Chapter 55: Magnolia Returns
On the second day, the officials in the interior bid farewell to the Jingzhi Master, and at this time, the Jingzhi Master of Wanguo Temple led the monks to bid farewell outside the Wanguo Temple. Wanguo Temple is magnificent and upright, with blue bricks and rubble, which is particularly eye-catching in the jungle. Magnificent and vulgar, this is a thousand-year-old temple, except for the birds and insects, it is slightly quiet.
The group stood outside the temple and waved goodbye, although Yu Neiguan and the others did not have much friendship with Wanguo Temple. However, he was so well received by the master of meditation and others that the inner official held the reins in his hand and sat on horseback.
His eyes skimmed over everyone's cheeks, and then he was extremely moved and said: "The contemptible Xie Wanguo Temple monks show love, and their gratitude is beyond words." Don't leave it at that, there will be a period later. ”
Then the inner official turned his horse's head, waved his hand to Master Jingzhi, and then looked at the messenger who was traveling with him, and nodded knowingly. With a wave of the whip, he said: "Drive the ......" and then several horses rose with their hooves raised. The horses' hooves splashed dust and galloped down the hill.
The attendant drove the carriage behind him, and gradually disappeared from the sight of the abbot of Jingzhi, waiting for everyone to leave. The disciples then returned to the Temple of All Nations. Only one person was still standing outside the Temple of All Nations.
Looking at the path down the mountain, a satisfied smile appeared on his face. Everyone went to hold on to it and naturally knew in their hearts that the battle in the palace was intensifying, and the road to the demise of Dongsheng Kingdom was getting faster and faster.
It's just that he doesn't know if the arrival of the green dragon can fight the snake demon for thousands of years. Although he is a dragon, he is not yet fully meritorious. At this moment, it can only be placed in Geng Jing'er's body. Qinglong was born to the current queen Han Xueruo, but unfortunately was poisoned by the green snake python Guo Qiuyue.
became a lonely soul and wild dragon in this barren mountain range, and was fortunately rescued by the abbot. It can be regarded as having a place to live, and the queen is connected to the Qinglong bloodline, so she naturally has a soul. Therefore, the abbot of Jingzhi was not worried that after Yulan returned to the palace, he would inform the queen about the baby baby, and the queen would not come to Wanguo Temple to pick up Geng Jing'er in person.
It's just that he doesn't know if Yulan can live up to the trust and inform the queen of this matter. So he shook his head helplessly, sighed, put his hands together on his chest and said to himself: "All sentient beings, cause and effect are mutually reinforcing." Everything is providential. Why should the old monk bother here. ”
Then he held the abbot quietly, turned the lotus seed Buddha beads in his hand, and glanced at the glass bottle hanging from his waist, the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, and he walked straight to the temple.
Yu Neiguan and others, after going down the mountain, took Yulan back to the palace after a long journey.
It's autumn and the breeze is blowing. The slightest coolness makes people feel much better inadvertently, and this season is more refreshing than the scorching heat of June.
When the group returned to the palace, it was already unitary time. At sunset, a ray of sunset reflects the horizon. The entire Chang'an City is shrouded in it, and there is a picturesque feeling.
The officials and messengers came with whips, and from time to time the sound of horses' hooves rolled up layers of dust. Seeing that it was Yu Neiguan who had returned, the city guard waved his hand to open the city gate, and the magnolia in the carriage. Lift the curtain of the car and look at the familiar and unfamiliar city walls outside the city gate.
I couldn't help but feel a little sad in my heart, in the past, she and Queen Han Xueruo went out of the city to worship. The siblings are still there, you can support the queen, or you can put a footstool for the queen and serve the queen to get into the car.
And now, when she passed by, she was a waste. In the future, it will be impossible to serve the queen, and this kind of inner pain is more heartbreaking than dying on the execution ground.
It's just that she can't die, and the instructions of the master of meditation are still vivid. Although she didn't know why Jing Zhi sent the baby to the palace, she knew that Jing Zhi Master had no malice, and if he had malice, he would not have saved his life.
Along the way, Yulan wanted to ask what happened after she was tortured, but the internal officials and others were only in a hurry and didn't say a word to herself, and the confusion and doubts in her heart could only return to the palace and ask the queen for clarification. And in this palace where there are murderous intentions everywhere, the only one who can save her is very clear, in her opinion, it must be the queen who saved her.
For many days, Yulan was most worried about the queen, who was weak. lost his young son again, and tripped by the stone steps outside the Queen Mother's Jianing Palace, I don't know how the queen's health is at this time. The more I thought about it, the more worried I became, and the pain and worry in my heart turned into tears.
Magnolia lowered the curtain and sat back in the carriage. Let the tears and thoughts dance wildly, and the heart aches like pins and needles. Yu Neiguan and others entered the city, and the messenger said goodbye to Yu Neiguan and went to Jianing Palace to report to the Queen Mother.
Over the past few days, Queen Han Xueruo's body has gradually improved a lot under the conditioning of the imperial doctor, although she can't eat some big fish and meat, she can also take some rice soup, and her complexion has also improved a little. Since Jin Feng told Yulan that she had returned to her hometown in the countryside.
Although Queen Han Xueruo was skeptical about this, she no longer clamored to see Yulan, but the Queen Mother had been worried about it, and she naturally knew that this matter was only temporarily appeased. If the queen asks again, it will not be a long-term solution.
In the past few days, she has been uneasy, and the messenger sent out has not replied for a long time, which makes the Queen Mother even more anxious. After dinner, the Queen Mother was always a little uneasy in Jianing Palace. Although I lit some soothing incense, I was still a little restless.
At this moment, she was dressed in a lilac embroidered phoenix plain dress, lying on the bed in the dormitory, and from time to time she was playing with her slender armor. His face was uneasy, and his heart was anxious.
The maids and servants around him, one is serving the queen Han Xueruo at the moment, and the other is being sent to the Wanguo Temple, and the other maids and slaves The queen mother always feels a little unaccustomed, and the internal official is not there, and the deputy internal official Xi Gonggong who stays by the queen mother's side at the moment is serving.
Seeing that the Queen Mother was upset, he stepped forward and said with relief: "The Queen Mother, but you are upset about the matter of Yulan?" The slave dared to say a word, the Queen Mother can rest assured, Yulan Ji people have their own natural appearance, and they will be fine, and the Queen Mother still needs to take care of the phoenix body!"
The slave saw the queen mother like this, it was really heartbroken, and asked the queen mother to focus on the phoenix body, and the slave asked the imperial dining room to make some nourishing soup for the queen mother, and asked the queen mother to take some. ”
After that, the official turned around, took the soup bowl from the pear blossom sandalwood case, opened the lid for it, handed it to the Queen Mother and said, "Queen Mother, take some!"
The queen mother didn't have the heart to drink the soup, and glanced at her father-in-law. Waving his hand and motioning for him to put the soup aside, although Grandpa Xi looked worried, he was helpless, so he had to sigh and shake his head, and put the soup cup in his hand on the side of the sandalwood table.
Then standing quietly on the side of the Queen Mother, waiting for the Queen Mother's orders at any time, the Queen Mother slowly got up, glanced at the pearl jasper and the slender armor with gold edges, lifted the cuffs, and walked outside the hall.
Xi Neiguan didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly helped the Queen Mother up, with light and intimate movements. With a kind look on his face, he said: "Queen Mother, be careful." At this time, it is autumn season, and it is windy outside, so be careful of catching a cold. ”
The Queen Mother was full of anxiety, standing at the door of the main hall, looking up at the sky. At this time, the sky was getting dark, and only a touch of blood red stained the outside of Chang'an City. A gust of cold wind hit, and I didn't feel a little cold and smart.
Seeing this, the official was a little worried, and hurriedly said: "Queen Mother, let's go back to the dormitory to rest quickly! If the Queen Mother is really not at ease, the slave will send someone to Wanguo Temple early tomorrow morning to inquire about the news of Yulan, and ask the Queen Mother to focus on the phoenix body." Don't get caught in the cold!"
The Queen Mother sighed, at this time, not only was the matter of Yulan upset and anxious, but also the matter of the country of the earth. News came from the frontier that the Hijikata Kingdom was angry about the fact that the Dongsheng Kingdom had killed their envoy. He has stationed 100,000 troops on the frontier, and there are many signs of committing crimes in the south.
And Emperor Wu Wei is still addicted to wine every day, or hunting in Qingyan Mountain for fun. The harem is already rotten, and the frontier has begun to be in turmoil. I wanted to use the wrongful killing to wake up Emperor Wu Wei to be diligent in the government, but I never thought that Emperor Wu Wei not only did not realize the crisis, but even more ignored the affairs of the world.
This made the Queen Mother, who had always been worried about the safety of Dongsheng Kingdom, very distressed, and the Queen was both mentally and physically prepared because of the loss of independence. It is already cold and desolate, if Magnolia really has three longs and two shorts, let the queen know about it in the future. Under this double blow, it has been sluggish ever since.
must accumulate resentment in his heart on himself, his father Han Zhenbei naturally feels sorry for his daughter, and it is naturally her responsibility not to take care of Han Xueruo, how can Han Zhenbei not be dissatisfied with this.
At this moment, it is an eventful season, and the stability of Dongsheng Kingdom still depends on General Han Zhenbei, every time she thinks of this, the Queen Mother is naturally a little worried in her heart, but when it comes to this, what can she do? I can't help but regret a little in my heart, if I listened to the queen's words at that time, or the matter would not have come to this.
I only blamed myself for having a brain fever at the time, but I didn't think about it but caused a monstrous disaster. After not hearing about it for several days, Emperor Wu Wei ordered He Bin to be sent to the northwest frontier to quell the rebellion. This also made the Queen Mother anxious, Guo Qiuyue has always been a disaster in this palace.
As the queen mother, she should have disposed of it. But he was worried about angering Emperor Wuwei, so he had to stay in the palace to continue to do evil, and he really couldn't do anything because he was pregnant with a dragon species. The Queen Mother did not hesitate to protect Guo Qiuyue, and chilled Queen Han Xueruo's heart.
At this moment, she only hopes that Yulan is fine. Therefore, she also felt less guilty about the queen, and she had not heard from her for several days, which made her even more worried. The Queen Mother, with the support of the Xi Neiguan, slowly walked into the dormitory. Father-in-law Xi lit incense and candles in front of the candlestick, and poured some warm water to serve the Queen Mother.
After everything was done, he served the Queen Mother to rest. Just as the Queen Mother was about to go to bed, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps from outside the hall, and then a little eunuch bowed down and stood outside the curtain of the dormitory.
seems to have something to say, but he doesn't dare to say it, and he likes the internal official to see this. A little annoyed, he walked out without a good face, and when he saw the little eunuch panicking, he immediately blamed: "Be bold, disturb the Queen Mother." If the Queen Mother is to blame, how many heads will you have enough to cut off?"
The little eunuch trembled, and his face turned blue with fright. He didn't dare to look into the eyes of the official Xi, and said with some fear: "Qi Qi is happy, the official." The slave didn't dare to disturb the Queen Mother, but it was just that the messenger sent by the Queen Mother to the Wanguo Temple asked to see him, saying that there was something important to report, and the slave, the slave was a little reckless, and begged the internal officials to punish him. ”
As soon as he heard the messenger, the official was angry, and then he was overjoyed. The Queen Mother waited for a few days in a row, waiting for the news from the messenger from the Wanguo Temple, and the internal officials did not dare to slack off, and glanced at the little eunuch.
Waving his hand, he said, "Okay, since that's the case." This internal official is not pursuing this matter, go down!"
The little eunuch hurriedly saluted and said, "Xie Xi Neiguan, Xie Xi Neiguan." ”
The little eunuch was about to turn around and leave, but was stopped by the official Xi: "Wait......"
The little eunuch who was suddenly frightened trembled. Then he turned around and said a little puzzled: "Xi Neiguan still has something to do, tell the slave to do it?"
The corner of Xi Neiguan's mouth smiled slightly, glanced at the very nervous little eunuch, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Where is the messenger?"
The little eunuch saw that the official did not mean to punish him, so he relaxed. Hurriedly laughed and said, "Lord Messenger, you are waiting for the decree outside the palace at this moment. ”
After hearing this, the official waved his hand: "Okay, stand down!"
The little eunuch hurriedly retired, and the official returned to the queen mother's bedroom, and coughed lightly in front of the queen mother's bed, and the queen mother did not fall asleep because of her depression. After hearing the Xi Neiguan cough lightly, he turned over and said, "Does the Xi Neiguan have something to report?"
Xi Neiguan hurriedly bowed down and said, "Empress Dowager Qi, the messenger sent to Wanguo Temple asks to see you." ”
Hearing this, the Queen Mother was first shocked in her heart, and then said anxiously: "Quick, help the old man up." ”
The official Xi Neiguan hurriedly gave a salute, and then helped the Queen Mother up from the bed, and after serving the Queen Mother to change her clothes and make up, she came to the main hall. By this time the messenger was already waiting outside the temple.