Qu Moying didn't expect that the master of Qingyun Temple also prepared a vegetarian banquet for them. Only Qu Moying, Liu Lanxin and Master Ning Yin were invited to the banquet.
When a Taoist nun came to invite her, Qu Moying took two maids with her and went over. She found Liu Lanxin already waiting in a small quiet house. When she saw Qu Moying coming, she greeted her with a smile.
"Miss Qu Si, I came too early. I only met you now and thought she had already left." Liu Lanxin said with a smile.
"You're too polite, Miss Liu." Qu Moying smiled slightly.
"Ladies, you don't have to be so polite. It's all my fault. I had planned to invite quite a few guests today and was welcoming them outside, but I didn't expect to neglect you two in the end. I'd like to offer my apologies to you two ladies here." Master Ning Yin said with a smile and bowed.
"A real guest."
"No need to be so polite, sir." The two people said politely together.
"Where was Fourth Miss Qu just now? Why didn't I meet her? If I didn't know Fourth Miss Qu was coming today, I would have thought I had remembered it wrong." Liu Lanxin smiled, and reached out her hand to pull Qu Moying to sit down affectionately.
"I just sat in the bamboo forest for a while. I didn't expect Miss Liu came to see me." Qu Moying smiled slightly, turned around and told Yu Dong something, and happened to avoid Liu Lanxin's hand.
After giving the instructions, everyone took their seats.
"Bamboo building? There is a bamboo building in Qingyun Temple. Where is it?" Liu Lanxin asked curiously, "I wonder if Master Ningyin can take me to have a look later?"
"It's not that I don't allow it, but that place is not in my Taoist temple." Taoist Master Ning Yin smiled, but did not explain in detail.
"Why?" Liu Lanxin became interested, and her eyes turned from Master Ning Yin's face to Qu Moying's face. She suddenly asked jokingly, "Is it that the Taoist priest specially reserved that place for Fourth Miss Qu, and he didn't want me to disturb Fourth Miss Qu's tranquility?"
The Ning Yin Zhenren in front of her was really outstanding. She didn't look like a monk, but more like a young lady from an aristocratic family who occasionally practiced asceticism. Liu Lanxin was very surprised by this, but she didn't inquire more about it. This kind of thing had nothing to do with her. She just thought she was an ordinary nun in Qingyun Temple.
Although it doesn’t look like...
"Miss Liu, you have misunderstood. How could I do such a thing? In fact, there is an anecdote about that place. I am not in a position to elaborate on the story. If Miss Liu is really interested, she should ask Miss Qu Si, because she is the owner of the bamboo building." Master Ning Yin smiled softly.
"Miss Fourth Qu's place?" Liu Lanxin was more and more surprised. Just as she was about to speak, she saw Qu Moying raised his head and explained for her: "Actually, it's not my place. It's the place where His Royal Highness the King of England used to rest when he came to Qingyun Temple."
Pei Yuanjun's resting place is naturally not a place that others can visit at will, let alone a woman.
Liu Lanxin bit her lip, feeling aggrieved. She suppressed the sinisterness in her heart with all her strength, and her smile remained bright. If Qu Moying had not said this first, she could have made a request, and then it would be Qu Moying who would be embarrassed. But now she could not say it: "So this is the place where the King of England rests. I am so rude."
The vegetarian meal came and it tasted very good. Although there were not many dishes, they were exquisite. Different from ordinary vegetarian meals and also different from the vegetarian dishes that Qu Moying had had in Qingyun Temple before, this table felt more attentive and refined. Each dish looked extremely simple, but in fact it was definitely not simple.
The three of them all felt good and were chatting and laughing when a Taoist nun hurried in from outside. After coming in, she whispered something to Master Ning Yin, and Master Ning Yin's face darkened.
"Real man, is there something wrong
"If there is anything you want to solve, please feel free to do it!" Liu Lanxin greeted her with a smile.
"Indeed, there is one thing, which is about the other ladies we invited before. I may have to leave for a while." Master Ning Yin stood up and said apologetically.
"Please help yourself, real person!"
"Real person, please!"
Qu Moying and Liu Lanxin both nodded generously and smiled.
Zhenren Ning Yin left in a hurry. Her usually gentle expression did not look good. It was obvious that something really happened and she, the master's disciple, needed to solve it.
"Does Miss Fourth Qu know which ladies came with us?" Liu Lanxin looked at Master Ning Yin's departing back and asked curiously, "I haven't been in the capital for long, so I'm not familiar with those noble families, let alone their ladies."
"I didn't meet anyone when I came here." Qu Moying said bluntly.
"Miss Qu Si, haven't you met other ladies or young ladies?" Liu Lanxin asked back in disbelief.
Qu Moying nodded: "When I came here, I heard that Miss Liu had just left and then went to the bamboo building, and I didn't meet anyone else."
"What did the abbot of Qingyun Temple say to you?" Liu Lanxin asked curiously.
"I didn't say anything, just chatting casually." Qu Moying said with a light smile.
"The abbot of Qingyun Temple did tell me some things, some things about several princes. I heard that my father had worked with the King of England in the past, and he specifically mentioned some old stories of the King of England." The smile on Liu Lanxin's face faded, and he narrowed his eyes, as if he was recalling something.
"Your Highness is a hero. He has no rivals on the battlefield. In a battle, there are thousands if not tens of thousands of people killed. Most of them were killed by your Highness and his entourage. My father once said that your Highness's bravery is as easy as taking the head of a general from a million-strong army."
“Your Highness… so brave?” Qu Moying bit her lip and pinched the handkerchief in her hand, looking a little frightened.
"Of course, the most heroic person in our dynasty is the prince. It is said that he can stop children from crying at night. People in the Northern Frontier are all terrified when they mention His Royal Highness the King of England. I'm afraid Miss Qu has never heard of it. When the prince fought against the Northern Frontier, he killed so many people from the Northern Frontier that blood flowed like a river in the Northern Frontier. It is said that the river where the two worlds meet is still filled with blood."
The more Liu Lanxin spoke, the more excited she became, as if she didn't realize how terrifying it was for a daughter of a wealthy family in the capital who had never experienced anything like this.
Which girl who has been pampered in the boudoir would not tremble in fear upon hearing such a thing
Seeing Qu Moying tightly holding the handkerchief in her hand, Liu Lanxin's eyes flashed with a trace of contempt and ridicule. She was just a delicate flower raised in the boudoir. What could she have to compete with her
The King of England must be blind to fall in love with such a delicate beauty who seemed like she would fall down with a single wind.
Of course, if it is just to ward off evil, with such a small body, it can't ward off many evil spirits. The evil spirit of the King of England is not something that ordinary people can withstand.
"Ms. Liu... stop talking." Qu Moying's face was a little pale, and she forced a smile. It was obvious that it was very reluctant, but even so, she tried hard to maintain her decency.
“Why don’t you say it, Miss Qu Si, don’t you want to hear about His Majesty the King’s heroic deeds? I have something else here that can better honor His Majesty the King’s bravery and fearlessness…” Liu Lanxin’s face was full of confusion, and it seemed that she was in high spirits to talk.
"Miss Liu said before that the Qingyun Monastery Master also mentioned the King of England. I wonder what he was talking about?" Qu Moying's voice became a little higher, and his expression was a little unhappy, interrupting Liu Lanxin.
talk.
This was almost impolite, but from Qu Moying's pale lip color and slightly pursed lips, it could be seen that she was really frightened, which was why she interrupted his topic out of courtesy.
"It's nothing, actually. Speaking of the King of England, Miss Qu Si wouldn't be unaware that His Royal Highness the King of England has angered the Emperor this time?" Liu Lanxin thought for a moment before lowering her voice and taking control of the conversation again.
"The King of England angered the Emperor?" Qu Moying looked surprised, as if he really didn't know about this matter. "When did it happen?"
"I don't know about this either. I just heard the Qingyun Monastery Master mention it. It seems that it happened on the day we left the city." Liu Lanxin naturally pushed everything onto the Qingyun Monastery Master. Even if it was unlikely, it had to be so. "Wasn't Fourth Miss Qu with the King of England that day? He didn't say anything, or show any unusual behavior?"
Qu Moying thought about it and shook his head, "No, the prince was very normal that day."
"Miss Fourth Qu... I heard that this is true. The King of England has been punished by the Emperor to reflect on his mistakes behind closed doors these days." Liu Lanxin covered her lips with a handkerchief and whispered.
Being punished by the emperor is a serious matter.
Qu Moying lowered her eyes, her long eyelashes trembled a few times, and she stirred the handkerchief in her hand in a panic.
"Miss Qu Si, why don't you go and ask if something really happened? If the emperor is angry, I'm afraid even the wedding won't go smoothly."
Seeing that she was at a loss, Liu Lanxin helped her come up with an idea.
"Or... forget it!" Qu Moying shook his head. "How can I interfere in the affairs of His Royal Highness the King of England?"
"Miss Qu Si, you are going to marry into the King of England's palace, so how can you ignore this matter? If you are afraid of being affected by this matter, I will help you." Liu Lanxin said enthusiastically.
"How can Miss Liu help me?" Qu Moying asked dazedly. Her gentle and charming look concealed the coldness in her eyes, and she looked gentle and harmless.
Liu Lanxin is so enthusiastic, of course she is not doing it for no reason. Since someone is willing to help, she is also willing to help...
"Has it been delivered?" The quiet room was dark and had no windows. It was the inner room of the previous quiet room. The curling smoke of incense wafted into the nose, refreshing the mind and calming the spirit.
The door to the inner room was half closed, and only the figure of the master of Qingyun Temple kneeling could be vaguely seen.
"It has been sent over." Master Ning Yin was as gentle as ever, with her head lowered respectfully, not daring to look at the master of Qingyun Temple opposite her.
"The King of Wei just passed by?" the Qingyun Temple Master continued to ask. Her expression could not be seen in the darkness, only her slow voice that almost sounded procrastinating could be heard.
Master Ning Yin became more respectful: "Master, rest assured, everything will be done according to your instructions, there will be no mistakes. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei also came today, but he sat for a while and then left. I wonder if he heard anything unusual about the sound of the zither."
"Your Highness the Prince of Wei? He's nothing but a sickly boy. Any emperor will treat him well!" The master of Qingyun Temple sneered. He raised his head as if looking at a painting hanging on the opposite wall. That place was darker, and he could only vaguely make out the figure of a man. A portrait of a simple and elegant man
"Back then... they took many lives. Now it's time to pay back the dead souls in the underground!" The Qingyun Temple Master's words sounded like crying and laughing, giving people a chill in the darkness.
Master Ning Yin's face turned pale, and she stared at the space in front of her motionlessly, with the hairs on her back standing up. Others only thought that the master of Qingyun Temple was a great man, but she was the only one who knew clearly how terrifying the person in front of her was...