As a result, they were unable to travel much in a day. They delayed for a bit and only arrived at the foot of the Donglin Temple after a little more than a month.
At this point, the sun had just risen, and he no longer cared about his eyesight. He ordered his personal guards to lead the way, and followed them upwards.
Hua Rong woke up early and left West Wing. She finished her morning practice, then walked around with the bow and arrows on her back. Her heart suddenly skipped a beat, as if she had an extremely strange intuition. Looking down the mountain, sure enough, after a while, a wave of Horseshoe sounds rang out.
She jumped onto a big tree and looked down from above. Looking down, she could see that the three riders were about to reach the ground, but actually, they were not fast, because one of them seemed to be moving very slowly.
Peng Ju!
It's Peng Ju!
Her heart thumped in her chest. She jumped off the tree, turned around, and ran back. Meet him? Don't want to see him?
As per usual, Lu Da woke up early and was about to open the door, when he heard the sound of a temple door opening. When he opened the door, he saw Yue Pengju and raised his staff to hit him: "Good boy, you dare to come knocking! Eating the Sprinkler first … "
Hearing his words, Yue Pengju knew that his wife was indeed here. But when he heard the sound of wind coming from the staff, he did not dodge and asked happily: "Big Brother Lu, where is Sister Shi Qi?"
Seeing that he did not dodge nor evade, Lu Da took back the staff once it was in front of him, and also seeing that his eyes were covered in white silk, it seemed that the situation was very serious, Lu Da was secretly worried for him, before he could even speak, he saw him rushing forward: "Sister Shi Qi, Sister Shi Qi …."
Lu Da pulled him back: "Brat, what are you blabbering about?"
"Big Brother Lu, where's Sister Shi Qi?"
"Why are you taking so long?"
Yue Pengju laughed bitterly and took off the white silk covering his face. When Lu Da saw this, he said in shock, "Pengju, if you don't take care of your eyes now, you'll be blind." He saw that Yue Pengju could still rush over after almost being semi-blind, he was truly heartless, how could he disregard his own safety? "Sit for a while, I can't explain it clearly. Don't even think about meeting the Sis." With that, the anger in his heart was now seventy to eighty percent gone, and his attitude was slightly better.
Yue Pengju was helpless, but he could only follow him into the meditation room and sat down.
He roughly explained the situation. When Lu Da heard that he did not take in any concubines, he finally heaved a sigh of relief. He slapped his staff on the ground and laughed: "So that's how it is! Peng Ju, Sprinkler would have beat you up the moment we met. Since that's the case, I'll forgive you. However, although beating you up is alright, if Sis sees you or not, Sprinkler will still have to ask her.
Yue Pengju cupped his hands and said sincerely: "Thank you Big Brother Lu for taking care of Sister Shi Qi on my behalf these few days."
"Pengju, Sprinkler knows full well that you're a very sincere gentleman. However, you need to know how much trouble Sis and you have to go through before we can get together. She was separated early on and has suffered countless hardships in the past few years, so you should treat her better and not cause her to suffer any grievances. "
"Pengju will definitely pay attention in the future."
"Okay, this Sprinkler will ask for you. "By the way, I have some herbs here that might be beneficial for your eyes."
"Thank you, Big Brother Lu."
When Yue Pengju saw the herbs, he knew that his wife was worried about his eye disease. Otherwise, how could Lu Da "coincidentally" have made preparations? He sat down and stood up, wishing he could see his wife right away.
Lu Da came to the West Wing, only to see the door closed, it was completely silent.
"Sis, Sis …"
After a long while, Hua Rong slowly came out with her arrow cluster on his back. His expression was extremely calm, and before he could say anything, she said first: "Big Brother Lu, I know that Pengju has arrived. I saw it already. "
"Since you already know, that's good. "In the Sis, Pengju never took a concubine …" He quickly explained the situation with Yue Pengju, "Sis, you should have a good talk with Peng Quan, he definitely isn't a heartless person."
Pengju really did not have a concubine! Although she was not completely surprised, she felt comforted. But he also vaguely felt sad.
Lu Da then said, "Sis, he came from afar, there must be some misunderstanding between you. How can a husband and wife not quarrel? Just explain it clearly. "
Hua Rong said calmly: "Big Brother Lu, tell him that I am no longer angry. If you call him back, I will not see him."
Lu Da was very surprised. "Sis, why is that so?"
Hua Rong laughed bitterly. Fighting between husband and wife is a small matter, and misunderstanding is also a small matter. It is also very easy to compound and eliminate the misunderstanding. But after that? What lay in front of him was still unable to give birth. As long as they didn't get over this obstacle, Zhao Deji, the empress dowager, and other close friends who thought that they were good friends with Peng Quan, would once again put this issue on the agenda — — To prevent loyalty from dying out in the future! The opposite sex is not as good as one's own flesh and blood. Yue Pengju hoped to have his own flesh and blood. In this huge moral vortex, her husband and wife were both ordinary people, how could they be above the ordinary?
Could it be that he really needed to become Wang Gui's wife, making him look miserable and annoying?
A concubine child! Her wife was virtuous and virtuous!
Since he could not be a true 'wife and virtue', why should he bother seizing a position that did not belong to him? It would be better to end everything at the best time!
Even if Pengju did not agree with it, what about Zhao Deji? Once there was one, there would be a second time! How could he just leave it at that? The "worry" of Sis GaoSi's closest friends even came true!
He left once and returned! And then, during the next cycle of reincarnation, he would leave again, over and over again?
How many times could a woman endure such torture?
Lu Da was about to persuade her again, but her expression was extremely resolute: "Big Brother Lu, I don't want to experience another round of pain. My life here is peaceful, I will never go back with Pengju! Tell him not to waste any more time! "
There were many pains in her heart and she had never been willing to tell anyone else, not even the King Qin. Because of her entangled past, she was not willing to reveal anything in front of him, and was not afraid of his ridicule or schadenfreude. On the contrary, she was afraid of him not laughing at her, and instead taking the opportunity to breed other unrealistic fantasies and hopes. Only Lu Da, who was like a friend and also like his father and brother, could feel pain and worry without a care in the world.
After Lu Da heard her words, in the end, he was still a monk. Everything was by fate, and there was no emphasis on "forcing". Seeing that she was not willing to see Yue Pengju, he did not force her, but only said: "Sis, Pengju's eye disease is really powerful …"
She was stunned. When he went up the mountain, he could faintly see that his eyes were covered in white silk.
In the end, she was still worried. She asked in a low voice, "Is he blind?"
"I can't say for sure. I'll just apply the herbs I collected for him." "He did not care about his eyesight and continued to hurry on his way. The strong light shone on him, and he was covered in dust, so it became more and more serious …"
Hua Rong knew that Lu Da did not know how to exaggerate, his husband's eyesight was truly sharp. He was at the prime of his life, full of awe and awe. If his eyes were blind, wouldn't that be a fatal blow to him? If he hadn't run away from home, how could he have stayed up all night and hurried on his journey without being able to recover?
She was even more anxious in her heart, she wanted to immediately rush out and see what it was like, to personally serve him, but she was still ruthless. She clenched her teeth and endured it, "If that's the case, Big Brother Lu might as well tell him to go down the mountain and find a famous doctor, there's no need to waste time here."
"Sis, it hasn't been easy for the two of you. Don't be too impulsive."
"Big Brother Lu, I am not being impulsive. I am really tired of my long running military career. I like living quietly. If you don't like me here, I can go somewhere else. "
Lu Da sighed, "Sis, you know that is not what I meant. Even if you cannot stay here, my hometown still has two hundred mu of land, and you can still go, why can't you stay? "
This was originally a place Zhao Deji wanted to take in lateral consort before, so Lu Da had already planned this out for her. He hadn't thought that after a few years, he would actually come this far again. [What is the point of this? Where is my good man?] There was always no other way! She could not help but feel sorrowful and angry. With a harden heart, he said resolutely, "Thank you, Big Brother Lu, I would rather live alone in your hometown! I won't see Pengju, tell him to go! "
Seeing that her heart was determined, Lu Da could no longer persuade her, and could only leave.
The sky turned dark bit by bit. The wind blew in through the open window, lifting up a few yellow leaves. It was only then that Hua Rong realized the autumn had arrived. She stood by the window and looked at the leaves of the towering trees outside. Slowly, they would turn yellow and fall down. The mystery of nature is that when flowers bloom, leaves fall, and the next year sprouts, but what about humans? A man withering away, how could he be a man withering away in one year?
She slowly stood where she was. The autumn wind was blowing and her heart was slowly chilled. The bottom of the window was still covered with golden leaf s, which were all thrown to the ground when they were feeling stuffy. She had previously proposed to give Lu Da the money needed to pay for the gold, but Lu Da resolutely stopped her, saying that there was no need. What was even more puzzling was that, how could Peng Ju let Li Qiaoniang marry Gao Lin right away? Exactly what sort of method did he use? Even if he were to break his head, she still wouldn't be able to figure out. Why did things change so greatly? What had Peng Gao hidden from him that he was not willing to speak openly? "Penga." "I …" Could it be that he found out that he had left, so he had no choice but to do this?
The more she thought about it, the more depressed she became. What if she didn't leave? If he didn't leave, then he would take a concubine?
The personal guard followed Lu Da's instructions and started to boil the medicine for curing the eye disease. The other medicine was for external application. Yue Pengju anxiously waited to see his wife, but refused to apply the ointment first, afraid that he would be unable to see her with his eyes blindfolded.
He impatiently paced back and forth at the door. It was quiet in the meditation room, and the little monks who had wandered here because of the war were there to make a living and escape the years of war. They were just making a living. As Hua Rong was a woman, it would eventually be inconvenient for her to stay here. Even the open-minded and open Lu Da would only occasionally give her pointers on archery and martial arts. Normally, she would only be greeting the young monks by nodding his head when he met them. Now, after the three of them saw that Yue Pengju was here and knew of the people, they all went up to greet him, asking him about the things that happened in the outside world. All of them were very happy.
But today, Yue Pengju was not in the mood to chat with them, he just responded perfunctorily. When he saw Lu Da coming, he immediately went to greet him and asked: "Big Brother Lu, is Sister Shi Qi alright?"
Lu Da waved his hand, and the young monks withdrew. Seeing Yue Pengju's face filled with anticipation, they said: "Pengju, you settle down first. Sis is still angry."
Yue Pengju was very disappointed, but also worried, and anxiously said: "I'll go take a look myself, Sister Shi Qi will definitely meet me."
Lu Da muttered to himself. He and the two of them had a deep relationship, he hoped that the two of them could get along and not break up.
Yue Pengju was so happy that he did not care about the sickness in his eyes. He took off the white silk covering his face and ran out of the room, heading straight to West Wing.
Even though he had come to the Donglin Temple once, he had never been there before. When they got closer, they realized that it might be a rule of etiquette. The West Wing had a large door and a tall wall that was completely separated from the Buddhist Mansion, sealing it completely. It was obviously to protect the female members of the family from being disturbed.
The door was tightly shut. One could not see what was going on inside from the outside. They could only see a tall tree with a canopy of at least four to five Zhang. It was like a large round umbrella that completely covered the surrounding area.
Excited, he pulled on the bronze bracelet on the door and shouted, "Sister Shi Qi, Sister Shi Qi …"