Red Mansion: Picking up a Lin Daiyu

Chapter 54 Arrogant at first and respectful at the end

"Meet you, Your Highness Prince Kang."

Yue Ling bowed slightly.

The rest of the people knelt on the ground and greeted King Kang.

King Kang raised his hand to support her and said with a smile, "No need to be so polite."

"Just now, I also heard the abbot tell me what happened outside. In this vast mountain, there are bound to be a few thieves. They stole your sheep and caused you losses. Tiekan Temple is involved, so I also have some responsibility. Come, give him twenty taels of silver as compensation."

The abbot of the temple tried to stop him, saying, "Your Highness, how can we let you pay for this?"

King Kang smiled and waved his hand, "Well, since I want to uphold justice, I have my own considerations, don't worry about it."

At the order of King Kang, Wang Changshi walked down the stone steps, helped the old farmer up, took out a few silver bills from his arms, handed them to the old man, and said earnestly: "Take them well, go down the mountain to the silver shop to exchange them for silver, and buy two animals to support your family."

Twenty taels was already a huge fortune for a poor peasant. It was like a huge fortune that covered his head. He might not even earn twenty taels in his whole life.

The old farmer knelt down and kowtowed to express his gratitude, "Thank you, sir, thank you, Your Highness!"

Seeing the old farmer kowtow, King Kang felt a dull pain on his forehead. He signaled Wang Changshi and others to help him up, then looked at the people who were gathering around him, and said in a loud voice, "Tiekan Temple has always been a place for meditation. I eat vegetarian meals there every day, so I naturally know that they would not do such a stupid thing as stealing sheep. However, since someone has testified that someone stole sheep and brought them up the mountain, Tiekan Temple needs to be strictly guarded in the future. Set up another pavilion on the stone steps for the temple's martial monks to patrol."

The abbot beside him bowed and responded, muttering "Amitabha".

After that, before he finished speaking, King Kang continued, "I will write to the magistrate here again and order him to search the mountain and arrest the thieves, so that you won't be afraid and worried about your safety when you come up the mountain again."

King Kang's action won widespread praise, and the gathered people also praised "King Kang is wise", and the monks in the temple chanted "King Kang has a compassionate heart and has a connection with Buddhism."

The chaos was quelled by King Kang, and order was restored in front of the mountain gate.

Yue Ling was the only one left standing in the field. King Kang remained calm and smiled, "Commander Yue, do you think my decision was fair?"

For King Kang, it was fair to sacrifice a little in exchange for a good reputation.

Yue Ling said calmly: "Justice lies in the hearts of the people. What the people want is justice."

Prince Kang was slightly surprised, but his face remained calm, and he continued to speak to Yue Ling in a familiar manner, "Why did Commander Yue come out of the city? Did you come to the temple for something important?"

Yue Ling shook his head and said, "It's not official business, it's just some personal matters."

King Kang nodded slightly, "Then I will go back and chant the scriptures and pray for my father. Abbot, have you made arrangements with Commander Yue? How can you be so negligent?"

The abbot quickly agreed, and after King Kang left, he greeted Yue Ling and called back the head monk, "Juenian, please take care of Zhou Dao for General Yue, and don't lose face for our temple!"

The big monk seemed to want to hide in the crack of the door, but the master had already called his name, so he had no choice but to agree.

"Yes, Master."

After everyone had left, only Yue Ling, the big monk, and a few young monks were left in front of the door.

The great monk stepped forward with a thick face and said respectfully, "General Yue, I was blind to the truth just now. Please don't take it as an insult. I don't even know what brings you to my humble temple?"

Yue Ling replied, "I came to the temple to pick out a jade Buddha made of top quality jade. Do you have any in the temple?"

Juenian nodded rapidly, rubbing his hands and saying, "Of course, of course, General Yue, please follow me."

Jue Nian led the way in front, and Yue Ling took a few steps, with his feet hanging above the threshold, and did not step down for a long time.

Juenian was puzzled and asked, "General Yue, what happened?"

"Tell me, after I enter this door, can I still get out?"

Juenian's face flushed, and he smiled awkwardly, "General Yue, you are joking. You can come and go freely in the temple. There are also Buddha statues enshrined in the Qin Palace in the temple. If General Yue wants to go and worship, I will take you there. How can you not be able to leave the house?"

Yue Ling nodded slightly, stood with his hands behind his back, and stared down at Juenian, "That's good. But I have a small request." Juenian had already humbled himself to the point of being humble to the ground, but he didn't expect Yue Ling to embarrass him. He said with a bitter face, "General Yue, you say."

"Can you recover for a moment? I'm still used to your rebellious look just now."

Juenian was stunned for a moment, then fell to his knees with a thud, "General Yue, please don't torture me..."

……

Deep in the temple, there is a lonely temple.
In the main hall, the Buddha statue is mottled and its golden body has fallen apart. It has long been abandoned.

The beams and pillars around the house were also painted red, revealing the original color of the wood. Between the beams, there were also dense spider webs, catching countless amounts of incense ashes.

It is this dilapidated little temple, but there is someone here at the moment.

King Kang knelt on a cushion and did not chant sutras or recite Buddhist scriptures. Instead, a group of people sat around him and discussed matters with him.

"I just met Yue Ling. He turned out to be a rough but thoughtful person. It is said that seeing is believing, and this is exactly the case today. In the past, I thought he was just a young boy, but it seems that I have been careless now."

"As long as he doesn't notice the flaw."

After saying this, King Kang sighed again.

Speaking of Yue Ling, someone mentioned Tang Xiao's previous suggestion.

"I shouldn't have taken Zijun's suggestion and taken him to Datong."

Tang Xiao, whose name was mentioned, looked unhappy. Perhaps it was because of the hard work in recent days or because he was too worried, but there was a circle of black in his eye sockets and even his lips were a little purple.

"Nowadays, why bother talking about the past? It is more important to focus on the present!"

King Kang nodded repeatedly, "Yes, that's right. If we stay in the mountains for a few more days, we don't know what trouble will come out. Order everyone to get ready and follow me into the city after receiving the order."

"As ordered."

……

East City, ancient locust alleys,
At the entrance of the alley, a little kid dressed in men's clothes was arguing fiercely with several people.

"Why don't you let me in? Who do you think you are?" The little kid pinched his waist, his face full of dissatisfaction.

The other party was not annoyed, and asked patiently: "Who are you? Are you related to General Yue?"

The little kid thought for a moment and said, "He and I have nothing to do with each other."

"It doesn't matter. You can't come in then."

The little kid was furious, "I have a relationship with Sister Lin in the courtyard, why can't you let me in?"

"Then what is your relationship with Miss Lin?"

The little kid raised his neck and said proudly, "Of course she is a relative. She is my sister."

"Oh? How do you prove it?"

The little kid took out a jade button from his bosom and said proudly, "Look, this is what Sister Lin gave me. I embroidered a lucky charm and it just happened to fall below..."

　I was told that if I want to get a rank on the new book list, I have to publish chapters early on Monday, so I updated early today, and will update again at noon on Tuesday.

　　Tuesday is the day to compare the fourth round of recommended data. Please remember to read it on Tuesday. Please.

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