Chapter 288: Enter the Temple
Hua Wuxiang followed Leng Yi into the study, closed the door, Leng Yi didn't say a word, and wrote with a pen.
After writing, he handed it to Hua Wuxiang: "Okay, take it back and memorize it, burn it!" ”
Hua Wuxiang took it and took a look, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she nodded happily: "Thank you, brother!" With a salute, he turned around and ran away.
Leng Yi clapped his hands, stepped out, and arrived in the lobby, where Xiao Zhouhou and Zhuo Qiaoniang were talking and laughing in the room while working as female workers. Seeing Leng Yi coming in, he hurriedly got up and greeted him.
Leng Yi said: "What to do? Both of you. ”
Zhuo Qiaoniang hurriedly said: "Seeing that the weather is warm, my sister said to make a light robe for the official." Let's make one for each of the officials. ”
Leng Yi looked at Xiao Zhouhou. Xiao Zhouhou lowered his head a little shyly and said, "Originally, I wanted to make a lighter robe, but looking at this day today, it seems that it is going to snow again, and it is still very cold, and you can't wear it when you do it." ”
Leng Yi said: "It's okay, it's a cold spring, and it will get warmer in a few days." ”
Zhuo Qiaoniang said: "By the way, Miss Wuxiang has been waiting for you, as if something ...... something."
"She's already found me, it's nothing serious, it's because the exam will be tomorrow, and she's a little nervous."
"That's right," Xiao Zhouhou said: "In the past, in the Southern Tang Dynasty, every time there was an imperial examination, there were candidates in the examination room who wanted to faint or something, it looked quite pitiful, and my husband had to personally go to the examination room every time to inspect ......."
As soon as I said this, Xiao Zhou stopped again, the past is unbearable, and every time I think about it, it is often sad.
Leng Yi wanted to divert the topic and said, "The emperor gave me a new errand today, guess what?" ”
Zhuo Qiaoniang didn't know anything about officialdom, so she naturally couldn't guess, and shook her head with a smile. Xiao Zhouhou tilted his head and thought about it, and said, "Can you give me a hint?" ”
"Things around the emperor."
Xiao Zhouhou rolled his eyes and said, "It won't be for you to help review the folds, right?" ”
Leng Yi was a little surprised: "Why did you guess it all at once?" ”
"Because the hint you're giving is too narrow! What's so hard to guess. Xiao Zhouhou was very proud, "When my husband was in the Southern Tang Dynasty, he was too busy, or he wanted to accompany me, and he didn't have time to watch the recital, so he asked his cronies and eunuchs to help him watch it, and sometimes asked me to help him watch it." The official can let you help watch the folds, which shows that he has a lot of trust in you! ”
Leng Yi said: "It's not all the twists and turns, the military situation and urgency, and the twists and turns of the princes and ministers above the third grade are not shown to me." ”
"Of course, my husband won't let others see these things, but for me as an exception, let me see the most important military situation, and let me make ideas......" As soon as he talked about the past, Xiao Zhouhou's voice gradually dimmed.
Leng Yi hurriedly said: "Not only is it a twist, but the official family also asked me to help him review the death penalty case, and one of them also asked me to review!" ”
Xiao Zhouhou knew that Leng Yi was deliberately trying to divert his attention when he said this, so he smiled reluctantly and said, "That's good!" You are an expert in solving cases, and with your review, the official family should be much more at ease, and it is also the gospel of those condemned prisoners who have been wronged, and when you come here, you will be expected to be rehabilitated. ”
Leng Yi smiled and said, "I will naturally do my best." ”
――――――――――――― the next day.
Leng Yi entered the palace early in the morning.
He went straight to Zhao Guangyi's bedroom, and before he got close, he had already seen many attendants standing at the door, all of whom were palace maids and eunuchs, all dressed in white filial piety. Leng Yi entered the palace, and a steward eunuch said to Leng Yi: "Lord Leng, the official family has explained, and the people who go to send the portrait of Emperor Taizu are all wearing filial piety clothes, so please change into filial piety clothes." ”
Leng Yi muttered in his heart, this is all something that Zhao Guangyi did in order to pick up girls, and he can only put his filial piety clothes outside.
After changing, he stepped into the dormitory, and the eunuch under the corridor went in to report and ordered the horse to upload. When Leng Yi entered, he saw a room full of people, all wearing filial piety clothes. There are several concubines of Empress Kaibao and Zhao Kuangyin. In addition, there is Zhao Guangyi's actual empress Li Defei, and there are several princesses of Emperor Taizu, but the two sons of Emperor Taizu are not there. The other is Zhao Guangyi's son and daughter.
Leng Yi knew that this time Zhao Guangyi was nominally going to send the portrait of Emperor Taizu, but in fact, it was to soak the Lady of the Flowers. And Madame Hua Rui is the concubine of Emperor Taizu Zhao Kuangyin, Zhao Kuangyin's son is now an adult, and it is always bad for them to be present. So Zhao Guangyi deliberately didn't call the two of them. But it's not good if you don't call it. So called the princess.
Zhang Tianshi also came, wearing a Taoist robe, a peachwood sword slanted in his back, bringing a little Taoist boy, carrying a large box, it is estimated that there are magic weapons inside, because he still has to do it after entering.
Leng Yi came neither early nor late, and waited for a while, and the talents arrived one after another. The official Zhao Guangyi personally held the portrait of Zhao Kuangyin, took the concubine, the little prince and the little princess, dressed in linen and filial piety, and the group came to Nanke Temple.
The temple gate was closed, and Zhao Guangyi turned his head to look at Leng Yi who was following behind.
Leng Yi hurriedly stepped forward and knocked on the door. After a while, the door opened, Ling Yan came out, saw so many people, frowned, and said: "Senior sister said, each concubine and princess can only bring two entourages in, and no one else is allowed to enter." ”
Zhao Guangyi nodded and ordered: "Do it according to the wishes of the concubine." Let's go back to everyone else! ”
Zhao Guangyi himself only brought Wang Jien and the royal belt Longzhen. Leng Yi and Zhang Tianshi naturally wanted to go in. The other concubines, princes, and princesses only brought two in. It's like this, and it's also a big group of people. Fortunately, Nanke Temple is very large, and there are a lot of meditation rooms, and after entering, it can be turned around.
Mrs. Hua Rui stood at the door of the Buddha Hall, looked at them, and hurriedly stepped forward to give Zhao Guangyi a blessing: "The concubine visits the official family!" ”
Zhao Guangyi hurriedly raised his hands in the void: "Niangniang is exempt!" He still held the scroll of Emperor Taizu in his hand, and said, "Niangniang, where is the portrait of the first emperor hanging?" ”
Madame Hua Rui pointed to the side hall next to the Mahavira Hall: "It has been vacated." ”
Zhao Guangyi hurriedly held the portrait into the side hall, the original Bodhisattva inside had been removed, the snow-white wall was empty, the huge hall, there were several rows of futons neatly arranged on the ground. Under the wall there was an offering table, which was already full of offerings, and green smoke curled from the incense burner.
The smell of Madame Blossom's fragrant kiss reminds people of the bed, and the sandalwood on the offering table makes people calm and purify.
There were wooden ladders on both sides of the wall, and Ling Yan and Dasha came up, took the portrait from Zhao Guangyi, unfolded it, climbed the stairs, and hung it on the wall.
After the portrait is hung, the ceremony begins.
Zhang Tianshi was ready, and on the side, Zhao Guangyi led all the concubines, princesses and little princes into several rows according to the order, each knelt on the futon, and was advocated by the master of ceremonies of the Ministry of Rites, and kowtowed.
The whole ceremony lasted half an hour. It's finally over.
(To be continued)