The master of Qingyuan Temple respectfully handed a bowl of tea to Li Wei and said: "Your Majesty, this is this year's Liu'an tea. I know you like to drink it, so I specially reserved it for you. Please have a taste."
Li Wei reached out and took the tea, nodding his thanks with a smile.
She gently stirred the foam, took a sip, nodded and praised: "It is indeed a good tea."
The Qingyuan Temple Master said with a smile on his face: "I have long been looking forward to the Queen Mother coming to drink this tea, and I have finally looked forward to having you here."
Li Wei said: "I remember that the steamed buns made by you in Guanli are good. I also asked the people in the imperial kitchen to make them twice according to the method you said. I always felt that the taste was different. I still like the ones you made in Guanli."
The master of Qingyuan Monastery said: "We monks don't have anything to do, so we just do this. It's rare for the Queen Mother to like her."
"You monks have a calm mind and are more sincere about food, so the food you make is purer."
Li Wei asked again about the harvest of Sanqingguan and other things.
Sanqing Temple is a Taoist temple belonging to the royal family. It is magnificent and magnificent. It has a lot of incense. It also has a lot of fields. There are also two shops in the city. Both the fields and the shops are exempt from taxes. Sanqing Temple's Life was going smoothly. The leader of Qingyuan temple added: "Two days ago, I heard that the ninth princess was seriously ill. Pindao asked for a spiritual talisman from the old man. Just when the princess arrived, he gave this talisman to the princess to wear."
As he said that, a little boy came forward holding a square plate filled with paint. There was a red paper bag in the square plate, and in the paper bag was the magic talisman.
Li Wei hurriedly stood up and said: "Infinite Heavenly Lord." She took the talisman and put it into a purse Shujia always carried.
Sanqing Temple is located halfway up Lishan Mountain. It is lined with green trees and offers beautiful views. In summer, the temperature here is obviously several degrees cooler than in the palace, so it is also a summer resort for the royal family. From Empress Long to Empress Sheng, they stayed here for several days during several dynasties.
Li Wei also likes the tranquility in the mountains, where there are not so many people and things, and there are not so many worldly thoughts. Here you can become one with nature and return to nature.
Li Wei took Concubine Ning and the two princesses to practice Taoist etiquette and listened to the Taoist classics explained by the temple master. You can also learn some wisdom that you cannot know from books.
The ritual ceremony began the next morning. An incense altar had been set up in the temple. The master of Qingyuan Temple was wearing an apricot Bagua Taoist robe. He was shaking a bell in one hand and holding a mahogany sword in the other, and was chanting obscure incantations.
Li Wei burned incense in front of the gods and prayed to the gods for good weather and peace for the country and the people. In fact, she also wanted to pray privately to return to that highly developed era, but she had long known in her heart that she and Zhao Qian were not from that era in the first place, and they were destined to never go back. Her wish became singular.
The ritual lasts for three days. After the ritual in the morning, there is a fast. Li Wei let Shujia try the steamed buns in the Taoist temple. Shujia already liked the steamed buns here and ate two of them in succession. When she wanted to eat more, the nanny stopped her. Li Wei grabbed one from the plate and gave it to Shujia. He said: "You have been running in and out in the past two days. It is consumed quickly. It doesn't matter if you eat more. It can be digested."
The wet nurse then left Shujia alone.
Although it was a simple vegetarian dish, everyone enjoyed it. The porridge made in Taoist temple does not have that light astringency and tastes more salty. Even the steamed buns made with purslane filling have a unique flavor.
After eating and sitting for a while, Li Wei asked the wet nurse to take Shujia to rest. Li Xing stayed with him.
"Queen Mother, can I also go to the hot spring here later?"
In addition to the Royal Taoist Temple Sanqing Temple where you can study Taoism and nature, there is also a royal garden in Lishan Mountain. There is a fragrant soup in the garden, which is very private and outsiders will never trespass.
Li Wei nodded and said: "Of course, I will ask someone to choose a better bathing pool for you. You can soak in it for as long as you like. However, the water temperature here is relatively high. You have to pay attention to replenishing water. It is not suitable to soak for too long at one time. , otherwise you’ll get dizzy easily, so you’ll need to come out for some fresh air soon.”
Li Xing smiled and nodded: "You are my sister after all. She is very familiar with this place. I will listen to you."
My family also owned a hot spring hotel in the past, so I have long been accustomed to hot spring bathing. After Li Wei came back, when he was tired, he really missed the bathing pools at home. Now that I have finally come to Lishan, I naturally want to take a dip.
Li Wei planned to take a nap and then go to the pool after waking up from his nap. However, Li Xing couldn't wait any longer. He called the maid and made some preparations before going out. Li Wei only has such a sister beside him now, so he can just let her be.
Lan Hui put down the tent, added a handful of benzoin to the incense burner, and ordered the people to watch and obey.
Li Wei lay on the hibiscus mat and fell asleep. She dreamed of that day in February of the eleventh year of Emperor Kangxi's reign. On that day, she was carefully dressed up by her family, and then she was stuffed into a sedan chair. Her sixth brother rode beside the sedan chair, escorting her all the way. Walk in the direction of the palace. The sun was nice, but a little dazzling. After walking for an unknown amount of time, the sedan finally set down. Someone lifted the curtain and asked her to get off.
"Awei, come with me."
There was no hijab on her head, and she immediately saw the tall man in front of her with snow-white skin, wearing a bright red python robe. The man stretched out his hand to her, but she didn't dare to hand it over.
Li Wei called out in a daze: "Your Majesty, where do you want to take me?"
"Where else can we go? Let's go visit the church and get married."
"No, no, let me go, it's a mistake, it's a mistake!" Li Wei screamed and woke up. She opened her eyes, her forehead was covered with sweat, and the room was still bright.
She thought of the scene in her dream, and her chest beat faster and faster. Li Wei didn't dare to sleep anymore. She sat up slowly and called someone to come in and serve her.
It was Haruka who agreed to come in.
Qingxiang stood in front of the bed and reported to Li Wei through the curtain: "Queen Mother, the regent is here."
Li Wei was taken aback and asked quickly: "What is he doing here?"
"The prince said he had something important to report."
"..." Li Wei rubbed his forehead and breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "I know, please wait for him."
Lan Hui wanted to make a simple bun with her hair and put on a black silver hairpin. Then Li Wei put a small jasmine flower ball on her temples.
Li Wei stretched out his hand to pull it: "What kind of flowers are you wearing? It's not good."
But Lan Hui said: "It's not a gorgeous flower, so it won't bother you. Your Majesty, you've been complaining of a headache these past two days. Doctor Lu said that the scent of jasmine can relieve some of the pain."
When Li Wei heard about it, he gave up.
She washed her face, changed her clothes again, and then went to see Zhao Qian in a side hall in front.
(End of chapter)