The master of Qingyun Temple has not slept yet, and there are guests coming to Qingyun Temple.
Under the light, two people came and took off the cloaks covering their heads. The first one turned out to be Princess Jing, Liu Lanxin.
The quiet room was very quiet. The only sound was the flickering of the lamp. The lights dimmed.
Then the master of Qingyun Temple spoke in a hoarse voice: "Princess Jing, why are you looking for me so late at night?"
Coming here late at night and knocking on the door of Qingyun Temple at this time, everything seemed weird.
The head of Qingyun Temple originally did not want to see him, so she only sent Ning Yin Zhenren out, but the words that came later made her make an exception.
"Master, we have met before." Liu Lanxin smiled slightly and sat down on the bamboo mat without any hesitation, letting Master Qingyun stare at her. "Mr. Xiao who was beside my father was the one you introduced to Ji Youran."
As soon as Liu Lanxin sat down, she spoke frankly.
This is also the reason why Qingyun Temple invited her here.
Mr. Xiao is the aide to the General Fuguo and a relative of the second wife of the Ling'an Marquis, Mrs. Xiao. However, this identity is not enough for him to recognize Mrs. Xiao, let alone Ji Youran, the eldest lady of the Ling'an Marquis's Mansion who is high and mighty.
Ji Youran is bent on seizing Ji Hanyue's identity. Even if she cannot seize it, she will at least seek the identity of a favorite concubine. This will inevitably lead to her stepping down Ji Hanyue in the future.
After all, if Pei Luoan succeeded to the throne, since the queen in the harem was a daughter of the Ji family, even if Ji Youran entered the palace, she could only be an ordinary concubine.
This is something Ji Youran is absolutely unwilling to accept.
For this reason, she turned to ghosts and gods for help, wanting to see if her fate was really good. After trying every possible means to meet the master of Qingyun Temple, she finally got the correct answer she wanted.
Her fate is extremely noble, but its brilliance has been temporarily obscured by someone. If this person is wiped out, all the glory from now on will belong to her.
Ji Youran didn't need Qingyun Temple Master to remind her, she knew that this person was Ji Hanyue. As long as Ji Hanyue was around, she would never have a chance to come to the fore. Now she might be able to come to the fore.
But Ji Hanyue not only has the identity of a future Crown Princess, but she is also the legitimate daughter of Ling Anbo. As long as Ling Anbo is still alive, her identity as Crown Princess will be extremely solid, and the same will be true when she ascends to the throne of Queen in the future.
This had something to do with the probing words Ji Youran said whenever she was flirting with Pei Luoan. Pei Luoan was very gentle to her at that time, but when it came to Ji Hanyue, he told her not to say anything more.
It is said that this is the decision of the Empress and the Emperor, and it is also what everyone in the world would like to see the most.
She can make some small requests on other things, but not on this matter.
How could Ji Youran not hate Ji Hanyue, but she didn't have many people at her disposal. Wouldn't the appearance of Mr. Xiao fill this shortcoming
So, everything fell into place.
"Princess Jing, do you want to make all this public to the world, so that people in the world can see how loyal General Fuguo is to the country?" The head of Qingyun Temple smiled, her voice slightly hoarse. Perhaps she had fallen asleep at this time and was woken up by someone, or perhaps it was because it was too late.
Liu Lanxin smiled and shook her head. "Why would I do something that would hurt both sides? If the master doesn't tell me, how could I tell him? Besides, the master did a lot more than my father did back then. My father just sent an aide to Ji Youran to help her out and give her some small ideas."
"Give me a small idea? This idea is a little too small. Even the Crown Princess had trouble afterwards." The master of Qingyun Temple smiled like an old fox, which was completely different from his usual sage-like appearance. Under the light, his eyes changed as he smiled, and looked a bit triangular.
More like the eye of a poisonous snake.
Hidden in the darkness, ugly and ferocious.
She didn't know the details, but she knew vaguely that something was going to happen to the second young lady of the Ling Anbo Mansion, so she prepared herself early.
The girl who was adopted by chance and didn't know where to send her was sent to the backyard of Ling Anbo's mansion, where she found her biological father.
With the protection of his biological father and then being sent to the palace, it was not a big deal for the second master of the Ling Anbo Mansion at that time.
At that time, the Ling'an Marquis's Mansion was at its peak. The powerful general was about to marry the Crown Princess into the Eastern Palace. Moreover, the Crown Princess was very much favored by the Crown Prince and had already won his heart before she got married.
Everyone thinks that when the crown prince becomes emperor in the future, the crown princess will definitely become the empress. With the support of her family, the crown princess' position will be very secure.
But who knows, everything actually already had traces.
Ji Youran could not tolerate Ji Hanyue. When Mr. Xiao from the General Auxiliary to the State came to Ji Youran, it would certainly not be just about the relationship of kinship.
"This matter has nothing to do with me, and it doesn't seem to have much to do with the abbot either. But if the prince finds out that Mr. Xiao has never done anything for him seriously, and has been leading him by the nose, and that this matter was led by the abbot of Qingyun Temple, what do you think will be his fate?" Liu Lanxin moved closer to the abbot of Qingyun Temple and threatened him disapprovingly.
"I am a person who is out of touch with the world. In the past, I only came to the palace to preach to the Empress and Concubine He." The master of Qingyun Temple restrained his smile and lowered his eyebrows. He still looked like a person who was out of touch with the world and was indifferent to everything.
"People only think that the Empress and Concubine He have been fighting until now. Anything that the Empress takes a fancy to, Concubine He will destroy, and anything that Concubine He takes a fancy to, the Empress will destroy. However, no one would have thought that the Master of Qingyun Temple is the only one who is valued by the Empress and Concubine He, and is the real transcendent person."
Liu Lanxin said with a smile, and her words sounded like praise, but they were not.
The master of Qingyun Temple, who walked between the Empress and Concubine He, also spent countless efforts, and if he was not careful, he would be doomed.
Besides, not many people know about this matter.
When she first became the head of Qingyun Temple, she would often go to the palace to please these two, of course, in private, so that she could barely maintain the foundation left by Princess Hengyang. Of course, the most important thing at that time was the help of the Empress Dowager, which allowed her to truly gain a foothold.
After that, she basically stopped going to the palace, and secretly made an agreement with the Empress Dowager and Concubine He, saying that they would stand by her wholeheartedly. Outside the palace, she would try her best to pray for their children, as being too much exposed to the wealth of the palace would be bad for her practice.
Too much worldly karma would make her lose her spirituality and unable to pray better.
This is also the reason why the Queen Mother and Concubine He did not allow her to enter the palace often. However, it was rumored outside that the Master of Qingyun Temple was in constant contact with the nobles in the palace, so even the princesses and consorts could not ask for divination.
With the Empress and Concubine He around, no one dared to force her. This is why the Qingyun Monastery Master's reputation for transcendence came about.
Liu Lanxin had vaguely heard from her father that the abbot of Qingyun Temple, although apparently an accomplished person, was actually not a peaceful person and was responsible for many things in the capital.
She kept many beautiful girls under her control. At that time, she took them in as nuns, but later sent them to various wealthy families as wives, concubines, slaves, or playthings.
After Mr. Xiao came to Beijing, in order to contact Ji Youran, he specially sent a generous gift to the Qingyun Monastery Master. Although the Qingyun Monastery Master declined and really did not accept it, he did him a big favor and pushed Mr. Xiao in front of Ji Youran.
There were some things that Liu Lanxin didn't quite understand, but she knew that the abbot of Qingyun Temple was very capable. She was very short of manpower now, and almost all the manpower that her father had given her was gone, leaving only two personal maids around her. Those assassins died one after another, and it was inconvenient to contact some of them who were left.
Even she didn't know where they went.
Haihua went to check secretly, and found that the place where the assassins lived was empty.
She also asked Haihua to meet Mr. Xiao in private, but was reprimanded by Mr. Xiao on behalf of her father. He said that it was the intention of the General Auxiliary State to let her stay in Prince Jing's Mansion quietly, not to care about anything, not to do anything extra, and just to be a good Princess Jing. Her father would arrange the rest.
Mr. Xiao also implicitly accused her of sending someone to assassinate Princess Qia, saying that the Northern Frontier thought it might have something to do with her, and asked her to just stay calm.
Liu Lanxin didn't want to hear these words. She just wanted to find help.
Without Mr. Xiao and the assassins her father had given her, she couldn't find any other people. It was impossible to go to King Jing's place, and she had to hide everything she had to do from Pei Yusheng.
Having no other choice, Liu Lanxin thought of the master of Qingyun Temple.
Qingyun Temple introduced Mr. Xiao to Ji Youran, who then sent Mr. Xiao to the Crown Prince, who was delighted and thought that he could recruit the General of the State under his command through Mr. Xiao.
Liu Lanxin didn't know about Juti's affairs, but this also showed that the master of Qingyun Temple was very scheming and had other intentions. He should have some useful people under him. Not to mention other things, the women sent out might also be useful.
With this in mind, Liu Lanxin found the abbot of Qingyun Temple, and actually went straight to her to threaten her. She didn't believe that the abbot would dare to let her spread the matter.
Mr. Xiao, who was by my father's side, could be abandoned at the right time. My father had told me before that the heir of the Jingwang Mansion must be born from my belly.
"What does Princess Jing want?" The master of Qingyun Temple suddenly smiled, and his expression was much calmer than before.
"I want to borrow a few men from the abbot." Seeing that she was no longer confronting her, Liu Lanxin felt relieved. Although she was 90% sure, she was still very cautious before meeting the abbot of Qingyun Temple. When her father went to Beijing, he reminded her to be careful of the abbot of Qingyun Temple.
Mr. Xiao is my father's confidant. He must not be sacrificed if possible. Besides, Mr. Xiao is now in charge of the mission of bringing the envoys from the Northern Frontier to Beijing.
“What use does Princess Jing have for manpower? All the people here are girls.” The master of Qingyun Temple became gentle.
"Actually, this matter has no problem with the abbot, but it does affect me." Liu Lanxin leaned over and whispered in the ear of the abbot of Qingyun Temple.