While the Fourth Prince and Lanqin were admiring the plum blossoms, Hongzhou in the Prince He's mansion was not in such a leisurely mood. Because of the two previous letters, Hongzhou was always distracted when dealing with official business, and he would always think of the things mentioned in the letters.
On this day, as usual, Hongzhou was handling official business in his study, but he was still somewhat absent-minded.
Afterwards, Hongzhou put down the document in his hand, sighed softly, got up and walked to the corner of the study, took out the two letters that contained information about his background, and read them carefully again, afraid of missing any details.
It's unclear whether it was after he ordered a thorough investigation into the origin of every letter, but from that day onward, that person never delivered another letter. Originally, he hoped to find some clues by following the messenger, but there was no progress for a long time.
However, Hongzhou's doubts did not diminish with the passage of time; on the contrary, he became more and more curious and wanted to find out if what was said in the letter was true. After waiting for several days, the person behind it did not appear. Therefore, Hongzhou could not resist the doubts swirling in his mind and finally made up his mind to go to Huangjue Temple to ask during his rest day.
Because, from the second letter, Hongzhou knew that his father had invited a high-ranking monk from Huangjue Temple to perform a ritual to pray for rain, and perhaps he could get the answer he wanted from there.
Although time has passed and it is unknown whether the high monk who prayed for rain at that time is still in the temple, Hongzhou was unwilling to sit there and wait for death. Furthermore, due to the interference of the remnants of the White Lotus Sect, there was a disturbance at that time, and the monks in the temple should have some memory of it.
So, without alerting anyone, Hongzhou went to Huangjue Temple alone. Upon arriving at Huangjue Temple, Hongzhou went directly to the gatekeeper monk and said, "Master, I have urgent business with the abbot. I wonder if I can see him today?"
"Please wait here in this meditation room for a moment, and I will go and summon the abbot." After saying this, the monk turned and went out to find the abbot.
After his master left, Hongzhou was very uneasy in the meditation room. Soon after, a monk brought the master to the meditation room.
"Greetings, benefactor. May I ask what brings you here?" the abbot asked slowly upon seeing Hongzhou.
“Master, I have some doubts in my heart that I can’t shake off, so I came to ask you.” Hongzhou stood up and bowed to the abbot, without revealing his identity.
“Please speak, benefactor.” The abbot gestured for Hongzhou to continue.
He was about to uncover the truth of the matter, but for some reason, he hesitated for a moment, then took a deep breath and asked the master, "Does the master know about the rain-praying ceremony at the altar back then?"
"If the rain you requested was the one that the remnants of the White Lotus Sect prayed for when they caused trouble back then, then I do remember that I was also at that altar back then."
Hearing the master's affirmative answer, Hongzhou was overjoyed. His brow, which had been furrowed for days, finally relaxed a bit. He continued to ask, "Then, I wonder if Consort Xi gave birth to twins?"
Upon hearing Hongzhou's question, the abbot immediately became suspicious and looked at Hongzhou with some wariness, asking, "May I ask who you are, and why you inquire about matters of the royal family?"
Hongzhou knew that the abbot would not agree if he did not reveal his identity, as this concerned royal secrets. So Hongzhou told him, "I am the current Prince He."
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