[Red Mansions] Lord Hou's daily routine

During the sermon, the curfew was extended by an hour.

Originally, when the Empress Dowager left the palace, it was already approaching the usual curfew time. Usually, at this time, people who hadn't returned home in the streets and alleys rushed home, and those who were at home would not go out.But today, there was no scene of such a hurried walk, because the curfew time was postponed, and the news that the Empress Dowager Shen came to visit the venue was widely spread, but many people came here in a hurry after hearing the news.

When Empress Dowager Shen was sitting with everyone in the tent and talking, King Duan came.

When Empress Dowager Shen saw King Duan, she smiled and said a few words to King Duan, and then asked King Duan if the preparations for the lecture meeting tomorrow were ready.

Duan Wang answered one by one, and said that the preparations were ready: "Grandson has prepared everything as scheduled. Everything is done according to the requirements of the emperor's grandmother. Suner originally wanted to invite the emperor's grandmother out before the official day." Gong came to take a look and see if there was anything inappropriate. Ask the grandma to tell her grandson, and the grandson will tell them to change it. Just thinking that it is hot, the grandson is reluctant to go to the grandma, so he didn't go to invite her. Grandmother, just show the blueprints to Grandmother."

"Since the imperial grandmother is so interested in coming out of the palace to see, then the grandson will accompany the imperial grandmother for a stroll. If the imperial grandmother sees something that doesn't suit, let's talk about the grandson, how far is it from tomorrow?" If the time is right, you can ask the craftsmen to change it."

Before King Duan came, Empress Dowager Shen took everyone to see it, and now she was sitting and resting, King Duan's suggestion was good, but Empress Dowager Shen laughed and said no need.

"Aijia just took a look at it once, everything is good, there is nothing that needs to be changed."

"It turned out that Aijia didn't think it was too hot, so I asked you to take the blueprints and go to Aijia's palace. Aijia said Aijia's idea, and you arranged it according to Aijia's thoughts. Aijia thought It's very good. Aijia sees that you come late, so sit down and talk with Aijia, it's spacious and cool at night, Aijia won't go back to the palace, just sit here for a while, you accompany Aijia."

After King Duan sat down, Empress Dowager Shen smiled and said, "I just stood on the platform and saw that there were many people around you when you came, but it's just that you can't see clearly at night. You can come here alone. Who are you bringing with you?" Woolen cloth?"

When Empress Dowager Shen was not here, there were only a few lamps on the erected curtains and the high platform for eminent monks to give lectures.After the Empress Dowager Shen came, in order to let the Empress Dowager Shen see more clearly, many lamps and candles were added to the curtain and the high platform from top to bottom. She can also see the situation below the stage clearly, but her place is too bright, and the lights below are not so bright, so she can't see the appearance of the people over there clearly.

King Duan then talked to Empress Dowager Shen about the requests of the abbots and eminent monks of Mount Wutai.

After hearing this, Empress Dowager Shen immediately agreed: "It's hard for the masters to think about Aijia. Now that I'm here with you, please come up and talk."

Before King Duan came to see Empress Dowager Shen, he had already heard the commotion behind him, and he also knew that many monks rushed over spontaneously when they heard the news. I can kowtow to Queen Mother Shen face to face.

King Duan sent someone to ask, and after learning about their intentions, he also told the Empress Dowager Shen about it.

Empress Dowager Shen and King Duan have had a deep impression of Buddhism not only among the common people, but also among the monks from all over the world.Empress Dowager Shen and King Duan have such noble royal identities, and they are willing to go to Mount Wutai to serve the Buddha for ten years in order to fulfill their vows. They are also very effective people who pray in front of the Buddha. If you say that they are second only to the Buddha among the monks, they are like gods. characters, not too much.

After all, no one has ever seen that Buddha in person, but the lay people who have a deep connection with Buddha, they have seen these two.

To practice Buddhism is to leave the mundane world, but it is difficult for monks to escape from the mundane world. If they really sign up with the royal family, they will have a bright future together with the Buddhist sect.

Of course, Queen Mother Shen would not refuse. She listened carefully to what King Duan said, and also agreed to the request of the monks outside, saying that she would let them wait for a while, and when they saw the abbots and eminent monks of Mount Wutai, they would go down to the high platform and go Talking to the monks outside made their wishes come true.

Empress Dowager Shen wanted to see the abbots and eminent monks of Mount Wutai, and it was difficult for the female relatives to sit in front of them, so naturally they got up to avoid it.

Empress Dowager Shen smiled and said no need: "The masters are all outsiders, eminent monks who have attained the Tao. You will also meet tomorrow, so don't rush to avoid it right now. Just meet them all together."

Everyone had to sit down again.Ordinarily, what the Empress Dowager Shen said is correct, all the courtiers and female relatives here are all high-ranking wives, and it is not a big problem to see the abbot and eminent monk on Mount Wutai.

After all the eminent monks were invited in by King Duan, before Empress Dowager Shen and the eminent monks had spoken a word, there was a sudden commotion outside, mixed with exclamations, which made Empress Dowager Shen pause After talking, look out.

Now everyone knows that the Empress Dowager Shen is here, and there are many people serving inside and outside, not to mention that the Empress Dowager Duan is here, so there are naturally more people, but there are so many people, they can't disturb the quietness of the nobles, So everyone inside and outside stood quietly, even if there was someone going in and out, it was still very quiet. How could there be such a noisy human voice?

Not only the Empress Dowager Shen looked out, but also the Empress Dowager and all the female relatives who heard the voice also looked out.

Duan Wang was clever, he sent someone out to ask what was going on with just one look, and he himself went to the tent and raised the curtain to see what was going on outside.

With the curtain raised by King Duan, the female relatives who were sitting closer to the door had good eyesight, and they noticed something strange at a glance, and hurriedly pointed to the outside to let everyone look: "Look, the fire that soars to the sky over the west city, I don't know what it is. What happened, didn't it go into the water?"

Before the female relative could speak, King Duan had already seen the flames on the west side of the city. After all, it was already dark now, and the flames on the west side of the city were really soaring to the sky.

The residences in Xicheng are all the mansions of powerful and wealthy families, so no matter which family is in trouble, it is a big deal.After hearing the words, Empress Dowager Shen stood up with everyone, and went to the fence in front of the tent to have a look.

The abbots and eminent monks of Mount Wutai hurriedly stepped aside to make room for the female relatives.

Those who live in the west city are those rich and powerful families, and everyone in the lintel of each family knows clearly. The Empress Dowager Shen's eyebrows and eyes darkened when she glanced at it.

Others didn't open their mouths after seeing it, but the queen had to speak at this time.

"That's the direction of the General's Mansion. Hurry up and send someone to ask what's going on."

Everyone stood in front of the fence, and when the curtain was raised, everyone could see clearly, but the direction was the direction of the General's Mansion.This General's Mansion was built by the decree of Emperor Chengsheng at the beginning. The location was well chosen, and the site occupied a large area. There was only the General's Mansion in that area. The nearest Quan Huan's family was on another street. The soaring flames, It's from the general's mansion.

Standing in the crowd, Lin Daiyu saw the growing flames at the General's Mansion at a glance. She could still see the thick smoke even standing here, so she could see what it was like when it was burned.

Lin Daiyu's heart sank, Yan's family was still in labor, and she didn't know what was going on in the mansion. The soaring flames meant that the mansion had been robbed. Uncle Wu, the housekeeper of the mansion, was a trustworthy old man. It is impossible for the guards to see such a big danger in the mansion. Could there be some misunderstanding?Or is there some conspiracy?

The maid who was secretly sent by the princess to the mansion to inquire about the news when she left the palace has not returned yet, which also makes Lin Daiyu extremely worried.

The person sent by King Duan to inquire about the news also never came back. No one here knows what's going on inside. The Empress Dowager Shen only thought that the general's house was in trouble. She turned her head to look at Lin Daiyu, and called Lin Daiyu to comfort her. , then said to send someone to send Lin Daiyu back to the house.

"Duke Zhennan and his wife are at the mansion, you should go back and have a look. People from the Patrol Battalion and Wucheng Bingma Division must have gone by now. Since it is such a dangerous thing, you shouldn't be asked to mess with it." Yes, but this is a matter of your family, and it cannot be avoided. The Ai family will send someone to take you back immediately, and you go and see what's going on. When things are settled, then ask someone to go back and forth to the Ai family, so that the Ai family can rest assured .”

The Empress Dowager Shen finished her sentence, and before she sent someone to send Lin Daiyu off the stage, she heard the exclamation of the female relatives next to her, and the nuns beside the Empress Dowager frowned, the words she wanted to remind people not to lose their composure in front of the Empress Dowager hadn't been uttered yet , another female relative exclaimed, saying that the soaring flames were actually coming towards the high platform.

Everyone heard the sound and took a closer look, and sure enough, they saw the soaring flames coming towards the high platform quickly. Looking at the situation, it really didn't look like a good thing.Moreover, even if the flames were coming towards the high platform, the flames on the General's Mansion did not decrease at all.

At this moment, the person sent by King Duan to inquire about the news came back.

The guard should have told the matter to King Duan, and then King Duan would relay it to Empress Dowager Shen.

But the matter was urgent, the guard looked anxious, and the Empress Dowager Shen had seen it long ago, so the Empress Dowager Shen asked someone to come directly to her and asked what was going on outside, whether the general's mansion was flooded.

The guard hurriedly said: "Back to the queen mother, the general's mansion is not in trouble. It's just violence/chaos."

"When my subordinates went down to inquire about the news, before they even arrived at the general's mansion, they saw people from the patrol battalion, the garrison battalion, and the Wucheng Bingma Division going there. My subordinates asked, did the people taught by this way pretend to be civilians? Then there was a riot tonight, and they said they wanted revenge, so they rushed to the general's mansion. Now, there are still many people who came to Gaotai to create chaos in the city!"

"Also please return the Queen Mother, Empress Dowager, Crown Princess and all the wives back to the palace!"

The situation outside was too chaotic, so the guard didn't dare to stay longer, and came back after asking a few words. Although the information was not detailed and accurate, it was enough for Empress Dowager Shen to know the situation outside. It is safest to return to the palace if you stay longer.

Those who teach in this way intentionally riot/chaos tonight, if they kill here, if something happens to the queen mother, queen, princess, concubine and others, the consequences will be unimaginable!