Reborn in a Noble Family - Chapter 45
Chapter 45 Half a Day’s Leisure in Floating Life
At this point, Gu Jingshu had a lonely expression on her face.
Teng Jingyue patted the back of Gu Jingshu’s hand and comforted, “It’s all over. You and Qiao Qiao are both in good condition this year. Have Master Qiao arrange it earlier. Anyway, Old Madam Qiao only has eyes on the Northern Courtyard. You should go out to relax and stay at her mother’s house for a few more days. You haven’t returned all these years.”
Before they left the pavilion, Teng Jingyue and Gu Jingshu were good friends. Their mother’s family also had a good relationship. Although the two of them could not be considered to be married far away, Gu Jingshu had never returned to her mother’s house after getting married, except for Teng Jingyue who would return to stay at her mother’s house for the New Year every year. Of course, this was mainly because of her health.
Fortunately, the two sisters married in the same place. Not only did their husbands have business contacts, but they also had some deep affinities. Teng Jingyue would occasionally talk to Gu Jingshu and help her bring some things back. It would also be convenient.
She knew that Old Madame Qiao’s preference was to be a daughter-in-law, so she could only endure this kind of thing, but Old Madame Qiao had become more and more severe these past two years, so Teng Jingyue could not bear to watch any longer.
‘”Master Qiao is supporting such a large industry in Qiao Family. Old Madam Qiao doesn’t care about you eldest branch, so it’s fine if she helps you eldest branch. There’s no need to be so biased, is there? You filial piety to her, and she will give it to Fourth Fang. Isn’t that chilling? Those who follow the wind will be more thoughtful.” Because the two sisters were close, Teng Jingyue spoke very straightforwardly.
Gu Jingshu smiled nonchalantly and said, “Anything that respects Old Madame will be Old Madame’s when she enters the middle courtyard. It’s her business to control it.”
“You!” Teng Jingyue poked Gu Jingshu in the forehead, “Before you got married, you weren’t like this!”
There was a faint mockery in his eyes.
So what if he was born better than her?
So what if you marry better than her?
Is life better than hers now?
Teng Jingyue was pleased with herself.
The Gu Clan was one of the largest families in West Sichuan. From childhood to childhood, Gu Jingshu was superior to her. Before leaving the pavilion, the Gu Clan was stronger than the Teng Clan. For the sake of the clan, she followed behind Gu Jingshu and worked hard to be a follower. After getting married, the Qiao Clan was still the master of the Ma Clan. For the sake of her husband, she continued to play the role of a close friend in front of Gu Jingshu.
But now!
Teng Jingyue curled her lips in contempt.
The person who had doted on him like a thousand people, the person who flaunted his willingness, also had the chance to end up like this and swallow his anger.
If he couldn’t even get the middle feed, what qualifications did he have to compete with her?
Gu Jingshu felt her good friend’s faint disdain and only smiled.
The things that Old Madame sent to Fourth Room were originally meant for Fourth Room. If Old Madame wanted to toss about, then let her toss about.
Fourth Fang was arrogant, but it didn’t matter because of Long Fang. For the sake of face, Fourth Fang was going to swallow his face and become a fatty. That was their business.
Gu Jingshu did not dare to let Qiao Yunxi stay outside for too long. Although the sun was still warm in Jincheng at the end of autumn, there was still autumn wind. After all, if it blew for too long, she was afraid that Qiao Yunxi would not be able to withstand it.
Under the lead of the little monk, the group arrived at the monastery.
The Zen Academy was actually a few places for pilgrims to stay.
Jincheng was a small place, not as exquisite as the capital. Even the Dhyana Academy had to be divided into 369 grades.
The Dhyana Courtyard in Jincheng was a courtyard on the east side of Zhaojue Temple. It was divided into a left courtyard and a right courtyard. After entering the courtyard gate, a bluestone road divided the courtyard into five rooms for each male, female, and left. There were no extra rooms on each side. Under normal circumstances, the pilgrims staying at Zhaojue Temple were all large families in Jincheng City. The population was not large, and almost all of them knew each other. Therefore, there had been no accidents these past few years.
Originally, Gu Jingshu was planning to stay in the same room as Qiao Xi, but she couldn’t bear Qiao Xi’s soft and hard foam, so she finally arranged a room for her alone.
After resting for a while, Gu Jingshu and Teng Jingyue went to the front and listened to the old monk talk about Zen. Qiao Yunxi brought Lian Qiao and the others around the temple.
Previously, he had used the opportunity of worship to roughly understand the layout of Zhaojue Temple. Now, Qiao Yunxi brought Lian Qiao and the others to the Forest of Tombstones.
Nanny Feng had been paying attention to Qiao Xi’s condition. After leaving the forest of steles, the group returned to the tree-wrapped stele to rest.
Qiao Xi raised her head and looked at the Huang Jue Tree above her head. She seemed to have asked unintentionally, “Mammy, what does this Tree Bao Tablet mean?”
Mammy Feng smiled and said, “This is the first time that this girl has visited Zhaojue Temple, so I don’t know. The most outstanding thing in Zhaojue Temple is the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva who is worshipped here, and the Tree Bao Tombstone. Speaking of which, this Tree Bao Tombstone has an allusion.”
Qiao Yunxi raised his eyebrows, obviously very interested.
“I know,” Astragalus interrupted Nanny Feng and excitedly said to Qiao Xi. “Miss, there was a stone stele here before. It’s impossible to know what it was. Back then, the old presiding officer planted a yellow tree beside the stone stele. Here, this is it.”
Huang Qi pointed at the tree trunk that required seven or eight people to hug. Its branches covered more than half of the plaza. He said excitedly, “This Huang Jue tree is right outside the Grand Treasure Hall. It is bathed in Buddhist incense. Every day, it listens to the old host preaching meditation. After a long time, it becomes refined. The longer it grows, the larger it becomes, the more it wraps up the inscriptions on the stele.”
Huang Qi stretched out his arms and made a hug gesture, exaggeratedly saying, “In other words, there is a stone tablet inside the trunk of the Huang Jue tree.”
“Huang Jueshu actually isn’t dead?” Qiao Yunxi found it inconceivable.
Mammy Feng smiled and said, “This child, what nonsense! What kind of Huang Jue tree has become a spirit? This tree-wrapped tablet is one of the allusions of Zhaojue Temple. Before the death of Dao Chief Ancestor, he predicted that the tree-wrapped tablet, the eaves ladle flying, and the head of the pillar landing Ancestor would return.” After that, all of them were fulfilled. The tree has a history of nearly a thousand years. Inside the tree was wrapped with a stone tablet, and it was known as the Heaven Palace Tree King. ”
Astragalus was unconvinced, thinking that Nanny Feng was not as lively as she had said, and had disgraced the prestige of the Tree Bag Tombstone.
Lunch was eaten in the temple’s Ramadan hall open to pilgrims.
The status outside was useless in the temple. Unless they were relatives of the royal family, a “big family” like Qiao Family and the Ma Clan would at most arrange a relatively quiet place in one place. They would all be treated equally in terms of food.
Qiao Yunxi was not picky about food, whether it was vegetarian dishes or meat dishes, she could enjoy them with relish.
Although it was only the simplest bean rice, Qiao Xi’s mouth was bulging with satisfaction.
Gu Jingshu laughed and wiped her mouth. “Slow down, slow down. If you like it, we’ll cook it ourselves when we get back.”
Qiao Yunxi nodded sullenly.
Teng Jingyue also had a cramped expression on her face. “As long as you have a good appetite, it’s good to be able to eat.”
Gu Jingshu nodded in agreement. “This child’s appetite has always been bad. It’s rare for him to eat so much today without coaxing.”
Qiao Yunxi chuckled.
She’s not really a ten-year-old child, do you still need to coax her to eat?
Besides, the reason why Qiao Xi had no appetite was because she did not exercise enough and did not digest it, so she naturally did not want to eat.
“Qiao Qiao, after taking a nap, let’s go take a look at the back mountain.” Gu Jingshu was in a good mood. “The ginkgo biloba in the back mountain of Zhaojue Temple is very famous.”
Qiao Yunxi nodded.
Not only was the Ginkgo Biloba behind Zhaojue Temple famous, the entire Jincheng was also famous for its ginkgo biloba.
In the words of modern Chinese, Ginkgo biloba was the “city tree” of Jincheng. It did not spread everywhere, but the important sections of Jincheng were filled with such trees that would become scenery as soon as autumn arrived.
Speaking of which, there was a rich ginkgo tree in her courtyard. It was said that Qiao Xingbang had smashed it back with silver. It was a hundred-year-old ginkgo tree.
After taking a nap, they rested for a while and arrived at the back of the mountain.
It was said to be the back mountain, but it was no longer the scope of Zhaojue Temple. It was just that there was a small path up the mountain through the back door of the temple. The pilgrims habitually called this place the back mountain of Shaojue Temple.
After a long time, Zhaojue Temple was responsible for the safety of this hill, and there would be martial monks patrolling the surroundings.
The hill was not high. Before Qiao Yunxi could feel tired, he was already standing on the top of the hill. Looking around, he could see the surrounding scenery.
Shu Prefecture was foggy. Even though it was already past noon, the sun was at its strongest. There was a thin layer of fog surrounding it, like a dream.
The Ginkgo biloba bushes along the road blocked the mountain path, but did not affect everyone’s pace.
It was rare for Qiao Xi to be so breathable, so she closed her eyes enjoyably.
An afternoon passed in boredom. In the evening, Gu Jingshu carefully brought her to the Grand Treasure Hall.
Since he was here to fulfill his wish, he had to be sincere.
Originally, she thought that she would just casually offer incense and fulfill her wish, but she didn’t expect that Gu Jingshu would rigorously perform some sort of ceremony.
The abbot stood above, his hands clasped together, and he sang.
Qiao Yunxi’s body stirred and he subconsciously tensed up.
Believe it or not, even though she did not have the courage to follow the customs of the country, she still treated it with a pious attitude.
Kneeling on the prayer mat, Qiao Xi heard Gu Jingshu muttering in a low voice. A few words intermittently entered her ears, and her heart was filled with faint guilt and inexplicable depression.
She admitted that she hadn’t fused in until now.
What? I have taken over your body. I want to live a good life for you, be filial to your parents, and avenge you.
Qiao Xi thought that she might not be able to do it completely.
She is her, “Qiao Xi” is “Qiao Xi”, the two of them are different individuals, have different lives.
She was Qiao Xi, not Qiao Xi.
During this period of time, she had always been in a dilemma, believing that in return, she should fulfill Qiao Xi’s unfulfilled wishes and complete what she hadn’t done.
But she was just her. She had her own life. The moment she occupied Qiao Yunxi’s body, Qiao Yunxi’s life had already ended.
Kneeling in front of the Buddhist temple, Qiao Xi suddenly became enlightened.
Her life might have a lot to do with Qiao Xi. For example, the Qiao family, such as Fourth Fang, or Qiao Xi’s death, she would solve it in her own way.
Not for “her”, just for myself.
This is the end of Qiao Xi’s set-up!
Taking a deep breath, Qiao Yunxi smiled faintly.