Zhong Xiaoniang didn't wait for her to finish chattering, so she shouted to stop, "Shut up, am I dead?" Or I didn't understand enough of what I said before. In front of the Buddha, chew the root of the tongue, if you pollute the ears of the Buddha, can you afford to blame the Buddha? ”

Zhong Xiaoniang deducted such a big hat for her, she just ate the bear's heart and leopard gall, and she didn't dare to continue to say. Unwillingly, he lowered his head and was silent.

The fairy-like Taoist priest walked to the desk and began to burn incense and paper, and then closed his eyes and stood with his hands folded in front of his chest.

The mouth said: "Today, Sima Qu's wife and concubine children in Luoyang, pray to the Buddha, begging the head of the family Sima Qu to be safe and return home early; Begging for mercy from the heavens, to ensure that the people of Luoyang can survive their suffering. If you get what you want, you will reciprocate your vows. Nan no Amitabha, worship! ”

As soon as the word "worship" of the Taoist priest came out, everyone respectfully bowed to the Buddha three times.

After kneeling three times, they continued to kneel with their hands folded.

The Taoist priest began to mumble and mutter, sounding like some Buddhist scripture, and when he recited the sentence "Nan Wu Amitabha Buddha, worship again", everyone repeated the action just now, and bowed respectfully three times.

This kind of scene looks really boring, and everyone is like a marionette, listening to the orders of the Taoist priest, repeating the same movements.

Zhong Xiaoniang bowed down sincerely on the surface, but her heart was turbulent. Originally, she didn't believe in these gods and ghosts, and she was just trying to show others what she was doing, so as not to tell the truth.

Cheap. People, the goods in this belly have not yet landed, so they don't take me seriously, if they really give birth to a boy, then won't I be reduced to the point of being manipulated by her in the future?

Hum! Let's see, the daughter of the dignified Yongzhou Assassin Family, she can't help me, she is sent by me like a yellow spring, not to mention the concubine of your small county Ling family.

Sima Guansheng's biological mother is the daughter of the Yongzhou Thorn Shi Ling family, and Lu Xiaoniang is the old lady who came forward and went to the small county town outside Luoyang City to ask for the county order.

Although this Lu Xiaoniang is not expensive, she is already much better than the daughter of a merchant like Zhong Xiaoniang and the lowly dancing girl like Su Xiaoniang.

Although he knelt on the cushion, after all, he was usually pampered and pampered, and it was a cold winter wax moon, and after a long time, everyone began to be a little restless.

Su Xiaoniang's face was full of impatience, and she patted the willow waist with her slender jade hand. The other hand touched the sore neck and shook his head.

Sima Daiyuan seemed to be cramped and deboned, her whole body was paralyzed, kneeling on top of her legs, her hands kept beating her sore legs.

She muttered and complained, "My legs are numb, how long will I kneel?" Does it make sense to do this? It's just self-deception, if it is really useful to pray to God and worship the Buddha, then why should my father do it himself, just kneel on the ground and beg for nothing, and everything will be fine......"

When Zhong Xiaoniang heard this, she just said softly, "Sister, don't say more, bear with it, the prayer is almost over." ”

Su Xiaoniang saw that Zhong Xiaoniang connived at Sima Daiyuan, and said dissatisfiedly: "Hmph! As long as the state officials set fires, there is no need for the people to light the lamps, my family Dai Ning is just a lesson to the people who are not long-sighted, that is, there is no family education, and other people's families are heaven and earth, and it is also a matter of course, hey! Who called someone to have a lady in charge! It's really more human than human, and it's infuriating! ”

Zhong Xiaoniang turned her head and glared at her angrily, she instantly felt shuddered, and the muttering in her mouth stopped abruptly.

It can be seen that this Zhong Xiaoniang still has a certain prestige in this Sima Mansion.

Indeed, although on the surface she is only a concubine, the treatment she receives and the power she has are no different from that of the main housewife, but she lacks a title.

The Buddha hall was full of smoke, so smoked that people's eyes cut water, Sima Guansheng recovered from a serious illness, his body and bones were already weak, and he had not eaten a grain of rice since last night, and after a while, she only felt dizzy, respiratory distress, confusion, and her body was shaky.

Mother Ling, who was kneeling behind her, reacted very quickly and jumped up to support her body, so that she did not fall to the ground.

Mother Ling said eagerly: "Second girl, second girl, what's wrong with you?" Are you okay? Don't scare the slave woman! She was so anxious that her eyes rippled.

Sima Guansheng squinted his eyes slightly, his face was pale, and he looked sickly and weak.

Sima Daiyuan, who was kneeling next to her, grabbed her cold and piercing hand tightly, and asked with concern: "Second sister, are you okay?" They all said that you should not come, but you were reckless. ”

"I'm fine, just a little dizzy." Sima Guansheng laboriously squeezed out a few words from between his lips, and his voice was like a pearl of rice, like a wisp.

"A-Niang, you see that the second sister is like this, you just send a message and let her go back to rest?" Sima Daiyuan saw it in her eyes, cherished it in her heart, and pleaded with her mother for Sima Guansheng.

"Big sister, no, I'm okay now, I can continue to pray for my father." Sima Guansheng politely rejected Sima Daiyuan's kindness, and wanted to kneel back on the cushion as he spoke.

"No way!" Sima Daiyuan said, and together with Ling's mother, she wanted to help Sima Guansheng up from the ground, "Auntie, I'll send my second sister back to Lichun Pavilion." ”

"Ling Su'e, you send the second girl back to Lichun Pavilion." Mother Ling was ordered to help Sima Guansheng up, Sima Daiyuan wanted to walk with Sima Guansheng, her knees were just lifted from the cushion, and she was stopped by Zhong Xiaoniang, "Sister, you continue to pray for your father." ”

"A-Niang—"

"Silence, concentrate, sincerity is spiritual!" Zhong Xiaoniang put down this sentence, turned around and stopped talking.

Su Xiaoniang didn't say much, but her eyes were full of contempt, she smiled sarcastically, and turned back silently.

Sima Guansheng didn't say much, blessed Zhong Xiaoniang and Su Xiaoniang, and followed Ling's mother towards the door.

Sima Daiyuan watched Sima Wansheng leave with a blank look on her face.

Second sister! You're fine, you don't have to do all these tedious things here anymore, envy me to death, I really don't know how long I'll have to kneel here.

Sima Daiyuan muttered, complaining in her heart.

Ling's mother helped Sima Guansheng and walked a few steps, and the little maid who guarded the door came in to report, "Ladies and girls, girls, be fine!" There was an old man with white temples in the front yard who asked to see him, saying that he was here to see the second girl. ”

Sima Guansheng's master and servant and the janitor stood opposite each other, and the distance between them was only three or two steps. When the master and servant heard the sound, they looked at each other, Sima Guansheng thought that it was the doctor invited by Ling's mother, and looked at her with questioning eyes, Ling's mother frowned lightly and shook her head slightly, indicating that she did not do this, and her face was full of doubts.

Zhong Xiaoniang didn't look back, and muttered in her mouth: "It's really time for him to come, let him go directly to Lichun Pavilion, don't you know how to pray at the opening of the altar?" You tell me to go down, no one's life is at stake, and don't report it again. If anyone does not have long eyes, and comes in to disturb him, he will go and get thirty boards himself. ”

Zhong Xiaoniang's words were murderous, and the little girl trembled with fright, and replied tremblingly: "Yes, Zhong Xiaoniang, the little one will pass on the word." After he finished speaking, he bowed and exited the temple.