Chapter 172: Heartless
"The concubine is fine."
Shen Qingcheng recovered from his frightening, and his eyes were flushed with a frightened red.
"That's good, in this case, the matter of running horses will be put on hold first, and I will go to Taixuan Temple in two days, and I will take the queen to let the wind out."
Xiao Beirin kissed the tips of Shen Chengcheng's hair, and glanced at the dead corpse of the assassin on the ground with long eyes, and his eyes were filled with ruthlessness: "I still have to go to the imperial study to inquire about the assassin, I have a good rest first, I asked the Tai Hospital to send the soothing soup over, you drink it and rest early." β
Without waiting for Shen Chengcheng to answer, Xiao Beilin said in a deep voice: "Listen to the rain and waves." β
The second maid hurriedly walked out.
"Your mother will be handed over to you, if there is any mistake, be careful of your life." Xiao Beirin's thin lips moved, and his expressionless face made people feel terrified from the bottom of his heart.
Listening to Yu Ningbo, he didn't dare to look directly at his gloomy black eyes, and supported the weak Shen Qingcheng from left to right, and said in unison: "Your Majesty, rest assured, the slaves and maids will definitely protect the queen." β
Xiao Beirin turned around and left, Shen Tingcheng didn't even have time to say a word to him, he could only look at the man's distant back, and bit his pink lips lightly.
I couldn't tell him the truth, and the time dragged on for more and more time......
Two days later.
When the royal family came to Taixuan Temple, Shen Qingcheng was tired of traveling and driving, and before he could have time to rest, he was called to her meditation room by the Queen Mother.
came with Concubine Xian and Concubine De and others.
Next to the Queen Mother sat a monk in a gray plain robe, with his eyes closed and his hands twisting Buddha beads, with an otherworldly temperament, he must be the legendary Master Zhiqing, the host of Taixuan Temple.
"Before, the mourning family asked you to copy the Buddhist scriptures, and it just so happened that Master Zhiqing was free today, so I came to see if the Buddhist scriptures you copied were useful for the mourning family, Master Zhiqing, please."
The Queen Mother looked at Zhiqing with admiration, the elderly people believe in this god and Buddha the most, looking at the Queen Mother's expression, as if Zhiqing is half a fairy.
Zhiqing did not shirk, came to everyone with Buddha beads in his hand, recited Amitabha Buddha, and looked through the Buddhist scriptures.
Seeing the two of them and Concubine Xian, he praised: "The handwriting is beautiful and acceptable." β
Concubine De will be the tiger girl, this copy received a fair compliment, and she couldn't help but become smug.
Concubine Xian's face sank, obviously because Master Zhiqing didn't praise her a few more words.
When he turned to Shen Chengcheng's handwriting, Master Zhiqing made a move, and the speed of dialing the Buddha beads increased significantly.
The Queen Mother's phoenix eyes lightly picked: "Master Zhiqing, what's wrong, why don't you speak?" β
"The queen mother is a country, the mother of the world, should be an example for the harem, this Buddhist scripture handwriting is powerful and neat, it is indeed outstanding, but it's a pityββ"
Master Zhiqing sighed lightly, a pair of vicissitudes of clear eyes seemed to be able to see through everything, and said in a deep voice: Queen Mother, you are insincere. β
The whole meditation room suddenly fell silent, and there was not a single sound.
Everyone looked at Shen Tingcheng with different expressions, Concubine Xian and Concubine De were sarcastic, and the Queen Mother twisted her eyebrows and was angry, looking like she was going to reprimand Shen Tingcheng.
At this moment, Xiao Beirin strode in from the door, his handsome and noble face was slightly cold, ignoring everyone, and directly hugged Shen Tingcheng into his arms, almost writing the word "only pet" on his face.
"I was still outside, and I heard Master Zhiqing's comments. The master doesn't know, the queen is pregnant with a dragon, this copying of Buddhist scriptures is a laborious thing, the queen's body is really unbearable, so let the palace maid copy it on her behalf, the Buddha is compassionate, presumably it will not be too embarrassing, right? β
Shen Tingcheng paused when she heard the word Longzi, and she said softly and sincerely: "Master Zhiqing, this matter is indeed my fault, I know that I am wrong, and I will definitely copy and sort it out again in the future." β
With Xiao Beirin protecting him, no one can blame Shen Tingcheng for even a word.
Master Zhiqing raised his eyebrows, shook his head twice in displeasure, turned his head to the Queen Mother and said, "Queen Mother, the poor monk wants to discuss Buddhism with you, and please leave everyone behind and let everyone come back later." β
The Queen Mother listened to Master Zhiqing's words very much, and Xiao Beirin took Shen Chengcheng to the side hall to rest.
Shen Tingcheng took the warm water handed over by Tingyu, and took a sip absentmindedly, with a solemn expression.
The wind was whistling outside the window, it was rare for her and Xiao Beirin to have a chance to be alone, Shen Qingcheng didn't plan to hide it anymore, put down the teacup, and held Xiao Beirin's cold white and slender fingertips with his slender hand: "Your Majesty, the concubine ......"
"The emperor and queen mother are here."
Shen Yunqing's figure suddenly appeared outside the door, and he saluted with a soft smile: "Master Zhiqing has finished talking to the Queen Mother about the Dharma, and let everyone go to the main hall to listen to the lectures." β
"So fast?" Shen Chengcheng was stunned.
Xiao Beirin's thin lips hooked lightly: "I thought that the queen had a temperament, and I hated these things of reading the Bible and meditating the most, but I didn't expect the queen to feel that time passed quickly." β
"The emperor laughed." Shen Qingcheng smiled bitterly.
She hid under her sleeve and stroked her lower abdomen with her hand, and sighed heavily.
Missed the opportunity again, when can I tell Xiao Beirin about this fake pregnancy?
was depressed, and Shen Chengcheng didn't have the heart to listen to Master Zhiqing's lectures, so he went back to the bedroom under the pretext that he was unwell.
"You're finally back." Qi Xuan, who had been waiting in her courtyard, had her eyes lit up.
Qi Xuan heard that Shen Qingcheng was coming to Taixuan Temple, and he resolutely followed.
The guards of Taixuan Temple are not as strict as the palace, and it is a good opportunity to attack the Queen Mother.
"I'm going to the queen court now, and if you hear any sound or news when you arrive, don't come out, just as if you never knew me, understand?" Qi Xuan changed into a night robe, his eyes were surprisingly bright after being masked, and he inserted the dagger into his sleeve, looking like he was going to assassinate.
"Are you crazy, now Master Zhiqing is in the Empress Dowager's Courtyard, and most of the guards brought from the capital are also there, you are not familiar with the terrain here, in case of failure, it will be a dead end!"
Shen Qingcheng couldn't watch him take an adventure, so he stopped it sharply.
"The assassination of the Queen Mother, let's slow down for a while, little Xuanzi, I believe there will be other solutions to this matter......"
Shen Qingcheng grabbed Qi Xuan and didn't let him leave the courtyard, for fear that he would do something stupid.
Outside the door, Xiao Beirin heard that Shen Chengcheng was unwell and made a special trip to visit.
Boots was about to step into the courtyard door when he heard a man's familiar voice from under the window, as if he had heard it somewhere.
"Queen, who is in your courtyard?" Xiao Beirin's displeased voice came through the door curtain.
Shen Qingcheng was startled, quickly pushed Qi Xuan behind the screen, and got up to meet him, Xiao Beirin stood outside the bead curtain, his figure was slender, and his face was like frost.
"Why is the emperor here, just now, just now it was the concubine who asked the little eunuch in the palace to boil the medicine, it must have been the emperor who misunderstood, right?"
"Oh, really?" Xiao Beirin stared coldly at the figure behind the screen, and the corners of his lips curled with sarcasm.
"Slaves see the emperor."
Qi Xuan, who quickly changed back into his eunuch clothes, walked out from behind the screen, bent down with low eyebrows, pinched his feminine and sharp voice, and saluted Xiao Beirin.