The Bodhi tree stands tall. Its branches and leaves are luxuriant, and the clouds are rising. The mantra of Avalokitesvara is chanted. Prajnaparamita is in the green pond. A golden lotus buds on a stem. Crystal tears roll on it.
Piece by piece, layer by layer, stacked up, slowly... blooming with the intention, the arousal of the mind, the astonishment of all living beings, and the extinction in emptiness.
The dancers' bodies are ethereal and their hands, eyes, body, methods and steps change from blooming to budding: the body of a bodhisattva with a peacock spreading its feathers, the body of a pratyekabuddha blooming with golden light, the body of a voice-hearer with harmony and clarity, the body of a god with all-seeing hands and eyes... The sixteen bodies of Avalokitesvara are perfectly interpreted in the last body of Indra.
The thirty-two manifestations of Avalokitesvara are at ease in the ethereal Sanskrit and Prajna, suddenly rising and sometimes stopping, sometimes graceful, sometimes enchanting, sometimes half-screen, sometimes flying, dancing lightly and humming softly in the mysterious outer space of the Nine Heavens.
The solemn, ethereal, and clear-voiced bodhisattva mantra gradually slowly and quickly enters the ears: The prince of the Four Heavenly Kings will respond. If all living beings desire to be reborn in heaven and command ghosts and gods, I will appear before them in this body and preach the Dharma to them.
It was like a dream, a divine song, or a magic sound. The heroine responded. The heroine was the queen. If there was a woman who could establish herself in domestic affairs and improve her family and country, she would appear in this body and preach.
When the song ended and the dance stopped, Wu Mei was still intoxicated by the powerful visual shock of the Thousand-Armed Guanyin created by Li Hong using the Thousand-Armed Guanyin dance from his previous life and adding a lot of Bodhisattva sayings.
For a long time, he could not believe Wu Mei in front of him. On the left sat Li Hong, and on the right sat Li Zhong. After a long while, he said blankly: "Hong'er, please invite these people into the palace. It seems that you should be included in the ten banquet music pieces..."
"No, no, no, mother, this is your creation, not mine." Li Hong looked fawning, like a Japanese translator.
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Wu Mei rolled her eyes at him, looked at the dancer who was still kneeling there, and said slowly: "Lian Tie, give me a reward."
Then he turned his head and said, "You are the only one with so many ideas. When did you start doing this?"
Wu Mei didn't object and seemed very happy. Li Hong held Wu Mei's arm and said, "You haven't seen Bai Chun and the others all day, right? Since I arrived in Taiyi City, I have let them have sex. They are still not satisfactory now. After some sex, they will look better than now."
Li Zhong on the other side sat there respectfully and cautiously. He didn't dare to eavesdrop on the conversation between the mother and son.
Seeing Wu Mei turned her head, he quickly stood up, saluted and said, "I, your son Li Zhong, congratulate you, mother. I'm afraid only you could have come up with this dance. It's not an exaggeration to say that it is the national dance of the Great Tang."
Li Zhong, who had been waiting for her at the door of the restaurant early this morning, had made Wu Mei relax her guard against him over the past few years, and she no longer hated him as much as before. Judging from the current situation, she had a son, Li Hong, and the position of the crown prince was as stable as it could be. Even if Li Hong wanted to make trouble secretly, it would be useless. Who was Li Hong? This little bastard was not an easy person to deal with, and his mind was as clear as a mirror.
"Zhong'er, what did you gain from your visit to Taiyi City this time? Did the prince make things difficult for you? If so, you can tell me and I will help you make the decision." Wu Mei's cheap words made someone curl his lips.
"My mother, the Crown Prince has always been very caring towards me. This time I went to Taiyi City just to get more for the Liangzhou merchants, and the Crown Prince has been very caring towards me."
Wu Mei was only polite to him on the surface. After exchanging a few pleasantries, Wu Mei stood up, holding Li Hong's shoulder and said, "It's getting late. I've been traveling, eating, and watching dance all day. I'm tired. Zhong'er, go back and have a rest. Hong'er will take me back."
"Yes, mother. Your son Li Zhong is here to see you off." The moment Wu Mei stood up, Li Zhong stood aside with his head bowed.
Someone who was struggling with the last bunch of grapes was mercilessly grabbed by the ear by Wu Mei's jade hand and carried away.
"It hurts, it hurts, mother, please be gentle, there are so many people here, please give me some face, after all, Taiyi City is my son... I'm wrong, I'm wrong, mother, please."
Everyone in the restaurant was trembling with fear as they watched the current queen and the crown prince slowly walk out of the restaurant accompanied by palace maids and eunuchs.
Taiyi City was still bustling with people at night, but this street was obviously not the same. Although it was still brightly lit, except for this restaurant, there were no customers in the other restaurants except for the lights on.
Wu Mei also knew some of these things through Lian Tie. Wu Mei, who was dozing in the carriage, said slowly: "Who did you learn this from? You have sealed off the whole street tightly, leaving only the lights on and not allowing people to do business. As a prince, do you still want to be arbitrary?"
"You are wrongly accusing me. Now you are here. Every time I go out, I follow the crowd. This is your first time in Taiyi City. I have to think about your safety. What if everyone wants to see the queen who is the mother of the country and is so beautiful... Oh no, I'm wrong, mother." Li Hong didn't flatter the horse well and hit the horse's hoof.
"Then when do you plan to let me visit the restricted area of your Taiyi City?" Wu Mei asked as she slowly opened her beautiful, bright eyes.
"You can go anytime, how about tomorrow? Anyway, I am almost done with my work now, and most of the merchants in Taiyi City have left. There are still some left who either have business or are reluctant and want to wait and see. There is nothing else to do." Li Hong leaned towards Banmei and nestled comfortably in the arms of the palace maid.
Wu Mei sighed helplessly in her heart. She was too lazy to watch the scene. She turned her head to look out the window. Her pretty face was reflected on the glass, flashing.
For several days in a row, Wu Mei indeed witnessed Li Hong's methods. No matter where he went, he would block the roads, block the roads, block the roads. This low-key and luxurious pomp also made Wu Mei, who was accustomed to the royal pomp, feel fresh for a few days, so she just let Li Hong do what he wanted.
She also saw that Li Hong was deliberately showing off in front of other clan members. Princess Qianjin, Princess Honghua, Prince Cao Li Ming and others, after being summoned by Wu Mei, went their separate ways and returned to their own nests to figure out what to do next. It was not their character to sit and wait for death in such a matter.
But today, when visiting Taiyi Mountain, Wu Mei has made up her mind that she must not do things the way the little thing does, but must do things her way.
The Prince's six accompanying guards were rejected by Wu Mei, and the secret protection of "Shenhua" was rejected. Even Bai Chun and others were rejected by Wu Mei. She only allowed Li Hong to bring two palace maids, Bai Lu and Xiao Han. The rest were all Wu Mei's people who came to Taiyi City this time.
"Mother, no, I don't agree." Li Hong said with a pout, standing in Wu Mei's bedroom on the fifth floor.
Wu Mei looked at herself in the mirror, dusted off her clothes, turned her head and asked, "How is it, Hong'er, does your mother look bad in your father's men's clothes?"
Li Hongsheng sat on the soft couch in a sullen manner, took a look and said, "Mother, narrow-sleeved skirts are not a hindrance when climbing the mountain. Why do you want to wear father's round-necked robe?"
"You have prepared everything. If you leave it here, who knows when your father can wear it. What's wrong with your mother wearing it for him once?" Wu Mei ignored the dissatisfaction on Li Hong's face. Her waist-length hair had been tied up by Banmei like a man. She carefully put an exquisite futou on her head and fixed it.
At this time, a handsome scholar in his thirties appeared in the mirror. He was wearing a light blue round-necked robe, a leather belt around his slender waist, a glittering jade pendant hanging around his waist, and a pair of deerskin thin-soled boots on his feet.
A neck as white as jade, pink and delicate cheeks, bright and lovely eyes, and a slender and attractive nose. The whole person looks heroic, clear and fresh.
"You have thin eyebrows without any makeup, but you look good in plain clothes. Please don't let my father see you like this. If he sees you like this, I'm afraid he won't be able to take his eyes off you..." Li Hong got up from the couch and ran out.
Wu Mei walked out with her hands behind her back, smiling, and said, "You sounded reasonable at first, but it became more and more ridiculous later on. It seems like no one has been disciplining you during this period of time!"
"I'm praising you, okay?" Li Hong said aggrievedly.
Banmei followed behind Wu Mei, lowered her head and smiled softly. Since the Queen came to Taiyi City these few days, she has become more and more beautiful, and she is in a very good mood, as if... as if she has become more like a beautiful woman.
The carriage had already been prepared downstairs. In addition to Wu Mei's two palace maids, there were also two palace maids of Lian Tie and Li Hong, and about a hundred guards. Wu Mei only let Lian Tie choose ten people.
So a group of more than ten people rushed to Mount Emei. Wu Mei seldom went to Cuiwei Mountain alone. Even if accompanied by Li Hong, Wu Mei was not interested. Unless accompanied by Li Zhi, she would reluctantly stay there for a few days.
So in the past few years, Wu Mei rarely came here. Basically, she was unwilling to live in Chang'an City and would go to the eastern capital Luoyang.
Some people know the reason behind this. That is, on the day when Queen Wang was executed, Queen Wang said to Wu Mei before she died: "Wu is a foxy woman! In my next life, I must be born as a cat. I curse you, Wu, to be reborn as a mouse. I must strangle you to death to avenge myself!"
So no matter whether Li Hong later pretended to be a ghost and performed magic for her in the palace, or asked a high monk to chant sutras to ward off evil spirits, Wu Mei would still have nightmares occasionally. Every time she dreamed of Queen Wang, she would wake up from the dream and then find it difficult to fall asleep.
Taiyi Mountain is Mount Zhongnan. The royal family of the Li Tang Dynasty worshipped Laozi as the saint ancestor. After Li Yuan established the country, they built the grand "Zongsheng Palace". Li Hong remembered that Li Chunfeng and Yuan Tiangang seemed to be in this palace now.
When Li Hong was faced with Wu Mei's question about why he chose to build Taiyi City at the foot of Taiyi Mountain, Li Hong always curled his lips and said, "Maybe I have a connection with Taiyi Mountain. I have developed an inexplicable fondness for it since I was born...ah."
As expected, Wu Mei, who was walking on the mountain road, slapped him in the face. She would never believe such nonsense. The little guy built Taiyi City at the foot of Taiyi Mountain, he must have some ulterior motive.
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