Chapter 42 Assassination on the Way
On the second day, Qingyin slept until the top three poles of the sun.
Looking in the mirror at the people in the mirror, it is not like a monk who kowtows. It's obviously a jubilant girl waiting for an outing.
Out of the room, Dao Ming was not in the courtyard. I didn't know that the old monk hurried to Renyazi to find a maidservant for Qingyin early in the morning after asking the servant who swept the yard.
Qingyin shook his head and left him alone.
Someone brought breakfast, a plate of steamed buns, a plate of side dishes, and a bowl of porridge.
Qingyin knelt down on the table, looking at the servants in the yard, while slowly drinking the steamed buns with porridge. The warmth of the sun shone on his body, squinting at the quietness of the white clouds. In addition to the comfort after eating, there is a kind of laziness rushing into my heart.
In fact, she also mentioned yesterday that it would be better for Xiaobai to follow her than to work hard in a restaurant. However, after working in a restaurant, the white lady realized the benefits of self-reliance and vowed to be a strong ancient woman, but refused to live in the backyard. She politely declined the kindness of Qingyin.
Thinking about it carefully, Qingyin said by the river that the woman wanted to be self-reliant and self-reliant. Who would have expected that after repeatedly coming out, she just wanted to stay away from this chaotic world as far as possible.
I was thinking about it, but the courtyard was lively. Zen Master Daoming led several women of fifteen or sixteen into the yard. Seeing Qingyin, he grinned and led several women to stand in front of Qingyin.
Qingyin saw that there were many people in the courtyard, so he called them in the hall.
Those women saw that they were a bald-headed and clean-faced little monk. Although they were young, they looked fresh and elegant. They couldn't help bowing together, and then they lowered their heads and looked at Qingyin.
Qingyin saw that several women were all coarse cloth old shirts, with patches on their clothes, and no shoes, but the straw shoes were also worn out, revealing their toes, and they felt a little pity in their hearts. Looking at those women saluteing, it's also Zhou Zheng.
After asking, they were all embarrassed at home and couldn't pay the land rent. They were sold to pay off their debts, and they were even more sympathetic.
He picked up two beautiful eyebrows, and his clothes were still clean. One was called Rouer with a bent face, and the other was rounder. Xiao Wu, who showed dimples with a smile, looked handsomely beside him. The other four asked them to be responsible for the kitchen and washing.
Rou'er and Xiao Wu were selected to serve Qingyin. They were very happy. They knelt down and kowtowed to Qingyin first. The other four also knelt down and kowtowed.
Qingyin smiled, made them get up, and said, "Now you are here, you can rest assured. Let Master Daoming take you to make two sets of clothes, shoes and socks for the whole year.
Several women can make clothes, shoes and socks as soon as they hear that they come. They are still four seasons, which is many times better than at home. They also know that the monk in front of them is the famous little monk at the Dharma Conference that day, and they also helped a little lady find a job... They thought they must be a square and kind monk and talented man. Who knows? After the meeting, he spoke so gently, more pitiful than those noble princes. I couldn't help but feel even more happy and responded together.
After a while, Rou'er and Xiao Wu measured the size of their clothes and shoes and came back to serve the clear sound first.
Anyway, everything was fine, so I watched them make the bed and fold the quilt, and wiped the tables and chairs in the room again.
In a flash, it was already noon. Qingyin and Dao Ming said something, and then went out to Ningguo Temple alone.
Ningguo Temple is on the back of Ye City, also leaning against the green mountain, and is located in the middle of the mountain.
In today's Lantern Festival, there is an endless stream of people who are still going up the mountain at noon. Qingyin was not in a hurry, so he walked slowly at the foot of the mountain.
From time to time, a mule car and a sedan passed by Qingyin. She didn't care. When she encountered a narrow road, she turned sideways to avoid it.
The more you go up the mountain, the steeper the mountain will be. Fortunately, the carriage can still struggle to walk. However, if you encounter pedestrians, pedestrians will have to avoid the overgrown rocks by the roadside. Under the stone is a clear stream, which is very dangerous.
Qingyin was thinking about why Ningguo Temple did not widen the road so that tourists could enter safely. It seemed that there was a woman whispering in the pine forest.
Qingyin looked back and looked around. Coincidentally, there was no passer-by beside her. She was afraid that someone was in danger and immediately ran over.
I walked over but didn't see anyone. This side of the pine forest is the source of the stream. A naturally formed mountain spring forms a blue spring, which looks particularly clear.
Qingyin couldn't see the woman calling for help. She was still looking around, and she felt a pain in the back of her head. For a while, she fell to the ground with a splash.
At this time, a woman came out from behind the tree, holding a wooden stick in her hand. Seeing the clear sound falling on the ground, she sneered, squatted down, pulled the voiceless head, and whispered, "Don't blame me. You can only blame yourself. You shouldn't be born in the emperor's house."
With that, he put down the stick and pushed the voice down to the water. Looking at the clear sound gradually sinking in the water, she was overjoyed. At this moment, a voice sounded: "Who are you!"
The woman turned around and saw a man standing behind her, raising an angry eyebrows. There was also a mass of anger in her dark eyes, looking at the woman.
The woman was shocked. She didn't know how much the person saw and how much she knew. She shook her hand in a panic: "It's none of my business, it's none of my business!"
Gongsun Yi pushed the woman away and rushed into the pool to drag the voiceless sound out of the water. Qingyin's whole body was wet, and his face was white because he had just sunk in the water, and even his eyelashes were wet.
At this moment, Gongsun Yi hugged the Qingyin tightly. It seemed that if he was a little careless, the Qingyin would leave from now on.
He has never been as anxious and nervous as he is now. If he hadn't seen a corner of the monk's robe flash into the pine forest, if he hadn't been curious to come in and have a look... If so many, he couldn't imagine what kind of scene he would face late.
A piece of pain, a piece of chaos. Qingyin felt that someone kept calling in her ear: "Qingyin..." It was so familiar and nervous, just like when she fell down when she was a child, her father hugged her and shouted...
Qingyin opened his eyes confusedly, but saw a face close at hand in front of him. Gongsun Yi hugged her, and his breath was audible. Qingyin pulled the corners of his wet clothes, "Brother Gongsun..."
"Just now, it seems that someone..." Qingyin touched the back of his head, smiled bitterly, and suffered again. I don't know if there will be sequelae.
"It's that woman!" Gongsun Yi woke up in a panic and looked up. In front of him, there was only the silence of the pine forest, and there was no one.
"It seems to have run away." Qingyin looked at a wooden stick on the ground, his eyes flashed, and finally didn't say anything. Looking at the unknown Gongsun Yi, she squeezed out a smile, "Help me go back."
On the other side of the pine forest, the woman looked at the men standing in front of them in horror. The one in the middle is dressed in a brocade robe like snow, but it can't hide the color of handsome eyebrows at all. At this moment, there was a gloomy cold on her face, and the cold light in her eyes was like a sharp sword, which made the woman's whole body cold.
"Bess, the maid of honor beside the Empress Dowager, how can you be lucky to be here today?" The man's voice was soft, and what he said was like chatting.
Bess shivered. He wanted to struggle, but his arms were firmly pressed by the people behind him and couldn't move.
"The day before yesterday, the empress dowager invited the monk to come over, and today you pushed the monk into the water. If someone told the empress dowager, would you say that you were murdering people, or were you ordered to come at all?" As the man said, seeing a trace of fear in Bisi's eyes, he nodded and said, "The Empress Dowager has always not asked the government and lived in the harem. It's just that there was a thing on my mind in the past, but it hasn't happened..."
Bess didn't say a word.
The King of Lanling waved his hand and said, "Throw it down!"
Immediately, several people behind her pushed her and only heard a scream. Bice was pushed down from the rock beside the pine forest and hit the stone. A piece of red quickly came out from under her body.
The King of Lanling looked at it and turned around. He glanced at Songlin and said, "Let's go!"
Several people behind him looked at the pine forest and looked at the master. Prince, won't you go and have a look?
The King of Lanling lowered his eyes and stared at the ground full of pine needles, as if he could find bugs on the ground. Let's go."
Just now, he saw Gongsun Yi hurriedly chased in...
In the pine forest, Qingyin was slowly stood up by Gongsun Yi. Hearing a scream, the two looked at each other. The voice pretended to be relaxed, "I ignore her. Just now, I was deceived into the forest by a scream and was beaten with a stick.
Gongsun Yi also wanted to see what was going on. He turned his head and looked at Lin Wai and said unrelentlessly, "Or the woman who was just by the water, if it was her, just caught her and ask, is it her?"
Qingyin pulled Gongsun Yi and twisted his face exaggeratedly: "Headache..." As he spoke, he stroked his hand on the back of his head. Sure enough, he bulged a big bag and deliberately murdered! Do it fiercely!
But now is not the time to investigate. Gongsun Yi is just a businessman. She doesn't want him to get involved in right and wrong.
Gongsun Yi was really nervous. He withdrew his eyes and looked at the back of the clear voice. He touched it carefully, and his face turned pale: "Go back so quickly. Find a doctor to show you."
Seeing that the Qingyin's clothes were all wet, it was tightly attached to his body, and it looked curved. He remembered that he had just hugged her tightly. He couldn't help blushing and took off his coat and put it on Qingyin's body. Go back quickly. Voiceless, voiceless brother"
Qingyin looked at Gongsun Yi. This nerd probably knew that he was a woman, but he still pretended not to care about his reputation. He was really simple and cute. At this moment, there was not much to say, and the lantern party was not intentional to see it, and let Gongsun Yi help him go down the mountain.
At the foot of the mountain, there was a carriage led by Gongsun Yi. The two got into the car. Fortunately, they all had a canopy, and they didn't worry about being seen, so they went back to the house like that.
Daoming knew that Qingyin and Gongsun Yi had made an appointment to watch the lanterns, but he couldn't help but be shocked to see the two of them coming back wet and embarrassed. Qingyin quietly winked. Daoming knew that there must be something strange in the middle, and he didn't ask much. He asked Gongsun Yi to change his clothes quickly.
In the room, Qingyin changed into dry clothes, and Rou'er asked a few people in the kitchen to boil ginger soup. Qingyin pointed to the back of the head of the impatient Daoming who had been waiting as early as possible, and grinned, "I got another stick."
Dao Ming stared at the boss. Seeing that the voice was not like a joke, he couldn't help saying anxiously, "What, is it that person again?"
Qingyin smiled bitterly, "How is it, or not?" We are in the light, and others are in the dark. I think it's better to find a place of invisibility quickly.
Daoming nodded, and his eyes darkened when he looked at Qingyin.