The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

Liu Jing led people into Fengci Nunnery, and saw a group of sisters-in-law with hair and practice, who were only about fifteen or sixteen years old.The two old sister-in-laws jumped up and shouted: "Who is it! Trespassing on the pure land of Buddhism." They shouted "Come here!"Liu Jing glanced at Eunuch Li and Nanny Feng, and saw that they both looked at each other in surprise.

There was a sound of footsteps outside, and out of nowhere came out a dozen strong men, all of them more than eight feet long, with thick backs, and the leader shouted: "Where did you come from!" Before the words were finished, Liu Jing and the others The guards with him took off the guns in unison.The brawny men stopped suddenly as if they had been cast with a holding spell.

Liu Jing said leisurely: "Among the group of sister-in-laws, one or two are beauties; all of them are beauties, obviously they were picked out with sincerity. This place must not be a place for serious business."

As soon as the words were finished, a sister-in-law shouted sharply: "Presumptuous!" The voice was quite majestic.

Liu Jing frowned: "However, these girls don't look like...doing that kind of work. Why don't you arrest them at the Yamen first?"

Another sister-in-law screamed: "How dare you! My father is Ting Wei Guo Xin!"

Another shouted: "My grandfather is Wu Zichong!" All of a sudden, the sisters-in-law declared themselves to be the daughters of important officials of the Qin State.

Liu Jing and the others were shocked!Why do so many officials and ladies become aunts?Let's see that they don't look like aunts at all.Liu Jing frowned: "Since she is the daughter of a rich family, why can't she be born at home to study and come to be an aunt?"

The two old sisters-in-law have come closer, and they look good.The two chanted the Buddha: "I don't know what is the value of the donor."

Liu Jing looked at them a few times, pointed to these sister-in-laws and said: "We are here to handle the matter under the order of the prince. If we meet, we can't ignore it. If Gui'an can't give a reasonable explanation, I will suspect you It's the kidnapping of the official lady." The sisters-in-law's expressions changed slightly when they heard the words, and their anger disappeared instantly.

The old aunt was shocked.One was younger, silently stepped back half a step; the other was older, with a string of green sandalwood prayer beads the size of a longan hanging on his chest, and recited the sound. There is absolutely no malice in entrusting these young ladies to be educated."

Liu Jing said: "How can we believe the teacher's false words?"

The old aunt was a little embarrassed, and said in a low voice: "Female benefactor, it's inconvenient for the poor nun to speak out in front of the hall, why don't you invite me to have a cup of tea later?" She winked.

Liu Jing said with a half smile but not a smile: "Buddhism is pure, what can't be said in an upright manner? Is it really something sneaky and shameful?" The sisters-in-law lowered their heads one after another, some bit their lips in shyness and coyness, and some blushed Open your mouth to fight.The old sister-in-law who dodged behind glared at them a few times.

The older sister-in-law said anxiously: "Female benefactor, these ladies are all young, it's better not to speak in front of them."

Liu Jing frowned: "Is there anything in the nunnery that you can't say in front of the little girl? They are about to talk about their husband's family at this age, why come here to be aunts? Why are you lying to them? You are so secretive and obvious." Prepare to say another set of words to me, which is different from what you said to them. Otherwise, why don't you dare let them hear it?"

The next sister-in-law got anxious and shouted, "Is there anything we can't say? We're just here to study Buddhist scriptures."

Liu Jing glanced at her: "Can't you study Buddhist scriptures at home? Besides, the good-looking young lady is not preparing to become a monk, so why study Buddhist scriptures? Why don't you learn piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, and housekeeping?"

The old sister-in-law was about to speak, but another sister-in-law Jiao Didi said: "We are preparing for the prince's draft."

Liu Jing was shocked, and turned to look at Li Feng and the two: "My lord wants to be drafted? How old is my lord before the draft?"

Then Eunuch Li immediately said: "Where did the rumor come from? Why is the prince going to be drafted?"

Mother Feng also said: "This old slave is by the Queen Mother's side day and night, and I have never heard of the draft."

Liu Jing said: "I haven't heard of it either. Besides, such an age...it's very bad for your health. The imperial doctor in Beijing said it. Even if you have this plan, it will be a few years later."

All the sister-in-laws in the room were instantly dumbfounded, some exclaimed, some fell down on the futons, and some cried.Eunuch Li pointed at the old aunt and shouted sharply: "Brave thief! How dare you tell such a big lie to deceive the official lady."

Liu Jing said: "I'm afraid it's not to deceive the officials and ladies. What does the lady know? It's to deceive the court officials." She glanced at the sisters-in-law, "The fathers and grandfathers of these girls have all been blackmailed for their daughters and granddaughters to be drafted."

Mother Feng sighed: "If it's just being blackmailed out of money, that's all. I'm afraid there are other things."

Liu Jing looked around the nunnery for a while, and couldn't help but laugh: "Such a dilapidated house...how could anyone believe it? It's too easy to deceive a dignified official of a country."

The two old sisters-in-law were already stunned.After a while, the younger one shouted: "The poor nuns are indeed entrusted by the adults to teach the Dharma to the ladies!"

Liu Jing smiled slightly and looked at Nanny Feng.Mother Feng said coldly: "If you don't lie to the lord to choose a girl, you adults are idiots? Entrust the girl to you?"

I saw a fifteen or sixteen-year-old sister-in-law walking out of the crowd, and respectfully wished Liu Jing and others a blessing: "My lords, we all understand that the elders in the family have been deceived by them. I beg you, my lords, to take responsibility for my daughter and others. "

All the sisters-in-law are smart, and they immediately bowed down after hearing the words: "I beg you, my lords, to redress my grievances for my daughter!"

Liu Jing couldn't help laughing: "What a clever little girl, she will be able to adapt to the wind. What's your last name?"

The sister-in-law lowered her head and said, "My surname is Gao."

Liu Jing looked at her a few times: "I see that your steps are steady, as if you have learned kung fu."

The sister-in-law said: "I was born in the general family, and when I was young, I learned a few martial arts self-defense from my father and brother."

Liu Jing's eyes moved, she turned to look at Li and Feng and said, "Could it be from the Gao family." The two were also taken aback.Nai asked the sister-in-law, "Who is your father?"

The sister-in-law smiled bitterly and said: "It is indeed the Gao family, that's right. My father sent me here behind the back of several uncles and uncles. Since I was deceived, it's fine to send me back quietly when I turn around. Don't ask me who my father is. gone."

Liu Jing said with a smile: "I only thought that your Gao family was full of nobles, so it turned out that you also had the idea of ​​sending a beautiful girl." The sister-in-law bowed her head and remained silent.Liu Jing looked at her again, "A bit older, but I have cultivated my temperament well."

The two old sisters-in-law knelt down, shouting "wronged" repeatedly.Liu Jing discussed with Li Gonggong, Nanny Feng, and both of them said: "Madam Zhu is the one who decides."

Liu Jing was no longer polite.First ordered people to take down all the people in Fengci Temple except my sister-in-law.In addition to the two in front of the hall, six aunts of different ages were found from the back.The aunt and the nursing home were separated into two places, and each sent a guard to eavesdrop outside the door.The three of them looked back and forth around the nunnery.

Although the nunnery is simple, it is not ugly.The sisters-in-law's residence is beautiful and beautiful, but there is no cosmetics, powder and jewelry; the usual things are brought from home, and the spices they smelled just now are also the sisters-in-law's own.

There are copybooks in every house, so we can see that they often practice calligraphy.Mother Feng saw that the copybook was actually the handwriting of Master Bodhi'an Huiban, she was dumbfounded.After a while, he said: "This...isn't this just waiting for the rabbit!" Liu Jing laughed loudly.

Seeing a thick booklet on the desk in the abbot's room, Eunuch Li picked it up and flipped through it, and was immediately shocked: "This, this..." He hurriedly read a few pages and handed them to Nanny Feng.

Nanny Feng was also stunned: "This..."

Liu Jing wondered: "What is that?" Mother Feng handed it to her.Liu Jing saw that what was written in the booklet was actually King Qin's disposition, preferences and habits.From what color you prefer, who you like, what you like to eat, to what you don't like to listen to, and what you do, it's clear.Liu Jing was shocked, "Is this true?" Eunuch Li nodded.Liu Jing frowned, "If people who plan to do anything wrong know about it, what's the matter? What does the prince like to eat? If they put some inappropriate things in it, the consequences will be disastrous."

Eunuch Li said angrily: "That's not true! You actually compiled it into a booklet in a grand manner."

Liu Jing looked up and scanned the room, and saw that there were several other books on the desk, which looked similar to the cover of this book, so she picked up a book and looked through it.This book contains the likes and dislikes of the Queen Mother.Look at the next one, it belongs to the Empress Dowager.She handed it to Nanny Feng.Mother Feng looked at it and said: "Most are not bad, there is a slight deviation."

Li and Feng read the Queen Mother's book again, and it was not bad.The three of them looked at each other for a while, speechless.

But looking through the rest of the books, they are all Buddhist scriptures.Liu Jing asked Nanny Feng to put away the three booklets and go back to the front together.The sisters-in-law were still waiting in the front hall, and there was already a lot of noise.Seeing the three of them come out, they became silent for a moment like a kite entering a flock of birds.

Liu Jing looked at them and asked, "Even if you mistakenly think that the prince is going to be drafted, shouldn't you learn the rules of the palace? Why did you come to the mountains to learn Buddhism?"

A sister-in-law said: "Because the Queen Mother likes Buddhism. Aunt Cao said that learning Buddhism can please the Queen Mother so that she can live in the palace in the future."

Liu Jing and the others immediately looked at each other and asked in unison, "Who is Aunt Cao?"

Another sister-in-law said: "Aunt Cao...is the Aunt Cao who taught us. She was originally the concubine of the late son, and she also gave birth to a princess. After the late son returned from the Hexi, she served the queen mother. Later... After two years at home, she became a layman again. She said that this draft is the meaning of the queen mother. The queen mother often calls her back to the house to talk."

Nanny Feng immediately said: "Mr. Cao?"

Eunuch Li thought for a while: "Could it be that Cao family?"

Mother Feng said: "It sounds like she is. Isn't she in Yunju Temple?"

The sisters-in-law said one after another: "That's right, it's at Yunju Temple! We all went to Yunju Temple to meet her first, and she told our family that she might be selected after seeing people."

Liu Jing asked, "Did she ever tell anyone who wasn't selected?"

The sisters-in-law looked at each other and said, "My little girl, I don't know."

Liu Jing clapped her hands and said, "That's it. This Layman Cao really knows how to do business. He's such a trick to create something out of nothing." Seeing that everyone's faces were ugly, she said sincerely, "I'm really serious about complimenting you. She. She doesn't know how much money she makes. It's easy to deceive a few people, but it's not easy to deceive so many people."

Eunuch Li stumbled and said, "Mrs. Zhu, you are still laughing! This wicked woman is using the name of the prince and the queen mother to deceive the ministers to collect money wantonly..."

Liu Jing laughed and interrupted: "Don't wrong the prince and the queen mother! She borrowed the name of the queen mother. By the way, does she really often go to the mansion to see the queen mother?"

Nanny Feng smiled wryly: "Really..."

Liu Jing was surprised: "How bold! I never thought that a woman could be so bold. Isn't she afraid of implicating her daughter if she reveals her secrets?"

Mother Feng thought about it: "Cao's temperament is peaceful, he is not smart, and he has never been ambitious. Besides, the Princess is still being raised in the palace."

Liu Jing looked at these sister-in-laws, and suddenly said in a low voice: "Mother, I have something to tell you." Nai took Mother Feng aside and muttered for a long time.

Mother Feng said in shock: "Why do you act so recklessly..."

Liu Jing sighed softly, and said in a low voice: "I just remembered... the king of Xianlu. Does Mammy know why he disappeared?" Nanny Feng nodded.Liu Jing sighed again. "Besides," she glanced back at the sisters-in-law, "Even Master Huipan's words are used for posts, it can be said that he uses everything."

Mother Feng thought for a while, "wait for the old slave to test it out." Then she randomly ordered a sister-in-law to go to the side hall next door, and questioned her carefully for a long time.The sister-in-law came back with a red face.

Mother Feng didn't give up and ordered another one.After several cross-examinations like this, Nanny Feng's face was already ashen.Seeing the sister-in-law surnamed Gao poking her head full of curiosity, the latter one simply ordered her.Liu Jing said to Eunuch Li: "I'm a little curious, follow me to listen." Eunuch Li nodded.

Liu Jing tiptoed behind Nanny Feng and Sister-in-law Gao, ear-to-ear outside the door of the side hall.Then Mother Feng said: "I just want to ask you, apart from coming here to learn Buddhism, does the Cao family want you to learn anything else?"

Aunt Gao said: "She said that this time the selection is not for the concubine, and there is no need for virtuous and virtuous women. She recommends that our family quietly find some capable oiran ladies, learn how to get along with men, so that they can be favored in the future."

Nanny Feng sneered and said, "It took me half a day for others to admit it, but you just let it go."

Aunt Gao smiled and said, "Because I haven't learned it yet. The Mr. Oiran who was assigned to me died suddenly." Mother Feng frowned before she could speak, and she continued, "Mr. Oiran was recommended by Aunt Cao. "

Liu Jing couldn't bear it anymore, broke in and asked: "Little girl, you just said that Mr. Oiran who was appointed for you is dead? Who is she?"

Aunt Gao said: "I only know that he is an oiran, but I don't know about others. I haven't seen it yet."

"Is it from Chang'an City?"

"No. Aunt Cao said it's best to avoid Chang'an, so she recommended someone from Xianyang."

Liu Jing said coldly: "When did she recommend this Xianyang oiran to your family?"

Aunt Gao thought for a while: "It's been two or three months. My father has been hesitating, and he didn't decide to send me to the draft until recently."

Liu Jing smiled sweetly: "That's right. We're all right. Mother Feng, we have to go back to Chang'an quietly. Don't disturb Aunt Cao, and don't disturb the people behind Aunt Cao. Otherwise, I'm afraid Aunt Cao will Get silenced."

Mother Feng hurriedly asked, "Is there someone behind her?"

Liu Jing nodded and said, "If I'm not mistaken, Aunt Cao is a puppet herself."