Since the reign of the previous emperor, Master Tongguang has been the abbot of the Huguo Temple.

Time seems to have left no trace on his face. Tongguang still maintains the handsome appearance of a 30-year-old man, which makes people more convinced of the wonders of his Buddhist teachings.

When the concubines saw him, they all paid tribute to this mysterious master.

Master Tongguang called over the wise monk, with a hint of reproach between his brows: "Why did you miss the time?"

Wisdom laughed and said, "The ladies abandoned the sedan chair and insisted on walking up the mountain, so they wasted some time."

Master Tongguang's handsome face was filled with emotion. He nodded and said, "Ladies, your sincerity will surely move the Buddha. You must have been exhausted from the journey, so take a rest first."

The wise monk immediately agreed, "That's right, that's right. Ladies, you have come from afar, please take a rest first."

Looking at Monk Zhihui’s attitude towards Tongguang, we can understand that Abbot Tongguang holds an extraordinary status in the temple.

But Concubine Lin felt that the wise monk was a little afraid of Tongguang.

She thought about it. This is normal. Maybe Master Tongguang is a serious person in private.

[To be honest, Tongguang is pretty good looking. But compared to Qin Lixue, he is still far behind.]

Wu Qing judged in his heart.

When she read the original book, she was very curious about the Huguo Temple.

It is said that the men in Huguo Temple are the most handsome in the whole book. She couldn't help but compare Tongguang with the man she met in the Chrysanthemum Garden that day.

[But Tongguang is nearly 45 years old, and it takes a lot of effort for him to maintain this appearance. Plus, he has a high status, so it's no wonder he can deceive so many people. ]

cheat?

Abbot Tongguang is a man of clear mind and noble character, highly respected by the previous emperor and the present emperor. He is also the abbot of Huguo Temple and holds an extraordinary status.

Is there some problem behind him?

Concubine Lin, who had been paying attention to Wu Qing's thoughts, raised her eyebrows and continued to listen to Wu Qing's words, wanting to know what she would say next.

However, Wu Qing changed the subject and took the topic in another direction.

[I think of that idiot Qin Lixue again. Damn, he really sent me a love letter last time and called me Qingqing. Is he sure that he sent a love letter to a concubine? ? ? ]

[How did such a stupid person become a seventh-rank official? By intelligence? Does he have such a thing? ]

[Forget it, even my father is a seventh-rank official, so it's no wonder that Qin Lixue can become a minister in the future. Alas, such a fool can become a minister, no wonder the government will be controlled by the heroine in the end. ]

[This country will end sooner or later! ]

Concubine Lin was at a loss: "..."

She seemed to have heard something extraordinary.

Concubine Shu and Concubine Yue: "..."

Wu Qing had been locked up in Linhua Palace, and they had missed too many voices. The names "female protagonist" and "Qin Lixue" mentioned by Wu Qing were completely unfamiliar to them.

But they still understood the general idea.

...What does it mean that the government is controlled by a "female ruler"?

The two looked at each other and both caught a glimpse of vague panic.

Concubine Lin had no intention of resting at this moment. She was thinking that she must find the woman named "Zhu Hanfei" as soon as possible after returning to the palace.

The imperial concubine wanted to shorten the journey of praying for blessings as much as possible, so she rejected the previous proposal of Abbot Tongguang: "I appreciate the good intention of the abbot."

"But this time, we are here mainly to pray for the queen. This matter should not be delayed. I hope the abbot can arrange it for us as soon as possible."

Abbot Tongguang thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

"My lady is so pious that I shall obey your orders. Please wait for a moment and follow me to burn incense to the Buddha. Zhihui, you go and prepare quickly," Tongguang ordered.

After hearing this, Monk Zhihui felt a tightness in his heart.

Oops! He hasn't had time to get ready yet!

It's dangerous enough to do things under Tongguang's nose!

If the reward offered by the other party had not been extremely tempting, how could he have taken the risk to frame Concubine Wu.

It was all because the imperial concubine changed her mind at the last minute, forcing him to go climbing with her and leaving him no time to do anything else.

Seeing that Zhihui was standing still, Tongguang gave him an displeased look.

Zhihui's heart trembled suddenly, and he lowered his head quickly, not daring to look at Tongguang again, and retreated timidly.

Concubine Lin noticed this keenly, and felt an increasingly strange sense of disharmony.

She shook her head, trying to dispel the inexplicable feeling, and secretly laughed at herself for being disturbed by Wu Qing's voice.

If you think about it carefully, the reason why the wise monk acted so timidly was simply out of awe for Tongguang.

How could I have thought that there was a hint of fear in his behavior?

…

A quarter of an hour later, the concubines were led into a quiet Buddhist temple.

This Buddhist temple was specially set up for royal family members to burn incense and pray for blessings, and ordinary people are not allowed to set foot inside.

As the melodious bell in the Buddhist temple slowly rang, the concubines entered the temple in order according to their status.

Concubine Lin took the incense from the wise monk, lifted her skirt, and prayed for the queen first.

Standing before the majestic golden Buddha, Concubine Lin lowered her eyes slightly and muttered silently in her heart.

Liu, you and I have been fighting for nearly ten years.

Sometimes, it is for the emperor's favor.

But more often than not, it is a contest behind the scenes between the Liu and Lin clans, and you and I are both dragged by fate and have no choice.

Now that you are seriously ill, I should have added insult to injury. However, I found myself unable to do so.

The elders in my family urged me many times to take advantage of your serious illness and defeat you in one fell swoop.

But I know very well that if I were seriously ill in bed today, you would not add insult to injury, but would lend a helping hand instead.

I hope that the magic medicine that Wu Qing mentioned can reach your hands soon and help you recover soon.

When you recover, we'll have another fight and see who has the last laugh.

Concubine Lin took a deep look at the golden Buddha and inserted the incense into the burner.

Immediately afterwards, Concubine Shu, Concubine Sun, Concubine Ning, and Concubine Yue came in one after another and offered incense on behalf of the Queen.

After the high-ranking concubines completed the incense offering ceremony, it was the turn of the noble ladies, the maids and the concubines.

As concubines of lower rank, they did not have the exclusive privilege of offering incense.

So, Concubine Zhang and Concubine Wu went to Master Wisdom in a group and took the incense that had been distributed in advance.

Wu Qing took the incense and complained: [This incense is so light, they must have cut corners. ]

The Huguo Temple in the original book has such a greedy image. Wu Qing didn’t think much about it. After taking the incense, he followed Zhang Guiren and crossed the threshold of the Buddhist hall.

The wise monk stood in front of the Buddha statue and said with a smile, "Ladies, please pay your respects to the Buddha."

Upon hearing this, the two bowed slightly.

Click.

A soft sound.

Wu Qing looked up again and found that the incense in his hand broke into two pieces at the moment of bowing.

She was slightly startled, and the frightened voice of Concubine Zhang rang in her ears: "Concubine Wu's incense is broken! She is an ominous person!"