The First Empress - Chapter 72

Chapter 72 Guining
The jade carriage and the golden carriage headed towards Qin Guan, and the curtain feather tent leader was lonely.

Because Linglong was about to arrive at the Bu Manor, her heart was beating like a rabbit. However, she also knew that she had to go to the place the Empress had told her to go before returning home. Moreover, the first thing she had to do was to go to Baohua Temple for incense.

These were all things that could not be delayed.

The fragrant tree spat out flowers and flew into the curtain. By March, there were already willows curling up and flying in the air. Linglong held the sedan chair in her hand and played. When the sedan chair arrived at the downtown area, there was a bustling noise. This place was indeed a shoulder-length attack. After a while, it was still squeezed into the bustling crowd and could not get out.

“There are really many people here.” Qin’er was slightly dissatisfied. It had been a long time since she had come to the Fireworks World. Suddenly, she came to the mortal world and somewhat resisted. “There are really many people.”

Linglong did not mind and opened the tent of the sedan chair. Looking outside, she did not know what kind of festival it was today.

She even felt a slight resistance. “It’s fine. When we arrive at the Buddhist Rites Hall, there will naturally be no one there.”

Qin’er waited on Linglong to drink some water and eat something. The sedan chair finally squeezed out of the crowd with great difficulty.

In front of them was Baohua Alley. Baohua Alley was a very narrow alley. There were not only Red Sleeves Style but also a huge casino. There were not only small farmers of melons, fruits and vegetables, but also young masters and grandchildren in fresh clothes and furious horses. Not only were there people chasing after and laughing, there were also people leaning against Hong Nuocui. However, this was the scene at the entrance of the alley. When they arrived, it was very different. Baohua Temple was a temple that kept quiet in the midst of a commotion. Behind it was a large mountain. In front of it was the end of the alley.

This group of carriages and horses walked in, undoubtedly causing everyone in the alley to turn their gazes over. Linglong felt that it was inappropriate, so she could only abandon the sedan chair and walk in front of Qin’er and Qin’er.

The two of them walked without looking sideways. They turned a blind eye to the greetings of the hooligans behind them or in front of them. In any case, there were shadow guards beside them. As long as anyone dared to offend them, they would naturally be thrown out of the crowd.

“Your Highness–” Qin’er wanted to say something, but Linglong hurriedly lifted her lips. “Are you still Your Highness?”

It turned out that Linglong had changed her address to “Miss” for safety’s sake. However, Qin’er’s memory was not good, and she still called her “Empress” every time she opened her mouth. Hearing Master’s correction, Qin’er repeatedly changed her tone, “This is a rare pastry.”

Linglong hurriedly stopped. There was a colorful building in front of her. Outside the colorful building, there was a tall green curtain protruding out. On the curtain was the word “rare pastries” written in gold. On the shelf outside was a group of white and grey pigeons dozing under the corridor eaves.

Linglong looked at the pastry shop. It was not as customer-like as the Empress had said. Instead, it looked a little cold. Linglong did not say anything and nodded. “I see. We came out to offer incense this time. Naturally, we mainly offer incense. We can’t declare our troops as masters. Shopping is secondary. We can’t put the cart before the horse.”

Qin’er nodded obediently.

With great difficulty, this alley came to an end. This was Baohua Temple.

Linglong and Qin’er brought their attendants to Baohua Temple. The old abbot had already emptied the temple, and there was a thick red carpet on the ground. Linglong frowned slightly. A small monk walked out. The benefactor was Zihua Palace of Concubine Jieyu? ”

Linglong nodded and followed the little monk inside. After meeting the old presiding officer, she went all the way to the Grand Treasure Hall.

There were too many wishes to make, how could they be finished in just a few words? Linglong lowered her head and knelt down to worship the kindly Buddha and Bodhisattva. She only felt that the smile was so amiable, like a spring in the nine heavens, warm.

After arriving at Songzi Guanyin, the little monk prepared the prayer mat. Linglong looked around and saw that there was no one left. She quickly knelt down and Qin’er helped Linglong up. “Does Miss believe this too?”

“I’d rather believe that there’s something that I can’t believe, hehe.” Linglong smiled a little embarrassedly. The two of them arrived at the other halls first and then. After kowtowing to each other, the old abbot handed a talisman to Linglong and instructed him to wear it properly. Linglong nodded. The old hostess handed over another talisman to Linglong. “This talisman was given to the current Emperor by me. My Emperor is impressive. Your Highness must definitely send the talisman.”

Linglong nodded solemnly. Even if the ritual was over, her body was still filled with fireworks.

When they walked out of the temple, everyone had the peaceful smell of sandalwood burning.

“Miss, where are we going next?” Qin’er helped Linglong into the sedan chair and asked.

Linglong nodded her head and said, “After all, rare pastries are the matter of the Empress. Let’s talk about personal matters when we have time.” Linglong’s heart was filled with sadness. Coincidentally, there were so many troublesome things today that she was going to die. She hadn’t gone back with her parents for six whole years. May I know if Gaotang’s body is still healthy? When she thought of her father’s cough, her heart ached violently. However, there was nothing she could do about it. She could only slowly take care of it one by one.

It was already noon, and the fierce sun was baking the ground. The sedan chair stopped in a wide area in front of them, and Linglong and Qin’er arrived in front alone. The guard waited behind with something in his hand, and Qin’er knocked on the door. “Bang bang bang-” The noise was so loud that the pigeons above her were shocked.

Linglong hurriedly dodged. The pigeons had feces when they flew.

“Bang, bang, bang–”

Qin’er couldn’t help but be anxious, “Miss, could it be that this pastry shop isn’t open as usual today?”

Logically speaking, these people who were doing small businesses wanted to earn a pot full of customers. However, this rare pastry shop seemed to be completely different from doing business. Linglong did not know what was wrong, but the Empress’ Phoenix Oracle had already been issued, so she could not return empty-handed. Otherwise, there was nothing she could do after returning. In order to fulfill her mission, Linglong could only brave her way to the front and shout into the room through the huge wooden ceiling.

“Shopkeeper, we are from Shenjing. Someone asked us to bring some pastries to Shenjing. It’s convenient to open the door.” Linglong purposely didn’t say Zhongjing or Zihua Palace, but they also understood Shenjing.

After a while, a person dressed in long clothes ran out and opened the wooden door.

Then, an old man in brocade clothes walked out and looked at the woman in front of him kindly.

Linglong also looked at the man in front of her. She was a little familiar. Linglong couldn’t remember if she had seen this person before. There was a kind of person in the world who looked the same as before. Linglong also heard that some people’s faces didn’t look special, but it was easy to remember. This old man was such a person, right?

“Did Zihua City come from the Divine Capital?” The old shopkeeper stammered after sizing it up.

Linglong nodded slightly. The old shopkeeper quickly knelt down and said, “The grass dwellers have seen … greeted the Empress.” Because she didn’t know Linglong’s identity, she could only use “Empress” instead. Linglong tilted her eyes slightly and someone had already closed the door to the tree tree. This cut off her from the outside world. Linglong hurriedly helped the old shopkeeper up and said, “Shopkeeper, no need for courtesy.”

“The courtesy cannot be crippled.” After saying that, the old shopkeeper continued to look at Linglong. She had never been patrolled up and down like this before, and she was slightly dissatisfied. However, the people from the small families had no choice but to let the old shopkeeper look at the emperor’s woman’s exquisite temperament.

“This palace was entrusted by the Empress to buy some appetizer pastries this time. The Empress needs spring rolls and exquisite cakes, as well as mung bean cakes and date paste cakes …” Linglong recalled everything she remembered. The shopkeeper’s expression relaxed slightly. The tension from earlier had disappeared.

The old shopkeeper waved his hand. The Changsui at the side had already started recording. After Linglong finished speaking, the Changsui’s pen also stopped perfectly.

“Hurry up and prepare for the Empress!?” The old shopkeeper stared at Long Sui in astonishment.

Changsui left.

Linglong saw that this person was preparing pastries for her. She looked around the building. This place seemed to be extremely dark, and there was no operation room. She really didn’t know whether these pastries were made by herself or descended from the sky.

“Your Highness, serve tea in the main hall. It’s still cold in the patio.” After such a reminder, Linglong felt that it was indeed chilly. It had been half an afternoon since she picked up the incense. Unknowingly, the sky had also changed from bright yellow to rose red. A slanting sun in the western sky shone crooked into the patio in front of her.

Linglong waited. She estimated that it would take time to prepare these things. She hurriedly followed the old shopkeeper to the main hall in front of her.

However, Linglong kept looking sideways. She looked at the rainbow building. All the doors were tightly shut. The servants were in a hurry. They lowered their heads and muttered something. They were inside this house and then inside that house.

Every house had one thing in common, and that was that the windows and doors were tightly closed. Linglong couldn’t help but feel surprised.

The shopkeeper noticed Linglong’s surprise and explained with a smile, “The grass dweller has a secret recipe, so it’s not convenient for people to know. Thus, he took the recipe from this house and went to that house. Business is even harder now.”

Linglong felt that it was getting weirder and weirder. The atmosphere here was a little strange. She had doubts in her heart, but her mouth was still perfunctory. “The old shopkeeper is joking. This is a pastry that the Empress has been used to since childhood. If you want to curry favor with the Empress Lord in the Imperial Palace, do you still have to worry about bad business?”

The old shopkeeper nodded repeatedly, “That’s, that’s.”

The two chatted leisurely for a while. The old shopkeeper looked at Linglong. He always wanted to say something that was hard to say. Linglong seemed to have noticed it as well. She simply opened her mouth and said, “Since you’re ready, then this palace is leaving.”

“Before I left the palace, the Empress asked me to give a small gift to the shopkeeper.” As she spoke, the guard had already brought the gift over. The shopkeeper hurriedly caught it. It looked like it was a precious treasure. Linglong said, “Old shopkeeper, this is the top quality Huizhou Xuan paper and inkstone that the Empress asked me to bring you. You have nothing to write on.”

“Cao Min, thank you, Your Highness.” As she spoke, she knelt down again. Linglong hurriedly supported the old shopkeeper. “There’s no need for the shopkeeper. Your Highness also asked me to give you the wrong golden saber to make it easier for you to use.”

The old shopkeeper was slightly moved and nodded.

Linglong handed the Golden Cuo Saber to the old shopkeeper. The old shopkeeper’s eyes were still unhappy. He nodded when he saw the “Royal Made” on it. “Thank you, Empress.”

“This palace will convey my gratitude. Your Highness said …” Linglong was embarrassed to ask for a return gift, so she could only say it in words. Let’s see how she could be more sophisticated. The old shopkeeper really understood what was going on.

She also personally packed a small box and said that it contained a “return gift”. She had to make sure that Linglong was delivered to the Empress. Linglong nodded and took it. The guards put the pastry in the sedan chair, and Linglong heaved a sigh of relief.

Just as she walked outside, she suddenly heard the sound of pigeons flapping their wings in the sky. She couldn’t help but turn around.

The rows of pigeons were like a well-dressed Yu Lin Lang. Although they were dozing off, they were so mighty that even every pigeon was as holy as before.

“This old shopkeeper is so strange. He doesn’t look like a businessman.” Qin’er also noticed the abnormality of the old shopkeeper.

Linglong didn’t mind, “Forget it, I finally bought something back.”

“Miss, don’t you find it strange? There doesn’t seem to be a workshop in the colorful building. Although this servant hasn’t come to the back hall, she knows that such a workshop won’t be like that” Qin’er thought about these things all the time.

Linglong frowned, pondered for a moment, and sighed, “No matter how many we have, we have completed the mission. We don’t need to know anything else.”

Qin’er looked at the sky and was not surprised. “Miss, it’s getting late. I don’t think we’ll be able to reach the Bu Manor today. Look …”

Linglong looked at the sky through Meng Zongzhu’s tent. Gungun’s spring thunder actually had a faint tendency to rain. Linglong hurriedly ordered the car to enter Baohua Temple. This was the royal temple, naturally the place where the emperor and his concubines were stationed.

The old hostess had already arranged the house. Linglong felt very tired all day and slept after eating some small dishes.