Once magnificent, now brilliant

In Xiangyun Temple, Bai Junyu stayed with his mother for a day, and Mrs. Bai finally enjoyed a piece of peace, and woke up in the morning in good spirits.

After leaving the room, Madam Bai saw Bai Ru carrying a food basket into the courtyard.The male and female guests who rest at night in Guanzhong live separately on the downhill and up the mountain, and they can only walk around freely during the day.

"Ma'am is awake?" Bai Ru said with a smile, "I brought you breakfast, do you use it in the house or in the yard?"

The weather is fine this morning, the breeze is warm, with the fragrance of grass and trees, which makes people feel refreshed and calm.

"Use it in the yard."

The maid beside Mrs. Bai helped to arrange the meals.

Mrs. Bai asked, "Where is Xicho?"

Bai Ru truthfully said: "Return to madam, the young master just went to pay respects to all the real people in the middle of the morning just after dawn."

"So early?"

"Yes. In order to show awe, I didn't eat breakfast, so I will use it later."

Madam Bai smiled, "What is he asking for? Such piousness."

In Dachuan, going to Taoist temples to seek services is a sign of piety. In addition to worshiping everywhere, it is even more reverent to go there on an empty stomach.The pious ceremony of worshiping Buddha starts at the foot of the mountain, kneels three times and kowtows up the mountain nine times, and then visits the temples.

If there are no important and important things, the worship of Okawa people is simpler.You don’t need to be hungry, and you don’t need to kneel and kowtow three times, you just need to go up the mountain to pay homage, and add a sum of sesame oil money to show your sincerity.

So Bai Junyu is so solemn this time, of course Mrs. Bai wants to ask.

Bai Ru said: "Mr. Qi has not been in good health, and he was even sick a few days ago. The young master wants to ask for a peace talisman drawn by the master himself, and then the master himself will consecrate it, so that he can wear it for Mr. Qi, so as to pray for peace." healthy."

Mrs. Bai smiled very relieved, "It should be. I haven't seen that child Qi Xiang a few times in total, and this time he came back to help Xi Ze and me. He is a caring child. You can tell Xi Ze later. , I don’t need him to accompany me here, let him beg and send it to Qi Xiang earlier.”

"Yes."

In the afternoon, when Bai Junyu came to the courtyard, Pan Butler said softly, "General Bai, the young master has not woken up from his nap, please sit and wait for a while."

It is impossible for him to wake up Qi Xiang, as Qi Xiang is still recovering, more sleep is also beneficial.And Qi Xiang didn't say that Bai Junyu was not allowed to enter the door, he invited people in, if Qi Xiang was unhappy.The big deal is to drive people away.

Anyway, every time Qi Xiang asked Bai Junyu to go, Bai Junyu didn't bother.

After serving tea, Butler Pan withdrew.

Bai Junyu walked around the screen softly, and saw Qi Xiang sleeping soundly on the couch.

But Shizhou added some calming medicine to Qi Xiang's new medicine. Qi Xiang slept well these few days, but he couldn't take more medicine, and stopped when he recovered.

Qi Xiang was lying on her side, her scarred face was pressed against the pillow, and there was no sign of any injuries at all.The intact half of his face was even more beautiful than Bai Junyu remembered, even a little glamorous.It reminded him suddenly that spring, when Qi Xiang was resting on the table in the academy, peach blossoms flew in and fell on the table and between Qi Xiang's hair, it was so beautiful, it made him feel extremely peaceful.

If it weren't for what happened to Xizhen, people in Beijing who wanted to marry Qi Xiang would definitely flock to her.But back then the aunt of the Qi family was in charge, so she might not have given Qi Xiang a good marriage.During the years when Qi Xiang left, they occasionally brought it up when they got together, saying that Qi Xiang's fate was bad, and he was implicated here despite not doing anything.

Taking out the peace talisman, Bai Junyu put it beside Qi Xiang's pillow.He hoped that this talisman would bring Qi Xiang health and good fortune in the future, so that Qi Xiang would no longer suffer.

Qi Xiang opened his eyes and saw the talisman beside the pillow.He didn't know where it came from, he just reached out and held it subconsciously.

"woke up?"

Qi Xiang heard the voice, turned her head to look, and could vaguely see Bai Junyu outside through the screen.

Getting up and getting out of bed, Qi Xiang asked in surprise, "Why are you here?"

Maybe it's because I just woke up and my mind is not clear enough, but I don't have the idea of ​​driving people away, as if the previous quarrel didn't exist.

Bai Junyu put down the teacup, "I asked for a talisman at Xiangyun Temple and brought it to you."

Qi Xiang's heart felt hot, he clenched the talisman in his hand, and said, "Thank you."

He didn't reach out to hit the smiling man, and Bai Junyu brought him something, but he really couldn't get angry.And after so many days, his anger has also subsided a lot.What's more...it's rare to have a heart.

"It should be me thanking you for helping my family solve the difficult problem." Bai Junyu felt that the word "thank you" was really not enough to express.

"It's a small effort. After eating so many cakes from Mrs. Bai, I have to pay back." Qi Xiang said flatly.

"You carry this peace talisman with you, the light from the Lord should be very effective."

Qi Xiang was taken aback for a moment, her voice was a little dry, "It took a lot of work, didn't it?"

He knew that if he wanted to consecrate the temple master, it must not be an ordinary petition.

"It's nothing." None of this was hard work for Bai Junyu, "I didn't think carefully about what happened before. It's fine if you don't want to reconcile. I'll pay more attention in the future and try to protect you as much as possible. Don't give birth to me either. Angry, He Yuen came to me and asked me to be an intermediary, so I had to give the girl some face."

"I understand." Qi Xiang felt that there was no need to embarrass Bai Junyu. Bai Junyu liked He Yuen, and He Yuen acted pitifully. It was normal for Bai Junyu to listen to her words. He had his principles, and Bai Junyu had Bai Junyu's concerns, so it was unnecessary to be tit for tat. "My mother said that men are born to be coaxed by women. She shows weakness, and you feel sorry for her. I can understand."

In fact, what his mother said at the time was: Men are born to be coaxed by women.

The order of the parents, the words of the matchmaker, men take concubines, women marry first.How many of these had love in the first place?Some may not even have love in their whole life, but just rely on or rely on.But in a society where the husband is the heaven, without the love of the husband, it is impossible to succeed. The main wife needs to be loved to consolidate her position and save face in front of her in-laws.In order to "love", if you don't love, you have to trick a man into thinking that a woman loves him.If love is born from the truth, it is the most perfect.If you just can't fall in love, you can only rely on pretending.

Bai Junyu really wanted to refute, but somehow felt that it made sense.

"Okay, I don't want to entangle you with this. It takes a long time to see people's hearts, but let's just look at it in the future." Qi Xiang said.

What else could he do?You can't tell Bai Junyu, "He Yuen is not a good girl, she is good at pretending to be innocent, but she is actually vicious in her heart. You should stop liking her, forget about liking me", right?Leaving aside whether Bai Junyu would be intimidated by him, the two of them might not even be friends after that, why bother?

Bai Junyu was very grateful to Qi Xiang because of his mother.I was worried that Qi Xiang would offend others before, but now that I think about it, Qi Xiang dared to offend his grandmother and uncle because of him, so why would he not be able to protect Qi Xiang?After a while, the heat of the show dissipated, and he bought a yard for Qi Xiang near the yard where he lived, so that he could live closer and take care of him better. He didn't believe that anyone would dare to step on him to harm Qi Xiang.

"Let's go, I'll take you to have a good meal." Bai Junyu felt that if nothing else, he had to invite Qi Xiang to have a good meal to express his gratitude.

Qi Xiang refused without even thinking about it, "Forget it. Your grandmother is 'ill', and your mother is practicing in Xiangyun Temple. Is it appropriate for you to take me to eat and drink?"

It was rare for Bai Junyu to think carefully, and said with a smile, "Then I'll let Bai Ru buy it and bring it back."

Qi Xiang shook her head, "How many people around you are unknown to this Jingzhong Restaurant?"

"Then what do you say?"

Seeing that Bai Junyu didn't intend to give up, Qi Xiang thought that he hadn't gotten along well with Bai Junyu alone for a long time, and he didn't want to push away the rare opportunity, so he rushed out the door and said, "Uncle Pan."

Butler Pan came in quickly, "My lord."

Qi Xiang glanced at Bai Junyu, but said nothing.

Bai Junyu untied his purse and threw it to Steward Pan, "It's not convenient for Bai Ru to go, Steward Pan, you go to the restaurant to buy some snacks and bring them back. I'll treat Qi Xiang to a good meal. You know that Qi Xiang According to his taste, pick what he likes."

Butler Pan looked at Qi Xiang uncertainly, Qi Xiang nodded slightly, and then Butler Pan agreed, "Yes, I'll do it now."

Once the money is in place, Pan Butler Zhang Luo will come back with a natural look, fragrance and taste.Without extravagant things, Qi Xiang couldn't eat many things, so he bought a lot of dishes, but none of them cost much.

"I respect you." Bai Junyu raised his glass.

There was fruit tea in Qi Xiang's cup, and he drank half of it without being courteous to Bai Junyu.

"Are you going back to Xiangyun Temple at night?" Qi Xiang asked.If you come back, Bai Junyu will be more or less satisfied after drinking this cup, entering the audience with the smell of alcohol, always disrespectful.

"No. Go back to the mansion and have a look. There are people left in the temple, so don't worry."

"Well. This time, the solution is urgent, but when your grandmother recovers, there may be more to come. In addition, can Xianzheng mention your cousin's matter to you?"

Bai Junyu looked puzzled, "What's the matter?"

Qi Xiang said a few more words, telling about Bai Ruowei's attempt to steal Xianxuan's fan.

Bai Junyu was dumbfounded, "Is there such a thing?"

"The way to find Daoist Guo was originally given to Xianzheng, but after thinking that Mrs. Bai could also use it, I asked Xianzheng to pass on a message."

Bai Junyu was very speechless, feeling ashamed to see Xianzheng, "I didn't expect her to do such a thing, I will tell my father tonight, if she succeeds, we will have nothing to do with the Xian family."

"Now that Xianzheng has a reason to refuse, and the matchmaker has spread the word, your cousin can only give up. General Feng Bei can give you some advice. You are a man, so you shouldn't get too involved in the girl's affairs."

"I understand." Bai Junyu silently drank another glass of wine, feeling depressed.

Qi Xiang drank his tea, ate his favorite dishes, and ate alone with Bai Junyu, and it was calmer and more comfortable than he expected.

"You have recovered your good status, but it looks like you haven't added anything. It doesn't look like it. In a few days, Bai Ru will go to the study to help me get books, and then I will pick a few for you. Also, someone sent me a while ago. I bought some incense for me, and said it was made of smoked clothes. I really don’t need it, and it’s a waste to leave it alone. I’ll bring it to you. Your tea cups and dishes should also be replaced. I’ll ask Bai Ru to help you. You pay attention."

As a person who can't coax others, the only way Bai Junyu knows is to give gifts.To him, this kind of gift that does not involve real money is something that friends will give each other.

Just as Qi Xiang wanted to refuse, Bai Ru hurried over.

"What's the panic?"

Bai Ru looked like he had eaten a fly, and said in a low voice: "Young master, it's not good. The people below came to report, and the uncle sent a woman, saying it was... said it was for the master."