Qingyun Temple is very famous in Beijing. Although it is only a women's temple, it has close ties with the royal family. The innocent princess who was implicated in the rebellion of the three kings is of royal blood, but in the end she could only die here alone, leaving behind only a wisp of fragrant soul to pass away quietly. Anyone who thinks of this past will feel sorry for her.
It is said that this princess was of outstanding beauty and was raised by the Empress Dowager. She was once a famous woman in the capital for her beauty and talent, and for her noble birth.
But in the end, all that is left is a streak of yellow earth.
The location of Qingyun Temple is also very good. In fact, it was originally a nunnery. After the princess came here to serve as the abbess, it was expanded again and again. It is said that it was because the Empress Dowager pitied her that she built the temple with great efforts. As a result, Qingyun Temple became very famous.
It is also very famous because it is the place where women were crowned and the burial place of royal bloodlines.
There is a slope on the back mountain of Qingyun Temple, and on the slope is a small platform. On the platform, there is a bluestone tomb. It does not occupy a large area, and looks like the cemetery of an ordinary wealthy family, except that the tombstone standing in the middle is an inscriptionless one, with nothing on it.
At this time, in front of the monument without words, a female Taoist priest was kneeling on the bluestone ground in front. She was a middle-aged Taoist nun in her forties or fifties. She lowered her brows and lit a few incense sticks in front of her. Then she slowly looked at the wisp of smoke in front of her, opened her mouth slowly, and muttered to herself.
"You said...kind people can be happy in the end, but unfortunately I can't see it. If there is fairness in this world, why would someone like you end up like this!"
The Taoist nun's voice was cold, and her smile was also cold, as if she was looking at another person through the misty smoke, but it seemed that she was not looking at anyone, but only at the cloud of smoke.
Behind me there are undulating mountains, but what are undulating are only the mountains, nothing else.
This season, the mountains turn green, then turn bleak, and then turn green again. This cycle has been repeated for decades, but what does it matter? Everything has long since changed.
The three incense sticks were lit up quickly. After the smoke dispersed, the nun finally stood up with the help of the stele. She took one last look at the stele and turned away. Wouldn't she be like the person lying there, so pure and inactive? Would she be so inactive
She won't and won't do that!
Otherwise she felt that there was no meaning in her living.
She could let go of all of this, but I couldn't. Why should two weak women like me bear this
The Taoist nun in green slowly left, leaving only a faint smell of smoke in the air. After passing a few intersections, Qingyun Temple was not far away. Even from such a distance, one could still see the grandeur of Qingyun Temple. It was the place for the royal nuns, which was not comparable to any other Taoist temple.
However, when looking at gorgeous things, sometimes what is hidden behind them may not be gorgeous at all, and it can even be said to be a cruel reality.
Even if you can't bear it, you have to bear it...
Qu Moying got off the carriage, walked forward to the carriage in front, and helped the lady dowager get off. This time he went to Qingyun Temple to pray for Ji Hanyue, as he had promised Ji Youran last time. But even so, the lady dowager didn't want Qu Moying to follow this concubine Ji. In order to prevent Qu Moying from being left alone, the lady dowager specially accompanied Qu Moying on this trip.
Qingyun Temple is outside the capital.
But I heard that she was born into a wealthy family, so it was reasonable for her to live in a simple yet elegant manner.
There were five rooms. In front of the middle room, there were two little nuns standing. One of them saw Madam Qu coming over, walked down the steps, and bowed to Madam Qu and Qu Moying: "Madam Qu and the fourth young lady?"
"That's right!" Qu Moying nodded.
"Please go to the side room and rest." The Taoist nun said softly, extending her hand towards a room on the right.
Madam Qu looked unhappy. Since she was asked to come here, she still wouldn't even be seen. After all, she was the Madam of the Minister's House. The Master of Qingyun Temple was looking down on her.
"Is Concubine Ji in there?" Qu Moying asked without moving.
"The Concubine and the abbot are discussing the worship of the Crown Princess. Do not disturb them." The nun explained gently, and it didn't seem like she meant to be overbearing.
Madam Qu's expression looked better. If they were discussing the Crown Princess's memorial service, she really had no say in it, and it would be useless to go over there now.
"Since the concubine is still talking about the Crown Princess, my grandmother and I will not disturb her for now. We will just go for a walk first. We originally came here to pay tribute to the Crown Princess." Qu Moying said calmly without changing his expression.
Having said that, he took the lady's hand and turned to leave. Since the abbot of Qingyun Temple didn't want to see him and his grandmother, he didn't have to meet him.
Ji Youran asked her to come and pay tribute to Ji Hanyue. If it wasn't exactly what she wanted, she wouldn't have let the lady agree to this matter so readily at that time.
But she came here to pay homage. Ji Youran is not ready yet, but is chatting with the master of Qingyun Temple. This is Ji Youran's business!
Outside the courtyard gate, the Taoist nun who led the way had already left, so Qu Moying supported the old lady and walked around casually. They had just come from a very far distance, and it looked like they were going to the back of Qingyun Temple.
Walking up the steps to the back mountain of Qingyun Temple, I heard that there is a small Sanqing Temple on the top of the mountain, and it is also very popular.
Of course, the scenery up there is also excellent. Standing at the highest point, you can see the distant mountains and nearby neighbors, and the beautiful scenery of varying heights. There is also an old osmanthus tree on top that is said to be thousands of years old. This is the time when osmanthus flowers are in full bloom, which attracts even more people to come here, and you must go up to take a look.
Qu Moying supported the old lady and walked slowly forward. As they walked, the old lady told Qu Moying the origin of Qingyun Temple. Ji Hanyue had heard some of these things in her previous life, but not in such detail as what Old Lady Qu said. After all, she was not interested in these things at that time, and Old Lady Ji was not the kind of person who would kindly tell her granddaughter about such things.
"Princess Hengyang, the daughter of the King of Chu, should not be very old even now, right?" Qu Moying asked curiously after hearing what the lady said.
Princess Hengyang, the daughter of the King of Chu during the Three Kings Rebellion, grew up with the Queen Mother, but was forced into marriage due to her father's involvement. This is the Qingyun Temple that the Queen Mother specially expanded for her. It has been more than 30 years ago. The princess had not married at that time and was at most 17 or 18 years old. She is probably only about 50 years old now.
"She is not very old. What a pity. At this time, her family is gone and all her loved ones are dead. She would be in pain even if she were alive." The lady said, taking a few breaths, and suddenly pointed to the front, asking in surprise, "Ying girl, look over there, isn't that..."