When Luo'er finally climbed up, Princess Huo had already put on the incense sticks and was taking a nap in the pilgrim courtyard.
Seeing Luo'er carrying the boy in her arms, Princess Huo averted her eyes and lowered her head to taste a piece of vegetarian snacks used in the temple to greet distinguished guests.
At the same time, he said to Luo'er: "Spring has begun, and the green buds have sprouted. You take him to play in the woods in the back mountain for a while. I have a headache and want to take a break. Don't let him make any noise." "
Upon hearing this, Luo'er quickly agreed, picked up the boy and retreated out.
This time, they were coming to En Temple every month, so Luo'er was very familiar with the surrounding environment of the temple.
According to the master's words, he took the boy, who was very noble and well-fed, to the peach grove in the back mountain. In order to find a place where more green sprouts sprouted, he traveled more and more. Go deeper and deeper.
Then he put the person on the ground and let him play by himself.
Before entering the forest, a monk saw the two of them and didn't think anything strange about them.
That boy is Princess Huo's eldest grandson, Li Yuze.
It has long been heard that Princess Huo loves him very much and takes him with her wherever she goes. However, depending on the child's temperament, the eldest maid often takes him out to play like this.
After the eldest maid Luo'er put down the eldest young master Yuze, she felt tired and thirsty from climbing all the way. Then he told the young master to play in the forest obediently, and Luo'er went to the mountain stream on the other side of the forest to wash his face and drink some water to rest.
Princess Huo also took a nap in the Pilgrim Courtyard. In her dream, she was rich and noble, running freely, her beauty reappeared, and she was young again.
Incredibly beautiful.
But a panicked cry woke her up.
She couldn't help but feel a sense of irritation in her heart, and asked without opening her eyes: "What happened?"
The old lady who was waiting next to the couch was also startled by the cry. After going to the window to listen for a while, she hurried back to the couch, bent her body very low, and replied hurriedly: "Princess, it's Luo'er is saying that the eldest young master is missing."
"What?!"
Princess Huo sat up immediately and lifted up the brocade quilt with a very ugly look on her face. She didn't even have time to put on her embroidered shoes, so she put on her white socks, stepped on the ground, and hurried to the door.
The order was given: "Gather everyone who has been brought out, go and follow Luo'er to find the eldest young master!"
The eldest young master is lost, the sky is falling!
The servants and guards who came out with the princess today all followed Luo'er, who was crying uncontrollably, and asked her to lead the way to find the person.
Princess Huo also wanted to follow hurriedly, but the old nanny knelt down to stop her.
It turned out that the old mama asked her to put on her shoes.
Only then did she realize that she had lost her etiquette and image.
She raised her feet and waited for the old nanny to put on her jade-colored embroidered shoes with red embroidery before Princess Huo almost trotted after her.
But Luo'er was too panicked and scared. She walked around and around, but she couldn't remember which path she took when entering the mountain.
Just like that, a large group of people followed her in the back mountain and searched for half an hour, but no one was found.
Princess Huo saw that this was not going to work anymore. She was so angry that she didn't even have the strength to scold Luo'er, so she directly ordered: "There are many people, go and look for them separately!"
The servants then dispersed and spread out into the orchard. all
Princess Huo was panting from exhaustion. She supported the tree trunk with one hand and her waist with the other, looking very anxious.
The old nanny couldn't bear it anymore. She took out a square silk handkerchief to wipe the sweat of the princess, and kept uttering words of comfort.
"It's okay, Princess, please rest assured. The eldest young master will definitely be able to find it. Even if there are many pilgrims today, few people come to the fruit forest in the back of the mountain. The eldest young master is timid and will not run around or run far away. People who have been here before have been safe and sound.”
After hearing this, Princess Huo felt at ease.
After he was out of breath, he was about to take steps again when he heard a shout from deep in the forest: "Young Master! The Young Master has been found!"
Princess Huo was overjoyed when she first heard it, but when she heard it again...
She grabbed the old mama's sleeve and asked anxiously: "Mom, that, that servant's voice... why, why does it sound so frightened? M-could it be, could something happen to the elder brother?"
"No, no, no. Princess, don't scare yourself. I will help you go over and have a look."
As soon as the old grandma heard this, she quickly comforted her again.
Not far behind them, servants from several families and even the wife of one family also heard these conversations and saw the words and deeds of Princess Huo and the old nanny.
They were here to help with the search.
Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and there are many pilgrims at Hui'en Temple. They waited until Princess Huo arrived, then followed her up the mountain and burned incense.
Then walk around and listen to the Buddha's voice.
Many people heard Luo'er's scream outside Princess Huo's Xiangyuan.
They all also knew that the eldest young master Luo'er was talking about was Li Yuze, the eldest grandson of Prince Huo's Mansion.
Therefore, everyone was shocked.
I immediately arranged manpower and wanted to help find the person. But Princess Huo has the highest status here, and no matter how much they want to help, they can't go beyond the master's house.
Therefore, they all followed not far behind Princess Huo with their people.
When Princess Huo gave the order to disperse and look for people, their servants also dispersed.
This is the prudence and etiquette of ladies in various houses.
If you follow with people, you must wait for the master's order before you can act accordingly. You cannot act arbitrarily or without permission.
Otherwise, you will be acting on your behalf.
This is because it was a boy who was lost. If it were a girl, the ladies in each mansion would not arrange for help, let alone follow the host.
If you have a good relationship, you might quietly ask Princess Huo if she needs help. But even if you ask such a question, you have to be careful and go around ten or eight times.
After all, if it is a woman who is missing and reputation is at stake, the usual approach is to hide it as tightly as possible. They would even lie to the outside world and say: she is a maid or the mother-in-law is missing.
Princess Huo certainly knew who was following her.
Under the comfort of her old mama, before she reluctantly stepped forward, she turned back to the ladies who were leading the group, smiled with difficulty, and expressed her gratitude.
Then go in the direction where the voice of "The young master has been found" came.
His steps staggered a bit.
And those ladies were also very worried. Because not only Princess Huo heard the panic in the shout, but they all heard it clearly.
I should be happy to have found someone, so why am I panicking?
They also quickly lifted their heels.
A lady asked in a low voice: "Do we really want to follow? The excitement in Prince Huo's Mansion is not something we can see."
