vs 7 Sacrifice to the god of flowers
At this moment, Guo Chengli brought a person in, dressed as a father-in-law, looking at the color of the clothes and clothing of a very high grade, it is expected that it is either the emperor or the person next to the queen mother.
When he came in, he looked around and said calmly.
"The Empress Dowager's message: Xuan, the grandson of Guo Tantu, the daughter of Guo Xiangkang...... It's the very good girl who burns incense, and she will enter the palace tomorrow and meet the Queen Mother! The Queen Mother also said: The young lady is young, and the nurse and the maid are with her."
As soon as these words came out, everyone first breathed a sigh of relief, and then felt strange.
"Please be safe for the old marquis!"
"Don't dare, don't dare, Gong Xia is safe!"
"It's okay, it's okay, it's okay if there's nothing big in the palace!"
"You still have to take more care!" The old marquis was extremely polite to him, and Father-in-law Xia was the person next to the Queen Mother.
"Hou Ye Xie cares...... Hou Ye's spirit is always so good, that's why there is such a hall full of filial sons and grandsons......"
"I heard that the Hou Ye has a little granddaughter, thirty nights burned a lotus incense, this good thing also spread thousands of miles, actually spread to the palace, the queen mother listened to the joy, said: This year, the first flowering period in the palace is disordered, the one that should be opened is not moving, and the one that should not be opened is full, I think the flower gods are not in their place? …… Therefore, I plan to sacrifice to the god of flowers, and at the same time, the palace is also very lively, I heard that Guo Tantu has a little granddaughter who burns incense well, so please come in and see the incense! ”
Speaking of which, everyone understood his intention.
"Where is the third master? Where's Miss? Please come out and let me see? He looked through the crowd with a smile on his face.
Guo Xiangkang stepped forward with Ling Tong.
"Yo, that's the girl? It doesn't look very big, oops, look at this little look sweet, happy! ”
"Father-in-law, although it is true that the little girl burned the lotus incense, it is also accidental, the sacrifice in this palace is a big event, the little girl is young and does not know the etiquette, and the ministers are very frightened! ……”
"Look at what you said, not to mention that the young lady is clear and beautiful, and her behavior is also quite marquis-like, and the queen mother is kind to her old man, no matter how the incense is burned, she can't embarrass a child, don't you say? …… Well, don't worry! ”
The whisk in his hand was shaken off.
"I see that you are having dinner in this house, and I won't bother it, so I ......will leave," he said, bending slightly towards Ling Tong and said.
"Little girl, let's see you in the palace tomorrow!" After speaking, he shook his wide sleeves and left.
It is not a problem for everyone to salute and send it off.
The old lady smiled and said, "This dish is going to be cold, let the kitchen serve another sour bamboo shoot chicken soup and steam some goat's milk buns...... Ling Tong, you come to grandma's place to eat, grandma will nag you a few words......"
Ling Tong left in response, and the old lady hugged her, and said with love in her eyes: "Oh, look, our little granddaughter is going to the palace to see the incense, are you afraid?" ”
Ling Tong blinked and said crisply: "Ling Tong is not afraid of ......" Everyone laughed.
The adults of the family all sweated for her, but Ling Tong entered the palace fearlessly.
In Ling Tong's eyes, the magnificent palace is just bigger than his home, the hall is higher, there are more people, and there are more rules.
When Ling Tong saw the Queen Mother for the first time, she was not afraid, she was about the same age as her grandmother, and her smile was the same, except that the pearls on her head were more brilliant and her clothes were more solemn.
There were also several graceful and luxurious ladies standing beside her, all of them standing respectfully and with a kind expression.
Ling Tong's attitude, in the words of Wu's mother, is "do whatever you want...... Don't be afraid."
In the imperial garden, the forest is lush with bamboo, Xiuqi flowers and grass, suddenly pavilions and pavilions, suddenly rockery waterfall fish pond, it is much bigger than Guo Hou's Mansion, but it is not as exquisite and interesting as the garden of Guo Mansion, she followed the Queen Mother and her party to a small garden with lush trees, bypassed the rockery, there is no hole in front of you, only to see the yellow thick paving, a three-story tower city is impressive! A carved red sandalwood table, lined up with ten tablets of the god of flowers, each tablet is written with a red pen flower name, carved on the flower case and filled with color paint, the painting style is rich and full of lifelike!
Behind the tablet, there is a pair of mahogany four-time screens, inlaid with luodian inlaid with pearl turquoise beeswax, etc., engraved around the eight treasures of Buddhism, showing the royal style!
Two large incense tripods are placed in front of the offering table according to the auspicious position, only waiting for Ling Tong to come, and the incense is offered at three o'clock in the auspicious time.
After the ceremonial officer recited the Dharma Sutra, he burned the rune paper full of incantations, and poked it with a sword and waved it in the wind, so that everyone could salute, and then ignited the yellow paper on a copper basin covered with red silk rune paper, and continued to chant the mantra in his mouth, and then handed Ling Tong a long sword, and signaled her to use the rune paper burning in the copper basin to burn incense.
The summer weather is hot, and it will burn quickly.
The strange thing is that after the tower incense was burned, a blue wing-like flame suddenly rose, more than a foot high, like a flag, flashed a few times before disappearing, everyone present was amazed, but Ling Tong just clasped his hands in front of his chest without saying a word.
The Queen Mother hurriedly called the ceremonial official to ask what the heavenly opportunity was, and the ceremonial official said respectfully: "Back to the Empress Dowager, this blue flame resembles a phoenix tail, and burns due south. The Queen Mother Dayue called Ling Tong forward, and she loved her very much when she looked generous, and gave her the same wishful thinking as the eldest princess, and also decided that Ling Tong would still be invited to burn incense when the prince got married.
Both sides of the queen mother's throne are full of strange flowers and plants sent by the palace maidens, princesses, and princes.
A group of beautiful and noble flowers surrounded her and walked among the flowers, picking up only the rare varieties and asking, "What kind of flower is this?" Who sent it? The owner of the flower came forward to reply, saying extremely auspicious words, and the queen mother was naturally happy.
Seeing that she walked in front of a long-stemmed orchid, her eyes couldn't help but light up, and the Queen Mother stopped and asked, "This orchid is not bad, who gave it away?" ”
An adult son in the crowd stepped forward, wearing a golden crown and a navy blue embroidered silver dragon robe, and replied with a big salute: "Grandmother Huihuang, it's a grandson!" ”
The Queen Mother was overjoyed, "The crown prince has always been filial...... Get up! ”
The prince said loudly: "Imperial grandmother, this orchid was found by the grandson in the Yongshan small drinking valley in the middle of winter last year, and it was specially brought back, this flower is delicate and extremely difficult to cultivate, I don't want to live in a few months, and I also have a pair of buds. ”
"The temple is pure filial piety, and the queen mother is blessed!" The person who said this was the mother of the crown prince, the current queen Jiang Bi.
"Nayong Mountain is high and dangerous, the ridge is covered with snow all the year round, inaccessible, the small drinking valley is also in the depths of the valley, the cliffs on both sides of the river, the temple trek is very hard......"
Jiang Mi said slowly, wearing a pale gold palace robe embroidered with gold and phoenix covered with silver wire, wearing a red gold hairpin inlaid with rose rubbish, a snow-white melon seed face, and a pair of pigeon eggs with big rose red ears in his ears, which was extravagant.
As soon as the queen spoke, everyone in the garden echoed and praised: "Only such a cold and uninhabited place can have such a strange flower...... The prince's filial piety can be expressed in the world ......"