Cherish you one day

The palanquin stopped in front of the main gate of the shrine. Court Lady Xu pushed away the curtain from the window and told Bai Yaling to come out. Bai Yaling nodded her head and stepped out of the palanquin.

Bai Yaling walked ahead, followed by the Court Lady and General Wang. The maidservants, soldiers, and the carriers stayed outside of the shrine.

Entering the stupa, Bai Yaling was instructed by the monk of the shrine about offering the prayer to Lord Buddha. She first lit an incense stick and put that inside the cauldron filled with the ash of the previously burned incense sticks. She joined both of her hands in front of the idol.

She then sat down on the floor and closed her eyes to listen to the monk chanting religious text– a kind of meditation that would relax her.

Outside the stupa center, Court Lady Xu and General Wang waited for Bai Yaling.