Chapter 40: His Thoughts
"Hongfukuji Temple." Xie Ying looked at the archway at the mountain gate and read it.
The monk immediately took Xie Ying's words: "This is the side gate of Hongfu Temple, and the distinguished guests are happy and quiet, so they chose this place." ”
Xie Ying listened carefully, and now she could hear more lively voices.
After speaking, the monk looked at King Chen again: "Is the distinguished guest still the same as before?" ”
King Chen nodded slightly, and the monk led the way for the two of them.
Xie Ying looked slightly, and he glanced at it and said, "Just follow me." At this moment, Xiao Ke did not let go of Xie Ying's arm and continued to move forward.
After walking for a while, Xie Ying finally saw the other people in the temple who came to worship, and the rest of the way she could always see braziers burning with dead coins under some corners.
Further on, there is the main hall. Prayer flags have already been erected here, and many things have been used as offerings, and Xie Ying counted nearly a hundred.
"The Venerable Lord's lamp has been enshrined in the honorable position, and according to the custom of the distinguished guests, he has received 300 catties of sesame oil and invited 10,000 dark coins, but he wants to burn it at this moment?"
Xie Ying listened to the monk's words and looked at King Chen again, but King Chen looked at her again: "What about you?" ”
"I don't understand this ......," Xie Ying shook her head slightly.
The monk bowed his head and said, "Dare to ask the lady if there is anyone who wants to pay tribute?" ”
Xie Ying glanced at King Chen, his gentle eyes seemed to say: Say it!
Biting her lip, she said slightly, "Not alone?" ”
The monk was stunned, and Xie Ying hurriedly explained, "They are all soldiers who died in Liangzhou, is it okay?" ”
"Naturally." The monk said respectfully, "That lady can offer a large lamp, 500 catties of sesame oil a year, and 20,000 coins." ”
Xie Ying breathed a long sigh of relief, "That's it, I'm tired." ”
Watching the monk turn around to prepare, her gaze flickered and collided with King Chen's eyes. She quickly dodged, "I'll make you laugh." ”
King Chen shook his head slightly, "Give them the lamp here, but what about in Liangzhou?" ”
Xie Ying looked at the prayer flags fluttering in the autumn wind, and said lightly: "There is no water in Liangzhou, and there is no water lantern, so we will light the Kong Ming lantern to pay tribute to the dead soldiers and pray for ourselves." ”
The light in her eyes was a little gentle, but also a little sad. King Chen's gaze fell, her arm was still in his palm, and he wanted to hug her at this moment.
"Who is that for?" Xie Ying saw his sad eyebrows, lowered his eyebrows, and his voice gradually lowered again, "If you don't want to say it, don't say it......"
"Everything is ready for the guests."
He quickly gathered his emotions, "Then let's start!" Xie Ying also noticed that the wound in his expression still couldn't be concealed.
She was silent, and began to worship with Xiao Ke at a certain location. It wasn't until all the rituals were over that King Chen was relieved of his melancholy at this moment.
"Let's go." He groaned, and walked forward without saying a word.
Xie Ying followed a few steps and asked tentatively, "Then what are we going to do next?" ”
"Xie Ying." Xiao Ke stared at her deeply, Xie Ying stepped forward slightly, and looked at him sincerely, "What's wrong?" ”
Chen Wang suddenly approached, so frightened that she hurriedly hid back, but Xiao Ke didn't want to give her a chance, and stretched out his hand to support the wall behind him, and their foreheads were leaning together.
She leaned against the wall of the temple, looked up at him, her hands kept slashing the qiang behind her, her heart was beating faster, and her cheeks became hot in an instant, "King Chen......"
Xiao Ke exhaled lightly, and Xie Ying hurriedly changed his voice in a trembling voice, "Wulang." ”
"Xie Ying." His hand rested on her head again, "I envy you sometimes." ”
"What?" Her heart was beating faster, and she was dizzy when she heard this, but she could still feel his sadness.
"Didn't you want to ask me who I was paying tribute to?"
She nodded slightly, and then quickly shook her head, "I...... Don't want to know anymore. ”
Xie Ying frowned slightly, her eyes full of worry. Chen Wang looked at her, his heart trembled slightly, and hurriedly comforted her: "Don't be afraid, I'm fine." ”
She was fine at first, who knew that when Xiao Ke said this, she felt that her eyes were a little hot, and her voice was a little choked, "Then you want to tell me?" ”
"That person is my mother." Xiao Ke said in a low voice.
"Empress Dunyi?" Xie Ying was puzzled, since she was the queen, why did she come to such a place to pay respects.
Xiao Ke sighed, "My aunt is just Your Majesty's concubine, because Huaiyang was married to be posthumously crowned queen, and now Her Royal Highness the Queen and the Duke of Zhenguo will naturally not agree to Your Majesty's memorial to her mother in the palace." ”
The thing that King Chen envies, is she having a mother?
Xie Ying's eyelashes trembled slightly, thinking of King Chen's life experience, his hand was raised unconsciously, only to touch his face, and he was busy asking himself: Xie Ying, what are you doing!
But she didn't have time to withdraw her hand, Xiao Ke immediately grabbed her, like grabbing the light in her heart, "Xie Ying!" ”
He opened his mouth slightly, and the rest of the words were rubbed into her name.
"Lady!" Hongying suddenly broke in, and when she saw the scene in front of her, Hongying was stunned for a moment, quickly lowered her eyes, and said loudly: "I'm sorry!" He hurried away again.
The two of them finally came to their senses, and then went to the meditation room prepared by the monks, and they sat opposite each other, not knowing what to say......
Xie Ying drank four glasses of water in a row, but every time she looked at King Chen, her heart still beat fast.
Until Xiao Ke couldn't stand it anymore, so he pressed her hand, "Xie Ying." ”
She was like a frightened rabbit, and quickly withdrew it in her arms, "Five kings, what's wrong?" Sure enough, her cheeks were hot again.
"Thank you."
"Huh?" Xie Ying raised his eyes and looked at him coldly, and the corner of King Chen's mouth smiled, "Thank you, come with me." ”
"No, I just want to go out of the house too." After Xie Ying finished speaking, she muttered in a low voice, "The beggar festival is also so polite, why has it changed recently." ”
Xiao Ke's heart was knocked by her words, and he did have some gains and losses recently, and sighed, "Today has restrained you." ”
She quickly shook her head, "I know, you're missing your mother." ”
"I have seen children who have lost their fathers and even their parents in Liangzhou, and I can understand that."
Xie Ying stared at her, the warmth flowing in his eyes gradually enveloping his uneasiness.
Only her, only her, is the light that she has chased and wanted to hold in this life.
"Chang'an can't light sky lanterns, but Hongfu Temple can put water lanterns, I'll accompany you to pray for them!"
Her eyes changed for a moment, "Good! ”
It was a slow stream, and each of them had a lantern, and Xie Ying wrote the words of prayer and folded them on the lamp before putting them into the water.
"What is written?" Chen Wang put the water lantern in, Xie Ying looked at the few words on the paper and asked curiously.
Before Xiao Ke could answer, the bell rang in the mountain temple, and Xie Ying immediately looked up to look for it.
"Come with me!" This little lady always has so many curiosities......