novelhk Chapter 151 Mars
Chapter 151 Mars
Qin Liuse was a second-rank Zhaoyi and stood in the middle right of the second row.
Standing in the first row were the royal descendants, and these concubines stood from the second row.
In the middle are the three current concubines, and behind them are Qin Liuse and the concubines who have children.
The two empress dowagers were honorable elders and did not attend such ordinary ancestor worship ceremonies.
The people from Ci'en Temple lit incense and brought it to Emperor Yongjia, who then worshipped it and inserted the first stick of incense into the incense burner.
Then it was the turn of the royal family to burn incense and kowtow. The Yongjia Emperor, as the supreme emperor, did not need to kowtow, but the concubines and descendants had to kowtow one by one for it to count.
After the first round of incense burning, the Taoist nun began to perform rituals.
Qin Liuse was standing in the second row and could see everything clearly on the altar in front.
The table was filled with various sacrificial offerings, mainly pork, poultry and fruits.
I heard that in the previous dynasties, these tributes had to be eaten on the spot after the sacrifice.
Of course, eating is for the sake of respect to ancestors. It is also called recalling the past and thinking of the present, and realizing that the prosperity of our dynasty today is not easy to come by.
Looking at the pork and poultry cooked in plain water, Qin Liuse felt that this "meaning" was too embarrassing. There was no white seasoning at all. It was really disgusting to eat them raw like this.
Fortunately, during the reign of Emperor Yongjia, not only were the sacrificial rituals streamlined, but this custom was also eliminated.
While Qin Liuse was watching the Taoist nuns singing and dancing in front of her, she praised Emperor Yongjia in her heart as a wise ruler.
Qin Liuse was so absorbed in her thoughts that she forgot everything else, but she saw Emperor Yongjia, who was standing sideways in front of her, suddenly glanced at her. Qin Liuse immediately dodged his gaze and deliberately avoided looking at him, like a mouse seeing a cat.
Guilty.
But she still straightened her back and pretended that she was seriously observing the law.
But her face was slightly red.
After a while, Qin Liuse felt bored again, and out of curiosity, he looked at Emperor Yongjia again.
As if he had eyes on his ears, Emperor Yongjia seemed to have noticed her gaze and looked towards her again.
This time Qin Liuse was no longer feeling guilty. She was watching the ancestor's ritual carefully, so she smiled slightly towards Emperor Yongjia.
Emperor Yongjia seldom smiled like Qin Liuse did, but he also curled the corners of his lips, but his smile only stayed on her face for a moment before moving away.
Perhaps she noticed the eye contact between the two people, and Concubine Xin Shufei, who was standing next to Qin Liuse, glanced in Qin Liuse's direction.
Qin Liuse was usually quite alert, and she nodded immediately before Concubine Xin Shu's eyes fell on her.
The most important thing is to lower your eyes to the ground and pretend that you are staring at the little princess's bun in front of you.
Concubine Xin Shu seemed to be just moving her neck casually. When she turned around and saw Qin Liuse staring straight ahead, she turned back as if nothing had happened.
After the ritual was finished, Qingzhu and Qingcao, the two maids beside Emperor Yongjia, helped the concubines to take out the talisman paper, and the Taoist nun immediately took it to the copper furnace and burned it.
Moreover, the Taoist nun would perform a "ritual" on each concubine. She would hold the copper furnace in her hand and perform a set of rituals on her body, front and back, inside and outside her clothes.
In order to accumulate blessings and ward off evil spirits, no ghosts will approach during the Ghost Festival in July.
Qingzhu had a smile on her face. She greeted Qin Liuse first, and then introduced the Taoist nun to perform a ritual on her.
Qin Liuse felt that Qingzhu's mood was a little too good, but at this moment, she only felt grateful to Qingzhu.
I'm grateful that she couldn't hide her feelings and made her thoughts of him so obvious and plain.
Her future plans are also linked to Qingzhu's performance at this time.
Qin Liuse didn't want to put anyone in a dead end. Although she had been against Qingzhu before, she didn't mean to make her unable to turn things around.
But seeing her like this, Qin Liuse put aside all his worries.
She was really sleepy, so someone came to bring her a pillow.
Sure enough, when the nun's copper furnace left Qin Liuse's body and Qin Liuse was still unharmed, Qin Liuse caught a glimpse of a somewhat stiff emotion on Qingzhu's face.
Qin Liuse sneered in her heart, but still smiled and reminded her, "Miss Qingzhu, are you hungry from waiting? Hurry up, don't keep the Taoist nun waiting."
Qingzhu came to his senses after being reminded by her. He took an instrument to pick open the lining, took out the talisman paper and handed it to the Taoist nun.
Qin Liuse really hoped that she could feel the layer of wax on the outside of the palace clothes. If she could feel it, Qingzhu would probably be so angry that she would vomit blood.
That was what her maids had painted on the outside of her palace clothes overnight so that she would not turn into a fireball today.
By applying wax on the outer layer, even if sparks were sprayed out, they would not ignite immediately. Qin Liuse also managed to escape by not alerting Emperor Yongjia.
After the talisman paper burned, Qin Liuse turned around and looked at Concubine Xin Shu, and sure enough, she was looking at him with a complicated expression.
Ha ha.
Qin Liuse sneered again and again in her heart. It seemed that the hands of this Concubine Shu were not clean either.
If she caught fire, the first person she would rush to would definitely be the Concubine Shu, who was famous in the harem for her "virtue and kindness".
Since Qin Liuse couldn't get anything from her, Qingzhu couldn't delay any longer and led the nun to the next one.
After waiting for one round, it was getting late. The sun rose and Emperor Yongjia entered the royal ancestral hall and lit the last incense stick. Today's sacrifice came to an end.
In July, when the sun comes out, it becomes a little hot.
Qin Liuse looked at the white meat cooked in plain water on the table, and her stomach churned.
She didn't like eating fatty meat. If she had known that the situation would be like this today, she would have vomited without any preparation. She wouldn't have asked Zijin to prepare emetic medicine for her yesterday.
At this moment, the medicine she took in the morning, coupled with the scene before her, made her unable to hold back her pain. She kept dry-heaving in front of everyone.
Qin Liuse covered her mouth and walked quickly to the side. Aunt Mingyue, who was waiting in the corner, came over immediately and asked, "Zhaoyi, are you feeling unwell?"
Today, every concubine who comes to Ci'en Temple can only bring one maid with her, and even if they come, they are not allowed to follow around, except for those who are pregnant like Concubine Ning.
Emperor Yongjia also noticed Qin Liuse's behavior and sent Zhu Wanxi to inquire.
Aunt Mingyue frowned and told Zhu Wanxi that her mistress was not feeling well. Zhu Wanxi said, "The emperor has ordered that if Zhaoyi is not feeling well, she should go back and rest. Please ask the imperial physician to come and take a look. We are almost done here."
After getting the permission from Emperor Yongjia, Qin Liuse was supported by Aunt Mingyue and went back.
Although she left, for a moment, the people in front of the ancestral hall were all thoughtful. Everyone had the same idea in their mind, but no one dared to say it out loud, and hoped that they were just overthinking.
Concubine Xin Shu also twisted her handkerchief and thought with gritted teeth, could it be that she is pregnant?