After falsely claiming to be pregnant, the whole court came to claim it

Li Yan finally agreed to go hiking in the suburbs of Beijing.

Liu Linxi was as happy as a big kid going on a spring outing, the night before he was preparing what he would bring for the next day.

"Shall we stay overnight on the mountain?" Liu Linxi asked Li Yan.

"It's okay to go all the way and stay overnight." Li Yan said.

Hearing this, Liu Linxi walked around the bedroom and asked Su Heng: "Is there any extra bedding in the temple? Do we need to bring the quilt up?"

"General Liu, don't need to worry. The slaves have accompanied the late emperor and the empress dowager to this temple on Lingshan several times in the past. Food and supplies are prepared there, so you don't need to take them up." Su Heng said.

"Is there enough to eat? I heard that monks go to bed early after dark. If I can't sleep at night and I'm hungry, I can't ask them for fast food." Liu Linxi muttered: "Why don't we bring some Snack up?"

Li Yan said helplessly: "Tomorrow, apart from you and me, we will only bring Su Heng and Lu Yuzheng. If you bring a food box, you can't bring the others. Otherwise, I will have to find someone to deliver it to you." .”

"I can carry it by myself." Liu Linxi said.

"Don't you want...to stay with me?" Li Yan said with a slightly embarrassed expression.

Only then did Liu Linxi remember that Li Yan was afraid of heights, and when he climbed the mountain tomorrow, he had to hold Li Yan's hand, which made it very inconvenient to hold things.Thinking of this, he had no choice but to give up all the things he wanted to take with him, and only packed some snacks for Su Heng to take with him.

The next morning, Liu Linxi got up early to pack up.In addition to Su Heng and Lu Yuzheng, Li Yan also brought Chu Yunfeng with him, because Chu Yunfeng had to help Liu Linxi perform acupuncture because he wanted to stay overnight in the temple.

It was the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, and the weather was very sunny.

Although it's a little cold, I don't feel like coming out in the sun.

Liu Linxi didn't want to take the carriage, so he drove Chu Yunfeng and Su Heng into the carriage, and rode with Li Yan and Lu Yuzheng himself.He hadn't ridden a horse for a long time, and after leaving the outskirts of Beijing, he clamped his horse's belly and galloped towards the front road.

Liu Linxi wore a narrow-sleeved military uniform today, and he rode a horse with a heroic posture, which was very pleasing to the eye.

But Li Yan didn't have much time to appreciate it. He was worried that Liu Linxi would fall all the way, completely forgetting that Liu Linxi was no worse at riding a horse than he was at all.

The two of them arrived at the foot of the mountain first after a while.

Lu Yuzheng took the rope from the two of them and sent the horse to a nearby foster home, while Liu Linxi took Li Yan directly up the mountain.The mountain on the outskirts of Beijing is called Lingshan. The mountain is neither steep nor too high.The temple was built halfway up the mountain, and it would take less than half an hour to climb up from the bottom of the mountain.

"Have you ever fallen from this mountain before?" Liu Linxi asked Li Yan.

"It should be." Li Yan said: "Father used to come here to stay here for a few days every year, and I often came with him when I was young. After that incident happened, I cried and refused. Come again."

Liu Linxi stretched out his hand to hold Li Yan's right hand, letting him walk by his side, and asked, "Thank you for being willing to accompany me today."

"I should thank you." Li Yan looked up at the direction of the top of the mountain, and said: "In the year before my father was alive, I actually accompanied him and my mother once, and when I got to the foot of the mountain, I suddenly felt flustered, so I Say nothing and refuse to go up with him."

Liu Linxi vaguely remembered that the Queen Mother had mentioned this past incident, and today when he heard Li Yan mention it, he could feel a little lost.

"After my father left, I often think of that day. If I hadn't been afraid that day and went up with him, he would have been very happy." Li Yan said with a wry smile: "At that time I should have been 17 years old. But he is still so cowardly in front of him."

Liu Linxi squeezed his hand and said: "In life, no matter how old you are, you will always be afraid of things. You are afraid of climbing mountains, I am afraid of crossing water, some people are afraid of fighting, some are afraid of taking medicine... I remember in In the Northwest Army Camp, there was a very strong soldier who was not afraid of being injured in battle, but he was afraid of the dark. After dark, he didn’t even dare to go to the latrine by himself, so he had to find someone to accompany him every time.”

Li Yan couldn't help laughing when he heard the words, and heard Liu Linxi say again: "Although you are the emperor, you can also have things to be afraid of. The late emperor will not be disappointed in you because of this. Besides, aren't we here today? The late emperor is in heaven. If you have a spirit, you should be able to see it."

"Do you believe in the existence of spirits in the sky?" Li Yan asked him.

"Believe it, why don't you believe it?" Liu Linxi said.

Liu Linxi himself has experienced very wonderful things. He was originally a dead person, and he had a chance to gain a second life in this world. This is already the most mysterious experience for him.He even believed in this, let alone the saying that there are spirits in the sky.

"You copy scriptures in the Buddhist hall every day, and you are still a vegetarian, isn't it because you believe in it?" Liu Linxi asked him.

"I can't say it well, but every time I think about where people will go after death, I'm always afraid that there will be nothing left." Li Yan said: "If a person is empty after death, it must be difficult for a living person to persevere."

Liu Linxi guessed that Li Yan was thinking of the late emperor, and felt a little sad.

Then he comforted: "I heard many people say that after death, people will become stars in the sky. When you look up at night, the brightest star is the person you miss the most."

Hearing this, Li Yan looked up and found that it was still bright today, it was noon and there were no stars.

Liu Linxi pulled him, and the two arrived at the gate of the temple after walking for more than half an hour.

Li Yan looked back at the way he came from, feeling rather surprised in his heart.

"Many things are like this. When you don't come, you always feel scared. When you really come up, you will find out, but that's all." Liu Linxi followed his gaze to look down the mountain, and saw that Lu Yuzheng had already followed.

Li Yan spread out his palms soaked in cold sweat, thinking that he was not afraid.It's just that his attention was all on Liu Linxi along the way, he was afraid that he would fall, and he was tired, so he didn't care about being afraid.But even so, he still broke out in a cold sweat.

"The name of Qingyin Temple was inscribed by the emperor." Li Yan pointed to the plaque at the entrance of the temple.

"Your characters are very similar to those of the late emperor," Liu Linxi said.

The three big characters of Qingyin Temple are vigorous and powerful at first glance. From the perspective of the characters being like a person, Liu Linxi guessed that the first emperor should be a person not inferior to Li Yan.It is said that the tiger father has no dogs and sons, so it is not difficult to guess the shadow of the late emperor from Li Yan's body.Liu Linxi couldn't help thinking about it again, if Li Yan had a child in the future, he didn't know if he would be as handsome and unrestrained as Li Yan.

Li Yan said: "When I practiced calligraphy when I was young, it was taught by the late Emperor himself."

Liu Linxi said: "No wonder, if we have a child in the future, you will teach him to write by yourself."

Liu Linxi didn't care about what he said, and just mentioned it casually, but Li Yan heard it, as if someone had stabbed his heart with the tip of a knife, and the pain caused him to suffocate for a short time.

"Are you okay?" Liu Linxi saw that his complexion was not very good, and thought it was because he was afraid of heights.

"Probably because I'm too tired, just go in and rest for a while." Li Yan forced a smile, and walked into the temple holding Liu Linxi's hand.

This Qingyin Temple is not big, apart from the main hall and a few meditation rooms, there are only a few houses for pilgrims to live temporarily.The total number of monks in the temple is less than twenty. Fortunately, the temple is small and there are few people, but it doesn't feel too deserted.

Because Qingyin Temple is small, the incense is not too prosperous.

Probably because of this, this place was favored by the first emperor.

This also corresponds to the image of the word Qingyin, even if it is just after the new year, it is not noisy, and there are almost no people who come to offer incense.

"Benefactor Li, I haven't seen you for many years, don't come here without any problems." After seeing Li Yan, the old abbot of the temple clasped his hands together and said to Li Yan.

"Master, stay safe and sound." Li Yan also clasped his hands together and bowed to the abbot.

The old abbot looked at Liu Linxi who was 70 years old, and looked at him kindly. After seeing Liu Linxi, he smiled faintly and asked, "What is the name of this benefactor?"

"I'm at Liu Linxi." Liu Linxi hurriedly reported his family background.

"Sponsor Liu's wisdom is not shallow. To be able to come to our temple today is because of our predestined relationship with the Buddha." The abbot said.

Liu Linxi smiled, and didn't know how to answer. He wondered what it meant to have a fate with Buddha. Could it be that the abbot wanted him to become a monk?Thinking of this, Liu Linxi glanced at Li Yan, and Li Yan was also looking at him, their eyes met each other, it seemed that they were thinking the same thing.

"General Liu is the empress I chose. When I marry him in the future, I will definitely come to the temple to fulfill my vows. Then I will ask Master to take the trouble to pray and pray." Li Yan said to the old abbot.

The old abbot looked at the two of them, clasped his hands together and said, "Benefactor Li and Benefactor Liu are very destined."

He only said such an ambiguous sentence, Liu Linxi didn't think there was anything wrong with it, but Li Yan's eyes dimmed, and he couldn't help thinking wildly.

Seeing that Li Yan was a little restless, the old abbot said, "Benefactor Li is afraid. I hope you can practice meditation in the temple these few days."

Liu Linxi was startled when he heard the words, wondering if Li Yan is so afraid of heights?Even the old abbot could see that he was scared?

After a while, Su Heng and Chu Yunfeng also came up.

The little master in the monastery arranged the accommodation for everyone.

When it was time for lunch, all the monks had a fast meal together.

"They don't eat after noon, so you should eat more to avoid starvation at night." Li Yan whispered to Liu Linxi.

While adding an extra bowl of rice, Liu Linxi secretly rejoiced that she had brought some snacks, otherwise she would have been hungry.

After lunch, Li Yan went to the main hall to burn incense, then took his brush and ink and began to copy scriptures.

The abbot master was right, he had fear in his heart, even when he was copying scriptures in front of the Buddha, he couldn't hide the fear in his heart.This time when he came to Qingyin Temple, it seemed that he had been arranged in the dark. It was the first time for Li Yan to spread out all the fears in his life and make them public. Ning's feeling.

From leaving the palace to now, he seems to have never stopped being afraid all the way.

"The donor is too thoughtful, so how can he copy scriptures with peace of mind?" A young monk saw that Li Yan copied several scriptures in a row, so he knelt aside and said, "Master often teaches us that if we want to practice To learn the Dharma, one needs to purify one's mind, if one has too much worldly troubles, even copying the scriptures and worshiping the Buddha every day in this hall will be futile."

Li Yan put down his pen and said to the little monk, "Is there no trouble, little master?"

"Yes." The little monk said: "Everyone in the world has troubles, and monks are no exception."

Li Yan nodded and said, "Is there anything that little master is afraid of?"

"Yes." The little monk said: "Fear is common in the world, and this little monk is no exception."

"There are afflictions and fears, how can the little master purify his mind?" Li Yan asked.

"Master has taught a lot of Buddhist teachings, and I don't know all of them, but I know about the afflictions and fears." The little monk said: "The so-called afflictions and fears are nothing more than giving up and getting, giving up love and letting go." Giving up life for righteousness, giving up for gain and loss for gain and death... If the benefactor can see clearly, all things are things outside the body, and there is actually no big difference between giving up and gaining."

Li Yan couldn't help but smile wryly upon hearing this.

Afraid of losing, afraid of not getting.

People all over the world are really worried about this.

He is the king of a country, so why not.

Dusk on the mountain came very quickly.

Liu Linxi felt that it was getting dark soon after lunch.

He was in the backyard just now, watching the monks digging the cellar in the monastery for a while, and it was quite interesting to watch.

Monks do things in a calm and orderly manner, and every gesture of their hands seems to have a calmness of being born in the world.

Liu Linxi was a lazy person in the past, he didn't think about making progress, he didn't seek to make progress, but he only wanted to be happy and carefree in front of him.Just like he lives in this temple now, even though the taste of the fast food is worse than that in the palace, he doesn't feel dull, on the contrary, he enjoys it.

Now when he thought about the old abbot's words again, he thought it was quite appropriate.

If he hadn't met Li Yan, Liu Linxi felt that it would not be unacceptable for him to come to this temple to be a monk.

It was getting dark, Liu Linxi got up and walked towards the front yard.

Next to the corner door connecting the front and back yards, I saw a "little head" hiding at the door and watching him secretly.

Such a small little monk?

Liu Linxi felt that it was interesting, so she slowly squatted down and approached, and smiled at that "little head" from a few steps away.

The small head is bald, and the eyes are big and bright.

The owner of the little head hid behind the door and did not come out, only staring at Liu Linxi.

"Little Master, what's your name?" Liu Linxi asked.

"What's your name?" The little monk asked back.

"My name is Uncle." Liu Linxi said.

"You lie. Uncle is not a person's name. Monks don't lie." The little monk said.

"But uncle is not a monk." Liu Linxi said.

The little monk rolled his eyes, and seemed to think that Liu Linxi's words made sense, so he didn't refute.

Liu Linxi asked, "You haven't answered Uncle's question yet."

"My name is Shifang." The little monk said.

"Shifang, how old are you?" Liu Linxi asked him again.

"How old are you?" Xiao Shifang asked Liu Linxi with wide eyes.

Liu Linxi raised his eyebrows and said, "Uncle is seven years old."

Xiao Shifang frowned and said, "You're talking nonsense, I'm already five years old, how can you be only two years older than me when you're so tall?"

"Did you forget? Uncle is not a monk, so he can lie." Liu Linxi said.

"I won't play with you anymore." Xiao Shifang obviously didn't understand why this uncle was so strange, he kept lying to him, and simply turned his head and ran away.

Liu Linxi wanted to chase him, but after a second thought, he went back to his room, took some snacks from the food box Su Heng brought, wrapped them in oiled paper, and quietly went to the backyard.

Qingyin Temple is not very big, so it is not difficult to find someone.

Especially a child who has just turned five and is full of curiosity about strangers.

After Liu Linxi noticed the familiar sight in the corner, she didn't pierce it, and sat on the stone steps in front of the corridor, took out a piece of snack and put it under her nose to smell it.

Xiao Shifang hid behind the porch, thinking it was very secretive, but in fact Liu Linxi saw clearly the movement of secretly swallowing his saliva.

"There's only one piece of dim sum. If someone wants to call me uncle, I'll give it to him." Liu Linxi said.

When Xiao Shifang heard the words, he frowned and remained silent.

Liu Linxi waited for a while, sighed, and opened her mouth to bite the snack.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Shifang ran over suddenly and said, "Uncle."

Liu Linxi's heart burst into joy when he heard the words, but he suppressed a smile on his face, turned to Xiao Shifang and said, "Oh, what a coincidence, why are you here?"

"..." Xiao Shifang frowned and remained silent, staring at the snack in Liu Linxi's hand.

"Do you want to eat?" Liu Linxi asked.

Xiao Shifang was just about to say something, but when he thought about how often this strange uncle in front of him lied, he felt that he might have been cheated again, and immediately his face turned aggrieved, and his eyes turned red.

Seeing this, Liu Linxi didn't dare to tease him anymore, and hurriedly stuffed the snack in her hand to Xiao Shifang.

Xiao Shifang took the piece of snack with great care, turned it carefully behind the pillar, and then began to eat it in small bites.

Liu Linxi is a person who loves to eat, but this is the first time he sees people eating with such seriousness, as if what is being held in those small hands is not an ordinary snack, but an amazing panacea.

After a while, Xiao Shifang finished eating that piece of snack. Not only did he eat up all the residues in his hand, but he also sucked his fingers full of desire.Liu Linxi's heart softened, thinking how could there be such a likable little monk!I really want to steal it back and keep it.

"You call uncle again, and I'll give you another piece." Liu Linxi said.

"Didn't you say there is only one piece?" Xiao Shifang asked.

Liu Linxi smiled "shamelessly", and took out another piece of snack.

Xiao Shifang looked like you were lying again, but it was obvious that he wanted to eat.

Liu Linxi was not in a hurry, and just looked at Xiao Shifang with a smile on his face.Xiao Shifang struggled for a while, probably still unable to resist the temptation of the snack, took a deep breath, as if he had made some great decision.

"Uncle." Xiao Shifang said with humiliation.

"Oh, I regret it, calling uncle won't work this time." Liu Linxi said.

Xiao Shifang looked annoyed, glared at Liu Linxi, and said, "Daddy."

Liu Linxi: ...

No... I didn't mean that, why did you call me daddy so suddenly? ? ?

"Will you give it?" Xiao Shifang asked.

Liu Linxi was immersed in the shock of "becoming a father for no reason", and hurriedly passed the snack in his hand to Xiao Shifang.

Xiao Shifang only ate half a piece this time, and kept half of it in his hand, not wanting to eat it.

Liu Linxi asked, "Are you full?"

"Take it back to Master to eat." Xiao Shifang said.

Liu Linxi: ...

How can there be such a sensible little monk, and I really want to steal it back to raise him again.

"Eat it, I still have some here." After Liu Linxi said, he handed the oiled paper bag to him, and there were three snacks inside.

Xiao Shifang looked at Liu Linxi in shock, took the snack carefully, bowed to Liu Linxi, and then turned and ran away.

In the main hall, the flames in the ever-burning lamp flickered slightly.

Li Yan, who was kneeling in front of the Buddha statue, slowly got up, only to realize that his knees were numb after kneeling for too long.

He tried his best to support himself so as not to let himself fall. At this moment, a young monk suddenly ran out from behind the Buddha statue, and stepped forward to give Li Yan a hug.The little monk was only as tall as Li Yan's waist, and he really couldn't support anyone, but his posture was extremely exerting, as if he planned to carry Li Yan's body on his own.

Li Yan laughed and said, "I'm sorry, little master."

The little monk looked up at him and said, "My name is Shifang, not Master."

Seeing his serious face and his cute appearance, Li Yan couldn't help but want to reach out and rub his little bald head.But feeling uncomfortable, he put his hand on his shoulder.

"Why did you kneel for so long?" Xiao Shifang looked up at Li Yan and asked.

"Because... there are many things I want to ask for." Li Yan said.

Xiao Shifang said: "Master said, you can't ask for things outside of your body, you can only ask for peace of mind."

"Then I'm just asking for peace of mind." Li Yan said.

Xiao Shifang nodded half-understood, he was only five years old, so naturally he didn't know how much troubles and worries an adult could hold in his heart to make people feel "uneasy".Li Yan's legs and feet recovered now, Xiao Shifang saw that he was fine, so he let go of his hand.

"Thank you little master for extending your helping hand." Li Yan bowed to him with his palms folded.

"You don't have to be polite, benefactor." Xiao Shifang returned the courtesy.

Li Yan stepped out of the hall, and within a few steps, he felt someone following behind him, and when he looked back, it was Xiao Shifang.Xiao Shifang came out of the warm hall, and couldn't help shrinking his neck in the cold wind. He walked up to Li Yan, took out something from his arms, and handed it to Li Yan.

Li Yan asked blankly: "What is this?"

Xiao Shifang said: "This is... I called Daddy in exchange for it, and the last one is for you."

Li Yan took a small paper bag, a little puzzled.

I thought this is what the little monk's father gave him?Why give it to me?

"Open it and have a look." Xiao Shifang said.

Hearing this, Li Yan opened the paper bag and found it was a snack.

"Give me something to eat?" Li Yan asked.

"Well, sweet." Xiao Shifang said, "Eat it, and you won't be bitter."

Li Yan couldn't help feeling warm when he heard this.

He grew up so big, it was the first time someone talked to him like this.

The little monk lived in this temple, it must have been difficult to get a piece of snack, but he gave it to him so easily.

Li Yan couldn't bear to brush Xiao Shifang's heart away, so he picked up the piece of snack and took a bite, feeling that the taste was somewhat familiar.

"Who gave this to you?" Li Yan asked him.

Xiao Shifang bowed his head in silence for a while, then said reluctantly, "Daddy."

Li Yan: ...

Does the little monk really have a father?

"It's him." Xiao Shifang pointed behind Li Yan and said.

Li Yan looked back subconsciously, and saw a person engulfed in the dim light from the lantern in the corridor not far away, he was familiar with that figure, it was Liu Linxi.

"You called him just now..." Li Yan turned his head and saw that Xiao Shifang had already trotted away.

He looked at Xiao Shifang's back, and when the words "Daddy" sounded in his ears, he felt a lump in his throat, and couldn't help being a little dazed...

As if in some time and space that he couldn't reach, he and Liu Linxi really had such a child, who would hand him a piece of sweet snack on a certain cold winter night, and call "Daddy" to Liu Linxi...