Chapter 376 Enlightenment
"Eldest Young Master..."
When these three words came out of Mu Xian's mouth, Shang Ruyi suddenly felt a bright light in front of her eyes, which almost made her faint.
She stretched out her hands to support her body, lowered her head, and took a few deep breaths before she managed to stabilize her body.
When I looked up again, I found that the sun had risen.
The dazzling light penetrated everyone's eyes at once, dispelling the deep darkness and uneasy emotions of the night, but conveyed a more complex emotion to her and their hearts.
Shang Ruyi’s heart beat like thunder.
The eldest son, Yuwen is guilty!
Wait a minute, why do people like him wear white monk robes?
White monk robe? !
At this moment, Shang Ruyi felt that her mind was in chaos, as if countless messy thoughts turned into a tide and surged up, almost engulfing her.
But Yu Wenye, who was sitting next to her, was so quiet that he couldn't even hear his breathing.
He narrowed his eyes slightly, without any change of expression on his face. But after being silent for a long time, he slowly raised his eyes to look at Mu Xian's uneasy face and said, "I understand, you can go down. "
"...Yes."
Mu Xian bowed carefully, then turned and left.
Although he left, the remaining two people did not say anything immediately. Not only did they not say anything, but there was a strange calm atmosphere surrounding the two people. The tight atmosphere made people not only dare not speak, but even their breathing and heartbeats seemed... Everyone became cautious.
I don’t know how long it took, but Shang Ruyi finally plucked up the courage and turned to Yu Wenye: "You——"
Yu Wenye raised his eyes and glanced at her.
With just this glance, I couldn’t say a single word that I originally wanted to say.
Shang Ruyi only felt that his throat was blocked, and his whole body was like a mess without a rope. But at this time, Yu Wenye's eyes were colder and more sober than before.
He said: "Do you want to ask me about my brother?"
"..."
"What do you want to ask?"
"..."< br>
Shang Ruyi struggled for a long time. Although she had too many doubts about this person before she got married, at this moment, even if Yu Wenye spoke like this, she still didn't know what she should ask. , to clarify everything.
After a long while, she finally said: "Monk robe, what's going on?"
"..."
"Your brother -"
Yu Wenye said: " He practices Buddhism.”
“…?”
Shang Ruyi opened his eyes in surprise.
Practice Buddhism?
Is Yuwen Sui a Buddhist?
She then remembered that although there were many flattering words about Yu Wenzu in the rumors about Yu Wenzu inside and outside the court, including among the aristocratic families, but besides such kind words, it was this person who had some special reasons. Far away from the court, far away from officialdom, he was born in a famous family but had no military exploits at all. He was a thin figure who had not even lived at home for several years.
It turns out that the special reason is that he is a Buddhist practitioner.
However, considering that he is young and has a background, appearance and abilities that almost all the sons of aristocratic families would envy, why should he practice Buddhism?
She raised her head and looked at Yu Wenye: "Why does he want to practice Buddhism? Why does his family never mention this?"
Yu Wenye said: "Of course my father doesn't like him practicing Buddhism. , so the family never mentioned this matter. This is his taboo."
"Then he has become a monk?"
"Without any ordination, he is practicing Buddhism at the limit of his father's endurance, and his father will not allow him. Really become a monk.”
"..."
"Over the years, he has spent most of his time wandering around and rarely comes home."
Shang Ruyi gasped.
She then remembered that when Guan Yunmu passed away before, she overheard Yu Wenye asking Aunt Hui about the whereabouts of Yu Wenxin, and Aunt Hui said that he had become more enlightened and was traveling in the clouds; Later, when they stayed at Banyan Temple, Yu Wenye talked about Yuwen Sui with the monk in the temple, and the monk also mentioned that Yu Wensui had stayed in the temple.
Enlightenment, wandering, staying in temples...
These words seem very strange when used to describe an ordinary person, especially a prince of a prince's palace, but it is not strange when applied to a wandering monk, Monk Yunshui.
But he happened to be the eldest son of the Duke's Mansion.
For a time, Shang Ruyi's thoughts suddenly drifted away.
“What are you thinking about?”
Yu Wenye’s voice suddenly sounded in his ears. Shang Ruyi was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at him again, his expression became more dignified, and he was silent for a long time. , she said softly: "I, I didn't expect to encounter news about him—— so soon."
The atmosphere between the two people became a little tense.
Yes, about him.
This "him", not even Chu Yang, not even Queen Jiang, was as shocked as the appearance of "him".
Because the existence of "him" is not only an emotional entanglement, but more importantly, their marriage is built on the back of Yu Wenzhen. It can even be said that his shadow will forever be Shrouded in the hearts of two people.
Yu Wenye looked at her for a while and said in a deep voice: "He is my brother, and you will meet sooner or later."
"..."
"I just didn't expect -" He seemed unable to say the next words, but Shang Ruyi glanced at his cold eyes that rarely showed a trace of hesitation, and seemed to feel his Feeling.
She whispered: "You didn't expect that he would come back to dad, did you?"
Yu Wenye was silent for a long time, but he acquiesced.
If Yuwen Sui had been wandering around and rarely returning to Yuwen's house as he had in the past, then he would not have many opportunities to meet Shang Rujian, and there would not be too embarrassing moments; but now, since he has returned to Yuwen's house, And with the attitude of having made great contributions and fully participating in the affairs of the Yuwen family, it is obvious that he will no longer wander around and be as unpredictable as in the past.
His status has changed from "monastic", or "born out of the world", to "joined the world".
Then, it is not a question of whether they will meet or not, but a matter of getting along with each other for a long time in the future.
At this time, Tusheer saw that the two of them had gotten up, so he brought hot water towels and green salt, helped them wash up, and then went to watch the bonfire next to them to cook porridge. Everyone got up one after another and started to make breakfast. There was smoke from the kitchens, the smell of food in the air, and the noise of people all around. All of this belongs to the hustle and bustle of this worldly world.
In such hustle and bustle, Shang Ruyi's mind became clearer.
She asked again: "Then, why did your brother practice Buddhism? Did he have a relationship with Buddhism since he was a child?"
Yu Wenye said: "That's right."
"That's right?"
Shang Ruyi looked at him: "How to say?"
Yu Wenye thought for a while, Said: "My impression is that when I was a child, about four or five years old, I suddenly fell seriously ill, and the medicine didn't work, and I almost died. At that time, my father and mother took the family with them. Dayan Temple prayed for me, and soon after I came back, my illness was cured.”
"..."
"However, after he recovered from the illness, he did not see his brother at home. After asking, he found out that when he went to Dayan Temple with his father and mother, he listened to the Zen master's lecture. He went in and refused to come back."
"..."
"Later, although his father still took him back by force, his heart seemed to remain there."< br>
“…”
"After that, he often went to the temple to stay, listened to the monks' sermons, and began to chant sutras and practice Buddhism himself. Gradually, as he grew up, his father could no longer control him, and he also began to travel away from home. Over the years, he rarely Come back.”
At this point, Yu Wenye sighed softly. Angry, he said: "Actually, before this incident in Daxing City, almost everyone thought that he had dedicated his life to Buddhism and would even find an opportunity to become a monk in the future. I never expected that-"
Although he didn't say the next words, Shang Ruyi completely understood.
No one expected that a person who had practiced Buddhism for so many years without even returning home would not only suddenly enter the world, but also suddenly return home.
Speaking of it, this is indeed a strange thing.
Judging from Yu Wenzhen's previous behavior and deeds, he was a person who ignored everything, traveled around the world, and depended on heaven and earth, so he was alone. Even if he was born in a beautiful place, he paid no attention to fame and fortune; but this time, he suddenly participated in In the great cause of Sheng Guogong, he even - alone, captured the city of Daxing without any bloodshed, and opened the city gates to welcome Yu Wenyuan into the city.
This is an incredible feat.
It's more like - he returned to his father as compensation for not being a filial son as a son over the years, nor for being motivated by the family.
But looking back and forth, it’s too contradictory.
Why did he suddenly change like this?
Thinking of this, Shang Ruyi raised his head and looked at Yu Wenye: "Why does a person who has been practicing with great concentration suddenly come back? Do you know the reason?"
Yu Wenye's eyes flickered again.
For some reason, Shang Ruyi felt that there seemed to be some clarity in his twinkling eyes.
After a while, he said: "Maybe he is enlightened."
"...?"
Shang Ruyi's heart skipped a beat.
Enlightenment?
This is what Aunt Hui said before.
But, after enlightenment, why didn’t we become more profound in Buddhism? Instead, we started to join the world and returned to our family?
All this is beyond her comprehension, but Shang Ruyi also understands that she has not even seen Yuwen's frightened side, so it is naturally impossible for her to understand his actions.
Just——
She looked at Yu Wenye and asked: "Then, do you think the figure Mu Xian saw was him?"
"...!"
Hearing this question, Yu Wenye’s eyes suddenly trembled.
It felt as if his heart was also extremely shocked.
Shang Ruyi's heart became nervous subconsciously.
But the next moment, Yu Wenye regained his indifferent expression. He lowered his head and glanced at Shang Ruyi, then raised his head and looked at the sun that had risen high in front of him. The sunshine illuminated him. Every contour of his face is so clear, but the deep emotions hidden in his deep eyes cannot be illuminated.
After a while, he said: "Maybe, maybe not."
"..."
Shang Ruyi's brows frowned slightly.
Maybe, maybe not.
Of course there are only two possibilities.
But, if not, then everything is fine.
If so——
(End of this chapter)