It seemed that his own affairs had spread all over the capital, but Xia Jinse didn't care, and just as he was about to answer, he saw several carriages driving out of the city gate.

Waiting for the people in the carriage to come down, Empress Xiao was dressed up and graceful and luxurious, but at the same time as her, it was Mrs. Xiaoyao Hou and Wushuang County Lord Ji Wushuang, and everyone's faces were a little weird.

What happened at the last garden party, where did everyone not remember that because of jealousy, the Wushuang County Lord pushed Miss Xia Er into the water in public, but it affected Miss Xia Si? Although the queen said that it was a misunderstanding, no one knew it, it was just for the sake of the face of the Marquis of Xiaoyao.

Mrs. Xiaoyao Hou held Empress Xiao's hand and walked slowly, Ji Wushuang was dressed brightly, dressed elegantly and luxuriously, the girl's delicate and the woman's softness were all in one, it was really not a temperament that ordinary officials' families could cultivate, and the women who watched it couldn't help but feel ashamed of themselves.

Empress Xiao chatted with everyone, but Ji Wushuang walked over, her eyes were bright, and she stared at Xia Ruchu: "Second Miss Xia, I didn't expect you to come too." ”

This salutation made everyone hear the mustard in her heart, and it did not fade with the passage of time.

"Wushuang County Lord, I haven't seen you for many days, I don't know if I'll be okay?" Xia Ruxue smiled softly, as if she didn't care about her previous suspicions.

"It's good, but I'm not very happy to meet some people." Ji Wushuang's face sank.

"Really? I'm glad to see Lord Wushuang. ”

"You're too early to rejoice!"

After saying a word, Ji Wushuang snorted coldly, turned around without looking back, and returned to Mrs. Xiaoyaohou.

Although everyone was talking to Queen Xiao, their attention was also secretly on this side, and they all frowned when they heard the words, only feeling that the Wushuang County Lord was narrow-minded, not as gentle and generous as Xia Xiang's daughter. It was obviously her fault for what happened last time, but she blamed others instead, which is too unreasonable.

Only Xia Jinse knew what was going on, and he had a good impression of Ji Wushuang's straightforward temper.

Those boudoir ladies, many of them are chicken belly intestines, obviously thinking a lot, but when they say a word, they turn several corners, so that people have to guess the deep meaning repeatedly. Ji Wushuang hates a person, but he can say it so bluntly, which is rare.

Soon, Empress Xiao saw that everyone had arrived, so she got into the palace car, and everyone had more than ten carriages, plus the accompanying palace maids and guards, as many as hundreds of people, and went out of the city in a mighty way, heading in the direction of Puji Temple.

More than fifty miles of road, if you drive all the way without stopping, you can get there in about two or three hours, Xia Jinse didn't have a car with the Zhao family when he went out, which will be happy to be quiet and enjoy the scenery along the way.

Although it was the end of May, it was not too hot to go out early in the morning. After walking for a few miles, the carriage left the official road, turned into a side path, and walked for a while, the shade of the trees continued, and the scenery became more and more beautiful.

All kinds of peach, plum, and apricot trees grew on the roadside, bearing fruit, and bent their branches heavily. These were planted by the monks of Puji Temple, and because of Buddhism, even the nearby farmers were religious, and no one would come to steal them.

The fruit was full, green, green, red, Xia Jinse was far away, as if he smelled a burst of fruity fragrance, and couldn't help but take a deep breath. Such a good scenery is much better than staying in the palace, no wonder the queen mother comes to Puji Temple every year to cultivate.

The cool breeze blew, Xia Jinse couldn't help but stick out her head and look out of the carriage, and suddenly something flashed in front of her eyes, and she was about to look at it and disappeared, as if it was an illusion.

"Chasing clouds, do you see anything?" She asked, looking back.

"Miss, is there anything?" Chasing Cloud looked at the other side of the car window and found nothing.

Xia Jinse looked left and right, but she didn't find anything, maybe it was a big bird flying by just now, so she didn't see it clearly. She didn't pay attention to it, she shrank back, tired from looking, and rested against the thick cushion.

After more than two hours of bumps, even Xia Jinse was a little tired, and finally arrived in front of the mountain gate, everyone got down from the carriage, and they all showed a little tiredness, and their backs hurt.

"Everyone has worked hard, but the Queen Mother knows that we are coming today, so let's hurry up and pay tribute to her old man, but I can't let the Queen Mother wait for a long time." Empress Xiao rubbed her waist and made a fairly energetic look, and when everyone saw it, they immediately straightened up.

Welcoming the Queen Mother back to the palace, this is a beautiful difference, and no one wants to behave badly in front of the Queen Mother.

There were already monks from Puji Temple waiting, Empress Xiao and her entourage stepped forward, and soon Master Xianyun, the host of Puji Temple, also came, and respectfully welcomed Empress Xiao and all the noble ladies and daughters in.

Today, the queen came, Puji Temple did not receive other pilgrims, when Xia Jinse and others walked into the temple, sure enough, everywhere was quiet, incense was swirling, the bell echoed, revealing a long-lost tranquility.

Under the leadership of Master Xianyun, Empress Xiao and everyone first went to meet the Empress Dowager who was cultivating in the Great Compassion Palace.

This was the first time Xia Jinse saw the Empress Dowager, and she was waiting outside the palace with everyone behind the Zhao family. Empress Xiao was the first to go, and after a while, a palace maid came to ask other ladies to go in turn to meet the queen mother.

Xia Jinse went in, knelt down behind everyone, and when she got up, she saw an old woman wearing jasper Buddha beads and looking round and jade. Approaching the sixtieth year, the wrinkles are not very obvious, because it is a temple, the queen mother is wearing the plain clothes of a layman, her gray hair is coiled, and only a jade forehead between the forehead can show her noble identity.

"Get up, come from afar one by one, and you're not afraid of the heat." The Queen Mother smiled, very kindly.

Mrs. Xiaoyao said with a smile: "Come to pick up the Queen Mother back to the palace, how can we feel hot!" It's just that I haven't seen the Queen Mother for a while, and everyone is worried about your body. ”

The queen mother's smile is no different from that of an ordinary old lady from a big family.

After everyone said a few words, the queen mother pretended to complain: "If it weren't for the queen sending someone to take the mourning family back to the palace a few days ago, the mourning family would want to stay for a few more days." No, the peach is just ripe, and the mourning family wants to ripen it for a few more days, but they haven't eaten it yet. ”

Empress Xiao's eyes lit up: "What the Queen Mother said should be the two peach trees planted by Master Xianyun, right?" ”

"It turns out that the queen still remembers."

Master Xianyun explained the origin of these two peach trees to everyone, and everyone knew that these two peach trees were actually a hundred years old, and they were planted by Master Songhe, the former presiding officer of Puji Temple, when he was young, and they were all amazed.

The queen mother said that since everyone came, they happened to taste the taste of peach, and they would rest for a day today and return to the palace tomorrow. When everyone heard this, it was also a great blessing to be able to spend the night with the Queen Mother in Puji Temple, and they were all overjoyed.

After saying a few words, the Empress Dowager left Empress Xiao and several elderly ladies, including the Zhao family, to listen to Master Xianyun's lecture together. The daughters of each family are at the age of playfulness, and they are not forced to stay, and they just walk around the temple by themselves.

A monk took Xia Jinse and them to the wing room where they lived temporarily at night, one room for the Zhao family, one room for the two sisters Xia Ruxue, and one room for Xia Jinse. The rest of the girls served in their master's outhouse, although it was not as spacious as the prime minister's house, but no one cared.

After determining the residence, Xia Mengyao couldn't stay anymore, and immediately pulled Xia Ruxue to pick fruits.

Xia Jinse rested for a while, and also took the three girls out to take a look, this Puji Temple is full of fruit trees, in front of the mountain and behind the mountain, incense day and night, as if even the fruit is contaminated with Buddha nature.

The two sisters of Nan Shuxuan ate two apricots enshrined in front of the Buddha, and then donated five taels of sesame oil money and bowed again. Ji Wushuang also saw it, and also donated five taels of sesame oil money, and was about to eat apricots, when he raised his eyes and saw Xia Jinse coming, his eyes were faint, and he turned around and left with the girl.

"Miss, this peerless county lord is so rude, and Miss didn't offend her, why does she put on a face when she sees someone?" Chasing clouds pouted.

"It's nothing, she's not mad at me." Xia Jinse didn't mind.

She was just affected by Xia Ruxue, and she actually admired Ji Wushuang's love-hate character. It's better to have a cold face than to hide a knife in a smile, and sometimes, real villains are often cuter than hypocrites.

Ji Wushuang is naturally not a villain, just a girl with a straightforward personality.

After wandering around the back mountain for a while, time flies, Xia Jinse finished walking around Puji Temple, and was about to go back to rest.

As soon as she arrived near the Daxiong Treasure Palace, she saw a group of palace maids coming in and out, carrying basins, hot water, and white towels.

It happened that there were two sisters, Nan Shuxuan and Nan Muqing, standing next to them, who were muttering something, Xia Jinse stepped forward and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"Sister Xia still doesn't know?"

Nan Shuxuan was only thirteen years old, so she naturally called Xia Jinse 'sister', she looked around and whispered: "It's not the unequaled county lord yet!" She followed Master Xianyun to the back mountain to pick peaches just now, saying that she wanted to honor the Queen Mother. ”

Nan Muqing also blinked, and continued quickly: "As a result, the Queen Mother had diarrhea after eating her filial piety peach. Now, it's been three rounds, and it's not over, Master Xianyun has sent monks to the back mountain to collect medicine. ”

Diarrhea after eating peaches?

Xia Jinse immediately understood, although everyone held the peach high, and it almost became a god for prolonging life, but it also nourished qi and blood, and nourished yin and rejuvenated. If you eat too much, it will also cause diarrhea because of the pectin rich in it.

The queen mother is old, and her stomach is prone to disorders, so if she doesn't pay attention to it, she will naturally have problems.

"Don't worry, the Queen Mother will be fine." Xia Jinse said casually and wanted to leave.

She didn't plan to treat the Queen Mother, diarrhea was a minor problem, and Master Xianyun had sent someone to collect medicine, so why bother? If she comes out at will, maybe some people still think that she deliberately sells her medical skills to please the queen mother.

Just as Xia Jinse wanted to leave, he had just walked around to the side of the Daxiong Treasure Palace, and saw Gu Yu and Bai Lu, the palace maids beside the queen's mother, hurriedly came out, and hurriedly greeted her as soon as they saw it: "It's great to see Miss Xia, the queen is looking for you!" ”