Along the way, they met many pilgrims traveling with them, and naturally they also met dignitaries. They wanted to pay their respects, but Pei Yu waved his hand to indicate that it was not necessary, and then left with Chen Li.
Along the way, Chen Li received a lot of attention, both overt and covert, but neither of them cared.
They were already an engaged couple, not to mention that the emperor would grant them a marriage soon, so it was nothing to be seen traveling together.
If they think Chenli is a soft persimmon and want to pick on her, then sorry, I will beat them until they beg for mercy.
"Hey, Prime Minister Zhu will be disappointed now!"
This tone was full of gloating. Chen Li was quite interested in the Prime Minister Zhu he mentioned, and whispered to Pei Yu beside him.
Pei Yu curled his lips into a sarcastic smile. "Prime Minister Zhu was the prime minister in the previous dynasty, but now he's just an old man with a very high opinion of himself. He has a granddaughter at home, who is only 28 years old. He wanted to send her to the palace to be the queen, but the emperor refused."
"After I was crowned king, he tried to force his granddaughter on me to be the Princess of Jingnan, but I refused."
Chen Li frowned slightly, "The granddaughter of the Prime Minister should not have trouble finding a husband, right?"
Prime Minister Zhu's actions undoubtedly put his granddaughter in dire straits. Is this his own granddaughter? If you don't know, you might think there is some kind of hatred or grudge between them.
"Well, but Prime Minister Zhu is old, and he doesn't have any capable people under his wing. He's afraid that after he retires, no one will protect the Zhu family, so he did this. He just did it in a covert way. As long as no one finds out, it won't hurt his reputation."
What is this? Self-deception?
Chen Li shook her head, "Okay, we'll be there soon, let's not talk about this anymore."
"Um."
The last step was a bit high, and Chen Li was wearing a skirt, so Pei Yu went up first and then pulled her up.
Ciguang Temple is located in the capital city, so it has no shortage of dignitaries and nobles coming to burn incense, so the temple was built in a very grand and magnificent manner, and it looks even more magnificent when viewed from a high vantage point.
"Ah Yu, this Ciguang Temple looks like a Buddha statue from here?"
"Well, a lot of effort was put into building the temple in the beginning, so it was made into a Buddha statue in this way."
"That's quite stressful."
After all, this is ancient times, not like modern times where everything can be done with just one phone call. If you want to build it like that, there must be someone paying attention at all times. If a mistake is made, it will take more time, and the manpower and material resources spent on the project can be imagined.
The view from here is great. From here you can see the entire Ciguang Temple and the scenery at the foot of the mountain, as well as the magnificent forest in the distance.
"Miss Zhu, I am honored to meet you today."
The person who spoke was a young man, who was dressed quite richly, but his face was a little ugly. It cannot be said that he was ugly, but the expression on his face made people feel uncomfortable. It was really too vulgar.
"Who are you? How dare you speak to my young lady like that? How rude!" Nanny Yan beside Zhu Yun scolded.
The young man glanced at Nanny Yan with a frivolous tone, "I'm talking to the young lady, what does an old slave like you have to do with me?"
There was a pink scarf covering half of Zhu Yun's face, leaving her eyebrows and eyes particularly delicate.
"Mammy, don't say any more to him. He is so rude. Just go down the mountain so as not to disturb the pilgrims around."
"Yes, miss."
Nanny Yan waved her hand and asked the two guards behind her to drive the people down the mountain.
Zhu Yun turned around, and Chen Li was able to see her face. Her exposed eyebrows and eyes were delicate, and her whole body exuded a gentle and graceful aura. Every move was elegant, and her heart and actions were decisive and measured, worthy of being a lady raised by an official family.
However, her brows were slightly furrowed, which meant that she must be worried about something. Considering what Pei Yu had just said, it seemed that she was worried about this matter.
"Miss, that seems to be Prince Jingnan over there." Her maid walked up to him and whispered.
Zhu Yun raised her eyes and took a look, then walked slowly over with light lotus steps.
"My daughter has met King Jingnan."
"No need to be so polite. I'm out for fun today and don't want to be disturbed."
Zhu Yun nodded slightly, and when she stood up, she inadvertently glanced at the two people in front of her, then walked aside with the maid and the nanny.
"Miss……"
The maid beside her wanted to say something but was stopped by her. Prince Jingnan was knowledgeable in martial arts, so his hearing must be better than that of ordinary people.
Not to mention that there are so many people here and they all have big mouths, if these words get out of her maid's mouth and spread more and more outrageous, it will be troublesome.
Pei Yu took Chen Li to stay on the top of the mountain for a while, until more and more pilgrims came and more people recognized Pei Yu, then he took Chen Li down the mountain.
"Where to go now?"
We went down the mountain and chose a new path. This path was a little steeper, so there were fewer pilgrims.
The capital city gets cold early, especially in the mountains. Now everyone has put on cotton jackets and cloaks.
Chen Li and Pei Yu were only wearing thicker autumn clothes, so they were very conspicuous among the crowd just now.
"It's almost noon now. I've already had some vegetarian food prepared. It should be ready by now."
"Okay, let's go."
The two of them moved very quickly and soon arrived at Ci Guang Temple. Pei Yu was a regular pilgrim to the temple and would give a sum of money to Ci Guang Temple every month.
Therefore, he has a yard here, which is specially reserved for him by the temple for his personal use only. Of course, if he agrees to let others use it, the temple has no objection.
This small courtyard is in the back mountain. It has a good location and the surrounding scenery is also beautiful. There are more than a dozen courtyards nearby, and they are not very close to each other. Pei Yu's courtyard is in the middle, and the location is neither good nor bad.
This depends on his previous identity. As for now, he can naturally move to a better courtyard, but Pei Yu is too lazy to bother.
The courtyards of the temples are relatively ordinary, with some Sanskrit inscriptions on the pillars and houses, which is in line with the characteristics of the temples.
"Donor Pei, your vegetarian meal has arrived."
Not long after the two returned to the yard, two young monks came outside. They had brand new bald heads and must have just joined the temple.
"Thank you very much."
After sending the little monk away, Pei Yu waved to Chen Li: "A Li, come quickly."
Chen Li walked over and saw four dishes on the table. They were all made with cabbage and tofu, and the colors looked very nice.
“Try it, it’s not only beautiful, but the vegetarian meat here tastes great too.”
Pei Yu picked up a piece of vegetarian meat with chopsticks and put it into Chen Li's bowl. From the appearance, it looked no different from braised pork.
When I put it in my mouth and chewed it carefully, I found that it was actually vegetarian meat made from bean skin, tofu and winter melon.
"Is it tasty?"
Chen Li nodded, "I didn't expect it to taste so good. You should eat it quickly, otherwise it will get cold soon."
"good."
"Ayu, where are we going this afternoon?"
Pei Yu picked up a few dishes for her before saying, "It's a rare visit, do you want to ask for a fortune?"
"No, there's nothing to ask for right now."
"Well, let's go to the market at the foot of the mountain this afternoon."
"good."
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