Chapter 332 Mother, Do You Love Me?
The news that Zen Master Huineng was going to stay in Heihe Village and build a temple spread quickly. That afternoon, devout believers from other places came to the village to donate money.
Some people even brought the craftsmen who built the temple with them just to make themselves known to Zen Master Huineng.
Three or four days later, the news reached the capital, causing a sensation.
Whether they were common people or wealthy businessmen, they were all somewhat thrown into disarray. After all, the recent events in the capital had already made them panic.
As a high monk who has been worshipped by everyone for many years, Zen Master Huineng is like a god in the hearts of the people.
Now, Zen Master Huineng suddenly announced that he would abandon the capital and stay in Heihe Village, which immediately pushed everyone's anxiety to the peak.
Although no one discussed the matter of lucky stars and unlucky stars openly, the rumors about them spread like wildfire in the capital.
Before, the people of the capital did not dare to express any dissatisfaction with Princess Mingzhu due to the saying that she was a lucky star. But now it is different. They can be said to hate Princess Mingzhu deeply.
Of course, this kind of disgust can only be kept in one's heart. If it is made public, the entire clan will be punished.
So the current situation in the capital is that, although it seems calm on the surface, there are actually undercurrents underneath.
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Imperial Palace, Rongjing Palace.
The palace servants kept silent, as if facing a great enemy.
Princess Mingzhu started to lose her temper early in the morning. She locked herself in the room and started throwing things around. The floor was covered with broken pieces of jade and porcelain.
"Please calm down, Princess!"
The palace maids were kneeling on the ground outside the palace. Not far away, there were a few people being beaten with sticks. It was obvious that they were the unlucky ones that Princess Mingzhu disliked.
The palace maids who can serve the princess are all carefully selected. In addition, they value their lives, so they rarely make mistakes on weekdays. However, Princess Mingzhu never needs a reason to punish anyone.
Princess Mingzhu rarely spoke to the palace maids. If she did, it would most likely be something like, "I don't like this little slave. Drag him out and give him fifty lashes!"
Princess Mingzhu was a fickle person, and the people she disliked changed every day, so there was no palace maid in Rongjing Palace who had not been punished.
Of course, being beaten with a stick was already considered lucky, better than those unlucky guys who were directly sentenced to death by the princess.
The main hall of Rongjing Palace.
Concubine Shu sat on the brocade couch by the window, staring at the roses that were listless in the hot wind.
There were no roses in Dayu originally. It was said that because Concubine Shu loved roses, the Emperor sent people to buy flower seeds from foreign countries at a high price and built a rose garden for Concubine Shu.
"My Lady, it's very hot near the window. Be careful not to overheat yourself. Why don't you go to the inner room?"
Concubine Shu supported her chin with her hand, and said with a hint of loneliness, "No, it's too stuffy inside."
Shufei looked to be in her twenties and was beautiful.
With a full forehead, bright eyes, and a high nose bridge, her facial features look bright and elegant.
The emperor often said that compared with other concubines in the palace, Concubine Shu had no sense of affectation at all.
What the emperor likes is the naturalness and true nature of Concubine Shu.
But at this moment, Shufei's bright eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of mist, and a hint of sadness could be vaguely seen in her brows.
There was a sound of hurried footsteps outside the house, and a palace maid came to report: "Madam Shufei, the princess has been angry all morning and is now crying and asking you to come over."
Concubine Shu held her forehead with her hand and sighed, "Go back and tell the princess that I didn't sleep well last night, and my temples are flashing and hurting badly today."
"But your Majesty..."
The palace maids outside did not dare to leave. If they could not invite Concubine Shu, the princess would definitely kill her.
A hint of impatience flashed in Concubine Shu's eyes. "Didn't I tell you? If the princess is unhappy, you should take all the expensive and rare items from the storehouse and smash them until she's happy."
"Yes, I'll take my leave." The palace maid left.
The palace maid beside her said, "Your Majesty, would you like to take a rest? I will massage your head for you."
Concubine Shu stood up and walked into the inner room with the help of the palace maid.
The layers of gauze leading to the inner room blocked the scorching heat outside. Once you entered the inner room, the coolness emitted by the ice cubes hit your face, which was very comfortable.
Concubine Shu covered her mouth with her hand and yawned, "I am going to take a short nap, no one is allowed to disturb me."
"yes."
Not long after Concubine Shu lay down, Princess Mingzhu came over crying.
"Princess, the queen is not feeling well and has just gone to bed. Don't let anyone disturb her." The palace servants did not dare to stop her and could only remind her carefully.
Princess Mingzhu pushed the palace maid aside and walked straight to the inner room, shouting as she walked: "Why is mother ignoring Zhu'er? Don't you love Zhu'er? Isn't Zhu'er mother's biological daughter?!"
Concubine Shu frowned slightly and half raised her body, "Mingzhu, what nonsense are you talking about?"
Princess Mingzhu ran to the bed, lay on the edge and cried.
Concubine Shu didn't ask any questions and just lay back down, letting the princess cry.
Princess Mingzhu cried for a while, and when Concubine Shu ignored her, she could only speak aggrievedly, "Is mother angry with Zhu'er?"
"Mingzhu is my beloved daughter, how could I be angry with her?"
Although Concubine Shu spoke such tender words, there was no tenderness in her voice.
The expression on her face was also indifferent, and her pair of white, tender and slender hands were quietly pressed against her cheeks, and did not fall on the crying Princess Mingzhu's head.
Princess Mingzhu looked at Concubine Shu, "Is what Mother said true? Is Zhu'er really Mother's sweetheart?"
"Of course it's true." Concubine Shu sighed softly, "Mother was born with this cold temperament. She doesn't seem to be close to anyone. Your father knows it too. If you don't believe it, you can ask your grandfather."
"Zhu'er believes in her mother."
Concubine Shu said calmly, "That's right. You're Princess Dayu, enjoying the best of everything in the world. Why are you dwelling on such nonsense all day? The things you threw when you were angry are enough to feed the people of an entire country. What else is there to be dissatisfied about?"
"But mother, those untouchables actually said that Zhu'er is not a lucky star!"
Princess Mingzhu cried bitterly again, "They actually said that Zhu'er was a scourge, a disaster! They blamed all the natural disasters on Zhu'er. Zhu'er wanted to kill them all!"
"Who made my little princess angry again?" The emperor's voice came from outside.
"Father!" Princess Mingzhu turned around and threw herself into the emperor's arms.
The emperor picked her up and walked into the inner room.
Just as Concubine Shu was about to stand up and salute, the Emperor pushed her back. "I heard from the palace servants that my beloved concubine is feeling unwell today? Have you called the imperial physician?"
"It's nothing serious, just rest for a while." Concubine Shu smiled, "It's just that Mingzhu's quarrel has made my head hurt even more."
The emperor smiled and said, "Mingzhu, please go out and play for a while. Your father has something important to say to your mother."
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