After lunch, Fang Zilan took Vice General Cao and Awan into the palace. After she explained her purpose, the guard at the door checked her official badge, and then the chamberlain led the way and took the three of them to Lianhua Palace.
On the road, Zi Lan saw Fang Zitong, Pei Xiaoze and Ouyang Zirou from a distance, and couldn't help but stop.
"Master Fang?" The chamberlain looked back at Fang Zilan. She did not speak, and the chamberlain did not dare to say anything.
Fang Zilan looked at it for a while and then said: "It's nothing, let's go."
Vice General Cao couldn't help but asked in a low voice: "Boss, are those Mr. Pei and the second young lady of the Fang family?"
"Yes, you read that right." Fang Zilan responded softly, "There are a lot of rumors in the capital, have you heard of them?"
"I've heard of it." Vice General Cao nodded, "Looking at the looks of those two, I think something good is about to happen..."
"Be careful what you say." Fang Zilan interrupted Vice General Cao's words and gave him a look, "The palace is an important place, so be careful what you say."
Vice Admiral Cao remained silent, A Wan hesitated to speak, and although Fang Zilan said nothing on her face, she was very puzzled in her heart.
She had bumped into Fang Zitong questioning Pei Xiaoze before, and thought that their marriage was over, but when they met today, it seemed that they had some meaning again, which was really strange.
Soon the three of them walked to the gate of Lianhua Palace. Before entering, they listened to the eunuch's instructions: "Three nobles, Master Luoyuan has been invited by Your Majesty to chant sutras and pray for blessings in Lianhua Palace. Please speak carefully after you enter." Be careful and don’t disturb the master.”
"Thank you for reminding me." Fang Zilan nodded slightly, and Awan asked curiously: "At the end of every year, does Master Lioyuan chant sutras and pray for blessings in Lianhua Palace?"
"At the end of every year, the palace will invite the abbot of Baiye Temple to chant sutras and pray for blessings in Lianhua Palace." The chamberlain replied: "Since Master Luoyuan became the abbot of Baiye Temple, the palace has invited Master Luoyuan."
After the chamberlain finished speaking, he raised his hand to invite the three of them into the palace courtyard.
The side hall of Lianhua Palace is the venue for rehearsing the New Year's social drama. At this time, the adults in the rehearsal are taking a rest and talking together in twos and threes. In the main hall, the fragrance and mist are curling up, and the sound of Buddha is heard, and the monks are chanting sutras and praying for blessings.
Fang Zilan walked straight towards the main hall, but before taking two steps, she heard two adults talking not far away:
"A new member came to our Yushitai yesterday. I heard that he was originally from a poor family. He was stuffed in under the name of a disciple of the Prime Minister's Mansion."
"What a coincidence, there was one in our house the day before yesterday, exactly like the one you mentioned. Could it be that Zhuge Yu and the Prime Minister are secretly working together to place their people in various departments of the house?"
"Who knows. But after Zhuge Yu joined the Ministry of Civil Affairs, there are rumors in the capital that he will be the next head of the Zhuge family."
"No way, what can that sick man do? Could it be that the head of the Zhuge family is crazy..."
Hearing this, Fang Zilan could no longer hold back and turned around and walked towards the two men, "You two adults are so terrible with their tongues. Before Master Zhuge did anything, you charged him with being a secret ally. Then I accidentally overheard your conversation, could it be that I was monitoring the confidential conversations of the courtiers?"
One of them reacted quickly and hurriedly saluted: "Master Fang, you are serious, we are just chatting..."
"Just chatting?" Fang Zilan said coldly: "If I remember correctly, this lord should be the censor of the imperial court, with the ability to advise and impeach. If you are really so dissatisfied with Lord Zhuge, why don't you write to His Majesty?"
The man waved his hand and said: "Master Fang, what you said is wrong. As a censor, how can I join the court officials at will just because I am dissatisfied..."
"If you can't participate in the music, can you talk nonsense?" Fang Zilan snorted coldly, "Sir, you are really well-educated."
The two people's faces were green and white, and Fang Zilan was too lazy to pay attention to them, and raised her feet to leave. However, as soon as she turned around, she saw Master Liaoyuan standing in front of the main hall.
Fang Zilan was stunned for a moment, and then walked over, "I don't know if Master Yuan is outside the hall. I hope Master won't blame me for being disrespectful."
Master Liao Yuan clasped his hands together and said, "Amitabha, Mr. Fang speaks uprightly, how can you say it is disrespectful?"
Fang Zilan calmed her expression and said, "I am so outspoken that I made Master Yuan laugh."
Master Liaoyuan smiled slightly and stepped aside, "Master Fang, please."
Fang Zilan, Deputy General Cao and Awan followed Master Yuan in and walked around to the Buddhist hall at the back of the palace. In front of the hall was the large everlasting lantern lit by Emperor Tai'an himself.
The lights of Dachangming were bright. After Fang Zilan bowed and offered incense, Vice General Cao also bowed and offered incense. Awan stood aside and watched with hesitation.
Master Lioyuan looked at Awan and said, "What's wrong with this girl?"
Awan lowered his head and said, "I don't have any official position. I just came here with Mr. Fang. I'm afraid I'm not worthy of worshiping and offering incense."
"Amitabha, I heard that when Lord Fang was in the southeastern epidemic area, there was a female medical doctor who went with him. Was she a girl?" After hearing Master Yuan's question, Awan nodded lightly.
"The prayer of this lamp is the wish of peace and tranquility in the world. The hundreds of officials bowed and offered incense because they worked hard for this wish. However, in addition to the hundreds of officials, the girl, who dared to sacrifice her life for the world, also worked hard for this wish. ." Master Liaoyuan said quietly: "In this case, how can it be unworthy?"
Awan hesitated and did not dare to step forward. Seeing this, Fang Zilan said: "Since Master Lioyuan has said so, there is nothing wrong with you bowing down and offering incense. Go ahead."
Hearing this, Awan walked forward, kowtowed and offered incense, every move he made was pious and respectful.
Fang Zilan looked at Master Yuan, and he actually knew that Awan was the medical woman who followed her into the southeastern epidemic area. After all, he was not a monk who was ignorant of what was happening outside the window and only read Buddhist sutras.
However, this was the first time she had seen such a worldly monk.
After Awan had performed incense, Master Liaoyuan led the three of them out of the Buddhist hall and walked back to the front of the hall from the other side. However, before they had gone far, they heard several court ladies whispering -
"It is said that our capital advocates Buddhism, but why have I never seen the Queen come to Lianhua Palace to worship Buddha?"
"You are new here, of course you don't know. The Queen often comes to Lianhua Palace to worship Buddha, but she doesn't come this month at the end of the year."
"This month at the end of the year is very important. Even the eminent monks from Baiye Temple come to chant sutras and pray for blessings. Why doesn't the Queen come?"
"Who knows, but the Queen is the master of the harem, so she must be much more assertive than others."
"You have to put on airs when worshiping the Buddha. I'm afraid the Queen is not sincere. She's just doing it for others to see."
The few people were talking to each other, not paying any attention to Fang Zilan and his four people walking towards them.
Fang Zilan heard it correctly, and was about to speak when Master Yuan said: "Amitabha, several donors are stirring up trouble in a pure place like Lianhua Palace. How can they be sincere if they do not cultivate their tongue?"
Several people were agitated when they heard the voice, and fell to their knees on the ground, "Slaves realize that they were wrong. Please forgive me, Master."
"The Queen is in awe, how can we not worship the Buddha?" Master Liaoyuan's eyes showed a hint of sternness that is hard to detect. "On the other hand, several donors are still in the pure land, and they are still covered in dust."
