The war in Hebei ended, Taiyuan City was rejoicing, and every household was decorated with lights and decorations... Celebrating victory. While celebrating victory, the court held a Dharma Assembly to save the souls of the fallen soldiers.
That morning, more than a dozen carriages were parked in front of the Chu Palace, and hundreds of cavalry guarded the left and right. Soon, Princess Pei Minqiu and concubine Zhang Chuchen came out of the house with a few children. They got on the car - a large and simple car
The carriage, the large group of maids and mothers also got on several other carriages.
The carriage slowly started and headed out of the west city. The four children were Yang Yuanqing's eldest son Yang Ning - the second son Yang Jing, as well as the eldest daughter Yang Bing and the second daughter Yang Sihua. The other concubine Jiang Peihua did not come together because she was pregnant.
The interior of the carriage is also very simple, with only a carpet laying, and there is no decoration on the rest. Pei Minqiu and Chuchen sat in the front row chatting, while a few children sat in the back row, the girls sat in the left window, and the two boys were
Sitting on the right window.
Yang Yuanqing's second son Yang Jing was only five years old and was full of curiosity about it, "Brother, why do you want to worship Buddha? What kind of festival is it today?"
Yang Jing likes reading very much, and is extremely smart. Although she is only five years old, she has already recognized thousands of words and can recite many scriptures. She is deeply loved by her master Li Gang. At this age, she is the time to like to ask more questions.
The eldest son Yang Ning sat opposite him. Although he was only two years older than him, he looked old-fashioned, with a serious expression and a small body sitting straight, and said in a teaching tone: "Today is not a festival, we are going to do rituals and live a life of success."
Dead soul.”
Yang Jing nodded in a vague way, but after a while, she asked timidly again: "Is it because we killed someone?"
Pei Minqiu and Chuchen, who were sitting in front, laughed, and the eldest sister Yang Bing next to him said, "We did not kill people because the war is over. Many people died on the battlefield. Daddy is the main general, so we have to pass on the daddy's life.
The soul of the fallen man, second brother, haven’t the master told you?”
Yang Jing scratched her head and said in a soft voice: "The master seems to have said it but I forgot."
After a while, he asked again: "Sister, when will that dad be back?"
"I don't know, ask the aunt."
Pei Minqiu turned his head and smiled, "Dad Jing'er will be back in two days. When you are waiting for worshiping Buddha, don't run around at will. You must abide by the rules of the temple, and you must not say 'kill,'" said Yidao."
"Jing'er won't be naughty!"
Pei Minqiu smiled and reached out to touch his little head. The child was as quiet as a girl, completely different from his father's strength.
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Half an hour later, the convoy stopped in front of Anjin Temple in the west of the city. This temple was not the largest temple in Taiyuan City, but only counted as a monk Sanzai, because Pei Minqiu had come here with his parents several times when he was young.
Leave a deep impression on her
Now that she became the Princess of Chu, she used Anjin Temple and Baiyun Temple in the city as temples worshipped by the Prince of Chu. During festivals, she would bring her family to these two temples to burn incense and worship.
As early as two days ago, the temple received news that the Princess Chu was coming to burn incense today. Early in the morning, the temple closed its doors and refused to enter the main hall to burn incense. This was also Pei Minqiu's request.
The closing of the temple was disrespectful to the Buddha because of her arrival.
Although Pei Minqiu wanted to be low-key, there were some things she could not help. In addition to being protected by three hundred guards, the Xicheng Army in Taiyuan was also on guard along the way. Xicheng Duwei Xue Gui personally led a thousand soldiers to guard Anjin Temple, which was related to the prince and the princess.
The army dare not be careless at all.
In front of Anjin Temple, Master Zhiyun led more than a dozen old monks to wait in front of the temple gate for a long time. When the carriage slowly stopped, Master Zhiyun led the monks to come forward to salute, "Amitabha, welcome the princess to the small temple!
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Pei Minqiu replied with a smile: "I disturbed the master's practice today."
"Where is the most important pilgrimage to Anjin Temple. The arrival of the princess is our glory. But if you are not well prepared, you may neglect the princess!"
At this time, Master Zhiyun saw the prince Yang Ning again. He smiled and praised: "I haven't seen him, and the prince is becoming more and more handsome and handsome. He is worthy of being the prince of the King of Chu."
Pei Minqiu waved his hand, "Master, don't praise him like this. Children cannot praise him. Can you go in now?"
"Haha! Please, please, please, please, please!"
Everyone walked towards the temple. Chuchen didn't like this old monk. He was too snobbish. He just wanted to get married to the princess and the prince, and turned a blind eye to herself and Jing'er, but she didn't say anything and held Jing'er's hand.
Walked into the temple.
The temple was under high alert, and the guards and the Xicheng Army separated the side hall from the main hall. Many pilgrims who burned incense in the side hall looked here. They heard that the Princess Chu and the Prince were coming, which aroused their great interest.
More than 200 monks have gathered in the Great Hall. The sound of chanting scriptures has been heard. Accompanied by the sound of wooden fish, Pei Minqiu led his family and children to bow in front of the Buddha, and secretly asked for her husband in his heart.
pray.
The ritual usually takes three days and three nights. Of course, this is the matter of the temple. Pei Minqiu only needs to show her face, make a wish in front of the Buddha, and give enough money for incense. She will ask about the rest of the matter.
"Princess, do you need to go to your guest room for a while?" asked carefully from the Main Hall of the Great Master Zhiyun.
Pei Minqiu looked at Chu Chen, Chu Chen smiled faintly, "I don't care, it's okay!"
Pei Minqiu mainly considers leaving the temple just after she came to the temple, which seems not good. At the same time, she also wants her children to feel the atmosphere of the Buddhist temple, which is good for them. Moreover, the scenery of the expensive guest room is beautiful and has a very good-looking famous spring.
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She nodded, "Okay then! Just think about it for a moment."
They went up a long corridor and walked towards the end. At the end, the small courtyard filled with bamboo forests was where guests rested.
—The family followed Master Zhiyun slowly walking on the corridor, while the children looked around curiously,—the personal female guard—who held Yang Bing and Sihua.
The corridor was about a hundred steps long, and on both sides of the corridor, dozens of guards were watching vigilantly. At this moment, several pairs of sharp eyes slowly appeared on the top of the corridor. They were covered in black clothes.
, holding a sharp blade in hand.
Chuchen led Yang Jing behind her, and there were several guards following her. She actually didn't want to go to the expensive guest room to rest, and didn't want to hear the old monk's disgusting flattery. But she knew that Pei Minqiu wanted to drink it—a cup of famous spring fried in the temple.
Tea did not disappoint her.
At this moment, she suddenly heard a subtle sound from her head. She has been practicing martial arts since she was a child and has the hearing of a master. Moreover, she used to be a female hero in Jiangnan and had extremely rich ambushing experience, although she has never touched the knife in recent years.
But she could still hear the subtle sound above her head was a sound of metal scraping the tiles.
She was shocked and alert, her eyes slanted, and saw a flower stand beside her, with a pot of peony on it, and at this moment, a 'clang' sound above her head, and then a man in black came from her head
The fish jumped down and quickly stabbed the long sword with a cold light to the prince Yang Ning.
Just in the moment when the rabbit was rising and falling, the dust pushed Yang Jing away, grabbed the peony flower pot and smashed it away, "When!, the flower pot hit the blade, and swung the thorn.
The sword that was yelling towards Yang Ning's throat, Pei Minqiu and his two daughters responded and screamed in surprise.
The female guard in the close-fitting voice repelled, drew her sword and rushed forward, picked out the second sword that was stabbing towards Yang Ning, and blocked Yang Ning.
At this time, another man in black jumped down almost at the same time, and the sword stabbed Pei Minqiu's back. Chu Chen and the four guards saw at the same time. The guards were a little far away and it was too late to pounce on them.
Chuchen is only two steps away from Minqiu. In desperation, she jumped up and hit Minqiu, knocking her out two or three steps away. The sword pierced through Chuchen's ears, and the sword wind stinged.
She got her ears.
This was done in an instant. If she had not been alert in advance, she would not be able to rescue her, let alone the four guards.
"There are assassins!"
Several guards behind also rushed up in an instant. They were very skilled in martial arts and cooperated with each other. They protected the four children, and the other two rushed forward and intercepted the second assassin.
The guards shouted and rushed up from all directions. At this time, Chuchen jumped forward, pressed Pei Minqiu with his body, grabbed another flower stand, staring vigilantly towards the top of the corridor, she felt that there was an assassin.
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Yang Yuanqing's family's guards are very tight. The guards are all skilled in martial arts, and there are also personal female guards. There is basically no chance for assassination. In this assassination, the assassins have expected Pei Minqiu to come to take care of her.
Jin Temple worshiped the dead souls and guessed that they would go to the precious guest room to have tea, so they lay down on the top of the corridor in advance, waiting for the opportunity.
Even so, they have a chance to take action, only a hit, and there is no chance for the second sword. It is also Yang Ning and Min Qiu who are very lucky, just next to them. Her experience and keen rescue
Destroy their mother and son.
More than a hundred guards surrounded the corridor from all directions. Two assassins were killed by the personal female guards, while others committed suicide after being injured.
At this time, the entire temple was alarmed. Three hundred guards and thousands of soldiers rushed into the temple and searched everywhere in a mad manner. The personal female guard saw a third black-clad assassin fled into the temple.
Everyone was shocked and Chuchen sat up and pulled Pei Minqiu under him, "Sister, you're fine!"
Pei Minqiu stared at the ground in a daze. She was extremely frightened. Who was stabbed?
At this moment, Yang Bing suddenly pointed at his mother's face, covered his mouth and screamed, "Mom, your hair!"
The hair of the lunar hair was hanging on her face, and blood was flowing down her hair and dripping on the ground. Behind the lunar face, the face was covered with blood. At this time, her ears were filled with scorching pain.
I suddenly realized that my ear was still injured by the sword.
"Chuchen, how are you? Let me see?" Pei Minqiu rushed forward to check her injuries.
"It's okay, it's just that the ears are cut."
Pei Minqiu saw that Chuchen's face was covered with blood, and she was anxious and turned around and shouted to the terrified host: "What are you doing when you are still stunned? Go and find the medicine for injury!"