Chapter 3: The Deceased

In a blink of an eye, it was the third day of the eighth month, and at the right time, the purple courtyard was already busy. In the past three years, Lieyun rarely went out due to physical reasons, and now Dingjing only knows the name of Feiyun County Lord, and what remains in his mind is still the last time Lieyun went out with his mother Princess Zhaohua three years ago, and went to the eldest princess's mansion to pay respects, and he looked like when he was ten years old. At that time, a glimpse of the eldest princess's mansion was shocked, and the world left a sigh of "blue is better than blue, and flying clouds are unparalleled in the world".

Therefore, in the past three years, every third day of August, Lieyun went out of Cui's house to Tanji Temple to offer incense to his parents, and Cheng Jinsi would do everything in detail. Because every year to worship the sun Lieyun to Tanji Temple in addition to the incense and pray for the parents, but also ask the monks in the temple to do things for their parents, the day can not be turned around, need to stay in the temple for one night, so the usual Lieyun used to the things and maids packed a few large cages.

After everything was neatly placed and there was nothing wrong, Mo Ju looked at the hour, it was already midday, and he was busy in the room and whispered to the sleeping Lieyun to get up. And the other three big girls, Cuizhu, Zilan, and Hongmei, also came into the house to serve. Mo Ju screamed a few times, Lieyun opened his eyes in a daze, sat up, his face was dazed at first, and then slowly returned to clarity. Cuizhu first took the green salt and rinsed Lieyun's mouth, and then twisted a hot handkerchief to wipe Lieyun's face, and then carefully smeared balsam.

After washing, Zilan took out a moon-white long skirt and changed it to Lieyun, with a belt of the same color around her waist, and a mutton fat jade Ping'an buckling skirt. At first glance, the white dress of this month was unremarkable, but those who know the industry know at a glance that this is the new streamer brocade in Jiangnan this year, cut into clothes, and people wear it and walk around, as if the streamer is all over the ground, and the end is wonderful. And because of the rarity of streamer brocade, Jiangnan only paid tribute to the palace five horses, and two of them were rewarded to Lieyun by Emperor Jia'an, and the harem concubines were jealous, but they dared not speak out.

These two streamers brocade, one Lieyun gave to her cousin, Cui Wanning, the Cui family's young lady, and the other made this white dress by herself. Thinking of Mo Ju's painful appearance at that time, a smile appeared on the corner of Lie Yun's mouth. The four maids were surprised when they saw Lieyun's appearance, but Lieyun didn't mention it.

After changing her clothes, Zilan helped Lie Yun to sit down in front of the dresser, and began to pull her hair. Zilan is the best comb of hair among the four big girls, but because today Lieyun is going to the temple to incense for his deceased father and mother, so he only pulls a simple double flat bun, a bead flower made of two pearls on the bun, and an earring made of little finger and big dong beads on the ear, the same Dongzhu necklace around the neck, and only the wrist still carries the purple jade bracelet.

After the grooming is completed, it is time to be right, and the sky is bright. Although the girl in the mirror is plain white, and her face is only lightly painted with moth eyebrows, she is still so beautiful that people lose their minds. Lieyun told Cuizhu and Hongmei, who were staying in the courtyard to watch the house, and then tied the rabbit fur cloak held out by Mo Ju, and Zilan and the three of them went out of the purple courtyard to Songhe Hall.

In addition to the large kitchen responsible for the daily diet of Cui's house, each courtyard also has its own small kitchen, in case the masters are thirsty in the middle of the night and have no hot water to drink, hungry and have no hot food to eat, but every day for this breakfast, Cui Jing except for the previous court, everyone gathers in Rende Courtyard to use together.

When people get older, they like their children and grandchildren around their knees, and Mrs. Cui and Mrs. Cui are no exception, especially for Lieyun, who has no father and no mother, she loves her very much. Cui Yanqi is okay, but she only thinks she has an extra sister, but Cui Wanning is jealous that Lieyun not only took away the favor of her parents, but also her grandparents', if it weren't for Lieyun sending things to the Fragrance Courtyard every once in a while, I don't know what the little girl has to do every day.

When I arrived at Rendeok Temple, everyone had already arrived, Cui Jing took leave from the Ministry of Officials today as in previous years, and Cui Yanqi also took leave from his master this year. Seeing Lieyun come in, Mrs. Cui hurriedly beckoned Lieyun to come closer, Cui Jing looked at it with a smile, Cheng Jinsi looked loving, pinched the Jinpa in his hand, and Cui Wanning turned her head, only Cui Yanqi looked like "I haven't eaten yet, I'm hungry".

The Tanji Temple that I am going to go to today is built on the top of Fo Guang Mountain. It is said that in ancient times, the Buddha had preached on this mountain, and the Buddha on the top of the mountain was bright that day, so there was the name of Fo Guang Mountain. After I don't know which dynasty built a temple on the top of the mountain, the incense was prosperous. After several dynasties, Tanji Temple has not been affected, and everyone in the world is blessed by the Buddha. And in our dynasty, the founding emperor Xuan often dreamed of the monk temple in his later years, and wanted to cover the killing because he was too heavy, and the Buddha gave a warning. He vigorously promoted Buddhism and sealed Tanji Temple as a royal temple.

The temple is on the top of the mountain, and all the good men and women are sincere in order to show their sincerity, and when they reach the foot of the mountain, they all abandon the carriage and sedan chair and walk up the mountain. Therefore, from Dingjing to Tanji Temple, it only takes an hour to arrive, and from the foot of the mountain to the temple on the top of the mountain, except for those who are martial arts, men need at least one hour, and women and children need longer. Therefore, everyone had breakfast, although it was just after the hour, Mrs. Cui and Mrs. Cui gave a few simple words of advice, and urged them to get on the road.

When they arrived at the second gate, Cheng Jinsi took Cui Wanning and Lie Yun to get into the car first, and when they got out of the mansion, Cui Jing and Cui Yanqi father and son were already waiting in the car, counting the cages in the back, a total of five carriages, out of Bajing Hutong and onto Zhuque Street to the city gate.

Just after midnight, Suzaku Street was already bustling with activity, and the guys from the restaurants, tea shops, cloth and jewelry shops on both sides of the street were removing their door panels and preparing to open their doors to do business, while the vendors along the street were shouting and selling.

Listening to the hustle and bustle outside, Cui Wanning couldn't hold back her curiosity after all, and secretly lifted a corner of the curtain. might as well be discovered by Cheng Jinsi, and hurriedly put it down under the scolding, and glared at Lie Yun secretly.

Out of the city gate, there were fewer and fewer pedestrians on the road, not as if in the city, and the speed of the carriage gradually increased. The flowers and trees are withering in autumn, and there is no beautiful scenery along the way, not to mention the clouds, even Cui Wanning is not interested, and sits obediently in the carriage.

After traveling for about an hour, the carriage stopped, and it turned out that it had arrived at the foot of Foguang Mountain. Because Foguang Temple is a royal temple, so in addition to the royal family, it is a high-ranking official and noblewoman, and the mountain road is difficult to walk, the carriage can only be parked at the bottom of the mountain, the temple will send someone to take care of it, and the pilgrims bring the box cage things, the temple will also send the monk to take the mountain.

After getting out of the carriage, everyone rested for a while, and then went up the mountain to the temple.

When everyone climbed to the top of the mountain out of breath, it was almost noon, and there were already monks waiting at the temple gate. After entering the temple, everyone didn't care about the fatigue of climbing the mountain, and went to the arranged guest house to freshen up a little, and then went to the main hall to make incense.

In accordance with the will of Emperor Jia'an, the third day of the first month of August Feiyun County Lord entered the temple for the deceased father and mother to enter the incense, Tanji Temple needs to be closed, so unlike the many pilgrims in the past, today there are only Lieyun and Cui Jing's family in the temple. After entering the Daxiong Treasure Hall, after the four members of Cui Jing's family finished the incense, Lieyun lit the incense and knelt on the futon, closing his eyes and closing them. So I didn't see it, the faces of the two adults behind him had different looks.

After entering the incense, Cui Yanqi was already hungry, and everyone was led by the monk to eat fasting, then went back to the courtyards to rest, and then went to the fasting room together at dinner.

Lieyun returned to the courtyard, and Mo Ju and Zilan served him and went to bed and lay down. When I opened my eyes again, it was the end of the application. Seeing that Cheng Jinsi's mother and daughter and Cui Jing's father and son had not moved, they asked Mo Ju and Zilan to stay in the courtyard, and went to the peach forest north of the temple to find her. Because there were no outsiders in the temple today, Mo Ju and Zilan were not worried about Lie Yun's accident, so they did not follow.

The peach forest of Tanji Temple is old, the peach trees grow thick and tall than usual, although the peach forest in autumn is no longer luxuriant in summer, only the dead leaves are left between the branches, but the branches are vigorous, and there is another momentum.

Under the tree, the blazing clouds paced slowly. There is a hundred-year-old peach forest in Tanji Temple, and the capital of Manding knows that two years ago in Tanji Temple, Lieyun never thought of coming to this peach forest to take a walk, but this year I don't know why, as if there is a voice in my heart, telling her to come.

"Little Flying Worm, it's been three years, and you're finally here!" Suddenly, a voice came from the tree, with surprise and a hint of certainty.

Lieyun looked up, and saw a young man sitting on the thickest branch of the peach tree in front of him.