Pearl in the Palm

Chapter 1

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When Ye Lizhu woke up, she felt a tightness in her chest.

She has been in poor health since birth. Ye Lizhu was born on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month. She was born with a strong yin energy and was haunted by evil spirits. When she was a child, the eminent monk told her that if she wanted to live, it was best to become a monk and live her life in the temple with simple food, light food, green lanterns and ancient Buddhas.

However, Ye Lizhu's father loved her the most. How could such a good daughter let her become a nun

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When she was three years old, Ye Lizhu's wet nurse was careless and forgot to close the window before going to bed at night in winter. As a result, she was frozen all night and became seriously ill. She had a fever and almost died.

Ye Lizhu's father is the current Prime Minister. Prime Minister Ye invited famous doctors to treat her and barely saved her life. However, when Ye Lizhu was five years old, Prime Minister Ye saw her getting weaker and weaker and no longer dared to keep her at home. He sent Ye Lizhu to Mingfo Temple. From then on, Prime Minister Ye only saw Ye Lizhu during New Years and holidays. .

Ye Lizhu has been practicing in Mingfo Temple for nearly ten years. In two months, it will be her fifteenth birthday.

In the past few days, her health has become worse and worse. She often coughs and has chest tightness, and her handkerchief is stained with blood. The abbot of the temple said that Ye Lizhu refused to cut her hair and become a nun and break away from the world. The Buddha could no longer protect her and asked her to speed up Go home, maybe you can meet someone noble.

Ye Lizhu opened the blue gauze curtain with one hand.

She had just woken up, her black hair was loosely spread out like a cloud, and her white clothes were loose and messy, revealing her delicate and slender collarbones.

Ye Lizhu was extremely beautiful. She didn't know it. The nuns in the temple never discussed a woman's appearance, but honestly speaking, Ye Lizhu was indeed a beauty.

Although she is young, her figure is extremely soft, like a weak willow supporting the wind, her complexion is as ice-like as snow, and she has a natural charm, especially her pair of peach blossom eyes with a pool of spring water in her mouth, which always seems to seduce others. However, the naturally beautiful cinnabar red color between her eyebrows diluted the charm of her body and made her a little more charming.

The coexistence of tenderness and innocence is the most deadly.

Because of her poor health, her face was often pale and her lips were lightly pink. No one was allowed to serve her in the temple, so Ye Lizhu dressed and washed herself.

She took a cyan robe and covered her exquisite and beautiful figure. She sat by the window, tucked up her black hair, and put on a small cyan hat.

Ye Lizhu went to the back mountain, grabbed a handful of mountain spring water and washed her face and hands. When she was about to come back, she heard two familiar voices.

"I heard from Master that Zhuzhu will go back this month."

"Zhuzhu, go back? Where are you going back to?"

The two people speaking were the two young disciples of Master Wuxin, the abbot of Mingfo Temple. One was named Qingshuang and the other was named Qinghui.

Qingshuang said: "By the way, you don't know that when Zhuzhu came to the temple, you had not yet become a monk. Master has never talked about it. Zhuzhu is not an ordinary girl, she is the daughter of a high official. Her family is powerful, ordinary The junior officer has to kneel down when he meets Zhuzhu's father. When Zhuzhu is fifteen years old, the master wants her to go back."

Qinghui knew that Ye Lizhu usually had no airs, was neither arrogant nor indifferent. Although she was in poor health, everyone in the temple liked her. When she heard that Ye Lizhu was leaving, Qinghui felt a little uncomfortable: "Ah? Zhuzhu is leaving? I was there before He also said that when I save enough money through alms, I can buy Zhuzhu a beautiful hairpin."

Everyone in the temple had shaved their heads, except for Ye Lizhu, who had beautiful long hair. Although she couldn't see it with her hat on, everyone knew it. Qinghui thought that Ye Lizhu had become a monk and was practicing as a monk.

"Hmph, you're not worried that you won't be able to buy pearl hairpins for Zhuzhu, but you're worried that if Zhuzhu is gone, no one will accompany you to go shopping at the end of the month, you coward!" Qingshuang muttered, "Over the years, Zhuzhu The high-ranking official’s father came back to visit during the holidays. He also donated a lot of money. However, Zhuzhu’s mother never came. I heard that Zhuzhu’s mother also gave birth to a younger brother for Zhuzhu. Qinghui, what do you think of Zhuzhu? Will Zhu be bullied after she returns home?"

Qinghui also didn't know that they never talked about this in the temple, and Master Wuxin didn't let them discuss secular matters, so they talked about it in private.

Qinghui lifted the bucket and said, "I'll tell Zhuzhu later that if she doesn't like her at home and is bullied, she should come back early. Master and we both like her."

The spring water on Ye Lizhu's hands was still wet, so she wiped her eyes.

Ye Lizhu sees her father twice a year. Within two days, her father has to return to the capital. As for her mother, Ye Lizhu has never seen her since she came to Mingfo Temple.

My father often said that my mother was not in good health and could not travel far away, so for the past ten years, Ye Lizhu only thought about it in her dreams.

She came to Mingfo Temple when she was five years old. She can't remember much about what happened before she was five years old, nor can she remember clearly about her mother's appearance.

Her father mentioned her younger brother to her once before, but Ye Lizhu didn't remember it much at the time. Now that she heard Shuang's implication, her mother didn't come to see her because she had a younger brother, and Ye Lizhu felt a little sad.

But only for a moment.

Before returning home and seeing her family, she couldn't speculate in her heart.

Ye Lizhu was cleaning the courtyard, and the sound of the piano could be heard in the distance. It was Master Wuxin playing the piano.

Over the years, Ye Lizhu learned music, chess, calligraphy and painting in the temple, and it was Master Wuxin who taught her.

After washing her hands and changing clothes, Ye Lizhu made some fragrant tea and brought it to Master Wu Xin's room.

Master Wu Xin’s eyes were clear and otherworldly. Ye Lizhu put the tea down and said, “Master, please use the tea.”

Master Wu Xin nodded: "Li Zhu, you should also go and have a vegetarian meal."

Just as Ye Lizhu was about to turn around, Master Wuxin called her again: "Lizhu."

Li Zhu raised his eyes and looked at Master Wu Xin.

"When you return to the secular world, you cannot come back. Once you decide to return to the secular world, you cannot look back." Master Wuxin said, "If you stay, Buddha can keep you safe throughout your life. If you leave, your life or death will be uncertain."

Li Zhu smiled slightly: "Master, I have already thought about it. I don't want to become a monk."

"The disciple's six roots are not purified, and the mortal world is not over. There are debts in the world that require the disciple to repay, and the disciple cannot shirk them. Whether it is life or death, the disciple will have no regrets after making a decision."

After coming out of Master Wu Xin's clean room, the sun just fell on the ground through the treetops. Ye Lizhu raised his head and looked into the distance. In the distance, there were deep grass and trees and the chirping of birds.

A thrush flew over and suddenly landed on Ye Lizhu's shoulder. Ye Lizhu touched its back. It gently pecked Ye Lizhu's finger with its beak, then flapped its wings and flew away.

Ye Lizhu entered the dining hall, took the vegetarian meal, and sat next to Qingshuang and Qinghui.

Qinghui glanced at Ye Lizhu from time to time.

Ye Lizhu curled her lips: "Qinghui, what do you want me to do? Is there something written on my face?"

Qinghui said: "Zhuzhu, are you leaving? I have something to tell you..."

Before she finished speaking, Qingshuang pinched Qinghui, took a steamed bun and stuffed it into Qinghui's mouth, and said to Ye Lizhu: "Zhuzhu, your porridge is getting cold, hurry up and eat the porridge."

Ye Lizhu smiled and lowered her head to drink the porridge. She had a small appetite and was always the fastest to finish it.

After Ye Lizhu left, Qinghui said: "Qingshuang, why did you pinch me just now and didn't let me speak?"

Qingshuang poked Qinghui on the forehead: "Do you know why Master named you Qinghui? Because you are stupid, so I gave you the name Hui in the hope that you will become smarter!"

Qinghui was poked to tears.

Qingshuang said: "Zhuzhu is going home soon. She must be full of joy. She is especially looking forward to meeting her family. You must not throw cold water on her family and say that her family is not good. Do you understand? Zhuzhu is not stupid. , Master often says that Zhuzhu is the smartest among us. She will know whether it is good to go home or not, so don’t dampen her interest in advance."

Qinghui said: "I didn't want to say that much, I just wanted to say that Zhuzhu is leaving, but I don't have the money to buy the hairpin I promised her. Alas. Qingshuang, can you lend me two pieces of private money?" "

Qingshuang: “…”

...

Ye Fu'an handed over the matter to his subordinates early and asked for a few days' leave in front of the emperor, saying that he would bring his daughter back.

The emperor was well aware of Prime Minister Ye Fu'an's ability and behavior. Suddenly he heard that Ye Fu'an had a daughter. The emperor was also curious and asked a few more questions.

Ye Fu'an loved his baby daughter the most. From the moment Ye Lizhu was born, he couldn't wait to look at his daughter day and night.

When the emperor wanted to ask, Ye Fu'an was modest at first, and then calmly praised Ye Lizhu as a rare talented and beautiful woman in heaven and earth.

The Ye family has been loyal and loyal for generations, and they are all civil servants. Although Ye Fu'an was ruthless and his style frightened some people, he was loyal to the country and the people. The emperor did not do much, and his mediocrity depended entirely on his loyal ministers.

He has six princes. The emperor loves the imperial concubine the most, so he naturally prefers the second prince who is under the imperial concubine's lap. Recently, the emperor wanted to depose the prince and make the second prince the prince.

However, the prince's power was deep and he was backed by the King of Qin who had 600,000 troops. The queen is the biological sister of King Qin, and the prince is the nephew of King Qin. King Qin is decisive in killing and is powerful in the world. Even with the emperor's ten courages, the emperor dare not depose the prince.

Just because he doesn't dare, doesn't mean he doesn't want to. Recently, the wind blew by the imperial concubine's pillow, and the emperor was ready to make a move, trying to bring the neutral Prime Minister Ye to the side of the second prince.

"Yi'er hasn't married the imperial concubine yet. Miss Ye is so smart. I want to arrange a marriage for them."

There were not only the emperor and Prime Minister Ye in the study, but also several powerful officials.

Prime Minister Ye smiled and stroked his beard: "I would like my daughter to marry the second prince, but my daughter is good-looking and has a good temperament, but she is too weak to be taken care of, otherwise she would not be sent to the temple to be fed. I heard that the second prince There are several concubines in His Royal Highness's room. The little girl is in poor health. If she is slightly contradicted by the concubine, she will definitely pass out. If the little girl is in trouble, the old minister will definitely not survive, so he will leave with the little girl. "

After hearing this, the emperor hesitated.

The second prince is a little too carefree, and Ye Nu is short-lived, so it doesn't matter if she dies.

He was afraid that Ye Nu would be angered to death, and that the villain Ye Fu'an would not die, but would take revenge on the second prince.

In addition, according to Ye Fu'an's words, if Ye Nu comes in, other concubines cannot exist. The most important thing for the royal family is to spread the branches. At that time, what the emperor is most afraid of is that Ye Nu is too weak to give birth, and he will not let others give birth. , and even teamed up with her father to frame other concubines, leaving the second prince without any heirs.

The emperor smiled and said: "Yi'er is reckless. Since Ye Qing values his beloved daughter so much, I don't want to let such a good daughter be ruined by Yi'er. The land of Shu paid tribute to some silks and satins, and Ye Qing will bring them to Ye Qing later. Miss."

Ye Fu'an came out of the study room, his face glowing red. How could his precious daughter be ruined by Zhao Yi, a pervert

He was just praising his daughter and showing off that he, Ye Fu'an, was the apple of his eye. How could anyone else marry him if they wanted to

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