Chapter 204: Chanting
At the right time the next day, Er Lan and Xia Nishang had already gotten up.
Now in the Buddhist temple, it is natural that everything is simple. The weather is cold, and Xia Nishang is wearing an extra coat, which makes her feel much warmer.
She changed into a bright yellow phoenix Yu Fei's court clothes, wore a phoenix tail crown, and the outfit on her face was also dignified and beautiful. After breakfast, there was a little novice to call Xia Nishang.
Xia Nishang didn't say much, just took Er Lan and followed him closely.
Today, Xia Nishang wants to kneel for three or four hours on the main hall of Lugu Temple to pray to heaven and bless the people of Yeyun Kingdom.
"The Queen." The host master had been waiting there for a long time, and when he saw Xia Nishang coming, he just bowed slightly and asked Xia Nishang to pass.
Xia Nishang nodded at him slightly, but she didn't speak, and knelt straight on the ground, on top of the futon that had been prepared for her a long time ago.
Because this morning, there was a lot of time to kneel, Xia Nishang was afraid that she would be unwell and couldn't stand it, so when she was eating in the morning, in addition to using half a bowl of millet porridge, she forced herself to eat three custard steamed buns, so she could be regarded as stopping.
Maybe it's because she eats a lot, so Xia Nishang doesn't feel cold very much.
The host led a group of monks and little novices, all standing behind Xia Nishang, their faces full of solemnity.
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She recited the Myoho-renge-kyo from the Heart Sutra to pray that God would have mercy on the people of the world and not bring disaster to those who were weak.
Er Lan knelt down on Xia Nishang's right side, and also chanted in a low voice with Xia Nishang.
began to recite the scriptures, and Xia Nishang also cleared all the troubles in her mind, and this is the beginning of reciting calmly.
Xia Nishang's voice is very soft and glutinous, with a porcelain voice unique to Jiangnan women. However, when she began to recite the Buddhist scriptures, her voice was deep and heavy, which made people listen to it, but it couldn't help but remember it in her heart.
Xia Nishang is a person who can endure hardships, although there are futons on the ground, but how thick the futons in the temple can be. Xia Nishang just knelt for a while, but she felt that her knees were very sore, and her waist was about to break, which was very uncomfortable.
However, Xia Nishang didn't move, but gritted her teeth and stopped abruptly.
Even the host master behind him couldn't help but nod secretly when he saw it. Xia Nishang is really a natural mother of the country, and her heart for the world and the people like this is not something that ordinary people can do.
These four hours passed slowly, and by the time the morning prayer was over, it was already the end of noon. Xia Nishang only felt hungry, exhausted all over her body, and the whole person was about to faint.
"Queen Mother, it's time for fasting." The host master stood quietly beside Xia Nishang and reminded softly.
Xia Nishang heard his voice, and slowly raised her head to look.
"Oh, it's noon." Xia Nishang was stunned, but Er Lan quickly stepped forward to help Xia Nishang get up.
Because the time spent kneeling on the ground is too long. Xia Nishang's legs were already numb from the knee down. Er Lan helped her stand up a few times before she stood up embarrassmently.
After standing up, Xia Nishang felt as if she didn't know her own legs, and she could only let Er Lan support her to move a few steps.
However, she still walked in front of the statue of Shakyamuni Buddha, held a light sandalwood in her hand, bowed three times, and said softly:
"Pray that the Buddha will bless me with peace and joy in the world of Yeyun Country, and get rid of the sea of suffering as soon as possible."
After Xia Nishang finished speaking, she held the incense in her hands and inserted it on the Buddhist shrine in front of her.
All this was done, Xia Nishang turned around, and blessed the host master, and then took Er Lan's hand and slowly walked out of the main hall.
Back in the room, Xia Nishang only felt sore all over, as if she was about to die. She lay on the bed, so tired that she didn't even want to move her fingers.
"Niangniang, do you want lunch?" In fact, the people in the temple use two meals a day. However, Xia Nishang is pampered after all, and her health is not good, so naturally she can't be like them. That's why Erlan has such a question.
"I don't want to move." Xia Nishang was indeed hungry, but she didn't want to move. She felt like her bones were going to break, and she couldn't care about anything else.
"Niangniang, then you have to eat, otherwise Niangniang will have no strength." Er Lan saw that Xia Nishang was really reluctant to move, and knew that she was tired all morning, and she had been kneeling there, and her whole body was very tired.
When Er Lan returned to their house with lunch, Xia Nishang had already fallen asleep. She put down what she was holding and tiptoed to Xia Nishang's side.
"Mother, let's go to sleep after eating." Er Lan leaned on Xia Nishang's ear and said softly.
However, Xia Nishang had already fallen into a deep sleep due to overwork, where could she still hear Er Lan's call.
When Er Lan saw her like this, she didn't say anything more. I just put the porridge and buns I brought in the insulated box that I took down from the phoenix. After a few bites, he put down his chopsticks.
Xia Nishang was really tired, although she was very hungry, but she couldn't resist the thick sleepiness.
Knowing that she was tired, Erlan no longer told her to get up, but turned around and walked out of the house.
Murong Ye was still asleep. However, according to the little novice, he once woke up, drank some medicine, and fell asleep again.
When Er Lan got there, Murong Ye's face was no longer as pale as yesterday, but he had finally regained some of his blood color. The wounds on the body are also slowly healing, and they will get better in a few days.
"Does he still have a fever?" Er Lan stood aside, watching the little novice carefully wipe the sweat from Murong Ye's forehead, and asked softly.
"I retired in the second half of the night last year, and now it's much better." Xiao Shami replied to Er Lan's words, but his hand still did not stop, and he kept busy.
Er Lan stayed for a while, knowing that she was here, and she couldn't help much, so she turned around again and returned to her and Xia Nishang's house.
When she returned to the house, Xia Nishang had already woken up, and she was half-leaning on the side of the bed, eating the porridge left by Er Lan and eating the snacks she had brought out from the palace before.
"Mother, you're awake." Er Lan was originally a little sad, looking at Murong Ye's originally strong body, but now he had to lie on the bed, and he felt a little uncomfortable. However, when she saw Xia Nisheng, she packed up all those emotions, so as not to worry her.
"Well, where did you go, why don't you take an umbrella?" Xia Nishang held a snack in her hand, looked at Er Lan's somewhat wet hair, and couldn't help frowning.
"The slave maid just went to see Lord Murong, the adult is recovering well, Niangniang doesn't have to worry." Er Lan had a shallow smile on his face and said to Xia Nishang.
"How's my brother?" When Xia Nishang heard this, she suddenly came to her senses. Her eyes were also sparkling looking at Er Lan, her body was really sore, otherwise she would have liked to see it for herself.
"Much better. The fever has also subsided, so don't worry about it. Er Lan hurriedly stepped forward and said. The host also said that adults have a good foundation, but it will be fine in three or five days. ”
"That's good, that's good." Xia Nishang listened, and this was a sigh of relief. "We're going back to the palace the day after tomorrow, why don't we let him still recuperate here, and then go back to the palace when he's completely better."
"Yes." Er Lan lowered her head and agreed with Xia Nishang's opinion. She also felt that Murong Ye's current physical condition was really not suitable for running around and being tired.
However, she doesn't care about these things, and she can't control them.
After Xia Nishang ate, she felt a lot more comfortable, no longer tired, just sat up, leaned on the edge of the bed, and listened to the sound of the rain outside. Holding a scripture book in his hand, he read it carefully.
Er Lan sat crookedly on the small stool next to her, her fingers flying up and down, still embroidering the purse.
Xia Nishang had already seen it left and right, and she was not embarrassed, she just accelerated the speed in her hand.
And the master and the servant went about their own things, and sat without speaking to each other, and sat for an afternoon. It wasn't until the end of the night that they raised their heads and smiled at each other.
The itinerary for the second day was much the same as the day before. Xia Nishang still got up early, and after breakfast, she went to the main hall to pray for the blessings of the people of Yeyun Country.
Then, in the afternoon, I still went back to my room, looked at the Buddhist scriptures, and calmed down.
The same is true on the third day.
However, when she got up on the morning of the third day, Xia Nishang's knees were already red and swollen, because she had been kneeling on the ground for a long time, and now it hurts a lot to even move.
Seeing this, Er Lan was very distressed. However, they are in a Buddhist temple, and everything is limited, and there is really no way to do it.
Xia Nishang thought that there was still a morning left today, and she could go back to the palace in the afternoon, so she gritted her teeth and persevered.
Murong Ye's body was already well, and he was able to stand up and get out of bed and walk around. However, Xia Nishang still didn't worry about him, and refused to let him follow him back to the palace.
Murong Ye had no choice but to explain to the people around him that he must take good care of Xia Nishang and protect her safety, which can be regarded as giving up.
After lunch at noon, a mighty group of people set off and walked in the direction of the imperial city.
Xia Nishang looked at the passing scene outside the curtain, and a cold smile appeared on her face.