Zhu Feng led Xu Miaoyin and Nan Yan all the way forward, approached the lobby, and saw a few figures inside, standing solemnly, obviously waiting here a long time ago.
Seeing those people's attire clearly, Nan Yan couldn't help but gasped.
There were several people standing in the lobby, one of them was older, and the others were all young people in their early twenties and less than thirties.
And they were all wearing Taoist robes!
Nan Yan couldn't believe her eyes.
Just now, didn't the queen say that uncle Guo sent someone? In any case, they should be servants, or guards, how could they be a group of Taoist priests
These young people looked tall and handsome, but maybe because they were too handsome, wearing Taoist robes, they didn't feel that they were out of the dust, but they looked very smokey.
On the contrary, the older one, with a gray beard and thin body, looks a bit like a tall man.
But no matter how you look at it, it's a bit unreal.
How could it be a Taoist priest
With such doubts, Nan Yan followed Zhu Feng in. Obviously, Zhu Feng was also slightly startled when he saw them for the first time, and when the Taoist priests saw Zhu Feng, they all came over immediately.
The older one took the lead and waved the whisk in his hand.
"I pay my respects to the emperor, the poor Taoist Shouzhen is the leader."
Because he was a monk, Zhu Feng didn't care about his etiquette. After all, he was sent by the old uncle.
So he raised his hand: "Excuse me."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
The Daoist Priest Shouzhen looked at Xu Miaoyin and Nan Yan behind Zhu Feng again, and said, "The Empress has just met, and this one must be the Imperial Concubine. Be polite."
Nan Yan also nodded, but didn't say much.
The other party even knew who he was. Obviously, although the people sent by the old uncle Guo were monks, they were not completely unrelated to the world of mortals.
I just don't know why it appeared at this time.
Zhu Feng asked directly: "Master Shouzhen, I don't know what is the important matter that Uncle Guo sent you here?"
Shouzhen said: "Uncle Guo heard that the court is turbulent these days, and he is worried about the comfort of the emperor, so he specially sent me to visit. On the one hand, if there are some close friends, I want Pindao to tell the emperor on his behalf."
Everyone present was quiet for a while.
This is a coincidence.
If you are close, that is to say, if you don't want others to hear it, it means to ask others to avoid you.
Nan Yan and Xu Miaoyin looked at each other, and there was a little light in their eyes.
Although this Taoist priest who kept the truth was a monk, he was very intelligent, and he kept his words to the point without leaking anything.
Zhu Feng was silent for a while, then turned to the two of them and said, "You are also tired today, go back and rest first."
"yes."
Xu Miaoyin and Nanyan saluted him, and then they were about to leave, but just as Nanyan turned around, Zhu Feng said again: "Nanyan, go back to Furong Residence, don't run around."
"..."
For some reason, even though it was just an ordinary sentence, Nan Yan heard it and met his deep eyes that seemed to be burning with flames. She couldn't help but blushed, responded softly, then turned around and backed out.
Before leaving, Taoist Priest Shouzhen said to Zhu Feng with a smile: "I heard that the imperial concubine is intelligent and virtuous, and is deeply favored by the emperor. Seeing her today, she really deserves her reputation."
Nan Yan walked out of the lobby and looked back.
You can only see the smile on his face, but you can't hear their words anymore.
These people have extraordinary backgrounds and even more complicated intentions.
After she and Xu Miaoyin left the lobby, they had to walk across the garden to their respective residences. Because it was too busy outside today, the guards and palace maids in the other garden were transferred to the front. There were almost no people here, and the two of them walked together , can only hear the footsteps of the other party.
"Empress Empress."
Nan Yan still couldn't help but speak first.
As Xu Miaoyin walked forward, she said, "Does the imperial concubine want to ask about the old uncle?"
"Yes," Nan Yan nodded, walked a little behind her, and said as she walked, "Who are these people? Why is the person sent by the old uncle Guo a monk? Could it be that the old uncle also— "
Xu Miaoyin sighed softly.
He replied: "That's right, old uncle Guo has already become a monk."
"ah?"
Nan Yan was a little shocked. She never expected that, as the brother of Empress Chen and the noble uncle of the Great Yan Dynasty, he would be a monk
She asked: "When did old uncle Guo become a monk? It was before—"
"Of course not," Xu Miaoyin shook her head and said, "Old Uncle Guo is the younger brother of Empress Xianchen. Emperor Gao and Empress Xianchen's father were both rebel soldiers back then. Later, because of the marriage, the two forces merged into one. Emperor Gao gradually became the leader, and Old Uncle Guo was one of the generals under his command at the time.
"oh?"
Nan Yan was a little dumbfounded.
Such a general with outstanding martial arts skills and extraordinary bravery will become a monk
It's incredible, isn't it
She hurriedly asked: "How can such a person become a monk?"
Xu Miaoyin said: "Not many people can understand this matter so far. If it is said that his nature is such that he sees through the world of mortals, it is reasonable, but old uncle Guo's temperament is not such a person at all."
"Then, when did he become a monk?"
Xu Miaoyin raised her head and thought for a while, and said: "I don't know much about what happened back then. From what my father said, it seems that the old uncle became a monk not long after the crown prince fell ill."
Prince sick...
Nan Yan's heart sank slightly.
That is, Zhu Feng's elder brother.
She also heard that after the prince fell ill, he passed away after only a few years. Emperor Gao sent a white-haired man to a black-haired man. Naturally, he was in great pain. Later, he registered his son as the grandson of the emperor .
Among them, is there any secret that is not known
Otherwise, how could such a brave general, such an uncle who already held a high position, go to become a monk for no reason
Nan Yan asked, "Where did he become a monk?"
"Before, I was in Wudang Mountain, and I practiced with Zhang Zhenren. Later, I wanted to practice alone. The court chose Lingtian Mountain as the site, and built a Zhenwu Temple there, and he has been practicing there. The Taoist priest who keeps the truth is him fellow practitioner."
"Then, what about those young people?"
Xu Miaoyin said: "Because of this uncle, Empress Chen and several brothers died in the battle that year, and their children—Emperor Gao was originally going to take care of them, but after the old uncle became a monk, he took them with him. I mean, or force them to practice with me. They can be regarded as half monks."
"oh?"
Nan Yan was a little surprised.
In this way, those young people just now are considered to be Zhu Feng's cousins
It was a little surprising that so many relatives appeared at once.
However, Nan Yan thought for a while, and said softly: "Empress Empress."
"Um?"
"They are all Taoist priests, do they have anything to do with Heyi?"