Chapter 2: White Lotus Sect (2)
On the way, Zhu Yinglong was Chen Xi's nephew, the future helmsman of the Shen family, Xiong Tingbi and Lu Haotian were bodyguards, and they both changed their names and surnames. Zhu Yinglong and Chen Xi were dressed in silk and satin. To be honest, the face left by Zhu Youjian's leather to Zhu Yinglong was really good, with the temperament of a handsome young man. Jinan City is the capital of Shandong and Shandong's leading city is not as prosperous as Kaifeng. It is even more lively at night. When did the big girl and lady walk together, he almost always look at Zhu Yinglong's outfit and he makes Zhu Yinglong dizzy. When did ancient women open to this level? They simply fell below the glasses of so many historians in the original time and space.
Later I learned that they happened to be there. Tonight, the Lantern Festival was held by the Daming Lake in the city. Literary and poets and daughters gathered on the lakeside to guess riddles, enjoy the lanterns, and watch the fireworks. If you meet a lady who is suitable, a man or something, you will be happy and love each other for life, you might be able to achieve many eternal stories. The lakeside of Daming Lake is crowded and lively, and young men and women are in groups, so Zhu Yinglong's experience is no longer surprising.
To be honest, Zhu Yinglong is very unfamiliar with poetry. The limited Tang and Song lyrics he knew were quite consistent with his status as a prince, so he was not interested in guessing riddles, such as things that scholars like, but Xiong Tingbi and others hoped to see it. Xiong Tingbi was still a Jinshi. If it weren't for this trip to Jinan, he would have almost forgotten his origin.
"I miss you, sad that you are gone, your heart is broken, and the flowers are dependent on each other." Note: ① Xiong Tingbi slowly read out the first riddle they saw. He chewed it around several times, frowned and had no clue. Many spectators gathered around him, including many pretentious talents. After seeing this riddle, they stopped and lowered their heads to ponder. Even Lu Haotian thought with great enthusiasm. Zhu Yinglong looked around alone, constantly urging Xiong Tingbi and others to leave. How could he have any intention to guess this riddle?
"Young Master, you are looking around. Have you guessed the answer to this riddle?" Zhu Yinglong was standing there and was uncomfortable all over. Suddenly, a crisp sound rang out from behind. He turned around and a girl in maid dress stood quietly behind him, with bright eyes and white teeth, and beautiful and charming.
"This girl, are you asking me?" Zhu Yinglong didn't know how to answer, so he simply pretended to be surprised and said.
"Don't you ask you or who?" A trace of anger flashed in the little girl's eyes, and she said angrily. If the lady hadn't asked her to come over, she wouldn't have been willing to pay attention to this brightly dressed playboy!
Zhu Yinglong was worried that no one would talk to him, so how could he let the person who came to the door be spared? He smiled and pointed at the people beside him and said, "Miss, I'm wrong. I'm not the only man here, how can I know you're talking to me?"
"You..." The little girl was suddenly so angry that her face turned red. No one around her had dared to be so rude to her.
Seeing that this girl was angry now, Zhu Yinglong must have been spoiled by her lady on weekdays, so he developed such a willful and impatient personality. It is better to have less than more things, so he said, "If you have something to do, you will say it. If you have nothing to do, you will leave." After that, he pretended to raise his foot and leave.
The little girl saw Zhu Yinglong surrenderingly, pointed to the riddle on the big red lantern and said, "This riddle was made by my lady. She thought that the young master seemed to have guessed the riddle, so she sent me to invite her. I wonder if the young master had guessed the riddle?"
"Guess the riddle?" Zhu Yinglong's belly burst into laughter. I really don't know what your lady's eyes look like. I was obviously absent-minded and didn't want to stay for a while. Although I thought so, I couldn't just tell it out like this, and pulled my silk outfit and said, "I don't have any ink on my lower chest. This outfit is still dependent on my ancestor's elegance. The girl is probably looking for the wrong person."
"My lady never misjudged people. Are you too modest?" the little girl looked at Zhu Yinglong in disbelief.
Modesty? Oh, why did I forget this? This ancient man was troublesome to talk. He knew how to do it. He said modesty and could not. He really didn't know how to say this, but he just said it was modest. If he had known that he would just give her a wrong answer, he would have misunderstood. Now he was so stuck and he couldn't pull it off. So he hurriedly said, "Girl, I really didn't guess it. Your lady really misread!"
"Young Master doesn't believe my lady's eyes?" There was a hint of reproach in the little girl's eyes.
Zhu Yinglong thought to himself, what does your lady’s vision have to do with me? He doesn’t want to get entangled with this little girl, so he turned around and pulled Xiong Tingbi up and said, “I have something to do, I’m missing my companion!”
"Stop!" The little girl who was gentle and kind just now suddenly turned cold and stared at Zhu Yinglong and shouted. Dozens of big men in green clothes quickly surrounded Zhu Yinglong and the other four.
"What, the girl wants to force her to stay guests!" Zhu Yinglong never thought that he would meet such a villain who bullies the market, and the other party was actually a woman.
"Yes, Mr. Shen, my lady wants to invite you to the mansion to hover for a few days, and also ask Mr. Shen and Uncle Ling not to make it difficult for me!" The little girl actually spoke in a robber's tone.
He came prepared and even knew the surnames of himself and others. The lady behind this girl must be not simple. Xiong Tingbi and Lu Haotian were ready to take action at this time, and vigilantly sandwiched Zhu Yinglong and Shen Xi.
"Girl, my uncle and nephew have never known each other, and your lady, why should we force us to invite us?" Shen Xi is now the leader of the four, so he naturally has to stand up and speak.
"I leave a kind word to ask for, but it's a pity that your nephew disregards my lady's kindness, so I have to force my guest." The little girl explained with a smile.
"You..." Shen Xi is quite eloquent in daily life, but she has no choice but to meet an unreasonable little girl.
"Please, Master Shen!" The little girl suddenly waved her hand to make way.
Xiong Tingbi and Lu Haotian wanted to fight, but Zhu Yinglong secretly held the arms of the two. The little girl's master lady had already aroused his interest. He wanted to see who was trying to make their decision, so he stopped them from taking action.
Shen Xi seemed to have understood Zhu Yinglong's intentions, and lowered his head and sighed: "Since that's the case, my uncle and nephew will come with the girl!"
The little girl seemed to deliberately take the four of them around Jinan City. When they were almost dizzy when they left, they came to a very huge house with a deep courtyard. It looked like a wealthy house.
When the little girl first entered the courtyard, she blocked Xiong Tingbi and Lu Haotian and let Chen Xi and Zhu Yinglong enter. Lu Haotian was about to have an attack, but was suppressed by Zhu Yinglong's eyes. Xiong Tingbi knew that both Chen Xi and I had muskets on them, so there should be no problem in protecting ourselves.
When the little girl took Zhu Yinglong and Shen Xi to a door similar to a Buddhist temple, stopped, pushed open the door, and stood respectfully at the door and said, "My lady is waiting for the two distinguished guests inside!"
Zhu Yinglong is now Chen Xi's nephew. It should have entered after Shen Xi. When he walked into the house, he saw that the worship of the temple was not Tathagata, Guanyin, nor the Taoist ancestor, but Maitreya Buddha and a Buddhist god he didn't know. He was very surprised. How could this family worship these two very different gods? But he suddenly noticed that Chen Xi's eyes swept to the second Buddha statue, and his face suddenly turned pale. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration in his mind was that he knew who the god he didn't know was. He was Amitabha Buddha, commonly known as the Ming King. In other words, the owner of this house was actually a White Lotus Sect. This was called the most mysterious religion in history by his historians in time and space!
Chapter completed!