I smiled and said: "Didn't I just say that I'm here to talk about Buddhism and Taoism with the master?"

"Since we are talking about Buddhism and Taoism, why does the female donor never leave the court, the government, or the common people?"

"Isn't it the Buddha's compassion to save the world? If the people of Li can live in peace with the government and be less ravaged by war, isn't that the Buddha's wish?"

Yi Ai looked at me, his face getting more and more ugly, but he couldn't say a word and just remained silent. At this moment, there was a light knock on the door outside. Yi Ai's expression softened and he turned his head.

He said: "Come in." Then he saw the young novice monk just walked in, put his palms together and saluted, and asked angrily: "What's the matter?"

"Master, the villagers from Jixiang Village are here again. Could you please master, please go out and take a look."

"Oh?"

Yi He was about to stand up. After thinking about it, he frowned slightly and looked back at me. I smiled and said, "Master, if you have anything to do, please go and do your own business. I won't disturb you anymore."

"The female donor will sit down for a moment while the poor monk goes and comes back."

"Okay."

As soon as he left, I stood up from the futon. In addition to the curls of green smoke rising from the incense burner, there was also a faint fragrance in the air, lingering on the tip of my nose, but it was so light and light, as if it was slightly scented.

It will disappear if you neglect it, but it will always affect my mind.

Following the faint scent, I opened the door and walked out.

As the abbot, Yi Hao lived in a very quiet backyard. The bluestone slabs were washed by the water until they were spotless. Walking on them, there was a slight chill. There was also a hint of coldness in my steps, and I walked to a door and window next to it.

Outside the closed room, the wisp of fragrance seems to have stopped right here.

I stood at the door and stared at the closed door.

Obviously I can't see anything, but I seem to be able to feel the breathing inside, rising and falling, a little chaotic, and it seems that it has never been calm.

In this house...

A figure flashed in my heart. It was delicate and frail, but it had invisibly caused me the greatest pain. Suddenly, a chill rose from the soles of my feet, and even my fingers were cold for a moment.

After an unknown amount of time, I loosened my clenched fist and raised my hand. As soon as my fingertips touched the door frame, before I could make up my mind whether to push it open or not, I heard a rush of footsteps behind me.

Yi shouted loudly: "Female donor!"

As soon as I turned around, I saw him walking over in a hurry, with a somewhat uneasy look on his face. He walked over and looked at the closed door, then looked at me: "Why is the female donor here?"
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"Eh? I, I was just walking around and came here by accident."

"Female donor, there are just some scriptures piled up in this room. No one lives in it, so don't go in."

Seeing his uncertain expression, I suddenly felt a little scared.

I have always been cautious when doing things. I never take risks unless absolutely necessary. Even if I do, there must be a safe way out. But just now I reached out and tried to push the door. It was too bold and too irrational.
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Maybe it's because the person I'm thinking of has no reason at all. Although all my pain and humiliation are not caused by her, I can't live without her shadow. She is like a bird flying very high.

The swallow is obviously no longer in my sight, but the shadow it casts always hangs over me.

All this time, I seldom thought about her, and even resisted thinking about her as a person. I always wanted to drive away the feeling of having her by my side, but now I realize that this is too difficult.

Maybe it's because I have always been by that person's side, and she is in that person's heart.

Thinking of this, the suffocation feeling that I couldn't breathe last night came back again. I subconsciously stretched out my hand to support the wall. I was a little pale. I noticed something was wrong with me and hurriedly asked: "Female donor,...

What's wrong with you?"

"Huh?" I looked back at him, then realized I had lost my composure, smiled hurriedly, and asked casually: "I wonder if the master left just now, are there any important things to deal with?"

"It's not an important matter. It's a villager from Jixiang Village outside Yangzhou City. He comes to the temple every month to help clean it. The poor monk should also go and take a look."

"Oh..."

I know that many people will donate sesame oil money to temples to accumulate merit, but some people who cannot afford the money will go to the temple to help clean, chop firewood or cook, which is called "sacrifice" to accumulate merit.

Speaking of cleaning, I suddenly remembered something and asked: "Master, have you ever——"

Halfway through the words, my throat suddenly became choked up. I looked back at the closed door. Thinking back on my journey, I decided not to ask anymore and just smiled.

What does it matter if we can’t find it or not?

"Female donor?" Yiwei looked at me with a strange look on his face and asked softly: "What are you laughing at?"

"No, nothing?"

"..." He looked at me, his thick black eyebrows knitting together. I looked at him and smiled faintly: "I just smiled and was at a loss."

After saying this, I turned around and walked away, followed behind me with a solemn look on my face, as if I wanted to say something, but always hesitated. I listened to the third speech this morning.

The next morning, he said: "Master, it's getting late, and I have to say goodbye."

"Is the female donor going to leave?"

"I'm really sorry for bothering you, Master, for so long."

"Then, the poor monk will give one to the female donor."

"No, Master, please stay." I turned around and looked at him, then glanced at the closed door, and said with a smile: "What I said to Master today are all what Mr. Huang once said to me. I

I say this to the master, not because I want to influence what the master does, but because I hope that the master can understand Huang Ye’s thoughts. He would rather be targeted by thousands of people, but also hopes that irrelevant people will not be harmed. This is the realm of the Buddha. I hope

The master can think twice."

Yiyi's face looked a little heavy, and he bowed his head and said: "The poor monk will think about it."

"Thank you, Master."

After saying that, I nodded to him, turned around and walked out. As soon as I walked to the back door of the Buddhist hall, I saw the dust flags there, hanging high, and the figures in front of the hall were shaking, as if someone was cleaning in front.

Although no one can be seen, you can see dust flying in the light coming in from outside the door.

In such fine dust, my thoughts can't help but wander far away.

I remembered that time, when I was looking for the lost orchid button, but I stood there and heard a heavy sigh.

I don’t know what he was thinking about when he stood in front of the Buddha statue at that time before he sighed. But I think if I could have known earlier what he was thinking and what he couldn’t forget, now

Will everything be different?

Will I wake up earlier?

After descending from the mountain, I got on the carriage and headed towards the city. At this time, Yangzhou City was also waking up. The pedestrians on the road were bustling with people, and there were hawkers on both sides of the road. It was very lively.

I was sitting in the carriage and heard many people talking about the commotion below the city tower last night.

Although there was chaos last night, no one was seen using the knife. Even the common people noticed that something was wrong. It seemed that the emperor wanted to find someone in Yangzhou. I raised the curtain and looked outside, and I seemed to see a lot of impressive people in the crowd.

Face.

He is in Yangzhou City, and I am afraid that it is already full of people.

He has indeed worked hard to find Nangong Lizhu, and he will even go to war in the future, but what will happen if he really finds her? How will he treat that woman?

It was still early when I returned to the state capital. I thanked the two guards and the coachman, and then carefully walked back to my residence through the side door.

The door is also closed. Could it be that Shuixiu went out?

I walked forward, reached out and pushed, and saw Pei Yuanhao sitting at the table in the middle of the room. Hearing the sound of the door being pushed open, he slowly turned his head and looked at me.

Shui Xiu stood beside him with a frightened expression.

I was stunned for a moment - why was he in my room?

His face wasn't very pretty either. He was so pale that he was almost transparent when illuminated by the sun, but there was a faint shadow under his eyes, which was the trace of a night of sleepless nights. It made his whole person look even more gloomy, as if he was exuding a faint shadow.

An unspeakable evil spirit.

Standing at the door, he couldn't recover for a moment, but he slowly picked up the tea cup on the table and took a sip. Shuixiu winked at me hurriedly, and then I stepped forward and knelt down and said, "Slave, please pay homage to the emperor. Long live the emperor."

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He took a sip of tea and slowly put the cup back on the table: "Where did it go?"

"...Slave, please go out for a walk."

"Going for a walk?" He seemed to sneer, stood up slowly, walked in front of me, and looked at me condescendingly: "Do you know what is the crime of running away as a palace maid?"

I knelt on the ground, my palms aching slightly from the floor.

Yes, if the palace maid escapes and is caught, she will be killed. I know this very well. I am not the same person last night. He just can't catch her. If he does, I'm afraid he will hold her in the palm of his hand. And I -

It’s too easy to catch me, and you don’t have to pay any price to do whatever you want to me.

I lowered my head and smiled softly: "I know."

"Get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

I stood up slowly. Because I had been kneeling for a long time, my knees were numb. I staggered a little. I hurriedly stretched out my hand to hold the door frame. He looked at me, his eyes seemed to flicker, and he coldly ordered: "You go first."

Get out."

"Eh? Ah." Shui Xiu, who was standing behind, still couldn't react. I raised my head and glanced at her, and she hurriedly lowered her head and said, "Yes." After saying that, she hurried over, but she was still a little worried when she went out.

She glanced at me, I smiled and shook my head, and she could only turn around and walk out.

I thought about it and gently lowered my hand holding the door frame. The door was still open.

But he said coldly: "Close the door."

My heart skipped a beat, I bit my lower lip, and closed the door anyway.

As soon as the door closed, the sunlight seemed to be cut off, and the room suddenly fell into an indescribable haze. As soon as I turned around, I saw him standing in front of me, with those dark eyes,
Chapter completed!