"Princess, my maid, please change your clothes and make up for you." When the concubine returns to the palace, the princess must go to pay her respects.
Ming Ruo didn't want to be tormented by Zi Su and Aunt Dong, so she came to the dressing table and picked out two more gorgeous beads: "Just put these beads on."
Zi Su also remembered that the princess's bun was tied by the prince himself, so the princess was naturally reluctant to take it off. So without saying anything else, she helped Ming Ruo arrange the beaded flowers and changed into a pair of earrings with broken gold tassels. .
The princess was wearing her newly made coat and skirt. Although the material was of good quality, it was relatively plain: "Princess, please, let's change into palace clothes."
"No need, I can't see what I'm wearing underneath even if I wear a cloak outside." Mingruo planned to come back after paying her respects. She really didn't have anything to talk about with Concubine Shen.
"But you have to take off your cloak when you enter the house." Zi Su found a silver-red kesi fox fur gown from the closet, "Then the princess, please wear this outside."
"Okay." Mingruo looked at this bright red dress and really couldn't like it.
As soon as Zi Su dressed up the princess, Aunt Dong walked in and said, "Princess Princess, Aunt Bai Lian is here to deliver a message. Princess Dowager, please go to Jia'an Hall to speak."
"Eh?" This is quite new. When the concubine returned home, she didn't go to her garden to rest, but ran to the front yard and main hall...to receive guests?
Mingruo didn't bother to think too much, so he could only use soldiers to block it: "I know."
She walked out of the dormitory, crossed the courtyard, and saw Bai Lian standing at the entrance of the courtyard, waiting: "Princess, may you be blessed."
Mingruo raised her hand slightly: "Aunt Bailian, please excuse me."
Bai Lian was stunned for a moment. The princess's all-round demeanor gave people an invisible pressure, which was no less than that of the queen.
"Let's go." Mingruo had already walked a little way, and Bai Lian hurriedly followed.
At this time, Concubine Shen was wearing a green satin embroidered gold Wanfu Liuyun palace dress, a red gold phoenix crown with pearls on her high bun, and she was sitting upright at the head of the throne.
Shen Bichi was also dressed in gorgeous clothes. She sat down at the bottom with a low eyebrow and said, "Why don't you come to see your cousin? Have you gone out?"
"Huh, today only Chen'er left the mansion and entered the palace." Concubine Shen was a little annoyed when she saw that Ming Ruo didn't come for a long time.
Mingruo heard Shen Bichi making fire outside the palace, and even before she even asked Bichi to blame her for inviting assassins to harm her, she acted like a monster again.
Does this mentality mean that you don’t have to worry about having too much debt?
Bai Lian quickly opened the curtain and invited Mingruo in. She first apologized to Concubine Shen: "I thought the princess was in the Bamboo Garden. I didn't know until I went to the Bamboo Garden that the princess rested in the Plum Garden last night, which wasted a lot of time."
Ming Ruo raised her eyebrows slightly, but she didn't expect that Aunt Bailian would explain herself.
Bai Lian explained to the princess partly, but more importantly, it was to remind the princess that the prince loved the princess very much, and even the princess could not enter or leave Meiyuan at will, but the princess could stay there.
But Concubine Shen didn't think so. She planned to explain that if she was late on purpose, she would be disrespectful and reprimanded her. If Bai Lian said this, she wouldn't be able to hold on to her anymore. She was afraid that Bai Lian would get some benefits and be bribed by Qing Huang. .
"Qinghuang, please be in peace, mother and concubine." Mingruo stepped forward and saluted.
Concubine Shen was thinking about whether to leave Qinghuang alone for a while and give her a show of strength. Then she thought that Si Haochen usually couldn't stay long after entering the palace, for fear of delaying the rest of the matter: "Get up."
"Thank you, Concubine." Mingruo sat down directly on the chair opposite Shen Bichi.
"Has Chen'er's heart disease really been cured?" Concubine Shen asked.
"Yes."
"Who cured Chen'er?" Concubine Shen was very curious as to who cured Chen'er. Doctor Xue had been thinking about the disease for three years but could not cure it.
"He is a traveling doctor. He said he is from Yunzhong Temple." Fortunately, she and Si Haochen had a confession during brunch.
Concubine Shen took a breath of air. To ordinary people, Yunzhong Temple was like a fairy mountain cave.
Seeing that her aunt had not made any movement, Shen Bichi was a little anxious: "Aunt, it's getting late..."
Mingruo didn't think much about it. After hearing what Shen Bichi said, she remembered that she had eaten breakfast late today. According to the normal time, it was lunch time now. She was the mistress of the palace, so...
"Zicao, go and tell the kitchen to make more dishes that the concubine likes for lunch."
"Yes, Princess." Zicao took the order and left.
Although Concubine Shen didn't like her daughter-in-law, she couldn't find anything wrong with her. Finally, she coughed twice and said, "The palace has not been very peaceful for the past six months. I have invited a mage to come and do some magic to drive away evil spirits."
If she didn't need to control her expression, Mingruo's eyes would roll to the back of her head. She had just married into the prince's palace for half a year, so she just said that she would be exorcised, but hey, he was also exorcising evil spirits...
"It's all up to the mother and concubine to make the decision." Mingruo has MMP in her heart, and she doesn't know how long she can control it.
"Ask the mage to open an altar for practice." Princess Shen ordered.
Soon there were sounds of moving tables and chairs in the yard, and a man with a duck voice was giving instructions. After a while, Eunuch Xia came in and reported: "Noon has arrived, and the master is about to start practicing. Please The concubine, the princess and Miss Shen came out to watch the ceremony."
What's so interesting about the religious ceremony? Ming Ruo really didn't want to go out to enjoy the cold wind. But Shen Bichi had already helped Concubine Shen out, and she had to accompany her.
Mingruo walked into the courtyard and saw the great monk standing on the altar, and the corner of his mouth twitched - this man was not tall, had a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, wore a yellow monk's robe, and a red cassock. With this sinister appearance, he was... He doesn't look like a cultivator. And on the table, there are yellow talismans and a money sword.
Mingruo really wants to ask, is this master a Buddha or a Taoist? Can this master practice both Buddhism and Taoism?
"Amitabha." The great monk recited the Buddha's name.
Concubine Shen nodded: "Master, let's start."
Ming Ruo watched his performance quietly. It was best for this mage to do it honestly. He also cheated Concubine Shen to get some money. She would not care about it. If he dares to do anything wrong, don't blame yourself. Let him not leave the palace with all his hair and tail.
The master first took two young novices to recite sutras. If Mingming didn't understand Buddhism, he didn't know whether they were reciting true sutras, and it was hard to judge. Next, he sprinkled pure water to pray. The master held a willow branch and dipped it in it. He took the holy water held by the novice monk and sprinkled it around. He also sprinkled some of it on Concubine Shen and Shen Bichi, saying it would bring good fortune and longevity.
When it was Mingruo's turn to accumulate blessings and longevity, she saw that the first wave of holy water was squandered, and another novice monk brought a new one. She really wanted to communicate with the mage that this strong wine evaporates quickly and is not easy to burn. You If you just get some kerosene, the effect may be better.
After praying, it was the highlight of this ceremony - the karma fire to drive away evil spirits. The priest used a money sword to wear a bunch of talismans, lit it and waved it around the yard. According to the mage's intention, this karma fire was specially designed to burn away evil spirits and was lit. What, that means something evil is causing trouble.
