Author: Leng Qingshan

"The eldest son..."

When these three words were spoken from Mu Xian's mouth, Shang Ruyi suddenly felt a ray of light in front of her, which almost made her faint.

She suddenly reached out to support her body, lowered her head, took a few deep breaths before she could barely stabilize her body.

When I looked up again, I found that the sun was rising.

The dazzling light suddenly penetrated everyone's eyes, dispelled the deep darkness and uneasy emotions of the night, but conveyed a more complex emotion to her and their hearts.

Shang Ruyi's heartbeat was like thunder.

The eldest son, Yuwen Qian!

Wait, why do people like him wear white monk robes?

White monk's robe?!

At this moment, Shang Ruyi felt a mess in her mind, as if countless messy thoughts had turned into tides and suddenly surged up, almost swallowing her.

But Yu Wen Ye, who was sitting next to her, was so quiet that he couldn't even hear the sound of breathing.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, and there was no change in expression on his face. He just slowly raised his eyes and looked at Mu Xian's uneasy face after being silent for a long time, and said, "I understand, you go down."

"……yes."

Mu Xian gave a careful salute, then turned and left.

Although he left, the remaining two people didn't say anything immediately. Not only did they not, but there was a strange calm atmosphere surrounding the two people. The tense breath made people not only afraid to speak, but even their breathing and heartbeat seemed to become cautious.

I don’t know how long it took, Shang Ruyi finally plucked up the courage and turned to Yuwen Ye: “You——”

Yuwen Ye looked up at her.

Just this glance, I couldn't even say a word if I wanted to say it.

Shang Ruyi only felt a twitch in her throat, and her whole body was as messy as if she could not find the rope. But at this time, Yuwen Ye's eyes were colder and clearer than before.

He said, "Do you want to ask me about my brother?"

“…”

"What do you want to ask?"

“…”

Shang Ruyi struggled for a long time. Although she had too many doubts about this person since she got married, and even if Yu Wen Ye spoke like this, she still didn't know what she should ask to clarify everything.

After a while, she finally said, "What's going on with the monk's robe?"

“…”

"Your brother--"

Yuwen Ye said: "He practiced Buddhism."

“…?”

Shang Ruyi opened her eyes wide in surprise.

Practice Buddha?

Is Yuwen Qian a person who practices Buddhism?

Then she remembered that although there were many praises about Yuwen Qian inside and outside the court, including among aristocratic families, in addition to such praise, this person was far away from the court and the officialdom for some special reasons, but he had no military achievements in his career, and even had no permanent military achievements for several years.

It turns out that the special reason is that he is a Buddhist practitioner.

However, when he is young and has a background that almost all the young masters of aristocratic families envied, with their appearance and abilities, why should he practice Buddhism?

She looked up at Yuwen Ye: "Why did he practice Buddhism? Why did his family never mention this?"

Yuwen Ye said: "Of course my father doesn't like him to practice Buddhism, so his family never mentions this matter. This is his taboo."

"Then did he become a monk?"

"Without ordaining, he kept the precepts and practiced Buddhism, was already the limit of his father's patience. His father would not allow him to really ordain it as a monk."

“…”

"He has been traveling most of the time over the years and has rarely gone home."

Shang Ruyi gasped.

Then she remembered that Guan Yunmu passed away before. When she accidentally heard Yuwen Ye ask Aunt Hui about Yuwen Qian's whereabouts, Aunt Hui said that he was enlightened and went to Yunyun. Later, when they stayed in Banyan Temple, Yuwen Ye talked about Yuwen Qian with the monk in the temple, and the monk also mentioned that Yuwen Qian had stayed in the temple.

Enlightenment, traveling around, staying in the temple...

These words and sentences are used to describe an ordinary person, especially the prince of a Duke's Mansion, which seems very strange, but it is not surprising if it is placed on a monk from a wandering place or a monk Yunshui.

But he was the eldest son of the Duke's Mansion.

For a moment, Shang Ruyi's thoughts suddenly drifted away.

"what's on your mind?"

Yu Wen Ye's voice suddenly sounded in his ears. Shang Ruyi was stunned and turned to look at him again, with a little more solemn expression. After a while of silence, she whispered: "I, I didn't expect that I would meet news about him so soon."

The atmosphere between the two became a little tense.

Yes, about him.

This "he", even Chu Yang, or even Queen Jiang, is not as shocked as "he".

Because the existence of "him" is not just an emotional entanglement, but more importantly, their marriage was built behind Yuwen Qian. It can even be said that his shadow will always be shrouded in the hearts of two people.

Yuwen Ye looked at her for a while and said in a deep voice: "He is my brother, you will meet sooner or later."

“…”

"I just didn't expect-"

He seemed to be unable to say what happened later, but Shang Ruyi looked at his cold and hesitant eyes, and seemed to have felt his mood.

She whispered: "You didn't expect that he would return to his father, did you?"

Yu Wenye was silent for a while, but he agreed.

If Yuwen Qian had been wandering around like in the past and had almost never returned to the Yuwen family, then he would not have had many opportunities to meet Shang Ruyi, and there would not be too embarrassing times; but now, since he has returned to the Yuwen family and has made great contributions and fully participated in the affairs of the Yuwen family, it is obvious that he should not be wandering around like in the past and his whereabouts are uncertain.

His state has changed from becoming a monk or a "birth" to becoming a "worldly member".

Then, it is not a question of whether they meet or not, but they will have to get along for a long time in the future.

At this time, Tusher saw that the two of them had already gotten up, so he brought them hot water towels and green salt, served them to wash, and then went to guard the campfire next to them to make porridge. Everyone around them also got up and started to make breakfast. The smoke was curling around them, the air was filled with the fragrance of food, and the noise of people around them. All of this belonged to the hustle and bustle of the world.

In such a hustle and bustle, Shang Ruyi's mind became clearer.

She asked again, "Then, why did your brother practice Buddhism? Did he have a Buddhist connection since childhood?"

Yuwen Ye said: "That's right."

"That's true?"

Shang Ruyi looked at him: "What do you say?"

Yuwen Ye thought for a while and said, "In my impression, when I was about four or five years old, I suddenly fell seriously ill when I was about four or five years old. The medicine was useless and I almost died. At that time, my father and mother took their family members to Dayan Temple to pray for me. Not long after I came back, my illness was cured."

“…”

"However, after he recovered from his illness, he didn't meet his brother at home. After asking, he found out that when he followed his father and mother to Dayan Temple, he listened to the Zen master's lectures inside, and refused to come back."

“…”

"Later, although my father forced him back, his heart seemed to be there."

“…”

"After that, he often went to the temple to live forever, listened to the monks' preaching, and began to recite scriptures and practice Buddhism. Gradually, when he grew up, his father could not control him, and he began to travel away from home. He rarely came back over the years."

Speaking of this, Yuwen Ye sighed lightly and said, "Actually, before this incident in Daxing City, almost everyone felt that he devoted his life to Buddhism, and even found an opportunity to become a monk in the future. I never thought--"

Although he didn't say anything later, Shang Ruyi also fully understood.

No one expected that a person who has practiced Buddhism for so many years and has not even returned home will not only suddenly enter the world, but will also suddenly return home.

Speaking of which, this is indeed a very strange thing.

Judging from Yu Wenqin's previous behavior and behavior, he was a person who was indifferent to everything, traveling around the world, and was relying on heaven and earth. He was alone and had no regard for fame and fortune even if he was born in a beautiful place. But this time, he suddenly participated in the great cause of Duke Sheng, and even took down Daxing City alone without bloodshed, and opened the city gate to welcome Yu Wenyuan into the city.

This is a world-class achievement.

It's also more like - he returned to his father, and as a son over the years, he has not fulfilled his filial piety and has never compensated the family for his heart.

But this seems too contradictory.

Why did he suddenly change like this?

Thinking of this, Shang Ruyi looked up at Yuwen Ye: "Why did a person who has been devoted to practicing suddenly come back? Do you know the reason?"

Yuwen Ye's eyes flashed again.

For some reason, Shang Ruyi felt that there seemed to be a little clear-headed in his flashing eyes.

After a while, he said, "Maybe it was him--enlightened."

“…?”

Shang Ruyi's heart skipped a beat.

Enlightenment?

This is what Aunt Hui said before.

However, after enlightenment, why didn’t we become more profound in Buddhism, but instead began to enter the world and return to the family?

All this made her unable to understand, but Shang Ruyi also understood that she had not even seen Yuwen Qian's side now, so naturally she could not understand what he did.

only--

She looked at Yuwen Ye and asked, "Then, do you think the figure Mu Xian saw would be him?"

“…!”

When Yu Wen Ye heard this question, his eyes suddenly shook.

It felt as if his heart was also shocked.

Shang Ruyi's heart became nervous subconsciously.

But the next moment, Yu Wen Ye regained his indifferent expression. He looked down at Shang Ruyi, then raised his head and looked at the sun that had risen high in front of him. The sunlight illuminated his face. Every outline was so clear, but it could not illuminate the deepest emotions hidden in his deep eyes.

After a while, he said, "Maybe, maybe not."

“…”

Shang Ruyi's brow frowned slightly.

Maybe yes, maybe not.

Of course these two are the only possible.

But, if not, then nothing is wrong.

if--
Chapter completed!