With the Dragon Knights clearing the way, the convoy headed towards the Xiangguo Temple outside the city.
Pedestrians, carriages and horses on the road gave way one after another.
The largest and most luxurious special four-wheeled carriage, the Empress Dowager Pei sat on it, half-closed her eyes.
She did not hide her whereabouts and traveled in a low-key manner.
But there was no ceremony of honor.
Not particularly high-profile.
Liu Yi, King of Duanjun, was by Empress Dowager Pei's side.
"My mother wants to see Master Wuwang, so why go to Xiangguo Temple in person. Wouldn't it be convenient to ask that bald donkey to come into the palace to teach the Dharma?"
Liu Yi knew everything about Wuwang and Huyang.
So, no matter how outsiders brag about hopelessness, in Liu Yi's mind, hopelessness is a monk of wine and meat.
Calling him a bald donkey is already extremely polite.
Empress Dowager Pei opened her eyes slightly, glanced at Liu Yi, "You don't understand."
"It is precisely because the son does not understand that he has to ask the queen mother."
Since Liu Yi walked out of the palace and started serving as a real vacant in the court, his whole spirit has improved. They looked two or three years younger.
Xiao Qin'er no longer quarreled with him over money.
After all, he is the emperor's own brother.
Even if she has been idle for many years, once she returns to the court, it will send a signal to everyone: King Duan and His Majesty have reconciled as before.
When the signal is released, there will be a lot of opportunities, and a lot of money will be made.
The shadow of a famous tree.
Before Liu Yi lived an idle life and worked as an otaku for several years, everyone was afraid!
I am afraid that if I associate with him, I will offend the emperor and offend the emperor.
At that time, everyone was unwilling to have too much involvement and contact with Duanjun Palace. Xiao Qin'er naturally has fewer ways to find money.
Today, the rain has passed and the sky has cleared, and those haze and suffering have all dissipated.
Liu Yi also had free time, and had the mind to perform his filial piety in front of the Empress Dowager Pei.
The Empress Dowager Pei said softly: "I personally go to the Xiangguo Temple to pay respects to the Buddha, which shows my piousness. Please invite Master Wuwang to pay respects to the Buddha in the palace, the Buddha will not be happy."
"The queen mother really believes in Buddhism?" Liu Yi was his own son, so he naturally dared to ask boldly.
Empress Dowager Pei laughed, "Does it matter if you really believe in Buddhism?"
Liu Yi thought about it carefully, yes, it really doesn't matter at all.
What matters is what you do and how you do it.
After leaving the city gate, the carriage speeded up.
When we arrived at the mountain gate, we got off the carriage and took a soft sedan chair to go up the mountain.
In order to welcome the arrival of the Queen Mother, Xiangguo Temple deliberately closed the mountain gate to ensure safety.
The presiding officer of Xiangguo Temple personally greeted her at the gate of the main hall, invited Empress Dowager Pei to the quiet room in the back mountain, the place where Master Wuwang practiced, and then led the monks to leave.
In the quiet room, Empress Dowager Pei waved away all the palace people and ordered Liu Yi to wait outside.
Liu Yi hesitated for a moment, "If the queen mother needs it, she can just give her an order, and the son will be outside."
"I just want to have a few words with Wuwang alone."
Liu Yi finally exited the quiet room and closed the door behind him.
The room was dimly lit.
Hopeless holds a prayer bead and recites scriptures silently.
Empress Dowager Pei coughed lightly to remind the other party.
Master Wuwang raised his head slightly, and looked at Empress Dowager Pei, "Amitabha! The donor is safe and sound!"
"It's really rare, you still remember me." Empress Dowager Pei said in a bad tone.
Hopeless looked calm, with the demeanor of an eminent monk, "A benefactor does not need a poor monk to chant scriptures and pray for blessings."
This is a declarative sentence.
If the other party needs to chant scriptures and pray for blessings, this is not the attitude.
Empress Dowager Pei sat on the ground.
She was used to being limp, sitting on the ground, which made her knees, thighs, and calves uncomfortable all over her body.
But she could bear it.
She bluntly said, "You have been back for a few days, have you ever visited Huyang?"
Hopeless and unmoved, he meditated on the scriptures.
The Empress Dowager Pei smiled coldly, and scolded: "Huyang died because of you, so you don't feel guilty at all? The Buddhists say that all living beings are saved, and compassion is in their hearts. What about your compassionate heart? How can you have the face to sit down when someone dies for you? Pretending to be a monk here?"
Hopeless raised his head slightly, his skinny cheeks were slightly miserable, "Is the Empress Dowager seeking justice for Princess Huyang?"
"I just want to know, Huyang died because of you, what can you say? Although the world doesn't tolerate you, Huyang has a sincere heart for you, which has not changed for decades. Do you know that Huyang is like that?" How precious is the sincerity of someone like you?" Empress Dowager Pei complained sharply.
"The poor monk knows."
"Then do you know that in order to see you, Huyang chose the extreme means of going on a hunger strike. She was in good health, but she passed away early because the hunger strike broke her body. I said you killed Huyang , this is correct!"
Empress Dowager Pei was aggressive and tough.
Wuwang always had a calm face, only his brows twitched slightly.
He said softly: "Hu Yangzi is extreme, it is not advisable to go on a hunger strike."
Empress Dowager Pei was furious, "Everyone is dead, so what's the point of saying it's not advisable. You bald donkey, you really have a heart of stone. Just based on what you have done, what qualifications do you have to be an eminent monk? According to my palace, you That is, a swindling monk."
Faced with such humiliation, Hopeless did not get angry.
"Eminent monk or not, it's all a false name. The empress dowager's fight for Huyang's injustice really surprised the poor monk. At the same time, I am happy for Huyang. After all, there are still people who care about her."
Empress Dowager Pei sneered, "Are you thinking that Bengong and Huyang have always been at odds and often had disputes. She died, and ended her life in such an extreme way, so Bengong will only gloat?"
Hopeless shook his head slightly, "The poor monk didn't think about anything."
Empress Dowager Pei sneered, "Put away your hypocrisy! Others treat you as an eminent monk, but I treat you as a beast and a murderer. I am a human being with joys, sorrows, sorrows and joys. I am not like you with a heart of stone. Why did Yang go on a hunger strike? Isn’t it just to see you? You, knowing that Hu Yang’s life is at stake, yet refuse to go back to Beijing to see her for the last time, so that she will die with regret. You are so cruel!
I'm afraid that you have long been looking forward to Huyang's death in your heart. After all, if she lives for a day, she will pose a fatal threat to your reputation as an eminent monk. You men are all the same, selfish, for fame and power, everything can be sacrificed. "
Hopeless silence is like a tacit consent, more like a demonstration.
Empress Dowager Pei was furious, "No hope, do you have nothing to say to Bengong?"
Hopeless looked at Empress Dowager Pei, "Speaking or not, is there any difference from the Empress Dowager? The Empress Dowager has already condemned the poor monk, and whatever the poor monk says is like a sophistry."
Empress Dowager Pei sneered, "I ask you, are you happy that Huyang passed away?"
Wuwang frowned slightly, the two talked for a long time, this was the first time Wuwang made such an obvious expression.
He was obviously unhappy, but he still maintained a calm tone and said: "Birth, old age, sickness and death are all suffering, so how can you be happy."
Empress Dowager Pei asked again: "Huyang's affection for you, in order to see you, even go on a hunger strike, do you have no idea?"
Hopeless lowered his head slightly, and said: "The relationship between the poor monk and Princess Huyang is already a thing of the past. Years ago, the poor monk had already explained everything to Princess Huyang, and she agreed. But unexpectedly, she There will be persistence in the heart.”
"She is human, of course she has obsessions. Before she died, the only person she cared about was you. And you, the so-called eminent monk, was the one who killed her. I am the last person in the world who can talk to you , was killed by you."
Empress Dowager Pei was furious. If her status hadn't restricted her, she really wanted to smash him to death with a stick.
Hopeless doesn't seem to understand Empress Dowager Pei's excitement.
Empress Dowager Pei became more and more angry.
"I used to be very satisfied. My husband was the emperor, and my son was the emperor. I was the most honorable woman in the world. Although Huyang's words were not pleasant, she was the only one who dared to tell the truth in front of me and was willing to be with me. A person who tells the truth. Bengong says he hates her, but in fact it is very rare for her to enter the palace to talk with Bengong."
"Even if she refuses to enter the palace, as long as she knows that she is living a carefree and unrestrained life in the princess mansion, this palace will feel that this day is interesting. Especially when she tosses a new name, or raises a few new faces. , I can eat an extra bowl of rice."
"Such days could have lasted for a long time, until the day when Bengong died. It was because of you, because you, a bald donkey, bewitched Huyang that Huyang would foolishly go on a hunger strike, just so that you could return See her in the capital. She is so old, how can she stand the torture of hunger strike, her body will soon collapse. But even if she dies, she will not be able to get her wish."
"No hope, you are my enemy and the chief culprit who killed Huyang. I asked His Majesty to call you back. Obviously, you have already guessed that it is not for the purpose of chanting scriptures and praying for blessings. It is for you to be buried with Huyang."
"You must be buried with Huyang! As long as you don't die, this palace will be restless. As long as you don't die, Huyang won't be free."