The Queen Mother's Kitchen Knife

Chapter 17 Entering the Temple
The wind is light and the clouds are high, and the warm sun makes people warm.In a good mood, looking at the dilapidated Duke Protector's Mansion seemed to be revitalized, with a radiant face.A few days ago, the mansion was hung with white silk mourning cloth to dispel the haze, and the servants swept it again, and everything in the mansion was clean. Whether it was the master or the servants, smiles began to appear on their faces, and they were no longer as dead as before.

On the contrary, Dianshi and Yang Xinnan's faces were always sad, which is what they should be. Without a man to rely on, how can orphans and widows gain a foothold in the Duke Huguo's Mansion?

But others were worried that they would not be able to gain a foothold, but Tang Jingyue was not worried at all.At present, he is still Dianshi's housekeeper, and Dianshi will counterattack at any time.Dianshi should take back the power of the family as soon as possible.

If you don't think about what the death of old uncle Yang means, you will feel it doesn't matter, but Tang Jingyue and Duke Huguo understand that the glory of Duke Huguo's mansion ends here.But the difference between the two is that the Duke Huguo thinks it's really over, but Tang Jingyue thinks that the Duke Huguo's mansion is really over, but she doesn't agree.

Duke Hu Guo personally stood in front of the mansion to bid farewell to Tang Jingyue.From the outside, he was still tall and mighty, but with wrinkles and black and white hair, he was already an old man.Hua Shixing's eyes were full of reluctance, worry and concern.He only had his granddaughter as a family member, and now he was thinking about it all the time, for fear that his granddaughter would be wronged in the slightest, and he dared not let her granddaughter leave his sight for a moment.

If it wasn't for the protection of safety, he would not have agreed with Hua Rongyue to stay in the temple for two days.

If it hadn't been for the court to force him to hand over military power recently, he would definitely go to worship Buddha and recite scriptures with his granddaughter.

Tang Jingyue sat in the carriage, opened the small curtains, and waved to Duke Hu Guo: "Grandpa, you go in, I'm leaving, and I'll be back in two days."

"Be sure to take care of yourself! If you want to go back home, come back."

Tang Jingyue, Dian's mother and son left in two carriages.Originally, Dian Shi also said that Tang Jingyue and Yang Xinnan would share a carriage, but Tang Jingyue gave her a stare back.Yang Xinnan was not convinced and wanted to quarrel, but for some reason Dianshi said a few words to persuade her to go back.

When Dianshi, Yang Xinnan and Yang Fengrui were getting into another carriage, Yang Xinnan turned her head and gave Tang Jingyue a fierce look. Tang Jingyue noticed it, and at the same time raised her guard in her heart, not knowing what the Yang family was planning on her.

Tang Jingyue saw Yang Xinnan's eyes a lot.The Tang Mansion is not as sparsely populated as the Huguogong Mansion. There are five houses in the Tang Mansion, so the number of brothers and sisters can be imagined.After entering the palace, the palace is full of house fighting masters from various families and houses. There are endless plots and schemes, which makes it hard to guard against.Tang Jingyue could see this kind of conspiracy-planning eyes at a glance.

She just said, would Dianshi still have leisure time to accompany her to worship Buddha?She wanted to see what tricks this mother and daughter could pull off.

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Wan'an Temple is not the largest or the most prosperous and most effective temple outside the imperial capital. It is only because of the name "Wan'an" that the common people believe that it has the meaning of keeping everything safe, so pilgrims who come to worship Buddha on weekdays are not few.

The carriage of Duke Protector's Mansion drove into the back gate of Wan'an Temple.In a few days it will be the day when the Buddha came into the world. There are many pilgrims staying in these days, and it is a little noisy coming and going.After the carriage of Duke Protector's Mansion drove in, people recognized the carriage because of its grade, which attracted people's attention.

When they arrived at the place of residence, Xia Lian helped her out of the car, and Tang Jingyue looked around.After all, the Duke Huguo's mansion has a high status, and the temple is arranged in a side room with a quiet environment and better conditions. The other courtyards are also full of official family members, and they will not come into contact with mixed people.

Xia Lian and Xing'er went to tidy up the residence.

On the grounds that Tang Jingyue needs to rest and have more servants, Dianshi arranged a separate small courtyard for Tang Jingyue and the servants who served her, while she and Yang Xinnan lived in the small courtyard next door.

No matter what calculations Dianshi had, Tang Jingyue was quite satisfied with this arrangement, after all, she was unwilling to live in the same yard with the three of Dianshi.

Went to the temple to burn incense, prayed to the Buddha, drew lots, enjoyed vegetarian dishes, chanted scriptures and meditated in the house in the afternoon, and dusk was approaching.Tang Jingyue doesn't really believe in Buddhist things, but I just want peace of mind.

The safety lottery drawn in the morning was the top lottery, and Dian Shi held the top lottery with honey on his mouth: "The eldest lady is still blessed, look, everyone can get the top lottery!"

Tang Jingyue looked at her and smiled: "Yes, if you draw, you probably won't even be able to draw the lottery."

Dian Shi was taken aback, Yang Xinnan didn't care that she was in the temple, and there were many pilgrims beside her, she widened her eyes for a moment: "Hua Rongyue, what nonsense are you talking about!"

Tang Jingyue threw the lottery into the little novice's arms, and smiled disdainfully: "Aren't you unhappy that you were not mentioned?"

The little novice clasped his hands winkingly, said "Amitabha", and left.

Yang Xinnan looked at Tang Jingyue in surprise, she didn't understand why Hua Rongyue dared to speak to her in such a tone that made her angry.In front of her, Hua Rongyue has always been timid and cowardly, and even begged her to speak well in front of her mother because her life was not going well.She has always scolded Hua Rongyue whenever she wanted, and beat her whenever she wanted, why is it the other way around?

Yang Xinnan felt that since Hua Rongyue committed suicide and survived, her temperament has changed drastically.Last time she dared to hit her with a teacup, but this time she dared to mock her and mother face to face, which really made her angry.

Just about to reprimand loudly and embarrass Tang Jingyue face to face.But before he opened his mouth, Dianshi tugged on Yang Xinnan's sleeve, signaling Yang Xinnan not to speak.

There were so many pilgrims coming and going, at this time, Hua Rongyue would be embarrassed, and Yang Xinnan would also be embarrassed, dragging down her reputation.

Yang Xinnan looked at Tang Jingyue angrily, and wanted to let you go once, and tomorrow, you will be arrogant even if you want to.

At night, Tang Jingyue thought about Ah Hao, mixed with joy and sorrow, and couldn't sleep all night.

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Blue sky, white clouds, dry breath and warm temperature.Intensive sunlight poured down on this small courtyard, which was golden and hot, and the shade was cool under the sycamore tree in the courtyard. Tang Jingyue was sitting at the stone table under the tree, flipping through a book of folk tales.

The sound of chanting scriptures in the temple is constant, and the smell of incense is strong, which makes people feel calm.Without a veil, the delicate and beautiful face flickers under the hollow light passing through the leaves of the sycamore tree. Occasionally, the sound of flipping a book that comes to mind is like leaves rustling in the wind.

"Miss, it's hot, and this servant has prepared sour plum soup for you."

Xing'er has a clean and fair face, her hair is combed in a beautiful bun, her clothes are neat and tidy, and she has a faint fragrance on her body.

Nanny Sun carefully persuaded from the side: "Miss, please try this sour plum soup. The old slave has cooled it in the well. It's sour and cool, it's delicious!"

Tang Jingyue looked at the bowl of sour plum soup.Dark brown in color, sweet and sour but ordinary in appearance, it is the best summer drink that can be enjoyed by everyone from emperors, queens and concubines to peasants and women.

【to be continued】

(End of this chapter)