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Chapter 13 Prime Minister Chu has a heart toward Buddha

Gao Wenyan knelt in front of the hall. Mrs. Gao was really angry. She took a whip and asked for help.

It was General Gao who stopped her.

"The wounds on Yan'er's body are just healed. Now that the whip is gone, you will have to lie down again."

Mrs. Gao said angrily: "You disappeared all night, and you didn't even know how to say hello! Tell me, what on earth did you do!"

"Mom, calm down. I hope Yan'er comes back safely."

Gao Wenting saw something was wrong and quickly went up to persuade him.

As for the reason for staying out at night, Gao Wenyan thought about it all the way, but he couldn't come up with a perfect explanation.

She just wanted to get over it as soon as possible, and at worst she would get a beating.

So she made nonsense: "I was drinking with my friends, but I didn't expect to get drunk and I wouldn't have time to send a message to my family."

"Your friend is also drunk? No one can tell the family?"

Gao Wenyan had no choice but to bite the bullet.

"Yes, they are all drunk."

Mrs. Gao was so angry that she had a headache. She pointed at her and said "you" several times, but she couldn't say a complete sentence.

No wonder Mrs. Gao was so angry.

The house has just had a great work, but at this juncture, Gao Wenyan disappeared inexplicably overnight, making everyone anxious.

Last night, the entire General's Mansion was brightly lit, and no one fell asleep.

The spies came and went, but without exception, there was no news about Gao Wenyan.

Just when their hearts dropped to the bottom, Gao Wenyan came back and only said an understatement of "drunk".

Gao Wenyan understood their mood very well and felt extremely guilty.

However, no matter what, it was impossible for her to tell them that she stayed with Chu Xu last night.

"My daughter did something wrong, please punish me."

"Punishment! Why not punish!?"

"If I don't give you a good beating, you won't have a long memory, will you?"

Mrs. Gao said as she was about to pick up the whip.

As luck would have it, the servant who reported the news arrived at just the right time, so the whip raised high was lowered again.

On this day, the General's Mansion welcomed a rare guest, the eighth son of the current emperor, Prince Gong.

Although the current crown prince is mediocre, he is actually the eldest son, born to Empress Yang.

The second prince was actually the one who received the most support from the public before. However, a serious illness took him away two years ago.

Prince Gong was deeply saddened by the death of the second prince. Not only did he switch to vegetarianism, but he also built a temple in his house to pray for the second prince.

The emperor was deeply moved when he heard this, and finally began to pay attention to the prince.

Later, when disasters occurred among the people, Prince Gong not only took the lead in reducing the government's expenditures, but also opened granaries to provide disaster relief.

In one fell swoop, he jumped from the unknown Eighth Prince to His Royal Highness Prince Gong.

Everyone thought that Prince Gong would show his talents for the first time and would become more active in the court later on. However, Prince Gong was very low-key and acted the same as before, still eating fast and praying for blessings.

It was such a person who came to the General's Mansion for the first time today.

Everyone in the Gao family was shocked, but Gao Wenyan escaped a severe beating.

General Gao sent someone to call Gao Wenxi back, and with a wink told Gao Wenyan to sneak back into the room.

Finally, he straightened his clothes and went out to greet Gao Wenting.

Her body was obviously very tired, but she was not sleepy even though she was lying on the bed.

When Bi Xi opened the door and came in, her mental state was no better than that of Gao Wenyan.

She needed to pay attention to the news about the cook, and also investigate the "anti-villain" trend in the capital. After Gao Wenyan disappeared all night, she still wanted to find someone.

Bi Xi wished she could give birth to a child with three heads and six arms.

"Miss, I will go and inquire about it."

"Prince An, he went to Prince Gong's Mansion before he was assassinated. He happened to catch up with a Taoist priest to pray for blessings, so the Taoist gave a divination to Prince An."

"It's exactly what I said, 'At the beginning of June, beware of villains.' Who would have thought that someone would actually be assassinated in the house two days ago." Gao Wenyan quickly sat up from the bed and asked, "Is Prince Gong still there?"

"Yes, the general and the second young master are drinking tea in the tea tasting room with us."

"Where did brother go?"

"The eldest son went out early in the morning and seemed to have an appointment."

General Gao couldn't help but frown when he saw Gao Wenyan.

If she doesn't take a good rest, why is she here?
However, he still introduced with a smile: "This is the little girl in the family."

"Wen Yan, please meet His Highness Prince Gong soon."

"Yes."

Gao Wenyan followed the etiquette and saluted Prince Gong.

"Don't be too polite."

Prince Gong is not only gentle, but also has a gentle voice.

No wonder the girls in the capital always say that he is a humble young man and as gentle as jade.

Inevitably, she thought of Chu Xu again, and once again she was sure that the "gentleness" she thought was just an illusion.

General Gao is a rough man who doesn't know how to drink tea, let alone recite poems and write poetry. Gao Wenyan is the most like him among the three brothers and sisters.

On the other hand, her eldest brother was good at both civil and military affairs, but her second brother was completely partial to science.

Although Gao Wenting had practiced martial arts since he was a child, he had been with the group of princes all year round and was surrounded by literati. On the contrary, he was more fond of mountains and rivers, and liked to write poems and paintings.

Once he returns to Beijing and encounters an occasion where he cannot refuse, General Gao will take him with him, and he always succeeds.

"A few days ago, Lin Qian was ordered to help Prime Minister Chu find a scripture, but he still hasn't found it."

"I heard that His Royal Highness Prince Gong has done a lot of research on Buddhism. I wonder if you can give me some advice?"

Prince Gong paused and asked in confusion: "Prime Minister of Chu?"

"Exactly."

Gao Wenyan smiled and nodded.

"Young lady, you are trying to share Mr. Lin's worries. Are you two going to have good things coming soon?"

"Your Highness is joking. Master Lin and my second brother are close friends. He bothers my second brother every day about this matter."

"I just did my duty as a younger sister and took care of my brother's worries."

When Gao Wenting heard that he was being moved out, his face froze, but he reacted quickly.

"Isn't that right? I have a sad face every day. I worry every day that I will be punished if I can't find it again."

Lin Qian was on good terms with the Gao family, so it was reasonable for Chu Xu to embarrass him, and it was also reasonable for the Gao family to help Lin Qian solve his problems.

But he saw Prince Gong slowly stroking the rim of the cup with a playful look on his face.

"It turns out that Prime Minister Chu also has a heart toward Buddha."

"A Taoist priest said before that 'Everyone can have a heart toward Buddha.'"

She paused for a moment and then said slowly: "Wen Yan didn't believe it before, but then he heard His Royal Highness An Wang's hexagram, and then he felt the subtlety of Buddhism."

Buddhism was introduced to China only a few years ago. Buddhism and Taoism are not yet separated, and they are collectively called Taoists.

Emerging things can always fascinate the princes and nobles to show their uniqueness, so there is a trend of believing in Buddhism in the capital.

Although the Buddhists retain the art of divination, they have established a precept that Buddhists are not allowed to perform divination for others.

This shows how rare the Taoist priest who made an exception for divination for King An was.

Prince Gong heard the implication of her words and said with a smile: "The girl is well-informed."

After saying that, he turned to General Gao and said, "Since the girl is interested in Buddhism, why not let the girl take the lead in the escort in two days? It will be a good lead for the girl."

Gao Wenyan was stunned and looked at General Gao.

For a moment, three eyes fell on General Gao.

General Gao looked ugly and said, "My little girl is naughty, I'm afraid she won't be able to take up this position."

(End of this chapter)