Chapter 42: Shen Zhuo of Cultivation (Overhaul)
When Feng heard that it was Mi who spoke for Chen Xi, Luo went to Mrs. Meng's place to talk about Xiang, but he didn't know whether to cry or laugh.
When Chen Xi heard that he didn't have to be confinement for three months, he immediately tried his best to copy the book without sleeping. He got up early and went to bed late, but it was copied in more than a month. He lifted his confinement earlier than Chen Zhuo.
During this period, because of Lu's mother's kneeling, Chen Xi became particularly close to him.
This is a later story, so I won't mention it for now.
Chen Zhuo also began her first practice in the Qin Dynasty.
This time, she practiced in her own Ruru courtyard. The seemingly large courtyard on weekdays suddenly became particularly cramped and narrow in her stereotyped and monotonous life.
Mrs. Meng somehow demanded her particularly harshly.
Both Mrs. Luo and Mrs. Wei took it for granted that Chen Zhuo was more important than Chen Xi in the Shen family, so Mrs. Meng naturally had more eyes on Shen Zhuo.
But Chen Zhuo has a deep feeling.
At the beginning, Mrs. Meng looked at the Shen sisters with the coldest and questions from time to time.
So, Chen Zhuo guessed that maybe it was because when he met Mrs. Meng the first day, he showed his ability to show off and turn the table?
After all, this ability was considered an alien among the women in ancient society, especially among the women of aristocratic officials.
When Mrs. Meng took the rules in the palace and Ziyue's poems and sayings, the sages said that the sage had words, etc., when she asked herself, she always had a very clear pronunciation and a particularly accurate emphasis.
However, one thing was beyond Mrs. Meng's expectations.
That is: Chen Zhuo was under her strict control, and he was not dissatisfied, did not contradict him, nor did he rely on the love of Mrs. Wei and Mrs. Luo to act coquettishly and lazy. Instead, he was willing to learn and follow the rules she taught to adjust and change her own behavior bit by bit.
In addition to eating vegetarian meals a day, three classes in the morning, noon and evening, and sweeping the courtyard. Yes, Chen Zhuo had to sweep Ruru's courtyard every morning and wipe the floor in the west wing. Mrs. Meng proposed to teach her to walk, salute, stand, sit, and lie down again. Chen Zhuo agreed without hesitation.
Mrs. Meng even brought a small ruler commonly used in the palace, and originally planned to give Chen Zhuo a warning.
But it's useless.
Chen Zhuo studied very seriously.
Changqin, the second-class girl who was sent by Mrs. Wei to serve Mrs. Meng, was surprised and couldn't help but ask Chen Zhuo quietly while Mrs. Meng was going to clean her hands: "Miss. Second Miss, what's wrong with you just being lazy? I'm sorry, this lady dare not really hit you!"
Chen Zhuo was standing against the wall and practicing his straight figure as Mrs. Meng said, smiling: "Why do we women at this time rely on to live? I am not that good at competing for family background and talent. There is no good rule, do you think I will have a good life in the future? No matter what Mrs. Meng is for, she is willing to teach me carefully now. For me, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! Don't learn? Be lazy? Do you think I am a fool?"
Mrs. Meng came in from outside the window and looked at Chen Zhuo. The corners of her eyebrows and eyes softened a lot. She looked at Changqin: "The West Market is about to open. Go to Cai Ji to buy me half a kilogram of fried chestnuts. Remember, buy the candy fried ones. Pick carefully. There is a bitter one, a shabby one, you won't have to eat tomorrow morning."
Chang Qin went with a bitter face.
Gradually, Mrs. Meng also likes to tell some gossip: "The nobles in the palace are kind-hearted, so they are all remote in the temple. The Empress Dowager and her old lady are particularly pious, and they keep going every day in the morning and evening classes.
"The empresses often go to accompany the empress dowager, but they also have preferences when chanting sutras. For example, the empress likes to recite the Ksitigarbha Sutra, the concubine Mei likes to recite the Heart Sutra, and Yu Zhaorong likes to recite the Diamond Sutra. When Concubine Ji Hui was alive, she recited the Huayan Sutra more."
Well? The empresses recite scriptures differently.
However……
The Ksitigarbha Sutra explains hell, various sufferings, and explains the great vow of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva "If he is not empty, he will not become a Buddha."
The Queen is so broad-minded - love!
As for the Heart Sutra, it is only 260 words... Empress Mei is this, who are you fooling about...
Yu Zhaorong is quite apt.
As for the second princess and the third prince's biological mother, Concubine Yoshie...
The Huayan Sutra is known as the "King of All Sutras" in Mahayana Buddhism, with a total of eighty volumes. She actually likes to recite this sutra, and it seems that she is serious about practicing Buddhism.
Chen Zhuo listened to gossip while wandering around the world.
Mrs. Meng asked her: "How could the second lady decide to recite the Diamond Sutra? Forty-nine days are actually enough to learn the Ksitigarbha Sutra."
Why did you choose Yu Zhaorong, who is now in the palace, who is happy but refuses to be so related to the mother of the world?
Chen Zhuo smiled and said, "I just copied ten Diamond Sutras for my grandmother, so I'm more familiar with it."
However, there are three Ksitigarbha Sutras sent to Hongyun Temple.
Mrs. Meng bent her lips and smiled in her eyes.
This little girl is always very good at keeping a low profile and being humble, keeping her low profile, and she can't tell that she has any ambitions.
It's worth it for me to come this trip.
Well, it would be great if I could just stay like this.
As for which one...
Mrs. Meng's eyes paused to the north and then dropped again.
What can a fool have to teach?
The Cai Ji dry goods that Changqin searched all over the West Market were found, which was Mrs. Meng’s favorite snack. Almost every two or three days, Changqin had to go there.
But every time I stir-fry chestnuts, salt and pepper, melon seeds or dried sweet potatoes, Mrs. Meng’s designated differently every time.
Even once, Cai Ji's boss was confused: "Crab cucumber seeds? What is that?"
Changqin was also stunned, thought for a long time before he realized. He ran back hatefully and asked Mrs. Meng: "Did you eat what you said in the palace?"
Mrs. Meng thought for a while and nodded: "Yes."
Changqin's heart was broken: "Madam..."
Mrs. Meng said oh, lowered her eyes and read the book: "His family has nothing to sell, right? Then forget it."
Changqin was about to rest his legs when Mrs. Meng asked again: "Then have you bought something else? Walnuts? Peanuts?"
Resisting his urge to kill someone, Changqin smiled strangely: "No. Didn't the lady say that she would not be allowed to eat if she bought the wrong one?"
Mrs. Meng blinked and nodded: "It's great. Go."
Chen Zhuo found it very strange.
Mrs. Meng rarely eats snacks in front of her.
What's more, these things can be made in the Shen family's kitchens. Why do you have to go out and buy them?
——Cai Ji’s roasted goods are not that delicious.
Chen Zhuo remembered the two candy fried chestnuts he had secretly tasted, and curled his lips disdainfully.
What she didn't know was that the female officials who came out of the palace to work as female teachers in various prefectures liked to eat Cai Ji's roasted goods.
Because the empress dowager in the palace likes to eat.
Every three days, someone in the palace would wear a casual dress and travel to Cai Ji.
Chapter completed!