In the evening, the distinguished guests from the Showa and Blood Curtain Khanate left one after another. But Zong Zhengke's so-called friends and cousins all had dinner in the Ankang Courtyard before going to their respective homes.

Emperor Xuantong once sent Li Siquan, the chief administrator of the inner court, and officials from the Ministry of Rites to invite two groups of envoys to the palace for a banquet, but the two groups of envoys refused without hesitation. Without giving face to Tianxingguo like this, the Empress Dowager Jade and the emperor in the palace were extremely angry, but they were helpless.

The envoy of the Jokhang Empire spoke nicely, but said that he must return to the Jokhang immediately to report to Her Majesty the Empress. Those knights of the Blood Curtain Khanate were very unkind, not only accusing the princess of the little Tianxing Kingdom for daring to be disrespectful to their subordinates who were the cronies of the king of the Northern Courtyard with titles, but also arrogantly despised Dao, poor country, what kind of state banquet is delicious?!

-- After the Nine Emperor Princes returned to the palace, they told the emperor that these rough men could drink freely around a roasted whole cow and a roasted whole sheep. Could it be that the diet of the politicians of the clan can be more exquisite and delicious than that in the palace?

As for those Taoists in Tianyi True Palace, no matter how old or young, they are all Li Yi's nephews and grandnephews. After they finished sending the congratulatory gifts, Li Yi said goodbye to Zong Zhengke, and secretly took away these unpredictable fellow disciples with annoyance - these days are really not going well, and good things are always disturbed!

Now there are only a few monks and nuns who are specially sent by several major Buddhist temples inside and outside the capital to pray for the blessings of Zongzheng Ke, and they are received by Master Yuanzhen. What is the identity of Master Huiku, naturally it is impossible to show up.

The murmuring of Sanskrit chanting floated over a cross-courtyard on the east side of the Ankang Courtyard, and Zong Zhengke stood in the courtyard for a while before returning to his residence, Cijing Pavilion, to rest. Today, in the face of people's inquiries, either bluntly or euphemistically, her answer is that in fact, she is completely stained with the light of Venerable Su Hui, because today is also the birthday of His Holiness.

-- These messengers from afar clearly congratulated her on her birthday, and the person who really wanted to give the gift was Venerable Su Hui. It is precisely because of the fate that she was born on the same day and in the same month that she was able to gain the favor of His Holiness and even become close friends with him.

When she said these words, Pei Junshao's expression seemed to be smiling rather than smiling, a little mocking. But she wasn't wrong. She and Venerable Su Hui were originally the same person, and giving her a gift was a gift to Venerable, which was not a joke.

It's just to fool the Nine Emperor Princes and the Four Princes who came on the emperor's orders, whether they believe this statement or not. At least they'll feel better. Zong Zhengke knows very well the temperament of the Empress Dowager Jade and the emperor, they are both people who are happy and have the most face.

On this day, she was also busy for a long time, and there was a Yan Yuzhi who was "disfigured" for some reason to be appeased. Moreover, Yan Yibao, who came to report Yan Yu's food allergy, saw the Nine Emperor Princes. At that time, Zong Zhengke found the surprise in Yan Yibao's eyes, but this person has always been calm. There is not much unusualness on the surface.

But I don't know if after the jade arrived in Beijing, he met with the imperial relatives in Beijing. Zong Zhengke frowned slightly, cloaked in the lamp, and absentmindedly flipped through the book. What is the idea of that mother in the palace? Does she remember her birthday today?

Well? Zong Zhengke's eyes suddenly narrowed slightly, and several images flashed in his mind, which was several black-clothed masked people flying into the Ankang Courtyard at night and coming straight to Cijing Pavilion.

She quickly slipped on her cloak and pushed the door open. Fly up to the house. Looking left and right, she found a corner of the house that was not easy to detect, and waited for the comer.

After a while, two black-clothed men swept into the passageway, and one of them said in a dumb voice: "Big girl, next door is Miss Ke's residence." Her cultivation is not weaker than that of a slave, so we must not get too close to her, lest she find out. ”

The voice of the speaker is old, but the voice of the person who answers is soft and gentle, and it sounds quite young. Zong Zhengke only listened to this soft voice and sighed leisurely. Fang Dao: "As long as I know that she is okay, I will be content." Ten years, ten years, my Ke'er has passed her birthday every year? The sister-in-law in the nunnery will cook a bowl of longevity noodles for her at most! ”

Zong Zhengke's body shook slightly. This man...... Could this person be Concubine Xiao? She listened closely, and the old voice answered: "Big girl, you have been waiting for ten years, why not wait a little longer?" When the time comes, the mother and daughter will recognize each other, and you will give her the birthday gifts that you have prepared for her every year in the past ten years, so that she can know your longing for her daughter for so many years. ”

Rouwan said in a faint voice: "I'm only afraid that she will hate me—why don't you come to find her if she is still alive." Leave her alone in the nunnery. ”

The old voice comforted, "You had to do this to protect her. If you hadn't threatened with your life, how could the old lady be willing to spend so much favor and ask the ascetic master of the Buddha country to save the life of the girl? And also put Miss Ke in the pure glass hermitage? That nunnery is the outer gate of the Great Pushou Zen Temple, waiting for idlers to dare not peep. ”

"Alas!" The soft voice sighed again, full of anticipation and apprehension. The two of them said no more.

Zong Zhengke saw the two of them leaning against the wall of the mezzanine next to the Cijing Courtyard, and one of them even pressed his face against the wall, his ears facing the wall, as if he could hear some sounds.

But in fact, Zong Zhengke's residence is on the other side of Cijing Temple, which is exactly the opposite direction of the road here. Her heart was clenched, and she watched in silence at the woman who was shivering in the cold wind.

Suddenly, the old man's voice said alertly: "Big girl, it seems that someone is coming." Let's go back quickly. ”

Rouwan's voice said, "I'll wait for you here, you go and see who is coming to peep at Ke'er." Also, I want to see my dad and Jade. ”

"It's too dangerous...... old voice eagerly persuaded, but before she could finish her sentence, she froze and stared in horror at the tall black-clad masked man who appeared next to her.

However, the tall black-clothed masked man only made an appearance, and immediately flew up and swept towards Zong Zhengke's hiding place. Obviously, this person regarded Zong Zhengke as a person with bad intentions.

Zong Zhengke's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he no longer hid his figure, he took the initiative to fly out from the hiding place, and shouted in a cold voice: "Who is the honorable driver?" What is the intention of visiting the little girl's home at night? ”

There was a slight sound, and Zong Zhengke looked sideways, but saw Master Huiku appear on the branch of a big tree not far away, and the monk's robe fluttered, as if standing in the air. She must have thought in her heart that this uninvited guest later had a profound cultivation, and she estimated that if she didn't use the crescent moon, she wouldn't even have a chance to escape.

Of the two people below, one of them is likely to be her biological mother in this life. She can't let her mother's identity be exposed, let alone put her mother's life at risk. So Zong Zhengke slowly stepped forward and stood between the tall man in black and the two people in the corridor. (To be continued.) )