Chapter 20 Early summer teases the mountain monsters six
Over there, the Queen Mother ordered people to present tributes and prepare to worship Guanyin. She turned back to look for Long Chuxia, but found that she was missing, so she asked Nanny Yang, "Where did Chuxia go?"
Only then did everyone look around, but no one noticed that Long Chuxia was missing.
The queen smiled and said: "Maybe it's convenient, mother, let's get started!"
The Queen Mother also smiled, "These young girls must be curious as soon as they leave the palace, and there are also some walking around. Forget it, the Ai family is also young."
Most of the believers had left due to the things they had just done, and some of the remaining people had already entered the lobby to listen to the Guanyin Sutra. The host did not know that the Queen Mother was coming, so they did not come out to greet them, but stayed in the lobby to lecture the believers.
Later, when he heard from the boy that a group of noble ladies had arrived, he didn't care. He thought they were merchants nearby, so he ordered the boy to greet them to come in and listen to the sutra. When he looked up, he saw the Queen Mother walking in from outside the main hall, surrounded by people behind her.
He had met a group of women with the Queen Mother a few years ago. Although it had been many years, the Queen Mother was pampered and her face had not changed much, so he recognized them at a glance.
He slightly nodded at the Queen Mother, but did not stand up to say hello. He was a monk and had been the abbot of Guanyin Temple for many years. He had long downplayed the honor, poverty, and lowliness in the world. In his opinion, the Queen Mother, like everyone else, was just a good believer.
The Queen Mother was not surprised, "The master is giving a lecture, let's sit down and listen!"
Concubine Ying was in poor health, so Concubine Shu led her to kneel on the inside, next to the Queen Mother, to avoid the cold wind.
After listening for a while, the Queen Mother suddenly said: "The Ai family is going to go, please listen!"
Concubine Ying knew that she was going for convenience, so she said: "I will accompany you!" Concubine Shu also helped her, and when the queen was about to get up, the Queen Mother said: "There is no need for so many people to follow, Concubine Ying and Concubine Shu will be enough."
!" The queen warned: "Order the guards to follow you and be sure not to wander around!"
"Come on, the Ai family are not children!" the Queen Mother chuckled and whispered.
Concubine Ying and Concubine Shu helped the Queen Mother out of the hall, followed by Nanny Li, and led several guards to protect her, so everything was safe.
After a while, Long Chuxia came back. She clasped her hands and bowed to the Guanyin statue in the palace. Just now she also went to the Sea of Clouds Lotus Terrace and bowed to the Guanyin statue. The Queen Mother and the others were not there, so she thought they must have entered.
In the main hall, we searched all the way
Mother Yang asked: "Where did you go just now?"
Long Chuxia swept away the fallen leaves from her shoulders and said, "Just take a walk."
Aunt Yang warned: "The Queen Mother is here, don't walk around casually, otherwise there will be some trouble!"
Long Chuxia nodded: "I understand!"
The Queen Mother had been out for about a quarter of an hour, but no one had returned. The Queen stood up and walked quickly to the guards at the entrance of the palace, "Go and see why the Queen Mother has been away for so long and hasn't come back?"
"Yes!" Two guards quickly walked away.
The queen sat back on the bed uneasily, her eyelids were twitching, and she couldn't hear what the master was saying. She just waited for the guard to come back and report.
After a while, a guard came back. The large number of guards at the door quickly dispersed, walking as fast as flying.
"The Queen Mother and Concubine Ying and Shu are both gone!" the guard whispered in the Queen's ear.
The queen suddenly stood up and asked seriously: "Have you searched everywhere?"
"I've searched all over the temple, but I haven't found anything. I've sent people to the Yunhai Lotus Terrace to search everywhere. Please return to the palace immediately. There may be an assassin ambushing you here!" the guard said!
The queen walked up to the abbot and whispered a few words in his ear. The abbot's expression changed and he quickly stood up and said: "Dear faithful, today's sermon is over. Please go to the lotus pond and wash your hands and go back!"
The pilgrims and devotees dispersed one after another, and the abbot quickly asked: "Your Majesty, where did the Queen Mother disappear?"
The guard said: "The Queen Mother said she wanted to relieve herself. We just went to the toilet, but no one was there. We searched many places in the temple, but the Queen Mother was nowhere to be found!"
The abbot pondered for a moment, then turned around and said to the monk wearing cassocks: "Immediately order someone to look for it. There has been some instability in the temple recently. It's best not to bump into those things!"
The queen's expression changed, "What is it?"
"I dare to ask, what did you encounter when you went up the mountain?" the abbot asked.
"There was a thief who attempted to kidnap, but was later beaten away. Could it be that they brought people here to seek revenge?" The queen's face was gloomy. "If he dares to do anything wrong, I swear that he will be decapitated!"
The abbot's face softened a little, "If it's a thief, it would be easier to deal with, because the kidnapping is just for money."
"Master, besides thieves, what is more terrifying?" Seeing that the abbot master seemed to have something to hide, the queen quickly asked
The master hesitated for a moment and said with a wry smile: "I'm ashamed to say that this Guanyin Temple is actually haunted!"
The Queen shook her head, "Where are there ghosts in this world? Even if there are ghosts, they are just masters pretending to be evil. You immediately block the Cloud Sea Lotus Terrace and don't allow anyone to enter or exit." She turned back to the guard and said, "Go down the mountain immediately and seal all the exits.
, Anyone entering or leaving must be interrogated. The thief should not have left Guanyin Mountain yet."
"Yes!" The guard took the order and left.
As if thinking of something, Concubine Hua turned around and asked Long Chuxia sternly: "Where did you go just now?"
Long Chuxia never thought that she would suddenly ask this question, and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. She looked up and saw the queen looking at her with suspicion. The queen would definitely doubt her, because from the queen's eyes, she could be sure that the queen didn't believe it.
She is just an ordinary palace maid
She replied calmly: "Slave is just walking around"
"Let's take a walk? Everyone was here just now, but you were missing. Now that the Queen Mother is missing, why don't you come back and say, did you kidnap the Queen Mother?" Concubine Hua spoke sternly and glared angrily.
Long Chuxia shook her head and said calmly: "No!"
"You can't get rid of the relationship. Someone come and take her down!" Concubine Hua said coldly.
Two guards came in immediately. Long Chuxia did not resist and let them hold her. She looked at the queen and said, "I didn't do it!"
The Queen hesitated for a moment, and Concubine Hua Guifei immediately said: "The Queen, she is the most suspect. It cannot be ruled out that she and the thieves cooperated inside and outside. You have to think clearly about whether you can shoulder such a big responsibility after kidnapping the Queen Mother!"
Nanny Yang immediately said in the Queen's ear: "My Lady, it's better to take her down first. If she did something wrong, it's not too late to investigate!"
The queen raised her eyes and looked at the guard, "Let her go!"
Concubine Hua said coldly: "Queen, your hypocrisy will kill you sooner or later!"
The queen looked at Concubine Hua and said expressionlessly: "Isn't that just what you want?"
Long Chuxia was really surprised that the Queen would believe her. She originally thought that the Queen had the greatest doubts about her, but at this moment, it seemed that she didn't have much doubts about herself. Maybe she did have doubts, but she chose to believe it! (
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