Chapter 525: Garden Tour (2)

After sitting for a while in the "Red Fragrant Green Jade", also known as "Yihong Courtyard", a group of people came out.

Since we had already sent people to Kaocui Nunnery to lock down the mountain gate, we all headed towards the back in the direction of Kaocui Nunnery.

Chuicui Temple is located on the top of a hillside on Daguanyuan East Road. At the foot of the mountain is Qinfang River. Across the Qinfang River, you can see the Daguan Tower in the distance.

"Brother Lian, shall we go boating later?" Tan Chun suddenly crossed the crowd, walked up to Jia Lian, pulled his sleeves, and pointed to the Qinfang River at the foot of the mountain.

It turned out that the Sanchun sisters wanted to take a boat ride because they saw the clear water of Qinfang River and the lotus flowers blooming just right.

Jia Lian had no reason to refuse. Anyway, he knew that the garden had specially prepared a boat girl and a boat, so he turned to ask Sister Feng.

Sister Feng said with a smile: "It's simple. I'll send someone to get them ready, and it'll be fine after we have tea."

, Sister Feng turned to tell the maids to make arrangements, then turned around and smiled at Sanchun and others: "If you have anything, you like to ask him, but he won't come to ask me later. So I advise you, it is better to ask me directly next time. Save your words."

The Sanchun sisters were a little embarrassed, and they all came forward to flatter her and said things like "Thank you, Second Sister-in-law Lian" and "Second Sister-in-law Lian for your hard work."

When I arrived at the Cuicui nunnery, the host Miaoyu and several nuns came to the door to greet me in person.

As soon as Miaoyu, who is tall, bright-faced and has an extraordinary temperament, appeared, all the girls who had never seen Miaoyu in person had strange eyes and could not help but look at her quietly. She comes.

Miaoyu looked very indifferent. She put her hands together and bowed slightly to everyone, then said "please" and let everyone in.

When other people saw her like this, they were naturally embarrassed to keep staring at the monk. When they saw Jia Lian and Sister Feng returning the courtesy and entering the door, they also followed her example and saluted Miaoyu with their hands together. After showing respect, he entered the Cuicui Temple.

Only Daiyu, as early as when she was at Panxiang Temple in Suzhou, had noticed that there was some unexplainable relationship between Miaoyu and her second brother Lian.

Now that Miaoyu actually moved into Jiajia Private Garden as a host, she was a little suspicious, so after returning the gift to Miaoyu, she couldn't help but take a second look at her.

At this time, Miaoyu was seen wearing a light cyan long coat, a three-color paddy field hat on the outside, and a snow-white long skirt underneath. All the materials used in the clothes are brand new and spotless, which further highlights her spotless temperament.

Daiyu was lamenting that a person with such an appearance could actuallyAfter becoming a nun, Miaoyu nodded to her and said with a smile: "Go in."

Daiyu knew that the other party recognized her and hurriedly entered the door.

The Cucui'an courtyard is not grand, and the overall appearance is fresh and elegant. The nunnery is full of flowers, with roses and other vines climbing all over the courtyard walls. Everything is trimmed to suit the scenery, so that everyone can feel the delicacy and elegance of the owner as soon as they enter.

Miaoyu led everyone to a rose stand, where there were stone tables and benches. After everyone sat down, she took her maid and poured tea for everyone herself.

The first cup was given to Sister Feng. Sister Feng was flattered and said with a smile: "No need to be polite, you are the benefactor of our family. If you hadn't taught and solved doubts for our Lord Marquis, accumulated virtues and done good deeds, , How can our Lord Hou be like this? Logically speaking, I should respect you."

Sister Feng smiled and took the teacup, her eyes couldn't help but glance at Miaoyu.

Miao Yusheng was so beautiful and had been dealing with Jia Lian for so long. It would be impossible for her to say that she did not speculate at all.

However, although Sister Feng said on the surface that she did not respect monks and Taoism, and was not afraid of ghosts and gods, in fact, she still respected teachers and Taoism in her heart. At least, he is more awe-inspiring than some people who are false monks and false Taoists.

Regardless of appearance and temperament, Miaoyu has been a monk since she was a child and is an authentic disciple of the Buddha. Sister Feng still has some respect for such a person. And under this situation, she also felt that Jia Lian would not have anything to do with Miaoyu. At most, she would only feel itchy to see how pretty the little girl was.

But that doesn’t matter, men’s families are all so greedy.

At least, compared with Jia Baoyu, Jia Lian's behavior is much more normal and natural. Look at that good-for-nothing Baoyu. Ever since he came in, his eyes have never left the monk, this brat.

Faced with Sister Feng’s polite words and actions, Miaoyu initially thought that Sister Feng had something to say, but after looking closely at Sister Feng’s expression, she realized that she was overly worried, so she hurriedly calmed down. Come down.

In fact, I have already taken a quick look at Sister Feng in my heart.

She is a bright and beautiful woman, and her actions are elegant. No wonder he is unwilling to divorce his first wife.

Since moving into Cuicui'an, Miaoyu has had a more direct opportunity to inquire about the situation of the Jia family. The most important person among them is naturally Sister Feng.

Serving Jia Lian a cup of tea as if nothing had happened, Jia Lian stood up and signaled. Even if Jia Lian is like this, the Sanchun sisters naturally follow his example and dare not be disrespectful to Miaoyu in the slightest.

Aware of thisMiaoyu didn't show it on her face, but she was still very happy in her heart. Her resentment that Jia Lian returned home yesterday and didn't come to see her or send her a greeting dissipated.

After the tea was served, Miaoyu lightly touched Daiyu’s shoulder, gave her a look, and then led the tea girl toward the ear room.

Daiyu naturally understood what Miaoyu meant. After taking a sip of tea, she got up and followed others while others were not paying attention.

Jia Baoyu had been staring at Miaoyu. When he saw this, he wanted to follow her, but was stopped by Jia Lian.

"Baoyu, what are you doing?"

"I, let me go and have a look..."

"The two of them were in Suzhou back then After seeing each other, we haven't seen each other for three or four years. Now that they have met again after a long time to chat, what are you going to do?"

Jia Lian's words also attracted the attention of others.

Jia Baoyu sneered, and then said: "Brother Lian is saying that they should be allowed to chat. It is rare for rare people like them to have known each other before."

Everyone smiled when they heard this. Sister Feng also wanted to make fun of Jia Baoyu, but suddenly thought of Daiyu's incident, she lost interest again and turned to look at the little boy who was serving them tea. The nun said in surprise: "This girl looks so familiar."

One sentence not only attracted everyone's attention, but also made the little nun who was being looked at look unnatural.

Jia Baoyu also took a look. Although he had recognized Sister Feng for a long time, it was inconvenient to recognize her because Sister Feng was here.

Who knew that Sister Feng had an excellent memory, so she immediately asked Jia Lian: "Looking at this girl, she looks like the young apprentice of Jingxu in Shuiyue Temple, named Zhi'er? ”

Jingxu did a lot of dirty things in the name of the Jia family, and later he and his wife punished him and ransacked his house. Naturally, Sister Feng will never forget it.

Jia Lian nodded: "She is Zhi'er. I had people send her to Muni Courtyard, but by chance, she ended up under Miaoyu's seat.
< br />Now she has recognized Miaoyu as her master and serves as a maid beside Miaoyu, so last time our family invited Miaoyu to come in, she followed him in."

"That's it. ”

Sister Feng’s expression was somewhat meaningful.

This intelligent child is very beautiful, at least it is rare among young nuns, otherwise Qin Zhong and Jia Baoyu would not have been obsessed with each other at a young age.

Based on the mistakes she made, it would not be an exaggeration for the Jia family to punish her to death. Later Jia LianxinShe felt pity and asked someone to send him away. At that time, she joked that Jia Lian had hidden him for other purposes.

Now that she actually saw it again, even though Jia Lian's words sounded reasonable, she couldn't stop her doubts.

But after all, she is just a little maid, and she wants to give Miaoyu face. With Jia Lian's current status, Jia Lian is willing to obey Miao Yu as a Taoist master, so no one in the Jia family dares not to give Miao Yu face.

So he just smiled and said: "I'm afraid my wife won't be happy if she finds out."

Back then, three young people, Zhi'er, Qin Zhong and Jia Baoyu, gathered for a meeting in Shuiyue An. , but it had a considerable impact on Jia Baoyu's reputation.

Therefore, Mrs. Wang would be very dissatisfied if she knew that such a "goblin" still appeared on the Jia family's territory.

"It doesn't matter."

Jia Lian seemed indifferent, "No one can make mistakes without being a sage. Besides, she has now switched to Miaoyu's throne. Even for the sake of Miaoyu, On the other hand, we have to give her a chance to change her ways. My wife is a believer in Buddhism and has a compassionate heart. She will not embarrass a poor person too much."

Sister Feng will not No matter what she said, she smiled inwardly. She had forgotten that the situation at home was different now.

Even Mrs. Wang, if she cannot obtain Jia Lian’s consent, may not be able to expel Zhi’er.

So Sister Feng said to Zhiji'er who was standing aside and listening to the instruction: "Since Lord Marquis is generous and allows you to stay here, you should behave yourself, change your ways, and don't do it again. It's all about the past."

Zhi'er was originally ashamed to see people from the Jia family again, but she was asked to give up the luxurious and elegant life around Miaoyu and stay in Muniyuan. Very reluctant to give up.

So since entering the Cuicui Temple, I have tried my best not to stand out, just for fear of being recognized by interested people.

Now that it’s better, since Jia Lian and Sister Feng have announced in public that they will give her a chance to “renew”, no one will make things difficult for her in the future, so they are happy in their hearts and hurriedly agree to Sister Feng’s wishes. Son's words.

Sister Feng confessed a few words, looked back and saw Jia Baoyu staring at each other "affectionately", shook her head and smiled in her heart, stood up and smiled at Sister Sanchun: "It's boring to sit here. Didn't you just say you wanted to row a boat? Let's go rowing."

"I'm waiting for Sister Lin here..."

"Let's go, she can't be lost. "

Jia Baoyu still wanted to stay here, but Sister Feng caught her and took her away.

In the ear room where Miaoyu sits up every day.

She invited Daiyu here, and then made her a cup of tea carefullyHe bought a cup of tea, held it in front of Daiyu, and said in a clear and elegant voice: "Come and try what kind of water this is."

Daiyu originally saw that Miaoyu's tea-making technique was very skillful and exquisite, Then I knew she was well versed in tea ceremony.

Now that she took the teacup, she found that she didn’t even recognize the utensils, but judging from the shape, she thought it was a rare antique.

Therefore, although she didn’t want to show timidity in front of Miaoyu, she still replied truthfully: “I can’t taste what kind of water my sister uses, but I think for a person like my sister who is very particular, the water she uses, Naturally, it has an extraordinary origin, and I hope my sister will not hesitate to tell you."

Miaoyu, who continued to make tea, smiled when she heard this.

Naturally, she knew as soon as she heard it that Daiyu didn’t know much about tea ceremony. This was a tricky answer.

If it were anyone else, she would naturally not let him pass easily... In fact, ordinary people are not qualified to let her serve tea alone.

Just because she saw Daiyu, whose personality and appearance were the best among all the girls in the Jia family, she took a special fancy to her and invited her to have tea alone.

Although I didn’t expect that Daiyu didn’t understand tea. If it were someone else, she might have criticized and given some advice, but because Daiyu was Jia Lian's cousin, she couldn't be offended, so after smiling, she softly replied: "It's normal that you can't taste it.

This water is the snow on the plum blossoms that I collected when I was at Xuan Tomb Panxiang Temple in Suzhou. I only got one bottle in total, and besides me, you are the third person to taste it."

Daiyu secretly thought after hearing this, she thought she was free enough at ordinary times, but she was just picking up scattered petals when she had nothing to do. How could such a person actually collect them just to make tea? The snow on the plum blossoms, God knows how much effort she spent to collect them.

Since she had eaten Miaoyu’s tea, Daiyu also pretended to be concerned and asked, “Why did my sister come to the capital later?”

When Miaoyu heard this, her expression changed. An, was not in a hurry to answer, but sat down in front of Daiyu, and while making tea, he picked out one or two of the things he had said to Jia Lian and slowly said them to Daiyu.

Xu Shi’s ancestral home belongs to the same Suzhou, and they still had the opportunity to visit Panxiang Temple. The two girls felt like meeting old friends in a foreign land.

So even if it is a plain conversation, in the hearts of each other, they both feel that there is an extra sense of friendship.

So that when Sister Feng sent someone to ask Daiyu to come down the mountain, the two looked at each other with a sense of reluctance.

Miaoyu sighed: "If my sister is interested, you can come here to see me more often when you have nothing to do."

Daiyu was stunned for a moment, then nodded, Then, under the guidance of the maid, they parted ways with Miaoyu.

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Sister Feng was indeed a busy person. Halfway through the rowing, she was called back by Ping'er, who had some housework to deal with.

So Jia Lian took the Sanchun sisters and continued to wander in the garden.

Because of time constraints, I didn’t have time to visit every place. I just took a boat ashore at the northwest corner of the park, and then walked along the main road of West Road to the south.

When we reach the southernmost point, there is also a beautiful scene.

This place has pink walls and green tiles, several couplets and houses, and the most important thing is that it is shaded by thousands of green bamboo poles. It is an elegant place.

So everyone walked in along the gravel path or along the winding corridors and entered it for a tour.

Daiyu originally liked the quietness and elegance of this place, but now she saw her sisters and their maids pouring in, chattering, which in vain polluted the tranquility of this place, and she felt disappointed.

Since she could not see Jia Lian, she went to look for him alone, and sure enough she found Jia Lian in the backyard.

"What are you doing here?"

Seeing Jia Lian standing alone in the courtyard, looking at the large pear and banana trees in the backyard with his hands behind his back, Daiyu asked. Then he walked down and asked.

Jia Lian turned around and saw her. His eyes lit up and he smiled and said, "What do you think, how about I help you build a swing here? Just like that, from here to here."

Jia Lian pointed to the two forked branches of the pear tree and said so.

Daiyu was stunned when she heard this, and then said: "You can do it if you want. It's for me. This is not my yard."

"She It can be yours."

Jia Lian said this and looked back at her, "Don't my sister like it here?"

Daiyu's face was slightly red, a little unhappy. Sorry.

It was not her first time to enter the garden. Most of the garden had been built before going to Jiangnan, and she had come in to see it several times.

What she likes most is actually here, and there is also a small village-like place in the north. She also likes it.

But thinking about it carefully, if she were asked to choose, she would still choose this place.

Firstly, she loved the thousands of green bamboo poles here, and secondly, this place was close to the garden gate, that is, close to Sister Feng's Children's Courtyard.

If she can really move into the garden in the future, living here will make it easier for her to visit Jia Lian, or for Jia Lian to come visit her.

Seeing that Daiyu stopped talking, Jia Lian continued to look back at the site and location, and then murmured: "Well, thenThat's it. Later I asked someone to tie a swing frame here. It was perfect. Oh, by the way, what requirements does Sister Lin have for the swing set? Do you prefer yellow or pink colored ropes? Although, I will let people match the colors you like..."

Daiyu looked at Jia Lian's serious look, and felt warm in her heart.

She I know, Jia Lian remembered that Baoqin had an exclusive swing set under the pear tree at the Xue family.

She lived in Jia’s mother’s house, but there was no swing set, so he remembered She lives here, so I specially prepared it for her at this time.

What a blessing it is to have such a caring, considerate second brother.