"Yes, that's true. But I always feel that I don't feel at ease in our yard."
Hongyu has a keen sense. Perhaps, when it comes to getting along with others, no one can surpass her.
"Yes, you all should be more careful these days. Hong Yu, Ying Hua will trouble you."
The queen would never ask her to bring Ying Hua over without any reason.
Moreover, it is said that in the first three days of the Huguo Temple, the royal women headed by the queen will bathe and fast for three days in their respective meditation rooms, and then pray for the country together with the ladies and ladies of each family.
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When the time comes, maybe Ying Hua will be taken away.
Because only Hongyu could adapt to changes here, she planned to let Hongyu guard Yinghua every step of the way these days.
"Master, don't worry, I will understand."
Hongyu also understood her important responsibility and solemnly agreed to Lin Mengya's request.
"With you here, I feel relieved. Also, if something happens, just as we have planned, you have someone come and get the pair of shoes inlaid with dragon beads that Ying Hua is wearing."
Hongyu took Lin Mengya's advice to heart.
After all, this is a major matter related to Ying Hua's life safety.
There were many children in the palace who died before they reached adulthood. Maybe it was a natural disaster, but more often it was a man-made disaster that was unknowable.
"Yes, I have written it all down. It's just that, Master, there are ladies here, so you still have to pay more attention to some things. Baiji is careful, Baishao is powerful, and Baizhi is smart. If something happens, you must take good care of it.
itself."
In the courtyard, Hongyu has the status of the eldest sister of the family.
She is well-mannered and can handle both the upper and lower levels well.
No one in the house could tell her anything wrong. Even Lin Mengya would listen to her suggestions carefully sometimes.
Hongyu really regarded the palace as her own home and the people in Liuxinyuan as her relatives.
This time when I came to Huguo Temple, not to mention Lin Mengya, even Hongyu smelled an unusual smell.
But they had no clue what was wrong.
The first night was so peaceful that it made people feel a little uneasy. Lin Mengya had long been accustomed to the lively life in Liuxinyuan, where tigers and wolves howled at dawn. She accidentally came to the Zen room behind the temple, which was a bit strange.
got used to.
As soon as she opened her eyes, apart from her, Hongyu and the others, including Yinghua, were all gone.
Her heart tightened slightly, but in the blink of an eye, she remembered that in the hazy moment, it seemed that Hong Yu had carried Ying Hua out to wash herself.
At the moment, I felt a little more at ease.
"Princess, empress, slave This maid is sent by the Queen to bring you incense for bathing."
A strange voice sounded outside the door, but at this time, Bai Ji, who was guarding outside the courtyard, had already taken the tray from the palace man's hand.
After sending the people back, he carefully sent the contents of the tray into the meditation room.
"Are you awake? Bai Zhi, bring the hot water in quickly."
Lin Mengya looked at Baiji and nodded.
In addition to herself, these four girls help her with all kinds of things she takes care of.
Especially Bletilla and Angelica dahurica, anything related to her will never be handled by others.
You have to go through everything yourself before you can feel at ease.
Rolling up her sleeves, Lin Mengya gently stirred the warm water in the copper basin, washed her face and hands, then sat in front of the dressing mirror, letting Bai Ji and Bai Zhi roll up her black hair.
"What are the things that were sent?"
Through the mirror, Lin Mengya glanced at the tray on the table.
There were only two prototype copper boxes inside, but they were engraved with many scripture patterns.
However, they all looked like some Sanskrit, but she didn't understand a single word. She just felt that this kind of trick was very rare.
"It's the incense sent by the Empress. It's said that it can't be stopped inside or outside the house for these three days. However, except for us, everyone else is exactly the same. I've checked it and there is no problem.
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Baiji's meticulousness is unparalleled, so Lin Mengya is naturally relieved.
Moreover, if there is really any fuss about incense, it will be extremely easy to trace the incident to the public in the future.
The Queen is not an idiot like Gu Xing. She would not make such a careless mistake.
Although everything seems to be calm now, they will still stay here for about ten days. Who knows what kind of next move the queen will have.
"The next three days will be your hard work. Take a good look at Ying Hua, okay?"
Qinghu and Long Tianyu were both intercepted outside, and around her, these four girls were the only ones she could rely on.
In fact, with the teacher's poison added to her body, she was more than able to protect herself. I was afraid that Ying Hua's side would be overwhelmed by the four girls.
As a last resort, Lin Mengya secretly prepared a self-defense poison for each of the four of them.
They are all packed in their belongings. This way, it will not be easy for others to find, but it will also prevent the girls from being so helpless.
Even so, Lin Mengya was still worried, and she even gave him some face-to-face advice before coming.
Although the four of them felt that their master was making a fuss, they all knew that this was for their safety. The four of them carefully wrote it down one by one. Only then did Lin Mengya put away her worries for the time being.
After breakfast, someone came over to invite Lin Mengya.
It is said that everyone has to fast in their own meditation rooms these days, so they cannot go out and walk around at will.
Therefore, before fasting, you should go to the Queen to listen to her teachings.
After Lin Mengya thought for a while, she decided to take only Bai Ji there. The rest of the people were watching Ying Hua in the yard. If she didn't come back, they didn't need to take anyone's summons to heart.
After making some arrangements, Lin Mengya took Baiji and went to the Queen's Zen room with the visitors. ??
Compared with the ordinary Zen room where they lived, the Empress lived in a small courtyard in the Huguo Temple specially prepared for the relatives of the emperor.
Although it is in a quiet Buddhist temple, this place can be compared to an ordinary palace.
The exquisite three-entry courtyard is just a replacement of all the luxuries in the palace with blue bricks, white tiles, carved beams and painted buildings, and the content has become a scene from Buddhist scriptures.
Apart from that, there is no shortage of all the necessary pomp and circumstance.
Lin Mengya just took a cursory look and then stood in the crowd.
Here, there are five or six princesses and princesses alone. There are also empresses and nobles in the palace. Naturally, as not to attract other people's attention, keeping a low profile is the best concealment.
Gradually, all the ladies gathered in the Buddhist temple arrived.
Lin Mengya stood in the crowd, quietly listening to others' greetings.
Some people took the initiative to say hello to her, but she always smiled calmly, neither being overly enthusiastic nor making people feel cold.
Such a distant and incapable of fault-finding attitude meant that she didn't attract much attention.
And some people who wanted to find trouble to provoke her could not find anything wrong with her because of her restrained and polite attitude.
In addition, this is the queen's place, no one dares to act wildly.
"Princes, madams, and young ladies, please be polite. Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please invite me."
Not long after, a neatly dressed middle-aged woman walked out of the main room.
Others don't know it, but Lin Mengya has lived in the palace for a period of time. She knows that the person in front of her is the chief maid in the queen's palace, known as Aunt Yan.
She also followed, which proved that the Queen indeed attached great importance to this ritual.
But in public When people were about to enter the house, a little palace maid walked to Aunt Yan in a panic. After whispering to her for a while, she stood behind her with a fearful look.
After Aunt Yan looked around for a week, she frowned slightly and said softly.
"Your nobles are polite, I would like to ask you a question. I wonder if any of you have seen a lady in the palace?"
This is a bit nonsense.
However, Lin Mengya reacted immediately. There were many concubines coming this time. It seemed that women who had no heirs all came with them.
Firstly, it shows the importance of the royal family. Secondly, I don’t know how many people hope to be here to seek blessings from the Buddha so that they can have children by their side in the future.
Therefore, except for all high-status women who lived in this large courtyard with the queen, other concubines with low status actually lived in the same courtyard with the princes and concubines.
I just don’t know who the missing person is.
"I don't know, who do you think it is?"
Finally, a high-ranking and elderly Mrs. Gaoming asked in a low voice.
When Aunt Yan saw the lady, she also said respectfully.
"It's a Cheng Meiren in the palace. She is nineteen years old and lives in the south courtyard. The people around her don't know how to serve her. It was only in the morning that they discovered that Cheng Meiren was not in the house. This is a Buddhist temple.
, I'm afraid that if the slaves search wildly, they will disturb the peace of the Bodhisattva."
Aunt Yan's voice was not loud, so the concubines standing in front could hear her clearly.
However, Lin Mengya had excellent hearing, so she paused quietly for a moment.
Cheng Meiren? A delicate and beautiful figure immediately appeared in Lin Mengya's mind.
Speaking of which, she had met this man once.
When she was treating His Majesty in the palace, she had met this man once on the long street.
He didn't say a few words, so he looked familiar.
This person actually disappeared, and he was still in the Huguo Temple. She only thought this was a bit weird. However, no matter how weird the thing was, it would be fine as long as it didn't happen to her.
This matter is just a small interlude before paying respects to the Queen.
Besides, the top and bottom of Huguo Temple are extremely tightly sealed. Not even a living person, let alone a living person, can fly out of the high walls of the temple.
Maybe it's because Cheng Meiren just arrived here and she's not familiar with the route yet, so she got stuck somewhere.
Under the instructions of several highly respected Madame Gaoming, Aunt Yan led several palace servants and hurried to the monastery to search.