Chapter 117 Pei Ji, once again enveloped in coldness
"Hmm?" came the voice, full of doubt.
"Right in her palace, there is a small white jade Buddha. I always see her taking the Buddha statue out to worship in the middle of the night. I don't know if it's just a coincidence that I always see it in the middle of the night, or if she only does this in the middle of the night."
This surprised Sheng Sheng somewhat.
There's a saying that goes, "You don't have to believe in some things, but you should still maintain a sense of awe."
In Sheng Sheng's heart, Empress Zheng has always been like this.
Although Empress Zheng praised Xie Yunjia for her ability to calmly worship Buddha, Empress Zheng's words revealed that she herself was not a Buddhist.
If Empress Zheng were a Buddhist, she wouldn't have just offered a few words of praise.
Moreover, having been in the palace for so long, apart from the Empress Dowager, I've never heard of any other concubine in the palace being a Buddhist.
Why did Empress Zheng secretly recite scriptures by herself in the middle of the night?
Before Sheng Sheng could even figure it out, she was already standing at the entrance of Jingyue Pavilion.
After the Imperial Household Department changed its head, knowing that Pei Ji was someone they couldn't afford to offend, they sent people to Jingyue Pavilion to say that the place needed to be renovated.
Pei Ji did not agree, but the Imperial Household Department wanted to do something to show their superiors their current correct attitude. So, taking advantage of Pei Ji's absence at the palace banquet yesterday, the Imperial Household Department took a large group of people and expanded the front yard by two times on their own initiative.
Not only did they replace everything except the house with new ones, they also built a small pavilion in a corner of the yard.
There was a stone table in the small pavilion. Sheng Sheng fell in love with the pavilion at first sight. She couldn't even imagine how wonderful it would be to sit in the pavilion in the summer, cool off, and eat some frozen fruit.
"Wow, the Imperial Household Department is so fast! Brother Pei Ji was only gone for two or three hours, and they were able to repair the pavilion?"
Zijuan smiled and said, "Not to mention that the Imperial Household Department had made preparations long ago, the craftsmen in the Imperial Household Department are all highly skilled. As long as there are enough people, it is reasonable for it to be completed in two hours."
He let out a soft "oh," picturing a group of people carrying things, huffing and puffing as they came over, put them down, started banging and hammering, and then walked away in a large group.
Afu emerged from behind the house carrying an empty wooden bucket, seemingly having just returned from watering the vegetable garden.
Afu had long considered Shengsheng one of his own, and when he saw her arrive, he was no longer reserved and greeted her familiarly.
"Hey, Second Princess!" Afu noticed the white cat on her shoulder and exclaimed in surprise, "Ew, there's an extra one! This cat is so white!"
Sheng Sheng smiled and said, "Afu, this is Xiaobai. Xiaobai, this is Afu."
Little White gave a haughty meow, which was its way of greeting him.
Afu nodded blankly: "Oh, hello, hello!"
Because Sheng Sheng always brings Yan Hu to Jing Yue Xuan, Jing Yue Xuan even has a special large bowl for Yan Hu to eat from.
But it wasn't mealtime, and the bowl contained water. Yan Hu ran over to drink it without hesitation.
Xiao Bai didn't like to talk to others, so he simply went over and drank water with Yan Hu.
Afu was amused: "It's really rare. Aren't cats and dogs supposed to be incompatible? How come Xiaobai and Yanhu get along so well?"
Sheng Sheng thought for a moment and said, "Because they are all gentle and easy-going good babies!"
Zijuan was amused by her words. Yan Hu was proud and Xiaobai was arrogant. Neither of them could be described as gentle and easy-going.
Zijuan asked Afu, "Where is your young master?"
Speaking of this, Afu looked worried and puzzled: "It's strange, too. Usually, the young master would read all day long as soon as he got up. But today, I don't know what's wrong with him. He got up before dawn and ran around South Lake several times. Now he says he wants to start a new vegetable garden and won't let me help him. He says he wants to work up a sweat."
Sheng Sheng was startled, vaguely sensing something.
Where is Brother Pei Ji?
"Right behind, the young master just dismantled the fence of the backyard, drew a new boundary, and wants to expand the backyard a bit, and then expand the original vegetable garden by turning over the soil."
Without much thought, Sheng Sheng instructed Zi Juan to wait here with the old cat and the old fish, then pulled her cloak tighter and ran to the back.
When Yan Hu saw her leave, he tried to follow, but Xiao Bai stopped him.
"Where are you going?"
Yan Hu gave him a look that said, "Why do you want me to say this?": "Sheng Sheng is gone, so get out of my way now."
"Tsk tsk tsk, still too green." Xiaobai shook her head with feigned profundity. "Didn't you see that she didn't even bring her personal maid? She must not want anyone to hear their conversation."
Yan Hu paused for a moment: "Oh, I'm not human."
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Although Yan Hu was unwilling to admit defeat, he had no intention of going over there anymore and obediently sat at the door waiting.
Despite being told not to go over, Zijuan and the others were fine.
It was almost noon, but it wasn't too cold, so Afu brewed a pot of hot tea, and the group sat in the pavilion chatting to pass the time.
Sheng Sheng ran to the backyard and, sure enough, saw Pei Ji working hard alone.
Perhaps to make it easier to work, Pei Ji put on his old clothes again.
The bright and cheerful young boy, with a face as clear as autumn water, held a hammer in his hand and hammered the dismantled wooden planks back into the ground, one stroke at a time.
She wondered if it was just her imagination, but after only one night apart, she felt that the little bit of joy Pei Ji had finally shown had vanished without a trace, replaced by indifference and coldness once again.
Sheng Shengdao suddenly felt a pang of pain in his heart.
After a while, Sheng Sheng burst into laughter, ran over, and cheerfully called out, "Brother Pei Ji!"
Pei Ji was taken aback. He had been expending all his energy today and was actually exhausted, but he was holding back his energy and didn't want to stop.
I was so focused that I didn't even notice she came.
Pei Ji put down his tools and chuckled softly, "What brings you here?"
Sheng Sheng has always been straightforward with him, never hiding anything.
Furthermore, seeing that he was in a bad mood, Sheng Sheng was even less inclined to say those roundabout platitudes.
But Pei Ji's loneliness and solitude, along with the pent-up energy within him, were released so unreservedly for the first time.
In fact, Sheng Sheng knew; she had always known.
Pei Ji was very clever, so clever that at such a young age he could control his emotions at will, and even inadvertently draw her attention to some minor details about Pei Ji in order to achieve his own goals.
But Pei Ji had no choice.
He was only a little over ten years old.
He was alone in a foreign land, and even the Song Kingdom wanted to abandon him; he had no choice.
He hid himself away from the crowd, trying his best to avoid getting involved in the noise. After Sheng Sheng suddenly appeared, he tried to use Sheng Sheng to make his life a little better.
Every sound is understood.
However, Sheng Sheng never revealed the truth, and continued to climb upwards along the branches that Pei Ji had thrown out, completely unaware of the situation.
Because of Sheng Sheng, I have also experienced the feeling of being abandoned.
On that rainy night, I was drowsy yet lucid.
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