Although Wuzhuangguan is a professional customer for receiving royal guests, the empress dowager and the emperor travel, no matter how simple it is, it will not be easy.
The next morning, when Gu Rujiu boarded the horse-drawn carriage, he couldn't help turning his head to look at the large crowd of people outside Fang Jinbao's canopy carriage. The first thing he saw was his second brother on horseback.
Gu Rujiu waved to Gu Cunjing slightly, Gu Cunjing coughed dryly and grinned at his sister.
Seeing this, several colleagues who were acquainted with him all made fun of him, envy him for having such a well-behaved sister.
Hu Yunqi was the cousin of Gu Cunjing's wife, and he was about the same age as Gu Cunjing, and both of them were dragon guards. He glanced in the direction of Gu Rujiu's carriage several times, and said with a smile, "Second sister of the Gu family has become more and more prominent. I don't know which kid to go to for cheaper."
The smile on Gu Cunjing's face suddenly froze, and after a while, he gritted his teeth and said, "My sister is still young."
"Tsk tsk tsk," Hu Yunqi shook his head with a smile, but he also knew in his heart the love of the Gu family for their second girl, so he smiled a few words and said nothing more.
"What are you joking about?" Jin Yang, who was sitting in the Golden Dragon carriage, lifted the curtain and said with a smile, "You're so happy?"
Hu Yunqi glanced at Gu Cunjing, got off his horse and bowed to Jin Yang, "Your Majesty, Wei Chen is praising Brother Gu."
"Oh?" Jin Yang turned to look at Gu Cunjing, and then laughed, "Cunjing tell me, what are they complimenting you on?"
Gu Cunjing straightened his face, turned over and dismounted, and said truthfully, "Brother Hu, this is because I envy me for having a good girl."
After hearing this, Jin Yang nodded and said with conviction: "This is the truth." After speaking, he lowered the curtain, making Hu Yunqi, who heard his words, a little dumbfounded. He was stunned and turned to look at him. Cun Jing whispered, "What do you mean by this, Your Majesty?"
Gu Cunjing shook his head silently, feeling a little uneasy in his heart.
The speed of the carriage was not fast. Gu Rujiu opened the curtain and could only see the accompanying guards and eunuchs on both sides of the carriage, but not a single pedestrian.
Wuzhuang Temple is located on Baolu Mountain on the outskirts of Beijing. It is said that a white deer turned into a fairy a thousand years ago on this mountain, hence its name. Although I don't know if it's true or not, this mountain is really beautiful, quiet and ethereal.
Because nobles often go to the Taoist temple to pray for blessings, there is a carriage road at the foot of the mountain that leads directly to the entrance of the Taoist temple. Gu Rujiu found that there were guards along the way, and the guards were very strict.
In order to show respect for the gods and gods, the queen mother's phoenix frame stopped at a distance from the gate of the Taoist temple. Gu Rujiu got off the carriage and saw that the Queen Mother was already standing on the ground holding the hand of the palace maid, so she accelerated a few steps and walked to the side of the Queen Mother and stood still.
Seeing her coming, the Queen Mother turned around and patted the back of her hand, showing her intimacy.
The spectator of Wuzhuang Temple is Dafeng's famous Izumo Master. This Izumo Master has always only heard of his name but never saw him. Even if the Sima family or the Li family warmly invite him, this one may not show his face. This time when the Queen Mother and the Emperor came, this Immortal Izumo actually stood at the door to greet him, which was enough of the royal face.
Gu Rujiu turned to look at Empress Dowager Zhou and Jin Yang, both of them were smiling, but they couldn't see anything.
"The Lord of Merit is merciful, please come to the view, Lord of Merit." Izumo Zhenren is a thin old man with white hair, wearing a clean half-old robe, without a whisk in his hand, nor deliberately posing as a master. But it just gives people a kind of elegant and dusty feeling that can't be seen.
"There is a real person." The Queen Mother Zhou returned a Taoist ceremony, and Gu Rujiu also followed behind the Queen Mother and blessed her body.
"The Lord of Merit is the body of Jiutian Xiangfeng, and the poor road can't stand this ceremony." Izumo Shiren avoided the ceremony of the Queen Mother Zhou, and returned the gift in a proper manner. Turning to notice Jin Yang beside the Queen Mother, his eyes There was a slight light on, and then there was another respectful ceremony, "Xianglong's entry into the WTO is a blessing for all people."
A master is a master, and flattery is so fresh and refined. If others say such words, they must be full of shame and embarrassment, but this Immortal Izumo can say it, as if the queen mother and Jin Yang are truly blessed queen mother and emperor.
But no matter if this is flattering, or if Izumo has the so-called ability to figure out the face, but with his status in Dafeng, if this word spreads today, tomorrow the Queen Mother and Jin Yang will be in the hearts of the people, that is the destiny of destiny, and even It is a great blessing for the common people.
Could it be that it is false that the Queen Mother prayed for blessings, and that Izumo Master said these few words are true
But if this is the case, it would be unreasonable for Jin Yang to accompany the Queen Mother only yesterday. It doesn't seem like a rhythm arranged in advance.
She held the Queen Mother's hand, and was about to lift her feet to walk in and out, but Izumo Zhenren, who was about to turn around and lead the way, suddenly stopped and his eyes fell on her.
"Shenzhen, this is Ai's niece." The queen mother noticed that something was wrong with Izumo, and patted the back of Gu Rujiu's hand lightly, looking at Izumo with a smile on her face.
"Mercy and compassion," Izumo Shiren bowed and glanced at the empress dowager and the emperor, "this virtuous master has a good face, has both blessings and wealth, and has profound merit."
"As expected of a real person, she has such bright eyes. This girl was born in a wealthy family since she was a child, and her parents doted on it. Now she has the title of honor, and she was born cute and lovely. She must be blessed." Queen Mother Zhou patted Gu Rujiu and added a few more. Divided, but the smile on his face was as usual.
Although the real person Izumo is a real person outside the square, he is not a person who does not understand human affairs and customs. Seeing that the queen mother doesn't seem to want him to talk about this noble lady's face in front of everyone's eyes, she looks at the emperor beside her and turns around to lead them. Enter the view.
However, what he said made the Queen Mother Zhou think of herself back then, so she deliberately stopped his next words.
Gu Rujiu touched her forehead suspiciously. Is her face so good? So good that this Dafeng famous real person has opened his mouth in particular
In the main hall of the Taoist Temple, there are statues of saints of Sanqing, and the utensils and tributes placed before the case are very particular, which shows how strong the incense of this Taoist temple is.
Gu Rujiu knelt down behind Empress Dowager Zhou and the emperor, and after offering incense and salute, followed behind Jin Yang and inserted the incense into the incense burner.
After offering incense to the Sanqing sage, the Queen Mother Zhou added a lot of sesame oil to her mother's tablet. Jin Yang and Gu Rujiu also added a heart according to their respective identities.
After doing this, a little Taoist priest came over and led Gu Rujiu to the back yard to drink tea. Gu Rujiu didn't ask where the queen mother went, and followed the little Taoist priest to the back yard.
The backyard of Wuzhuangguan is very large. It is connected to the back mountain. Standing in the courtyard, you can see the opposite mountain.
Not long after Gu Rujiu sat down, he heard footsteps behind him. He turned his head and saw that Jin Yang was walking towards this side with several dragon guards and palace maids and eunuchs. Seeing this, she had no choice but to put down the teacup and congratulate Jin Yang with several maids.
"Junior sister, please take a seat." Across the stone table, Jin Yang sat down opposite Gu Rujiu, and after seeing Gu Rujiu sitting down, he asked the other dragon guards to sit next to the stone table next to him.
Gu Rujiu glanced at Gu Cunjing at the next table, reached out and poured a cup of hot tea for Jin Yang, "Your Majesty, please."
"Thank you," Jin Yang took the teacup and said with a smile, "I just set up a memorial tablet for... Princess Cheng in the audience. I only hope that she will be prosperous and healthy in the future, free from illness and disaster."
"God has the virtue of good life, and Your Majesty has filial piety, benevolence, and righteousness, and what you ask for will surely be fulfilled," Gu Rujiu knew that the Princess Cheng he was referring to was his biological mother, Sima, so he smiled and said warmly, "Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven. , how can God live up to your expectations?"
When he heard the word "filial piety", Jin Yang's face was already moved. After listening to Gu Rujiu's words, his expression became extremely relaxed: "I borrowed the words from my junior sister."
In this life, he couldn't call his biological mother a mother, and he already felt guilty. If he couldn't even erect a tablet for her in Wuzhuang, how could he be worthy of her fertility
Gu Cunjing at the next table looked a little helpless, and his hand holding the teacup was a little unstable. The emperor has already passed on to the empress dowager, and it is not appropriate to enshrine the tablet for Princess Cheng, and her own sister also mentions the word "filial piety". If this word spreads to the empress dowager, it will not be very good.
Looking at the palace maids and eunuchs around, Gu Cunjing sighed helplessly.
The queen mother and Izumo Zhenren talked about the Taoist scriptures for more than half an hour before appearing in front of everyone. At this time, it was almost noon. The Taoist temple prepared meals for the queen mother and others. Other palace maids, eunuchs and low-level guards, Solved by people they brought in themselves.
Gu Rujiu came with the empress dowager and the emperor, so she also sat with the two of them during the meal, so that many of the guards who followed came to see the empress dowager's attention to the second girl of the Gu family.
Everyone couldn't help but speculate in their hearts, did the queen mother intend to make the girl of the Gu family the queen? But the attitude of looking after the Gu family doesn't seem to be like that. Didn't he say that the son of Yang Guogong's family wanted to marry the second girl of the Gu family
No matter whether the royal family intends to marry the second girl of the Gu family, at least the queen mother's attitude towards the second girl of the Gu family is obviously very intimate, and it is nothing more than a daughter.
"I said," Hu Yunqi raised his chin toward the inner room, "your family won't..."
Gu Cunjing shook his head slowly: "Our Gu family has never been in the phoenix position for hundreds of years, not to mention that we have been spoiled and grown up for a long time since childhood, which is inappropriate."
Hu Yunqi knew what Gu Cunjing meant, that is to say, the Gu family never planned to cultivate a queen, nor did they plan to compete for the position of the queen? He glanced around and saw that no one noticed the two of them, so he whispered, "It's okay if you don't mean it, the third room of the Li family and the Sima family took a lot of thought."
Many aristocratic families have already guessed the thoughts of the Sima family's third room and the Li family, but they are only tacit.
Hu Yunqi believed that with the ability of the Gu family, he would have seen the thoughts of the two families long ago, so when the royal family was close to the second girl of the Gu family, he took the second girl of the Gu family to the mansion of Yang Guogong, so as to let the two families know They have no intention of being in the rear.
Thinking about it this way, I also feel that it is not easy to take care of the family. The Sima family and the Li family are afraid that the heat will make His Majesty unhappy, but the gain will outweigh the loss.