Today coincides with the first day of the new year, the pilgrims in the Huangjue Temple come and go endlessly, the bronze casting incense burner outside the gate of the Daxiong Treasure Hall is full of incense candles, the incense smoke is in the air, filled with a unique smell of sandalwood and candle flames, solemn and solemn.

Duanmujun and Duanmufei, under the leadership of Xiao Shami, went to the Daxiong Treasure Hall.

You can see some official eunuchs everywhere around, and the female dependents of the eunuchs also come here to offer incense, which is mixed with a few heroic figures, which seem to be the female dependents of the military generals. Now that the battle situation in the south is critical, and Dasheng has lost again and again, I think these female dependents are here to pray for the blessings of their families who are far away on the battlefield in the south.

Duanmujun and Duanmufei have also participated in many banquets in the past two years, and they have also recognized many famous women.

There are a lot of pilgrims today, there is a long queue of more than a dozen people outside the Daxiong Treasure Hall, outside the main gate of the temple, a small novice stands there with a smile on his face to maintain order, only four people are put in to offer incense at a time, everything is quite orderly.

Some ladies showed displeasure on their faces, muttering and complaining non-stop, but no one dared to make trouble in Huangjue Temple, after all, Huangjue Temple is a royal temple, and there are many nobles.

Duanmufei and Duanmujun sisters lined up at the back of the line, Duanmufei was not in a hurry, worshipping the Buddha should be sincere, and they did not come to catch the market, waiting is also a kind of sincerity.

Duanmu Fei held Duanmu's arm and said coquettishly: "Sister, at this time, I estimate that the peach forest in the northwest corner of the temple has also opened, and when we finish praying, we will go to enjoy the peach blossoms together." ”

"But the "Five-Colored Peach Forest" that you once painted?" Duanmujun remembered a painting that his sister used to hang in the small study, so he asked casually.

As the two sisters were talking, the ladies in front of them suddenly stumbled into each other's ears, and their eyes all looked in the same direction.

Duanmujun and Duanmufei also looked at them curiously.

Twenty feet away, a cute little novice was leading two women towards this side, one of whom was a middle-aged woman in her forties, wearing a rust-colored dark striped jacket; The other was a beautiful young woman of sixteen or seventeen years old, wearing a lilac-colored makeup gown, medium height, thick eyebrows and big eyes, fair and delicate skin, and her appearance was very outstanding. The young woman respectfully and affectionately hugged the right arm of the middle-aged woman, looking like a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

"Sister-in-law, that seems to be Mrs. Xu from General Zhenwu's Mansion, right?" A slightly shrill female voice came from behind the sisters, and a woman in green clothes said to a woman in green clothes beside her.

Duanmu Fei thought of something, and his heart moved. She remembered that it was General Xu who led the reinforcements south this time.

"Second brother and sister, I remember that the eldest son Xu also went south with his father this time, right?" The woman in green said in a low voice.

"Not really." The cuiyi woman nodded, "Then the eldest prince Xu also married the three girls of the Huang Mansion before he set out on the expedition. ”

"yes." Another woman in yellow also joined in their conversation, "Mrs. Qian, Mrs. Qian, I heard that the wedding date of the two families was supposed to be June this year, or did the Huang family hastily advance the wedding to February because the eldest son Xu was going to go on an expedition...... Speaking of which, this Huang family can be regarded as loyal! "I'm afraid that some families at this time, even if they don't divorce, will leave their daughters at home and wait and see......

"What loyalty?" The second lady Qian in the emerald clothes pursed her lips disdainfully, and whispered in the ears of the other two ladies, "I think it's stupid!" Those who die on this battlefield are loyal for a while, and if they don't get it right, they have to be widowed! In the future, there will be some young lady Xu who will regret it! ”

"yes." Mrs. Qian also nodded with affection, "If I had a daughter, I wouldn't cheat my daughter like this." ”

Duanmu Jun frowned, only feeling that these people were really talking more and more inappropriately, and said to Duanmu Fei: "Zhen Zhen, I read the Nirvana Sutra yesterday, which says: Ah Zhi has no words, and the nose speaks between words, for there is no time, for no space, and for the boundary of immeasurable karmic retribution, so Ah Nose Hell is also called 'Infernal Hell'. Do you know what the first layer of Infernal Hell is? ”

As smart as Duanmu Fei, he already knew what his sister was going to say, so he immediately replied crisply: "Pull out the tongue hell." Anyone in this world who slanders and harms others, sows discord, or commits the sin of tongue will be sent to the hell of tongue pulling out after death, and the little devil will break her mouth open, and then clamp her tongue with iron tongs, and pull it out violently......"

The Qian family concubines behind them were not stupid, so they naturally heard that the sisters were mocking them, and their faces were as black as charcoal, and the second lady Qian took a step forward, "Little girl, who are you talking about?!" ”

Mrs. Qian then said: "Where did you come from, the sharp-toothed little girl......

Before he finished speaking, he heard a gentle female voice from behind: "Duanmu girl, fourth girl, don't come unharmed?" ”

For a moment, there was silence all around.

I saw a woman in her forties walking down the stone steps in front of the Daxiong Treasure Hall, she was wearing a maroon gown with dark silver silk and six flowers, her black hair was neatly combed into a simple bun, and a white jade square was inserted, graceful and generous.

"Mrs. Lu, long time no see." The two sisters blessed each other in unison.

This woman in maroon clothes is Mrs. Lu of General Fenwu's Mansion, and she had a few encounters with Duanmu Jun and Duanmu Fei during last year's autumn hunting, so she is not familiar with her, but she can also say a few words.

The two sisters exchanged a few words of greeting with Mrs. Lu, and Mrs. Lu left, accompanied by the maid, and walked in the direction of the back temple.

As for the pair of concubines on the side, they looked at each other, their faces were a little stiff, but they didn't expect that this pair of nosy sisters turned out to be girls from Duanmu Shoufu's mansion.

Thinking that the eldest prince had just gone south with the army, the people of the Duanmu family were probably in a hurry, and they just said something like "nine deaths on the battlefield" in front of the eldest prince's cousin, didn't they hit the tip of the knife themselves?!

Mrs. Qian and Mrs. Qian broke out in cold sweat on their foreheads, and they didn't dare to stay any longer, so they hurriedly ran away, and were about to stagger with the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Xu family who were gradually approaching.

The appearance of the Qian family's concubines who almost ran away from the desert caused the Xu family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to look at the two of them strangely, and the Qian family's concubines were so frightened that they walked faster.

By the time Mrs. Xu and Mrs. Xu walked to the back of Duanmujun and Duanmufei to line up, the place had already returned to calm, but the atmosphere was a little weird, and the ladies in front of them were all looking at the direction of the Daxiong Treasure Hall without squinting.

Duanmufei was completely unaffected by what happened just now, and continued to talk to Duanmujun with a smile about the five-colored peach forest in Huangjue Temple, only to praise it so much that he would have to see it a few times in the world.

Duanmu Jun couldn't help but laugh, and suggested with a smile: "Zhenzhen, you like it so much, let's also plant a few plants at home, right?" ”

Duanmu Fei responded "good" in a continuous voice, his eyes were shining, he held his sister's arm and sprinkled coquettishly, and the crisp laughter of the sisters spread with the spring breeze......

When it was Duanmujun's turn and Duanmufei's turn to go in and incense, it was already after a stick of incense.

In the hall of the Great Hung Treasure, the atmosphere is solemn, just enter it, it makes people awe-inspired, the sisters solemnly kneel in front of the Buddha to pray for blessings and incense, and then also enshrine the scriptures they copied.

When the sisters came out of the Daxiong Treasure Palace, they happened to pass by the Xu mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. After Duanmu Fei stepped out of the high threshold, he stopped under the eaves and glanced back.

Mrs. Xu and Mrs. Xu have already knelt down on the futon, their palms folded, their expressions pious, and the face of the huge Shakyamuni Buddha in front of them is solemn, quiet and kind, as if they have seen all the sufferings in the world.

Duanmufei quickly retracted his gaze and looked at the southern sky in the south, his heart heavy. In the face of war, the power of the individual is so small.

After the sisters added sesame oil money to the temple, Duanmu Jun smiled and proposed: "Zhenzhen, let's go to the Housi Temple to visit the five-colored peach forest first, and then go to eat fast, okay?" ”

Duanmu Fei happily responded, took Duanmujun's arm and said, "Sister, I know Huangjue Temple very well, I'll take you there." ”

The two sisters sent the little novice away, and walked hand in hand from one side around the Daxiong Treasure Hall to the northwest corner, talking and laughing as they went, so comfortable.

The spring breeze in March is slow, the sun is shining, and the surrounding plants and trees are full of vitality in the spring breeze, and the flowers are blooming.

Duanmufei didn't walk for a while, his little face was flushed, and he pointed to the front and said, "Sister, I remember that there is a pavilion in front, and we can just go there to enjoy the peach blossoms." ”

Between the words, a small peach blossom forest appeared in front of him, next to the peach blossom forest, there is not only an octagonal pavilion, but also a small pool, the pavilion and the small pond are nestled against each other, setting off each other.

The peach blossoms in the peach forest have bloomed nearly half, exuding bursts of fragrance in the spring breeze, attracting colorful butterflies and birds.

The sisters laughed and came to the octagonal pavilion, but saw that there was already a person in the pavilion, and a woman in a maroon dress was sitting against the railing.

"Mrs. Lu." Duanmu blurted out.

"Duanmu eldest girl, fourth girl, meet again." Mrs. Lu also saw the sisters and smiled kindly at them. Thinking of the conversation she had heard outside the Daxiong Treasure Hall before, Mrs. Lu's eyes became more and more gentle as she looked at the sisters.

"Come in and sit down, two girls." Mrs. Lu smiled and beckoned the sisters to sit down, and greeted the two, "Although this five-colored peach in Huangjue Temple is not big, it is particularly fragrant and gorgeous, and it has been like a day for ten years...... However, you came a little earlier, and in half a month, the peach blossoms here will be at their most beautiful. ”

At this moment, Duanmu Fei and Mrs. Lu are not more than a foot apart, and they can clearly see that the other party's delicate makeup can't hide the dark shadows on the eye circles, it seems that they haven't slept well for a few nights, and they are described as very haggard.

Duanmu Fei sighed faintly in her heart, as far as she knew, Fenwu General Lu Weiqing was now far away on the battlefield in Qianzhou, Qianzhou had just lost the two cities of Xuanshui and Tongjian, and now the Nanhuai army is estimated to have reached the east of Xuanmeng Mountain, and General Lu is guarding Daoyi City in the northeast of Xuanmeng Mountain.

Now that the military situation in Qianzhou is critical, maybe one day the military report from the south will be about Daoyi City......

Duanmu Fei remained silent, and innocently echoed the other party: "Mrs. Lu, I think so too." Jingzhong said that the Sanli peach forest in the Half Moon Lake is the most beautiful, and in March sit on the painting boat along the lake to enjoy the peach, the most poetic and picturesque, in my opinion, the beauty of the flower is not much in the essence. This five-color peach is a must, no matter how far and near it is viewed. ”

Mrs. Lu nodded with concern, "I also planted a few five-colored peaches at home, and my grandson asked for it for me in this Huangjue Temple many years ago......

Speaking of General Lu, Mrs. Lu's expression became more complicated, nostalgic, moved, and missed...... and a lot of concern.

The two sisters glanced at each other quickly, at this time, the words of comfort were also empty, all they could do was to talk to Mrs. Lu, hoping to relieve her.

Duanmu Fei followed Mrs. Lu's words and said, "Mrs. Lu, just now my sister and I were discussing that we also wanted to plant a few five-colored peaches in the courtyard of our home, so why don't I go and ask Master Yuankong for a few." ”

"It wasn't easy." The corners of Mrs. Lu's lips were slightly hooked, and there was a slight smile in her eyes, "This peach forest is the master of the master of the sky, and it is also planted by the former host of the Huangjue Temple, Master Guanghai, who has always regarded it as a treasure......

Since the Lu family now has five-colored peaches, wouldn't it mean ...... Duanmu Fei blinked, and said with some surprise: "I didn't expect General Lu to be a chess master!" "Everyone in the world knows that Master Yuankong is a famous chess master.