Fragrance Returned

At the end of Yinshi, the Ding mansion was full of people, and three carriages and three mule carts were parked in the front yard.

Tang held Ding Lilai's hand and gave instructions with tears in her eyes.

It was just after breakfast, the night was dark, and a few cold stars were twinkling in the sky.

The crowd led Ding Li and three others to the courtyard gate.

Li Qianqian burst into tears and was half-supported and half-dragged by Li Dan into the car.

The yard finally became quiet.

Ding Zhao went to the Yamen by car, and Ding Chi and his wife went home by car.

Xunxiang held Ding Lichun back as he was about to mount his horse.

"Brother, I have something to tell you."

Seeing Xun Xiang's serious face, Ding Lichun smiled and said, "Can't bear to give up the profit? Wait until my brother takes you to go shopping during the off-duty, and then call Yu Mu up."

Xunxiang pulled him aside and whispered, "Brother, I saw Sister Yang."

Ding Lichun's eyes flashed with surprise, but he quickly suppressed it and asked nonchalantly, "Is she home?"

"She didn't go home, but became a monk at Jingci Nunnery in Jincheng. She came to Niangniang Nunnery to do business, and I saw her."

Ding Lichun's eyes suddenly bulged.

A few days ago, someone sent a letter to Yang Shu. He meant to ask her to wait a little longer while he tried to convince her parents to re-accept her...

Xun Xiang pulled his sleeve and advised, "Brother, please be patient. Sister Ruoyang thinks that is the best choice for her, respect her. If she is willing..."

Before Xun Xiang finished speaking, Ding Lichun broke away from her hand and said, "No, I have to go find her..."

He mounted his horse and flicked his whip, and the horse bolted out of the alley.

Bai Xian, the private soldier, saw him and mounted his horse and followed closely.

Ding Lichun was going to the Yamen today, and Xunxiang asked Li Maigao to arrange for someone to go to the Yamen to ask for leave.

Xunxiang walked around Zhaobi and saw Ding Zhuang standing in the yard staring at her.

"If I don't let you say it, just say it. Wait until your father comes back to scold you."

Xunxiang was in a bad mood, so she walked over and pouted and said, "Grandpa, you are not good to my eldest brother."

Ding Zhuang was stunned, "What's wrong?"

Xun Xiang scolded, "You often beat my eldest brother when he was a child. I did something wrong and he was the one who got beaten. He dropped out of school to make iron at the age of twelve, ran away from home at the age of thirteen, and became a soldier at the age of fourteen...

"He was working hard in the capital with his head high, and we were always ready to escape overseas in our hometown. He has been working hard for this family since he was a child, and he suffered a lot... When he arrived, his brother had a wife, and his sister also had a fiancé. He had everything. No."

Ding Zhuang said, "Li Chun is the eldest son, and that is his responsibility. The family has grown up, and he will inherit the title."

Xun Xiang said, "It's not my duty to be beaten. It's also my fault. If dad hadn't picked me up and brought me home, my eldest brother wouldn't have suffered so much."

The more she talked, the more she felt sorry for Ding Lichun, and her eyes became watery.

Ding Zhuang said hurriedly, "It would be best if your father picked you up and brought you home. It will bring you a lot of happiness, otherwise you will be beaten even more in the beginning of spring..."

Seeing her granddaughter's pout getting higher, she quickly coaxed, "Okay, okay, it's my fault. I have a bad temper. I haven't beaten him since Lichun turned eighteen, and I won't beat him again."

Xun Xiang rambled on about Ding Lichun's various good qualities, and Ding Zhuang said "Yeah, yeah, yeah" with a good temper, and then praised his granddaughter a few times.

As dawn broke and the sun rose, the grandfather and grandson walked around the courtyard chatting, Feifei and Heiwa following behind.

Ding Lichun rode a horse and ran all the way out of the west city gate, and then ran towards the Niangniang Nunnery.

At the end of Mao Shi, I arrived outside the Niangniang Nunnery.

It's not yet dawn, mist has enveloped the mountains, and the nuns are doing their morning prayers.

Along with the morning bell, the sound of chanting sutras came out in the main hall, buzzing and buzzing incessantly.

Ding Lichun dismounted, threw the horse's reins to Bai Xian, and walked through the gate.

Incense was burning in the incense burner outside the hall, and several pilgrims who burned morning incense knelt down and kowtowed with great piety.

Ding Lichun stood waiting outside the palace, like a wooden stake.

Finally, when the chanting stopped, he looked at the nuns pouring out.

The nun didn't see Yang Shu after leaving.

Princess Dongyang walked last, and she also saw Ding Lichun.

He stopped and asked, "General Ding is here to find Master Xianyi?"

Ding Lichun cupped his fists and bowed, "The general has met Her Highness the Princess. Yes, the general is looking for...Miss Yang."

"I saw her leaving through the back door. You should go to the dining hall and have a look."

Dongyang also thoughtfully pointed in the direction of the dining hall.

Ding Lichun thanked him and walked to the dining hall on the right side of the back hall.

There are more than twenty large square tables in the dining hall, and many nuns are eating fast.

There is no Yang Shu.

Ding Lichun said to a middle-aged nun who came out, "Master, Xinnan's surname is Ding, and we are old acquaintances with Master from Jingci Nunnery. Can you please come out and meet her?"

The middle-aged nun looked at Ding Lichun and said, "Amitabha, nun, please go and talk to young master Xiang Yi."

Ding Lichun bowed again and thanked him.

Not long after, the middle-aged nun came out and said, "This benefactor, I recalled that my little master said that she had ended her mortal life and would never be seen in the world again."

Ding Lichun became anxious and asked in a rough voice, "Where does she live?"

The middle-aged nun clasped her hands together and said, "Amitabha, this is the pure land of Buddhism. Donors should not make unreasonable troubles or make loud noises."

Bai Xian stored the horse and came over to persuade him in a low voice, "Master, you can't mess around here, it will make it more difficult for Miss Yang."

Ding Lichun went to the main hall to worship the Bodhisattva and donated all the banknotes and money he had.

A total of more than one hundred and fifty taels.

Anyone who donates more than ten taels of silver will be recorded in the merit book, those who donate more than one hundred taels of silver will be greeted by nuns in person, and those who donate more than five hundred taels of silver will be personally received by the abbot.

Zhikni came over to thank Ding Lichun and bought him a nanmu rosary that had been consecrated by Abbot Qingji.

Ding Lichun said, "Xinnan wants to meet and reminisce."

Zhikni clasped her hands together and said, "Amitabha, the Buddha said that all things happen because of fate, and everything is God's will."

After that, he left.

Ding Lichun and Bai Xian stood outside the hall. At noon, they went into the dining hall to eat.

The sun was setting in the west, and when the nun finished her evening classes in the evening, Yang Shu still didn't come out.

After finishing the fasting meal in the evening, night fell and a bright moon climbed into the sky.

A nun came over and said, "Two donors, please invite me. It's too late to quit."

"Late precepts" means that the nunnery is about to close its doors.

Ding Lichun had no choice but to go out of the gate with Bai Xian.

The heavy wooden door creaked shut.

Ding Lichun stood under a tree with a sullen expression, and Bai Xian advised, "Your Majesty, go to the back of the palace and find a room to rest."

Ding Lichun murmured, "Why doesn't she even see me? If you have any difficulties, tell me and we can solve them together..."

At this time, General Jian, the first-class guard of Dongyang Princess Mansion, came over.

"Little General Ding, Her Royal Highness the Princess asks you to go to the dormitory to rest. We will talk about it at dawn."

Ding Lichun clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Your Royal Highness, Princess, and thank you, General Jian, I will wait here."

The moon is high in the sky, the mountain wind is stronger, and the dead branches are covered with a layer of white frost.

Ding Lichun and Bai Xian were sitting on a big rock.

Bai Xian advised, "The more exposed you are, the prince should go to the dormitory to rest."

Ding Lichun shook his head and said feebly, "If I leave, I'm afraid I'll never see her again." (End of Chapter)