After saying goodbye to Xiaocui in Xishi, Princess Ankang left with the Eighth Prince and Princess Yuan'an.

Today is the last day for them to leave the palace, and they don't know what kind of program the Eighth Prince has arranged, but they are so confident, and they also said that they will definitely be able to take Princess Ankang and Princess Yuan'an to have fun.

Following the Eight Princes, Princess Ankang and Princess Yuan'an, they came to their first destination today.

Great Cloud Sutra Temple.

This is a temple very close to Nishishi, and it is very majestic, and it is clear that a lot of effort was put into its construction.

"Old eight, what are you bringing us to the temple for?"

Princess Yuan'an asked puzzled.

She originally thought that the Eighth Prince was going to take them to some interesting place, but she didn't expect to take them to a temple.

This temple does look good, but what can be interesting here?

Regarding Princess Yuan'an's incomprehension, the eighth prince was not in a hurry to answer.

"Yuan'an, don't worry about it first."

"As the saying goes, you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, so you can follow me with peace of mind today."

The Eighth Prince said this, leading them in front.

He seemed to be familiar with this place, and the monks of the Great Cloud Sutra Temple were also very respectful to the Eight Emperors.

Judging by this, it shouldn't be the first time that the Eighth Prince has come here, at least he is a regular visitor.

The Eighth Prince took Princess Ankang and Princess Yuanan to visit the temple.

Should I say it or not, the scenery here is really good, and wherever you go, you can hear the faint sound of chanting Buddhist scriptures, which makes people feel peaceful when they listen to it.

Li Xuan looked around curiously in Princess Ankang's arms.

He could feel that the atmosphere inside the temple seemed to be subtly different from the outside world.

But what is different, he can't say why.

It's a mystical feeling.

"Well, this place is called the Thousand Buddha Pavilion, and it is also a scene in the capital."

The Eighth Prince introduced to them.

Everyone stepped into the Thousand Buddha Pavilion and saw that this huge space was densely packed with all kinds of Buddha statues, and even the beams and pillars and roofs were also carved with various Buddha carvings, which looked magnificent.

"Wow-"

Even Princess Yuan'an, who had been expressing her dissatisfaction, couldn't help but open her mouth wide and her eyes widened.

What the Eighth Prince said is indeed not wrong, the Thousand Buddha Pavilion in front of him can indeed be regarded as a scene in the capital.

Speaking of which, when the three little ones were playing in the capital these days, they hadn't had a good look at the scenery in the capital.

Especially famous attractions like the Thousand Buddha Pavilion in front of them, they have never been to any of them.

Of course, if Flower Street is also a famous attraction in Beijing, then they can be regarded as having checked in.

The Eight Emperors took them to visit the Thousand Buddha Pavilion, and from time to time they would introduce them to which Buddha was the Buddha statue in front of them, and occasionally they could quote scriptures to tell them a few small stories of Buddhism.

It seems that the Eighth Prince has a good understanding of the allusions of Buddhism.

"This guy won't want to escape into the empty door in the future, right?"

Li Xuan looked at the gushing Eighth Prince and couldn't help but guess like this.

"Eighth Emperor Brother, I see that there are many places in the temple that are decorated with lights, is it what day is today, and what activities are to be prepared?"

Princess Ankang asked curiously.

"Haha, it's still safe and careful."

The eighth prince praised it, causing Princess Yuan'an on the side to roll her eyes.

Then, I listened to the Eighth Prince continue to explain:

"Today is the seventh and a half months, which Buddhism calls Obon and Taoism calls it Zhongyuan Festival."

"It's one of the three major Halloween festivals of the year."

Princess Yuan'an couldn't help but ask curiously:

"Three Halloween festivals?"

"That is, Qingming Festival, July and a half, and Winter Clothes Festival." The Eighth Prince continued to explain patiently.

On the Qingming Festival, Princess Ankang and Princess Yuan'an have heard of it, and the next two festivals, they all sound a little unfamiliar.

But in fact, it is no wonder that Princess Ankang and Princess Yuan'an, because in the palace, sacrifices are mainly only carried out on the day of the Qingming Festival.

The other two festivals do not have special operations.

And Princess Ankang can know that the Qingming Festival is already very good.

After all, she has lived in the cold palace for a long time, and she is even more unclear about the things in the palace.

In the past, I was able to keep in touch with the outside world, and I basically only relied on the monthly gathering in the Imperial Garden.

Princess Yuan'an didn't know about the three major ghost festivals, but the eighth prince was not surprised.

Just looking at Princess Ankang's same confused look, he couldn't help but have a trace of compassion in his eyes.

But it was soon hidden by the Eighth Prince.

"During the day, I will take you around the nearby temples and Taoist temples, and then choose a place that you are satisfied with and participate in the July and a half activities in the evening."

"When the time comes, the people in the neighborhood will also come to participate, and it will be very lively."

It turns out that this is the program arranged by the Eighth Prince today.

If it weren't for him, the two princesses wouldn't have known that today was half of July.

Next, the Eighth Prince took Princess Ankang and Princess Yuan'an around the nearby temples and Taoist temples.

Dayunjing Temple, Ximing Temple, Chongsheng Temple, Jianfu Temple, Xuandu Temple, Daxingshan Temple, Chongji Temple, Ci'en Temple......

That's it, they haven't finished all the temples and Taoist temples.

The more remote temples, they don't have time to go anymore.

At noon, I found a random temple and had a meal.

Don't say it, it's just a clear soup with little water, nothing oily, but it also has a taste.

Li Xuan is used to eating big fish and meat on weekdays, and occasionally comes to eat, which also gives him a lot of surprises.

There are indeed many temples and Taoist temples in the capital, and they all have their own characteristics.

According to the introduction of the Eight Princes, only temples with profound heritage can build pagodas.

They looked at it all the way, and it was true that they only saw two or three stupas in them, and they were all built very high.

More importantly, Li Xuan noticed the aura of many masters in these temples and Taoist temples.

"Sure enough, there are always many masters hidden in the two sects of Buddhism and Taoism."

These people have been cultivating all their lives, and compared to worldly people, they have fewer distractions and are more able to concentrate on cultivation.

After a day of visiting temples and Taoist temples, soon the sun was setting.

But the seventeen-and-a-half months have only just begun.

In the end, they chose to participate in the seven-and-a-half-month event at the Temple of Mercy and Grace.

According to the Eight Princes, the Temple of Mercy and Grace is the most famous and magnificent Buddhist temple in Beijing.

Therefore, it is also the most lively place in the capital during the July and a half festival tonight.

"This Temple of Mercy and Grace is the Emperor of Daxing Holy Ancestor, in order to remember his biological mother to pray for blessings, repay the kindness of his mother, and ordered the temple to be built, so it is called the Temple of Mercy and Grace."

The Eighth Prince made this introduction, looking at the plaque in front of the temple in a daze, with a complicated expression.

Even Princess Yuan'an, who had been talking all the way, listened obediently and did not disturb the introduction of the Eighth Prince.

"Let's go inside."

The Eighth Prince beckoned the two of them to go in together, and the group walked into the Temple of Mercy and Grace.

At this time, night had just fallen, but the Temple of Mercy and Grace was already overcrowded.

People are vying to give their ancestors a stick of incense from the Temple of Mercy and Grace.

I heard that the incense of this Temple of Mercy and Grace is very effective, and honoring the ancestors can protect the future generations with peace and security, no disease and no disaster.

The temple arranged a variety of small activities, incense and prayer, ancestor burning paper, river lamps to be lonely.

The Temple of Mercy and Grace also held a grand ceremony to worship the ghosts and spirits of heaven and earth.

Although the half of July is Halloween, the atmosphere is very joyful.

The street outside the temple is even more lively, not only the dragon and lion dance procession, but also all kinds of tricks, as if it is the New Year.

Originally, the three little ones thought that the atmosphere of Halloween would be more dreary, but it was completely different from what they imagined.

Perhaps, this is a lively scene performed by the living for the deceased.

In order to make the deceased no longer worry about them.

Under the leadership of the Eighth Prince, the group shuttled through the crowd.

Due to the eunuchs in flowery clothes to open the way, they did not suffer from crowding, and easily participated in many activities that were tried for seven and a half months.

Eventually, they came to a pond in the backyard of the Temple of Mercy and Grace.

This is a place specially arranged to put river lanterns.

The lantern is in the shape of a lotus flower, and when it is placed in the pond, it will slowly drift with the current.

The pond of the Temple of Mercy and Grace leads to the outside world, all the way to the moat outside the city, and then to the moat to further afield.

According to the introduction of the Eight Princes, the purpose of putting the river lantern is to purify and pray.

Legend has it that the road from the underworld to the yang world is very dark, and you can't see the road without a lamp, so putting a lamp is a good deed.

In this way, the souls who are lingering in hell and begging for a life can drag a river lamp, find a way, and finally survive.

Terrans have always been so romantic about death.

Li Xuan was able to perceive this through these customs that were similar to those of his previous life.

Princess Ankang held a beautiful lotus lantern, then closed her eyes and prayed silently, and finally carefully sent it into the pond.

Looking at the lotus lanterns in the pond, with the water waves slowly drifting away, Princess Ankang's eyes were slowly covered with a layer of mist.

For the first time in so many years, she put a river lantern for Concubine Xiao.

This made Princess Ankang feel that she was somewhat unfilial.

looked at the river lantern that kept moving away from him, and thought of Concubine Xiao who was on the sickbed that day.

Suddenly, the originally vague memory began to become vivid, and it stung Princess Ankang fiercely.

"Your Highness."

Yu'er gently pressed Princess Ankang's shoulder and screamed with some concern.

Princess Ankang shook her head and smiled slightly, but the tears in her eyes also fell.

"Nothing, I'm just ......"

"Meow~"

Li Xuan stood up from Princess Ankang's arms, stretched out his tongue, and gently licked away the tears on Princess Ankang's cheeks.

Princess Ankang felt an itch on her face, and looked at Li Xuan and Yu'er, who were full of worry, and the smile on her face became a little brighter.

"I'm just missing my mother a little."

The three little ones all turned their heads silently, looked at the river lantern that was gradually moving away, and thought of Concubine Xiao's appearance.

Speaking of which, Concubine Xiao is really a very special person.

When Li Xuan was a kitten, Concubine Xiao often hugged him and said something that he didn't understand.

Don't look like a mother, but in everyday life, it's like a little girl.

But Concubine Xiao occasionally became serious, and she looked very reliable.

It's just that her illness became more and more serious later, so serious that she didn't have the strength to talk to Li Xuan anymore.

Princess Ankang always has the habit of talking to Li Xuan, and she also learned it from Concubine Xiao.

At first, they didn't know that Li Xuan could understand human speech.

Even so, there are endless things to say to Li Xuan every day.

The Eighth Prince and Princess Yuan'an did not disturb the three little ones, but each put their own river lanterns.

The Eighth Prince, like Princess Ankang, closed his eyes deeply before sending away the river lantern, and only after a long time reluctantly pushed the river lantern into the pond.

Princess Yuan'an just sent the river lantern into the water and simply completed the ceremony.

At this time, the huge pond of the Temple of Mercy and Grace is full of dim lights, like a bright galaxy falling on the water.

There are many people who put river lanterns, but until the river lanterns are out of sight, many people can clearly distinguish the river lanterns they have put down in a piece of light.

The three little ones silently retracted their gaze, and the river lantern that Princess Ankang had put down earlier had already flowed out of the pond.

Just looking at the scene in front of them, no one wants to leave.

Even for Princess Yuan'an, this is a rare beauty.

The vast lotus lanterns, gently rising and falling on the water, gradually drifted away, and no one could stay.

They looked at it for a long time before the Eighth Prince said:

"Let's go, it's time to go back."

Princess Ankang and Princess Yuan'an were about to agree, but suddenly another commotion came from not far away.

A long black shadow stood in the direction from which the commotion had come.

"It seems to be in the direction of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, let's go and see."

The Eighth Prince frowned and spoke.

The Big Wild Goose Pagoda is the pagoda in the Temple of Mercy and Grace, which is conical in shape and has seven floors.

Even in the capital, it is a very conspicuous building.

"It's not open to the public on weekdays, and it should be today."

"Let's go see what's going on."

As soon as the Eighth Prince said this, Li Xuan was also interested.

"It's not usually open to the public."

"It's kind of interesting."

"Could it be that there is some treasure hidden?"

Li Xuan's eyes immediately lit up.

The group hurried to the direction of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, only to find that the lights under the Big Wild Goose Pagoda were brightly lit, and many people gathered here.

These people can see that there are two distinct parties.

On one side is a warrior monk wearing a monk's robe and holding a wooden stick, and I think it is a person from the Temple of Mercy and Grace.

These warrior monks are all sturdy, with tendons and flesh, and their momentum is extraordinary, and they are obviously masters of cultivation.

And the person on the other side who confronted the warrior monk looked a little familiar.

The dress and temperament on his body turned out to be the same as Xu Lang and others.

"Huh? It seems to be a eunuch in a flower dress? ”

Li Xuan saw it at a glance and suddenly felt strange.

"Why did the eunuch in flower clothes have a conflict with the monks of the Temple of Mercy and Grace?"

"Could it be the prince and princess?"

During this time, the only people who wandered around the capital with flower-clothed eunuchs were the princes and princesses who participated in the trial of the imperial garden.

Other than that, Li Xuan couldn't think of other possibilities.

At this time, the warrior monks of the Temple of Mercy and Grace shouted in unison:

"The forbidden place of the Temple of Mercy and Grace, outsiders are not allowed to trespass!"

These words were said to the eunuch in flowery clothes who had been confronting them in the first place, and it was also said to Princess Ankang and others who were rushing over now.

Princess Ankang, the Eighth Prince, and Princess Yuan'an immediately led people to stop and did not step forward easily.

Before you figure things out, it's better not to get involved in the dispute at will.

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