Lechen continued, "...I always thought Dabao looked familiar, but I couldn't remember where I had seen him. It was only today that I remembered that he looked a bit like the Ninth Prince. Then I thought about his grandmother, Wang, who was the woman who picked up the child in the forest. If I hadn't sprained my ankle at the time, I would definitely take the child to Tangyuan and raise him there... How could such a coincidence happen!"
Chu Lingxuan said, "Yes, at the beginning, the emperor was afraid that the ninth prince's leg would never be cured, so he made Concubine Shan pregnant again. Concubine Shan did not repay the emperor's grace and really gave birth to another prince. The emperor was afraid that he would have another accident, so he asked my father to take him to the people to raise. Dad would definitely put him in the most reassuring place, and he thought that mother was too lonely, so he wanted mother to pick him up and raise him in Tangyuan. It is safe, and he can always accompany mother to entertain her. When I come back from the border, I will recognize him as my child and let the child get a good education. Who would have thought that an accident would happen..." He laughed again, "It's really God's will. After all the twists and turns, he still became my adopted son."
Lechen's eyes turned red, and he said, "When men do great things, women suffer the most. Concubine Shan first watched her son suffer from illness, and then had to endure the pain of separation from her son. And I, a poor nun..."
Chu Lingxuan knew that his mother was afraid that he would be sad, so she never called herself a poor nun in front of him, but now she used this title. He was panicking and said quickly, "Mom, wait until the Ninth Prince successfully inherits the throne. Maybe we don't even have to wait until he succeeds to the throne. As long as we can bring down the Second Prince and his party and the Ma family, we can bring you home."
Liaochen said with tears in her eyes, "I have been a nun for eleven years, and have long been accustomed to the green lamps and ancient Buddhas, the morning bells and evening drums. In the past two years, I was just worried about you and Yan'er, so I couldn't let go of worldly affairs and didn't devote myself to Buddhism. Now, I am worried about the child in Fu'er's belly, and I hope she can give birth to a boy. Only after you are pregnant, I can feel relieved. After fulfilling this wish, I have also let go of worldly troubles..." After she finished speaking, tears welled up in her eyes.
Chu Lingxuan said sadly, "Mom, we have been working hard to get you out as soon as possible."
Liaochen shook his head and asked again, "Is the man who was talking to you really him?"
Chu Lingxuan was stunned for a moment, nodded, and said, "It's my father. He will stay in Lingyin Temple for three days. He...he said that now is not the right time, and he is afraid that mother will be sad, so he can't come to see her for the time being. Later..."
Liaochen covered his mouth and cried. After crying for a while, he wiped his tears, clasped his hands together and said, "Amitabha."
Chu Lingxuan knew his mother was trying to get rid of him. He had no choice but to get up and walk out of the small meditation room. The sound of a wooden fish came from behind.
Chu Lingxuan sat in the pavilion looking at the starry sky. Can his father's dream and his wish come true?
At this moment, his father lived in Lingyin Temple at the foot of the mountain, and his mother lived in Yingxue Temple on the mountainside. They were only two miles apart, but it seemed as if they were separated by a galaxy...
The sound of the wooden fish continued until the second half of the night. When Chu Lingxuan returned to his Zen room to rest, it continued to sound until he fell asleep.
At this time, Chen Afu was helplessly watching Jin Yanzi crying in the space. When she told Jin Yanzi that she needed another green bird's nest as big as a fingernail to save the lives of the Chu family, Jin Yanzi immediately opened her little pointed mouth and cried.
It couldn't say no, because its master said so seriously. But it really didn't want to say no, and couldn't bear to do so.
Chen Ahfu was also very sad, and felt very sorry for it. It had just helped him deal with that evil stepmother, and he made it so sad.
Her eyes were red, and she said, "Baby, I'm sorry, Mommy really has no other choice. Baby, what should I do? Mommy can only ask you for help... Mommy is also angry at the old monk, who is greedy for things and doesn't tell the truth..."
She was really full of resentment towards the old monk this time. His words were so serious and vague, leaving her no clue. The old monk was obviously threatening them to submit. This behavior was not like that of a senior monk!
Golden Swallow cried and said, "That old bald donkey is so bad and greedy. He asked for so many treasures from me, but he still thinks it's not enough. He keeps asking for more and more, and even threatens me with my mommy and my family's lives... It takes me a lot of time and blood to build such a big bird's nest. Does he think a fingernail is small? The unit of measurement for green bird's nest is a strand of hair and eye boogers... The previous owner never asked for so much in his life. But that old bald donkey's mouth is as big as a fingernail. If I didn't come here with my mommy, he couldn't get these things, and the world would be over? I don't believe it! He is so bad and greedy, woo woo woo... My head hurts, my wings hurt, my mouth hurts, my tongue hurts, my claws hurt, everything hurts, it's so uncomfortable, woo woo woo... ah... ah..."
Even Xiao Yanyan and Chou Dabao's voices were heard crying.
Chen Ahfu blamed herself even more. After coming to the other world for so long, this little cutie had helped her solve many problems and brought her endless happiness. But she kept causing trouble for it. However, she couldn't say anything to comfort it, because no matter what she said, it would be pale, and she could only cry with it.
The little guy didn't agree, nor did he refuse. He just sobbed for a long time, until his eyes were swollen, and then he fell asleep with his eyes closed. He loved to show off his wealth, so he didn't go into the golden house to sleep, but slept directly on the ground. He seemed to be so angry that he didn't care about anything.
Chen Ahfu sighed, wiped his tears, and had to leave the space to rest. It was not easy to talk about the three-color ball. I will talk to it again when it feels better.
The next day, the sound of wooden fish was still ringing in Liaochen's Zen room, but she did not come out.
The little nun who served her said, "The abbot asked all the donors to have their food and then go down the mountain."
Seeing Chu Lingxuan's gloomy face, Chen Ahfu guessed that the mother and son might have had some unpleasantness last night. He didn't say much and coaxed the two children to eat breakfast.
Dabao asked, "Where is the golden swallow? Why didn't I see it when I woke up this morning?"
Chen Ahfu said, "Maybe it went to play in the woods."
After dinner, the family of four went down the mountain.
They arrived at Tang Garden at noon. Chen Afu and Chu Lingxuan went back to Yanxiang Pavilion to wash up. Seeing Chu Lingxuan was going to the front yard to find the old marquis, he stopped him and asked the servants to leave.
She told him about her meeting with Master Wuzhi and the deal he had made with her, but she kept the matter of the green bird's nest a secret and only mentioned one condition, which was for the Golden Swallow to go find the three-color ball.
Chu Lingxuan and his grandchildren all knew that the tricolor ball was found by the golden swallow last time. They also knew that the golden swallow was different from ordinary birds, so there was no harm in telling them about it.
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