Chapter Twenty-Three-The Ministers Are Not Worthy

Who assigned the man in black this time?

The skills of these people are obviously below him, although they are aimed at the princess.

But knowing that the Imperial Forest Army is guarding the formation, isn't it self-defeating?

Along the way, everyone had their own thoughts, and finally arrived at the Buddhist temple of Qingyun Mountain.

The presiding officer of the temple has been waiting outside for a long time.

Seeing that the horse and the sedan chair had stopped, he stepped forward and blessed the sedan chair.

"Welcome to the princess."

Sheng Erya wore a pale yellow long skirt, which was a blessing, and her dress today was mainly elegant.

Even so, it is still difficult to hide her sense of pride.

She bowed slightly to the host, but her eyes fell on Shi Yu on the side.

"You enter with the main palace."

There was a touch of force majeure in her words.

Shi Yu hurriedly hugged his fists and responded, waiting for Gonggong Chen to also get off the sedan chair, and then followed them into the temple together.

Qingyun Temple is a pure place, and many people are not allowed to enter it at once.

The deputy commander Xiang Yu stood outside the door and led everyone to surround the temple to protect the princess's safety.

Sheng Erya walked in the front, followed by Shi Yu and Gonggong Chen left and right behind her side.

Entering the main hall of the temple, Sheng Erya went to the incense from the host's hand, and then bowed three times and bowed to the Buddha statue.

"May the Shengyong Dynasty have long fortune and the people will be rich and stable."

Her clear voice suddenly resounded in the lobby.

Gonggong Chen and Shi Rong knelt beside her and repeated.

Qingyun Mountain is different from the side of the prayer, and the wisher needs to kneel under the Buddha statue for an hour to show his sincerity.

In this way, Sheng Erya naturally needs to kneel.

It's just that I have always lived a pampered life in the palace before.

She hadn't been kneeling for long now, and all she felt was soreness in her legs, and her knees were painful.

But although she was a delicate master, in front of Shi Rong, she still endured it.

I must not be cowardly in front of him!

The time of an hour is very long and short.

Finally, at the end, Sheng Erya got up suddenly, but she couldn't use any strength in her legs.

She stumbled, and Gonggong Chen quickly pushed Shi Yu beside him with sharp eyes.

Shi Yu was suddenly pushed behind the princess, and Sheng Erya fell into Shi Yu's arms as expected.

As if he was hugging a hot potato, he pushed Sheng Erya away.

But it was the princess after all, and he pushed her away while holding her arm.

"Princess, beware."

Sheng Erya frowned slightly without a trace, and Xiao Yu hurriedly squatted down to pinch Sheng Erya's legs to invigorate blood.

Gonggong Chen saw all this in front of him, and then prepared the next plan handed over to him by the emperor.

They visited one by one from the main hall to the side hall with the host, and then the princess added some incense money to Qingyun Temple on behalf of the royal family.

The presiding officer personally arranged for them to rest briefly in the wing room at the back of the temple.

"Grandpa Chen, when will we leave for the palace?"

Shi Yu turned his head to ask Chen Cai, who was sitting at the table drinking tea.

For some reason, Xu was attacked by the man in black when he came, and he always had a bad premonition in his heart.

"Look, it's dark this day, when you leave, Your Majesty specially explained, you can't take advantage of the night, according to our family, the commander of the time might as well protect the princess, rest here tonight, and wait for tomorrow morning to return to the palace."

Gonggong Chen's status in the palace is no worse than that of the powerful minister.

After all, he served in the inner palace when the first emperor was there.

Now that he has won the heart of the emperor, most of what he says represents the emperor's meaning, and Shi Yu will naturally listen to it.

He then nodded, after all, this temple is a clean place, and there are only two guest rooms, so it seems that he can only sleep with Chen Gonggong tonight.

As soon as Shi Yu thought of this, Gonggong Chen suddenly raised his hand and patted his head, sighing.

"Look at our elm head, this matter has not been explained to the princess, but today I have been kneeling under the Buddha's seat for a long time, our family is old and the legs and feet are not smart, not as young as you, so when it is troublesome, the commander will go next door to explain to the princess."

"Hmm."

Shi Yu agreed, got up directly and pushed the door out, heading towards the next door.

He stood in front of Sheng Erya's door, raised his hand and tapped.

Xiaoyu opened the door directly.

"Commander Shi, come in and talk about it."

Shi Yu raised his eyebrows slightly, but still walked in.

What he didn't know was that as soon as he entered, Gonggong Chen, who sneaked out of the room, was not far behind him, waving frantically to Xiao Yu who was standing at the door and about to close the door, signaling her to come out.

Shi Yu took a few steps towards the room, but heard the door slam shut.

Then came the crisp sound of chains.

As if sensing something wrong, he turned around directly, strode to the door, pushed the door, and sure enough, there was no response!

"Who is it?!"

Shi Yu was rarely angry and said sharply.

Gonggong Chen and Xiaoyu hurriedly ran to their next door, listening to the movement of the door, and the two patted their chests and breathed.

Gonggong Chen pointed at Xiao Yu with an orchid and said, "Our family hasn't done such a palpitating thing for a long time. ”

If it weren't for the emperor, he wouldn't have done such a "stealing chickens and touching dogs" thing at his age.

Shi Yu repeatedly knocked on the door, but there was silence outside, and the room was filled with the screeching sound of the door colliding with the chain.

"Don't you want to be alone with me?"

Sheng Erya's voice rose behind him, and she directly called herself "me" this time, and treated him calmly.

"Don't dare!"

Shi Yu turned around directly, knelt down on one knee and saluted.

Sheng Erya smiled abruptly.

Then he sat down at the table, and his white jade hand lifted the teapot.

Lifting the lid diagonally and sniffing it, the fragrance of the tea leaves suddenly came to her nose, and she poured two cups with it.

"Get up, you and me, don't be polite."

She watched Shi Yu get up slightly stunned, and then continued.

"Come and sit down and taste the self-produced tea on Qingyun Mountain, which is different from the palace, this tea is more fragrant than the water."

Erya picked up one of the cups and held it up in front of him.

Shi Yu hurriedly took it, then sat directly opposite her, and took a sip of the vegetarian tea, which was really mellow, and only one sip made people's lips and teeth fragrant.

Sheng Erya stared at his movements for a moment, but there was an indescribable deep meaning in her eyes.

"When I return to Beijing this time, I am ready to ask my father to issue a decree to marry you, Shi Rong, can you be my concubine?"

She didn't know the deep meaning in her words, she just looked directly into Shi Yu's eyes, and even the hurried dodge in his eyes was captured by her.

"Princess... This time... Wechen thought it was inappropriate. ”

Shi Yu suddenly became sluggish.

"Why?"

Sheng Erya still didn't move, staring at Shi Yu's every face.

"Weichen is a rough person, so he is naturally not worthy of the princess's golden branches and jade leaves."

This excuse occurred to him.

It was quiet, with the sound of cicadas chirping outside the window, the rustling of leaves in the breeze, and the sound of Shi Yu beating wildly somewhere in his chest that he could hear.