Raiders of the maid who crossed the Red Mansion

After traveling for more than an hour, Daiyu and Zijuan felt the wheels gradually slowing down in the car, and finally stopped when they heard a groom outside.

The steward of Prince Jing's Mansion said outside the car: "Miss, we are now at the Lotus Nunnery. It is inconvenient for villains to enter. Please get out of the car, and someone will welcome you."

First, Jia Lian said "hard work" to the human being, and Daiyu also said softly "Thank you", and Zijuan got out of the car first, and looked up to a simple and solemn mountain gate. In big characters, the presiding officer has already brought a few nuns and stood in front of the door to greet her.

"Girl, get out of the car." Except for Jia Lian, all the men avoided. Zijuan lifted the curtain and reached out to help Daiyu get out of the car.

After Daiyu got out of the car, the presiding master greeted her first, put her palms together and recited the Buddha's voice: "The little nun lives in this nunnery to preside over her, and her dharma name is Cidu. Miss Lin is tired all the way, so please come in and rest. Packed up."

Daiyu hurriedly bowed her body to return the gift, and said how troublesome she was, so she was supported by Zijuan and walked into the lotus nunnery.

Then Jia Lian instructed the accompanying servants to move Lin Daiyu's luggage into the mountain gate, and several thick nuns picked it up.

Cidu led Daiyu and Zijuan to burn incense and worship Maitreya Buddha in the Buddhist hall behind the mountain gate.

Walking into another door, the front suddenly opened up, and it was a courtyard paved with bluestone slabs. Hearing the rustling of the branches and leaves in the wind, Daiyu followed the sound, and sure enough, on both sides of the courtyard, the same phoenix bamboos as the Xiaoxiang Pavilion were planted. And Xiangfei Bamboo, one or two rockeries with strange shapes are hidden.

In the center of the courtyard, there is a pond with a square of five or six zhang. On the white marble corridor, there are tall and low lotus flowers and lotus leaves coming out of the water. Blow to the depths of everyone's lungs.

Hearing the soft Buddha's name, Daiyu and Zijuan, who were in a good mood, woke up, only then did they realize that there were two nuns standing in front of the lotus pond, both of them were dressed in light blue robes, surrounded by green lotus leaves. Lin, it's really not easy to notice that they are there.

The older nun in Tsing Yi, with a handsome face and kind eyes, first sized up Daiyu and asked: "I think this is Miss Lin, poor nun Liandu."

As he spoke, he folded his palms together and lowered his head slightly.

Although she only saluted Daiyu, Master Cidu beside her couldn't return the salute, and whispered to Daiyu: "The one in front of you is Princess Beijing."

Liandu shook his head with a smile: "Senior sister is so bad, there is no longer Princess Beijing in this world. Like my senior sister, I am a monk who has cultivated in Buddhism."

Ci Du answered yes, but his attitude was still extremely respectful.

When Daiyu saw this nun, although she was dressed plainly and had a kind attitude, she exuded a noble aura, which made people awe-inspiring, just like this green lotus in the water, she could tell she was different from the vulgar at a glance.

She also guessed that this was probably Princess Beijing, but Master Liandu was dressed like a nun in the temple, and she didn't dare to admit it rashly. At this moment, she got a suggestion from the host, so she quickly bowed down and called her the daughter of the people, Lin Daiyu. , Madam, please Ann.

Although Zijuan didn't quite understand these lords and empresses, she had no choice but to lift her skirts and knelt down to kowtow after Daiyu.

Liandu hurriedly supported the two of them, and comforted them repeatedly: "Miss, don't be like this. Since I have become a monk, the word "mother" should not be mentioned again. If the girl wants to, just treat the poor nun as a foreign friend."

Pointing to Xiao Ni behind her, she said, "This is my apprentice. She hasn't been formally ordained yet, so you can call her Tweety."

Cui'er was also a little timid, and greeted Daiyu and Zijuan.

After the brief meeting and exchanging greetings, Master Cidu led Daiyu's master and servant to their residence.

Along the way, the scenery of Lianhua Nunnery is really quiet, as if she has passed away. Daiyu was originally in a bad mood, but for a moment she forgot all her worries.

First came to a courtyard, opened half of the door, Cui'er trotted two steps, pushed both doors open, and enthusiastically invited Daiyu's master and servant to enter, she was young and innocent, and she had already walked in just a few steps. He gets along very well with Zicuckoo.

"This is where Cui'er and I live. Miss Lin and Miss Zijuan will enter the yard later, please."

As Liandu said, he turned slightly sideways and raised his hand to give way to the guest.

Daiyu hurriedly gave way and asked Liandu to enter first, but she heard that this place was her residence, she couldn't help feeling a little bit of curiosity, her eyes rolled around, and she looked at it without any trace.

On both sides of the green lacquered wooden door, there are two couplets with white characters on black stone slabs, the handwriting is handsome and elegant, and Li Taibai's poems are engraved: only feel the pillow mat of time, and the haze of loss.

Engraving this line of poetry here is a bit abrupt at first glance, and Daiyu is also taken aback, but after reading it several times in her heart, she feels that there are four levels and eight wastes. Expectation and disillusionment are all included in the twelve characters that are empty up and down, and have nothing to rely on. I don't feel stupid for a while.

He also heard Liandu explaining with a smile beside his ear: "I am making you laugh, this was originally the work of the prince, it was carved on the wall when the nunnery was built, although I don't think it's appropriate, I don't bother to remove it. "

It was only then that Daiyu discovered that at the end of the couplet, there was a line of inconspicuous small characters: Water Dissolving Gengchen Jichun.

She had heard Baoyu mention it, and knew that Shui Rong was the name of King Beijing, so she thought it was written by the prince himself and presented to the princess.Thinking of this, Daiyu felt that she was being abrupt, and couldn't help but feel her cheeks warm slightly.

A group of people entered the courtyard, bypassed the small corridor next to the wall on one side, and entered another smaller courtyard, which was the residence of Daiyu and Zicuckoo.

A few nuns were already one step ahead of them and brought their luggage in from the side door. Zijuan hurriedly asked where was the bedroom, where was the study, and where was the kitchenette, and instructed them to put the things away.

Master Cidu said courteously: "Miss, rest for a while, lunch will be delivered, if there is anything not thoughtful, just tell the poor nun."

Liandu comforted Daiyu to rest in peace and not to be homesick, and then left, while Cui'er enthusiastically invited Zijuan to play with her in the front yard when she was free.

Daiyu and Zijuan agreed one by one, and soon everyone left, and the meditation room and courtyard were quiet again.

Zijuan ordered the two women to fetch water, and then sprinkled and cleaned the place carefully, while she put Daiyu's clothes, piano, chess, books and other things in their proper places. After a lot of busy work, she finally settled down for the time being. When I got down, I went to boil water to make tea for Daiyu.

Seeing Zijuan walking back and forth in front of her eyes, Daiyu raised her hand to wipe her sweat from time to time, so she had to call her: "Zijuan, don't be too tired, let's rest first, and it won't be too late to clean up after lunch."

Zijuan's face was covered with sweat, but she couldn't hide her excitement. She glanced outside and said, "Girl, this place is nice. The concubine is very kind, and she doesn't have any airs. It's easy to get along with. It's just a little too deserted. After two days, when I get familiar with the place, I'll take you out for a walk."

Daiyu couldn't help laughing: "You're talking nonsense again, you and I are both women, how can you go out indiscriminately?"

Zijuan rolled her eyelids, disapprovingly: "What's the matter? In this wilderness, you can't meet a half man!"

Hearing her vulgar words, Daiyu frowned, and threw a handkerchief to her: "Don't worry, just wipe it off."

Soon, a little nun really brought lunch, but the rice consisted of a few vegetables and fruits, although it was cooked very finely, Zicuckoo was still not satisfied with it, so she didn't say it out of her mouth.

After dinner, Zijuan served Daiyu for a lunch break, and the two old women fell asleep without fatigue.

But Zijuan didn't fall asleep. Since she was in junior high school, she either boarded at school or rented a house outside. She already had a set of mature experience on what to do when she went to a strange place.

She slipped past Liandu and Tweety'er's courtyard, first came to the presiding meditation room, and before she could speak, she put 50 taels of silver on the table.

Cidu glanced at it, but didn't dare to touch it, so he asked strangely: "Miss Zijuan, what's going on?"

Zijuan blessed her, and said with a smile: "This is Miss Lin's wish, please master add some lamp oil in front of the Bodhisattva."

Cidu's face showed joy, but he still refused: "How can this poor nun collect it? Mrs. Jia sent someone to send all the expenses of the girl, and the girl will take it back soon."

Zijuan pushed the silver towards Cidu again: "The girl is afraid of causing trouble to Master, she is weak, and eating only some vegetables and fruits is definitely not enough, it's better to have some fish and meat occasionally."

Cidu's face showed embarrassment: "Well, if you think about it, the girl knows that meat is forbidden for monks..."

Zijuan quickly shook her head: "No, no, how dare the girl embarrass the master? I saw that there was a small kitchen in the corner of the yard. As long as the master is willing to make it convenient, we can buy it and make it ourselves. Go to the outside of the wall every hour and a half."

Cidu listened to what Zijuan said was interesting, and what she said made sense, and the boss was defeated by a penny, so he had no choice but to nod: "So, it's just Miss Zijuan who has worked hard..."

"Haha, it's okay. My mother died when I was 12. Every day before and after school, I have to cook meals for the whole family. What's so hard about this?" Zijuan waved her hands boldly on her hips.

Cidu was baffled by what he heard, and was still in a daze, while Zijuan quickly said goodbye and went out.

She didn't go back to Daiyu's place right away, but went to various meditation rooms, distributed the small gold and silver scorpions she brought with her to nuns, big and small, and said polite words such as "please don't bother me" and so on. During the meeting, she got acquainted with more than a dozen people in the huge lotus nunnery, and they all praised Miss Lin for being beautiful and dignified, and Miss Zijuan for being straightforward and sensible.

After finishing packing, Zijuan returned to her room next to Daiyu's. She felt a little tired and didn't take off her clothes. She just fell on the pillow and felt quite good.

Zhu'er next door only knows how to write poems, fall in love and cry, and he can only rely on himself for everything.

Although the princess who became a monk looks like a good person, if she wants to live a good life here, she has to rely on the support of the people below. Lin Daiyu's life in Jia's mansion is not comfortable. Blame her for being ignorant of the ways of the world, as a human being, she might not even be able to keep up with Xue Baochai's heels!

But from the bottom of his heart, Zijuan felt that this "incompetent" Miss Lin was asking herself to pity her for no reason.

While Zijuan was thinking about it, unconsciously, she also closed her eyes in a daze.