Chapter One Hundred and Fifty Seven: Entering the Palace to Celebrate Birthday
Obviously, the Duke of Wei finally had a plan to hit the Empress Dowager. If he could please the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager might have given him a special gift to the second wife, that is, the wife of the Fang family, a wife.
Among the women who were granted titles in the Ming Dynasty, the first and second ranks were ladies, which is the common so-called wife of the imperial edict. The third rank is a gentleman, and the fourth rank is a respectful person. After that, it will be pleasant, peaceful, and so on.
If the second wife of the Xu family was a so-called third-rank man, and in this era when men were superior to women, how could the court allow the second son of the Xu family, a fourth-rank hereditary commander, and his wife was actually a third-rank man.
The final result is most likely to be to avoid this situation and promote the second son of the Xu family in an extraordinary way. At that time, there will be no need for other grace.
This is equivalent to seizing a loophole in the court and trying to make a fool of yourself.
However, among them, it is an urgent arrangement for the life that is about to die!
Such painstaking efforts are touching.
Yu Daochun sighed and said, "A worldly people cannot see through many things."
Liu Tianzheng smiled bitterly and said, "Even people outside the world may not be able to see through the world and cut off thousands of emotions."
"It's reasonable." Yu Daochun smiled: "Come on, come on, read a sutra for you."
Liu Tianzheng smiled, with a bit of joke: "Uncle Master, the path has just arrived and the journey is exhausted. I thought there would be a dust banquet, but who expected it would be just a scripture to treat each other?"
"You will know after reading it." Yu Dao's face was full of red light, with a hint of pleasure in his eyes, and went to pick up the scriptures himself.
This book is exactly the "Collected Meaning of the True Moral Sutra".
Liu Tianzheng smiled and thought to himself that this must be the sutras that his uncle master personally practiced. No wonder he couldn't wait to see it himself.
Liu Tianzheng took the scriptures and then started reading them. As soon as he read the beginning, his face changed, so he continued to read without blinking his eyes, and the surprise on his face was beyond words.
If he had observed carefully, he would even find that his old face showed a look of shame.
Although the two have different generations, they have been practicing Taoism at the same time, and even their ages are similar. Yu Daochun is Puji Zhenren, and he has also been granted the title of the Dharma-propagating True Person, but they are both real people. Why is this uncle who is so outstanding? It is really rare to publish a scripture in three hundred years.
When he saw this sentence, "The sage's body is in one's own way, and his intention is not to be done, and he has no way to respond to things. Therefore, all things do and respond to the feelings, like valleys respond to the sound, and all the beauty and evil go to the words, and there is nothing to say, so he said that all things do and do not say anything." Liu Tianzheng couldn't help but tremble all over his body, and he actually felt a sense of enlightenment.
He subconsciously raised his eyes and looked at Yu Daochun in horror: "My uncle and uncle have been studying the classics for thousands of miles a day, and it has reached such a terrifying level!"
Yu Daochun couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "I'm afraid I may not have such an understanding even if I have studied the scriptures for another thirty years."
Liu Tianzheng was stunned, and was so shocked that his chin seemed to fall off.
In addition to Puji Zhenren, who has such attainments in the Northland?
He breathed rapidly and said in disbelief: "Don't joke."
Yu Daochun said solemnly: "Why are you kidding? This person is my junior brother, with a clear and skeleton, and he is the mortal world under the Dao Star. My teacher fell in love with him and taught him all his Taoism. Unfortunately, he is not here today, otherwise you must see it with your own eyes."
"Uncle Grand Master..." Liu Tianzheng was so surprised that he couldn't speak, with a look of surprise and looked at Yu Daochun in shock...
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The next morning, the sky was still dim and the Fang family was already busy.
Fang Jifan wore a Kirin suit, a gold belt, and a sword. Although he looked sexy, he didn't seem inconsistent. If it weren't for this guy's reputation, he would be a handsome boy!
He was about to go out, but he saw that the study room was still lit up early in the morning.
So he looked around and saw Deng Jian following him, and asked, "There are people in the study? Tang Yin and other bastards don't know how to save some candles at night?"
Deng Jian said carefully: "Young master, it's the master. The master didn't sleep all night yesterday and was in the study. I'm afraid he had something to worry about."
Alas... What a sentimental father.
Why are you so confused?
Fang Jifan shook his head in his heart, his father is too concerned about feelings. You are obviously a rude man who climbs out of the dead on the killing field, okay? Should you do this?
"Why, young master go and have a look?" Deng Jian looked at Fang Jifan's wink carefully.
Recently, the young master's temper has become worse. He always punches and kicks him. His old injuries have not healed yet and he is still limping.
Fang Jifan shook his head and looked indifferent: "Let's go, enter the palace, and birthday celebrations are important."
The birthday of the Empress Dowager is the top priority.
The Ming Dynasty followed the Han system and ruled the world with filial piety. Now the Empress Dowager is over 70 years old. Today, the emperor and his mother died early, so only this grandmother became the target of his filial piety.
The civil and military officials had already submitted their letters a few days ago, and countless Hanjin were rushing to offer their congratulations.
Although the destiny women allowed to enter the palace to worship their birthday at noon, they actually had no time to eat tea to fill their stomachs since the hour of Mao. They had been busy, bathing, changing clothes, and were still worried. They checked the birthday ceremony. After entering the palace, even the Empress Dowager might not be able to get close to them. More people could only pray from a distance and stand a hundred meters away. However, the etiquette, every sentence and every word that they had to prepare for entering the palace had been prepared for several months.
This birthday party is like a big show. Everyone has their own roles, but even if they are just the most inconspicuous corners, they need to be tempered for a long time before they can show their momentary beauty on the stage.
The mansion of Duke Wei’s Mansion in Beijing was also busy.
The eldest wife Mu repeatedly urged her, and she looked like the head of the family and shouted at the preparations of the servants, for fear of making any mistakes.
She had a bad temper. When the servants saw her, none of them were afraid of making mistakes.
She was the wife of the Prince of Wei, so she was named a third-rank lady early on. At this time, she was already wearing a golden embroidered clouds and peacock patterns, and wearing a bright red robe and skirt, showing her grace. After looking around, she couldn't help but ask.
"My brother and sister are still dressing up? When is it now? Is it still slow to do this? Is there no rule at all?"
The girl was so scared that she didn't dare to speak out and replied, "Second Madam..."
"Okay, let her go, she doesn't matter anyway." Mu sat upright and took a sip of tea.
Just as it happened, Fang came in in dressed in a grand dress, stepped forward and saluted Mu Qi.
"Sister-in-law..."
"You're here." Mu just nodded lightly and said, "After another stick of incense, it's time to enter the palace. There's no waiting for anyone in the palace."
As she said that, she said to the girl beside her, "Go and ask if the true person who spreads the Dharma is ready, you can't miss the matter. There is also a birthday gift. Then order someone to see it and compare it one by one in front of the gift list."
The girl bowed and left.
Mu's eyes fell on Fang's body again.
"After entering the palace, follow me obediently. The rules in the palace are complicated. Do whatever I do. Don't be like your nephew. It's unruly. Originally, this time we entered the palace, our Xu family would still show their faces, but I heard some rumors. Your nephew is really brave and actually helped people to go against the Zhou family. This Zhou family is the mother's home of the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager, even if there are many adults, what would you think?"
Fang was scolded but did not dare to say anything. After a long time, he stumbled on his face and said, "The child is ignorant, why should my sister-in-law care?"
Mu smiled, but with a little mocking, saying, "I heard that you have gone to the Fang family twice. Although you have entered Beijing, it's better to go home and take a look. You can't afford to travel less in the future. Our Xu family can't afford it. The family man invited the Master of Dharma to come to the palace to preach and celebrate the birthday of the Empress Dowager. Do you think you don't understand? You are still entangled with the Fang family. Are you sincerely embarrassing the Xu family? The Master of Dharma is a person who has attained enlightenment. Our Xu family finally invited him. If ordinary people invite him, they will be in the eighth sedan chair, and I'm afraid they won't be able to come... Okay, let's talk about it. Just think about it yourself."
Fang Ruyi lowered her eyebrows and bowed her eyes and said, "Yes."
Mu Qi stopped looking at Fang Ruyi and lowered his head to drink tea.
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Zhu Houzhao entered the palace early in the morning. She went to Kunning Palace first and asked her mother for her concern.
At this time, even Empress Zhang and Princess Taikang Zhu Xiurong were already dressed in a grand dress. Empress Zhang corrected the birthday words Zhu Xiurong said over and over again when he celebrated his birthday later: "When it comes to the great-grandmother's peace, the voice should be raised. You are the daughter's house, don't imitate your emperor brother. To your emperor brother, the Empress Dowager is as naughty as a mirror, and you know that he is naughty. You are different. You are a princess, and you must be more knowledgeable than those destined wives outside. Come on, try again."
Zhu Houzhao listened, and couldn't help but be stunned. Who did he provoke? The mother's words were scolding him.
Zhu Houzhao didn't dare to refute it. Seeing that her mother had no time to pay attention to her, she stood aside obediently.
Zhu Xiurong gently stepped forward with lotus feet three steps, followed Queen Zhang's teachings, slid her head slightly, showing respect. After waiting for three steps, she stopped and her delicate body lowered slightly. At this time, the corners of her eyes raised slightly, and she looked forward with her eyes, followed the rules, closed her eyes, and bowed slowly, and her voice was lighter: "Sun Chen, Zhu Xiurong, pay homage to her great-grandmother..."
Speaking of this, the red lips paused slightly, and the voice gradually grew: "Great-grandmother Jin An, longevity and blessing..."
Queen Zhang exhaled: "Okay, it looks a little bit, but she's still a breath..."
Zhu Houzhao looked straight and couldn't help laughing: "It's really like a girl who treats this kind of rituals as if she's going to fall ill at any time."
Zhu Xiurong felt a little embarrassed when he was told this by Zhu Houzhao, and his pretty face turned slightly red.
Queen Zhang was so angry that she said, "Go, don't come here to make trouble."
"Oh, I'm leaving there, my son and I'm waiting for Fang Jifan to enter the palace." Zhu Houzhao was about to leave.
When Zhu Xiurong heard Zhu Houzhao talking about Fang Jifan, he thought of what Zhu Houzhao said that night, and suddenly his eyebrows were slightly brittle, his eyelashes trembled, and his eyes were slightly red.
Zhu Houzhao saw it and hurriedly said, "Girl, what's wrong with you? Who provoked you?"
Queen Zhang looked back and looked at Zhu Xiurong's expression of grievance without saying a word, and couldn't help but say, "What's wrong? Who bullies you? I didn't do anything wrong before."
Zhu Xiurong bit his lip and said nothing.
This made Queen Zhang cautious: "You told her mother that if you have any grievances, you must not keep it in your heart. Who is it?"
Zhu Xiurong put his head in a whisper, "Brother."
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Seeing that some students said that the first few chapters were written a little unsatisfactorily, Tiger reviewed and reflected on it. After writing a chapter, he tried to spend as much time to modify it. If he was not satisfied, he deleted it and rewritten it directly! I hope everyone can understand Tiger. After all, not every plot can satisfy everyone! Thank you for still supporting Tiger!
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