Zhen Guo Princess GL

"Your Majesty Qizuo, Princess Changle is here." Wan'er entered the hall lightly, knelt down by the door, and whispered back to Empress Wu who was flipping through the scroll before the case.She knew that Empress Wu was looking at something private, although she didn't know what it was, she still avoided it wisely.

Empress Wu hummed without raising her head, and said casually: "Call her in." After a pause, she suddenly smiled and said, "Wanqing never called me a lady."

Wan'er calmly said: "There are differences in respect and inferiority, and I dare not surpass them."

Empress Wu smiled and said, "You are just like Ah Qing, you are so stubborn, not like Tuan'er."

Wan'er knew that she didn't wait for her answer, so she bowed her body, walked out slowly, and brought in Princess Changle who had been waiting outside for a long time.

Empress Wu had already put down her belongings and waited. When she saw the two coming in, she raised her eyes to Wan'er.

Wan'er hurriedly closed the door, seeing Empress Wu summoning her daughter to sit down in front of her, a rare look of hesitation appeared on her face, Wan'er knew that this matter was more private than she thought, so she opened her mouth softly and called out "His Majesty".

Empress Wu immediately understood what she meant, waved her hand and said, "You stay." As if remembering something, she looked at Wan'er with a little playfulness and said, "Wanqing is 16 years old this year?"

Wan'er bowed and said: "Your Majesty has a good memory, my concubine was born in the year of Jiazi, and this year will be exactly sixteen."

The banter in Empress Wu's eyes became more intense, and she said with a smile: "You are one year older than Sizi, it's about time." She waved her hand and said, "Come and listen too."

Wan'er was full of doubts, lowered her head, walked gently to the front of the imperial court, just about to kneel down, Empress Wu pointed to her side and said, "Come here."

Wan'er had no choice but to walk over, bow farewell to Empress Wu and Princess Changle, and listen to Empress Wu say: "Sit down." Fang knelt down, her body straightened, her hands on her knees, her head and neck drooped, lest she disturb the mother and daughter. private talk.

But Empress Wu refused to let her idle, pointing to the scroll on the case: "Open it and have a look." When she said this, there was a little unnaturalness on her face, if Wan'er hadn't been serving close to her for a long time, she definitely wouldn't be able to see it.

Wan'er was even more puzzled, stretched out both hands, picked up one of the scrolls and stretched it gently, glanced at it, saw the thing painted on the scroll, shook her hand, and almost threw the scroll out, Empress Wu coughed and said: " When a girl grows up, she will have to go through this, there are no outsiders here, so don't be shy."

Wan'er's face was hot, she quickly spread the scroll on the desk, then immediately withdrew her hand, sat upright, lowered her head, not daring to look at the scroll.

Seeing Wan'er's embarrassment, Empress Wu chuckled, turned to her daughter and said, "Do you know what this is?"

Wan'er heard the sound of her sleeve rubbing against the scroll, she raised her eyes secretly, and saw Princess Changle took the scroll, took a look at it in her hand, and said: "This is a man and a woman." Although there was a little blush on her face , but not as shy as Wan'er, and even boldly stared at the scroll for a long time, looked at the paintings from right to left carefully, and said calmly: "Mother, it's because I'm getting married. , Is that why you asked me to read these?"

Empress Wu nodded, put her hand on the back of Princess Changle's head, told her to lean in front of her, and said softly: "You will be married in a month, you can't be so ignorant." I want to keep you until the age of 16, so I still have some time to realize it, but unfortunately you are impatient, so I have to talk to you first."

After all, Wan'er heard a bit of discomfort from Empress Wu's voice, raised her head, and boldly said: "Your Majesty, concubine...let's wait outside the palace."

After only saying this sentence, his face turned red again, and he hurriedly lowered his head to cover it up. He has experienced many dangerous moments on weekdays, but he was not as nervous as this moment, his hands were slightly clenched into fists, his back was slightly arched and trembling .

Empress Wu also said: "You are sixteen years old, and you belong to the harem. It's nothing to know about these things." However, Princess Changle tugged on her sleeve and said softly: "Aniang, let Wan'er go out. She's beside me, so I'm embarrassed."

Empress Wu randomly selected a volume from the case, threw it on the ground, and said with a smile, "In that case, this volume is for you."

Wan'er's face was even redder, she walked over on her knees, picked up the scroll, straightened up, held the scroll in front of her body with both hands, and exited the hall, normally this hall has entered and exited tens of thousands of times, only this time she was extremely flustered, He didn't pay attention when going out, stumbled on the door, almost fell down the steps, but Gao Yanfu grabbed her and said with concern: "Only Shangguans pay attention."

Wan'er was still in shock, and murmured: "Thank you, Gao Weng."

Gao Yanfu nodded to her, let go, and said nothing.On the contrary, Tuan'er sarcastically said: "What kind of reward did Shangguan Cairen receive from His Majesty, so happy that he couldn't even see the way?"

Wan'er thought of the scroll in her hand, and hurriedly hid it behind her back. Seeing her appearance, Tuan'er became more frivolous, half stretched out her hand to pull the scroll, and said with a smile: "I don't know what it is, let us take a look at it." , I know it in my heart, if I am lucky enough to be rewarded next time, I will not be in such a hurry as Shangguan Cairen, who almost fell down the imperial steps-after all, a high-ranking man may not be able to guard at the edge of the steps all the time. Stay with us."

Wan'er hurriedly grabbed the scroll in her arms, gave Tuan'er a cold look, and said: "This thing is extremely precious, Your Majesty has bestowed upon Princess Changle and me alone, I'm afraid Mrs. Tuan may not be so blessed. Because of its preciousness, So you can't show it to Miss Tuan—not to say that Miss Tuan can't understand it, just say that if there is any damage, it's not something you and I can take care of."

This Wei Tuan'er got the honor from Empress Wu because of her murder of a pregnant talent, and she was quite disdainful in the palace. She was good, not only could not restrain herself, but she was proud of it, and she searched for private stories everywhere, and reported to Empress Wu, causing trouble. Everyone was terrified, even Gao Yanfu and other old slaves in Louluo had mentioned it to Wan'er several times overtly and secretly, but Wan'er just couldn't figure it out--such a person who has no morals and no intelligence, Wan'er has something in his heart. I despise him so much, and I feel anxious again, so I simply refuse to do the little bit of prestige that I usually have.

Tuan'er's face changed, Fang sneered and said: "The talented man is so noble, he is worthy of being the son of an official in Tianshui. It's a pity that no matter how noble the family is, if he has no official in the past, he is just like me, an official servant with a seal on his arm , even if you are lucky enough to seal the harem, it is just a dog and horse in front of your Majesty. It is uncertain who will be higher than whom in the future. Who cares about this momentary reward?"

These words hit Wan'er's heart directly, Wan'er pursed her lips, her right hand unconsciously grasped the wrist of her left hand, and then let go, Gao Yanfu had been watching the two of them fighting, at this moment Fang smiled and said: "Everyone It's His Majesty's man, a colleague who serves in the palace day and night, how do you say these hurtful words?" Let's look at Wan'er first: "Shangguan talents are always in front of the imperial court, and they are deeply favored by the Holy Grace. It is really gratifying to receive grace today. It’s something to congratulate, I’m here to congratulate Cai Ren first.”

After Wan'er said a few words, she looked at Tuan'er again: "Miss Tuan naturally has a loyal and eager heart to serve His Majesty, but His Majesty's Holy Candle illuminates, rewards and punishments are clearly defined, what should be given to whom, and who should not be given, the Sacred Heart itself There is a judgment, we as slaves, it is better not to make judgments on our own."

Tuan'er snorted coldly: "According to what Gao Weng said, I also want to congratulate Shangguan Caicai."

Gao Yanfu said with a smile: "This is what peers should do."

Tuan'er only sneered, took a look at Wan'er, walked to the corner, ordered two palace servants to shield him from the winter wind and frost, and leaned against the wall, playing with his nails.

Wan'er didn't want to get entangled with her too much, and thought that this scroll should not be shown lightly to others, so she said something to Gao Yanfu, left the Zichen Palace while on duty for the first time, walked back to her residence, and locked the scroll in the book box , When I came back in a hurry, I saw Princess Changle coming out of the palace, holding a stack of scrolls in her hand, her face was sullen, and when she saw Wan'er, she stood still and called "Shangguan Cairen".

Seeing her expression, Wan'er thought she was about to say something important, so she hurriedly bowed and stood still, and waited for a while, only to see her drooping her head and saying: "Mother said to let you take a day off and let you study hard at your residence." If I don't understand something about the painting, I can... ask you." After finishing speaking, he added weakly: "I won't come to ask you, you don't have to worry about this matter."

Wan'er kept listening with her hands tied, and when she reached the word "painting", she blushed again, sent the princess away, turned around and glanced at the palace, then hurried back to her residence, hesitated again and again, after all, she didn't take out the scroll, and unfolded the scroll carefully. Look—not to mention how much this matter violated my mother's teachings since childhood, but only said that she is still the harem of the current emperor in name, and Empress Wu asked her to think about this matter, her heart was very suspicious, it was not intentional to test, to see if she had potential. To understand the sage's intentions and selfishly betray the Lord's will is to humiliate and tease. No matter what the situation is, Wan'er should not open this painting seriously and study it carefully.

But even if you don't open the scroll, what you saw in the palace just now has already been deeply imprinted in your heart. The more you want to forget, the more you can't forget. I remember every single mole clearly.

That does not work.

She got up and opened the box without touching the scrolls, but picked and picked out a volume of "Avatamsaka Sutra" to read.

This scripture was also given by Empress Wu. The Great Tang claimed to be the descendant of Emperor Xuanyuan. He established the country on the basis of Taoism and suppressed Buddhism and respected Taoism. However, many women in the inner house believed in Buddhism. Classics such as "Laozi" and "Book of Filial Piety" are still the main ones. Buddhist scriptures have always been awarded only to very close courtiers and bachelors.

As a woman in the harem, Wan'er was able to be rewarded with this "Avatamsaka Sutra", not only because of her closeness, but also because of her talent and knowledge. Non-Buddhist, but still recites this scripture very proficiently because of this. After flipping through memory, I found the verse in Tathagata's Bright Enlightenment:

Drifting in the stream of life and death sinking into the sea of ​​love and desire

Bewilderment knots heavy nets, darkness and fear

A strong man who is free from slowness is able to eliminate everything

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The author has something to say: reciting a few sentences lightly, I feel bright in my heart. I think that although Buddhism talks a lot about nothingness and superficiality, it is really effective in straightening the mind and getting rid of desires. Unfortunately, it is not the correct way of Confucianism. Often read aloud.

Wan'er read the volume again, and felt that she had realized something, so she put the book aside.After being on duty for a long time, I suddenly felt a little tired, so I simply took off my clothes, fell on the bed, and fell into a deep sleep.

However, the desire broke away from the barrier of the "Avatamsaka Sutra" and entered the dream again, which disturbed her sleep. She waved her hands and scolded her, and finally drove away all the men and women who were in the shape of sex, but she saw another The woman in a gorgeous dress and embroidered crown came gracefully and stood in front of her.

Across Mili, Wan'er couldn't see the man's face clearly, so she had to salute and ask her name, the woman let out a hearty laugh, lifted Mili away with one hand, and when she revealed her face, it was none other than today's Empress Wu. Shi.

Wan'er was startled, and sat up suddenly, the night was lonely and clear outside the window, the cold moon was like a hook, and the people inside the window were dripping with cold sweat and soaked through their clothes.

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[-]. The "Avatamsaka Sutra" quoted in this article should be the sixty-volume Jin translation. If there are any mistakes, please feel free to point them out. Thank you very much.

[-]. Explanation from Xinhua Dictionary:

蠲

pinyin juān

Radical insect strokes 23 five elements wood five strokes UWLJ

Glossary

basic definition detailed definition

1. Remove, exempt: ~ remove. ~ Free.

2. Show, Zhaoming: "Gong Hui ~ his great virtue".

3. Old same as "juan", clean.

4. In ancient times, it was called a myriad.

Third, Lou Luo: In the Tang Dynasty, it means clever and cunning.