Chapter 411 Prayer
"Master, the masters have entered the palace. Although they are in Chongning Hall, should we also go and listen to the scriptures?" Zizhu came in from outside and said.
It's raining and snowing again today, the weather is really bad.
"No, the Emperor and the Empress didn't say anything, and the Empress has no choice but to go. No one else said I have to go, so why should I go?" It's already the twelfth lunar month, and I'm really cold and tired.
Take good care of it and we’ll talk about it after this year is over.
"Yes, Empress Zhen Chongyi took the Ninth Prince with her."
"Well, maybe the masters came to the palace this time for this." Although she didn't believe in the saying that he had lost his soul, people in the palace now vaguely said that this was the case with the Ninth Prince.
What if? After all, there are many things in this world that are hard to explain, so it would be good if you can look at the bright side.
Shen Chuliu refused to go, but the emperor still asked all the princes and princesses to go.
After all, there is still the Eighth Prince. Although the Eighth Prince is stupid and cannot be cured, what if the master has a way?
Since the Sixth Prince was going, Shen Chuliu had no way to hide. She didn't want her own child to go alone.
I could only sigh and change my clothes.
He also told Yuanxiao to take care of the Sixth Prince first and not let him get cold in this weather...
In the Chongning Hall, the masters were chanting sutras, which were basically praying for peace or something. They had to chant for seven days in a row.
I also prayed for the princes and princesses one by one.
It was the Sixth Prince's turn. He couldn't hold back his laughter. Fortunately, the master was able to hold back and didn't laugh out loud because of him.
But his eyes were full of smiles.
He just recited some scriptures and handed a string of Bodhi seeds to the Sixth Prince: "Your Highness is a man of great fortune, and you are born strong and intelligent. You will definitely be even better in the future."
Shen Chuliu listened and saw that the monk was about fifty years old and had a handsome appearance.
At Shen Chuliu's signal, the Sixth Prince put on the Bodhi seed and said, "Thank you, Master."
"Yan'er, call me Master." Shen Chuliu said.
"It's okay, it's okay. I am the great monk. Your Highness is fine. I see that Your Majesty is also very good. Everything is up to your will. Don't ask for anything and don't hurt anything."
Shen Chuliu smiled and said, "Thank you, Master. I am a layman and don't understand Buddhism."
"If everyone in this world understood Buddhism, there would be no distinction between Buddhists and non-Buddhists. I pray for Her Majesty and the Sixth Prince." The monk bowed with a smile.
Shen Chuliu also returned the gift.
The eighth prince was taken to the innermost part, where an old monk with a completely white beard was looking after him.
After looking for a long time, he asked a few more questions.
The Eighth Prince spoke very slowly, mainly because he needed to think for a long time before he understood what others were saying.
After not seeing him for a few months, he became even more dull.
It’s also because I don’t have much contact with the outside world in my daily life, so I feel dull and dull.
But although the eyes look listless, they are pure.
The old monk thought that such a good child had ended up like this, and he was afraid that his life in the palace would be difficult.
"The eighth prince is a blessed man. Everything is fate." The old monk said some confusing Buddhist nonsense and concluded.
Wen Chongrong thanked the monk, feeling puzzled, and just sighed, since it couldn't be cured after all.
She was the woman who was least afraid of ghosts and gods, and she even dared to have an abortion on herself. This was in ancient times.
As for the Ninth Prince, it is easy to deal with. There are special people who have written talismans and taught methods. All he has to do is go back and follow the instructions. It should be more or less effective.
Shen Chuliu returned to Cuiyunxuan and hurried to change clothes.
She hated the smell of sandalwood and agarwood the most, but these monks used the strongest-smelling sandalwood, which made her head hurt.
When Qi Yixiu came over, he found her listless and laughed, "What happened? Is it too cold to freeze such a delicate flower like you?"
"Your Majesty, please stop making fun of me. It's the smell of Chongning Palace. Your Majesty doesn't know that I hate sandalwood and agarwood the most." Shen Chuliu frowned.
"How dare you say that? Because I dislike you, I'm so scared that Chenshuixiang has disappeared from Taiji Palace." Qi Yixiu laughed.
I remember when she was favored, she once stayed overnight and lit amber incense. She was fine at the time, but she vomited in the morning.
I didn't come back to my senses for several days.
I thought I was pregnant, but it turned out that the fragrance made me feel listless.
After Qi Yixiu changed his clothes, people noticed it. He himself didn't care. He could smell any kind of fragrance and he didn't have to bother her. So later on, whenever she came over, he would change it.
I don’t know how, but as time went by, the agarwood disappeared from the Taiji Palace.
Everyone in the harem thought that the emperor didn't like it, and gradually, it was rarely heard in the palace.
Shen Chuliu laughed out loud as he thought about it, that was many years ago.
"The emperor loves me very much, but today he asked the monks to smoke me badly. Now I have a headache." Shen Chuliu smiled and stood up to pour tea for Qi Yixiu.
"Okay, poor thing, take a rest." Qi Yixiu laughed.
Shen Chuliu was not polite and asked Zizhu and the others to pour tea while she leaned sideways.
"I remember that there were some fragrant powders imported from outside this year?" Qi Yixiu thought about it uncertainly: "I seem to remember that there were some fragrant cakes and fragrant dew?"
"To answer your question, Your Majesty, yes. The tribute for the past two months came from the west. There have been many things going on in the palace, so we haven't been able to sort it out yet." Chusi said.
"Well, go get those spice cakes and other things. Ask her to mix them." Qi Yixiu waved his hand.
The fourth day of the New Year sighed.
Several small vassal states in the west pay tribute to these rare items every year, but most of them are leather, jewelry and other things, not many spices.
Precisely because there are not many of them, they are even more precious and are in short supply in the harem every year.
Shen Chuliu smiled and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, but isn't this a bad idea?"
"Don't be so ungrateful now that you have gotten the advantage. The Queen doesn't like these, and she won't give you anything that belongs to the Queen. As for the rest, you can choose whatever you like." Qi Yixiu said.
Shen Chuliu laughed and thought that the emperor was being very straightforward, but she had no intention of arguing with the queen about this.
Apart from those special things, she has nothing missing.
For a queen, things are secondary. What matters most is power and rules, which no one can overstep.
Not long after, Chusi arrived with two eunuchs and two large boxes.
In the box, there are incense cakes, incense powder, incense dew, and some incense sticks and other things.
Shen Chuliu still cooperated and stood up. What she wanted was perfumed powder. At that time, there was a small place in the west that made really good perfumed powder, much better than many of the ones made in the Dayi Dynasty.
There are many flavors, and her favorite is gardenia.
The powder is snow-white and delicate, and has a great fragrance. If you apply a little on your neck, the fragrance will linger for a long time.
If you sprinkle it on the hem of your clothes or skirts, it will stay on well and smells much better than incense.
Shen Chuliu took a look and laughed: "Your Majesty really lets me choose?"
"Look at you, what have you taken a fancy to?" Qi Yixiu looked at her and walked over: "You want perfume powder? I'll give it all to you. Keep some for the others, and share the rest."
(End of this chapter)
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