"Distinguished guest?"
"Um."
"Then I will withdraw first, so as not to disturb the master and the distinguished guests."
"Go ahead, don't forget today's homework. I'll check it after the guests leave."
Master Huici had a kind face, but the words he said sounded very cruel to his disciple.
The little novice monk, who had originally thought he had escaped, hung his round head and said, "Yes, Master."
If it was full of vitality just now, it is now hopeless.
Seeing him retreat listlessly, Master Huici smiled and shook his head.
As soon as Chen Li and Pei Yu entered the yard, they saw a little monk of about four or five years old with a big round head drooping and delicate eyebrows that could not be ignored.
At this moment, he was pouting, opening and closing the team, and no one knew what he was muttering.
"Senior Brother."
He first bowed to the novice monk who led the way, and then looked at Chen Li and Pei Yu.
These are the distinguished guests that Master mentioned. They are both so good-looking!
"Kong Shi, is Master Huici in there? There are two distinguished guests who want to see him."
"Yes, Brother, the Master is already waiting. I'm going to do my homework first."
"Okay," he nodded to Kong Shi, then made a gesture of invitation to Chen Li and Pei Yu.
Soon the two of them sat down opposite Master Huici. Huici poured two cups of tea and pushed them in front of them. "Your Highness, it's a rare opportunity for you to come here. How about trying this tea of mine?"
"Thank you very much."
"This girl can also try it."
"Okay, thank you."
Chen Li was not surprised that he saw through her female body. Master Huici was about fifty years old and had met many people, so it was not surprising that he could tell the difference between men and women.
After they finished a cup of tea, Huici asked, "Prince Jingnan didn't come here to chat with me this time, right? I guess he came for marriage. I wonder if my guess is correct?"
Pei Yu put down the teacup and said, "Master, your guess is correct. I would like to ask you to calculate the fate between you and A-Li."
Huici stroked the white beard on his chin and said, "Prince Jingnan wants to ask about marriage. Let me ask you, if I calculate that there is no destiny between you two, or no destiny at all, what will you do?"
Pei Yu's expression remained unchanged, and he continued to smile softly. "It's nothing special. Before I met Ah Li, I didn't believe in fate. Now that I've met her, it must be fate."
"Hahaha, as expected of the ruthless King Jingnan, his ideas are different from others. If that's the case, why are you still coming to settle the score?"
Pei Yu remained noncommittal about his words. "A-Li is new here, so I'm bringing her here for a little fun. As for the marriage, it's just a side note."
"I see. Then please give me your birth dates and I will calculate them for you."
There are prepared pens, ink, paper and inkstone on the table, and there is also a charcoal basin in the room, so the ink has not solidified and you just need to pick up the pen and write.
Chen Li also looked up and wrote down her birth date. Hers was the same as Chen Li's, so she didn't hesitate when she wrote it down.
Huici looked at the two pieces of paper on the table, lowered her head and calculated for a while, then looked up at the two of them and said only one sentence: "The bond between Prince Jingnan and this girl is very deep."
Chen Li and Pei Yu both nodded, obviously understanding what he meant.
Huici added, "Your Highness, it's rare for you to come here. How about we have a chat?"
Pei Yu looked at Chen Li, "A Li?"
"You play chess with the master, I'm going to go for a walk outside."
"Don't go too far, ask a young master to lead the way for you."
"Um."
After coming out, Chen Li did call a young master and asked him where the scenery in Putuo Temple was the best. He pointed in a direction and Chen Li went there alone.
There is a trail leading directly to the back mountain. The fallen snow on the trail has been swept away. Due to the cold weather recently, few people come here. The two sides are filled with white fallen snow, and the scenery is really nice with the snow dotted on the trees.
After walking for a while, I found a few girls in front of me. They seemed to be arguing with each other and were almost fighting.
Chen Li ignored them. When she approached, the two quarreling groups had already gone their separate ways. Chen Li had good hearing and could hear the conversation between the master and servant in front of her even though they were far away.
"Miss, you are the fiancée of the King of Yan. How dare a cousin like her bully you?"
"I think she's just coveting the position of Princess Yan. She brought you all the way here from the capital. She has bad intentions!"
"Okay, Xiaoyu, we're outside now. It would be bad if other people heard what we said."
"Yes, miss."
Xiaoyu was still a little indignant. Her young lady was a lady from a noble family and had never suffered such a hardship. She had a carriage when she went out on weekdays and a charcoal fire in her bedroom in winter. Now here, nothing was as good as in the capital. The young lady had never been to such a bitter and cold place.
"Miss, are we really going up there? What if Miss Mo is lying?"
"No, Xiaoyu, I've inquired about it. This temple is very good for marriages. It would be even better if we hang this marriage rope under the big tree on the top of the mountain."
Xiaoyu's face was filled with anxiety. "Miss, this is just hearsay. What if it's not true?"
Miss He said calmly, "Xiaoyu, Prince Yan and the Queen Mother already know about this. No matter what the purpose is, I, your young lady, will do this, and I must do it perfectly. Do you understand?"
Xiaoyu's face was full of heartache, "I understand, Miss, Xiaoyu will accompany you."
After hearing this, Chen Li understood the dirty deeds between the aristocratic families more clearly. Even these delicate young ladies would run to this bitter cold place for such a small matter. It was really...
I don’t know what to say!
Chen Li didn't go up the mountain because they would definitely meet each other there and she didn't want to get involved in their affairs.
There is a pavilion halfway up the mountain from which you can see the scenery below. Gazing into the distance from the pavilion, everywhere you look is covered with snow, leaving only a stretch of endless mountains.
Thinking that the time was almost up, he walked down the mountain. In the Zen room, the chess game between Pei Yu and Hui Ci was nearing its end, and in the end Pei Yu narrowly won by one piece.
"The prince's chess skills are still so impressive."
"The Master's isn't bad either."
When he played chess with others in the past, he rarely had to spend so much time, and Master Huici's chess skills were also top-notch.
Soon, Chen Li came back. When Pei Yu walked out of the meditation room with her, he heard Hui Ci whisper: "Amitabha, Buddha saves those who are destined to be saved, and those who are destined to be saved should not be missed."
If you miss it, it means you are not destined to be together.
"Thank you, Master."
Pei Yu and Shen Li strolled around Putuo Temple again before going down the mountain and returning home.
"Ayu, have you known Master Huici before?"
"Well, Master Huici used to be in Putuo Mountain. He was in Ciguang Temple in the capital. At that time, I lit a perpetual lamp for my mother in the temple, and that's how I got to know him."
"I see. Next time we go to the capital, can you take me to Ciguang Temple?"
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