Chapter 81 Hanfeng Temple
The two of them ate, drank, and walked together, and it was almost noon.
"Concubine! Let's go!" Bi Yuntao called to the imperial concubine who was buying meat buns again, "It's almost noon. If you don't leave, it will be too late."
The imperial concubine looked up at the sun and found that it was getting late, so she reluctantly put away the meat buns and returned to the carriage.
"Hey! How come time flies by so fast!" After entering the carriage, the imperial concubine sighed regretfully.
"Happy time is always short!" Bi Yuntao said from the side. At the same time, take the candied haws out of the pole and insert them into the bamboo basket one by one. Yes, that’s right, Bi Yuntao accidentally discovered that a hand-woven bamboo basket could be inserted into a candied haws. So I just bought a bamboo basket, which is not only easy to hold, but also easy to put.
"Where is the rouge gouache I just bought? Where did you get it?!" The imperial concubine held a candied haws of sugarcane and looked left and right but could not find where the rouge gouache was.
"Oh, here you are, mother-in-law, why are you so anxious? How could I lose your things?!"
Bi Yuntao turned around and pretended to rummage under the cloth. In fact, using the cover of the cloth, he quietly took out the rouge and gouache he had just put in from the storage ring.
"Here it is, I found it. There are too many things to buy, some of them are hard to find."
Bi Yuntao laid out the items one by one and placed them in front of the imperial concubine. He felt his heart tremble inexplicably as he displayed them. There were too many rouges and gouache, and they all cost him money. His wallet, which was almost as clean as his face, now couldn't even find a drop of dust.
"Mother!" Bi Yuntao said sheepishly, "Can you give me some silver? These are all my money. I have been busy making Miao Lian these days, and they are all the materials I bought. So. Can you...hehehe!"
I'm really embarrassed to say the last thing, but I really don't have any money. These days, everything requires money, especially for someone like him who likes to go out and hang out. He needs money even more.
"Okay, you had a lot of fun with me today, so I allow you to go back to the counting house and ask for one hundred taels of silver."
Bi Yuntao breathed a sigh of relief. Sure enough, this was the real Lafayette, and he was also a Lafayette with a huge sum of money. He couldn't afford to offend him in the first place, but now he had a huge sum of money, and he needed to be coaxed.
"By the way, Tao'er!" the imperial concubine said, "The third prince woke up yesterday, and the empress dowager will come with him this time to offer incense. Last time you made him break a leg and become a lame, he will definitely not Let's give it up, so you have to be careful, be careful that he will retaliate. Now that the emperor has roughly known the whole story, he will probably take this opportunity to talk to you."
"Oh!" Bi Yuntao responded lightly, "Wake up when you wake up! A clown is nothing to be afraid of. If you can break one of his legs, you can also break his other leg."
"Don't be careless!" The imperial concubine saw Bi Yuntao's unconcerned look and reminded her, "The so-called dog jumping over the wall in a hurry. If you really push him to get angry, he might bite you back. If he goes too far, I might even die with you."
"Don't worry, concubine!" Bi Yuntao nodded, "I won't offend anyone unless they offend me. If someone offends me, I will offend him. If he doesn't do anything, everything will be fine, but if he dares to take action, Then I’m not a vegetarian either.”
"This time the third prince comes to offer incense, worship Buddha and attend the Queen Mother's birthday banquet. Will the second prince also come?"
"Yes!" The imperial concubine threw away the bamboo stick and took out a handkerchief to wipe her mouth. "The second prince has sent a letter to request to return to Beijing to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday, and the Emperor has agreed. After all, the Queen Mother's birthday is a big event. .”
Bi Yuntao curled his lips and thought to himself, the appearance of these two people was really ugly.
"The second prince and the third prince had a good plan. They deliberately expressed their filial piety in front of the empress dowager to reassure the emperor and hinted that they valued family ties and would not kill each other. This way, they could buy more time for themselves to develop their power."
"Yes!" The imperial concubine was a little shocked. She didn't expect that her unlearned son would have such insight and be able to see the hidden intentions. "Their appearance may not be too ugly. However, the emperor also Even if you are not a vegetarian, you will naturally be aware of these little clever things. However, due to the Empress Dowager’s birthday and the fact that nothing unforgivable happened, I did not expose them.”
"Oh!" Bi Yuntao responded, a meaningful light flashing across his eyes. It seems that I can do something about this matter. Anyway, I no longer have the right to inherit the throne, and I have nothing to lose. At worst, both sides will suffer. Maybe I can make a good deal to the eldest prince and let him accept my favor.
The imperial concubine has been in the deep palace compound all year round. She is able to sit firmly in this position today not only because of the marriage, which includes taking advantage of some beauty, but more importantly because of her strategic vision and ruthless methods.
Naturally, I also saw the glint in Bi Yuntao's eyes, "I know what you are planning."
Bi Yuntao came back to his senses and looked at the imperial concubine in a daze. His head froze for a moment and he did not turn around. He was looking at her with a dull expression on his face.
"You'd better restrain your little thoughts. The Empress Dowager's birthday is very important. If you make some noise and are found out by the Emperor, your mother and concubine will not be able to protect you. You will really have to go to jail for a while. It’s time to eat.”
Only then did Bi Yuntao realize that his mother-in-law had exposed his thoughts, and he rubbed his nose awkwardly, "Hey, it's true, then I'll just be honest!"
"What?!" The imperial concubine looked at Bi Yuntao in surprise, "Did you really plan this?!"
"Uh..." Bi Yuntao was speechless, and he didn't know whether his mother-in-law was warning him or just guessing at random.
"No!" Bi Yuntao shook his head quickly.
"It's okay if you don't." The imperial concubine nodded with relief and looked at him suspiciously, "Then what did you mean by being an honest cat just now?!"
"This time, many ministers and ministers from the court and their wives came back from offering incense and worshiping Buddha. I am afraid that I am old and sick. After all, it is not only an important place for Buddhism, but also the empress dowager and the emperor are there. I can't give it to you, my mother and concubine. Shameful."
"You have a conscience!" The imperial concubine rolled her eyes at him happily, "Some ministers' wives and daughters are really beautiful. After offering incense and worshiping the Buddha, if you have nothing to do, just stay in your own meditation room. It will save you money. You can’t walk when you see those women.”
When Bi Yuntao heard what the imperial concubine said, he kept twitching the corners of his mouth and smiled awkwardly at the side.
The imperial concubine shook her head helplessly, "Ha!" The imperial concubine yawned, "I'm a little sleepy. I'm going to take a nap. Wake me up when you get there. If you have nothing to do, you can also sleep for a while. ." After saying that, he ignored Bi Yuntao, took the blanket next to him and put it on him to take a nap.
Bi Yuntao looked at his mother-in-law's face, which looked a little tired, and sighed secretly, then turned to look out the window in confusion. I don’t know if I will see Ruoxi. When I see her, if she doesn’t apologize to me, I won’t say a word to her.
Just thinking about it, sleepiness gradually came over me. I lay down next to the imperial concubine and started to take a nap.
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Accompanied by the sound of horse hooves, the two rode a carriage to Hanfeng Temple on the mountain.
"Your Majesty, Your Highness Prince Qi, Hanfeng Temple has arrived!" The guard driving the carriage stopped the carriage and called respectfully from outside.
Bi Yuntao was awakened by the shouts of the guards. He put his hands on the ground and prepared to stand up. Unexpectedly, his hands were soft. At this time, Bi Yuntao suddenly turned his head and realized that his mother-in-law had slipped into his arms.
Bi Yuntao swallowed hard and pinched himself hard.
At this time, the imperial concubine felt the pain coming from her chest and woke up leisurely.
Bi Yuntao noticed signs that the imperial concubine was waking up again. He hurriedly arranged his clothes and got out of the carriage in a hurry.
Looking at the mountains from a distance, the maple leaves all over the mountains are like a big ball of burning flames, and the morning glow is flowing red, dyeing the sky red. Maple leaves and pines and cypresses embellish each other, red and green, magnificent!
The autumn wind is blowing in waves, and the leaves of the maple trees are like dancing golden-red butterflies, falling from the sky like a goddess scattering flowers, flying one after another, like a beautiful picture scroll.
It happened that a maple leaf fell in front of Bi Yuntao's eyes. He caught the red leaf and took a closer look. The bottom of the red leaf with gold actually had an imperceptible touch of green.
The ground has already been covered with a golden carpet, which creaks when you step on it.
The imperial concubine tidied up her clothes at this time, got off the carriage, and saw Bi Yuntao admiring the beautiful scenery from a distance. She stood next to him and said: "Hanfeng Temple is because every time at this time, standing at the foot of the mountain and looking at the mountain peaks, everything is so beautiful." It is a fiery red color all over the mountains and plains, just like the sunset, very beautiful. According to rumors, this is also the origin of the name Hanfeng Temple.
When you climb the mountain peak, you can see the golden-red fallen leaves on the ground. In addition, the marriage lottery in Hanfeng Temple here is particularly efficacious. As a result, there is an endless stream of young men and girls who go to the mountain to pray for fortune at this time of the year.
This time, because of the Empress Dowager's birthday party, the emperor sent people to seal off this place in advance. Otherwise, the carriages here would have stopped at the foot of the mountain. "
Bi Yuntao turned around and looked at the imperial concubine who was talking endlessly. When he saw her looking into the distance with an obsessed face, staring at her delicate profile, coupled with her words, he couldn't help but think of Mengruo. Xi. How great it would be if the person standing next to her was not the mother-in-law, but Meng Ruoxi.
"Oh, by the way!" The imperial concubine remembered something, "There is also a hot spring for imperial use in the back hill of Hanfeng Temple. Every year, the emperor brings us concubines here to take a dip. This time, the emperor said that we can also take a bath. It’s open to you princes.”
"That's not bad! Regular bathing in hot springs not only nourishes the body, but also has the effect of beautifying the face. My father is very fond of you pillow sleepers." Bi Yuntao raised his eyebrows and looked at the imperial concubine ambiguously, "It seems My father is also a romantic man! He actually brought the beauties from the harem with him."
The imperial concubine was stared at by Bi Yuntao's ambiguous eyes, her face turned slightly red unnaturally, she reached out and patted Bi Yuntao, "What nonsense are you talking about! This is the land of Buddhism."
"Ouch! Concubine, why did you hit me?!" Bi Yuntao screamed in pain, and then he noticed the slight blush on Concubine's face, "Concubine, what's wrong with you? Why are you blushing?!"
After Bi Yuntao finished speaking, he suddenly realized that his mother-in-law was thinking wrongly. He opened his mouth with an ambiguous smile and said: "Oh! Why are you blushing, mother-in-law?! Isn't it true that my mother-in-law is thinking wrongly? ?!”
The imperial concubine was so embarrassed that she raised her hand to hit Bi Yuntao, but Bi Yuntao ducked and avoided the imperial concubine's slap.
The imperial concubine stamped her feet angrily, "I think you have gone against the grain! Even your mother and concubine dare to make fun of you!"
"I didn't expect that the imperial concubine would miss spring! I'm afraid the imperial concubine misses the emperor father!" Bi Yuntao dodged left and right, but remained unforgiving and continued to tease the imperial concubine, "It seems that the emperor has not favored the imperial concubine these days. , I have neglected my mother-in-law! It seems that it is necessary to soak in the hot springs more often!"
"You stinky boy! Stop!" The imperial concubine was furious and shouted at the guard who turned a blind eye and ignored him: "What are you doing standing there?! Why don't you hurry up and catch him for me!"
By the time the guards responded and were about to step forward, Bi Yuntao had already run into Hanfeng Temple and disappeared.
The imperial concubine ducked away angrily, "Forget it! I don't need you anymore! Let's go into the temple together!"
The guard Ji An breathed a sigh of relief, secretly wiped the sweat from his forehead, and then quickly followed the imperial concubine who entered the temple.
