Chapter 6 Undercurrents
Maybe there was something important to discuss with King Liang, and without chatting a few words, the eldest princess pointed to the deeper part of the temple and said: "There are some other scenery in Puning Temple, Gui'er, you take Wan'er around, mother wants to talk a few more words with your imperial grandfather, I'm afraid that the two of you will not be interesting to listen to, so it is better to separate for the time being." ”
Yan Gui knew that what his mother was going to say to King Liang was not good for too many people to hear, so he smiled heartily, and pulled Qi Wan'er, who was extremely reluctant, and walked away.
As the sun grows stronger, strolling through the temple, listening to the deep and distant bells, and feeling the Sanskrit murmuring of the monks, there is a unique artistic conception.
Qi Wan'er, who was not very happy because she was "driven away", walked and quieted down, and her arrogant little eyes had changed to clear and peaceful.
"Did you draw lots?"
Qi Wan'er looked sideways and said: "Of course, everyone is here, wouldn't it be empty-handed if you don't draw a lot." ”
"Even if you draw lots, why don't you go home empty-handed?"
This sentence was clueless, Qi Wan'er didn't know how to reply for a while, thought about it, and had an idea, "I know, what you just said is the Zen language that those monks love to say." ”
"Or so to speak."
"Okay, little nephew, we're here to play, why are you saying these things you don't understand, it's better to talk about something else."
"For example?"
Qi Wan'er's small face leaned over, her picturesque eyebrows and eyes jumped, and she chuckled: "What have you prepared for tonight's birthday banquet?" ”
Because it was too close to the ground, so that the fragrance of the fat powder on the girl's body was in her heart, Yan Gui's old face flushed, "Don't ask me first, tell me about your own preparations." ”
Qi Wan'er took a sip, "Fox." ”
The fox is the nickname given to Yan Gui by the sons and daughters of the princes and nobles in the capital, and the specific reason is that Yan Gui is thoughtful and cunning, and when the atmosphere is warm, he can be happy like a child, and when he is plain and quiet, he will not smile.
"I prepared a pair of jade bracelets."
"I've got a piece of grass."
Qi Wan'er was surprised: "A piece of grass? ”
Yan Gui nodded, "Yes, it's a grass, a grass that can prolong people's lives." ”
Qi Wan'er was interested, "Is it so magical?" ”
"You'll find out tonight."
"Hey, it's boring, okay, this girl knows an interesting place, come and walk with me?"
"Sacrifice your life to accompany the gentleman."
Qi Wan'er bared her teeth and grinned: "I won't want your life, and besides, this girl is not a gentleman." ”
"Where?"
"Zhong Lin!"
When Yan Gui and Qi Wan'er walked into the Zhong Lin Palace, Yan Gui couldn't help but be stunned, he clearly came to the kingdom of Zhong, the world of Zhong, and the ocean of Zhong.
There are large and small ancient bells in rows, dazzling, there are ancient temple bells, Maha Xiao bells, Puji bells, morning and dusk bells, Baoming bells, and many bells rich in historical legends, Huayan bells, Tanzhe temple bells, one hundred and eight bells...... There are so many names and different types that people are dizzying.
When the two of them finished walking around, it was already noon, and the little monk urged him to eat fast, so he left with him.
When eating fasting, Yan Gui saw that her mother's face was not very good, and she only cared about pulling rice without picking vegetables, and suddenly lost her appetite.
Qi Wan'er saw that the two mothers and sons were not very interested, so they told a few jokes after the meal to adjust the atmosphere, who thought that the two of them just smiled reluctantly, and felt frustrated.
On the way back, Yan Gui couldn't bear to be puzzled, and finally opened his mouth, "There are only a few hours before Grandma's birthday, and it should be a time of joy, but the son saw that his mother was worried, but his mother encountered troubles, or did the emperor's grandfather tell some bad news?" ”
The eldest princess woke up from her trembling spirit, looked at Yan Gui, and patted his hand to show reassurance, "It's not a big deal, maybe my mother is thinking too much."
You don't have to worry, no one in this Great Qi country can hurt our family, except for rebellion, even if it is a great crime, it can only be house arrest. ”
Yan Gui smelled something unusual from his mother's words, and immediately asked, "Someone will do something to our family?" ”
The eldest princess smiled bitterly, she still said that she had leaked her mouth, this kid reacted so quickly.
"It's someone who is bad for our family."
"Who?"
"The crown prince and King Chen."
Yan Gui was puzzled: "Why is this?" Our family can't fight grievances with them, why should they have trouble with us? ”
The eldest princess put her right hand on Yan Gui's shoulder, and said lightly: "You will know this soon, now we can only block it with soldiers, water and earth, and the sky will fall with your mother, you don't have to worry too much." ”
Yan Gui bowed: "Actually, if the mother has something on her mind, she can confide in her son, maybe her son can share your worries for you." ”
"We'll talk about it later."
Not long after returning home, someone came to the palace to invite, it was Feng Qingchen, the female imperial chief in front of the Queen Mother, about forty years old, very elegant in appearance, etiquette and other things are easy to come by, meticulous.
She sent an invitation, and then chatted with her mother for a long time, Yan Gui knew that her mother had been raised in the deep palace since she was a child, and often went to the Queen Mother, it can be said that Feng Qingchen grew up, the two are familiar with each other, and they are always indispensable when they say goodbye.
As the son of the eldest princess, Yan Gui was naturally inevitably mentioned, Yan Gui watched from the side, and when Feng Qingchen saw it, he greeted him with a smile.
Although there were many things to say, important matters could not be delayed, and it didn't take long for Feng Qingchen to invite Yan Gui's family into the carriage.
The Great Qi Palace, also known as Changle Palace, covers an area of about a quarter of Luobei City, and the inside is huge.
The destination of Yan Gui and his entourage is the Longevity Hall on the west side of Changle Palace, which is the residence of the Queen Mother, and the front hall of the Longevity Palace is extraordinarily large, and it is more than enough to be used as a place for birthday banquets.
Before coming to Changle Palace, the first thing that catches people's eyes is two big red doors, there is a sign hanging on the top of the door, surrounded by gold edges, and two eye-catching golden characters are engraved "noon door".
After showing the palace ban to the royal guards, there were palace maids to search to prevent anyone from entering the palace with sharp weapons.
Entering the front hall of the Longevity Palace, Yan Gui looked around, only to see the carved beams and painted buildings, golden and brilliant.
The four corners of the temple were raised high, as graceful as four swallows with wings ready to fly.
Under the clear blue sky, the golden glazed tile heavy eaves of the palace look particularly brilliant. The gorgeous pavilion is surrounded by the water of Huaqing Pond, duckweed is all over the ground, green and clear.
The pillar of the hall is square, there is a head of spitting water under the pillar, and the top cover is covered with yellow glazed tiles inlaid with green trimming.
It seems that because of the birthday banquet of the Queen Mother, this place has been carefully arranged, the white jade paved ground shines with a warm light, there seems to be a curling mist shrouded in the unreal palace in the distance, the phoenix on the eaves carved from sandalwood spreads its wings, and the wall panels made of floating windows and jade carved from green tiles.
Two corners of the platform in front of the palace, the sundial in the east, Jialiang in the west, the hall "through the Ming made" is painted with colorful decorations, the throne is displayed inside, the screen, there are smokers, incense pavilions, candlesticks on both sides.
The cloud-white and clean hall reflects the crystal pearl light as clear as tears, ethereal and illusory, and the beautiful scenery is like a flower across the clouds, making people unable to distinguish where is the real scene and where is the reflection.
The roof of the hall is covered with yellow glazed tiles, inlaid with green trimming, the flame bead top of the phase wheel in the middle, and there are eight iron chains around the treasure top that are connected with the wrestlers.
The pillar of the hall is round, between the two pillars is connected with a carved whole phoenix, the head of the phoenix sticks out of the eaves, the tail of the phoenix goes straight into the hall, the practicality and the decoration are perfectly combined as a whole, and the spirit of the temple is increased.
Before entering the hall, Yan Gui looked inside, and saw that there were many familiar figures sitting inside.