Linshui Pagoda is still the same as every day in the past, with a faint sandalwood in tranquility.

The one who came out to greet me was Madam Gui who had been serving the Empress Dowager. After I visited the Empress Dowager and became familiar with the people here, I realized that she was the one who I saw talking to Madam Qian in the cold palace. However, she didn't know that I had seen her in such a scene, but I came to Linshui Pagoda several times and talked with the Empress Dowager about what it was to be in love with me. She was also very amiable to me.

"Please ask for a talent. The Empress Dowager said a few times ago."

"Thank you, Madam."

I nodded at her and entered the pagoda. The light inside was not too bright, but the candlelight burning in front of the Buddha's niche illuminated the people I longed to see. The empress dowager was sitting there chanting Buddha's name, and the swaying candlelight sprinkled a layer of orange-red light on her pale face, which made her calm and indifferent expression a little warm. I was about to go over to pay my respects, but the empress dowager didn't open her eyes and said lightly: "Come here, don't want that kind of vain gift."

"Mrs. Thank you."

I still blessed her slightly, and then carefully sat down with her. After the empress dowager finished reciting the scriptures, she slowly opened her eyes, looked at me, and said, "I didn't look very good today."

"I'm fine, Empress Dowager Xie is concerned."

Her lips curled, and she said lightly: "I heard that the emperor left Fangcaotang this morning and did not go to the morning court. The queen called you to Jingren Palace for a question, right?"

My face paled a little again.

"Are you wronged?"

I shook my head: "What the queen is talking about is the truth, I have received it."

"Then what's wrong with you?"

"I'm..."

I couldn't help but speak, but I didn't know how to continue - I never saw through Chang Qing, but at least now, I couldn't feel any hostility from her. She was in charge of this harem with a high word and every word and deed was the demeanor of the mother's demeanor, and she could not find any fault.

What really disturbed me was Shen Rou.

Today, she didn't say a word, which was not like her past style. Moreover, since Xu Cairen left Fangcaotang, she seemed to have forgotten the existence of me. I had no problems with my diet, and no one had ever caused me trouble.

But the more this happens, the more uneasy I feel.

She and I knew the previous incident of Mati Cake, and her methods could be seen, but I couldn't imagine why she suddenly seemed to no longer care about my children and Xu Cairen.

Is she true, let go?

Or is the calmness of all this just an illusion of the surging undercurrent?

The Queen Mother looked at me, was silent for a while, and suddenly said, "Yue Cairen, do you know why all Buddhists chant Amitabha?"

I was stunned for a moment, not sure why she suddenly asked about this.

He said honestly: "Amitabha Buddha is one of the three saints of the West. He has become a Buddha forty-eight great vows. One of them is 'Everyone who hears my name, concentrates on chanting my pure land, and plants all blessings and good roots'. Therefore, people recite his name because those who recite the Buddha's name have light illumination, and all evil ghosts cannot harm them."

The Queen Mother smiled faintly: "After all, I am a person who has studied, I can't defeat you."

Speaking of this, I suddenly stopped, and the low voice seemed to sound in my ears again - "I will protect you and the children."

The Queen Mother said slowly: "In life, you will inevitably encounter the evil ghost Yasha. It doesn't matter if you meet it, but the important thing is whether you have your own Amitabha Buddha."

I said, "What the Queen Mother means is the emperor Amitabha Buddha of my concubine?"

"Whoever can protect you will be your Amitabha Buddha."

For some reason, when I heard this, my heart suddenly felt a sting.

The emperor is Amitabha Buddha of the women in the palace and is also the belief of all women.

However, there are only Amitabha Buddha in the palace, but he has too many believers.

I still remember that the first time he said he wanted to protect me was in the Grand Tutor's Mansion, but that night, he was holding another woman who was more important than his life.

Thinking of this, I smiled bitterly.

The Queen Mother kept looking at me. When I smiled bitterly, her eyes were a little dazed, as if she had seen a faraway place through my body, and she didn't know who had gone to her body. Then she slowly said, "You always remind the Ai family of a person."

I was stunned: "Who?"

"A person who makes the Ai family very annoying." The empress dowager's cold face suddenly showed a sneer, and said, "She has received the most exclusive favors, but she always looks unsatisfied, and it makes people hate it when they look at it."

I immediately realized that what she was talking about was Queen Zhaolie.

After the Empress Dowager has been practicing in the pagoda for so many years, I also thought she had long forgotten the love and hatred of the world, but during these days I could always feel her dissatisfaction with Queen Zhaolie, and even - hatred from some of her faint words.

But I don’t know what kind of past can make her so shattered, and she can’t let go of that kind of hatred.

However, if Queen Zhao Lie had received the favor of the Supreme Emperor, as she said, she was always unsatisfied. I don’t know what the reason would be, but for me—

I said softly: "Like a person drinks water, he knows the temperature and heat."

"Like a person drinks water, he knows the cold and warmth?" The Queen Mother murmured and repeated these eight words, and the person was a little dazed and said, "Yes, some suffering cannot be described..."

I sat there quietly and thought for a long time, but the Queen Mother didn't say anything else. She kept chanting her Amitabha Buddha at the Buddha's silhouette until it was almost lunch before I got up and said goodbye.

When I walked out of the pagoda, I suddenly remembered something and turned around and said, "The Queen Mother."

"Um?"

"Is the Supreme Emperor your Amitabha Buddha?"

The figure sitting quietly with his back to me suddenly trembled. I didn't see her expression. I just heard her calm voice say, "He is my evil ghost Yasha."

I was stunned for a moment.

The gate of the pagoda slowly closed in front of me, and the last ray of sunlight shone on the Queen Mother's body, slowly obliterating...

Maybe it was my performance that night that made Pei Yuanhao unhappy, and he never came to me for the next period of time.

Shui Xiu and the others were anxious, but they had no choice but to hear from outside every day that the emperor reviewed memorials in the imperial study room every night, but rarely summoned the concubines to sleep. This cold atmosphere became even colder in winter.

The eaves were covered with ice ridges, and the heavy snow all over the sky dyed the entire imperial city white.

The Chinese New Year is coming.

Although the earth was snow-white, the imperial city was decorated very lively. The fiery red lanterns had already hung under the eaves, and the red pillars were painted red. Even the palace maids had made new clothes, all of them looked full of joy.

The eunuchs in charge of the internal affairs have already brought charcoal fires for winter to the palaces. This year, because it is the first year of the new emperor ascended the throne, each palace has also sent many more flowers and fruits. When they were delivered, they were piled up. I stood under the eaves and looked at the joyful appearance of the little eunuchs, and smiled faintly, turned to instruct Shuixiu: "Give me a reward."

The little eunuchs said with a smile: "I spent more time on my talent to enjoy the wine."

I smiled, but saw a rattan basket on one side, and asked, "What is that?"

"It's fireworks."

One of the eunuchs said: "These are all purchased from various places by the imperial concubine's family. They are different from the ones they usually buy. We secretly put a few of them. The tricks are so beautiful. Do you want to see them?"

I smiled and said, "What kind of fireworks are set off in broad daylight."

They also smiled and said yes, kowtowed to me, and they all ran away. However, Shui Xiu and Xiao Yutu were fresh and begged me for a long time. I could only promise them to let them go and see. The two of them happily took a few to the corner of the wall to light them. Suddenly, colorful flowers bloomed in front of them, like peonies blooming, and then turned into falling snow. It was really beautiful.

I stood under the eaves and looked at the fireworks, but somehow I remembered a year ago.

At this time a year ago, we were still in Yangzhou, but half of the city was lonely and half of the city was noisy. The man who was obviously infected with evil diseases and was about to reach the end of his life brought the most beautiful scenery to Yangzhou, which is like a dead city.

Huang Tianba...where is he now?

I don’t know how much he heard what I said to Pei Yuanhao that day, or maybe I just hurt the thorn that pierced him in his heart?

I was alone in a daze and heard Madam Wu pointing at Shui Xiu and cursing: "Two little hooves, why are fireworks in broad daylight? Oh, it smells so big, it's choking. Why don't you clean up quickly!"

Shui Xiu and the others were scolded and stuck out their tongues. The two of them were still smiling. Madam Wu walked over helplessly and said, "Talented people, it's better to go back to the house. It's cold outside, and the smell of fireworks is too choking."

"Um."

I nodded and turned back to the room.

However, the smell of sulfur did not dissipate, but slowly spread in the imperial city. After all, it was the New Year, and everyone liked to set off fireworks. In the evening, people from various palaces could often be seen igniting in the yard, causing fireworks all night. Eunuch Yu also brought people to talk about it several times, but it was the New Year.

In a blink of an eye, it was the Little New Year's Eve.

On this day, the palace specially invited a opera troupe from the south. At night, the stage was set up in Nuanxiang Pavilion. The concubines from each palace had to go. Although I usually save the greetings, I must go at this time. However, these days, I was a little in good spirits and felt uncomfortable. I slept until after Shenzhong in the afternoon.

Shui Xiu and the others served me to dress up, and they even took some makeup on their eyebrows. But seeing that I was still looking listless, Madam Wu was also a little worried: "What's wrong with talent? I have been saying that I feel uncomfortable these days."

"I don't know either." I frowned slightly and slowly sat on the couch: "It's just that I'm not in good spirits."
Chapter completed!