Chapter 470 Mr. Zhang Has a Collecting Quirk

When it comes to the dandies in the capital, no one can forget Zhang Lanjue, Zhang Xiang's son.

It’s not that Mr. Zhang bullies men and dominates women, fights in the streets all day long, etc. This Mr. Zhang has some special hobbies and likes to collect some weird things, but it is not just antique calligraphy and painting. Sometimes even I would also go to a brothel to collect fans from the girls in the brothel.

It is said that he now collects the round fans that the four major courtesans in Beijing held when they won the championship in the past.

Just such hobbies pushed this supposedly extraordinary-looking Prime Minister to the level of a playboy.

Today was the time for his mother to perform a ritual ceremony for his deceased grandmother, and she specially chose a large Buddhist temple. Mrs. Zhang, her son, and her daughter followed the nun's chanting and knelt down respectfully from time to time. Only Mr. Zhang turned his eyes several times and aimed at an incense burner in front of the Buddhist altar. He was scratching his head and head anxiously because he had been collecting incense burners recently.

And it is exactly this kind of antique incense burner with an octagonal shape.

The small incense burner on the Buddhist altar over there was just right. It was about the same size as the ones he had collected before. If he took it back, he could definitely make ten of them, and it would be perfect in total.

The main hall was very quiet at this time, except for the chanting and chanting, and everyone was worshiping respectfully. If anyone made any noise at this time, he would definitely be punished by his mother.

Of course Zhang Lanjue didn't dare to move. Although he was greedy and wanted to sneak the incense burner back, he could only watch helplessly.

After finally staying up until noon, he diligently persuaded his mother to take a rest in the side hall, where a vegetarian meal had already been prepared.

Mrs. Zhang and Miss Zhang had been worshiping all morning and were very tired, so they drank a few sips of tea and took a rest without eating first.

"Where are you going?" Mrs. Zhang asked with a serious look on her face when her son was about to walk out.

Of course, my own son knew about his son's weird habits, and it wasn't a good thing to see him like this.

"Mother, please take a rest first. My son is going to offer a few more sticks of incense to his grandmother. When he was leaving, he saw that the incense over there seemed to be extinguished!"

Seeing that Zhang Lanjue was discovered, he replied seriously and sincerely, as if he really couldn't bear to see the incense candle in front of his grandmother go out.

"Brother, this is Yuhui Nunnery, don't mess around!" His sister, Miss Zhang Qilan, also didn't quite believe that he would do anything good, so she reminded him.

"Sister, what are you talking about? Of course I know that this is Yuhui Nunnery, and it is all female nuns. A young man from an aristocratic family like me must avoid suspicion and cannot mess around with female nuns." Zhang Lanjue said more and more seriously. He got up, and because of his sister's suspicion, his face looked a little aggrieved.

"Are you just in the main hall on the side?" Mrs. Zhang was not deceived by her son. She raised her eyes and continued to ask.

"Of course, otherwise, where else could I go? Mother, don't worry, I understand, nothing will happen to me. What I heard before has spread throughout the circle of young men from aristocratic families in the capital, and they all think it is a joke. I'm afraid it's not true. Yes, just say it.”

Zhang Lanjue knew what his mother was worried about and said hurriedly.

"What's the matter? What's the matter? Brother, please tell me!" Zhang Qilan's eyes lit up and he immediately became interested. It seemed that there were any rumors outside, and they were related to this nunnery.

"What could be the matter? It is said that a noble gentleman came into Yuhui Nunnery and fell in love with a little nun in Yuhui Nunnery. The two of them were seen having a private meeting. After that, the little nun followed the noble gentleman. Return to secular life! If you say this, it can be taken seriously!"

Zhang Lanjue said nonchalantly.

Hearing him say such things in front of his sister so shamelessly, Mrs. Zhang angrily picked up the cushion on the chair behind her and threw it over, while cursing: "Can you say this to your sister?"

Zhang Lanjue nimbly avoided the cushion and said with a grimace: "Mother, it's not me who wanted to say it, it was my sister who asked me to say it. Now that you have said it, you still hit me. If you want to hit me, you are also hitting my sister."

"Brother, I'm just asking casually, who told you to say that." Zhang Qilan rolled her eyes and blamed all the matter on her eldest brother. Although she was indeed very interested, she couldn't show it in front of her mother. , otherwise the mother will ask her to copy the female rings and female rules again soon!

Thinking about how his eldest brother was fooling around all day long, and only punished him by kneeling down and scolding him a few times. He couldn't come out of the boudoir every day without talking, and occasionally said a few slightly excessive words, which were punished. Zhang Qilan felt that it was still Men are good. If she were a man, she would be much more promising than her eldest brother.

At least he won't become a famous playboy. The entire Zhang family will be disgraced by his eldest brother.

"Hey, why is it me again..." Zhang Lanjue said anxiously when he saw that his sister was cunningly blaming the matter on him.

"If you want to go, hurry up and don't lead your sister into trouble." Seeing that he wanted to say something, Mrs. Zhang immediately shouted sharply, for fear that he would say something outrageous again.

This is Yuhui Temple, and there are many people coming in and out, but we can't let others listen to my son's irrelevant words.

"Yes, yes, yes, mother and sister, I'll be there right away. You guys can eat first when you get hungry. I'm not in a hurry." Seeing his mother letting him go, Zhang Lanjue was overjoyed and waved his hands hurriedly.

Afraid that Mrs. Zhang would stop him again, he strode towards the side door.

The main hall was very quiet. All the people from the Zhang family had retreated, and the people from Yuhui Temple had also retreated. Not only were there large incense burners in front of several large Buddha statues, but there was also a small incense burner next to it. Incense smoke curled up from the big incense burner. Continuously, the small incense burner was also filled with smoke, but what stunned Zhang Lanjue was that the small incense burner he had just spotted was no longer there.

How could it be missing? It was obvious that he had been staring at her just now and was always there.

Zhang Lanjue really doesn't believe in evil. It's only been a while, and even if it flies, there will still be traces!

I squatted down under the place where the incense burner was before, turned up the yellow cloth that had fallen down, and looked for it carefully. There was no incense burner, but I saw a trace of ashes, and there was also a trace of the incense burner after it was put down. The ash mark still passed all the way. Someone took the incense burner that he liked, and it was at his own Dharma ceremony!

This realization made Zhang Zhanglan Jue furious. When he only collected other people's things, someone else would collect his things.

Following the traces of the ashes of the incense burner, he turned to another side door and suddenly heard a woman's voice inside. Although Zhang Lanjue was a bastard, he knew the difference between men and women. It was inconvenient to go in at this time, but he didn't want to part with his incense burner. , they are about to be perfectly combined, how could he bear to leave.

In fact, the Buddhist temple today was rented by the Zhang family. The side hall on one side is used as a resting place. His mother and sister are currently resting. The side hall on the other side is where the things needed for religious rituals were moved and stored. , there are a lot of things in it.

Zhang Lanjue had come to visit before, but now everyone they brought with them was resting in another side hall. Is this the nun from Yuhui Temple?

Suddenly remembering the rumor from before, Zhang Lanjue became more and more convinced that it would be in vain to act without a letter. If he was really asked to take a young nun back, his mother would have to break his legs!

He had to be hungry and unscrupulous to fall in love with a nun, and he also had a private meeting with the nun. From the bottom of his heart, Zhang Lanjue felt that the rumors were not credible. He had tried to figure it out, and he thought that the nun might be worried about worshiping the Buddha and fell in love with the noble prince. , actively designed him so that he had to take her down the mountain.

Thinking of this, Zhang Lanjue trembled in his heart, and became more and more afraid to easily push open the side door leading to the side hall, although the door was ajar.

"Is everything sorted?" A beautiful girl's voice came from behind the door, feeling relieved.

"It's all packed up. Don't worry, miss, everything is neat and tidy. Even if Hui Qing comes to check, it's impossible to say that we don't work seriously." A maid's voice sounded like Hui Qing's name was that of a nun.

I don’t understand why a young lady from an aristocratic family is so afraid of a nun, and it sounds like this nun has been causing trouble for the young lady inside.

"We came to the mountain to cultivate, but we can't go against the wishes of the monks. We can only keep our filial piety for our parents in a safe manner."

The girl's voice is very elegant, and one can tell that she is a well-educated young lady.

"Miss, how much grievances have you endured in order to have a good Qingxiu? But look at it, Huiqing and Qingming are not going to let the young lady have a good Qingxiu. Not only do they deliberately push various things onto the young lady, but they also find various The reason is to drive the young lady down the mountain, saying that the young lady is just fooling around, and it is clear that she does not want to see the young lady!"

"Miss, please go back and tell the lady to see if they still dare to bully you!" Another maid's voice was slightly different from the previous one.

"Forget it, the matter has become too big and the reputation is bad!" The lady's voice was soft and calm.

"Miss, you are just too kind. You always want to calm things down, and that's why you let them get more and more aggressive." A maid said angrily.

"Qule, please stop talking and let the lady eat the steamed buns first. The buns have been roasted on the incense burner for a while and are a little warm. It's just right to eat now! The lady is always not allowed to eat. How can the lady's body withstand it? "

The other maid sighed and said with a bit of sadness.

Zhang Lanjue, who was listening outside, felt that he understood everything, and he couldn't help but get angry for a while. How could there be such a nun? This was obviously because the young lady had too many scruples and did not want to ruin the reputation of going to the mountain to practice meditation. How to deal with this young lady in such a bad way.

Yuhui Nunnery has a good reputation outside the country, and it is the largest nun in the capital. There are always some girls who like to come here to stay for ten days and a half as a retreat.

Zhang Lanjue's younger sister Zhang Qilan once lived quietly in the mountains for half a month. When she came back, she saw the meat on the table and ate two large bowls in a row.

At that time, he thought that Yuhui'an had treated his sister harshly, and he wanted to see Yuhui'an for a judgement. Later, Zhang Qilan, who had given up his job, pulled him back and said that she was just eating vegetarian dishes and steamed buns every day on the mountain, and she was afraid of eating steamed buns and vegetarian dishes. Eat more.

My sister was like this even when she came down the mountain after eating so much. The young lady here actually refused to eat. What a hatred!

"Fifth Miss, you haven't done anything. You only know how to eat, eat, eat. What kind of cultivation are you going up the mountain to do? You'd better go down the mountain!" Zhang Lanjue hadn't figured out what to do when he heard the side hall next to him. The door was pushed open hard, and a sharp and mean voice came into his ears...