At noon, the carriage stopped on time outside the gate of the Dragon's Tooth Temple. The monks wearing Dharma robes had been waiting in line for a long time, and the abbot master, who was already slightly rickety but still in good spirits, personally greeted him and invited Phoenix Nanhua and Shen Yan'er and his party into the hall.

Two rows of long tables have already prepared hot meals, and the whole room is filled with the faint smell of incense that is unique to Buddhist temples. There was a sound of monks knocking on the wooden fish chanting in the distance, and there seemed to be the sound of "hehe, hey, hey" practicing martial arts in the distance.

Phoenix Nanhua and the abbot master are old acquaintances, the two of them shush each other, Phoenix Nanhua supports the elderly abbot, as if they are a pair of intimate father and son. But Shen Yan'er, who came to this strange environment for the first time, seemed a little at a loss, silently followed behind everyone, and later sat next to Xiaoqing under the guidance of a monk who did not smile. Phoenix Nanhua and the abbot master sat opposite them. Jing Hao was led away by another monk and was about to go to another place to eat.

As soon as Shen Yan'er sat down, Xiaoqing next to her unceremoniously pushed her arm, and complained in a depressed voice: "What are you doing here?" Sure enough, as Shen Yan'er expected, Phoenix Nanhua took herself out without telling Xiaoqing. Shen Yan'er smiled and explained: "Thanks to King Ning's thoughtfulness, I'm just a pretense, otherwise how can you, a popular candidate for queen, travel alone with King Ning?" ”

Xiaoqing, who has an upright personality and has helped Shen Yan'er a lot, of course is not polite to Shen Yan'er, and makes a straightforward request: "It's okay for you to come with you, but when you enjoy the red leaves in the afternoon, can you find an excuse to sneak away?" I risked my life to help you in exchange for this opportunity to be alone with King Ning. Now it's all ruined by you. ”

Seeing that she was pouting her mouth high, Shen Yan'er, who had already thought of a hundred excuses for sneaking, nodded happily in agreement. Xiaoqing smiled contentedly.

Next, Phoenix Nanhua introduced Shen Yan'er and Xiaoqing to the abbot master, and both of them also followed the example of monks, and reverently folded their hands to salute the master. After some politeness, it's finally time to eat.

Halfway through the meal, the abbot master suddenly inadvertently asked about the emperor's physical condition. The emperor is in poor health, and the major events in the world have been divided between King Ning, the Queen Mother and the Prime Minister, and this matter has already spread all over the world, and the abbot of Longya Temple, who is close to the royal family, has naturally heard of it. Phoenix Nanhua, who was originally swallowing vegetables, choked up when he heard this, and his expression became a little unnatural. He paused for a moment before replying, "Although the imperial doctor said that it is not a big deal. But it is not to be taken lightly. There will be some time to recuperate. ”

"After hearing the news, Lao Wei has already instructed the monks in the temple to chant and pray for the emperor, and only hope that the emperor's dragon body will recover as soon as possible and return to the court in good spirits." The abbot master spoke earnestly. Genuinely touching. Even Shen Yan'er, who was sitting opposite, could see his sincere concern and concern in his eyes that were cloudy from his old age. This friendship is absolutely impossible to pretend, his feelings for Phoenix Ke seem to be deeper than those for Phoenix Nanhua, and I don't know if he deliberately said it to Phoenix Nanhua.

After lunch. Shen Yan'er, Xiaoqing, and Phoenix Nanhua were led to different rooms to rest. At this time, Jing Hao, who had eaten in the cafeteria, returned to Shen Yan'er's side, and was full of praise for the taste of the lunch meal, and her little face was red with excitement, but Shen Yan'er, who had a sad face, covered her stomach and told her in pain: "Jing Hao, I seem to have a bad stomach at noon." You hurry up and tell King Sù Ning, I will rest in the room in the afternoon, so I will not accompany him and Miss Wei to play. As she spoke, she kept "humming and chirping", so frightened that Jing Hao thought she was really sick, but in fact, she was just pretending to be sick and alone.

After waiting for Jing to leave, Shen Yan'er sneaked out of the room lightly. She was afraid that King Ning would accuse her of being unjust, so she rushed to the room to expose her little tricks, so she wisely slipped away before King Ning angrily killed her at the door and took her away. If King Ning asked afterwards, he would say that his stomach hurt badly and he went out to find a thatched house.

In the afternoon, the Buddhist temple is quiet, and occasionally a few crisp birdsong sounds break the quiet atmosphere and bring some vitality. Walking on the spotlessly clean corridor, Shen Yan'er looked around curiously. She didn't have any purpose, she just wanted to find a secluded place to sit casually, wait for King Ning and Xiaoqing to leave, and then secretly return to her room to sleep peacefully.

Who would have thought that Shen Yan'er would underestimate the scale of the Dragon's Tooth Temple, and after walking for a short time, she was completely lost, turning her head and looking around, there were familiar but unremembered scenery everywhere, but there were no monks passing by during the lunch break, and she couldn't even find someone to ask for directions.

Just when Shen Yan'er was a little anxious, she suddenly heard the sound of chanting scriptures from somewhere. The sound of chanting the scriptures proves that there is a monk, and Shen Yan'er, who was anxious to find someone to find her way, was overjoyed, and hurriedly quickened her pace and walked along the sound.

Unexpectedly, after walking four or five steps, he saw a familiar figure walking out of the room where the sound of chanting came from. The person and Shen Yan'er were only ten meters apart, and they were in a straight corridor, and when Shen Yan'er looked at him, he secretly screamed "Oh no" in his heart, and it was too late to cover his face and escape, because the person had already seen Shen Yan'er, and shouted "Ah" in surprise.

"Lord Wang, why are you here?" Shen Yan'er, who had no hope of escaping, had no choice but to step forward to say hello. It's really not as good as the sky, Shen Yan'er is smart but is mistaken by being smart, and if she can't sneak away, she will collide with the Phoenix Nanhua who she doesn't want to see the most.

"I just wanted to ask why you're here." Phoenix Nanhua lowered her voice and pulled Shen Yan'er into the corner and interrogated in a low voice.

"I got lost and was looking for someone to ask for directions. What is the place there? As he spoke, he glanced at the room where Phoenix Nanhua had just walked out. The door of the room was halfway open, and Shen Yan'er just saw about four or five monks reciting scriptures in a serious manner. There seemed to be some spiritual position in front of the Buddha platform in the center of the room, and there were portraits hanging on it, but because of the distance and angle, Shen Yan'er didn't see it too clearly.

Phoenix Nanhua said: "This is the mourning hall of Emperor Wenzong, and I will put incense on him for him." Although I have not met him, I admire his sageness and hope that his spirit in heaven can bless my father, the emperor, and the dragon. Only then did Shen Yan'er understand that the reason why he lowered his voice was not because he was angry, but because he didn't want to disturb the tranquility here.

Emperor Wenzong Shen Yan'er knew that he was the elder brother of Emperor Taishang and the uncle of Phoenix Ke and Phoenix Nanning. He was assassinated in the palace many years ago, and when he died, Phoenix Ke and Phoenix Nanhua were not yet born. (To be continued......)