Chapter 126 The Female Bandit and the Number One Scholar

Lingtan Temple is located halfway up a high mountain outside the capital.

The carriage stopped at the foot of the mountain. The rest of the road was full of stairs, so the carriage couldn't go up. The six people had no choice but to walk up the mountain.

Walking down the long staircase, the emperor suddenly had a feeling that he had not come here to watch the fun, but was forced to eat dog food.

Along the way, Wei Xiaoran stuck to Lin Qian, sometimes holding her hand, sometimes hugging her, and rubbing her ears from time to time, which made the emperor's teeth ache.

On the other side, Ge Wenyu and Lin Shuo were also talking and laughing.

Only he and Shen Junqi were walking slowly behind the four of them from a distance.

"What books has Miss Shen read?" In the end, the bored emperor had no choice but to go find Shen Junqi to chat.

Shen Junqi was also a little bored, and seeing that Mr. Huang wanted to chat with her, she simply started chatting with him.

"I've read the Four Books and Five Classics, and I also quite like reading books like Sun Tzu's Art of War," said Shen Junqi.

The emperor was just looking for a random topic, but he didn't expect that Shen Junqi also liked to read military books. Now he was really curious and started to talk to her seriously.

The more they talked, the more surprised the emperor became.

Chen Junqi was actually very knowledgeable and spoke in a generous manner. She was very different from those shy ladies from noble families. The emperor felt very relaxed and comfortable chatting with Chen Junqi.

Thinking of this, the emperor suddenly remembered something and couldn't help but stare at Chen Junqi in a daze.

"What's wrong with you? Why are you in a daze?" After Shen Junqi finished speaking, she found that Mr. Huang did not answer. She turned her head and found that Mr. Huang was staring at her in a daze.

The emperor then realized that he was being rude and quickly looked away. After a while, he couldn't help but look over again.

Chen Junqi was laughed at by the gazes again and again. She asked, "What's wrong with you? Why are you staring at me like that?"

The emperor coughed lightly and saw that the four people in front of him were still talking happily and not paying attention to the two of them. Then he approached Shen Junqi and asked in a low voice: "I heard from others that your grandmother used to be a female bandit. Is this true? I'm quite curious."

Shen Junqi was stunned, but not angry. After all, this matter was not a secret. Everyone knew about it a long time ago, and her grandmother herself didn't mind others knowing it.

Shen Junqi had nothing to hide, so she smiled and nodded, "It's true."

Speaking of the mother of the Minister of Personnel, Li Honger, she is a legendary extraordinary woman.

She was really a bandit, and she was the bandit leader's biological daughter. Later, the bandit leader was unfortunately captured and died. Relying on her excellent martial arts skills, she became the female bandit leader.

Shen Junqi's grandfather was the husband that her grandmother had taken back as her husband.

It is said that Shen Junqi's grandfather was named Shen Ming. At that time, he was just a poor scholar who was going to Beijing to take the imperial examination. Because he was so handsome, he was spotted by Li Honger who came down the mountain for patrol and was immediately taken back to the village.

Li Hong'er married Shen Ming that night, but the marriage lasted only half a month. Half a month later, with only ten days left before the imperial examination, Shen Ming threatened to leave by threatening to commit suicide.

Li Hong'er was furious, but she had no choice but to compromise. She took Shen Ming to the capital on horseback and sent him to take the exam.

Afterwards, Li Honger rode away on horseback and returned to the mountain stronghold.

Not long after, news came that Shen Ming had graduated from high school.

Li Honger thought that they were no longer destined to be together, but she didn't expect Shen Ming to come find her.

Shen Ming said: "Since you and I are married, you are my wife, but you must come with me and can no longer be a bandit."

From then on, the female bandit leader became the wife of the top scholar. The two were exiled together and then returned to the capital together.

When the emperor was a child, he heard from the eunuchs and palace maids that Shen Ming was once put in a sack and beaten until his face was bruised and swollen because he impeached a meritorious official.

This really irritated Li Honger, who was said to have taken a big knife, blocked the man in the alley, and started hacking him.

This matter spread like wildfire, even alarming the late emperor.

In the end, the late emperor did not intervene in this matter, and an unwritten rule was circulated among the civil and military officials, which was that you were not allowed to be violent towards Shen Ming, otherwise his wife would fight you to death.

At that time, the emperor was still an unpopular prince and anyone could bully him. After hearing this story, he was very envious.

He thought, it would be great if he also had a wife who would protect him like this.

The emperor smiled and continued to ask Shen Junqi: "Then are your grandparents very loving?"

Shen Junqi's expression was a little strange, but she nodded: "Yes, they are very loving."

Well, the love is real, and the fighting is real too.

Ever since Shen Junqi could remember, his grandparents had always gotten along like that.

My grandfather unilaterally provoked my grandmother about everything. Even if there was a screen in the room, he would complain for a long time.

My grandmother usually didn't bother with my grandfather. When she couldn't stand it anymore, she would beat my grandfather with a big knife. Then my grandfather would be so humiliated that he would be speechless. After a while, he would go to comfort my angry grandmother.

I do this every day and never get tired of it.

When Chen Junqi was ten years old, she could see her grandfather being chased around the yard by her grandmother every day. Her grandfather would hold his head and beg for mercy, saying that his granddaughter was there and asked her to give him some face. Only then would her grandmother angrily put down the knife in her hand and invite her to eat cakes.

When he was thirteen, his grandfather passed away and his grandmother almost became seriously ill. Although she survived, she could no longer lift an operation knife. She knelt in front of the Buddha and Guanyin Bodhisattva every day and chanted scriptures, saying that she wanted to accumulate merit for his grandfather.

Thinking of this, Shen Junqi looked a little depressed.

The emperor regretted asking this question and was about to change the subject when he found that they had arrived in front of Lingtan Temple. Lotus flowers, one after another, came into their sight, and their breath was filled with the delicate fragrance of lotus.

"It's so beautiful!" Ge Wenyu said.

The others nodded. It was truly beautiful. The shimmering lake was shrouded in a light mist. The lake was filled with emerald green lotus leaves and the pink lotus flowers stood gracefully, swaying gently in the breeze.

Seeing Ge Wenyu was extremely happy, Lin Shuo caught sight of a small boat and immediately asked, "Do you want to take a boat?"

Ge Wenyu nodded in surprise, and Lin Shuo put his arm around her waist and used his lightness skills to fly to the boat. The two of them soon disappeared among the layers of lotus leaves.

Wei Xiaoran turned to look at Lin Qian and asked, "Do you want to go on a boat ride?"

Lin Qian hesitated for a moment. Just as she was about to nod in agreement, she heard the sound of bells from the temple. She immediately said, "Let's go to the temple first."

After all, Chen Junqi and the emperor are still here, and we can't leave them behind.

The four of them entered the temple.

Lingtan Temple is quite large. The front yard is the Buddhist hall, and the back is where the monks live.

Lin Qian did not go to the Buddhist temple. She had no interest in worshiping Buddha or burning incense. She just looked around.

"Hey! Qianqian, look quickly." Shen Junqi seemed to have discovered something and asked Lin Qian to look.

Lin Qian looked over and found that there were two young monks carrying a big monk passing by. It seemed that the big monk had a leg disease.