The Eight Winds of Rebirth

Speaking of Duke Jing, he was a powerful supporter of the Three Kings Zhao Dian's faction back then. I don't know what tactics Zhao You used to recruit, or the Gong family watched Zhao You ascend the throne, and Zhao Dian temporarily disappeared under him. Looking forward to it, he slowly changed direction and became a general under Emperor Zongzheng's subordinates.

But you were originally the enemy's henchman, so it is not so easy to come here, and the head of the Gong family, Gong Hai, is not an ordinary person. To show his loyalty, he sent his only prostitute daughter who was still in his infancy into the palace. When she came to the palace, she just wanted to serve the princess. When she grows up, she would marry the prince as a side concubine, but later she heard that the empress fell in love with her when she saw her, so she made an exception and took her by her side to raise her personally.

And after so many years, Xia Mingyu, who has naturally come out, reflects the beauty of the country, and judging from Jing Guogong's high-spirited appearance, it can be known that the position of the crown princess is confirmed by the Gong family.

If the Gong family is prosperous, then the main family where the mistress, Gong Hai's first wife is located, that is, Guan Yonghou Mei's family, will naturally be able to follow the chickens and dogs to ascend to heaven.

I don't know what came to mind, a trace of gloom flashed across Gu Xiangtan's quiet face, but it soon disappeared in the gentle smile on the corner of his mouth.

After the altar is opened, it is necessary to start circumambulating the scriptures.

Gu Xiangtan had not entered Buddhism, so the ceremony was still presided over by Zen Master Guanzheng, while Gu Xiangtan, Emperor Zongzheng and others went around the altar with chanting scriptures to say blessings, followed by offerings, receiving food, and then finishing the ceremony.

After a busy day, one day passed, and in the evening, I recruited a group to eat vegetarian food, and there was still the Pusan ​​ceremony to be carried out in the evening.

One part of the ceremony is to release Yankou. In Buddhism, Yankou is the ghost king of the Hungry Ghost Realm. It has been in a state of starvation. This ceremony is used to relieve the evil ghosts of Yankou, and it can be regarded as a kind of food. It can mourn the souls of the dead and eliminate disasters for the living.

Emperor Zongzheng and the Empress didn't go, but went up the city tower to watch the river lanterns, so the ostentation suddenly became much smaller, and Gu Xiangtan didn't have to follow him, he took Su Xi and An Yin to go Walking around the yoga altar, I met the third son Zhao Jie on the road.

In terms of appearance, Zhao Jie is probably the most inconspicuous among the princes. He is not as handsome as Zhao Ze, and as beautiful as Zhao Yuan. Even the crown prince Zhao Mian looks richer and more graceful than him. Although Zhao Jie always laughs, But his smile is different from Gu Xiangtan's. Gu Xiangtan's eyebrows are pure and elegant, and when he smiles, he shines like a spring breeze, which makes people feel good for no reason. Those indifferent facial features, gloomy eyes, and a smile always make people feel cold behind their backs. Although he has deliberately suppressed such emotions in front of others, it was even worse in front of Gu Xiangtan, but Xiangyou said this from his heart Words, it can be expressed ten to ten in him.

At this moment, Zhao Jie was holding a jade bone fan. It should be the smell of Mr. Pian Pianjia, but with his pale face, it matched the atmosphere of today's Ghost Festival.

As soon as Zhao Jie saw Gu Xiangtan, he nodded in salute. He was more willing to put in more effort than Zhao Mian in this superficial manner.

Gu Xiangtan also nodded to him, and the two walked towards the altar side by side.

Zhao Jie said: "Father is busy with military affairs today and cannot escape, so I asked the boy to greet you on his behalf."

Gu Xiangtan said with a smile: "The third prince is being polite. The third prince is in charge of the country and respects his career. The people will naturally remember his kindness."

Zhao Jie hurriedly said that he didn't dare.

The two of them talked all the way there, and they saw flames soaring into the sky from far away, illuminating one side of the night sky in Juetian Mausoleum. While chanting sutras, the Zen master of Shimen Temple led the young monks to spread rice and fairy peaches on both sides, doing The dojo where the flame mouth is released.

Gu Xiangtan stood far away and did not pass by. Zhao Jie also stood beside him silently. After a while, a little eunuch came over and reported: The rites for offering sacrifices to the ancestors are all ready.

Zhao Dian said: "Go to see the Lingfo together?"

Gu Xiangtan nodded in agreement.

Bypassing the yoga altar, one can see three gold paper treasure ships more than one foot high at a glance. They are carved with lions, painted tigers, engraved with gold and multi-colored, very magnificent. In addition, there are countless paper houses on both sides. Houses, fragrant cars and BMWs are very majestic.

When Gu Xiangtan's eyes fell on the treasure ship on the right, his eyes paused for a moment. The posthumous titles of Gu Fu and Yu Guogong were clearly engraved on the mast, which was obviously a gift from Zhao Jie, while the ship on the left was Zhao Mi's posthumous title is engraved on it, which is the deceased great prince, and in the middle are the rest of the Zhao family's royal relatives, arranged one by one according to their position and age.

The corners of Gu Xiangtan's lips pursed, and then slightly curved, "The third son is really thoughtful."

Zhao Jiedao: "This is also a little bit of my father's heart. He always teaches me to be kind and filial, and I will never forget it." After finishing speaking, he took the torch from the little eunuch and asked Gu Xiangtan with his eyes if he wanted it. hands on.

Gu Xiangtan shook his head, "Borrowing flowers and presenting Buddha is enough, let the third son come here for this kind of heart."

Zhao Jie paused, but did not persist. He held the torch and lit the guide rope amidst the blessings of the monks on both sides.

With a sound of "——boom", the wire of fire entangled on the treasure ship along the thin rope like a flexible snake, and the little fireflies exploded into bright red flames for a moment, engulfing the gorgeous picture in an instant.

Gu Xiangtan watched the billowing thick smoke quietly, his eyes were fixed on the name tab of Chief Gu Jing in the big ship without blinking, and he clenched his teeth unconsciously, watching it being burned up bit by bit until Not seeing anymore, Gu Xiangtan breathed out slowly from his chest.

He suddenly laughed and said, "It's a pity that the Crown Prince and the Sixth Prince were not present, so we couldn't see the painstaking efforts of the Third Prince."

Zhao Jie said: "It's okay, I just want to do something for the ancestors, the prince and the sixth son don't need to worry about it."

Gu Xiangtan nodded and looked at Zhao Jie with admiration.

After the treasure ship and a group of sacrificial rituals were all burnt up, and the Yankou Dojo on the other side was almost done, Su Xi came to ask if he was going to the tower.

Gu Xiangtan then walked back together with Zhao Jie, intending to enter the imperial city in a sedan chair.

When the two came back, they talked a lot more than when they went there. The smile on Gu Xiangtan's face gradually deepened. Zhao Jie could clearly feel that the estrangement that Lingfo had had towards him before had melted away a lot, and the look in his eyes also brought Wear some closeness.

Zhao Jie couldn't help but also laughed more and more sympathetically, and the fan in his hand fluttered lightly and cheerfully.

Just as he was about to walk through a long corridor to the main hall, he saw a few people gathered not far away, so Gu Xiangtan turned his head to look.

Zhao Jie said sharply, "Isn't that the sixth son?"

Gu Xiangtan saw that it was indeed Zhao Yuan, and besides Bi Fu and Mou Fei standing beside Zhao Yuan, there were actually two female relatives. When he saw one of them, Gu Xiangtan paused slightly.

The woman was talking to Zhao Yuan, Zhao Yuan slightly lowered her head to listen, then turned around and slightly raised her sleeves, a handkerchief appeared out of nowhere, and she handed it to the woman.

Seeing this scene, Zhao Jie couldn't help but chuckled softly, the meaning behind it was quite thought-provoking.

Zhao Yuan noticed that someone was coming, and looked up. When she saw Gu Xiangtan, the expression on her face didn't change, but when she saw Zhao Jie, her brows seemed to frown faintly.

Zhao Jie came over, looked at Zhao Yuan and the woman twice, and said with a smile, "What's wrong?"

The woman was Dou Kou's age, she was dressed in Tsing Yi, and she was very petite. When she saw Gu Xiangtan, she was obviously surprised, but when she heard Zhao Jie's question, her face showed a little embarrassment.

She greeted Gu Xiangtan and Zhao Jie, and whispered: "Min, Minnv greet Lingfo and the third son..." Her voice was as thin as a mosquito, and if you didn't listen carefully, it would be worse than a cicada at night. Be light.

Zhao Jie shook his fan and said, "Which family are you from? Why are you still here so late?"

The woman's face turned red all of a sudden, and she ran all the way to the back of the ears and neck, even if the light here was dim, she could see clearly, she opened her mouth, but didn't say a word.

It was the little girl behind her who couldn't see it and said: "If you come back to the son, our master is Guan Yonghou of Jiangbei. The lady just went to see the Yankou Dojo. When she came back, she lost her way, so she came here."

"Miss from the Mei family?" Zhao Jie was even more surprised, "You are..."

As far as he knew, Mei Jianxi, the eldest daughter of Guan Yonghou's Mei family, was the most famous beauty in the world since the princess's death. It can be regarded as Xiaojiabiyu, and the Mei family will not leave her here alone.

The girl thought she had guessed what Zhao Jie was thinking, bit her lips and hurriedly said, "No, no... Minnv is not a sister, Minnv is... yes..." She was really embarrassed to take the initiative to report her boudoir name.

Zhao Jie understood it, and it was thanks to him that he really knew, "You are Mei Jianyou?" The second daughter of Guan Yonghou's concubine, no wonder.

The girl named Mei Jianyou blushed again and nodded slightly.

Gu Xiangtan suddenly asked: "Did you lose something?"

Mei Jianyou grabbed the silk handkerchief in her hand and said "hmm", "I was blown to a tree by the wind, fortunately the sixth son helped me." As she spoke, she quietly raised her eyes to look at Zhao Yuan.

Zhao Yuan still didn't respond.

Zhao Jie laughed again, this time it was more playful than before, he went to look at Gu Xiangtan while laughing, only to see that Gu Xiangtan rarely had any expression on his face, nor did he have a smile on his face.