The cold wind outside blew towards Zhang Xutang, making his mind clearer.
He heard the melodious evening bell coming from the Main Hall. It had been ringing for a long time, but he only heard a little aftertaste. Soon the bell became the chanting of the Amitabha Sutra.
The sound of chanting Buddha's name gathered in the sky above Daxiangguo Temple, and fell on people together with the night. The Zen sound was deep, asking people to repent of their sins in the darkness.
Zhang Xutang stood and listened for a long time, with no waves in his heart - he had a clear conscience and no need to repent. All the sins he committed had a reason, and all the evil he did was to protect the Zhang family, so there was no crime.
It was so cold that the cold wind blew the kitten in his hand into his arms, trying to find some warmth.
The cat was very small, its claws were not yet sharp, and its soft meow made Zhang Xutang look down at it.
Then Zhang Xutang grabbed it firmly, walked to the water tank, and without warning, plunged both hands into the cold water.
The water was biting and cold, and Zhang Xutang's hands quickly turned red.
"Second Master!" Xiao Wei exclaimed, but did not dare to step forward rashly - Zhang Xutang was still holding a cat in his hand.
The cat was suddenly stimulated by the cold water, and immediately struggled hard in the water tank. However, he was not strong enough, so Zhang Xutang grasped it tightly with both hands. He struggled with all his strength but could only keep twisting. A shrill scream came from under the water.
It goes straight to the heart.
Xiaowei's scalp was numb and he almost didn't dare to open his eyes.
The sound of chanting stopped, and after reciting the Amitabha Sutra, he began to recite the Great Confession of the Buddha under the leadership of Wei Na.
Amidst the dense chanting, the little kitten's voice disappeared, its struggling movements became smaller and smaller, and finally all movement disappeared and the water surface returned to calm.
Zhang Xutang took out the wet kitten and handed it to Xiao Wei: "Don't bury it, hang it on a tree. Cats can survive if they are connected to the earth."
Xiao Wei took the dripping dead cat from his red and cold hands, his hair stood on end, and kept silently chanting the blessings of the Buddha in his heart. He found a bamboo basket, threw the dead cat in, and went out from the vegetable garden behind the Daxiangguo Temple to find it.
A tree hung high up.
When Zhang Xutang returned to the house, he suddenly felt the itching and pain on his hands, so he called a guard. He put his hands into the person's clothes to warm them, thinking: "She doesn't want you, I don't want you."
I don’t want you either.”
All this was buried in a heavy snowfall that night. After dawn, Yinxiao entered the palace to take turns.
In just one day, he caught a young chamberlain who was spying on the emperor.
The waiter wanted to see where Jin Shang was so that Concubine Zhang could deliver the soup in time. After being discovered, Concubine Jin laughed it off, but Concubine Zhang took offense to Yin Xiao.
In the days that followed, Yin Xiao's eyes were like eagle eyes, staring sharply at every corner of his body, no matter who he was, he would catch him.
The King of Jin naturally had a lot of manpower in the palace, and some were even in Wende Hall, otherwise he would not have been able to blame Su Ting for losing the spring vase. However, after Yinxiao's hand, the manpower was suddenly reduced sharply, and the remaining clever ones were
Everyone followed the rules and did not dare to cause trouble under Yinxiao's nose.
King Jin, who had been shutting himself up and thinking about his past, became increasingly confused. Xie Zhou wished he could stab someone at home and tie up Yin Xiao's leg, so that Yin Xiao could have a good rest.
It's a pity that Yinxiao is very tough from head to toe, so he didn't even take a knock until the Chinese New Year.
On the day of the Lantern Festival, Jinshang and Concubine Zhang were watching lanterns in Yanfu Palace. One of the lanterns that a monkey had stolen a peach from was not fastened securely. When the wind blew, it caught fire, and all the lanterns along with it were damaged.
The fire started very quickly, and Yin Xiao happened to be on duty, snatching Jin Shang out among the crowd of palace people who were slowly swallowing.
When he started to save the driver, Concubine Zhang also pulled him in the fireworks, asking him to rescue her too. However, Yin Xiao raised her hand and knocked Concubine Zhang over.
Concubine Zhang asked him to knock her down to the ground, and a spark suddenly burst out, burning a black spot as big as a pinhead on her face.
Because of this little black spot, Concubine Zhang and Yin Xiao had a deep hatred. As long as I stayed at Concubine Zhang's place, she would blow the wind on my pillow and say a few bad words about Yin Xiao, which would make my ears pucker.
Cocoon, also came to a conclusion - Lou Yinxiao is not a member of King Yan.
By this time, Su Ting was no longer used much today.
Although Su Ting was still the commander-in-chief, he was not as good as before. Most of the people in the imperial army also favored Yinxiao - Yinxiao was strict and self-disciplined under his rule, and he was willing to give in to others for his merits. Even the silver reward he received when he rescued the emperor was not enough.
Divided.
Su Ting endured his anger and went to the Daxiangguo Temple. After coming out, he was inspired by the devil and became more and more able to endure his anger.
On the twenty-fifth day of the first lunar month, Li Jun held a banquet. Yin Xiao was unpopular because he was too serious, so Li Jun was forced to leave the banquet and go home to have dinner with Song Huiyue.
In the kitchen, knowing that Yin Xiao and Li Jun were not at home to eat, they did not stew the big meat, but made spicy tofu, tore up a tender chicken, made a fish soup, put a plate of radish and bream on the table in the main room.
When Yin Xiao came, Song Huiyue had almost eaten.
He went to get the bowl and chopsticks by himself, and ate the leftovers of Song Huiyue's rice. After eating and drinking, the two of them warmed themselves by the fire in the house.
When Li Jun came back, neither of them spoke. They just sat lazily, feeling quiet.
"Hey, you two will really enjoy it," Li Jun shouted, entered the room, rubbed his hands vigorously, and sat down, "I am suffering outside, and you two have no conscience.
When people opened the door for me, Lao Zhang couldn't hear me, which made me climb the wall."
Song Huiyue smiled and said: "You didn't drink much today, and you can still climb the wall. I'm getting ready to go out and pick you up."
Li Jun took a deep breath of heat, and the power of the wine dissipated in the heat, causing his bones to scatter in the chair one by one.
He also became lazy: "They were coming, so I didn't drink much. When will we meet? We'll meet them in Beiwa."
"Let's go now," Song Huiyue stood up and stretched her arms and legs. "I just want to go to Beiwa for a while."
Yin Xiao stood up immediately, and Li Jun reluctantly left the brazier: "It's time to relax, you're almost pissed off."
After Song Huiyue arrived in Kyoto, she seldom went out and had nothing to do. She even kept a cat, but the cat was abducted by a neighbor's cat.
She had nothing to think about, so she just took it easy.
Back in Kyoto, she only thought long and carefully once. She almost took one step and figured out the next ten steps. She thought through every possible change that Zhang Xutang could make.
King Jin, King Yan, Concubine Zhang, Yin Xiao, Li Jun, and Su Ting were all included in her plan.
She placed each of them in the right position without any emotion, just waiting for the time to come, and it was about to happen.
After thinking about it, she had already determined the outcome in her mind, and everything that happened was going according to her plan, so she was not surprised or happy, and could still go to Beiwa for recreation.
Li Jun breathed while walking, and puffs of white air spurted out and disappeared. He played for a while and suddenly said: "I heard Li Changfeng say today that the best singer in Beiwa is Feng Fangzhi, who, along with her father, specializes in singing various songs."
Gong Diao, her voice is clear and crisp, and she’s beautiful, let’s just go and see her.”