The maid is the queen

Chapter 257
The temple has not changed at all, although there are no pilgrims, it is cleaned very cleanly, and even a red blanket is spread to the door.

I made everyone wait outside, not wanting to worry about the quietness here.

Stepping in, a little nun came up and said, "The host has been waiting for a long time, please, my lady."

I smiled and was not surprised. These people can always be easily counted. Although the clothes are not very outstanding, the roster he made for me has not had time to be published to the world, and only Eunuch Chen knows it. It is to teach the master to see clearly.

When I was introduced into the hall, I could smell the fragrance and clear the altar, and the sound of wooden fish dispelled the restlessness in my heart.

I went in and saw an old nun knocking on a wooden fish, muttering words, but didn't say anything.

I knelt down on the futon and looked at the Buddha image piously: "Please Buddha protect the peace of the great minister and bless the emperor's peace and safety. I am willing to lose ten years of my life in exchange for his safety, and in exchange for the prosperity and tranquility that the great minister maintains now."

Kowtow three times in a row, and then plug in the incense.

The wooden fish in the old aunt's hand did not stop, but said: "People are selfish, you can only give ten years, but you don't know if you want to exchange more, you have to give more."

"I know, I'm very selfish, because I don't want to exchange for the loneliness of his life, I want to wait for him and stay with him."

"What the empress is asking for is the catastrophe of the great appearance. The Buddha will naturally bless the appearance of all living beings. The kindness and resentment in the world has its own laws and calamity. Those who deserve calamity cannot escape. Everything is destined , Seventy percent is artificial."

"I also ask the master to give advice." I bowed earnestly.

She opened her eyes and looked at me and said: "Your fate is precious, and you can go through your various tribulations with kindness. It may be a blessing, but you must remember that you must not kill too much."

"Yes." I replied.

She added: "You have only been rich for ten years."

I laughed and kowtowed again and again, she had already given me the answer, we will turn bad luck into good luck, ten years, ten years is enough, even if I only spend ten years with him after he wakes up, that's enough. enough.

I was so happy that tears came down. I wiped my tears with joy and sadness.

"Your Majesty's kindness is the blessing of the Prime Minister, and Chang Tian has the virtue of being good at life." There was wisdom in her eyes and mysterious words in her words, but I couldn't understand them.

After thinking for a while, he said: "Zhiqiu has one more thing I want to ask the master to agree to. Please don't tell anyone about the past ten years."

Give me ten years, I am satisfied, I don't want those who care about me to worry about me anymore.

The master smiled and nodded: "Yeah, ma'am, but please remember what you said today, you don't have to think about the worst in everything."

I close my eyes, Buddha, I have many, many wishes, I hope that Xu and Baobaoxi can grow up safely, each has his own way, and never have to hurt or kill for the throne, I hope that Xia Junlan can live a normal life An An, no longer hurt, no longer lonely, no longer painful, Xia Juntang, Lin Luoshui can be safe and happy, and there are many, many people and things that can be fulfilled.

After leaving the temple, I stood in the Ten Mile Pavilion for a while. The Ten Mile Lake below was already covered with white snow and ice. Standing here, the wind was very cold, but it was gentle on my face.

The father-in-law came forward: "Princess Muqiu, it's not too early."

"Go back to the palace." I turned around.

The way down the mountain is more difficult, the snow is slippery and I am afraid of falling, so I take every step very carefully. The crowd surrounded me, carefully watched and supported me for fear that I would fall.The current me suddenly overlaps with the previous me. That injured and panicked girl all went down the mountain.

Before entering that palace, I felt a little heavy.

Yun Zhiqiu, cheer up, you need to be stronger when he is not around.

He fell asleep in the sedan chair, and the father-in-law carried him directly to Zhenghua Palace.

The palace lady helped me in and sat down to drink a cup of hot tea. I was still a little confused, and I didn't hear clearly what Eunuch Chen was saying.

A familiar voice said: "Eunuch Chen, don't worry about her, let her sleep for a while."

When I heard this voice, I woke up suddenly, rubbed my sore eyes, and saw that it was Xia Juntang sitting instead of the emperor, and then I came back to my senses and sighed. How could I forget that he would not wake up for three years. Like, but not him either.

"Zhiqiu?" he called worriedly.

I opened my eyelids and smiled: "I'm fine, what did you say just now, Eunuch Chen, please say it again."

He lowered his voice and said: "As soon as the queen mother returned to the palace, she asked the imperial doctor about the third prince's wound. Fortunately, he acted quickly. The imperial doctor said it happened last night, and the queen mother looked very dazed. After a long time, I sent someone to invite the empress to come over, and asked the empress how the emperor's injury was, the empress said calmly: "The Zhenghua Palace is guarded by Princess Muqiu, so why worry, it's not for the sake of my concubine's worry."

Lu Yao, alas, I know she can see it.

When you love someone and hate someone deeply, you will remember his every move in your heart, and now it's time to doubt the emperor, how can she not be suspicious if something is wrong.

This is a loss for both sides, Lu Xianhu is dead, and the emperor is not worth the loss, so whoever wins.

The Queen Mother values ​​the status and power of the Lu family so much, but as long as the emperor's surname is Xia, their blood and ancestral precepts have the ability to maintain imperial power, the higher the Lu family stands, the harder they will fall.

Xia Juntang pondered for a while and said: "Now that I think about it, it is not appropriate to carry out the affairs of the Qing emperor, but once Lu Xianhu died, the Lu family did not have any outstanding people, and the excessive property of the Lu family was sealed off, which is enough to win the hearts of everyone in the Lu family. panicked."

"You don't have to worry, it's good that you can live with the emperor now." I said softly.

But he sighed in a low voice: "Zhiqiu, I always knew that I wasted my time on the wind, the flowers, the snow and the moon, and I didn't achieve much. What I do is not as bold as the emperor."

"I didn't mean that, Juntang, don't be sad, I really didn't mean that, you are you, he is him, there is a saying that it is easy to conquer the country and difficult to defend the country, courtiers and politicians are not easy to deal with, everything will be too hasty The flaws are exposed, and now we have no way out."

So I would rather play it safe, and I would rather not mess with the Queen Mother.

He nodded with heavy eyes: I see, you go back to sleep first, don't worry about me, I won't be able to go to court for a few days, just give me a chance to practice, it would be great to have Eunuch Chen here. "

"It's okay, I'll stay here with you." I can help you with anything.

He frowned: "If it was the emperor, he would never make you so tired and let you stay here all the time, right? Go back to sleep, if others think about it, how can the emperor who loves you make you so tired, then Isn't it the most obvious flaw?"

I looked up, looked at the embroidery pattern hanging on the wall, and said with a slight smile: "How come you are getting smarter and smarter, and you have learned to turn around and teach people, okay, then I will go back. From now on you will be with us In front of him, he called himself me."

I think we all let go, and we all understand something, Xia Juntang and we will be better friends than friends in the future, right?I don't even have to look at your answer, you know me and I know you pretty well, you said of course it must be a friend.

After going back to rest, I fell asleep until the next morning, my complexion was still a little weak, but I was much more energetic than yesterday.I patted my face to make my cheeks rosy, stood up and went outside. The three children ate breakfast obediently.

Seeing the sadness in his eyes, the baby was not as naughty as in the past, and said softly: "Mother, concubine, eat breakfast and be full."

"Yeah." I sat down to eat, looked at Xu and the baby and said softly, "Don't be afraid, nothing will change."

"Mother and concubine." Xi also called softly: "It's snowing, see father won't be writing."

"Xia Xuexi, do you want to eat?"

He nodded: "Xi wants to eat."

Seeing that his face was dirty from eating, I took out the handkerchief and wiped it clean for him: "Then go, see that all my brothers and sisters are going, Xie doesn't have to learn how to ride horses and practice swords now, it's already much better."

The wind and snow outside are really heavy. Although I thought that nothing would change, I was powerless to deal with many things in the harem. I took the maids to send them there in the wind and snow, for fear of attracting attention, even the guards dared not Keep a few more, but I am extremely worried.

What I am most afraid of is that the queen mother will take the child for surgery!The snow outside is so cold, I am shocked that this winter will be very difficult.

Sitting in Zhenghua Palace, there were still some people who were absent-minded. Xia Juntang asked someone to release the news, saying that the Third Prince Jing was in great grief because of the death of his mother and concubine, and left with a seal, leaving a trace of hair all over the place. Xun, the way is to become a monk to drive away the sorrow in the heart.

Hearing that the Empress Dowager knew about it, she let out a long sigh: "It's really unexpected that she won't be able to survive this winter. From now on, this palace will look even more withered."

"Then how to deal with this matter?" Eunuch Chen asked for instructions.

Seeing the sadness and hurt in Xia Juntang's eyes, he said lightly: "My concubine mother is not a person who chases fame and fortune. It is really helpless to bring her out to talk about things this time. Concubine mother is reasonable, and she must not It will blame me, and it has already calmed down, so there is no need to make any more trouble."

"I know what you mean, but you are Junlan now, not Juntang. The emperor will definitely give your mother and concubine a title according to the rules left by your ancestors, and then you will be buried in peace."

He nodded: "Then follow the rules and just erect a monument."

While talking, the father-in-law outside came to report: "Concubine Yang brought the princess to visit the emperor."

Xia Juntang glanced at me and said, "Let her in."

"Don't worry, in the harem, apart from the empress, the emperor rarely even treats other concubines perfunctorily." Eunuch Chen's words made Xia Juntang smile faintly, bitter and tasteless.

Concubine Yang came in with the little princess, I smiled and called: "Sister Concubine Yang."

With her arms in her arms, pain slipped through her beautiful eyes, and it passed quickly, with a relaxed smile on her face: "Congratulations, empress, I think there will be another imperial concubine in the palace soon."

Eunuch Chen said, "Yes, Concubine Yang."

"Long live the emperor." She looked lightly at the emperor with eyes full of panic, "I heard that the emperor was injured, and I was so frightened that I couldn't sleep well for a few days. How is the emperor feeling better now?"

(End of this chapter)