webnovelfull Chapter 405 Planning 3
Chapter 405 Planning 3
The mother's eyes fell hotly on her daughter's face, and she quickly looked her up and down. Wang Jinyi shook her head slightly, looked away and continued walking inside.
She didn't even notice that her fingertips were lightly curled and clenched. Zhu Yu seemed to sense it and took a quick step forward unnoticed, trying to block her sight.
The mother and daughter followed the flow of people into the temple, which was full of believers. They sat cross-legged on cushions in order, with men on the left and women on the right. The monks who were attending the morning class in the hall began to chant scriptures, and the sound of Sanskrit lingered in the air.
Wang Jinyi found a position close to the wall, leaving some space on the inside, and looked back at his mother.
Mother Hui Niang thought that her daughter did not recognize her. She saw the child walk in by herself and look for a seat. When she saw that her daughter left an empty seat near the gable and sat on the outside, she immediately understood what the child meant.
The mother quickly walked through the believers who were looking for a seat and went to the seat specially reserved by her daughter. She bent over and sat cross-legged on the cushion, with her hands spread out, palms facing up, flat on her knees, and began to chant along with the monks.
Wang Jinyi knew that his mother understood what he meant, so he also sat down cross-legged and placed the scriptures he had copied in the aisle between him and his mother. He even sorted them out, quickly pulled out a note, squeezed it tightly, and threw it into his mother's arms.
Afterwards, he clasped his hands together as if nothing had happened, slightly closed his eyes and recited scriptures silently, with the sound of "knock-knock" of the wooden fish in his ears.
After everyone was seated, Master Huiming, wearing a crimson cassock, sat at the lotus seat, holding a rosary and straightening his robe.
"Today, let's talk about the 'Story of Medicine King Bodhisattva' in the Lotus Sutra."
Master Huiming spoke in a steady voice, tapping the scriptures on the desk with his fingertips.
"Medicine King Bodhisattva burns his body to offer to the Buddha, and preaches to sentient beings with a majestic appearance of a hundred blessings. This 'burning' does not mean burning the physical body, but abandoning the five poisons of greed, anger, ignorance, arrogance and doubt, and offering the Dharma with a pure heart..."
The sound was gathered from the caisson and spread to inside and outside the hall. The guards of the Prince's Mansion sat on the ground outside the hall, sitting together with many believers who came from afar and were unable to enter the hall.
Today, Zhu Yu was sitting on the left side of the young lady and did not notice anything unusual about the young lady. However, Yu Qing, who was sitting behind Wang Jinyi, saw the young lady throwing the note clearly.
Since being sent to the Pure Land Temple, Yuqing discovered that there were always people around them, both openly and secretly. The young lady seemed to be completely unaware of it and began to practice in the Pure Land Temple calmly.
In fact, Yuqing had once been a disciple of Taoism, so naturally she would not practice Buddhism. However, for the sake of protection, she would stay with the young lady even when she was listening to lectures.
Yuqing noticed the lady as soon as she appeared. She had guessed long ago that the Wang family would not let the young lady face her current situation alone.
Seeing the young lady casually throwing a ball of paper to the lady while tidying up things, Yuqing finally understood. The young lady always held a scroll of scriptures she had copied herself when she left Yunshui Hall every day. It turned out that she had prepared it in advance!
No wonder the young lady would bring the scriptures she copied to the main hall every afternoon to offer them for a while. It turned out that she was waiting for her family.
While Yuqing felt relieved, she also felt a sense of admiration for the young lady. She didn't expect that the young lady was so successful at such a young age.
Since coming to the Pure Land Temple, Wang Jinyi has been attending morning prayers every morning, copying Buddhist scriptures, chanting and praying for the box offered to the prince in the afternoon, and beginning to copy the "Ksitigarbha Sutra" for the prince in the evening.
This cycle repeated itself over and over again, and everyone had the illusion that Wang Jinyi was devoted to Buddhist practice.
Lian Fengjie and Fengmei were tired of staying in the temple, so after the prince's funeral, Wang Jinyi sent them to visit Taisheng Rice Shop in different prefectures to check on its business situation.
Almost no one in the hall had any distracting thoughts, except Wang Jinyi.
As usual, she listened attentively to Master Huiming's lectures on Buddhist scriptures, but today, they went in one ear and out the other. The Buddhist teachings passed through Wang Jinyi's ears, and then she waved her sleeves and said goodbye.
She tried hard not to look at her mother who was wiping her tears from time to time, and to keep herself as calm as possible, but she still had an indescribable feeling in her heart, her nose felt sour, and her heart felt sour too.
She tried to look forward, but unconsciously looked towards the distance where the men were sitting. Her father Wang Shuli happened to be sitting diagonally in front of her.
Maybe because he was busy studying for the imperial examination, my father became thinner and frailer, and now he looks like a typical weak scholar...
Wang Jinyi silently called out in her heart, "Daddy...", tears streaming down her face.
The Venerable Huiming, who was sitting on the throne, spoke for half an hour in one breath, then stopped and went into the back hall to rest. The believers left their seats one after another, some to drink water and some to go to the toilet.
Wang Jinyi walked towards the main hall entrance, and before leaving, he deliberately glanced at his mother.
The mother and father walked together, whispered something to each other, and then they slowly walked out of the hall with the crowd.
The guards around Wang Jinyi caught up with her and said, "Second Miss, let us accompany you."
Wang Jinyi joked, "Okay, I'm going to the toilet behind the Sutra Library in the east. There are too many people here. Lead the way."
As expected, Ding Yi and Ding Er accompanied Wang Jinyi around the Sutra Library, and saw a toilet behind the bamboo forest. The two guards stopped and Wang Jinyi turned around to ask Zhu Yu and Yu Qing,
"Are you two going?"
"I..." Zhu Yu didn't know whether to go in or not. Looking at the lady's expression, he didn't know how to answer for a moment. If you are not in a hurry, please help me get toilet paper. I forgot to get it when I was busy coming out."
After hearing the young lady's instructions, Zhu Yu turned around and ran towards the main hall.
Yuqing followed Wang Jinyi through the bamboo forest path and entered the toilet under the gaze of Ding Yi and Ding Er.
"Jin'er..."
As soon as Wang Jinyi entered the toilet, she heard her mother calling her softly. She threw herself into her mother's arms without caring that there were other people in the toilet.
The mother took her daughter and walked all the way to the back, their heads close together, whispering in each other's ears.
“You’ve suffered, you’ve lost weight these days,…”
"Don't worry, mother. I don't suffer any hardship here and I lead a very leisurely life.
Let’s make it short. I have morning prayers every day, and then have breakfast. I can have the opportunity to meet them in the canteen. Every evening I go to the Wanfo Hall to add oil and chant sutras. Many people who have tablets for offering will go to the Wanfo Hall…”
The mother nodded gently, tucked her daughter's hair behind her ears, and replied softly, "We will stay in the temple today, you can come over in the evening..."
"Mother, the guards are watching me very closely. They are afraid that someone will know about the prince's affairs and kill me. They are also afraid that I will be taken away by my family and not testify for the prince. Maybe they have deeper thoughts..."
The mother paused for a long time before withdrawing her hand: "Jin'er, be careful."
"Mother, you'd better leave as soon as possible. Don't let the prince's people know that someone from my family has contacted me, otherwise they will think that the Wang family has some ideas or intentions about this matter!"
"I understand, Mom. We will go back after the lecture. You have to be careful.
I will go to the Wanfo Hall to offer a set of writing brushes, inkstones, and people will come to my house to chant sutras and add oil frequently, so that you can tell them if you have any problems. "
The mother and daughter quickly finished their conversation and walked towards the door. Wang Jinyi suddenly grabbed her mother and asked, "Mother, who are Sister Feng and Sister Feng?"