early growth 4(1/3)
This is naturally not the first time Jiang Chiqiu has come to Zhufeng Temple, but it is the first time he has been to Zhufeng Temple at such a late time.
When closing the door, the maid just now specifically reminded Jiang Chiqiu to wear white clothes. This special reminder made Jiang Chiqiu feel a little uncomfortable.
But in the end, Jiang Chiqiu still put on a white dress as she said, and washed up as quickly as possible, then followed her family in a carriage to Zhufengguan, located outside Baofan City.
The carriage travels very fast, so the inside of the car is particularly bumpy.
Since a few years ago, Jiang Chiqiu has stopped riding in the same carriage as Jiang Hexia.
Before, Jiang Chiqiu enjoyed this quiet moment on the journey, but this time he suddenly wanted someone to sit next to him.
The carriage was too empty, and Jiang Chiqiu, who was sitting inside, gradually became anxious.
The carriage drove to the suburbs, and the shaking inside the car became louder and louder, so Jiang Chiqiu had to stretch out one hand to grab the inner wall of the carriage.
After a while, he stretched out his other hand and lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked outside.
At this time, the sun still had no intention of coming out, and the silver hook hanging in the air made the entire night look particularly lonely.
Looking at the scenery outside, Jiang Chiqiu’s location is not too far from Zhufeng Temple.
The news that the national teacher was seriously ill had spread, and now the road from Baofan City to Zhufeng Temple is full of people.
Without the royal permission, we cannot go to Zhufeng Temple at this time. However, everyone still did not disperse. Everyone knelt here with a pious look on their faces, praying for the people in Zhufeng Temple.
Such a scene appears in the early morning, which is really a little weird.
After looking at it for a while, Jiang Chiqiu pulled the curtain of the carriage. He slowly closed his eyes and carefully recalled the first time he came here.
——That was the first day Jiang Chiqiu traveled into this world. At that time, he was still a six-year-old child.
Before I knew it, so many years have passed...
Jiang Chiqiu's memories did not last long, and the carriage he was riding slowly stopped at the foot of Zhufengguan.
At the moment when the carriage was steady, Jiang Chiqiu jumped out of the carriage.
Jiang Chiqiu may be the one who lives here for the longest time among Zhufeng Temple outsiders, so Jiang Chiqiu is particularly familiar with Zhufeng Temple.
If Jiang Chiqiu's memory was not wrong, he remembered that Zhu Fengguan would not have lighted up at night before.
Whether it is the national teacher or other people who practice Taoism in Zhufengguan, their daily routines are very regular, and they basically don’t come out to move as soon as the sun sets.
But now... the entire mountain has been illuminated by the lights.
Especially the upper part of this mountain, it was illuminated by candlelight, and from a distance it seemed to be lit.
Such a phoenix view is a stunning sight that people have never seen before.
Jiang Chiqiu just took a quick look at Zhu Fengguan, and then followed his parents to the mountain as fast as possible.
"Shangshu Jiang, Mrs. Jiang..." The man from Zhu Fengguan came up to support Jiang Chiqiu's parents, and then quickly guided them.
When Jiang Chiqiu came to Zhufeng Temple before, he would take a look at the national teacher, so he naturally knew where the national teacher lived. Now Jiang Chiqiu found that the direction the people pointed to him in Zhufeng Temple was not consistent with the position in his impression.
Although he was a little confused, Jiang Chiqiu did not say anything more. He and his family walked towards the current position of the national teacher.
After several years, Jiang Chiqiu has already known that this national teacher and his biological parents are unknown. It seems that Ming Zhou, who was adopted, is different. He is also from a family of officials in Baofan City.
Therefore, the national teacher became friends with the original owner's father when he was very young.
Later, he was taken away by his former national teacher and brought to Zhufeng Temple to become a monk and practice, and his friendship with Shangshu Jiang was not interrupted.
Thinking of this, Jiang Chiqiu subconsciously glanced at his father.
——Shangshu Jiang usually hides his emotions, but now seeing his former partner about to die, his eyes finally reveal unconcealed sadness.
At this moment, the young man who brought them over said, "Shangshu Jiang, we are here."
Jiang Chiqiu looked up and then saw the three big words "Shan Huisi" appear in front of him.
Before he could understand what these three words meant, Jiang Chiqiu looked down and saw that the room called "Shan Huisi" was extremely empty, with only a wooden bed in the center of the room.
Jiang Chiqiu had never seen such a narrow bed... As long as a person turned over, he would fall off the bed. From where Jiang Chiqiu is now, he couldn't see clearly the person on the bed, so he could only vaguely see a white figure lying here.
Wait... When Jiang Chiqiu thought of this, he couldn't help but frown.
He found that this seemed more like a coffin than a "bed".
This discovery caused a cold sweat to break out behind Jiang Chiqiu.
At this moment, another man in white finally appeared in front of Jiang Chiqiu.
It is the day before tomorrow.
Although the people in Zhufengguan have always dressed in plain white, since Jiang Chiqiu met Mingzhou Zhiqiu to the present, he has never seen Mingzhou Zhizhi wear other colors of clothes.
But today's Mingyue knew that Jiang Chiqiu looked particularly haggard.
At this time, Shangshu and the others had already gone to see the national teacher. Jiang Chiqiu hesitated for a moment and walked towards Mingzhouzhi first.
"I know it tomorrow..." Jiang Chiqiu called the other party's name softly.
Hearing this, Mingzhouzhi slowly reached out and patted Jiang Chiqiu on the shoulder, but he didn't say a word.
Ming Zhouzhi's personality is not outgoing, and he didn't say much in the past. However, in the past ten years of knowing each other, this is the first time Ming Zhouzhi has seen Jiang Chiqiu and can't even say a word after seeing him.
Jiang Chiqiu pursed his lips and walked towards the national teacher with Ming Zhouzhi.
There are many people around the national teacher now. In addition to Jiang Chiqiu's parents, there are also many officials in Baofan City with good relationships with him. Jiang Chiqiu even saw the eldest princess of this dynasty.
Although Jiang Chiqiu is the son of the Shangshu and has official positions in the court, it is still not the time for him to squeeze up.
Jiang Chiqiu and Mingzhou knew to stand quietly here side by side. Their location was very close to the window. After Jiang Chiqiu stood still, he heard the sounds of chanting scriptures from outside the window.
At this moment, Mingzhou Zhi suddenly raised the hand hanging down on his side slightly, and then held Jiang Chiqiu's hand tightly.
After being held by Ming Zhouzhi, Jiang Chiqiu's fingers couldn't help but tremble.
In his impression, he had not been held like this by Ming Zhouzhi for many years - the last time Ming Zhouzhi held Jiang Chiqiu's hand was still in his childhood.
Although Jiang Chiqiu felt that it was a little awkward to Mingzhou know that holding hands like this, he did not pull out his hand.
Jiang Chiqiu felt that Mingzhou knew his hands were extremely cold at this time, and he was even trembling slightly.
The man in front of him seemed as elegant and calm as before, but his hands leaked the little panic and uneasy feeling in the man's heart.
Ming Dynasty knows that I am nervous and afraid.
Jiang Chiqiu didn't know how he should comfort him. After thinking for a while, Jiang Chiqiu finally stretched out his other hand and gently covered Ming Zhouzhi's back.
——For Ming Zhouzhi, the national teacher is not just the master, but also his family.
Jiang Chiqiu and Mingzhouzhi stood here silently. After a while, when the people in front of him dispersed slightly, Mingzhouzhi slowly let go of Jiang Chiqiu's hand and said to him the first sentence of today: "Chi Qiu, go and see him."
Mingzhou knew that he had not come, Jiang Chiqiu walked to the national master's bed alone.
The last time Jiang Chiqiu came to Zhufeng Temple to see the national master was only half a month ago.
But now Jiang Chiqiu saw that he had not seen him for only half a month. The man lying on the hospital bed was as thin as that of no human. The national teacher was obviously as big as Jiang Chiqiu's father, but his hair was white at this time and he looked extremely old.
When Jiang Chiqiu arrived here, the national master himself closed his eyes.
But after he stood here, the man lying on the hospital bed slowly opened his eyes.
The man's eyes were a little cloudy, and his eyes at Jiang Chiqiu were also particularly complicated.
At this time, most of the people in the room had already gone out, and Jiang Chiqiu's ears were particularly quiet.
"Jiang Chiqiu..." In Jiang Chiqiu's impression, the national magistrate always called him "Jiang Danxue", which seemed to be the first time the other party called his full name.
Hearing the national master calling him, Jiang Chiqiu quickly walked forward half a step forward, "I'm here, the national master."
The man raised his hand with great difficulty. He seemed to be trying to pull Jiang Chiqiu, but his hand fell down before it touched Jiang Chiqiu's sleeve.
"Well..." the man nodded, "I saw you when you were born... At that time, you were just a little girl in a cradle, and she looked so cute in white and round."
Or life has come to an end, and the national teacher suddenly falls into memories.
He was weak when he spoke, and Jiang Chiqiu needed to work hard to hear clearly what the national teacher was talking about.
"Later, your parents often brought you, and Jiang Hexia came to Zhufengguan. They also asked me to see your future." The national master's voice became smaller and smaller as he spoke, and he already had a bit of a dream.
But at this point, the man suddenly coughed a few times, and then tried hard to open his eyes.
"At that time, I saw that you left Baofan City after you became an adult and went to the south to be a county magistrate... to spend your life safely." The national master said here and suddenly laughed. But Jiang Chiqiu saw that the other party's smile had a bit of regret.
When he first came to this world, Jiang Chiqiu himself did not believe in Zhu Fengguan's calculations. But now more than ten years have passed, Jiang Chiqiu has seen the mystery of Zhu Fengguan...
"Until you were six years old," the national teacher suddenly said.
After hearing the other party's words, Jiang Chiqiu suddenly became nervous.
The age of six is the time when you come to this world by yourself. Did the national master see something?
When Jiang Chiqiu was nervous, the national master closed his eyes and continued, "When I look at your future again, everything has changed. You have to lift up your sword and go to the battlefield... Cough cough, kill the enemy and make achievements."
Although Jiang Chiqiu had already had a little guess about the future before this, the national teacher's words still shocked him.
Self? Kill the enemy and make achievements?
Is the national teacher sure that he has not confused him with his brother?
This sentence seemed to reveal some secrets. After saying it, the national master, who was already pale, suddenly coughed up blood.
To be continued...