C35

This was the first time someone praised her "adorable". He never thought that it would come from her mouth under such circumstances.

Shen Liang's embarrassment could be imagined.

"General Shen, Xiao Shang Shu and the Old Mistress hope that you can take care of yourself. Never give someone with ulterior motives an opportunity to take advantage of. " Xiao Ruyue also noticed Shen Liang's awkwardness and changed the topic.

Yin Lin nodded her head, "Yes, His Majesty has also instructed, this time, I will go to Manlu Temple to pray for Empress Dowager, I have not enough time to prepare, for the sake of your safety, I will need to increase the number of guards by half. We've already ordered some people to prepare it. "

"I'll leave everything to Your Majesty's arrangements." Xiao Ruyue did not express any objections.

Yin Lin was suddenly at a loss for words.

Shen Liang was also unable to fathom the thoughts of the little princess.

She was clearly a teenage girl, but her eyes were filled with an age that didn't match her age. There was also a kind of disdain for being able to see through the cold and the warmth of the world.

No one could tell what she was thinking, nor could they tell what she was thinking.

However, wasn't Xiao Ruyue unclear of what Yuwen He was actually trying to do?

This enigmatic man always did things she couldn't figure out.

She really wanted to ask him if he had been saved by someone more than ten years ago. She wanted to ask him if he had been rescued by her back then.

But she didn't have the courage.

If she were to ask, she would have to reveal all of her secrets to Yuwen He.

However, how could she possibly speak of those things?

At this moment, Yuwen He, who was unable to figure out what was going on, was sitting behind a table covered with bright yellow silk. His face was expressionless, and his expression was deep and cold.

Compared to when he was in front of Xiao Ruyue, he looked like a different person.

In front of the desk stood a youth wearing a light blue outfit and holding a long sword. He was as beautiful as jade and had an exquisite appearance.

"Mistress, those people have been itching to make a move. They're probably trying to force the empress out of the palace and into the palace this time." "Esteemed empress, you're a treasure. Can you really be at ease to let the empress go to Manlu Temple like this?"

This youth looked respectful when he spoke, but his words revealed that he and Yuwen He were not purely master and servant, but he also had a deeper friendship.

"When did you become so talkative?" Yuwen He glanced at him.

The teenager rubbed his nose and mumbled, "If you can do it yourself, don't let others know. What kind of emperor is that? "

"What did you say?"

"No, nothing!" The youth quickly waved his hands, almost forgetting that his master's ears were extremely good.

, I told you to follow the Wei Wangfei for a few days. Other than going to the Cigarette Water Pavilion, where else did she go?

The youth called Chong Yue shook his head, thought for a while, and then shook it again, "Usually, she would invite the wives of other nobles to the Duke Palace. That small building in the Cigarette Water Pavilion is very suspicious, but the people in there have high martial arts skills. I didn't dare to get too close to them, so I couldn't hear what they were saying clearly. But from my intuition, the person hiding in the house is very likely the person who has been hiding behind the Wei Wangfei and commanding her the entire time. "

"The mastermind?" Yuwen He subconsciously bent his right index finger and knocked on the table, as countless of scenes flashed past his mind.

Those things were originally in disarray, but after hearing Chong Yue's words just now, he seemed to be able to piece them together one by one.

"Chong Yue, continue staring at Wei Wangfei and send a message to Chong Yang, tell him to come back as soon as possible, we have another mission for him."

"Yes."

Xiao Ruyue decided to set off for Manlu Temple on the second day.

Just as Yuwen He had expected, the number of guards that accompanied her had increased by half, and they were all the most capable ones.

Xiao Ruyue's throne was surrounded by guards, not to mention a stranger trying to get close, even if a fly flew over, it would be instantly killed by the guards' sharp blades.

This scene made Xiao Ruyue at a loss whether to laugh or cry. With such protection, she suddenly didn't know what to think.

Due to the sudden turn of events, they had not been able to inform the pilgrims in advance not to go up the mountain. There were still plenty of people who entered the mountains today, but had been blocked outside the mountain gates, and only now did they learn that the Empress had come to pray for the Empress Dowager.

The pilgrims were helpless and unwilling.

They had all climbed up the mountain with great effort, but they had all come back empty-handed. It had been a futile effort, so there was some resentment in their hearts.

Xiao Ruyue drove up to the mountain gate, and when she saw the guests that were stopped, she ordered them not to stop them from entering.

Yin Lin was dumbstruck.

"Esteemed Empress, you …"

"I've made up my mind. There's no need to say more."

Xiao Ruyue interrupted Yin Lin and a look in her eyes dispelled all of her plans.

With that, he turned to Master Fang Shen, who was leading the He Monastery's monks out, "Master of Intelligence, sorry to trouble you."

"Amitabha, nice to meet you. "Many thanks to the Empress for your compassion." Manlu Temple was a respected monk with a kind face and good eyes, looking like an immortal. When he placed his hands together, he looked like a buddha with a golden body.

"What is Master saying? I was supposed to pray for the Empress Dowager's incense and blessings for good deed, how could I block others from doing so?" Xiao Ruyue smiled slightly, with the demeanor of a mother.

The pilgrims all knelt on the ground, their voices full of gratitude as they shouted, "Empress, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years!"

Xiao Ruyue laughed and said, "You may rise." Then, she invited the Master of Intelligence to lead the way and enter the temple.

Shen Liang followed behind him, allowing the guards to guard the main hall and the mountain gates separately.

The empress had told her not to stop the pilgrims, but there were still some measures to be taken.

All of the pilgrims who had entered the Manlu Temple would have to undergo an investigation. However, compared to coming here for nothing, most of them were more willing to accept it.

Inside the great hall, the great Buddha sat atop a lotus. His eyes were half open as his hands formed a seal. He seemed to have seen the vicissitudes of life and no longer wished to look.

In the past, Xiao Ruyue did not believe in gods or buddhas, but amongst the millions of people in this world, who could be like her, reviving after dying for a lifetime?

Buddha, can you see through the world? Can you bestow me with the Dharma Eyes, telling me to see through hypocrisy and ugliness, and to keep the beauty of the world?

Believing in a woman is willing to be wronged to clear the snow, can see the wicked to have evil recompense, benevolence to gain protection.

The Great Buddha was speechless, his eyes still downcast.

Xiao Ruyue sighed, and took the lot from Master of Intelligence, read out a few words in her heart, and shook out a lot of autographs.

Xiao Ruyue's face changed. Lu Yi and Yin Lin helped her up from her left and right.

Master of Intelligence muttered to himself for a moment and asked: "Where does the Empress want this lot?"

Xiao Ruyue: "Looking for someone."

"Although this signature is down, the meaning of the signature is not desperate." With a heavy burden on the land and no road to doubt, it was like a bright flower blooming in a village. Maybe when you're looking for someone, you just turn around and that person is right behind you. "

Was this the meaning of "everyone was looking for him for thousands of times, but when they suddenly looked back, he was in a place with no lights"?

Xiao Ruyue laughed bitterly to herself as she kept the lot and kept it in her sleeves.

After the incense in the hall was done, Xiao Ruyue was arranged to rest in the back courtyard.

At this moment, the pilgrims were let in one by one, and the number of people in the temple increased.

Other than the palace guards, it was no different from usual.

The host, the Master of Intelligence, personally led Xiao Ruyue and the others to the meditation room.

The meditation courtyard was quiet and serene, the windows of the meditation room were bright and clean, and the room was still filled with the fragrance of tranquility. It was very comfortable.

Because it was safe, pilgrims were allowed to enter from the front. Therefore, this place was strictly guarded, and no idle people were allowed to move about freely.

"The temple is a place of cultivation, but it is simple and crude. If there's anything wrong with the invitation, esteemed wangfei, please forgive us. " Master of Intelligence's tone of voice never changed.

Xiao Ruyue imitated Master of Intelligence and placed her hands together, "Master is too polite. It's good here. It is my people who have disturbed the cultivation of those who are not from the Fang family. Thank you, Master Reverend, for your understanding. "

Master of Intelligence smiled faintly and left without saying anything.

That was the so-called laughing at flowers.

It was all there was to it.

But he had been enlightened.

All of the guards were standing guard at the door, only Yin Lin, Lu Yi and Cai Yin followed them into the meditation room.

The palace uniform on Xiao Ruyue's body was complicated, but it was really heavy and tired. After entering the room, she took off her clothes and lay down to rest.

Lu Yi, on the other hand, chanted next to her, "Empress, you clearly know that if those pilgrims come in and cause too much trouble, wouldn't it just be so?"

"Little girl, don't be like the hens who only need to lay eggs and wander around. After being tired for the whole morning, you should also sit down to rest."

After she sighed, Xiao Ruyue opened his eyes and teased her.

"Esteemed Empress, how could you say that Emmie is an old hen? I … I'm still a wench!"

"I know you are a young girl, but you have been walking around my bed all this time. Yin Lin, Cai Yin, why don't you two think this through? " Xiao Ruyue immediately kicked the ball back to the innocent Yin Lin and Cai Yin.

Yin Lin cleared her throat and replied: "Reporting to the Empress, Yin Lin has never seen a hen before, so she is unable to reason with her."

Cai Yin's face was full of awkwardness, "My family had it before, when the old hen was about to lay an egg, she would let out gurgling sounds non-stop.

"Empress, you …" Lu Yi's face was burning red as she stomped her feet in anger. "I don't care about you anymore!"

Twisting, he was about to go out.

Unexpectedly, just at this moment, a frantic shout came from outside, "Protect the Empress! There's an assassin! "