At the beginning of April, the Buddha Bathing Festival has arrived.

Bathing Buddha, also known as pouring Buddha, is an important ritual in ancient Indian Buddhism.

According to historical records, Shakyamuni Buddha was born in 565 B.C. and was the prince of the ancient Indian kingdom of Kapila (in present-day Nepal).

Legend has it that the little prince was born walking, stepping on a lotus flower on each foot, pointing to the sky, and saying, "Heaven and earth, I am the only one." “

Just as Prince Siddhartha Gautama was speaking, suddenly the sky rained and flowers were fragrant, and the nine dragons spit water, and the scene was very spectacular.

This prince is actually a "Guardian Bodhisattva" who made a vow to be born a humane from the Tushi Heavenly Court, and when he grew up, he broke off his own home, practiced, and became a Buddha, called Shakyamuni Buddha.

This day coincides with the beginning of the fourth lunar month, which is the Buddha's birthday.

On that day, Buddhist believers from all over the world gathered in the temple to participate in the Buddha bathing.

On the Buddha hall, the statue of the Prince Buddha is enshrined, and the four disciples use a small copper spoon to fill the fragrant soup with the Prince Buddha in order, and the relevant Dharma meetings are held before and after, called the "Bathing Buddha Festival".

(Note: The above is from the volume of "Past and Present Cause and Effect Sutra", the stupid author himself will not, it is all information consulted, covering his face~~)

Nanzhao attaches great importance to Buddhism, so it attaches great importance to this festival.

On this day, Kyoto Koji Temple is the main temple, and Buddhist temples all over the country hold grand ceremonies in the temple.

On this day, Buddhist monks and lay believers, following the example of Siddhartha Gautama when he was born, bathed the "prince" Buddha statue with licorice, tea or a variety of herbs in a "fragrant soup" as a sign of reverence.

At the same time, many noble families at the foot of the mountain will also do good deeds on this day, make good karma, and increase merit.

Early in April, the door of the Yongning Marquis Mansion opened, and many young and strong servants carried a few large pots, lined up with beautiful women in pink clothes, or served dishes and plates, or cups and spoons, and walked towards the center of Yongle Street.

As early as a few days ago, the Gu family sent people to spread the news, explaining that on the day of the Buddha Bathing Festival, they would give alms on Yongle Street.

As soon as the porridge shack was erected, many beggars and poor people gathered around.

Gu Xinhai, the chief housekeeper of the Gu family, led the servants to shout loudly to maintain order.

After everyone lined up in order, the three wives of the Gu family, several aunts and three young ladies all came out.

Nanzhao is not so strict with women, and this is a good thing to accumulate virtue and do good, so on this day, even the ladies in the boudoir will come out to help the family with almsgiving.

Of course, there is a very important reason for this, although it is not explicitly stated, but it is almost a stereotype in every family.

Since ancient times, marriage has paid attention to the right family, and women with a little family background can generally be housewives after getting married.

When they get married, things like giving today are things they need to take care of.

Therefore, the unmarried woman helps the elders of the family to come out to give alms, but also to learn how to deal with such matters.

In this way, if you get married in the future, you won't show your cowardice in front of your husband's family.

At the end of the day, Gu Xinhai personally sounded the gong and began to give alms.

Yongning Hou's wife Fang's family, the second-room lady Shen's family, and the third-room lady Song family respectively took Gu Ningwei, Gu Anya and Gu Ling to stand in front of the porridge shed to give alms to the people.

Most of the rice grains used in alms today come from the Song family's private rice grain shop, so even if the Fang family is a genuine Mrs. Yongning Hou, she still feels a little inferior in front of the Song family.

However, despite this, the Fang clan would not let outsiders see it.

The Gu family has been giving every year and has already completed its own system, so it is going very smoothly.

The ladies and ladies gave a little porridge and then retreated to the back to rest.

If you let them, these pampered ladies and daughters, really stand here and serve porridge all day long, they will not be tired.

Simply, they are just putting on a show, and after a while, they will hand over this work to the maids.

The almsgiving was carried out in an orderly manner, and several wives and ladies of the Gu family retreated to the rear.

After standing for a while, drinking a few sips of hot tea, and relieving himself, people are a little "bored".

Song looked at the porridge shed in front of him, and then suddenly turned his head, and said with a smile: "It's still the child taught by the sister-in-law to grow up, you see, our eldest lady and third lady can follow the sister-in-law to give porridge and vegetables, and the second miss is even more capable, and can follow Master Puyun to give medicine for free treatment, such a great merit, but it is not comparable to giving a few bowls of porridge and sending a few mouthfuls of pickles. ”

The Song family smiled at Yan Yan, but every sentence poked on Fang's heart.

She just did it on purpose.

Seeing Fang's heart blocked, she was happy!

She said this, not to lift An Sheng, but to disgust the Fang family.

When Fang heard Song's words, his face immediately changed, but he still had to force himself to pull out a smile and pretend to be generous and kind.

"What the third brother and sister said is very true, An Sheng is on behalf of the Gu family to accumulate virtue and do good, the old lady naturally values it, she has accumulated blessings in the future, and it is also the blessing of our big guys, third brother and sister, you say yes."

When Song heard this, he laughed twice meaninglessly, "Sister-in-law can think like this, but I am really impressed." ”

Fang smiled and didn't say anything more.

Song snorted softly, turned his head, and no longer looked at Fang.

After the Song clan turned around, Gu Ningwei secretly dragged the Fang clan a few times.

Fang smiled at the corner of his mouth, shook his daughter's hand, and signaled her to be restless.

Gu Ningwei wanted to say something, but seeing Fang's attitude, she could only swallow back her unconvinced.

She knew that the Fang clan was telling her to endure.

Endure the sea and the sky, she knows!

She was definitely not jealous of Gu Ansheng, a lowly concubine, who could be in such a big limelight!

However, why was she so panicked?

Thinking that Gu Ansheng and Master Puyun showed their faces, her heart was like being stuffed into a ball of cotton wool, scratching and being very disturbed.

"Vile." Fang Shi sensed that something was wrong with his daughter, and quickly turned his head sideways and shouted in a low voice.

When Gu Ningwei heard Fang's scolding, her beating heart finally gradually stabilized.

Chong Fang's body was slightly blessed, Gu Ningwei stroked the hem of her skirt, straightened her sideburns, and then raised her head, she was the most decent and gentle, dignified and intelligent lady in the Yongning Hou Mansion.

Fang nodded in satisfaction and patted his daughter's hand gently to show appreciation.

Gu Ningwei lowered her head and smiled shyly, with peach cheeks and pink lips, a straight nose and beautiful eyebrows, and a side face, which was exquisite.

Song's eyes swept away, and when he saw the Fang family's mother and daughter's eyebrows and eyes, he snorted softly, a cold light flashed under his eyes, and then he withdrew his gaze, looked ahead, and focused.

From beginning to end, the Shen clan did not make a sound, and it seemed that they did not notice anything wrong between the Fang clan and the Song clan.