After driving for more than an hour, the carriage stopped. Shuixiu lifted the curtain and said, "Master, Wanshou Temple has arrived."
Ling Ruo snorted lightly and rode Shui Xiu's men on the carriage. Yang Hai had already put his feet under the carriage. As soon as he left the carriage with ice cubes on it, Ling Ruo immediately felt a wave of heat rushing towards his face. Within a moment, he felt
My body was so hot that I was sweating, and the sun was so dazzling that I could hardly keep my eyes open.
Seeing this, Mo'er quickly opened an umbrella and held it on Ling Ruo's head to block the scorching sun that was directly shining down. Although it couldn't reduce the heat, he could finally open his eyes.
She complained from the side: "This bastard, the heat is unbearable. It has been this hot for almost half a month. It doesn't even rain, otherwise it can be cooler at least."
Ling Ruo raised her hand and patted Mo'er on the head and scolded: "There is a god who is three feet above your head, so don't always speak openly."
"I know I was wrong." Mo'er was scolded and stuck out his tongue, not daring to speak any more.
The abbot of Wanshou Temple, who had already received the notification from the palace, had already led a group of monks to wait outside. When he saw Ling Ruo appear, he quickly came up to greet her, joined hands and saluted, "Amitabha, this poor monk came out of the dust belt to greet Concubine Xi with the monks of this temple."
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Ling Ruo also clasped her hands in front of her chest and returned the greeting: "Abbott, you're so polite. I'm tired of waiting with all the masters, but it's my fault."
"It is a great honor for this temple that your concubine, Fengjia, is here in person!" The abbot and abbot saluted again, then extended his hand and said, "Concubine Xi, please come in."
Ling Ruo nodded and supported Shuixiu as she walked into the Wanshou Temple. A group of palace servants and guards followed closely behind. Because Ling wanted to come to offer incense and fulfill his vows, the Wanshou Temple was closed for a day today to avoid being disturbed by other people.
Ling Ruo arrived in front of the Main Hall first. The Buddha table was already filled with various offerings. Ling Ruo pushed Shui Xiu's hand away and knelt down on the Pu Tuan. She put her hands together and said solemnly: "The believer Niu Luhu, Ling Ruo, was shown mercy by the Buddha, and was able to wash away her impurity."
I have been wronged, and today I came here to offer incense and repay my vow, asking the Buddha to continue to bless the faithful woman."
After finishing speaking, she stood up and took the three pillars of incense lit by Zhi Ke Monk and poured them into the incense burner respectfully. After all this was done, she turned around and said to the abbot and abbot standing behind: "I once made a wish.
He said that he would reshape the golden body of the Buddha, but it is not easy for me to leave the palace, so I have to ask the abbot to do it for me. Shui Xiu, give the banknote to the abbot."
"Yes." Shui Xiu agreed, took out the banknote from his sleeve and handed it to Chen, "Abbott, here are five thousand taels of silver, Abbot, please take your time."
The abbot and abbot took the banknote and saluted again: "Amitabha, the poor monk will definitely handle it well. On the day when the golden body is built, please come again."
Ling Ruo smiled slightly and said: "If there is a chance, I will definitely come. Speaking of which, this is my first time coming to Wanshou Temple. I want to walk around. The abbot just goes about his own business and doesn't have to accompany me.
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Now that Ling Ruo had opened his mouth, the abbot and the abbot had no reason not to agree, and immediately said: "Yes, the poor monk is going down to prepare the vegetarian meal. If anything happens to the queen, just send someone to call the poor monk."
After the abbot and abbot left, Ling Ruo said to Liu Hu and others: "Don't follow suit. We are all here in Wanshou Temple, so nothing will happen."
After getting rid of everyone, Ling Ruo's eyes flashed, and she turned to Shui Xiu and said, "Go and see if Mao Da and his brothers have come in."
Sending incense to fulfill a wish was just an excuse. Ling Ruo's real purpose was to meet the Mao brothers. Naturally, she had been thinking about it since she learned last time that **Zhai was forced to close down and Mao Er became disabled again.
So this time, as soon as Yinzhen agreed, she asked Shuixiu to leave the palace.
Mo Yu asked her to arrange for the Mao brothers to meet her at Wanshou Temple. Mo Yu guessed that when Ling Ruo went, Wanshou Temple would be closed for a day to refuse pilgrims. It was absolutely impossible to pretend to be pilgrims. So she bribed her to be responsible for delivering vegetarian dishes to Wanshou Temple.
The dealer asked the Mao brothers to deliver it on his behalf.
After Shuixiu left for a while, she led two dark-faced, stout men in. One of them walked with a limp, who could it be if they weren't the Mao brothers.
When the two of them saw Ling Ruo standing gracefully, they were both excited. They stepped forward quickly, both of them choked with sobs and knelt down and said: "I would like to pay my respects to you, may you be blessed!"
Looking at their appearance, the tip of Ling Ruo's nose felt sore, and she raised her hand and said: "Kneeling on the ground, get up quickly."
But Mao Da shook his head and said: "The slaves have betrayed the trust of the master. The slaves are guilty. Please punish the master."
"What's the punishment? Ah Yi has told me about the whole thing. It's not your fault. On the contrary, you have tried your best. Get up quickly."
No matter what Ling Ruo said, the two of them refused to get up. Mao Er even said with red eyes: "Master, there is no need to comfort the slaves. The slaves are useless. The **Zhai that has been running for more than ten years was so easily destroyed by the slaves."
In the hands of the master, I am really ashamed of my master. If I didn’t think of coming to the master to accept my guilt, the slaves would have been shameless to come to see him."
"Absurd!" Ling Ruo scolded unhappily: "What shameless person? It's just a temporary win or loss. If you lose this time, you can win again next time. Besides, that guy from Kunning Palace wants to deal with you."
, do you think you can fight her with your own strength?"
The Mao brothers were stunned. After looking at each other, Mao asked loudly: "Master, are you saying that the reason why those makeup shops joined forces to suppress the slaves was because of the Queen's order? But why did she do this?
When we do our business, we are totally incompatible with her."
"That's just what you think. Once she knows that you are still alive, she will definitely come and kill you. It just so happened that something happened in this palace at that time and she couldn't take care of you. How could she let go of this great opportunity to take advantage of it? I don't expect that the whole palace will
Overthrowing **Zhai is just the first step, the second step may be to take your lives."
Mao Da's cheek twitched slightly. He remembered that after his brother went to stay temporarily in Prince Yi's Mansion on the order of his master, he went back to his original place and found someone watching nearby. He did not go in because he was afraid that something would happen. At that time, he was still strange.
Who was going to great lengths to monitor a few of his people is now understood.
They originally thought that after such a long time, the past things were over, but they didn't want to always hang over their heads like a shadow, lingering.
The Mao brothers knew very well about Nala's methods. If it hadn't been for their master's trick, they would have become dead souls by the sword, so now when they think of that woman, they don't feel afraid.
"Are you scared?" Ling Ruo opened her mouth and asked, as if she had read through their thoughts. Her indifferent tone could not tell what she was thinking.
Mao Da smiled bitterly and said: "If you say you are not afraid, you are definitely lying to the master. But what if you are just afraid? Is it possible to kneel down and beg her to spare the slaves? Not to mention that she will not agree, even the slaves themselves will
I can't afford to lose this person. Although the slaves
He said he was a rough man, but he also knew that his master treated his slaves well. For so many years of operation, the master had never checked the accounts of the slaves, let alone questioned him. If he betrayed his master like this, he was simply a beast.
Worse than a sacrifice."
[Author's digression]: There is still another chapter to be written, please wait a moment.