Harem Changwu Biography

Chapter 79 Queen Mother, What Happened to You Today

Longevity lamps, also known as eternal lamps, are lighted by people for their relatives at home, in the hope that their relatives will live a long and healthy life.

After saying goodbye to the woman, Mingqi and I went to Master Facheng.Under the guidance of Master Facheng, Mingqi personally wrote the word "Changwu" on the amulet, and then lit the Changbright Lantern himself.

After the ever-burning lamp was lit, Master Facheng chanted sutras and prayed for blessings, while Mingqi and I stood in front of the lit ever-burning lamp and prayed together.

In fact, I was a little surprised when I saw that Mingqi only wrote the word 'Changwu' on the amulet.

However, this surprise was only momentary. After thinking about the inconvenience of my status, I realized that Ming Qi would not openly write that I was his mother or queen mother.

In addition, the name 'Autumn Changwu' is a well-known taboo name of the Empress Dowager, so the only thing that can be written on it is the word 'Changwu'.

The blessing ceremony of the Longevity Lantern is not complicated, and it will be considered as the end after Master Facheng completes the chanting.

It was almost noon at that time, and at the invitation of Venerable Master Hongyuan, we will stay in Fahua Temple today for a fast meal.Therefore, after praying for blessings with the ever-burning lantern, he followed Master Facheng to the Zhaitang.

It's just that when we walked halfway, we saw Han Yuting with a young man not far away. We saw the two talking and laughing, and they looked a little intimate.

I looked at the two people not far away, frowned in surprise, turned my head to look at Mingqi, but saw that the expression on Mingqi's face did not change.

"Sir, ma'am."

On the contrary, Han Yuting and the man also saw us, and then walked towards me and Mingqi with an impermanent face, and saluted us after walking in front of us.

"Who is this?"

I nodded after Han Yuting saluted, looked at the man beside her and asked.

"Return to Ma'am, this is Zhu Chengming, my cousin's cousin from the official department." Han Yuting replied, and then said: "Just now, my concubine happened to meet my cousin when I was at the Buddha ceremony. We haven't seen each other for a long time, so we happened to have a chat."

"It was so."

I nodded knowingly.Unexpectedly, the man is not only Han Yuting's cousin, but also an official in court.

"The villain has met the son and the wife."

When I was talking to Han Yuting, the man also walked towards us, and then Mingqi and I saluted.

"Get up."

I said to the man when I heard the words, and Mingqi also nodded.Since the man is an official in court, it is normal for him to know the identity of me and Mingqi.

As for Mingqi, thinking about it, he just recognized the man's identity and knew his relationship with Han Yuting, so he didn't look unusual after seeing Han Yuting with the man.

"Master Xie, Mrs. Xie." The man stood up after my words.

Han Yuting's cousin didn't come alone. He met his friend after walking with us for a while, so he bid farewell to us and left with his friend.

The vegetarian food in Fahua Temple is good. Although they are some ordinary vegetarian dishes, the taste is not too much. Eat more than usual.

Seeing me like this, Fang Hao, who was serving my meal at the side, regretted that Dongchun didn't come, and said that if Dongchun came, he could learn a few tricks from the master chef of Fahua Temple, and cook it for me after returning home .

"Fang Hao, you just ask Dongchun to come and learn, why don't you go and learn by yourself?" After hearing what Fang Hao said, I smiled and joked.

"Hey, master, this servant wants to learn by herself, and then cook it for you to eat after learning it well. But master, it's not like you don't know the cooking skills of this servant. It's okay to make simple noodles. Others, don't waste food gone."

After Fang Hao heard what I said, he showed a bitter expression and said to me.

I looked at it, and smiled again unexpectedly.

After lunch, because it was still early and we were tired all day in the morning, our group decided to take a rest in the wing room of the temple and go back later.

And just like the lunch at noon, I don’t know if it’s the tranquility of Buddhism. I slept very comfortably during the afternoon rest today. Not only did I sleep for more than an hour, but I didn’t feel a little tired after waking up. On the contrary, I felt relaxed. .

"Master, you slept well today, and you are more energetic than before."

After I woke up from a nap, Qi He saw that I looked good when he was waiting for me to wash up, so he smiled happily and said to me.

"Isn't it?" I also smiled when I heard the words, and said.

"It's a pity that we can't stay here for a long time, otherwise master will recover from your current state, master." Qi He said.

"How about, master, let's discuss with the young master, let the master stay here for a longer time?" Fang Hao who was on the side asked after hearing the words.

"No need, it's no more troublesome than adding trouble to Mingqi." I shook my head when I heard the words and said.

After all, my identity is not higher than that of ordinary people. If he wants to live in Huafa Temple permanently, Mingqi will not only worry that my identity will be exposed at all times, but also have to send more people here to protect me, which will cause him a lot of trouble.

"However, master, this servant also knows that this is troublesome, but it is a fact that you will be in good health if you live here, master." Fang Hao said, and then continued: "Besides, we don't live here for a year or a half. Just stay for a few more days, nothing will happen."

"Forget it." Hearing this, I still shook my head.

"Master," Fang Yan heard the words but still refused to give up. When he was about to say something more, he was stopped by Qi He.

"Master and master have different identities, this matter is no small matter, we still listen to master." Qi He stopped Fang Hao and said.

Fang Hao was a little unwilling to be stopped, she looked at Qihe who stopped her, then at me, and finally said 'oh' discouraged.

I usually favor Fang Hao the most, so when I saw her discouraged look, I couldn't help opening my mouth.

"Fang Hao, if you like this place, after returning to the palace, the Ai family will ask the emperor to see if there are suitable young talents in the court. If there is, the Ai family will designate a marriage for you, In this way, it will be easier for you to come here often in the future." I said to Fang Xun.

I thought that as a court lady, it was impossible for Fang Hao to come to Fahua Temple often, but if she married someone, it would be easy for her to come to Fahua Temple in the future.

"Oh, master, you are so disgusting. The matter that we clearly said yes to let you live in Fahua Temple, it has been dragged to another place."

After all, Fang Hao is an unmarried girl's family. When talking about marriage, she will always be shy, so when I fell behind, she blushed and said something to me.

"And master, it's not that this servant wants to live in Fahua Temple by herself. The servant wants you to live here, and I hope that your health will recover soon." Fang Yan said to me blushing.

I shook my head when I heard the words, and after glancing at the blushing Fang Yan, I turned my head and said to him, "Qihe, you are the same."

"Qihe, if you have a happy person in your heart, you can tell Aijia that Aijia will personally marry you." I said to Qihe.

"Queen, what happened to you today?"

Unlike Fang Yan who was full of shyness when he proposed the marriage, Qi He frowned after hearing what I said, and looked at me worriedly.

"Don't worry, Aijia is fine." I shook my head under Qihe's worried eyes, and said, "Your marriage was not a temporary idea of ​​Aijia. Aijia had thought of it a long time ago, but I haven't found a suitable one. I have an opportunity to tell you about it, and it happened to be mentioned today, so the Ai family took advantage of the opportunity to bring it up."

"Qihe, you and Fang Yan have served the Ai family for so many years. We are masters and servants. The Ai family always wants to see you get married and have children." I said again.

In fact, wanting to marry He Fangxuan is not a new idea just now. I have been thinking about it as early as a few years ago.

After all, the two of them, He and Fang, have followed me so much, and have always been loyal to me. Not to mention the friendship between master and servant, the two of them have long since unknowingly become me in this world besides Mingqi and Aunt Lu. , the closest person.

And under such circumstances, how can I have the heart to see them always be maids of honor, living alone in the palace all their lives?
"Qihe, tell Aijia, do you have someone you are happy with now?" I asked Qihe.

Fortunately, Fang Hao said that if he is younger, he can delay for a year or two.But Qihe is the same age as me, and she is already twenty this year. In the folks, people generally marry at the age of fifteen or sixteen. If she married at this age, she would be a bit older.

But the two of them are not the daughters of ordinary people. As the empress dowager's personal maids, it doesn't matter if they are older.

Therefore, if she really has someone she likes, I will personally propose marriage to her, and for the sake of me and Mingqi, after they get married in the future, the husband's family will not dare to look down on them because of their age.

"Back to the master, there is no servant girl." Qi He shook his head after my words.

"So, if you have someone you like in the future, remember to tell the Ai family that the Ai family will definitely propose a marriage for you in person." I said without hesitation.

"Or let Aijia decide for you, and you can choose a young official in the court." I said again.

"Thanks to the gift from the master, thank you for the kindness of the master, but the servant's heart is not here, the servant hopes to stay with the master for the rest of his life, and always serve the master." Qi He shook his head after hearing what I said, and said.

"Master, so is the servant girl, and the servant girl must serve you all the time, so the servant girl should not marry someone who is worthless." Fang Yan also said.

"Aijia is serious. Aijia hopes to find a satisfactory marriage for you as soon as possible." I shook my head after Qihe and Fang Hao's words and said.

"master,"

Qi He wanted to say something, but was interrupted by me.

"Okay, that's the end of today's talk. Since you don't want to, Aijia will not force you. But remember, what Aijia said just now will always count." I interrupted Qihe's words.

Qihe and Fang Hao are not the only ones with me, so they know my temperament and my seriousness about their marriage, so after I said this, they didn't say anything, and only blessed me.

"promise."

"promise."

Fahua Temple is a century-old temple, and most of the trees planted in the temple are more than a century old. Although it is autumn now, those century-old trees are still lush and green.

The time I made an appointment with Mingqi to go back to the palace was Shenshi, and seeing that Shenshi was still half an hour away, after I talked to He Fangxuan, looking at the century-old trees outside, I thought about going out for a walk.

It's just that before the person got up, he heard a knock on the door outside the wing room, and when Fang Hao went to open the door, he saw a ten-year-old novice monk standing outside the door.

"Master, is there something wrong?" Fang Yan asked.

"Amitabha, may I ask the almsgiver, is your nobleman here?" The little novice said a Buddhist word after hearing what Fang Hao said, and then asked Fang Hao.

"Fang Yan, let the master come in."

When I heard the knock on the door at first, I thought it was Mingqi or Han Yuting who came looking for me, but I was surprised when I saw a young monk standing outside the wing.

I was thinking about his reason for coming, but when I heard that he was looking for me, I asked Fang Hao to let him in.

"Amitabha, my lord, the poor monk interrupted you." The little novice said to me as soon as he entered the wing room.

"It doesn't matter." I shook my head when I heard the words, and asked the little novice, "I don't know why Master asked me for it?"

"Returning to your lord, I don't know if you are convenient now, my lord? My family is in charge." The little novice said.

"Master Hongyuan?" I was surprised when I heard the words.

The abbot that the little monk was talking about was the upright old monk Master Hongyuan during the day.

It's just that I thought that I didn't know Master Hongyuan before today, and there was no exception when we met today, so I couldn't figure out why Master Hongyuan was looking for me for a while.

"Your Honor, it is the abbot." The little novice replied.

"Dare to ask, master, did your abbot invite me alone? Or did the other noble person who came with me also invite me?" I asked again.I don't know if Master Hongyuan invited only one of me, or even Mingqi.

"Returning to the nobleman, you are the only one." The little novice said.

I frowned when I heard the words, and after hearing that Mingqi was not invited, I didn't know why Master Hongyuan was looking for me.

But even so, I didn't directly ask the little novice if he knew what Master Hongyuan was looking for me for, and Master Hongyuan wouldn't tell the little novice in front of me if I thought about it.

"So, master, please wait a moment, I will tidy up and go with the master." I said to the little monk.Thinking about whether it was a blessing or a curse, no matter what Master Hongyuan came to me for, just go and find out.

Besides, judging from the side I met with Master Hongyuan today, he has no malice towards me.

"My lord, please go ahead."

(End of this chapter)