Si Tian Guan

Chapter 84

The afternoon sun shines into the tea room through the window, the stove makes a pleasant sound of water boiling, and the dust flying in the beam of light is blown up by the hot air from the air holes, making the tea room quiet and lazy.

Liu Chongming gave up the person to the superior position, then took the teapot from the novice monk, filled it himself, and handed it over with both hands.

Mu Jingyan also slightly bowed to take it, and said with a smile: "Chongming is polite."

"Your Majesty is very polite about your duties. You are very busy in the past, and it is rare to serve tea and listen to teaching in front of your Majesty. It seems that my visit today is twice as rewarding."

"It's because I'm busy on weekdays, it's obviously because Chongming's calculations can't be made, and I don't know how to walk around, and now I seem to be estranged from me."

"It's my fault. I'll hold a banquet in Mingyue Tower to make amends some other day. I hope the prince will take the time to come."

Mu Jingyan nodded slightly: "Naturally."

Liu Chongming sat back and said half jokingly: "I will go to Dali Temple to report on my duties in the next year, and now I feel very worried, fearing that I will be too shallow and ignorant to take on the big job. The emperor and my father mentioned the prince several times, saying that the prince is stable. Chengcheng is considerate, teach me to ask the prince for advice more."

"Excellent reputation," Mu Jingyan said with a humble smile, as if ripples had already spread far away, and he could see the ups and downs, but he always said lightly: "The talent is dull, just do your best. Chongming is smart and clever, and he will definitely do it in the future." A lot to do."

The two of them were polite and modest, before Liu Chongming asked: "Why is your lord coming to this South Road Chanyuan today when you have time, but you are here to listen to the abbot talk about Zen?"

"The abbot said that Zen is rare, but I don't have such luck." Mu Jingyan looked at him with a smile: "I heard that the abbot has a good eye for Chongming and frequent visits. Why don't Chongming persuade the abbot to serve the country, Your Majesty." Certainly the abbot will not be treated badly."

This South Road Temple was originally unknown in the deep mountains. After chanting scriptures for his treatment, some dignitaries asked to go to the mountain temple. Gradually, the fame spread, but the abbot was willing to be poor and ignored the affairs of the world. Please do not leave the mountain.

Liu Chongming pursed his lips and smiled.

"My lord, this is too flattering of me. The abbot's outsider doesn't love the secular world, so he is an expert. Don't say that I can't talk to the abbot. Even if the abbot is willing to listen to me, how can I be so cheeky and swear by vulgar words?" Speak and listen to the abbot."

He put down the teacup, and gently pushed a plate of refreshments on the table over.

"It's a joke for the prince. The abbot said that I was very angry. Every time I came here, I insisted on asking people to bring this piece of gold and silver. I was not allowed to see him until I finished eating. It's just that gentian grass and Anemarrhena are added... "

Liu Chongming frowned reluctantly: "Every time I finish eating, I go back and eat for a few days, and the root of my tongue is full of bitterness."

Mu Jingyan chuckled: "The abbot likes you, so he really didn't just talk about it, and even prepared special refreshments just for you."

He picked up a piece of gold and silver and tasted it carefully.

"It's true that after the sweet taste, I feel a little bitter, but it's not too strong. Chongming, you are used to rich clothes and rich food, so you can't bear this bit of bitterness. Let alone the kindness of the abbot, don't teach the abbot to listen to this complaint." .”

"My lord taught you well," Liu Chongming showed an innocent smile, and he also picked up a smile: "I only want to talk to my lord, how dare I let the abbot down. Today I have something important to ask the abbot."

Almost all these nobles in the capital knew why he came to beg the abbot.

Mu Jingyan asked with concern: "Is your body feeling unwell again? What kind of disease is it? After all these years, no doctor can see it?"

"I can't see it," Liu Chongming shook his head helplessly, "The abbot said it was the congenital fire carried in the womb, and the grievances of the past life have not been resolved..."

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, there was a sudden thud in his heart, and he suddenly covered his heart.It was just a casual remark just now, but now it is really like a rope, it is suddenly tightened, and it is even difficult to breathe.

This saying has been familiar to him since he was a child, but he never believes in ghosts and gods. The bigger he is, the more he treats it as a fool.

But now that people have filled every gap in his life alive, he can't help but not believe it.

The injustice of the previous life... Could it be Qu Shenzhou who said it?

Mu Jingyan saw him suddenly covering his heart, with a solemn expression, and hurriedly asked: "Chongming? Is there something uncomfortable?"

"Fortunately...Don't blame me, my lord," Liu Chongming frowned: "The amulet I asked for from the host last year seems to be somewhat useless. I have been physically weak recently, and I often have chest tightness."

Mu Jingyan immediately understood what Liu Chongming said just now, "ask the abbot for something urgent", and was about to call someone to find the abbot, but was stopped by Liu Chongming.

"No need, abbot, I will visit the abbot later."

Mu Jingyan waved his hand and asked people to go out, then nodded knowingly: "From this point of view, it is indeed a heart disease that cannot be cured. It just so happens that this king also came to ask the abbot for a talisman."

"What's wrong with the prince?"

"It's not my lord. My concubine had a nightmare a few days ago. Although the imperial physician prescribed a tranquilizing medicine soup, it had little effect. My lord is still worried."

"My lord is filial to the world. Concubine Yu will surely recover soon. I have newly bought high-quality keel bones and mother-of-pearl in my shop. They are the best for peace of mind. I will send them to the lord's mansion tomorrow. Please don't refuse me."

Mu Jingyan smiled slightly: "Then the king will not be polite."

Liu Chongming served tea again, joked a few words, lowered his eyes and took a sip, slightly surprised in his heart.

If what King Huai said is true, then his panic when he saw Concubine Yu that day was not a mistake. When he went to visit his sister in the palace a few days ago, she was sure that Concubine Yu had indeed fallen ill. Deficiency, heart palpitations.

But what was it that made Concubine Yu feel uneasy?

The two were chatting unhurriedly, when they suddenly heard commotion in the courtyard, Liu Chongming got up and opened the window lattice, frowned and scolded: "What are you shouting about?"

Immediately someone trotted over from outside and responded: "Return to Shizi, the servant of Shizi's family has escaped - don't worry, Shizi, he was arrested before he ran past the bell tower."

"Ran?"

Liu Chongming was more shocked than everyone else. He never expected that he would run away after taking someone out of the city for the first time. What happened?

"From Chongming's family?" Mu Jingyan also stood up and came over, thinking of something, he asked with a chuckle, "The one who beat Pan He last year? Run away again?"

"Take good care of the person and wait for me to deal with it later." Liu Chongming gave orders to the outside, and then smiled bitterly: "It's because I didn't discipline the prince well enough to make the prince laugh."

Mu Jingyan poured some tea to the side, and said with a smile: "It turns out that Chongming likes such unruly people. I heard that you made a bet with Liao Guangming because of him? You brought him here again. Could it be that you really love him?" Mind?"

"My lord is joking, but I don't care about it. It's just for fun. I brought him here because Shi Yan was surprised."

"how?"

"Shi Yan said that I was suffering from a strange disease, and I even raised a little monster at home. He said that he was not sure, he had to say that he was infected with evil spirits, and he had to ask the host to show him to get rid of the filth."

"Shi Yan's worries are not unreasonable."

Liu Chongming was about to go forward to pour tea, but when he saw Mu Jingyan waved his hand, he backed away.

"As for betting with Commander Liao, it's not because of him. I had no choice but to do so. The prince didn't see Commander Liao that day. I don't know where he got angry. He was aggressive and refused to give in. I can only accept it."

Mu Jingyan couldn't help laughing: "Liao Guangming is indeed a bit hostile, so there's no need for someone to take it, it's like that every day."

Seeing him get up, Liu Chongming followed him to the door of the tea room, and said helplessly: "I have made a half-year agreement with Commander Liao. If the prince sees someone who is beautiful somewhere, don't forget me. The price is easy to negotiate."

"Really?" Mu Jingyan turned to look at him with a smile: "I think you seem to want to lose on purpose, so that you can continue to enjoy yourself and ignore everything."

"My lord really wronged me when he said that. I really want to win, but the so-called everyone has their own eyes. If Commander Liao wants to make things difficult, I can only rely on my lord to support me."

Mu Jingyan pointed his finger on his forehead, tapped it lightly, and cursed with a smile: "Little slippery boy, you should just tell the emperor directly."

Liu Chongming also laughed sullenly.

With just this gamble, he knew that what Qu Shenzhou said was right, and that Liao Guangming was just an illiterate bastard who relied on the emperor's grace.

As the son of Marquis Anding, how could Liao Guangming stop him with a gamble on whether he wanted to become an official?

Even if he loses, everyone just thinks he is young, frivolous and ignorant.

The resignation was submitted, but it was just scolded by the emperor, maybe even Liao Guangming would be taught a lesson, and could he really be allowed to leave Dali Temple?

He sent people out of the mountain gate all the way, saw that Mu Jingyan had already descended the steps, and was about to turn around, when he heard someone calling him from the bottom of the steps: "Chongming."

Liu Chongming hurriedly followed, bowed his hands and saluted: "Your Majesty, do you have any orders?"

"It's natural for Chongming to be like this," Mu Jingyan helped him, "I'm just curious about one thing—I heard that Qishenglou earned a lot of fame because of the house slave's divination. Chongming bought him for a long time , I don’t know if I have heard him divination.”

"It turns out that the prince has also heard about it. It's just a businessman's gimmick." Liu Chongming laughed, "I can't do what Du Quan has the audacity to do, and I'm afraid it will smash my Liu Chongming's famous brand."

Mu Jingyan also smiled: "That's right, if it's really a useful cash cow, why would Chongming be willing to leave it at home for nothing?"

Seeing that the sky was getting dark and the crows were flying over the dead branches, Mu Jingyan didn't want to stay overnight in the mountain temple, so he exchanged a few words with Liu Chongming, then got on his horse and left.

Liu Chongming stood outside the mountain gate, and a tense nerve finally relaxed.

I don't know if it was influenced by Qu Shenzhou, but the faint smile of King Huai made him feel incomprehensible, and he no longer appreciates it like before, especially in the lip fat case, King Huai so easily pointed at Concubine Yu's frame ... and lead back to the Queen.

It was only then that he realized that maybe not only those in the court who clearly stood behind King Huai, but also many people would unconsciously trust King Huai, just like him and Shi Yan in the past.

But having said that, sometimes he was at a loss for a moment. On the way to seize the heirloom, what King Huai did was not wrong. What he is doing now following Qu Shenzhou...is it really right?

If King Huai succeeds to the throne, will he do better than the emperor?

The twilight shrouded from the top of the head, and it was so oppressive that people could not breathe. Liu Chongming stood in the mountain wind for a while before turning around and entering the door.

There were already servants waiting for him by the lotus pond, they walked back through the Hall of Heavenly Kings, and saw a circle of people at the foot of the steps of the Hall of Medicine Masters, when Bai Shilei saw him, he was like a savior.

"Second Brother, Second Brother, look," he turned around and pointed at the people in the corridor, at a loss: "I didn't do anything, the abbot told me to take the Ning Shenjiu, Brother Xiao Qu ran away, what's going on?"

"It's okay." Liu Chongming patted him on the shoulder: "You take someone to rest first."

Bai Shilei responded, walked away a few steps and then backed away, whispering in his ear: "Second Brother, I heard that Brother Xiaoqu had contracted a mad disease before, can it be true?"

"Really." Liu Chongming sneered, pushed him away, waited for the crowd to clear up, then paced to the corridor, put one hand over: "Get up, the ground is cold."

Qu Chenzhou stood up silently, the light in the atrium was reflected, the paleness on his face had faded - when he was thrown down, he had woken up from the nightmare and knew that he had lost his mind this time.

"What's going on?" Liu Chongming asked him.

"Sorry..." Qu Chenzhou said softly, "I accidentally remembered something from the past..."

Liu Chongming thought for a moment and asked, "Because you met Prince Huai?"

Qu Chenzhou shook his head: "No."

"Have you been to the South Road Temple?"

"No..." Seeing that the other party wanted to ask again, he sighed softly.

"To tell you the truth, my lord, I had a lot of misfortunes in my past life, and I suffered a lot. Although I lived a new life, I couldn't help feeling emotional and losing my composure for a while. Those past events are not important to what my lord wants, but they are only related to me. Please let me go, don't repeat the old things Bring it up again, expose people's scars."

Liu Chongming looked at the mottled light and shadow cast on his face by the broken hair in front of his forehead, and it fell into his eyes, as if he was deeply saddened, thinking about it, he still swallowed the question.

"Even if you don't mention the past, you can't be so crazy. I will take you to meet the abbot later."

"Abbot?" Qu Shenzhou was surprised.

"Heart disease needs heart medicine. The abbot here is an expert, and he cured my previous illness. If you are not convenient to tell your life experience directly, you might as well talk to him about Zen, maybe he can enlighten you. "

Qu Chenzhou forced a smile: "My son has a heart."

He knew that with such a "madness" in him, it was really not suitable for him to be taken out to meet people, but he also didn't believe that there was any expert outside the world who could accept a ghost like him who came back from the dead.

Liu Chongming led him to the Buddhist hall at the back, then suddenly turned around and asked, "Did you see King Huai just now?"

Qu Chenzhou nodded, and replied softly: "Concubine Yu didn't appear in the hexagram, Queen Huai intends to... save Ren Rui."

The author has something to say: Does Ren Rui still remember, the one he caught during the flood, he went to chase Chongming in his last life, and slaughtered the city all the way [I know someone will forget, I am a plot prompt board without emotion] to the previous one The bewildered little angel pointed the way: Mu Jingyan in this chapter is King Huai.