bookrandom Chapter 418: Heavenly Family Asks Zen 2
Chapter 418: Heavenly Family Asks Zen 2
Master Huiming, who had been fiddling with the chess pieces with his head down, had a calm expression on his face. He quietly played with the white chess pieces in his hand, looking at the chess game in front of him thoughtfully without saying a word.
Wang Jinyi calmed down and put his hands together, "Greetings, Master Abbot."
Her voice was clear and calm.
Then he turned slightly to face Emperor Qianyuan, raised his hand in greeting, and said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner, "Amitabha."
Emperor Qianyuan glanced at the girl from head to toe with a cold and sharp look from his half-closed eyes.
This is the granddaughter of Wang Minzhang, the Minister of Rites?! The old man prided himself on being upright and honest, but he raised his granddaughter like a piece of pure gold and unpolished jade.
Wang Jinyi, who was standing still in the Buddhist hall, was fixed in place by several gazes, but he was still able to observe the situation calmly. He really had the spirit of a clear-minded literati who "remains calm even when Mount Tai collapses in front of him."
Recalling the important things the prince had entrusted to her before his death, she slightly opened her eyes and took a look at the girl in the monk's robe. At this moment, she felt that her son had a unique vision.
The shadow of the crown prince appeared faintly in front of Emperor Qianyuan's eyes again, and his heart ached. His most beloved son, the crown prince whom he had cultivated with all his heart...
People often say that the greatest pain in the world is to see the young die before the elderly. He really experienced this pain. He had no one to confide in and had to pretend to be strong, not only because he was an emperor, but also because his successor was so young!
Emperor Qianyuan glanced back and looked up at Ouyang Wenche who was in a trance looking at Wang Jinyi, and couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips.
The girl remained calm when everyone was looking at her. Seeing that no one asked her any questions, she looked up at the mage and then looked at Emperor Qianyuan who was sitting opposite her.
Master Huiming, who had been fiddling with the chess pieces, held a shiny white piece in his hand and hovered it above the board for a moment before finally dropping it on the star position. The crisp sound of the piece dropping broke the silence as he introduced:
"This is a benefactor with great merit, and that is Master Jingyi who has just been ordained as a monk."
After saying that, he stood up and said slowly, "I have something else to do, please make yourselves at ease."
Then he raised his hand to salute and left the meditation room.
Wang Jinyi's gaze followed Master Huiming out of the meditation room before he turned his gaze back to Emperor Qianyuan and raised his eyebrows slightly, with an obvious questioning tone.
Emperor Qianyuan still did not say anything, but just raised his hand slightly. A young eunuch bent over, walked quickly to Wang Jinyi, and presented the thing he was holding to Wang Jinyi.
It was an exquisitely carved white jade lotus.
"Do you recognize this thing?"
Emperor Qianyuan spoke in a low voice, with unquestionable majesty.
When Wang Jinyi saw the half lotus, he understood in his heart that this was a letter that the prince had asked him to pass on, and someone had come to pick it up.
She picked up a plain silk thread from her neck, and a purse appeared from her monk's robe. She deftly unbuttoned the purse and took out half of the same white jade lotus.
As soon as the two petals of the lotus touched each other, a slight clicking sound was heard, and the mechanism engaged delicately, bringing a complete openwork white jade lotus to life.
Wang Jinyi placed the complete sculpture on the eunuch's tray and bowed to Emperor Qianyuan, who was sitting on a low couch, as if he were a scholar.
"May I ask who has sent you here, and what are you here for?"
"Lu Ziyou, get a letter."
Emperor Qianyuan replied in a sonorous and brief voice, looking at the girl in front of him without blinking.
She raised her left arm, rolled up her sleeves neatly, untied the small sleeve crossbow, skillfully opened the quiver, and took out a brown paper bag rolled into a straight tube.
The young eunuch took it and presented it respectfully. Emperor Qianyuan took the letter, rubbed the prince's seal on the wax on the envelope with his fingertips, and his eyes suddenly turned cold.
Unfolding the letter, his Adam's apple rolled slightly, his fingers pinched the letter paper tighter and tighter, his expression becoming more and more gloomy.
Wang Jinyi discovered that the letter made Emperor Qianyuan very angry and shocked, and finally he lowered his head very sadly. But only for a moment, he raised his head again and handed the paper in his hand to the white-robed guard beside him.
Then he looked at Wang Jinyi with a hawk-like gaze.
"Does the prince have anything to ask of you?"
Wang Jinyi lowered his eyes, recalling the prince coughing up blood, slowly raising his hand with difficulty, and saying two words intermittently:
"Please..."
"The third level of the offering shelf in the Wanfo Hall, behind the ninth row on the right."
"What does the ranking say?"
"Rebirth in the lotus position, in the next life, cultivate both blessings and wisdom."
Emperor Qianyuan raised his head suddenly and regained his composure in an instant. Someone had already left the Buddhist hall and the room returned to silence.
Soon, hurried footsteps were heard outside the door, and a guard came back holding a wooden box.
"Prince... do you have anything to convey?"
Emperor Qianyuan's voice became increasingly dull.
Wang Jinyi saw the weak appearance of the prince in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh, but shook his head.
"No, or I didn't have time..."
The veins on the back of Emperor Qianyuan's hands bulged, but he just picked up the teacup and took a sip. He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and when he opened them again, the sadness in his eyes had been covered up by the majesty of the emperor.
Ouyang Wenche silently observed the conversation between Wang Jinyi and the Emperor's grandfather.
Her sadness and regret when she mentioned the prince were so obvious.
Although she was not timid and calm in front of the emperor...
Ouyang Wenche's heart was filled with complex emotions, including admiration, heartache, and a feeling that was difficult to describe.
Wang Jinyi saw that the task entrusted by the crown prince had been completed, and bowed to Emperor Qianyuan again:
"I have fulfilled my promise and am leaving now."
"I think Miss Xunyang knows that the prince asked you to be a witness, not just to hand over the entrusted item!"
At this time, the young general in white robe who had been standing beside Emperor Qianyuan looked up and stared at Wang Jinyi and asked.
Wang Jinyi, who bowed his head and was about to leave, also looked up and stared at the young man who asked the question. He felt a sense of déjà vu, which made Wang Jinyi slightly delayed for a moment before answering:
“When the prince entrusted me with this box, he only said please, and I thought he just wanted me to pass it on.
Later, Lu Ziyou said that I was a witness and trapped me in the Pure Land Temple..."
She didn't continue to express her dissatisfaction, but the meaning of her words was obvious.
Emperor Qianyuan, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke.
"Pure Land Temple is a rare place for spiritual practice. Lu Ziyou left behind the royal guards to protect you and avoid disturbance."
He suddenly scattered a handful of chess pieces in his hand onto the chessboard. A few pieces fell to the ground with a crisp sound. The young eunuch squatted down with his neck shrunk to pick them up. Emperor Qianyuan flicked his sleeves slightly and retreated.
"Since you were involved, you cannot escape responsibility. Your safety is particularly important. You must understand this yourself."
Wang Jinyi's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she lowered her eyes to hide the alertness in her eyes: "I am just a woman, I really don't understand what you mean."
"not understand?"
Emperor Qianyuan's eyes turned cold. "The life and death of the prince is related to the fate of the country. You are already involved in it. Do you still want to protect yourself?"