Empress Dowager Empress Dowager

Chapter 59
Huo Mingzhu listened to Huo Huaiyu's disdainful words, and became more and more sure of Lin Ruyi's family education. A lady from the general's mansion must never marry a low-status merchant's family. What do you think?
"I think that young master just now has an extraordinary bearing. He must be talented. There's nothing wrong with a merchant's family, right?" Yu Tong didn't seem to agree with Huo Huaiyu's opinion, so it was rare for him to raise a different opinion.

After hearing this, Huo Huaiyu cast his big eyes on Yu Tong. She already disdained this cousin's family background, and even disliked her for staying in the general's mansion to serve the old lady, taking away her unique favor for a long time.

Now that Yu Tong's words didn't suit her, Huo Huaiyu taunted her bluntly: "Biao Gu grew up in the backcountry of Qingcheng, so it's understandable that she hasn't seen many young talents. But now that Cousin is here Going to Beijing and living in the General’s Mansion, you should naturally broaden your horizons, how can you stare at those worthless merchants? You can’t easily fall in love with him just because he’s still pretty.”

"You..." Yu Tong was choked by Huo Huaiyu, holding his breath in his heart, unable to get up or down.

"Miss..." Su Hui quietly pulled Huo Mingzhu's sleeve from the side, Huo Mingzhu knew that Su Hui was impatient and couldn't bear to see this kind of situation.But Huo Mingzhu's heart is very hard, so she doesn't care who Huo Huaiyu offended again, on the contrary, this is exactly what she likes to see.

After waiting for a while, the two sides became tense, and Huo Mingzhu stepped forward, stretched out her hand, flicked Huo Huaiyu's forehead with her fingertips, and said angrily, "Yu'er, how can you be so rude? My aunt is a guest and an elder, so apologize to my cousin quickly."

Huo Huaiyu didn't like Yu Tong, so she might not like Huo Mingzhu. She avoided Huo Mingzhu's hand, touched her forehead which didn't hurt, and said unhappily: "Sister, don't pretend to be a good person here. What I said is the truth. Mother is You taught me this way, if you don’t believe me, you can ask your mother.”

Huo Mingzhu really felt worthless for Lin Ruyi, so she worked so hard to seduce her brother-in-law and gave birth to a daughter, and planned to get to her current status, but failed to teach her daughter well.Huo Huaiyu has long been out of Huo Mingzhu's eyes since the last time she came out of Pingyang Hou's mansion with a petty temper. It was easy for her to cure Huo Huaiyu. There is no way to turn over.

"Second miss, what are you doing..." Sulu was extremely defensive, seeing Huo Huaiyu say that, she immediately stepped forward to argue.

"Sulu..." Huo Mingzhu held her back, gave Yu Tong a helpless look, shook her head slightly, and then went to coax Huo Huaiyu: "Yu'er, even if my sister is pretending to be a good person, then you can't help her." It's also for your own good. If you are happy, what does it matter if my sister pretends to be a good person? Look at what day it is, Buddha's birthday, and there are many pilgrims coming and going in the Huguo Temple. If the prince sees you pouting and getting angry I'm sure I'm going to feel sorry for the way she looks. You're so good, Miss Qianjin, why are you so sullen? What do you think?"

Huo Mingzhu's temperament has always been gentle and harmless. She lived for 18 years in her previous life, rarely got angry with her relatives, and was always tolerant and considerate. Therefore, these soft words coaxed Huo Huaiyu into embarrassment, and she cared more about Huo Mingzhu's future. After half a sentence, he hurriedly looked around, collected his expression, and asked nervously: "Sister, is the Ninth Prince... also?"

Huo Huaiyu never forgets the laws of the Baili sect. He is really infatuated. Huo Mingzhu smiled: "The Ninth Prince is also in this temple, but he is probably bound by something. I don't know where he is in the temple at the moment. You are ready, just be the ninth prince." The prince is by your side, even if you meet him at that time, you won't be caught off guard."

Speaking of the Ninth Prince, Huo Huaiyu instinctively squeezed the warm jade hanging from her waist, lowered her head and played with it for a while, after experiencing the commotion in the morning, she wanted to ask Huo Mingzhu why she wanted to harm her - knowing that the Ninth Prince cared about this jade pendant, but still If you want to give it to her, she will be frightened by the cold face of the Ninth Prince, and maybe she will lose her head if she is not careful!It's unbelievable that people's hearts are separated by belly!

Huo Huaiyu was about to blurt out, but she held back after all. She remembered what her mother Lin Ruyi said: "...no one asks about the origin of this piece of warm jade, only people ask who it belongs to now. Since your sister gave the warm jade If it is given to you, it is yours, so you don't have to feel unhappy. On the contrary, you have to seize this opportunity to get closer to the Ninth Prince. With the jade pendant, you still have to worry about not being able to talk to him? If you can get a good result, your anger and injustice caused by this jade pendant will not be in vain..."

That's right, now this nuanyu belongs to her, not Huo Mingzhu's anymore, why did she give it up because of a moment of anger?Even if it is broken, it will never be returned to Huo Mingzhu!
Thinking of this, Huo Huaiyu finally managed to persuade herself a little, she raised her face and said to Huo Mingzhu: "Sister, you are two years older than me, and you know better than me, I dare not not listen to what you say, otherwise It's time for my mother to teach me a lesson when I go back. Okay, I'll go for a walk in the temple with the girl, if you are tired, sister, you can rest with your cousin, okay? That's it!"

After saying that, Huo Huaiyu, his personal maid Ci'er, and several servants walked towards the release pond. The big Buddha in the release pond was cast so high that it could be seen from a distance, so it's not surprising that it attracted pilgrims.

Seeing Huo Huaiyu leave, Huo Mingzhu sighed, took Yu Tong's hand and sighed: "Cousin, I'm used to being a good person, and I'm always annoying, even my own sister said to my face that I pretended to be a good person, you said How else can I explain it? Maybe in the eyes of my cousin, I am also hypocritical? But no matter what other people think, I never think that there is anything wrong with my cousin’s background, and the son of a merchant’s family sometimes stands out. Everyone thinks that they must marry into the royal family's mansion...With Biaogu's appearance and bearing, why worry about marriage? If Biaogu is interested, I will ask the Ninth Prince to ask about the details of that son, how is it?"

Yu Tong was beaten so badly by Huo Huaiyu, but now he is coaxed by Huo Mingzhu, everyone will feel much more comfortable.She met Huo Mingzhu's eyes, and smiled modestly: "Thank you for thinking about it, girl. Now in Shangjing, I only have the girl as my confidant. As for that young master, it's better not to disturb him, and we will meet again if we have a chance." It's just that there is no predestined relationship, what the second girl said just now is actually not inappropriate, it's just... oh."

Yu Tong sighed softly, couldn't go on, her background was involuntary, she was powerless to argue, and afraid of Huo Mingzhu's embarrassment, she hurriedly changed the subject and said with a smile: "Girl, don't talk about this, let's go to the Daxiong Palace to offer incense By the way, you can go to Guanyin Bodhisattva to ask for a marriage lottery, I heard from the nun in front of the old lady that the marriage lottery from Huguo Temple is extremely accurate."

"Okay." Huo Mingzhu was an accompanying guest, and she was thinking of calculations, she would listen to whatever Yu Tong said, as long as it didn't hinder her, she would follow Yu Tong.

After paying homage to the Buddha in the Daxiong Hall, Suli picked up some karma beans given by the monks in front of the Daxiong Hall, and Huo Mingzhu accompanied Yu Tong to the nearby Guanyin Hall.Nowadays, most of the women who go to Beijing are already civilized, or they are born with yearning for marriage, and the girls who come to ask for a marriage lottery are almost overwhelmed.

Sulu finally squeezed in, occupied two futons for Huo Mingzhu and Yu Tong, and hurriedly said: "Miss, Miss Yu, come here quickly!"

Yu Tong was young, so it wasn't suitable for Su Hu to call her anything, so she simply called her Miss Yu. Although her seniority was a little messy, it didn't matter.

Huo Mingzhu and Yu Tong knelt down in front of Guanyin Bodhisattva respectively, and after bowing three times, Yu Tong sincerely shook the stick, while Huo Mingzhu lost his mind while holding the stick...

This scene is so familiar. In her previous life, she also asked for a marriage lottery, not for the sake of a lover, but only for the Baili sect law. At that time, she was suffering from a bottomless heart. This is the only way to settle down.

In fact, it is said that the Bodhisattva signed the letter to make a bond, but the world is deceiving herself. She had made a decision before the letter was opened. She knew that she wanted to be with Baili Zonglu, and when the letter was signed, she decided to be the first It doesn't matter whether the signature is signed or signed.

What is Shangshang Sign?If you get what you want in your heart, you will get a lottery.

With a crisp sound, the bamboo stick fell to the ground. Huo Mingzhu regained consciousness, looked aside, and saw a bamboo stick falling out of Yu Tong's stick. Still not shaking? Could it be that you are worried?"

Huo Mingzhu curled the corners of her lips and smiled lightly: "How could it be? I just feel a little strange, this is the first time I'm asking for a marriage lottery."

"Just be casual. Marriage is determined by God, and you can't hide even if you want." Yu Tong smiled, bowed to Guanyin Bodhisattva again, got up and said, "I'll go and untie the lottery first, girl, don't worry, leave me alone." all the same."

As soon as Yu Tong left, Su Ling waited at the door again, leaving only Huo Mingzhu facing Avalokitesvara alone. She held the stick in both hands and looked up at the image of Avalokitesvara. Accompanied by the golden boy and the jade girl, it seems to wish to bestow all blessings on mortals...

But she, Huo Mingzhu, has already died once, so how can she still believe in Guanyin, who saves all sentient beings?She remembered the days of her previous life, and not long after, when the emperor became obsessed with Taoism and alchemy, the Huguo Temple would also be barren, and these gods and Buddhas who ate incense and worshiped in the world might not be able to protect themselves!

Thinking of this, Huo Mingzhu's eyes were fearless, and there was even a trace of cold sarcasm, she would like to see that she is ruthless and loveless now, and if she doesn't believe in the love between men and women, what kind of signature can control her life and death!
Thinking in this way, Huo Mingzhu shook her hand casually, without wasting any energy, a bamboo stick jumped out immediately, she bent down to pick it up, but a big hand stretched out from the side, and she picked up the bamboo stick one step ahead Get up, look at the mark on the lottery, and read aloud: "The ninety-fifth lottery... the next lottery?"

(End of this chapter)