I think the emperor of your country will not embarrass himself just because of a few monks."
Master Kongwen's hand holding the tea cup tightened slightly, and he was silent for a long time before sighing, "I don't know why Lord Ye entered the grand viewing hall.
But this time, I will treat you as if I have repaid you for saving your life.
I hope that Donor Ye will not come to see me again in the future, and I will pretend that I have never known Donor Ye."
Ye Heng threw the tea cup on the table, "What? You gave up your true identity? You don't plan to transform into me again?"
Master Kongwen shook his head, "I don't practice enough to be able to save people like the donor."
Ye Heng raised a mocking smile and said, "Let's go, why are you hanging around?"
Master Kongwen is the supervisor of Huguo Temple, so he is naturally qualified to enter the Grand View Hall.
He sent away the monk guarding the Grand View Hall and went in with Ye Heng.
There are not many tablets enshrined in the Grand View Hall of Changsheng Hall, and each tablet has its own small compartment.
Ye Heng quickly found the tablets enshrined by Xiao Sanlang and Su Yue.
Because it was just enshrined today, it is not difficult to find.
The tablet reads: Brother Xiao Jin’s spiritual place, and a line of small words in the lower left corner: Brother: Xiao Chen pays his respects.
Ye Heng's expression changed slightly, "Xiao Jin? Xiao Chen? What is their relationship with Xiao Sanlang?"
Xiao Sanlang and the others did not know the tablet they enshrined with their front feet, but Ye Heng saw their back feet.
After coming out of Huguo Temple, Mrs. Xu felt much more relaxed, as if she had lost a piece of her heart.
"It is said that the incense in Huguo Temple is the most effective. We have enshrined the longevity tablet for your brother here. He will definitely find a good family and live a safe and happy life."
Mrs. Xu murmured, thinking that maybe she should slowly let go of the child who only had a three-day relationship with her.
"Don't worry, it will happen." Xiao Sanlang nodded, and Su Yue helped her get into the carriage.
Chapter completed!