Ye Youlan's daily life of traveling through time

Chapter 287 Visiting Xiangguo Temple Again

Song Wen's eyes fell on Caiwei in the distance. She was holding something in her hand. Her slender figure walked through the flowers. His heart skipped a beat.

He remembered what Feng Xiaoyu had said, that as long as she became pregnant, he would make Caiwei his concubine.

He leaned over and whispered something in Feng Xiaoyu's ear. Feng Xiaoyu lowered her head shyly and followed him back to the room.

Ye Youlan spent three days looking through the account books of the shop she had left three years ago, and found the profits were astonishing. She asked Xiaomei about the returns on her previous real estate investment.

Xiaomei, without shying away from Qiao Ling's presence, excitedly stated that she and Li Yi had spent all their earnings over the past three years on buying houses and shops. Currently, they owned two shops and four houses, and the rent alone was already substantial.

Ye Youlan smiled and asked Qiao Ling: "Are you envious?"

Qiao Ling nodded excitedly, with hope in her eyes.

"You must study hard with Xiaomei, and you will achieve great things when you return to Gucheng."

"But Gucheng and Jingcheng can't be compared."

Ye Youlan smiled and shook her head: "As long as you understand business, you can make a fortune anywhere."

Later, Ye Youlan discovered an interesting phenomenon: Xiaomei and Qiao Ling went out together, while Li Yi and Li Zhi were either following the prince out or practicing in the martial arts training ground of the prince's mansion.

Before going to bed at night, Ye Youlan told the Seventh Prince about this phenomenon and asked him to remind Li Yi and Li Zhi when he was free not to neglect their partners.

The Seventh Prince nodded his chin slightly and said, "You are right to remind me. I have indeed neglected you these past few days. I will make it up to you today."

"Have mercy, I'm talking about them, not us."

Begging for mercy is useless, so I can only accept it.

The secret guard reported that Song Wen would take Feng Xiaoyu to Qingyue Temple tomorrow.

Ye Youlan shuddered. Qingyue Temple was where Yilan worshipped Buddha. Why did Song Wen want to go to the nunnery? It was a place for rest, not a holy place for worship.

"Your Majesty, can we go to Qingyue Temple tomorrow?"

"Let Qiao Ling, Xiao Mei and the others go tomorrow, and I'll take you somewhere else."

"Where are you taking me?"

"Secret."

Xiaomei was on night duty for Dingxiang, and Qiao Ling came to talk to her. When she heard the noise coming from the room, Qiao Ling blushed with shame.

Xiaomei looked quite normal. "You and Guard Li are still newlyweds, so you're still this passionate, right?"

Qiao Ling's face turned even redder. Can such a thing be discussed?

Xiaomei whispered, "I've never understood why the princess and the prince have been married for several years and have two children, but they still act like they were newlyweds, spending every moment together."

“I envy them.”

Xiaomei glanced at her and said, "What are you envious of? Go back to your room and go to sleep! Guard Li is still waiting for you!"

Qiao Ling covered her face and said shyly, "Then I'll go back."

The next day, Ye Youlan gave Xiaomei and Qiao Ling a task, asking them to go to Qingyue Temple and deliver some incense money and rice and flour to the nunnery. If the abbot asked, they should say that the palace had delivered the same to other temples, to accumulate virtue and good deeds, and to bless their families with health and safety.

Xiaomei and Qiaoling went to Qingyue Temple happily.

Ye Youlan asked the Seventh Prince: "Where are we going today?"

"Xiangguo Temple."

"Xiangguo Temple? Are you going there to burn incense or worship Buddha?"

The Seventh Prince reminded her, did she remember the blessing plaque she had hung for the Queen?

Ye Youlan asked in surprise, "Is there a sequel to this?"

On the way there, the Seventh Prince told Ye Youlan that they had forgotten one person, that was the Sixth Prince who had become a monk.

Ye Youlan was puzzled: "The Queen is dead, the Ren family is finished, what kind of waves can a monk like the Sixth Prince cause?"

"He can't, but the people behind him might be able to. Ambitious people don't need a very capable king, they just need an obedient puppet."

Ye Youlan would become a little dull when it came to things beyond her perception. The court struggle was really complicated and not suitable for her.

In the early morning, Xiangguo Temple is shrouded in mist, and many believers come here early to burn incense and worship Buddha.

Ye Youlan and the Seventh Prince were very low-key, only bringing Dingxiang and Li Mu with them. Of course, no one knew how many secret guards followed them.

The four of them came to the big tree under the temple where blessing plaques were hung. The tree was an old locust tree, at least several hundred years old, if not a thousand years old, with lush branches and leaves. Red ropes, red silk, and blessing plaques were hung on each branch.

Ye Youlan pointed to the southernmost branch and said, "Last time, I remember asking Xiaomei to put it in the most conspicuous place. The blessing plaque was also marked with yellow silk thread. Huh? Why is it gone?"

The Seventh Prince signaled Li Mu to use his sword to poke the branch to see if it was still there.

Just as Li Mu was about to use his sword to pry away at the branches, a young novice monk came over and reminded him, "Donor, this is a sacred Buddhist place. You must not draw your sword. Also, these amulets were hung here with your sincere heart, carrying your high hopes. Please don't destroy them, or you'll ruin your blessings."

Ye Youlan noticed that the little monk was not very old, had a handsome face and fair skin, and did not look like a child from a poor family. Her pity for him increased a little.

"Thank you for the reminder. We just wanted to see if the blessing plaque we hung here last time was lost. If it was lost, we can replace it with another one."

The young monk took a bamboo pole from the side and said, "Madam, you can use this."

The Seventh Prince took it, dialed it, and said, "Don't worry, Madam. The lucky plaque is still there."

After the four people left, Ye Youlan turned around and saw the little monk still standing under the tree, staring at the branches in a daze.

Ye Youlan asked quietly, "Did the Sixth Prince have any children before he became a monk?"

"How can there be a child if Sixth Brother is not married?"

Ye Youlan smiled: "According to palace rules, don't you princes and grandchildren have bed maids before you get married?"

The Seventh Prince glanced at her and said, "If the wife doesn't give birth to a child, it's impossible for those people to get pregnant."

Ye Youlan curled her lips: "You know so much."

"I'm explaining this to you, why are you still so sour? Are you jealous of this?"

Ye Youlan pinched the Seventh Prince's palm with her fingers. The Seventh Prince calmly held her hand tightly, wrapping her little hand so that she could not move.

An elderly monk came over and asked if the abbot would like to invite the prince and princess.

The two looked at each other and could see this?

In a room in the backyard, the kind-looking old abbot sat in the main seat, and next to him sat a young and handsome monk, whose noble and handsome appearance was somewhat similar to the Seventh Prince.

No need to guess, it should be the Sixth Prince.

Ye Youlan wondered why the Sixth Prince was willing to come out and meet people?

The Seventh Prince looked at the Sixth Prince: "Sixth Brother."

The Sixth Prince had no expression on his face and just nodded slightly.

The Seventh Prince asked the old abbot why he invited them here?

The old abbot stood up and looked at Ye Youlan: "Princess, I would like to invite you to the tea room next door for tea."

Ye Youlan knew that the Sixth Prince must have something to say to the Seventh Prince, so she readily agreed.

Ye Youlan thought the old abbot would say something to her, but it turned out that they just drank tea, and soon a monk asked him to leave because he had something to say.

What is Ye Youlan thinking? Isn't this just avoiding suspicion?