Chapter 16: The Princess is summoned

This is not a special day, and Guo Yu's family, who entered the incense today, only responded to Guo Hongtao's arrangement of twenty personal guards to accompany him. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

The group drove and stopped, and finally arrived at Weiming Mountain, where the Temple of Mercy and Grace is located.

I think it is thanks to the royal favor for many years, the road up the mountain of Ci'en Temple is not narrow, the wide and clean stone road leads to the halfway up the mountain, and the two carriages can run in parallel.

The fragrance of soil and grass hit all the way, Guo Lanxin, who closed his eyes and recuperated, looked at Guo Furong who was sleeping lightly opposite, and finally couldn't help but lift the blue curtain and look out of the carriage.

The searching eyes fell after seeing a few gorgeous carriages parked in front of the mountain gate, and the Gu Niang on the side quickly dropped the curtain.

Suddenly, several carriages from the Marquis of Yongchang Mansion also stopped in front of the mountain gate. Guo Furong, who was sleeping lightly, was awakened by the maid and sorted out her makeup; Got on the car affectionately, but there was little conversation along the way, and the two of them were basically resting in the second half of the journey because of fatigue, and they just recuperated their spirits at this moment.

"What was my sister looking at just now?" Caressing the folds of her dress, Guo Furong hopes that she will show her best side in front of everyone at all times.

"It's nothing, it's just that the scenery in the mountains is better."

"That's right, the scenery of this Weiming Mountain is good, the Temple of Mercy and Grace is deeply blessed with the emperor's grace, and the triennial cultural meeting of Daqin is mostly held in the Lingyun Pavilion on the mountain."

As he was talking, he heard Tan's mother's message from outside the car: "Princess Su has come to Ci'en Temple to make incense, and the old lady instructed the three young ladies to go to the guest house for a short rest, and then follow her to Luoxia Courtyard to see the ceremony." ”

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"Miss, when I see the people in King Su's mansion for a while, I must no longer look left and right like in the carriage, this Princess Su is famous for talking about rules!" In the guest room, the worried Gu Nanniang served fragrant tea to Guo Lanxin and instructed repeatedly.

"How?" Guo Lanxin, who heard the voice, raised her eyebrows.

"Qiu Chan, you come and tell Miss," pulled over the Qiu Cicada who was making the bed on the side, Gu Nanniang looked at Guo Lanxin with some sighs, "In the past, you girls in the inner courtyard did not tell the story of this princess. ”

"No, miss, this princess Su was born in the century-old family Jinyang An, and gave birth to the son Qin Xiang and the lord of Xiangjun Qin Mengdie; In the Nasu Palace, it is said that there are no two things; I heard that there was a banquet in the mansion, and the prince's favorite lady Ru collided with someone, and without saying a word, he was killed with a cane in front of everyone in the mansion. ”

"The most ruthless is still to come," Gu Nanniang on the side also accosted, "Last year, at the flower viewing party in June in the capital, there was a young lady from the Lang family who was interested in Qin Shizi, and sent someone to secretly send a message to meet, but Princess Su was disgraced in public, and she deducted her head with a sentence of "unruly", and she still hasn't found her in-law's family!" ”

"It seems that this Princess Su is a ruthless ......," groaned, Guo Lan thought thoughtfully.

Recalls the biography I read in my previous life: Qin Maoxian, the king of Su, the third son of today, is good at fighting and heroic. The biological mother, Concubine Liu, was born in a noble family in the south of the Yangtze River, and she was not inferior to the King of England and the King of Jin in the competition for the throne. If he hadn't died early in the Battle of Kyoto, maybe it wouldn't have been the turn of the later mediocre Xuanzong to ascend the throne.

Historically, the battle between the royal prince has been tragic, and Princess Su's move must also have a deep meaning. What's more, the inner house is private, how can it be said clearly in a few words, what the nurse and Qiu Chan are talking about is superficial, but one thing is certain, that is, this Princess Su is extremely protective, as long as it touches her son, Qin Xiang, the heir of Su Wangfu, it is definitely not emotional.

Presumably, the prince of Nasu is also an outstanding character......

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The custom of worshiping Buddha was introduced into the Central Plains from the Jing'an period of the previous dynasty, after hundreds of years, it was unprecedentedly prosperous in Daqin, and the present day of the throne was to commemorate the ancestors, and temples were built throughout the country; The Temple of Mercy and Grace, which is deeply blessed with the emperor's grace, is constantly expanding.

Nowadays, the Ci'en Temple, which covers an area of nearly 100 acres, retains a flat square and north-south central axis layout in the continuous renovation, and the huge mountain gate is divided into bell towers and drum towers on the left and right; It contains the four halls of the Mountain Gate Palace, the Tianwang Palace, the Daxiong Treasure Palace, the Bodhisattva Palace, as well as the Dharma Hall and the Tibetan Scripture Building; The monk's room and dining hall are lined up on both sides of the middle road; The whole temple is symmetrical and steady, neat and rigorous, and the mountains, pines and cypresses, flowing water, palaces, pavilions and corridors echo each other, giving people a sense of subtle warmth, harmony and tranquility.

As Guo Yu's family moved forward, Guo Lanxin was deeply impressed by the grandeur of the Temple of Mercy and Grace, such an elegant and solemn temple atmosphere, full of natural interest, and far-reaching artistic conception, no wonder it will become a royal shrine for Buddha; It's a pity that it will be destroyed in the future......

The group walked into the Luoxia Courtyard under the leadership of the monk Zhike; Passing through the layers of palace guards guarding the courtyard, a neat bluestone road comes into view, and several clusters of green bamboos are planted on both sides of the road, which squeak softly in the breeze; I saw a neat servant woman in green clothes stepping out of the Zen Society covered by the bamboo forest, and saw Guo Yushi hurriedly saluting respectfully: "Mrs. Guo is well, ladies are well, Her Royal Highness the Princess is in the main hall at the moment, please come with me." ”

"Mother Lian is polite," hurriedly called Chunmei to help the other party up, Guo Yushi was obviously very familiar with Mother Lian, and his face was full of smiles

As he spoke, everyone had entered the main hall.

I saw a noble woman sitting at the head of the hall, it was the princess An, more than thirty years old, dressed in a colorful dark flower cloud brocade palace dress, covered with tulle, her hair combed and looked at the fairy bun, her face like jade was well maintained, and at this moment, a pair of Danfeng eyes were looking at everyone with a smile. Guo Yu hurriedly led everyone to salute, and before he could lower his body, he was already supported by the servants on the left and right of the hall, and he approached to give him a seat.

"The old lady is really polite, the boat is tired, you should have a good rest." The group sat down, and Princess Su, who was smiling, took a sip of tea and said.

"How does this work? Knowing that the princess and her entourage are here, they should have visited," Guo Yushi hurriedly said, "The dog is occasionally named Chayunding in the south of the Yangtze River, and the drink is refreshing and prolongs life; The old man carries it with him, if he doesn't dislike it, please ask the princess to smile. As he spoke, he waved his hand and asked Tan's mother to bring the tea box.

King Su loves tea, and the whole country knows it. Guo Yu's move also had the intention of borrowing flowers to offer Buddha, and sure enough, Princess Su accepted it with a smile. The wandering eyes glanced at the ladies of the Guo Mansion, and when they saw Guo Furong, who was dressed appropriately and had a beautiful face, they suddenly smiled with satisfaction: "Sister Rong is well-dressed, well-behaved and studious, but it hurts more than my naughty dream butterfly." ”

"Princess Xie praised her mother," she stood up with some sincere fear, Guo Furong lowered her eyebrows and returned the salute respectfully, "The county lord of Xiang has golden branches and jade leaves, and she is both talented and beautiful, how dare the courtiers compare with the county lord Xiang?" ”

"It's a modest one" nodded with satisfaction, Princess Su instructed the maid next to her to appreciate the palace flowers, and Guo Furong hurriedly thanked her; That flattered appearance made Guo Cuiqiao on the side very jealous, but she didn't dare to attack because of the occasion, so she could only secretly stir the handkerchief in her hand and pinch Guo Lan's heart with her fingers.

A stinging pain made Guo Lanxin frown, and she lowered her eyebrows because of the occasion. In view of the enmity in her previous life, if she could, she didn't want to have more contact with the people of the Qin family, so she could only reduce her sense of existence as much as possible.

However, the scrutinizing gaze finally fell on Guo Lanxin, looking at the thin and unfamiliar figure, Princess Su was slightly stunned, and then suddenly laughed, "This, but the second lady in the house?" ”