Chapter 396 Is your place really that good?
When Shangguan Jin received the news, she was sitting in the main hall of Bao'en Temple.
It was already evening, and there wasn't a single person offering incense.
Outside, a torrential downpour was falling, while inside the main hall, a young novice monk was striking a wooden fish far away.
Shangguan Jin sat on a prayer mat, opposite her an old monk with his eyes closed, twirling prayer beads.
This old monk is none other than Master Xingyun, whom others say has the most profound understanding of Buddhism at Bao'en Temple and is generally unseen by ordinary people.
It is said that Master Xingyun was already there when Bao'en Temple was first built.
At that time, he was a novice monk of about ten years old, doing odd jobs at Bao'en Temple all day long.
However, he was very intelligent, and the abbot at the time liked him very much.
I felt that he was highly perceptive and had his own unique insights into Buddhism, so I kept him by my side from then on.
Oh, the founding emperor of the Great Yu Dynasty even met this little novice monk and gave him a set of gilded cassocks!
A century has passed in the blink of an eye. The Great Yu has become more and more stable, and the little novice monk of that time has become the Master Xingyun.
Just thirty years ago, Master Xingyun began to devote himself to studying Buddhism in seclusion.
Even for royalty and nobility, including the imperial family, it was extremely difficult to get a glimpse of them.
In the past thirty years, Master Xingyun's only public appearance was when the Seventh Prince, now Emperor Xiao Wu, was born...
Master Xingyun only glanced at the Seventh Prince, said "His nobility is beyond words," and then left.
It was because of this statement that the Zheng family, the Duke of Anguo, remained wary for a long time...
later......
"Master, you sent me to Bao'en Temple, not just to see how beautiful it is in the rain!"
"The master doesn't seem like someone who has the time to listen to the sound of rain." Shangguan Jin joked.
Yes, it wasn't actually Shangguan Jin who wanted to come to Bao'en Temple to pray for blessings at this time.
Instead, Master Xingyun suddenly emerged from seclusion and sent people from Bao'en Temple to Shen's residence, saying that Master Xingyun wanted to see Shangguan Jin.
Originally, Shangguan Jin had no intention of meeting him. She wasn't familiar with this master, so why would she agree to meet him so readily?
She's a widow now, and even if Master Xingyun is old, he's still a man, right...?
But Madam Shen had heard of Master Xingyun's reputation, and immediately urged Shangguan Jin to pack her things.
After Shangguan Jin arrived, Master Xingyun only said one sentence: "Madam Shen, please sit down."
Then he stopped talking.
Shangguan Jin didn't ask any more questions and just sat there with Master Xingyun.
Anyway, she's younger than this old monk; let's see who can outlast whom...
Master Xingyun looked at the heavy rain outside, which showed no sign of stopping, and simply nodded slightly.
Shangguan Jin found it boring.
Someone has just come to tell you that the Empress has given birth to twins, a boy and a girl...
And coincidentally, the timing was perfect: the child was born, and then a heavy rain began to fall.
Such a mysterious thing happened that Shangguan Jin was thinking that those two children must have some kind of background!
Thunder God and Lightning Goddess...
Bah! It should be the God of Wind and the God of Rain...
In the coming period, there will definitely be a heated discussion about this matter in the capital...
She wanted to go back and hear what everyone had to say!
Suddenly, Master Xingyun looked at Shangguan Jin again.
"Madam Shen, is your place... really that good?" Master Xingyun suddenly asked.
Shangguan Jin was still lost in thought...
"Master, what do you mean? Are you referring to our residence?" Shangguan Jin asked in a low voice.
Master Xingyun glanced at Shangguan Jin, then turned to look outside the main hall.
"On the day Bao'en Temple was completed, I was just a novice monk doing odd jobs."
That day, Emperor Taizu arrived with the Empress.
The Empress was a woman of great spirit and courage, a woman who was no less capable than any man.
That day... Her Majesty the Empress told me that one should have goals in life.
Do what you like! Don't care what others think.
Furthermore, she also said, "Who says women can't participate in politics? Who says women can't ride horses and fight the enemy?"
What men can do, women can certainly do too.
Later... the Empress passed away, very suddenly.
Master said, "The Empress has returned! She's gone to her hometown..."
Master said, "The Empress's hometown is very good; it's better there than here..."
Master Xingyun seemed to be muttering to himself.
Shangguan Jin...
What the hell......
What did she hear?!
The empress of Emperor Taizu of Dayu was also... just like her...
Shangguan Jin immediately began to despise herself.
Look, from the same background, the Empress of Emperor Taizu was able to help him pacify the world with just a long spear.
And what about myself...?
With the mindset that "better to live a miserable life than die a good death," she became the most distinguished widow in Chongqing...
Pah!
She's a fake widow!
"Master... I don't know what to say after you put it that way!" Shangguan Jin said with a forced smile.
This master in front of me is quite capable; it's best not to offend him.
What if I offend them and they later claim I'm a monster?
so......
"Madam Shen, do you think what the Empress of Emperor Taizu said is true?"
Your hometown is really better than here.
Even if the founding emperor had offered her half the country, she wouldn't have given him a second glance. Master Xingyun looked at Shangguan Jin intently.
Shangguan Jin remained silent for a while.
"Master! Every era has its own advantages."
The person you mentioned wants to go back, perhaps because there are people she misses there.
"Home is where the heart is! Master, who doesn't love their home?" Shangguan Jin suddenly said.
Master Xingyun did not speak, but simply nodded silently.
Home is where your heart is...
"Madam Shen! This heavy rain is expected to continue for another day. I have had a room arranged for you."
Please wait until the rain stops before you go down the mountain!
With you by our side, Chongqing is truly blessed!
The Duke was the same!
"This old monk thanks you both on behalf of the founding emperor!" Master Xingyun suddenly said.
Seeing Master Xingyun get up and leave after saying those words, Shangguan Jin breathed a sigh of relief.
It's really unpleasant to be seen through.
It's still a bit embarrassing to have your disguise exposed.
But... this Master Xingyun is too strange. Even if he knows, he shouldn't say it!
Looking at the relentless downpour outside, Shangguan Jin sighed.
It looks like we'll have to stay on the mountain for another day.
However, this heavy rain should have completely resolved the severe drought that had plagued Chongqing for three months.
only......
Once the rain stops, the capital city should be bustling again.
Princesses and princes born with auspicious omens are exactly what everyone wants.
Shangguan Jin couldn't wait to return to the capital.
She insisted on staying at the Spring Festival Gala for a few days to hear the public's in-depth analysis of this incident...
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