Chapter 156: Worship the Buddha
Yu Mingyang also likes this big brother very much. In the past, when I was in Xiangzhou, there were some good sisters, but now in the capital, out of the mother, sister, brother-in-law and female husband, at most counting a few maids who serve closely, there is no one to talk to.
King Yong patiently answered her questions, and they were the happiest at the dinner table.
After a lively meal, Yu Mingyang yawned contentedly and threw himself into his mother's arms to sleep.
"His Royal Highness King Yong has some things to ask, so I went to the study with him to talk, and I will be back in a while. Qin Ji said softly to Yu Mingzhi.
Yu Mingzhi said: "Okay, it just so happens that I also want to accompany my mother for a while and measure the size of my clothes." I found two horses in the storeroom with very good colors and patterns, which are very suitable for my mother and sister. ”
Qin Ji took advantage of the fact that others were not paying attention, kissed her on the forehead, and then went to the study with King Yong to talk.
Yu Mingzhi accompanied his mother and sister back to their yard, first freshened Yu Mingyang, and carried her to bed to sleep, before their mother and daughter sat at the table and talked.
"The day after tomorrow is the fifteenth, and I want to go to the temple outside the city to pay respects. Mrs. Yu sighed, "It was a wonderful day, where to enshrine your father's tablet." ”
Yu Mingzhi responded: "Well, I'll go with you." ”
Mrs. Yu said: "During the day, I chatted with the eldest princess, and Princess Cheng was also there, and they also wanted to go together." I heard that King Cheng is going to Fanbang again. Princess Cheng wanted to ask for a peace blessing for him to stay on her side. ”
"Going out again?" Yu Mingzhi was a little surprised so quickly.
Mrs. Yu nodded, and there was nothing to hide in front of her daughter, showing a trace of her unhappiness, "Actually, I don't want to go with so many people, it's very noisy." Alas...... What is the use of all this fame, fortune, glory and wealth?"
Seeing that her mother was about to shed tears, Yu Mingzhi leaned over and hugged her shoulders.
Mrs. Yu hurriedly wiped her eyes with her sleeve, still not wanting the emotions on her back to affect her daughter, "Didn't you say that you wanted to make clothes for me?" ”
"Hmm. Yu Mingzhi took out the ruler that had been prepared. Measure it up decently.
Mrs. Yu looked at her attentively affectionate. Squeezed out a smile, "Our family Mingzhi really looks like a tailor." ”
Yu Mingzhi said with a smile: "I don't dare to be called a tailor now because of my little ability." ”
Mrs. Yu asked, "Does Qin Ji like those sets of clothes you made?"
Yu Mingzhi smiled slightly, "I like it." ”
"That's good. Mrs. Yu said, "You guys are doing well." I was relieved. ”
Yu Mingzhi said: "The happiness and beauty of living with my mother and sister. I'm the happiest. ”
Mrs. Yu's mood was much better driven by her, and her fingertips lightly tapped her nose, "You." The mouth is really getting sweeter. ”
On the fifteenth, Yu Mingzhi and his mother came to the eldest princess's mansion first, thinking that there were already a group of ladies and young ladies there, but who knew that under the leadership of the maid, they walked into the hall and only heard the laughter of the eldest princess and Princess Cheng.
"Stepmother. "Yu Mingzhi first greeted the eldest princess.
The eldest princess beckoned her and asked her to sit beside her, "King Cheng is preparing the carriage and horses, and we will set off in a while." ”
Yu Mingzhi looked at his mother and asked, "Are we the only ones?"
The eldest princess said: "Yes, just a few of us, King Cheng will come to open the way for us." When there are too many people, it is inevitable that it will be noisy, and it will not be good to make noise to the Buddha. She said, nodding and smiling at Mrs. Yu.
Mrs. Yu felt that the eldest princess was actually doing this to take care of her.
But why did you suddenly change your mind?
She couldn't help but look at her daughter.
Yu Mingzhi didn't say anything, because her mother didn't like to have a lot of dealings with those ladies and misses, and she didn't mention it to Qin Ji.
It seems that the eldest princess really treats them as her own, so she is so hearted, right?
"That's what my stepmother said. She replied with a smile.
As he was talking, King Cheng strode from outside, "Auntie, the carriage and horses are ready, we can set off." ”
The eldest princess got up first, "Come, let's go, it's early to worship the Buddha." ”
Yu Mingzhi helped the eldest princess, Princess Cheng pulled Mrs. Yu to speak, and the four of them followed behind King Cheng, walked out of the gate, and boarded the carriage one after another. King Cheng waited until they were all seated, then turned over and got on his horse, and only the coachman escorted him to set off.
They are going to the Yunju Temple outside the city, located on the mountainside, because the carriage and horses are inconvenient to walk, so they need people to walk up to the foot of the mountain, even if the Son of Heaven is coming, it can only be like this, and it is also a time to test the sincerity of believers. However, the mountain road is not long, a little steep, Mrs. Yu signaled the eldest daughter to continue to support the eldest princess, asking them to walk carefully, and she and Princess Cheng continued to walk behind.
Princess Cheng took more care of Mrs. Yu, and carefully held her arm all the way, never slacking off.
Yu Mingzhi saw it in his eyes and had a good impression of her.
Soon, everyone came to the door of Yunju Temple, and the host led everyone out to greet them, but there was no trace of other pilgrims.
"Donor, please. The host stood in front of his chest and bowed slightly to them.
"Youlao presided. The eldest princess said to him modestly.
The host nodded and led the way.
King Cheng said: "I'll take the guards around to make sure you're safe." ”
"It's fine. The eldest princess didn't say anything, "It's hard work for you." ”
King Cheng smiled: "My nephew should do it." It's not too early, auntie, let's go in. He looked at his wife again, and motioned with his eyes for her to take care of the eldest princess and Mrs. Liang Guo, because these two were elders.
Princess Cheng bowed her head to show that she understood.
Although they are just outside the capital, it doesn't mean that they won't be in danger.
So many spies were sent out, but there was no news of King Yi at all, which had to make people be shocked by his ability. I'm really afraid that he will go crazy and come to this temple to do something to them, and take them hostage to blackmail the court.
That's why the eldest princess doesn't need too many people to accompany her. I'm afraid that the matter of worshipping the Buddha will be known to King Yi. Moreover, the proposal to come to Yunju Temple today came suddenly, and he didn't want him to know about it and laid a trap in advance.
King Yi is indeed unguardable, but it is not good to delay coming to worship the Buddha and praying for wishes. King Cheng is about to leave the capital, and the road ahead is uncertain, she really wants to come and pray to the Buddha, and then ask for some amulets for King Cheng to wear.
Just thinking about it, they had already entered the Daxiong Treasure Hall.
The monks of Yunju Temple only learned the news yesterday afternoon, but they didn't know what method they used to make none of the pilgrims who were going to come today disappear, so as not to bump into the eldest princess. After all, the first and fifteenth days of each month are the most effective days to worship the Buddha. Many people are waiting to grab their first stick of incense, because it must be the best of the day.
A group of people stood still in front of the Buddha statue, worshiped the Buddha, put incense, and added incense oil, and did it in an orderly manner. Then the host will take it personally. Go to the meditation room and take a break. After eating the fast at noon, I listened to the presiding officer explain the Dharma himself.
Princess Cheng was delighted to hold the talisman she had just asked for. The eldest princess laughed at her, "The third child knows that your nephew and daughter-in-law care about him so much, and she must be moved to tears." ”
Princess Cheng blushed slightly. "Auntie, you're laughing, we're all old husbands and wives, and we're still like young girls......" she said, she looked at Yu Mingzhi, "I see Mingzhi asked for four amulets." ”
Yu Mingzhi nodded generously, "One for my mother, my sister, Qin Ji and myself." ”
The eldest princess said: "Mingzhi is really a filial and affectionate child. Come on, ......" she beckoned, signaling Yu Mingzhi not to be busy pouring tea first, and spread out her palm when she came to her, and there was a smooth and bright jade Buddha card on it, "This is what I just asked the Buddha for, you wear it on your body, you can keep you safe and secure, and there will be no disaster." ”
Yu Mingzhi thanked him and took it carefully, and then hung it around his neck, "Present the auspicious words of the Buddha and the righteous mother." ”
Then the door opened, and a few attendants came in, holding pastries, and as they entered the house, the breeze sent a sweet smell, not only of the pastries, but also of the flowers outside the door.
Princess Cheng's eyes lit up, "There is still an osmanthus tree in this temple?"
The little novice at the door replied: "Back to the donor's words, under the root of the south wall, planted two osmanthus flowers, which were planted by the master Mingxiu, who presided over the temple at that time, when the temple was built, more than 300 years ago. ”
"Then I'm going to have to go see it. Princess Cheng said.
The eldest princess said, "Go, go, I knew you had to go and see it." She noticed the puzzled expressions of the Yu family's mother and daughter, and explained: "Because there is a cinnamon character in the nephew's daughter-in-law's maiden name, she was born in the season when osmanthus is in full bloom, so she has a soft spot for osmanthus." ”
Princess Cheng smiled.
The eldest princess said: "Those who are contaminated with the Buddha's spirit are spiritual, you must get some flowers, dry them and put them in the brocade bag for the third child to wear, right? ”
Princess Cheng said: "My aunt made fun of me again." With that, she saluted and hurried out.
"Look, shy. The eldest princess laughed, in a very good mood.
After eating a few pastries and padding his stomach a little, the eldest prince asked Mrs. Yu to accompany him to walk in the courtyard, leaving Yu Mingzhi alone in the meditation room. When she went to see the emperor before, she heard Qin Shilang say that she should pay more attention to Mingzhi's body, because it is said to be ......
Thinking of this, she smiled deeply, and sighed in her heart that being young is good.
"There are a lot of Dharma books here, you can read them, they are very good for cultivating the body and mind, if you have any questions, you can also ask him when the host comes in the afternoon. ”
"Yes, auntie. Yu Mingzhi saw them leave, so he came to the bookshelf, looked at it carefully, and then picked out a copy with his heart and returned to the table to read.
Jewel stood beside her, refilling tea from time to time.
Yu Mingzhi looked at the Buddhist scriptures seriously, she used to come to the temple with her mother to worship the Buddha, but the books in the scripture pavilion of the local temple in Xiangzhou were not as many as in the meditation room of this Yunju Temple.
There is no end to the sea of clouds, and there will never be too much knowledge. Yu Mingzhi looked at it with interest, frowning at the esoteric sentences from time to time, thinking about the deep meaning.
"Huh?" Zhu'er suddenly asked softly, "Madam, look at this pattern." ”
Yu Mingzhi looked at her fingers and couldn't help but be shocked.
"This pattern ......" she tensed and took a deep breath, "Is this pattern exactly the same as the kidnapper's house?!
The answer came so suddenly, she occasionally remembered the beautiful lotus flower pattern she had never seen before, but she couldn't find out where it came from.
Unexpectedly, he saw the answer so unprepared.
Sure enough, it has something to do with Buddhism.
Zhu'er took a closer look, and while recalling the appearance in her mind, she said with certainty after a long time: "It's exactly the same!"
"This pattern is from ......," Yu Mingzhi hurriedly flipped through the commentary on it in the Buddhist scriptures, "...... It can't be!"
Her hand shook, and the sutra almost fell to the ground.
I never thought the answer would be like this......
At the same time, in the mountains and forests outside Yunju Temple, there was a young woman dressed as a Taoist aunt who was carrying a load of water with difficulty and walking on the rugged mountain road. Her originally delicate hands were scarred by the grinding, and the weight was on her shoulders, as if an inattentive person could crush her whole person, and she had to clench her teeth, and her beautiful face was twisted into a ball.
"It's useless to blame me, otherwise how can you not go home to this day. The old woman who followed her cried.
At the mention of this, a sense of irritability suddenly rose in the young woman's heart, and she viciously threw the bucket of water that she had worked so hard to pick up on the ground. The barrel smashed on the stones, and with a "bang" sound, all the water spilled out, and the barrel rolled down the hillside.
"Huh?" Cheng Wang, who happened to pass by and was splashed with water on the hem of his clothes and was almost hit by a wooden barrel, frowned slightly, and looked up.
The young woman was startled, but was stunned again after seeing Cheng Wang's handsome face and extraordinary demeanor.
The guard shouted, "Who is so bold......"
King Cheng waved his hand and told him to step aside, then leaned down to pick up the barrel that was about to fall apart, and walked slowly down the slope and placed it at the young woman's feet.
The young woman instantly lost her irritable arrogance, and said in a daze: "Thank you......"
Cheng Wang said: "Look at your dress, you look like a person from Huiyunguan nearby, have you encountered any problems?" he said, and also looked at the old woman not far away, there are three or four points of similarity between the eyebrows of these two people, and they should be related by blood.
His tone was too gentle and kind, and the young woman who had been treated harshly in the Taoist temple cried out with a "wow", and the crystal tears slid across her face, making her look even more pitiful, she knelt in front of King Cheng with a "poof", wanting to grab the hem of his clothes, but the outstretched hand obviously revealed a little hesitation, so she was stalemate in the middle of the road, "Please help me, otherwise the little woman will die on this mountain!" (To be continued.) )