Zhang Guiren lowered his eyes and said softly for a while: "Sister, that's what you said."
After a long while, she whispered again: "Sister, you know, I have no intention of fighting for this. In my heart..."
Ji Ling raised his eyes and gave her a sharp look.
Zhang Guiren's expression was a bit sleepy, but he was immediately alerted by this look.
She changed her topic and said softly: "Besides, as long as my sister is here, you can protect me, right? My sister is already a noble concubine now, and maybe the imperial concubine will be possible in the future. Why should I worry about promotion status?"
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Ji Ling shook his head and said: "You can't say that - as long as I am here, I will naturally protect you. But if you rely on me for everything, if I one day, I may not be as happy as I am now..."
She had only said half of this sentence when Zhang Guiren immediately raised his hand to cover her mouth and said with a slight breath: "Sister, don't say such unlucky words! Not to mention that now my sister already has the third princess, the sixth elder brother, and the seventh elder brother.
Brother, I just look at the emperor’s heart for my sister. He has been his only favorite for many years and has a deep affection for me. How could it be possible..."
Ji Ling reached out to hold her hand, raised his hand to touch the broken hair beside her ear, caressed her shoulder, and said softly: "I'm just making an analogy - in this world, it is best if the flowers are full and the moon is full.
, if not, you can't do anything without leaving a way out. For example, if you are promoted now and have a lot of qualifications, one day, maybe you can become a helping hand to me; or, if I encounter something in the future,
What happened? I have no time to take care of the children. The third princess and the sixth elder brother are older now, so that’s fine, but what about the seventh elder brother? "
Zhang Guiren stood up with his seventh brother in his arms, and said in a trembling voice: "Sister, what are you talking about? Stop talking - it scares me! For so many years, I have always been protected by my sister."
,Sister, don’t scare me!”
The seventh elder brother was in her arms and suddenly stood up with her. He thought he was being held on a swing by an adult and played with.
He narrowed his eyes in happiness, grinned, held his fingers in his mouth, and kept smiling. He hugged Zhang Guiren's neck again, kissed Zhang Guiren several times on his face.
Ji Ling pointed at the seventh elder brother and said with a smile: "Look how much he likes you! Why don't you be his godmother? After you are promoted, you will be the veritable chief in the entire Yonghe Palace.
At that time, I told the emperor that there is no need to live in the side hall, and you can live comfortably alone. I can also go to your place and walk around from time to time. Wouldn't it be wonderful!"
Zhang Guiren ignored her words and just said: "Sister, you have to understand - what does it mean: what will happen to you in the future?"
How to explain this kind of thing like Ji Ling’s mind?
She thought for a moment, brought Zhang Guiren into the Nuan Pavilion, and then whispered: "Shengjian, actually I..."
Zhang Guiren opened his eyes wide and looked at her without daring to blink: "What?"
Ji Ling tilted his head and said: "Actually, I...maybe one day I won't belong to the world in front of me. Or, to put it another way: I shouldn't belong to this time and space in the first place, I am an intruder."
After she said this, she saw Zhang Guiren looking at her silently for a while like a fool, and then there was a sadness in his expression.
Ji Ling:……
Zhang Guiren lowered his head, took a step back slightly, stretched out his hand to pull open the chair in front of the dressing table, sat down and sighed: "Sister, there are whispers in the palace that the emperor is devoted to cultivating Taoism, what are you looking for to become an immortal by taking advantage of it?"
I thought it was just a talk, but I didn’t expect that even my sister would be taken by the emperor... These thoughts are all in my mind."
Ji Ling:...You may have misunderstood.
Zhang Guiren said sadly: "In the past, when Concubine Ning was still alive, I once heard her say when chatting with Concubine Maobi: Back then, when our emperor was still in the dormitory, he had superstitious alchemy and ate pills.
habit.
At the beginning, the emperor may not have wanted to engage in politics, but just wanted to practice Taoism and refine alchemy in order to show the late emperor that he was indifferent. Unexpectedly, after so many years and several illnesses, the emperor's thoughts on this matter picked up again -
-Most people are always afraid that the end is approaching. The more the world is in their hands, the more they cherish their lives and the more they want to live a long life..."
When Ji Ling heard what she said about Yinzhen, he raised his hand and stuffed a piece of candy into Zhang Guiren's mouth, and interrupted simply and rudely: "It doesn't matter the state affairs in small talk, don't talk about people behind their backs - let alone the emperor! Come on, come on,
Eat more sweets, talk less, and listen to your sister!"
After Zhang Guiren left, she had a rare moment of trance, thinking about what Zhang Guiren said about "the emperor is obsessed with practicing Taoism."
In fact, she knew: Yinzhen supported many Taoist priests in the outer palace, and the number of people was said to be quite large. On weekdays, he compiled scriptures and quotations, bestowed gifts to Zen monks and Taoist priests, built temples and temples, and made inscriptions on temples.
Actions are commonplace.
For example, I heard that starting from this spring, there are two Taoist priests who are especially respected by the emperor. One is Zhang Boduan, the founder of the Southern Sect of Jindan Sect, and the other is Lou Jinyuan, the master of Longhu Mountain. They respectively represent the two major sects of Taoism, Quanzhen and Zhengyi.
, was just named a "real person" a while ago, and Yinzhen also allocated official silver to help them build a dojo.
In addition, the words of these two real people were compiled into a book by Yinzhen called "Yu Selection Quotations".
In fact, if we go back further, Taoism was founded in the Eastern Han Dynasty. It was originally a native religion of China and has developed and grown along the way.
Especially in the Ming Dynasty, many emperors believed in Taoism, such as Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty. Even when he went on an expedition to Mobei, he always had his favorite Taoist priests with him and stayed with him every step of the way.
On the contrary, in the Qing Dynasty, several emperors in the early Qing Dynasty were more interested in Buddhism.
It was during the reign of Fourth Master Yinzhen that his interest in Taoism was rekindled.
Yongzheng was the only emperor of the Qing Dynasty who believed in and supported Taoism.
A few days later, when Yinzhen summoned her to have dinner together at Yangxin Hall, Ji Ling couldn't help but stare at him.
Yinzhen was puzzled by her look. He put down his chopsticks, touched his cheek, held her hand again, and said warmly: "Lingling, what are you looking at?"
Ji Ling glanced at the eunuch who was serving the kitchen. Seeing this, Yinzhen raised his chin slightly and sent everyone out of the palace.
There was no one else in the hall, only Su Peisheng was left to serve by Yinzhen.
Yinzhen reached out and patted his leg.
Ji Ling understood what he meant and glanced at Su Peisheng, her ears feeling slightly warm.
Su Peisheng almost buried his face in his chest and wanted to leave. He asked the emperor in a low voice for permission. Yinzhen just stared at Ji Ling and agreed inadvertently.
Su Peisheng, as if he had been pardoned, immediately left with his fly whisk in hand.
Now, they were the only two people left in the back hall of Nuo Da's Yangxin Hall.
Yinzhen bent down slightly, took Ji Ling over, hugged her in his arms, pressed her cheek, and then said in a very gentle voice: "It doesn't look right with your appearance today. Do you want to ask me something?"
Ji Ling grabbed his sleeve, thought of a bunch of words, and finally asked directly.
She looked at Yinzhen and whispered: "Has the emperor compiled a book of "Quotes from the Imperial Selection" now?"
It's okay not to mention it. As soon as he mentioned this, Yinzhen suddenly became very excited, with a happy expression on his face like "Listen to me, I will tell you three days and three nights."
Ji Ling secretly complained that he was not good at it. He saw the fourth master laughing, and then he knocked on the table and said: "I am only a Buddha. My Tao is profound and profound, and I can help all kinds of people. The master expounds the wonderful edict, saves the lost people, and benefits all living beings.