When I woke up in the morning, Manmei didn't get up in a hurry. Instead, she lay in bed and looked at the exquisite embroidery on the bed curtain. The embroidery was about flowers blooming and wealth. It was a very common pattern used by women. It embroidered scenes of flowers in bloom, especially peonies.
, the King of Flowers is even more embroidered large and exquisitely.
The various flowers that guard the peonies are graceful and eye-catching. In this embroidery, the peonies are the protagonists. The other flowers, although they are gorgeous and famous flowers, can only play supporting roles.
She sighed unconsciously. For some reason, she suddenly felt as if she had returned to those days in Washington. Every day when she woke up, she didn't know how to spend the day safely.
Although she doesn't have to worry about her life here, she still has many other worries. It's far better than being at ease in an inn. Although her body is tired, her mind is relaxed.
Not long after she got up, Shan Boyuan came to visit again, saying he was looking for Jiang Shang, but Jiang Shang and Yu Han went out early in the morning, and Manmei never asked where they went, so they were not used to telling her their whereabouts.
Shan Boyuan said a few words and was about to leave. Manmei had already served the tea, but he suddenly said as if he thought of it, "If Mr. Jiang is not here, why don't Miss Man and me go to Cijue Temple to see it?"
I heard that the famous Master Shiwen from Yue State came to Cijue Temple, and many people went to Cijue Temple. I wonder if Miss Man is interested in going to worship the Buddha?"
Only then did Manmei remember that the young monk had said that he would come to Laizhou and discuss Buddhism with her. When she thought of Shiwen, she felt as if a long time had passed, but in fact it was only a dozen days.
of effort.
Shan Bo looked at the graceful expression from a distance and smiled slightly, "Master Shiwen is a famous monk in Jiangzuo. If Miss Man has lived in Jiangzuo, she should have met her, right? I heard that Mrs. Jiang is a layperson."
Manmiao was disgusted with him mentioning her relationship with Jiang Shang in this way, and she hinted that she had lived in the Jiang family, which was detrimental to her reputation.
At that time, his face turned cold and he said calmly, "I have indeed seen it, but the eminent monk saw so many people that he may not remember me, a little person. When I was in Jiangzuo, the little girl stayed at the inn and only met Mrs. Jiang once, but she didn't know
Mrs. Jiang is also a pious person."
Since the trouble was unpleasant, of course I wouldn't want to go out with Shan Boyuan. I just found an excuse and sent him away. I thought that you, a sick man, would naturally ask God to pray to Buddha to give you a longer life. I am not sick.
Without disaster, why should I go with you?
After sending Shan Boyuan away, she was bored just sitting there by herself. Chu Yue'er had already run away and disappeared. Man Miao asked the maids, but they all said they didn't know, and they didn't know whether they really didn't know, or just pretended to understand and didn't want to say anything.
She doesn't like her current state very much. She feels as if the whole world is her enemy. No matter what people do, she feels they have ulterior motives.
But there were no psychiatrists in this world, and she had no friends who were good enough to confide in. After much thought, she decided to go to the Cijue Temple mentioned by Shan Boyuan.
It is popular in Western Catholic Christianity to go to priests and priests to confess. In fact, from a psychological point of view, this is a kind of confession behavior, which is good for mental health. She couldn't find a church, so she decided to ask Buddha to serve as a psychotherapist.
Perhaps the news about Shi's visit to Laizhou has not spread yet, so not many people go to the temple to offer incense. Today is not a Buddhist altar day or a special day, so there are even fewer female pilgrims.
When Manmiao went there, there were only some people in the whole hall who looked like laymen, and she was the only pilgrim.
This time she didn't bring any maids with her. She came out alone. She first offered incense devoutly and prayed in front of the Buddha that her future journey would be smooth and that there would be no more setbacks.
After she came out, the weather was very sunny, and there were some dark clouds in the morning. When she came out of the hall, she found that the sky was already clear, and her mood improved a lot with the good weather.
I found a young novice who was sweeping the floor and asked him if Master Shiwen was there? I am one of his friends. My name is Manmiao. Please convey this to me.
Seeing that she was well-dressed, the little novice monk clasped his hands and recited the Buddha's name. He put down the broom and took her to a place that looked like a Zen courtyard. This place usually entertains all kinds of pilgrims. The decoration of this Zen courtyard is relatively exquisite. It seems to be
A place to greet important guests.
The novice asked her to wait in the Zen courtyard. She didn't want to go into the room and wait. Seeing that there was no one in the courtyard, she walked to the courtyard and looked at the camellia trees in the courtyard.
It's not the season for camellias to bloom. There are only some leaves but no camellias. I have to say it's a bit regretful.
On the contrary, there are some unknown small wild flowers blooming in the grass under the trees.
Manmei squatted down, looked at the little flowers on the ground, and unconsciously began to sing "Five Hundred Years of Changes in the Fields." This song appeared very frequently when she was in a bad mood.
It wasn't until she finished singing the song that her crouched feet became numb. She wanted to stand up, but she swayed a little. One hand held her up steadily. When she stood firm, she let go, took a step back, and clasped her hands together.
Recited a Buddhist name.
Manmei looked back and saw that it was Shi Wen.
His bald head is very bright, but it does not detract from his handsome appearance at all.
I remember in a gossip post, someone said that to see if a male star is really handsome, you have to look at how he looks with his shaved head. Only the one who still looks handsome with his shaved head is really handsome, and the hairstyle has concealed it.
All have flaws.
In this way, Shi Wen should be a handsome guy at the level of a modern idol star. He is tall and handsome, and has no relationship experience. He is simply the perfect material for a romantic drama.
For a moment, Manmei wanted to catch him and tell him with tears streaming down her face: Handsome man, you were born in the wrong era!
Shi Wen still had a very kind expression on his face. He was probably a monk chanting sutras, and his expression was very peaceful. He felt good when he saw it. Unlike Hua Feng, who felt like he was going to be constipated at the first glance.
"Almsgiver Man, we meet again." Shiwen was very polite and courteous to her. The monk especially paid attention to the distance between him and the female pilgrims, and Shiwen was the same.
Graceful is not a porn maniac. She is a nymphomaniac who wants to pounce on a handsome guy when she sees him. She just admires Shiwen's appearance. The men she comes into contact with are all good-looking.
Needless to say, Lan Ting and Jiang Shang are both at the level of dragons and phoenixes among people. Not to mention Hua Feng, can any male protagonist in a romance novel be ugly? I thought he was playing Notre Dame de Paris?
The only one who is below the standard is Deng Yanshuo, but this poor child has been exposed to nuclear radiation. The lack of major changes is already considered a mercy of the author. Why force him to be handsome? After all, they are all male characters. The female characters are also required to have good looks and figure.
Whatnot, the male supporting role is just based on the role, you have to look like what the author wants you to look like.
Manmiao also followed his example, clasped her hands together and bowed, "Master Shiwen."
She was very afraid that Shi Wen would continue to discuss Buddhist issues with her. At her level, she couldn't even say a few words and would be exposed, okay?
Getting ahead of Shi Wen, "I've been a little confused recently. I hope Master Shi Wen can help me clear up my confusion."
Shi Wen raised his hand and invited her to sit at the stone table in the courtyard. Beside the stone table were some tea sets and a small tea stove. It seemed that they had been prepared long ago, just waiting for the pilgrims to arrive so that they could receive them easily.
Manmiao also thought that she might talk for a long time, so she simply sat at the table and watched Shi Wen skillfully boil water, wash cups, and make tea in one go.
When a cup of green tea was handed to her, she felt that her heart had calmed down.
She picked up the tea and smelled it first, then lowered her head and took a sip.
"High-quality Tieguanyin tea, brewed with mountain spring water. Excellent tea."
After making a brief comment, Shi Wen smiled and said, "Donor, please drink some tea first and wait until your heart calms down before you talk about your confusion."
The two of them just drank a cup of tea. Manmei put the empty cup in her hand on the stone table and watched Shi Wen fill her with tea.
"Master, if you find that a person who is very important to you appears to be different from what he actually is inside, what would you do?"
Manmei did not dare to tell Shi Wen unreservedly. Shi Wen and Mrs. Jiang were very familiar with each other. If he was not strict with his words, it would be difficult for her to do so.
Shi Wen thought for a while and took a sip of tea. "If he is just different from what he looks like, many people in the world are like that. If he does some evil things that I cannot accept, I will not help him."
Manmiao knew that Shi Wen had misunderstood. These monks had probably heard about what the upper-class families were doing in private, and they might have misunderstood. "It's not anything evil, it's just that he and I think differently, and his attitude towards things is different."
There are also differences, I can't accept the way he handles things."
After all, the matter between Jiang Shang and Chu Xiner is a private matter. In ancient times, cousins were allowed to get married. If there was a quarrel, he could take Chu Xiner and Chu Yuer as his concubine.
In ancient times, concubines were bought and sold. He had a personal relationship with the concubine of the Wu family, not the head wife. If he were the head wife, the Wu family could make the matter bigger and make Jiang Shang disgraced, but a concubine has a lower status than a singer
With a higher status, the Wu family really can't do anything to Jiang Shang if they seize this opportunity.
It's just that Jiang Shang attaches great importance to face and cares about his own reputation, so he was given a pigtail by the Wu family. If he really went all out and married a pair of sisters at the same time, it might be a good thing.
, will win the envy of everyone.
How can Menmei bear the burden of working with someone else?!
When she was in Washington before, looking at An Yingying and Hua Feng, she was heartbroken even though she knew that Hua Feng was not her man. Jiang Shang was the man she chose, chosen from thousands of people, and she also wanted to
Competing with several women for favor?
"Donor Manmiao is too obsessed with the differences between your friends and you. Why don't you think more about how happy you are together?" Shi Wen was very smart. When Manmiao said this, he immediately understood that Manmiao and Jiang Shang had a disagreement.
"There are many advantages, but the shortcomings are also obvious." When Manmiao saw what he said, she knew that he had guessed that there was something going on between the two of them, so she said it directly. Beating around the bush was not her strong point, especially beating around the bush with a monk. She would lose.
