The Queen sealed her heart and locked up her love, and the Emperor was trapped in the crematorium

Chapter 120 Burning Incense and Worshipping Buddha

The second day was clear and the breeze was gentle, a great day that made people feel relaxed.

Since they had agreed to go to Puhua Temple to burn incense and worship Buddha, Xie Yaoqing and his party set out from the Marquis' Mansion in the morning, and the carriage slowly drove towards the suburbs.

Puhua Temple is located on the outskirts of the capital city and can be reached by horse carriage or on horseback.

There were two quirky, lively and cute little guys in Xie Yaoqing's carriage, they were Xie Siyan and Xie Siyue. When Xie Siyan and Xie Siyue heard that their aunt was going to burn incense, they were very curious because they had never experienced this before. One of them pulled Xie Yaoqing's hand and acted coquettishly, saying that they also wanted to go to Puhua Temple.

"Aunt, we also want to go to Puhua Temple, okay?" Xie Siyan blinked her big eyes and looked at Xie Yaoqing expectantly.

"Yes, aunt, take us there..." Xie Siyue was not to be outdone and shook Xie Yaoqing's arm.

Unable to resist the bombardment of sweet words from her elder nephew and younger niece who were so good at acting like a spoiled brat, Xie Yaoqing soon gave in and agreed to take the brother and sister with her.

"Okay, okay, let's go together." Xie Yaoqing smiled and touched their heads, his eyes full of pampering.

It wouldn't be a big deal to have two more people around. With her and her third brother, and so many maids and servants following them, it wouldn't be a problem to take care of the two children. Besides, Xie Yaoqing also liked the two little guys very much. It might be more interesting to take them to Puhua Temple together.

Xie Yichen rode his horse at a slow pace, following the carriage slowly and leisurely. He listened to the bursts of laughter coming from the carriage. The corners of his mouth unconsciously rose and a smile appeared on his face.

Occasionally, the curtain of the carriage was lifted, and the two little guys poked their heads out to chat with Xie Yichen.

Xie Siyue took out the snacks she brought with her and shared them with her brother and aunt. Of course, she didn't forget her uncle who was riding outside.

Xie Yichen naturally accepted it with pleasure and put the snack into his mouth without hesitation. He secretly sighed in his heart that his little niece was indeed the most caring.

When he gets married, he and his wife will have a cute and tender daughter. As for the brat, he can be left to the eldest brother. It would be best if he could learn some tricks from the eldest brother, but he must not learn his old-fashioned style.

In this way, the group talked and laughed, and unknowingly arrived at Puhua Temple.

Puhua Temple is indeed very popular. There are many horse-drawn carriages parked in front of the temple and many pilgrims coming in and out. Before entering the temple, you can smell the faint and elegant scent of sandalwood mixed with some agarwood, which makes people feel that their mood is slowly becoming peaceful and calm, and not so impetuous.

Buddhism is a quiet place and has always been the best place to calm people's minds.

Xie Yaoqing held her older nephew's hand in one hand and her younger niece's hand in the other, and slowly walked up one long staircase after another, crossed the threshold, and passed through a courtyard before arriving at the hall where they burned incense and worshipped Buddha.

The incense was filled with wisps of white smoke, and people kept kneeling on cushions to pray.

The brother and sister, who came to the temple for the first time, found everything new and curious, and looked around with their little heads.

"Aunt, what is that?"

“It’s burning incense.”

"What does burning incense mean?"

"Burning incense means lighting the spices and placing them in the incense burner..." Xie Yaoqing explained casually.

"Auntie, why do they have to kneel down and worship?"

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Children always have all kinds of strange questions, and Xie Yaoqing answers them patiently.

Now that she was here, Xie Yaoqing, in addition to taking a walk, also planned to burn some incense and donate some money. If the Bodhisattva really appeared, it would be the best. If not, Xie Yaoqing would not feel disappointed. After all, she did not expect the gods and Buddhas to show their magical powers. Otherwise, there would be so many people praying to the gods and Buddhas in the world, wouldn't everyone be able to get what they want?

Seeing her generosity, the young monk bowed solemnly and said softly: "Thank you, benefactor."

While Xie Yaoqing was burning incense and praying to Buddha, Xie Yichen had already wandered around the Puhua Temple. He lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "Just now I saw a statue of a Bodhisattva I didn't recognize. I heard that it was Guanyin, the Goddess of Childbirth. It's very effective. If you pray for a son, you will get a son. If you pray for a daughter, you will get a daughter. If a woman who hasn't given birth prays for it, she will definitely give birth to a big fat boy the next year. I think you should go and worship it."

Xie Yichen thought, although the emperor seemed useless, the queen liked children, just look at how good she was to Yanyan and Yueyue. Besides, he also wanted more nephews and nieces. Maybe after praying to Guanyin, the goddess of fertility, the emperor's illness would be cured, and he would have nephews and nieces.

Hearing this, Xie Yaoqing couldn't help but roll her eyes, her expression was helpless, angry and amused.

"No, if you want to pay respects to my third brother, you can do it yourself. You are not young anymore. My eldest brother and second brother have already married when they were your age, but you still haven't found a marriage. I don't know where my third sister-in-law is."

How could Xie Yichen possibly go to worship the Goddess of Childbirth? He doesn't even have a wife, so why would he need to worship the Goddess of Childbirth?

Seeing that Xie Yaoqing was still unmoved after his repeated persuasion and was determined not to go to worship the Goddess of Childbirth, Xie Yichen snorted, "If you don't go, you'll regret it. I think that person is very difficult to deal with. I felt that he was scheming and difficult to deal with. He finally married you with great effort, and it's not that easy to divorce your wife."

"Listen to your third brother's advice. Men are unreliable, but your own blood is more trustworthy. Look at our family. Aren't we brothers and sisters helping each other? Having a child of your own is better than anything else." Xie Yichen said earnestly.

Xie Yaoqing couldn't help laughing, "Third brother, you are a man yourself, why are you scolding yourself?"

Xie Yichen's face turned red, and he scratched his head awkwardly, "Well, there are still good men in the world, for example, the men in our family are good men, my father and eldest brother are both infatuated, but that one... humph."

The word "humph" represents Xie Yichen's attitude towards Xiao Chengxu. It is impossible for him to like him.