They prepared for the lie, and as soon as Xiu Mu returned home, Bai Shan went into his own warehouse, and finally found a Buddha statue in one box, and a Lao Tzu statue in another box, all of which were carved from jade.
There are many statues of Buddha, but there are also two statues of Lao Tzu.
After careful comparison, Bai Shan took away the smallest statue of Lao Tzu, only one foot and a half tall.
The steward guarding the storeroom saw the young master holding out the statue of Lao Tzu, and immediately stretched out his hand to protect it, and said cautiously: "Master, this is carved from black jade, what are you doing with it?"
Bai Shan said: "Send it off."
The steward was taken aback, and quickly asked, "Does the old lady know?"
Bai Shan said: "I will know soon."
Then he wrote down the things he took out on the list, and ran away with the things after drawing.
The steward couldn't stop it in time, so he quickly took the notebook and stuffed it in his arms, then locked the warehouse and ran to report to the old lady.
The statue of Lao Tzu was custom-made by the old lady. It is made of rare and fine black jade, which is more than ten times more expensive than the three-foot-high sapphire Lao Tzu statue.
The young master chose the best one.
I heard that the old lady took the statue of Lao Tzu as if she was giving it away.
Mrs. Liu is indeed planning to take the portrait of Lao Tzu as a gift, and the one she wants to give is the old lady Zhang, a family friend of the Bai and Liu families.
Mrs. Zhang had given the position of patriarch to his son a few years ago, and he went to seek Taoism wholeheartedly.
Now that Bai Shan is about to grow up, after a few more years of study, she will definitely have to go back to her family, so she has to start a business in Longzhou, at least to make those who forget their grandparents and despise their grandchildren remember again. They, value them.
In this way, they will not be humiliated when they return to Longzhou to settle down.
She found that piece of black jade before winter last year, bought it at a high price, and hired a famous craftsman to carve it carefully. It took more than two months to carve it.
Mrs. Liu took the booklet and took a look. It was indeed her grandson's signature and stamp, so she put it down and asked with a smile, "Who is he going to give it to?"
The steward shook his lips, and said in a low voice: "The young master didn't say anything, the young one only saw that the young master went to Miss Man's side..."
The whole family knows that the Zhou family also believes in Laozi very much, and talks about Master Tianzun from time to time.
However, Mrs. Liu knew that her grandson and Man Bao were half-believing in the Taishang Laojun. If they believed it, they didn't really believe that ghosts and gods would help them; if they didn't believe it, they made wishes with ghosts and gods , and every worship is very pious.
Mrs. Liu shook her head and smiled, and said to the steward, "Forget it, if he takes it, give it to him."
Those two children, when they worshiped Lao Tzu, they would draw a portrait by themselves to replace it, and they would not even spend 20 Wen to buy a portrait from the Taoist temple. Take it away, I'm afraid it will be of other great use.
The steward was startled, and quickly agreed, then bowed and retreated.
Mrs. Zheng waited for him to leave before asking anxiously, "Mother, that old man's birthday gift..."
"Just looking for another gift," Mrs. Liu said with a smile, "there is more than one statue of Lao Tzu in this world, and what's the rush? There are still more than two months before his birthday, and the two children may live in two days." It's back."
Not long after, Bai Shan ran over to explain to Mrs. Liu, he also knew that the old man seemed to be giving away someone for his birthday, but he planned to borrow it first, "I will return it to grandma in fifty days."
Mrs. Liu frowned and asked, "Are you still taking it into the palace?"
Bai Shan nodded, "It's more convenient to burn incense this way."
Mrs. Liu rubbed her forehead and asked, "Can you take it in?"
Bai Shandao: "Man Bao asked Eunuch Wu for help, so it's not a big problem."
Not only did they have to bring it in, they had to bring it out again next time Xiu Mu, and they had to bring it in again when they entered the palace...
Anyway, it's a pious look.
As a foreign minister, it's okay for Zhou Man to carry this statue of Laozi in and out of the palace occasionally. After all, she can use it as an excuse to give it away for her own use, but it is obviously impossible to go in and out so frequently.
Who knows what the hell is going on with her
So even the guards who have a good relationship with her, just to be cautious, will not allow her to go in and out with such a thing after one or two times.
But it's different with Eunuch Wu's endorsement.
Standing behind Eunuch Wu was the Crown Prince. The old man seemed to be heading towards the East Palace when he entered the palace. The Crown Prince agreed, so the guards would naturally not be too obstructive.
So, when he entered the palace again, Bai Shan held a box in his arms, and Eunuch Wu came to pick him up in person, and then registered with the guards, indicating that the statue of Lao Tzu would come in and out several times.
This made the guards check more carefully. If they didn't allow it, they would have smashed the jade carving to see if there was anything stuck inside.
Man Bao looked at them and sympathized with them. After carrying the things into the palace, he said to Mr. Wu: "They are really pitiful. There are so many strange and ingenious things in this world. If one of them does not check carefully and leaks something into the palace, Is that their responsibility?"
Eunuch Wu: "...Little Doctor Zhou, you are the one they are checking now."
Man Bao didn't realize it at all, and nodded, "I'm a good person, and I never bring things into the palace."
Bai Shan, who was holding the box, nodded slightly, thinking to himself, because Uncle Zhou could hold all the things she wanted to carry, but Ming Lu could use them all.
It's just that they need to show it to others this time, otherwise he thinks it shouldn't be difficult for Uncle Zhou to bring this jade carving into the palace.
Eunuch Wu was also very interested in their statue of Lao Tzu, and asked, "Little Doctor Zhou, why don't you send the things to the Taoist temple for consecration, but consecrate it yourself?"
Man Bao said solemnly: "I am more sincere and more spiritual when I come here."
Eunuch Wu didn't know if he believed her or not, anyway, he didn't care about her after sending her to Chongwen Museum, but he still paid more attention to her.
Although I know that Zhou Man should not harm others or him, but after all it is a matter of relationship, so I still need to pay more attention.
Man Bao and Bai Shan placed the statue of Laozi on the east side, put the box in front of the statue of Laozi, and burned three sticks of incense to burn it.
When Bai Shan and Bai Erlang saw each other, they followed suit and bowed down. After a while, nine sticks of incense were stuck in front of the statue of Lao Tzu.
Bai Erlang asked, "Do you still have to recite scriptures?"
"It's okay, I'll read it for half an hour after I wash up, and I'll read it for half an hour in the morning."
Bai Erlang always felt that her attitude was perfunctory, but her behavior was very pious in the eyes of the palace people. Every morning and evening, when the maid who served her came to pour her face water and pick up dirty clothes, she would see Zhou Man sitting on her knees Lao Tzu chanted sutras devoutly before the statue.
She didn't even need to flip through the scriptures, she could read every word very clearly with her eyes slightly closed.
The maid felt that Mrs. Zhou Xiao was very powerful, so it was useless for a few days, and many people in the palace knew about it.