Turn left and right, and walked through several levels of moon gate.

Finally arrived at the courtyard.

"Young Master Bai, please, Zhenren Zhang is waiting in that wing room."

The servant bowed and said.

Bai Gui nodded and knocked on the door of the room.

Squeak.

A small door was opened.

"Please come in, please."

When he saw Bai Gui for the first time, Taoist Zhang frowned slightly. This was the first time he saw this person in the Wu Mansion. However, when he saw this outfit, he was either rich or noble, so he hurriedly invited him in.

A layman is a name for those who have not become monks and practice Taoism.

For example, Li Bai is the lay Buddhist Qinglian, Li Qingzhao, Yi'an, Su Shi, and Dongpo. The lay Buddhist is also a general title for scholars such as scholars.

As for ordinary people, they are just believers, donors, etc. (The donors are not just Buddhist terms)

"Master Zhang, I am a student of Bailu Academy. Mr. Zhu is my husband. The last time I saw Master Zhang, I visited Master Zhang with your master. Now I don't know why Master Zhang came to Wu's Mansion?"

Bai Gui was straightforward and said directly that I was Mr. Zhu’s disciple and a junior of his old friends.

Master Zhang immediately realized, and looked at Bai Gui's expression and became closer. He squeezed out a smile on his face and said, "It's nothing, it's just for that thing..."

He sighed, and said nothing, but said everything.

Or the same thing?

Bai Gui immediately remembered Mr. Zhu's letter before the county examination. It caused a sensation in the entire Qin Province at that time, in order to request pardon for the servants who built the tomb, but Mr. Zhu's letter was intercepted by the officialdom of Qin Province.

Now, Master Liu and Master Lin are gone, and Master Zhang is running around silently.

Yes, Zhou Ying has something to do!

Her relationship can lead directly to the court, so it is normal for Master Zhang to come to see Zhou Ying.

but……

Even if Zhou Ying couldn't bear it, she would flatly refuse.

This matter is too bad!

When killing scholars, you should avoid the reputation of some scholars. Now that the Qing court is in a low position, you will inevitably have to take into account some things. But if you kill a mere merchant, you don’t have to be so much. In addition, Zhou Ying is also the adopted daughter of the Queen Mother of the West. It’s okay for others to write a letter to you. If Zhou Ying dares to do so, she will be unfilial!

What's more, Zhou Ying and the Wu family are also worthy of face. If ordinary people encounter such a thing, it would be easy to say that the first time, but the second time they would just leave behind the door and chase the guests out if they dared to break through. It would be great to let Master Zhang enter the mansion.

"Where is Taoist Master Mao?"

Bai Gui started talking about the topic, and he didn't dare to get involved in this matter. His current status seems to be good, but he is still far from being able to interfere with these things.

The most important thing for a person is to have self-knowledge!

If you want to be unfair, you can draw your sword!

But now there are unfair things everywhere in the world, and you will be confused when you draw your sword!

As for another young Taoist priest from Maoshan who was following Principal Lin, he also knew his name during his days at Bailu Academy, and his name was Mao Xiaofang.

"He and his master opened a Fuxi Hall in Ganquan Town next to the tomb to save lives and help the wounded. Some injured servants can go to his place for medical treatment."

Master Zhang sat on the chair and said.

Seeing that the topic was getting here again, Bai Gui couldn't pretend to be deaf and dumb, and he advised: "Master Zhang, Mrs. Wu will not help you. Look, she hasn't come to you for so long, and the meaning is already very obvious."

"I don't know about this..."

Master Zhang showed bitterness on his face, "But all I can do is pray for them, recite scriptures, and ask for others..."

He also knew that this was a foregone conclusion.

However, some things that you can do as much as possible are still necessary. You cannot stop without doing them.

The atmosphere suddenly became stagnant.

Not long after, Master Zhang saw that the waiting time was almost over, and he gave up. Perhaps, when he saw Bai Gui and persuaded him, he gave up. He raised his legs, stood up, and bowed to Bai Gui, "Mr. Bai, I am now living in the Eight Immortals Palace of Wanshou. If you want to find me, you can come. I... will say goodbye."

He also saw that Bai Gui was looking for him, perhaps he had something to ask for, or wanted to ask something. But seeing this scene, he couldn't speak.

Master Zhang pushed open the door, took big steps and left.

He raised his head and his chest, his clothes fluttered, as if he had put down something invisibly, and as if he had picked up something.

...

Back to the living room.

The sky was a little dim, and kerosene lamps were also lit in the living room.

There are still noble girls playing the piano, and the notes are wonderful.

"Brother Bai, what's wrong with Taoist Master Zhang?"

When Wu Huaiyuan saw the servant leading Bai Gui over, he stepped forward and asked. He had learned about one or two things from Zhou Ying just now. While admiring Taoist Zhang, he also secretly took luck. Fortunately, Zhou Ying did not agree to Taoist Zhang.

Although Master Zhang's move is inevitably likely to cause the Wu Mansion to be in a place of doom, no matter how you look at it, it is somewhat ill-intentioned.

But... after a little thought, you will understand that those who dare to do things are not afraid of these, and those who dare not do things are not worried about these things.

At least Taoist Master Zhang just requested, without verbal forced or anything else.

"Master Zhang won't come to your mansion next time."

Bai Gui was still very kind and chatting with Wu Huaixian, Liu Mingda, and some noble young men and noble girls, but in his heart, he felt a little uncomfortable and became much more dull.

But he is good at detecting people's hearts and does not show anything on his face. He is still as good as when he first came, and is good at talking.

"Hey, in fact, our Wu family is also a kind-hearted family. Wherever there is a disaster every year, our Wu family will donate money, donate porridge and food, but there are some things that no one dares to do, and we must pay attention to the degree between them..."

Wu Huaixian was afraid that Bai Gui would be worried and said in a low voice.

"I believe in Brother Huaixian's character."

Bai Gui raised his goblet again and clinked the glasses with Wu Huaixian and others one by one.

When the wine gets drunk, it’s slightly drunk.

As the weather got dark, the cultural salon was over. It was originally going to hold a dance party, but the noble girls present were also very restrained and most of them were unwilling to contact others physically, so the dance party was left unresolved.

However, a foreign woman from Rakshasa Kingdom performed ballet.

The dance posture is graceful.

The three of them helped each other out of the Wu Mansion and boarded the carriage together.

The Wu family also prepared a room for drunk guests, but the normal school was very heavy. After discussing, everyone still felt that sleeping in the Datong Shop was more comfortable than the Wu family's wing room, so they prepared to go back to the dormitory of the Normal School together.

"Wait a moment."

When he arrived at the door of a bookstore, Bai Gui called the groom.

He trotted in, blushing with the afterglow of drunkenness, and said to the shopkeeper: "Hello, do you have any foreign poetry collection?"

This is the provincial capital, and the bookshops have comprehensive books.

There have always been translations of foreign poems, but the circulation is smaller.

Back on the carriage, he already had a collection of poems by Amei Ken Kingdom, which was translated by an anonymous person and written in "Quotes from Western Poets".

He flipped through and found the poem.

The poem "If I Have Not Seen the Sun" written by Emily Dickinson, a female poet of the Ameikan Kingdom, in 1872.

There are four very short lines, the first two lines are:

“Had I not seen the Sun.” (If I hadn’t seen the Sun)

“I count have borne the shade.” (I could have endured the darkness)

He looked and closed the book.

Going asleep.

I fell asleep while drunk.
Chapter completed!