Queen Xiaoxi

Chapter 11 Breakdown of Private Houses
At a quarter of the hour, Wanxian went to the front hall to see Grandma Yun.

Seeing that Wanxian took the initiative to accompany Concubine An to chant sutras, Grandma Yun became more and more satisfied, and took Wanxian to the small Buddhist hall.

Wanxian knelt down in front of the Buddha and prayed in her heart that the Buddha and the gods would bless the Lord Long Live with good health and longevity.

After respectfully performing the grand ceremony of kneeling three times and knocking nine times, he knelt down on the futon, counted the beads, and recited the Vajra Prajnaparamita Sutra.

The skilled man looked at the servants serving around him and felt surprised. How could anyone be so familiar with Buddhist scriptures at such a young age?

By the time Concubine An arrived at the small Buddhist hall at three o'clock in the morning, Wanxian had already recited most of the sutra.

Concubine An was speechless and knelt down in front of the futon and began to light incense and chant sutras.

The two of them were speechless and recited the sutra carefully.

At [-]:[-] p.m., An Bin stopped first, and then signaled to Aunt Yun to remind Wanxian to stop.

Wanxian was chanting sutras without any ego, but Grandma Yun grabbed Wanxian's sleeve and signaled her to stop.

Wanxian performed a prayer ceremony and then stopped.

An Bin sat on the couch in the Buddhist hall and waved to Wanxian, signaling Wanxian to come over.

Wanxian hurried over and knelt down.

Seeing Wanxian kneel down, Concubine An said: "Get up and kowtow. You have been reciting sutras for more than an hour. Sit down and have a rest and have a cup of tea." She motioned for Wanxian to sit on the embroidered pier beside her. He sat down and winked at Ji Heping.

Ji Heping was busy carrying a tray with a cup of tea on it.

Upon seeing this, Wanxian quickly took it, stroked the tea leaves with the tea lid, took a sip, and moistened her throat.

"As expected, you did not deceive me. You understand Buddhism, but I don't understand. How can you be interested in Buddhist scriptures at such a young age?" An Bin asked, leaning on the soft pillow.

"When I'm at home, I always recite sutras with Mama." Wanxian also knows that family scandals should not be made public.He didn't dare to let An Bin know that his stepmother was in charge of the house.

"I see, you are a good boy with filial piety. But you have just entered the palace now. You shouldn't be like an old woman eating fast and chanting Buddha's name early. These days are still long. Now the imperial concubine is in charge of the house, and the concubine only goes there on the 15th day of the lunar month. Please say hello, that's all. The Queen Mother only looks after the concubines and above, and she doesn't even see the concubines in this palace. Life in this palace is actually easy." Concubine An looked at Wanxian and said a lot of words.

"Concubine, thank you for your consideration." Upon hearing this, Wanxian understood in her heart that this was Concubine An's advice to her, and she was very grateful.He knelt down and kowtowed heavily. "There is no need to give such a heavy ceremony, Aunt Yun, help her up quickly." Concubine An became more and more satisfied when she saw Wanxian saluting, and asked Aunty Yun to help Wanxian up quickly.

"Okay, you can go back on your knees. There is no need to come over to say hello in the evening. You should get familiar with the place where you will live in the future. You have been very busy these two days. Don't be so careful." An Bin said sympathetically. . "There's no need to kneel down, just a Wanfu salute."

When Wanxian heard that she knelt down, she even wanted to kneel down. Then she heard An Bin say that she should perform the Wanfu ceremony.Then he performed the Wanfu ceremony respectfully.After saying this, Wanxian thanked the empress for her consideration.Then he retreated until he reached the door of the Buddhist hall, then turned and left.

"You two will have a good look at it in the next few days. If it turns out well, let's talk about it later." After watching Wanxian leave, Concubine An said to Grandma Yun and Eunuch Ji.

"My servant understands. Please rest assured, Madam." Aunt Yun and Ji Heping replied in unison.

Wanxian returned to the back hall. She suddenly thought of the rewards given by each palace when she entered the palace yesterday. She had no time to take a closer look, so she took the palace maid to the east wing.

Wanxian took a closer look and felt that she had made a fortune this time.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs gave a lot of examples, including five pieces of silk and satin, ten pieces of tribute cloth, five palace fans, four palace lanterns, two pairs of permanent heads and faces, etc., as well as 100 taels of silver.Coupled with the rewards from the empresses of each palace, I really made a fortune.

Wanxian took a closer look and found a total of five pairs of golden silk sachets, two pairs of jade bracelets, two pairs of jade bracelets and gold bracelets, a pair of gold and jade bracelets, six pairs of heads and faces, six boxes of palace flowers, one pair of Ruyi beaded tents, and various colorful There are 24 pieces of silk and satin, [-] pieces of tribute cloth and other fabrics, as well as various ornaments.

The room is filled with scattered items.The most important thing is that there are ten taels of gold and 150 taels of silver.

Wanxian fiddled with the hairpin in her hand and said, "Put all these jewelry into the jewelry box on the dressing table, take a small box, put the silver in the box, and put it in the low cabinet beside my bed."

Wanxian thought, if she is not favored, this money is a life-saving thing, so she should keep it well.

After Wanxian gave instructions, the three maids and two eunuchs hurriedly moved their things to the bedroom.

Wanxian also slowly walked into the bedroom, sat in front of the dressing table, opened the jewelry box and looked at the jewelry inside. She pulled out a silver hairpin from her head and looked at it in trance.

I remembered the days at home. This silver hairpin was placed on my head by my nanny herself on my birthday this year.He said that the young lady is also a grown-up girl and should be more beautiful.

Wanxian knew that the wet nurse brought it into the house from outside after begging someone.

(End of this chapter)