Peach Blossom

Chapter 49:

The White Horse Temple, the Great Temple of the World, has a magnificent mountain gate and wide stone steps. There are several places on the outer wall of the temple where moss grows, and the green vines surround it. At first glance, it is quite simple and simple, and it can be seen that the White Horse Temple has been built for a long time.

It was dusk, the tourists in the temple dispersed, the stone steps were cold and silent.

The king of Han thought that she had come here with the princess to see the plum blossoms, so he reined in the reins. After thinking about it, I got off my horse and went to the temple.

The White Horse Temple is both a big temple and in the middle of Beijing, so there are always princes and nobles who come here to offer incense. When the King of Han entered the mountain gate, he did not say that he was alone. The little novice in front of the mountain gate still recognized her noble and noble bearing, and quickly ran into the temple to report.

The King of Han did not stop him either, stepping up the steps and walking up step by step.

When she walked to the front of the Mahavira Hall, there was an old monk waiting for her, and it was the Master Faguang who received him when she came back.

Faguang also recognized the King of Han, put his hands together, and bowed: “Xiao Tan is bigger than the driver, and the little monk has lost his way to welcome him.”

Han Wang is a polite and good boy, never arrogant and bullying. At this time, when the princess is not by her side, she is not rude, and nods slightly: “Master is not polite.”

The willow shoots on the moon, the incense in the temple, and the candlelight. Looking across the incense fire, the golden statue in the Mahavira Hall is vague and unpredictable. King Han stared blankly for a while, then said to Faguang, “I’m walking around, Master has something to do, so I’ll do it myself.”

Fa Guang did not insist on accompanying her, and said, “So, the little monk is disrespectful.” Then he withdrew.

Han Wang stood in front of the Mahavira Palace for a while, she was troubled, and the Buddha had a wish. She lit incense and prayed three times devoutly, begging for A Yao to be safe and happy in this life.

After she put the incense, she brought two attendants and walked to the back of the temple.

There is a plum blossom forest behind the temple. At this season, the plum blossoms are not in full bloom yet, so I can’t see it. When it got dark, someone from the temple was sent to carry lanterns to illuminate the King of Han all the way.

Han Wang was absent-minded and did not enter the forest, but just stood outside the forest to watch. She was so upset that she didn’t dare to go home, for fear that the princess would see what was on her mind, so Fang Xin walked away at random. At this time, she realized that it was not too early, and if she didn’t go back to the house, A Yao wanted to worry and wanted to resign from the temple.

I was about to turn around when I saw an old monk walking out of the pavilion.

The old monk is wearing a cassock, and his appearance is solemn. He is older than Faguang, but his spirit is very bright. The King of Han recognized that this was the abbot, Master Fa Ru, and stopped.

Master Faru, over 100 years old, is an eminent monk who is admired by everyone in Beijing. The King of Han was a little embarrassed, but he didn’t shrink back. When Fa Ru wanted to bend over to bow, she raised her sleeves and said earnestly, “The eminent monks don’t need to be too polite.”

Fa Ru has seen this Highness once, the last time was by Jun Tanyue’s side, His Highness followed Jun Tanyue, very attached and well-behaved, she is the only one at the moment, she is still gentle and polite in the past, but And more assertive, not panic.

Han Wang has grown up after all, she adores the princess, in front of the princess, she is like a well-behaved and soft child, likes to rub her, like to hug her, like to want her to touch, like her His eyes stared at her, but in front of others, how could he always be childish.

Because she is not good at words, she is more silent and stable when she rarely speaks.

Fa Ru invited him sideways: “The tea in our temple is crude, I hope Your Highness will appreciate it.”

Then he also gestured: “Please.”

The pavilion has tea and cakes, all of which are vegetarian, but the style is exquisite and meticulous. The King of Han sat down on the banquet, straightened his robes, straightened his back, and looked at Fa Rudao: “Those who have attained the Tao of eminent monks can peek into the mystery that ordinary people cannot see.”

Faru was enlightened by Juntan when he was a child, so that he could understand the Buddhadharma and cultivate the Buddha’s fate. Since then, he has not seen him for 80 years, and he has never forgotten it. When he heard Faguang’s report just now, His Royal Highness Han Wang was very worried and seemed to be confused. He thought that Jun Tangyue became the Han Princess, and he might have something to do with her. Fang Te came here to wait for him, trying to do his best to solve the confusion for the King of Han.

The King of Han took a deep breath and asked, “Do you know that there is reincarnation in this world?”

Han Wang heard that no one could escape, so he wanted to ask whether the great demon who had been practicing Taoism for thousands of years could not escape? But when he thought that he couldn’t reveal the identity of the princess, he endured it and only asked: “The eminent monk is well-informed, have you heard that the predestined relationship will continue in the next life?”

Fa Ru shook her head: “The sea of people is vast, there are more than ten million, such fate is unheard of.”

Han Wang immediately became anxious, but she was very vigilant, and she couldn’t bear to show her mind, only slightly pursed the corner of her lower lip, and said: “If one, forget to drink that Mengpo soup, remember What about the past?”

Fa Ru still shook her head: “The sea of people is vast, where do you start? Once a person is reincarnated, his previous life has been cut off. The soul is still the original soul, and the person is a new person.”

The Buddhists are compassionate, and they will also subdue demons and subdue demons. If this eminent monk is like that wild way and cannot get along with the princess, she will cause trouble for the princess.

She has asked enough, and she is afraid to attract attention. Although his heart was chaotic, he managed to stabilize himself, and when he was about to say goodbye, he listened to Fa Ruo: “If Your Highness is interested, you might as well listen to the poor monk tell an anecdote.”

The King of Han paused, nodding and saying, “The eminent monk, please speak.”

Faru’s anecdote is similar to the description in the book. It is about a pair of well-to-do folks, the head of the family is a mortal, and the wife they marry is a python spirit who has practiced for thousands of years. The python spirit and the owner fell in love at first sight, and the two became husband and wife.

The python spirit never confessed her identity to the head of the family. The head of the family also thought that she married a mortal woman.

Twenty years later, the patriarch was reincarnated and became a scholar. He walked the Huangquan Road and drank Mengpo soup, and he has long forgotten about his past life. But the python spirit remembered that it was him that was on his mind. For twenty years, he had traveled all over the mountains and rivers to find him.

Han Wang’s heart was tight, and he asked: “What about the python spirit?”

Fa Ru didn’t answer, and asked instead, “How does Your Highness think the python spirit should be?”

Han Wang couldn’t answer.

The python spirit may be able to fight and talk to the scholar about his previous life, will the scholar believe it? He already has a wife and son, his wife is virtuous, and the children are smart and lovely. As far as he is concerned, the python is good, but how could he be inclined to her if he just met by chance.

If you don’t fight, you can only give up. If the python spirit can let go and practice the Dao again, hoping that one day she will be able to achieve the true fruit, it will be considered a good thing, but if she can’t let go, she prefers to fight, or not, wait another hundred years by herself, and then find the reincarnation of a scholar, like this life after life , how did it end?

“Clouds and mountains, rivers and rivers, all things in the world, the cycle of cause and effect, can’t escape the way of heaven.” Fa Ru raised his eyes and saw the king’s qi lingering around the king of Han, his eyes full of compassion, and sighed, ” All things grow and overcome each other, and there has never been anyone who can stand invincible forever. Your Highness, you have to do it yourself.”

Han Wang suddenly raised his head, he knew!

Fa Ru smiled, with white beard and white eyebrows, making him look very kind and kind: “The time of the poor monk is coming, and he will pass away soon. Your Highness does not need to be afraid.”

When the King of Han walked out of the White Horse Temple, the moon was already in the sky.

Han Wang was confused and couldn’t hear what the attendant said, only nodded confusedly.

The attendant brought her horse and helped her mount. The King of Han stepped on the pedals and stepped on the back of the horse. He just took two steps when the King of Han suddenly fell off the horse.

The attendants were all shocked and hurriedly dismounted to help.

The horse is a tribute horse, and it was bred by a special person in the palace.

Han Wang gritted his teeth and stood up, thinking that the back of his leg was scratched, and the pain was terrible. The pain woke her up, her dazed expression was swept away, and her eyes were filled with new perseverance.

Fuzhong, the princess is already waiting.

Han Wang shook his head: “I’m not hungry.”

“If you are not hungry, you cannot skip dinner.” The princess said.

Han Wang nodded, still not very interested. The maid on the side had already quietly retreated and went to the kitchen to prepare dinner.

Han King lowered his head, sat on the couch, his back was not straight, and he was down to the extreme. The princess made a gesture to make all the servants in the palace retreat, and then went to touch the Han King ear.

She thought of the python spirit who didn’t know how to deal with it, and thought of her searching in the world, but in the end, the person who promised to hold the hand had become the person next to her, and for a moment, her heart was sore.

No matter how powerful the princess is, it can’t be considered that the king of Han actually went to the White Horse Temple. He just thought she was wronged in the palace, touched her ear, and said softly, “Your Majesty scolds His Highness?”

Han Wang shook his head.

Since the emperor did not scold His Highness, could it be that someone was embarrassing His Highness? The princess was so concerned that she took a handkerchief and wiped her tears. The king of Han felt extremely sad when he thought of the boa constrictor.

Faru said it very well, in the next life, she will not be her, how to reconnect with the princess? Do you want the princess to search for her like a boa constrictor?

Ten years, twenty years, thirty years, even a hundred years, a thousand years, it’s easy to say, but it’s hard to endure it day by day.

Han Wang shook his head, looking at the princess, his red eyes gradually filled with determination.

The princess was puzzled for a moment, and the king of Han said: “Ayao, I will protect you.”

The princess was stunned for a moment, then chuckled lightly: “I believe in Your Highness.”