After getting off the bullock cart, the steward who led the chess players in came out, saluted respectfully, and ordered: "Feed some feed water for Dai Guogong's cattle."
Then he said to Su Ziji: "Madam, please enter the competition hall. I will invite the Duke of Guo to rest in the plum hall!"
Su Ziji listened and left, but when he saw that spring was approaching, although there was drizzle, the flower fences were sprouting buds, and the pavilions and pavilions were well arranged, he nodded secretly in his heart.
Because Su Zi was the Duke of Dai, with a distinguished status, he had exclusive access to the Plum Hall. Tea, snacks and fruits were served, and a brazier was placed in the corner. A continuous drizzle came in from outside, and the dry and warm temperature in the hall was pleasant.
Su Ziji was quite satisfied.
As for the tea and snacks, Su Ziji didn't move. He took a book with him and simply sat and read.
At this time, on the way out of the city, an ox cart, much larger than an ordinary ox cart, was driving slowly, accompanied by guards.
In the drizzle, a slender hand opened a corner of the car window, half of her face exposed, and looked out.
"This cruel person didn't even give me a gift?" Along the way, she opened the window from time to time to look, but she was disappointed every time.
She lowered the window depressedly. In this huge carriage, besides her, there were two maids, kneeling at the bottom. Princess Xinping was sitting on what looked like a small bed, and there was also a table with sumptuous dishes on it.
There is a small bookshelf with food and story books on it, all of which can be used to relieve her boredom on the road.
Although she had been neglected before, since she took the initiative to join the Taoism, the treatment has obviously returned. The emperor rewarded her with a lot of things when she left the capital. In addition to the Taoist temple that had been repaired at a very fast speed, there were also gold, silver, jade and various usable items.
Everything, even this luxurious ox cart, was given by the emperor so that Princess Xinping could ride it to and from the Taoist temple outside Beijing and the princess's palace in Beijing.
But Princess Xinping is no longer the same person as she used to be. When she received the bullock cart, her first reaction was not to be happy, but to think: "My father gave me this bullock cart, are you trying to beat me up?"
It is difficult to recover from overflowing water, and it is difficult for people who have been forced to grow up to have simple happiness.
"Princess, we are about to leave the city. Someone is coming to see you off. Do you want to stop?" At this moment, the guard said outside.
Princess Xinping felt moved after hearing this, but when the guard told her who was sending her away, she felt depressed again.
"In the name of my father, I checked into the Taoist temple and stayed there soon." Princess Xinping did not get out of the car. She only opened the car window and glanced around. She saw all the noble ladies and gentlemen who had had close contact with her in the past, but there was no one among them.
Prince Wudai, with a simple word, asked the convoy to speed up.
She didn't even come to see her off at the city gate, which showed that the person she was waiting for would never come again.
Qingyun Mountain is not far from the capital. Less than twenty miles from the city gate, you can reach the hill. The entire mountain has been assigned to Princess Xinping. When you got off the bus, you found that even the steps leading up to the foot of the mountain had been repaired.
, it is very neat, which shows that the Ministry of Rites in charge of the project has really put in the hard work in a short period of time.
Looking back, he saw that there was still no one in the hazy mist. Xinping took a deep breath and said, "Come up!"
He was supported by the maid, holding an umbrella, and walked up the steps step by step. In less than half a stick of incense, he reached the Taoist temple that has been named Xinpingguan.
The entire temple is not so much a Taoist temple as it is a renovated small princess mansion.
There are five courtyards in total. From the outside, it has red walls and green tiles. It is very large. When you go in, the ground is paved with very neat large rock tiles. Facing the courtyard is the main hall on the surface. When you walk in, you can see the statue of the god.
The main hall is magnificently built.
Passing through this main hall, the courtyard behind is all in the layout of a princess mansion.
Exquisite corridors, small bridges and flowing water, garden rockeries, and even a stage in a small courtyard. The largest courtyard where the princess lives, a piano room, a tea room, and a place to enjoy singing and dancing are all equipped.
When she arrived, all the houses had been scented with warm incense. The famous calligraphy and paintings on the walls were hung for free. Even the cups were no worse than the porcelain and jade in the Princess's Mansion. It can be said that living here, except for the first time
I can't go down the mountain for a while, but I really don't miss anything in terms of enjoyment.
The female officer who had arrived early to clean up the house saw the princess standing at the door, looking lazily inside with no joy on her face, so she quickly comforted her: "Princess, although the conditions here are simpler, you only need to live here for a few months.
Then you can return to Beijing freely."
Originally, the purpose of entering Taoism was to avoid gossip and set up a net to catch rain. You must know that people like the new and hate the old. A rumor will disappear after a few months. If someone still talks about it, there is a strong suspicion that it is a thief spreading the rumor.
Therefore, the female official said that she could go back after staying for a few months.
"snort!"
But I don’t know what I thought of after hearing this. Princess Xinping’s face was a little pale and expressionless as she entered the room. When she reached the bedroom, she suddenly saw a flash of white shadow.
"Hey, is there a civet cat in the Taoist temple?" I couldn't see clearly for a moment, so I suspected it was a civet cat.
"Princess, how can there be civet cats? These are not allowed in the palace." In ancient times, nobles did not keep cats and dogs for fear of causing infectious diseases. Even if they did, they would not keep them directly. Now that the Taoist temple is newly renovated, who dares to keep them?
"Really?" The princess frowned and glanced around. She didn't see the civet cat, but she saw a book on the table.
This is not a study room. Where did the books come from?
Originally she just picked it up and looked at it, but after just one glance, she was shocked.
Holding the scroll and blinking her long eyelashes, Princess Xinping turned to the female officer and maid who were following her and said, "I'm a little tired, please step aside first."
"yes!"
After the female officials and maids had retired, Princess Xinping did not rest, but opened the book she was holding in her hand and looked at it carefully.
"It doesn't look like his handwriting." After taking a closer look, her original hope was dashed, making Princess Xinping's face even paler.
Because she had received poems written by Su Ziji himself, Princess Xinping was deeply impressed by Su Ziji's calligraphy. Even the words on this manuscript shocked her when she first saw it, but she looked carefully.
Looking again, I can't find anything similar to that person's handwriting.
But it is not necessarily true that he did not write it. After all, for calligraphers and calligraphers, it is not difficult to write in other calligraphy.
Princess Xinping wanted to put the manuscript down, but out of curiosity about the content, she read on.
"This is actually a Taoist scripture?"
There is no word on the cover of the book. Only by reading the content inside can you know what the manuscript is.
The content mentioned that this is the "Jade Girl Heart Sutra".
Both the name and the content are suitable for women to read and recite. Although Princess Xinping usually likes to have fun, she has also read a lot of books since she was a child. After reading the "Jade Girl Heart Sutra", she only feels that her lips and teeth are fragrant. The mysterious content makes her
After watching it once, I couldn't help but want to watch it a second time.
For a long time, I read Princess Xinping several times before calling someone in.
"Whose book belongs to this book?" Princess Xinping asked.
The female officer carefully identified it and hesitated: "I don't know, but the book was not originally required to be placed in this room. Maybe the maid put it here by mistake when she carried the book to the study."
Next door to this room is the study room. It would make sense to say that I mistakenly placed one here when I was putting books there.
"Really?" Princess Xinping lowered her eyes and subconsciously clenched the book tightly.