Lady Zhao

Chapter 81

At the end of the new year, the major markets in Daliang are very lively, and people who come and go are buying new year goods. The Dingguo Mansion started preparations half a month ago. One Zhao Hongsheng and Ye Shi are in the outer courtyard, and the other is busy with the New Year ceremony in the inner house, celebrating the New Year in the mansion Trivial things such as rewards, new clothes, sweeping dust and sticking peach charms.In addition, when the fourth master came back this year, he already had a wide range of contacts, and the favors and gifts sent to the door were piled up early, which seemed to be more year-round.

Zhao Wenwan wore a lake blue slanted skirt embroidered with gold and silver dark flowers scattered all over the place, and went to Mingxu Garden to pay her respects. She wore some plain and delicate jewelry, and a concentric lock of suet and white jade hung on a silver chain on her chest, making her whole body warm and moist clear.

Probably Zhao Wenwan's prescription was really effective. The old lady's coughing problem was relieved a lot. She got up early and asked Mama Yang to open the window halfway. A little frosty breath that fell on the flowers and plants in the garden in the morning penetrated and quickly melted away. , bringing a touch of freshness, there is a small black jade incense burner on the table, curling up smoke.

Ruige'er was lying on the red sandalwood table, his small face was so immature and gratifying that the stove was smoky red, his chubby hands were struggling to grasp the pen holder, and he was writing big characters very seriously. When he saw Zhao Wenwan coming in, he raised the The ink-stained paw waved, and then he wiped his face as if forgetting that the paw was not clean, leaving three dark marks, accompanied by a silly smile, which was very interesting.

"What is Rui Geer writing?"

"Spring Festival couplets!" The little guy showed the rice paper as a gift, and there were really two big words, one spring and one couplet, which made Zhao Wenwan lose his words, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

The old lady dressed in a brand-new sapphire blue Liufuyingmen tunic dark-patterned beanie, her hair was combed in a bun, and a bunch of gold threads and emerald jade flat squares were tied up. He raised his eyes, "Yuanli came here before, brother Rui was pestering me to write Spring Festival couplets, and your elder brother went out for business, so I asked you to copy those two words."

Puchi - Zhao Wenwan listened, covered her lips and smiled, it turned out that the elder brother was not kind.

Just in time, Mrs. Ye brought Zhao Wenxue and Zhao Wenxi into the house together, and also came to say hello to the old lady first, and then greeted Zhao Wenwan, only Zhao Wenxue's original clear eyes had something different , not as close as before.

Zhao Wenwan flipped the lid off the tea, but she didn't care too much. With Mrs. Ye around, maybe she was turned into something by a demon.Instead, he took a second look at Zhao Wenxi who was sitting next to him. He was wearing a brand-new peach red brocade jacket, and the cuffs were trimmed with soft and shiny fur.

"Mother, my daughter-in-law wanted to go to Puji Temple to offer incense and pray for blessings a few years ago, so she took the time off today to ask the Bodhisattva to bless the master's official career, and Dingguo's mansion will be smooth next year." To the old lady's mind, seeing the satisfied expression on the old lady's face, there is no lack of joy in her heart.

"Coincidentally, I also want to talk about this matter. Miss Wan and Girl Xi are both here, so I took them together. There is also Wenxuan and Wenxue. Puji Temple is full of incense. Go to offer incense and bring more people with you. Don't make any trouble." Mrs. Zhao said with a smile.

"Grandmother, I want to go too!" Rui Ge'er is the most lively and active at this age, and wants to get involved in everything.

The old lady nodded his forehead, "It's not for fun, there are so many people, what should I do if I accidentally lose my grandmother's heart."

Immediately, his eyes signaled to Mama Yang, who skillfully handed over a plate of butterfly cakes, the old lady twirled a piece and fed it to Brother Rui, the latter immediately turned his attention and asked Mama Yang to take it to clean his hands and eat it refreshments.

"..." Zhao Wenwan felt that her grandmother's move looked familiar, very similar to...the daily life of himself and Tianxian'er.

Mrs. Ye grabbed the words and turned back to the topic, "You have to go early for the incense, go back and pack up and go." After speaking, his eyes passed by Zhao Wenwan, full of kindness, like a mistress, and he didn't see the confrontation yesterday In other words, she looked like two different people in front of the old lady.

Zhao Wenwan curled her lips mockingly, thinking that it would be good to go to Puji Temple to pray for her eldest brother. After the beginning of spring, there will be Chunwei, praying for her eldest brother to be able to go to high school, so she said goodbye to her grandmother as she wished, and followed Ye Shi together. Court.

Because of the old lady's confession, fearing that there will be many people coming and going to the temple at the end of the year, the group of people traveled in a grand manner. The accompanying maids and mother-in-law escorted a group of children and marched towards Puji Temple in a mighty manner.

After entering the carriage, Ye's expression faded, and he stretched out his hand to straighten Zhao Wenxue's collar, then leaned against a corner and took a nap with his eyes closed.The gorgeously dressed Zhao Wenxuan was the last to get on the carriage, and could only sit in the most bumpy seat. Looking at Zhao Wenwan's good-looking and relaxed appearance, she felt depressed.

The two had already torn their faces apart, and in private they always faced each other with evil faces. What irritated her most was that Zhao Wenxi, who thought she could handle it, calmed down with her. The words seemed to be what Zhao Wenwan said, and there was something unavoidable. Difficulties, what difficulties, from her point of view, Zhao Wenwan didn't want to be left alone, and just took advantage of her status to snatch people away from her!

The more she thought about it, the more angry Zhao Wenxuan took advantage of the jolting moment of the carriage, deliberately stretched her foot and wanted to kick Zhao Wenwan, but the latter stepped on her ankle and crushed it mercilessly, as if it was about to shatter. It hurts, the corners of my eyes burst into tears.

Zhao Wenwan glanced at her coldly, and when Mrs. Ye looked over, she pretended to retract her foot carelessly, "Oh, so I stepped on my sister's foot. I thought it was something, but I'm really sorry."

"..." Zhao Wenxuan was in so much pain that she couldn't say a word.

Ye Shi looked at this scene with cold eyes, frowned and reprimanded, "What kind of words are you shouting outside, and you gave back all the etiquette you learned?"

Zhao Wenxuan pursed her lips, not daring to answer, she picked up the cushion Zhao Wenxi handed over in a listless voice and rubbed her feet unwillingly.Mrs. Ye gave her a serious look, closed her eyes again, sniffed secretly, what Aunt Xia taught was just a stupid thing.

Puji Temple is located in the western suburbs of the capital, halfway up the mountain. It is dedicated to Guanyin, and it is full of incense all the year round because of its efficacy.When Zhao Wenwan and his party got off the carriage, there was quite a commotion. There were many people in the crowd who hung their necks and wanted to admire the elegant demeanor of the noble lady, especially Zhao Wenwan, who had the title of number one beauty.

The guards maintained order all the way, and sent the Duke's wife and a few young ladies into the temple. There were more people inside than outside, but most of them were sincerely worshiping the Buddha. Talking about a few sentences makes people feel a lot more comfortable.

Mrs. Ye came here often, and he was generous. After offering incense and adding sesame oil and money, he was led by the little novice to Master Fanning to listen to Zen lectures.At the end of the day, Zhao Wenwan and the others were told to abide by the rules and not to cause trouble, so they released their daughters and family to pray for blessings by themselves.

"There is also the Yuelao Temple here, which is the most effective, let's go and have a look?" Zhao Wenxuan obviously came for this, and she was a little embarrassed alone, so she pulled Zhao Wenxi together and said.

Zhao Wenxi was obviously moved when he heard the words, his face was slightly ashamed, and he half pushed and half let Zhao Wenxuan pull him away, "Sister Wan, do you want to go together?"

"No, you guys go." Zhao Wenwan wasn't thinking about it, so naturally he didn't get involved with these two people, and he lifted a corner of his skirt and entered the Yuantong Palace.

Surrounded by good men and women, praying devoutly, Zhao Wenwan was infected, and gradually sank down. She has been here for nearly half a year. Half a year ago, she was a second-line actor who was busy staying up late to make ends meet. Now she has this glory In the days of wealth and honor, although it is accompanied by risks and loss of freedom, it also gains a lot.

Compared with being alone in modern times, the grandmother who loves her, and the gentle and considerate elder brother make her feel that she belongs to her family, and she is grateful.And that person... I was busy filming in my previous life and didn't have time to fall in love, but it's not that I can't, it's just that I've seen too many separations and reunions, which seem to be in harmony, and on the contrary, I have become more and more obsessed with relationships.

It is undeniable that she has acted on Gu Jing, but this is like a gamble, she has not yet had the courage to bet everything she has.

Zhao Wenwan stared at the compassionate Guanyin, muttered a sentence, and kowtowed heavily on the futon.

Coming out of the Yuantong Palace, Zhao Wenwan's expression seemed a little relaxed, as if he had figured something out, looking at the place with the most traffic, Baochan cleverly reminded, "That's the Yuelao Temple!" With round eyes It is full of anticipation to go and have a look.

Zhao Wenwan complied with her intention, and led her towards the Yuelao Temple. Big trees with thick roots stretched upwards, and the dense branches and leaves seemed to cover the sky and the moon. There were many red silks hanging from the branches. Someone stood under a tree and threw it up.

"Miss, let me buy one for you!" Baochan pointed excitedly when he saw incense candles and some thin bamboo strips tied with red silk on the stall not far away.

Zhao Wenwan hurriedly stopped her, and she was not sensitive to this kind of activities, but she saw Zhao Wenxi and Zhao Wenxuan not far away, both of them were holding red silk in their hands, made a wish with reverence, and threw it on the tree, and then They entered the Yuelao Temple together again, looking from a distance as if they were drawing lots.

There were many people standing in front of the stall at the entrance waiting for the signatures to be released. Zhao Wenxi and Zhao Wenxuan came out quickly, each holding a lottery, and lined up behind the long line.When Zhao Wenwan approached, Zhao Wenxuan was complaining about her luck, and she didn't win the lottery after shaking it several times.

"Sister Wan, you're here too. It just so happened that I asked for an extra one for you. Why don't you listen to the explanation together." Zhao Wenxi caught a glimpse of Zhao Wenwan's smile, and handed over one, with a stubborn expression on her face, as if she would always be like this if she didn't pick it up. As if holding it.

Zhao Wenwan took the lottery, glanced at the auspicious character circled in red on it, and bent the corner of his mouth, "If you believe in this kind of thing, you will have it, if you don't believe it, you won't have it. It just so happens that I don't believe it, so it's useless to me."

As the voice fell, several children ran past playing with gadgets. A passing woman accidentally knocked down Zhao Wenxi, who was closest to her, with a food box in order to avoid it. Taking a step back, hearing a loud noise, Zhao Wenxi's eyes turned red instantly, and if it wasn't for Zhao Wenwan's support, he would almost have fallen to the ground.

"Miss, are you alright?" The old woman came to her senses and hurried over to ask, just looking at the three people's clothes, she knew that they were distinguished, timidity flashed in her cloudy eyes, and she rubbed the yellowish corners of her clothes, making her even more cramped.

People around all looked over because of the movement, Zhao Wenxi was watched by the crowd, not wanting to lose her demeanor, seeing the woman in shabby clothes, she could only blame herself for being unlucky. "...It's all right, it's just a sprain, it shouldn't be a problem, mother-in-law, are you all right?"

The old woman glanced at Zhao Wenxi's pain-bearing appearance, and heard that she didn't blame her, but instead cared about herself. She felt that this girl was not only good-looking, but also very kind-hearted, so she said enthusiastically, "Woman, stay here." In the back house of this temple, there is medicated oil for the girl to rub, so as not to cause any trouble."

Hearing this, Zhao Wenxi was also worried about the impact of the foot injury, and he didn't want to stay here and be watched like a monkey, so he obeyed his mother-in-law's words and was supported by others to let go.

Zhao Wenxuan didn't want to go to such a poor place as servants, so she went to find Mrs. Ye with Chen Xiang, and told her about it so that no one would worry about Mrs. Ye when she came back, but she was surrounded by women and maids, so what's the use What did she say, it was obviously just an excuse, but Zhao Wenwan's eyes flickered leisurely, and she went with Zhao Wenxi.

Although the old woman was dressed in shabby clothes, the details were meticulous and meticulous. She seemed to be a little different from ordinary women, but she couldn't tell where she was. Zhao Wenwan followed along with some uncertainty.

(End of this chapter)