When you get married and have children in the future, you will understand the secrets.
Su Qingli said nothing, she didn't care about having a child at all.
The abbot finished reciting the sutra in a pretentious manner, and after a while he continued Su Zhaoming's words: "Donor, since this female donor is praying for a child, please go to the outer room and wait for an hour or two."
Su Zhaoming stood up obediently and said, "Sister, the abbot will help you to have a child. You should cooperate with the abbot. If you need anything, just call me. I will be watching over you outside."
Stepping over the bare threshold, Su Zhaoming opened the door to the abbot's room.
From behind the tightly closed door, the abbot's aged voice rang out, "Lady donor, I see a sign of unresolved disaster on your face. Did you encounter a young man holding a zither on your way here?"
"How does the abbot know that I have met Mr. Tan? Could my disaster be related to him?" Su Qingli stared intently at the old monk's wrinkled and sallow face.
The abbot was as calm as deep water. "Female donor, the donor you mentioned, Mr. Tan, is suffering from an incurable heart disease and will not live long. If you save his life, God will use him to help you fulfill a wish."
"Abbot, to be honest, I have no intention of continuing the family line for my husband's family. If this is my wish, can I really get what I want after saving Mr. Tan?" Su Qingli didn't want to be tied to the Qi Mansion out of necessity. After all, the Qi Mansion was not her home.
She and Qi Jinqian had no romantic feelings for each other. If she waited a little longer, the person who could spend the rest of his life with Qi Jinqian might appear in one or two years.
"Female donor, if you sincerely help this donor Tan, whatever wish you make will come true. This is the greatest blessing of your life. You should seize this opportunity and don't miss it, or you will regret it."
The abbot was talking nonsense in a serious tone, his gaunt figure sitting in a dignified posture, wearing a brown-red cassock over a gray-white monk's robe. His sanctimonious appearance had a bit of an immortal air.
"Thank you for your guidance, Abbot. If this matter comes true in the future, as you said, I will reward you handsomely."
Su Qingli took out five ingots of silver. This was the pocket money Qi Jinqian gave her to buy rouge and powder. She was beautiful and didn't need to waste money on buying rouge and powder all the time, so he saved it and it came in handy today.
The abbot kept declining. This was Qian Jue's intention. However, in order to highlight that the abbot of Lingyan Temple was a well-known and enlightened monk who was not interested in money, a rare and secular thing, he said, "Lady donor, monks have always been compassionate. Please don't give me this money."
As expected, when Su Qingli saw that the abbot did not accept the silver, she couldn't help but look at him with a higher opinion, and finally stuffed the two silver coins into the hands of the young monk in the temple as incense money.
"Sister, what did the abbot tell you?"
The brother and sister walked down the more than a hundred steps. Su Zhaoming glanced at Su Qingli's contented face, curious about their process of praying for a child in the abbot's room.
"It's nothing. As a man, don't ask about women giving birth. You will understand the secrets when you get married and have children in the future." Su Qingli looked around and talked about other things. With just a few words, she pushed Su Zhaoming away.
Su Zhaoming's face flushed like a ripe apple. Having never experienced any love between a man and a woman, he stammered, "Sister... are you, are you making fun of me?"
"Brother, watch out for the stairs. If you fall, I won't be able to explain to my parents when I get home. I was just joking at first. The abbot gave me a fertility charm and told me to keep it with me day and night."
In order to shut Su Zhaoming up, Su Qingli took out an ordinary amulet, which was given to her by the young monk when she went to the Buddhist temple to donate money for incense.
At that time, Su Zhaoming was still in the toilet, so she thought of using this amulet and falsely claiming it was a talisman for conceiving a child.
Su Qingli was escorted back to the Qi Mansion by Su Zhaoming. The gatekeeper simply asked, "Sixth Madam, where have you been?"
"I went back to my parents' home." Su Qingli answered questions calmly, with Su Zhaoming as a witness.
"Sister, please go in. Father and mother are still waiting for me to return home and report." Su Zhaoming was anxious to go home and tell Su Huaihai and Mrs. Su about praying for a child at Lingyan Temple. The two were still waiting for his return at home.
"Brother, go back and take good care of your parents. They are old."
Before leaving, Su Qingli gave Su Zhaoming earnest instructions. She had not returned to visit her parents once since she got married, and she missed them very much. Fortunately, her younger brother Su Zhaoming was by her side to take care of her filial duties.
Su Zhaoming did not mention anything about the academy. He was worried about the tuition fees and was embarrassed to talk about it to Su Qingli.
After entering the door, Su Qingli kept thinking about when she would meet the young man holding the zither again, and she entered the inner courtyard of Qi Mansion in a daze.
Qi Jinqian was still in the palace. Queen Qi invited him to have dinner with her. Minister Qi also enjoyed the imperial meal newly prepared by the palace chef in the Queen's Palace.
"Father, you and Jinqian should eat more. The Qi family's livelihood depends on you and Jinqian." Queen Qi knew very well that with the Qi family's backing, her throne would be in danger. Concubine Xie had the support of the General's Mansion.
The food on the table was fragrant. Princess Changle, always filial, also picked up her chopsticks to serve the two elders. "I'm sorry that I was busy last time and couldn't come to watch the wedding of my sixth uncle."
Princess Changle apologized softly. She was sent by the empress dowager in advance to congratulate Old Lady Li outside the capital on her birthday. Old Lady Li was the empress dowager's childhood friend. The empress dowager and her sisters had been in contact for decades until her death.
"That's fine. Madam Li is the most valued sister of the Empress Dowager. My sixth uncle is still young. Although you haven't arrived yet, the gift you sent is the most generous."
Qi Jinqian curled his lips and smiled. How dare he argue with the empress dowager?
"Changle is a thoughtful child. All the things he gave to Jinqian were things he loved. Every one of them was priceless."
Minister Qi had seen the gift after it was unpacked. The four treasures of the study inside were unique pieces and extremely rare on the market. Scarcity makes things valuable, and only a handful of people can afford them.
There are also many other rare and precious antiques, all of which are rare things, which shows that the artist has put a lot of effort into them.
The father and son drank some light wine in the Queen's Palace and smelled slightly of alcohol.
Arriving in front of the Emperor's side hall, the Yunhe Palace, they happened to run into Concubine Xie. "Are the Sixth Young Master and Minister Qi leaving the palace?"
"Greetings, Her Majesty. Jinqian, you chat with Her Majesty. Your father will be waiting for you outside." Minister Qi bowed expressionlessly and then retreated outside the semicircular archway.
Concubine Xie raised the corner of her mouth in a mocking manner, "Sixth Young Master, it's been a long time since we last met. You are still as charming as ever."
"Your Majesty, I am too kind. I am just an ordinary man, and a disabled person with difficulty walking. I just want to marry a girl to celebrate the occasion and make a living." Qi Jinqian did not want to say more.
Concubine Xie's words were full of meaning, "Sixth Young Master is really good at choosing people. He can pick a woman at random and even pick the most noble lady in the capital."
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