The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

Chapter 1812 Twilight

Yu Hua asked, "What's wrong?"

"Isn't that strange!"

Yu Hua frowned. "This is a sacred place. Don't talk nonsense. There's nothing strange about this place!"

Shang Xi laughed, "I'm not trying to say anything nonsense, why are you so nervous? I'm talking about this plaque, look at this plaque!"

Yu Hua's eyes widened, but she couldn't see anything. However, she recognized a few words on it: "'Wind carries the sound of Brahma,' how wonderful! This thing should be hanging here!"

Shang Xi nodded in agreement: "I also think it should be hung here. This plaque is from the same period as the one at the temple entrance, and they were both made by the same person. They are both quite old."

Yu Hua asked, "How old?"

"Older than the two of us combined!"

“That’s old enough. It seems this is indeed an old temple! But that’s not surprising. The plaque at the entrance has been preserved. It’s not unusual to have an old plaque in the main hall.” Yu Hua was afraid that Shang Xi would say something she shouldn’t.

Shang Xi nodded. "You're right, but look, these two couplets were only recently hung up!"

Yu Hua shook her head. "Don't test me on this. I don't even recognize the words on this, let alone whether it's new or old!"

Shang Xi looked at the words from left to right and felt that they looked familiar, but she couldn't remember who wrote them!

Yu Hua pulled Shang Xi outside, saying, "What are you daydreaming about? There are still several more palaces to go. Come on, let's explore the house carefully!"

As soon as they stepped out of the main hall, the two of them saw a man. Yu Hua looked at the two jars of wine in the man's hands and asked, "Didn't this man just go out of the temple to sell wine? Why is he coming back with wine again?"

Shang Xi couldn't understand either, but she didn't waste her energy on the man. Yu Hua was right; she had come with a mission!

As they walked, they arrived at the meditation room, a quiet place where nuns meditated, copied scriptures, and contemplated enlightenment. "Strange, why isn't there a single nun here, or a single person meditating?"

"That's not surprising. There are probably few nuns here. Didn't we see two nuns sweeping the floor when we came in? They weren't young at all!"

"That's not right either!"

"What's wrong?"

"I can't explain it!" Shang Xi's gaze fell on the plaque in the center of the north wall of the room: Gentle Breeze and Bright Moon.

This plaque was only recently hung up! The couplets are new, the plaque is new, there shouldn't be so few nuns here that they're almost invisible, and many things here are new. "Yuhua, look at this table for copying scriptures!"

"Wow, this little temple is quite luxurious, made of huanghuali wood. I remember Lingchen Temple was all made of elm wood!" Yu Hua even walked over and reached out to touch it!

Yes, Shang Xi felt a strange unease. Lingchen Temple was always bustling with worshippers, yet she had never seen such lavish decorations. It seemed this little temple held a hidden paradise! "Let's go, let's go take a look elsewhere!"

As the two walked and looked around, Yu Hua suddenly smiled and pointed to the dining hall, saying, "Shang Xi, the nuns are cooking. You can hear the sounds of pots and pans clattering inside!"

Shang Xi smiled too, "I can smell the aroma! I must say, the vegetarian food at this nunnery smells really good! Why don't we have lunch here? I'll also ask the nuns for some advice. When serving the Emperor, one must be thorough in every aspect!"

"I have no objection!" Yu Hua sniffed. "Fried fish, yellow croaker!"

Shang Xi laughed and patted Yu Hua on the shoulder, "What are you talking about? This is a temple, a place for vegetarian meals and ordination! How could they be frying fish!"

Upon hearing this, Yu Hua was taken aback, then suddenly realized, "That's right! Fish shouldn't be in the dining hall. Maybe I smelled it wrong. But this is clearly the smell of fried fish. Cheng Youning loves it, so I often have people fry it for him and send it to the Crown Prince's residence!"

This time, it was Shang Xi's turn to be stunned. "It really is fried fish!"

Yu Hua had an idea. "Shang Xi, you wait here, I'll peek out the window!"

"Let's watch it together, don't watch it by yourself."

So the princess of the Prince Pang's mansion, along with the mansion's steward, peered through the window. Yu Hua was in front, and Shang Xi was behind. Yu Hua looked through the crack in the window and whispered, "See? I told you it was fried fish! Little Yellow Flower, no doubt about it. Look, those two nuns are eating it!"

Shang Xi wanted to see it too; she'd never seen anything like it before. "Let me take a look," she said.

Sure enough, there was a large, bright yellow basin of freshly fried yellow croaker.

Yu Hua was unwilling to give up. "Move aside and let me take another look. Could I have made a mistake? If they serve fried fish in the vegetarian hall, wouldn't that solve the problem?"

Shang Xi wouldn't move aside. "Wait a minute, let me see what else is good to eat besides fish!"

"Let me see it first, I just want to take a look and confirm!"

"Don't make a fuss, it's just fried yellow croaker, no mistake!"

Just then, the door to the dining hall opened from the inside, and a nun in a gray robe walked out.

Yu Hua was still peeking at Shang Xi when Shang Xi realized that someone had come out!

The nun clasped her hands together, lowered her eyes, and asked, "Are you two benefactors going to the temple for a vegetarian meal?"

Shang Xi straightened up, straightened her clothes, and gave a polite smile. "That's exactly what I was thinking!"

"It's not mealtime yet, the vegetarian meal is still being prepared, please wait another hour or two!"

"Okay, let's wander around for a bit first! We'll come back for lunch!"

Shang Xi turned around but then turned back. The nun looked flustered when she saw Shang Xi turn around.

Shang Xi asked, "By the way, what's the name of the abbot here?"

"Twilight Sky".

Shang Xi looked up at the plaque hanging above the main entrance of the dining hall. "What a wonderful phrase, 'Vegetarian Food for a Pure Heart'!"

The nun's expression changed, but Shang Xi smiled faintly, turned around, and left!

As they approached the entrance to the dining hall, Yu Hua asked Shang Xi, "Will we be able to eat this later?"

"You forbid me from saying anything out of line, yet I dare to eat meat in the temple!"

Yu Hua nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, yes, we don't want our intestines to rot and our stomachs to burst, that would be terrible!"

Shang Xi smiled and said, "What are you thinking? You think that fish is for us to eat?"

"That's right, that's right, they can only eat that stuff secretly! Shang Xi, where's your so-called conscience? This is too indulgent! If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have donated so much money for incense!"

"One thing at a time. Come on, let's go take a look around the back!"

The two men, deep in thought, were clearly still reeling from the shock they had just witnessed. Passing through a side door, two young masters from prominent families entered, each accompanied by a servant carrying a heavy, vermilion-lacquered wooden box. The contents inside must be quite valuable.

At this moment, a nun came out from the side hall, put her hands together and stepped forward to ask. One of the men said she was looking for Mu Kong!

The nun said that Mu Kong was discussing Buddhist scriptures with the same official!

The man then became somewhat impatient. It's unclear what the nun said to him, but he followed her to the back.

"Shang Xi, don't you think this is strange!"

Shang Xi said it was strange just now, and now Yu Hua is saying it's strange too.