Where there are many women, it is inevitable that they will compete with each other and compete for beauty, even if they come to offer incense.

As soon as Chen Jian'an stepped into the temple, he felt as if he had come to the wrong place. It was not as if he had entered a peaceful place of Buddhism, but as if he had entered the Pansi Cave.

The scent of incense mixed with powder on the tip of his nose made him rub his nose unconsciously.

The courtyard is full of boudoir girls who are under age. The status of women in Mingxia is not high. Young girls who have not left the boudoir usually come out with their mothers.

The older ladies usually go to the back mountain to listen to the master's lectures, while the ladies stay together in twos and threes, asking for fortune-telling, or eating and drinking tea.

Jiang Fu dressed up in a dainty dress. When Chen Jian'an came here, he thought he was not very dignified, but when he arrived, he discovered that Jiang Fu was quite modestly dressed among the female relatives.

The most outrageous thing was that several of them wore eye-catching red dresses and shuttled in front of the solemn temple of gods and Buddhas, which made Chen Jianan feel a bit ridiculous.

Among them, a woman in front of the Main Hall was dressed in the most eye-catching clothes.

She wore a golden full-embroidered skirt, a flying fairy bun, a red gold and ruby ​​hair crown, and a set of necklaces around her neck. She looked very noble, and even her shoes were inlaid with eggs as big as egg yolks.

Full of green jade, like a moving little sun.

That's right, dazzling.

Chen Jian'an noticed her not because of her dazzling clothes, but because the material of her clothes was satin.

This material is not something that any girl except the royal princess is qualified to wear, and when there is no princess on the pilgrimage, the identity of the woman in front of her is easy to reveal.

"upstart!"

Jiang Fu curled her lips in disgust and whispered, looking down on Wu Mingyu's style.

Wu Mingyu was originally the singer Yan Mingxi bought when he went to Jiangnan. She was just a bastard with unknown parents.

He has never seen much of the world since he was born in a small family. With one move, he becomes powerful and wears gold and silver to show off everywhere.

Who didn't know that Yan Mingxi had the idea of ​​using her as Diao Chan, thinking of sending her to the palace to enchant the Holy One and stage a beauty trap.

Jiang Fu sneered when she saw Zhang Songying walking towards Wu Mingyu.

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She raised her hand to Chen Jian'an and said:

"You wait here and don't run around. I'll go have a few words with Sister Wu."

After speaking, he walked towards Wu Mingyu.

Chen Jian'an nodded as a teacher and watched her leave, but when Jiang Fu stepped onto the threshold of the hall, he suddenly turned around and walked towards the side door very quickly.

Before the maid beside her could react, she disappeared into the courtyard in the blink of an eye.

The maids were all shocked. What just flew past with a "swish"?

Wu Mingyu's appearance is not outstanding among the officials' ladies, so she likes to decorate herself with all kinds of gorgeous clothes and jewelry. Other ladies are afraid of the power of the West Factory and always avoid Wu Mingyu's appearance whenever she meets Wu Mingyu.

Just like today, she was wearing golden yellow, and other noble ladies wearing yellow were taking a detour, but Jiang Fu ignored this taboo and walked up to her with brisk steps.

"Sister Wu~ You look so beautiful today."

When Wu Mingyu heard the compliment, she pinched three sticks of incense and turned around. When she saw Jiang Fu, who was dressed in goose yellow, she frowned in confusion, but quickly smiled and greeted her.

"It turns out to be Sister Jiang. What brought you here? I remember that my sister rarely prays to gods or worships Buddha. I thought you didn't believe in ghosts and gods."

Both of them talked with a gun and a stick.

Now His Majesty believes in Buddhism, and the abbot of Qingliang Temple often goes to the palace to lecture to His Majesty. His Majesty is very thoughtful. Who dares to disobey the holy will and say that he does not believe in Buddhism?

Jiang Fu mocked Wu Mingyu's appearance, and Wu Mingyu slapped her into the shit basin.

Zhang Songying was not so arrogant and followed Wu Mingyu's words and tried to persuade Jiang Fu:

"That's right, this cool and small temple is not worthy of being a younger sister."

The smile on Jiang Fu's lips deepened. Wu Mingyu was digging a hole for himself. If he admitted that he did not believe in ghosts and gods, he would not only offend the abbot, but if this matter came to His Majesty's ears, he would think that it was his father who usually

I have no respect for His Majesty, so I dare to go against His Majesty's words and deeds.

As for this Songying...heh, it's just stupid.

"Sister, I was joking. You know my father is the most vicious. He only controls me when I go out on weekdays. He doesn't allow me to go out and show my face. That's all.

As for why this temple is not worthy of my status? I remember that Your Majesty and the Imperial Concubine went to Qingliang Temple in person to listen to the presiding lecture. If my sister says that this temple is not worthy of my status, then Your Majesty and the Imperial Concubine...

······Oh, how could my sister be so disrespectful!"

Jiang Fu spoke so boldly of His Majesty that she was so frightened that all the girls around her shut their mouths.

Zhang Songying was so angry that she stamped her feet.

"That's not what I meant at all. You evildoer should file a complaint first!"

Jiang Fu looked at her and she was so angry that she looked like a little rooster with round eyes, and burst into laughter. After all, although Zhang Songying looked like a black-eyed rooster every time he saw her, Jiang Fu did not

I don't really dislike her.

Wu Mingyu frowned in displeasure, and taking advantage of the fact that he was two years older than Jiang Fu, he pretended to be an elder and said in a teaching tone:

"You speak so freely. Mr. Jiang should really find a female teacher to take good care of my sister's mouth."

"What my sister said is true, but I thought of going with my father. Last month he just hired a nun from the palace to teach me. Although the nun in the palace is strict, she teaches me the rules very well.

My sister should try it too."

Wu Mingyu was stunned for a moment when he heard this. Female teachers and nuns were not unusual, but why would a good person invite a nun from the palace?

The rules and etiquette in the palace are strict and repeated. If you don't have the intention to enter the palace, who would go through such hardship in vain?

Speaking of Jiang Fu's haircut, her father has always been praised as the most handsome man in Mingxia. She followed her father's appearance and looked outstanding. If Jiang Guangyao had plans to send her to the palace, it would be very strange.

It's possible.

Thinking of this, Wu Mingyu's eyes turned around Jiang Fu's face twice, seeing her appearance becoming more and more lively, and she couldn't sit still.

She hurriedly put the incense in her hand into the incense burner, said a few words absently, and left in a hurry.

"Hey~ We agreed to go to the back mountain to have tea together today, but why did we leave first..."

Zhang Songying sighed regretfully, and then thought that Jiang Fu had left Wu Mingyu out of anger. He glared at her fiercely, pulled his companions around him and left like a plague.

Jiang Fu looked at Wu Mingyu's hurried away figure slyly, knowing that her goal had been achieved.

Sometimes what is said is too clear and no one believes it. However, it is this kind of half-truth, half-falseness, and half-hidden words that are easiest for people to relate to and believe deeply.

"Let's go, let's go back home, the sun will kill us all."

Jiang Fu was in a good mood and fiddled with the pearls on her head. Bu Yao said to the maid next to her. She turned around and frowned.

"Where's that pretty boy from the Chen family?"

Speaking of where is the pretty boy from the Chen family? At this time, he has sneaked into the back mountain.

Chen Jian'an walked along a winding and difficult mountain road all the way in. The back mountain is a courtyard where monks rest and guests stay overnight. The innermost rooms are the rooms of the abbot and various eminent monks.

The place where the female guests stay is close to the abbot's courtyard. To avoid danger, they are all in a separate courtyard and are guarded by their own guards.

There was a bamboo forest outside the abbot's courtyard. Chen Jian'an came here avoiding the passing monks.

The bamboo forest in summer is a good place to escape the heat, but the area in front of the main courtyard is different from the others. The bamboos are not too dense and cannot provide shade, but each bamboo is hung with bright red cloth strips or sachets.

Deep in the bamboo forest, a woman wearing a white dress and no makeup was tying peace charms on the tree with her back to him.

"Miss Huo, long time no see."

Chen Jian'an's sudden voice startled Huo Tingfang. She retracted her arm and looked at Chen Jian'an with strange eyes. It took a few seconds to recognize his identity.

"Second Master Chen? Are you also here to offer incense?"

Huo Tingfang was born as a general but has a gentle personality and her speaking voice is soft, like the wind in summer.

Since the defeat of General Huo at the border gate and his capture, Huo Tingfang has stayed behind closed doors, apparently not knowing about the imprisonment of the Chen family.

Chen Jian'an did not answer, but walked towards her with a solemn face and said straight to the point:

"Miss Huo, Mr. Chen heard that General Huo had ordered someone to send a letter back from the border. I wonder if you know about it at this time?"

Chen Jian'an sneaked out and didn't have much time to chat with her.

Huo Tingfang's face suddenly turned pale when she heard this. She tightly held the scarlet peace charm in her hand, her lips trembled, and she pretended to be calm and retorted:

"It's nonsense. There are no letters at all. Even if there are, they are just letters from home. What do they have to do with others?"

Chen Jian'an pursed his lips, not believing a word of her words.

Someone collaborated with the enemy and bribed the border officers to let the enemy in without permission. General Huo sent three urgent reports to the palace before he was captured. It is impossible for him to be unaware of this.

My own eyes clearly saw that Ba Baili was rushing to deliver the last memorial to the palace, and he stopped in front of the general's palace and handed something to the concierge.

Two memorials were sent to the palace but were ignored. General Huo was still desperate to know that the palace was controlled by traitors. With nothing to do, he would inevitably leave clues to discover the collaborator, and that letter was the evidence.

If you dare to give away Hu Fengguan, I am afraid that except for Jiang Guangyao, who brutalized Zhongliang, and Yan Mingxi, who is greedy for power, no one else in the world has the ability or such courage!

If you say that this matter has nothing to do with them, even the dogs won't believe it.

Chen Jian'an knew that the Huo family would not believe him easily, so his eyes flashed, and he slowly took out something from his arms under Huo Tingfang's defensive gaze.

It was a golden token with a lifelike five-clawed golden dragon carved on it. The gems on the token reflected multicolored light under the sunlight.

It is a keepsake that only emperors of the past dynasties have, and it has the same existence as the jade seal passed down to the country.

Huo Tingfang had seen this thing in her father's letters. When she saw Chen Jian'an taking it out, her eyes suddenly widened.
Chapter completed!