The rebirth of the first daughter is not easy to mess with

Chapter 11 Pilgrimage to the Nunnery (2)
Jingguo Nunnery is located on Jinfeng Mountain in the southwest corner of Qingyun City. Jinfeng Mountain is hundreds of feet high, with jagged rocks and lush forests. There is a spring on the top of the mountain. The spring water is warm in winter and cool in summer, and the climate on the mountain is also warm in winter and cool in summer. Therefore, Jinfeng Mountain is a holy place for the dignitaries and dignitaries in Qingyun City to escape from the summer. In addition, Jingguo Temple, which was conferred by the ancestors, is also located on this mountain, so ordinary people are not allowed to visit this mountain at will, and Jingguo Temple is only available to emperors and nobles From the hexagram, Jingguo Nunnery has virtually become Dayong's royal nunnery.

Shangguan’s carriage cannot go further when it reaches the foot of the mountain. The rest of the journey must be done on foot. This is what all pilgrims who go to Jingguo Nunnery must follow.Shangguan Ning and Jiang Shi stepped out of the carriage one after another. After sitting in the carriage for nearly an hour, Jiang Shi couldn't help feeling numb in his limbs, but due to his status, he could only slightly twist his limbs to relieve it.Camellia, Mallow, and the two servant girls who were originally sitting in the carriage behind also came out one after another. With the pre-prepared tea ceremony and the offerings of incense sticks, fragrant fruits, etc., Mammy Zhang had already gone to the nunnery to make arrangements for the next rest.

Shangguan Ning looked up, and the Jingguo Nunnery surrounded by green trees was just as she remembered it. It seemed to be full of incense, but it was cold and silent. A few strings of bronze bean bells swayed gently with the mountain wind under the flying dripping eaves. , The thick bell sounded down the mountain clearly, and the sound of the bell was like water, slowly calming Shangguan Ning's anxiety and shock from meeting Helian Muning by accident.

"Ning'er, come on, it's time for us to move forward!"

After Jiang's relief for a while, she called her daughter to get up, and Shangguan Ning followed behind Jiang, walking step by step to Jingguo Nunnery.

After about one stick of incense, they arrived at the gate of Jingguo Nunnery. Zhang Nanny and two young nuns were at the gate of the nunnery. Seeing Mrs. Jiang and Shangguan Ning approaching, they rushed forward to help Jiang. Shi one.

"Ma'am, the servants and servants have been settled properly, the dormitory has been cleaned again, and the inside and outside inspections have been completed, and some idle and irrelevant people have also been sent out!"

Nurse Zhang narrowed the distance from Mrs. Jiang a little, looked around with shrewd eyes, and said in a low voice: "Your maidservant and the supervisor in the nunnery inquired about the placement of that young master, the teacher of the supervisor Said to temporarily place it in the passenger compartment, said that we are female relatives and brought the young lady with us after all, I am afraid that we will be tired of the young lady's reputation, just send a servant to settle there quietly!"

After speaking, he straightened his body and returned to his previous position.

Jiang Shi nodded slightly, and the little girl who was waiting behind hurriedly ran down the mountain, and she must have gone to inform the driver in the carriage who was guarding Helian Muning.

"Benefactor, please follow the little nun to the guest hall to wash your hands. The master told the little nun to lead the two benefactors to the dining hall to have a meal first, and then go to the main hall to offer incense!"

The little nun who spoke was petite, with a fair face and ordinary appearance. The blue nunnery uniform made him even thinner, but his voice was peaceful and pleasant, which was very pleasant to the ears.

"Please, little master!"

Mrs. Jiang thanked the little nun in front of her. The little nun bowed slightly and returned a Buddhist salute before turning around and walking towards the gate of the nunnery.Jiang followed, and Shangguan Ning followed Jiang into the nunnery.

Jingguo Nunnery was built in the time of the ancestors. After a hundred years of history, the masters and presiders of all dynasties have expanded and renovated the nunnery, but many places still retain their original appearance. The bluestone slabs under Shangguan Ning’s feet were laid when the nunnery was first built. After a hundred years of wind and sun, the surface of the bluestone slab has long been as smooth as a mirror.

There is an open space in the gate of the nunnery, and a bronze incense tripod half a person's height is placed in the middle. It is the place where the pilgrims who enter the nunnery enter the first stick of incense. This stick of incense is also called Jinmen incense. Once the incense enters the nine pillars, there are nine colors of nine-pillar incense. The height of the incense for women is two inches, and the height of incense for men is three inches and three. Because men and women have different wishes, and the gods heard by heaven are also different, so this incense big difference.

Directly in front of the incense tripod facing the sun is the Xingfeng Hall. There are no gods in the hall, only a few uneven stone sills. To go to the main hall or other side halls, Xingfeng Hall is the only place to go. Pilgrims who come to offer incense can only The main hall can only be reached by crossing dozens of stone ridges.

Shangguan Ning heard that this was the rule set by Master Qi Yun, the first abbot of Jingguo Nunnery: People who enter the nunnery are all sentient beings, no official, no slave, no respect, no base, I think this is a way to wake up People in the world can worship incense devoutly and without distractions, but Master Qi Yun may not know that after the incense has been passed down from generation to generation, all those who can enter this Jingguo Nunnery are all officials and respected.

Mrs. Jiang and Shangguan Ning took the incense sticks that had been prepared in Xiaoni's hands, bowed down three times, and handed the incense back to Xiaoni, who was in charge of incense sticks. sand.The little nun who led the way before saw that the incense was finished, so she turned around and continued on her way. When she reached the gate of Xingfeng Hall, Mrs. Jiang turned around and took Shangguan Ning's little hand: "Ning'er, there are dozens of stone ridges in Xingfeng Hall, you are young. Mother dragged you through!"

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Shangguan Ning's answer, he took Shangguan Ning's hand and crossed the first low hurdle.

In front of you is the Ciyun Hall, the main hall of Jingguo Temple. The Ciyun Hall faces south and is three feet high. There are three horizontal and vertical guardians, and four statues of wind, rain, thunder and lightning.

The east and west sides of the main hall are side halls, which respectively enshrine the gods and Buddhas in charge of marriage, begging for children, official luck, wealth luck and peace. Although they are side halls, the incense is also very strong. In front of the statues of gods, they all offer incense and pray.

(End of this chapter)