Red Mansion and Crimson Pearl

Chapter 230 Sitting Alone on Jingting Mountain

The next morning, Daiyu yawned all the way when she set out. Even when she reached Xiapanxiang and Zijuan called her to wake up and take a look at the magnificent mountain gate, she was too lazy to open her eyes and slept all the way in.

Otherwise, she would be able to see the Supreme Lord and the Queen Mother getting off the car at the mountain gate at a glance, just like Aunt Meng in the second car!

Aunt Meng was so frightened that her eyes widened and she pressed herself against the wall of the car, holding her breath and not daring to say a word.

Qingwen and Xiaohong looked at her strangely.

Xiaohong suddenly realized something, turned around and quietly lifted a corner of the curtain at the back of the carriage. When she looked out, she saw Tanchun at a glance!

Xiao Hong was also startled, and quickly turned back to look at Aunt Meng, whispering: "Am I seeing things?!"

"Who did you see?!" Aunt Meng frowned.

This girl should not have seen the Emperor and the Empress Dowager. Could it be that she saw Dai Xiang?

"I saw Princess Yimin..." Xiaohong's face wrinkled.

Qingwen was very surprised: "The third lady came to Gusu? How did she get here?"

After asking this question, Aunt Meng understood everything. She said in a bitter voice, "She came here incognito with the Lord and the Queen Mother..."

The three of you looked at each other in shock.

After a long while, Xiao Hong asked in a low voice: "Should I tell the girl about this?"

"Why not tell him?" Qingwen's eyes flashed with excitement. "Now that the Lord and the Queen Mother are here, what do we have to fear? Whatever the young lady wants to do, she can do it more happily, right?"

"That's why I thought that if I told her, the girl might take more risks." Xiao Hong frowned, "Although the Lord and the Queen Mother came, they were incognito.

"There could be a contingency. The Supreme Lord is not His Majesty, and those eunuchs are not the Tao Supervisor. If something really happens and no one helps the girl, what should she do?!"

Aunt Meng agreed with what she said: "You are worried. The princess has such a bad temper that she can even borrow the help of the unrelated Suzhou prefect.

“If she knew that the Supreme and the Queen Mother were coming and someone was there to clean up the mess, who knows what kind of story she would create!

"It would be better if we just pretend we don't know about this and urge her to finish what she needs to do and return to Beijing as soon as possible! So that everyone can be safe!"

Qingwen pouted and tugged at her handkerchief, and after a long while she reluctantly said "OK".

Aunt Meng knew at a glance that she wanted to cause trouble even more than their princess did. She reached out and grabbed Qingwen's ear, gritting her teeth and telling her:

"If the princess knew that the Empress Dowager brought Yimin to Suzhou, I don't care if it was you who said it or not. I will use you as a needle holder for three days so that Xueyan can practice!"

Qingwen begged for mercy in pain and swore to heaven not to let anyone know.

As they were arguing, the horses stopped outside and they had arrived at their destination.

The three of them hurriedly got off the car. But they saw Zijuan in front of them wrapping Daiyu in a thick cloak and complaining: "If you are so sleepy, why do you have to come today? Can't you come another day?"

Xueyan said, "Miss, you just ate two slices of French-made purple ginger and drank some tea. I think you are sober now. You don't need to wear so many clothes."

Aunt Meng considered the route and thought that the fairies would probably stay in Panxiang for a while longer, so if she didn't meet them, she would just let them whisper in front of the door.

Lin Daiyu was still a little dazed, but she said nothing and let Zijuan tie the belt for her. Then she slowly walked up to Panxiang.

Lin Jing and Chu Qian found a teahouse at the door and drank tea while waiting.

It's not a festival, so there aren't many people in the temple.

The further Daiyu walked in, the more familiar the smell became. She couldn't help but whisper to Zijuan, "Do you think this temple is just like Miaogu's?"

Zijuan blinked and nodded: "I am the only one who is pure, and you are all vulgar."

Several people looked at each other and smiled.

Aunt Meng looked inside and asked the pilgrims who were also visiting the temple, "Is this temple big? Which hall is the most effective for burning incense?"

The woman smiled and said, "The plum garden on the back hill is big. The first wintersweet blossomed the other day, so it's worth a look."

"As for the most effective one, it's the Guanyin Temple at the end. If you want to pray for your niece's marriage or child, the interpretation there will be accurate!"

Aunt Meng smiled and thanked her.

Lin Daiyu clearly heard it, but she pretended not to know, but her ears turned red. At this moment, she was completely awake from her 100% sleepiness.

When they arrived at the main hall, they paid respect and burned incense, and respectfully placed a copy of the Diamond Sutra that Miaoyu had copied at home on the altar. Then they slowly left.

Bow slowly all the way.

As expected, everything in this temple, from the statues to the nuns, and even the stone carvings, flowers, plants and trees, exudes an air of respect and distance.

Even Aunt Meng, who is so familiar with people, couldn't help but complain in a low voice: "I want to find a aunt to chat with, but I can't find one!"

When you reach the end of the courtyard, you will first look up and see the tall Sutra Repository, and the second to last entrance is the Guanyin Hall.

Aunt Meng smiled and pulled Lin Daiyu over: "Don't dawdle, go in and draw a lot, then go and see the wintersweet!"

Daiyu blushed and said softly, "I will only bow once, and will not draw lots."

"It's not up to you. If you don't want to smoke, I will pray to the Buddha in the temple and then smoke for you!"

Aunt Meng is doing something bad.

Daiyu stamped her feet in anger, but she could not resist Aunt Meng who rushed into the hall first. She actually knelt down on the cushion, put her hands together and looked up, and was about to speak.

He hurried in, coughed lightly, knelt down next to me, and said in a low voice, "Is it not okay for me to smoke?"

After worshipping meticulously and burning incense, I went to draw lots.

After closing his eyes and praying sincerely for a moment, the stick holder shook slightly and a bamboo stick fell to the ground.

Daiyu picked it up, but saw the number on it was "99th".

Aunt Meng snatched it away and walked to the signing table with a smile.

An old nun was sitting there, twirling her rosary. Her eyes were kind and gentle, and she was a rare kind person in the temple.

Aunt Meng smiled and handed her the fortune stick: "This is for my niece, asking about marriage!"

Daiyu hurriedly turned around and was about to go out, but Qingwen had already seen her. She grabbed her and dragged her to the old nun, where she opened her eyes wide, smiled and waited with eagerness.

The old nun first looked at Daiyu, then took the signature paper with a smile, unfolded it, but her eyelids twitched!

Several people saw it with their own eyes, and their hearts skipped a beat!

what's the situation? !

Isn’t it a good sign?!

"This fortune stick," the old nun paused for a long time before looking up at Daiyu, examining her features carefully. After a while, she frowned and looked at the fortune stick in her hand, then sighed.

"Master, just tell me." At this time, Daiyu calmed down, smiled, and signaled the old nun not to be embarrassed.

The old nun then read softly, "The ninety-ninth lot, middle to upper.

"All the birds have flown high, leaving only the lonely cloud alone. The only mountain I never tire of looking at is Jingting Mountain.

"This sign of the lady's fortune seems to indicate that there is no marriage destiny in your life."

Qingwen turned around and covered her mouth, filled with fear.

Zijuan immediately dragged Daiyu out, saying softly, "We all believe in Taoism, but you came to the temple to ask for divination. No wonder it didn't work."

Aunt Meng was also stunned and looked at Daiyu blankly.

Daiyu was unwilling to leave, and holding back the heat on her face, she took the paper from the old nun's hand and said with a gentle smile:

"Your temple lives up to its reputation. It is indeed very accurate."