After careful consideration, Xiao Mingyue decided to go to the Yuncui Nunnery on Yuncui Mountain to practice, where the scenery is beautiful, deep and secluded, and it is most suitable for self-cultivation and meditation.

So Empress Dowager Hu ordered Yunzhu and Cai Wei and other palace people to help Xiao Mingyue sort out her bags, and instructed her to bring all her belongings and daily utensils, and was worried that Xiao Mingyue would go to Yuncui Nunnery and lack someone to take care of her, so she asked Cai Wei and Yun Zhu to take care of her. Amber heard that it would take a year and a half, at least three or five years, to make it easier, so she prepared to bring all her clothes, from embroidered handkerchiefs to leather coats and cloaks to protect her from the cold.

Xiao Mingyue looked at it and smiled: "I'm afraid you're not going to move the whole house!"

Amber carefully counted the items on the ground, turned her head and said, "Yuncui'an is so remote, if you don't bring all the things, it will be time-consuming and laborious to go out to buy, so let's bring more." ”

Xiao Mingyue watched them busy going in and out, and thought that although she was still in Jiankang City, it was a pure place after all, and she couldn't often go horseback riding and boating in the future, let alone see her sweetheart every day, thinking about it, she couldn't help but feel a little lost and sad in her heart.

Just thinking about it, Cai Wei came in from outside, carrying a bird cage in her hand, and said, "County Lord, just now a little eunuch asked the slave maid to hand this over to you. ”

Amber walked over and took the birdcage from Cai Wei's hand, looked at it and said, "This is a sharp-tailed swift with a red beak, and it looks quite cute!" After speaking, he took it to Xiao Mingyue to see.

Xiao Mingyue took it and asked, "Did you say who sent it?" ”

Cai Wei said: "This little eunuch didn't say it, only said it to the county lord. ”

Xiao Mingyue looked carefully and found that there was a gold ring tied to the leg of the sharp-tailed swift, which seemed to be engraved with some words, and when she looked closely, she saw the three words "Yuwendi", and thought in her heart, "If you really have its owner, you have something, and even the swallows you raise wear gold and silver." So he told Amber to bring some small fish and feed them to him.

After packing up the things and going to bid farewell to the Empress Dowager Hu, the Empress Dowager Hu reluctantly pulled Xiao Mingyue's hands and said worriedly: "It's really difficult for you, and I don't know how long it will take for my aunt to see you again." ”

Xiao Mingyue smiled and comforted: "Auntie, don't worry, when you avoid this limelight, Yue'er can come back." However, during Yue'er's absence, my aunt must take care of her health, and Yue'er will pray for my aunt in Yuncui'an, praying for her aunt to be blessed and longevity, and everything will go well. ”

Empress Dowager Hu smiled and said, "Good boy, you are more useful than anything else by my side every day." After saying that, he asked, Amber has all the things she wants to bring.

Amber then stated the list of things she brought, and Empress Dowager Hu listened to it and said: "Yuncui'an is remote, you need to bring more herbs." After that, he asked Qingwen to go to the Imperial Medical Department to grab some medicinal materials for treating wind and cold and prescriptions for skin nourishment.

While he was talking, a little palace maid came to report, "Back to the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother asks to see you." Empress Dowager Hu hurriedly let Empress Gao in.

After Empress Gao came in, she saluted Empress Dowager Hu and said hello to Xiao Mingyue, and Xiao Mingyue also saluted Empress Gao.

Xiao Mingyue looked at the newlywed Empress Gao and said with a smile: "The imperial sister-in-law is really radiant, presumably the emperor's cousin is very good to the imperial sister-in-law." ”

Empress Gao listened and said with a little shyness: "Your Majesty has been busy with political affairs, but unfortunately I can't share his worries. ”

Empress Dowager Hu said: "You are a virtuous child, and taking care of the harem for the emperor is the most important thing." ”

Empress Gao replied: "What the queen mother said is that the concubines are respectful. ”

He said to Xiao Mingyue again: "I heard that the county lord's cousin is going to Yuncui'an tomorrow, I started to sew a quilt, now it is late autumn, it is cold in the morning and evening, and my cousin will not catch a cold if she brings it." The palace maid on the side handed over the brocade to Amber.

Xiao Mingyue looked at it and said with a smile: "With the brocade quilt of the imperial sister-in-law, Mingyue is warm even if she is in the cold." ”

Empress Dowager Hu also said on the side: "The queen is really a person with a heart, Zhong'er married you, but it is his blessing!"

Empress Gao said with a smile: "The queen mother praises falsely, and the concubines dare not be ashamed." ”

Xiao Mingyue said on the side: "Of course my sister can afford it. ”

A few people talked for a while, Empress Gao left, Xiao Mingyue also returned to her room, thinking that she was going to Yuncui Nunnery tomorrow, she didn't know what kind of encounter she would have, she was worried and couldn't sleep, and Amber outside packed her luggage for a day and slept soundly.

The next day, Emperor Tianjian sent a team of people to follow Xiao Mingyue to Yuncui Nunnery to ensure Xiao Mingyue's safety, and Chen Xian also took the initiative to ask to escort Xiao Mingyue to Yuncui Nunnery.

Before leaving, Chen Xian reluctantly said to Xiao Mingyue: "Don't worry, I'll wait for you to come back." ”

Xiao Mingyue looked at Chen Xian and asked, "What if it takes me three years and five years to go?" Will you wait for me to return? ”

Chen Xian said firmly: "No matter how long it takes, I will wait for you." ”

Then he said: "I also regret that I didn't ask for marriage earlier, and when the matter is over, I will immediately ask Your Majesty for marriage, and I don't care about the agreement with Yu Wendi, and I don't want to part with you again." ”

After speaking, he took off the wolf tooth pendant he was wearing, put it in Xiao Mingyue's hand, and said: "This wolf tooth pendant was given to me by my father when I was young, and it has always been with me, and now I will hand it over to you and let it guard you." ”

Xiao Mingyue took the pendant and said, "This pendant must be of great significance to you, how can you give it to me easily!" ”

Chen Xian looked at Xiao Mingyue and said intently: "What means a lot to me now is you, not it. ”

When Xiao Mingyue heard this, her cheeks turned crimson, her heart bloomed with joy, and she said, "Don't worry, I will take good care of it for you." ”

After speaking, they got into the carriage, and the team drove straight to Yuncui Nunnery outside the city.

Yuncui Nunnery is located on the mountain fifteen miles away from Jiankang City, and it is also an inaccessible place, except for some nuns who are monks and nuns, few outsiders go.

Seeing that Xiao Mingyue was not small, the retreat in charge personally brought two nuns to wait outside the door, and when he saw such a battle, he took the initiative to greet him.

After Xiao Mingyue got out of the carriage, she respectfully said to the meditation master, "The little girl Xiao Mingyue has seen the master. ”

The meditation master Taiye replied, "You don't have to be polite, you can tell the poor nun if you have any requirements in the future, but since you have come here to practice, you must have your own Dharma name." ”

Xiao Mingyue said respectfully: "It's all up to the master. ”

The meditation master said: "I see that the girl's eyebrows and eyes are delicate, and this Yuncui Nunnery is so fateful, it is better to call it 'Qingyun', I don't know what the girl thinks?" ”

Xiao Mingyue smiled after hearing this: "Thank you, Mrs. Shi." ”

So he said goodbye to Chen Xian and went to the nunnery with the meditation master Tai.

Yuncui Nunnery is very clean, two nuns who are cleaning the courtyard see the meditation master and bow their heads to say hello, the meditation master said: "There are only more than 30 people in this Yuncui Nunnery, most of them are homeless and benevolent people, and some are people who see through the red dust but think about the mortal dust, and there are also two official ladies who practice on behalf of them. ”

Xiao Mingyue learned that there were also two young ladies who practiced on behalf of herself, and she was happy in her heart, thinking that she would have someone to talk to in the future.

He also asked where the two of them lived, and the meditation lady replied: "Huixin" and "Huijue" live in Qingqinzhai in the west courtyard, and after speaking, he took Xiao Mingyue to Ziyunzhai in the east courtyard, and said: "The poor nun has ordered someone to clean up the room, and the girl will live here in the future, this place is elegant and secluded, and it is very suitable for self-cultivation." ”

Xiao Mingyue hurriedly said, "Thank you, Mrs. Shi." ”

The meditation said, "If there is nothing to do, the poor nun will retire first, and tomorrow I will have someone bring some scriptures to the girl." "

"The teacher is too slow, I'll send the teacher." Yunzhu said with him.

After the retreat left, Amber said, "I didn't expect this master to be quite polite. ”

Xiao Mingyue said: "She only respects clothes and does not respect people, and after a long time, you will know." ”

Amber listened and asked in surprise, "So, that meditator's kindness to us just now was all disguised?" ”

Xiao Mingyue said while opening her bookcase: "No one will have trouble with silver." "

As soon as the words fell, Yun Zhu sent the meditation master back to the room.

said to Xiao Mingyue: "County master, the slave maid has already done everything for the county lord according to the will of the queen mother, and the master will definitely not dare to embarrass us in the future." "

Xiao Mingyue looked at Yunzhu and said, "Sister Lao, my sister came here to take care of me, and I wronged my sister." ”

Yun Zhu listened and said: "What is the county lord, Cai Wei and I are both people who have received the favor of the county lord, and we are both willing to take care of the county lord's daily life, and the county lord will only support us in the future." ”

Xiao Mingyue listened, walked over with a smile and took Yunzhu and Caiwei's hands and said: "Now that I am here, you are my relatives, and the only one I can rely on is you, don't call me the county lord in the future, how about we call each other sisters?" "

Yun Zhu and Cai Wei hurriedly knelt down when they heard this, and Yun Zhu said: "By all means, although we are here, we are still different from respect and inferiority, and we will definitely serve the county lord with all our hearts." ”

Cai Wei also said: "Yes, the county lord is usually so good to us, we should repay the county lord." ”

Xiao Mingyue smiled with relief when she heard this: "Two sisters, hurry up, don't call me the county lord in the future, there is no county lord here, there are only cultivators with the legal name Qingyun." ”

After that, Xiao Mingyue and a few people simply decorated the room, changed into plain clothes, and asked a few people to send the pastries brought from the palace to the other nuns.

At night, Xiao Mingyue fell on the bed, saw the cold moonlight shining in through the window, thinking that he didn't know how long he would stay here, looking at the wolf tooth pendant in his hand, he couldn't help but miss Chen Xianlai, and sighed that he didn't know when he could reunite with Jun, and heard the sharp-tailed swift in the cage "chirping", so his heart was very confused, until he thought of the second half of the night, Fang fell asleep.