The rebirth of a concubine: Gong Du will become the Queen Mother

More than ten days later, in Yonghe Palace.

"Why are you back?"

Bai Lu looked surprised when she saw the palace door being opened and Concubine Hui and others appearing at the door.

Then, she looked behind Concubine Hui and asked doubtfully: "Where is Gu Yu? Why aren't you with me?"

This time to escape the summer heat, Gu Yu followed Concubine Hui to the palace, while Bai Lu stayed in Yonghe Palace to look after the family.

Therefore, Bai Lu didn't know anything about what happened in the palace.

Hearing her question, Concubine Hui opened her mouth, but for a long time, no sound came out.

After another moment, I heard her say in a hoarse voice: "Gu Yu, she will never come back."

Bai Lu looked at her and it was obvious that something was wrong. Just as she was about to ask more questions, she heard the eunuch next to her say: "Empress Hui, your Majesty has an order to raise your baby in Yonghe Palace. Without His Majesty's order, please do not leave the palace." step."

Only then did Bai Lu notice that those following Concubine Hui were not all from Yonghe Palace.

Then, after Concubine Hui and others stepped into the gate of Yonghe Palace, they saw the palace door being slammed shut from the outside.

Without bothering to ask more questions, Bai Lu saw that Concubine Hui was not in the right state, so Bai Lu hurriedly helped her back to the bedroom and helped her bathe and change clothes.

When Concubine Hui tidied up and sat on the bed. Although her hand was touching her lower abdomen, there was no joy on her face, but one full of complex and deep thoughts.

Bai Lu asked: "Empress, what is going on? Why doesn't Guyu come back? What happened to her?"

She and Gu Yu have both served Concubine Hui since childhood and have a deep relationship with her. At this time, her worries and concerns were real.

Concubine Hui's face was condensed and she said: "Jiang Shiying was poisoned. All the evidence points to me. In order to save me, Gu Yu came out and confessed, and then he hit the pillar and died."

"What?" Bai Lu couldn't believe it. She took two steps back and tears instantly flowed out: "How could such a thing happen?"

Concubine Hui's tone was cold: "We are falling into someone else's scheme for this matter."

Bai Lu asked: "Didn't you poison the second lady?"

Concubine Hui shook her head: "Before I had a chance to do anything to her, someone got ahead of me. Killing two birds with one stone, the pot was passed to us."

Then, she looked at her belly tenderly: "It's just that that person didn't expect that I was pregnant."

This child is the weight for her success.

No matter what Concubine Hui's plans are, they have to wait until everyone returns to the palace.

This side of the palace.

After lunch that day, Jiang Shiying and Ning Bin were chatting together when they saw someone from the imperial court coming.

Ning Bin said: "It seems I have to go. I think His Majesty is going to summon the Queen again."

Jiang Shiying saw that it was not Yao Xingde who came, but a young eunuch from the imperial court. He stopped her and said, "Sister Ning Bin, please wait, maybe it's for something else."

Sure enough, the young eunuch just came to deliver a message, saying that in three days, His Majesty would serve the two queen mothers, and he would bring the empresses and mistresses of the harem to Guiyun Temple to worship the Buddha.

A Yuan gave him a small purse and sent him out of Jiangxue Pavilion.

Jiang Shiying came to the palace for the first time and had never heard of Guiyun Temple, so she asked Ning Bin, "Does my sister know about Guiyun Temple?"

Ning Bin nodded and said: "In the past, every time I came to the palace, I would go to Guiyun Temple to worship the Buddha."

Without waiting for Jiang Shiying to continue asking, she elaborated: "Before Emperor Taizu built his palace on Yuncui Mountain, Guiyun Temple was on the mountain.

This Guiyun Temple is not an obscene temple, but a serious Buddhist temple that has been passed down for nearly a hundred years and is very popular. "

Jiang Shiying asked: "Since a palace has been built here, ordinary people must not be able to go up the mountain to worship Buddha, right?"

Ning Bin nodded and said: "That's right. However, Taizu was considerate of the people's desire to worship Buddha, so he built a new Yingtai Temple on another mountain nearby and moved all the monks there."

"Then isn't Guiyun Temple empty?"

Ning Bin smiled and said: "The Jin Dynasty is so vast, how can it lack eminent monks? After the original monks were moved away, eminent monks from other places were sought out. Now the abbot of Guiyun Temple is famous. The world’s master of emptiness.”

Jiang Shiying has never believed in these Buddhas and Taoism. Even if she was reborn, she would still have doubts about these things.

But she had heard of Master Kong Ming’s name. It is said that he has a majestic appearance and profound Buddhist teachings. Many people want to get a word of advice from him, but it is a pity that this master only helps those who are destined.

Jiang Shiying was not interested in his criticism, but she was a little curious: "Sister, when I went to Guiyun Temple last year, did I see Master Kongming?"

Ning Bin shook her head and said, "Not really."

Then he added: "Don't talk about me. Even Your Majesty and the two Queen Mothers can't see the master every time they go to Guiyun Temple. The master's younger brother Kong Jian Zen Master has always been responsible for matters concerning Guiyun Temple." Reason. Tomorrow, he will be the one to receive us."

After Ning Bin left, Ah Yuan said, "My dear, that little eunuch just said that your Majesty has summoned a talented person to accompany you today."

Jiang Shiying was not surprised.

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Late at night, in Qinghe Pavilion.

The painting fan extinguished the incense in the incense burner and replaced it with soothing incense.

The queen was about to lie down when she suddenly remembered something and asked: "Over there, everything has been arranged?"

Hua Fan said: "Everything has been arranged, don't worry."

The queen closed her eyes. There seemed to be regret in her words, but her tone was full of expectation and excitement.

"In a few days, I'm afraid I won't be able to see that beautiful face again. It's a pity."

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Three days later.

Although the palace and Guiyun Temple are both on Yuncui Mountain, they are not close to each other.

After leaving the palace, we first rode a carriage for about half an hour to a flat land halfway up the mountain, and then everyone got off the carriage.

For the rest of the journey, in order to show their sincerity in worshiping the Buddha, even the royal family always walked up.

When they reached the top of the mountain, except for Jiang Shiying who was fresh and refreshed, the other concubines had to tidy up their appearance.

Sure enough, as Ning Bin said, the person who received them was not the famous Master Kong Ming, but his junior brother Kong Jian Zen Master.

"The poor monk has met Your Majesty, the Queen Mother, the Queen, and all the nobles."

As he spoke, Zen Master Kong Jian made a clasped palm salute to everyone.

Everyone clapped their hands and returned the greeting.

"I haven't seen you for a year. How about meeting the Zen Master?" The person who asked was the Queen Mother.

This was the first time Jiang Shiying saw her looking so calm.

Seeing the Zen master's kind-hearted eyes, Kong saw a slight smile on his lips, but it was not frivolous: "Everything is fine, poor monk."

The Queen Mother, the Queen Mother, asked: "I wonder if Master Kong Ming can be free to see you today?"

Kong Jian Zen Master's expression did not change, and his tone was neither urgent nor slow: "The Queen Mother is aware of Senior Brother's temperament. If the time comes, Senior Brother will come out to meet you. Otherwise, I'm afraid there will be no luck."

Hearing this, the Empress Dowager felt a little regretful, but did not force it: "That's it, that's all."

The first incense stick of the day was naturally put on by Lu Zhaolin.

After offering the incense, Zen Master Kong Jian handed the lotus tube to him: "Your Majesty, please throw the lotus."

This can be regarded as a long-standing tradition.

Lu Zhaolin gently shook the lottery tube, and soon, a peach wood lottery fell out.

Yao Xingde picked up the lottery, glanced at the words on it, and then his expression changed drastically.

Lu Zhaolin didn't take it to heart at first.

In his opinion, this lotus tube must be full of high-end fortunes. The so-called divination is just a trick used by these monks to please the emperor.

Seeing that Yao Xingde looked wrong at this moment, he couldn't help but become interested in this lottery.

He took the peach wood sign and read it word by word: "The feathers of the Luan are dripping, the bright hall is covered with dust. There are monsters and monsters, and the evil words confuse you."

Every time he read a word, the expressions of everyone present became darker.

After he finished reciting, his mother, the Empress Dowager, exclaimed and said: "Zen Master Kong Jian, does the meaning of this signature mean that there is an evildoer in the court?"

Zen Master Kong Jian also had his face darkened at this time, and his expression was unprecedentedly solemn.

He first murmured: "This is the one who signed the lottery."

The tone was all in disbelief.

Then he shook his head and said: "The signature does not refer to the former dynasty, but to the harem. There may be evildoers reincarnated in your majesty's harem."