The next day, in the morning.

Although the sun has just risen in the east, the summer heat is already steaming on the surface even in the morning.

Outside Cining Palace, a woman in green clothes knelt in front of the temple gate, her back was bent, her head was slightly bowed, sweat stains soaked out through the clothes on her back, and a few beads of sweat flowed down her cheeks from her forehead.

The one kneeling in front of the palace gate is Lan Yi who is on an errand in Xuanyuan Ming's mansion.

At this time, the second prince Xuanyuan Ming also walked far away from outside the hall along the curved alley. He looked at the slender and stubborn figure kneeling, and his heart was puzzled. This woman has behaved strangely since she entered the palace, and I don't know which one to sing today.

Xuanyuan Ming walked straight past Lan Yi and didn't stop for a moment. Today, he was invited by the Queen Mother to accompany the Queen Mother to the Buddha Hall in the northeast corner of the palace to worship the Buddha.

Xuanyuan Ming walked to the gate of the palace, and the guards who guarded it saw that the second prince was coming, and hurriedly opened the door to greet him. And a small priest hurried to the inner sanctum to report.

Ming continued to walk inside, standing still outside the inner temple door and waiting. At this time, the Queen Mother has been up for more than an hour, and she is now eating tea and tasting the first dim sum made in the imperial dining room in the morning.

Ming stood outside the door and waited, and from the corner of the wall not far away, there was a sound of sprinkling and sweeping, and there was a conversation between the two slaves.

"How long has this woman been kneeling outside?"

"It is said that it came at the end of the morning, and he knelt all morning. ”

"It's coming before dawn. What is she going to do?"

"I heard that this woman was invited by the Queen Mother to ask for the elixir for the second prince, and the elixir didn't see her to ask for a good begging, so I came to see the Queen Mother early this morning, and said that the fairy master gave him a dream, saying that the day was the night of the Tengu eating the moon, and the Queen Mother was asked to meet in the southern suburbs. ”

"So evil, what did the Queen Mother say?"

"Coincidentally, if the Queen Mother has something to do tomorrow, she will say that she can't do it tomorrow, and she can do it at any other time. And guess what? This woman just didn't leave, and she knelt at the door after being blasted out by the palace people. ”

"I see that this woman speaks and behaves strangely and abnormally, don't be evil. ”

The two maidservants swept and swept out of the courtyard from the corner, and when they raised their eyes, they saw the second prince standing at the door of the palace, and they were so frightened that they didn't dare to make a sound, so they pretended to clean up and quickly slipped away.

After a while, the door of the inner hall of Cining Palace opened, and Jing Xuan's clan walked out with the help of Nanxiang, a palace person.

"Ming'er is here. Jing Xuan stretched out his arm towards Xuanyuan Ming. Ming stepped forward to support the Queen Mother.

"Yes, the Queen Mother is healthy and auspicious. "Xuanyuan, please be safe.

"Excuse me. Today, I will go with me to the Buddha Hall to worship the Bodhisattva, our ancestors and grandchildren always went to worship the Bodhisattva in the past, remember?" the Queen Mother looked at Xuanyuan Ming with kind eyes.

"Yes. Xuanyuan replied.

"Alright then, let's go. ”

So Xuanyuan Ming helped the Queen Mother and slowly walked out of the hall.

Out of the gate of Cining Palace, Lan Yi was still kneeling here, I don't know how long I would kneel. But the Queen Mother walked past her without looking at her, and today she bumped into the elder, and the Queen Mother still minded.

On the way to ask the Buddha Palace, the Queen Mother was in a good mood and said something about Xuanyuan Ming's childhood, what went to the tree to dig a bird's nest, and what caught fish in the lake. It's all naughty and mischievous things that make people laugh.

The Queen Mother recalled Xuanyuan Hui when she was a child, saying that the two brothers grew up together, and since they were still in infancy, the Queen Mother hugged them one after another, and they loved it very much. When I got older, I found that these two children were filial, and the treasures and treasures rewarded by the king always liked to be sent to the queen mother.

The Queen Mother recalled some interesting things from their childhood, such as when the brothers went to school together when they were seven years old, Ming'er took advantage of Mr. Teach's outing, and Hui Hui and him lost their books and went to pick lotus flowers in the wild lake in Xishan.

"You were caught by Mr. Teaching after picking the lotus pods, and you went back to the school for a good beating, do you remember? The Queen Mother couldn't help but laugh when she recalled the past.

"Remember, how could my grandson forget, Mr. Teaching rolled up his sleeves and was about to beat, chasing us all over the yard. First, he grabbed his brother and slammed ten times on his pants with a bamboo strip, making him scream in pain. Xuanyuan Ming said with a smile at first, and then suddenly his face became melancholy, "Then Mr. came to the corner to catch me again, and my brother pushed me away and was caught by the master again, the master had a bad look in his eyes, thinking that his brother was me, and grabbed my brother and beat him ten times." Later, his buttocks were bruised and purple, but he gritted his teeth and told me that it didn't hurt at all. ”

The grandparents and grandchildren walked slowly, as if they had been poked in the sore spots, and they no longer spoke. After a long time, Xuanyuan Ming asked, "This time the queen will not die for her crimes, right?"

The Queen Mother continued to walk forward. There was no answer.

Walking and walking, I saw a large hall with yellow walls and gray tiles on the side of the small bridge and flowing water, and the plaque on the door of the main hall was impressively written with three big characters of "ask the Buddha Palace". The smoke inside curls up against the wind, and you can smell the quiet sandalwood fragrance. A gust of wind passed, and I heard the pleasant sound of "jingling" from several copper bells hanging on the eaves.

The Queen Mother ordered the palace people to wait outside the palace, and only took Xuanyuan Ming to continue walking inside. Nanxiang had already informed that the Queen Mother was coming today, and at this time, the senior monks and disciples in the hall saw that the Queen Mother had arrived, so they quietly retreated to the backyard monk's room.

The Buddha Hall has been around for some years and is home to many Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and Arhats.

Walking in front of the golden body of the Buddha statue of Sakyamuni draped in a yellow hood, the Queen Mother let go of Xuanyuan Ming's hand, walked straight to the side of the incense case, and took off three incense sticks with her right hand. The Queen Mother pulled up the sleeve of her right hand with her left hand, placed the incense obliquely on the candle flame of the incense case, and smoked the incense in the air to extinguish the flame. A wisp of smoke rises from the incense, and a three-point wisdom lamp is lit on the incense.

The Queen Mother walked in front of the Buddha, solemnly lifted the placket of her skirt, and knelt down on the cushion in front of the Buddha tremblingly. Xuanyuan Ming wanted to help, but was stopped by the Queen Mother's outstretched hand. I remember that the Queen Mother once said that worshipping the Buddha is sincerity, and no one else can help.

The Queen Mother knelt in front of the Buddha, held the incense high on her forehead, closed her eyes and prayed silently in her heart. At this moment, the morning light shines into the hall from the window edge, shines on the ground in front of the Buddha, and shines on the Queen Mother who sincerely worships the Buddha. It was a moment of silence, as if the air had stopped flowing, and time had stopped flowing.

Then the Queen Mother sincerely kowtowed in front of the Buddha, and each time she knocked her face to the ground, she bowed deeply in front of the Buddha. Then he got up again, and prostrated again. A total of three sincere bows, the Queen Mother got up and inserted the three pillars of incense in her hand into the incense ash burner in front of the Buddha.

After worshipping the Buddha, the Queen Mother spoke, "I wish for peace and prosperity in the five continents, I wish Concubine Qing a lifetime of peace, and I wish you and the Hui brothers to work together." ”

The Queen Mother turned her back to Xuanyuan Ming, but these words were said to Xuanyuan Ming.

"If it is the cause, if it is the fate, if the cause is the effect. Everything is born of cause and effect, and all people and things have their own places to go and their own results. Concubine Qing never harms anyone, and in a few days, you mother and son will be able to see each other again. You don't have to worry about the queen's life and death, she is the mother of your siblings, I won't let her die, just go into the cold palace and reflect on it. But if Heaven wants to punish, then we can't stop it. The Queen Mother said.

Xuanyuan Ming's heart was moved and heavy, and he didn't know what to say, so he only knelt heavily on the ground and kowtowed to the Queen Mother three times. Grandma, the love of nurturing and the grace of saving the mother, should be repaid with this life!

Then, the Queen Mother ordered Xuanyuan Ming to offer incense to the Buddha and bow down. The grandfather and grandson were ready to return to Cining Palace.

Walking outside the Buddha hall, I met the queen with Xuanyuan Hui also came to worship the Buddha. All the comers greeted the Queen Mother and went into the palace.

The Queen Mother and Xuanyuan Ming returned to Cining Palace, and immediately a small secretary came to report and whispered a few words in the Queen Mother's ear.

The Queen Mother nodded lightly, and then said to Xuanyuan Ming and Nanxiang beside her: "Da Lie asked the king to resign this morning, and he will go back to Da Lie today." ”

"It must be the Queen Mother's prayer to the Buddha that has come true, and Da Lie is gone, and it is more convenient to do things. The palace people on the side of the Queen Mother said happily.

The Queen Mother closed her eyes and recuperated and stopped talking.