Bai Lin's eyes widened. She looked at the clothes and then looked at me. "Miss, do you really want to go?"
I nodded.
Bai Lin was confused, "What are you doing in the temple? Could it be that you wish to meet with the Goddess? "
I shook my head. "No, the person I want to meet is His Majesty the Emperor."
"His Majesty the Emperor? Didn't you guys just see it in the palace? "
I sigh... I've seen him before, but he's on his guard against me. I can't even touch his hands!
I mysteriously said, "For this reason, the heavens must not be revealed … Lin'er, you can just bring me along if you know! "
I had thought that with my status, as my maid, Bai Lin would immediately agree to my request; however, I didn't expect that my adopted sister would be someone with character! Without hesitation she turned me down. "No, miss! I can't take you! If you don't tell me the real reason, I won't take you in no matter what! "
"Good Lin'er, just promise me!"
"Then tell me, why did you secretly run over to see the emperor? We are still going to the temple! "
I helplessly said, "I have some private matters I want to discuss with him, but there are too many guards around him! I couldn't get close to him. "Don't worry, I won't do anything that would harm His Majesty the emperor …"
Bai Lin: "Of course I believe in Miss's loyalty, the loyalty our White Clan has to the Royal Family, the heavens and earth can see for themselves! But if you want to go with me, you have to tell me the real reason! "
"This …"
Can I tell her that I was actually bewitched by her beauty and wanted to wipe away her oil? And I do have serious things to do... I want the emperor to look in the mirror and confirm his identity as the real dragon. This is related to my future. God's legs can't be hugged just because I want to! It was also a matter of luck!
I begged and threatened her, but she gritted her teeth and wouldn't let go.
In the end, I told her, "I've taken a fancy to him. I'm going to meet him privately!"
"What?" "You took a fancy to the Emperor?" Bai Lin was very surprised, but soon realized that her voice was too loud, and quickly covered her mouth, "You, you can't be?!"
I blinked at her. "That's it! I fell in love with him at first sight! "How is it? Will you help me?"
Bai Lin: "Miss, you …"
She seemed to be at a loss whether to laugh or to cry. I immediately used my beauty trick and threw myself into her arms, crying, "Lin'er, my good little sister! I've never liked a man! "You can't just sit by and watch me become an old woman, can you …"
Bai Lin's face paled. "But Miss, don't blame me for not reminding you …" "The daughter of the Bai Clan cannot be married into the imperial family …"
"Eh? "Why?"
Bai Lin: "The daughters of the Bai Clan were raised as the successors of the Goddess. The Imperial Family has never had a marriage alliance with the Bai Family! "
ME: "Isn't there only one goddess in every generation? "Then where are the rest of the women?"
Belinda rolled her eyes at me. "They all work in the temple! Although there was only one Goddess, there were many other positions in the temple that needed a Priestess. Furthermore, there were temples everywhere in the country that needed someone to host … The daughter of the Bai Clan has always existed as a cleric. "
"Do they have to be like the Goddess and remain chaste throughout their lives, unable to get married?"
Bai Lin nodded heavily.
No wonder Bai Lian's parents had disguised her as a man.
However, they had heard that the women of the Bai Clan were all extremely beautiful and the men were all lecherous. Furthermore, the women of the Bai Clan had the blood of a fox immortal, so why wouldn't the royal family marry them?
When I asked Bai Lin this question, Bai Lin was also a little doubtful. She thought for a moment, then sighed and said, "Perhaps, our Bai Clan is already too illustrious!"
Indeed, the White God Clan was now prominent enough. In this family, the woman was born as the goddess and was in charge of the nation's sacrifices. The men were mostly generals and held one-third of the military power in the world. If the woman from the Bai family were to marry the royal family and give birth to a son of the royal family, wouldn't that bring a lot of trouble to the court? His wife, Qian Zheng, had always been one of the most taboo things in every emperor's life.
However, I don't really want to marry that Emperor. I just want to create a chance for him to look in my mirror!
"Let me just take a look at him!" I pretended to be infested with love, hugging Bai Lin and begging her to stop. In the end, Bai Lin was too stubborn and had no choice but to agree.
The reason for my dressing up as a woman, however, made his face very unsightly. This child's personality was a bit awkward.
I dressed up as a woman and became Bai Lin's personal maid.
Bai Lin looked at me, her eyes wide. "Miss, you've never worn a dress before! I didn't expect you to be so beautiful while disguised as a woman! When you enter the temple, you must keep your head down and don't let anyone see your face! "
I nodded in agreement. At this moment, the emperor barged in unhappily and stuffed a human skin mask into my hands. "The general's face, the emperor is already very familiar with it. Wearing this mask will make you feel better! "
This child, why does he dislike me going to see the Emperor?
However, he did it for my own good, and I happily accepted his suggestion.
Entering the temple, we were able to meet the Goddess of the Kingdom, my own aunt. She didn't look more than thirty years old, but Bai Lin told me that her aunt was in fact nearly fifty years old! Heavens, she really was a beauty with a childish face!
"The women of the Bai Clan are all extremely beautiful." Bai Lin said proudly to me, "Because the Bai Clan possesses the blood of the fox immortal!"
Oh, it's the seductive charm of a fox spirit...
I nodded in agreement.
Lady Goddess lived alone in the tower all year round, far from her family and friends, presumably very lonely; she was very happy to see Bai Lin, and left her to gossip. She reported back to her about the White Family and conveyed my parents' condolences. Seeing that they were having an interesting conversation, she secretly winked at Bai Lin and slipped away.
At this time, the emperor should be bathing in the sacred pool, I want to peep at the beauty bathing!
The temple was a series of ancient buildings located in the northern part of the Imperial City. Its area was vast and it had a heavy sense of history. In the eastern part of the temple was a sacred pool, the place where the legendary Celestial Fox Immortals had once bathed when they descended into the mortal world. It was said that the waters of the pool had a miraculous cleansing effect that could dispel all the filth and evil in the world. Therefore, whenever the royal family needed members to bathe in fasting, they would come to the holy pool. Of course, in order to keep the purity of the goddess, this place was separated from the courtyard that the goddess lived in.
It was already late in the night, and the stars twinkled in the night. A gentle spring breeze blew across the land, bringing with it the fragrance of flowers.
Everything was very good.
I tiptoed out of the goddess' house and approached the sacred pool. I had a map of the temple hidden in my sleeve, which Belinda had drawn for me. With this, I successfully avoided the few guards and arrived at the place where the Emperor was taking his bath.
Tonight, when the Emperor arrived, he had set up a considerable number of people around the temple. The inspection of the entrance and exit were also very strict, and it seemed that the entire temple was completely surrounded by an iron wall. But inside the temple, the security was relatively weak, because men were not allowed to enter or leave the temple at will except for the emperor.
Quietly I climbed the wall and peered down from above. I realized that the so-called sacred pool was actually a giant hot spring situated in this separate courtyard. The hot spring was in the open air, surrounded by an exquisite white jade fence. At the side of the courtyard, there was an exquisite and ancient wooden pavilion, and there were also many cherry blossoms planted in the courtyard.