Four or five miles outside the west city gate, there is a famous nunnery in the capital called "Muni Yuan".
Master Jingci, who presides over the temple, has profound Buddhist teachings and is good at making friends with celebrities from Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. He is highly respected by the high-ranking mansions in Beijing. Therefore, Muni Yuan has many high-ranking families in Beijing coming to pray for blessings and fulfill their wishes all the year round, and the incense is prosperous.
At this time, deep in the Muni Courtyard, in a secluded nunnery, Miaoyu, dressed in Chinese clothes, sat alone under the window, meditating on the moon.
More than a year passed, and Pingting became more and more beautiful when she was in her prime, just like a banished immortal who fell into the mortal world.
However, the beautiful fairy's state of mind at this moment was completely different from her cold and beautiful appearance.
For more than a year, she could not help but think of the prodigal son who had flirted with her in Panxiang Temple, and of his handsome and majestic figure, who seemed both affectionate and rogue, but whose face made people secretly throb.
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Especially when her family was in decline, she followed her master from Suzhou to Beijing. This feeling became more and more intense, which made her have a bad temper. She could only suppress it by using the Buddhist "Calming Mantra".
After entering the capital, she also learned that the man did not lie to her. He was indeed a descendant of the Jia family, a prominent family in the capital, and his status was very extraordinary.
But then she heard that the heart-stealing thief and betrayer had been sent by the emperor to lead troops in the border war...
How dangerous is the enemy at the border!
At that time, she was so worried about this that she almost didn't think about anything. Then she was very frightened to find that her level of worry about the other party was even worse than that of her master who couldn't stand the pain of traveling and fell ill as soon as he entered Beijing.
Not on!
This made her very ashamed and hesitant.
Fortunately, she soon heard that Jia Lian had successfully returned to Beijing. Not only that, he had also achieved military exploits on the battlefield and was promised a high reward by the emperor, which made her secretly happy.
Just when she was very hesitant about whether to contact the other party or find a way to let the other party know her existence and see how the other party would react, she heard that her father had passed away and he was busy arranging funeral arrangements and had no time to spare every day.
Now, his father's funeral affairs should be almost taken care of...
Miaoyu thought secretly in her heart.
Miaoyu raised her head and glanced at the faintly green branches under the moonlight, and then lowered her head deeply.
She knew that she was stupid and stupid. The other party was born in the Duke's palace, had a noble status, and had a bright future. How could he waste his energy on a humble female Buddhist disciple like her?
Thinking about it, a person like him would have many confidantes around him. The words he said to himself and the things he did that day were just for the sake of freshness and curiosity, and he used himself as a makeup artist for fun and fun.
Just like other sluts in the world.
If not, why has there been no news from him or come to see him?
It can be seen that I have forgotten myself a long time ago. I am pitiful that I am young and ignorant and easily deceived by evil people, which is why I suffer from this unreasonable and vain lovesickness.
Miaoyu couldn't help but feel hatred in her heart, scolding a certain unscrupulous thief until her head was wet.
Suddenly, she heard the noise of running and noisy outside the courtyard. Miaoyu's well-proportioned and beautiful brows frowned slightly. She happened to see the little maid coming from the other side, so she called her over to ask.
"Miss, there is a family that needs female Buddhist disciples to attend funerals and perform rituals, so I went to their Muni courtyard to hire disciples.
It only takes two days in total. The presiding master has said that all the young disciples in the courtyard should go to the front yard for the nobles to choose. Once selected, the courtyard will reward each of them with eight hundred coins..."
When Miaoyu heard this, she felt very disgusted.
Ever since she came to Muni Yuan, a famous temple in the capital as mentioned by her master, she felt that the people here were philistine and very stupid. Not just one or two people, but everyone from top to bottom, even the presiding master was like this.
No exception.
The entire Muni Monastery is filled with a worldly atmosphere, and there is nothing pure and aloof from the world that a Buddhist women's temple should have.
The construction of the nunnery is also crude and has no merit except that it is large.
Compared to her Panxiang Temple, it looks like a shack dog house.
Nowadays, a dignified host, in order to earn a few taels of silver, lets his disciples rush to the top to be chosen. Is this the way a Buddhist Gaoni should behave?
After laughing and scorning in her heart, Miaoyu had no intention of asking anymore.
Unexpectedly, the maid did not leave wisely. Instead, she stood on the corridor outside, came closer and said to her: "Miss, does she know which mansion in Beijing is here to recruit people?"
"I don't care which company it is. Stop talking outside. If you have nothing to do, go and reheat the tea stove."
Miaoyu didn't bother to play riddles with the maid. After saying that, she got up to take a look at her master, then came back to make a cup of tea and end this boring day.
But the maid giggled and said, "I told you, Miss, it is someone from the Rongguo Mansion in the capital who came..."
Miaoyu suddenly paused and turned to look at the maid.
Looking at the flattering look on her face, he knew that she had asked outsiders to inquire about the affairs of the Rongguo Mansion in the middle of the capital, and she also knew about it.
Maybe, it's not necessarily that she has some unbearable thoughts going on in her heart right now...
On the one hand, he was reserved, and on the other hand, he didn't want to let the maid think wildly, so he pretended not to care and scolded: "What about the Rongguo Mansion in the middle of the capital? What does it have to do with me? If you also want to make these hundreds of money, I will have you killed.
Their hair is twisted, how about you go with them?"
When the maid heard this, she was startled and quickly waved her hand to refuse.
Just kidding, she didn't want to be a nun, and the lady treated them very generously, so how could she value a mere few hundred dollars?
I thought that the young lady often asked people to inquire about the Rongguo Mansion. I thought she would be interested in this, so I deliberately told the young lady. Who knew that the young lady was even annoyed.
"Miss, please forgive me. It's not that I'm curious, but they are really noble people here tonight. I heard that the eldest son of the Rongguo Mansion came in person. Even the hostess thought highly of it and went to receive it in person.
What about..."
"What? Who are you talking about?"
The maid was just going to boil water after saying a joke, but unexpectedly the young lady suddenly changed color, and she was shocked.
"That's right, it's the eldest young master of Rongguo Mansion... Oops, I didn't hear clearly whether it was the eldest young master or the second young master. Anyway, he is a very noble person. Everyone in their courtyard is spreading the news...
Why, does the young lady really know the people from their Rongguo Mansion?"
Miaoyu sat down silently and ignored the maid. The maid stood there for a while, wondering for a while, and then walked away in a wise manner.
Miaoyu then showed a complicated expression.
She was almost 80 to 90% sure that the person who came was the villain who molested her that day!
Why did he come here? Is it a coincidence? He really just wanted to select a few female nuns to chant sutras and vigil for his father, so he happened to come here, but he didn't actually know where she was?
That's right, I kept my words quietly and took refuge here quietly. How could someone with his status know about my existence?
Do you want to go see him...
But if it was true as he thought, he didn't take him to heart. If he went out like this, wouldn't he be being sentimental and bringing humiliation to himself?
But what if he really came to look for me...
Just as her heart was pounding and she was swaying from side to side, she suddenly saw her attendant hurriedly approaching her and said to her: "Girl, the hostess has sent someone to ask the girl to go out."
Miaoyu suppressed her heart palpitations and asked, "What did she ask me to do?"
"A young nobleman came here. His father had just passed away. Hearing that the girl's master was proficient in innate divine arithmetic, he wanted to ask an immortal to help his father.
It's just that the master is ill now. When the young master heard that the girl was the direct disciple of the master, he said that it would be the same if he invited the girl.
The hostess has already agreed."
The mother-in-law said, fearing that Miaoyu would not be willing to help, so she hurriedly said: "Young lady has always received the true biography of the master, and now we are living here. Although there is a personal friendship between the master and them, the people below are not immune.
You hate us so much.
If the girl can do this for them today and show them what she is capable of, they will probably have nothing to say in the future and they will naturally respect the girl more."
Miaoyu's master had a close relationship with Master Jingci, so he thought of coming to Beijing to join him.
It's just that Master Jingci has too many disciples, so it's inevitable that there will be many snobbish people who will interfere with them. Of course, those people are actually more dissatisfied with their behavior...
After all, a lay disciple who is practicing Buddhism in a nunnery is already disgusting enough, not to mention that Miaoyu is accompanied by several maids and nuns! This is heresy in any temple nunnery.
The mother-in-law's worries were unnecessary. Although Miaoyu's heart turned over and over again, she could not say the words of rejection. She took a long breath and said quietly: "I understand."