Chapter 33: A dilemma
Master Huijing smiled calmly and kindly.
He is highly respected in Baiyun Temple, and his status is only lower than that of the host, so no one will refute and question what he said.
The atmosphere was a little awkward in the silence, Xue Fangyi and other juniors knew that Mrs. Xue believed in Buddhism, and even if they had doubts about what Huijing said at this time, it was not easy to ask casually.
Mrs. Xue seemed to think of something, and her eyes swept towards Xue Jinyi, with a blade-like sharpness.
"Jinyi, what do you think?" She asked, word for word.
Xue Jinyi heard a hint of threat in her gentle voice, and there was still a bit of inquiry in her gaze.
Her eyes drooped slightly, and she said softly, "Jinyi is at her mother's disposal. ”
Madam Xue snorted coldly and lightly, and then fell into distress again.
Second Mrs. Xue observed her words for a long time, and then said, "Sister-in-law, draw a lot first, and let Master Huijing make a decision after you unsign it." ”
Mrs. Xue's eyes lit up, and she nodded: "Well, let's see how the Buddha arranged it." ”
Master Huijing glanced at Xue Jinyi quickly, signaled her to be calm, and then followed Mrs. Xue to the incense case and handed a stick holder to her.
Mrs. Xue raised the sticker, facing the Buddha statue, and shook the sticker while chanting silently.
Xue Jinyi tightened the corners of her clothes, obviously the Baiyun Temple in the deep mountains was quite cool, but her palms were already hot with a layer of fine sweat.
The randomness of the lottery holder is too strong, and it is difficult to predict whether it will be signed up or down, which neither she nor Master Huijing can control the result.
She closed her eyes, and her eyes became more determined when she looked at Madam Xue again.
If it fails this time, it will be a good choice.
Anyway...... She definitely doesn't want to marry the shameless and stingy and eccentric King of Chu!
At this time, with a gentle "click", a bamboo skewer slipped from the stick holder and fell to the ground, attracting everyone's attention.
Xue Jinyi was a little panicked, but based on the quality of the actors, she was very calm on the surface, and seemed to leave her fate at their disposal without complaining.
Mrs. Xue leaned over and picked up the bamboo stick, and after taking a look, her face changed slightly, and then handed it to Master Huijing.
Huijing took it, took a closer look, and then whispered a few words to Mrs. Xue.
The people in the Daxiong Treasure Hall were eager to grow a pair of tailwind ears, so that they could hear what Huijing said clearly, which made Mrs. Xue's face become ugly in an instant.
Mrs. Xue covered her mouth and coughed lightly twice, her face returned to normal, and she thanked Master Huijing: "Thank you, Master, for solving your doubts." ”
Master Huijing returned the salute, "Amitabha." ”
Xue Fangyi couldn't help but ask, "Mother, what kind of sign is it?" ”
She looked at Huijing, who was holding the bamboo stick, but he put the bamboo stick back in the holder, so that no third person except him and Mrs. Xue knew what the signature was.
Mrs. Xue turned her head to look at Caiyun, and her gaze fell on Caiyun.
Caiyun's body trembled slightly, thinking that Xue Jinyi had made so many delicacies in the past few days, especially a bowl of noodles brought back her memories when she was young.
Cooking is hard work, how can Xue Jinyi have time to do things that will make her wife unhappy?
The hesitation was only a matter of moments, and she nodded slightly to Madam Xue.
Mrs. Xue looked at Xue Jinyi and sighed: "Jinyi's relationship with the Bodhisattva is a blessing for our Xue family, and we should cherish it more. Jinyi, are you willing to chant sutras and chant Buddha in the family temple for a year to pray for the blessings of the Xue family? ”
Xue Jinyi respectfully blessed Mrs. Xue, and said softly: "It is Jinyi's blessing to be able to do her part for her family and ask the Bodhisattva to bless the safety of everyone in the Xue family. Jinyi is willing to listen to her mother's arrangement. ”
Xue Fangyi is happy, in another year Xue Jinyi will be nearly twenty years old, and it will be even more difficult to get married, and it is already a good end to be able to marry a fifty or sixty-year-old man to fill the house.
But......
Her eyes flashed with a vicious glint as she looked at Xue Jinyi.
It also depends on whether Xue Jinyi can live today.
Mrs. Xue didn't have her daughter's good mood, and her brain was throbbing.
At this point, there was no way back for her.
repented of the agreement with Queen Cai, and I don't know how much energy it would take to calm the queen's anger.
She took a deep breath, cheered up, and said with a smile: "Jinyi is really a good child with filial piety and kindness. In that case, let's do as Master Huijing says. ”
"Yes, Mother." Xue Jinyi responded.
Mrs. Xue showed a trace of fatigue, and went to the meditation room to rest surrounded by the maid and the woman, and the others continued to ask for a sign to worship the Buddha, and waited until noon to eat a meal in Baiyun Temple, rest for half an hour, and then go to Changchun Lake to play.
Xue Jinyi looked up at the solemn and compassionate golden statue of the Buddha, and felt that the burden that had been on her shoulders these days was suddenly lifted.
One year is enough time for her to plan a lot of things.
If it weren't for the rest of the room, she would have stretched out comfortably and laughed.
After everyone else finished offering incense and went to rest, Xue Jinyi came to the incense case, solemnly bowed to the Buddha statue three times, and then saw Master Huijing's gentle smiling face.
"Thank you, Master, for your help." Xue Jinyi owed him a debt, "Jinyi will definitely remember it." ”
"Miss Xue doesn't have to worry about her own miscellaneous affairs." Master Huijing said slowly, his soft voice was like a breeze, enough to comfort any panicked person's heart, "Concentrate on cultivating Buddhism and doing good deeds to accumulate virtue." ”
"I will." Jinyi folded her hands together and bowed again, "The Bodhisattva made me sober and be a man, and Jinyi wants to live in the world clearly." ”
Master Huijing nodded, "Go ahead." ”
Xue Jinyi came out of the Daxiong Treasure Hall and didn't see Master Huijing quietly take away Mrs. Xue's lottery.
Seeing that there was no Xue family around, Caiyun pouted and said, "I want to eat Zhenzi noodles." ”
Xue Jinyi looked back at her and said in deliberate surprise: "In the Buddhist temple, you actually open your mouth to eat meat and fishy things?" ”
Caiyun hugged his arms and looked up at the sky, "If I had said something in front of Madame just now, do you think you would still be able to stand here safely now?" But......" she frowned, sighing, "you will definitely not be able to marry this year, and I will have to suffer for so long, annoying!" ”
"Poof." Xue Jinyi covered her mouth and smiled, not angry because of Caiyun's words, after all, all she wanted was for the little girl not to talk nonsense in front of Mrs. Xue, and she did it, "Okay, I'll go back and make you a face at night." ”
Caiyun immediately smiled, and then snorted coldly, "Don't think that a few bowls of noodles can buy me!" After speaking, she went to find a few maids who had a good time, leaving Xue Jinyi to stand alone on the steps in front of the Daxiong Treasure Palace.
Xue Jinyi raised her eyes and looked around, she didn't want to go to the meditation room, and it could be seen from Xue Fangyi's eyes that several of their cousins had a stomach full of swearing words to her.
Why should she listen to the "buzzing" like flies?
"Where to go?" Xue Jinyi pondered.
Suddenly, a dark shadow flashed out of the corner of her eye.