Dong Gong Mei

Chapter 763
In the torrential rain, two small cars covered with tarpaulins quietly left the inner palace in the dark night.

One goes out of Yeting, heading west; the other goes out of Longshouqu, heading east.

When Jin Wang, who was wearing a blue round collar robe, parked in the East Palace, Pei Cairen's car also stopped at the foot of Fayan Temple.

This small hill is located to the west of Yeting. It was formed by the accumulation of excess soil and rocks when the artificial lake was excavated in the palace.

The mountain is low and small in shape. There are gentle stone steps paved with bluestone slabs, and slowly climbing up the stone steps is the Fayan Temple used by the royal family.

The heavy rain became more and more urgent, and the rain rolled down the stone steps like a waterfall.

Two maids, one on the left and the other on the right, held umbrellas and helped Pei Cairen up the stairs step by step.

However, after a few dozen steps, the three master and servant were all drowned.

The little maid looked at her shoes that had been soaked loose by the rain, and she was so distressed that she was about to shed tears: she only has two pairs of shoes... what will she do tomorrow?

Accompanying the Empress Dowager to practice together are the original servants in the Empress Dowager's palace, at least a hundred or so.

The one who came out to lead the way was a servant with soft eyebrows, neatly dressed and with a gentle smile.

Pei Cairen recognized him as Zhang Fu who had only been in the Empress Dowager's Palace for less than half a year, so he was a little surprised: "Why did you come along?"

"Since the old servant has come to the Empress Dowager, he should follow him through life and death..." Zhang Fu smiled, holding a lantern to light the way, while cautiously reminding Pei Cairen: "The road is slippery in rainy days, empress, be careful where you step."

Pei Cairen was very satisfied with his respect.

There are many people in the palace who hold the high and step down the low, so it is really rare to be so honest.

There is a praying hall in the temple. When Pei Cairen appeared in the hall with a wet body, the Empress Dowager was kneeling on the ground with her back to her.

"Queen Mother, Pei Cairen is here." Zhang Fu reminded softly at the door.

"Come in." A faint voice came, and the Queen Mother's figure remained motionless.

Pei Cairen was also polite, and took off his cloak as soon as he entered the door. The rainwater splashed on the plush carpet, forming deep and shallow marks immediately.

Zhang Fu thoughtfully brought a dry cotton towel, and Pei Cairen grabbed it, wiped the water off his shoulders, and asked straight to the point, "What's the urgent matter for calling me here?"

The Empress Dowager knelt quietly under the Buddha statue, holding a Buddhist bead in one hand and resting the other on her lap, as if she had fallen into a trance, without answering.

After failing to seize power, the emperor who was raised by herself was sent to this cold palace, and she seemed to have accepted her fate.

Apart from the gold ornaments and fine clothes, she was only wearing an autumn-colored homely dress, and her hair was only tied in a simple bun on the back of her head. Looking at her attire alone, she looked like a little old lady from an ordinary family.

But as soon as she opened her mouth, the coercion that has lived on people for a long time still came out.

While twirling the beads in a leisurely manner, she said one word in a neutral way: "Kneel."

Pei Cairen sneered instantly, and stabbed at him with an ugly sentence: "It's all like this, and you still want to put on airs like the queen mother?"

The queen mother did not get angry this time, she just held up a stick of incense, put it in the incense burner, clasped her hands together, and chanted some scriptures.

After everything was done, she stood up slowly, then bowed deeply to the Buddha statue, and said flatly: "Since you are here, even if you don't kneel to me, you must kneel to the Bodhisattva."

Pei Cairen stood aside and watched with cold eyes. Seeing her pretentious expression, he felt ironic: "A person like the Queen Mother sometimes prays to gods and worships Buddha?"

As soon as the words fell, the Queen Mother suddenly turned around.

Pei Cairen choked up at the last word.

At first glance at the Queen Mother's face, she was inevitably stunned.

The ancient Buddha of Qingdeng fasted every day, how could he not look haggard at all?

Could it be that this old woman has hidden some panacea for immortality, and is she planning to make some waves?

Suspicious in her heart, she subconsciously raised her head to look left and right, but only heard the sound of Xiaoxiao rain, and there was nothing unusual.

Seeing her defensive face, the queen mother smiled immediately: "Afraid that I will kill you?"

Pei Cairen's body froze, and then he realized how reckless his trip was tonight - if the queen mother really killed her and buried her on the mountain, no one would know the truth in this lifetime!

The queen mother raised her eyelids: "Don't worry, I won't kill you. I called you here because you are still useful."

She slowly sat down in the chair, picked up the tea she had prepared earlier, and took a sip to moisten her lips.

Pei Cairen didn't know what kind of medicine she sold in the gourd, but he didn't bother to ask, and just looked at her with a frown.

The queen mother drank the tea slowly, then got up, took out a small medicine bottle from the grid next to it, and placed it in front of Pei Cairen.

The doubts on Pei Cairen's face deepened.

The queen mother smiled lightly: "I know you want revenge, so I prepared this for you."

"What is this?" Pei Cairen didn't take it, but frowned and looked at it a few times.

Blue and white, with a small bottle body, it looks like an ordinary small medicine bottle.

"This is a good thing." The Queen Mother smiled meaningfully, "As long as Zhao Xi is slightly contaminated with this thing, what you want will be achieved."

Pei Cairen's heart moved, and he couldn't help but look at the bottle a few more times.

But it only moved my heart a little bit, and I became a little vigilant: "You and I have always been at odds, why did you suddenly help me? And why should I trust you?"

The Queen Mother twitched her mouth, revealing a sneering coldness: "Pei Jiarong, do you know why you fell into this situation?"

Pei Cairen snorted, noncommittal.

"Because you're stupid."

The queen mother smiled coldly, picked up the small medicine bottle, put it in the palm of her hand, and said word by word: "Now, only you and I have a common enemy. You want Zhao Xiwei's life to be worse than death, and I also want her life to be worse." Die. If you don't believe me, who else can you trust? Besides me, who will give you a chance to take revenge? The emperor? Or your son who just wants to be a happy king?"

The Empress Dowager smiled, and put down the medicine bottle again, her upturned Danfeng eyes gleaming: "This opportunity is not to be missed, and it will never come again. Now that she has completely broken with the Crown Prince, this is the best chance for you to strike. And the bottle of medicine in my hand, It is also the last bargaining chip. If you are timid and afraid of getting into trouble, then once you miss it, you will never think about revenge."

Seeing that Pei Cairen did not speak, he slowly added a paragraph——

"Even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about your son. I have seen King Jin all these years, from his birth to the present. When did the emperor treat him as his son? To put it bluntly, Even the eunuchs in the Zichen Palace are valued more by the emperor than him. Which father would have the heart to throw such a young son into the fief to fend for himself? That child has never experienced human relations and family affection since he was a child. Don't you feel sorry for the prince's oppression and living a life of relying on others?"

(End of this chapter)