After I bloom, a hundred flowers will kill

Chapter 591

Before going to Xiangguo Temple to pray for blessings, Emperor Youning finally confirmed the marriage between Xiao Changfeng and Shen Yingluo. The two daughters of the Northwest King, one became the concubine of the East Palace, and the other married the hereditary prince. The king of the northwest has a family full of nobles. Since the founding of this dynasty, there has never been such a prominent family.

She couldn't help thinking that if Shen Xihe gave birth to another son and became the grandson of the emperor, the Shen family... would be immeasurable.

"Fire cooking oil." These days, Shen Xihe also heard the words that came out following the marriage gift of the two, and some people even whispered that the Shen family was too aggressive.

Presumably this is also the second reason why His Majesty bestowed the marriage on Shen Yingluo and Xiao Changfeng. The more they are in the limelight, the more people who are really sober will avoid the Shen family, and only those who follow the trend will welcome them.

"Your Majesty attaches great importance to reputation, so he thinks that others do too." Xiao Huayong let out a chuckle from his nostrils.

Shen Xihe also laughed, the couple actually didn't care much about fame.

And these rumors will soon disappear without a trace, just today.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, Your Highness the Crown Princess, the prayers are about to begin. Your Highnesses, please go with me." As soon as I read this, someone came outside to invite Shen Xihe and Xiao Huayong.

Shen Xihe and Xiao Huayong looked at each other, they went with the people sent by the Ministry of Rites, His Majesty praying for blessings is a major event, in order to make the whole process perfect, the Ministry of Rites and the Taishi Supervisor cooperated with the monks of Xiangguo Temple to practice many details for a long time, Your Majesty He and Xiao Huayong were followed by a person from the Taishi Supervisor, reminding him in a low voice.

Everything went smoothly until Xiao Huayong, Shen Xihe and others surrounded His Majesty and stood in front of the high platform. His Majesty held the incense with both hands. Sparks splashed out, His Majesty was so startled that he dropped his hand, and the blessing incense fell to the ground.

It also splashed some sparks when it landed on the ground, and all of them were extinguished immediately.

This time when I went to Xiangguo Temple to pray, His Majesty ordered not to disturb the people. People can still come to the temple to pray normally, but they have to go through layers of searches. Many people are not in a hurry and fear the government for a while, so they will naturally choose another day.

Some people are really eager to seek peace of mind, and some are bold enough to see the holy face, so people still come to Xiangguo Temple. There is an empty road in front of the treasure hall, surrounded by guards holding spears, but there are also people. Trying every means to peek, as long as there is no overreach, you will not be driven away. No one thought that such a trouble would happen to His Majesty's incense.

The royal family and ministers who came along saw it with their own eyes, and even some common people saw it.

People at that time believed in these things very much. When they saw sparks emanating from His Majesty's blessing incense for no reason and fell to the ground, they felt that this was very ominous, and something bad would definitely happen. It's discussion.

Seeing that the situation was not good, General Zhen Beihou of the Jinwu Guard immediately sent people to evacuate the people and warned them. The Minister of Rites hurried forward and tremblingly said: "Your Majesty, there is a golden star in the fragrance. This is a call for great auspiciousness..."

Such remark against one's will can be said by the Minister of Rites, and others have no choice but to echo it.

Only Emperor Youning's complexion was very bad, and his heart suddenly felt empty and flustered. He always felt that something wrong was about to happen. This time he was praying for blessings on the surface, but in fact it was because of the bad luck in the past two years. , so I want to ask for peace of mind.

After all, it was the emperor, following the approval of the officials, he took the incense handed over by Xu Qing again, determined to continue the ceremony.

Unexpectedly, the newly handed incense is just as good as before, this time Emperor Youning didn't throw it away, but held the incense in his hand, watching it sparkle and then extinguished instantly.

The Minister of Rites swallowed, and he didn't know how to talk nonsense.

The others were as quiet as chickens, and Xuqing stepped forward: "Amitabha, can your Majesty share the incense with the poor monk?"

Emperor Youning gave the incense to Xuqing, Xuqing checked the incense carefully, and asked someone to take out the incense box, the intact incense and the burnt one, Xuqing compared them one by one, but found nothing different.

Xu Qing took out three of them, lit them himself, and waited for the incense to burn, but the incense was burned for more than half, and nothing happened just now, and now the ministers bowed their heads even lower.

Especially Xiao Huayong and others were offering incense together with His Majesty, the incense in their hands was almost burned out, no one was like Emperor Youning, this is not only a reasonable explanation: God does not bless Your Majesty!

Shen Xihe glanced at Xiao Huayong, did not expect that Xiangguo Temple could also insert people in, if she came, I'm afraid it would not be so perfect, there is no problem with the incense, the problem lies in the person who delivered the incense, this person clearly Hold the incense box with both hands, but you can switch freely between problematic incense and non-problematic incense.

With a tacit understanding, Xiao Huayong turned his head with a deep smile and a trace of complacency seeking praise in his eyes, and his eyes were staggered away from Shen Xihe's at the touch of a touch.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were on this incredible incident, and no one noticed the brief exchange between the husband and wife.

"Heaven has gods, and people have emperors. Your Majesty is the Emperor of Human Beings, and he should be equal to the sky. This may be because the gods and Buddhas in the sky dare not accept your majesty's gift." When the atmosphere was most stagnant, the second prince Zhao Wang Xiao Changmin suddenly said.

"What His Royal Highness Zhao said is absolutely true."

"Your Majesty should be equal to the sky."

"Your Majesty does not need to worship gods and pray to Buddha."

Not everyone believes in Buddhism, such as Shen Xihe, there are not a few people like Shen Xihe, many people agree with Xiao Changmin's remarks, and they are not afraid that this is a place of Buddhism. Although, in their view, their glory and wealth are tied to His Majesty, and His Majesty is naturally the one they should protect and flatter.

"Your Majesty is honorable. Since the sky does not dare to accept His Majesty's three worships, it is better for His Highness the Crown Prince to pray for His Majesty." The Minister of Rituals also immediately hit the nail on the head, and His Majesty has to expose this matter.

Anyway, there is a step down, Emperor Youning will not pursue it for the time being, he stepped aside and said to Xiao Huayong: "Prince, you pray for me."

Xiao Huayong naturally stepped forward, Emperor Youning raised his hand, and the little novice who delivered the incense respectfully handed the incense to Emperor Youning, Emperor Youning lit it himself and handed it to Xiao Huayong, Xiao Huayong caught it with both hands , After the three prayers, nothing unusual happened, and the blessing barely came to an end.

But somehow, the matter of His Majesty praying for blessings was widely circulated that day. There are various versions in the entire capital, as if everyone said it with their own eyes, and the most questioned His Majesty.

"You did this." Shen Xihe was sure it was Xiao Huayong, because only Xiao Huayong, who knew in advance, could arrange it so quickly.

"Let Your Majesty taste what it's like to be talked about." Xiao Huayong smiled slightly.

"What's the matter with incense?" Shen Xihe asked.

Xiao Huayong smiled and handed her an incense box, Shen Xihe took it and looked it over carefully, only to find that there was a hidden compartment, which could be turned over with a light flick, and another identical incense was tied on the other side.

　Just one chapter today, rest at home tomorrow, try to update as much as possible.

　　
　
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