Chapter 1 Buddha's saying

A rich girl prayed to the Buddha in order to see the man she liked again.The Buddha let her turn into a stone and practice for five hundred years before she got the opportunity to pass the bridge quickly; she also turned into a big tree and practiced for five hundred years before she let the man rest under the tree for a while... What are you praying for?

A young man whose skin was darkened by the sun knelt on the futon in front of the golden Buddha statue, folded his hands together, but greeted the woman kneeling beside him.

Before the young man entered the Buddhist temple, the woman knelt here.

I saw her wearing a hat, a tight lapel robe with narrow sleeves, trousers, high waist boots, and dressed in a manly outfit. But she didn't really dress herself up as a man, because her face had obviously been coated with powder, her eyebrows were painted like willow leaves, and her thick lips were painted with vermilion rouge, which made her look very delicate.

This kind of men's clothing is tight, and wearing it on her body can better reflect the beautiful curves of all parts of a woman's body.

This is probably the reason why women in the Tang Dynasty dress up as men.

The Buddhist temple is spacious. Although the monks in the temple recite scriptures in the same room, they still sound like they come from a distance; tuk tuk tuk... The sound of knocking on the wooden fish is the accompaniment of chanting scriptures.

The whole music seems hazy and tranquil.

In the fourth year of Xianheng, Emperor Gaozong of Tang Dynasty, Li Xian, Crown Prince Zhanghuai, left his house as a temple, and this Qianfu Temple was established; it has been thirty-eight years since the second year of Jingyun.

Prince Zhanghuai, who built the temple, has long passed away, and Wu Zetian, who executed Prince Zhanghuai, has also passed away. In recent years, the situation has been turbulent and coups, and people in the temple have changed one after another, but the quaint buildings of Qianfu Temple are still the same.

Things change.

The green tiles and white walls are decorated with the roof with trench and the roof is stretched and far away. The cigarette is stormy, and the intrigues outside are isolated. The temple gradually retires and has gradually developed into a pure temple.

The woman kneeling on the cushion and praying with her eyes closed and her eyes closed and heard someone talking, so she opened her almond eyes and turned to look.

The two were obviously acquaintances. The woman put her index finger in front of Zhuhong's lips, whispered softly, and said in a low voice: The Buddha is above, be quiet, let's talk later.

The woman's voice was soothing, with a slow rhythm, and was very pleasant.

The young man stopped talking, put his hands together and bowed a few times, then stood up quickly, turned around and walked out.

Perhaps because the man came and went faster, it was a bit unexpected to the woman, which made her feel a little strange. She hurriedly bowed a few times, got up and chased her out.

Walking out of the Buddhist temple, there is a courtyard with a corridor of mullet windows. It was originally the prince's mansion, and the layout still retains the old style.

The woman looked around and the yard was quiet. Except for the newly sprouted willow branches swaying gently in the breeze, as if there was no movement, there was no one figure.

For some reason, a trace of loss flashed through her heart. What was it that lost?Originally, the man was not the most important person to her just now. I really don’t know what he lost. Sometimes people’s hearts are really inexplicable.

Unexpectedly, right here, a voice suddenly came from behind: The Buddha said, you have been practicing for a thousand years, but you still cannot get a marriage with him. Do you still need to practice?

The woman turned around, frowned, raised her mouth and said dissatisfiedly: It's mysterious, this trick doesn't seem boring... Does Xue Qing have to pay today? Why did she come to Qianfu Temple? It's such a coincidence.

The young man known as Xue Qing was the eldest son of Princess Taiping, the Taiping of the Tang Dynasty.

The woman in front of her is Yuwen Ji, who is the fiancée of Feng Yuanjun, the young minister of Taichang Temple, a colleague of Xue Chongxun, and Feng Yuanjun is the cousin of the eunuch Gao Lishi.

The people of the Tang Dynasty were open and women were willing to go out for activities. There was another relationship, so Xue Chongxun knew her.

There is another relationship between them who occasionally meet. Yuwen Ji is called a goddess doctor in Chang'an. His medical skills are quite good. He often uses strange techniques to cure some difficult and complicated diseases. However, Xue Chongxun’s Taichang Temple where he is located has a department like the Imperial Medical Office, and the Imperial Medical Office should also manage it. Yuwen Ji is not an Imperial Medical Office, but he has contacts with the Imperial Medical Office.

Once, Emperor Li Dan (the father of Crown Prince Li Longji) had a migraine and the imperial doctor was helpless. Yuwen Ji entered the palace and was cured with one injection.

Yuwen Ji asked, and Xue Chongxun said: You also know that Feng Erlang is responsible for the daily affairs, so I don’t care much about it.Besides, today is the day when our brothers greeted my mother, so we rushed over from Anyifang.But it was still early, and Qianfu Temple was here, so I came here for a walk.

Speaking of his mother, Princess Taiping, a trace of undetectable worry flashed in Xue Chongxun's eyes.

After the coup last year, Empress Wei, Princess Anle, Shangguan Wan'er and others were all executed. Prince Li Dan was restored to the throne, creating today's situation: Prince Li Longji and Princess Taiping each counted the same party and were ready to go, and it was already incompatible with the situation...

The ending is very dangerous for Xue Chongxun, the eldest son of Princess Taiping. Perhaps it will happen a year or two later.

Perhaps it was because Xue Chongxun was not pious enough to be Buddha, and the incense and the sound of wooden fish in the temple still could not bring peace to his heart even for a moment, and the struggle would linger in his heart at any time.

He sighed secretly, then clasped his fists and said: It’s almost time, say goodbye.

etc.Yuwen Ji called him and asked, "The Buddha you said just now hasn't finished speaking. Is there such a thing in the Buddhist scriptures?"

Really.Xue Chongxun said seriously.

Yuwen Ji said: The Buddha asked the girl if she had practiced for a thousand years, would she still need to practice? What did she say?

Xue Chongxun smiled and said: She said there is no need.

It's boring.Yuwen Ji was a little disappointed, it seemed that women all had obsession.

Unexpectedly, Xue Chongxun said: At this time, the Buddha breathed a sigh of relief and said that another man had been practicing for two thousand years to look at you... Do you understand?

Yu Wenji's face turned slightly red. She thought for a while, and when she contacted her that she was Feng Yuanjun's fiancée and the scene of praying in front of the Buddha's Lord just now, she thought to herself: Is he teasing something?

Yuwen Ji said again: I feel that you are different from before, it's really strange.

What's different?Xue Chongxun felt a little nervous.

Yuwen Ji said: In the past, you... I'm so frank, at that time, I thought the court should have you appointed as a military officer, not Taichangqing... Now?You are quite thoughtful.

Xue Chongxun pretended to be relaxed and said: We rarely meet, how can you know what kind of person I should be?

He looked up at the sun and the sun was setting. At this time, he went to the princess's mansion and greeted his mother, and he could have a family dinner.

He said: I'm really leaving.