Chapter 38: Offering incense and praying for blessings
The next morning, before dawn, the door of the general's mansion was lively, Hongmei and Luzhu stood in front of the carriage, and when they saw Wanqing and Mrs. Tai coming out, they ran over quickly, and one supported the other.
I saw that they changed their old outfits, retreated from a Luo skirt, replaced with a corset, and held a sword in their hands.
"Mrs. Tai, the carriage is ready, please come here." Lu Zhu smiled slightly, and then helped Mrs. Tai to the spacious green carriage in front of the door.
Wanqing looked with her eyes, in addition to the green carriage in front of the door, there was also a black carriage, only to see that although the carriage was not as big as Mrs. Tai, but it was the body of black nanmu, carved beams and paintings, ingenious. On the beams, the flowers and plants are all gold leaves, jewel flower hearts.
Wanqing was shocked in her heart, could this be Feng Qiuyin's carriage? It's just that he really let her ride unexpectedly.
"Madame, get in the car quickly." Hongmei walked to her side, knew her thoughts, and didn't ask much, but there was a hint of envy in her eyes, and said: "The general still feels sorry for Madame, Mrs. Tai was just a little bit yesterday, and today the general did it, which actually makes Hongmei envious." ”
Seeing her say this, Wanqing smiled gently and said, "You girl, if you want to sit, you can get in the car with me, so that you can relieve my boredom all the way." ”
Wanqing was kind-hearted, but when she saw her envious, she invited her to ride with her.
Who knows, Hongmei's face changed, she was terrified, and begged for mercy again and again: "The slave maid lost her words for a while, and I hope that my wife will forgive my sins, the slave and maid have a humble status, how can I get on the general's car, and ask my wife to quickly take back her life!" ”
Seeing that she was so nervous, Wanqing gently took her hand and said with a smile: "Hongmei's words are wrong, the relationship between you and me has long exceeded the difference between master and servant, in my eyes, you and Shuang'er are my good sisters, so your identity is not half humble." ”
When she saw Wanqing say this, a few tears faintly flashed in her eyes, and she said: "Madame's kindness to Hongmei, Hongmei will repay it as a spring." It's just that the slaves and maids can't get on this carriage. ”
Wanqing saw that she insisted on refusing, so she didn't force it anymore, after all, it was not easy for her to get on Feng Qiuyin's carriage.
Not far away, Feng Qiuyin took in this scene, a trace of complicated feelings flashed in her eyes, but she didn't say anything after all, she walked to Mrs. Tai's car and asked, "Grandma is here, be careful." He turned to look at the green bamboo under the car and explained softly: "Haosheng takes care of Mrs. Tai." ”
I saw that Luzhu nodded vigorously, as if he had said something, but he didn't pay attention to it after Wanqing got in the car.
The carriage drove on the rugged mountain road, although the road was not very smooth, but because Feng Qiuyin's carriage was padded with a very thick cushion, it seemed to be intentional, and it did not feel bumpy.
At noon, they finally arrived at Tianning Temple, which was not luxurious, full of green bricks and tiles, and a bronze door, which was not as magnificent as they imagined.
Despite this, Tianning Temple is a pure place of Buddhism that stands in the bustling city, the ancient trees in the courtyard are towering to the sky, and the sound of chanting comes from the end of the long path, which can not help but make people's hearts calm like a mirror.
Wanqing stepped out of the carriage, couldn't help but look up, and saw the three big characters of "Tianning Temple" came into view, although it seems to be simple and unpretentious, but it shows generosity, flat spotless, and also symbolizes that the monks in the temple are all industrious.
"Old Madam Feng, being able to come to the Lao Qu Temple really makes the small temple shine." Wanqing was fascinated, but heard a thick voice coming, looked back, and saw an old monk in a yellow robe walking slowly, seeing that his wrinkled face was peaceful, followed by two little monks, Wanqing thought about it, he must be the abbot of this temple.
Wanqing thought correctly, only to see Mrs. Tai with a smile on her face, supported by green bamboo, and hurriedly greeted her, and then folded her hands, slightly bowed, and said; "Master Huikong, I haven't seen you for a long time, how are you doing recently?"
Wanqing saw the two of them shushing and asking for warmth, but they looked like old friends who had not seen each other for many years, and just walked forward, they were affectionately pulled by Mrs. Tai to her side, "This is my granddaughter-in-law, and now she is pregnant, I accompanied her to come to invite a incense, hoping that the Bodhisattva will bless the safety of the mother and child." ”
When Wanqing saw the abbot turn to look at her, she immediately responded politely.
He looked at the evening for a long time, and then his face turned happy, and he turned to Mrs. Tai and said, "The young lady is really a blessed person, and she will definitely be able to bring blessings to the General's Mansion in the future." ”
Mrs. Tai was very happy when she heard this, so she ordered Luzhu to offer sesame oil money.
Seeing this, Wanqing didn't think so, a trace of disdain flashed in her eyes, and she thought: Isn't this the case for both ancient and modern monks? Say things that others like to hear.
When the abbot saw Wanqing's expression, he knew that she didn't believe it, so he smiled and said, "Don't believe it, young lady, one day, you will definitely know the deep meaning of the old monk's words." ”
Wanqing smiled slightly, neither affirming nor denying.
When they entered the treasure hall, Hongmei and Luzhu led several family members to wait outside the temple door.
This is the heart of Tianning Temple. Above the main hall is a statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva about 18 meters high, she holds a net bottle in one hand and a willow branch in the other, with kind eyebrows and kind eyes, bless those who come to kneel and worship.
"Mrs., please." Master Huikong handed a stick of incense to Mrs. Tai, then turned around and handed another one to Wanqing, and said with a smile: "Young lady, please also come and ask for one." ”
Wanqing took the incense and followed the example of Mrs. Tai, held the incense high above her head, knelt down in front of the Bodhisattva and bowed three times, at this time she had no distractions, only asking the Bodhisattva to bless the fetus in her womb.
After worshipping, Wanqing slowly got up and inserted the incense into the incense burner, but who knows, a breeze blew, and the incense was blown out.
Suddenly uneasy in her heart, Wanqing turned her head to look at Huikong.
I saw that the faces of him and the monks behind him were extremely ugly, and after being silent for a long time, he said to Wanqing: "It is a bad omen for the wind to blow the incense to extinguish this, the young lady may have something bad recently, everything needs to be done carefully." As he spoke, he took out a talisman from his bosom and handed it to Wanqing's hand, "This thing can bless the young lady through danger safely, and the young lady must ensure that this thing never leaves her body, remember, remember." ”
Wanqing took the amulet and carefully put it into her arms, she would rather believe it than believe it, she lived cautiously, for the child in her womb, if even he had to lose, then she would not live in the world.
Mrs. Tai was also uneasy in her heart, but she didn't say much, she didn't want to put any pressure on Wanqing.
"What do you mean by that? Why don't you let us in! Outside the temple, a group of refugees were blocked by their families and monks, and there was a lot of noise and chaos.
One of the old monks frowned, and said hurriedly to the little monk behind him: "I will go to report to the abbot, and wait here, so as not to disturb Mrs. Feng." ”