When Ren Yaoqi saw that she and the princess were the only ones left in the inner hall, she couldn't help but become more curious.
The princess looked at her and smiled, saying, "I have been fasting for more than ten years. Do you know why?"
Ren Yaoqi thought for a moment and asked, "Could it be that the princess has a connection with Buddha?" Ren Yaoqi was just making this up, of course, but this was the safest explanation.
The princess shook her head and sighed, "Not really. In fact, when I was your age, I didn't believe in Buddhism. I even thought it was funny to see the elders in my family kneeling in the temple to pray for Buddha's blessing when they encountered difficulties."
Ren Yaoqi did not interrupt, she knew that she was not needed to interrupt at this time.
"After I gave birth to Jingxi, he... he was in poor health. After consulting with several doctors, they all said he wouldn't survive. I cried my heart out, but there was nothing I could do. That's when I thought of asking for Buddha's blessing."
The princess' voice was calm, yet it carried a gentle firmness: "I made a vow to the Buddha. If Jingxi can survive, I will devote myself to Buddhism from now on. I will never kill or do anything wrong in my life, and I will be a vegetarian for the rest of my life."
At this point, the princess smiled, looked at Ren Yaoqi and said, "Buddha is indeed merciful. Jingxi survived in the end."
Ren Yaoqi fell silent upon hearing this. She had rarely seen the princess and Xiao Jingxi together before, and on the rare occasions they did, they had never been overly intimate in public. Both the princess and Xiao Jingxi were reserved people, never revealing their emotions. The princess's care for Xiao Jinglin must have been because she was her daughter.
After hearing what the princess said, Ren Yaoqi understood that the princess's care for Xiao Jingxi might not be any less than her care for Xiao Jinglin. It was just that the way she raised her sons and daughters was different.
The princess sighed, the worry in her eyes no longer concealed. "Jingxi disappeared on his way back to Yanbei. The Yanbei Palace sent several people to look for him but couldn't find him. There's still no news."
Ren Yaoqi was shocked when he heard this: "My father said that when the Second Young Master Xiao separated from them, he was accompanied by some people, and those people disappeared with him?" Ren Yaoqi knew that those people were all masters with excellent martial arts skills, not to mention the people who were following in the dark and protecting him.
The princess sighed, "We only found a few bodies and the horses from the Yanbei Palace. The rest of the people, including the carriage, have disappeared. No matter how hard we look, we can't find them."
Ren Yaoqi couldn't help but frown. She didn't have time to think about why the princess would keep her here to tell her these things. She was also very worried about Xiao Jingxi's safety.
Before, when Xiao Jingxi didn't reply to her letter, she wondered if it was because he didn't want to show up in public that's why he didn't come back to Yunyang City. But now the princess said that even the people sent by the Yanbei Palace had no news of Xiao Jingxi, and Ren Yaoqi felt something was wrong.
Could it be that the assassins succeeded this time, and Xiao Jingxi has already...
Thinking of this, Ren Yaoqi couldn't help but shook his head.
No, Xiao Jingxi will not die so easily.
Although the people in the palace didn't find Xiao Jingxi, they didn't find his body either, right?
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