every step of the way

Kaiyuan four years, the first month.

The Dayan Palace is full of festive atmosphere for the New Year.However, the empress dowager in Tong'an Palace wanted to leave the palace and go to the ancient Changshu Temple three hundred miles away from the capital.

Tong'an Palace.

"Mother, why do you want to go to Changshu Temple?" Ye Mian asked.

The Empress Dowager looked at Ye Mian coldly, and said: "You still have the face to ask Aijia why? You forced Ti'er away who was pregnant with a dragon seed, and even let Ti'er die in that place. Now, Aijia wants to Go and see Ti'er. Why, can't this work?"

Ye Mian said: "Mother, you also know that You Ti is dead! The You family committed the crime of rebelling against the nine clans. She is the daughter of a criminal minister and the deposed empress. The mother came to see her in person to beat me. face? Let the people of the world feel that the You family is innocent of treason?"

The queen mother said: "Emperor, whether the You family is guilty or not is another matter. Even if the You family is guilty and Tier lives in the deep palace, what is wrong with her? Besides, when she left, she was still pregnant with your child, pregnant Our royal blood!"

Ye Mian said: "I didn't intend to abolish her at the beginning, it was she who didn't live up to expectations. The mother of a country loses her hair in the middle palace, is she complaining for her You family?"

The Queen Mother was trembling with anger, and said: "Good! Good! Good! Emperor, you are really capable! You actually put all the blame on Ti'er! You really think that you forced Ti'er to become a nun without Ai's family knowing. Is it? You threatened her with the lives of her father and brother!"

Ye Mian's face changed suddenly, but he recovered in an instant, and said: "Mother, why do you wrong your son like this? You Ti, after all, she was married to her son, son, how could you do this?"

The queen mother pushed away Ye Mian's hand that was supporting him, and said, "Aijia is not blind yet!"

Ye Mian said again: "The empress mother means that you must go to Changshu Temple?"

"Yes! The Ai family will not only go, but the Ai family will also go and light an everlasting lamp for my poor Ti'er! They will also bring back the grandson of the Ai family!" "Aijia tells you, don't try to stop Aijia!"

"Since my son can't stop you from being Changshu Temple, then, when you bring that evil seed back, don't blame your son for treating him harshly!"

"How dare you threaten the Ai family? Well, the Ai family is still alive! The Ai family wants to see who dares to bully the Ai family's grandson!"...

Both mother and son refused to give in, and their conversation broke up unhappily.The Empress Dowager finally set off to Changshu Temple.

Changshu Ancient Temple.

Master Huikong led all the nuns to welcome the Queen Mother Fengjia at the gate.

"The poor nun and everyone in Changshu Temple welcome the Empress Dowager! I wish the Empress Dowager a long life and good health." Master Huikong put his hands together and knelt down to the Empress Dowager.

The empress dowager got off the phoenix chariot and said, "Master, please get up."

Master Huikong stood up and said to the Empress Dowager: "Your Majesty, the little prince is in the backyard. Please come with the poor monk!"

The Empress Dowager said: "Okay, Master, please lead the way."

A group of court ladies and monks and nuns in the temple followed.

When the empress dowager saw the little prince, the little prince was sleeping.

The little baby who was still in its infancy only showed a small head.There are a few sparse hairs on the head, white and tender face, slightly frowning brows, a small nose, and a small mouth that keeps spitting out bubbles. It is really cute.However, the little prince looked a little thin.Calculated, the little prince is almost full moon, but it is still such a small one, much smaller than ordinary children, it makes people feel very distressed.

The empress dowager eagerly picked up the child, and said in her mouth: "Little Jinsunna of the Ai family, the Ai family finally saw you. The baby of the Ai family, Xiao Jinsun--poor, why are you so young? Isn't it Didn't eat well!..."

Master Huikong smiled too, and said: "Don't worry, Queen Mother, the little prince was born before the full term, so he is naturally younger than ordinary children. However, the little prince is still very healthy."

The queen mother patted the child gently, and said: "That's good! Thanks to the master for taking care of the grandson of the Ai family. After returning to Beijing, the Ai family will definitely send someone to recast the golden body for the Buddha to repay my Buddha's mercy. Hug the little grandson of the Ai family."

"Amitabha, good! Good! The little prince must be blessed to be blessed by the Buddha and the empress dowager."

"Thank you, Master, for your words!"

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After the little prince was taken to rest by the Queen Mother's personal maid, the Queen Mother and Master Huikong talked in the meditation room.

"Master, Aijia would like to ask, when Ti'er left, did she have any regrets? Did she leave in pain?" the queen mother asked.

Master Huikong said: "When Jingyan left, she had completely let go. She had a predestined relationship with the Buddha. When the four elements are all empty, it is the time when she has cultivated to the right fruit. Empress Dowager, you can rest assured."

The Queen Mother nodded and said: "As long as Ti'er is not in pain when she leaves, the Ai family can rest assured."

After the empress dowager prayed for blessings at Changshu Temple for a month, she took the little prince back to the imperial palace in the capital.

Tong'an Palace.

The queen mother hugged the little prince and said: "Come on, go and find the emperor, and say that Aijia wants to see him."

"Yes!" The palace lady withdrew after she finished her answer.

After a while, I heard the eunuch shouting from outside: "The emperor is here-!"

Immediately afterwards, the emperor's voice appeared: "Queen Mother, what is the matter for you to call your son here?"

As soon as Ye Mian came in, the Empress Dowager put the little prince in his arms and said, "Emperor, this is your little prince, hurry up and hug him!"

Ye Mian hugged the child, but it was not easy to change the child back, so he looked at it carefully.The little prince didn't sleep at this time, his black grape-like eyes were wide open, he looked curiously at the stranger who was hugging him, and desperately stretched out his small hand to grab the bunch that looked strange to him. When he grabbed his beard, he began to laugh "heck, heck, heck".

Ye Mian suddenly felt very strange, so he said: "This child is not afraid of me!"

"How can a child be afraid of his father's emperor! Emperor, this child has not been named yet, you can give him one!" The queen mother said, "Don't get angry with Ai's family, after all, he is your son. Since he has Without a mother, and without a chance to be on the throne, you should treat him kindly!"

Ye Mian looked at his child and said: "Mother, what you said is very true. I promised to treat him kindly."

"The Ai family can rest assured!" said the Queen Mother.

Ye Mian said again: "Their generation's names are Wei, Can, Huang, Shuo, and Zhuo, let's give him the name 'Xuan'!"

"Ye Xuan!" The queen mother repeated, "It's dazzling, yes, yes. The grandson of the Ai family is called Ye Xuan!"

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