Chapter 39 The slaves came to invite the lady to watch the lotus lanterns
Setting off lotus lanterns is a matter for those who wish to pray, but the lotus lantern scene is also a scene in Yunzhong Temple. The lotus lanterns float one by one from the lake, illuminating the lake like a celestial river, making it look like a fairyland on earth.
Therefore, many people came to Yunzhong Temple to spend the night on the 15th, just to see the lotus lanterns and the Milky Way.
The girls are a little moved. They are here anyway, and they will stay here for a few days. It won't be a big deal to go see the lights tomorrow.
Jiang just warned: "If you want to go, you must bring someone with you. Don't go alone."
"Yes, grandma."
"I'm a little tired, so Yixiao will accompany me back. If you want to ask for a signature or do whatever you want, go ahead. But remember to come to the main hall early tomorrow morning to listen to sutras and pray. It's not too late."
"yes."
Seeing Mrs. Jiang leaving with Xie Yixiao, Gu Yi raised her eyebrows and asked Gu Xiang: "Second sister, why don't we also go and beg for a lotus lantern? Let's go and beg for it now, and then after listening to the sutra tomorrow, these seven
Seventy-nine times, it’s always possible.”
"It's really unlucky to draw your fortune now, so why not ask for a lotus lantern to achieve perfection..."
Gu Xiang was a little moved when she heard this, but she didn't believe Gu Yi and didn't want to go with her, so she said, "If you want anything to ask for, you can go alone. I won't go."
"If you don't go, I have to go." Gu Ying glared at the two people, turned to Gu Yan and said, "You go with me."
Compared to these two, Gu Ying still thinks that the little crybaby Gu Yan is easier to bully. At least what she said, this little crybaby doesn't dare to say no, and at most he just cries.
With that said, Gu Ying pulled Gu Yan and turned around to go to the Lotus Hall. Gu Yi smiled, then turned and left.
Gu Xiang fell at the back, thinking for a long time in the side hall, and finally walked quietly to the Lotus Hall.
If you can achieve perfection, that would be great. If not, there is no loss, right...
The next day was the fifteenth day, and there were a lot more people in Yunzhong Temple. After listening to the chanting of sutras in the morning, the group from Changning Hou Mansion went to the side hall to pray for blessings, and then separated for activities.
Jiang was tired and wanted to go back to rest. Gu Ying and Gu Yan followed Zhou to ask for lotus lanterns. Gu Yi said she wanted to go to the back hill of the temple to see the peach blossoms, and Gu Xiang said she wanted to take a walk.
Xie Yixiao led people back to the courtyard alone. Although she also wanted to see the peach blossoms in the back mountain, she decided to wait for another day to go with Gu Yi.
Ming Jing saw that she liked it, so he asked Ming Xin to go out and fold some peach blossoms back. He made a flower arrangement with a bamboo tube and placed it in the Ming Hall.
Xie Yixiao reached out and picked one, placing it in the palm of her hand, feeling the light weight of the flower.
Ming Jing advised: "If the girl likes it, let's go to the back mountain to see it another day. There are many people on the mountain today, and there are also many people going to see the peach blossoms. It would be bad if someone bumps into the girl."
Xie Yi smiled and nodded: "When the mountain becomes quieter, we will go and have a look. If we can prepare some peach blossom wine and some pastries, it will definitely have some artistic conception and it will be considered an elegant thing."
Ming Xin's face twisted when she heard this, and she quickly dismissed her thoughts: "Girl, don't think about elegant things. The girl is still recuperating, so naturally she can't drink. The cakes are melting, so she should eat less. I can make them for the girl then."
Just a pot of tea is already pretty good."
Xie Yixiao smiled helplessly: "Okay, you can have tea. I'm just going to tell you why you have such a big reaction, like a little housekeeper. Be careful not to get married in the future."
Mingxin couldn't help but retort: "So what if you can't get married? Then just don't get married. You don't have to marry someone."
"Okay, okay, as long as you're happy."
Xie Yixiao rested in the courtyard all afternoon. Shortly after nightfall, while she was reading a storybook, she heard Gu Xiang's maid arrive.
"What is she here for?"
Ming Xin said: "I don't know, but the girl wants to see her. If she wants to see her, she doesn't have to see her and let her in. If she doesn't want to see her, I will tell her that the girl has rested and let her come back tomorrow if she has something to do."
Xie Yi smiled and said: "I don't know if something happened to my second cousin. Since she is already here, let's invite her in and ask."
"yes."
Ming Xin withdrew, came over for a while, and then brought a maid in narrow-sleeved green clothes, who was Zhao Shui next to Gu Xiang.
Zhao Shui came forward and saluted: "My servant Zhao Shui, I have seen my cousin."
It was already dark at this time, the lights were lit in the house, there was wind blowing outside the window, the candlelight flickered slightly, and the figures were dim.
Xie Yixiao looked up at her and saw that she had her head lowered, as worried and pitiful as before, so she said: "Get up, it's so late, why did your girl ask you to come here?"
Zhao Shui was probably bullied a lot by Aunt Xu, Gu Yi and others. He seemed to be very timid. He didn't dare to speak loudly or even raise his head.
Hearing Xie Yixiao's question, she hesitated for a while before saying, "I'm here to invite my cousin to see the lotus lantern."
"Lotus lantern?" Xie Yixiao then remembered that today is March 15th, which is the time when lotus lanterns are put out every month.
Zhao Shui plopped down and knelt down: "It's me who is disturbing me, cousin. I was with the girl by the lake earlier. I looked at the girl a little sad and mentioned my cousin again."
"My girl said that my cousin is the person who treats her the best in this house."
"My cousin, you also know that the marriage at the Wu'an Marquis Mansion is indeed a good marriage, but thinking about the life that will be spent after getting married, my girl feels uncomfortable, so I want to ask my cousin to persuade her so that she can be more open-minded.
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"I'm afraid she won't be able to think about it."
Xie Yixiao frowned. In her opinion, it was impossible for Gu Xiang to be unthinkable. After all, she had worked hard to get this marriage. With this identity, she could protect herself and Gu Zhilan.
But now that the matter is settled, she knows that the husband she is going to marry does not have her in his heart, and he may not have her in the future. She will sit in the position of the main wife until she grows old. Thinking about it, it is possible that she will feel a little uncomfortable.
Zhao Shui begged: "I would like to ask my cousin to come over, just to talk to my girl and look at the lamp."
Ming Jing disagreed, and said: "It's getting dark now, and my girl is not in good health. Why don't we wait for another day, and then invite your girl over for tea."
Zhao Shui looked so pitiful that she was about to shed tears: "But, I'm afraid that the girl won't be able to think about it right now. She's still at the lake..."
"You just left your girl here and came here?" Xie Yixiao sat upright for a rare moment, and the slightest smile on his face disappeared.
Zhao Shui was busy asking for forgiveness: "My dear, please forgive me, I forgot for a moment."
"Forgot?" Xie Yixiao took a deep breath, feeling that this maid was simply heartless, but now was not the time to talk about this, so she asked again, "Then who else is around her?"
Zhao Shui shrank her neck, a little scared and about to shed tears: "No, no more. The guards followed the madam and some girls to put the lotus lanterns..."
"Cousin, please go and see my girl. My girl can only talk to my cousin for a few words..."