As soon as Jiang Jingzhan came in, he heard his mother say that she wanted to prepare the horses.
"Where are you going, mother?"
He walked in with his hands behind his back, and as soon as he walked through the bead curtain, he saw that his mother's eyes were red.
Jiang Jingzhan was startled and quickly moved in front of the queen, looking at her nervously: "Mother, mother, what's wrong with you? Why are you crying? Who made you angry?"
Jiang Jingyu, who was far away at Luoxia Peak, sneezed.
The queen's eyes were red and her voice was choked with sobs, unable to speak. In the end, she could only hand the Diamond Sutra in her arms to Jiang Jingzhan.
Jiang Jingzhan frowned and opened the Diamond Sutra in his hand. When he saw the handwriting on it, his eyes widened suddenly: "This, this is Yu'er's handwriting! Could it be that Yu'er copied the Diamond Sutra for her mother?"
The queen grabbed Jiang Jingzhan's arm and nodded heavily.
"Yu'er must have known that Mother's birthday was approaching, so she sent this handwritten copy of the Diamond Sutra!"
Jiang Jingzhan revealed the emperor's sister's thoughts in one sentence.
The queen nodded again and held Jiang Jingzhan's hand with slightly greater strength.
Jiang Jingzhan smiled and said, "I told you that Yu'er was thinking about you, but you didn't believe me. Look, this is such a thick copy of the Diamond Sutra. Yu'er must have started preparing it long ago!"
Jiang Jingzhan grinned, showing his white teeth to his mother.
The Queen finally recovered and looked at Jiang Jingzhan excitedly: "Zhan'er, your mother wants to go to Fo'an Temple to visit Yu'er. Let's go now!"
The Queen was about to take action after she finished speaking, but Jiang Jingzhan grabbed her and began to persuade her under the Queen's puzzled gaze.
"I know your majesty is anxious, but please don't worry. Your birthday is coming soon. Your father, your brother, your wife, and all the officials are waiting to celebrate with you. How can you leave the palace and abandon everyone at this time?"
"Then what should we do?"
Seeing her daughter's eagerness, the queen's eyes suddenly lit up: "I will send someone to pass on the oral order to cancel the birthday banquet in three days. That way, I can go to Fo'an Temple to visit Yu'er!"
"Come here, pass on this palace's oral instructions..."
"Mother, this isn't right. How about this? You stay in the palace and wait for your birthday banquet in three days. I'll run a trip for you and tell your younger sister what you want to say!"
Jiang Jingzhan was making plans quickly and volunteered to go to the Fo'an Temple to visit his imperial sister. He regretted it as soon as he returned to the palace. He should not have come back that day and should have stayed in the Fo'an Temple to accompany Yu'er.
But after learning that it was Yu'er who drove him back, his father refused to let him leave the palace no matter what, for fear that he would secretly go to Fo'an Temple and disturb Yu'er's meditation.
He was just frowning over this matter, but he didn't expect his mother to give him this opportunity!
"Well, then, Zhan'er will go to Fo'an Temple on behalf of the Queen Mother. You must convey every word that the Queen Mother wants to tell Yu'er!"
The queen was too excited and agreed immediately.
"Don't worry, mother. I will definitely complete what you have instructed me to do!"
Jiang Jingzhan patted his chest with an excited look on his face.
The queen grabbed Jiang Jingzhan's arm and gave him a bunch of instructions. It was strange that Jiang Jingzhan could remember them all, so he could only pick out the important ones. After saying goodbye to his mother, he set out on the journey to find his sister.
As soon as Jiang Jingzhan left, the queen realized that even if the birthday banquet was about to take place, it would not be in accordance with etiquette for her, as the queen of a country, to leave the palace and go to the Foyan Temple without anyone else. She could wait until after the birthday banquet before setting off. There would only be three days left.
I've been fooled by that brat Zhan'er again!
Jiang Jingzhan sneezed as soon as he left Fengyi Palace. He knew that it must be his mother who was nagging him after she realized what was happening, and the smile on his lips deepened.
Yu'er, the emperor is here!
On the other side, Luoxia Peak.
Liaochen sat in front of the lake fishing with a fishing rod. Jiang Jingyu sat beside him, leaning on him, and looked at the calm lake in front of them with him.
"I don't know if the Queen Mother saw the Diamond Sutra I gave her."
"The Queen's birthday is in three days. Perhaps she has received it by now."
Jiang Jingyu imagined her mother's expression after receiving the Diamond Sutra, and burst out laughing.
Lechen turned his head and looked at her: "Yu'er, what are you laughing at?"
Jiang Jingyu looked up and met Chen's gaze, and said with a smile, "I was wondering what expression my mother would have when she saw Huien's copy of the Diamond Sutra."
The little monk copied the Buddhist scriptures very seriously, but due to his lack of pen strength, his handwriting was slightly different from Jiang Jingyu's. If the queen mother could look through it later, she would definitely recognize it.
Although she didn't see it with her own eyes, Jiang Jingyu could already imagine the dull expression on her mother's face when she saw Hui'en's handwriting.
If her guess was correct, the moment her mother got the Diamond Sutra, she would definitely run to show off to her father, the emperor, his brother, and his wife, right?
Looking at the smiling face in front of him, a faint smile also appeared in Lechen's eyes.
The sun gradually moved south and it was already quite hot.
"Yu'er, it's time to go back."
Lechen stood up from the grass and stretched out his hand towards Jiang Jingyu.
Jiang Jingyu raised her head and started to act like a spoiled brat: "My feet are numb, I dare not move."
A hint of helplessness and doting flashed across Lechen's eyes, and he leaned over and picked her up.
Jiang Jingyu hugged Chen's neck with a triumphant smile on her face. Looking at the fire totem on Chen's forehead that looked like a fairy or a demon, she raised her hand and touched it.
"Why won't the totem on Master Liaochen's forehead fall off?"
"Master said that they used a special kind of cinnabar. If you want to erase the totem, you need to wash it off."
Liaochen explained.
Jiang Jingyu frowned: "Washing sand? Does it hurt?"
"There will be some. If Yu'er doesn't like this totem, I will go down the mountain and ask Master to wash the sand for me."
"No, I like it very much. I also want the same totem as Master Lechen."
"If Yu'er likes it, I will paint sand for you every day."
"Since we share the same totem, we will be bound together for the rest of our lives. Master Liaochen, do you agree to this?"
"Yes, I'm happy to do it."
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Since expressing their feelings, Liaochen and Jiang Jingyu have lived a happy life together in Luoxia Peak. Luoxia Peak is nestled in the mountains and beside the water, with picturesque scenery, making it a great place for sightseeing.
However, an uninvited guest came to Luoxia Peak that day, disrupting the peaceful life of the two.
Jiang Jingzhan had been to Luoxia Peak before. Wanting to give Jiang Jingyu a surprise, he walked up the stone steps as if he was familiar with the place and came to the pavilion on Luoxia Peak.
Liaochen just came out of the kitchen carrying some brewed scented tea.
After seeing Chen, Jiang Jingzhan stood there in a daze, looking at him with wide eyes in disbelief.
Lechen nodded slightly at him, then called out Jiang Jingyu.
"Yu'er, the emperor is here to see you."
After hearing Chen's voice, Jiang Jingyu ran out of the room, stood in front of the railing and looked down, and sure enough, she saw Jiang Jingzhan standing in front of the door.
"Royal brother!"
Jiang Jingyu shouted excitedly and ran down from the second floor with her skirt lifted up.
Jiang Jingzhan's thoughts were pulled back by Jiang Jingyu's cry.
He stared and walked quickly to the two of them.
"You you you, he he he, Yu'er??"
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