C133 (2/2)
”Mother, why can't you use your fingers?”
”Because that is a disrespect towards Buddha. Not only Buddha, but even for humans, you can't point a finger at him and speak to him. Remember that?” Shen Zhu laughed, and explained patiently.
”Mother, I understand.” Jingshu nodded obediently.
Xia Zhi walked at the very back and heard their conversation. He thought to himself, This Lady Shen is not only intelligent and capable, he also has a way of teaching his children …
The group entered the hall. Besides the Buddha statues at the head, there were also many Arhat statues on both sides of the hall. Beside the incense burner stood a monk wearing a monastic robe.
Jingshu tugged onto Shen Zhu's clothes, and curiously sized up the statues in the palace. Although she really wanted to cheer in excitement, thinking back to how Mother had repeatedly reminded her last night, she could only suppress her excitement — —
The Mother had said that the temple was a sacred ground of the buddhist faith and should not be disturbed
In the hall, Xiao Ya passed the lit incense to Noble Consort Su and Madame Ye.
Seeing that, the Noble Consort Su smiled and waved to Shen Zhu, ”Come, Yue Niang, come and greet us.”
”Yes, aunt.” Shen Zhu replied, just as he raised his leg, he saw Xia Zhi walking over.
”Lady Shen, it's so inconvenient for you to carry a child. Ruanruan, let me carry the child for you.” Xia Zhi whispered.
”Thank you, Miss Xia Qi.” Shen Zhu carefully handed Ruanruan over to him.
There were three prayer mats placed in front of the incense table. The moment Shen Zhu walked over, Xiao Ya immediately passed the remaining incense to him, and the three of them kneeled on the prayer mats to kowtow, after which Xiao Ya took the incense and placed it one by one on the incense burner. The three of them clasped their hands and bowed once more.
After they finished bowing, Noble Consort Su and Madame Ye brought Xiao Ya to the little monk and chatted for a while, adding a lot of incense. The monk at the side of the incense table was naturally very courteous to the two rich people.
”I have heard that the buddhist temple's examination of the Clear Water Town is a little unstable recently, so I would like to ask master to calculate a bit of divination. I will have to trouble master to give me some pointers.” Noble Consort Su asked politely.
”Amitabh —” The monk said, ”Almsgiver, all living things are empty. There is no beginning of the heart, and originally, you were calm and at ease.”
”Master is right.” The Noble Consort Su nodded.
The three of them chatted for a while longer. The monk spoke a few sentences that sounded profound and unfathomable. Afterwards, he brought a group of people to request the safety talisman. What did he mean by 'open' light?
Under the lead of the little monk from the temple, the group wandered around the temple for most of the day before returning.
Shen Zhu went back and immediately got one for everyone in his family.
A few days later, Beijing sent someone to deliver the secret letter.
When Noble Consort Su read the contents of the letter, the corners of his mouth slightly lifted. Madame Ye who was sitting beside him and drinking tea noticed it and laughed as he opened his mouth, ”Madam, why are you so happy?”
”Ling'er has ordered someone to send a letter, telling me to return to the palace quickly …” Noble Consort Su laughed as he spoke, and casually passed the letter to Madame Ye.
”The good show is about to begin. What's the use of not having the main character like you?” Madame Ye roughly glanced at the letter, and finally sighed lightly, ”I'm afraid there's going to be a storm in the capital.”
”I've only seen Wen'er for a few days, and she's about to leave. I feel somewhat reluctant …” Noble Consort Su said with some sadness.
”After enduring for over twenty years, there's no need to be hasty. Furthermore, since you have already seen it, it can be considered as your wish. Once the dust has settled, Master Su's family can return to the capital.” When the Madame Ye heard this, he advised in a low voice.
”The princess consort is right.” Noble Consort Su also sighed. Although he knew that Su Zhizhong and the others would soon reunite with him in the capital, he had just seen his son.
”We cannot delay matters in the capital. We will get up tomorrow morning and return to the capital.”
”This matter shall be arranged by the Crown Princess.”
The two of them discussed for a while and passed on the news that they would be returning to the capital tomorrow. As it was still early in the morning, Uncle Chen immediately sent people to prepare for the battle when he received the news.
That night, the Noble Consort Su called Shen Zhu over to his room.