The end of the year is approaching, and taking advantage of the warmer weather, Fu Ling arranges to take everyone in the Xue Mansion to visit the temple.
Fu Ling chanted Buddhist scriptures all year round and would stay at the Bodhi Temple in the suburbs of Beijing once or twice every year.
This time, apart from Xue Zhentong, who was busy with official business, and Xue Panrou, who was still under house arrest, everyone else went. Even Xue Tingsheng, who was overwhelmed by the Spring Examination, and Rong Ziying, an outsider, were on the trip.
The Bodhi Temple is on the top of a misty mountain. The Xue family's carriage went along the mountain road from early morning to noon before finally arriving at the Bodhi Temple.
There are not many meditation rooms in this small temple. Basically, the Xue family members and a few scattered pilgrims fill the temple.
The maids took their luggage to the meditation rooms.
Xue Tingsheng wanted to go inside and rest first. As soon as he stepped onto the stone steps, Rong Ziying came up to him with light steps: "Cousin."
He was fully aware of Rong Ziying's intention to approach him, so he simply asked her calmly, "What's the matter?"
Rong Ziying threw a hot water bottle to him, and Xue Tingsheng almost didn't catch it: "What are you doing with this?"
Rong Ziying raised her chin and said, "It's cold in the mountains, so of course it's for warming your hands. I just happened to bring an extra one with me, not specially for my cousin. As for thanking you, there's no need. We're already so familiar with each other."
Xue Tingsheng hesitated: When did they become familiar with each other?
Fu Rongxin saw this scene and saw Rong Ziying taking the opportunity to harass Xue Tingsheng again. She took two or three steps forward and called out, "Cousin."
Fu Rongxin would stay at the Xue Mansion for some time every year. They had grown up together. When he saw Fu Rongxin, his expression softened a bit: "Rongxin."
Fu Rongxin suppressed her worries and said with a smile, "My aunt wants to see my cousin about something, and she wants you to go see her immediately."
After saying that, he glanced at Rong Ziying and said, "Do you want to go with me?"
Fu Ling had disliked her for a long time, so Rong Ziying naturally would not take the initiative to go to his house to ask for trouble. She could only shake her head and watch the two of them leave.
But looking at Fu Rongxin's back, Rong Ziying suddenly smiled: Fu Rongxin, just wait and see.
On this side, Xue Tingsheng felt the displeasure emanating from Fu Rongxin, and felt a little subtle in his heart.
He and his cousin Rongxin can be said to have grown up together since childhood. Maybe it was for this reason that he always felt inexplicably close to Rongxin.
Regardless of appearance or talent, Rongxin has always been the most outstanding among her cousins, even her own sisters cannot compare to her.
For some reason, Rong Xin seemed to hate seeing him and Rong Ziying walking together.
Could it be that... Cousin Rongxin is jealous?
Thinking of this, Xue Tingsheng felt an indescribable joy in his heart.
Fu Rongxin didn't know what her brother was thinking at this time. She was thinking about how to deal with Rong Ziying, the restless little bitch.
But at this moment, she caught a glimpse of someone out of the corner of her eyes.
Almost instantly, her breath was choked, and she almost fell to the ground...
In front of the corridor of the main hall of the temple, there was a man, about thirty years old, tall. That face... was Fu Rongxin's lingering nightmare.
Gao Qingnian...why is he here?
Not only that, at this moment he was looking at her with his arms folded, smiling meaningfully.
Her teeth were chattering, and she always felt that something terrible was going to happen.
Xue Zhiyi was just pushing open the window of the Zen room when he saw this scene.
She couldn't help but smile: There is really no idle person in Xue Tingliu's family, and each of them is good at stirring up trouble.
It's really a dog-eat-dog show.
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Master Kongjing, the abbot of Bodhi Temple, was giving a lecture in the main hall.
After the Xue family had their vegetarian meal, they all knelt on cushions with other pilgrims.
Especially Fu Ling, she had stopped eating meat a few days ago. At this moment, she was twirling Buddhist beads, taking off all the beads on her head, and kneeling with a pious look.
The air was filled with sandalwood incense, the ethereal sounds of bowls and wooden fish, and the quiet and murmuring voices of sutras. Xue Zhiyi felt a little sleepy.
After Kong Jing finished preaching and the other pilgrims left, Fu Ling asked Kong Jing to draw a fortune stick for Xue Tingsheng to help him see if he had a chance of passing the imperial examination next spring.
If it weren't for this reason, she would not have delayed Xue Tingsheng's studies and would have brought him to worship Buddha.
Xue Tingsheng shook a lot, and Kong Jing looked at it and said, "Your son is destined to be a husband, and is favored by the star of literature. It's a pity that the road ahead is unclear, and I'm afraid there will be many twists and turns."
Xue Zhiyi thought that this happened to be exactly like Xue Tingsheng's previous life. He was the top scorer in the imperial examination, but within a year, the Xue family was raided and his future was uncertain. Three years later, Fu Rongxin became the queen, bringing prosperity to the entire Xue family. It seemed that his future career would not be too bad.
But these all happened after Xue Zhiyi's death, and she didn't have the chance to see it in her previous life.
Upon hearing this result, Fu Ling almost suffocated before he had time to be happy. He hurriedly said that he would hold a grand ritual for Xue Tingsheng, and asked the Bodhi Temple to arrange everything including lamps and ships.
After Fu Rongxin drew the lot, Kong Jing looked at the lot and was suddenly enlightened: "This donor's fate is extremely rich and noble. It is the fate of a phoenix that is rarely seen in a century."
Hearing this, Fu Rongxin could hardly suppress the pride on his face: "Thank you, Master."
Rong Ziying's eyelids twitched. She glanced at Fu Rongxin, somewhat incredulous: "How could such a thing happen?"
They both came here to become concubines. How could Fu Rongxin, a mere merchant girl, become the queen? This is ridiculous!
"It's just..." Kong Jing unexpectedly changed the subject: "It's just that this fate seems to have been forcibly twisted by something. It seems that it's unclear whether it's good or bad, and it's hard to tell whether it's life or death."
Fu Rongxin's smile froze: "How could it be..."
She clenched her hands tightly, feeling uneasy, especially when she thought about the unexpected things that would happen after her rebirth, which made her increasingly panicked.
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