Chapter 244: Inviting to Enter the Buddhist Temple
Before the Empress Dowager could speak, Liu Yuetang said, "Because the Emperor has long anticipated that someone would target me and the heir in my womb."
"If you force me to drink this medicine today, how will you explain to the Emperor when he returns tomorrow?"
The veins on the Queen Mother's hand on the chair bulged, and her face was extremely gloomy: "Are you threatening me?"
"I dare not."
Liu Yuetang hunched over the ground, her pregnant belly almost touching the bricks. "I simply don't want the Emperor and the Empress Dowager to have any more rifts because of me. If this incident alienates the royal family, I will be held responsible."
"Empress Dowager, why don't you wait for the Emperor to return to the palace the day after tomorrow? Then the divine will will decide the fate of the heir and the auspiciousness of the celestial phenomena. If I am truly incompatible with the fortune of the unborn child, I will be willing to die without your permission."
The Empress Dowager's expression softened somewhat. Nanny Zhu, beside her, felt sorry for her and advised, "Empress Dowager, what Concubine Xi said is illogical. Your relationship with the Emperor has finally improved. If anything happens to Concubine Xi... I'm afraid the Emperor will blame you."
After some hesitation, the Queen Mother looked at Chu Qichi and said, "Zhu Jianzheng, if we wait until the Emperor returns to the palace the day after tomorrow to carry out the execution, will the heir in Concubine Xi's womb be in danger?"
Chu Qichi bowed and said, "This... I can't guarantee it. The bigger the dragon fetus is, the greater the impact of the conflict with the mother's blessings..."
Mingpin turned her head and whispered to Chupin, "I'm afraid that when the emperor returns to the palace, he will be reluctant to let Xifei drink the labor-inducing medicine."
Although her voice was soft, every word was clearly heard by the Queen Mother.
Yes! Xiao Heng is now increasingly doting on Concubine Xi, and he has always disbelieved in astronomical phenomena. When he returns to the palace, he will most likely not agree to Concubine Xi drinking the labor-inducing drug.
No! She couldn't afford to lose another grandson.
And this grandson is a lucky star.
The emperor on both sides blamed her, and for the sake of the country, it didn't matter if he blamed her again.
She gritted her teeth and was about to speak when Liu Yuetang suddenly said, "Since I am not blessed enough, I will chant sutras and pray every day in your little Buddhist temple, Queen Dowager, asking the Buddha to protect the child in your womb."
"In the Buddhist temple, incense is burned day and night by the Empress Dowager herself, and the sutra stand is filled with Buddhist scriptures you have personally copied. The Buddha is merciful and will surely remember the Empress Dowager's decades of devout devotion and protect the imperial heir in my unborn child."
She stroked her bulging belly, and there was a sharpness hidden in her calm eyes.
Since someone used the celestial image to harm her, she then brought out the Buddha to suppress the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother was already a Buddhist, and when she saw Liu Yuetang bringing up the Buddha, she didn't know how to refute it for a moment.
Before she could speak, Liu Yuetang slowly extended her hand: "Wanqiu, help me to the small Buddhist temple."
I originally wanted to give the Queen Mother some face to avoid conflicts and discord in the palace when we meet in the future.
But since she wouldn't listen, I had no choice but to use force.
She supported her waist and slowly stood up, calling out, "Commander He."
The concubines in the hall were all stunned, their beautiful eyes all looking towards the door, only to see He Yunzheng stride in, bowing and saying, "Your humble servant greets the Empress Dowager, and pays respects to all the ladies."
Concubine Chu asked in surprise, "Guard He? Didn't you follow the Emperor to offer sacrifices?"
He Yunzheng bowed and said, "In reply to your Majesty, it was Guard Wu who went. I have been ordered to protect Concubine Xi in Yaoyue Palace."
"The emperor actually asked you to stay in the palace to protect Concubine Xi?" Mingpin widened her eyes in disbelief.
This was the first time the emperor doted on a woman so much.
She had only been away from the palace for three days, but he couldn't let go so much that he asked the imperial guards to stay behind to protect Concubine Xi!
He Yunzheng nodded, then looked at Liu Yuetang and bowed, "What are your instructions, Empress Xi?"
Liu Yuetang opened her cherry lips and said, "I have been praying for the royal heir in the Buddhist temple for the past two days. Please have the guards guard outside the temple and don't let anyone with ulterior motives in."
He Yunzheng quickly understood: "Yes, I will escort the Queen there right away."
Liu Yuetang folded her hands in front of her abdomen and bowed to the Empress Dowager: "Your Majesty, I will take my leave first."
"Please do not worry too much. With the incense you personally gave and the scriptures you copied, the Buddha will surely see your piety and bless the unborn royal heir with good health."
Just as she was about to turn around, she suddenly remembered something, and a gentle smile appeared on the corner of her lips: "By the way, when I burn incense in front of the Buddha, I will report your compassionate deeds in detail. May the Buddha bless you with longevity and good health."
After she finished speaking, she turned around and walked out, ignoring the empress dowager's grim expression. The golden hair in her hair shone with a cold light, which was even more chilling than the empress dowager's suddenly gloomy face.
The Queen Mother glared at Liu Yuetang's back, her chest heaving with anger.
Mingpin was so angry that she said to the Queen Mother in a delicate voice, "Aunt, are you just going to let her do what she wants?"
The Queen Mother closed her eyes and said, "What can I do? She has already taken out the Emperor's jade pendant and asked to go to the Buddhist temple to pray for blessings."
"But...Auntie, you can also send this soup bowl..."
"Shut up!" The Queen Mother scolded, interrupting Mingpin's unfinished words.
"Buddhism is a place for praying for blessings, how can we allow false thoughts to arise?"
Inside the Buddhist temple, there is not only the Buddha, but also Heng'er's spirit tablet.
Over the years, it was all thanks to her praying and chanting sutras in front of the Buddha day and night that she did not dream of Heng'er crying in her dreams.
It was so hard to let him rest in peace in the underworld, how could she dare to go to the Buddhist temple to disturb him again.
Mingpin pursed her lips in anger. "Xifei...she did it on purpose. She knew you were a devout Buddhist, so she hid in the temple. She was clearly using the Buddha as a shield!"
How could the Queen Mother not know Concubine Xi's idea?
I'm afraid she now deliberately thinks that someone in the Six Palaces wants to harm her, so she doesn't dare to go back to the Yue Palace. Instead, she chose a Buddhist temple that she herself is taboo about and that no one in the Six Palaces dares to enter.
In this way, he could not refuse her, nor could he touch her in front of the Buddha.
If she is not allowed to go to the Buddhist temple, people might mistakenly think that she cannot tolerate the bloodline of the harem and deliberately wants to kill her and her child.
They also do not believe in Buddhism and look down on gods and Buddhas.
The Queen Mother sighed, her hands slowly turning the Buddhist beads, her heart also calmed down. Now her only hope was to place it on the Buddha.
"Forget it. I hope the Buddha can remove the evil spirits from her, bring her blessings, protect the royal heir, and save Concubine Xi and her son from this disaster."
"God bless you... Amitabha."
After saying this, she looked at the other concubines and said, "You should also copy more Buddhist scriptures and send them here. This way, the Buddha will surely see our sincerity."
The concubines froze in their places, taking a long time to react.
They knew that the Queen Mother had been praying and chanting sutras for more than ten years because of the deceased Prince Rui.
There are even rumors that it was the Queen Mother's daily chanting and prayers that helped Prince Rui escape from the sea of suffering and return to a wealthy family.
But I only discovered today that the Queen Mother is so crazy.
When the Buddha was mentioned, his expression suddenly calmed down, and he even asked everyone in the palace to copy the scriptures.
If chanting scriptures and praying for blessings can change fate, then why are there so many tragic events in this world such as beautiful women dying young and young children dying young?
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