Once the princess was reminded, she remembered that she came to pray to the Buddha for a child. She chuckled and said, "Oh, I was so anxious that I forgot. Fortunately, Chu Lang reminded me..."
She saw that Lord Chu had turned around and left, and without even looking at Chen Afu, she caught up with Lord Chu and walked away together. The group of people disappeared around the corner of the corridor soon.
When he could no longer see those people, Chen Ahfu felt alive again. However, his legs were still trembling and he was covered in a layer of cold sweat.
Dabao and Alu ran over crying. They were held in the arms of two guards just now, and they didn't dare to let them pass. The guards let them go only after they saw the princess leave.
Chen Ahfu hugged one of them and consoled them, "It's okay, I'm fine. Let's go and pray to the Buddha to protect our uncle."
Since the princess had been persuaded to leave, she still wanted to go and worship the Buddha.
After hearing this, the two children wiped their tears and pulled Chen Afu towards the main hall.
After entering the main hall, she worshipped the Bodhisattva and prayed to the Bodhisattva to bless Uncle Xiao Wangcheng to live safely and reunite in the future. She also prayed that the whole family would be safe and healthy, and that she would find a good husband. After that, she donated fifty taels of incense money, and the remaining fifty taels were to be donated to Yingxue Temple.
As soon as they walked out of the hall, a man who looked like a guard came up to Chen Afu and said, "Miss, have you met Abbot Chen?"
Chen Ahfu nodded and asked, "What's the matter?"
The guard took out a purse and said, "This is a gift from my master to Miss Chu. Please pass it on to Miss Chu."
Chen Ahfu hesitated whether to hand over this thing. She could see the hatred of the Chu family's grandparents towards the princess, and she could also see Chu Lingxuan's resentment towards his father, not to mention that Master Chen was in the middle. But Lord Chu had just saved her...
Seeing Chen Afu's hesitation, the guard said anxiously, "Miss, this is just a small gift from my master to his granddaughter for the New Year. Sorry for the trouble, I don't have time to delay any longer."
Chen Afu was afraid that he would lead the princess's men back, so he quickly took the purse. He thought about handing the things over to Chu Lingxuan after returning to Tangyuan and seeing how he would deal with it.
A few people went out, got on the carriage, and headed towards Yingxue Temple.
The carriage entered Yingxue Temple, and Chen Afu, who had been nervous, finally relaxed.
She got off the carriage, turned around to pick up A Lu and Da Bao, and saw Chu Lingxuan walking towards her in a hurry. Chu Lingxuan had been waiting for them and was about to go to Lingyin Temple to pick them up.
He was relieved when he saw them coming back. He asked, "Is everything alright after all this time?"
Before Chen Afu could say anything, Chen Dabao burst into tears, ran over and grabbed Chu Lingxuan's clothes, saying, "My mother was almost beaten by that princess. Dabao is scared. Wuuwuwu..."
When he howled, A-Lu also burst into tears. The two children were terrified, but they were sensible enough not to cry loudly in the temple. Perhaps they also knew that it was not safe there, and crying loudly would cause trouble. Now that they saw someone who could protect them, they burst into tears.
Chu Lingxuan picked up Dabao and asked anxiously, "Did you really run into that woman? What happened?"
Chen Afu hugged the crying A Lu and briefly told him what had happened.
Chu Lingxuan tried his best to suppress his anger, and spat out two words through his teeth, "Damn it." He then said to Chen Afu guiltily, "It's all my fault for not thinking it through. I was afraid that the man would recognize my guards, so I only sent two guards from Tangyuan to follow you. They didn't know how to protect the people they were supposed to protect, and they didn't have the ability to respond suddenly, so you got scared."
After hearing this, the two guards were so frightened that they immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed, saying, "Master, please spare our lives. Master, please spare our lives."
Seeing this, Chen Afu quickly said, "It's not their fault. I asked them to protect the child. Besides, there was nothing they could do in that situation."
Chu Lingxuan snorted coldly, "In that situation, one of them should go to the front to scout the situation, and the other should protect you at all times to prevent you from running into those people. They don't even have this basic ability to deal with things, which shows that I did not wrongly accuse them." He lowered his head and said to the kneeling guard, "This time, Master Chen pleaded for you, go back and get twenty boards. If it happens next time, I will beat you half to death and sell you directly."
The two guards thanked Chu Lingxuan and Chen Afu before retreating.
Chen Afu felt very sorry for causing them trouble.
As they were arguing, the old marquis came over and asked, "What's going on?"
Chu Lingxuan said a few more simple words, and the old marquis's face darkened. He said, "Let's talk about this when we get home. Don't let your mother be upset by hearing it."
Chu Lingxuan nodded, and after comforting the two children, he asked them not to mention the matter in front of Abbot Liaochen. He accompanied Chen Afu and the other two to the main hall to worship the Buddha, and donated the fifty taels of incense money, and then walked together to Liaochen's meditation room behind the nunnery.
Yingxue'an is not very big and has a compact layout.
After passing three halls and crossing a stone bridge, there is a sea of flowers. It is the time when plum blossoms are in full bloom, with hundreds of plum blossoms blooming, creating a spectacular scene. Turning left along the flower path, you will arrive at a quiet courtyard, which is Liaochen's Zen room. Before entering the courtyard, you can hear Yan'er's giggling, Liaochen's gentle whispers, and the noises of Qiqi and Huihui.
As soon as he heard those two voices, Chu Lingxuan's tense face relaxed.
Several people entered the courtyard. Chen Afu, Dabao, and Alu bowed to Chen. Yan'er climbed onto Chen Afu's body using all four legs, still calling out, "Auntie, Auntie."
Liaochen smiled and said, "Yan'er is getting better and better, it's all because of Ah Fu's good care. Thank you, Ah Fu."
She also changed her nickname to Chen Ahfu. She looked Chen Ahfu up and down again, her eyebrows and eyes curved with a smile, and her bright smile immediately made her calm face bright and lively. She said, "I have only worn this set of clothes a few times, and Ahfu wears it just right and looks good, so I will give it to Ahfu. It's an old dress, don't despise it."
Chen Afu knows that ancient people are different from modern people. Modern people are not used to giving away clothes they have worn, thinking that they are old clothes and it is impolite to give them away. But ancient people were different. If an elder gave something he had used or clothes he had worn to a younger generation, it was a sign of sympathy for the younger generation and expressed a kind of closeness and love.
Moreover, in ancient times, it was important that one could not refuse a gift from an elder.
She smiled and said, "Thank you, Abbot."
Lechen then said to Chu Lingxuan, "Ahfu is about the same size as me. Go back and find that duck-cheek fur coat for her. It's a pity that it's been sitting at the bottom of the box."
Chu Lingxuan smiled with a relaxed look and nodded quickly.
Chen Ahfu said embarrassedly, "How can I be so embarrassed?"
Liaochen said, "I have already left home, so I don't need those things anymore. I was planning to..." He paused, swallowed the rest of his words, and continued, "It is a gift from the elder, so I cannot refuse it."
Chen Afu had no choice but to accept it with a smile.
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