The emperor wanted to go to the sacrificial altar in person to burn scriptures and read the scriptures, but the servants from each family rushed to their homes to report it.
Mrs. Liu first heard that the emperor praised her highly in the morning and gave her a second-grade imperial edict. A smile immediately appeared on her face. The next second she heard that the emperor was going to burn scriptures in person, her expression became a little subtle.
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"Mother, what should we do?" Miss Liu didn't expect that the emperor would go to check it out in person. She was extremely anxious because the first half of the scripture she copied yesterday was barely passable, but the second half was getting more and more irritable and the handwriting was illegible.
, it was full of mistakes and omissions, and even she couldn’t stand it.
At that time, she only thought that it was going to be burned anyway and no one would see it.
Mrs. Liu gritted her teeth and quickly asked her to look for any scriptures written in the past. Miss Liu said: "If the emperor finds out, will he be convicted of deceiving the emperor?"
Moreover, the scriptures she usually copied were for blessings for the living and not for salvation for the dead, so she couldn't make up a few.
Mrs. Liu took a deep breath: "Let's take it one step at a time."
an hour later
Jiang Yunxu changed into plain clothes, and the hairpins on her temples were just for decoration. Even without makeup on her face, she still looked elegant and refined.
Shang Qing fetched a white veil and put it on her, and said worriedly: "Elder Princess, you are a guest from afar, why bother to go through this muddy water? It's not worth it to offend someone, so why don't you just pretend to be sick and not go."
What if I don’t go there?
She also had to watch these ladies being scolded bloody. How could she miss such a good scene?
"Don't you think this is the key time for me to win the favor of the emperor? Emperor Lingyi was deeply devoted to Empress Jiang. If I go to mourn her, he will definitely be moved."
Shang Qing was stunned, and then asked: "But the eldest princess doesn't want to get married. What if she is favored by Emperor Lingyi?"
"No, no, as far as I know, Emperor Lingyi is not a changeless person. I can offend anyone, but I cannot offend the emperor. After all, I will stay here for several months. With the emperor's care, I can't offend anyone."
, it will be more convenient for you to do things in the future.”
Hearing what she said, Shang Qing nodded, feeling that his master was right.
When they arrived, Chu Xuanzhi's carriage had just arrived. The sacrificial platform was very lively at this moment, and there were dozens of monks beating wooden fish, still in the process of salvation.
Jiang Yunxu touched his nose and listened to these people giving him salvation. Why was he so scared and panicked?
"Long live the emperor, long live the emperor." Everyone knelt down and saluted.
Chu Xuanzhi raised his feet and walked to the highest point. He raised his hand in the air to let everyone avoid the ceremony. He took the thick stack of scriptures handed to him by the young eunuch, raised it high, and then let go and threw it into the incense burner.
There was a flash of fire, and the scriptures burned quickly and turned into ashes in an instant.
Next came the three thousand scriptures sent by Zhao Huaiyu, which was also a thick pile. Chu Xuanzhi flipped through it casually, pulled out a few and let the people in the front row look at them.
A few people in the front row read every word of the scripture very seriously and couldn't fault anything at all. They all praised Song's sincerity.
Chu Xuanzhi put these scriptures into the huge incense burner and lit the fire again.
"Liu Guogong, it's your turn." the young eunuch reminded.
Liu Guogong's face changed slightly, and he took out a stack of scriptures and handed them forward with a slightly cautious look. At this moment, his clothes were soaked through, and his palms were covered with fine sweat.
Mrs. Liu and Miss Liu behind them even lowered their heads.
When the scriptures were handed over to Chu Xuanzhi, he randomly picked out a few of them. The good and bad levels were uneven. Chu Xuanzhi's face changed slightly and he asked patiently: "Did Liu Aiqing take it by mistake? There are a lot of typos in it and the sentences don't make sense."
, it’s really hard to imagine that this was handwritten by your wife?”
Seeing this, Liu Guogong's legs went weak and he knelt on the ground: "In reply to the emperor's message, my daughter, Wei Chen, was injured a few days ago and she can't exert any strength on her wrist..."
"What a coincidence, I know some massage. Do you need my help?" Jiang Yunxu showed up at the right time and walked in front of Miss Liu: "Is Miss Liu okay?"
Miss Liu said yes and no, and said no was also wrong. She hesitated for a moment and didn't know what to do. She was so anxious that she almost cried.
Mrs. Liu on the side saw this and said quickly: "I don't dare to trouble the eldest princess. A little injury will not be a problem."
However, Jiang Yunxu grabbed Miss Liu's right hand, which scared Miss Liu into silence and pushed her away in panic.
Jiang Yunxu pretended to be frightened and backed away: "I'm just kindly helping you to see, why are you so excited?"
After saying that, she patted her small chest, supported Shang Qing's hand to the high platform, handed over the scripture she had written, and bowed politely: "Junjin is new here and doesn't know the rules, so why should I invite Lingyi?"
Your Majesty, forgive me."
"The eldest princess is so polite." Chu Xuanzhi pretended to look at Jiang Yunxu indifferently, and showed the scriptures she had copied to those in the front row.
The first few people also praised Jiang Yunxu for his good writing.