Qi Minghe suddenly became cautious and looked at the fragrance in front of him.
"..."
Why did you hand her the incense? Is it a scam?
When Mrs. Pu saw that Qi Minghe had not picked up the incense for a long time, the expression on her face suddenly turned unhappy again.
She specially offered incense to her, but she didn't accept it? And this was while offering incense to Huangfu Lianzheng?
It seemed that there had been a pause for too long, and Pu's hand never took it back, just leaving it here.
Qi Minghe glanced at it, and finally struggled to purse his lips and said, "Thank you, mother."
Yiyu was beside him, as was the abbot of Qiuzu Temple. Not far away, there were two rows of novice monks sitting on calamus mats, chanting sutras and chanting scriptures. This faint and quiet sound of purification made people feel inexplicably peaceful.
At this moment, I just moved my hand and took the incense in my hand. The faint fragrance was not strange at all.
In fact, she has been paying close attention to it since she said she was going to sacrifice, but until now, she has not noticed Pu's move. Why on earth is she spending so much energy on this?
If you can't figure it out, just stop thinking about it, frown and go forward to burn incense.
Huangfu Yiyu's tall figure was standing in front of him, his white clothes reflecting several golden Buddha statues in the temple. Amidst the faint sound of chanting sutras, the two people finally stood side by side.
Qi Minghe came up from behind. He lowered his head as if he was aware of it. When he saw Qi Minghe holding the incense and lighting it religiously, he glanced at the incense.
"Minghe, who gave you the incense?"
"Mother." she replied in a low voice.
She had just seen it, and there was no difference between this incense and the incense above. The smell was also consistent with the fragrance that lingered in the palace all year round.
The taste is the same, which means the ingredients are the same, which means there is no difference...
But why is Mr. Pu so quiet now? Why doesn't he do something?
At this time, the incense is stretched into the incense burner, and the flame engulfs the incense head, making a light crackling sound until the incense is lit and taken out, which is normal.
Sure enough, he was overly worried. Qi Minghe faced the golden Buddha statue and bowed before him.
Mrs. Pu also raised her head from behind and looked at the figures of Qi Minghe and Huangfu Yiyu who were worshiping side by side in front of them. Her direct gaze was not covered, so even though Qi Minghe was offering incense and worshiping, she could still see
When she looked directly at this place, it seemed like... there was a momentary feeling.
You can feel that Pu's unhappy expression just now has relaxed a bit.
She really just took the incense and urged her to come forward to worship.
At this time, I had already burned incense and prayed, and the next step was to follow the procedures, preside over the condolence ceremony on the anniversary of her death, say some symbolic words of remembrance, and express my thoughts about her... and the fact that Huangfu's legacy is still there today.
, even better than before.
Qi Minghe just followed Huangfu Yiyu, and the two of them retreated together.
It was Pu who came up, and for nearly two or three moments, he was talking about these kinds of things.
Qi Minghe stood quietly at the back, feeling increasingly uneasy. Finally, Mrs. Pu turned his attention to her again and said, "Minghe, come here."
It was as if he knew she was worried and was on guard, so he deliberately let her go up.
"It doesn't count that you and Yu'er were offering incense together just now. If you come here now and offer incense to an honest government again, it will be regarded as your daughter-in-law offering incense to an honest government alone."
There are many rules in the Huangfu Mansion, and Pu's current words cannot find any fault with them.
Qi Minghe: "..."
I was frightened once just now, and now I’m going to do it again?
With watery eyes, he raised his eyes to look at her.
Mrs. Pu just stared at Qi Minghe, as if waiting for her to come forward.
On the side, the talkative abbot bowed his head. When it came to worship, the chanting voice of the young novices around him became louder, creating a somewhat solemn and solemn atmosphere.
"Huh?" Pu said again.
Why does it feel like she is deliberately targeting her?
"Hmm..." He responded in a low voice.
At this time, Huangfu Yiyu on the side raised his eyes and looked in the direction where Pu was standing. It felt like he was looking at her.
Mrs. Pu remained motionless, still looking at Qi Minghe, and gently raised her lips: "Why are you so slow?"
Qi Minghe gritted his teeth and simply stepped forward: "Minghe is here to offer incense."
Could it be that she was really worrying too much, or maybe she thought in the wrong direction from the beginning. The mother was indeed trying to play a trick, but in fact, the trick was not aimed at Yiyu, nor was it aimed at Yiyu's identity, whether he was blind...
It's not a question like this, but it's aimed at her? Maybe, from the beginning, the purpose of ancestor worship was just for her?
Therefore, when worshiping the ancestors that day, they kept using the excuse that she married into the Huangfu Mansion for the first time.
Is that so?
At this time, he just raised his head and breathed a sigh of relief.
Isn't that simple? But he just wanted to target her. Maybe it was because he took Gu Xuechun away and caused Gu Xuechun's attitude to change drastically, making her angry?
At this moment, Qi Minghe walked to the golden Buddha statue again and lit incense again: "Minghe just married into the Huangfu Mansion and doesn't know many rules..." Since he wanted to show her authority, then
Just make her satisfied.
This kind of sacrificial ceremony is not suitable for tit-for-tat confrontation.
Qi Minghe honestly burned the incense and worshiped alone.
At this time, I could only see Pu's expression getting better.
"Well, that's good."
Having said that, he no longer paid attention to Qi Minghe, but turned around and continued to kneel down in the temple-like Qiuzu Temple, whispering something to Huangfu Lianzheng.
Is she satisfied?
Qi Minghe immediately turned back to look at Huangfu Yiyu, "..." Helpless.
If Mrs. Pu didn't do anything, that's not the case. Just the one who took the incense and now the one who threatened her in public would have made anyone else feel uncomfortable, but it was a pity that she was the one facing her.
So... I'm just feeling a little helpless now, and I thought I would do something, but it turns out that's just the way it is.
Seeing that Mrs. Pu seemed satisfied at this time, there was no other movement, and he no longer paid attention to her, Qi Minghe simply walked down, took a few steps back, and walked next to Huangfu Yiyu.
At this moment, the ancestors had worshiped, Huangfu Lianzheng had also worshiped, and then they brought in the remaining offerings, paid tribute to the ancestors, and then listened to the chanting for nearly an hour, as if they were listening to the ancestors.
The teachings are over.
Qi Minghe was following Huangfu Yiyu, and Mrs. Pu also stepped back from the golden Buddha statue in front. The abbot calmly brought some calamus balls, and Mrs. Pu now sat down directly, ready to listen quietly.
Huangfu Yiyu curled his thin lips and sat down directly as he understood the process. Qi Minghe was stunned for a while, watching the scene of them sitting down in silence, and now he also sat down.
After the three of them sat down together, the formal music and chanting began, once again ringing in their ears.
As Qi Minghe listened, he inexplicably smelled a strange smell, but could not identify what the strange smell was now.
It was as if the hall was filled with a faint scent of incense, but there was something strange in the scent.
Only she is so sensitive that she can smell it.
At this time, I suddenly heard the sound of chanting sutras and looked towards the place where the fragrance came from.
In the entire Qiuzu Temple, there are only two places that can emit fragrance. One is the incense burner, and the other is the burning incense. Now that the incense is half burned, the smell is mixed with some strange things. Is it the most fragrant thing?
There is no problem when the burning starts, but the problem is later?
At this moment, Mrs. Pu closed her eyes and listened quietly, while Huangfu Yiyu also sat quietly.
When it comes to ancestor worship, everyone in the Huangfu clan abides by etiquette, so she was the only one looking around at this moment.
At this time, even the novice monk had her eyes closed. In the entire courtyard of Qiuzu Temple, and even in the main hall, under this solemn and solemn scene, she was the only one who opened her eyes.
At this moment, will I be unable to stop watching this chanting sound for a while? Will I keep it going from now on until the end?
Qi Minghe's eyes just fell on the incense. He looked around again and stood up immediately.
A group of people were chanting sutras with their eyes closed, and the sound of chanting covered up the sound of footsteps. At this time, they walked to the incense burner.
There is indeed a disharmonious odor in the fragrance that fills the hall, but the calamus cushion I was sitting on just now is quite far away from the incense burner, so I can't smell what it is, and I can't find the source.
At this moment, I was so sensitive to smelling these two places where the fragrance might come from, just like the incense burner, and then looked at the incense burning in front of the golden Buddha statue.
Standing on tiptoe, he walked forward and smelled it carefully.
At this time, everyone behind her still had their eyes closed, and she was the only one walking through here.
Inexplicably, at the same moment, Huangfu Yiyu seemed to notice her movements. He raised his evil eyes and saw the person who was sneakily approaching the altar table, and his dark eyes suddenly narrowed.
Qi Minghe smelled it, ignoring the familiar eyes behind him, and frowned as he looked at the incense that was burning away little by little.
Sure enough, there is a problem, but the smell... isn't too unfamiliar.
"..." I pondered hard.
After a while, I finally figured it out.
It’s the enchanting flower...!
The intoxicating flower is also called Datura. It is a flower species passed down from Gaoluo Kingdom. Its fragrance is elegant and can be used as incense. However, smelling it too much is not good and can paralyze people. The fragrance is not poisonous.
At this moment, before I had time to think deeply, I suddenly heard a voice coming from behind.
"Minghe, what are you doing?!" Pu shouted loudly.
Qi Minghe was suddenly startled. When he looked back, Pu Liuzhi had his eyes open and was looking at him angrily.
The toes that were standing on tiptoe also dropped, "I..."
One after another, people in the hall looked over, and the novice's chanting voice fluctuated and was affected.
…
He came over quietly, but was discovered and caught on the spot. At this time, he could only stand here in a daze.
"If you don't obey the rules, get out!"
In an instant, the entire Tszyu Temple fell silent.
"I...I think the incense has been burned. Come over and offer incense."
Huangfu Yiyu looked at Qi Minghe's action of checking incense and listened to her current words, and couldn't help but laugh.
"Come back soon." He said quietly.
...The matter was over, there was no poisonous fragrance, Qi Minghe completely let down his guard.