The abbot said: "The queen mother has worked hard all the way, please enter the temple."
"Please take care of the abbot."
"Too serious, please."
The queen mother nodded and walked inside with a group of female relatives.
The abbot caught sight of Su Ying in the crowd, clasped his hands together, and asked with a smile, "How is Princess Huai these days?"
Su Ying stood still, with a smile on her face, folded her hands together and saluted him back: "Thank you, Abbot, for your concern, everything is fine."
Everyone's faces showed astonishment and shock. Apart from Master Jieran, the abbot was the most respected person in the Great Buddha Temple.
He seldom shows up on weekdays and refuses to meet guests. If it weren't for the empress dowager's face today, everyone might not see him.
Now he actually took the initiative to say hello to Princess Huai, and even looked at her with a very respectful expression.
The Queen Mother was also surprised, she glanced at Su Ying with a satisfied look in her eyes.
At this time, a lady from the Wang family said in a low voice: "Concubine Huai is a lucky person. I heard that a certain concubine wanted to see the abbot last time. She waited for a long time, but she couldn't even meet her face. Now the abbot took the initiative to meet with the abbot. She greeted, presumably because of her profound blessings."
"That's right, you see there are so many people today, the abbot has to say hello to her alone..."
Now they are so surprised to see the master greeting Su Ying. If they know that the most respected master understands that they have a good personal relationship with Su Ying, they will be too shocked to speak.
Yu Qing's face was a little stiff when she heard the discussion behind her, that certain imperial concubine was not herself.
Her eyes fell on Su Ying involuntarily, and there was a hint of hatred in the movement of her eyes.
On the way for the abbot to welcome the crowd to the main hall, Yu Qing walked up to Su Ying and casually asked, "Could it be that the sister-in-law and the abbot are old acquaintances?"
Su Ying smiled faintly: "It's just that I have been here a few times before, and I happened to meet the abbot a few times."
Yu Qing said, "Oh, so that's the case."
Everyone suddenly realized that Princess Huai just had better luck and happened to meet the master a few times.
The Empress Dowager understood the abbot's temper in her heart, and her eyes revealed a thoughtful look.
The abbot went in with a group of female relatives. In front of him was a secluded cobblestone path, which was very elegant and interesting.
The temple is dignified and unsophisticated, with halls and pavilions as a whole, with green ancient cypresses and magnificent palaces.
The cleaning of the temple is elegant and clean. Today, because of the arrival of the queen mother, it is extraordinarily quiet here.
Su Ying recalled that she hadn't been here for many years, and the flowers and trees here didn't seem to have changed.
Speaking of which, it has been a long time since she came here to visit Master Qingran, and if she finds time, she will go to see him.
In the past, when the Empress Dowager went to burn incense and pray for blessings, Concubine Mi always served her closely, so this time she naturally walked to the Empress Dowager's side.
Seeing this, Nanny Hu who was beside the Queen Mother also took a step back to make room.
But the queen mother beckoned to Su Ying: "Ying'er, come to Ai's house."
When Concubine Mi heard the Queen Mother's words, her pupils constricted suddenly and her face turned pale.
If she had lost to the two children before, she would have nothing to say, and those two could entertain the Empress Dowager, making them so happy too quickly. But now the Empress Dowager has brought Su Ying by her side, Su Ying is the one she hates the most!
Concubine Mi clenched her hands tightly into fists, trembling uncontrollably.
At this moment, she can't adapt to this gap, she has only been grounded for a month, why everything has changed, everything is different!
There were faint whispers coming from behind: "What's going on? It wasn't rumored that the Empress Dowager didn't like Princess Huai, so why treat her so well now?"
A young lady chuckled and said, "A mother is more expensive than a child. If the Queen Mother spoils those two children, she will naturally spoil their biological mother."
"It's not certain, but judging from the current situation, Concubine Mi is probably completely out of favor..."
"I thought she would never fall out of favor as the Empress Dowager's niece."
"A flower does not have a hundred days to be red, and a person does not have a thousand days to be happy. Who knows what will happen in the next moment?"
"Concubine Mi must say goodbye when she comes today. It's just bad luck for her to go away recently."
Concubine Mi's face turned red when she heard those voices, she was furious, but she couldn't express it directly on her face, she just snorted coldly.
After they taunted Concubine Mi, they became jealous of Concubine Huai again.
It's just that this time they learned how to behave, and their voices were extremely low.
"Speaking of which, Princess Huai is only relying on her two sons to be favored..."
"That's right, who knows what will happen next?"
"Speaking of which, Princess Huai is also very powerful. First, she coaxed Duke Huai into obedience, and now she has taught the two children so well. You see, the queen mother has changed her view of her now. I think these two children are no less than the queen mother. Speak nice words in front of you."
"Don't look at Princess Huai's lack of scheming, but in fact she has the most powerful means. I heard that the Queen Mother was ill a while ago, and Princess Huai and her two children are by my side every day, and they stay here all day long."
"There is such a thing?"
"I don't know why the queen mother fell in love with her, but she suddenly changed her gender."
The queen mother was led by the abbot to the main hall, where everything has been settled properly.
Listening to the murmuring voices around her, the Queen Mother's face was condensed, how could anyone make noise in the place of Buddhism.
Her face was tense, her expression was solemn, and her eyes swept towards them coldly.
All the female relatives only felt that there was an invisible oppression falling on them, and all of them immediately lowered their heads and remained silent.
Yu Qing looked at Su Ying serving the Queen Mother, and frowned involuntarily.
Recently, Su Ying and her two sons have indeed received too much attention from the imperial grandmother. If it continues for such a long time, it will be very bad for Fei Fei and Xiao Jing.
Su Ying handed the lit incense to the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager took the lead in kneeling on the futon, offering incense and kowtow reverently.
Su Xiaorui and Ye Xiaonian also imitated the Empress Dowager, kneeling reverently.
After a set of complicated etiquette, the Queen Mother finally finished worshiping the Buddha and praying for blessings.
Su Ying helped the Queen Mother get up, took the incense from her hand and handed it to the monk beside her.
Concubine Mi watched from behind, feeling depressed and silent, she had finally instigated the queen mother to reject Su Ying, but now the queen mother did not reject her, Su Ying actually occupied her original position.
Concubine Mi's eyes suddenly caught sight of the lottery in front of the Buddha, she stepped forward and said with a smile: "Auntie, you have to draw a lottery every time you come. You are in good health recently, why don't you draw a lottery to protect your health?"
The queen mother nodded: "Just ask for Ai's family to sign."
It is said that before the Buddha asked for a lottery, he had something in his heart, and the signer had something to say.
"Yes!" Concubine Mi raised the corners of her lips triumphantly, stepped forward, and took the stick from the monk's hand.
Concubine Mi knelt devoutly on the futon, holding the stick with both hands and shaking it. She closed her eyes and prayed for a while before finally pulling out a stick.
Concubine Mi handed the lottery to the abbot, but saw that his complexion changed slightly, and his tone was a bit hesitant: "This is the lottery."
[Author's digression]: The third chapter is almost finished