Jingmen Fengyue

Chapter 414 Squeeze (4)
Princess Ying looked at her carefully. After all, she was someone who came here. Seeing her unnatural expression through the veil, she immediately smiled, and stopped asking, and pulled her towards the Bodhidharma Hall. The concubine and the old lady of Xie's Sixth Household must have arrived long ago."

Xie Fanghua nodded, secretly relieved to see that she no longer asked.

A group of people walked to the Bodhidharma Hall.

The courtyard on the back mountain is some distance away from the temple on the front mountain.Princess Ying obviously cared about Xie Fanghua's body, while chatting with her, she walked, not fast.Halfway through the walk, I happened to meet Mrs. Youxiang, Li Muqing and two maidservants who were coming from the west fork.

Mrs. Right was supported by two maidservants, and Li Muqing walked beside her.

Today's Li Muqing is wearing a plain long gown, and walking from a distance is like a breeze in this mountain temple, with gentleness everywhere.

Xie Fanghua took a look at Mrs. Right and Li Muqing. She met Mrs. Right more than once, but her understanding of her was limited to what Li Muqing said to her who was still listening on New Year's Eve.For the sake of her own status and the status of her children, Mrs. Youxiang stained her hands with the blood of many innocent babies in the backyard of Youxiang Mansion.

In this imperial society where men are the sky, it cannot be said that she did something wrong, what she did was what most women do.

The husband is the sky, the wife is the land, and the concubine is the base.

In the many high-end mansions and courtyards in the Southern Qin capital, such things are commonplace.The wife wants to keep her position, and the concubine wants to fight for favor.An heir is a woman's support.If Mrs. Youxiang was not ruthless, then the backyard of Youxiang's mansion would not have only one son, but a grand and magnificent one.

The Yongkang Marquis Mansion only had one son, Yanting, and it was the same reason.

Except for the third son of Mrs. Min, the eldest wife of the Xie family has no heirs.

As for the censors and the Hanlin Academy, although there are two concubines, it is also because of their official positions.This kind of noble family is most afraid of causing something dirty in the backyard.Therefore, if the mistress is not powerful, the concubine in the backyard has means.Then, it is not surprising that there are bastards.

Compared with the wives of these noble mansions, there are too few mistresses like Princess Ying who never play tricks in the backyard.

Xie Fanghua was looking at the room, and the two parties had already met.

Li Muqing smiled and bowed to Prince Ying and Princess Ying.

Princess Ying waved to Li Muqing with a smile, "Get up! How can there be so much etiquette! This kid is more polite and sensible than my brat."

Li Muqing smiled, straightened up, and glanced at Xie Fanghua vaguely.

Xie Fanghua stood beside Princess Ying, didn't look at Li Muqing, and didn't speak through the veil, and didn't greet Mrs. Right.

"I was too tired yesterday, and I woke up late today. I thought I was the last one to arrive at the Dharma Hall. I didn't expect to meet you here." Mrs. Youxiang greeted with a smile, "The princess has never set foot in a monastery for so many years. , came here suddenly, did you get used to sleeping yesterday?"

"Don't worry about being in the palace for these years. Now that I'm out, the air in this mountain temple is clear and the night is quiet. I'm used to sleeping!" Prince Ying's palace also greeted with a smile.

"Miss Fanghua also came to pray for blessings today, is she feeling refreshed?" Mrs. Right looked at Xie Fanghua and asked with a smile.

Xie Fanghua nodded, and said weakly through the veil, "I'm fine. Since I'm here, I've troubled the princess to work hard to pray for blessings. I have to live up to myself no matter what."

"On the first day, Master Puyun will bathe you in the Buddha's light and wash away the filthy air. Naturally, it will be a bit harder. If after tomorrow, you feel uncomfortable, you can come and rest for half a day." Mrs. Right said with a smile.

Xie Fanghua nodded, "Thank you Madam for your guidance."

"It's all for giving pointers. I have always come to this monastery for so many years. So I know some of the doorways here." Mrs. Right suddenly smiled, glanced behind the group of people, and asked, "Where is the second son Zheng?" ? Didn’t come with you?”

"That brat! He's still asleep! How can you count on him?" Princess Ying waved her hand.

"Their men don't like us women doing these things. Second Young Master Zheng's temperament has always been unrestrained. It is already difficult for him to ask him to come and pray for blessings. Let alone ask him to listen to Buddhist scriptures." Mrs. Right Xiang glanced at her side while she was talking, and waved her hands with a smile, "Qing'er, mother knows that you don't like such things, so don't follow along, go play somewhere else!"

Li Muqing laughed when he heard the words, and said helplessly, "Mother, I'm not a child, where should I go to play?"

"Go and play with Second Young Master Zheng! Didn't you guys play together all the time before? Now this New Year's Eve is busy, I think you spend less time together." Mrs. Right said.

Li Muqing's eyes moved, and he said with a smile, "He hasn't recovered yet, if I quarrel with him, he might turn against me. His temper doesn't care about our friendship." After finishing speaking, he said again, " It's not that I don't like to listen to Buddhist scriptures. Although Fafo Temple doesn't allow people to enter, you still need someone to take care of you. It's not convenient for the guards to accompany you. My son will accompany you!"

"Hey, this filial piety is really commendable!" Princess Ying immediately praised, and said to Mrs. Youxiang, "The child is full of filial piety, that's enough, let him go! If there is anything for our children and dependents, it is really inconvenient It's good to let him follow." After finishing the sentence, he said again, "That brat in my family is indeed that virtuous, if he quarrels with him, his face will turn my face. Didn't that brat Qin Qing go with the concubine too? Have you entered the Bodhidharma Hall? The two of them are together and have a companion."

Mrs. Right nodded when she heard the words, glanced at Xie Fanghua, and said with a smile, "Then you follow!"

Li Muqing smiled and stopped talking.

People from the two parties joined together, and a group of people walked slowly towards the Bodhidharma Hall.

Princess Ying kept holding Xie Fanghua's hand, while gossiping with Mrs. Right, and after a short while, she came to the Bodhidharma Hall.

There was a young novice waiting at the door of the Bodhidharma Hall. Seeing a group of people coming, he put his palms together quickly, said a Buddhist verse, and said in a loud voice, "The inside is ready. The master Puyun, the presiding master and the elders of the Pi Temple have already prepared for you." Sit down. Concubine Lin and the female relatives of Xie's sixth chamber have arrived for a while. Now the time is just right, Wangfei and Mrs. Li, please come in quickly!"

Princess Ying nodded, and led Xie Fanghua into the gate of the Bodhidharma Hall.

As the little novice said, Concubine Lin, the old lady of Xie's sixth bedroom, Qin Qing, Xie Yi, and a group of monks from Fafo Temple have all sat cross-legged.The first one sat Master Puyun, and there was a seat beside him.The chairperson of Fafo Temple and Elder Yiying sat next to him.Concubine Lin, Xie's Sixth Household and other female relatives were sitting in the middle surrounded by monks.Futons were placed on the ground, and a few places were reserved for them.It was reserved for Princess Ying and others.

(End of this chapter)