Chapter 502: Sincerity leads to spiritual success (Second update, please vote for me)
"No, with the word 'imperial' in it, even if it's a spare, we can't sit on it. It's a taboo!"
After hearing this, Shu Shu quickly shook her head.
Brother Jiu blinked his eyes and said: "That's not vacant, either. Didn't it mean that the guards and the ministers are still on duty, why don't we bring the old couple with us?"
Shu Shu shook his head faster this time and said: "I was riding a horse when I came here. I didn't know how awkward it would be to take a boat. The wooden boards are not soundproof, so I told you that we live alone. If you really want to stay with the Queen Mother, you have to be honest."
Real."
Not to mention anything else, Xiaochun and the others don't have a separate room, and there's not even a partition between the inside and the outside, making it inconvenient for each other.
Brother Jiu also thought of this and said: "I'll think about it carefully. This southern tour is going slowly, so I still have two months before I can return to Beijing..."
Anyway, it's time to get up.
The couple packed up quickly, and within a quarter of an hour, they were almost dressed.
Both of them were wearing regular clothes, and Brother Jiu did not wear a yellow belt.
Shu Shu didn't wear any hairpins, she just wore her hair in an ordinary bun with a small coral comb with the word "Fu" on it, and her feet were small boots with soft soles that were convenient for walking.
She sent Xiao Chun to pick up Jiu Gege first.
When the couple came out, Jiu Gege, Thirteenth Brother, and Fourteenth Brother were already there.
The three of them were not children, and they tried their best to be as simple as possible. Most of the small things they usually wore were gone, leaving only their wallets.
Even so, it can be seen that he came from a wealthy family.
Seeing that several people had brought novelties and were eager to try them out, Shu Shu also looked at the purses on their waists.
It looks light and fluffy, so it's probably gold leaves, gold ingots or the like.
She thought for a moment, signaled Xiao Chun to take the purse, and gave one to each person.
It contains silver ingots, one-cent silver melon seeds, and two-cent silver peanuts, which are easier to settle accounts.
Jiu Gege poured it out and looked at it. He was a little puzzled and asked: "Are the things sold here so cheap?"
Shu Shu said: "If the items on the small stalls are probably sold for money, dozens or hundreds of coins, this is the right way to settle the bill. If it's in the store, let's talk about it."
If you don't prepare this, if the other party offers a small item of a few cents or dozens of cents, do you still have to pay for it in gold yourself?
That would be too embarrassing for the boss.
Shu Shu wouldn't be happy if he was slaughtered as a fat sheep.
The fourteenth elder brother grabbed his purse, weighed it, and said, "Old man, have you had enough to eat?"
Brother Jiu glanced at his belly and said, "One meal is enough, it depends on how many meals you want!"
The fourteenth elder brother smiled and said: "Anyway, I will eat the big ones today. If there is not enough, I will push the ninth brother over there."
In addition to those brought by Shu Shu and Jiu Age, He Yuzhu, Sun Jin, Xiao Chun, Xiao Tang, and Xiao Song also brought purses.
The guard office sent someone yesterday to tell them that today they are going out with Bose, Aiyintu and the two guards, as well as Fu Nai with ten palace armors, Heishan and Zhuliang with ten Dong E family guards.
Guard.
Brother Ten looked at the crowd and said: "After a while, we will come out of Baoen Temple and go to the largest restaurant. We will have a good meal and then we will disperse. Let us all have a good experience of this prosperous place."
It was hard work for these forty or so people to be galloping all the way.
But we were also lucky. Yesterday, the emperor rewarded the Grand Scholar, the Minister of Internal Affairs, and the bodyguard Yin who accompanied him on the southern tour. Everyone happened to catch up.
As for the guards of the palace and Dong E's family who were not at the guard's office, Brother Jiu sent He Yuzhu over and rewarded each of them with twenty taels of silver.
Fu Nai was different from Heishan in that he took double portions, but he couldn't just reward with silver.
When you return to Beijing, you must prepare some gifts.
Although it is tiring to run around, everyone is young and strong, and they relaxed after a day of rest yesterday.
Shu Shu pulled Zhu Liang and looked up and down.
The fifteen-year-old boy is about the same height as an adult, but his face is still childish. He is actually less than fourteen years old.
He just smiled, but didn't yell like usual.
Shu Shu was still confused when she happened to see Brother Ten next to her.
Last year, the tenth prince was still in the stage of changing his voice, but it got better at the end of the year.
At Zhuliang's age, she has also reached the stage of changing her voice.
Shu Shu said: "How is your throat? If you feel uncomfortable, just prescribe some medicine to soothe your throat and take it."
Zhu Liang shook his head and said, "It's okay."
With a drake voice.
Shu Shu said: "Stop talking, don't drink cold water these days, drink warm water when you are thirsty, and don't eat fried food or garlic, otherwise it will become a broken gong and your throat will be broken. Carefully dislike it."
Zhuliang pursed her lips, her face flushed, but she remained silent.
After the siblings exchanged greetings, everyone walked out surrounded by the guards and others.
Before leaving the Zhizao Mansion, I saw several people walking towards me.
The leader was an official in his 60s wearing a second-grade men's uniform, followed by seven or eight people.
The ones in the front look like a couple.
The two of them were wearing brand new clothes, but their expressions were frightened and reserved. They were still in their sixties.
Everyone's eyes fell on the old woman, because she looked familiar.
His facial features are somewhat similar to the noble Wang that everyone saw last night.
Behind him is a middle-aged man, and the people next to him look like his wife and children.
Among the juniors, the eldest is a woman, about the same age as Shu Shu, and she is still dressed as an unmarried girl. The remaining ones are boys, the eldest are twelve or three, and the youngest are only seven or eight years old.
The fourteenth elder brother followed the thirteenth elder brother and muttered: "Are you coming here to recognize your marriage?"
Brother Jiu thought of what the manager of Zhizao Mansion said yesterday. The person responsible for finding someone was the governor's Yamen. He looked at the official and said, "Governor Song Luo Song?"
The official was Song Luo, the governor of Jiangsu, and one of the ministers responsible for the reception.
Because the ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother came later, he had not seen each other in the past few days, but when he saw their positions, he still distinguished them, bowed and said: "I have met the ninth elder brother, Jiu Fujin
, Tenth Prince, Ten Fujin, Nine Gege, Thirteenth Prince, Fourteenth Prince."
Brother Jiu waved his hand and shouted, looked at the two people behind him and said, "Are these the noble family members?"
"Returning to Brother Ninth, they are the noble man's biological parents, brother-in-law, nephews and nieces."
Song Nao replied.
Brother Jiu looked at the old couple in front of him. They were a little more reserved, but they didn't look poor.
Along the way, Brother Jiu and the others, although they were in official positions, had seen real peasant women in the mountains and knew what a real poor old woman looked like.
He pondered and asked, "Aren't they farmers outside the city?"
Song Luo said: "It's Zhihu of Dongcheng."
Brother Jiu's expression turned pale, he nodded, and left with the group of people.
Shu Shu sensed his displeasure and whispered: "What's wrong?"
Brother Jiu hummed and said: "Yesterday, Khan Ama also said that I don't know the sufferings of the world. He said that people sell their children and daughters because they can't survive. It's a helpless act. I don't understand. It's not like we depend on God for our livelihood.
Farmers, ordinary people in the market, and craftsmen, who earn money for a living, have come to the point of selling their children and daughters? Even if they are really seriously ill or for other reasons, it is not time to ask about their flesh and blood after the day is over.
Whereabouts, the Zhizhi Mansion is here..."
In his opinion, he must have a guilty conscience and sold his daughter to a high price for a death deed, so he didn't dare to inquire about it, and he really thought that his daughter was dead.
What do parents like this do to them?
Shu Shu paid more attention to the Li family and the Cao family because of "A Dream of Red Mansions".
As a result, loopholes were also discovered.
The time when Wang Guiren entered the palace was not the second southern tour of the Holy Emperor, but between the first and second southern tours, when the Li family presented their beauty.
At that time, Li Xu was not a weaver in Suzhou, but the general manager of Changchun Garden.
How did the beauty from Suzhou get to the capital?
There must be something hard to say about this. The search for talents in the 28th year of Kangxi's reign was relatively obscure and no one was found.
It's just that these gossips have nothing to do with them, so Shu Shu didn't mention the speculation in his heart, and just said: "It's getting late, so there's no need to delay. This place is still several miles away from Bao'en Temple."
At the entrance of Zhizhi Mansion, carriages and horses were ready.
Shu Shu took Jiu Gege's hand and greeted Shi Fujin, and her sister-in-law got into a carriage.
The ninth elder brother refused to ride a horse, so he asked the tenth elder brother and Zhu Liang to get into the carriage.
The thirteenth elder brother and the fourteenth elder brother were just the opposite, but they refused to ride in a car. They both rode horses.
The group of people left Zhizao Street and headed to Baoen Temple.
Half a street away from Baoen Temple, you can see a towering pagoda surrounded by greenery in front of you.
The thirteenth brother was riding on the horse and said in surprise: "It's really high!"
The fourteenth elder brother also looked over and said with boredom: "It would be better to go directly to Changmen. I don't have much time to do, so I have to delay here."
When we arrived at the street entrance, we saw officers and soldiers from Fubiao and the Guard Camp stationed there, prohibiting officials and civilians from entering.
Brother Thirteen recognized a small school and said, "Who is here to offer incense?"
The principal said: "It's Wu Beile and Wu Fu Jin Feng, the Queen Mother, and the two concubines who are here..."
As soon as the team at the front stopped, the carriages at the back also stopped one after another.
Everyone got off the carriage and walked into Baoen Temple.
The Queen Mother and the two concubines had just come out from offering incense in the main hall. When they saw Shu Shu and the others coming, they called them over.
"Didn't you say you were going shopping? Why are you still here?"
The Queen Mother looked at Shu Shu and said with a smile.
Shu Shu glanced at Brother Jiu and said, "Master Jiu said that tomorrow is the Longevity Festival. He brought his younger brothers and sisters to offer lamps first, and then went to play."
The Queen Mother showed relief on her face and nodded: "Just in time, we are going too, let's go together."
Everyone didn't come here to worship Buddha, so they followed the queen mother and concubine to the side hall.
There are already monks waiting for you.
Following the example at Jiangtian Temple last time, everyone followed the Empress Dowager and offered lamps and prayers to Kangxi without waiting.
The last time they visited Jiangtian Temple, they were all female dependents, and the thirteenth and fourteenth elder brothers were not there. Only then did they know the reason for coming to Baoen Temple.
In addition to taking the amount of money that should be paid, Brother Jiu paid a few more contributions. In addition to paying an extra portion for the emperor's father and the queen mother, he also asked someone to write the names of Aunt Sumama and Noble Wan Liuha.
When Shu Shu saw it, she secretly added a few copies, including those from the Queen Mother, Concubine Yi and Jueluo, as well as those from the uncle and his wife and Qi Xi.
This Baoen Temple is not small, but the side hall for offering lamps is only so big.
Seeing the couple standing next to Zhike Monk, adding lights one after another, everyone noticed.
After everyone asked why, they added lights.
The ten elder brothers here include the Queen Mother, Concubine Wen Xi and parents-in-law.
The thirteenth elder brother added the Queen Mother and biological mother Zhang Bin.
Brother Fourteen thought for a moment and added the Queen Mother and his biological mother, Concubine De.
In his heart, he felt that he was too flattering to the Queen Mother, and he was not that close to her in the first place, but everyone was like this, so he had no choice but to follow the example.
Brother Ninth spent money on sesame oil and bought two strings of polished sandalwood bracelets on behalf of Brother Twelfth, only to realize that someone was missing.
"It's not about fifth brother, fifth sister-in-law came to pay homage to the Buddha after the mother-in-law came to pay homage to the Buddha. Why was there no one there?"
Brother Jiu asked Shu Shudao.
Shu Shu had already heard the Empress Dowager mention this, and pointed to the gratitude tower not far away and said: "Fifth brother, fifth sister-in-law is going around the tower to pray for blessings..."
This Baoen Temple was built in the Three Kingdoms. It is a thousand-year-old temple with strong incense and many people praying for blessings, so its reputation is getting bigger and bigger. Not only is it "responsive to all requests", but it also has some efficacious qualities.
Brother Jiu looked at the tower and said hesitantly: "Didn't you say nine floors? Why does it look so high?"
Shu Shu didn't know either. Jiu Gege, who was next to him, had seen the record of the Repaying Enlightenment Tower before and said, "It has nine floors, but the tower is twenty-three feet, seven feet and five inches tall."
Brother Jiu took out a breath, looked at Shu Shu and said, "Since it's effective, let's ask for it too!"
Shu Shu was stunned after hearing this.
Who of the couple doesn't know who?
Brother Jiu doesn’t believe in Buddhism at all.
Brother Jiu's face became more solemn and he said: "It's not that sincerity will lead to success, then I just need to be sincere..."