The unlucky county princess and the crown prince

"Have you seen it?" Mingfei's beautiful eyebrows and eyes are full of gentle ripples, like a spring breeze.

Xue Lingwei said: "I've only seen it once, but he didn't say anything to me. I don't know much about the mysterious things, but the empress is very interested."

"That's it Mingfei is thoughtful. She happens to see the little master who came here yesterday. She says, "little master, I've come all the way. I want to see Master Xuanen. Please pass the message on my behalf."

The little master put his hands together and his eyebrows were light. "Please wait patiently, benefactor. If you are lucky, the master will help you."

The implication is that if you don't have a chance, you can't see the master even if you come to Jiuxian temple.

Mingfei was silent and said with a smile, "thank you, little master."

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In the Qingxiao hall, the fragrance and mist are curling, filled with a kind of reassuring atmosphere. Queen Xue sits opposite master Xuanen, drinks a sip of Guanzhong tea gracefully, and has a kind of shallow rhyme that makes people think endlessly. She slowly says, "master, do you know why this palace is here?"

Outside the hall came the sound of cicadas and the autumn sun, casting a shade on master Xuanen's face. "What kind of answer does the queen want?"

Queen Xue was silent. She did like Xueer, but Xueer always gave her a mysterious feeling that she couldn't explain clearly. She charmed the king, confused the prince, and the suspicious fox demon. These signs were connected together, and it was difficult for her not to doubt. After a while, she said, "I don't understand. Please make it clear."

Master Xuanen holds the Sutra, and his eyes are clear, but he seems to have deep ink. "Tell me a story."

"I'm all ears." Although master Xuanen was very young, even queen Xue, who stood at the top of the prosperous Royal Palace, admired and appreciated his noble and detached bearing.

"A man lost an ax. He suspected that his neighbor had stolen it. He thought his neighbor was like a thief. When the ax was found, he thought his neighbor was not like a thief."

What a shrewd person is queen Xue? Silent for a long time, slowly way: "master's meaning is, because this palace has the heart devil, can have this confusion?"

Master Xuanen smiles but does not speak. His eyes are clear and clear, but it seems that there are many changes in the world.

Queen Xue sighed a little, and her beautiful face was filled with rare worries. "I understand what the master means. It's just that for decades, the palace seems to have boundless scenery, but in fact, it's like walking on thin ice. One wrong step is the abyss. The crown prince is the only son of the palace. As long as it's about him, the palace can't take any risks. I sincerely ask the master to give us some advice."

Master Xuan en stirred the tea spoon slowly with his long white fingers, watched the white mist rise in the water, and said quietly, "if you come here to find the answer, I'm afraid you'll be disappointed."

Queen Xue's heart was so tight, "I'd like to hear it in detail."

Master Xuanen's eyes were clear and soft, "I never give answers, because I don't know the answers."

Queen Xue is a little disappointed. Master Xuan en is the only person the prince trusts. Unexpectedly, he doesn't answer. Is Xue er the incarnation of a witch?

Just when Queen Xue thought master Xuan en would not speak any more, he said, "someone once asked me the same question. Can you tell me how I answered?"

Queen Xue's eyes immediately glowed with hope and wondered, "what is it?"