The birth of Concubine Ling, the most popular concubine in the palace, touched the hearts of countless people.

Everyone in the palace was praying silently. Concubine Ling was generous and kind, and would lend a helping hand whenever she saw a servant in trouble.

In the Yongshou Palace, there were also beauties everywhere and fragrant breezes. The concubines in the harem all came to accompany the birth, waiting to get the news as soon as possible.

Hongli paced back and forth listening to Wei Yanwan's screams.

Jinzhong hid in a corner where no one cared and prayed to the sky secretly. He usually didn't believe in anything, but at this moment he just eagerly prayed to all the gods he could name.

"Buddha Tathagata, Guanyin Bodhisattva, Maitreya Bodhisattva, Manjusri Bodhisattva, Yuanshi Tianzun, Daode Tianzun, Jade Emperor, Ziwei Emperor, Mazu Niangniang, please bless my master to have a safe delivery and keep mother and child safe."

Wei Yanwan had some difficulties in giving birth for the first time. She was in a state of turmoil for three hours before she gave birth safely to a princess.

Grandma Tian ran out happily to announce the good news: "Empress Lingfei gave birth to a little princess safely, and both mother and daughter are safe."

Hongli took the seventh princess and looked her up and down, confirming that she was a healthy little princess.

"Okay."

After Jingse got married, Wei Yanwan became pregnant, and Hongli felt that this daughter had a special connection with him.

Since Jingse, the princess has been suffering from misfortunes. It has been more than ten years since such a healthy daughter was born. The old father was so moved that he shed tears.

"The Seventh Princess is a blessed and good child. She is very much in my heart, so I give her the name Jingxuan."

Wei Yanwan held Jingxuan and watched happily.

"How come Jingxuan's hair has grown long? It's not wrinkled like other children's. It's really pretty."

Wei Yangshi frowned and said dejectedly: "What's the use of being beautiful? You are still a princess."

"What's wrong with the princess? The princess is also my child. I must be extra nice to her." Wei Yanwan, who had been afraid of her mother being unhappy since she was a child, couldn't help but argue with her mother for the sake of her child.

"If you give birth to a prince, you can go to the palace and become a queen in the future. If you give birth to a princess, you can only squeeze into the palace and have to obey other people's wishes."

Wei Yanwan looked around in panic. Fortunately, there were only mother, daughter and Chunchan in the bedroom at this moment.

"Mother, you can't say that. What if someone says you are cursing the emperor?"

Wei Yang was so scared that she covered her mouth and looked around.

"We can't afford to offend your son-in-law."

"What son-in-law? The emperor is the master, mother, please don't talk nonsense."

Bao Shanglu was entrusted by Wei Yanwan to meet Grandma Tian's daughter during his break.

The girl smiled with eyes curved and greeted Bao Shanglu politely.

Bao Shanglu felt her pulse and couldn't help feeling sad. He lamented that this sunny-looking little girl in front of him was indeed suffering from a strange disease and would not live long.

"There is currently no cure for this disease, and we can only delay the onset of the disease by taking medication."

Grandma Tian's eyes were full of surprise. It was good to have a way to delay it. It was better to take medicine for a lifetime than to die at a young age.

But Bao Shanglu's subsequent words made her anxious again.

"This medicine contains a bezoar, which is expensive. If you rely on it all year round, I'm afraid you won't be able to afford it."

One gram of bezoar is worth three ounces of gold. How can one possibly afford it for a lifetime just by working?

"Doctor Bao, can you give me some cheaper herbs with the same efficacy?"

Doctor Bao shook his head: "I'm not trying to embarrass you, it's just that there is really no substitute."

Grandma Tian said, "Please ask Doctor Bao to prescribe medicine first."

She saved some money to support her daughter for another year.

Bao Shanglu comforted her, "I will go back and show your daughter's pulse to Doctor Ye. I hope he can come up with a better solution."

Hongli was full of love for Wei Yanwan and the Seventh Princess, but he found that Yihuan was no longer interested in him.

"Your Majesty is very busy and should take a rest. I will not disturb you."

Whenever they met, Yihuan would just greet him coldly and push him away.

Zhen Huan persuaded, "It's normal for a woman to feel down for a while after giving birth, but she will be fine once her body recovers."

Hongli believed it at first, but after seeing that she became more enthusiastic towards others and colder towards him, he no longer believed it.

There was nothing Zhen Huan could do. She had to pay off the debt from her previous life in this life.

Yonghuang and Hengti's husband Zong Zheng went across the ocean, and the empress dowager in the palace was very worried.

Hongli specially invited Master Anji Bosang to pray for this journey to the West.

Master Anji Bosang set up an altar in the Forbidden City and began to chant scriptures to pray for those who were traveling far away.

In order to avoid suspicion, the concubines in the palace only copied the scriptures and had them sent to the Lotus Hall for prayers.

After Ruyi finished her daily torture, she came to the Fahua Hall to pray and seek spiritual comfort.

Zhenshu walked into Qixiang Palace and said to Jin Yuyan, "Master, the Qingguan girl goes to the Fahua Hall every day and stays until late at night. I just saw her faint and was supported by the master. Do you want us?"

Jin Yuyan thought for a moment and said, "Let's just live our lives normally. She has already become a court lady. Why should we bother to make things difficult for her?"

Zhenshu was still worried and said, "After all, she and the emperor have a deep affection for each other. If you want to get rid of her completely, you still have to disappoint the emperor."

Jin Yuyan hesitated and said, "It's not difficult to punish her. I didn't believe in gods and Buddhas, but now I'm reborn, so I'd better not plot against monks."

Zhenshu was helpless. She had a lot of ideas but no place to use them. Now that her master was dead, she could only retire early.

Lotus Hall.

Ruyi brought the six-character mantra she had copied and knelt on the mat to burn it.

Anji could no longer bear it: "Lady donor, please stop burning the six-syllable mantra. This mantra is the subtle mind of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. Burning it is a great disrespect to Buddhism. The sin is extremely serious, exceeding the unpardonable sins of killing one's father or mother."

Ruyi opened her big innocent eyes and said to Anji, "The six-syllable mantra is the most revered mantra. It can eliminate karma and bring great liberation. I copied the six-syllable mantra myself and would like to recite it with the master and burn it, hoping to be liberated."

"My life is really too hard."

Angie said: "Everything in the world has its time; it is best to let nature take its course."

Ruyi collapsed and said, "How can I let things take their own course? I truly love the Emperor, but I have to watch those women who are greedy for wealth and fame trample on my head."

Anji waited until Ruyi had vented her anger before saying, "There is no distinction between lust and material desire."

Ruyi stood up and said angrily, "You are a great monk, how can you equate sincerity with vanity?"

Anji's expression never changed with Ruyi's mood swings.

He said calmly, "Lady donor, you don't need to come tomorrow. If you don't dare to face your own heart in front of the Buddha, it will be useless if you come."

Ruyi turned away dejectedly. Even the monks despised her, and even the pure Buddhist community looked down on her for being a court lady.

Anji's peaceful and distant voice came from behind Ruyi.

“You can’t take anything with you except your karma; good deeds and evil deeds will eventually be rewarded, and cause and effect never go unnoticed.”

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