Rebirth of the Phoenix

For Guanyin's birthday, He Roushan really wanted to come. She didn't know too many things. Seeing Xiao Yuan leave, she didn't say anything. Afterwards, she knelt down in front of the Guanyin seat and recited scriptures devoutly.

Feng Yun'er already knew of He Miaomiao's decision, "Miao Miao, have you really decided?"

"Yeah." He Miaomiao had already changed into Qingxiu's blue clothes, her face was slightly radiant with faith, "I will chant scriptures here day and night and wait for him to come back." She evoked a faint smile. laugh.

"Let her go." Zhang Xiu stopped Feng Yun'er's hand, "She is only happy if she has sustenance." Her eyes seemed to see something through He Miaomiao's figure.

Feng Yun'er opened her mouth in vain, and finally shook her head. She had to admit that what Zhang Xiu said was right, and now this He Miaomiao was better than that He Miaomiao who had lost all hope. She never wanted to see those desperate pair of eyes again. Eye.

"But, is Miao Miao safe here?" After thinking about it, Feng Yun'er asked worriedly.

"She will be safe." Zhang Xiu seemed to be saying it with deep meaning. Ciyun Nunnery is attached to Xingshan Temple, and it is a place where female family members in Beijing often go to give alms. There are also some Buddhist female family members who often live there. He Miao Whether Miao Miao's identity is big or small, someone will always know, but Zhang Xiu seems to know that He Miaomiao will not be disturbed by others.

Feng Yun'er doesn't like this kind of feeling, but if Zhang Xiu doesn't want to say it, she will never break the casserole and ask the end, she will just sulk herself. She was lowering her head when she felt her hand was being held up, and her mood was momentary. That's it.

"I just don't want you to be sad." Feng Yun'er raised her head, Zhang Xiu's dark eyes reflected her, "The truth is very cruel."

"I'm not afraid." Feng Yun'er plucked up her courage, "I want to know, I want you to tell me." She is not afraid, with Zhang Xiu here, what is there to be afraid of?

"The servant of the household department lost a daughter, but he will not be happy to lose that marriage. He will choose a side branch daughter to pretend to be his daughter, marry the minister of the official department as a house fill, and become the cheap father-in-law of the minister of the official department. In this way, The officials from the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Officials all support Concubine Liu and the second prince, so the second prince's chances of winning the position will be higher." Zhang Xiu analyzed calmly.

Perhaps it was because it happened to the people around her that Feng Yun'er found it so difficult to accept, but when she raised her head and saw Zhang Xiu's indifferent tone, that appearance gradually overlapped with that of the military adviser in her previous life, and she couldn't help but sigh. Reaching out, fingertips unconsciously touched Zhang Xiu's lower lip.

Startled, Zhang Xiu tilted her head back, and her pair of phoenix eyes were shining with an incomprehensible light...

Because of Zhang Xiu's dodge, Feng Yun'er came back to her senses, and saw that her eyes gradually moved, as if she wanted to hide something, and she didn't look at Zhang Xiu, "You have something dirty on your lips, I just want to help You just dropped it." She said hastily, "I'm going to find my mother first." She turned her head and started to run in big strides.

Looking at Feng Yun'er's back, Zhang Xiu felt a bit of sympathetic sadness in her heart. She couldn't help but groaned, "The male rabbit's feet are fluttering, and the female rabbit's eyes are blurred. Two rabbits walk side by side. Can you tell me whether I am male or female?" The tone is indescribably bleak.

"Amitabha, the benefactor is thinking about it." After an unknown amount of time, a voice came from behind Zhang Xiu.

Looking back, Zhang Xiu saw that it was a monk with Baoxiang. There was compassion in that smile. Zhang Xiu hurriedly returned the gift, but didn't want to discuss the topic just now, "Master, where did this come from?"

"I come and go wherever I come and go, and I walk freely. The Buddha is in my heart." The monk recited a Buddhist verse, then raised his head and looked at the pines and cypresses between the two of them. "I don't know what the benefactor thinks of this pine tree?"

"Poor, sad." Zhang Xiu noticed the deep marks carved on the pine tree, and shook her head. The juice around the scratches seemed to be tears from the pine tree. "I lost my freedom and let people slaughter me."

"However, time has changed, if Xingshan Temple is destroyed once, and the pine tree still stands here, does the benefactor still think it is pitiful and not free?" Still smiling.

"It's just that the pine tree in Xingshan Temple has become a pine tree in the forest. It is still here, and it has never been able to leave. Besides, the scars on its body will always be there." Zhang Xiu is a woman, and women are emotional, so she The focus is also on this scar. Perhaps what the monk wants to talk about is the change of dynasties and Buddhism that uses pine trees as a substitute. However, in Zhang Xiu’s view, there is no eternal religion, and Buddhism is only more capable of transformation than other religions. It was improved to the model that the people of the Central Plains wanted, and then gradually replaced the original religion.

He didn't get the answer he wanted, but the monk was still cheerful, "Almsgiver, there should be an answer by now." He sang a promise, "Amitabha, Enlightenment is here to send a Buddhist verse to the almsgiver: If I don't go to hell, whoever enters hell will go to hell." Hell, I hope the benefactor will take good care of it." Saying this, the monk floated away.

Enlightenment?Could it be that Zen Master Enlightenment who enjoys a great reputation in Beijing?But... why did you say these things to her?Zhang Xiu frowned and couldn't figure it out for a long time, and she didn't want to think about it.

Behind the meditation room, two young monks were whispering, "Brother, who is that young master? Why did the master go to see him?"

"Amitabha, I don't know either. I heard from the master early in the morning that there is a nobleman coming from the east today, but this young man is young. Could he be a nobleman?"

Two flowers bloom, one branch each.

In the palace, Concubine Liu threw the porcelain all over the floor again, "Damn it! Someone ran away!" She was furious and threw a vase again, "Then why does He Huaisheng eat it! If it weren't for his cleverness and ability to adopt For the daughter's sake, I killed this dog a long time ago, damn it! Damn it!" After throwing several vases in a row, Concubine Liu calmed down. She sat on the couch, as if thinking of something, A contemptuous and sinister smile gradually appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Come here, prepare a sedan chair for me, I am going to visit my good sister."

The queen was lying on the bed sickly as usual, but she heard the maid came to report that concubine Liu had arrived. The queen didn't want to see her at first, but after thinking about it, she finally got up and asked the palace maid to put on her makeup and change her face. I just came out to see Concubine Liu, "I'm not in good health, so I'll trouble Sister Concubine Liu to wait."

"No, my sister suddenly thought of my sister recently, so I came here to see my sister." Concubine Liu would not have appeared here if it wasn't for watching the queen's jokes and stimulating the queen. She smiled ironically, "I heard that the queen's nephew Traveling to foreign lands, just to earn fame and fame, and make my wife a son, my sister is really a well-bred man." As the planner, Concubine Liu, she still knows whether He Miaomiao is dead or not, and it is a pity that He Huaisheng adopted his adopted daughter to marry her. After giving it to the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, the news of He Miaomiao's death spread in Beijing, and no one knew who did it. Concubine Liu originally wanted to continue to use He Miaomiao, but now even knowing where He Miaomiao is is useless .

The queen's illness has worsened recently, so the people in the palace also hid a lot from her because of the queen's illness. Unexpectedly, when they heard about these things, the queen's mind was out of control, and her complexion became even worse.

"Oh, it's my sister's fault. You should never disturb my sister's recuperation." Concubine Liu chuckled lightly, she just loved seeing the empress in pain, "The concubine will retire first."

Concubine Liu laughed and left, but the queen's mouth was stained with blood. She slapped the table angrily and said, "What's going on? How long do you want to hide from me?" After listening to the palace man's report, the queen felt unreasonable , "It's just a woman! Xiao Yuan dared to do such an unfaithful, unrighteous and unfilial thing. How did Mrs. Li teach it? Come on, tell me that Mrs. Li enters the palace!" The queen could not accept that she treated her like her own child. The nephew actually travels and earns fame for a daughter instead of her. She called Li Shi into the palace at this moment because she wanted Li Shi to change Xiao Yuan's mind, and at the same time, she wanted to spread her anger on Li Shi.

The palace people who came back said that Mrs. Li was sick, and the queen immediately sent someone to invite the imperial physician, but she didn't believe that Mrs. Li was actually sick.

However, Mrs. Li was indeed ill, and her mother was worried when her son traveled thousands of miles. Mrs. Li only felt a little regret for the wrong thing Xiao Yuan did impulsively. For this kind of thing, Mrs. Li even complained about the eldest sister of the queen in her heart. If it weren't for the queen, how could their family have been tricked by this? Mrs. Li recognized He Miaomiao's identity, so she gave the hairpin to the fat man. However, the place Xiao Yuan was going to was so far away, she didn't know when she would see her son, and she fell ill under multiple worries. At this moment, the imperial doctor invited by the queen came, and she knew who she was just by looking at her sick, and then went back to report to the queen.

"It's really sick, she's lucky." The queen gritted her teeth, and swept all the things on the table to the ground with a wave of her hand. When Yuan came back, the queen would definitely make him change his mind, and let him know that only her as an aunt can get better, and all of them can get better.

Zhang Xiu didn't know about the fighting skills in the palace. She was reading a short letter at the moment. Father guards the frontier.

Zhang Xiu hesitated, took the letter and went to Li Jing, "General Li, why is there no news from the capital?" out.

Li Jing's face was very different, and he closed the letter, "I haven't read this letter today, and you haven't received this letter, so don't mention it."

"General Li!" Zhang Xiu shouted, and she bowed to the ground, "General, please teach me for grandpa's sake."

"... Sigh." Li Jing looked back and only said one sentence, "The truth is cruel, do you still want to hear it?"

Zhang Xiu felt a strong sense of instant vision, but she gritted her teeth and nodded.

The new dynasty has only been established for a few decades. At the beginning of its establishment, the Dirong people once attacked the suburbs of Beijing. Zhang Xiu knew all these things from books. However, what Zhang Xiu didn’t know was that the Dirong people retreated because the late emperor signed In accordance with the treaty of losing power and humiliating the country, countless silk and porcelain are paid to Dirong every year, and every spring is the time for the Dirong people to hunt. Yes, the general who conquered the west is guarding the frontier, but he can't guard the nearby land. Villages, at this time, the Dirong people will leap out one by one, killing wantonly. The Xinchao and Dirong maintain a delicate balance, and no one dares to take an extra step.

"Why do those people live in the villages outside instead of entering the city?" Zhang Xiu asked back.

Li Jing's eyes were very vicissitudes, "When you get there, you will know."

Later, Zhang Xiu really understood that the place was too small, the city was too small, and there were only big households and the generals in the city. Villages, this time the other villages are dead, and my village will be fine. If there is more luck, there will be more villages.

Only then did Zhang Xiu realize that guarding the frontier is such a hard job.