amaotonovel Chapter 796: The Master’s Vow
Chapter 796: The Master’s Vow
"Perhaps your current uneasiness is what Prince Su wants." Jiang Suining said as he sorted out the records in his hands.
"I understand what you mean, but I really can't help it. And Mu Shi has been worried about this matter for some time." Wei Yao sighed.
Although we have carefully checked everywhere, there shouldn't be any problems.
But the more I couldn't find anything, the more uneasy I felt.
As the saying goes, there is only a thief who can steal for a thousand days, but you cannot guard against thieves for a thousand days.
It's really hard to bear such days of fear.
Jiang Suining raised his head and looked at Wei Yao, who had a sad face.
The next moment, he sighed helplessly.
"Prince Su is indeed powerful. He can disturb our family's peace with just one move."
"Who said it wasn't true?" Wei Yao smiled bitterly. "The other party is of noble status, and we don't know enough about this Prince Su. We really don't know if he will do anything else."
Putting the organized records aside, Jiang Suining stood up and said, "Let's go."
"where to?"
"We have almost finished the things at hand. Let's go ask for leave from the Queen. Since we don't know enough, let's find a way to learn more. Prince Su has left the palace today. At this time, he should be in the Women's Academy."
"You mean we're going to the Women's College now?"
"No." Jiang Suining shook his head. "The Fifth Princess is watching over the Women's Academy. If anything happens, she should send us a message. Since we want to understand Prince Su, we should go to the place where he stays the longest."
Wei Yao thought about it and immediately understood, "Sanqing Temple!"
An hour later, it was almost noon.
Jiang Suining and Wei Yao changed into women's clothes, put on veil hats, got off the carriage, and walked towards Sanqing Temple.
When they arrived at the gate of Sanqing Temple, a little Taoist boy immediately stopped them.
"This is the place where Prince Su practices meditation. Outsiders are not allowed to enter casually."
"We came here precisely because we knew that this was the place where Prince Su practiced asceticism before. We are all official wives and we want to meet the abbot of your Taoist temple. We hope that the young Taoist priest can inform us and make it convenient for us."
Jiang Suining said softly, and then glanced at Xier who was following behind him.
Xier hurried forward, took out two gold bars from her sleeve and handed them to the little Taoist boy.
"Young Taoist priest, the two ladies came here sincerely, and I hope you can do me a favor. One ingot of gold will be used as a message, and the other ingot of gold will be used as a thank you gift to you."
The little Taoist boy looked at the yellow gold ingot in his hand and subconsciously clenched it.
But he quickly straightened his face and said, "Monks should not be involved in worldly things."
Having said that, the hands holding the gold showed no signs of relaxing.
"Young Taoist priest, we naturally know that those in Sanqing Temple are not ordinary people. This gold ingot is just a small token of our appreciation. After all, we are just ordinary people. Apart from this, we don't know how to express our feelings. I hope that the young Taoist priest will not be angry." Jiang Suining said with a smile.
The little Taoist boy looked at the gold ingot in his hand again and said, "Forget it. Since you are so sincere, I will go and inform you. You just wait here and don't move around casually."
"Okay, thank you, little Taoist priest."
The Taoist boy left to report the news.
Wei Yao stood beside Jiang Suining and said with emotion:
"You keep saying you are sincere, but in the end, whether your sincerity can be seen or not depends on whether the light of the gold is dazzling enough."
"Be content." Jiang Suining said with a smile, "At least the gold ingots can pave the way. If sincerity is the only consideration, I'm afraid we won't be able to get in."
Wei Yao thought about it and smiled as well, "That's right."
After about half an incense stick of time, the little Taoist boy came back.
"Master said, please come in."
"Thank you, young Taoist priest." Jiang Suining thanked him.
Xier was very tactful and stuffed another ingot of gold into the boy's pocket. On the way there, she asked the little Taoist boy about his master, who was the abbot of the Sanqing Temple.
Although Prince Su has been practicing in seclusion here for many years, he is not the abbot.
The abbot of Sanqing Temple was appointed by Prince Su himself after his arrival, and he has been staying in Sanqing Temple for many years since then.
"I am also lucky to be able to become the master's disciple. There are many people in the temple who envy me." The little Taoist boy said with a proud tone.
"Aren't all the Taoist priests in this temple disciples of the temple master?" Xier asked in pretended confusion.
"Of course not!" The little Taoist boy said immediately, "Many people don't have the luck I have. Although they stay in the temple, they are just practicing here. They can't even get the chance to be the temple master's disciples."
"Young Taoist priest, you look quite young, but you must have something extraordinary to be accepted as a disciple by the temple master." Jiang Suining said with a smile.
"This..." The little Taoist boy hesitated, "Maybe."
"What do you mean by maybe?" Wei Yao was puzzled. "Don't you know the reason yourself, young Taoist priest?"
The hesitation on the little Taoist boy's face became even stronger, but he quickly said, "Actually, I have been here for a short time. When I first met the master, he accepted me. Maybe the master thought I have talent."
"That……"
"Kongming." A steady voice interrupted the conversation.
"Master!" The little Taoist boy hurriedly took two steps at a time and stepped forward to salute.
Jiang Suining and Wei Yao looked up.
On the steps not far away, a middle-aged man was standing with a whisk in his hand.
He has a thin figure and sharp eyes. The fingers holding the whisk are skinny, but they look as strong as pine and bamboo, and appear very powerful.
A pair of eyes passed over the Taoist boy and swept towards Jiang Suining and the others, carrying with them a breathtaking pressure.
"Everyone, Sanqing Temple rarely receives pilgrims. What are you doing here today?"
"Greetings, Master." Jiang Suining and Wei Yao bowed first, and then Jiang Suining said, "We are not here today to burn incense and pray for divination, but we just want to ask you something."
"Master, they..." Kong Ming was interrupted again before he could finish his words.
"You go down first."
"Yes, Master." Kong Ming did not dare to disobey and agreed immediately.
"Xi'er, you should go down too." Jiang Suining said to Xi'er, "Remember, don't move around randomly, so as not to break any taboos."
"Yes, slaves obey."
Xier and Kongming both retreated.
Jiang Suining looked at the abbot who was still standing on the steps and said, "Are you going to treat us to a cup of tea?"
The abbot stared at Jiang Suining and Wei Yao, and seemed to be able to feel each other's scrutinizing eyes through the veil.
After a long while, he turned sideways and said, "Please."
Inside the palace.
Jiang Suining and Wei Yao knelt on a cushion.
"I don't know what the master's name is?"
"Humility."
"Master Xuhuai." Jiang Suining nodded.
Xu Huai's eyes no longer had the scrutiny from before, and he spoke calmly, "You all came here today probably for Prince Su, so just say whatever you want to say."
"We are indeed doing this for Prince Su. Our husbands are officials in the court, but they have never had any chance to be promoted, and their relationships with their colleagues are not very good. Now that Prince Su has returned to the court, so..."
Jiang Sui paused for a moment and smiled embarrassedly.
"So it is Prince Su that our husband wants to make friends with and please."