The Queen Mother and King Su are bent on overturning the case for King Lian, and the Gongsun family has long been the Queen Mother's party, and the purpose of Nangong is the same, they are all to bring down Beishan Xiaoze, and the alliance is unbreakable.

And the third princess, who is bent on being the empress, cannot escape the eyes of the queen mother by all means. But since she took the initiative to deal with the queen and the crown prince, everyone was happy to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight.

Gongsun Lan asked the old lady: "Although the prince is the heir of the king, he is also the grandson of the queen mother, even if he wants to overturn the case for King Lian, he may not be willing to put him to death, right?" The hatred of the third princess Wang and the queen, who has been hidden for many years, will never allow the prince to live. The Queen Mother just watched like this? ”

The old lady still had that unfathomable expression, and said: "Although the prince is the crown prince, he is not smart enough and relies too much on the queen. And Queen Wang is not smart enough, and is toyed with and applauded by the three princesses. A group of people who are not smart enough, after being pulled down from a high position, will definitely do stupid things, not to mention many twists and turns out of thin air, and in the end they will kill themselves, it is better to directly stretch out their heads and stab them. The Queen Mother married into the royal family at a young age, and how many such things she has experienced, weigh it in her heart. ”

Needless to say, the third princess is smart and decisive, but she has no imperial mind.

Gongsun Lan was convinced by the old lady's thorough explanation, and asked: "The Cui family is dedicated to defending the prince in order to gain the trust and favor of the king, but they have always resisted the third princess's wooing, do you also know the third princess's thoughts?" Then why don't they talk to the queen or the crown prince? ”

"Hmph, if the Cui family is a gentleman, it will naturally be as you said, but the Cui family is a villain, dedicated to defending the prince on the face, but behind the scenes there are a few preparations, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a grass on the wall." The old lady was very disdainful of the Cui family's actions, and said: "You have been in Yasukuni for a short time, and you don't know enough about the major families, so it's normal not to understand. ”

"In other words, the Cui family is the first priority for self-preservation, no matter who succeeds to the throne in the future, his maintenance of the crown prince is a loyal move, it is not a fault, and the new monarch will not care too much." Gongsun Lan shook his head helplessly. "Speaking of which, the prince is everyone's shield?"

The two looked at each other and said no more.

……

On the matter of Rainbow, the ministers of the DPRK and China have their own opinions.

A few people believe that since the fifth prince is the crown prince, he is undoubtedly the celestial man he is referring to, and he will definitely be able to become a generation of Ming monarchs in the future.

And most people think that if the Son of Heaven is a heavenly man, why does Tianhong not appear in the world sooner or later, but only in time for the queen to become pregnant again? That day the man clearly referred to the one in the queen's belly.

No matter which kind of speculation, the queen and the king were happy, but the crown prince was a little embarrassed.

As the prince, who should inherit the unification between him and the younger brother of the "celestial"?

In order to avoid suspicion, everyone felt that he was broad-minded and did not mind the birth of his "celestial" brother. He took the initiative to ask to go to Chongyuan Temple to pray for the blessing of the queen Wang, so that his "celestial" brother could be born smoothly.

The eighth day of April is the birthday of Shakyamuni Buddha, I heard that a line of monks are going to open the altar to preach the Dharma, so the grand occasion is unprecedented, the first day of the seventh day of April, there are many good men and women stationed outside the temple in advance, in order to be able to catch up in front of the master to bathe and purify the water the next day. Even many official wives were afraid that there would be an accident that day was too crowded, so they took their respective families to book a meditation room in the temple in advance, and they had stayed for two or three days.

If the prince wants to pray for the blessing of the "younger brother of heaven and man", he naturally has to be attentive everywhere. At the beginning of the day, he took the crown princess from the North Hades Palace, the mighty guard of honor retired from the banner and treasure cover, everyone held incense lanterns and candles, Buddhist utensils and other tributes, out of the city to Chongyuan Temple. Along the way, many horse-drawn carts and people followed the procession with fish, turtles and other objects used to release them, and followed them bustling to the temple to participate in the puja.

At this time, it was the rainy season, the weather was gloomy and dreary, Gongsun Lan fell behind the crowd in a carriage, and walked forward step by step.

Yuexi couldn't sit still, and couldn't help complaining: "When will it be possible to get such a way?" ”

"Don't worry, the end of the hour will always come, no matter how much the prince is, he will not miss the time when the master will teach the Fa."

Yuexi said depressedly: "That's going to be nearly two hours!" ”

Twilight lifted the curtain to look at the crowd outside and said, "I wonder if it will be peaceful on this road?" ”

Gongsun Lan was resting with his eyes closed, and said when he heard the words: "Anyway, the result will definitely not be too good, you are all in good spirits, in case something happens, don't be hurt." With so many people, even if you fall and get stepped on twice, it's enough to bear it. ”

The girls nodded their heads to indicate that they knew, and then turned to today's weather. "It's not hot, but it's too dreary, and I don't know if it's because there are too many people outside, or because I'm in the carriage, I'm almost out of breath." ”

Twilight lifted the curtain and looked at the rows of ants at the roots of the grass on the ground, moving to higher places in a hurry, as if to escape to a safe place before the heavy rain came. Then he said: "The sky is cloudy like this, but the rain is delayed, how can it not be stuffy?" However, it is better not to rain today, otherwise how will this puja be maintained? It's scary to think about so many people huddled together and holding umbrellas......"

As soon as he finished speaking, an extremely bright light suddenly flashed outside, illuminating the gray sky violently, and in a short time, the rumbling thunder exploded in his ears.

Yuexi said dissatisfiedly: "You two crow's mouths ......"

At this time, at the front of the line, the crown princess Yue sat firmly beside the prince, listening to the thunder worriedly. She has a beautiful goose egg face, beautiful facial features, and her body is neither fat nor thin, although she is not extremely beautiful, but she is young and delicate, and she is also radiant between a smile and a smile.

She knew that she was pregnant, and she shouldn't have followed the prince on this trip, but she was afraid that the prince would take the newly entered concubine Cui Yun with her. I don't know why, it's obvious that they are all women chosen by the queen, but the prince seems to be very different from this Cui Yun.

Therefore, she kept the good news under her and planned to go back this time.

Before the trip, the grandmother who took care of her carefully told her not to eat at will, not to catch a cold, not to be frightened and a series of things that needed attention, which made her even more nervous. "Your Highness, the concubine is a little scared."

Beishan Xun glanced at Yue's family, and said comfortingly: "It's just a few muffled thunders, what are you afraid of." ”

When Yue heard him say this, he couldn't say anything, he could only hope that the trip would end soon, but the more he was afraid, the more he came.

After a series of thunders, the pouring rain finally fell from the sky, pouring down from far and near like a heavenly river, and the whole heaven and earth were white in an instant, as if shrouded in fog.

Panicked shouts were heard outside.

Originally, the guards and attendants accompanying the prince were well-trained and would not be affected by the heavy rain, but hundreds of people were followed by the team. They were drenched in heavy rain and immediately ran around and hid in a disorderly manner. The person holding the umbrella, you poke me, I poke you, and suddenly there was a conflict, some scolded and scolded, and some did it directly.

In the midst of the crowding and shouting, the flowers, incense and candles held by the prince's attendants were squeezed to the ground, and they were immediately trampled into mud.

The head of the guard hurriedly went to the prince to report, and the prince frowned and said, "Let people maintain order, and don't hurt people at will." ”

Today is the Buddha Bathing Festival, and he went out of the city to pray in the temple, if he caused any casualties to the people, it would be very unlucky.

The leader of the guards took the order and ordered the guards to isolate the people from the prince's convoy. But in the pouring rain, the shouting was almost covered by the sound of rain, and it was not easy to restore order. As the rain continued to fall, the ground began to become soft and muddy after being soaked by the rain, and some people fell to the ground in the chaos, and relatives and friends pulled each other to make the scene even more chaotic.

In the midst of pushing and trampling, there were constant wails, I don't know if it was a broken arm or a broken leg, and finally someone shouted: "Dead! Help me! Dead! ”

The leader of the guards who maintained order was shocked and hurriedly went to report to the prince.

The crown princess was so frightened that she clutched the prince's sleeve tightly and said in fear: "The prince's safety is important, why don't we go forward first and let the attendants keep up as much as possible?" ”

The prince was also afraid that these people would collide with him, so after thinking about it, he agreed, and said, "Half of the guards will go forward with Gu first, and half of the guards will be left to maintain order." ”

The leader of the guards took the order, ordered the people to deal with the disorderly people, and then got on his horse and followed the prince's chariot and left.

Gongsun Lan ordered the stop as early as the heavy rain fell, and watched the chaos in front of him from a distance. couldn't help muttering: "This prince is really not favored by God, and before the man-made disaster, he has to go through a natural disaster." ”

Yuexi said: "It's just a rain, although it's a little embarrassed, you can't do anything to him." ”

Gongsun Lan said with a smile: "You just wait and see, this thunder and rain will never be useless." ”

Chongyuan Temple is worshiped by the royal family, and the bluestone paved road is very spacious, extending from the official road to the temple, so there is no need to climb the mountain, and the carriage can reach it directly. After walking for half an hour, the prince finally saw the solemn Chongyuan Temple, the eaves and arches were seen in the forest, and they were not affected by the heavy rain at all, and they were still simple and solemn.

In front of the temple, a small monk with an umbrella greeted him and invited the prince and the princess into the temple.

In the temple, the banners and treasures are displayed, and the incense flowers, lamps and candles and various offerings are lined up. It seems that preparations have been made for the rainy day in advance, and a lot of canopies have been erected in the open space, and at this time there are already people who have arrived in advance to rest in it.

The prince followed the young monk who led the way into a Buddhist hall. The little monk said: "His Royal Highness the Prince, you will listen to the Dharma here later, and all the nobles are also distributed in the Buddha halls. The time for the group of monks to teach the Dharma was approaching, and the little monk retreated first. ”

The prince nodded in understanding, and the little monk retreated, and then the prince's servants stepped forward to sort out the clothes for him and the princess. The crown princess's panicked heart finally fell a little, and she sat quietly on the futon, protecting her abdomen with her hands. "Your Highness, I don't know what happened to those people?"

The prince thought of the people who were following him, and a sense of unease rose in his heart, and then he felt that this matter had nothing to do with him, so he put down this thought again, and said, "It should not be a big deal. ”