Seven years later.
There lived a family 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. , but he seldom appeared in front of the crowd, and the people who came and went were the servants of the housekeeper. The people in the town only knew that the owner of the mansion was named Xiao, and they knew nothing about the rest.
It was already late autumn, and the weather was getting colder. There were two people sitting in the gazebo in the mysterious backyard of the Xiao Mansion. The man was about forty years old, dressed in green clothes, with gentle eyes, "I'm coming down here."
"Grandpa, are you sure?" There was a woman sitting opposite, about fourteen or fifteen years old, her eyes were like water, but with a touch of coolness, her fingers were slender, her skin was like creamy white, with pink in it, as if she could wring out water. A pair of vermilion lips, smiling sweetly, long hair hanging straight down to the ankles, tied casually with only a hair band, the blue hair dancing with the wind. Dressed in a white dress, with rusty butterfly patterns on it, it is shockingly beautiful. Taking a closer look, this woman is none other than Ning Yunshang who has grown up.
Xiao Yuanshan nodded, "Definitely."
Ning Yunshang smiled slightly, picked up the sunspot and dropped it, "Grandpa accepts, and Chang'er won again."
Xiao Yuanshan frowned and looked at the chessboard, and said after a while, "Oh, I won't play with you anymore, I taught you how to play chess, but it's only been a few years, and I can't beat you, next time I go to Ningguo Temple When the time comes, we must let the old monk Wuna take the blow."
Yun Chang blinked, but did not speak. Although my grandfather is quite old, but he always likes to get along with Abbot Wuna, and every once in a while he has to find trouble. It is said that Abbot Wuna and his grandmother were childhood sweethearts when he was not a monk. Married to the grandfather, Wu Na also became a monk because of some things, but the two always confront each other. In the words of the grandfather, the two of them are in the same situation. But Yun Shang felt that their friendship was very strong.
"By the way, Shang'er, the old monk Wu Nana said that the emperor sent someone to Ningguo Temple to pick you up again. He said that it will be your birthday in a month or so, and he wants to pick you up. This emperor is really annoying. Every year Are you tired of coming to pick it up once? I told the old monk Wu Na, and he refused as usual... "
Yun Shang heard the words, her eyes quietly fell on the lake beside her, her eyes were full of coldness, "Grandpa, this time I plan to go back to the palace..."
Xiao Yuanshan's hand holding the chess pieces paused, "What? Tired of staying with grandpa?"
Yun Chang stood up, went to Xiao Yuanshan and squatted down, looked at Xiao Yuanshan and said softly, "How come, grandpa treats me the best, these years, grandpa has entrusted people everywhere for me, asking people to teach me piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, Teach me how to deploy troops, teach me how to make money in business, and teach me to cultivate my own power. Chang'er knows all about these loves. These days are also the happiest days for Chang'er. The palace is the place I don't want to go back to, but, concubine mother Still there, there are some things that have to be faced. Chang'er is about to grow up, she is an adult, and, thanks to her grandpa's careful training over the years, Shang'er is no longer that powerless girl. Don't worry, grandpa, I will definitely protect myself and my concubine."
Xiao Yuanshan was silent for a long time before he sighed and said, "Forget it, old monk Wuna guessed right, I know I can't keep you anymore, you go, the person who passed the decree is still waiting in Ningguo Temple , However, you have to come back to see grandpa often, grandpa is boring here, and your uncle is also away from home for ten days and a half months... "
"Shang'er will meet." Yun Shang smiled, and sat with Xiao Yuanshan in the pavilion for a long time, packed up his things early the next morning, and went to Ningguo Temple.
"Princess, are you really going back to the palace?" Qin Yi hurriedly ran over when she saw Yun Shang enter the door, and the woman in a white dress sitting beside her also silently got up and saluted.
Yun Chang smiled, "Why, don't you want to go back?"
Qin Yi thought for a while before saying, "It's not that I don't want to go back, it's just that I have lived here for seven years and I don't know what the palace is like now, so I feel a little nervous thinking about going back."
"Don't be nervous. When we go back, we will face the battle with full energy. We haven't seen each other for seven years, but I'm looking forward to it." Yun Shang glanced at the woman sitting in the corner silently watching the Buddhist scriptures, and turned to the piano. Yi beckoned, said a few words in Qin Yi's ear, then got up and said, "Pack up your things first, I'll go and talk to Abbot Wuna, and ask him to send a message to the eunuch later. Let's go."
In the curling green smoke, there was a monk sitting upright. Yunshang opened the door and walked in, sat down beside him, glanced at the enshrined Buddha statue on the altar, bowed his head and whispered a Buddha's name, "Amitabha."
The monk opened his eyes, glanced at Yunshang, and sighed, "She is just an innocent person. If you are afraid of her leaking out, you can send her far away. Why take a life?"
Yun Chang raised her head, looked at the blue smoke rising from the Buddha incense, and said quietly, "I dare not leave such a trouble for myself, only the dead can guarantee that the mouth can be completely closed, don't worry, the abbot, I will not pollute your mouth." In the quiet place of Fangfomen."
Wu Na twirled the Buddha beads and said, "Purity and peace of mind, it's just that you have killed too much in this life, so it's not a good thing."
When Yun Shang heard Wu Na say "this life", her eyes changed slightly, but she lowered her eyes quietly, and said with a smile, "If I can't protect the person I want to protect, what's the point of living my life again?"
Wu Na didn't speak, Yun Shang said again, "Shang'er has been away, and I don't know when I will have a chance to come back and have a look. My grandfather, please take care of the abbot."
Wu Na nodded, "Naturally, the old monk and his friend for so many years, he is a blessed one, donator, please rest assured."
When Yun Chang heard the words, she felt a little relieved, so she said goodbye and left the Buddhist room.
"Princess, the woman has been dealt with and her things are packed. Look... when are we leaving?" Qin Yi saw Yun Shang enter the door, and asked.
Yunshang stood at the door and thought for a while, then said, "In these years, I asked the abbot to deliberately create the illusion that I am weak and sick every time I report back. This scene has to be done. You go and boil a pot of medicine for my clothes. Smoke it all up, I'll change into plain clothes, you put on the umbrella for me, and we'll go out again."
Qin Yi nodded and said, "Is it just the two of us going back to the palace? What about 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 went to the side and sat down, "They have already arrived at the imperial city one step ahead, and the arrangement is almost done. This time, I want to see who is cruel and who is more ruthless..." Yun Shang There was a smile on the corner of his mouth, and a coldness in his eyes.