Yu Jiao hugged Liu Yaoyu's arm with a smile on her face. She was really lucky to have such a good family.
It’s great to be able to live a new life in Taiyan.
The relationship between the two sisters is getting better and better. I don’t know if it’s influenced by Yu Jiao, but Liu Yaoyu is not so disliked by Tao Ge’er anymore. When she meets Tao Ge’er at Yu Jiao’s place, she will play with him for a while.
In the evening, Yu Jiao went to do moxa fumigation for the old lady. Liu Yaoyu and Tao Ge'er also went to Baoshou Hall with her. The three of them had dinner in Baoshou Hall. Maybe it was lively because there were so many people, the old lady Liu was very happy. When Tao Ge'er begged Yu Jiao to go to Lianxi Temple with him, she actually agreed.
The old lady asked Mama Liu to inform the eldest lady, saying that she would take Yu Jiao, Liu Yaoyu and Tao Ge'er to Lianxi Temple to burn incense and worship Buddha tomorrow.
Yu Jiao knew that the eldest lady favored Tao Ge'er very much, and she also heard from Liu Yaoyu that the eldest lady never allowed Tao Ge'er to leave the house.
After a while, Madam Liu came back and said with a smile, "Madam said she was worried that you would be tired with so many children, so she will go with you tomorrow."
This meant that Tao Ge'er was allowed to go as well. Tao Ge'er was so happy for a moment that he was like a child. He was just a child after all.
"Cuizhu, let's go back and find some clothes. I want to dress as handsomely as my big brother!" Brother Tao was so excited that he couldn't sit still. He took Cuizhu's hand and went back to the yard.
Cuizhu looked at the old lady, and she waved her hand and asked her to accompany Tao Ge'er back.
"Third sister, remember to call me tomorrow morning. Don't forget me." Tao Ge'er pulled Cuizhu out of Baoshou Hall and turned back to Yu Jiao worriedly.
Yu Jiao couldn't help but smile, "Okay, I'll go to Dongyuan to find you and my second sister tomorrow morning."
After returning from Baoshou Hall, Yu Jiao asked Jianjia to pack the prepared swastika incense and Baohe incense cakes in a carved wooden box and take them to Lianxi Temple tomorrow.
The next morning, Yu Jiao got up early. After washing, she had some breakfast. Because she was going to the nunnery, Yu Jiao picked out a lilac-colored padded jacket and a black plain embroidered skirt. Jian Jia combed Yu Jiao's hair into a bun very gently. Bai Lu knew that Yu Jiao didn't like complicated jewelry, so she chose a mutton-fat jade hairpin for her.
Yu Jiao's eyebrows and eyes are lively, and she is very suitable for plain clothes, which makes her dark almond-shaped eyes look more ethereal and clear, giving her a sense of otherworldly elegance.
Just as she had finished cleaning up, Tao Ge'er's excited voice came from the yard, "Third sister, third sister, are you okay?"
Bai Lu lifted the felt curtain, and Tao Ge'er ran into the house, feeling cold.
Seeing that Yu Jiao was already dressed, Tao Geer pulled Yu Jiao out and said, "Third sister, go and urge Liu Yaoyu. When I came over just now, she was still dressing up!"
Yu Jiao followed Tao Ge'er out and turned back to tell Jianjia to take the Zhuanxiang and Baohe incense cakes with her.
After leaving Yingyue Pavilion, Tao Ge'er suddenly remembered that he had tied his hair up. He let go of Yu Jiao's hand and said, "Third sister, do you think I look like big brother today?"
Today, Tao Ge'er was wearing the white brocade robe that Liu Ziqi often wore, and a jade hair crown on his head.
After dressing up like this, he lost a lot of his usual childishness. If he didn't do anything rash, at first glance, he would look like a handsome young man.
Yu Jiao smiled and said, "Brother Tao is as handsome as big brother."
Tao Geer grinned and laughed, very happy. He liked to be close to Yu Jiao because when Yu Jiao talked to him, her eyes were always clear and sincere, not coaxing him, unlike some people in the mansion, those maids and servants were obviously talking to him with a smile, but the look in their eyes made Tao Geer dislike.
When they arrived at the East Garden, Liu Yaoyu had already dressed up. She wore a double-breasted jacket embroidered with pear blossom patterns and a snow-green Sichuan brocade skirt. She was about to go out, and she had rouge on her face and her eyebrows were drawn like a crescent moon, looking very beautiful.
Yu Jiao then realized that the three siblings actually did not look alike. Liu Yaoyu's eyes and eyebrows were more like the First Lady's. She might have taken after her biological mother. Liu Ziqi looked neither like the First Lady nor Liu Yu, but his humble and scholarly air was exactly the same as Liu Yu.
"Are you stunned?" Liu Yaoyu walked up to Yu Jiao and waved her hand, smiling, "Am I that pretty?"
Yu Jiao smiled and nodded, saying sweetly, "It looks good."
Liu Yaoyu was so happy that she pinched Yu Jiao's fair and tender face and said, "Second sister loves you well."
Madam Liu came over and saw this scene. A smile appeared on her face. After she came closer, she said, "Are you done packing? Then go to your grandmother's place."
When they arrived at Baoshou Hall, Mother Liu helped Old Madam Liu, and the group got into the carriage by the screen wall. Originally, the eldest lady wanted Yu Jiao and Liu Yaoyu to ride with the old lady in one carriage so that they could chat and relieve the old lady's boredom, but the old lady refused. The children had finally gone out, and she didn't want to restrict them. So the eldest lady accompanied the old lady in one carriage, and Yu Jiao, Liu Yaoyu and Tao Ge'er took another carriage.
Lianxi Temple was built on the mountain, on the Xiaojunmei Mountain next to the northern enclosure of the city. It has been a hundred years old. In the previous dynasty, a concubine practiced in the temple. After she passed away at the age of a hundred, she left behind twenty-eight relics. Therefore, Lianxi Temple is very popular. On weekdays, the ladies in the capital come here to worship Buddha, ask for amulets, and offer eternal lamps.
Even though Emperor Mingzheng was obsessed with Taoism and Taoist temples were flourishing, the number of pilgrims to Lianxi Nunnery had never decreased.
When they arrived at Lianxi Temple, Yu Jiao got off the carriage first. She turned around to help Liu Yaoyu. A black wooden carriage passed by, and the horses pulling the Liu family seemed to be frightened and hid to the side.
Yu Jiao noticed that the black wooden carriage was pulled by a tall black horse. She didn't know if it was the legendary black horse. The black wooden carriage did not stop, but went straight through the mountain path in front of Lianxi Temple and went to the alley on the side.
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