Chapter 20: Palace Change (5)
A crimson luxury soft sedan chair stopped at the back door of Samye Temple, and the accompanying guards lifted the curtain with a humble attitude: "Madam, Samye Temple has arrived." ”
Compared with the front door, the back door is sparsely populated and secluded.
"Hmm."
A pleasant and soft female voice came out of the sedan chair, and the maid standing on the side of the sedan chair carefully helped a woman in a white dress to slowly walk out.
"Wang ......... Madam......... It's been a long time since we've come out, and it's been a big change outside! ”
In the past, almost Mama Li accompanied Yisha to incense, and Nanu was naturally not qualified as an inferior maid, but sometimes Yisha made an extra exception and took her out to relax.
She hadn't come out for nearly two months, and Nanu was extremely excited, chattering behind Yisha, looking east and west.
It's a wonderful world out there! Even the air is fragrant!
She has lived in the palace for nearly five years, and she never dared to hope that one day she would be able to leave the palace, thanks to a good master like the queen mother, she had the opportunity to see the changes in the outside world, even if she only came to the temple, she was already very satisfied!
There were dozens of steps leading to the temple, and the guards had planned to carry the sedan chair up directly, but the steps were slightly steep and inconvenient to walk, so Isa ordered them to stop below and walk up on their own.
The gray-clothed nun waited at the door for a long time, and when she saw Feng Jia coming, she bent down and saluted: "The poor nun has seen the queen." ”
Yisha smiled slightly, held her arm that wanted to kneel, and said gently: "The teacher is too polite, you are too polite." ”
Mrs. Shi nodded with a smile, turned to the side to make way for a passage, "The queen is here, please." ”
Shitai walked in front and led Yisha through the corridors of copying hands, and heard the sound of bells and chanting Buddha from the temple in the distance.
When he reached the half-pillar incense, Shitai's footsteps stopped in front of a temple, bowed to Yisha, and said respectfully: "The queen, please come in, the Wooden Tower Witch has been waiting for your arrival." ”
"Thank you, there is Master Lao to lead the way."
With the same etiquette, Yi Shahui stretched out her hand and gently pushed open the door of the hall, and a large statue of Maitreya Buddha suddenly appeared in front of her.
Maitreya was several feet tall, his whole body was finely carved and polished with marble, and his chubby body was draped in a robe, and he sat barefoot on a futon.
Underneath the Buddha statue, a row of long tables is placed, and the tables are filled with all kinds of offerings, and the people who look at them are dazzled.
The accompanying guards guarded the door, Nanu waited outside as a personal slave, and Yisha entered the main hall alone, closed the door, and blocked all kinds of sounds outside.
On the right side of the room knelt a shrine maiden in a crimson robe, her eyes closed in a pious manner, her face solemn and serene, one hand on her chest, a small wooden hammer in the other, and a wooden fish tapping from time to time as she recited the words of the scriptures in her mouth.
The Wooden Tower Witch is not finished chanting carefully, so it is not appropriate to disturb at this time.
Isha walked lightly, knelt on the futon on the other side, kowtowed three times reverently, then put her fingers together, folded her palms, and closed her eyes to convey her wish to the Buddha.
She had only one wish, and she would be satisfied if he came back unscathed.
After reading the scriptures, the witch kowtowed three times again, got up to tidy up her appearance, and greeted Yisha.
"When the queen comes to the temple, the poor nuns are far away, and I hope the queen will bear with her."
"The witch is polite, enter the temple, I am not a queen, just an ordinary person who came to burn incense and worship the Buddha, today Yisha knelt in front of the Maitreya Buddha to chant and pray, please Maitreya to bless the beloved, I am afraid it will take up some witch time."
"The queen is serious."
After the greetings, Yisha closed her eyes and began to mumble the scriptures that she couldn't hear clearly.
During her chanting, the Wooden Pagoda Shrine Maiden held a pure bottle in her hand and from time to time sprinkled the water of great compassion contained in it above her head.
Halfway through the reading of the scriptures, suddenly, a noisy noise from outside interrupted Issa's calm heart, and the Wooden Tower Witch sent the little novice out to check the situation, but before she came back to report, the temple door rang at this time.
"Madam, Miss Luyue wants to see you."
Su Luyue didn't know where to find out the news that Yi Sha came to Samye Temple to burn incense, and secretly followed her here, but unfortunately there was a large group of guards who strictly guarded the door, and she couldn't get in, so she had to break in.
The end of the hard break was naturally dragged away by the guards unceremoniously, but fortunately, Nanu was smart and clever, and reported to Yisha as soon as possible.
The chanting ended, and Yi Shabing retired from the guards, and asked Lu Yue to go with her to the side hall to talk.
It has been less than a month since she last visited her in the palace, and in the blink of an eye, things are wrong, and now they are standing on different positions, and there is a gap, and the relationship may not be able to return to the same thing as before.
"Queen, please have tea."
Nanu poured hot water mixed with tea, poured a cup for Yisha, and reluctantly handed a cup to Su Luyue under the guidance of her eyes.
"Let's have tea!"
"Nanu, you go outside and keep guard." According to the instructions of the sa.
"Queen, the slave and maid are waiting for you by the side, and they will not go anywhere!"
Nanu resisted for the first time in her history, not because she didn't listen to the queen, but because she was worried that Su Luyue would do something unfavorable to the queen.
From the moment she entered the door, Miss Luyue's eyes were full of hatred when she looked at her mother, how could she rest assured that the two of them would be alone!
This girl has grown a lot recently.
"Go, go to the door and keep watch, I'll call you for something." She and Lu Yue have a lot to talk about, and it is inconvenient for outsiders to be present.
Nanu didn't dare to disobey her will anymore, so she reluctantly did so, "Okay......... If you want to do something, immediately order the slave and the maid, and the slave and the maid will be outside to keep watch! ”
Nanu closed the door uneasily, and there were only two people left in the room, Yisha and Su Luyue, who did not speak in tacit understanding, and quietly thought about their own thoughts.
After a long time, Yisha opened her mouth to break the silence: "Your father......... Is he okay? ”
"I wonder if the queen is asking about my father's official position or his body?" Su Luyue's face, which had always been decent, no longer had a smile, and it was difficult to hide the anger in her heart.
She once had a dream, thinking that she would soon be able to become a concubine and fly on the branches to become a phoenix, then she would definitely live up to the expectations of the Su family and make her father's position in the court more stable.
Unexpectedly, not only will she never be able to be a concubine, but her family was weakened by King Loulan, and her father was cut off his tongue because of this!
She had deeply admired the powerful king, but his cold-blooded level was terrifying!
He cut her father's tongue, and the hot heart that once loved him was instantly doused with cold water, leaving only resentment!
This resentment was clearly seen on her face.
"Your father's body......... Okay? ”
"Queen Lao bothered." Su Luyue sneered, "Today, the courtiers came to find the queen, and there was only one request, if the queen read about our old feelings, help me with this." ”
With her-for-tat attitude, Isa felt melancholy and sad, as if a boulder was pressing on her heart.
"What do you say?"
"I ........." Su Luyue stared at the few tiny tea leaves floating in the cup, her eyes were a little unwilling and ashamed, "I hope the queen will suggest that the Holy Lord withdraw the will to give marriage." ”