Xuanci and Huien frequently met with members of the royal family, so they were quite knowledgeable.
Seeing that Ji Fengyao was wearing three phoenix hairpins in the carriage, and combining this with the information they had received, they knew that this was the infamous Ninth Prince's wife, the one who had caused such a stir in the capital.
"This humble monk greets Princess Chonghe..." Xuanci said, and then tried to get up.
"Kneel down!"
Ji Fengyao used her spiritual power to project her voice; although it wasn't harsh, it sounded exceptionally majestic.
Upon hearing this, Xuan Ci and Hui En involuntarily knelt down again, their knees already bent halfway.
"Before Buddha, all beings are equal. I will not kneel to anyone except Buddha. Even when I see the Emperor and the Empress Dowager, I will not kneel." Xuan Ci was unwilling to accept this and tried to get up again.
"You still have the nerve to talk about equality for all beings?" Bai Lu spat at Xuan Ci's face from afar, and said crisply, "If Buddha really had a spirit, seeing a lackey like you among his disciples would probably make him so angry that he would leave his body and ascend to heaven."
The Ninth Princess Consort is indeed a bandit; the maidservants around her are quite arrogant and formidable.
Xuan Ci's sharp eyes darted around, and he adopted the air of a wise and detached sage, saying loudly, "Princess Chonghe comes from the countryside and knows nothing of Buddhism. If you want this humble monk to kneel, then I may kneel. However, the princess has come to the temple to purify her mind and fast in preparation for the sacrificial ceremony. This action may offend the gods and go against the will of Heaven, which may lead to misfortune and disrupt the ceremony."
Upon hearing this, Xique flew into a rage, threw down the cards in her hand, and leaped out, kicking Xuanci twice: "Unlucky my ass! Unlucky my ass! You charlatan, even when a heavenly lady descended to beat you, you didn't foresee it or dodge it, which shows that your words are nothing but farts!"
Xuan Ci clutched his chest and coughed up a mouthful of blood.
Hui'en trembled with fear beside her: "You, you vulgar woman, how dare you commit violence and beat people in front of Buddha!"
"You can do filthy things in front of Buddha, so why can't she punish evil and uphold justice in front of Buddha? Are you blind and can't see what filthy things you've put in the meditation room you prepared for me?" Ji Fengyao was annoyed by these two disgusting things, so she abandoned her cards and jumped out of the carriage.
Her alluring purple robe swirled and unfurled in the air with her clean and swift movements, like a purple datura flower that slowly opened and then closed in an instant.
Beautiful, but poisonous.
Taking the tray from the guard, Ji Fengyao threw the items along with the tray in front of Xuan Ci and Hui En, then kicked them into a pile, almost burying them in the tray: "Confess honestly who the mastermind is, and who owns these things, and I will spare your lives."
“This is a pure Buddhist temple, how could there be so many unpredictable things? This must have been left by the previous guest when he was worshipping Buddha at the temple.” Hui’en cried out inwardly, his eyes darting around as he tried to argue his way out of it.
"Then you deserve to die!" Bai Lu also got off the carriage, pointed at Hui En and cursed angrily, "You actually gave our princess a place where men used to live. Let alone our princess, even an ordinary woman, if these things were found in her room, would she still have any reputation left! To ruin a woman's reputation is tantamount to killing someone. You heartless bastards, how dare you call this a pure Buddhist place? You are worse than pigs and dogs!"
Xuan Ci was so scolded that cold sweat broke out on his back.
Hui'en's eyes darted around, constantly looking in the direction of the temple.
Those brats, why haven't they invited the Empress Dowager yet?
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