Fragrance Returned

In the past, the person who passed the message between the emperor and Master Mingyuan was Qiu Wangzhi. In Qiu Wangzhi's absence, Xunxiang was asked to pass the message.

Master Mingyuan does not participate in worldly disputes, but he will still give reminders when the Li Dynasty encounters a major disaster or a life-or-death situation.

Because Emperor Gaozu listened to the advice of Master Xuantong, he unified the Da Li Dynasty in the shortest time and respected Buddhism more. Puguang Temple also became the royal temple of the Da Li Dynasty.

When the emperors of the Dali Dynasty encountered important events, in addition to offering sacrifices to heaven, they would also go to Puguang Temple to pray for blessings and have the abbot or the abbot perform divination. Masters such as Master Xuantong and Master Mingyuan, who are profound in Buddhist teachings, are even treated with courtesy by emperors.

Therefore, those royal relatives, nobles and aristocratic families did not dare to force them to see a doctor or perform divination.

It's just that these eminent monks spend most of their time wandering around, spending very little time in the temple, and spending half of their time practicing in seclusion. Because Master Mingyuan accepted Hong Yi as a young disciple, he spent most of his time in Puguang Temple in recent years and never left Dali.

Xunxiang stimulated the little fairy the night before and brought snacks and ice cream that the old and young monks liked.

The western mountains are still covered with snow, and the bright sunshine shines on the tops of the snow-capped mountains, making it difficult to look directly at them.

Arriving at the temple in a sedan chair, the young monk was waiting anxiously.

The little monk grew taller and lost one of his front teeth, leaving a hole in his mouth when he smiled.

He came up to him and said with a smile, "Master, the poor monk, knew that the young benefactor was coming today. He returned to the temple from Xuandong yesterday and did not eat fast at night."

The last few words are very quiet.

Xunxiang laughed, the old monk was so cute sometimes.

Xunxiang looked at his mouth carefully and asked, "Did your teeth fall out?"

The young monk smiled and licked the missing tooth, "It fell off yesterday and was thrown under the couch."

"The front teeth are the facade. When the teeth are growing, don't push them with your tongue. Otherwise, they will turn into watermelon teeth, which will not look good."

The little monk laughed. He liked hearing these words from "sister".

"Well, I don't agree."

"I brought you two pairs of shoes and two pairs of socks."

"I like the shoes you gave me. They are warm and beautiful. I didn't even want to throw away those pairs of socks when they were worn out."

“I’ll make a few more pairs and bring them over next time.”

"Feifei hasn't come back yet? The poor monk misses him very much."

"Wait until it comes back and let it come to see you."

Spring comes later in the mountains than down below. The wind down the mountain is no longer so biting, and the branches are also showing new green, but here the cold wind is still howling, and there is still thick snow in places where the sun rarely shines.

When they arrived at the meditation room, the old and young monks finished four bowls of ice cream and a few snacks, and then the young monk was sent out.

The old monk patted the crumbs on his hand and asked, "How is that little thing doing?"

Xun Xiang said, "The fishy smell is a little stronger than before, and a few red spots started to appear on the meat a few days ago."

Afraid of being discovered, the incense in the incense burner in the bedroom has not stopped recently, and it is still filled with extremely strong-smelling incense tablets from Persia. Most people cannot smell the peculiar smell.

Xun Xiang has a keen sense of smell and can smell that smell. She couldn't sleep well and still didn't want to move the little fairy elsewhere. .

A smile appeared on the old monk's face, "In this way, it will spit out beads in less than two months. Xiao Shi needs to pay attention to it all the time. It is best to stimulate it every day."

"As soon as the beads come out, bring them to Nana. I will help you divide the beads. Amitabha, don't worry, little benefactor, Lao Na will not take advantage of the little benefactor."

It will take less than two months, which means that pearls will be produced before the end of April. In order to let it produce pearls smoothly, I have to let it smell the fragrance every day.

Xunxiang saw the sparkle in the old monk's eyes and still believed in his character and that he would not take advantage when dividing the beads.

The beads were too hard and Xunxiang couldn't separate them by herself. She didn't dare to take them out and let others separate them, so she had to ask him for help.

Xunxiang told the emperor's request.

The old monk clasped his hands together and said, "Amitabha, I have been watching the sky at night on the top of the mountain. The situation is still unclear. Please wait patiently. When the time is right, I will send someone to tell him."

Thinking of Dong Yihe's words, Xunxiang asked again, "I heard from my uncle that the master will help him achieve his wish?"

The old monk said, "When I saw him again, I saw that the face of the donor Dong had changed. He had both help and God's grace. He would definitely be able to make all his wishes come true. Hehe, I still met him five years later. Of course, It’s time to lend a helping hand.”

What the old monk means is that if the time, place and people are favorable, Dong Yihe will be able to conquer that land in five years and become the emperor there. The old monk will still go there to travel or give lectures...

No wonder.

No matter what, it is a good thing that Dong Yihe can make his wish come true, and the descendants of the Han family have a new home.

Before Xunxiang left, he asked Master Mingyuan for three strings of Buddhist beads.

If you give it to Dongyang, you must give it to Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Dong. All three of them are mothers, so it’s not appropriate to favor one over the other.

The old monk gave three skewers very generously.

Xun Xiang smelled it. Although these three strings of beads looked the same as those given to ancestor Xun before, the medicinal smell was lighter.

She curled her lips in disgust.

The old monk smiled and said, "Young benefactor, please don't be greedy. This kind of beads is already very good. It has been soaked in twenty kinds of potions for twenty years, and the old monk has opened it. No one else can ask for it."

The young monk accompanied Xun Xiang to the main hall to burn incense and pray for blessings, and donated money for sesame oil. After the two had a fast meal, they went to visit the scenery outside the temple.

Of course it's not to see the scenery, but to listen to the little monk talk. The young monk was lonely in the temple, and he held back a lot of words to talk to Xunxiang.

"Senior brother has become more strict with the poor monk. If he doesn't learn well, he will be punished by standing, and if he behaves or speaks improperly, he will be punished... A few days ago, the poor monk was punished because he walked too fast... Today, Master still intercedes. Only then can the poor monk be punished. Play with the benefactor."

Xunxiang could only say, "Maybe it's because you are growing up..."

I will teach you everything that needs to be taught.

Just now Xunxiang told the old monk that she wanted to invite the young monk to give lectures in Ding's house, but the old monk didn't agree.

This is to seize the time to cultivate young monks.

The two of them talked about it until the end of the day when Xunxiang came down the mountain.

It was already sunset when we returned to the Princess Mansion.

Princess Dongyang took the beads and beamed with joy. She immediately put them on her wrist and was no longer angry with Xun Xiang.

But Aunt Chai's face didn't look good.

After dinner, Grandma Wang invited Grandma Chai to Ziyuan to ask her for needlework.

Aunt Chai was sweating on the tip of her nose, but she still had to say those words even if she put the puzzle together.

"Today I thanked the eldest grandson of the chief minister for a full moon banquet. The Xie Mansion did not invite Her Royal Highness, but Her Royal Highness went there on her own initiative and gave a generous gift worth a thousand taels of silver...

"Her Royal Highness also hinted to Mrs. Xie that Mr. Shen is both wise and brave. If he can be reused, it will be a blessing to the people of Fujian. She also said that she knew that Mr. Xie liked the princess's paintings, and she would find a way to get the princess to paint one as soon as possible...

"Mrs. Xie said it politely, meaning that Mr. Shen is the chief envoy and has always been reused by the emperor. As for the princess's paintings, Mr. Xie really likes them. It is worth waiting for..." (End of Chapter)