Rise From the Humble

Deng Deng Deng.

When Zhu Ping'an and others were heading to Taicang, a series of hurried footsteps could be heard from Ting Yuxuan in the Linhuai Marquis Mansion.

"Miss... I'm so angry..."

A pretty girl with baby fat on her face, her little face was bulging with anger, she held up her skirt, pouted her little mouth, and trotted into Tingyuxuan.

The girl's face was flushed with anger, and her little pout could hang a bottle of oil. The double bun on her head swayed up and down like butterfly wings as the girl walked, and the pink tassels around her waist also fluttered.

The girl blew into the house like a gust of wind.

Inside the room, a stunningly beautiful girl with bright eyes and white teeth was sitting upright in front of the desk. She held a plum blossom pen in her snow-white jade hand and was meticulously copying the Diamond Sutra. The scriptures written on the rice paper were neat and neat. There is a sense of elegance and spirituality, as if filled with a trace of spiritual energy.

The stunning girl copied the scriptures and recited silently: This blessing has gained all wisdom and defeated all enemies. I want these merits of copying scriptures to be dedicated to Brother Zhu. I hope that his inspection of Taicang will go smoothly and everything will be safe. well.

"Diamond Sutra" is a famous Buddhist classic, its full name is "Vajra Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra". The main purpose of the sutra is to use the indestructible wisdom of King Kong to break all troubles and obstacles in life and achieve the destination of eternal peace and happiness.

This scripture is mostly used to pray for blessings and peace.

Ancient people paid special attention to this, especially the hostesses of the queen's house. They copied scriptures to pray for blessings and safety. You can often see similar plots in TV dramas. For example, when the empress dowager in the palace celebrates her birthday, there will be many The concubines or princesses would copy and embroider scriptures to pray for the Empress Dowager as a birthday gift, and they would often receive awards from the Empress Dowager.

The baby fat girl ran in like a gust of wind, shouting angrily, "Miss is so angry," which suddenly broke the stunning girl's ethereal mind of copying scriptures.

"What the hell are you talking about? But my skin is itchy again." The stunning girl raised her pretty face, gave the baby fat girl a hard look, and said angrily.

"I'm sorry, Miss, but, but, they really went too far, Hua'er couldn't be more angry." The baby fat girl spat out her pink tongue knowing she was wrong, and then puffed up her little face, looking like she was very angry.

The fat girl is none other than Baozi's maid Hua'er, and the stunning girl is naturally Li Shu.

"Tell me, what's wrong?" Li Shu put down the brush in her hand, rubbed her sore arm, and looked at the painting and asked.

"They are all Baiyun Temple." Hua'er, the little maid of Baozi, pouted her lips angrily, as if the mention of the name Baiyun Temple made her extremely angry.

"Why did Baiyun Temple offend you again? At yesterday's Dharma gathering, didn't you say that Baiyun Temple was very popular and that praying for blessings was the most effective?" Li Shu glanced at the little maid Baozi, stretched out her slender hand and rubbed her forehead.

Yesterday was the day when Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva became enlightened. Several famous temples in Beijing competed to hold Buddhist Dharma Assembly. Baiyun Temple was no exception. It also held a Dharma Assembly to popularize Buddha on that day. It also specially invited Master Manjusri, a famous eminent monk in Beijing, to give a sermon on the spot. It also had a temple fair, which immediately attracted many people to participate and became a grand event.

Baiyun Temple is located in Xicheng District, not far from Linhuaihou Mansion, and the incense is relatively prosperous. Baiyun Temple is where the ladies of Linhuaihou Mansion often go to pray. The ladies of the Xungui family are generous, and the Linhuai Marquis Mansion is no exception. Very early on, the Baiyun Temple and the nearby Wei Guogong Mansion, Founding Mansion, Linhuai Marquis Mansion, Dingyuan Marquis Mansion, and Lingbi Marquis Mansion were all Baiyun Temples. Every time these noble families go to Baiyun Temple to worship Buddha and pray for blessings, Baiyun Temple will specially isolate an area of ​​​​the temple for these distinguished families to prevent outsiders from entering, so that they can concentrate on worshiping Buddha. Avoid interruption by outsiders.

A few days ago, Baiyun Temple notified the steward of the Linhuai Marquis Mansion that they were going to hold a Buddhist ceremony, and the steward immediately spread the news to the backyard.

Naturally, you can’t miss this kind of Dharma assembly. The old lady of Linhuaihou Mansion mentioned it, and Mrs. Linhuaihou organized the aunts and ladies in the mansion to donate 100 taels of silver to Baiyun Temple in the name of Linhuaihou Mansion. With the money of sesame oil, I offered a long-bright lamp in the temple and a jade vase of raw water. I prayed that the great merciful and compassionate Guanyin Bodhisattva would bring peace to the people of Linhuai Marquis Mansion and eliminate disasters and prolong their lives.

Li Shu also took twenty taels of silver from her eldest aunt. In addition, Li Shu also privately gave fifty taels of silver to provide a single ever-burning lamp.

One of the benefits of having an everlasting lantern at Baiyun Temple is that families who have an everlasting lantern can enshrine handwritten Buddhist scriptures under their own everlasting lanterns to pray for themselves or their families. The monks of Baiyun Temple will regularly chant sutras and consecrate the lamps in front of the everlasting lanterns.

The Buddhist scriptures copied by Li Shu were intended to be enshrined under the ever-burning lamp to pray for blessings. Newly copied Buddhist scriptures are the best to enshrine.

In the morning, Li Shu asked Mother Liu and the little maid Baozi to go to Baiyun Temple to check the location of the eternal lamp. After copying the Buddhist scriptures at noon, she asked Mother Liu to offer the scriptures under the everlasting lamp.

"I was blind, I believed them in vain." Baozi's little maid bulged her mouth, feeling very resentful towards Baiyun Temple.

"What, is it because Baiyun Temple doesn't have an everlasting lamp?" Li Shu's pretty face turned cold.

"That's not true." The little maid Baozi shook her head.

Li Shu's face softened, she glared at the little maid Baozi again, and said angrily: "What on earth is that? If you don't say anything more, let's see how I deal with you."

"Miss, you don't know, I went to Baiyun Temple with Mother Liu today, and those stinky bald donkeys actually put up a big sign at the entrance of the temple, which read, "Baozi, the little maid with a pouty mouth, Lao Gao Lao Gao, His little face turned red with anger. When he mentioned that there was a big sign at the entrance of the temple, he clenched his pink fist and waved it twice angrily. When he said what was written on the sign, he hesitated again. He glanced at Li Shu and hesitated. got up.

"Say." Li Shu glared at Baozi's little maid with watery eyes.

"Those stinky bald donkeys put up a sign at the entrance of the temple that said 'Zhu Ping'an and dogs are not allowed to enter.'" When the little maid Baozi said this, she gritted her teeth and clenched her fists tightly. .

In the morning, Little Maid Baozi and Mother Liu went to Baiyun Temple. They didn't notice the sign at first, but when they were about to enter, they saw many people talking around a place at the door. Little Maid Baozi heard Zhu Zhu's words with sharp ears. These three words were safe, so I took a look at them with interest.

As soon as she saw the content on the sign, the maid under the bun was so angry that she wanted to demolish the Baiyun Temple on the spot.