clothing incense

Chapter 52 Blessing (2)

Section 052 Pray (2)

On March [-]th, from the beginning of Yinshi, red lanterns were hung at the gate of Zhenxianhou's mansion, and shadows of people shuttled endlessly.The steward took the servants to arrange the carriage and expenses for the trip.

Shi Zi Ye personally commanded.

At the beginning of the Mao Dynasty, the women in the inner house were all dressed in rich clothes. They went through the hall, out of the hanging flower gate, and passed through the triple ceremony gate before arriving at the gate.

The eldest son led the fourth master, the fifth master, the eldest master Xue Huajing, the second master Xue Huahao, the fourth master Xue Huasheng, and the fifth master Xue Huarui all saw him off at the door.

The old lady, who was wearing a royal blue embroidered sea house with a chip pattern, and a gold-patterned skirt woven by Babao Benyue secretly, was supported by the nine girl Xue Dongyuan out of the Yimen, and the Shizi rushed up to greet her and supported her from the other side. The old lady smiled and said: "Mother, Yonglian Temple has packed up the wing rooms, and the door will be closed for three days. You can take them to live for two days as calmly as possible. Today, Brother Jing and Brother Hao will see you off. I and The fourth and fifth brothers will pick you up the day after tomorrow..."

After hearing this, the old lady frowned slightly and said: "Buddhist gates are open in all directions, but the gates are closed for the sake of our family's blessing. No matter how sincere your heart is, it will not work! There is no need for this."

The eldest son's eyes suddenly showed hesitation. Their family is going to the female relatives, so how can we not close the mountain gate?
The old lady said again: "I sent two capable stewards to tell the pilgrims at the gate of the mountain that our family's female relatives offer incense, and male guests are not allowed to come in. If you have to come in, let the girls avoid it first..."

Yonglian Temple is a royal temple, and those who can enter and exit are the famous families in Kyoto, high-ranking officials and dignitaries.The same hairpin looks at the big family, and naturally understands the defense of the men and women of the big family.

Send someone to say at the gate of the mountain that the female relatives of Zhenxianhou's mansion offer incense, who among the male guests doesn't understand the taboo?Who would offend Zhen Xianhou for such a trivial matter?

Those who insist on going in are probably also men from the good family of the Xue family, so the girls who have not left the cabinet can avoid it.

"We'll be back tomorrow morning." The old lady said again.

The son of the world did not dare to disobey, so he hurriedly said yes.

The carriage was arranged properly, Shizi's wife also came to the old lady and wanted to help the old lady get into the carriage.

The son of the world took the opportunity to say to her: "Mother is getting old, you and your daughters-in-law should serve you wholeheartedly, don't make mother tired."

Mrs. Shizi said yes.

Gululu, the shaft of the chariot was pressed across the bluestone ground, and the eight-treasure glazed canopy carriage was hung with folded feathers and tassels. Led by the uncle Xue Huajing and the second master Xue Huahao, stewards, servants, and guards rode around on horseback, and a dozen carriages came out in a mighty manner. Went out of the West Street in front of Xue's house, out of Yongguanmen, and out of Shengjing.

Dong Yuan, Mrs. Shizi, and the old lady rode in a carriage.

The carriage is spacious, covered with fox fur blankets, which is soft and comfortable; there are delicate sandalwood tables, and there are delicious refreshments and fragrant tea.

Dong Yuan's hands were white and soft, pouring tea for the old lady and Mrs. Shizi.

The old lady told Dongyuan and Mrs. Shizi about the origin of Yonglian Temple: "...there is a lake on the top of the mountain, the lake water is poured in from the top of the mountain, and it is not stained with dust. Master Zhu Ke used to travel there, meditating by the lake at night, Golden lotus emerged in the lake, and Fu Lun gave the master four proverbs. Master Zhu Ke immediately understood the world, could predict the prophet, and became a living Buddha. Later, this Yonglian Temple was built. The incense became more and more prosperous, and the local people put the county It was renamed Yonglian County, and this mountain was also renamed Yonglian Mountain."

Dong Yuan listened with relish, and said with a smile: "So that's the reason. I thought that first there was Yonglian County, then there was Yonglian Mountain, and then there was Yonglian Temple."

The old lady laughed.

Mrs. Shizi also laughed: "I have the same knowledge as Sister Yuan. Fortunately, mother told me, otherwise if I tell people what I mean, I will be laughed at!"

The old lady laughed: "It's not just you, many people think this way. First there was Yonglian County and Yonglian Mountain, and then there was Yonglian Temple. In the previous dynasty, there was a queen who had never had a child, so the emperor hired a mage to replace the queen. Begging for a child. The queen ate a white lotus from Yonglian Temple, and she was really pregnant with a dragon seed. Later, people said that this mountain was Yonglian Mountain bestowed by the emperor. Such rumors really insulted the good mountains and good Buddhas. !"

"Grandmother, which scripture did you read to know the authenticity?" Dong Yuan asked with a smile.

The old lady hugged her and said with a smile: "When I was young, I liked to collect all kinds of Buddhist scriptures and stories. I found out about an isolated Buddhist scripture. I begged my father to spend 300 taels of gold to buy it. The source of this is the isolated scripture. It’s up. Now this is the only copy in the world.”

Mrs. Shizi clicked her tongue again and again.

Spend 300 taels of gold to buy a book!
Xue Dongyuan grinned: "Grandmother, then let me take a look when you turn around, and let me learn a lot."

Mrs. Shi Zi pinched Dong Yuan's face: "If you break it, there will be no more!"

The old lady said generously: "It's just a book, if it breaks, it will break. If you like it, grandma will ask the treasure scarf to give it to you."

Dong Yuan hurriedly said thank you to grandma, and then smiled: "If you have any other good things in the bottom of the box, give them to me as well!"

It made the old lady laugh, and tapped her on the forehead: "Grandma's good things in the bottom of the box, you can't move them all if you move them softly!"

Mrs. Shizi also echoed her smile: "Mother can't just favor Sister Yuan, but also love my daughter-in-law, and reward her with two treasures!"

The old lady laughed and felt helpless, the atmosphere in the carriage was joyful for a while, and the old lady didn't feel tired in the car anymore.

It made her laugh for a while, and gradually she became a little tired, so she fell asleep on the pillow.

At the foot of Yonglian Mountain, I have already entered the early stage.

Under the golden light of the spring day, the lush green branches of the mountain were swaying with green waves, and the eyes were dyed beautiful by the fine light.

Dong Yuan and Mrs. Shizi supported the old lady into the carriage, and the stewards had already hired footmen to carry the rattan frame to carry the ladies up the mountain.

The third lady was straightforward, looked at the pergola and shouted: "Is this sturdy? If the frame falls apart on the mountain, wouldn't my bones fall apart?"

It made everyone laugh.

The old lady laughed at her: "You are afraid of falling apart, so you go up."

The third wife refused, wrapped her arms around the old lady, and said with a smile: "Mother is not afraid, what is the daughter-in-law afraid of? Besides, even if it breaks up, the fourth sibling will break up first. When the fourth sibling falls, the daughter-in-law will go up."

The fourth wife is the plumpest among all the female family members of the Xue family.

Everyone laughed again.

The fourth lady pretended to hit the third lady, and said coquettishly to the old lady: "Mother, look at the third sister-in-law, how can she be a sister-in-law!"

The old lady held the fourth lady in one arm and Dong Yuan in the other, and said with a smile: "Ignore her, this person is a savage monkey, and climbs up when given a pole. Let's ignore her and embarrass her!"

Everyone laughed again, and the third lady was even more overjoyed.

Filled with laughter, all the masters climbed onto the pergola of Jiaolifu.The rattan trellis, covered with red and gold-patterned chair burdens, was soft and comfortable, and the feet were strong and steady, and they quickly walked up to Yonglian Temple.

The servant girls and women followed beside the pergola and escorted them.

When he was approaching the mountain gate, a man who looked like a servant was hiding under the big banyan tree. Seeing the figures of everyone in Xue's residence, he hurried back to the temple.Going around the many courtyards of the temple, he stopped in front of a small temple in the southwest corner, knocked on the courtyard door, and someone else opened the door for him.

He entered the wing room, knelt down and kowtowed, and said in a low voice: "Master, the female family members of the Xue family will enter the mountain in a quarter of an hour."

In the dim light, the man's expression was blurred, and his voice was steady and majestic: "Go, tell Mrs. Zhen Xianhou Shizi, I will wait here. I will be going down the mountain in an hour, so ask her to bring someone here quickly. "

The guard who looked like a servant hurriedly said yes respectfully, turned around and left the courtyard again.

(End of this chapter)