Feng Lisheng and Peter didn't take her words to heart.

After a while, the road was cleared, and Peter left with his escort in good spirits.

Shen Mingjiao was a little worried, "He won't be arrested as an alien like this, right?" ”

The main thing is that their group of people are very good-looking, and they don't understand the language.

Feng Lisheng didn't care: "It's not a woman, what danger can you encounter?" ”

Shen Mingjiao: "Who said that good-looking men are also dangerous outside, okay?" ”

The two gossiped a few words, and Shen Mingjiao was about to transfer to Huguo Temple.

Feng Lisheng looked at her suspiciously: "You want to worship the Buddha?" ”

I have the impression that my princess doesn't believe in Buddhism!

Shen Mingjiao shrugged helplessly: "Isn't this death day coming soon!" Therefore, we, the royal women, want to go to the Huguo Temple to fast and pray for the Queen Mother. ”

Feng Lisheng frowned: "Why did you advance so much?" Isn't it more than a month before the death of the queen mother? ”

"You don't know? Because this year's year is good, and it is the queen mother's taboo, so the Ministry of Rites proposed to do a big job, and started to do things more than a month in advance, and those of us who are daughters-in-law and some important ministers and daughters in the court have to come over to copy the scriptures and fast for three days."

Feng Lisheng really hasn't heard of it, mainly because he has been very busy in the past two days. He didn't think much about it, after all, the royal family did have such a rule.

"Then I'll send you there."

Shen Mingjiao waved her hand: "No, Huguo Temple is not far away, you have to go and get busy in advance!" ”

"I'm okay today..."

Before the words fell, a fast horse stepped forward, and the soldiers in armor dismounted, clasped their fists and saluted:

"Your Highness, there is an urgent report in the army, the officials and bandits of Pingjiang County, Suzhou colluded, aroused public resentment, so that there was a riot, many people have died, and the Suzhou garrison asked for support."

Feng Lisheng's face became more and more heavy.

When Shen Mingjiao saw it, she said, "It's important to get down to business, hurry up!" ”

Feng Lisheng nodded, pointed to the iron pillar and followed Shen Mingjiao.

Because Feng Lisheng accompanied him out, he didn't bring many guards, and Yang Dayang Er was also sent out by him.

"Wait a few times, let Xu Daniu and a few people also pass."

Shen Mingjiao was a little speechless: "I'm not going to go far away, I'm going to a group of high-ranking officials and daughters." And isn't the second prince of Beidi gone, what danger can I have? ”

Feng Lisheng thought about it, and said that he might return late today, so he followed the soldier and left.

Shen Mingjiao helped Qiu Ju's hand into the sedan chair. The carriage headed in the direction of the temple.

In a sedan chair not far away, Shen Mingyan quietly watched the carriage disappear from view. Then he lowered his head and gritted his teeth, and with a bang, the exquisite handkerchief in his hand was torn in half.

……

When she arrived at the gate of Huguo Temple, Shen Mingjiao just got off the carriage and saw Cui Lingling supporting the Duchess of Luguo.

Cui Lingling saw her, her eyes lit up, and she let go of Duchess Lu's hand and trotted over.

Frightened, the Duchess of Lu Guo exclaimed: "Hey! Slow down..."

Shen Mingjiao walked over and grabbed her in a few steps, "I'm going to be a mother, I'm still so frizzy!" ”

Cui Lingling stuck out his tongue.

Duchess Lu Guo and Shen Mingjiao, who caught up, bowed and saluted, and then touched Cui Lingling's head.

"Princess, my family spirit will be taken care of by you."

After that, he and several ladies of the same age entered the temple hand in hand.

Shen Mingjiao asked curiously, "Why did you come to Huguo Temple?" ”

"I came with my mother." She sighed sadly, "Now that Qin Yan is not here, the house is too deserted!" ”

"By the way, I'm about to go to King Su's Mansion? Your Highness has an eye on what he wants to investigate. ”

"He has something to do to go to the barracks, I'm afraid he won't be back until tomorrow, or you can tell me directly, I'll just go back and talk to him."

Cui Lingling shook his head with a serious face: "No, there are rules in our sect, and we can't trade and buy news with people casually." ”

Shen Mingjiao: "Families can't do it either?" ”

Cui Lingling shook his head righteously: "No." ”

"Okay! I'll find out tomorrow anyway. ”

She asked Feng Lisheng privately about the origin of the Red Lotus Sect and the royal family. To sum up, the Red Lotus Sect is the emperor's intelligence organization,

Of course, the Red Lotus Sect is not a royal private property. The two parties are in a cooperative relationship. The Red Lotus Sect was responsible for providing information to the Emperor, and the Emperor was to secretly protect them.

After generations of accumulation, the Red Lotus Sect's intelligence network had almost infiltrated the entire Great Xia.

……

The two entered the main hall of Huguo Temple and found that several princesses and some important ministers and daughters had arrived.

Not long after, the forbidden army dressed in wrinkles opened the way, and Luan, who was protecting the queen, drove into the Huguo Temple, as well as the crown princess Su Tian.

Counting that the hour was almost up, several senior monks of Huguo Temple entered the hall, performed a Buddhist salute to the queen, and began to do things cross-legged.

The queen took the lead, followed by several princesses, and then the ladies. Everyone bowed their heads and knelt silently, and the whole hall looked solemn and solemn.

This ritual will last for two hours, but all of you here are pampered and pampered, so it is naturally impossible to kneel for two hours.

The monks of Huguo Temple also knew this, so they would pass half an hour and grind the Buddha beads under the pavilion of the head monks.

The queen took the lead in holding Su Tian's hand and stood up, and sat on a low stool to rest.

When the ladies saw this, they got up in twos and threes, or sat down to rest, or went to the apse to go to the toilet together.

Shen Mingjiao rubbed her kneeling numb legs, raised her feet and went to the apse. Princess Yu limped after her, "Let's go." ”

The queen glanced at the back of the two leaving, and said to Su Tian, who was sitting elegantly: "The crown princess should also go down and have some tea and snacks!" ”

Su Tian lowered his eyelashes, covered the emotions at the bottom of his eyes, and smiled warmly: "Queen Xie is compassionate, and she is not tired." ”

Shen Mingjiao and the two came to the palace room in the apse, and there were already several ladies standing at the door.

Seeing that she would have to wait for a long time, Princess Yu pulled her lady aside,

"Isn't there anything else to do but here?"

The questioned lady shook her head. A lady on the side pointed to a doorway in the back corner:

"Before I came in, I heard a monk passing by say that there is a gong room when you go out of this gate and go straight to the north."

Princess Yu pulled Shen Mingjiao to go over, and when the rest of the ladies saw it, they looked at so many people in front of them, and they also went out of the corner gate together.

Because to pray for the Queen Mother, in order to show sincerity, everyone, including the Queen. They all left the maids and maids outside.

didn't go far, and everyone saw that there was a Gong room.

Princess Yu was the first to go, and when she came out, it was Shen Mingjiao's turn. After all, they were the two of the highest statuses present.

Several ladies disliked the smell of Gongfang, and they all stood far away.

Princess Yu stood for a while, and the voices of the two mothers-in-law were heard in the distance.

“… Hey, have you heard? The eldest prince of Han Shilang's Mansion had an affair with Han Shilang's concubine, and he happened to be bumped into by the guests who came to the banquet, tsk! I heard that the concubine's belly pocket was hanging on Han Gongzi's arm......"

Princess Yu's eyes lit up, as if she had picked up a huge sum of money, and she couldn't help but hold her breath and leaned forward to listen. The rest of the ladies also pricked up their ears quietly.

Don't say anything indecent, don't listen, when you encounter this kind of explosive gossip, especially if the objects are people they know, the ones who can resist not listening are definitely saints!

Apparently the ladies present were not. And the two mothers-in-law seem to be very good at telling this kind of gossip, and in a few words, the listener can't stop it.

Completely forgot that they were there to go to the toilet.

Until Cui Lingling, who was strolling around in the front yard, passed by here, she saluted Princess Yu and asked curiously, "Why are you standing here for a long time?" By the way, what about Sister Gillian? ”

Princess Yu finally woke up from the state of receiving gossip, glanced at the quiet Gongfang, and said in a daze:

"My brother and sister are going to the toilet, hey, why hasn't she come out for so long?"

Several ladies also came back to their senses, and some glanced at the two mothers-in-law who had disappeared, and had a bad premonition in their hearts.

Cui Lingling couldn't care so much, and rushed to Gong's room in a few steps, but it was empty, and there was no one at all.

……