Chapter 128: A Day in the Mountains
Dusk drum and morning bell, Ruolu never thought that one day, he would live this kind of life. Wutai Mountain, a place she could never imagine, she was left behind by Kangxi, alone.
The mighty royal chariot and horse have been gone for a few days, and as the only female guest in the temple, Ruolu's existence seems to be a little abrupt, but surprisingly harmonious.
"Uncle Huang is early." After knocking on the door, without waiting for a response from inside, Ruolu gently pushed open the door as usual, and walked in, an old monk was doing morning class in the cubicle on the left-hand side.
"Whenβ" When the clear voice settled, the old man slowly got up, sat aside, and said slowly, "The poor monk has long been cut off from the palace, and he should be called the poor monk 'Idiot'." β
Ruo Lu ignored him, she was in a hurry to return to the palace, and the time to come out was not short, Yan Er didn't know what was going on, but she was looking forward to it day and night, looking forward to the holy drive back to Luan, and she knew that Kangxi had already made the decision to stay here because of this old man's words. At this time, if the Bird Fang came back to some taste, no wonder Kangxi sent someone to inform him to cover up, avoid people's eyes and ears, and failed to bring a maid with him when he went out of the house, it turned out that Kangxi had made such a plan, but I was afraid that except for the people in Fengyin Pavilion, the palace did not know that she was no longer in the palace. Although there was no next move, Ruo Yu was more or less apprehensive, she didn't know how Kangxi would arrange her future, and she was even more worried about Yan'er who was left in the palace. And in the face of the "initiator" in front of her, Ruolu naturally hated itchy, she knew that the last thing he wanted was to be involved with the royal family, so she kept leaving the left and right day and day, and the left sentence "Uncle Huang" and the right sentence "Uncle Huang" were not happy to find him.
How could she not know the identity of this old man? No one told her about it, but it was too easy to guess his identity: Wutai Mountain, monk, Kangxi's humble attitude - Shunzhi Ye. Although there is still controversy in history about whether Emperor Shunzhi finally became a monk or died of smallpox, in modern times, Ruolu has always believed that Emperor Shunzhi's final outcome is the latter, and she can't say why, maybe it's just intuition, but when she saw this old man on Wutai Mountain, her worldview was subverted in an instant.
"Uncle Huang, what are you leaving me here for? Does it relieve your boredom? Ruo Lu didn't quite vividly pick up a piece of vegetarian cake that was brought in for Shunzhi to eat, to be honest, the taste was really good, light and delicious, but she preferred the fresh and spicy taste, so after eating one, she pouted and cleaned her hands.
"Since you are not happy to live there, will you not feel at ease in this pure cultivation land?" Shunzhi was not displeased with Ruo's offensive behavior, and continued to use his porridge side dishes. Ruolu's arrival has already broken many of his rules, such as this one - eat without saying a word, sleeping without a word.
"It's quiet here, but my daughter is still in the palace, and I don't worry about her. If the emperor can take pity on me, repair a letter to the emperor, and send the child over, Ruo Yu will be grateful. "If you look forward to it in your heart, you can't help but lean forward a little.
The millet porridge in the white porcelain bowl has already entered Shunzhi's abdomen, Shunzhi rinsed his mouth, cleaned his hands, and turned to Ruolu and said slowly: "There is no 'your daughter' anymore, there are only the new daughters of Li Jia's side concubine today, the prince's Ergege." β
Ruolu's originally eager eyes contracted suddenly, then blinked in disbelief and muttered, "What did you say? What are you talking about? β
"Amitabha, the early break of evil fate is not a good thing for you and your children." Shunzhi twisted the Buddhist beads in his hand, and his words were serious.
Aside from the initial shock, Ruolu quickly recovered, she had already thought about this result, from the moment she was "betrayed" by Bagan, she had already imagined the possible fate of the future countless times, and the current situation was also one of them. Especially with the resumption of the crown prince, as well as Kangxi's summons and tone last time, she could probably guess that something was going to happen, but she didn't expect it to come so quickly, which caught her off guard. It's just that Kangxi didn't force himself to go back to Yuqing Palace this time, didn't he let himself go and no longer force himself to be with the prince? But what impact will such a situation have on Yan'er? Will the prince be angry with Yan'er because of this? Ruolu bit her lower lip and her teeth tightened more and more.
Finally, Ruolu still spoke: "Although the prince is the prince of the Qing Dynasty, he can say something disrespectful and send Yan'er to Yuqing Palace to be raised, I don't know if Yan'er is safe and will be harmed...... Uncle Huang, can I beg you to ......?"
"If you don't have a chance, why don't you forget." Shunji's sigh interrupted Ruolu's words.
Ruolu didn't want to cry, but his eyes were already red, and he pulled out a smile, but he was desolate: "The blood relationship between mother and son, if you can say it, you can break it, where will there be so many mothers in the world who have worked hard for their children and even gave their lives." β
If she can choose, she would rather not have the arrival of this child, even if her blood is valuable, what is the use, her biological father cannot recognize her openly, and her biological mother cannot protect her well, her blood relatives are the murderer and accomplice who make her fate unpredictable, how can she be embarrassed?
Xu Ruolu's expression and words touched Shunzhi, Xu is he thought of the past and the old people from Ruolu, in his old age, there were rare fluctuations on his face, but Ruolu's mind was mixed at the moment, and he didn't have the extra energy to take care of the side, so he couldn't see it.
"Confused, confused!" Shunji suddenly sighed loudly.
Ruo Lu looked at Shunzhi when he heard the sound, but he didn't know who and what Shunzhi was referring to, and he didn't say anything.
"The emperor was not loved by the emperor since he was a child, the emperor was distressed by the four princes at that time, and the other children couldn't look down on half of it, even if the emperor won the throne, he never got his father's love." Shunzhi, no, the idiot master muttered.
"You ......"
"Although you have always called me 'Uncle Huang' these days, I know what you think, but I am not the first emperor. The first emperor died in the thirty-fifth year of Shunzhi, and I was just a close attendant of the first emperor, adhering to the last wish of the first emperor and becoming a monk on his behalf. The emperor has taken good care of me and respected me very much in the past few decades, but he regarded me as a stand-in for the first emperor. β
"Stand-in? Stand-in ......" Ruolu chewed on these two words and said softly, "He respects the master, as if he respects his father, and talking to the master is like talking to his father, as if he is ...... He still has a father. Compared with the emperors of previous dynasties, the emperor did try to be a loving father, especially for the crown prince, and poured great effort and love, perhaps he himself has never tasted the taste of father's love, so he does not want his son to be like himself. β
The idiot got up and paced to the window, his eyes were far away: "Do you know the first emperor's Concubine Dong E?" β
She is so famous, she has been written into the theme of film and television dramas countless times in later generations, and she is the darling of wild history, but Concubine Dong E is still a taboo at this time, Ruo Yu replied: "I have only heard of it, but I have never understood it." β
"She is the most virtuous and beautiful woman I have ever met, and every time my master is with her, I am very happy." At this moment, the idiot is no longer the demeanor of a monk who has attained Taoism on weekdays, as if he has changed back to the little follower who served with Shunzhi Ye back then.
"So, Concubine Dong E is the favorite concubine of the first emperor?"
Shaking his head, the idiot continued: "The relationship between the master and the master of Dong E is not the emperor and the concubine, but like the husband and wife of ordinary people, every time the master goes to the master of Dong E, it is like going home, not lucky. β
"How can the palace ......tolerate such warmth," Ruo Yu smiled bitterly.
"Yes, how can you tolerate ......" The idiot repeated Ruo Lu's words, and the conversation turned, "You are luckier than Emperor Xian and Concubine Dong E." β
Ruolu's eyes are clear, and he meets the eyes of the idiot, as if he has caught some information.
"The first emperor failed to protect Concubine Dong E, but now you have the emperor to take care of you, the emperor loves you in the end, you don't want to, he didn't force you anymore after all, even if the emperor can't protect you anymore in the future, he will definitely find a way out for you."
Ruolu didn't answer this, but asked, "Yan'er, ...... Is it really going to be okay? β
There seemed to be a sigh overflowing from the idiot's lips, but it was too light and shallow, and Ruolu was afraid that he had heard it wrong: "The child is raised in the Empress Dowager's palace, and Jia Ji and Ah Yan are still serving by their side, one of these two people is the person left by Empress Xiaoyiren to Prince Yong, and the other is a person from the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang's family, you don't have to worry about it anymore." β
I haven't had anything to do with him for a long time, and when I heard the words "Prince Yong" at first glance, Ruo Lu's heart couldn't help but skip a beat, but he didn't dare to show half a point on his face, for fear that something would go wrong at this moment. It turned out that he quietly sent someone in, it turned out that he was also concerned about the child, perhaps, also about her, it turned out that when he didn't know, he also tried his best to do what he could.
It is feasible that the idiot master can tell the identity of the good period, presumably Kangxi also knows it, could it be that at least since he entered the Fengyin Pavilion in the good period, Kangxi has already known? But he acquiesced, is it really just Kangxi's connivance at him? And the idiot master in front of him, although he is a hundred miles away from the capital, knows such a small thing......
"Prince Yong's people, why didn't they serve in Prince Yong's mansion, but they were sent by the emperor to Fengyin Pavilion?" Ruo Yu asked carefully, I hope it is not what she thinks, she and him, Kangxi, should not know, but it is a good time......
"When the crown prince ascends the throne, whether you and he can save your life depends on whether you can keep this secret."