Mountains and rivers pray for peace

Chapter 98
Fu Lian didn't seem to expect Huo to ask about it at this moment. He thought for a moment before replying: "It is true."

This year is an unlucky year, Empress Dowager Pei followed the instructions of the national teacher, and retreated for a day in the West Buddhist Hall, in order to pray for God to bless Daqi.In order to please the Empress Dowager Pei, Chen Dongrong, the governor of Fuzhou, specially paid tribute to a white marble statue of Avalokitesvara, which was obtained from the southern kingdom.Now the statue of Avalokitesvara has almost arrived in Shaofu, and after Huang Zhongting checked it carefully, he sent someone to send it to Baotan Temple, the current national temple.

Empress Dowager Pei was very happy about this matter, and proposed to take all the empresses in the palace and the family members of ministers and ministers who were favored by the court to go to Baotan Temple to worship Buddha and watch the Avalokitesvara in person.Unexpectedly, Emperor Xiaowen was also very interested when he learned about this, and he said that he would personally accompany Empress Dowager Pei to go, one is to fulfill his filial piety, and the other is to pray for Daqi.

Therefore, Huang Zhongting paid great attention to the matter of confiscating and transporting Buddha statues, and kept an eye on the movement of the people sent from Fuzhou every day, for fear that something might go wrong.

"This time for the incense ceremony at Baotan Temple, you returned to Huang Zhongting for me and said that I also wanted to see what kind of rare jade statue it was." Huo's tone was full of interest, but if you listen closely, it was clear that you were ridiculing it. .

Mr. Huo often accompanied the Ancient Green Lantern Buddha, and was curious about this rare jade statue. This time he went to Baotan Temple to burn incense. As the person who handled it, Huang Zhongting was naturally qualified to take his wife there.Fu Lian immediately said without hesitation: "Madam, please rest assured that I will definitely handle this matter."

"I understand your loyalty, and it's not in vain that I snatched your son back from the hands of the Prince of Hell." After Huo said this, he began to knock the wooden fish in his hand again.

The sound of the wooden fish "dong dong dong" is particularly dull in the silent night, like a thick quilt covering a sweaty face.Hearing Muyu's voice sounded again, Fu Lian knew that Huo wanted to send him away. He did not dare to stay longer and bowed respectfully: "Madam's kindness, I will never forget it. In this way, the little one won't disturb Madam's quietness."

When Fu Lian left, Huo stopped what she was doing, raised her head and looked at the pity Buddha statue silently, and saw that her original eyes were like dead vegetation suddenly poured into a clear spring, bursting out in the dark night. Out of a strange color.She muttered a few words, but it wasn't the incomprehensible scriptures just now.

"It's time for us to meet." A few light words fell on the ground.

……

The most talked-about event of this year's Lantern Festival is the disappearance of Huo Qi, the eldest lady of Ningguo Duke's Mansion.Some people secretly rejoiced, some sighed, but these emotions all disappeared when someone saw Yang Qian, the admiral of the city defense battalion personally escorting Huo Qi back to the mansion.The fights and calculations in the dark night were finally buried in the thick snowdrifts of the capital.

In the main courtyard room, Huo Qi was sitting on the couch surrounded by Hu Qiu, taking tea and grinding the tea bags carefully.The snowy light outside shines into the house through the cellophane on the window lattice, and is projected onto the marble floor, making the light discernible.

Sitting next to Huo Qi, Mrs. Wang was beating the charcoal that would be used to make tea later with charcoal.She smiled and looked at the red plums in the vase on the desk table and said: "I don't feel annoyed by the snow, but I am very happy. Your father was ordered to enter the palace today, but it is cheaper for us to cook tea around the stove. There are better days than this!"

Huo Qi smiled slightly, and asked casually, "Mother, why don't you see your elder brother so often recently?"

Although Huo Xian needs to deal with military affairs, he is much more leisurely than outside the Great Wall. In addition, Huo Qi lives in seclusion on weekdays, and the two brothers and sisters can often meet each other in the mansion.But in recent days, Huo Qi hardly saw Huo Xian's face, which made her murmur in her heart.

"Your eldest brother has received an important errand and is busy right now." Mr. Wang smiled.

"What errand?" Huo Qiqi asked.

"The governor of Fuzhou paid a tribute to a rare jade statue of Guanyin, and brother Xian was accused of transporting this jade statue." Wang Shi said while sifting the tea dust handed over by Huo Qi with the tea bag at hand.

"Transporting jade statues? Why do we need to ask my eldest brother to do this?"

Huo Qi frowned, feeling that this matter was unusual.Huo Xian's current official position is high or low, and apart from going to court, he usually goes to the school to train recruits.The trivial matter of transporting supplies, no matter what, would not fall on Huo Xian.

Mrs. Wang was about to answer when she heard heavy footsteps at the door of the house, and then the curtain was opened, and Huo Xian squeezed in from the door.He obviously also heard the conversation between Wang Shi and Huo Qi just now at the door, with a smile on his face as usual: "Mother and sister are arranging me behind the scenes, and they are so happy."

"Say that Cao Cao and Cao Cao are here, but you can't tell people behind their backs." Wang smiled, waved her hand, and told Huo Xian to sit down.

Huo Qi smiled faintly: "It's strange today. Why did eldest brother come back so early?"

"Today's errands are almost finished! If I didn't come back early today, I wouldn't be able to drink the good tea cooked by my mother and sister." Huo Xian casually moved a seat and sat in front of Huo Qi, brushing the overflowing tea with his hands. white smoke.

Huo Qi smiled, and then asked in doubt: "Brother, I heard mother said that you were sent to deliver the Guanyin statue? If it is sent to the palace, just let the people from the Shaofu submit it directly, why would you send it? "

Huo Xian took the tea handed over by Mrs. Wang and downed it, then said with a smile: "Sister, I only know one thing, but not the other. This jade statue is highly valued by Your Majesty. After the people from the Young Mansion have accepted it, it will be I will lead the troops to transport them to Baotan Temple, and then Your Majesty and the Queen Mother will personally go to Baotan Temple to offer incense."

He scratched his head embarrassingly: "Speaking of which, the matter of transporting the jade statue is still a good job, and somehow it fell on my head. I am busy deploying military defenses these days, and I will be due in two days." Go to Shaofu to pick up the jade statue and go to Baotan Temple."

"Young Mansion Superintendent Huang Zhongting is your cousin. Although our two families have lost contact with each other now, if we meet on business, you have to show some respect and don't put on airs." Mrs. Wang pointed out intentionally.

Huo Xian nodded: "This is natural, my son understands."

Huo Qi was sipping tea when he heard the words "Shaofu Jian" and couldn't help but be startled for a moment.

Although Huo Yunrou, the wife of the young master's supervisor, was only Huo Qi's cousin in name, she treated Huo Qi better than an ordinary biological aunt.The Wang family is not good at female sex. The belly band Huo Qi wore when he was born was all made by Huo Yunrou.When she was a child, I took her to pierce paper kites, play pot throwing, and swat butterflies.When Huo Yunrou got married, she was still young. She cried a lot because she couldn't let go of her aunt, which made a big joke.

In Huo Qi's childhood memories, Huo Yunrou was an extremely gentle and kind-hearted woman, like a clear spring, without any impurities, and gentle enough to tolerate all conflicts in the world.

Unfortunately……

Huo Xian also noticed Huo Qi's distracted mind, and deliberately waved his big palm in front of Huo Qi's eyes: "Sister, why are you in a daze?"

Huo Qi came back to his senses, glanced at Huo Xian briefly, and couldn't help but sigh: "I think of my aunt. My aunt has always loved us. If she is still alive..."

Mrs. Wang was stunned when she heard this, and even her hand that was ordering tea couldn't help but stop.Huo Xian also looked strange. He was stunned for a long time before saying, "Sister, is she confused? My aunt is alive and well. What do you mean by what you said?"

"what?"

With a "bang", the Qingtan Ruyao teacup in Huo Qi's hand fell to pieces.

　The aunt is also a bit mysterious. Do you think the rebirth of the heroine has something to do with the aunt?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)