It was already afternoon when Gu Qingsheng woke up, and the sobering soup Bai Lu had made for her was still steaming on the table.
She held her still painful forehead and sighed after getting off the bed.
My whole body feels like it's falling apart.
Noticing Gu Qingsheng getting up, Bai Lu hurriedly stopped what she was doing and went over to help Gu Qingsheng up, carefully calling out
"Princess."
Gu Qingsheng smiled awkwardly, feeling a little embarrassed to face Bai Lu. He had clearly said that he would be back soon, but when he came back it was already late at night. What was even more frustrating was that she didn't even know how he came back.
"Did Mr. Liu send me here?"
When she asked this question, Bai Lu got angry.
"He has a conscience and still remembers to send the princess back. I've already told you that it's very dangerous for the princess to be alone, but you still insisted on sending this servant back."
"That's good now. The princess was tricked into drinking outside and came back so late. If the prince knew about this, I would be beaten to death."
"No, no."
Gu Qingsheng patted Bai Lu's back and looked at her sad face.
"Oh, if you and I don't tell anyone about this, who else would know? Besides, if my father really knew about this, I'm afraid I would be beaten to death along with you."
Trying to make his tone more relaxed, Gu Qingsheng laughed it off. Seeing that Bai Lu still looked unhappy, he immediately saw the hangover soup on the table.
"Okay, stop thinking about it. I have a headache."
He walked over to the sobering soup and sat down, then Gu Qingsheng picked up the soup and blew on it a few times.
"My princess, you don't know this. When I was making soup, a little monk insisted on helping me. As a result, he broke his palm-leaf fan as soon as he touched it."
"Then I asked him to watch the pot while I went to get a fan. When I came back, the monk was gone. Isn't that infuriating? My soup almost got burnt."
Although Bai Lu was a little bothered by what happened last night, fortunately she didn't continue to nag Gu Qingsheng, which made Gu Qingsheng breathe a sigh of relief. Just when he was about to take a sip of the sobering soup, there were two knocks on the door.
"Princess."
Jing Yuan's calm voice sounded at the door. Gu Qingsheng was stunned. He put down the hangover soup in his hand and looked at Bai Lu.
Jing Yuan? Why did he come to see me?
After receiving Gu Qingsheng's signal, Bai Lu stepped forward and opened the door.
"Master Jingyuan."
"Amitabha."
Jing Yuan nodded slightly to Bai Lu first, then walked into the room and saw Gu Qingsheng sitting opposite her with a bowl of medicine in front of him.
The smell of ginger in the room was too strong. Even if Gu Qingsheng didn't say it, Jing Yuan could immediately smell it. It was the smell of sobering soup.
"Is the princess feeling better now?"
Facing this question, Gu Qingsheng did not feel guilty at all, and smiled softly at Jingyuan.
"My injuries have healed a lot. Thank you for your concern, Master."
"I wonder what brings you here today, Master?"
Without answering Gu Qingsheng's words, Jingyuan said again
"Princess, you shouldn't drink alcohol when you're injured. Please take care of yourself."
Gu Qingsheng's smile faltered a little, and she almost couldn't hold back her expression.
As expected, nothing can be hidden from Jingyuan's Dharma eyes.
"Yes, Master Jingyuan."
In the end, he had no choice but to admit his guilt.
Seeing Gu Qingsheng's sincere attitude in admitting his mistakes, Jing Yuan stopped lecturing her and closed her eyes slightly.
"This time, I came here mainly to inform you that the carriage sent by the emperor is on the way. Please make plans as soon as possible in the next two days."
“So fast?!”
Even Bai Lu exclaimed in amazement.
The Queen's carriage had only been gone for one day, so it was impossible for it to reach the capital, but the Emperor's troops had already set off. No matter how you think about it, the timing doesn't match.
"Before the Queen left, I sent a letter to the Emperor, saying that the Princess was injured and asking him to send troops to rescue her as soon as possible. That's why they arrived sooner."
Gu Qingsheng was speechless.
She didn't know what to say for a moment. Should she say something about Master Jingyuan making preparations for a rainy day, or should she say...
"It seems the Master can't wait for me to leave."
His tone was a little embarrassed, and Gu Qingsheng scratched his head.
That was true. She had caused a lot of trouble in Luofo Temple and was injured. No wonder Jingyuan had always wanted her to leave.
She's a troublemaker, the faster she leaves the better.
"That's not the case."
Jing Yuan said.
However, as he spoke, his hand reached out to the bowl of hangover soup next to Gu Qingsheng and brought it over.
"I just think it would be good for the princess to go back earlier."
Next, Jing Yuan's actions stunned Gu Qingsheng and Bai Lu.
He poured the entire bowl of sobering soup into the dead flowers by the window. The strong smell made the dried flowers look even more wilted.
"Ah, Master..."
Bai Lu tried to stop him but Gu Qingsheng pulled her clothes.
"It's okay, Bailu."
It was not until Jingyuan had finished the bowl of hangover soup that Gu Qingsheng jokingly said:
"Master, you came to me just to pour out my hangover soup? Is it forbidden to eat ginger in Luofo Temple?"
"You can eat ginger in Luofo Temple, but it's better for you, Princess, not to drink this bowl of hangover soup."
Gently placing the bowl on the table, Jingyuan clasped her hands together in front of Gu Qingsheng.
"The news has been delivered, Princess, please start preparing as soon as possible."
When I picked up the bowl again, there was not a drop left in it.
"This Master Jingyuan is really strange..."
Bai Lu muttered and put the bowl away
"I'll make another bowl for the princess."
"No need."
After such a long time, the feeling of being drunk is not as strong anymore.
Gu Qingsheng pinched his brows and exhaled
"No more drinking. Master Jingyuan is right. We should really prepare to go back."
…
Closing the scripture in his hand, Xu Qingyi raised his head slightly.
The tall Buddha statue has his hands in mudra, and his golden body has kind eyes.
But even from a distance, one could still feel the coldness emanating from the golden body of the Buddha statue.
The candlelight flickered all around, and the flames shone on Xu Qingyi's white clothes. Jingyuan sat on the mat opposite her, and the sound of wooden fish echoed regularly throughout the Buddhist hall.
"Master."
Xu Qingyi called Jingyuan, but Jingyuan did not stop what she was doing and kept muttering to herself.
"I heard that you went to see the princess."
The sound of the wooden fish suddenly stopped.
Jing Yuan slowly opened her eyes and looked at Xu Qingyi with a lukewarm tone.
"yes."
"I went to see the princess."
Put down the wooden fish steadily, put Jingyuan's hands on his knees, and straighten his back.
"I'm looking for the princess to inform her to pack her things. The troops sent by the emperor to pick her up will arrive soon."
"The princess is not safe in this place."
His words reminded Xu Qingyi of the chicken soup that was poured into the flowerpot when he first went there.
“Master…”
"I won't say much about the rest. I believe you will naturally have the answer in your heart."
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