The Queen Mother stretched out her hand, and I hurriedly helped her to sit in a chair on the side, she looked at me calmly, and said, "If you want to get out of the palace, there are two ways." ”

"Which two?"

"One is, two months later, it will be the birthday of the mourning family. At this time of year, the emperor will give amnesty to the world, and pray for the mourning family, if you want to leave the palace, the mourning family can take advantage of that time to tell the emperor that you will be amnesty out of the palace. ”

"What is the Queen Mother's second method?"

Seeing that I didn't even think about it and asked the second one, the Queen Mother glanced at me, but didn't say anything, only said calmly: "The second way is to don't let anyone know, you go out of the palace." ”

I frowned slightly and said, "This, how easy is it?" ”

"Half a month later, it will be the emperor's annual ceremony of sealing Zen and praying for blessings."

"Sealing the Zen Prayer Ceremony?"

"Not bad. In previous years, the emperor would lead his ministers and concubines to Mount Tai to pray for blessings, but the mourning family heard that this year he will not go so far, only in the temple for sacrifices, although this is the case, but also to leave the palace for ten days, during this time he is not there, you can find a way. It's just—"

"But what?"

The Queen Mother looked me in the eye and said, "If you do this, you are fleeing." ”

“……”

"With the emperor's heart, the ends of the earth will not let you go, and he will definitely arrest you back."

"......" After listening to the Queen Mother's words, I didn't speak, but just clenched my fists hard.

Yes, he will take me back, even if it is a corpse, he will not let me decompose outside the palace. It seems to be a nightmare that I have always had, even if there have been many opportunities, but I have given up, because I don't want to bear that nightmare, so I would rather refuse Huang Tianba and let go of the opportunity to leave again and again, I just hope that he can give me a chance to leave the palace and live a free life.

But now-

I slowly raised my head and looked at the Queen Mother: "I'll choose the second one." ”

The Queen Mother said: "You're not afraid? ”

I shook my head: "I don't have time to be scared, I want to find my daughter sooner." ”

"But you have to know that even if the mourning family really tries to smuggle you out of the palace, you may not be able to leave safely."

“……”

"The emperor, you may not have expected this hand."

“……”

"If you leave the sight of the mourning family and get caught by them again, maybe—you won't even have a chance to return to the Linshui Pagoda."

The Queen Mother's concerns are not unreasonable, maybe those people are waiting for me to leave the Linshui Pagoda, Pei Yuanhao can keep me in the cold palace silently for more than two years, and there may not be another place that can lock me up for the rest of my life; And I, if it falls into the hands of Shen Rou or Nangong Lizhu......

It's a gamble.

I can't help but think of many years ago, I left from Shangyang Palace, in order to meet Huang Tianba and deliberately went around in circles on the way, imposing many obstacles on the tracker, but unfortunately I was found by the people of the sect, that method, although it didn't work for the people of the sect, but these people in the palace had not learned this kind of tracking technique, so it might not work for them.

Either way, gambling is gambling, and winning is in danger!

Thinking of this, I gritted my teeth and said to the Queen Mother: "I want to give it a try." ”

The Queen Mother looked at me in a slightly shocked way, and was silent for a while, she said slowly: "Girl, the mourning family understands that you are thinking about your daughter now, so even if you go against the emperor's wishes, the mourning family is willing to help you, but, do you really think you can escape by yourself?" ”

I thought about it, looked at the Buddha shrine on the side, and said, "I remember that the Queen Mother once said that people must find their own Amitabha Buddha in order to protect themselves." ”

"Not bad."

"But I've heard another story."

"What's the story?"

I said slowly, "There was a farmer who was living in poverty, so he went to the Guanyin Temple to ask Guanyin Bodhisattva for blessings. As soon as I entered the temple gate, I saw a person kneeling there to worship Guanyin, and that person's appearance was exactly the same as the Guanyin statue in the temple. The farmer asked him who he was, and he replied that he was Guanyin. The farmer was very strange and said that since you are Guanyin Bodhisattva, why do you worship yourself? And he said, Because I know that it is better to seek of others than of thyself. ”

The Queen Mother was slightly shocked when she heard this, and looked at me with wide eyes.

I laughed a little, and then said, "It's only after all these years that I've finally understood this thing." ”

No one can be their own Amitabha.

I, to be my own Amitabha!

The Queen Mother looked at me stunned, and after a long time, she let out a long sigh, as if relieved, and as if she was a little unwilling after all, slowly stood up with the chair, turned around and walked to the back.

I looked at her somewhat old back, and then slowly turned my head to look at the Buddha statue on the table.

Although the Zen Prayer Ceremony is half a month later, after all, it is a major event once a year, and the people in the palace are already beginning to prepare, even if they stretch out in the secluded waterfront pagoda, they can feel the busyness of those people.

And the only thing I have to do every day is to take care of my body.

The Emperor of the Great Ceremony of Feng Chan will cooperate with the empress, ministers and harem concubines to leave the palace for ten days, and it is during this time that someone from the Ministry of Internal Affairs will transport the Buddhist scriptures copied by the Queen Mother out of the palace, and I can just hide in the car that transports the Buddhist scriptures.

It's not difficult to say this, but I know how difficult it is to do, especially now that I stand a little more for a while, I will breathe unevenly and cold sweat straight out, if something really happens during this period, I'm afraid that I don't even have the strength to protect myself, so these days I am exceptionally obedient, no matter how bitter the medicinal food sent by the small kitchen, I don't frown and drink it, and I usually take advantage of people not paying attention to take a walk around the waterfront pagoda to restore the body.

In the blink of an eye, it was the fourteenth day.

I drank a bowl of black and thick medicinal juice in one go, the bitter taste permeated the air, and even Mama Gui frowned when she smelled it, the Queen Mother had been sitting next to her, and at this time she gently reached out and pinched my fingertips, and nodded: "You don't have cold hands and feet now." ”

I smiled, "Much better." ”

"What about the chest? Still boring? ”

"Fortunately, I haven't been angry these days."

"Hmm." The Queen Mother nodded, as if she had relieved her heart a little, and Mama Gui brought me a plate of candied fruit to relieve the bitterness, and said: "The slave maid heard that the team that will go out tomorrow is ready, and the emperor will leave the palace early tomorrow morning." ”

"Oh."

"The slave maid also heard that the concubines in the harem and other people will go, but the concubine and Concubine Li are not suitable for travel and travel, and they will not follow the emperor to the Taimiao this time."

My heart moved slightly-Shen Rou and Nangong Lizhu won't go?

But immediately changed his mind and smiled faintly, whether they go or not has nothing to do with me, and it has nothing to do with me how far this harem will go.

Now, I only think about myself, I only think about my daughter, and that's enough.

However, after Mama Gui said this, she seemed to have something else to say, but she glanced at me but stopped talking, and the Queen Mother frowned slightly and said, "Is there anything else?" ”

Mama Gui thought for a while and said, "The slave maid also heard that the emperor will bring a new one this time-"

Before he finished speaking, someone outside the Linshui Pagoda said, "Meet the Queen Mother." ”

When Mama Gui heard this, she walked to the door, but she didn't open the door, and said through the door: "The Queen Mother is worshipping the Buddha, what's the matter?" ”

"The newly canonized talented Yuan Yueming has come to kowtow to the Queen Mother."

Talented person - Yuan Yueming? It was one of the group of picking girls who had just come to the Water Pagoda that day to ask for peace, and it was canonized so quickly. However, the concubines after the canonization are usually brought by the queen to kowtow, why didn't Chang Qing come this time? I turned my head to look at the Queen Mother, and she said lightly: "The mourning family has said it, there is no need to kowtow to the mourning family again." ”

The person outside the door said: "However, Yuan Cairen still has something to give to the Queen Mother." ”

"Oh?" The Queen Mother raised her eyebrows and turned her head to look at me, as if smiling: "Interesting." ”

I smiled faintly.

"Let's go with the mourners."

"......" I nodded, and then stepped forward to help her for Mama Gui, and when I walked to the door, Mama Gui had already opened the door, only to see a bright sun outside, reflecting on the lake around the pagoda, sparkling. In the water, a petite and delicate woman wearing a goose yellow dress bowed down: "The concubine visits the Queen Mother, and I wish the Queen Mother a long life and good health." ”

The Queen Mother stood inside the door and looked down at her: "Yuan Cairen? ”

"It's a concubine."

That Yuan Yueming always bowed his head and knelt on the ground, looking humble and humble, and held a thing high with both hands: "This is the "Parents' Kindness and Difficult Scripture" copied by the concubine in her spare time, the concubine's words are not good, and I hope the queen mother will not dislike the concubine for being stupid." ”

The Queen Mother's indifferent face showed a slight stunnedness, and I was also a little surprised.

That day, the Queen Mother was actually just casually speaking, I passed it casually, and even Chang Qing didn't take it seriously, but I didn't expect this Yuan Yueming to be so meticulous, and really copied this scripture, I couldn't help but look at her carefully, and saw that the pair of watery apricot eyes were also looking at me, but immediately lowered my head again, and the appearance was so delicate that it was like a frightened little animal, which made people can't help but want to pity.

However, it was only half a month before and after the girl entered the palace, and she was able to stand out and be canonized as a talented person, which is not something that ordinary women can do.

The Queen Mother looked at her lightly, with a faint smile on the corner of her mouth, and glanced at me, so I nodded and stepped forward to take the scripture in Yuan Cairen's hand.

As soon as I picked up the book, Yuan Cairen said to me, "I'm tired of Sister Qingying." ”

I raised an eyebrow slightly and looked down at her.

She also looked at me, her young and beautiful face was full of a sincere and weak smile, and I smiled at her: "Don't torture the people's daughters." ”

Yuan Cairen said with a smile: "Sister Qingying is already an old man in this palace, and Yueming also hopes to get the mercy of the Queen Mother in the future, and get Sister Qingying's mention, then Yueming will be grateful." ”

I smiled again, and was about to turn around and leave, when Yuan Cairen said again: "By the way, Sister Qingying, the queen wants Yueming to send you a message, and I have something to explain to you." ”

Chang Qing? I frowned slightly and looked back at her, "What's the matter?" ”