"It's not really a big grudge …"
Li Xuan looked away from the backs of those people and said, "When I was a child in the imperial palace, the King of Shu was the leader of the princes who bullied me."
"Also …" His voice paused for a while before he continued, "The woman whom he had tried to marry over and over again is now my heir's consort."
Li Yi's eyes widened. The hatred of stealing his wife was not a big grudge?
It was one of the two biggest grudges in one's life. The King of Shu did not hand him a knife the moment they met, which showed that he had great self-restraint.
He could not help but give him a thumbs-up. It was never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. The King of Shu probably did not expect that the little prince whom he bullied a decade ago would take revenge in such a way in the future.
"The King of Shu and his wife … are childhood sweethearts?" Li Yi was not very curious about other people's affairs, but he was more concerned about his few friends.
As a prince of a country, he had been rejected time and time again, yet he was still able to persevere. If they really were childhood sweethearts, Li Xuan wouldn't have been right to break up the affectionate couple.
"I don't think we've met before." Li Xuan said after thinking for a while.
Li Yi was even more puzzled and asked, "Since they don't know each other, why does he insist on marrying you?"
Li Xuan glanced at him and said, "When your wife took you up the mountain, she didn't know you either, did she?"
Li Yi's face darkened. Damn it, what grudge did the King of Shu have with this guy? It had nothing to do with him. Who cares? I won't ask anymore!
He waved to the arrogant Lolita not far away. "Shouning, let's go listen to the old monk's chanting."
"The King of Shu is the son of Imperial Concubine Cui and is the eldest among the princes. According to the rules of the royal family, the eldest son is not the youngest. The Empress only has one daughter, MIngzhu, and has no other princes. In the harem, Imperial Concubine Cui is the most respected. Therefore, the King of Shu is the most powerful prince in the competition for the title of Crown Prince."
Li Xuan said indifferently, "Although Imperial Uncle hasn't appointed a crown prince because he doesn't have a legitimate son, the Empress hasn't had a son for many years. In the past two years, the court has been talking about the position of crown prince. Although the King of Shu has the support of Noble Consort Cui and the Cui family behind him, if he can marry into the Wang family, he will be able to gain the support of two powerful families.
Li Yi was a little stunned when he heard that. Did that mean that the young man from earlier, Li Xuan's "irreconcilable enemy", was actually the best candidate to become the next ruler of the empire? There was an eighty to ninety percent chance that he would become the successor of the old emperor?
According to the old emperor's physical condition, that day would not be far away.
The next Emperor of the Jing Kingdom would ascend the throne in a few years or at least a year or two.
However, our Crown Prince, Li Xuan, had stolen the wife of the next Emperor and his wife's family. This was not a big enmity, but a big one.
The enmity of stealing his wife would affect his plan to seize the throne. Would Prince Ning's family have a good life after the King of Shu became the real Emperor?
This was not realistic.
Fortunately, even though Li Xuan was a fool, Prince Ning didn't look like someone who would suffer a loss. Li Yi didn't need to worry about this matter for him.
Thinking about it this way, the Wang Clan was truly blind. They didn't try to curry favor with such a great potential stock. In another two years, he would become a relative of the emperor, and a meteoric rise was just around the corner. Why did they have to fall for a coward like Li Xuan?
Imperial concubine, family, inheritance of the throne, and all these twists and turns of the royal family gave them a headache. Li Yi waved his hand again and said, "Shouning, let's go and watch the old monk preach!"
In the nearest Buddhist hall, there was a highly virtuous monk preaching Buddhism. The hall was filled with praying mats, and the followers were sitting upright on them. It was unknown if they could understand what he was preaching, but they looked very solemn and focused.
"What is this master preaching?" The proud little girl leaned against the door and asked doubtfully. She could only hear the monk mumbling something, but she could not make out a single word.
"Shh, lower your voice. The master is preaching the Diamond Sutra!" Li Yi made a shushing gesture to her, but his eyes were darting around the Buddhist hall, looking for Ruyi and the others.
The proud little girl looked up at Li Yi, and her big eyes began to twinkle like little stars.
The teacher was indeed a teacher. He could even understand such a difficult Buddhist scripture.
At this moment, a sigh suddenly came from behind them. "Amitabha, Little Benefactor Li Yi, Master Huiyan is preaching the Lunga Sutra …"
The old monk Tan Yin raised his palm and chanted the name of Buddha. He looked at Li Yi and said helplessly.
The corner of Li Yi's mouth twitched. This old monk must have a disease that would kill him if he did not expose him. Moreover, he only caught him and tried to expose him. It was said that monks were merciful and left him some face. Wasn't it considered as accumulating merit?
To think that he had worked so hard to help him copy so many scriptures, and he even said that he would repay him in the future. Was this how Buddhism repaid kindness?
"Little Benefactor Li Yi, on behalf of Buddhism, I am very grateful for your kindness!" When the old monk spoke again, the expression on his face became solemn and solemn. He was indeed a famous master. At first glance, he really looked like an eminent monk.
"It's nothing." Li Yi waved his hand. He was magnanimous and did not intend to fuss over the old monk's act of biting the hand that fed him.
"It's nothing to you, but it's a great merit to our Buddhism."
A smile appeared on Li Yi's face, but he was rolling his eyes in his heart.
You yourself said that it's a great merit. Why don't you repay me? Where's the generous repayment?
The generous repayment that Li Yi wanted did not come, but another old monk came.
A familiar old monk.
Several figures walked in from the entrance of the temple. Walking in front was the old monk who asked him for directions on the street yesterday. Beside him was the middle-aged monk with the metal rod.
What was different from yesterday was that there were a few more young monks behind the two of them.
Yesterday, the old monk was still going to Fahua Temple. Today, he came to Cold Mountain Temple. However, this was normal. It was said that the officials in the capital were of a higher rank. In fact, the temples in the capital were of a higher rank. All the monks in the world wanted to enter the temples in the capital. When foreign monks came, they would pay their respects.
Cold Mountain Temple was the venue of the Water and Land Dharma Assembly. Recently, there were countless monks who came here. A monk from Cold Mountain Temple who was in charge of reception had already gone up to greet them.
"May I know your title, Master?" a young monk asked with a smile.
The old monk in front of him had white eyebrows and beard and an extraordinary bearing. It was obvious that he was an eminent monk.
"I am Zhi Xin," the old monk said with a smile.
"So it's Master Zhi Xin." The young monk had never heard of this Dharma name. A trace of doubt appeared on his face, but he still asked politely, "May I know where Master is from?"
"Where I came from." The old monk still had a smile on his face.
As soon as he said that, the young monk's expression changed. The welcoming monks behind him also trembled.
Li Yi looked at the old monk with some surprise. Almost everyone in his previous life knew that this was a powerful tool for showing off, but it actually appeared here?
The smile on Master Tan Yin's face disappeared. He looked in the direction of the foreign monks and seemed to be deep in thought.
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