Chapter 15: Intentional Escape (1)

Everyone in Yan country worships Taoism, is the state religion, not only ordinary people to the Tao, but also two Yan monarchs have abandoned the throne for this reason, or enter the Tao Qing cultivation, or visit the fairy mountain.

There are also many queen mothers and concubines in the palace of Yanwang, and in the past hundred years, even some high-status concubines will set up quiet rooms in their palaces to worship gods. Therefore, many princes and princesses have been influenced by this since childhood, and they have learned the Tao. The royal family's admiration for Taoism laid the cornerstone for its development in the Yan Kingdom.

There are two most famous Taoist temples in Yan Kingdom, one is the Sanqing Palace where two generations of Yan Kings have become monks, which is a royal palace view, and ordinary people are not allowed to enter; The other is the Xuanji Palace built by King Yan for his sister Princess Zhenyu.

Sanqing Palace is located in the east of Jingzhou City, and Xuanji Palace is located in the north of Jingzhou City, each according to a piece of Feng Shui treasure land of Zhong Lingyuxiu, surrounded by Yanwang Palace at the top of Jingzhou.

Since the death of Princess Yunyouxian two years ago, there has been no owner in Xuanji Palace, only Princess Zhenyu's master and a group of female disciples have cultivated here. However, because Princess Zhenyu was generous and spread the good law during her lifetime, it has always been prosperous here, which is no different from her life.

And now, this Xuanji Palace, which has been ownerless for two years, has finally ushered in her second master, Princess Qingcheng, or it can be called: Master Xuanzhen.

This is the result of Qingcheng's self-invitation. After Nie Xingji left that day, King Yan immediately summoned her, and before she could ask her words, she had already invited herself to become a monk. Of course, she knew that now her identity was no longer suitable for staying in the Yan Palace, not to mention the embarrassment, she couldn't face these murderers who indirectly killed Chu Li.

In particular, I don't want to have anything to do with Nie Xingji anymore. The last time she impulsively stabbed unsuccessfully, she knew she wouldn't have a second chance. In this case, she might as well become a monk. At the very least, staying away from the palace strife would also make Nie Xingji's plan fall through forever.

In this matter, King Yan did not embarrass her, she was grateful. Although, this gratitude is not enough to dispel her grief. After Chu Li's death, she had decided not to marry for the rest of her life, and now she is living in Xuanji Palace to cultivate, which can be regarded as a kind of Mingzhi in disguise.

On August 20, Qingcheng officially entered the Xuanji Palace as the female crown. Worship the late Princess Zhenyu as a teacher, and be apprenticed by Princess Zhenyu's teacher Qingjing Sanren. King Yan allowed her to continue to enjoy the food of Princess Qingcheng, and also blessed Xuanji Palace with 30% of the annual sesame oil money, called "Worship Sanqing".

She listened to the sermons of the Qingsan people every day, occasionally gathered and talked with the visiting masters, literati and celebrities, and would go to the nearby mountains for a walk in her spare time to feel the openness and aura of the heavens and the earth. On such a day, she suddenly felt that her personal love and hate were small and insignificant, and they were not worth mentioning.

In the blink of an eye, she had been in the Xuanji Palace for nearly two months, and she never thought that the first old person who came to visit her in the past would be Nie Xingyi, the prince of Yan who had no friendship with her.

The leaves fall in late autumn and early winter, but fortunately, Yanguo is located in the south, so I don't feel cold. Nie Xingyi stood in the wind in a scarlet robe, adding a touch of warmth to the withered winter, people came and went outside the Xuanji Palace, incense was curling, and Qingcheng saw his outstanding figure at a glance in the crowd.

And he just smiled slightly, the smile seemed gentle, but it was hidden behind the alienation, which made people feel intimate. Maybe this is what a prince of a country should do, courteous but not close, close but not close; Far but not sparse, negligent but not leaky.

Therefore, even her, the false princess who has been far away from the court, his nominal sister, he has to come over to see it, and fulfill his responsibilities as a brother.