into the bosom

Chapter 299

Since it was the queen mother's will, no one dared to object.Hongying quickly packed up her luggage, Xu Jiao called Lingxue and told her not to go with her this time, but to stay in the mansion to recover from her injuries, and brought Hongying and Wen Tao with her the next day , took a carriage to the outside of the city first, and after meeting the Queen Mother, a group of carriages and horses headed for Hongfa Temple in a mighty manner.

As Xu Jiao expected, many chariots and horses followed one after another. Judging from this posture, it was not at all smaller than the battle when Emperor Xian went hunting in the Hunting Palace.

The Tonghe River Basin has always been raining non-stop, causing floods, but Feng'an City is just the opposite. In spring, there were only a few light rains. The bright sun is shining brightly, scorching the earth, making people feel like being in a big steamer every day.

They went out early today, even so, the sun was already high when they reached the gate of Hongfa Temple.Let alone going out in such weather, just moving is suffering, but the queen mother is here, and those who follow must come even if they are suffering.

When Xu Jiao got out of the carriage, he felt that the ground under his feet was steaming. He looked up and saw that Hongfa Temple, which seemed to be covered with aura in the past, seemed to have been burned by this world of mortals. Those plants were all wilted. Droopy.

However, can you keep your head down?Xu Jiao fanned the round fan in her hand vigorously, but it was of no use at all. The wind from the fan was full of scorching heat, and she was sweating all over in a blink of an eye. She was about to smoke, let alone these plants and trees.

The Empress Dowager was already ill, and after such a tiring journey, she was not very well when she first arrived at Hongfa Temple. The Eldest Princess hurriedly arranged for someone to carry the Empress Dowager into the Zen courtyard that Hongfa Temple had prepared earlier.

Naturally, Xu Jiao hurriedly followed in. Seeing the Empress Dowager lying on the couch and having her pulse checked by the imperial physician, her complexion was ugly, her eyes were tightly closed, and the center of her brows also slightly frowned.

After the imperial doctor had finished the pulse diagnosis, the queen mother woke up and waved to them, "The Ai family is just a little tired, just take a rest for a while, you go out to collect, I am afraid that many people came today, Yanping, according to the mourning I discussed it with you earlier, and I know what they mean, I hope you will let them express their hearts in front of the Buddha in a while, and then let them all disperse!"

Naturally, the eldest princess would not disobey her intentions, she agreed, and then she took Xu Jiao and retreated out of the meditation room.

After leaving the meditation room, the smile on the eldest princess's face disappeared, and there were many sorrowful clouds between her tightly furrowed brows.Seeing this, Xu Jiao sighed, "The queen mother is in such a situation, why doesn't the mother stop her, what a pain!" Xu Jiao still dare not say what will happen if something happens.

The eldest princess looked helpless, "Stop it, why didn't the palace stop it? But it can't be stopped! When the queen mother and her father were in power, they trusted Master Jueyuan of Hongfa Temple the most, but now Master Jueyuan has already traveled to heaven, even if In this way, probably only by coming to Hongfa Temple can she feel more at ease."

"Is the empress dowager worried about the disaster in Tonghe?" Xu Jiao asked softly.

The eldest princess turned her head to look at her with a complicated look on her face. After several struggles, she sighed faintly, patted the back of her hand and said, "There are some things, you are still young, how can you understand? Mother, she is naturally worried about the disaster, She cares about the common people, but she really cares about her mother, and she is very uneasy in the current situation."

Xu Jiao thought for a while, and understood what the eldest princess meant. Naturally, the empress dowager was worried about Emperor Xian.As far as she knows, rumors are spreading now, even worse than last year. They all say that the river broke its embankment, and the flood is a warning from the heavens. How many things have passed by the queen mother? I am afraid that it is worried that the emperor's throne will not be stable. Bar!

However, how long can the current body of the Empress Dowager last?What's more, with Emperor Xian's death like that, the Empress Dowager may not be able to turn the tide except praying to God and worshiping Buddha.

The eldest princess sighed, restrained her mind and said, "Stop talking about this, go out with me and say hello to those who came with you!"

"Yes."

The people who came today, except for a few who were called by the Queen Mother, most of the rest came spontaneously, and sincerely made a wish with the Queen Mother to pray for the disaster victims.

Xu Jiao had expected that there would be a lot of people coming, and on the way out of the city just now, he knew it was right after watching the battle.Unexpectedly, when we arrived, we saw, oh, there are really a lot of people here!
And some people she didn't even expect to come!
The eldest princess took her there, and she bowed her knees to the other party, and the eldest princess smiled and said, "Aren't you still sick? Why are you here?"

Except for Princess Huiming, there is no one else who can make the eldest princess speak in such an intimate tone.

Princess Huiming was actually much lighter than when she met earlier, but she said with a smile on her face, "Since my mother is coming to pray for the disaster victims, how can I be missing? Sister is busy here, I Go and greet the Queen Mother first!"

The eldest princess naturally had no objection, and called a maid who accompanied her, "Please invite Princess Huiming to see the empress dowager."

"Cui Wenyin and Wen Yin will accompany your aunt to discuss the affairs here, and I will go to the queen mother to ask for peace and come back." The eldest princess left Cui Wenyin and Li Xie, and left in a hurry.

Li Xi's eyes met Xu Jiao's, his expression was a little unnatural, he pursed his lips and turned his head away.Xu Jiao wouldn't care about this awkward rebellious girl, she turned her head and smiled at Cui Wenyin and Cui Wenyin indifferently.

During the dharma conference, monks of all sizes from Hongfa Temple sat cross-legged, crowding the entire square, and sang Sanskrit softly.

The Empress Dowager came over with her sick body, and sat cross-legged on the front futon outside, clasped her hands together, closed her eyes and sang along with the monks.

The people around were clasped their hands together, and they seemed to be singing piously. I don't know if the atmosphere is too good, or the Sanskrit sounds can really calm the mind. Xu Jiao actually felt the peace he had never had before, and followed They closed their eyes and chanted together.

After the Dharma meeting, Hongfa Temple made a special trip to prepare a sumptuous vegetarian dish for the arrival of these nobles, and everyone ate it together. The Empress Dowager felt that it was too much work to mobilize the crowd, but she lost her sincerity, and issued an edict to let all the officials and family members leave.

The Empress Dowager meant that no one dared to disobey, so she could only bid farewell one after another.

The Empress Dowager wanted to stay and fast for three days, the Eldest Princess wanted to accompany her, and Xu Jiao had also promised to accompany her earlier, but Princess Huiming refused to leave, she told the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager also agreed Allowed.She stayed with Li Xie and Cui Wenyin.

After those people had gone away, it was already the time when the sun was shining in the sky, the summer heat subsided a little, the mountain was cooler than the city, and the mountain breeze was blowing gently, and the whole person became refreshed. The mountain temple in sight , bathed in an orange glow, it is also a quiet place far away from the hustle and bustle.

"I thought you would go back to Luxi with Mr. Li Erlang and the others, but later I heard that you didn't follow." At this time, Xu Jiao and Cui Wenyin really spoke.Two days ago, Li Huan left Feng'an and went back to Luxi, and Xu Wei was with him.Xu Jiao never went to see him off, but he knew everything that should be known.

"I also want to go back with me, but my mother sent me a letter asking me to stay in Feng'an with the princess." Cui Wenyin sighed helplessly, and when she turned her head, she saw that Xu Jiao was a bit treacherous. Staring at her and laughing, she was very uncomfortable being laughed at, stretched her body and said, "What's wrong?"

"Let me guess! Your mother is afraid that she wants you to marry in Feng'an, so she entrusted the princess to choose a suitable person for you among the children of Feng'an, right?" Xu Jiao said with a smile, eyes full of Narrow.

Cui Wenyin turned her head and glared at her, "You are about to get married, so you don't have any scruples when you speak!" She cursed, but there was a rosy look on her face.

"You are getting angry from embarrassment, it seems that I have hit the mark? It's a good feeling. I will marry in Feng'an in the future, so I can come and go often. How nice is this?" Xu Jiao laughed, thinking of something, his eyes were full of bones Turning around, "It just so happens that there are two older brothers in my family who want to talk about their age. If you marry into my family and become my sister-in-law, I will be very happy!"

Xu Jiao said this in passing, but Cui Wenyin jumped up when she heard it, "What nonsense are you talking about! How hard is it for me to marry a woman who dresses better than a woman every day?" Bright man?"

When Xu Jiao heard this, she was slightly taken aback, then narrowed her eyes and looked at Cui Wenyin and said, "Do you know my elder brother?" Otherwise, when she mentioned her elder brother, Cui Wenyin's first reaction would be that male peacock?You know, although the twin brothers have the same face, Jing Qin should be the first thing everyone thinks of when they mention it, right?Who knew there was such a complete opposite?

Cui Wenyin snorted, and said with an unfriendly expression, "I'm getting angry when I talk about this. I saw a piece of turquoise when I was shopping in an antique shop on Zhenghua Street. I didn't know that I didn't have enough money, so I wanted to ask the shopkeeper to buy it. Stay for me for a while, who knows that your big brother is so good, he also fell in love with him, and he paid the money directly to grab it regardless of first come, first served, so I naturally refused to do it. After arguing with him, the result was thanks As a gift from him, I bought that turquoise, but it cost a full 100 taels more than the agreed price!" Cui Wenyin raised her index finger and waved it in front of Xu Jiao twice, and said wrongly, " Are you angry?"

Xu Jiao couldn't help laughing lowly, "This is something my big brother can do! However, you two are destined!"

"What fate? Is it evil fate?" Cui Wenyin gritted her teeth and hummed.

Xu Jiao shook his head and smiled, but remained silent.When he turned his head, his smile was slightly restrained.

Cui Wenyin followed her gaze and looked over.They were on a high place, and they saw the mountain gate at a glance, and there was a carriage there, which was bathed in the glow, and stopped.

"At this time, who else will come?" Cui Wenyin asked suspiciously.

Xu Jiao also frowned, seeing that someone jumped out of the carriage first, she immediately raised her eyebrows, it was her?

"Why is it her?" Cui Wenyin saw that the maid who jumped down first was dressed up and already guessed the identity of the person who came. Sure enough, when she saw the maid who turned around and helped the next person from the carriage, she couldn't help but said in surprise, it is Turning to look at Xu Jiao.

The latter squinted at the mountain gate, and slightly raised the corners of his mouth, "Let's go! Come with me to welcome you!"

Stepping on the orange glow, the two people who were welcomed into the mountain gate by the Zhike monk were a pair of master and servant, dressed completely differently from them, especially the one at the front, dressed in a fluttering colorful dress, bright and sassy, ​​it was almost It's Princess Guya who I haven't seen in half a month.

Although Xu Jiao got a blessing in disguise because of her injury, she was relieved of her job of serving Tiaoya for the time being, but everyone came to her, so she couldn't ignore it in the way of hospitality!
Going forward together with Cui Wenyin, Xu Jiao still had a sweet smile on his face, "Why is the Princess Ruoya here at this time?"

Standing still, she turned her head to look at Xu Jiao, who was dressed in a pure body, bathed in the orange glow, as if covered with a layer of glaze, and looked even softer and sweeter. His eyes darkened slightly, and the corners of his mouth twitched lightly, "I There is nothing to do in the city, and I heard that the Empress Dowager is holding a Dharma meeting to pray for blessings in this Hongfa Temple, so I am a little curious, so I came to have a look!"

"It's a bit of a misfortune for the princess of the princess to come, and the puja is over!"

"It doesn't matter, come out and take a look around, it's also very good to see the mountain scenery, and... you can also see Princess Yingyue!" Genya looked at Xu Jiao, and her smile became more meaningful, "The injury of Princess Yingyue is terrible. Okay? I also thought about going to visit before, but you also know that in that matter, although we Beijie had a clear conscience, we were a little embarrassed after all. We had to send some medicinal materials, but we couldn't visit in person. Yingyue Princess, don't be angry with me!"

"Where is the princess of Pongya, I would like to thank the princess for your concern!" The sweet smile on Xu Jiao's face did not change at all, "By the way, since the princess of Pongya is here, why don't you go to see the empress dowager first?"

Genya smiled and nodded.

As soon as Xu Jiao stretched out his hand to guide her, Cui Wenyin was one step behind the two of them and followed behind.

When he went to see the Queen Mother, Teng Ya brought up the rhetoric just now, and after finishing speaking, she smiled at the Queen Mother, "I have been in the Sifang Pavilion these days, and I haven't gone out much. It is rare to go out today. It's very beautiful, I wonder if I can stay here with the empress dowager for a few days?"

The Empress Dowager obviously did not expect that she would make such a request, she paused with a smile, looked at the Eldest Princess, and then glanced at Xu Jiao lightly.

Xu Jiao was not surprised at all, perhaps, she had already expected it when she saw Teng Ya getting off the carriage at the mountain gate.

"Princess Guya is a distinguished guest of our Great Wei Dynasty, so it's natural to be sad. However, the mountains are poor, and in the temple, meat and vegetables are abstained. I'm afraid that the princess will be wronged!" The queen mother sighed.

"The empress dowager is serious! The empress dowager is willing to suffer for the sake of the common people. Although Gu Ya is from Beijie, she also has the same long-cherished wish for the well-being of the people. How dare she speak bitterness?"

"Gao Yi, the princess of Guya, Ai's family is wrong. So... Yingyue, you go to have someone clean up another Buddhist temple and come out, so that you can take care of the princess of Guya to rest. In the past two days, you have Take care of the Princess!" The Empress Dowager turned to Xu Jiao.

Xu Jiao replied "Yes" with a smile, very straightforward, without the slightest reluctance. Originally, she never thought that she could escape, so she might as well be happy!

After sending Tiaoya to the tidied up Buddhist monastery, she just rested in peace and didn't say much.

(End of this chapter)