On the embroidery floor, Lu Shu sat by the window, holding a copy of the "Diamond Sutra" in her hand and looking at it intently, with an elegant temperament and a good-looking face, just like a beauty walking out of the painting, however, Cui Yuan, who was secretly looking downstairs, frowned.

"What's wrong with Miss lately?" Cui Yuan asked in a low voice.

"Back to the master's words, if you want to say that it is abnormal, it is that recently the young lady doesn't seem to care about anything, she doesn't make any mood, what to eat, by the way, she eats more vegetarian dishes, and the more she eats meat, the less she eats, and she suddenly likes to read Buddhist scriptures." Cardinal said cautiously.

Cui Yuan said with a cold face: "Who showed the Buddhist scriptures to the young lady?" ”

"It was found by the young lady herself in the study."

"Cardinal, you say, Shu'er won't be blind, right?" Cui Yuan said a little nervously.

Cardinal hesitated for a moment, and then whispered: "I heard that some people, after experiencing ups and downs, especially emotional setbacks, will have different ideas from ordinary people, and the slave and maid are not very clear about this. ”

There are some things, once the precedent is broken, you can't turn back, Cardinal was moved by Lu Shu's sincerity, and chose to ignore it, so that Zheng Peng could smoothly contact Lu Shu, and let the two chat for most of the night, that is, from that time on, things began to get out of Cui Yuan's control.

Cardinal thought that Lu Shu and Zheng Peng, under Cui Yuan's coercion and high pressure, would become at most a pair of hard-working mandarin ducks with no fate, but they never expected that Zheng Peng would really reverse the situation with his own strength.

Although the methods were a bit shameless, Cardinal had to admit that Zheng Peng's actions were rough and effective.

In Cardinal's heart, he didn't feel that he was betraying his master, Cui Yuan's starting point was for the good of Lushu, and what he was doing now was also for the good of Miss.

Cui Yuan was silent all of a sudden.

As a bad general, for the interests of the Tang Dynasty, severe interrogation of prisoners is indispensable, Cui Yuan has seen a lot of people with "great changes in temperament", Lu Shu experienced the tragic death of his father, sold himself to bury his father and other tragedies in the world, that is, he returned to Cui's mansion, and under his own oppression, he didn't see what kind of joy she had, and finally got engaged, and suffered from "resignation", and it was not easy to change anyone.

Standing behind the tree and watching for a long time, I saw that Lu Shu was still quietly looking at the Buddhist scriptures, Cui Yuan finally couldn't help it and walked up to the embroidery building.

"Shu'er, what are you looking at?" Cui Yuan looked behind Lu Shu for a while, but Lu Shu was still immersed in the world of books and couldn't help but ask.

Lu Shu turned her head, gently placed it on the book, and saluted calmly: "Back to the words of the eldest father, Shu'er is reading the Diamond Sutra." ”

"Oh, how do you like reading these kinds of books?" Cui Yuan said as he picked up the book Lu Shu was reading and flipped through it.

That's right, it's the Diamond Sutra.

"I want to pray for Aya and my mother."

Cui Yuan's eyes rolled, and he suddenly said, "Oh, yes, then by the way, let's pray for Zheng Peng's kid too." ”

Lu Shu's calm face fluctuated slightly, but he quickly recovered and said: "Zheng Gongzi is a good person, good people have good rewards, and naturally they are blessed by the gods, so I don't need to pray for him." ”

In the past, when Zheng Peng was mentioned, Lu Shu's reaction would be very great, and even excited, but this time the reaction was too ordinary, if it was a weekday, Cui Yuan would definitely be very happy, but after hearing that Lu Shu was going to get up in the nunnery and read Buddhist scriptures, he couldn't be happy.

It's a flower-like beautiful year, so you won't really be a nun and be a green lantern for a long time, right?

"Shu'er, don't get me wrong, the eldest father is not trying to treat him badly, but Zheng Gongzi will get married next month and pray for him." Cui Yuan continued to probe tentatively.

"Okay, Shu'er will pray for Zheng Gongzi, eldest father, can you help me send a congratulatory gift to Zheng Gongzi?" Lu Shu said calmly with a calm face.

No, when you hear that Zheng Peng is going to get married, you are still so indifferent?

hinted that it was not good for Zheng Peng, no matter what, he changed his words and said that Zheng Peng was married, but there was no response, Cui Yuan was anxious all of a sudden, and he stopped tempting, and hurriedly asked: "Shu'er, didn't you say that Zheng Peng would not marry, why, now... Changed your mind? “

"No," Lu Shu pointed to the Buddhist scriptures and said sincerely: "The book says that people have a past life, this life, and the next life, it may be that the blessings accumulated in the previous life are not enough, and I have nothing to do with Zheng Gongzi in this life, so I want to recite more scriptures and accumulate more blessings, and I can be with him in the next life." ”

Cui Yuan's face suddenly stretched to the old man, the old face twitched, and finally reluctantly squeezed out a smile: "Oh, yes, there are so many truths in this Diamond Sutra, and the eldest father should also read it, Shu'er, it's time to be a female celebrity, do it well." ”

couldn't help but say, Cui Yuan left straight away with the scriptures.

As soon as he got downstairs, Cui Yuan immediately shouted, "Xiaoyong." ”

Cui Yong immediately stepped forward: "Uncle, what are your orders?" ”

"Put away all the Buddhist scriptures immediately, and you must not let Miss read the Buddhist scriptures again, and also collect those Buddha statues or something, you can't let Miss see them, and you are not allowed to bring things related to Buddha to Miss, understand?"

"Understood, uncle."

Cui Yong hesitated for a moment, and then said with some doubts: "Uncle, do you say that Lu Shu will advance by retreating?" ”

"The old man also thought about it, it can't be" Cui Yuan said a little nervously: "That's right, when it comes to Zheng Peng, although Shu'er covers it up very well, it can be seen that she still cares about Zheng Peng very much, but she is very simple and will not think of this method, and besides, she has a certain understanding of Buddhist scriptures, it is definitely not a whim, alas, how could it be like this." ”

Cui Yong was speechless for a moment.

There is confrontation, but it shows that she has concerns in her heart, but Lu Shu suddenly gave up resistance, and she was afraid that "mourning is greater than dying".

The more Cui Yuan thought about it, the more angry he became, and casually threw the Diamond Sutra in his hand into the lake in front of him.

Upstairs, Lu Shu stepped back left and right, took the cardinal's hand, and whispered, "Thank you, Sister Hong." ”

Can use a paper tube to talk to the young master, fortunately, there is a cardinal's "one eye open and one eye closed", since then, the relationship between the green and the cardinal is getting better and better, slowly, the cardinal from "indulgence" to support, green Shu suddenly believed in Buddhism, but also the cardinal gave her the idea.

Cui Yuan used Lu Shu's weakness to force her to submit, and when this weakness was gone, it would be difficult for Cui Yuan to threaten Lu Shu again.

Cardinal said with some emotion: "There is a man who dares to risk the disapproval of the world, does not hesitate to offend the two major clans, and risks his life to pursue you, and this man is still a great hero and a great writer with both civil and military skills, this kind of man is worth cherishing, I have no hope in this life, and seeing that Miss can be happy, Cardinal will be satisfied." ”

"There are no outsiders here, Sister Hong calls me Shu'er" Lu Shu took the cardinal's hand and said, "Sister Hong, if Shu'er can get married, you must follow me to marry, and then find you a wishful husband." ”

The cardinal's face turned red, and she, who had always been down-to-earth and generous, said a little shyly: "What do you say, okay, dare to make fun of me, see how I clean you up." ”

Soon, the two women were laughing together on the hu bed......

Cui Yuan's mood has become more and more irritable recently, because he has found that many things are gradually out of his control, whether it is Zheng Peng's growth, the failure of Cui Wang's marriage, or the change of his granddaughter.

With the help of the cardinal, Lu Shu is becoming more and more "Buddhaized", which is what Cui Yuan is most afraid of, and he is really afraid that Lu Shu is determined to become a monk, which is really empty.

Of course, the monitoring of Zheng Peng has not been relaxed.

Rushing into the Overseer's Mansion to rob people and kill people, Cui Yuan didn't dare to do it, but it was not difficult to inquire about Zheng Peng's news from the Overseer's Mansion.

Most of the news I got on weekdays was Zheng Peng eating, drinking, and having fun in the Overseer's Mansion, but I didn't expect the recent news to touch Cui Yuan's heart.

In recent days, matchmakers have been taking women's portraits to the Overseer's Mansion to find Zheng Peng, and in less than ten days, twelve matchmakers have come to the door, including many daughters of high-ranking officials.

Almost every day, someone brought a woman's portrait to Zheng Peng, giving people the feeling that it was not a blind date, but Zheng Peng was choosing a concubine.

With a "snap", Cui Yuan slapped the information in his hand on the table, and said with a cold face: "These people are really blind, and I don't know what they like about Zheng Peng, a Tian Shenu, it's just... Unreasonable. ”

I don't know why, seeing that Zheng Peng is so popular, Cui Yuan is a little angry, and his face is a little hideous.

I just don't like to see Zheng Peng good.

The cardinal glanced at Cui Yuan on the side, and soon looked at his nose and nose without saying a word.

People are like this, don't cherish what is easy to get, don't cherish what is not easy to get, how can you grab it, just like Zheng Peng, who took the initiative to send it to the door, Cui Yuan looked at him left and right and was not pleasing to the eye, but when he heard that Zheng Peng was so popular, so many women took the initiative to send it to the door for him to pick, and his mood suddenly became unhappy.

It's a bit like a boyfriend and girlfriend, after a breakup, you find a new relationship, but you also want the other party to wait and wait for you.

Cardinal understands what his master means, in his eyes, Zheng Peng is equivalent to betrayal, or betrayal of Lu Shu.

There were only cardinals in the study, and seeing that no one answered, Cui Yuan couldn't help but ask, "Cardinals, what do you think of Zheng Peng?" ”

"Master, this...."

"If you have anything to say, the old man will not blame you."

Cardinal hesitated for a moment, and quickly said: "Zheng Gongzi can be good at literature and martial arts, he is a rising star of the Tang Dynasty, a rising star in officialdom, and a leader of the younger generation, and it is reasonable to be favored by others." ”

Cui Yuan said a little unwillingly: "He's just a shit luck, what is there to be proud of?" ”

"Maybe it's lucky once, but Zheng Gongzi has proved himself many times" After a pause, Cardinal reminded in a low voice: "If the slave is not mistaken, the last time she was awarded a knighthood without relying on her father's shadow was during the Shenlong period." ”

The Tang Dynasty has a complete title system, some titles can be passed down from generation to generation, and some titles are reduced from generation to generation until they disappear, except for the easy to get titles during the founding of the country, the vast majority of the titles obtained in peacetime rely on the father's shadow, like the son of the prince is named earl, and the son of the earl is named viscount.

Yao Chong made great contributions when Li Longji ascended the throne, and because of the creation of the prosperous era of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, he was named the Duke of Liang Guo, and his son Yao Yi got his father's shadow and was named the founder of Yu County.

Many courtiers have made meritorious contributions, either promoted or rewarded the fields, like Zheng Peng, who did not rely on his father's shadow and received a knighthood for his military merits, very few.

When Cui Yuan heard this, he snorted coldly, his mouth moved, and finally he didn't speak.

I wanted to find a young talent to compare Zheng Peng, but after thinking about it, I really couldn't find anyone better than Zheng Peng.

Not to mention anything else, just a knighthood trampled most of the young talents of Datang under their feet.

After thinking about it, Cui Yuan couldn't help but scold: "How good can a person like him who shamelessly indulges in fireworks and willow alleys and self-destructs his future." ”

After sitting in the study for a while, Cui Yuan suddenly asked, "By the way, I heard that the surname Zheng is better with which woman?" ”

When the cardinal heard it, he laughed secretly in his heart: his master said that he didn't care, but he still cared about Zheng Peng's actions in his heart.

Well, it seems that the tone has softened a lot.

"If you go back to the master, it doesn't seem to be, it is said that Zheng Gongzi has politely refused for various reasons."

When Cui Yuan heard this, he seemed to let go of his heart, but he said coldly: "This kind of person, what I like the most is that the toad wants to eat swan meat, and thinks too highly of himself, hum." ”

.......

Life seems to be stuck in some kind of dead loop, the gossip outside is still fermenting and spreading, Cui Yuan still does not move, and Zheng Peng is still hiding in the Anton Overseer's Mansion and does not come out, while Lu Shu is becoming more and more Buddha, and finds time to come out every day to copy Buddhist scriptures.

Seeing his granddaughter's actions, Cui Yuan saw it in his eyes and was anxious in his heart, but he couldn't do anything about Lushu.

Cui Yuan couldn't help but think in his heart once: If Zheng Peng came to the door, he would guarantee not to kill him at most, and sometimes there was an idea in his heart, otherwise, he would follow his granddaughter's wishes.

But these are all thinking about themselves, and it is impossible for Cui Yuan to take the initiative to make peace with Zheng Peng.

This embarrassing situation was finally broken until the appearance of a person.

Time flies quickly, unconsciously it has arrived in early November, and the New Year will be celebrated in a little more than a month, many things need to be summarized and prepared, Cui Yuan also began to get busy, as the head of the family, Cui Mansion affairs, human relations have to be asked, whether it is the imperial doctor or the bad general, the two positions have to be summarized, and the information sent by bad people scattered all over the Tang Dynasty has to be dealt with.

"Ah Lang, there are people outside the mansion who want to see you." When Cui Yuan was busy in the study, a subordinate stepped forward with a prayer note to ask for instructions.

"No," Cui Yuanyuan waved his hand without raising his hand: "Didn't you say it, the old man doesn't have time to meet guests." ”

"That's... The man said...."

Cui Yuan's eyebrows were raised, and he said with a cold face: "Are you deaf?" Did you say it, didn't hear it clearly? Is it receiving benefits from others? ”

Seeing Cui Yuan's sudden flutter, the subordinate knelt down with a snap: "Ah Lang, even if you kill the little one, you don't dare to collect money, that's the case, the old man said, if Ah Lang can't say it, just say that the person looking for him is Guixiang Yuanzhi, Ah Lang will see it....."

Hmm, Yuan Zhi? Guixiang Guo Yuanzhi?

"What are you doing, please let him in." When Cui Yuan heard this, he was taken aback at first, and quickly commanded loudly.

The servant answered, and was about to withdraw to receive the person, when he suddenly heard his master suddenly shout: "Slow, come back." ”

The subordinates of "Ah Lang" were a little incomprehensible, but they still saluted respectfully.

Cui Yuan put down the wolf in his hand, straightened his clothes, quickly stood up, and said with a smile: "Zi said, my friend is coming from afar, and I am very happy, and the old man will go to greet this old friend in person." ”