Chapter 3405: Another Gap
Xinping tilted his head and looked at him: "What are starving people?"
Monk Buji and Mingxin exchanged a glance, not knowing what to say for a moment. Xinping grabbed Mingxin's arm and said, "Tell me quickly, what are the hungry people?"
Mingxin hesitated for a moment before saying, "It means hungry people, people with empty stomachs."
"Hungry?"
Xinping was stunned when she heard this, and immediately recalled that when they were having dinner on the last night at the Imperial Tomb Temple, she had asked her father whether people in the world would be hungry.
Usually, no matter what she asked, her father would smile and patiently explain to her.
But that time, she asked again and again, but her father never said anything.
Later, after hearing her mother and Concubine Yi reasoning with her, she realized that people in the world cannot go hungry. If people in the world go hungry, it proves that her father has not been a good emperor.
However, I didn’t expect that as soon as I arrived at the Da Ci’en Temple, I heard them say that there were hungry people here.
Xinping immediately said, "You are lying! How could there be people who are hungry?"
Hearing her yelling so loudly, both Monk Buji and Mingxin were startled. Mingxin, in a panic, covered her mouth and said, "Young Prince, please don't yell."
She calmly pulled his hand away and said, "You lied to me. How could there be hungry people in this world? If there are hungry people in this world, then doesn't that mean my father is not a good emperor? Well, you dare to say that my father is not a good emperor? I will sue you!"
Mingxin was also dumbfounded.
He didn't expect that such a little girl, who could only howl and couldn't even call people when she was wandering with him when she was a child, could talk so eloquently now that she could convict them of all their "crimes" by chattering to herself for a while.
After saying this, Xinping turned around and ran out.
Unexpectedly, just as she ran to the door, the monk Buji was the first to block the way. His big belly was like a wall of flesh blocking Xin Ping's way. She bumped into him and bounced back, almost falling on her back. Ming Xin hurriedly supported her and said anxiously, "Young Prince, are you okay?"
She angrily shook off his hand and said, "Go away!"
Mingxin didn't expect that just a few words from him would bring trouble upon him, so he said earnestly, "Please don't blame us, we didn't say anything about the emperor."
Xinping glared at the monk Buji who was blocking the door like a mountain of flesh, then turned to look at Mingxin: "Then tell me, how could there be people who are hungry!?"
"this--"
Mingxin is still young after all, and I didn’t know how to explain it to her for a moment.
At this time, the monk Na Buji walked in again with a smile and closed the kitchen door.
He was tall and strong, but his fat didn't look too scary. With his small eyes, he smiled like the Maitreya Buddha. He walked up to Xinping with a smile and said, "Young Prince, there are certainly hungry people in this world."
"How is that possible?!"
"Have you ever been hungry?"
"Of course I didn't—"
Xinping was about to say something, but then she changed her mind and realized that during those two years, her mother didn't allow her to eat, and sometimes she even deliberately let her go hungry to lose weight. At that time, she was indeed hungry.
She thought about it and immediately said, "How can it be the same? I'm hungry because Mother won't give me food!"
Monk Buji smiled and said, "That's the same. Those hungry people are starving because others don't give them food."
Xinping asked, "Who won't give?"
Mingxin was so angry that he almost broke out in a cold sweat. He looked at Monk Buji carefully, fearing that this senior brother, who was casual by nature and not very bound by the temple rules, would say something that would cause trouble.
Fortunately, under his nervous gaze, Monk Buji simply smiled and said, "I won't give you the land."
Xinping's eyes widened: "Earth?"
Mingxin was also stunned when he heard this word.
Monk Buji smiled and said, "That's right. Your Highness, think about it. These days, the grain in the granary has been eaten up after the winter, but the farmers have just planted their seeds, and the seedlings growing in the fields are still green. The land can't produce new food, so what will they eat? Isn't it because the land is not giving them food?"
Xinping thought for a moment and said, "You're talking about the transition period."
Monk Buji was stunned for a moment.
He didn't expect that a princess who didn't even know what "starving people" were would actually know about the "leap year-round".
He laughed and said, "That's right, it's called the lean period. When there's a lean period, it's the most difficult time for the common people. They have nothing to eat, so they're starving. And what else are people who are starving if not famine victims?"
“…”
Xinping was speechless for a moment.
Based on what she knew, she believed that her father was a good emperor who would make sure that everyone was well. However, the old Taoist priest at the Imperial Mausoleum Temple told her about the lean period, and her mother and the others also agreed. It seemed reasonable that some people would go hungry during the lean period.
So, what is going on?
Is her father still a good emperor?
Xinping's face was almost wrinkled, and she remained silent for a long time, unable to utter a single word. Seeing her like this, Mingxin felt relieved. At least there was no need to cause trouble. He was about to comfort the little princess when he saw Xinping suddenly look up and say, "I want to go see those starving people!"
Mingxin was immediately shocked: "This, is not good."
Xin Ping raised her chin and said, "What's wrong? I want to go and see! If you don't let me go, I will tell Father that you scolded him!"
Mingxin had never expected that he had actually offended such an evil spirit. He was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. Monk Buji was a little surprised. He looked at Xinping for a moment, then said with a smile, "Okay, if Your Highness wants to see it, I will take you there. But Your Highness, please don't get scared."
Xinping said: "I won't do that!"
After saying that, she followed Monk Buji out of the kitchen. Mingxin had no choice but to resign herself to her fate and follow him. As she walked, she clasped her hands together and chanted Buddhist mantras, praying that nothing would happen today.
In the side hall on the other side, Nan Yan sat and drank tea for a while, then took a look outside.
A quarter of an hour had passed, and Zhu Feng was still in Chong'en Tower, with no movement at all.
But it's not surprising.
He had stayed alone on the back mountain of the Imperial Mausoleum for most of the day. This time, not only Princess Tana was there, but also Emperor Gao and Empress Renxiao, whom he was worshipping, so he probably had a lot to say.
Let's wait a little longer. It's pretty cool here anyway.
She took another sip of tea, then suddenly remembered something and looked outside: "Where's Xinping?"
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