“In fact, he was just an old friend who passed away young. No matter how prosperous the secular world is, it is ultimately empty. Even if he is high up, in the end... he will turn into a handful of yellow earth, his soul will be gone, and he will no longer be the same as he was when we first met.” The master of Qingyun Temple lowered his head, his expression dimmed.
"At this time of year every year, I like to sit quietly for a while and reminisce about my old friends in this quiet room. However, Ning Yin and the others misunderstood me and even troubled Miss Qu Si to come and celebrate my birthday for me." The master of Qingyun Temple looked more and more lonely. After he finished speaking, he picked up the tea in front of him and took a big sip.
A small sip of this tea is already astringent, so a big sip would make it bitter. Even Qu Moying himself couldn't say that he could completely wash away the bitterness after taking such a sip.
"Master Ning Yin doesn't know what the master meant?" Qu Moying also picked up the tea, took a sip, savored the lingering fragrance of the tea, and then asked.
"After all, they are still young and don't understand the profound meaning of my words. Although some people have passed away, they have always been in my heart. Even though so many years have passed, they are not really over. I have not really let them go." The master of Qingyun Temple still looked at the window with a distant look in his eyes.
It was as if she was sitting here, but actually not here.
After saying that, he took another big sip.
The bitter taste made her eyes sparkle with tears. She turned her head and coughed softly. She took out a green handkerchief and wiped the corner of her lips gently. When she raised her head again, her face had calmed down. "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Miss Qu Si."
"I didn't expect that the abbot is also a man of temperament." Qu Moying smiled peacefully.
The Qingyun Monastery Master shook his head and smiled, "How can I be called a man of temperament? I am just a person who is out of touch with the world and has some obsessions. Even if I miss this day, everything will remain the same. I am still just a monk. I will not be bothered by the prosperity of the world."
"I was just talking about tea, but I remembered some old things. I'm sorry to make Miss Qu laugh."
"The abbot is a hermit, so how can he say such a heartfelt and sincere word? How can it be said to be embarrassing?" Qu Moying smiled slightly, and after taking another sip of tea, his smile faded. "I heard from Master Ning Yin that the abbot mentioned me in the past. I remember that I had met the master before, but we never spoke."
"Actually, I have met her a long time ago. She was the concubine Ji in the Crown Prince's Mansion. Do you still remember Miss Qu Si?" The master of Qingyun Temple raised his eyes and asked gently.
Qu Moying nodded.
"That day, when Concubine Ji invited Fourth Miss Qu to come over, I was actually there. Concubine Ji asked me to take a look at Fourth Miss Qu's fortune and ask about it!" The master of Qingyun Temple looked up at Qu Moying, as if he was carefully checking her fortune.
Qu Moying's heart moved, and he subconsciously tightened the teacup in his hand, and then slowly relaxed, "How about the subjective view?"
"That day, I only took a quick look at Miss Qu and she left. I only took a general look and thought that Miss Qu's luck was very good. Now it seems that Miss Qu's luck is more than just very good." The Qingyun Temple Master pointed at the table in front of him and said, "This luck looks much better than before, like a golden phoenix."
"The appearance of a flying phoenix? Is it because I'm going to marry into Prince Jing's mansion?" Qu Moying's heart skipped a beat, but her face remained expressionless. She looked at the master of Qingyun Temple with a completely clueless look.
Deliberately said a phase
Imitation, to express one's own understanding.
The Queen is a phoenix, and the women in the palace can also be implied to be phoenixes. Of course, the prince’s principal wife can also be implied in this way.
But speaking of the truth, the Queen is the real phoenix, and she is a golden phoenix...
“This… Actually, you can say that there are not many people with the appearance of a flying phoenix, and they are often related to the royal family. But this appearance of a golden phoenix…” The master of Qingyun Temple smiled faintly. Having said this, he stopped and looked at Qu Moying’s face. That look seemed as if he was really looking through Qu Moying, which made people inexplicably creepy.
Yudong was a brave person, and this made her feel cold in the back. She subconsciously took a step forward and stood closely behind Qu Moying.
"Has Miss Liu been here?" Qu Moying suddenly asked.
"I've been here before. Miss Liu felt it was too quiet here, so she went to enjoy the scenery first." The master of Qingyun Temple smiled, speaking in a clear and natural manner.
"Miss Liu is going to marry Prince Jing. Does she also have the appearance of a flying phoenix?" Qu Moying chatted casually. It was obvious that he did not quite understand what the Qingyun Temple Master meant. Since she was also marrying a prince, there was no reason why Liu Lanxin would not have the so-called appearance of a flying phoenix.
"This... maybe, but it's not obvious." The master of Qingyun Temple said vaguely.
"What about Concubine Ji? Concubine Ji must be it. Given her status at that time, she was still the concubine of the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace. It must be more obvious than Miss Liu and me, right?" Qu Moying became more and more interested. She opened her beautiful eyes wide and looked at the master of Qingyun Temple with interest.
"Yes, but... it's not very obvious either." The Qingyun Temple Master didn't care and patiently explained to Qu Moying, "In fact, the main wives of the royal family are more obvious, but each one is a little different."
"Then if I don't have this beautiful appearance, it means I can't marry into the royal family?" Qu Moying said by analogy.
The head of Qingyun Temple shook his hand and said, "That's not the case. It's just possible for her to marry in, but she doesn't have the appearance of a flying phoenix. In the end, it will be nothing but a mirage, or she may not even have a status. Miss Qu's appearance of a flying phoenix is more obvious, so it is clear that she will definitely marry into the Prince of Ying's palace. This is also destined."
"Master, have you ever seen my cousin?" Qu Moying bit her lip, the smile on her face faded, her long eyelashes fluttered twice, and her eyes drooped.
"Who is your cousin?" asked the master of Qingyun Temple.
"The second young lady of the Ling'an Marquis's Mansion, the former Crown Princess." Qu Moying smiled bitterly, without looking up, "My cousin is a very good person, but the best... became like that, and it happened during the Crown Prince's wedding. Could it be that my cousin doesn't have the appearance of a flying phoenix? Even if she was engaged to the Crown Prince early on, even if the Imperial Observatory said it was a match made in heaven, it was all false."
Among all the women in the world, if even the Crown Princess is not considered to have the qualities of a phoenix, then perhaps except for the real Empress, no other woman can be said to have some qualities of a phoenix.
The so-called flying phoenix is not the golden phoenix. It has some shape and looks somewhat like a phoenix, but it is not obvious, just like flying clouds. You can see the shape, but it is not the entity. What about the golden phoenix
Who in this world dares to say that he has the appearance of a golden phoenix
Qu Moying was marrying the King of England, not the Crown Prince or any other prince, so her previous words seemed more like a slip of the tongue, and the Master of Qingyun Temple later changed his mind.
"The Crown Princess naturally has the appearance of a flying phoenix, but there was a hurdle at that time.
If you can jump over it, you will be the real phoenix in the world, but in the end... you will share the sorrow of the country." The master of Qingyun Temple lowered his head, clasped his hands together, closed his eyes, and silently recited a few words. Then he raised his head again and examined Qu Moying's brows. He didn't speak for a long time.
She muttered a few verses quietly. Qu Moying couldn't hear what they were saying, but she took out a set of abacus chips from under the coffee table and pushed them in front of Qu Moying. "It's rare that Miss Qu Si can come here to talk to me today. It's also because of Miss Qu Si's kindness. I will help Miss Qu Si to solve her doubts. Miss Qu Si, please throw the abacus chips on the table casually."
Qu Moying took it. Actually, there were not many pieces, only nine. They felt like neither gold nor jade, and no one knew what they were made of. They were extremely smooth.
"Yes, just throw it on the table, just throw it casually. I always feel that there is something wrong with Fourth Miss Qu's luck. It seems that Fourth Miss Qu's luck was not like this before, but now it is obviously like a flying phoenix. I have never seen Fourth Miss Qu before, but I have seen your cousin from afar. Your cousin's luck..."
The head of Qingyun Temple seemed confused as well. His eyes fell on Qu Moying's eyebrows again, and he said meaningfully, "I feel that the change in Miss Qu's luck is a bit strange, and this time... it happened when the Crown Princess was in trouble... It seems to be unrelated, but there must be some metaphor in the dark."
These words made Qu Moying's heart skip a beat. Her face turned heavy and she squeezed the abacus in her hand with force. A dark light flashed in her eyes. She thought her rebirth was her biggest secret. Could it be that the abbot of Qingyun Temple was really an accomplished master who could tell at a glance that her spirit had changed
She bit her lip, then suppressed the panic in her heart and threw away the abacus in her hand. Life and death are determined by fate, rebirth can also happen, and of course there are masters, but is the master of Qingyun Temple in front of her really such a master
She needs to be more careful.
Feeling that the Qingyun Monastery Master's gaze was still on her face, Qu Moying's expression remained calm. When she raised her eyes again, she looked at the Qingyun Monastery Master expectantly, "Master, can you help me see why my luck has changed? Is it related to my cousin?"
Since the abbot of Qingyun Temple had seen this, she would feel guilty if she didn't talk about it, so she just told the story in a more realistic way.
Her change was indeed due to Ji Hanyue's death. She is Ji Hanyue, and also Qu Moying. Qu Moying doesn't know what this situation means. She only knows that she can clearly know everything that happened between Ji Hanyue and Qu Moying in the past, and she also realizes that she is Ji Hanyue, and also Qu Moying.
Her long and curled eyelashes fluttered twice again, suppressing the trace of vigilance in her eyes. Her heart was tense and she could feel her heart beating violently. This was the first time that Qu Moying was so frightened after her rebirth. Although the master of Qingyun Temple looked at her calmly, she felt great pressure.
It was as if everything about him was exposed under her gaze.
The Qingyun Temple Master's gaze finally fell on the table, and Qu Moying slowly relaxed her whole body. No matter... what, there were some things she would never admit even if she died. Moreover, she did not believe that this Qingyun Temple Master was really a Taoist master. Just the word "Taoism" alone made this Qingyun Temple Master unworthy...
The Qingyun Monastery Master once again looked up at Qu Moying, and saw Qu Moying's gentle smile with a hint of sweetness, a hint of curiosity, a hint of surprise, and more of confusion...