While eating the vegetable porridge brought by the little monk, Li Sisi asked, "What time is it now?"
"At the end of the 4th hour." The young monk seemed to suddenly remember something and continued, "Oh, by the way, Donor Ru Liu asked me to tell the female donor to stay in the temple and not run around."
Li Sisi bit her spoon and tilted her head to look at him. Why did Ruliu come to ask for this? Didn't Xiao Yunchen come back?
She asked doubtfully, "Little monk, is there a man among this group who is particularly good-looking, speaks very softly, and has elegant manners?"
The young monk blinked his innocent eyes and answered seriously: "The abbot said that all appearances are not appearances. All appearances are false. All things are empty in the mirror. Ultimately, all appearances are without appearance."
The clear child's voice kept turning around in Li Sisi's mind, but she couldn't understand it.
"Just answer directly, yes or no?"
The little monk said "hmm..." for a long time, as if thinking about how to answer this question.
Li Sisi was afraid that he would come up with some Buddhist axioms again, so she suggested, "You just need to answer, yes or no, that's all."
The young monk looked at Li Sisi with his pure eyes and said helplessly, "The lady's question is really embarrassing for me. The body's likes and dislikes are impermanent. In the eyes of Buddhism, emptiness is form, and form is emptiness."
Li Sisi understood the last sentence, which means that monks don’t distinguish between beauty and ugliness?
Okay, she won’t ask anymore.
After Li Sisi finished her porridge, the young monk cleared the bowls and chopsticks. Before leaving, he reminded her, "Lady donor, please have a good rest. I have to go to the abbot to hand in my homework for today."
"Well, okay, go ahead."
Li Sisi responded, her eyes following the little monk's back as he walked out.
The reddish-brown double wooden doors were open. An apricot tree in the yard had grown tender green leaves. The afternoon sun shone on the branches, making them look even greener.
Two little sparrows were perched on a branch, chirping and chatting.
Li Sisi suddenly thought of Li Nian, who had been separated from her for several days.
According to the little monk, she has been in a coma for two days this time, and I don’t know how Nian Nian is doing?
[System, is Nian Nian still in Ping'an City?]
System: [Xiao Yunyu has already arranged everything for her after returning to Beijing. She is about to arrive in the capital. Host Li Nian asked me to tell you that she is waiting for you in the capital.]
Li Sisi: [Is that so...]
We are going to the capital anyway, so why not follow Xiao Yunchen to the capital?
As soon as this idea came to mind, Li Sisi shook her head like a rattle.
No, no, if she follows Xiao Yunchen to the capital and reaches his territory, wouldn’t she be like a canary that can’t fly away even with wings?
She wanted to be like an eagle, flying freely. She absolutely could not be locked up in a small courtyard by him for her whole life, being restricted everywhere. That would suffocate her to death.
But if she ran away now, she was worried that Xiao Yunchen would be in danger. At least with her as a plug-in, she could still help a little.
Forget it, let’s talk about escaping after Xiao Yunchen is in a safe situation!
Qing Lian and Qing Xuan, hiding in the corner, watched Li Sisi walk out of the house in a trance, muttering to herself, nodding and shaking her head.
Qing Lian lowered his voice and asked Qing Xuan, "Could it be that the Second Madam is frightened silly?"
Qing Xuan glanced at him and whispered back, "She even dared to fake her own death and leave the capital, which shows how daring she is. A small matter like being assassinated wouldn't scare her."
Qing Lian's gaze fell on Li Sisi walking on the path again, and he muttered softly, "Did the high fever for two days damage her brain? That's terrible. How are we going to explain this to the master when he returns?"
Qing Xuan took a deep breath, resisting the urge to slap him to death, and explained slowly, "The Second Madam is just worried about the safety of our young master. Didn't you see that when the assassination attempt was made, the Second Madam forced a kiss on our young master while she was trying to escape?"
"How could the Second Madam not be moved by a handsome man like our young master, who is as gentle as jade? She is just angry and has a hard mouth but a soft heart."
Qing Lian heard this and his face was filled with enlightenment. He exclaimed in admiration, "Brother, you are really smart. Although you have never found a woman like me, with your understanding of women's minds, I believe you will find your ideal partner soon."
Qing Xuan gave him a look of disdain: "You are stupid and your brain can't think straight."
Qing Lian was not happy to hear this. Among his close followers, his boxing skills were the best!
"Hey! I'm talking to you..."
"Shh!" Qing Xuan quickly made a hushed gesture and whispered, "The Second Madam has come back again."
After making up her mind, Li Sisi returned to her small courtyard, brought out a wooden stool from the house, and sat at the doorway, basking in the sun and daydreaming.
I watched the sun move away little by little and gradually disappear on the sky.
A light drizzle began to fall from the moonless sky, but the people who had entered the city still had not returned.
Compared to the misty spring rain here.
The moonlight in the capital was like a mirror.
When Li Nian arrived in the capital, it was just as night fell.
The carriage stopped in front of a magnificent house.
Li Nian held Jinhe and followed Xiaobai inside, looking at the house with curiosity.
Xiaobai said that this was where Xiao Yunyu used to live, and next to this street was a brothel.
Walking through the front yard, you will see exotic flowers and trees growing out from the cracks in the rugged rocks, blooming lushly.
Walking north, you will arrive at the flat and spacious central courtyard. There are flying buildings on both sides, and the carved eaves and embroidered windows are hidden between the rockery and the treetops.
Xiaobai said, "Madam, the building to the east is where the master lives."
Upon hearing this, Li Nian's gaze fell on the exquisite two-story building under the moonlight. Bright candles were already lit in the house.
Coming to the living room on the first floor, there is a set of pearwood couches placed on the upper part, and strings of glass bead curtains hang down above the door frame on the side, reflecting the dazzling brilliance of the light.
Xiaobai said, "Madam, the bedroom is on the second floor."
The exquisite carved wall lamp on the staircase was burning with candles, lighting the way up the stairs clearly.
After going upstairs, Xiaobai continued to introduce: "The room on the west side is the study, and the room on the east side is the bedroom."
As he spoke, he pushed open the bedroom door and walked in, lighting all the candles in the room.
Only then did Li Nian see clearly that the bedroom had two rooms, one inside and one outside.
Outside the window was a wooden couch, long enough for one person to sleep on, covered with a pure white velvet rug. Inside the room were four silver lamps, each holding a tall candle. The scent of cold plum blossoms wafted from the candles.
Li Nian walked closer and saw that there were flower petals inside the candle!
It’s actually a scented candle!
Xiao Yunyu really knows how to enjoy himself, doesn't he?!
Since Jinhe had fallen asleep, Li Nian put away his curiosity to continue exploring and walked over the screen painted with snow-covered red plum blossoms into the inner room.
The bed is intricately carved and inlaid with jade, and is decorated with brocade and embroidered quilts. There are also exquisite sachets hanging on the golden hooks of the bedside curtains, which also emit a faint fragrance of cold plums.
Li Nian looked at him dumbfounded. No wonder Xiao Yunyu was always reluctant to go home before!
With such a luxurious golden nest, who would go back to the Xiao Mansion!
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