Chapter 28: Pagoda in the Temple
"Ningning, is it true that she has no memory?" Lady Wang, the chief priest, grabbed the girl's hand, her eyes full of distress. "What did the doctor say? Have you asked the palace physician to take a look?"
"Yesterday, in addition to the one in the mansion, we invited three other doctors to come, and they all just prescribed some prescriptions to soothe the nerves." Chang Kuo said, "Today, when I come back from outside, I will send someone to take my card to the palace to invite a medical officer to take a look."
Qiao Jijiu looked at him and said, "Sui Ning is in such a state now, why are you still going out to work?"
Chang Suining thought it was about meeting Zhou Ding, so he said, "Don't worry, except for my inability to remember things, everything else is fine."
Chang Kuo said: "I am going to take Sui Ning out to visit Dayun Temple——"
Chang Suining was stunned: "Dayun Temple?"
Isn’t it meeting Zhou Ding?
Chang Kuo gave her a look that said "plenty of time".
"Okay..." Wang nodded and thought, "Let's go and worship. Ningning's illness is rare. Maybe she was frightened by this incident and some evil spirits entered her body. Maybe she came into contact with something unclean... Let's go to the temple to drive away the evil spirits. Maybe she will get better."
Chang Suining: “…”
Just say her name directly.
"Foolish." Qiao Jijiu glanced at his wife, snorted, and said, "But he should go. Wu Jue is the abbot and it is inconvenient for him to leave the temple. Let him see if Sui Ning is safe and sound, so he can feel at ease."
——Wu Jue? ——Abbot? Chang Suining blinked.
Did he really become a monk?
"How about I go with Ningning?" the young man Qiao Yubai asked Chang Suining in a gentle voice.
Thinking of Zhou Ding's matter, Chang Suining subconsciously wanted to decline, but she didn't need to ask, Chang Sui'an had already said: "Don't you have to go to the Imperial College today?"
Qiao Yubai was about to say "No problem", but Chang Kuo waved his hand and said, "Why do you need to make such a big fuss? The matter of Suining should not be publicized. It's just going out, don't be too ostentatious."
After hearing the words "not suitable for publicity", looking at the Qiao family members in front of her, and then thinking of Yu Zeng who also knew about it, plus Wu Jue who is now the abbot of Dayun Temple, and even Wei Shuyi, and Cui Jing who probably recognized her identity... Chang Suining - it can't be said that it was not publicized enough, it can only be said that it attracted everyone's attention.
But there is nothing we can do about it, since A Li has so many fathers.
"That makes sense." Qiao Jijiu nodded, and then told Chang Suining, "Suining, just take care of yourself for a while. When you feel better, go find Sandie, and he'll take you fishing..."
Wang immediately said angrily, "What kind of fish are you fishing for? You only know how to fish all day long. I think you look like a fish!"
Although it has been a long time since we last met, Chang Suining is not unfamiliar with this.
With Lao Chang, there is nothing that can’t be solved with practice.
With Mr. Joe - there's nothing a fishing trip can't solve.
"What do you know, woman? Fishing is the best way to calm your mind and cultivate your character. When your mind is calm, your brain will be clear, and the problem in your brain will naturally heal without any medicine."
"Don't even think of applying this perverse logic to Ningning!" Wang was furious: "...Yesterday I told Mianmian that after a hundred years, you don't need to be buried in the ancestral tomb. It's better to just bury you in the Wei River!"
Qiao Jijiu was not angry, and hummed nonchalantly: "That's great, I just want to be with the fish, it's better than sleeping in the ground with a woman like you."
"The fish may not like you." Wang also snorted: "Who cares what you think? I just saw that you have done too many sins, so I want you to go to the river to make amends, so as not to bring disaster to your descendants!"
Qiao Jijiu glared at them, and seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Chang Suining hurriedly asked, "By the way, why didn't Mianmian... Sister come over?"
The Qiao family has one son and one daughter. Qiao Yubai is two days younger than Chang Sui'an, while Qiao Yumian is slightly older than Ah Li. Since Ah Li calls everyone "father" equally, he must call Qiao Yumian "sister".
"Mianmian is not in a good position to go out." Qiao Yubai, who was annoyed by the nagging of his parents, quickly replied, "Because she caught a cold these days, she was afraid that she would bring the disease with her, so she asked me to say hello to her sister Ningning."
After all, Mianmian and Ningning are both weak, and one of them has caught a cold. If they meet, they will become two.
It’s inconvenient to go out - what does that mean?
Chang Suining noticed the first half of the boy's sentence, thought about it for a moment, and did not rush to ask further questions.
"Alright, alright, everyone go about your business." Chang Kuo, who couldn't bear to hear the Qiao couple quarreling, began to chase them away, "It's getting late, it's time to go out."
Before leaving, Wang handed a food box to Xier and told her, "…Take these snacks with you, and remember to remind Ningning to eat some on the way."
Hearing the emphasis on the word "remind" in her tone, Chang Suining couldn't help but feel that it was good to have a broken brain. Not only could he "say and do strange things" anytime and anywhere as he pleased, but someone would also take extra care of his food, clothing, housing and transportation.
On the carriage to Dayun Temple, Xier did as she was told and reminded Chang Suining to eat snacks from time to time.
Although he had breakfast in the morning, he was a little hungry because he was tired from standing. Chang Suining picked up a jade dew ball and tasted it. It was indeed delicious.
Bian casually asked: "When was this Dayun Temple built?"
She had never heard of such a temple in the capital before.
Xier replied: "It was built when the Saint ascended the throne. It has been twelve years."
Twelve years ago? Chang Suining couldn't help but pay special attention to this time point - she died in that year, and it turned out that the Ming Empress ascended the throne and became emperor in that year.
As expected, from the beginning to the end, she had only been paving the way for the Queen - using her dignity, flesh and blood, and even her life, to help her ascend to the supreme position.
This was not the first day she knew this.
She had known this clearly fifteen years ago.
Chang Suining lowered his head and took another bite of the dumpling.
"Girl, is it delicious?" Xier asked.
"tasty."
Xier smiled widely.
The little maid has a round face and two dimples when she smiles, which makes her very cute and beautiful.
Chang Suining also dispelled the melancholy in his heart, opened the curtains of the car, and looked at the spring scenery outside the car.
We soon arrived at Dayun Temple.
As expected, it was built by special orders when the new emperor ascended the throne. The temple here was built in an extremely grand and solemn manner. At a glance, the carriages and sedan chairs parked not far from the temple belonged to the rich or noble. It was probably only open to the royal family and officials.
Chang Kuo was used to carrying a sword when traveling. Before entering the temple, he took off his sword and handed it to his attendant before taking the brother and sister in.
Chang Suining followed Chang Kuo and went to the main hall to burn incense first. Chang Kuo asked people to add incense money and was very generous.
After burning incense, Chang Kuo strode out of the hall and asked the monk outside the hall: "Where is Wu Jue? Doesn't he know I'm here?"
Wu Jue is the abbot of Dayun Temple. Even the descendants of the royal family have to call him Master when they see him. If someone calls him by his Buddhist name directly, the monks will definitely think it is very rude. But if it is the person in front of them - it is very reasonable.
All the monks in the temple knew that General Chang and the abbot were old friends.
Before entering Buddhism, the Master was under the command of the late Crown Prince along with General Chang. General Chang was the deputy general and the Master was the military advisor.
"Amitabha." The monk said at this time: "The abbot was discussing Buddhism with a donor. He has not left the meditation room since last night. I didn't know that the donor came here."
"What kind of Buddhism is so profound that we can't finish talking about it all night long?" Chang Kuo was surprised for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll go find him."
The monks performed Buddhist rituals and watched them go.
"What is this place?" Chang Suining asked casually as they passed by a tall tower on the way to the abbot's meditation room.
It is not uncommon to build pagodas in large temples. The reason she asked this question was because she noticed something unusual.
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