[Okay, let’s pack our bags.] Wu Qing was dejected.

[I'll find another opportunity to assassinate the emperor next time. I'll talk about it after I have fun. ]

Concubine Lin said disdainfully, "Go change your clothes and look at yourself. How dirty you are!"

"You are already a noble lady in the palace, but you are still hanging out with the servants pulling weeds. How can this be considered decent?"

"Jinxiu, take your young lady down quickly." Concubine Lin urged.

Jinxiu couldn't bear to watch it anymore and immediately obeyed the order.

She stepped forward, grabbed Wu Qing's sleeve, and pulled Wu Qing out of the bushes.

Concubine Lin watched Wu Qing's back gradually go away and sighed:

"She is such an innocent and carefree person. I really can't understand how she grew up."

Qingfang smiled and said, "My Lady, everyone has their own blessings. No matter how good Wu promised, isn't he by your side now?"

"If I were to say, your Majesty is more blessed."

Concubine Lin nodded, lowered her eyes and said, "Yes, I may be blessed, but I always feel that something is missing in my heart."

She looked out the window, a trace of desire flashing in her eyes, "What I lack is just a child."

"Zhao Changzai..."

Qingfang mentioned the fetus that was still in her belly.

As expected, Concubine Zhao is due to give birth in a month. If the imperial concubine wants to seize the child, she should start preparing now.

Concubine Lin sighed softly, and a hint of hesitation flashed in her eyes. It seemed that she had not made a decision yet.

"...wait a little longer." she said.

Qingfang was slightly stunned.

The imperial concubine seems to have...changed a little?

If she were the usual imperial concubine, she would definitely not hesitate.

That night, the list of names of people who went to the Huguo Temple to pray for the queen was circulated to all the palaces, causing a small stir.

It is not easy for a concubine to leave the palace, and every time she does, it causes heated discussions among the concubines.

What's more, this time they were praying for the Queen's illness, and the concubines on the list were all those who had been approved by the Emperor and were deemed to be "blessed".

There are ten people on the list.

The high-ranking concubines include Guifei, Shufei, Sunpin, Yuepin and Ningpin.

The lower-ranking concubines included Concubine Zhang, Concubine Wu, Concubine Lu, Concubine Qi and Concubine Mu.

Concubine Li asked the eunuch who reported the news to repeat the list three times before she finally confirmed a fact.

——The imperial concubine did not allow her to accompany her to the Huguo Temple to pray for blessings.

She tugged at the embroidered handkerchief in her hands in annoyance.

The face that was once full of gentleness and grace was now distorted to the point of being almost hideous.

Since the imperial concubine is unkind, don't blame her for being unjust!

During this trip to the Huguo Temple, she vowed to make Concubine Wu fall flat on her face!

She wanted to embarrass her in front of everyone!

…

On the day of departure, the palace gates were wide open.

Surrounded by guards and palace servants, a long convoy slowly drove out.

Seeing these people, the people along the way knelt down and kowtowed respectfully.

The Huguo Temple is located on top of Yushan Mountain outside the capital, and it takes an hour and a half to get there from the imperial palace.

Wu Qing had only seen a corner of the Huguo Temple in a book, and the specific details still needed to be supplemented by Concubine Lin.

Concubine Lin said, "The Huguo Temple has been established for three hundred years. It is the place where the royal family burns incense and worships Buddha. The Queen Mother and Concubine De also practiced in the mountains behind the Huguo Temple."

As the leaders set an example, the status of Huguo Temple in the capital city gradually rose, and it became a holy place in the hearts of the people with great popularity.

During every festival, people come from all directions and kneel down to pray devoutly in the Huguo Temple, hoping to receive the Buddha's protection.

Wu Qing asked humbly, "My Lady, how do I pray specifically?"

The Queen has worked hard for many years, and Wu Qing hopes that she can escape this disaster and not just follow the plot.

Concubine Lin nodded and said: "We will stay in the temple for one night. You just need to follow me in all the ceremonies."

This trip was much more complicated than Wu Qing had expected.

When imperial concubines travel, the scenes are always grand and luxurious.

Huguo Temple is located on the top of Yushan Mountain in the suburbs of Beijing.

Except for the imperial concubines who could ride on sedan chairs up the mountain, all servants had to walk up the mountain.

When they reached the foot of the mountain, the wise monk from the Huguo Temple caught up with them, panting, and whispered a few words to Zijuan.

Zijuan frowned slightly when she heard this, walked over slowly and told Concubine Lin.

It turned out that there was a heavy rain last night, and the roof of the house where the sedan chair was stored collapsed, smashing the sedan chair, which was fit for a nobleman, beyond recognition.

Today, there are two noble ladies coming to Huguo Temple, Noble Lady Zhang and Noble Lady Wu.

Concubine Zhang has been in the palace for four years. Her father is the prefect of Henan Province. Both her qualifications and background are more solid than those of Concubine Wu.

It is reasonable and moral that this only remaining sedan chair should be allocated to Concubine Zhang.

As a result, Concubine Wu had no sedan chair to sit in and had to climb the nearly 1,000-meter-high mountain on foot.

Although Yushan is not a high mountain, the mountain road is rugged, which is undoubtedly a big test for these concubines who are pampered in their daily lives.

Concubine Lin thought for a while.

It rained heavily last night, so it's normal for the roof to collapse.

This does seem like a coincidence, not something someone did on purpose.

But Concubine Wu's sudden promotion might have offended some people.

It is not ruled out that someone deliberately broke the sedan chair in order to embarrass Concubine Wu.

Concubine Lin asked, "Lady Wu, what do you think?"

All the concubines had sedan chairs, but Wu Qing did not.

In the eyes of others, isn't this a humiliation?

As a noble, he should have kept his distance from those lowly sedan bearers and servants, but Wu Qing had to go with them.

Not to mention whether she could finish climbing the mountain, even if she reached the top, wouldn't she be panting and sweating profusely, which would be worthy of being ridiculed by others?

If Concubine Lin herself had been treated like this, she would have been filled with shame and humiliation.

Wu Qing touched his chin and asked, "Do you want me to climb the mountain alone?"

Concubine Lin snorted coldly: "Of course I won't leave you alone, just ask someone else to move one from somewhere else."

It was Concubine Wu who was to be protected, and Concubine Lin wanted to see who dared to stop her.

Wu Qing quickly stopped him.

How much manpower and resources will that take?

Wu Qing said, "My Lady, I can do it alone. It's so nice to climb a mountain."

Wu Qing is only sixteen years old now, which is the best time of his health.

When she was in school, she had always been a running champion in the physical education department, and she often set new records in the city in short and long distance running.

The small Yushan Mountain is no problem.

Wu Qing added, "You should also try climbing, it's good for your health. You sit in the palace every day, and you break into cold sweats if you go out and run a few steps."

"You feel dizzy even when you sit in the palace sedan chair, let alone the sedan chair when you go up the mountain. Why don't you walk with me?"

Concubine Lin, who was originally opposed to it, found it quite reasonable after hearing it.

She saw Wu Qing running around in Linhua Palace every day, and she actually envied her energy.

Concubine Lin nodded and told Zijuan, "Pass the order down. To show sincerity, all the concubines will walk up the mountain today to pray for the queen."

The concubines who received the news: ???

They looked up at Jade Mountain, their faces pale.

Are we going to start torturing them as soon as the imperial concubine leaves the palace?

The mountain is so high. Can they reach the Huguo Temple by tomorrow?

Sure enough, it is not so easy to leave the palace.