Painting Tang Jiao

Chapter 6
It is the day, and the morning light is faint.

Aunt Liu opened the gauze curtain, leaned over and said, "Miss, it's time to get up, I'm going to offer incense today."

The voice was kept low, for fear of being heard by others.

Today is to go to Baohua Temple on the outskirts of Xicheng to offer incense. It takes two hours to go back and forth from Yan's Mansion. The distance is not too short, but Gu has to prepare for departure early.

The eldest wife took the other girls in the mansion to offer incense on a temporary basis, so the carriage that was originally prepared would not be enough.The eldest wife has been busy with re-arranging incense offerings these days, and has to arrange the carriages used for travel, maids and maids, and the nursing home servants who take them there.

A few days ago, the eldest wife sent some newly made clothes.What Qing Huan was wearing today was a pair of magnolia embroidered cotton satin gowns, with a simple red coral and silver hairpin on her head.

Xuezhu was carrying a small bundle in her hand, and before going out, Mancao handed her a cape.Today is Xue Zhu going out with Qing Huan, the old lady means that Qing Huan needs someone to take care of her.And Mancao Linglu was about the same age, so he was worried that he would not be able to take care of her properly.

In Rongshou hall, after waiting, the eldest lady came with the second girl.

Everyone in the room fell silent.

The second girl is wearing a pomegranate red dress embroidered with gold and flowers today, with a daffodil flower carved from Hetian jade as a hairpin, surrounded by several small plum blossoms and red jade hairpins.The waist is tied with pomegranate red silk with flowers and long tassels, and a jade sachet is hung on it. The second girl is standing beside the eldest wife with a shy smile. Chun Nong dyed the taste of spring smoke.

Qing Huan's gaze only paused slightly at his waist, and he sat on the chair with Fourth Miss and Fifth Miss.The third girl stared at the second girl fiercely, then looked down at the new clothes on her body, she couldn't help curling her lips.

The old lady looked up and down carefully, and smiled with satisfaction: "This is just like the girl from everyone. Today's outfit is very suitable, and the second girl is also an adult, so she should dress like this more often in the future."

The second girl was so proud of herself that she couldn't help but look at the other sisters, and the corners of her mouth curled up in a satisfied angle.

"Miss Seven is also pretty and lovely in such a dress, she was too plain before." The eldest lady said with a smile.

Qing Huan stood up and said, "I'm sorry to bother you, Madam."

When he lowered his head, he sneered in his heart.I am a person who has just passed the filial piety, so when I keep my filial piety, I naturally have to dress plainly, how can I dress like pink and willow green.

After dinner in Rongshou Hall, the eldest wife led the girls to Baohua Temple.

Baohua Temple is located on Baohua Mountain in the western suburbs of Kyoto. This season, the camellias bloom all over the mountain and become famous outside.The six surrounding peaks are like six blooming lotus petals, and Baohua Temple sits in it like a lotus flower.There are lush flowers and plants in the mountains, and the flowing water by the stream is ding-dong. The pines and cypresses are evergreen all year round.

The second girl followed the eldest lady into the first carriage, and the remaining four looked at each other. The fourth girl smiled and said, "It's boring on the road, so it's good for us sisters to sit together to relieve boredom."

The third girl's face was full of displeasure, she turned her head and got into the carriage first.

Miss Si smiled helplessly at Miss Wu and Qing Huan, and followed her up.

Qing Huan was the last one to get on the carriage. Xuezhu asked Qing Huan to take the cloak she had been holding, and went to the carriage behind.

The road is far away and the road conditions are not good.

The four people sitting in the carriage can only be just right, there is no room for more than a month, and coupled with the bumps of the carriage, everyone loses their interest in talking and laughing.

Qing Huan got up early, leaned to the side in a daze, and faintly smelled the fragrance of jasmine.

I don't know how long they walked, but Qing Huan woke up after being pushed by Miss Wu.

"Seventh sister, we're almost here." Fifth girl said shyly, her ears were red.

Qing Huan smiled in her heart, obviously she leaned on her all the way, her shoulders must be uncomfortable, but Fifth Sister blushed and felt embarrassed first.In this way, Qing Huan couldn't say sorry.

I always feel that if I say it, Fifth Sister will be so ashamed that her face will be cooked.

The carriage stopped, and the sound of snowdrops sounded outside the curtain after a while.

"Girl, you can get out of the car."

Qing Huan tidied up a bit before lifting the cotton curtain and getting out of the car.

Xue Zhu took the cloak, shook it off and helped Qing Huan put it on, Baohua Temple was still a bit cold in the morning.

After the four girls got out of the car, they each put on their capes under the service of the maids.The eldest lady was already getting a little impatient, she frowned and said when she saw the four people walking over.

"Although it is in the temple, there are strangers after all. You should be careful not to bump into others."

Qing Huan followed the four girls and they agreed.

Only then did the eldest lady show a little smile, and led everyone to the temple.

The third girl came to the temple for the first time, she was a little curious, and kept looking at the illusion around her.

Yesterday was the fifteenth day, but not many people came to offer incense today.

Qing Huan respectfully followed the eldest wife to kowtow and burn incense in the main hall.

A sage monk was explaining the principles of Buddhism on the side, and there was a box next to it.Qing Huan noticed that other pilgrims put silver cups and jade pendants in it.

The eldest lady didn't know what she was thinking of, and asked about the sesame oil money with great interest.

After the eldest lady stuffed a silver note, the second girl also put a gold pickle.

The fourth girl looked at Qinghuan and the others, then gestured towards the box.

Because the second girl didn't leave, the third girl walked up and bumped into each other, and agreed to take out a gold key from the purse, but it seemed that the weight was heavier than that of the second girl.

The second girl held back her anger, looked around from the corner of her eye, and stood beside the eldest lady with a gentle smile.

The eldest lady frowned indifferently, and didn't go to see the third girl, but smiled and said to Qing Huan and the others: "If you want to donate, it's a rare one, and it's good to form a buddhist relationship. If money is tight Some, I can also lay the groundwork first."

The fourth girl said: "When I went out, my mother gave some. The fifth sister also has some."

As a result, everyone's eyes turned to Qing Huan.

Qing Huan blushed slightly, and said a little shyly, "I brought some with me when I went out."

Qing Huan's eyes flicked wildly for a while, looking a little flustered.

The eldest wife thought it was because of the lack of money and she was shy, so she didn't care.

Seeing that the time was almost up, the eldest lady ordered: "I'm going to talk to the abbot of the temple. If you guys are bored, you can bump around here. By the way, there is a large area of ​​camellias in the back mountain. Don't you always Looking forward to it, just go and see."

The eldest wife took the second girl into the back door of the main hall.

The third girl clamored to ask for a lottery.

The fourth girl's heart moved, her eyebrows and eyes were somewhat seductive.He quickly handed over the sesame oil money to Fifth Girl, and then looked at Qing Huan.

Qing Huan lowered her eyes halfway, and her voice was a little low.

"I want to offer a longevity tablet to my parents, you go first."

Even the third girl had a sympathetic expression on her face when she heard this, and the fourth girl told Xue Zhu behind Qing Huan.

"Take good care of you girls."

After Xue Zhu agreed, she retreated behind Qing Huan.

The camellias on the mountain behind Baohua Temple are in full bloom, and many pilgrims come here for this reason, stopping to look at each other.

And in another sparsely populated place on the back mountain, there is a person standing beside a stone tablet.

The man was tall and tall, with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, a pair of deep and sad eyes, thin and lightly pursed lips, and the sharp-edged outline gave people a sense of aloofness and loneliness.The appearance is not very good-looking, but it is thrown in the crowd, and it can be spotted at a glance.

"Master, the arrangements have been made." A servant in Tsing Yi came out from the corner.

"Master Huiyuan still doesn't want to see me?" The man's voice was as cold as his appearance.

When the servant in green was about to answer, the man suddenly turned his head quickly, and two women appeared at the intersection of a small path.

Frowning, seeing that the two men were also coming this way, the man didn't think much, and disappeared around the corner where he appeared just now with the servant in blue.

The two who appeared were Qing Huan and Xue Zhu.

The fourth girl and the others were going to ask for incense sticks, so Qing Huan separated from them, and followed the Zhike monk to a room in the back hall to present the longevity tablet for Master Yan San and Cheng Shi.

I asked the Zhike monk, and learned that there is also a camellia scene on a trail behind the longevity tablet, but there are few people coming, which is exactly what Qinghuan wanted.

Xuezhu was the first to see someone beside the stele, and stood forward to block Qing Huan's figure.

"girl….."

Xuezhu's meaning is obvious, if there are more people here, it's fine.It's just that he is a lonely man and a widow. If it gets out, it will hurt Qing Huan's reputation.

Before Qing Huan could speak, the people over there had already quietly disappeared into the camellia forest around the corner.

This place is not big, and there are cliffs a little farther away, and camellias are only planted around the stone tablet.Qing Huan took a closer look, but there was no inscription on the stele.

I don't know what it means.

Near the cliff, there is a hut.

Qing Huan looked on tiptoe, not sure if there was anyone inside.

Xuezhu has been carefully looking around, her face is not very good.

"Go back."

Qing Huan glanced sideways, hooked the corners of her lips, and went back to the main hall.

When they went back, the three sisters had already finished applying for a lottery.

Looking at their faces with peach blossoms and shy eyebrows, what they want to ask for is a marriage lottery.

"Seventh sister, where have you been?" The third girl greeted her warmly for the first time, she seemed to be in a good mood, maybe she was asking for a good lottery.

"How about the longevity tablets for the third uncle and the third aunt?" The fourth girl said while pulling Qing Huan.

Qing Huan nodded to the fifth girl who was also looking at her, and then said: "The three sisters are waiting for me."

It was only then that the third girl remembered that what Qing Huan had just said was just forgotten because of the matter of asking for a lottery.

"Sister Seven, let's go see the camellias. I have heard from Sister Liu that the camellias in Baohua Temple are in full bloom. It looks like you are in a sea of ​​flowers from a distance. Let's go and see it once in a while." .” The third girl suggested.

Miss Liu.

Qing Huan looked at the fourth girl suspiciously.

The fourth girl explained: "The third sister is talking about the sisters of Zhonglehou Liu's family, and the seventh sister has never seen her before. When the old lady celebrates her birthday, sister Liu will come, so I can see you at that time."

The third girl should be talking about the relatives of Mrs. Yan's natal family.This Zhonglehou Liu's family is not the mother's family of the old lady and the eldest wife. In terms of relationship, the old lady is now Zhonglehou's cousin.

The relationship between the two is not close, but there are times when they walk around.

Speaking of Zhonglehou's family, Qing Huan remembered that they had a concubine who seemed to be the biological mother of the third prince, but that concubine Liu had passed away a few years ago.

(End of this chapter)