[Qing Chuan] No pet little promise

Ever since she was summoned by the queen mother in the palace, Wei Rong keenly noticed that her treatment at home had changed slightly.

Originally a helpless little transparent from outside, now several sisters began to get close to her on purpose. Even Yuxin, the eldest daughter of the first wife, politely called "Sixth Sister" when she saw her.

Mrs. Tai also treated her a lot more affectionately, and every morning she greeted her, and would ask a few words.

On the contrary, Yu Zhen didn't like her even more, there was nothing on the surface, but Wei Rong could feel the subtle atmosphere, but she just didn't care.

In a blink of an eye, more than ten days passed, the spring was thick, and the peach blossoms in the mountain temple were in full bloom.

Early this morning, the wives and ladies in each house packed up and got into the prepared carriage.A group of people headed for Fahua Temple in the north of the city.

Fahua Temple is a well-known large temple in the capital. It is located on the top of Wangshan Mountain, surrounded by beautiful scenery, and noble families often come here to worship the Buddha and enjoy the scenery.

Yu Wan and Wei Rong were in the same car, and she knew from her chirping words that this Fahua Temple had an old relationship with the Guo Luoluo family.The previous monk in charge of the temple was still a substitute for the old man who became a monk in the temple. Although he has passed away, he still has close contacts with the mansion.Mrs. Tai still enshrines more than a dozen long-burning lamps in the temple, blessing several young brothers to be healthy and free from disasters and diseases.

As the team got long, the walking speed slowed down. It was not until after noon that the group arrived at the foot of the mountain where the temple is located.

Outside the gate of the Buddhist temple, the host came out early with the Zhike monk.

After traveling for half a day, Mrs. Tai was still in good spirits. She entered the temple and took everyone to pay homage to the Buddha.

When they came out, it was already late, and everyone went to the side hall to eat vegetarian food.

Stayed overnight in the temple at night.

There is a separate courtyard at the back of the Fahua Temple, which is dedicated to entertaining noble families who come here to worship the Buddha.

Wei Rong was allocated a separate small room, the room was clean and fresh, Yu Fu spread out the quilt brought from home, and Wei Rong turned off the lights early and went to sleep.

The next day Mrs. Tai led the crowd to worship the Buddha and asked for a signature, which was naturally auspicious.

In the afternoon, the elders went to the side hall to listen to the scriptures explained by the eminent monks.

The juniors like Wei Rong went to the back mountain to play in a flock after the holiday.

Dozens of acres behind the Fahua Temple are covered with peach forests, with piles of pink clouds, green trees and trickling streams, scattered mountain shadows, and the scenery is quiet and beautiful.

The most wonderful thing is that there are many small animals such as squirrels, rabbits and bobcats in the forest.Wei Rong suspected that the monks should have specially stocked them to attract tourists to play.

When she went to the vegetarian room with her sisters to get the fruit for the squirrels, she was absolutely sure.

The young novice monks in Su Zhaifang are only eight or nine years old, and they have a sweet mouth, "I heard that your mansion is coming, these are fresh fruits that the masters went down the mountain to buy a few days ago, and our brothers showed up overnight when they brought them back. stripped..."

Neatly peeled peanuts and pine nuts were wrapped in clean handkerchiefs, piled up in dozens of packs.

Although they don't need money, Wei Rong and the others are of course embarrassed to take it for nothing, especially the few young monks, even if they didn't brag about working so hard for a few days and nights, their fingers were all red.

Yuxin asked the maid who was with her to bring them a box of snacks and gave them two silver peanuts.The other sisters also have their own rewards.Wei Rong followed suit.

A few little novice monks were holding snacks and money, laughing so hard that they couldn't see their teeth.

Then everyone went to the back mountain and started to feed the squirrels. Sometimes rabbits and pheasants passed by, and there would be bursts of laughter.

The squirrels here are all well-fed and not afraid of people.Wei Rong held the pine nuts in his hands and lifted them up, and they would climb up the twigs to fetch them.There was also a particularly daring one, which jumped onto Wei Rong's hand, and then onto a branch.

After playing for half a day, Yu Xin was quick with her hands and feet, and even grabbed a rabbit and pulled its long ears.A group of people gathered around, yelling and watching.Almost scared the poor rabbit into fainting.

After everyone had played it over and over again, they showed mercy and released their lives.

In fact, Guo Luoluo’s farm paid tribute to these small animals every year, and he also raised a lot of them in the back garden. Their coats are brighter and cleaner, but the house flowers do not have the fragrance of wild flowers, which is probably a common problem of human beings.

After playing happily all afternoon, everyone returned to their residences.

Going to bed early at night, Wei Rong was awakened by the sound of rain outside in the early morning.

When I got up in a daze, I saw the rain pouring outside the window and the mountain wind howling.It was early morning, and it was still dark.

Yu Fu came in with hot water and a towel, and helped Wei Rong wash up.

"It's raining so hard, I'm afraid I won't be able to leave today."

"With this rain, the drought in the capital area can be regarded as eased." Wei Rong sighed.

After the beginning of spring this year, there is little rain, and the spring plowing has been delayed a lot. With this rain, there is no need to worry.

The rain was so hearty that it didn't stop until the afternoon, and the return journey was delayed by a day.

Everyone played nearby for another day, but it was raining and they couldn't go out to play, so they could only stroll around in the temple.

Fahua Temple is huge, with many wood carvings and stone carvings, which are enough for everyone to enjoy.

***

In the wing room on the east side of the other courtyard, the fourth master was sitting on a chair, his head and face covered with rain.He had just checked the path down the mountain in the rain.In the family, he is responsible for taking care of the general affairs when going out, so he came to Fahua Temple with him.

The fourth lady brought tea and said in a low voice: "Master, what do you think of what we discussed last night?"

The fourth master hesitated, "I'm afraid I missed my whereabouts."

"Our hands are seamless, and with this rain, who can find a flaw. She is just an orphan, can anyone complain?"

"After all, it is a bit of the son's flesh and blood left by the third brother."

The Fourth Madam flashed her disgust, and now it was time to talk about the family relationship.

"It's just a daughter, not a son. What's the point? If you marry abroad in the future, you won't be part of our family anymore." She said earnestly, "Master, don't think about it. Mrs. Tai is over seventy years old, and she still has a few years to live." ? When the time comes, we will separate and go out, how will we live?"

He wiped the corners of his eyes again as he spoke, "Master, you are simple and honest, look at how much property the third brother's family has quietly accumulated outside! I followed you, it's really a hard life."

The fourth master's eyes flickered, he was mediocre in intelligence, he could only take care of common affairs at home, and his money was scarce.

If you can get the property in the hands of Liu Yatou without anyone noticing...

Fourth Madam continued, "It's just that I've suffered, it's nothing, we are a husband and wife. I'm afraid it will delay Zhen'er's future."

Mrs. Tai has long revealed that she will send another granddaughter to the palace in the draft this fall.Although I dare not expect extravagantly in the middle palace, but now the emperor's harem is empty, if he can snatch the husband and marry the prince, the future is limitless.

The girls in the long room and the second room are still young, and the only ones who are of the right age are those from their concubine room.Originally, I thought that my Zhen'er was the most beautiful and talented among them, but there was a sixth girl who came to the palace and won the empress dowager's attention.It was born to add trouble to their family.

Originally coveting the property in Wei Rong's hands, this idea came into being, and coupled with this resentment, he made up his mind even more.

This time is an excellent opportunity.This heavy rain was simply an opportunity sent by God to them.

The fourth master gritted his teeth and nodded.

In the room, the husband and wife counted together in low voices and finalized the plan.

***

On the morning of the third day, the heavy rain stopped.

Mrs. Tai ordered the servants to pack up the carriages and horses, and everyone set off down the mountain.

Because of the heavy rain, the road was slippery and difficult to walk on.In particular, the mountain road is steep and difficult to walk, and the speed of the carriage is much slower.

Sitting in the car, Wei Rong passed a turning, and suddenly got off the carriage and shook violently.

It was the horses pulling the cart neighing, jumped up suddenly, and rushed straight to the side of the mountain.

The groom who was driving in front screamed and was thrown out.

This section of the mountain road was already extremely steep, coupled with the fact that the water was slippery, the horses rushed into the slope, and the people and the carriage slid all the way down.

Yufu wanted to check the situation outside, but screamed and was thrown out.

Wei Rong wanted to pull her but was in vain, and almost followed her.

There were exclamations all around, because the carriage was out of control, driving the horses in front and behind to be restless, and the guards took a lot of effort to calm down.

In a short period of time, the carriage that Wei Rong was in slid down the steep mountain wall, and the shadow was nowhere to be seen.

Wei Rong felt that the carriage was going down faster and faster, and she couldn't even jump out of the carriage.I can only curl up to a corner of the car wall, and forcefully break the car window to avoid injury as much as possible.

The team on the mountain road stopped in a panic. Several ladies got out of the car and rushed to the edge of the cliff. Looking at the dark cliff below, their faces were ashen.

"What's wrong with the sixth girl? I have to go down quickly and take a look." The second lady's face was tense.

Mrs. Tai was leaning on her crutches and exclaimed repeatedly, "Send someone down to save people!"

Before the words were finished, a figure suddenly flashed by.

Mrs. Tai was taken aback, her face was terrified, "What?"

The fourth madam hurriedly said: "It's a chariot servant brought by Liu Yatou, who rushed over from behind, and went down to rescue without waiting for orders. The old lady is really unruly when she is shocked."

Mrs. Tai stomped her feet, "Is this the time to talk about the rules? Hurry up and send people down to save people!"

The fourth lady turned her head in embarrassment, and winked at the fourth master behind her.

The fourth master had an anxious look on his face, and repeatedly ordered the guards to go down to rescue him.

He took the time to look back at the fourth lady with a reassuring look. This cliff is not just a simple steep slope, but a cliff below, the carriage fell, and there were no survivors.

***

The violent bumps made Wei Rong dizzy.

Will I die here?Fear creeps up.

The jolting lasted for a short time, then suddenly stopped, and the horse let out a tragic neigh.

Covered by the feeling of weightless suspension, Wei Rong was terrified, the downhill was not the worst, the carriage fell into the air!

The moment he hits the ground is when he dies!

Wei Rong desperately broke the car window and leaned out, struggling for a chance.

Suddenly the car body sank, and a black figure landed on the side of the car window like an eagle, and grabbed Wei Rong's wrist.

Wei Rong only felt a huge force coming, and she was pulled out of the window directly, and flew up like a cloud and fog.

Behind him, the carriage fell heavily, accompanied by a chilling sound of breaking.

Then the sky spun, and Wei Rong felt the impact of falling to the ground.She flung herself into someone's arms and rolled a few times before barely stopping.

It took a long time to wake up from the dizzy state.She looked around blankly.

It was a tall man in a black suit, holding her wrist.

Both of them were lying on the ground. Fortunately, it was soft grass, so they were not injured.

"Are you okay?" The gentle voice had a foreign accent.

Wei Rong looked intently, and met a pair of dark green eyes, full of concern and familiarity.

"It's you!" Wei Rong blurted out.

Ce Wang was surprised, and immediately smiled and said, "You really know me."

Wei Rong: ...Is it too late to say that I don't recognize him?