Qingrong was not in a hurry to go home after dinner. She only chatted with Mr. Wang before rushing home to the sound of dusk drums.
Yun Niang quietly glanced at Xue Shao, who was sitting next to him. His face was heavy and his whole body was suppressed with a cold aura, which made people fearful and dared not come near. She couldn't help but secretly thought, why doesn't the lady come back?
At this moment, the maid outside said: "My lady is back."
After Yun Niang heard this, she breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the lady was back. She glanced at the person opposite again, and her expression obviously softened a bit.
Qingrong was in a good mood today. She walked in slowly and saw Yun Niang looking at her earnestly and asked, "What's wrong?"
Yun Niang said cautiously: "Just now Alang was looking for his wife."
Qingrong walked in and saw Xue Shao sitting at the table with a table of dishes in front of him. Could it be that he had been waiting for her to come back for dinner? It was also because she was negligent and forgot to explain to Yun Niang.
Qingrong nodded and asked them to go down first. She was a little apologetic and said to Xue Shao: "I'm sorry, I was negligent..."
Before he finished speaking, Xue Shao raised his eyes, tried his best to restrain himself, and asked in a deep voice: "Where have you been?"
"I went back home."
Xue Shao was a little nervous, so his voice was trembling, "Okay, why did you go back suddenly?"
Seeing his strange expression, Qingrong approached and asked, "My old friend is here, so he asked me to go back. What's wrong with you? Why are you acting weird?"
Xue Shao looked at her, stretched out his arms to hug her, and put his head on Qingrong's waist.
He was a little relieved. Fortunately, she was not angry with him anymore. He thought she listened to Mrs. Wei and went back to the Lu family in anger and refused to come back.
After a while, he said in a muffled voice: "Can you promise me that you won't leave without a word in the future? Huh?" Even if you really want to leave him, can you let him know?
Qingrong laughed dumbly and looked down at him, "It happened suddenly. I really just forgot about it. I didn't know that you were waiting for me to come back. Could you please stop being like this... worrying about gains and losses."
She paused for a moment before she thought of this word to describe him. From the beginning, he was like this, always thinking too much.
Xue Shao was silent, he didn't know what to say to refute, what Qing Rong said... was also the truth.
"Why do you feel like this? Do you think I want to leave? Because of the two maids my sister-in-law sent today?"
Xue Shao stared at her and nodded.
Qingrong felt a little funny when she saw his cold face and such an honest and dull demeanor, "In your eyes, am I someone who will make trouble over trivial things?"
"No." Of course he knew that she was by no means a person who was carried away by her emotions. She had her own plans for everything she said and did. She was willing to explain to herself, but she was also afraid of getting into trouble if there were conflicts in the relationship.
, although she also said that she has feelings for herself, it was definitely not because of how important she was in her heart.
And it was precisely because he knew so well that Xue Shao felt that she might abandon him at any time...
"Since you know that, why do you still think that way?" Qingrong looked at him, put her hands on his shoulders, and asked with a half-smile, "Are you afraid?"
Xue Shao stared at her, her always calm and clear eyes reflecting his own. At this moment, her eyebrows were curved, and a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, as gentle as mist, as if the unattainable goddess was finally willing to smile at the alms.
He couldn't suppress the throbbing in his heart, his Adam's apple rolled, and he said: "Yeah."
Seeing that he was a little crazy, Qingrong couldn't help but put her hand in front of his forehead and said with a smile: "Then tell me, how did you arrange those two maids today?"
Xue Shao lost his temper in front of her, pulled her hand down and held it in his hand, "I sent them back to my sister-in-law. I said it was my wish and I didn't bother my sister-in-law. If this happens again in the future,
Just come to me directly."
Qingrong looked at him, nodded helplessly, and said with a smile: "How long has it been? You still don't need dinner?"
"Have you used it?"
Qingrong nodded, "Today my friend Lin Quzi came to Yongcheng and went to my home, so I stayed and had dinner with him.
Lin Quzi? Xue Shao has naturally heard of this person. He is said to be a folk painter with first-class painting skills, but he refuses to serve in the court and travels around. "Do you know him?"
Qingrong nodded, "He has some friendship with Grandpa. He taught me painting when he lived temporarily on Nanyuan Mountain."
Xue Shao knew that Qingrong could paint flowers and birds, but he didn't expect that he learned it from Lin Quzi.
Qingrong came back from outside. She was sweating a little and felt uncomfortable. She said, "Then you eat first, and I'll go to the back room to change clothes."
Xue Shao pulled her and refused to let her go, "Will you stay with me?"
Qingrong is funny, "You don't talk when you eat, you don't talk when you sleep."
Xue Shao glanced at her and said, "You talk a lot in bed."
Qingrong was really laughed at by this man's frankness and scoundrelness. Fortunately, she was used to it now and was not as embarrassed and angry by him as before. She asked back: "Who is that all because of? You... think I am noisy
Already?"
Xue Shao's hand paused while he was eating. He raised his eyes and swallowed the food, "No, I couldn't ask for it."
Qingrong was so amused that she swatted his hand away and snorted, leaving only one sentence, "Have a good meal first while having a sweet daydream." After saying that, she walked away.
Xue Shao looked at the dinner in front of him. He didn't know what he thought of, and he smiled suddenly. He was not in a hurry. Anyway, he would have time to "settle the accounts slowly" with her again.
The next day, when Qingrong got up again, it was already the beginning of the day.
Thinking of Xue Shao coming to her yesterday and not letting her go... She blushed again. Xue Shao was sometimes very honest, but sometimes he was very good at "kicking his nose in the face". Only when she said a few nice words, he
Then I can hold on for a long time.
She didn't remember when she fell asleep last night. She only remembered hearing him ask in a daze: "Qingrong, what kind of jewelry do you like..."
She didn't know why he suddenly asked this, but she was too tired and couldn't remember whether she answered him or not.
Qingrong had to come forward and explain to Su about giving away her concubine. After a long time of quarrel, Qingrong realized that Su had misunderstood Xue Shao. She was afraid that Qingrong would be in trouble, so she quickly picked two enemies.
A group of smart people arrived, but Xue Shao was called back.
Su felt aggrieved and knew that Xue Shao had a really weird temperament. First he was worried about his children, and then he drove them back, inconsistently. She couldn't help but sympathize with Qing Rong in her heart. She spent all day with such a weird person, so don't be fooled.
It would be better to drive her crazy... Qingrong couldn't help but laugh. She really didn't know how to explain it, so she could only ask Xue Shao to take the blame.
The day after tomorrow, Qing Rong took Lin Quzi to Lingbao Temple as promised.
Qingrong found a monk and asked him to find Shiyi, and the two of them waited in the front hall. Not long after, someone came. Qingrong did not expect that Kongji came out to greet him. He asked Qingrong and Lin
Quzi saluted, "You two, Tan Yue, please come with me. My master is already waiting in the Zen room."
It turned out that Master Kongji was a disciple of Shiyi. The two of them followed Kongji to the Zen room, and Qingrong finally met the famous master Shiyi. He was a monk in his fifties, short in stature, with a slightly round face.
He has kind eyebrows and kind eyes, and his facial features are not outstanding. His whole person looks a bit like Maitreya Buddha, which makes people feel kind and approachable.
Qingrong greeted him respectfully, "I have met Master Shi Yi."
Shi Yi smiled and returned the courtesy: "Nv Tan is becoming more polite."
His voice was honest and gentle, which matched his temperament very well. Qingrong couldn't help but glance at Kong Ji, and thought that these two people were no less masters and disciples, even their temperaments were very similar.
Qingrong looked at him, not knowing what to say for a moment. He just felt that it was inappropriate to say anything in front of such a great monk. Shi Yi had seen many pilgrims, so his reaction to Qingrong was not surprising. He just smiled.
He asked: "Who is this female Tan Yue from Lin Tan Yue?"
Lin Quzi introduced: "This is the daughter of my best friend. She also studied painting with me in the past. It is she who brought me here to find you today."
Shi Yi smiled kindly, "I see. Nu Tan Yue has a good temperament, but she also has attainments in Buddhism?"
Qingrong shook his head and said humbly: "Buddhism is profound. Qingrong doesn't know much about it, so he dare not say that he has attainments in Buddhism."
He looked into Qingrong's eyes and smiled, "Nv Tan Yue is a rare person who is transparent, but the worldly fate has not been broken. This is what you have to practice in this life. If you can understand it, you can feel at ease. Everything is fate.
, Fate is not easy, you should cherish it, just like this time, it is fleeting and will never come back."
Qingrong was slightly stunned when he heard the words, but nodded in astonishment. Seeing Lin Quzi looking at him with a smile, Qingrong felt a little relieved. Qingrong didn't want to disturb Lin Quzi and Shi Yi reminiscing about the past, and after greeting them again,
After saying goodbye, he and Kong Ji retreated out.
"The common fate is not broken", "Cherish the fate", "What is lost will never come back" are these talking about her and Xue Shao? Qingrong couldn't help but think.
Seeing Qingrong's face looking a little confused, Kong Ji said comfortingly: "Ms. Lu, don't worry too much. The master may have seen that you are destined to be with you, so he just gave you a kind reminder, and it may not necessarily correspond to the actual situation."
Qingrong nodded and smiled politely at him, "Yes, thank you Master for reminding me."
Kong Ji also smiled, but he didn't know why.
For a moment, the two of them were speechless.
Qingrong walked out of the courtyard of the Zen room with him, and suddenly heard Kongji ask: "I haven't seen Madam Lu for a long time. How is everything?"
Qingrong nodded and said politely: "Everything is fine, Master Lao is worried about me." She thought for a moment and then said: "Master, do you want to participate in the translation of scriptures?"
Kongji smiled and said: "Yes, maybe in a while, I will go to Huailuo with my master to translate scriptures."
Qingrong was a little surprised, "Oh, that's it. Then... I wish Master a safe trip and everything goes well."
Kongji returned the gift and said gently: "Thank you very much."
He finally laid his eyes on Qingrong's eyes, but there was a bit of sadness and determination in those eyes, which made Qingrong unable to see clearly.
Kong Ji leisurely withdrew his gaze. Over the past six months, he would always think of her. Although he only met her a few times in a hurry, he never forgot her. It was also because he had been busy recently that he occasionally thought of her... Maybe this trip was also given to him by the Buddha.
A warning, he should forget about the person who does not belong to him, the love that he cannot have, and think about it quietly.
"What is the mage thinking?"
Kong Ji shook his head and said with a bitter smile: "It's something that I shouldn't have thought about, and I shouldn't have thought about it."
Qingrong was slightly stunned, wondering why he was troubled.
After a while, she persuaded: "Everyone will say to stop the mind and thoughts, but to make the mind like water, free from distracting thoughts and delusions, and realize everything, it is not something that can be done overnight. If life is endless, there will be no end to practice. Masters can only have prophets.
Only when you think about it can you practice practice, and you don’t need to be bothered by the current problems.”
Kong Ji looked at her with a hint of approval in his eyes. He smiled slightly and nodded, then quickly looked away and said in a soft voice, "Yes, I have learned a lesson from Madam Lu's words."