Tanxi Temple is a famous temple in the capital city, and people from all walks of life, from high-ranking officials to ordinary citizens, would come here.
Master Zhitong in the temple is a highly accomplished Buddhist monk, and many people seek to meet him, but few have the chance to see his true face.
However, this time Langjia came not to see the master, but to pray for peace and blessings for her daughter-in-law.
Yunyi's second sister-in-law, Zhang Jia, has been married for three years before finally becoming pregnant. She is now more than eight months pregnant and about to give birth.
Because it was twins, fearing some unexpected event, Langjiashi, ever since learning the news, would come every five days to pray for Zhangjiashi's safety and well-being, hoping she could give birth to the children smoothly.
As before, Langjia worshipped Buddha in the main hall, while Yunyi secretly slipped out to play.
Despite her lively and cheerful appearance now, Empress Nara will grow up to be a cold and aloof beauty, which is why Emperor Qianlong did not particularly like her.
Emperor Qianlong was a lecherous emperor. During his more than 60 years on the throne, he had countless concubines. His favorites were gentle and charming Han Chinese women. Looking at his harem, there were very few Manchu concubines.
Nara's appearance was that of a standard Manchu girl, with a bright and dignified look. Her gentle and graceful temperament, coupled with her icy personality, naturally displeased Emperor Qianlong.
As a secondary consort in Qianlong's pre-imperial residence, she only received the rank of Consort, which was one rank lower than that of Consort Gao, who was a Noble Consort.
After the Empress passed away, the reason she was able to become the Empress was only because she was one of the few Manchu concubines in the palace; in reality, she did not receive much favor.
Arriving at the backyard of the temple, Tanxi Temple was built against the mountain. The backyard was actually just a mountain behind it. Yunyi found a tree that was neither too big nor too small and climbed up it.
You know what, the view from the top is really great!
While admiring the scenery, Yunyi felt drowsy. She had gotten up a little earlier than usual to come along, and now she was starting to doze off.
Yunyi was awakened by the voices below. The people below were speaking without any restraint, and because she had very sharp ears, she could hear everything clearly.
"Brother, why don't you go back first? Otherwise, that girl will come and bother you again."
The speaker was a simply dressed servant, and the person next to him, dressed much better, must be his master.
However, this master looked very young, probably only twelve or thirteen years old, but he was handsome and had an extraordinary aura. He was clearly not an ordinary child, but came from a wealthy and powerful family.
He shook his head slightly, denying the servant's words: "I haven't done anything wrong, why should I leave? If she comes to bother me again later, don't blame me for being impolite to her."
At first, Yunyi didn't take these words seriously, but after thinking about it carefully, she realized that something was wrong.
No matter how you look at it, that servant looks a bit like a eunuch.
This unusual place aroused Yunyi's suspicion. She lowered her head and looked at the boy more carefully. The more she looked, the more familiar he seemed, as if she knew him.
To verify her hypothesis, she turned on the favorability detector. Don't get me wrong, she wasn't checking the favorability rating, but rather trying to find out who this person was.
When checking favorability, this prop will display everyone's name, so Yunyi can know who this person is.
Sure enough, when the favorability query tool was opened, it clearly showed that Aisin-Gioro Hongli's current favorability value towards the host was 0.
Although the data looks dismal, it's normal, since Yunyi doesn't know Hongli yet, and it's also normal for Hongli not to like her.
While Yunyi was pondering, two more people walked over from below, also a master and servant pair, the young lady with her maid.
This young lady was dressed in a flamboyant manner and looked to be about fourteen or fifteen years old, even older than Hongli.
"Young man, what are you doing here? I've been looking for you everywhere."
When Hongli saw her, a hint of impatience flashed in his eyes, and he said coldly, "Miss, it was only natural for me to help you at the door. I don't need your thanks. We don't know each other, so don't bother me."
Hearing Hongli say this, the young lady became a little anxious: "Don't say that. We just met, so it's fate that we met. You helped me, so it's only right that I thank you. Please don't refuse."
The impatience in his eyes intensified, tinged with a hint of disgust.
Ever since he helped this woman at the door, she had been pestering him, chattering away. But what displeased Hongli was the way she looked at him.
As a grandson of the emperor and now a prince, he had always been pampered since childhood. No one had ever looked at him with such eyes, especially not a young lady. Therefore, Hongli disliked this stranger.
Thinking of this, he turned around and prepared to leave, not wanting to see her again or be bothered by her any longer.
But this young lady wouldn't give up easily. When she saw Hongli about to leave, she actually grabbed him and wouldn't let him go.
"What, what exactly do you want to do?" Hongli stared wide-eyed in surprise, never expecting this woman to be so bold.
Seeing this scene, Yunyi wanted to laugh. In Nara's memory, Qianlong had always been calm and dignified.
I've never seen him like this before, being pestered by a little girl like this.
After thinking for a moment, she broke off a tree branch and threw it down, startling the young lady.
Immediately afterward, Yunyi flipped over and climbed down from the tree. She then walked up to the young lady and asked in a childish voice, "Who are you? Why are you bothering my brother? My sister-in-law will be angry. You can't do this."
The young lady was clearly surprised, and looked at Hongli with some doubt: "You don't look that old, how come you're already married?"
At first, Hongli was puzzled, wondering whose little girl this was, and why she was randomly recognizing brothers.
He realized later that she was trying to help him out of a difficult situation, so he readily admitted it when the woman asked him a question.
"Yes, I am already married. My wife is my cousin, whom I grew up with. It would be better if you didn't bother me, otherwise your wife will be angry."
Looking left and right, the young lady felt that he was speaking very seriously and did not seem to be lying, so she could only leave somewhat angrily.
After she left, Hongli walked up to Yunyi and asked curiously, "Whose family are you from? Why are you wandering around outside alone? Where are your elders?"
Yunyi pretended to be a child. She shook her head and said mischievously, "My mother said I can't tell others who I am. I'm leaving now."
After saying that, she ran off quickly, calling out as she went, "Oh, by the way, I helped you earlier, so you don't need to thank me!"
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