boudoir

Chapter 3
Mrs. Liang led Liuli to the Buddhist hall, without saying a word along the way, obviously affected by what Cai just said, her expression was a little dignified, and she was always thoughtful.

The Buddha Hall is just to the north of Anxi Hall, at the foot of the hill in the back garden, when the soft chariot arrived, the Qi family and Nie family were about to cross the threshold.

Liuli walked at the end, and it seemed that everyone was almost there. Some were sitting on the benches on both sides, and some were talking together. Mrs. He was listening to the responses of the butlers, and Brother He Yuxi was watching the details. Besides, Those who had noticed Liuli all silently looked over at the same time.

Liuli was no stranger to it.He Mansion has a scholarly family for generations, and the family education is very strict—at least it is true from the old man He, there has never been a precedent for the birth of an heir outside, and now there is a living example that walked in majesticly, how can it not be surprising to everyone.

But there is curiosity, but there is no one who comes out in front of so many people to express curiosity.Are you kidding me?My old man and one of the centers of the vortex, Mrs. Yu, are here. They are not tired of their jobs, and dare to contact such a dangerous person.

So after looking at it, everyone tacitly pretended not to see it.

Liuli had seen Yuhua, who was still a young girl, by Yu's side, blowing a bowl of freshly brewed tea.The steam from the mouth of the teacup was steaming up, and the hatred in Liuli's heart was also steaming up.But this is not the time to settle accounts, she must take her time and calm down.

No one invited Liuli to meet him, no one else would, and now even Liang Shi, who didn't think it was a big deal to watch the excitement, consciously walked away.

Fortunately, a person came out of the Buddhist hall at this time, shouting: "Master Yongxin is here! Please take your place!"

Everyone found their seats one after another and knelt down towards the Buddha statue. The butler pointed to the last futon in the last row and gave it to Liuli: "Miss Xu, please take your place!" He handed her a scripture book and pointed to the tenth person on the first left. The next-year-old girl: "If you can't read, you can ask Eight Girls for advice."

The eighth girl Huanhua glanced at her, wrinkled her eyebrows in displeasure, and lowered her head to read the scriptures.

After the Buddha case, the sound of wooden fish started to sound. The He Family Buddha Hall was built magnificently and solemnly, but now the gathering of dozens of people makes it even more solemn.Eight years ago when Liuli first entered the He residence, she was full of hope to fulfill the long-cherished wish of the He family and cure the old lady's illness, and then honorably named her as their filial son and grandson, so she never looked up at all.

Now that she knows the ending, she can no longer be so devout.When she read a certain sentence, she took advantage of the situation and raised her head, only to see a black mass of heads in front of her, which was very spectacular.Sitting next to the Buddha table is a man in cassock, with his eyes closed and eyebrows lowered, chanting words in his mouth.Liuli was thinking about him, but saw his eyes suddenly opened, and his eyes fell directly on her body. There was a flash of light in those eyes, which made Liuli a little dazed.

"Don't you know this word?"

Huanhua beside him said in a low voice.Liuli turned her head, and saw her curl her lips contemptuously, and clicked the word Nirvana with her hand.In the Buddhist hall eight years ago—or in the previous life's Buddhist hall, Liuli had no communication with her. She knew that she looked down on her, but now she doesn't mind accepting her affection.

"Ask Eight Girls, what word is this?"

"'Nirvana'..." Huanhua wrote with his fingers stroke by stroke. He seemed to be able to use Liuli's eagerness to learn, lest she didn't understand the allusion, he explained: "It is said that there is a kind of fire phoenix in the west. It takes hundreds of years to be burned once, and every time it is reborn from the fire, and then becomes more beautiful and stronger, bringing the gospel to the world, people call the rebirth of the phoenix 'Nirvana'."

Liuli was stunned, nodded and said: "So that's the case, thank you Eight Girls."

Huanhua was a little satisfied, he pursed his lips and lowered his head to read the scriptures, because of this interruption, he stuttered when he read again, he was simply distracted, so he looked at Liuli.Liuli smiled at her, she pursed her lips again, and whispered: "What's your name?"

"Liuli, my nickname is Liuli."

"It's really like a maid's name." Huanhua frowned.And a little unwillingly: "Does that have a big name?"

Liuli thought for a moment, then shook her head.After Xu Niang came to Beijing, she had told her that when she went to He Mansion, she would have a peaceful life only if she kept a low profile and kept a low profile, forbearing and forbearance, so she even concealed her name "Yizhen".But Xu Niang was still wrong, even if Liuli lowered her head into the dust, no one in He Mansion would give her a living.

Of course, it is still necessary to keep a low profile. For an illegitimate daughter, the name Yizhen is indeed a bit ostentatious.

Huanhua snorted, wanted to say something more, but stopped biting his lips when he saw the person kneeling in front of him turn around.

The scriptures in the morning were chanted until a quarter of noon, and it was nearly two hours before and after, during which few people even left the table to go to the toilet.

Lunch was arranged for a feast in the side hall, and now the old lady and the head room are in charge of the middle court together. When the old lady fell ill, the affairs of the inner courtyard were naturally taken care of by Mrs. Yu.When everyone returned from washing their hands, Laifu, the butler of the long room, was leading the crowd to make arrangements for meals.

Huanhua took two steps and saw that Liuli hadn't moved, so he said in amazement, "Why don't you leave?"

Someone nearby tugged on her sleeve.

Liuli saw Biyun walking towards this side after talking with Old Master He in the distance, so she said, "Eighth Miss, please go first."

Biyun came over and called "Miss" first, then pointed to the green-clothed maid who came beside her and said to Liuli, "This is Cuiying from the old lady's courtyard. She used to work in the old lady's courtyard. Let her follow you, girl."

Cuiying made a blessing, Liuli returned the gift, and called her sister.

The order of the meal was originally the same as kneeling and chanting scriptures, arranged according to the elders and children, and the grandchildren in the back row, including the eighth girl, were originally at the same table, but when Liuli sat down, she saw Huanhua following her mother The third wife, Mrs. Qi, sat down at the tables of the mistresses of the houses.

Huanhua's mother was Aunt Liu.He Pusong is also a legitimate son, but he got married late. When he was young, a monk said that getting married before the age of 20 would lead to bloody disasters. Therefore, after the age of 20, he appointed Yi Jin, the fourth daughter of Qi Mingding, the right servant of the Ministry of War, as his wife.Yi Jin grew up with her grandmother and was used to reading poetry and books. She has a cold temper, which is a good match for He Pusong, who is five years older than her and has a calm temper.

Yijin of the Qi family has been married for 13 years, and still has nothing to do. He Pusong once offered to divorce, but He Pusong firmly refused. The old lady had to send two concubines there. A year later, the Ning family gave birth to a son. Auntie.Later, the Ning family gave birth to another son, and He Pusong suggested that the youngest son Ting Fu be adopted under the name of the Qi family. At this time, the Liu family also gave birth to a daughter. The Qi family thought about it all night, but finally decided to raise Liu's family. Daughter, from now on Huanhua is also qualified to sit on an equal footing with all the concubines.

(End of this chapter)