Chapter 174: Leaving Home
Mrs. Mu ran to Wuyingtang to burn incense before dawn, and of course the whole family knew. Mrs. An Guo lost Mu Hongsheng, and felt that she should not tell Mu Chiyi about Mu Chiyi's distress on the battlefield.
Mrs. Mu felt that she should not hide it from her daughter-in-law, in her opinion, a mother always wants to know all the news about her child, whether it is good or bad, and no news should be hidden from her mother.
Of course, Mrs. Mu understood her daughter-in-law's mood very well, and she sighed and persuaded: "Isn't it good to be lucky." Don't put your mind too heavy. He's a general, he always has to go to the battlefield, you have to get used to it. As I said earlier, it is not easy to be the wife of a military general, and it is even more difficult to be the mother of a military general. You have to relax and don't burn yourself out. ”
"Mother, I know." Mrs. Mu San smiled bitterly and nodded: "It's me who is not good, I ran to Wuyingtang to toss before dawn, which alarmed the family and made you worried."
"I don't blame you," Mrs. Mu shook her head: "Burning incense is a good thing to get you peace of mind."
"Mother is right," the fourth lady on the side also said with great concern: "Why don't the third sister-in-law also go to the temple for a walk, and also go to burn incense in front of the Buddha, and ask the Buddha to bless the safety of Chiyi."
"What are you talking about," Mrs. Mu San shook her head: "Our family doesn't pay attention to those."
"It's just that I don't pay attention to those," Mrs. Mu immediately said: "But when your fourth uncle and mother were alive before, they also believed in Buddhism very much, and they burned incense and recited Buddha at home every day, and they had to go to the temple to live in the temple for two days and eat a fast every three or five months, which is not a bad thing." As long as you can feel at ease, anything is fine. Why don't you just go to the temple for a walk, and just like your four uncles and aunts did before, stay in the temple for two days, make a merit, and maybe feel better. ”
"Yes, third brother and sister," Duchess An Guo also nodded: "Before the fourth uncle and aunt always went to the Jinghui Temple in Qinglian Mountain in the northern suburbs of the capital, she always said that although the incense of the Great Xiangguo Temple was prosperous, it lost its purity, and the sincere worship of the Buddha still had to go to the Jinghui Temple, live quietly for two days, and listen to the master's words." It's better for the third brother and sister to go to Jinghui Temple, just be distracted, I will let Hongshang accompany you to live in the temple for two days. ”
"It's a great idea." Old Madam Mu immediately nodded: "It's okay for the third daughter-in-law to go for a break, and also go to ask for a peace charm, and I will let someone take it to the north to give Chi Yi when I turn around, and you can rest assured." Let the red dress accompany her, and the little girl is also naughty at home during the day. ”
Mrs. Mu San didn't think about it for too long before nodding. As long as her son can always be safe, let alone worship the Buddha, even if she is allowed to be a vegetarian all year round.
But Mrs. Mu also knows that the Mu family really does not have a tradition of praying to God and worshiping Buddha, and the Mu family has always burned incense only to the martyr general of the Mu family in Wuyingtang. The mother-in-law and the concubines proposed to let her go to the outskirts of Beijing to worship the Buddha, really just to make her feel better.
She knew it, but she couldn't say no. Because right now, she really needs to go to the temple to ask for Buddha, to find some psychological comfort.
"Then it's decided," Mrs. Mu clapped: "Let Zhengyi take a leave tomorrow, send you to Jinghui Temple, and I'll ask him to pick you up in two days."
Accompanying the third uncle and mother to Jinghui Temple on the outskirts of Beijing, Mu Hongshang was of course very willing. One is that she really wants to accompany the third uncle who is worried and sad, and the other is that Mu Hongshang is so big that she has never been to the temple to worship the Buddha, and she has never even been to the Great Xiangguo Temple, let alone the Jinghui Temple on the outskirts of Beijing.
Mrs. Mu only worships the martyrs of the Mu family and does not believe in gods and Buddhas, and the fourth lady died in the year when Mu Hongsheng's aunt married to Ping'an Prefecture, at that time Mu Hongshang was not born, and even Mu Zhengyi was only two years old, so in this family, there has really been no one to worship Buddha for a long time.
After the matter was settled, the Duchess of Anguo was busy, the third brother and sister were not in good spirits, and many matters of going out to worship the Buddha were arranged by the Duchess of Anguo.
She immediately sent someone to Jinghui Temple to arrange first, and began to prepare the luggage and items that her daughter and younger siblings needed in the temple. Although the third lady has only been out for two days, the Duchess of An Guo is well prepared.
Duchess Anguo, who had been busy for a day, couldn't be idle until the evening, and finally got some free time at dinner time, and she was busy with her daughter's education, so that she could be more obedient when she was in the temple, don't run around, don't let the third uncle worry, and don't annoy the third uncle and aunt.
"Don't be so careful," Old Madam Mu couldn't help but shake her head and laugh when she saw her eldest daughter-in-law being so careful: "You, you're too worried." Hongsheng, this kid is naughty, but he has always known in his heart, where is the need for you to be so uneasy. ”
"Mother......" Duchess An Guo lowered her head, wanting to say something but did not speak.
Seeing her daughter-in-law like this, Mrs. Mu laughed: "Do you think I'm used to wearing red clothes again?" You're good anywhere, but you're too careful and heavy-hearted. It's not that I like to say, I'm afraid that Hongsheng is with you. The little girl is not very old, and she is used to worrying, so I think she must have learned from you. ”
"I'm not," Mu Hongshang smiled at her grandmother, "I obviously learned it from my grandmother."
"Whatever you say is what you say." Old Madam Mu gently pinched her granddaughter's ruddy face: "I don't have anything to tell you, go to the temple and accompany your third uncle and mother for two days."
"Got it," Mu Hongshang nodded: "Grandmother, don't worry, I will definitely try my best to persuade the third uncle to relax."
"Mother is worried about her son, you can't persuade her," Old Madam Mu shook her head and looked up at Duchess Anguo: "Do you think your mother is not worried about Tieyi?" She is also as worried as your third uncle, she worries about you like this, and she talks about everything, not because she is worried about the iron clothes on the battlefield, she can't see it, and she can't reach it if she wants to worry, so she can only stare at you. ”
"My brothers will always be safe." Mu Hongshang smiled, her big eyes were crooked like a crescent moon: "Grandmother rest assured, my mother is also assured, I went to the temple and seriously kowtowed to the Bodhisattva, so that the Bodhisattva would bless my father, uncles and brothers to be safe."
Duchess An Guo was about to say something more, when she saw Mu Zhengyi hurriedly walk in from outside the door. As soon as Mu Hongshang saw her brother coming back, she immediately smiled and leaned over: "Big brother! I'm looking forward to your return. Grandmother sent a message to you, did you receive it? Leave? ”
"I was about to say that." Mu Zhengyi smiled and touched Mu Hongsheng's head: "Big brother will send you and your uncle to the temple early tomorrow morning, but I won't be able to pick you up in a few days." Let Tsing Yi pick you up, okay? ”
"What's wrong?" Old Madam Mu asked, "Do you have something to do in two days?"
"I want to go to Zhending Mansion with Lord Yi." Mu Zhengyi replied: "Something happened in the court today, I heard that it was the Zhending Mansion Yin and Qin Fenglu who pacified the envoy by the imperial history, and the emperor sent King Yi and King Xin to Zhending Mansion and Fengzhou to handle the case."