The eldest princess is obsessed with rebellion, but there are six male protagonists

The carriage for Concubine Chen was driven by the chief eunuch of Chengqian Palace, accompanied by the palace maids of Chengqian Palace, and guarded by a team of imperial guards.

This configuration and this posture, no matter how you look at it, does not seem like the posture for sending Concubine Chen home.

Everyone stopped their carriages, lowered their eyes and saluted, making way for the eldest princess to pass first.

Xu Yao came to Beijing from Qingyang. In just less than two months, everything had changed and her life had been turned upside down.

Su Fengyi was not sure whether Xu Yao was still willing to see her under such circumstances. If she didn't want to see her, it was reasonable, and Su Fengyi didn't want to force her.

So when she met Xu Yao's carriage, Su Fengyi simply slowed down her horse and slowly passed by her carriage without saying a word.

When Su Fengyi walked to the carriage, Xu Yao opened the curtain of the carriage and called out:

"Your Highness."

Su Fengyi stopped her horse and looked over. Xu Yao was dressed in white, without any makeup, and had a white flower on her hair. She was dressed in mourning.

She was mourning for Prince Qingyang.

Su Fengyi nodded to her and asked her:

"Where are you going, aunt?"

The word "Aunt" startled Xu Yao. Her eyes became wet and she seemed to be about to cry, but in the end, no tears fell.

Tears are the weapon of a weak woman. Since when, she no longer cries sincerely.

Xu Yao handed Su Fengyi a box from the carriage:

"The Emperor ordered me to go to Huangjue Temple to practice Buddhism with my hair untied. I am going there to sever my worldly ties. I don't know when we will meet again. I heard that it is your highness' birthday at the end of the month, so I embroidered a birthday gift for you to wish you a long life. I am not very skilled, so please don't despise me."

Su Fengyi took it and thanked him, then held the birthday gift in her arms and said to Xu Yao:

"Huangjue Temple is not appropriate. If you wish, I can arrange another place for you."

The most inappropriate thing about Huangjue Temple is that it is a royal temple, located in the Western Hills outside Beijing, too close to the imperial palace. Moreover, the emperor has legitimate reasons to go there to burn incense during festivals or when going out hunting.

The emperor's intention in doing this is too obvious.

It would be better to send Xu Yao far away, out of the capital, while the emperor is still in shock from the assassination.

If this matter is to be done, for Su Fengyi, it is just a matter of talking and a little effort, but for Xu Yao, it may change her life's destiny.

Xu Yao looked at her with a smile:

"Where does Your Highness want to place me? What do you want me to do?"

Su Fengyi asked her:

"Where do you want to go? The world is so big, you can go anywhere you want. Go to a place where the sky is high and the earth is far away, where no one knows you, away from all these troubles, and live a good life, okay?"

Xu Yao shook her head:

"Although the world is vast, it is the emperor's territory. I have nowhere else to go. The Huangjue Temple has lit the eternal lamp for my husband. I will go there to pray for him and keep the eternal lamp burning."

Since Xu Yao had made up her mind, Su Fengyi did not try to persuade her and said:

"In this case, if you have any difficulties in the future, you can come to me. Uncle Nineteen and I grew up together. Although he is gone, Aunt is still my aunt. Take care, Aunt."

Xu Yao lowered her eyes and returned the greeting. After the eldest princess left, she raised her head and looked out of the carriage.

It was not until the figure on the white horse and in red clothes gradually went away and could no longer be seen that Xu Yao lowered the curtain and said:

"Let's go."

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Huangjue Temple is located in the Western Hills, covering a vast area. It belongs to the royal family. The front hill is very popular and all the common people in the capital can enter. However, the back hill is heavily guarded and only members of the royal family are allowed to enter.

Xu Yao entered the royal wing at the back of Huangjue Temple, opened the window, looked at the high courtyard wall outside, then looked at the palace maids who were making her bed and boxes, and the eunuch who was talking to the young monks in the temple. She felt that Huangjue Temple was actually no different from the imperial palace.

The palace maid opened her boxes and found several boxes of clothes, including one box of official uniforms, which were placed in a conspicuous and easy-to-reach place in the house.

Sometimes, the emperor might be irritated by not getting what he wanted and be cruel, so Xu Yao's official uniform was often worn out.

Since the Emperor liked the clothes so much, he couldn't let the Concubine wear patched clothes, so the Ministry of Internal Affairs hurriedly made a lot of them and sent them to her.

When Xu Yao saw the box of official uniforms, she felt pain in her eyes and all over her body. She looked away and walked out of the room.

The chief eunuch saw her walking out and asked hurriedly:

"The Empress Chen is going out?"

Xu Yao asked him:

"Can I get out?"

The eunuch smiled:

"Of course, of course. The Emperor asked the Concubine Chen to go out to relax, not to lock her up. She can go naturally."

He called two palace maids and said:

"Serve the Concubine Chen well. If anything is dropped, bumped into, or lost, you will be the ones to blame."

Since the eunuch said she could go out, Xu Yao left the courtyard and wandered aimlessly in the back mountain until she came to a pavilion on the mountainside.

She entered the gazebo and felt a notch in the wooden seat of the gazebo.

Huangjue Temple. When she first arrived in the capital, Prince Qingyang took her here for a visit. When they came to this pavilion and just sat down, a wild dog suddenly rushed out and scared Xu Yao.

At that time, Prince Qingyang was using a knife to drive away wild dogs and accidentally chopped the seat, leaving this gap.

Xu Yao touched the gap, sat on the pavilion and looked at the birds flying in the distance, watching silently for a long time.

Towards evening, footsteps were heard and someone walked into the pavilion.

Xu Yao glanced at the man's boots from the corner of her eye, still looking at the birds returning home in the distance, without looking back.

The visitor said:

"The crispy duck from Fanlou in Beijing, my nineteenth brother said you liked it. When I went there, it was sold out, so I asked the chef to make another portion, so I came a little late."

The visitor placed the crispy duck in front of Xu Yao, and Xu Yao turned around.

As if she didn't notice why the two maids guarding her disappeared, Xu Yao just smiled and said:

"Thank you, fourth brother."

King Pingliang looked at her:

"You've suffered a lot, how are you doing lately?"

Xu Yao looked at the food box containing the crispy duck and asked instead of answering:

"Fourth brother, when will you start?"

Prince Pingliang looked at her expression as he spoke:

"The time has not come yet. There are many absurd rumors in the capital. We have to wait until this period is over. Sister-in-law, please be patient. After I have avenged my nineteenth brother, I will definitely send you back."

Xu Yao nodded:

"You are his biological brother. I always believe Fourth Brother more than rumors. Since Fourth Brother asked me to wait, I will listen to him."

King Pingliang felt relieved and chatted for a while, then said:

"If people see me here, I'm afraid it will damage your reputation. I'm leaving first. When the time is right, I'll let you know."

After King Pingliang left, the two palace maids had not returned yet.

Perhaps because the crispy duck was so delicious, an old dog ran out again. It was the wild dog that was driven away by King Qingyang.

Xu Yao looked around and saw no one. She waved at the wild dog and threw the food box to the ground.

The wild dog was frightened by the sound of the food box falling to the ground at first and ran away. However, it could not resist the temptation and ran over, dragging the duck away.

Two palace maids ran over and saw the dog dragging the duck. One of them wanted to beat the dog, while the other ran over to support Xu Yao and asked:

"Empress Chen, are you okay?"

Xu Yao shook her head:

"It's okay. I got scared by the dog and the crispy duck fell off."

The maid said regretfully:

"Oh, what a pity! The crispy duck at Fanlou is hard to buy. The Prince of Pingliang bought this specially. It's okay, if your Majesty wants to eat it, I will ask someone to buy it back some other day."

Xu Yao touched the gap in the seat and followed her words:

"Yeah, what a pity."

The birds in the distance have all flown away. It’s time for them to go home.

Xu Yao stood up and walked back, leaving the pavilion and the wild dog behind her. The words of the people who had visited Huangjue Temple with her at that time echoed in her ears again.

……

"Yaoyao, the word chastity is nothing but a shackle. If you don't wear it, it means nothing."

"Yaoyao, your being alive is the most important thing to me."

"Yaoyao, listen to me. I'm almost done. Remember, whoever wants something from you, whoever wants something from you, is the one who wants to harm you. Stay away from him, don't think about avenging me, go home."

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