There is a family living in a small town not far from Ningguo Temple. They moved to the town ten years ago and bought the best yard in the town. The master of that family has a beautiful man and a beautiful woman.
, but he rarely appeared in front of everyone, and the people who came and went were all servants of the housekeeper. The people in the town only knew that the owner of the mansion was surnamed Xiao, and knew nothing about the rest.
It was already late autumn, and the weather was getting cooler. There were two people sitting in the mysterious pavilion in the backyard of Xiao Mansion. The man was about forty years old, wearing a green suit, and his eyes were full of gentleness, "I'll come down here."
"Grandpa, are you sure?" There was a woman sitting across from her. She was fourteen or fifteen years old. Her eyes were like water, but with a hint of coolness. Her fingers were slender, her skin was like gelatin, and she was white with pink in it. She seemed to be able to wring out water.
A pair of red lips, a charming smile, long hair hanging straight down to her ankles, tied up casually with only a hair tie, her black hair dancing in the wind. She is dressed in white clothes, with dark patterns of rusty butterflies on the ground, which is breathtakingly beautiful. Take a closer look.
Look, this woman is none other than the grown-up Ning Yunshang.
Xiao Yuanshan nodded, "OK."
Ning Yunshang smiled slightly, picked up the black piece and dropped it, "Grandpa accepted, Chang'er won again."
Xiao Yuanshan frowned and looked at the chessboard, and then said after a while, "Oh, I won't play with you anymore. I obviously taught you how to play chess, but it's only been a few years, and I can't beat you anymore. Next time I go to Ninguo Temple
When the time comes, we must let old monk Wu Na take the blow."
Yun Shang blinked and said nothing. Although her grandfather was quite old, he always liked to have trouble with Abbot Wu Na, and would look for trouble every once in a while. It is said that it was because Abbot Wu Na had not become a monk.
At that time, she and her grandmother were childhood sweethearts. Later, her grandmother married her grandfather. Wu Na also became a monk due to some matters, but the two of them were always at odds with each other. In the words of her grandfather, they were on the same page. But Yun Shang felt that
, their friendship is actually very strong.
"By the way, Chang'er, the old monk Wu Na Na said that the emperor has arranged for someone to pick you up at Ningguo Temple again. He said that in more than a month it will be the day when you are old enough to have hairpins, and he wants to take you back. This emperor is really annoying, every year
Are you tired of coming to pick him up once? I told the old monk Wuna and he refused as usual..."
When Yun Shang heard this, her eyes fell quietly on the lake nearby, her eyes full of coldness, "Grandpa, I plan to return to the palace this time..."
Xiao Yuanshan paused while collecting the chess pieces, "What? Are you tired of staying with grandpa?"
Yun Shang stood up, walked to Xiao Yuanshan and squatted down. She looked at Xiao Yuanshan and said softly, "How could it be? Grandpa is the best to me. Over the years, grandpa has asked people to teach me piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.
Teach me how to march troops, teach me how to do business and make money, and teach me how to cultivate my own power. Chang'er knows all these loves and loves. These days are also Chang'er's happiest days. The palace is the place I least want to go back to, but my mother and concubine
Still there, some things must be faced. Chang'er is about to reach adulthood and become an adult. Moreover, her grandfather's careful training over the years has made Chang'er no longer the girl who has no power to restrain a chicken.
Don’t worry, grandpa, I will definitely protect myself and my mother-in-law."
Xiao Yuanshan was silent for a long time, then sighed and said, "That's all. As expected, the old monk Wu Na guessed it right. I know I can't keep you here anymore. You go. The person who delivered the order is still waiting in Ningguo Temple."
, However, you have to come back to see grandpa often. Grandpa is bored here, and your uncle is also homeless for ten days and a half..."
"Shang'er will meet." Yun Shang smiled and sat in the pavilion with Xiao Yuanshan for a long time. Early the next morning, he packed up his things and went to Ningguo Temple.
"Princess, are you really going back to the palace?" Qin Yi hurried over when she saw Yun Shang entering the door. The woman sitting next to her in a white dress also stood up silently and saluted.
Yun Shang smiled, "Why, you don't want to go back?"
Qin Yi thought for a while and then said, "It's not that I don't want to go back, I just feel that after living here for seven years, I don't know what the palace is like now, and I feel a little nervous thinking about going back."
"Don't be nervous. When we go back, we have to be fully prepared to fight. We haven't seen each other for seven years, but we are looking forward to it." Yun Shang glanced at the woman sitting in the corner, silently reading the Buddhist scriptures, and turned towards Qin.
Yi waved, whispered a few words in Qin Yi's ear, then stood up and said, "You pack your things first. I'll go and talk to Abbot Wu Na and ask him to send a message back to the eunuch later.
Let’s set off.”
Amidst the curls of green smoke, a monk was sitting. Yun Shang opened the door and walked in. He sat down on the side and glanced at the Buddha statue enshrined on the altar. He lowered his head and recited the Buddha's name softly, "Amitabha."
The monk opened his eyes, glanced at Yun Shang, sighed and said, "She is just an innocent person. If you are afraid that she will be leaked, you can send her far away. Why risk a human life?"
Yun Shang raised her head, looked at the green smoke rising from the Buddhist incense, and said quietly, "I dare not leave such a trouble for myself. Only a dead person can guarantee that the mouth can be completely closed. Abbot, don't worry, I will not taint your name."
It’s a quiet place in Buddhism.”
Wu Na twisted the Buddha beads and said, "Pureness and freedom in the human heart, but you have committed too many sins in this life, so it is not a good thing."
When Yun Shang heard Wu Na say "this life", her eyes changed slightly, but then she lowered her eyes quietly and said with a smile, "If I can't protect the people I want to protect, what's the point of living another life?"
Wu Na didn't say anything, so Yun Chang said again, "I don't know when Chang'er will have a chance to come back and see me again now that I'm gone. My grandpa, please take good care of me, the abbot."
Wu Na nodded, "That's natural. I have been friends with him for so many years. He is a blessing. Donor, please rest assured."
After hearing this, Yun Shang felt a little at ease, so she said goodbye and left the Buddhist room.
"Princess, the woman has been dealt with and her things have been put away. Look...when are we leaving?" Qin Yi saw Yun Shang entering the door and stepped forward to ask.
Yun Shang stood at the door and thought for a while before saying, "Over the years, I have asked the abbot to deliberately create the illusion that I am weak and sick every time he reports back. This drama has to be completed. You go and boil a pot of medicine to give me clothes."
After everything is smoked, I'll change into plain clothes, you can put the umbrella on for me, and we'll go out again."
Qin Yi nodded and said, "Are we the only two going back to the palace? Where are Ning Qian and the others?"
Ning Qian is the leader of the forces that Yunshang has cultivated over the years. Although she is a woman, she is also a powerful woman.
Yun Shang walked aside and sat down, "They have all arrived at the imperial city first, and the arrangements are almost complete. This time, I want to see who is cruel and who is more cruel..." Yun Shang
A smile appeared at the corner of Chang's mouth, and a coldness flashed in his eyes. (To be continued)
