Return of the Swallow

"I know grandma is a smart person." Qin Yining secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If grandma Sun refused to cooperate, she really wouldn't be able to find a good solution for a while.

"Okay, Nanny Sun, let's arrange for the people around the Queen to stay first. If they ask about the Queen, you can tell her that the Queen and Dedao Shenni are in retreat in the Zen room in the side hall of Guanyin Hall to pray for blessings. They must get 2918 I will be able to leave the customs in the next day, and no one will be allowed to disturb me during this period. If I am disturbed, I am afraid that all my previous efforts will be wasted, and it will be useless to bully the country and the people."

Grandma Sun nodded and asked hesitantly: "Princess, it seems that the suspension bridge may not be repaired on the 18th. Why don't you say how many more days the retreat will last?"

Qin Yining shook his head: "The Queen Mother's holy birthday is approaching. Today is the second day of July. The distance from Huichuan to the capital must also be included. The delay of eighteen days is the limit. If it is delayed for too long, it will delay the return of the Queen Mother. If Beijing congratulates the Queen Mother on her birthday, doesn’t it mean that hiding in hiding creates suspicion?”

Grandma Sun suddenly realized, "The princess is thoughtful, don't worry, I will go and persuade him to stop now."

"Then there's Auntie Lao." Qin Yining bowed sincerely.

Grandma Sun didn't dare to accept it. She hurriedly avoided it and saluted: "Princess, this is also to do a good deed, and to save the slave's life. The slave is also doing this for herself, but she cannot be worthy of the gift of the empress."

"The female donor is doing this for the monks in the temple." Abbot Xuanyun sighed, "The humble monk represents the monks in the temple. Thank you to the female donor for your generosity."

Grandma Sun hurriedly clasped her hands and returned the gift. Her behavior was purely to offend her and made her despise her. However, thinking that this could also save many people from punishment, she felt confident in her actions. Even if something happened to the queen in the end, she would just go down to accompany the queen. It would be considered that she had done her best for the innocent monks on the mountain.

Grandma Sun walked quickly towards the mountain gate.

Qin Yining then told Abbot Xuanyun to restrain all the monks in the temple, then discussed with Xie Yue and Xu Weizhi, and finally decided to invite experienced craftsmen from the mountains to build the bridge.

After three days of this, the Jinghu Guards quietly carried several experienced craftsmen from the bottom of the mountain. With the Jinghu Guards there and sufficient manpower, it would not be troublesome to start the work, but now there are all obstacles in front of us. on the thick fog. The fog persists and the project is indeed difficult.

The guards around the queen also seemed impatient after these three days.

They take turns to guard outside the main hall of Guanyin Hall every day, because the Zen room is inside the main hall of Guanyin Hall, and the monks also go in and out of Guanyin Hall every day. The guards cannot directly guard outside the Queen's door. They see no one, only the little ones. The meals sent by the novices every day were used. When night fell, the queen's shadow could be seen reflected on the lattice windows from the brightly lit Zen room.

But this can't reassure them at all.

In the early morning, the young novice came again to deliver fast food.

Just as the leading guard named He Bin was about to let him go, a hand stretched out from his side.

"Wait a minute."

He Bin turned around and saw that the person speaking was Xing Baoshan, who was quite prestigious among the guards.

Xing Baoshan followed the queen's order that day and did not come up the mountain. He came up later with the rest of the guards and palace officials.

He Bin looked tense.

He and Grandma Sun escorted the queen up the mountain that day, but something like this happened unexpectedly. Now he has no choice but to place his hope in Princess Zhongshun.

He had to hide this for now.

"Baoshan, what are you doing?"

Xing Baoshan smiled and said,

"Brother He, you and I have not seen the queen for several days. Why don't you take advantage of the time when the young master is delivering vegetarian food to say hello to the queen? This way you and I can feel at ease."

The little novice monk was responsible for delivering vegetarian food to the queen every day. Naturally, he knew that there was no queen in there, but the princess had found someone to pretend to be her. He felt very guilty and did not dare to show any abnormality. He just lowered his head and remained silent. .

He Bin said: "What you said makes sense, but the empress ordered that it is important to go into seclusion and pray for blessings. If you are interrupted, you may lose your success. The empress prayed for blessings in Huichuan County, which was quite effective. Nowadays, floods are still happening in many places in the Zhou Dynasty. If it's because of you and me that we ruin the important event for the queen, I'm afraid we won't be able to afford it."

When Xing Baoshan heard this, he was really hesitant.

He Bin added: "We have been guarding the mountain, and Prince Zhongshun's family members are also here. It's no problem to come to the mountain. Besides, we keep a close eye on this place every day. We know how many flies and mosquitoes fly by. Your Majesty has always been there." It will be fine if you stay in the palace. Let’s not disturb you rashly, right?”

The little novice monk secretly breathed a sigh of relief and headed towards the Zen room in the main hall with the food box in hand.

Xing Baoshan pondered for a moment, but then he followed up with the brothers who came up the mountain. As he walked, he said, "Brother He's words are reasonable, but I only took a look at the empress, bowed my head and came out, as if there is no problem."

He Bin's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly chased after him. He wanted to stop him with words, but he was worried that he would be exposed.

Xing Baoshan and several brothers walked very fast, and in two steps they caught up with the young novice who was delivering the fast food.

The little novice's heart was pounding and he almost dropped the food box in his hand in panic.

Grandma Sun was standing in front of the Zen room in the side hall. When she saw the little novice monk coming, followed by a long string of tails, she felt her heart tightening.

But after all, she is a person who is wallowing in the palace and can stay calm when encountering problems. Grandma Sun took up her identity as the most powerful nun beside the queen and asked expressionlessly: "Why are you here?"

Xing Baoshan and several guards saluted respectfully: "I have seen Grandma Sun. I am worried about your Majesty and want to pay your respects to your Majesty."

Grandma Sun raised her chin high, looked at the people in front of her, took the food box from the hands of the little novice monk, and said calmly: "My Majesty has given orders. Retreating to practice and pray for the people are major events closely related to the lives of the people in the world. No one can Excuse me. Thank you for your loyalty. I will convey it to you."

Grandma Sun turned around and was about to enter.

Xing Baoshan looked stern, stepped forward and passed Grandma Sun, saying loudly: "Queen, I would like to see Xing Baoshan!"

Grandma Sun's face changed drastically, and she whispered anxiously: "Guard Xing, please don't be impulsive and disturb the queen's prayers. Can you afford it?"

Xing Baoshan saw that Grandma Sun was changing her face and she was so anxious. He couldn't help but be suspicious and said in a deep voice: "If something happens to the queen, I can't bear it! Not only me, but everyone on Juhuang Mountain can't bear it! Grandma Sun can't bear it!" It is necessary to obey the decree and do things, but it is not a big sin for me to stick to my duties." After saying that, he strode forward and opened the door.

Cold sweat broke out on Nanny Sun's back. She didn't dare to expose herself, and she was afraid that someone would break in and find that the Queen was not there. In desperation, she opened her arms to block the door and shouted in a deep voice: "You must follow the Queen. Strictly following the Queen's orders, the Queen prayed for blessings for the people and practiced Buddhism quietly. She had already stated that no one would be allowed to disturb her, but you guys insist on barging in to disturb her. What are you thinking? Aren't you afraid that your prayers will be affected and lead to the Great Zhou Dynasty? The heavy rain won’t stop!”

In this way, the big hat must be suppressed, making Xing Baoshan angry and angry.

"What are you doing, Nanny Sun! For the sake of the safety of the Queen, we only kowtow to the Queen. Once we are sure that the Queen is safe, we will leave. Why is Nanny Sun so nervous? Could it be that you have harmed the Queen!? "

"You!" Grandma Sun glared to hide her guilty conscience.

At this time, Qin Yining hurried to the courtyard gate with Ji Yun, Jingzhe and four others.

She was worried that there would be trouble here, so she specially arranged for Jingzhe and Xiaoxue to take turns to monitor secretly. Just now Xiaoxue hurriedly reported back, saying that the queen's guards had come to break in, so she hurried over.

"What's going on?" Qin Yining took a few deep breaths, adjusted her mood, and walked slowly and leisurely into the courtyard, completely unable to see her anxiety just now.

When they saw Qin Yining coming, Grandma Sun and the young novice monk felt relieved.

He Bin calmly removed his hand from the sword on his waist.

Xing Baoshan and others turned around and saw Qin Yining wearing a light blue waist-cinching jacket, holding the maid's hand and leading the guards slowly towards him. They had to stop for the time being and turned around to salute.

"See Princess."

"No need. This is a place to meditate and practice Buddhism. Is it inappropriate for you to make such a noise?"

Xing Baoshan said without much respect: "What the princess said is wrong. We are ordered to protect the empress, so we must be responsible for the safety of the empress. The empress is in seclusion and chanting Buddha. Can't her jade face be revealed? Or is there someone here? If you are planning something evil, could it be that you have put your empress under guard?"

As Xing Baoshan spoke, his eyes turned around Qin Yining several times.

The reason why he was so anxious to see the queen's condition was because they had not seen Prince Zhongshun at all in the past few days since they went up the mountain. There is something weird everywhere in this Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple. There is a huge fog in the back mountain, and those bald donkeys are still in a hurry to build a suspension bridge. The prince and the princess went out to play in the name of being deeply in love as a couple, but the prince left the princess in the temple and went away happily. The queen even recited sutras with some nun without even showing her face.

With so many things happening at the same time, how could they, the guards, not be suspicious?

Qin Yining walked up to Xing Baoshan, his expression completely gloomy.

"My Lord Guard, you have to use your brain when you speak. People have to be responsible for what they say." Qin Yining stood in front of the palace door with his hands folded, looking at Xing Baoshan's unruly eyes and said coldly:

"Although you didn't say who it was, I understand the attack in your words. Your Majesty trusted the prince and arranged for him to build the imperial mausoleum. What kind of grace is this? Could it be that your Majesty and my prince and their ministers get along well with you? But it’s not the same thing in your eyes? You are sincere and understandable about the queen’s safety, but you are making a big mistake by disturbing the people’s hearts and interrupting the queen’s prayers for the people.”

Xing Baoshan sneered: "It seems that the princess really refuses to let me see the queen?"

"Put away your speculations. Whether you see the Queen or not, you have to listen to the Queen's orders. It has nothing to do with me. I just know that the Queen is going to clean up, and I don't want you to disturb me, so I came to persuade you. If you don't want to listen, that's all. Stop messing around."

"The princess is really good at..."

"enough!"

At this moment, an angry rebuke came from the palace. The voice was a bit hoarse, but you could hear it through the palace door. It was the queen's voice.

Xing Baoshan's expression changed drastically, and he knelt down with a plop, "Your Majesty, Xing Baoshan, would like to express my regards to the empress."