jdhmnovel Chapter 382 Prayer
Chapter 382 Prayer
It snowed all night and finally cleared up at dawn the next day. The entire mountain was covered with a thick layer of snow, and the Wanguo Temple was covered in a vast layer of white. The little Shani got up early and began to clear the snow to make a walkable path.
The host led people to prepare for praying for the emperor and empress.
Because of the heavy snow, the venue for prayer was chosen to be the Great Buddha Hall. The prayer supplies were prepared one by one under the arrangement of the host, waiting for the arrival of the emperor and empress.
It's cold when it snows, but it gets even colder after the snow falls.
There was a whistling sound outside, as if it could sweep people away. The window frames creaked in the wind. Gu Jianchu nestled in the warm bed and didn't want to come out at all. Xie Ci'an had already changed his clothes. Seeing Gu Jianchu like this, he couldn't help but sit down on the bed and touched Gu Jianchu's head. "It's cold outside, Ah Chu, rest in this Zen room for a while. I'll go and pray for blessings alone."
"How can this be? Praying for blessings is a big deal. I can overcome this coldness." Gu Jianchu held Xie Ci'an's hand with a serious look on his face.
Gu Jianchu believed in God and believed that one should pray with sincerity. How could he just sleep in and not go out just because there was a little snow outside?
Xie Ci'an looked at Gu Jianchu's strong little face, and a smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth.
This look is so cute.
Xie Ci'an really couldn't help it, so he leaned forward and kissed Gu Jianchu on the corner of her mouth. However, Xie Ci'an didn't go too far, he just lightly kissed the corner of her mouth and then separated.
The words that Gu Jianchu wanted to use to resist Xie Ci'an could only remain on his lips and not be spoken out.
"Zhu Xia, please help me dress and wash." Gu Jianchu shouted outside.
Zhu Xia, who was guarding the tea room, immediately brought someone in and took the clothes from the charcoal basin. "Don't worry, Madam. I specially placed your clothes next to the charcoal basin to dry. They are now warm. I specially added a little sandalwood to the charcoal basin, and now the clothes still have a faint sandalwood scent."
Although Zhu Xia's character is a little reckless, she is also careful enough in doing things.
Zhu Xia knew that Gu Jianchu was afraid of the cold. The reason why he didn't like to get up in the winter was probably because he was afraid of wearing cold clothes. She was used to putting the clothes in front of the charcoal brazier to heat them up in advance and then letting Gu Jianchu wear them.
Because it was a prayer day, Gu Jianchu wore the queen's auspicious dress today and a phoenix crown on her head. The dress was dark in color and the phoenix crown was mostly decorated with kingfisher feathers. Fortunately, Gu Jianchu had fair skin, so her skin was not made dull by the dress. In addition, she was so elegant that she completely overshadowed the dress.
After washing and changing clothes, the imperial kitchen just delivered the buns that Gu Jianchu ordered last night.
The buns were still hot and steaming. Gu Jianchu picked one up and took two bites while it was still hot. It tasted really good. The tofu buns with chili peppers were especially delicious.
Gu Jianchu ate several of them in a row until his stomach was full.
After eating and drinking, she accompanied Xie Ci'an to the Buddhist temple to pray.
The Buddhist hall is solemn and majestic, with the sound of ringing bells echoing throughout the temple.
We waited for most of the day, and it was already afternoon when the prayer ceremony ended.
An urgent letter was delivered from the capital. Xie Ci'an was handling government affairs, while Gu Jianchu was leaning against the table, letting Qiutou help her to massage her shoulders and legs. She didn't feel tired at ordinary times, but now that she was pregnant and had been busy for most of the day, she felt as if all the bones in her body were falling apart.
There was a charcoal brazier next to him, and next to him were some dried apricots that had just been made in the small kitchen.
Gu Jianchu lay on her back on the chaise longue. She couldn't help but touch a dried apricot with her fingers and put it in her mouth. At this time, Yunhe walked straight to Gu Jianchu with a cold wind. Before she could get close, she was stopped by Zhu Xia, "Stand away. Be careful not to bring the cold wind on your body to the queen."
Upon hearing this, Yun He immediately stopped and stood one step away from Gu Jianchu with a wronged look on his face.
Zhu Xia couldn't help but scold again, "Can't you just stand next to the charcoal brazier and warm yourself for a while?"
After hearing this, Yunhe immediately moved closer to the brazier.
Gu Jianchu sat up with Qiu Tao's help. Looking at the subtle atmosphere between the two, he couldn't help but laugh out loud. He also didn't forget to scold Zhu Xia, "You, you don't know how to control your temper. It's only Yunhe who has a good temper and doesn't bother with you."
"That servant is not wrong either." Zhu Xia couldn't help but refute with her mouth pursed.
Seeing Zhu Xia frustrated, Yun He said, "Sister Zhu Xia is right. It's just that I'm a bit careless and didn't think so much."
Gu Jianchu: ...
The two of them sang the same tune, and she was just meddling in other people's business.
"What happened?" Gu Jianchu was too lazy to care about what was going on between the two of them. After all, they were used to getting along like this. It was just a matter of Zhou Yu and Huang Gai being beaten willingly.
She doesn't need to be disliked.
Yun He's expression immediately turned serious. "It's not a big deal. I have already found an auspicious burial site for Miss Wu according to the Empress' instructions. It's right behind the Wanguo Temple. The abbot said that the feng shui of the mountain behind the Wanguo Temple is good, and many people have built burial sites in this mountain range, so I asked the abbot to help me choose a spot in the back mountain. By the way, I asked the abbot to help Miss Wu's soul be reborn, and I also prepared some paper money for her."
"I have donated a lot of money to the Wanguo Temple. I would like to ask the little nun to burn some paper money for Miss Wu every year during the Cold Food Festival."
"The little girl was killed by these evil people at such a young age. It's amazing that you are so thoughtful. It's not far from the Wanguo Temple, and you can get some Buddhist knowledge every day." Gu Jianchu couldn't help but sigh.
"The murderer of Miss Wu has been caught. Your Majesty, there is no need to worry so much." Yunhe picked up the roasted chestnuts next to the charcoal brazier and placed them on Gu Jianchu's table.
Yunhe returned to the charcoal basin and placed a few pieces of sweet potatoes that the host had brought over today.
This is what Gu Jianchu asked Qiutou to ask the host for. On a snowy day, the charcoal brazier always goes best with roasted sweet potatoes and roasted chestnuts.
Gu Jianchu no longer mentioned these sad things. Wu Yuan was gone, and there was no point in mentioning it again. It would only bring grief. Besides, the Wu family had been arrested, and even the two murderers would be executed. Wu Yuan should be relieved to see them in the afterlife.
"I want to eat barbecue, but we can't eat these things in the sacred Buddhist place. Let's wait until we return to the palace. Ask the kitchen to make something light and send it to me in the evening." Gu Jianchu looked at the jumping flames in the charcoal brazier and always wanted to eat barbecue, but when he thought that this was in the Wanguo Temple, he had to give up.
She just sighed in disappointment when she saw Xie Ci'an walking towards her. Yun He and a few little girls stepped aside. "It's not that simple for Ah Chu to want to eat barbecue."