Poor monks do not break the precepts

Xu Sheng seldom does not think about food and drink because of things, even when his internal energy is greatly lost at the moment, he still eats and sleeps as usual. Sighing aside, I especially like to sit on the porch of the main house with a volume of miscellaneous books in hand, but my mind is never on it. I often look up at the eaves, waiting for someone with great anticipation.

In spring, the climate is changeable, Huai Mingmo knew that he couldn’t persuade himself, so he just followed him when he had nothing to do, imitating what he did, and rushing to catch up with whatever he suffered. The wind was blowing coldly, so he stood in the wind to keep out the wind.After two days like this, his utterly vacant body couldn't bear it, the spring cold really invaded his body.

"You didn't listen when I was told to enter the house, let's accept it now." Xu Sheng frowned slightly, stirring the soup with a spoon.

Huai Mingmo pursed his lips and coughed lightly, covered his body with a thin quilt, had a soft pillow to lean against, insisted on leaning on Xu Sheng's back, Xu Sheng's annoyed look appeared in his mind, and smiled lightly: "I can trick you into the house, Do nothing."

Xu Sheng jerked his shoulders, held the medicine bowl firmly in his hand, and said with a smile: "I blame me for being too soft-hearted. You should have been rained for two more days and blown by the wind of the hour. Let's see if you can still say this."

Huai Mingmo swallowed the bitter medicine with his head raised, his brows knit together, before he had time to cry out, a sour plum was stuffed into his mouth.

"I asked for it, I finally got rid of these medicine jars, so I have to go forward." Xu Sheng wiped his hands with a handkerchief, and hung the medicine pouch containing cloves, atractylodes, perilla, etc. as cores on the head of the bed. Aids in breathing.He smelled low coughing behind him, waved the pillow beside his disgusted hand, and said disgustedly: "Don't pass it on to me." Huai Mingmo played tricks and deliberately pulled Xu Sheng towards him. Her lips pressed directly against the side of his face.

Xinli looked down at the side and counted the petals falling into the house from the rain, flirting like honey, stuffing it into his mouth made his teeth ache, and when he heard the whisper of the medicine delivery maid, Fang raised his eyes. , suddenly opened his mouth wide open.After a long time he came back to his senses, hurriedly kicked the maid out of the house, and sternly ordered not to go out and talk nonsense, and threatened to spread the word, Xu Sheng would pull out her tongue and poke her blind eyes, so scared that the maid asked for forgiveness.

"Oh, in the blue sky, so many eyes are staring at you, can you restrain yourself." Xin Li hurriedly closed the window, acting like a thief who broke into an empty door, looking out surreptitiously to make sure no one noticed.

The incident happened suddenly, completely out of the common sense and experience, and his mind crashed. He propped his hands on the edge of the bed in a daze for a long time and blinked his eyes. .”

Xu Sheng didn't understand what should happen afterwards, but he instinctively pushed away, taking a few steps to grab Xin Li who was opening the door.

"Lord?" Mr. Bian Ji raised his hands in the air as if to open the door, seeing Xu Sheng's face turned pink, and his expression was a little flustered.

Xu Sheng has been wilting like a frost-beaten eggplant for several days, when he suddenly saw Mr. Bian Ji, he was dazed at first, then his eyes lit up in vain, and he eagerly pulled him into the room, "What? Is she my cousin?"

After traveling for many days and sleeping in the open air, Mr. Bianji lost a little weight, and the hem of his clothes was gray and black. Although he had wiped the dust before coming, he was still covered in dust at first glance.When it's different, Xu Sheng will naturally find out that he is driving people away, but right now there are things he cares more about, so it's rare to ignore them.

The Hermitage Villa is located in the south, and the weather is usually bitingly cold, February is not as cold as October, but it is still chilling.But Mr. Bianji gulped down a cup of cold tea, still dripping with sweat, he turned on his folding fan to blow the wind, and calmed down after traveling for many days: "If this girl never loses her bag, she is probably the same."

Xu Sheng didn't avoid Huai Mingmo's intention, sat next to him, remained silent for a while, closed his eyes and smiled wryly: "She is actually my younger sister."

The other two people in the room were stretching out their ears curiously, and Mr. Bianji immediately explained: "I have checked carefully, and Wanxin is in line with what you said, no matter her age, the place where she was kidnapped, or the birthmark on her body. , and the safety lock she has worn so far was specially ordered by the old landlord as a gift to the second lady, and the style is unique."

Huai Mingmo and Xin Li said in unison: "Concubine Wan is your sister?!" Afterwards, the two felt that the words were too loud, and they both shut up again.

"No wonder I always feel that she is very close." Xu Sheng smiled bitterly, recalling the past, his heart was as bitter as chewing coptis chinensis, "There is also her mother, my aunt, I would feel familiar when I saw her when I was a child." Wanxin was tortured to the point of being sent to the palace, and he never offered a helping hand, even if he helped a little at the beginning, it would not have been like this, the more he thought about it, the more regretful he felt, the deep guilt was carved on his face like a knife.

Mr. Bian Ji read the thoughts revealed by Xu Sheng, fell silent for a while, and asked thoughtfully: "Or, I will go to the capital again to rescue Concubine Wan."

Huai Mingmo immediately said: "This matter must not be reckless."

After all, reason stands firm, and Xu Sheng does not agree, "She is now the most important person in Emperor Meng's heart. If she disappears under people's noses, I am afraid that many people will lose their heads, and there will be turmoil in the front and rear palaces. Since she has She has a firm foothold in the palace, no one can hurt her, it is better to let her in the palace first than to cause a disturbance now. You send someone to protect her secretly, and when the situation stabilizes, I will go there in person."

Xinli has received a lot of news recently, and added: "Jia Banxian came to the news. After the official ship entered the capital, one of the boats that sent the officials to the capital, an unremarkable maid, went to Hehuan Zhai in the suburbs of Beijing that night. Hehuanzhai will let people go to the empty building."

Xu Sheng's eyes were cold, "List the people on that boat, since they are maidservants, they are not people doing odd jobs on the official boat. I don't believe it, Lianxin Huiji can still hide this time."

"Yesterday, I already asked him to do it." Huai Mingmo made a move to comfort Xu Sheng, his behavior was soft and ambiguous, even Mr. Bian Ji couldn't stand the old face,

"Chen Xiang." Seeing the person appearing in front of him, Xu Sheng immediately ordered: "Let A Yu send a letter to Mr. Gong to find Qin E and Hong Xingrui for me."

Mr. Bian Ji was quite puzzled and said: "What are you looking for? They can't possibly know the identity of Lian Xin Hui Ji."

Huai Mingmo immediately said clearly: "I remember that Ding Zixu spoke to you when he died."

Xu Sheng nodded solemnly, "He wants me to find his sister." Before he died, those black eyes burst out with hatred from purgatory. Whenever he thought of those eyes, Xu Sheng firmly believed that Ding Zixu hated and poisoned Lian Xinhui , so he can't live, and he will never let Lianxin Huiji feel better. "Ding Zixu has been in charge of Hehuanzhai for many years, and he often comes into contact with Lianxin Huiji. It is not surprising that he would spy on her identity." Xu Sheng said slowly: "He must have left something for his sister, so that after his tragic death, he can Use it to expose Lianxin Huiji and use it for revenge."

His knuckles tapped the wooden table rhythmically, and Mr. Bianji said with some concerns, "Could this be a set up by Ding Zixu and Lian Xin Huiji?"

Xinli had secretly searched for Ding Zixu for a long time, and the news drawn up in a book filled a shelf in Tingtao Pavilion. Regardless of whether it was true or false, he already knew this person in general, and expressed his opinion, "Ding Zixu is very close to him in his bones." Like Huiji Lianxin, this kind of person has no loyalty at all, and it is impossible to be loyal to the murderer who killed him."

Having been in contact with Ding Zixu several times, and always sending people to follow him, Xu Sheng knows almost everything about this person, and he agrees with what Xin Li said, this kind of person who depends on each other for wealth and status, and who has brought up his own sister since childhood as a stepping stone It is harder for a man to be loyal than for the sun to rise from the west.

"He expected that Huiji Lianxin would betray him, so he planned on her a long time ago." With the change of mood, Xu Sheng's heart softened a lot now, thinking of Wanxin, he couldn't help but sympathize with the amorous young master.

In a moment of disordered breathing, Huai Mingmo stretched out his hand to cover Xu Sheng's hand, "I heard that Yong Hui is the adopted son of the Marquis's family, and he was born with good luck. Marquis An Guo has no other heirs except a prostitute. He is now the son of the prince. As long as you don't go too far, Lianxin Huiji won't touch him at will."

Seeing that Chen Xiang wanted to go out, Xu Sheng said again: "Let Hei Mian go along the Canglang River to find where Mr. Butterfly is now."

"Mr. Butterfly used to be drinking friends with the old landlord. I accompanied the old landlord to go there many times. When he was young, he was a little perverse. After many things, he cut off contact with all his friends one after another, and his temper became more withdrawn. This time, Mrs. Ji Birthday banquet, you have also seen him in person, except for saying a few words of interest to you, the rest of the time, he is very reticent." It wasn't that Mr. Bian Ji said the dejected words, thinking of the previous contacts, he shook his head helplessly, " If he wanted to rely on others to deal with Lianxin Huiji, he would have teamed up with Mr. Ji and others, but his mouth is like a clamshell, so I am afraid that if you go, you will probably return in vain."

Xu Sheng chuckled noncommittally, he was not discouraged, the old god said: "Let Chen Xiang go find it, I have my own way to lure him to invite me on a boat."

Huai Mingmo asked Xin Li to fetch pens and inks, and grind inks for Xu Sheng himself, "Is it enough to prepare a big tank for you? If you want to write down the materials, I will order people to buy and prepare them, and leave the errands to me." Do it, I have to entrust you with the troublesome work."

Xu Sheng picked up the pen for a long time, but couldn't write a single word. He used the old formula and repeated the same old tune, and felt bored and boring, so he put down the ink-soaked pen and grabbed Huai Mingmo's swaying arm, "Don't you It’s useless, I can’t think about it now, let’s talk about it when I have a clue.”

"It's not for drinking, it's more about being poor." Huaiming Mo spread out his hand and asked Xu Sheng to wipe the ink for himself, the spring rain was pattering in his ears, "Use this rain, it's sweet with peach fragrance and pear."

Xu Sheng waved his hand to veto, "No, it was used the year before last."

Xinli gradually realized that the conversation between the two of them became more and more outrageous, and the corners of his mouth twitched: "At this time, are you two still discussing wine making?"

Huai Mingmo didn't seem to be able to hear the complaints in his mouth, so he turned his head and smiled at him and said, "You have a lot of ideas on weekdays, so come and help me think about it."

The pavilion master, who has always acted reliably, turned out to be like this, messing around with Xu Sheng, Xin Li was annoyed for a moment, and opened his mouth to swear.The little girl outside the house came in to report, and the master of Cangshuzhai sent the big girl, Zhu Zhu, to ask about something. After hearing this, Huai Mingmo asked someone to come in, just in time to stop her mouth that was about to nag.

"What is Second Aunt doing looking for Mingmo?"

Pearl bowed slightly to the people in the room, and said respectfully: "Madam knows that Mr. Huai likes to eat bamboo shoots. It has been raining for several days, and the bamboo shoots have popped up, so she immediately ordered someone to dig them out. Madam said that there will be a banquet today." , ordered the servant to come and ask the third master Huai whether he would like to eat the Zhengshan bamboo shoots or not." Pearl observed Huai Mingmo's expression, and said with a smile: "If the third master Huai has no objection, then the servant will go and answer first."

Xu Sheng tilted his head, and said with a little jealousy: "Everyone thinks of you."

Pearl stopped walking, covered her mouth with a handkerchief and laughed lightly, jokingly said: "My wife asked Miss Chen Xiang earlier, but the husband has a tricky taste, and the wife said she is not good at cooking a lot of dishes, so I decided to choose a few simple and good ones. Don't be disgusted."

As soon as the words fell, Xu Sheng immediately heard a chorus of laughter, his face turned pale for a while, his face was about to reprimand, looking around, he felt that he was too serious.Just out of frustration, a thought flashed through his mind. After careful consideration, he felt more and more feasible, and immediately told Xinli, "I remember that there is a purple bamboo forest in the villa. Please ask the maid in the yard to collect the dew on the bamboo leaves. .”

The steward of the Huaiming Mo School took the two of them to Cangshu Zhai to help each other, turned around and said with a smile, "I remember that there is also a purple bamboo forest behind the stone slabs of the Yaowang Valley."

Xu Sheng liked to talk to Huai Mingmo, he didn't need to explain much, it was very relaxed, he nodded with a smile and wrote two strokes, handed it to Mr. Bian Ji and said: "Send someone to pick some beard grass."

"It's a good thing you can figure it out, but this can indeed lead him out of the cabin."

Mr. Bian Ji understood the false business intentions, and said with a little pity in his heart: "If you spoil the medicinal materials like this, if it reaches the ears of the King of Medicine, you will definitely feel distressed. Those herbs in the Valley of the King of Medicine, he doesn't seem to be a treasure."

Xu Sheng smiled disapprovingly, lowered his head and fiddled with the Buddha beads, "Lian Xin Hui Ji lived for a day, and it would be difficult to live in the Valley of Medicine Kings. Is this Xun Kewen going to have to live with his life? Besides, dealing with Lian Xin Hui Ji is a way to eradicate martial arts. Harm is a good thing, Yaowanggu should do something."

"It's the first time I've seen such a cheeky person like you." Huai Mingmo likes to hear Xu Sheng's tone of voice, his brisk and playful tone, and his unique treatment, "Ningxucao tastes bitter, although it's not as good as Huanglianrang It's daunting, but it's also hard to swallow. You use this to make wine, which is really... unique."

"I didn't say buy you a drink, but I came up to the pole to give my opinion." Xu Sheng shook his head pretending to be annoyed, retaliated, and joked: "I don't know who has a thicker skin."

Huai Mingmo reached out to poke Xu Sheng's waist in embarrassment, and he was so startled that he jumped away in a hurry, and was complained and teased, "A gentleman speaks but doesn't move, you are acting like a villain." Xu Sheng's ticklishness was unintentionally discovered by him , but did not expect that the first sneak attack would be dodged.

Chen Xiang, who had left the village to finish her orders, had just stepped into the room, and just happened to see this scene. She saw Huai Mingmo's face was full of confusion, the corners of her lips slightly raised, and said with a half-smile: "Young man always likes to use this trick. The host used to eat it a few times before. It’s a bad thing, now I’m used to it, so I’ll naturally react and avoid it immediately.” She was clearly talking about something interesting, but her tone was still as if she was reporting important information, such a contrast, the picture was a little weird.

The atmosphere in the room was relaxed, everyone had smiles on their faces, everyone in this room was very talkative, you came and went, no one was taking advantage of it, until the hostess of Cangshuzhai sent someone to invite, it didn't stop.

Bai Zhaorong came from Zheye, a scholar who is more suitable for housekeeping than Mr. Ji, so as soon as she married into Ji's family, Mr. Ji immediately gave up the housekeeping power like a hot potato.At that time, although the old lady raised concerns with Mr. Ji in private, like the new bride was hard to convince the crowd, or she was too young to bear the crowd, but Mr. Ji repeatedly assured that the old lady did not interfere again.Later, just as Mr. Ji believed, she took care of the affairs in the villa and arranged everything properly, and the servants in each courtyard were much more disciplined than before.

It's a pity that Bai Zhaorong was pregnant with two children when she was young, one of which died in her womb, and the other died when she was less than two years old. After the medicine king checked her pulse, she found out that it was because of her body, and prescribed a prescription for her to recuperate. Ten years, missed the best childbearing age.Although the couple tried, they still failed. Fortunately, Ji Su was kind and respectful, so he never felt dissatisfied because of this, and he never thought of divorcing his wife and not marrying, just to leave behind.Now she is over 35 and has no descendants, so she treats the juniors of the Ji family as her own children.

Therefore, Huai Mingmo loved to go to Cangshuzhai when he was a child. His mother was born with a grandfather's temperament, which was unreliable in his own life, but his second aunt was kind, and his second uncle was kind. When he was young, he often came here for snacks. Sir, it was Bai Zhaorong who made him feel the love of a loving mother.

"Slow down, no one will compete with you two." Bai Zhaorong smiled and shook his head, ordering Zhenzhu to go to the small kitchen to bring some cooked dishes.

The city gate caught fire, and the fish in the pond were unlucky. From the day when he was strictly controlled, Ji Deen's life was very sad. First, he was not allowed to go out to play at will, and he was not allowed to go to the ancestral hall every morning and evening to pay his respects to his mother. Since he became a public servant, he didn't need the cook who secretly invited him into his yard. Ji Nianxian's daily food was delivered from his yard. It's only been half a month, and he's already lost a lot of weight.

Ji Boru was also watched closely. Although Mr. Ji was not so strict, it was not easy.

The two scrambled for food, and the wind and clouds settled every plate. Xu Sheng was so surprised that he nudged the vegetarian food in front of him, and sipped his tea silently, fearing that the fight between the two would affect his sauce.

"Hey, there are still a lot of dishes in the small kitchen, you two should eat carefully." Seeing the two fighting with chopsticks on the table, Bai Zhaorong stretched out his hand to stop him from messing around.

An Jingyue chuckled lightly and took off her hand, seeing Xu Sheng who was sitting opposite her carefully avoiding the arms above her head, "Is the food not suitable for your mouth?"

Xu Sheng shook his head lightly, and wanted to open his mouth to reply, but another voice came from the other end, "Don't worry about him, there are people around to protect him all the time, who are much more attentive than you and me."

Holding the tea bowl and sipping a few sips, Xu Sheng's eyes wandered on Bai Zhaorong, the more interesting he felt, it's rare for a young lady who was born in a noble family to have such an open-minded temperament.He continued to sit silently by himself without changing his face, rarely saying a word, because of him, Bai Zhaorong saw that the teasing was not enough, immediately changed the target, and concentrated on Huai Mingmo, talking until Huai Mingmo's cheeks were red.

No one is restraining, the masters in Cangshu Zhai are all messing around, regardless of seniority, this rule is more than other courtyards, the servants dare not make noise around, and it is very quiet on weekdays, never seen the current situation, silence Standing in the courtyard, they looked at each other and winked at each other.

Madam Wu, who is in charge of Cangshuzhai, was specially married by the old lady of the Hou Mansion. She glanced sternly across the courtyard, and said coldly, "Keep your eyes shut, my old lady is not blind yet."

Hearing his mother scolding people in the yard from afar, Ji Sushan stepped across the threshold, laughing bursts of laughter, he glanced at the main house, then at the servants waiting in the yard, and said with a smile: "Every time Rong'er When entertaining those little ones, there will always be a lot of them in the small kitchen, and they can’t finish them all. The people in the yard haven’t had dinner yet, so Mama Wu went to the small kitchen to pick up some that have already been served, and brought them to share among them. Well, save and waste."

Mama Wu hurriedly bent over and said respectfully, "Yes, it's all up to the master's arrangement."

Ji Duorui looked at the figure who was walking away, and whispered: "Fortunately, Xiaoyue is not a lady from a rich family, this rule is really depressing."

Ji Sushan turned his head and rolled his eyes at Ji Duorui as if he was looking at a strange flower, and couldn't help but retort: ​​"Just like you? Mother doesn't dare to let you marry a rich lady, so you don't have to embarrass the Ji family."

Being ridiculed for no reason, Ji Duorui opened his mouth and was about to reply, but the little maid outside the main house reported first: "Madam, Master and Second Master Ji are here."

Bai Zhaorong immediately came out to greet her. Seeing Ji Sushan's cheerful expression, there must be something good going on. She took her husband's hand and said with a coquettish smile, "But I'm back. I'll let people heat the food on the stove. You guys wash your faces and eat first." .”

Ji Sushan stretched out his hand to help Bai Zhaorong straighten his messy hair, and replied with a smile: "It's cold at night, let's go inside."