"Are you sure Miss Liu is in there?" King Jing Pei Yusheng asked while looking at the Buddhist temple in front of him.
"Yes, I saw Miss Liu go in. She said she would stay here tonight to pray for General Liu." The eunuch said hurriedly.
"Let's go in and take a look." Pei Yusheng nodded.
It's no wonder that he came here at this time. He came to Dabei Temple because he heard that Miss Liu had come here. He had been to the General's Mansion in the capital before, but was told that Miss Liu was not feeling well and her eyesight was not good, so she could not see anyone.
This time there would be a chance to meet him outside, so Pei Yusheng hurriedly followed.
Unexpectedly, I was called by Prince Yun just after arriving at the temple. Then I learned that Pei Yuanjun was also in the Dabei Temple. Fortunately, Miss Liu was still awake and was going to worship here all night. It was a good opportunity to meet her. Otherwise, even if I found the courtyard where she lived, she might not let me in.
"Please stay, benefactor. There are women who have booked this Buddhist temple tonight." A young monk stopped him.
"This is our Royal Highness Prince Jing. Why are you still refusing to give in?" The young eunuch stepped forward and said loudly.
The young monk didn't dare to stop him and retreated in panic.
Pei Yusheng walked inside. The hall was very quiet, with only a little monk chanting sutras on each side. A slender figure was kneeling on a cushion in the middle, and a girl dressed as a maid was kneeling about one step behind her.
Pei Yusheng went in, walked to the middle, and bowed to the things on the altar. The eunuch cleverly handed him three incense sticks. Pei Yusheng took them, nodded to the middle, and then walked forward to insert the incense into the incense burner.
He turned around and looked at the woman who looked up at him in surprise. Even though the veil blocked her face, Pei Yusheng still recognized that the person in front of him was Miss Liu, the daughter of General Fuguo.
He took two steps forward and bowed to her.
Qu Moying had to help Chunxiu stand up with the help of his hand, and walked to the side to return the greeting.
"Miss Liu, are you praying for your father?" Pei Yusheng asked.
Qu Moying nodded and turned his gaze to the Buddha statue in the middle: "Father is on the battlefield, and it is inevitable that he will meet with swords and weapons. I am praying here, hoping that he can... be good in the future!"
At the end of her words, her voice became hoarse. Her father was also a general who fought bravely in the battlefield, but ended up like this. She would definitely avenge her father and let him rest in peace in his grave.
"Miss Liu is really filial. General Fuguo will be fine, don't worry." Pei Yusheng comforted her gently.
Qu Moying did not answer. After a long while, he sighed and said, "Thank you for your kind words, Your Highness."
"It should be like this. The General has served the country for many years and has always been stationed at the border. His reputation has spread far and wide. Miss Liu should be proud of the General."
Pei Yusheng did not just comfort her, but instead said in a tone of admiration: "A real man should risk his life and take up arms. If I were not a prince, I would also go to the border. Only by going to the border can you be a real man, a real man with blood. I am really a little weak."
"Your Highness is truly sorry. Your Highness has already been very good." Qu Moying said politely.
"Compared to General Fuguo, he is really not as good. This prince has great respect for General Fuguo, but General Fuguo has not been in the capital. This time, when I heard that Miss Liu was coming to the capital, this prince was really excited and couldn't help wanting to meet Miss Liu.
, I hope Miss Liu can tell me something about General Fuguo. "
Pei Yusheng became more humble, looking at Qu Moying with a smile in his eyes, and a hint of excitement on his face and eyes.
It really looks like that!
Inside the veil, Qu Moying curled her lips in sarcasm. Prince Pei Luoan had said similar words more than once before, but in the end, it only resulted in his father's tragic death on the spot. Brothers of the royal family! When you are needed, you are a treasure, and when you are not needed, you are a roadblock that must be eliminated as soon as possible.
She thought she would be angry if she heard such words again, but at the moment, she was as calm as water.
"On behalf of my father, I would like to thank the prince for his kindness." Qu Moying bowed again.
Pei Yusheng seemed very excited, so excited that he forgot everything else and actually reached out to help her: "Miss Liu, you are too polite. General Fuguo is the person I respect the most. It's a pity that I can't go to the border, and General Fuguo didn't return to Beijing, so I missed the opportunity to meet General Fuguo."
Qu Moying stepped back and avoided Pei Yusheng's hand: "Thank you, Your Majesty. Father will return to Beijing."
"When?" Pei Yusheng's mind moved, and he asked anxiously, not caring about the embarrassment of his hand falling in the middle.
"I'm not sure, but my father said he would come back." Qu Moying shook his head.
"That's great!" Pei Yusheng showed surprise on his face. "If Miss Liu ever hears that the General is returning to the capital, please inform me first, okay? I want to go to the Ten-mile Pavilion outside the city to welcome the General."
"Okay, I'll let you know." Qu Moying took another step back, putting some distance between him and Pei Yusheng who was taking another step closer. He felt sarcastic in his heart. It seemed as if what he said was true. If he really admired a general who had fought many battles, the one he admired the most should not be Pei Yuanjun, Prince of Yun, or his father who was in Beijing at the time.
But in the previous life, when His Royal Highness Prince Jing came to his house, his words were indifferent, not to mention the excitement he showed now, admiring the general who had fought many battles
The Fuguo General is a first-rank general, and my father is also a first-rank general. There is no difference between the two of them in terms of who is higher or lower. The only difference is that in my previous life, I was engaged to the Crown Prince Pei Luoan early on, and it is impossible for me to have any relationship with Pei Yusheng, so I simply don't put on such superficial work.
"Ms. Liu..."
"Miss, it's time to burn incense!" Chunxiu stepped forward and whispered, happening to speak to Pei Yusheng at the same time.
Pei Yusheng then saw the maid. At first glance, he was stunned. She was just a maid with such a beautiful appearance. She was stunning at first sight, but then he turned his gaze to the girl wearing a veil. According to the news from the border, this Miss Liu was a woman of stunning beauty, so she dared to employ such a maid.
Otherwise, just such a maid would be enough to make many young ladies from noble families in the capital feel ashamed.
This further confirmed that Miss Liu's appearance was indeed as the rumors said, a stunning beauty. It was a pity for her eyes, but fortunately it could still be saved, at least not completely blind. Seeing her take two steps forward to take the incense and salute without any hesitation, I felt inexplicably relieved.
He could accept a princess with eye problems, but he absolutely could not accept a blind princess.
Besides, even if he could accept it, his father and mother would not approve it, even though she was the daughter of a general who assisted the country.
Pei Yusheng thought to himself that this was not a bad idea. If he married Miss Liu,
As for the principal wife, she had eye problems and was not well-qualified. She did not need to promise the general that she would not take a concubine for a certain period of time. Once the principal wife entered the palace, the concubine could follow soon after.
Thinking of this, his eyes swept towards the maid Chunxiu. In the past, he felt that Qu Qiuyan looked very much like what he liked, and he was indeed interested in her. It would not be a big deal if people saw him and Qu Qiuyan together in Qu's mansion that day. But now, he had other thoughts. It seemed a little unreasonable that the maid of the principal wife was equivalent to his concubine!
Qu Qiuyan's appearance was considered outstanding in Beijing, with a brilliant face. Pei Yusheng was very satisfied with having such a beautiful young lady from an aristocratic family who followed him wholeheartedly. He was also willing to be nice to Qu Qiuyan occasionally and give her some small gifts to please her.
But now, this maid looks pretty good, and in fact she can be taken in as a concubine or a concubine.
Thinking this in his heart, the smile on his face became a little more friendly for a moment. He wanted to say something, but he saw Ji Hai hurried over outside the hall. Seeing him in the hall, he immediately stepped forward with surprise: "Your Highness King Jing, I finally found you."
"What's the matter?" Pei Yusheng asked.
"Our prince wants to invite you over to discuss something." Ji Hai wiped the sweat from his forehead and said anxiously.
"Now?" Pei Yusheng looked at the lights in the hall and asked.
"Yes, right now. I heard it's something about the border..." Ji Hai lowered his voice.
"Let's go!" Upon hearing that it was a border matter, Pei Yusheng hurriedly turned around, no longer caring about Miss Liu in front of him. The border was the weak point of several of their princes, even the crown prince was the same. If he could get the border news from Pei Yuanjun early, he might be able to get things done before Pei Luoan and make his father satisfied with him.
As for the woman's matter, he was not in a hurry.
After watching Pei Yusheng leave, Qu Moying lit three more incense sticks before leaving with Chunxiu. It was impossible for Pei Yusheng to really come to see her again that night.
Following Chunxiu, they turned out of the side door of the Buddhist temple and turned a few corners before stopping at an intersection. Yudong had been waiting there. Seeing the two of them, he hurried forward. Chunxiu bowed to Qu Moying and left. This time, it was Yudong's turn to lead Qu Moying around in circles.
Finally, he returned to his yard under the cover of night.
After entering the house, Qu Moying let her hair down, washed her face again, changed into pajamas, and went to bed. Perhaps because too many things had happened today, she could not fall asleep for a while. The two maids slept in the outer room. She left a lamp on and leaned against the bed reading a Buddhist scripture.
She had just picked this up in the Buddhist temple.
The Buddhist scriptures are very obscure and difficult to understand. Fortunately, she would occasionally read them in her previous life, so she did not have much aversion to them. After her rebirth, she began to believe in things that she did not believe in before, and she felt more touched when reading the Buddhist scriptures than before.
Finally, he felt dizzy and sleepy. Just as he was about to put down the Buddhist scriptures, he saw a figure in a dark purple brocade robe in the corner of the room. His hands trembled and he almost dropped the scriptures in his hands. Then his eyes fell on the delicate light lotus-colored irises embroidered on the belt, and the corners of his eyes twitched slightly.
He squeezed the scripture in his hand hard, calmed down, and then asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, what urgent matter has brought you here so late at night?"
Her watery eyes slowly rose up and fell on the face of the Prince of Yun. This man gave people the feeling of being sinister rather than noble...