Reborn Concubine Queen

Chapter 55 Inside Fahua Temple
It was getting dark, and Madam Xu came back to the courtyard. Yinxiu and others, who were waiting anxiously, hurriedly surrounded him and asked questions, but found that Madam Xu didn't know anything either.

Madam Xu looked a little tired in the dim sight, she frowned slightly and asked, "Where's Miss? Are you still in the room?"

Mo Xian hurriedly replied: "Miss slept for a long time, I think she should have woken up by now, but we dare not go in, for fear of disturbing your rest."

Nanny Xu nodded, pushed open the door lightly and walked in. There was no light in the dark room, so she groped her way to the bed, poking her head to see Shi Yiqing on the bed.

Shi Yiqing, who was sleeping on his side facing inside, slowly opened his mouth: "Since everyone has already come in, why are you still tiptoeing like this?"

Mother Xu asked softly in surprise, "Are you awake, or are you still asleep?"

Sighing, Shi Yiqing sat up from the bed, stroked her messy hair, and sat Xu Mama next to her, and said wearily, "How can I fall asleep without Mama holding you in my arms."

Mother Xu hugged Shi Yiqing pitifully, and said slowly, "I don't know how you got this problem. This person can't sleep well every day, but what should I do?"

Shi Yiqing closed his eyes slightly, feeling bitter in his heart.The tribulations of the previous life were by her side like a nightmare, she couldn't break free, couldn't escape, even if she wanted to escape into sleep, those pasts still held her tightly.Now, as long as she closes her eyes, she will be afraid that she will return to the cold palace. She has not been reborn, everything is just her fantasy, everything is just a dream of hers.

She was terrified that she would return to the previous days without freedom.

Nanny Xu reached out and touched her forehead, frowned and said, "Why is it so hot? Qing'er, do you have a fever? Wait a minute, I'll ask Jianliu to find a doctor for you!"

Shi Yiqing held Mammy Xu's hand and refused to let go: "Grandma, don't go, just stay with me for a while, okay? As long as I work for a while, I won't get sick again, and I'll be sick again Can be alive and kicking. Just stay with me for a while, okay?"

It seems that the begging request is not something that Shi Yiqing can say, Madam Xu looked at Shi Yiqing in a daze, and asked again and again hesitantly: "Qing'er, are you okay?"

Shi Yiqing let out a deep breath exhausted to the extreme, and said slowly: "Nurse, I know what you are thinking, and I also know that you have received a lot of blows today. I think Mrs. Xiao gave you a lot of embarrassment just now, but I Can't help it, Mammy, I can't help pushing you out. You'll understand me, won't you?"

Mother Xu said tolerantly: "Miss wants to bring Miss Qi to your side, of course she wants to help Miss Qi solve her problems. I am the only one in the room who can say a few words in front of Mrs. Xiao. Miss will not talk about things. Give it to me, who can I give it to? Actually, to be honest, I am very happy that the lady did this, it proves that the lady still trusts me, so she will use me, isn't it?"

Shi Yiqing smiled lightly and said: "Mother Xu is indeed Mother Xu, she can always know my thoughts. Since you guessed what happened just now so accurately, you can also understand what I asked the little nun to bring to you in the morning. Bar?"

Madam Xu frowned and asked seriously: "I wanted to ask Miss before, what is that thing, it looks like a dossier in the yamen. How did you have it?"

"You may not believe it, but a stranger stuffed it into my hand." Shi Yiqing frowned and thought for a moment, then said slowly, "I always think that person looks familiar, but I can't remember where it is The way I've seen it before."

"What's in it?"

Shi Yiqing lowered his eyes with some worry, and said again and again after thinking: "Nurse, I don't want to hide it from you, but what's inside is very important, and I can't let you risk your life to know. How about this, you will arrange Uncle Zhong to come in tomorrow Burn incense, and then lead him to a secluded place, I have something to tell him."

Mother Xu responded: "Okay. But, miss, I'm afraid it's not safe to put that thing in your hands. There are many people here. If people know about this, we females, please keep it safe." It’s two things to say if you can’t save your life.”

Shi Yiqing nodded approvingly: "In that case, you wrap that thing in a package and stuff some clothes into it to cover it up. When you go down the mountain to find Uncle Zhong tomorrow, you can take it out by the way."

Someone knocked at the door: "Miss, I have already warmed up dinner, would you like some?"

Shi Yiqing looked at Madam Xu warily, but said, "Since it's hot, let's bring it in. I just happen to be a little hungry."

Nanny Xu got up and opened the door, only to see under the moonlight, Jian Liu was standing at the door with food, standing beside Shi Yiqing with a natural expression, as if she had never heard anything.

There was nothing to say all night, before dawn the next day, Nanny Xu had already carried the package down the mountain and left the courtyard gate, and handed the package to Uncle Zhong according to Shi Yiqing's instructions. After the two discussed it, they decided where to hide the package None of them were suitable. After searching and searching, they felt that it would be safe to bury the dossier under a dead tree behind the house, so the two dug up the soil with tools and hid the dossier.

There were slight footsteps coming from the door, awakening Shi Yiqing who was in a light sleep. She noticed that the man's breathing was uneven, so she closed her eyes slightly, secretly waiting for her next move, and did not wake up immediately.The closer the man got to Shi Yiqing's bed, the softer his footsteps were, Shi Yiqing couldn't help frowning slightly.

Waiting patiently until the person was close at hand, Shi Yiqing suddenly opened his eyes, looked coldly at the startled Jianliu in the room, propped himself up and sat up, and asked suspiciously: "What are you doing here?"

With a slightly pale face, Jianliu stood beside the gums, lowered his eyes and held his breath, and said, "This servant is here to see if Miss is awake."

Shi Yiqing pulled the coat aside and put it on his shoulders, and said in a cold tone: "Even if I didn't wake up, I was woken up by you. Jianliu, you should know my rules, right? Who let you enter my room like this ?”

Jianliu looked like he was doing something wrong and said: "Today is the servant on duty. The servant, the servant saw that the nanny was not there, and didn't know where to go. I saw the sun rising again. It's getting late. It's time for the maid to get up. It was the slave servant's fault that he rushed in rashly and frightened the miss."

Shi Yiqing carefully explored the look of Jianliu, and saw that it was really getting late, and was about to ask Nanny Xu where she was going, when she turned her eyes and remembered what she said to Nanny Xu last night, and said, "Okay, later Don't do this anymore, you have to ask Aunt Xu about everything, and you have to read more and remember more, so don't make such mistakes in the future. Since Aunt is not here today, you go and call Yinxiu and Mo Xian in and wait for me to change clothes Let's wash up."

Jian Liu bowed his head in response, walked out the door quickly, and called Mo Xian and Yin Xiu who were outside, and waited on Shi Yiqing to change his clothes together, had a simple breakfast, and went to their own business.

Shi Yiqing leaned on a soft pillow and read with a book in his hands, but secretly he kept looking at the shears who were on duty today. Although he didn't find anything wrong, he still had doubts about her actions this morning.

The sun was getting higher and higher, Mother Xu hurried back from the courtyard, rushed into the room with a happy face, holding food, and said to everyone with a smile: "I want you to eat vegetarian food in the temple these days." Are you a little depressed? Miss is the host today, please treat everyone to eat delicious food, okay?"

Even Mo Xian, who was the oldest in the room, couldn't help smiling, and couldn't help eating the food brought back by Aunt Xu, let alone Yin Xiu and Jianliu, the two half-aged children.

Seeing that the three of them were all focused on eating, Madam Xu turned her eyes to Shi Yiqing and nodded unobtrusively. She pretended nothing had happened and sent Shi Yiqing some food, saying : "Miss, this old slave bought your favorite sweet-scented osmanthus cake specially, you should try it."

Shi Yiqing took the food from Madam Xu's hand, smiled and looked at the people fighting and fighting in the room, and it was lively for a long time. Said: "You pick a piece of plain clothes and go out with me for a while with Madam Xu. It can be regarded as a casual meal."

These words are logical, but they did not arouse everyone's suspicion.Shi Yiqing wore a long skirt of primary color specially selected by Jianliu, and followed the guide monk to the main hall of Fahua Temple for the first time. At first, he also thought that Fahua Temple was luxurious, but now looking at the majestic hall in front of him, Among them is the statue of the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Avalokitesvara covered with gold leaf, holding a willow branch in one hand and a clean bottle in the other, standing tall on a four-foot-high lotus pedestal, looking down at the loving mother.

Shi Yiqing looked at Avalokitesvara in front of him with a complicated expression, thinking to himself, how stupid the world is to kneel in front of these clay statues all the time, put himself in a lowly position, and beg this clay figurine to satisfy his desires , It's really ridiculous and pitiful.

Looking at the two sides along the Guanyin master, the good fortune boy and the pearl-holding dragon girl are also on both sides of the sculpture, which looks extremely smart and cute. Looking at the two sides, I can only see 32 Avalokitesvara statues enshrined on the left and right sides of the main hall, arranged in a row Neat, with different shapes, standing in the hall is very imposing.

Following the monk who guides the way out of the main hall, he walked up the stone steps to the Daxiong Hall above, only to see Bodhidharma, the ancestor of Buddhism, standing in the middle with a compassionate face, and the gods from all walks of life below, and the eighteen arhats at the end .Shi Yiqing stood in front of the Arhat subduing the dragon and the tiger, and had no intention of stepping forward to kneel down to the statue. Seeing that the nun who guides her was looking sideways at her frequently, if she didn't know her identity, the nun might have stepped forward to say something of.

Seeing Shi Yiqing's indifferent expression, she stubbornly refused to bow her knees to salute, Xu Momo secretly sighed, just as if she still remembered the incident of being wronged in Jingxin Temple a while ago, she hurriedly walked there to lead the way In front of the nun, she said with a smile: "I think my lady is willing to ask the Buddha, but because of the crowd, she is thin-skinned, and she is embarrassed to bow down in public. That's why. I also ask the master to retreat." For a moment, let my lady have a step down, okay?"

The nun who led the way saw that Madam Xu didn't come over with the money, she felt a little unhappy, clasped her hands together and recited the Buddha's name expressionlessly, then retreated outside the hall and went to herself.

Shi Yiqing still stared at Bodhidharma in front of him with cold eyes, and said in a hoarse voice: "You say, if there are really gods in this world, and these gods are willing to listen to the prayers of ordinary people in the world and help them solve their problems, then, Why are there so many unjust things in this world, why are there so many people who die unjustly?"

(End of this chapter)