Returning the Pearl and the Reborn Emperor

When the emperor was free, he came over to talk to the empress. The emperor and empress read "The Story of the Stone" together and discussed who was more popular, Daiyu or Baochai.

Qing Ting said: "I just hope that God can give me a daughter who is as smart as Daiyu, but unfortunately she is Sister Lin from heaven. Even if I am a queen, I am not blessed to have such a good daughter."

The emperor said: "Although girl Lin is talented, she loves to cry too much. Our daughter must not be like her. Tears flow from morning to night. All the girls are like this. Sooner or later, the Forbidden City will be flooded."

"My daughter's house was originally made of water, and Miss Lin came here to repay her tears, but she shed more tears than others. Her tears are different from others. If it were someone else, I would not care." Qing Ting argued.

The emperor nodded her forehead and said with a smile: "I'm really obsessed with reading. If Lan'er Qing'er has a teardrop, you can really ignore it. You will be the most anxious at that time. Put this book down first, Let me see if the child is good, and if he is making trouble with you."

Qing Ting looked down at her abdomen, smiled slightly, and said, "This kid is very good, and he doesn't bother me when he moves his hands and feet every day. He was practicing boxing and kicking while he was still in his stomach."

The emperor smiled and said: "That kid, he looks honest and honest, but he always does things that make people laugh and cry. Let me tell you, Xiao Twelve asked me, 'It is good deeds for all people in the world to worship Buddha, but some people have parents, and they have children." Having children, accompanied by wives and concubines, but abandoning everything and becoming a monk, this is creating karma, unfilial and unkind, and when Sakyamuni gave up the throne, his wife and children, became a monk, but became a Buddha, what is there in it? Difference', you say, how should I answer him."

Qing Ting thought to herself, why did Xiao Twelve ask such a tricky question, she pondered for a moment, and said: "Your Majesty, what I said may not be right, so just take it to your ears. The Buddha became a monk for the sake of the world. It is as if it has never been done before, and the Buddha has a root of wisdom that others do not have, so he can realize the true meaning of the universe under the bodhi tree, and thus become a Buddha. Since the Buddha has found the true meaning for the people of the world, there is no need for others to do it again. The road you have traveled, since you have parents, wives and children in this life, you should fulfill your responsibilities in this life and pay back the karma in this life. How can you recreate the karma? If you want to become a monk, you should ensure that your parents have brothers to take care of them. .”

The emperor stroked his beard and said: "Although it is not entirely true, it is somewhat meaningful. You still lack a lot in Buddhism and Taoism. You should study with humility. You should keep the Buddhist books and so on. The child is mentally incomplete, and if he understands it wrongly, he will go astray. And they are also taboo when they are young, Xiao Twelve is too young, and many things do not understand the reason and reason, but fortunately he asks a lot, and after careful explanation, nothing will happen, and those girls have something on their minds , but refused to say anything, reading Buddhist books at this time will actually destroy the Buddha's benevolent heart."

>Qing Ting asked: "Your Majesty, do you want to talk about Qing'er coming to me to borrow Buddhist scriptures a few days ago? , she is considerate and caring, and she won’t tell if you ask her, I’ve inquired about it, and I already know the ins and outs.”

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Qing'er went to the street with the emperor, and did not forget to bring a copy to the empress dowager when she was shopping. Because of the emperor's kindness, she ordered her to move into the No. The empress dowager has been kind to her for several years of nurturing, so she goes to Yingtai to visit her every few days, but the empress dowager suspects that she has joined the empress's faction, and her attitude towards her has changed drastically, becoming quite indifferent.

Qing'er went to see the empress dowager with a gift, saying that the emperor took them out of the palace to play, and bought some interesting things to bring to the empress dowager, but the empress dowager didn't even look at those little things made of bamboo and wicker, just He said coldly: "Being able to go out of the palace is really much better than being with the old woman of Ai's family. Ai's family eats fast and chants Buddha all day long, and there is only this palm-sized sky on her head. No wonder you don't want to be with Ai's family. In addition to delaying your youth, the family can't give you the status of Princess Heshuo."

Qing'er bowed her head and said nothing, but she didn't dare to express her grievance in her heart, so she could only whisper softly: "Huang Mama has a deep love for Qing'er, Qing'er will never forget Qing'er forever, if Huang Mama doesn't dislike Qing'er, Qing'er I am willing to be by the side of Huang Mama and serve Huang Mama as before."

The empress dowager held the Buddhist beads in her hand, without looking at Qing'er, she said: "The Ai family doesn't have the blessing to let the queen's adopted daughter, Princess Heshuo, serve, so as not to delay your life. The Ai family announced you into the palace back then. , but only cared about enjoying your own happiness, and didn't consider your identity and life-long events. It's not that there is an old saying that "a good bird breaks a tree and dies". Although Ai's family is here, you can still hear a little bit about the outside world. The emperor has been very kind to you girls recently. In the past, Lan Xin's girl was protected by the queen. She was a princess without a name, and she was a head taller than you. Now you are also protected by the Queen, and you are Princess Heshuo just like her. It can be said that you are on an equal footing. The Ai family almost forgot that if the Queen hadn’t spoken well of you in front of the emperor, how could you have become Princess Heshuo? It’s a pity, the Queen’s original intention Not because of you, but because of the emperor's inability to see people, and instead pulled you in."

Qing'er didn't say a word, she only knew a little bit about the conflicts between the empress dowager and the emperor, and she was puzzled when she heard that the empress dowager was dissatisfied with the empress again, the empress was usually quite filial to the empress dowager, Why did the Empress Dowager even blame the Empress? After thinking about it, maybe the Empress Dowager was the reason why the Empress did not plead with the Emperor after the strange incident.

"The Ai family stayed in this dark place, but they just left behind the honorable title of empress dowager, not as good as the elders of ordinary people's families.

Ma'am, at least their sons won't be 'filial' to keep their biological mothers out of sight.Qing'er, I don't have any daughters in this palace. In name, you are the granddaughter of the Ai family, but the Ai family treats you as a daughter. I thought that when you get married in the future, the Ai family will prepare a dowry for you and teach you how to behave. Good daughter-in-law, but you have the queen to take care of you, so you don't have to worry about these things. "

Qing'er became more and more embarrassed, and Nanny Gui, who was beside the Empress Dowager, also hated Qing'er now, and did not help her, and let her be embarrassed and ashamed.Qing'er said in a low voice: "Huang Mama, Huang Ama and Huangeriang have always been filial to you and dare not be disrespectful."

"Then the Ai family is doing their own thing to stay here, Qing'er, the Ai family has raised you for several years, and even you don't speak up for the Ai family, that's all. If you do, how could the emperor and empress love you again, maybe Your life will be over. Qing'er, Aijia was in a bad mood just now, and said harsh words, and some things that made the emperor and empress unhappy. Aijia is old, talking in a nonsensical way, copying Buddhist scriptures here all day, old eyes are dim I can't see clearly, and I hope the Buddha will not blame him."

Qing'er hurriedly said: "Huang Mama, if you want, Qing'er can copy Buddhist scriptures for Huang Mama every day, offer it to the Buddha, worship the Buddha every day, and pray for Huang Mama."

"Forget it, forget it, you are young and taboo, the emperor must have started to choose the forehead for you, how can you do this kind of thing, you are like other princesses in the palace, laughing with the queen, making the emperor happy, the queen is still a few months away As far as giving birth, the Ai family hopes that she will be safe and safe to add another princess to the royal family. It is said that the queen is pregnant with Ge Ge, and I don't know if the Ai family has the fate to meet the granddaughter of the Ai family."

Seeing that the empress dowager was very impatient, Qinger got up and said goodbye, saying that she dared not bother the empress dowager Qingxiu.

The Empress Dowager seemed to say something casually: "Tomorrow you will copy the "Ananda Parting Sutra" and offer it to the Buddha for the Ai family. Now, the Ai family always trembles when copying the Buddhist scriptures."

Qing'er agreed, she didn't dare to delay for a moment after returning, carefully copied the scriptures, sent them to Yingtai respectfully, and asked the empress dowager to look at them.

The Empress Dowager didn't see her anymore, only Nanny Gui spoke sarcastically to her, and what she said was nothing more than ridiculing her for being ungrateful and climbing a high branch.Qing'er feels wronged, this happened very suddenly, there was no news before, so what can she do, she is just an idiot, she has no part to speak about the affairs in the palace, although the empress dowager is an elder, she shouldn't complain, but There is still some grievance in my heart.

It's just that I have a close relationship with the Empress Dowager faction, and Nanny Gui said that the Empress Dowager asked her to help copy the scriptures every day, so she had to go to Yingtai to deliver the scriptures every day, so she was ridiculed every time, and she was always afraid of There will be rumors in the palace that she is ungrateful, and the combination of the two will inevitably make her unhappy after a long time.

Ask Qing Ting to say that this kind of thing is inevitable

The emperor and the empress dowager did not get along, Qing'er was the one who made it difficult. There was always one side that could not please her. The emperor's benevolence did not anger her, but made plans for her life. She could never question the emperor as a junior, why was she not as good as before , the empress dowager is not like the Jiang family, but the emperor is like Zhuang Gong.If she is really so ungrateful, a few lives are not enough to pay for this deep palace.

The emperor also knew that the empress dowager was dissatisfied, so he asked Qing'er to blame her, and he was not afraid of spreading the word and causing Qing'er to be criticized. "Qing'er went to Mulan together this time to let her relax. Reading Buddhist scriptures in this situation is easy to go astray, which is actually a sin."

Qing Ting said with a smile: "Your Majesty is really kind and caring, and considerate of his children, I am ashamed of myself."

"You can run on me, or you only want to please me when you have something to do." The emperor asked with a smile.

Qing Ting asked the emperor expectantly: "Your Majesty, "The Story of the Stone" should also be newly written. I don't know if Lao Wu has copied it."

"I already know that if you don't show courtesy for nothing, how can I be honored to receive praise from you for nothing. I haven't asked him for two days. Since you asked me, I will write it down."

"Your Majesty, don't just write it down, but remember to ask." Qing Ting said with a smile.

"I see you, you are almost like the fifth child, you are a demon, and it's just a book. As for this, I heard that you said to the palace people around you that you would rather throw away your glory and wealth than have a book with a stone."

Qing Ting smiled and said nothing, the emperor is awkward, in fact, he also likes to read, she actually knows that every time the emperor asks for a new manuscript, he will enjoy it first, and heard from the eunuch in the Hall of Mental Cultivation that the emperor has to send the new manuscript every time. Copy the chapters by yourself, and send the manuscript to yourself after you are addicted.

Qing Ting thought that since the emperor mentioned Qing'er, he probably hated the empress dowager's nonsense, which would make bad words spread in the palace, and his current relationship with the empress dowager was not good for him.

Qing Ting thought for a moment, and asked Nanny Rong to spread the word that the empress dowager sincerely worships the Buddha, and others should not disturb her practice. If the empress dowager is disturbed by common things and offends the Buddha, no one can bear the sin.

Qing Ting found Qing'er, and comforted her personally: "In this palace, nothing is always a big deal, and small things are big things, and some nonsense is said for no reason, but there is a price to be paid for talking nonsense, and it doesn't make people suffer all the time. For the reason of grievance, you can relax, if someone dares to stab you, the emperor and this palace will decide for you."

"Huang Ama and Huang Erniang Qing'er understands the feelings of Huang'er Niang, and is grateful, but one more thing is worse than one less thing. How can you say that you have been wronged as a junior? Qing'er is stupid and made Huang Mama angry." Qing'er Said softly, there is no grievance on the face.

Qing Ting caressed her hand, sighed softly, and said: "The emperor has asked me about this matter.

Caring about you, a good girl who is as beautiful as flowers and jades, can't be sad all day long. If you are in a bad mood for a long time, it will hurt your body. "

Qing'er smiled and said: "Huang Ama and Huang'er Niang care about Qing'er, Qing'er is in a very good mood, but Huang'er Niang, you should maintain a good mood, Qing'er is looking forward to your beautiful baby."

Qing Ting smiled slightly, and said: "I often have you, Lan Er, and Ziwei as companions, and I will definitely give birth to a beautiful Princess. Qing Er, your Huang Ama said that she would take you to Mulan, and Lan Er will definitely do the same." If you want to go with me, you can just go and relax, some words are like wind, don't take it to heart, everything will be decided by Huang Ama and Huang Erniang. Now, which Buddhist scripture are you copying?"

"Returning to the Queen's Mother, what Qing'er transcribed today is the "Pagoda-Building Merit Sutra"."

"'All dharmas are born by fate, I say it is fate'. Give the Buddhist scriptures to Huang Erniang, and Huang Erniang will send it to Huang Mama for you. It just so happens that Huang Erniang is going to talk to Huang Erniang."

Qing'er hesitated for a moment, but still agreed, it was not her turn to speak about the matter between the empress dowager and the empress.

Qing Ting waited for Qing'er to bring the Buddhist scriptures, changed her clothes, and after cleaning up, asked her to carry the phoenix chariot and headed all the way to Yingtai.She was not afraid of what the empress dowager would do to her. No matter how confused the empress dowager was, she knew that she would be the only one who would be unlucky if she would argue with the emperor again.

When the empress dowager saw the empress, a look of surprise flashed across her face.

"My daughter-in-law greets the Queen Mother." Qing Ting made a gesture to salute, but was stopped by Nanny Gui.

The empress dowager said: "You are pregnant, so don't be so polite, empress, what are you doing here?"

"If you go back to Huangeriang, the daughter-in-law is here to give the Buddhist scriptures. Qing'er has painstakingly copied the "Buddha-Building Merit Sutra", and the daughter-in-law brought it, so as not to delay Huangerniang's accumulation of merit."

"The queen is bothering you. Why didn't Qing'er come in person? Sure enough, the old lady of the Ai family is really annoying."

"Emperor Niang is overwhelmed. It's just that Qing'er has not been in a good spirit these few days. Even the emperor has asked her. The daughter-in-law hired an imperial doctor to diagnose her pulse and let her recuperate for a while, so as not to delay Mulan's trip. It is rare for the emperor I want to take a few of their maids to see the scene, they are all big girls, more knowledge will be good for the future, the daughters of the royal family are different from other families, and getting married in the future is not just about marrying a husband." Qing Ting smiled said.

The empress dowager's expression was uneasy, and she was not easy to get angry, she just looked at Qing Ting's stomach and said, "It's been several months, but it's still not obvious, it's far from the time when little twelfth and little thirteen .”

"Maybe this kid has a lot of stamina, and he still can't see it now."

"Ai's family heard that this baby should be a little princess, is it true, the doctor said

What's up? "

"Huihuang'erniang, my daughter-in-law is probably pregnant with a little princess. The imperial doctor said that the child is well-raised. Although it looks small, it is quite healthy."

"It's a blessing to have a daughter, but it's a lack of blessing to be sad, and it's just like this now." The empress dowager sighed.

Qing Ting thought to herself: If you have a daughter, how can you be the empress dowager? I would also like to have a son who is sure to be the emperor, but dare I think about it. "But the emperor's mother has the emperor, which is a great blessing."

The empress dowager is very wrong to hear this, it is a great blessing, the son said a word, and locked the old lady here.

Qing Ting didn't wait for the Empress Dowager to say anything, she stood up and said: "In another year, my daughter-in-law is pregnant and overweight, and she gets tired too easily, so I will retire first, and I hope the Empress Dowager will understand."

The empress dowager knew that the emperor valued this child, so she could only "understand" her daughter-in-law and let her go back to rest early, but she was unwilling to do so, and she seemed to be concerned, and said: "Be careful, there are few people here, don't run into anything on the road."

Qing Ting came out of Yingtai, sitting on a phoenix chariot, making people walk slowly, and she just happened to take a closer look at the scenery here, a group of people were walking on the Hanyu Bridge, Qing Ting looked at the clear water, and felt comfortable, Suddenly, a little maid who followed her exclaimed, which startled them.

Nanny Rong immediately raised her eyebrows, and said admonishingly, "Whatever you shout, there are no rules at all."

The little palace maid was so frightened that she fell to her knees and begged the empress to spare her life.

Qing Ting said: "Forget it, you don't need to be punished, get up. What's your name?"

Mother Rong immediately reminded: "Madam, this little maid is called Xiao Xu'er."

"Xiao Xuer, what did you see?" Qing Ting asked with interest.

Xiao Xu'er said hesitantly: "Going back to the empress, the servant saw something on the railing over there, and suddenly picked it up into the water and disappeared."

Qing Ting said with a smile: "Maybe it's a giant salamander in the water, or it's a toad. I suddenly saw it and looked away. Let's go. It's not a big deal." Just now I seemed to hear the sound of the water surface, the sound was not too loud, and I guessed that some animals really jumped. down.

A group of people continued to move forward, Rong Rong was worried, and asked: "Madam, this old servant knows that he is well-informed and takes all strange things into consideration, but for the sake of the child in your belly, you should be more careful. You shouldn’t ask a shaman to do it, or you should put a few sticks of incense in front of the Buddha after you go back.”

When Qing Ting heard the word shaman, she immediately thought of the one in Baoyue Tower. "It's fine to ask a mage, I didn't see it clearly, but I made it a big deal, and let others say that I am frivolous."

Mother Rong thought of another thing, and said: "Your Majesty, it is said that jade can ward off evil spirits. You have a piece of ancient jade from the Han Dynasty. You are very precious. Take it away."

You don't need to get up, the old slave will find it when you go back, and you can take it with you, so the old slave can rest assured. "

Qing Ting wanted to say that she still had a piece of jade around her neck, which was worn by Yongzheng before his death, but Madam Rong was kind, so she couldn't refuse. "Forget it, jade can support people, so it's worth keeping it for nothing, so it's good to take it out and wear it."

Qing Ting didn't care about what happened just now. Yingtai is a place where no one can get in, and the environment is well protected. Who knows what kind of amphibians grow here, and there are no natural enemies and no one to fish here. It's hard to say how big it can grow.Qing Ting thinks about it, it's bad, if it rains heavily, there is no telling what kind of creatures can crawl into Yingtai's house, such as giant salamanders, boa constrictors... She is not afraid, but the empress dowager can only ask for blessings.

When she went back to take out the white marble Nala brought from her natal family, Nanny Rong went to worship the Buddha for a few more times before she felt at ease. favorite objects. "Nurse Rong, is there anything going on at Baoyue Tower recently?" Qing Ting asked.

Rong Momo smiled and said: "Empress, you have been being honest recently. You were sick a while ago, but now you can eat and drink, and there are no problems."

When Qing Ting heard this, she became alarmed, and Han Xiang was the only one who had a problem. "When did it start? She didn't have a headache these days and chest tightness in a few days."

"It's after the Ghost Festival, maybe there's something unclean on her body, and on the Ghost Festival, thanks to the blessing of the emperor and queen, she was sent away."

Qing Ting doesn't even need to think about it, the palace is busy during the Ghost Festival, maybe she is a little bold and reckless and takes the opportunity to fish in troubled waters.Her face became gloomy, and she said to Nanny Rong, "Mother Rong, let someone find out if something happened in Baoyu Tower on the Ghost Festival that we don't know about, and it's not a big deal, just find out if there were any eunuchs that day , guards, maids, and even other people have been to Baoyue Tower, who is there, it is impossible to enter and leave Baoyu Tower without a token, so the Japanese Palace sent people to go, and the emperor did not hear that one would be sent."

Nanny Rong agreed, a little puzzled, why did the empress take care of the affairs over there again. "Master, what are you doing? Don't you just ignore the matter over there?"

"I don't care if it's safe and sound. I'm afraid it's not the case now. Don't say she figured it out. If she could figure it out, she wouldn't be where she is today." Qing Ting shook her head, "There must be a reason. Gong is afraid that she will do something dishonorable."

Qing Ting thought to herself, could it be that the group of people still refused to give up, or something had to happen.I still think the death is not miserable enough, that person is more untouchable than a tiger, I really can’t see the coffin without crying, wrong, I have seen the coffin, but I won’t stop until I go in.Qing Ting stroked her stomach with a determined face, she would never allow those things to happen in the palace.

Qing Ting was in a daze for a moment, then suddenly laughed, and asked the maid to fetch a new chapter of "The Story of the Stone" to entertain herself.

The author has something to say: The environment in Yingtai was really good at that time. It is said that when the water level rose during the Jiaqing period, there were big snakes.