Tragic death on wedding night, replacement doctor concubine reborn to kill the whole family

"What is a good relationship?"

Xiao Chen raised his eyes to look at her.

Xiao Yao was stunned. "That's it - two people are in love with each other, you love me and I love you, we understand each other, grow old together, and stay together for life."

"We are in love with each other, but I have no feelings for Miss Xie. How can this be considered a good match?"

Xiao Yao: “…”

Xiao Yao was choked by Xiao Chen's words and was speechless. "Then Uncle Rong is wrong."

"Perhaps Uncle Rong has never made a mistake, but this time," he lowered his eyes and continued reading, "I can't deceive my own heart."

"But just now, I saw that my brother was clearly in a state of emotional fluctuation—"

"I just feel a little sad that Miss Xie, such a pure and innocent girl, has to suffer emotionally."

Xiao Yao: “…”

She couldn't argue with her brother.

"If what Master Ding said is true, Qing Chang'an is truly devoted to Miss Xie, and it's just that he has an extra eldest son. What's the difference between him and an ordinary woman?"

"What's the difference?"

Originally, Xiao Yao thought that it was no big deal that her brother was unwilling to get involved in Aying's life.

But when he heard his brother say that they were just legitimate sons, just like ordinary women—

She felt something in her heart being touched.

The aura suddenly became cold.

Xiao Chen naturally noticed it, then raised his eyes to look at her. What he just said made her angry.

"What I mean is that she can still be with Qing Chang'an for the rest of her life, but now she has an eldest son." Xiao Chen explained.

Xiao Yao asked with a smile, "I have never had a heart-to-heart talk with my royal brother."

Xiao Chen paused and looked at Xiao Yao. What did that mean?

"My brother has traveled around the world with Master Changkong and Master Ding. During the journey, he has learned Buddhism and Taoism. I would like to ask you, in the Buddhism that my brother has learned, it is said that all beings are equal. Are men and women equal?"

Why did she suddenly say this?

Xiao Chen didn't need to think, "Naturally equal."

"Equality? My brother said that everyone can become a Buddha through practice, so they are equal."

"Exactly."

"Very good," she nodded, "Then may I ask my brother, are we also equal in cultivation?"

Xiao Chen: “…”

"My brother is hesitating because he actually feels that even though Buddhism advocates equality between men and women, in actual practice, they are not completely equal."

"For example, regarding the number of commandments, men need to observe 250 commandments, while women need to observe 348 commandments."

"Women still need to abide by the Eight Respects. Even if a woman has been ordained for a hundred years, she still needs to respect the newly ordained male monks."

"There are many stories of women who have achieved Buddhahood through spiritual practice, and of women who have transformed themselves into men and become Buddhas. For example, in the Lotus Sutra, there is the story of an eight-year-old dragon girl. Through her practice of chanting Buddha's name, she successfully transformed herself into a man and was reborn in the southern world to become a Buddha.—"

Xiao Chen looked at his passionate imperial sister and felt a little confused. How could she talk about Buddhism and gender equality from the matter of Xie Ying?

"Brother, all these show that men are inferior to women, men are superior and women are inferior, right?"

Xiao Chen moved his lips and nodded.

"What about my royal brother? In his mind, do you also think that men are superior and women are inferior, and women will always be appendages of men?" Xiao Yao dared to ask this because her royal brother had been worshipping Buddha since he was young, and his practice was different from that of ordinary men.

She firmly believed that her royal brother would support gender equality as the Buddhists believed.

"No." Xiao Chen blurted out.

Whether it was the scriptures he read himself or the teachings of Master Changkong, they all said that there is equality throughout life.

Of course, he had never carefully considered those small details that were once ignored and dominated by men in this equality of all beings.

After hearing what Xiao Yao said today, he felt like he had suddenly been enlightened.

"My royal brother has traveled all over the world and has seen a lot of love, hate, and suffering in the world. He should know what kind of hell women in this world, as the ones who lose their rights, are going through."

"I—know." But he didn't know why she brought up the issue of men's and women's rights from Xie Ying's case.

Xiao Yao looked at him, "You just said that she will still be happy. You assumed that her husband still loves her even if he has a son with someone else, and she should be grateful, because she is a woman. Compared with the husbands of ordinary women, those who have three wives and four concubines are just husbands with many wives and concubines. You think that Ah Ying's life is not a failure!"

Xiao Chen's face turned pale, "I, that's not what I meant."

"But, that's what you just said. Regardless of whether you are A-Ying's true love or not, when Uncle Rong gave you and gave her the peach blossom hairpin, you couldn't pretend to be deaf and dumb and not see her hesitation and struggle at the crossroads!"

"Once, Ah Ying took the initiative to approach the emperor," Xiao Yao looked at Xiao Chen, "That was her initial choice, but later, could it be that the emperor's coldness made her retreat, so that she hastily chose a not-so-good marriage?"

Xiao Chen was speechless.

Xiao Yao didn't know what to say, "My royal brother wants to practice Taoism, Buddhism, and pray for the people of the world.

Pray for blessings——" She didn't know if it would be of any use. In the afterlife, only ghosts knew whether one could be reborn in paradise!

"My brother was born in the royal family. If you can do your job properly, use thundering methods and iron-blooded tactics to look at those oppressed people, perhaps this is the fastest way to save the people."

Having said this, Xiao Yao felt that she was stimulated by Tao Wenjun's incident today.

But this also made her more determined to strive for a comfortable living environment for more women.

"If you don't enter the world of mortals, how can you know the suffering of the world of mortals?"

"Brother, I will not talk about Aying's matter anymore. You are in the Imperial Observatory, keeping the country safe and sound. I will also shoulder my responsibilities until the day when the sun rises and the sky becomes bright."

After saying this, Xiao Yao left Lingyin Pavilion.

The young man's eyes narrowed again and again, and Xiao Yao's words were like nails piercing into his flesh.

As a result, the words that Uncle Rong, Master Ding, and even Master Changkong had said to him kept echoing in his mind.

He had a connection with Buddha, and after finding out about the past between his father, mother, and Uncle Rong, he understood.

Growing up with Master Changkong since childhood, he is used to seeing all kinds of things in the world. He seems to want to cultivate the great way, but in fact he has never seen through his own heart.

he--

It is impossible to achieve the great way.

How can a person like Uncle Rong, with distracting thoughts in his mind, achieve great success?

Since they are all great ways, what Yaoer said, using one's own strength to actually save the people of the world, isn't that more direct?

Xiao Chen smiled bitterly, "I see."

Today, Yao'er's words finally woke him up, and he suddenly understood what he could do.

Even if it was not because of Xie Ying, he could contribute to equality for all.