Yan'er is the son she gave birth to with the eldest prince. He is three years old this year and is sick. He is at the age where he cannot leave his mother.
"The Queen's Wife."
The Second Prince's wife held her back and said, "The rain is too heavy. The road down the mountain is blocked by dead branches. It's wet and slippery. If you fall or bump into something, what will you do?"
"I know you're anxious, but Yan'er has a wet nurse and servants to take care of him, so why don't we be patient and wait a little longer."
Wen Zhixi also advised:
"Yes, Princess Crown Prince, haste can easily lead to chaos."
It was raining heavily outside and the sky was dark. The raindrops hit the ground, splashing at least twenty to thirty centimeters high.
Once you go out, even with an umbrella, you will get wet quickly.
Many people who came to worship the Buddha were trapped in the temple and could only wait for the rain to stop before leaving.
The eldest princess kept looking out, looking uneasy:
"I wonder if Yan'er has taken the medicine? Your Highness is busy, and I'm not at home... It's all my fault. I shouldn't have come out today."
The Second Prince's wife turned her eyes slightly, held her hand, and said:
"Sister-in-law, let's go sit in the meditation room and smell the incense. You can calm your mind. No matter how anxious you are, it can't be as anxious as God wants it to rain."
Wen Zhixi said, "I will help you to rest. When the rain subsides a little and we can go down the mountain, someone will come to report."
"But……"
"Big sister-in-law, please listen to me. You miss Yan'er, but I also miss the two illegitimate children in the mansion."
As the Second Prince's wife spoke, she helped her to the meditation room behind the temple.
The Zen room is a place specially provided for guests to rest. It was quiet with few people. Adding to the heavy rain, all the voices were drowned out. It was so quiet that nothing could be heard.
Entered the Zen room.
"Cui Yu, why don't you get a coat for your master? Be careful not to catch a cold."
"yes."
The eldest prince's wife's personal maid bowed her head and immediately went to the carriage in the rain to get it.
"Zhixi, please go outside and keep an eye on the rain. If it stops, come and tell us right away."
"Hey." Wen Zhixi turned around and went out.
The Second Prince's wife pulled the First Prince's wife to sit down, "Sister-in-law, you have been splashed with some rain. This meditation room is simple and there is not even a handkerchief. I will go ask the abbot for one."
The eldest princess held her hand:
"It's okay. It's okay."
"How can that be possible? You haven't recovered from your illness since you gave birth to Yan'er three years ago. If you catch a cold, it will be my fault."
After the Second Prince's wife finished speaking, she stood up and went out.
When he closed the door, looking at the lonely figure in the Zen room, the light in his eyes gradually deepened.
On the other side of the corridor, a man who looked like a servant and was dressed in cloth had been waiting there for a long time, and lowered his voice:
"The regent is in the meditation room at the back and is also trapped by the heavy rain."
"Are you all ready?"
"Master, don't worry. Those two men are strong and will make sure that the eldest prince's wife can't escape. In such a heavy rain, no one will be able to hear her even if she screams at the top of her lungs."
Something happened to the eldest prince's wife, and the regent is also in Tianling Temple. He will be the first to be suspected.
Sister-in-law, don’t blame my sister for being cruel.
If you want to get rid of the regent completely, someone must sacrifice.
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The rain was so heavy that Chu Li was naturally trapped.
She was with the people:
"It's raining really hard."
"Yeah, I don't know when it will stop."
"Hey, when I went out, I forgot to collect the beans that were drying in my yard..."
Just when I was free, I saw Wen Zhixi alone there, with only a maid accompanying her, so I walked over:
"Aren't you with the eldest princess and the others?"
Wen Zhixi bowed: "Cousin."
"The eldest prince's wife is worried about her child, but the trees are blocking the road, and she is anxious. So I came out to stare at the sky, hoping that the rain will stop so that she can return home earlier. Hongyan is still sick."
Chu Hongyan's child is white, chubby and cute. He can eat and run.
Two times before, when she went to the palace, the little one who had just learned to walk chased after her, calling out in a tender voice: "Uncle, Ninth Uncle."
Chu Li felt soft-hearted.
"Where is she now?"
"The Zen room at the back."
"I'll go check it out."
After asking for the exact location, Chu Li knocked on the door and went in, only to see the eldest prince's wife alone in the meditation room, shaking off the raindrops on her body.
"Ninth brother, come in and take shelter from the rain."
"The eldest sister-in-law is in a hurry to return home to take care of Hongyan. I know a small path down the mountain."
The eldest princess was immediately delighted: "Really?"
When the nobles went up the mountain to worship Buddha, there was a wide road that could accommodate carriages and sedan chairs; there was also a road with rest steps for people to walk on; and there was also a road behind the temple that was convenient for monks to go down the mountain to fetch water and buy groceries.
Chu Li had been here several times and liked to travel around, so he happened to know that road.
"It's just that this path is full of steps, so a carriage can't drive in. You can only walk on your own."
"As long as we can get down the mountain quickly, I'm not afraid of walking!"
She was thinking about her son all the time.
"Okay." Chu Li called Wen Zhixi to come along, but the Second Prince's wife was nowhere to be seen.
The person who has always been with you suddenly disappeared.
There were so many people hiding from the rain in the temple that it would take a lot of effort to find them. The eldest prince's wife was anxious and could not wait a moment, so she sent Cui Yu to wait in the temple, and then went down the mountain first under the leadership of Chu Li.
Arrived at the foot of the mountain.
He rented a carriage and returned to the capital with Wen Zhixi, while Chu Li waited at the foot of the mountain.
She hadn't gotten the Buddhist beads for the Queen Mother yet, so she had to wait for the Regent to come back.
But the rain is so heavy that I don’t know when it will stop.
Boom——
There were bursts of thunder and heavy rain and fog.
Under the dim sky, two figures sneaked into the back of the temple and moved towards the direction of the meditation room.
I pushed the door open, but found nothing.
Where are the people?
Didn’t you say it’s in this Zen room?
The two looked at each other and asked, "Did we go the wrong way?"
"Go look around. Now that we have the silver, we must complete this 'job' today."
"Walk."
A Zen room.
Sandalwood brings peace.
A small brocade box made of sandalwood was placed under the portrait of the Buddha. Inside it were Buddhist beads that had been blessed by a master chef, each bead being dark and calm in color.
Chu Dichi sat at the table, drinking tea and listening to the sound of rain.
Suddenly, the door was thrown open.
Two men with shifty eyes came in, one pulling at his clothes, the other pretending to untie his belt, but when they saw the man, they were so frightened that they dropped their hands and were about to leave:
"We entered the wrong meditation room."
"Don't blame me, sir."
The man said coldly, "Stop."
The two of them got anxious and tried to run, but were slapped to the ground by Chong Feng.
"ah!"
Chu Dichi took a sip of tea and asked, "What do you do?"
"Sir, it's raining heavily outside. We are here to take shelter."
"Chongfeng."
"ah!!"
Chong Feng took action and directly cut off one of the man's arms. The man screamed in pain and confessed:
"Sir, please spare us, please spare us! We have received money and want to violate a woman. We are looking for her now."
Chong Feng frowned.
Tianling Temple is a national temple with a history of more than 400 years. It has served several dynasties. Who is so bold as to do such a dirty thing in a national temple?
"Master, the First Prince's wife and the Second Prince's wife are also trapped in the temple due to the heavy rain."
If anything happens to the two of them, since the master is also in Tianling Temple, he will not be able to escape responsibility.
Chu Dichi looked normal, "Where's Chu Li?"
"The Ninth Prince 'he'...is missing."
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