The Favorite of the Court of Joy

Bu Shanglu asked: "Third brother, what do you want me for?"

"Second sister, I heard that the prince has got a new male favourite, is it true?"

Seeing Bu Shangjian's smiling face, Bu Shanglu suddenly became angry, frowned, and asked angrily, "Did you see him? The soul has been seduced?"

Bu Shangjian first nodded and answered yes, then immediately shook his head and said: "No, I went to Chengtian Temple today and met the prince and several other people. Father, guess who else I saw?"

"Who?"

"Yes..." Bu Shangjian lowered his voice and said, "It's the emperor."

Bu Xiangshi thought that he could tell some earth-shattering news, so he looked at him with disgust, and said, "This is so strange. The emperor and Prince Rui's uncle and nephew are very close, and they are going to Chengtian together during the Chinese New Year vacation. Temple outings are normal."

"Of course this one. What's abnormal is that there are two men with them. The stomachs of these two men are swollen. I don't believe that they are pregnant. Second sister, you must see Pass them, are they pregnant?"

Bu Shanglu recalled the first time in Yimeiyuan, saying: "Their stomachs are swollen, which is very similar to when my sister-in-law was four or five months pregnant. I once said that the birth of a beloved child is a disgrace to the family, and he did not refute it. This must be there." Thinking about it, Bu Shanglu cried again, "Why am I so miserable, both of my favorites are pregnant earlier than me, how can I have any status in the palace?"

Bu Xiangshi was annoyed by her crying, he slapped the table, and said, "Why are you crying so loudly? Your father and I are not dead yet? You want to have your beloved and humiliate your family, so whether those two male favorites can give birth to a child is still a question." No! Ask for trouble."

After finishing speaking, Bu Xiangshi was about to leave, but Bu Shanglu hurriedly said, "Father, is that the thing about my being beaten? I was slapped hard, and it hurt a lot." In fact, Xiaocheng That slap didn't use much force at all, Bu Shanglu was just exaggerating to gain sympathy.

"Don't worry, father will definitely seek justice for you, but this matter cannot be rushed." Bu Xiangshi said again, "I will send a maid who can learn martial arts to serve you later, and you want to take it back to the palace. Bullying is also helpful."

"Thank you dad." Bu Shanglu smiled, thinking that her dad really loves her.

In fact, Bu Xiangshi just wanted to put an eyeliner in the palace, to get evidence that Prince Rui raised his favorite child and made him pregnant, which would humiliate the royal demeanor.

Bu Xiangshi felt that it was necessary to tell Taishi Li about this matter, planning to visit Li Taishi early tomorrow morning.

Let's talk about Chengtian Temple, Zhang Xiaoqian took Wan Zi to play around, there was a fish pond, there were many fat and big koi in it, each of them was feeding with a steamed stuffed bun.And the nephew and uncle in the pavilion were talking.

"In the end, I still couldn't rescue the mastermind behind the scenes." Zhao Yunxuan was a little melancholy.

"If he can trip him up so quickly, he is not an old fox." Zhao Minghan said with a smile, and then you said, "Your Second Emperor Uncle is not a person who gives up easily. As long as he is alive, he will definitely want to make a comeback."

"Uncle Nine Emperors is right, so I have already sent extra eyeliners and people to win over some officials in his fief." Zhao Yunxuan said, "If he makes a mistake, I will immediately take back the fief and cut down his feudal clan. throne."

What they were talking about was the "Prince Rui poisoned" incident.This matter was indeed related to Longquan Villa, but the owner of the villa did not know about it, and it was their second master who acted secretly.According to their second boss, someone gave them a sum of money and brought a portrait to the capital to kill someone. They didn't know that the person in the portrait was Prince Rui, they only knew that they could ambush at the place designated by the employer to kill someone, and finally No one was killed, and many of their brothers died.The Erdangjia and his accomplices murdered Prince Rui and were immediately put in prison to await execution.The owner of the villa was terrified, because a second master almost destroyed their century-old foundation of Longquan Villa, and then donated a huge amount to the court, and promised to restrain the people in the village from setting foot in the capital for a hundred years.This clue of Longquan Villa ends here abruptly. According to the second master, the employer always comes at night and is dressed in black. He does not know his true identity. In the past, he was very trustworthy in his business, so he went to assassinate There is no doubt about the person in the portrait.

And another clue, the source of the poison.This poison indeed came from Prince Yu.But King Yu didn't bring it on purpose, it was a Western Chu man who got mixed into the entourage.The man from Xichu was arrested and brought to justice.Asked if he had a mastermind behind the scenes, he said that he was ordered by Prince Yu to poison and kill Prince Rui, but Prince Yu firmly denied it, and he did not know this person.Later, after some investigation, it was learned that he was a deserter from Xichu.In front of the evidence, he just admitted that it was his murder.He said it was all his doing.His relatives were involved in the frontier war. During a war between the two countries, his relatives were killed by Zhao Minghan on the spot. He held a grudge, so he tried to poison Zhao Minghan to death.He first sneaked into Dongyue Kingdom in transit, and it happened that Prince Yu was going to Beijing to attend the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet, so he sneaked into the entourage again, looking for opportunities to attack.This figure knew that he was doomed, so he took poison before being caught, and died after confessing the matter.Although there were many loopholes in his story, he couldn't ask any more, and the clues were broken again.

King Yu, who was under house arrest in the posthouse, was stunned on the chair for a long time when he heard the news.He really didn't expect an assassin to appear beside him.If this person is not from Xichu, he will take the blame for him.For the confession of this Western Chu man, King Yu did not fully believe it. He began to realize that from the moment he stepped into the capital, there were already people waiting to jump into the trap.King Yu beat the table heavily with his fist, gritted his teeth, and thought in his heart, fortunately his ninth younger brother was fine, so that those ambitious people did not succeed.

Coming here to the capital, he was indeed confident that he wanted to cooperate with them, but he didn't expect to be blamed by them.He wanted to get the throne, but he would not stand idly by if someone wanted to spy on their Zhao family's country.

Today, he is farther away from that throne. He returns to the fief with a lower profile than before, lowering his sense of existence, and when the two of them are fighting to the death, he will take advantage of it again.Thinking of this, King Yu began to dream again.That night, he wrote a note and asked the emperor to allow him to return to the fief and reunite with his wife and children during the New Year.Not long after, the emperor issued an imperial decree, allowing him to leave Beijing and return to the fiefdom.

Zhang Xiaoqian pulled Wan Zi, looked here and there, and got hungry again after walking, so the two had no choice but to go back to the pavilion.

"Your uncles and nephews really have something to talk about. We both played around there, and you are still chatting when you come back. Aren't you two hungry?" Zhang Xiaoqian rubbed his belly and said, "Oh my god, I can't I'm starving, I want to eat, and the kids want to eat too."

"Okay, you little greedy cat, let's go down the mountain. At this time, the vegetarian food in the temple is probably ready."

"Let's go, let's go." Zhang Xiaoqian urged him by pulling his arm.

As the saying goes, "It's easy to go up the mountain, but it's hard to go down the mountain." Zhang Xiaoqian deliberately cried out that he was tired and hurt when he walked halfway, but Zhao Minghan picked him up and walked away without saying a word.Only Zhang Xiaoqian knew in his heart that he just wanted to act like a baby.

Wan Zi's eyes were very envious of Prince Rui's love for him.Zhao Yunxuan said to him: "Are you tired? How about I carry you away too."

"No, no, I'm fine, I can still go." Wan Zi smiled and said to him, he had respect for Zhao Yunxuan besides love.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Yunxuan didn't listen to him, and picked him up. The moment he flew into the air, Wan Zi tightly hooked his neck, blushing so much that he dared not look at anyone.

Zhao Yunxuan teased him, "You obviously envy Uncle Jiuhuang for treating Zhang Xiaoqian like that, why deny it."

Wan Zi was too ashamed to respond, and covered her face with her hands.

After they went down the mountain, the little monk led the way and took them to have a fast meal.The vegetarian food here is very good, there is no big fish or meat, pure natural peanut oil is used, and the green vegetables are also pure natural and pollution-free.The soup was mushroom soup of several different varieties, very fresh. With these vegetarian dishes, Zhang Xiaoqian ate a large bowl of rice, and he also asked Ximei to ask the master who cooked it for advice.

After eating, he was most likely to get sleepy. Zhang Xiaoqian rubbed his stomach and yawned, which spread the infection to others.Zhao Minghan took him and a young novice to rest in the wing room, Zhao Yunxuan and Wan Zi were next door.

After waking up, Zhang Xiaoqian was full of energy again, and wanted to take Wan Zi to play the whole Chengtian Temple.At this time, the presiding officer came to ask them if they wanted to worship the Buddha, listen to the scriptures, and pray for the children in their womb.

Hearing that he could pray for the child, Wan Zi didn't want to go anywhere, and persuaded Zhang Xiaoqian to listen to the scriptures with him.When Zhang Xiaoqian heard that he was going to listen to the old monk's chanting, his head grew big, but Wan Zi kept emphasizing that this was a child's prayer. As a modern person, Zhang Xiaoqian believed that raising a fetus should be based on scientific methods. Child, if he doesn't listen to the lecture, it will make Zhao Minghan mistakenly think that he doesn't care about the child. If his brain is convulsed again, that's okay.

Wan Zi took Zhang Xiaoqian's hand and followed the abbot to the main hall, Zhao Minghan and Zhao Yunxuan followed behind.

In fact, Zhao Minghan and Zhang Xiaoqian had the same idea. Listening to the old monk's chanting, he was really full, but seeing that Zhang Xiaoqian wanted to pray for the child like that, he reluctantly went to listen for a while.

As for Zhao Yunxuan, it was more because of seeing Uncle Nine Emperors doing this, but he did have the heart to pray for the child.

The main road leading to the main hall is paved with whole blocks of stones with a smooth surface. There are two rows of trees on both sides of the outermost side of the main road. Zhang Xiaoqian does not know what kind of trees are planted, but he knows that the front of the main hall There are two trees planted on both sides of the stone steps, which are iron trees.In front of the two rows of trees are placed differently, first there are two small stone towers; forward, on both sides are lamp holders made of fallen stones.Further forward, there are two large vats filled with water to prevent fires; finally, there are two incense burners cast in gold on both sides of the main hall door, which are shining golden.

They walked, and didn't feel anything unusual, until Zhang Xiaoqian walked up to a small five-story step before going to the main hall, and suddenly the iron trees on both sides bloomed, which was strange.Not only that, but the grass suddenly turned green, and unknown little flowers of different colors bloomed.Also, a group of colorful birds flew in the sky.What's even more strange is that the golden Buddha's light flashed on the roof of the main hall.Zhang Xiaoqian touched the Buddha's light for at least a minute before it gradually disappeared.

Abbot He was also dumbfounded, lost his composure, knelt down and shouted: "The Buddha has manifested, Amitabha, Amitabha."

Other disciples in the temple who saw the Buddha's light all knelt down and worshiped.

Although Zhao's uncle and nephew and Zhang Xiaoqian lamented the miracle, they were dubious. After all, some people played tricks in order to please the emperor.Wan Zi knelt down a long time ago, seeing that Zhang Xiaoqian was motionless, she reached out and pulled him down to kneel.Although Zhao's uncle and nephew didn't fully believe it, they didn't dare to despise the Buddha's light. In awe, they knelt down and worshiped together, and they didn't stand up until the Buddha's light disappeared.

After the Buddha's light disappeared, the abbot invited them to the main hall again.The abbot read a scripture to the huge Buddha in the main hall, and then kowtowed three more times.Then, the abbot pressed the girls one by one from under the altar of the golden statue, and a hidden box popped out.The abbot took out a painting from inside, held it up with both hands, walked up to Zhao Yunxuan and Zhao Minghan and said, "Your Majesty, my lord, please look at the contents of the painting."

From just now, the uncle and nephew have been watching the abbot's behavior with doubts, let alone why he showed him the painting.Now that he has brought up the painting, it is time to see what is in the painting.

Zhao Yunxuan slowly opened the painting, and the contents of the painting really surprised his uncle and nephew.Zhang Xiaoqian saw the startled expression of his uncle and nephew, and wanted to see what happened. He leaned over to have a look, and couldn't help exclaiming: "My God, isn't this Buddha light and this scene just outside the main hall? Master, when did you It was painted on."

"Amitabha, goodness, goodness! This painting was not painted by the old monk, but by the first abbot of Chengtian Temple more than 200 years ago."

Zhang Xiaoqian didn't believe it, and said bluntly: "Nonsense, maybe you want to say that the abbot of yours more than 200 years ago was very immortal and could predict the future, so he drew this picture first."

This is what the uncle and nephew of the Zhao family wanted to say.In their hearts, they felt that the abbot was trying to please them, so they prepared this painting in advance, but the paper and the paint in the painting seemed to have passed for a long, long time.It is not an easy task to make a painting look like it was more than 200 years ago. If you really want to please them, the cost will be too high.

The abbot shook his head and said, "Monks don't tell lies. This is indeed a painting by the first generation abbot, and it is only handed over to the successor to take care of it. The ancestors also left a passage."

Zhao Yunxuan said, "Abbot, please tell me."

"Come in a different world due to fate, don't worry about it, don't worry about it, turn bad luck into good luck, change the world, and be happy for the people."

"What do you mean?" None of the four understood.