I don't want to be the favorite concubine of this palace anymore

An Muxi left the room where Li Rui was resting and looked at the time. It was almost time to go back.

So he took Qiu Shuang and Qiu Yue with him and prepared to go to the outer courtyard. He was in a hurry when he came here just now and did not notice that there was a lotus pond in the inner courtyard.

Although the lotus flowers are not in bloom at this time of year, there are many plump koi. It is the first time that An Muxi has seen so many koi, and they are all very fat.

She couldn't help but stop and watch. As soon as she stood by the pond, the koi thought someone was feeding them food and gathered towards her.

They huddled together to look at An Muxi, waited for a while, and when they saw there was no food, they swam away again.

Most of these koi are red, with a few being white with red and black markings.

Unfortunately, An Muxi didn't have anything edible with her, so she could only watch with drooling.

It’s not because I want to eat it, but because this kind of fish is very valuable nowadays. It is said that the cheap ones cost several thousand yuan, and some that are this big cost tens of thousands or even millions of yuan each.

An Muxi whispered, "What a pity! If it were in modern times, this pool would be worth hundreds of millions."

Then she heard someone chuckle next to her. An Muxi turned around and saw a monk with red lips, white teeth, jade-like eyebrows and eyes smiling at her.

An Muxi felt that this monk was a little strange. Although he seemed to be around twenty years old, he always gave people the feeling that his eyes were filled with compassion and a sense of vicissitudes of life.

The monk smiled and said, "Since I have the good fortune to meet you today, I will give you a message."

"If I cannot save my body in this life, in which life can I save it?" After saying this, without waiting for An Muxi to speak, he chanted "Amitabha" and walked away.

An Muxi felt a little puzzled, but she always felt that what the monk had just said had some profound meaning.

What is this life? In a flash, she suddenly realized that she was a time traveler. Could it be that the monk saw through it? There is something.

An Muxi had died once, so she was not afraid of the monk finding out. Besides, she had never done anything wrong, so she was not afraid of gods, Buddhas, ghosts and monsters coming to visit her.

She could hear Qiu Shuang and Qiu Yue whispering excitedly behind her, so she asked curiously, "What are you two talking about? Why are you so excited?"

Qiuyue said: "Master, that was the elder of Sandalwood Temple, Master Qingyun!"

As a former member of the Dark Guard Camp, knowing the dignitaries of Tiansheng and some folk masters is also a necessary skill.

An Muxi didn't expect that the monk looked so young even though he was an elder. She also thought that some masters who had achieved enlightenment might be able to make themselves look younger through practice.

So there was no special reaction: "So what? Are you two so excited?"

Qiu Shuang said, "Master, you don't know that even His Majesty finds it difficult to meet Master Qingyun. The master travels all year round, and most people have no chance to meet him."

Qiuyue added: "It is said that the master saved the late emperor thirty years ago, and accurately predicted several major disasters, helping Tiansheng Kingdom escape catastrophe. So his status is equivalent to that of a national teacher."

Qiu Shuang added: "The master actually left a message for you, Master. This shows that he and you are very close."

Qiuyue said: "Yes, yes, many dignitaries want to ask the master to read their fortunes, but the master rarely agrees. He actually took the initiative to leave a message for the master, which shows that this message is very important to you."

Qiu Shuang also nodded repeatedly: "Master, you must be a person with great luck."

An Muxi looked at the two excited little girls speechlessly and burst out laughing.

"Okay, I get it. I'll write that sentence down and hang it on the wall when I get home. How about that?"

Qiu Shuang and Qiu Yue nodded in agreement: "Yes, that's it!"

An Muxi found it funny. Do these two girls worship Master Qingyun so much?

She looked down at the koi in the lotus pond again, and pondered what Master Qingyun had just said. Was the monk giving her some advice or reminder?

At this moment, she was surprised to find that a huge golden koi was swimming towards her. The koi was golden all over, and its scales emitted a soft halo, making it look very valuable.

Wherever it swam, other koi fish would actively make way for it. It looked like a proud king in the water.

An Muxi saw the golden koi swim in front of her, turn three circles, slap the water with its tail, then jump high and dive into the water, disappearing.

An Muxi couldn't help but murmured: "I wonder if this fish tastes good?"

Qiu Shuang and Qiu Yue looked at An Muxi strangely and asked, "Master, which fish are you talking about?"

"Didn't you see that huge golden koi just now?"

The two girls shook their heads. An Muxi was a little shocked. They were obviously looking at the koi in the pond.

"It was right here just now. It turned three times before going down. Didn't you see it?"

The two shook their heads again, and An Muxi was speechless: "If you can't use your eyes, donate them to people in need."

After saying that, he walked towards the temple gate.

Qiu Shuang and Qiu Yue looked at each other in bewilderment. Did their master have relatives over? Why did he suddenly leave in anger?

Where An Muxi had just stood, Master Qingyun was looking at the lotus pond thoughtfully. The last person who saw the golden koi was the Queen Mother of Tiansheng Kingdom.

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Inside the Crown Prince's residence, the Crown Prince heard the report from his men and slammed the table in anger, "You bunch of losers, last time we let someone escape at the Duke of Anguo's residence, this time at the Sandalwood Temple, he only brought a few people with him, and you still couldn't defeat him!"

"Most of them were killed or injured, but only two of them came back. What's the point of keeping you around?!"

The two kneeling below did not dare to argue, but kowtowed and begged for mercy. With bitterness in their hearts, King Rui was already quite skilled, and this time he was outnumbered and about to succeed, when several reinforcements arrived, including King An.

"Go away and get your punishment. I'm sick of seeing trash like you!"

The prince was so angry that he had blisters on his lips recently. After the warehouse was burned down, he always felt that it was Li Rui who did it. So he sent someone to assassinate Li Rui again.

Although the emperor named him the crown prince and allowed him to participate in state affairs, he always felt that the emperor loved Li Rui the most.

Li Rui was almost named the crown prince at the beginning. As long as Li Rui didn't die, he always felt that his position as the crown prince was unstable.

As for King Cheng, although he was a threat to him, it was not a big problem. As for King An, he was in poor health and only liked to write poetry. He was almost unknown.

The prince has been having bad luck lately. He was about to ask for permission to marry Bai Yueli from the Ningguo Mansion, but then that stupid woman caused a scandal.

Although his maternal grandfather's family was the Duke of Anguo's Mansion, they were feared by the emperor, and his two uncles only held sinecure positions of the fifth rank in the court.

Therefore, he was eager to win over some influential ministers in the court to serve his own interests. Duke Ningguo was a veteran of two dynasties and held the power of 200,000 troops in Eastern Xinjiang.

There are many noble families supporting him. He is his first choice to win over. But after something like this happened, he could only settle for the next best thing.

He had to consider other candidates for the Crown Princess, among whom he felt the most suitable was Jiang Siyu, the daughter of the Minister of Personnel.

The Minister of Personnel is a second-rank official, but he is in charge of the assessment and appointment of officials. It can be said that he is in a truly powerful position, and it seems like it would be a good idea to marry his daughter.

Thinking of this, he called his personal guard in and gave him a few instructions. The man took the order and left.