Waterfront stupa?

As soon as I heard these four words, my mind came to mind the most quiet place in the entire imperial city, which was surrounded by water, so quiet as if it were outside the world, only the ripples of the breeze blowing, which was the only agility in that picture.

As soon as I heard that I was going to kowtow to the Queen Mother, I hurriedly stood up with the queen, and seeing that the other concubines also stood up, Chang Qing waved his hand and said, "You don't have to go together." The Queen Mother likes to be quiet, and it is not good if there are too many people. ”

"Yes."

The concubines still sent me and the queen out, but when I arrived at the door, I saw Pei Yuanhao walking towards this side.

Everyone was overjoyed, and hurriedly knelt down and said in unison: "Meet the emperor!" ”

"Get up." Pei Yuanhao walked over and glanced at me, and then said to the queen: "It's over?" ”

"Back to the emperor's words. Yue Cairen has been officially entitled, and the concubine is now about to take her to the Linshui Pagoda to kowtow to the ancestors. ”

Pei Yuanhao nodded and said, "It's just right, I've been too busy these days, and I didn't go to ask the Queen Mother for peace, so I went with her." ”

My heart moved, I raised my eyes to look at him, and then looked around, but I saw that Lu Shuyi and the others were not very good-looking, and even Shen Rou's face sank for a moment, but this time, no one said anything.

A trace of uneasiness welled up in my heart inexplicably.

But before he had time to think about the reason for this uneasiness, he had already heard Chang Qing smile and say, "It's okay." The concubines and others sent the emperor off. ”

Seeing that they all bowed, I could only follow Pei Yuanhao and walk outside.

Along the way, only Gonggong Yu and Shui Xiu followed from a distance, Pei Yuanhao walked slowly in front with his hands, I followed him only a step or two away, and I didn't know what to say for a while, but he opened his mouth first: "What, not used to it?" ”

"......" is indeed not used to it, cumbersome dresses, cumbersome etiquette, it is wrong not to do it, and it is wrong to do it.

Silence had been there, he stopped and looked at me, after all, I couldn't be silent anymore, I said softly, "Yes, no." ”

"You'll get used to it."

"Yes."

There was no more words along the way, he took me all the way to the waterfront pagoda, like the last time, it was still quiet and picturesque, walking through the winding corridor on the water, as if people were in a painting, and the tip of the nose also smelled a faint scent of sandalwood.

He walked all the way to the door, leaned over and bowed, "Say hello to the Queen Mother." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the door of the stupa opened, and I saw the Queen Mother in a gray robe slowly coming out of it, with a string of rosaries hanging from her hand.

Seeing her again after a year, she almost didn't change, her eyes were still faint, but when she saw me, she was a little surprised, Pei Yuanhao said: "Queen Mother, she is a new talent, Yue Qingying, just canonized today, I came to ask the Queen Mother for peace." ”

I hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, and said, "The concubine visits the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother is blessed with Jin'an." ”

"Yue Cairen?"

The Empress Dowager took a step out of the door frame, looked down at me for a long time, and said to Pei Yuanhao: "The other concubines are all brought by the queen to kowtow, why did the emperor come in person this time?" ”

"Qingying, she is already two months pregnant, and her son has not come to greet the Queen Mother for several days, so she came together today."

"I was canonized today, why are I two months pregnant?"

As soon as these words came out, Pei Yuanhao and I were a little embarrassed, he coughed and said, "Yes-my son is confused." ”

The Queen Mother looked at me, then at him, and said, "Get up." ”

"Empress Dowager Xie."

I bowed again, and then slowly stood up, when I got up, my knees were a little numb, and I almost fell, Pei Yuanhao hurriedly reached out to help me, I also blushed a little, and hurriedly took a step back, leaving a place for their mother and son to talk.

The Queen Mother kept looking at us coldly, and only then did she say: "Your Majesty, the mourning family mentioned to you a while ago that the matter of shaving-"

Before she finished her words, Pei Yuanhao's face had already sunk: "Queen Mother, my son can agree to anything, but this is the only thing." ”

"Why?"

"Not long after his son ascended the throne, the Emperor Taishang was seriously ill and couldn't afford it, and the Queen Mother shaved his head, how should the people of the world view his son?"

The Queen Mother said lightly: "Didn't the emperor care about what others thought of you since he was a child?" ”

"Even if I don't care, there's another reason."

"What is the reason?"

Pei Yuanhao lowered his head and said in a deep voice: "Although the Emperor Taishang is seriously ill, he is still recuperating in the imperial city; Although the queen mother is closed in the pagoda, her son can still come to ask for peace, and the imperial city is still a home. If the Queen Mother leaves, the Imperial City will not be a home. ”

I suddenly looked up at his back.

I have known him and followed him for more than a year, but I never thought that I would come out of his mouth that word.

Family.

In his heart, there is still a family word, no matter how big the imperial city is, it is also a home.

Not only was I surprised, but the Queen Mother seemed to be stunned for a moment, but she immediately calmed down and said with a faint smile: "The wife is empty, the son is empty, and we don't meet on the Huangquan Road." ”

Pei Yuanhao's face changed suddenly.

Just when their mother and son were silently confronting each other, I gently stepped forward and said, "Queen Mother, since everything is empty, why do you have to shave?" When you are a monk, why stick to one form? Being in Ronghua Township, seeing the spiritual mountain in my heart, this is the great purity of Prajna Bodhi. ”

When the Queen Mother heard my words, she was speechless, as if she couldn't believe that I would say such a thing, and even Pei Yuanhao frowned.

The Queen Mother thought for a while and said, "You said that everything is empty, so who is it to me?" ”

I smiled slightly: "I don't know." ”

The Queen Mother fell silent.

I was also a little apprehensive for a while, interjecting between the emperor and the queen mother, arguing that the reasoning was to condemn the crime, and after a long while, she spoke again: "Have you read a book?" ”

"The concubine once took care of the inner hidden pavilion."

"Oh?"

She looked at me a few more times, then turned her head to look at Pei Yuanhao, there were a little ripples on her calm face, and nodded: "No wonder, the emperor brought me to see me." ”

When Pei Yuanhao heard this, he knelt down and said, "My son Empress Dowager Xie is complete." ”

I knelt down with it.

The Queen Mother's ordination is indeed a big event, especially in the case of rumors that are not conducive to him, if the Queen Mother becomes a monk, even if his charges are confirmed, the Queen Mother is willing to stay, and finally fulfills one of his "filial piety" words.

The Queen Mother shook her head gently, didn't say anything, just glanced at me, and said, "If you are free, come and talk to the mourning family." ”

I hurriedly said, "Yes." ”

With that, she turned around and walked back to the waterfront stupa, where the heavy gate closed in front of us again.

He and I got up, he turned around and walked outside, I followed him, but this time, he didn't say a word, and there was no expression on his face, I remembered that I had just interjected without permission, and I didn't know what he thought, and I didn't dare to speak for a while.

The two of them walked all the way in silence.

After a long while, seeing that I was about to arrive at Fangcaotang, I thought that he had nothing to say to me again, but I sighed softly in my heart, and I heard him say, "In the future, read less Buddhist scriptures." ”

"Huh?"

I was stunned for a moment and looked up at him in confusion.

He also stopped, looked back at me, had no expression on his face, and only said lightly: "The two of us are people who don't talk much, if you read the Buddhist scriptures again, the child will be born dumb." ”

“……”

It took me a while before I realized that it was a joke he was making?

Seeing that although he still had a straight face, but there were ripples of smile in his eyes, I suddenly blushed a little, and muttered in a low voice: "I--concubine don't have it." ”

After that, he turned his head and walked away.

As soon as I turned around, he walked up to me in two steps, looked down at me, reached out and pinched my chin with his fingernails, I frowned, looked up at him, but saw that his eyes flashed with a smile, and said, "This seems to be the first time you have talked back to me." ”

"......," I looked at him.

"I've never liked to be talked back, but—" he laughed, "you can be an exception." ”

As he spoke, he leaned over to my ear and said, "But as a price, I want you to make orange cheese for me to eat again tonight, and last time, it was all smashed in the imperial study." ”

When I mentioned the last time, my face turned red.

I never dared to think about the lingering beauty of that night, but I also knew that it had been deeply engraved into my mind, even if I touched it slightly, it was all in front of me again.

I lowered my head and said softly, "Then the emperor, come over at night." ”

After saying that, I didn't dare to look at him anymore, so I turned around and walked towards Fangcaotang.

The orange cheese made for him was naturally different, I personally guarded the small kitchen for an afternoon, and Wu Mama and they all advised me to go back to rest, but I didn't listen, and finally made a small pot of orange cheese.

When it was time for dinner, he really came.

As soon as he entered the door, he took two breaths into the air and said with a smile: "Hmm, it's so fragrant." ”

I was sitting at the table, as soon as I heard the report of Father-in-law Yu, I hurriedly stood up, he walked quickly to the table, helped me to salute him, and then looked down at the small pot on the table, and said with a smile: "It's all ready." ”

"Your Majesty, taste it."

"Okay."

He sat down, tilted his head and watched me seriously uncover the lid of the small pot, scooped a bowl for him and sent it over, but the bowl had already been handed to him, but he didn't reach out to take it, just looked at me, I pursed my lips: "Your Majesty, it's already cool." ”

"Huh? Oh. ”

He reached out and took it, scooped up a spoonful and was about to put it in his mouth, when he suddenly looked at me again: "Why don't you eat it?" ”

"The concubine can't eat more of this now."

"Oh......" He looked at my belly, in fact, there are not many days now, my lower abdomen is still very flat, but the people around me are looking at me, they are all nervous, he also said seriously: "Let the imperial dining room stew some medicinal food for you tomorrow, autumn is coming, it's time to take supplements." I'll come and use it with you. ”

With that, he scooped up a spoonful of orange cheese and put it in his mouth.

After a while, he ate all the bowls clean, and the edge of his mouth was a little wet, I couldn't help but take out a handkerchief and gently wipe the corners of his lips, he didn't dodge, only bent a pair of eyes to look at me.

My fingertips stiffened.

Have I become acquainted with him so well? Keeping each other together with desserts, talking about family life, and wiping his mouth, this qiē seems to be in a dream, but it is so real.

A warm hand reached over and grabbed my hand, and when I looked up, I saw him looking at me tenderly.

"What are you thinking?"

"I ......"

Before he finished speaking, he heard a sudden commotion outside, as if someone was running by in a hurry, Pei Yuanhao frowned, and when Yu Gonggong saw this, he hurriedly ran outside to look at it for a while, and when he came back, his face changed.

"Your Majesty, Xu Cairen, she-"