At noon the next day, the people from Jiuzhou Qingyan followed Yinzhen's instructions and brought various things for the small Buddhist hall to the concubine.
In fact, in the Forbidden City, many concubines’ palaces would set up Buddhist temples with warm pavilions so that they could worship Buddha and pray for blessings every day. Ji Ling had seen it in the main hall of Jingyang Palace of Mao Bi and the Changchun Palace of Concubine Qi.
After she thanked her, she saw that the items sent by Yinzhen were exquisite and exquisite - Buddhist niches, scriptures, Buddha statues, jade Ruyi instruments, worship mats, scriptures, flower utensils, incense burners, candlesticks, water purification cups, fruit plates, etc.
Everything is available.
The chamberlain also respectfully passed on the emperor's oral instructions, saying that when concubines worship holy statues of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, they don't need too many, too complex - Buddha can represent ten thousand Buddhas, and Bodhisattva represents all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. When worshiping Guanyin Bodhisattva, that is
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After the visitors left, the slaves began to decorate the temple for Ji Ling.
There are also many things to pay attention to when decorating a Buddhist hall, such as not facing away from doors or windows, or in a noisy place.
Finally, Ji Ling placed the Buddhist hall on the second floor of a small attic in the backyard facing the water.
Seeing that the master had determined the location, the three young eunuchs, Xiao Fenzi, Xiao Dazi and Xiao Yangzi, began to help move the altar table.
A table surround was placed in front of the altar, and a solemn cloth was hung. Several palace maids had already brought candlesticks, incense burners, water purification cups and other smaller items.
In addition to the supplies for the Buddha, the reward also includes a purple-gold lacquered Sanduo pattern box set - it is called a box set because there are five small boxes inside, similar to a set of large, medium and small storage boxes, with the same color pattern.
, arranged neatly on the table, are the kind that patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder particularly like.
All the carvings on the outside of the box are large and small fruit patterns.
Ji Ling liked the fruits when she saw them, but she was a little confused: There were obviously five boxes in the box, why were they called "Sanduo"?
As a result, Grandma Chen came over and took a look and understood. She explained to her: It turned out that the reason why it was called "three more" was not because of the number of boxes.
It comes from the "Three More Pictures" composed of peach, pomegranate and bergamot on the cover of the box.
Ji Ling covered her face: Oh, it turns out that people are not just stewing fruits, but they are also very particular, okay?
The three more pictures mean longevity, more children, and more blessings. There are patterns of grapes, bitter melons, gourds, etc. around the box, especially the melons, which have many knots on the same vine, in different sizes, just surrounding the box.
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Grandma Chen explained to her: This is called Gua Lu Mian Mian - the so-called "gua" means a big melon, and "lu" means a small melon.
The big melon and the small melon are all together, which is an auspicious meaning to wish the queen many children and good fortune.
In addition, there is a white jade crab as a reward, which is as colored as gelatin, has sharp edges and corners, is exquisite and cute.
The whole crab is made of the finest white jade and is made of the finest white jade. It is almost half the size of Ji Ling's palm. Below it is a jasper, pine, bamboo and plum pattern double-hole rosewood base, which is exactly in the shape of a lotus leaf.
The veins of the lotus leaf are clearly visible, and the edges are naturally curved. There is a small dragonfly and lotus root parked next to the lotus leaf. The white jade crab lies on the lotus leaf, holding up two small pliers, looking at the little dragonfly majestically.
The fourth master is quite girlish, Ji Ling thought, covering her mouth and snickering.
Then she told Qixi to put the white jade crab on her dressing table for decoration.
Xiao Fenzi was decorating the Buddhist hall in the small attic in the backyard. He changed his usual chatting and laughing temperament and just worked hard with his head down.
Little Yoko didn't say much, but the movements of his hands were clean and neat, with a sense of intelligence and agility everywhere.
Xiao Fenzi glanced at Xiao Yoko with the corner of her eyes, and thought to herself: From now on, there will only be more and more capable slaves like Xiao Yoko in this yard.
If he didn't climb up as soon as possible, he might be overtaken by a newcomer and even have to listen to the newcomer's discipline. That would be unspeakably embarrassing and frustrating!
The autumn mood is getting stronger day by day.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has distributed autumn clothes to the ladies of the palace. In the natural paintings, because they are close to the water, the autumn breeze is also rustling.
Ji Ling:...Didn’t you say that you came to Yuanmingyuan to “escape the summer heat”?
She was afraid that Qilin would be cold, and she didn't care about what Yinzhen said about pregnant people not being too close to puppies, so she ordered Bixue to bring Qilin's dog cage in.
Fortunately, Qilin is also very well-behaved, as if he knows that his master is pregnant, he doesn't make much fuss, he just lies down all day long.
Ji Ling was afraid that the coolness on the ground would come through, so he asked Qixi to sew a small quilt with cotton inside, and made a small pillow of the same color for Qilin.
Qilin likes to lie down on the quilt, then hold the little pillow, and roll around in the cage with his feet in the air. He can play with it for a long time with one pillow, and when he is tired from playing, he will lie down and fall asleep.
Ji Ling sometimes felt uneasy and would reach out to touch the small clothes on Qilin's body, fearing that it would freeze.
Qilin was still wearing the same outfit he had worn when he was in the Yanxi Hall of Yangxin Hall. He was wearing Qilin's floral clothes, which had been washed several times by Bixue. They were clean, but slightly faded.
Ji Ling asked Qixi to make a few new clothes for him out of fabrics. Because the sun had gone into winter, the clothes were all stuffed with thick cotton.
She also specifically told Qixi: "Make it more spacious, as puppies tend to gain weight in winter."
When the weather gets colder and colder, and Qilin puts on the thickest clothes, the most solemn festival in the palace is coming - the Longevity Festival.
Wanshou Festival is the birthday of the emperor. The reason why it is called this is because it means longevity without borders.
Before the Manchu royal family entered the customs, they attached great importance to the emperor's birthday and believed that the emperor's longevity was a sign of "successful governance".
This day is also one of the three major festivals of the Qing Dynasty, along with New Year's Day and Winter Solstice.
The Fourth Master, who "works hard day and night, makes decisions personally on all matters, no matter how big or small", especially cherishes the only day off in the year.
On this day, he did not criticize papers or discuss matters with courtiers - for a year, he slept less than two hours a day, reviewed so many cars, and now he always wanted to have a good birthday.
In the previous dynasty, many officials were already ready to take action.
For example, Ertai, after being transferred from the governorship of Guangxi to the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, saw that the Longevity Festival was coming, so he sent a note detailing the colorful auspicious clouds he saw in the territory.
The description in the booklet was not very detailed - it was said that the auspicious clouds shone with golden light, like a sun, and the auspicious clouds did not dissipate until the next morning.
The ancients believed that the appearance of colorful clouds was a good omen, indicating that the emperor was a wise king and the world was at peace.
Yinzhen read the excerpt and laughed.
But the official in charge of Yunnan's territory secretly expressed in private that he did not see Xiangyun at all, and he did not know how Ortai saw it...
In short, Ertai was promoted to a higher rank by the emperor. Not only him, but also the admiral and governor of Yunnan had their salaries improved.
In the Old Summer Palace, there were many concubines in the harem racking their brains to prepare birthday gifts for the Emperor's Longevity Festival.
During the Dragon Boat Festival, everyone can only spend time on their wallets for the occasion.
This Wanshou Festival is different now. When the Emperor celebrates his birthday, the scope of gift-giving is much larger than that of the Duanyang Festival.