The Lingji Palace in Xuancheng Bohouqiang Street, Xi'an Fufang, the imperial city, has always been the most vigorous incense in the Taoist temple in Yanjing City. Under the reputation of the two true monarchs who once cured the Yongle Emperor Zhu Di, the court officials came to worship when they were sick, and in the Chenghua period, these two true monarchs were named gods. The folk also gradually spread that if there is a disease to come here to pray for the most healing, the incense is more prosperous for a while. Nowadays, if the elders of the five governments and six departments of the cabinet are a little unwell, even if the master does not believe in these, the ladies or subordinates will also come here to worship, or the Taoist officials in the Taoist temple will pray for blessings.

This is the fifteenth day of September, which is the hope of the palace, and there are also people coming and going in this Lingji Palace, and there are three or five female dependents surrounded by the retinue from time to time. And because of its proximity to the imperial city, it is not like other temples and Taoist temples where beggars often wander at the door, which makes pilgrims feel a lot more comfortable. At this time, in front of the statue of Erxu, countless good men and women prayed devoutly, and the various lotus lamps offered were brightly filled with several offering tables.

Shen Yue, who was mixed in the crowd, saluted like a ceremony, and after worshipping, she personally went to give up a lotus lantern, but after exiting the main hall, she did not go all the way out from here like other women, but looked east and west, looking at a different purpose. Although she was wearing a hat, Li Qingniang, who accompanied her, was still very uneasy, and finally had to step forward and whisper a reminder.

"Miss, it's just hearsay, you've been here for two days in a row. It's all a matter of luck, and besides, we don't know anyone at all, so how can we recognize that lady? Moreover, such a noble person, how do you know that the temple will not be cleaned in advance? ”

"Since you said that it was a chance to try your luck, it will be difficult to open up the situation in the horizontal and vertical business for a while and a half, of course, it is more important to try luck." Shen Yue smiled, and then said categorically, "Even if I can't meet people, every time I come here to offer a lotus lantern to my grandmother, father, mother and eldest brother, and pray that they will be free from illness and pain, it will not be in vain." As for the Pure Temple, if it was really such a fanfare, I naturally couldn't help it, but I heard that Li Ge was a humble person, and I didn't think that lady would be such a person who was so popular. After all, Xu Xun's matter has to pass the cabinet level, and no matter what, I want to give it a try. As soon as he entered the ministry today, he didn't know what the result would be, so I didn't ask for anything else but to do my best. After all, if I want to say anything else, I can't help him with anything. ”

Seeing that she couldn't say anything about Shen Yue, Li Qingniang, who knew that she was stubborn again, had to sigh secretly, but she was just paying attention to avoid meeting the disciples. The master and servant went around the square in front of the main hall, although they occasionally saw a few officials and dependents, but from a distance, they either looked at the wrong age or the wrong situation, so they did not rush up to talk, and this consumption must have passed for more than an hour.

Just as Li Qingniang wanted to persuade Shen Yue to go home again, there was a commotion at the door of the Zhusheng Hall in the side hall. Shen Yue hurriedly looked up, but saw a man in the other side of the room dragging a woman's hair out, the woman was struggling and scolding, and many people around stopped to watch.

"Thief mother-in-law, you stole my money and came here to give these Taoist priests for nothing, it's against you!"

"You who killed a thousand knives, that is the silver that I have easily saved to worship the two gods, in order to bless Brother Niu'er's illness to get better quickly, you don't want to gamble again!"

"What God, it's just a few clay fetal wood sculptures useless gods, which is worth your money? Give me the money, Xiaosi wants to be safe, it's enough to have my father, and I have the money to treat him! If you slut dare to waste money again, I'll divorce you! ”

Hearing the reason for this noise, Shen Yue suddenly changed color, and immediately pushed away the crowd and stepped forward, seeing the man punching and kicking the woman, she almost resisted the urge to rush up and beat people, and shouted without looking back: "Mom! ”

Li Qingniang herself was not allowed to be driven out by her mother-in-law, and what she hated the most was this kind of inferior man, and when she heard this, she stepped forward and put her shoulder on the man's shoulder, pressed it and folded it again, and gently and skillfully pressed the person to the ground, and then helped the woman with her other hand. Seeing such a rare situation, the crowd of onlookers suddenly twitched, and then they only heard the man screaming like a pig, which was obvious that Li Qingniang was angry in his heart, and the two blows were actually deliberately unloading his joints.

"Come on, this woman has colluded with outsiders to murder her husband......"

As soon as he shouted these words, he was hit hard in his jaw, and he was in pain for a while, and he couldn't say a word. And the woman who was helped up saw him like this, but she saluted Li Qingniang Yingying with shame and anger: "Thank you sister-in-law for your righteousness, it's all my life......"

"Righteousness can only be temporary, you man is so shameless, what are you going to do when you go back?" Although Shen Yue couldn't do anything, it was impossible for her to hold back and not speak at this time. After a question, seeing that the woman's face was dejected, and there was a sigh all around, she immediately sneered, "Without such a person, your child may still be saved, if he is allowed to become worse, your family will kill him sooner or later!" This kind of dog thing with a bad gambling surname should send people to the government! ”

The man recovered easily, and when he heard that the little girl next to him said that she would send him to the government, he was immediately furious. However, just after eating Li Qingniang's two times, he finally learned to be obedient, and slipped out two steps while people were unprepared, and then got up and shouted: "Stinky girl, I bet on me, what's your business!" The government is not opened by you, how can you have so much spare time to take care of this! ”

"The government is the official government of the imperial court, but just the two sentences you just said are enough for the government to punish you for your crimes!" Shen Yue didn't notice that there were more and more people around him, and he didn't notice that people were looking at him, so he immediately sneered and shouted, "Just because this Lingji Palace was built by order of Yongle Ye, just because these two gods were Chenghua Ye entered the seal, just because the court officials are still going to dismount here, and the court still has to send people to worship in the four seasons, what do you say that the clay carving and wood sculpture are useless gods, it is enough to cure you for the sin of slander!" ”

"Good!"

It was not without anger in the crowd that the woman had happened to her, but most of the people were sweeping the snow in front of their own doors, but when they saw someone giving the woman their heads, they couldn't help but cheer after all. With this good word, the women who came to offer incense naturally couldn't help it, and stared at the man one by one and scolded him bitterly. The man ate this scolding, and was about to turn around and leave, but he didn't know what hit him on his back, and suddenly the whole person fell to the ground again, and fell into the mud.

"It's the two Lady Xu of the Zhusheng Hall in the side hall who appeared!"

In the face of this scene, I don't know who shouted, but at that moment, countless people knelt on the ground and worshiped sincerely, even the woman, no one cared about the ugly man. Seeing this situation, Shen Yue was a little unexpected. After all, she was not a person who really believed in gods and Buddhas, so she quietly took a few steps back to the edge of an incense burner, and shook her head vigorously.

Bitter life...... If she had married Zhao Qin's son, would she have suffered as much as this woman?

At the gate of Yong'an Palace, the side hall opposite Zhushengtang, an old woman wearing a hat was surrounded by three or four mothers and stood there, but she had been watching this farce for a while. Seeing Shen Yue standing lonely by the incense burner, she suddenly lowered her head as if she was quite gloomy, the old woman frowned slightly, and then said to a mother beside her: "You go, invite that girl over, remember to be polite." ”

Others thought it was Mrs. Xu's apparition, but Li Qingniang, who secretly made a move, took the opportunity to kick the man twice, and when she found that her young lady was gone, she hurriedly looked left and right, but when she turned her head, she found that a woman who seemed to be the mother of a big family walked up to Shen Yue, lowered her head and asked something, she hurriedly left this head and walked forward quickly.

"Your wife invited me to come over and talk?"

Shen Yue followed the mother's finger and raised her head to look at the gate of Yong'an Palace, and immediately found the group of people. Seeing that the old woman in the center was wearing a cyan dress, she didn't look luxurious at all, but the gestures of several people showed a bit of grace and nobility, she couldn't help but stare at Li Qingniang, who came over in a hurry, and nodded and walked slowly with the mother. When she got closer, she bowed generously and called Mrs. The old woman hurriedly helped her up, and smiled slightly.

"I heard what the girl said just now, although the righteousness is strict, it is also uneven, and she grabbed the handle of the man, but after all, in the public, it is not good for a woman to be in such a limelight. Even if she really twists people to the government, after all, it is a husband and wife, can that woman watch her husband be sentenced to prison? ”

"What Madame taught me is that my father and mother often taught me this explosive temper, but I can't change it for many years."

Shen Yue was still pondering the identity of the other party, but when she heard this gentle teaching, she suddenly remembered her grandmother Shen Fang, who often lamented why she was not a man, and she actually shed tears, and her voice unconsciously brought out a little choked. When the old woman saw Shen Yue so honest, she also loved her in her heart, and when she saw her, she seemed to be moved, and she felt that she was not bad. Although she has a noble status, she has always been a little old-fashioned, and after thinking about it, she said: "I don't want to, but I talked about the bitterness of the girl, but I didn't think about it." This mother, the guest house of Lingji Palace is very tidy, can you take your young lady there to sit? ”

Li Qingniang was already a little flustered when she saw Shen Yue crying, but she was omniscient when she heard the words at this time. After holding Shen Yue's shoulders and following the old woman and her party, a little Taoist priest stepped forward to salute and lead the way, and she didn't mention it to Mrs. Kou, who was already a little suspicious, was suddenly overjoyed, and walked while people were unprepared, she whispered in Shen Yue's ear: "Miss, there is a good chance that ** is really that lady!" ”

Shen Yue, whose eyes were already covered with tears, suddenly heard this, and those weak and helpless were immediately pressed back to the bottom of her heart. She took the silk handkerchief handed over by Li Qingniang and wiped her eyes and face, and then she settled down and went through the previous preparations again.

Seeing that the inn was in sight, an old man wearing a dark silk Taoist robe hurriedly walked over with two children, and after approaching, he smiled and made a joke: "Mrs. Zhu, I didn't expect you to come today, and Lao Dao just got the message, so I was really sluggish." Do you still ask for a lamp for Elder Li Ge today? ”

(To be continued)