The Princess's Deadly Daily Life

The sky was dark, with a faint mist in the distance and splashes of water nearby.

The raindrops dripped on the umbrella, making a sound, and then rolled down from the tip of the umbrella, splashing onto the ground and forming puddles.

Even so, she wanted to stroll in the rain and blend into this unprecedented tranquility.

Before his fingers even touched the umbrella pole, Long Qi consciously tilted it back towards her, "No problem, I'll accompany you wherever you want to go."

"But the little servant just now..."

"No problem."

The two of them walked slowly on the stone road in the slanting wind and drizzle. The oil-paper umbrella was neither too big nor too small, just enough to accommodate two people.

But he was too tall, so in order to protect her from getting wet, he had to lean closer to her.

Li Xiying got as close to his arm as possible so that he wouldn't get soaked.

There were many people taking shelter in the temple, so the noise was endless. Before they knew it, they walked out of the temple. They were silent all the way, just listening to the sound of rain, and didn't care that the muddy water stained their shoes.

Looking around this mountain, there is more than one temple. When we came here, we saw large and small temples at the foot of the mountain and even halfway up the mountain. However, the temples you see when you reach the top of the mountain are relatively grand.

Therefore, there is a nunnery after walking a few steps. The words "Nunnery" on the plaque are so crooked that it is difficult to make out. The outer wall of the nunnery is a little dilapidated, but there are no weeds. It can be seen that someone often takes care of it, but there are few pilgrims.

The rain gradually got heavier, and the water droplets splashing from the ground were as high as knees. If I walked any further my shoes and socks would get wet.

Li Xiying looked at Long Qi, and the two of them seemed to be more in tune with each other. They nodded to each other, and then walked inside together.

Long Qi followed silently beside her holding an umbrella, watching her gently pulling her sleeves, afraid that the rain would hit him, and a smile unconsciously appeared on the corner of his mouth.

After entering the nunnery, she looked around. It was deserted and completely different from the temple over there.

As soon as she stepped over the threshold, she saw a nun in the Buddhist temple reciting scriptures devoutly and slowly beating a wooden fish.

"Sorry to bother you, we came in to take shelter from the rain." She walked closer and said to the nun sincerely.

The nun heard the footsteps getting closer and closer, and she took a quick glance with her peripheral vision. Her body froze, her expression unclear.

Li Xiying could not see her face, but saw that she stopped chanting for a moment, put down the wooden hammer, put her hands together and bowed to the Buddha statue for a moment, then stood up for some reason and walked quickly to the back of the Buddhist hall.

Li Xiwei was very puzzled. She felt that this nun was a little strange. Not only did she ignore her words, but she also left her back in a hurry as if she was afraid that someone would see her clearly.

Is this the normal reaction when pilgrims come to a temple?

It's more like... he's deliberately avoiding people.

As she thought about it, the more she looked at the other person's back, the more familiar he looked. It seemed...

In an instant, the figure of a person in my mind overlapped.

Her heart couldn't help but skip a beat. After trying hard to suppress this strange thought, she felt uneasy because of this familiar feeling.

No matter what, she has to go and take a look no matter what!

Long Qi was collecting his umbrella, but he didn't notice that Li Xiying had walked up to the nun in the blink of an eye and grabbed the nun.

"Sister Pingyuan?" Li Xiying looked at the nun in front of her with disbelief. Not an inch of her long hair was left. She was shocked.

When Long Qi heard Li Xiying's scream, he immediately dropped his umbrella and went to check.

The nun lowered her head, her tone unable to conceal her panic, and said: "My Buddhist name is Miaoxu, the donor has made a mistake."

Seeing that she didn't dare to look him in the eye, Li Xiying hugged her tightly, her eyes reddened, "Sister Pingyuan, it's only been a year since we last met, how could I have mistaken you? What happened? Why did you shave your head?"

When Long Qi heard the word "Pingyuan", he understood. One of the biological daughters of the current Empress Dowager He was called "Princess Pingyuan". When the late emperor was trapped in Fengxiang, he was forced to marry Pingyuan to a vassal king. Later, the vassal king fell and the princess was lost. She was later found by Zhu Wen. Now... he didn't expect to see her in this nunnery.

An elderly nun came over and was inevitably moved by this scene. She advised Pingyuan, "Miaoxu, if you have unfinished business and are feeling unsettled, why not go with this female donor and talk to her."

Pingyuan clasped his hands, nodded, then took Li Xiying's hand and walked towards the inner courtyard.

Li Xiying turned to Long Qi and said, "My dear..."

Without waiting for her to say anything, Long Qi immediately said, "I'll wait for you here."

She pursed her lips and followed Pingyuan's thin figure to a corridor in the backyard.

The furnishings in the corridor room were simple and clean, with just a small couch and a low table, and the air was filled with a faint scent of medicine.

Pingyuan knelt beside the low table, picked up the still slightly warm small pot on the table and poured a cup of tea for Li Xiying, "I don't have much here, so I'll just treat you to a cup of mulberry leaf tea. I brewed it half an hour ago, and it's still a little warm."

Li Xiying immediately sat down next to her, raised his eyes to see that her features were calm, took the cup of still warm tea, feeling mixed emotions.

I took a sip and didn't know how to speak again for a long time.

It’s just because Pingyuan’s indifference is so moving.

"Tang Xing." Pingyuan called her, "In fact, some questions have already been answered before they are discovered. People are trapped in the secular world and will inevitably think that this is not good, but whether it is good or bad is up to me, isn't it?"

"All things are impermanent, the world changes, everything is natural. I know that it will be difficult to get rid of the troubles of the world if I become a hermit. When the three thousand black hairs fell to the ground, I knew that the troubles and confusions were not completely eliminated because of the falling black hair. Therefore, transformation is not to escape, but to seek peace in the loss. Listen to Zen, meditate, cultivate oneself, and cultivate one's character. The worldly things are over and over. I only look at whether I can see through my heart at the moment and see through the causes and consequences of the world."

Li Xiying looked at her smile and felt so relieved that she couldn't help but not know how to respond. After a long while, she said, "Sister, I understand what you mean."

After her grandfather passed away, Empress He became the current Empress Dowager He, and her younger brother Li Yu ascended the throne but became a human puppet in the hands of treacherous villains; Sister Pingyuan attributed all this to "all things are impermanent, the world changes, everything is natural", she seemed to have really seen through the cause and effect, which is why she is so indifferent.

She couldn't hold it in any longer, and threw herself into Pingyuan's arms, sobbing, "Sister, I can't see through these causes and effects. I have hatred in my heart, and I want to avenge Grandpa! But...but, I can't do anything!"

Pingyuan gently patted her trembling thin back and soothed her softly: "You have done very well..."

Li Xiying was still sobbing: "Sister, do you also want me to let go of my hatred?"

"No. Hatred is also a kind of obsession. Do you think you can let it go if I tell you to? I know you have no choice but to put it aside for the time being, and you won't change your heart because of a few words of persuasion from others. So, I just want to tell you, don't forget to look at the people around you more, don't let hatred occupy your entire body and mind, and at least take a little time to look at the beauty around you." Pingyuan spoke slowly, word by word, just like the elder sister who treated her in previous years.

Li Xi sat up and held Pingyuan's slightly calloused hand. Because of these words, she naturally thought of her manor, and the maids such as Grandma, Amber, Daimao, etc., who would do almost anything to make her laugh; and her fourth uncle and aunt, Madam Cui, who cared for her and comforted her...

Of course she saw everything, so how could she ignore it?