Chapter Eighty-Eight: Copying the Scriptures
"Oh, that's not the palace, the noble people have a heart, get up quickly." Concubine Hua gritted her teeth, a little slut, I will see how sharp your teeth are for a while.
"Recently, the Queen Mother has always had a headache, and the palace thinks that the palace concubines should be filial piety, and plans to let each palace copy a Buddhist scripture by hand, and pay tribute to the Queen Mother together.
Concubine Hua got up, as soon as her legs moved, Yuzhi stepped forward diligently, helped her to put it down, put on embroidered shoes, took care of her skirt, and helped Concubine Hua to pace step by step to the front of Yu Qing.
Concubine Hua looked at the thin-skinned and tender face in front of her, and couldn't wait to raise her hand to tear it up, so that you could seduce the emperor with her foxy appearance, pretending to be light-hearted, and had more ghost eyes than anyone else.
The queen mother's name is on top, this mountain is pressed down, even if you are a monkey, you can't escape the five finger mountain of the palace, hum!
Yu Qing lowered her eyebrows and was very obedient on her face, "For the queen mother, it is naturally incumbent on the concubines to do their filial piety." ”
What is the difficulty of copying scriptures, I am afraid, I am afraid, things are not so simple, Concubine Hua finally seized the opportunity, how could she easily spare herself.
Yu Qing agreed so refreshedly, Concubine Hua didn't expect that if she said a word in the past, Yu Qing could come back with ten sentences.
Sure enough, this harem woman, nothing can be without the emperor's favor, no matter how brutal her mouth is, she can't jump out of two or two beans now, and she is not allowed to rub it flat and round.
"The filial piety of the noble people is commendable, and when the palace presents the Buddhist scriptures, it will inevitably say a few good words for you in front of the Queen Mother." Concubine Hua's tone was sour, but in her heart, she was quite useful to Yu Qing's peace and self-control.
"Alright, let's get started." Concubine Hua smiled and said.
Yu Qing saw that Concubine Hua didn't mean to let her go, could it be said that she would have to stay here to copy a scripture.
"Concubine Hua, can you allow my little master to go back to the palace to copy." Wanhe asked.
"Hey, this is not the palace to embarrass you, the queen mother's favorite Buddhist scriptures are all handed down from generation to generation, if there is anything wrong with the Zhongcui Palace, the palace can not afford it. It's better to bother the nobles and finish copying it in the palace. ”
It's so easy to let you go back, why bother with this palace, hum, go back to the palace? What a whims!
"Yes, Concubine Hua, concubine, obey the order." Yu Qing pressed the evening lotus to hold her hand, signaling her not to be impulsive.
This little girl, what's going on today, she can't help it at all, if it weren't for her quick eyes, Wanhe would have rushed out to confront Concubine Hua eight hundred times.
"The palace is poor and sour, not as luxurious as Wenhua Palace, I am afraid of copying in the house, the light is too dark, and I am tired of the eyes of the noble people, so I ordered someone to move the desk to the courtyard, it is bright, and the noble people will not mind, right?"
Concubine Hua lazily raised her hand and pointed to the courtyard, where the two little eunuchs immediately moved the desk and placed it under the sun.
Yu Qing saw that there was no chair, this was to ask her to stand and copy the whole book.
Concubine Hua had been paying attention to Yu Qing, and naturally found out what she was looking at, covering her mouth and chuckling.
"The palace specially consulted the senior monk of Fahua Temple, and the senior monk said that standing and copying the Buddhist scriptures is more sincere, and the Buddhist scriptures written in this way are presented to the Queen Mother and her old man, and the illness will be cured soon, so I am afraid that today I will have to work hard and be a noble person."
"It's okay, copying Buddhist scriptures, the mind is the most important, and the concubine is standing."
Yu Qing walked to the desk and opened the so-called solitary book, I don't know where Concubine Hua found it, the text is difficult and complicated, just to see the strokes during the period is very laborious, let alone writing.
Since Yu Qing crossed, he had never studied calligraphy here seriously, and as soon as he dropped the brush on the paper, he dripped a circle of thick ink, which spread out along the veins of the paper.
Yuzhi moved a chair for Concubine Hua and placed it in the door of the house, not only from the sun, but also to supervise Yu Qing's every move.
There is a fruit plate next to it, and there is a special little palace maid fanning the wind. The two are contrasting, and there is a world of difference.
Wanhe accompanied him, using his sleeves to bring up the faint wind as much as possible. watched Yu Qing turn a page, calculated the time, and wrote the time of half a pillar of incense on this page alone.
Fortunately, Yu Qing is smart, and it seems that he still has some talent for writing calligraphy, and after writing a few articles with difficulty, he began to get started gradually, and the pen is much smoother.
It's just that the calligraphy can not be achieved overnight, and the handwriting can't even bear to look at the handwriting directly. When I presented it to Concubine Hua, I don't know how she would react.
Sure enough, an hour passed, and even if Yu Qing was exposed to the sun, he could still maintain his calm and relaxed.
Concubine Hua, who was waiting on the side, was already impatient, "It's been an hour, why haven't you finished writing yet?" ”
"Mother, slave maid go and see." Yuzhi blessed her body and asked for instructions.
Concubine Hua frowned and nodded, and raised her hand irritably to pat off the palace maid's fan, "Okay, don't fan, the main palace of the fan is upset!" ”
As soon as she finished speaking, Yuzhi ran back in small steps, "Hui Niangniang, it's almost there, but the word ......"
Seeing Concubine Hua squinting over, Yuzhi chuckled, "The slaves and maids are afraid of staining the eyes of the mother." ”
Concubine Hua was very curious, this is such an ugly word, even Yuzhi, who has never read a book, dislikes it.
Another half an hour passed, and at the moment when Concubine Hua's patience was exhausted, Yu Qing finally finished copying, put down the brush, rubbed her sore wrist, picked up the copied scriptures, walked to Concubine Hua, and handed it over.
"Please take a look at Concubine Hua." Standing in the sun for a long time, my throat was thirsty and a little hoarse.
Concubine Hua raised her eyes and looked at Yu Qing, the corners of her mouth showed a sneer, she lazily took the manuscript, looked down and looked at it, poof! Concubine Hua was happy.
Concubine Hua smiled happily, "It's not that this palace said you, Qing Guiren, this palace ordered someone to catch an ant and climb up with ink, maybe it is better than yours." ”
This subset on paper is simply unsightly.
Yu Qing pursed her lips, her eyes lowered, "The concubine has not concentrated on studying calligraphy, and her handwriting is clumsy, so she can't compare to Concubine Hua's mother." ”
Concubine Hua laughed when she heard this, and she didn't react after a while, "Are you scolding this palace for being ants?!" ”
"Mother's mistake." Yu Qing didn't want to explain too much.
But in Concubine Hua's eyes, Yu Qing's appearance clearly looked down on her and disdained her to say a word to her.
Concubine Hua reopened the manuscript, and in front of Yu Qing, she lifted it up and tore it off one by one, with a slow and provocative movement.
"Don't blame the palace for being ruthless, if this kind of handwriting is presented to the queen mother, don't talk about you, the palace can't eat and walk around."
The shredded paper slid down the steps, and a few pages floated to Yu Qing's feet, and Yu Qing looked down, unable to distinguish the look in his eyes.
"This is still a trivial matter, if the Queen Mother determines that her sister is insincere and her condition is aggravated, then no one can afford it, and she has to bother her sister and rewrite it until the palace is satisfied."
Concubine Hua has always relied on her family background and the emperor's favor, and she is used to being domineering in the palace, and when she said this, she was already clearly telling Yu Qing that she was deliberately fixing you, she was not satisfied, so don't think about leaving today.
This is more than clear and understandable, and Wanhe also understands. Wanhe was not breathless, but she looked at the little master's gradually pale face, and she was really distressed, and couldn't help but speak.
"Concubine Hua, words are not refined in a day, and I hope that Concubine Hua will be given a few days of grace, and let my little master go back to practice, and he will not waste Concubine Hua's time like this today."
Concubine Hua frowned coldly, "Listen to what you mean, if this palace doesn't let you go, it will be difficult for a strong man to deliberately make things difficult for your little master?!" ”
What is it! Dare to contradict her? The master is charming, the maid is also tricky, and there is a nest of snakes and rats!
"Concubine Hua is angry, Concubine Hua is teaching her a lesson, and the concubine will rewrite it again." With that, he returned to the table.
Yu Qing picked up the pen again, controlled the force and the direction of the pen, and copied it carefully, even a little more serious than just now.
"Since you feel sorry for your master, then share some of it for her." Concubine Hua suddenly said to Wanhe.
Wanhe knew the meaning of Concubine Hua's words, this was a change of method to rectify herself, but she didn't know what method she was going to use.
"Come on, go and ask that white jade Guanyin to come out." Concubine Hua commanded.
Immediately, a little eunuch came out with a small brocade box, and opened it to reveal a white jade Guanyin, which was milky white and had a delicate and shiny texture.
"If you carry this statue of Kannon and recite the Myoho-renge-kyo aloud, remember, you must be sincere, and if you recite it accurately, this palace can consider giving your master a few days."
Concubine Hua looked at it coldly, let your little girl dare to make a mistake with this palace, this palace will teach you to be a good person today!
"This is a tribute from the Southern Dynasty, the best mutton fat white jade carving, you can be careful to top it, if it falls, you have three heads and it is not enough to compensate!" Yuzhi relied on Concubine Hua's support and stood aside to command.
Concubine Hua looked at Yu Qing, she actually looked coldly at the palace maid who punished her, and didn't say a word? Concubine Hua was still waiting for Yu Qing to resist it, and she could cure her of a big crime of disrespect.
Concubine Hua is making things difficult today, and Yu Qing naturally understands why. She agreed to come to Zhongcui Palace and forbearance in every possible way, because she remembered what Concubine Zhen told her before she died, that the case of the Ilgen family was a ghost behind Concubine Hua's back.
Therefore, as soon as she has the opportunity to get close to Concubine Hua, she will try, if she can find clues that she framed the Ilgen family, the humiliation she suffered today will not be nothing.
's own avoidance and compromise will only make Concubine Hua more public, and people will show more horses when they are careless.
Yu Qing glanced at Wanhe, but she was wronged by the little girl.
Wanhe knelt down in resignation, with a white jade Guanyin statue on her head, and a small eunuch in front of her held a Myoho-renge-kyo and asked her to recite it aloud.
Yuzhi looked at it for a while, her eyes rolled, and she didn't know what to say in Concubine Hua's ear, only to see Concubine Hua nodding, and Yuzhi turned around and went to the inner room with a weird smile on the corner of her mouth.
After a while, a short-legged incense burner was brought out, filled with lit incense sticks.
Yuzhi moved the incense burner down in front of Yuzhi, no more than a foot away from her, and the smoke rose into the air and rushed straight to the door of the evening lotus.
Got into her nose, mouth, and eyes, choked and coughed so late that she insisted on chanting until she read intermittently.
The smoke was so thick that I couldn't even read the words on the scriptures, and tears flowed uncontrollably.
Seeing this, Concubine Hua's master and servant smiled happily.
"Since the Bodhisattva is enshrined, it is naturally indispensable to put incense on the pillar, so that it is more pious." Hua Fei said.
Wan He resisted the desire to cough, read as much as he could, and memorized it in his heart. After two or three times, I can barely remember most of it.