The bead curtain reflects the sunlight that shines into the inner hall, and the desk is as quiet as deep water.
For a moment, Li Zhongqian thought that Tamara had given a negative answer, because his expression was too calm, his eyes were too calm, and there was no trace of anger or embarrassment that was pierced in person.
He is so calm, which shows that he has long discovered his mind and can always be restrained, which shows that he keeps his senses.
But Yaoying didn't know it, and she was unprepared when she was with him in private!
Li Zhongqian came back to his senses, his face ashen: "The Master is an eminent monk who has attained the Tao. He should uphold the precepts. Qiniang mentions the Master to me every day, admiring and trusting it beyond words. How can the Master disregard ethics and show affection between men and women?"
"Could it be that because Qiniang entered the temple as a modern girl, the Master misunderstood?"
Tamara shook his head: "Yu Lesheng is greedy... It's because of my lax martial law, and it has nothing to do with the princess. The princess told me from the very beginning that the modern girl was just an excuse."
He indulged himself unknowingly to enjoy her company, indulge her closeness, and if there was no one-year period, he would continue to indulge.
All things are impermanent, everything is suffering. All dharmas have no self, and annihilation is joy... He is a practitioner, he can recite such scriptures at will, and he has already understood its meaning in his heart, knowing that love is like a dream bubble, fleeting, but he knows that it is a quagmire of bitterness, He is still letting himself sink.
Li Zhongqian was slightly surprised, his phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, and he glanced at Tan Moraga.
He angered Tanmaraka with his words, but Tanmaraka did not turn into anger, nor did he justify Yaoying's intentional closeness to him, which would make him shake his mind.
It is a pity that his identity is the son of Wang Ting, and he is destined not to be involved with women.
No matter how responsible she is, she is not Yaoying's benevolent person.
"The Master is outstanding in style, knowledgeable and knowledgeable, and has a distinguished status. He is a dragon and a phoenix among people..." Li Zhongqian pondered for a moment, put away his temptation, and said directly, "But the Master is a monk who became a monk, and he is also a Buddha in the eyes of the people of the royal court. Son. My sister is young, and I am her elder brother, so it is inevitable that I have a lot of concerns. I don’t know what the Master has in mind?”
Tamaroka lowered his eyes, and turned his fingers to hold the beads.
Li Zhongqian said unceremoniously, "Could it be that the Master intends to keep hiding it like this?"
"Or is it that the Master will tell Shemei the truth and secretly communicate with Shemei. In the future, Shemei wants to see the Master, and she must enter the temple and have an affair with the Master in the dead of night like last night? The Master wants her to be a monk who is raised by monks for the rest of her life. A lover who is in the dark and can't see the light? She can only hide for the rest of her life to prevent your private affairs from being exposed?"
Tamaroka moved his fingers slightly.
Li Zhongqian continued: "Qiniang is my younger sister, I regard her like a pearl in my palm, and I don't want her to suffer any grievance. The Master must know what happened to my brother and sister, and I will never watch her repeat the same mistakes. She has suffered so much. In the future, when you get married, you must not compromise, her husband may not be a handsome man in the world, the king of a country, as long as he knows the cold and love, can treat her well, she also likes it, and the husband and wife can live by each other, that's enough."
Xie Manyuan flew moths into the fire, retreated step by step, and finally became disheartened and mad. Who Yaoying likes, that is, she likes it wholeheartedly, and doesn't care about the result. She can sacrifice herself to save his brother. If she likes someone, it must be the same.
Li Zhongqian didn't want to see Yaoying and Xie Manyuan hurt by love.
He hoped that her husband would be a good person, someone who didn't have to be too outstanding, a simple family, who truly respected and loved her, would definitely respect her, and treat her well. Even if the relationship between husband and wife is weak in the future, they can still support each other.
Instead of a monk with a special status that will make her fall into endless right and wrong.
Tamara looked at the smoke-filled beast censer under the curtain, and said nothing.
Li Zhongqian smiled and said gloomily: "Or, the Master's affection for Qiniang is so deep that he can return to the vulgarity for her? Forgive me for being rude, even if the Master returns to the vulgarity, he can't give Qiniang a stable life, and the people of the royal court highly respect the Master. Be prepared, if the Master returns to the secular world because of Qiniang, Qiniang will be reviled and criticized by the world, everyone will say that she is a disaster, and even if you become husband and wife, you will not have peace in your life."
"When love is hot, the Master can certainly give up the practice for Qiniang, but in the future, the love will fade, the relationship will wear out, and the husband and wife will look tired. , can you still treat her as well as she is now?"
"The love between a man and a woman is as fiery as fire and annihilated as the wind. I'm here."
Li De had to live and die for Tang Ying all these years. Didn't he marry the Xie family in order to strengthen his power
Love is unreliable.
Li Zhongqian looked directly at Tan Mo Luojia: "Furthermore, Wang Ting is thousands of miles away from Qiniang's hometown, with different geographical customs and language barriers. She was forced to live here, so she had to adapt to the customs here. The master is Wang Ting. Sovereign, it is impossible to leave Wang Ting with her to return to her hometown, she is a Han Chinese, and Wang Ting looks down on Han people, even if the Master and her have experienced many hardships and she stays, there will be a lot of right and wrong in the future."
Even if Yaoying does not return to Chang'an, she will never stay in the royal court for the rest of her life. After the Western Army recaptures Guazhou and Shazhou, she will definitely stay in Guazhou to deal with the affairs of the Western Army and stay away from Li De, Li Xuanzhen, and Xie Jialiu in Jingnan. The troops under the command can be relocated to Guazhou.
Therefore, no matter whether Tanmaraga is back in secular life or not, he can't give Yaoying a bright and stable future.
The hall was quiet.
The two men sat in silence for a long time.
After a while, the corners of Li Zhongqian's mouth twitched, and the conversation changed: "The Master is a high-ranking monk, although he has feelings for her sister, it should only be a temporary feeling, and it will dissipate in a long time, far from talking about marriage. At this point, what I said just now was unfounded in my heart... It made the Master laugh."
He raised his eyes and looked at Tamara.
"Qiniang has suffered a lot and suffered too much. The Master protects her. I am grateful and will definitely repay the Master's kindness, but I will not watch her step into the quagmire to repay her kindness."
"Please promise me one thing from the mage."
Tan Mo Luojia's eyes flashed: "What does Duke Wei want me to promise?"
Li Zhongqian looked solemn: "The Master can't leave the royal court, and I have no intention to force the Master to abandon everything. Since there will be no results, I hope the Master will keep a distance and keep a distance from Qiniang in the future. Don't let her misunderstand and indulge. Among them, there is no way to get out. I will also remind Qiniang to pay attention to her behavior, lest her child's temperament will disturb the Master's practice. "
Tamara clenched the beads tightly.
He could have foreseen what Li Zhongqian said. He is a practitioner and should not selfishly covet her closeness when Yaoying doesn't know anything.
Li Zhongqian was right, he was a quagmire for Yaoying.
"it is good."
he said, his voice hoarse.
…
Outside the palace.
With a nervous expression on his face, Bi Suo held the hilt of his sword, listened carefully to the movement in the hall, and was ready to rush in to persuade him at any time.
There was silence behind the curtain, only vague conversations. He waited for a long time without hearing the sound of disputes and fights. He frowned and wondered, and a series of footsteps came out.
Bi Su hurriedly stood up, watching Li Zhongqian walk out of the inner hall and strode out.
Did not fight
Bi Su turned around and entered the hall, her eyes fell on Tan Moraga's face, her heart tightened.
Tan Moraga's eyes drooped, and her face was extremely pale.
"In the future, when I get sick, don't disturb Princess Wenzhao, and don't invite her into the temple late at night."
Bi Su was stunned: "Wang..."
Tan Moraga bowed his head and read the succinct, with a condensed aura.
Bi Su didn't dare to argue, and sighed secretly.
Tamara Gadhi pen to write.
Bi Suo thought for a while, and then said, "Wang, Princess Wenzhao really cares about your health... I heard that Wang was ill, and she came to visit Wang without thinking."
Tamara shook his head, "Don't use her."
Shame flashed across Bi Su's face.
Tamara did not say anything more.
This can't be blamed on Bi Su's own opinion, because of his acquiescence several times, Bi Su will ask her to take care of him.
After all, it was his fault.
There is a saying in the scriptures, don't meet with each other, don't talk with each other... If he really makes up his mind to cut off his greed, as long as he doesn't see Yaoying and doesn't talk to her, he can meditate...
Over time, even if there is still greed, it will not affect her.
He made up his mind, but he indulged himself to see and talk to her again and again. She came to take care of him, and he didn't reveal the slightest on his face, but he was actually happy in his heart and wanted to keep her and stay by his side like this.
After the greed has been born, the desire will continue to expand until it completely consumes his reason.
He not only has greed, but also wants to monopolize her selfishly.
If it goes on like this, sooner or later, he will be unable to restrain himself and do something to force her.
Tamara was calm and focused on reviewing the memorials. When he opened a beautiful scroll of parchment, the pen in his hand suddenly stopped.
Bi Suo felt that the breath on his body suddenly became fierce, and called out worriedly: "King?"
He has already dissipated his energy and can't use his internal strength now, how could this be
Tan Moraka didn't move, and after a while, he left a note on the parchment.
Bi Suo was puzzled and backed out. When Thammaraja had finished reviewing the transcript and sent it out of the side hall, a few people were sitting around and copying the manuscript. He took out the parchment and glanced at it, his brows furrowed.
When Prajna copied this parchment, his eyes widened: "Prince Mobido of Ujiri officially proposed to Princess Wenzhao?!"
Bi Su's face darkened slightly.
No wonder Tanmaraka had such a reaction when he saw this note just now.
Prajna was speechless, and while copying it, he rambled: "The king has just announced that Princess Wenzhao will leave the temple, and the Wujili department will send a marriage proposal, please allow the king, Prince Mobido must have been waiting for this day, he really is Impatient... He is a young hero, born handsome, and is a good match for Princess Wenzhao... "
A worried look appeared on Bi Su's face.
Moviduo is the prince of the Ujiri tribe and is highly regarded. Yaoying is now the governor of the Western Army. The noble family who has united with the Western Army will definitely hope that she will continue to maintain the relationship with the royal court. Moreover, Moviduo is good at fighting and will take over in the future. In charge of the Ujiri tribe, the aristocratic family will definitely persuade her to marry Moviduo.
At that time, the marriage will be given by the king. Princess Wenzhao no longer infatuated with the Buddha's son, and instead married the young hero of the royal court. It is really a good story.
According to the people from the Ministry of Rites, Li Yaoying is now actively uniting the various tribes and tribes in various states and growing her strength. Will she marry Moviduo for the sake of the overall situation
Bi Su took another look at the parchment.
For this memorial, Tanmaraka did not write a reply, but only stamped it with a flower seal.
That is to say, as a king, he will not stop the Ujiri department from proposing to Li Yaoying.
What was in his mind
The parchment was quickly sent out of the Wang Temple, and the Ujiri emissary who was waiting outside happily took the parchment and left in a hurry.
…
Li Zhongqian returned to the silk and satin shop, and the personal soldiers told him that Li Yaoying was still sleeping.
"Don't disturb her, let her go to sleep."
He took his sword and went to another courtyard to handle military affairs and urged the personal soldiers to pack their bags.
In the innermost bedroom on the second floor, Yaoying was in a drowsy state, holding a silk hidden sac, sweating profusely.
She had a dream, in which she was rubbing fluff, the snow was flying, the wind was blowing into the house from the small window pane, and the felt curtain was rolling wildly. She was drunk, top-heavy, wearing a pomegranate red small ball of flowers, gold and mud Luo Ru, with a ball of spring water and green Luo skirt, holding a white silk embroidered bird shawl, staggered into a quiet meditation room room.
A monk in a crimson cassock was sitting in front of the lamp with his back facing her. He was reading a Buddhist scripture. She walked towards him. The sweat, the robes, the pair of bracelets, the golden arm bracelets, the sleeves and sleeves covered on the outside, the hairpin rings, and the colored sashes that tied the hair slipped to the ground one by one, and a ringing bell rang softly.
The monk held the scriptures in his hand, raised his eyes and glanced at her, his blue eyes were as calm as the sea.
She felt uncomfortably hot on her body, walked to his side, touched his face with hot fingertips, it was really cool, she simply threw herself into his arms, sat on top of him, and put her arms around his neck.
He looked down at her, expressionless.
She twisted her body in his arms, rubbed his cassock, her fingers went up his neck, touched his head, she was drunk, put it on, and called him softly: "Mage..."
The breath is entangled, and the faint agarwood lingers around the body.
There was a layer of sweat on her body, and she was wet, clinging to him more and more, he looked at her, slowly leaned towards her, and tightened his arms.
The two sat face to face, he supported her in one hand, bowed his head and kissed the side of her neck.
There was a series of heavy footsteps from the stairs.
Yaoying woke up from her dream and was stunned for a while. She forgot most of the dream just now. She only vaguely remembered that she seemed to be sitting on the body of Tamara... It was exactly the same as the Tianzhu bronze Buddha she had seen...
sin sin...
Yaoying woke up, sat up, rubbed her messy hair, shook her head, and said to herself: I must sell the bronze Buddha next time.
There were several knocks on the door, and the personal soldiers reported from the outside: "Princess, the Ujiri department sent a gift overnight."
"Ujiri Department?"
Yaoying got up, lit the candles, and hurriedly groomed, changed her clothes, and rushed to the lobby.
The candles were brightly lit in the hall, and Li Zhongqian had already arrived. After watching her for a while, he handed her a gift list: "The little prince of the Ujiri Department officially asks you for a kiss."
Yaoying was stunned for a moment. She picked up the gift list and took a closer look. The gifts were a bit miscellaneous. There were thousands of cattle, sheep and livestock, as well as various animal skins and ironware. Dayan - This is an additional ceremony prepared in accordance with the customs of the Central Plains.
"Mobido has returned to the Holy City?"
Yaoying asked suspiciously, she hadn't received the battle report from Mobido's return.
The messenger from Ujiri stepped forward and explained with a smile: "The prince is still fighting in the front... Late at night, please don't blame the princess. This is what the prince told us before. When the princess leaves the Wang Temple, we will immediately come to the princess to ask for her... Prince Said, the princess is like a goddess, there must be many warriors who want to marry you, he was afraid that he would not be able to come back in time, so he told us to ask for marriage as soon as possible."
Yaoying couldn't help crying.
The messenger said: "The princess does not need to make a decision now. In our tribe, asking for a kiss is a man expressing his determination and sincerity to his beloved little lady and her family. Our little prince truly loves the princess."
After speaking, he added, "Please rest assured, princess, the prince has obtained the king's permission, and the Ujiri department can freely choose our Ketun."
Yaoying's hands trembled slightly, her eyes raised, "Fuzi agrees?"
The messenger nodded and said with a smile: "As soon as the letter of request for marriage was sent, the king approved it."
Saying that, he took out the parchment.
Yaoying took the parchment, looked directly at the place where the comments were written, and saw the familiar monogram.
It is indeed the approval of Tamara himself.
She pinched the parchment, and for a moment she was absent-minded.
The candle light flickered slightly, and Li Zhongqian, who was beside him, stretched out his hand to take the parchment in her hand, handed it back to the messenger, and stared at her: "Mingyue slave, what are you thinking?"
Yaoying converged her thoughts and smiled, "It's nothing."
The messenger said with a smile, "Please, the princess and the princess' brother, believe in our prince's wishes. It's late at night, so don't disturb the princess' rest. When the prince comes back, he will come to ask the prince and princess in person to ask for marriage. If you are disrespectful, please forgive me."
Li Zhongqian motioned for the personal soldiers to send the messenger out, and stared at Yaoying with a pair of phoenix eyes: "I heard from the personal soldiers that this Mobido has hugged you? Do you like him?"
Yaoying laughed: "No."
She knew that she didn't dislike Mobido, but when it came to love between men and women, there was absolutely nothing.
Li Zhongqian nodded, "You just left the king's temple, and Mobido's subordinates immediately took out his handwritten letter, asked the Buddha for permission, and then asked you for a kiss... This Mopi has few achievements in many years, and he is thoughtful, but unfortunately he is an outsider. tribe."
Yaoying smiled: "What happened to the foreigners?"
Li Zhongqian frowned: "He is the heir of the Ujiri tribe. If you marry him, you will become Ketun from the Ujiri tribe. You want to live in the Ujiri tribe. , Living in an unfamiliar tribe, I feel so wronged."
The two were talking when the messenger of Gaochang, who heard the news, rushed over, patted his palms and smiled lightly, saying: "Princess, Prince Mobido is brave and good at fighting, and he is also a close minister who is highly valued by the Buddha. But the khan decides everything, big and small, and the prince has 10,000 elite riders!"
Yaoying suddenly became one head and two big.
The envoys from Gaochang represented those aristocratic families who were vying to join the Western Army. They knew that she could not stay in the royal temple of the royal court all the time. Lord Yuchi reminded her that her marriage would disrupt the balance of power within the Western Army, and whoever married her would rise rapidly. Therefore, the family hopes that she can choose a husband from them, or marry a powerful foreign clan to gain support and stabilize the situation.
In short, they didn't want her to marry the Central Plains family.
The reason why Li Zhongqian considered choosing a son-in-law from the generals of the Western Army was because she knew that by doing so, she would have a closer relationship with the aristocratic family in the Helong area. At that time, her interests would be the same, and her position would be more stable.
Yaoying didn't want to discuss her marriage with the messenger Gao Chang, so she gave Li Zhongqian a wink.
Li Zhongqian gave Gaochang messenger a cold look.
The messenger gave a jolt and shrewdly retired.
Li Zhongqian said solemnly: "Mingyue slave, marry whoever you want, don't wrong yourself."
Yaoying smiled, "I know."
She went back to her room and lay down, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep. The next day, before dawn, she got up and went to find Bi Su.