Chapter 58: Watching the Divine Elephant
"Sister Chang!" Seeing Chang Suining coming out, Yao Xia waved with a smile.
Chang Suining walked towards her: "Let's go."
Yao Xia took her arm affectionately.
Although Chang Suining felt uncomfortable, he couldn't refuse, so he just asked as he walked, "Why don't I see Madam Ran from your house?"
"My cousin is accompanying my aunt to copy Buddhist scriptures and offer lamps."
As they talked, they walked a few dozen steps and saw a young man in brocade clothes waiting under a tree.
The young man was paying attention to the movements here. When he saw someone, he stepped forward and saluted. He was polite but not old-fashioned, with the youthful vigor: "I am Yao Gui, and I want to say hello to Madam Chang!"
"Sister Chang, this is my brother." Yao Xia said, "He also wants to go to see the gods, so it's a good opportunity for us to go together."
Going to see the divine statues was nothing more than a sight for the young men to see for themselves, and it was common for young men and women from all families to go there.
Chang Suining nodded and returned Yao Gui's greeting: "Then let's go over there."
Several people then set out together. Yao Gui had already inquired about the location of the observatory in advance. With him leading the way, and Yao Xia and Chang Suining talking behind, they arrived very quickly.
After Yao Xia learned the news, he went to Suining again. After several delays, when they arrived, there were already a lot of people.
"Look, there are two of them!" It was the first time that Yao Xia saw a real elephant up close, and he was completely stunned.
The royal family of Dasheng has been raising elephants for decades. Nowadays, elephants, which symbolize peace and auspiciousness, appear in many sacrificial and prayer ceremonies to carry treasure vases and sacrificial utensils. Therefore, people today consider it a blessing to be close to elephants.
At this time, it can be seen that the two sacred elephants are both white elephants, both of which are the physique of adult elephants. They are walking on the grass, occasionally lowering their heads to eat grass and drink water, and they look very docile.
Chang Suining's sight fell on the female elephant. When he saw the wrinkles on its slightly fluttering ears, his memories were suddenly pulled back to many years ago.
On a summer afternoon, a girl of about six or seven years old had her hair soaked through by the heat and stuck to her face, but she was still running and playing with a boy who looked 90% similar to her.
She lifted the hem of her cool blue palace dress and smiled happily, revealing a front tooth that had just fallen out.
Suddenly, as she passed by, the naughty little elephant in the elephant park sucked up water and sprayed it out, splashing her all over.
The girl jumped up and wiped the water off her face with her hands. Soon she grinned even more happily, put her hands on her hips and said angrily: "You sprayed me again!"
She climbed onto the elephant's back, waving a soft willow branch in her hand.
"Sister looks like a great general!" exclaimed the boy who was resting nearby being served by palace servants.
"Is that so?" The girl straightened her thin small back, raised her chin, and did not forget to cover her mouth which was leaking air and not very majestic.
At this moment, the little elephant suddenly quickened its pace and she leaned forward and quickly lay on the elephant's back.
"Princess, be careful!" a palace maid exclaimed.
The little elephant was not really without manners. It allowed the girl to lie on its back and walked slowly in the elephant park with the girl on its back.
It was not until the boy resting under the tree sneezed that the girl skillfully jumped off the elephant's back.
Her actions caused another burst of exclamations from the palace maids.
"...Axiao, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling uncomfortable again?" The girl half-knelt in front of the boy and raised her hand to test the temperature of his forehead like an adult.
"Sister, I'm fine." The boy shook his head, his clear eyes curved and he smiled at her. The afternoon sun shone through the gaps in the trees and onto his overly fair face, looking so golden and unreal.
The girl breathed a sigh of relief.
In a trance, she seemed to be able to feel the touch of her palm on the boy's forehead, warm and cool, which made her feel at ease.
Chang Suining curled her fingers slightly.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the divine elephants are docile in nature. Although they will not hurt people easily, it is still not advisable to feed or touch them rashly to be on the safe side. So please just watch from outside the bamboo fence." The elephant slave's voice of reminder sounded, and everyone nodded in response.
The bamboo fence was only half a person's height, so it naturally couldn't stop the elephants. But with the elephant slaves present, the elephants were docile and did not need special defense, so they would not jump out of the fence. The bamboo fence was set up to remind some young people who had no sense of propriety - some young people would always want to try to take another step forward if you didn't draw a line there for them.
At this time, everyone saw the female elephant walking towards the bamboo fence, followed by another male elephant.
The more timid ones quickly retreated.
The mother elephant's eyes were gentle and kind, flashing with spiritual light. Suddenly, she raised her trunk, opened her mouth and called out across the bamboo fence.
The sound of the elephant's call is gentle and ethereal, and seems to have the power to cleanse people's hearts.
When he met those eyes, Chang Suining really wanted to reach out and touch them.
However, Xiangnu's reminder was still ringing in her ears. Although she was not an obedient person, she did not like to do something stupid when she shouldn't attract attention.
"This is the roar of an elephant... This is the first time I hear it!" It took Yao Xia a while to come back to his senses. Soon he was attracted by the tusks of the male elephant nearby, so he pulled Chang Suining to see the male elephant.
"This ivory is so long and beautiful." Yao Xia raised her hand and tried to touch the ivory, but she obviously couldn't, and she didn't want to, let alone dare to touch it.
"These two divine elephants are indeed more majestic than the ones we saw before, hmm..." Cui Lang, who was not far away, nodded in praise and looked thoughtful. Just when Cui Tang thought he was about to compose a poem, he heard him say, "They are indeed divine elephants. They are different."
Cui Tang: “…” Okay, at least it rhymes.
"Atang, look... that's the Chang family's wife, right?" Cui Lang gently nudged his sister and suggested, "Why don't you go over and have a chat? As both are girls, we should have a lot to talk about."
Cui Tang chuckled, "You and my elder brother are both men, so why don't you have much to talk about?"
"Cui Tang, if you don't stab me for a day, you will feel uncomfortable all over, right?"
On the other side, Yao Xia, who was standing in front of the male elephant across the bamboo fence, turned around and looked at Yao Gui in confusion: "Brother, you came here not to see the divine elephant, but what are you looking at?"
Yao Gui shook his head: "Nothing, I just seemed to see someone just now..."
"Who is it? Is it someone I know?" Yao Xia also looked over subconsciously.
"Not an acquaintance, I guess I've seen him somewhere before..." Yao Gui scratched his head, "I only had a vague glimpse, maybe I was dazzled."
There was a lot of noise and people coming and going everywhere, so Yao Gui quickly looked away without thinking about it any further.
The two elephants were quite willing to get close to people. The male elephant stretched out its long trunk from the fence, trying to touch the person in front of it.
In front of it at this time were Chang Suining and Yao Xia. Yao Xia was extremely surprised by the elephant's initiative to show affection.
Chang Suining also raised her head and looked at the elephant. As she looked into the elephant's eyes, she suddenly saw the elephant retract its trunk and let out a cry.
This cry was different from the docile sound of the female elephant. Instead, it revealed a bit of displeasure and restlessness, which scared everyone around.
The elephant slave stepped forward and explained with a smile: "Don't be afraid, everyone. This is a male elephant. It may have a bit of temper, but it won't hurt anyone..."
While he was speaking, the male elephant had turned and walked away, leaving only the female elephant at the bamboo fence.
Chang Suining subconsciously turned around and looked behind him.
In the sight, a girl looked frightened, the young man cast a curious look at her, the maids and servants accompanying her were talking in low voices, everything was normal.
At this moment, a familiar voice suddenly appeared in Chang Suining's ears, interrupting her thoughts.
Thank you all for your concern. I feel much better today (especially my brain has returned to normal and I am no longer confused, but my body still hurts and my throat has started to hurt and my voice is no longer my own)
As for the issue of intravenous drip, I saw some book friends asked, so I will give a unified answer here. I am not a professional, so I can't give you any advice. Moreover, I didn't get it in the hospital. Like everyone else, the hospital was crowded. I got it in a familiar small clinic (I don't recommend it. I rarely get it in, but I couldn't stand it yesterday. I was in so much pain that I didn't care about the side effects and took painkillers randomly. I lost my mind and kept vomiting. I couldn't even drink water. I had no choice but to survive. After getting the drip, I slept for a night and came back to life.) And now my advice is: this symptom varies from person to person. There are many mild cases, but if it is very serious, you must not treat it as a "common cold". You still have to seek medical treatment within your ability! Don't be careless when facing the signals from your body! Don't choose to resist regardless of your own situation. In addition, pay attention to the contraindications of taking medicine. These popular sciences are all there. You can take some time to read them. I wish everyone peace.
(End of this chapter)
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