No. 1 Girl in the Imperial City

Chapter 212 Revisiting the Huguo Temple (two chapters in one)
The big wedding was indeed a rare time for His Royal Highness the Prince Regent to be justifiably lazy, and the next day he still slept until the sun was up.After getting up to wash up and having breakfast, Luo Junyao and Xie Yan got on the carriage and headed out of the city.

Luo Junyao sat in the carriage, looking curiously at the beautiful woman sitting opposite them by the window.

Although the stunning woman with obvious alien blood seemed different from the ones she had seen before, Luo Junyao recognized it immediately, "You are..."

Yue Ji, a beauty from the Qi tribe whose whereabouts are unknown after failing to assassinate Xie Yan on the night of the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet.

"Is she really yours?" Luo Jun shook his head to look at Xie Yan.

Xie Yan raised his eyebrows slightly, "Yao Yao knows?" After thinking about it, he felt wrong, and corrected: "She is my subordinate."

Luo Junyao rolled his eyes at him, didn't she mean that?

"Subordinate Lengshuang, I have seen the princess." Lengshuang said respectfully.

Luo Jun smiled and said: "There is no need to be too polite." Then he turned to Xie Yan and said, "At that time, I just thought it was strange that the Qi people chose to assassinate the regent at that time. It is impossible to succeed. What are they planning?"

Xie Yan smiled and said: "My concubine is smart and wise. Leng Shuang is the commander of the third battalion of the secret guards. He was originally in charge of the affairs of the Western Regions, but he just returned to Shangyong not long ago."

"It's amazing." Luo Junyao couldn't help but praise.

"Princess praises."

Leng Shuang was not as seductive and seductive as she showed in the Jade Terrace Hall back then, but rather cold and serious, which was obviously her true character.

I have to say that Miss Lengshuang's acting skills are quite amazing.

Xie Yan held Luo Junyao's little hand on his lap, looked at Leng Shuang and asked, "What happened in the city yesterday?"

Leng Shuang said: "Reporting to the lord, the Qi people have already stayed at the Qi people's embassy. Yesterday evening, the Qi people's envoy went to the Proton Mansion to ask Prince Ji Rong. Then Prince Ji Rong went to the embassy to meet Mrs. Rong, but what did they talk about?" The subordinates were incompetent and failed to get the news."

Xie Yan raised her hand to signal that it was okay, if the news around Bai Jingrong was so easy to find out, then she would not be alive now.

Leng Shuang continued: "All day yesterday, King Mu often yelled at the lord. The king of Mu An didn't want to persuade him too much and was worried that it would damage the reputation of the lord, so he ordered people to dismiss all the people who served in King Mu's courtyard, leaving only Fan The side concubine and two or three personal attendants. Concubine Mu visited Mu Wang in the evening..."

Leng Shuang raised her eyes to look at Xie Yan while speaking, and saw that he did not express anything, so she continued to talk about Princess Mu's performance in Prince Mu's room yesterday.

Every word and every sentence is detailed, as if she was there at the time.

Xie Yan looked indifferent, as if Leng Shuang was not talking about her biological parents.

Luo Junyao was also a little surprised. She was not surprised by King Mu's attitude towards Xie Yan, but by Princess Mu's attitude.

Since the marriage was confirmed, the Luo family had naturally inquired a lot about Princess Mu.Now it seems that either the information they obtained was inaccurate, or Princess Mu has changed.

Xie Yan pondered for a moment, and said: "Send a message to King Kangcheng, Xie Jin asked his eldest son to be his son, and this king will allow it."

Leng Shuang was not surprised, nodded in agreement, and continued to talk about the movements of the powerful and powerful in Shangyong in the past two days.

Most of Xie Yan listened quietly, only occasionally giving a few instructions lightly.

By the time Leng Shuang finished talking about what she was about to report, the carriage had already left the imperial city.

After Leng Shuang finished telling what she wanted to say, she bowed her hands and bid farewell to Xie Yan and Luo Junyao.

She didn't stop the carriage, and directly opened the curtain to go out, jumped off the carriage that was moving forward, and disappeared in front of the eyes of the two of them.

"Bai Jingrong came to Shangyong?" Luo Junyao asked.

Xie Yan played with her soft plain hands, nodded and said, "Indeed, it's been a few days."

Luo Jun frowned, "What did she come to Shangyong for?" Luo Junyao admired the courage of this Mrs. Rong, she was really not afraid that once she arrived in Shangyong, she would never be able to go back.

Xie Yan said: "Now that she has the status of the queen of the Qi clan, she must be sure that if Dasheng doesn't want to fight again with the Qi clan, she will not touch her. As long as the court does not move her, others...she may not be afraid."

Luo Jun shook his head and thought for a moment before asking again: "Will the Qi people really fight Dasheng again?"

Xie Yan didn't answer right away, instead, he lowered his head and stared at Luo Junyao's bright eyes for a long time before he chuckled softly: "It wasn't necessarily true at first, but now...Bai Jingrong probably has more power in the Qi clan than what we saw .Besides, the Gaoyu people are also untrustworthy."

Luo Junyao leaned against Xie Yan's arms and thought about his words seriously.

Xie Yan held her in his arms, and said, "If it wasn't for Dasheng who really couldn't fight any more, he wouldn't have retreated until the Qi clan was destroyed. If the Qi clan hadn't been really unable to survive, they would never have given up on the king's court and moved westward. But...Gao Yu is a variable. If the people of Gao Yu turn against the water and form an alliance with the Qi people, although there will be no catastrophe, but the border of Dasheng is not peaceful, so how can people's livelihood start? There will be a resurgence of war within Sheng."

"Is it so serious?" Luo Jun frowned.

Xie Yan nodded and said, "From the last year of Dongling to the present, there hasn't been a single year without soldiers in nearly 50 years. Taxes are heavy and the people are overwhelmed. Sooner or later, problems will arise."

"However, before Gao Yu formed an alliance with Dasheng, the Qi people should have hated Gao Yu people, so they wouldn't easily form an alliance with them, right?"

Xie Yan sighed lightly, nodded and said, "That's right, the people of the Qi people may not be willing to join hands with the people of Gao Yu. But... what if Bai Jingrong is in charge of the Qi people?"

Those who died because of the alliance between Dasheng and Gao Yu were all from the Qi tribe, but Bai Jingrong was not from the Qi tribe.

"King Qi is going to change?" Luo Jun shook his head.

Xie Yan narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "So, Bai Jingrong's visit to Shangyong this time...may not be all for looking for trouble."

Luo Junyao couldn't help but sat up straight, and looked back at Xie Yan, "She also wants to form an alliance with Dasheng, and let Dasheng support her son's early succession?"

The Qi people didn't value their concubines very much. The eldest son of Bai Jingrong was also the eldest son of Ji Sui, king of the Qi tribe, who was said to be very capable, so Ji Sui made him the crown prince against all opinions.

On the contrary, he was the third son born to the queen of the Qi clan, and Ji Sui did not like him.

But no matter how much Ji Sui didn't like him, it wouldn't change the fact that the third prince had a noble background and was backed by an important family of the Qi clan.

Bai Jingrong's mother and son are favored, and the Qi clan queen's mother and son are powerful, and they have fought vigorously in recent years.

It has to be said that this is also a kind of balance.

Previously, due to the defeat of the Qi clan, they were forced to move westward to the royal court, and Bai Jingrong's mother and son were in a dire situation, so they had to sacrifice their youngest son as a hostage.

How long will it take for Bai Jingrong to come to Dasheng as the queen of the Qi clan?It can be seen that the Qi people have been settled by her.

I have to say, this woman is really amazing.

Xie Yan looked down at her, but smiled silently.

Luo Junyao took a deep breath and asked softly, "Will you agree?"

Xie Yan said softly: "In 20 years, if Dasheng and the Qi people can't fight each other, it is indeed a good thing."

"Are you going to agree to Bai Jingrong's request?" Luo Junyao was a little surprised, why did she not believe it?
Xie Yan said: "It doesn't matter whether I agree or not, I'm just afraid that she may not get what she wants."

"Huh?" Luo Junyao looked at him curiously.

Xie Yan said: "Bai Jingrong... is indeed a remarkable person, and it is not an exaggeration to say that she is amazingly talented. If she were a man, the Bai family might not have lost so quickly back then. But... this person also has a fatal weakness."

Luo Junyao looked at Xie Yan excitedly, Xie Yan chuckled lightly and said: "She is too proud, intentionally or unintentionally, she always ignores some inconspicuous people. If she thinks a person is useful, she must It will make that person feel the most sincere sincerity in the world, and make people want to feel sorry for her. But if she feels that a person is useless, she will abandon him like a shoe, and refuse to give the other person a single look. But she doesn't know... The embankment of a thousand miles is destroyed by an ant nest, and sometimes the danger lies where she doesn't pay attention. She suffered a big loss because of this back then, but now it seems that she hasn't made much progress."

Luo Junyao asked: "Who are you talking about?" She felt that Xie Yan's words had an obvious point, and it wasn't a momentary emotion.

But she also checked some news about Bai Jingrong, and there seemed to be no rumors that she suffered from some small person.

Xie Yan smiled and said, "Yao Yao is so smart, why don't you think about it yourself?"

Luo Junyao didn't get to the bottom of it, just snorted softly and said, "I'll always think of it."

Xie Yan said: "Then I will wait and see."

The carriage went all the way to the Huguo Temple, but this time they did not go directly to the back mountain. The carriage went all the way from the foot of the front mountain to the mountain gate halfway up the mountain.

Xie Yan got out of the carriage, turned around and supported Luo Junyao's slender waist, and carried her off the carriage.

Standing still in front of the mountain gate, Luo Junyao looked at the huge mountain gate with the words "Huguo Zen Temple" written on it, then looked at the long stairs behind it that seemed to have no end in sight, and the cigarettes around it, and finally felt a little bit of it. Divide the majesty of Dashengguo Temple.

The sound of bells and monks chanting faintly came from the mountain, which made the slightly bleak mountain gate in early winter feel more solemn.

There were not many people who came to offer incense at this time, and the two walked hand in hand on the bluestone steps all the way up the mountain, which was very comfortable.

After entering the Huguo Temple, Xie Yan handed over a message to the little monk who knew the guest.

The zhike monk looked at it, respectfully returned the post to Xie Yan, saluted the two with clasped hands, and led them inside.

After bypassing the majestic Daxiong Hall, the two were brought to a courtyard gate at the right rear of the Daxiong Hall.

The Zhike monk stopped at the entrance of the courtyard, "The host is waiting for the two benefactors inside, please go in by yourself."

Xie Yan thanked them, the little monk saluted the two of them again, turned around and left.

After entering the door, it was a small and unremarkable courtyard.

The courtyard was empty, and there were only three or four rooms in total. The door of one of the rooms was open, and there was the sound of knocking wooden fish.

Xie Yan took Luo Junyao's hand and walked towards the door without hesitation.

The small meditation room is very simple, with a bed, a cabinet, a table, and two benches.

Master Mingguang was sitting at the table knocking on the wooden fish and chanting scriptures, even though there were two more people at the door, he didn't see him move.

On the contrary, Xie Yan was the first to speak, and said lightly: "If your heart is not pure, don't force it."

Master Mingguang paused when he knocked on Muyu's hand, as if to prove that he was not impure, he knocked a few more times.

But it seemed that he couldn't even find the rhyme just now, and soon he gave up.

Master Mingguang turned his head, glanced at Xie Yan sullenly and said, "Do you know how to respect elders?"

Xie Yan said indifferently: "I just want to remind you that you can do your best in everything, you don't have to insist on it, and be careful of going crazy." It will be troublesome if you really become a demon monk.

Master Mingguang snorted softly, stood up and looked at Luo Junyao who was standing next to him, and his face returned to the posture of an eminent monk, "Nephew and daughter-in-law, come to see uncle?"

Luo Jun shook his eyes and smiled, "Did we bother uncle?"

Master Mingguang turned his head to look at Xie Yan. He didn't expect Luo Yun, a delicate daughter, to be bold and not shy. This is not like the attitude of a new wife when she sees her uncle.

Xie Yan glanced at him coldly, pulled Luo Junyao around and went out.

Xie Yan was obviously no stranger to this place, he led Luo Junyao and pushed directly to another room in the courtyard.

This room is going to look much more spacious, although as soon as you enter the door, you can see a Buddha statue right in front of you, but on the left side of the room is a floor couch, on which there are tea tables and tea sets.

There are several bookshelves on the right side of the room, and the bookshelves are full of various books.

Luo Junyao was a little curious, glanced at the door and asked in a low voice, "Is uncle really a monk?"

If not, he is the abbot of the Huguo Temple.

If yes, he can't even beat wooden fish well.Chanting scriptures is just a few sentences back and forth, not as good as an ordinary little novice monk.When they passed by the Daxiong Palace just now, they heard others recite scriptures better than him.

Xie Yan said: "There is a Buddha in the mouth, but there is no Buddha in the heart."

Luo Jun shook his head, somewhat half-understood.

"What are you arranging for me again?" Master Mingguang came in with a copper pot, and asked just as he stepped through the door.

Luo Junyao quickly put on a sweet smile, "No, how could we arrange uncle?"

Master Mingguang snorted softly, "You won't, but he may not."

Xie Yan didn't take it seriously, and when Master Mingguang put the copper pot on the table, he reached for it and filled the three teacups in front of him with water.

No one comes here for tea tasting, and there is no such complicated and cumbersome tea making process.After pouring water and covering the cup, he pushed the cup to Master Mingguang.

Master Mingguang didn't dislike it either, and sat down there directly.

Luo Junyao obediently held up the teacup and brought it to Master Mingguang, "Uncle, please drink tea."

Only then did Master Mingguang take it and took a sip, showing a smiling face, "Hey, let's play with it." Putting down the teacup, Master Mingguang casually took out a purple pearl that was bigger than a pigeon egg and handed it to him. Give Luo Jun a shake.

Luo Junyao knew it was not a pearl just by looking at it, but after holding it in his hand, he found that it turned out to be a violet sapphire.I don't know who is so idle, neither use it for jewelry nor other decorations, but spend a lot of time cutting and carving it into a round ball.

Isn't it like a purple night pearl?

Master Mingguang smiled and said: "I used it for fun when I had nothing to do. If you don't like to change hairpin jewelry or get a sachet to wear around the waist, it's fine."

Luo Junyao put the purple pearl in his palm, nodded and said, "Thank you uncle."

It can be seen that this young man was not only a local tyrant, but also a dandy.

Xie Yan and Luo Junyao came to the Huguo Temple today to bring Luo Junyao to meet their uncle. It can be seen that although Xie Yan said nothing good, he still thinks highly of this uncle.

After offering tea and accepting the gift, Master Ming Guang frowned slightly after chatting for a while and suddenly asked, "Did those people from Prince Mu An's Palace bother you in the past two days?"

Xie Yan shook his head and said, "Uncle, don't worry, there won't be any trouble over there."

"That's good." After finishing speaking, Master Mingguang gloated a little: "Now you can't even get up when you lie on the bed, and there is really no way to find trouble for you."

Although Master Mingguang believed that his younger sister was mainly responsible for many past events back then, it did not mean that he had no objection to King Mu.

Not to mention, regarding Xie Yan's matter, if he hadn't been too special to act rashly, he would have killed King Mu long ago.

That bastard thinks that the Yao family is empty, so he can humiliate their Yao family at will?But that idiot Yao Yun didn't even care about his son for a man!
"Your second brother, I also know a little bit. He has no intention of going against you. Now that you gave him the throne in advance, he doesn't say he is grateful, at least he knows how to choose a side. With him, King Mu can easily talk. It's just... ..."

Master Mingguang looked at his nephew seriously, and said, "If Yao Yun follows suit..."

Xie Yan said: "Uncle, don't worry, she should not make trouble again in the future."

"Oh?" Master Mingguang raised his eyebrows, apparently not believing this.How paranoid his sister is, I'm afraid no one knows better than him.

More than 30 years have passed, with her character, even if she really knows that she is wrong, she will only make the mistake to the end, and will never look back.

Xie Yan briefly talked about what happened in the Mu An Palace yesterday.

Master Mingguang was silent for a while when he heard the words, and then he said with great interest: "Who instructed her? She has some skills."

Taking a closer look at his nephew, Master Mingguang shook his head and said, "It doesn't look like you."

Xie Yan glanced at him, and didn't intend to answer his doubts, but said: "Do you just want to ask these questions?"

Master Mingguang's expression changed slightly, and the room seemed to fall into silence.

After a long time, Master Mingguang sighed softly, and was about to say something when he heard the voice of a monk from the temple outside the courtyard, "Reporting to the host, there is a Mrs. Rong who is asking to see you outside, saying that she is an old friend of the host."

The atmosphere in the room that was originally quiet seemed to freeze in an instant, Luo Junyao carefully looked at Master Mingguang in front of him.

That somewhat fairy-like face instantly became sharp and condensed, like an unsheathed sharp knife that could pierce everything in front of him at any time.

"Host?" The courtyard was small, and the voice of the monk at the door came in clearly.

After a while, Master Ming Guang said in a deep voice, "Let her in."

"Yes."

(End of this chapter)