Mrs. Pei still has lingering fears about Ye Zhen who was almost assassinated in Huguo Temple last time. When Xu's house was ransacked, she went to Huguo Temple to fulfill her vow. Now that her daughter is back, she feels that she has to go to the Huguo Temple again. just do.
"Mother, I want to go to the medicine field today." Ye Zhen whispered, she didn't really want to go to Huguo Temple.
"When can't you go to the medicine field? The abbot of Huguo Temple is here today. Let's have an incense. Last time you were blessed and you were all right." Pei muttered.
Ye Zhen said helplessly, "Okay, I'll accompany you."
Mrs. Pei cast an angry look at her and asked the maid to prepare the carriage.
Lu Shiming came in from the outside, holding a letter in his hand, "What's the matter? Are you planning to go out?"
"Father, you came back so early today, didn't you go to play chess with Mr. Xu?" Ye Zhen asked with a smile when she saw him.
Because Ding You was at home, Lu Shiming had nothing to do on weekdays. Once he went to a chess club in Kyoto, and happened to meet Mr. Xu who passed by there. After playing a game together, they became friends. Now Lu Shiming goes to Xu's house every day.
But they only went after lunch, and Mr. Xu was not at home in the morning.
"I didn't go to play chess today, but I received a letter from Lord Ye this morning." Lu Shiming said.
Ye Zhen was slightly taken aback, "Huh?"
"Master Ye should arrive in Kyoto in two days." Lu Shiming said with a smile, "It should be for your marriage."
"..." Dad didn't come to stop her from marrying Murong Zhan, did he
Mrs. Pei said, "Master Ye can't live in Honglu Temple when he comes back this time. Would you like to invite Master Ye to live in our house?"
"Mother, you forgot. The emperor has returned the original Ye family mansion to father. This time when father comes back, he should live there." The Ye family mansion was sealed for two years and finally came back.
She and her father didn't care much about the Ye family's mansion, but the yard they lived in was designed by her father herself, she really liked it, and she was reluctant to give this house to others, so that others would ruin the painstaking efforts of her father in the past.
Mo Rongzhan should be able to see her thoughts.
"Father, what did my father say in his letter?" Ye Zhen asked curiously.
Lu Shiming said, "I just talked about this matter, there is nothing else, I just came to tell you, don't you still want to go out with your mother, go."
Mrs. Pei nodded, "That's right, Lord Ye didn't come back just two days ago, let's go to Huguo Temple first."
Ye Zhen could only say, "Okay."
It didn't take long for them to arrive at Huguo Temple. However, when Pei and Ye Zhen came, it happened to be the most crowded time, but Ye Zhen still noticed something different carefully.
"Mother, have you noticed that there seem to be many soldiers at the foot of the Huguo Temple?" Ye Zhen looked suspicious, as she walked along the way just now, she seemed to see a lot of soldiers.
Pei has been sitting in the carriage, unlike Ye Zhen who would lie on the window, she didn't notice any difference, "You must be wrong."
It wasn't until they entered the Huguo Temple that they realized that the Empress Dowager came to fulfill their vows today.
"The Empress Dowager is at the Huguo Temple now?" Ye Zhen asked the little monk who came to greet them in surprise, thinking that if the Empress Dowager came to fulfill her wish, why didn't she stop people who would offer incense at the foot of the mountain, let alone the Huguo Temple The various stalls outside were so lively that it was impossible to guess that the Empress Dowager would fulfill her wish inside today.
The little monk said in a low voice, "Yes, isn't Miss Lu here to find the Queen Mother?"
Ye Zhen was stunned for a moment, so this little monk thought she was looking for the Queen Mother, so he told her that the Queen Mother is here
She had no idea that the Empress Dowager would come to Huguo Temple today, if she had known, she would definitely not have come.
"Yaoyao..." Mrs. Pei tugged on her sleeve lightly, "The Queen Mother is here, should I go to pay her respects?"
Ye Zhen whispered, "The Queen Mother may not want to see us."
The queen mother is not as good as before, maybe she doesn't want to see her at all.
As soon as she finished speaking, a young monk hurried over, "Miss Lu, the Empress Dowager invites you to the back hall."
Ye Zhen was stunned, did the Queen Mother know she was coming so soon
"Mother?" Ye Zhen turned to look at Mrs. Pei.
Pei said in a low voice, "Then go pay your respects to the Queen Mother."
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At this time, the queen mother in the apse did not seem to be in a good mood.
She didn't expect that Lu Yaoyao would come to Huguo Temple today, didn't she come to bump into her on purpose
"Queen Mother, the slave has sent someone to invite the princess." Aunt Cheng said in a low voice, observing the change in the Queen Mother's expression. When she learned that the princess had also arrived at the Huguo Temple, she obviously found that the Queen Mother was very displeased.
It's just a coincidence. No one knew about the Queen Mother's visit to the Huguo Temple, and the abbot was not allowed to seal the temple. What is the Queen Mother upset about
"It always appears when you don't want to see it." The Queen Mother said coldly, Lu Yaoyao's appearance ruined all her plans for today, she absolutely must not let Lu Yaoyao know about that.
Aunt Cheng was startled, does the queen mother dislike the princess so much
The queen mother frowned and said, "Let Yaoyao come over."
After finishing speaking, she gave a wink to a maid next to her, and that maid quietly withdrew.
Not long after, Pei Shi and Ye Zhen came over.
"The minister's wife pays her respects to the Queen Mother."
"My daughter-in-law pays respects to the Empress Dowager."
The Queen Mother glanced at the two of them, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, "Get up, why did you come to Huguo Temple today?"
Pei said with a smile, "Going back to the Queen Mother, it was last year that my wife brought Yaoyao to pray for blessings. Although she has fulfilled her wish, but Yaoyao just came back and wanted to bring her here for incense. I didn't expect to meet the Queen Mother."
"Oh?" The queen mother glanced sideways at Ye Zhen, "Yaoyao, what wish did you ask for?"
"Going back to the Queen Mother, what I want is nothing but peace and prosperity, and nothing else." Ye Zhen replied in a low voice.
The queen mother nodded lightly, "The Ai family has fulfilled their wish today, you mother and daughter should go and offer incense."
Mrs. Pei has seen the empress dowager's love for Lu Yaoyao before, and seeing the empress dowager's indifference today, the shock in her heart is not small, and she finally restrained herself from turning her head to look at her daughter, "Yes, then we will not Sorry to disturb you, Queen Mother."
"Go." The queen mother nodded, she was willing to let them come to see her, it was enough face.
Pei took Ye Zhen out of the back hall, and the mother and daughter slowed down until they reached the front hall.
"Mother, are you alright?" Ye Zhen had already guessed the Queen Mother's attitude towards her, but Mrs. Pei seemed a little surprised.
"Yaoyao, did you upset the Queen Mother somewhere?" Mrs. Pei looked at Ye Zhen nervously, she hadn't entered the palace yet, the Queen Mother seemed to dislike seeing Yaoyao very much, what should she do when she enters the palace in the future
Ye Zhen smiled helplessly, "Mother, I am no longer a princess, how can the Queen Mother still love me like a daughter?"