Mountains and rivers pray for peace

Chapter 104 Brother and Sister Cooperation
The second prince stared at Zitan's back motionlessly, those sharp eagle eyes were actually a little darker than the sky.

In his life, he hated others who threatened him with their own cleverness, but anyone who dared to threaten him would either have already turned into a piece of loess, or was already on his way to see Lord Hades.

Huo Qi is like this, Shen Yuning is like this, and Zitan will not be that exception.But considering that he was still in Miyagi and that Zitan was someone close to the Empress Dowager Pei, he was cautious and did not dare to act rashly.What's more, there is still one thing that Zitan needs to do. Even if she is to be sent to the West Paradise, it is necessary to squeeze out every drop of her use value.

Thinking of this, he did not catch up, but shook his sleeves unhappily and headed towards the palace entrance.

In the early morning of the next day, accompanied by the clear and crisp singing of birds in the temple, there was a knock on the door of Huo Qisuye's meditation room.

Because talking to Shen Yuning last night took some energy, Huo Qi got up late today, and just had breakfast brought by the little novice, when he heard someone knock on the door, he immediately put down the bowl and chopsticks: "Come in."

When she looked behind her, she saw Huo Xian pushing the door open and coming in.Huo Xian did not wear the uniform of a general today. Instead, he changed into white casual clothes, which made him look fluttering.She was dressed very briskly, but her expression was clearly solemn.

Huo Xian was very particular about propriety. If there were no elders in the family or other maids and wives present, he would not rashly come to see her biological sister alone.Today was unprecedented. Huo Qi came to the Zen room where she lived early in the morning. Huo Qi felt that he must have come to her to get the key to the iron carriage.She didn't say anything, just waiting for the other person to speak first.

Unexpectedly, Huo Xian randomly found a Zen bench to sit down on, but asked directly: "Sister, did you already know that the abbot monk of Baotan Temple had a problem?"

Huo Qi nodded.In fact, she did think that the abbot was from the second prince's side.To let the face behind the Jade Guanyin appear in front of Emperor Xiaowen and Empress Dowager Pei naturally, it would be a fantasy without a temple response, and the abbot has the most power, so the suspicion is naturally the greatest.

Besides, as the abbot of Baotan Temple, this monk is obviously a disciple of the Buddhist hall who does not look like dust, but he gives people a strange shrewdness.

Early this morning, the little novice came to bring her breakfast, and by the way, mentioned that the abbot of Baotan Temple thanked the guards who escorted the jade statue for their hard work, and offered everyone a blessing lamp.See the real chapter for details. With such a long-sleeved ability to dance, who would believe that he is single-minded in reciting Buddha?

Huo Qi was about to speak, but he didn't want Huo Xian to show that his conjecture had been verified, and then frowned and sneered: "No wonder you were worried about handing over the key to the iron carriage last night, so you already knew that the abbot was an excuse. The monk who is making money in the name of the Buddha is afraid that he will make an idea of ​​this Jade Guanyin."

Huo Qi was stunned for a while and asked doubtfully: "Making money?"

This monk did seem to have evil intentions, but she didn't know that he was making money.

Seeing Huo Qi's bewildered face, Huo Xian was stunned for a while before he said in a low voice: "Last night my little soldier Wang Zhang got up and got lost for a while and passed by the abbot monk's Zen room, and heard someone still talking in a low voice. He It was also a moment of curiosity that I went over to become a gentleman on Liangshang, but I didn't expect that monk and the deputy temple to talk about the fraudulent account books!"

Baotan Temple is the royal ancestral temple, and both Empress Dowager Pei and Emperor Xiaowen believed in Buddhism, so they supported Baotan Temple even more than the previous emperor, and the amount of money allocated each year was tens of thousands of taels.Therefore, every year, Baotan Temple's income and expenditure account books will finally be presented to Emperor Xiaowen for the purpose.

The abbot controls the life gate of the entire temple. It is impossible to say that there is no greed at all. The key is how much greed.Huo Qi didn't find it surprising: "How much money did you get?"

"I haven't heard of this, but I reckon the number will not be small. Otherwise, for those three melons and two dates, would he have to risk his head to falsify the account books and these unscrupulous methods? Your Majesty hates it the most in his life." Corruption, if this matter gets out, even Baotan Temple will be copied by His Majesty."

"Then isn't this digging one's own grave?" In Huo Qi's eyes, betting his life for these external things is like walking a tightrope on a cliff. The bottom is like a pool of stinky water, which is simply not worth the candle.

Huo Xian still had a mentality of watching the show, and took a fruit from the wooden fruit plate: "It's a good thing that the carriage key was not handed over, if he has any wrong thoughts, I have to let him take the blame. "

After taking a few bites, he realized that Huo Qi's reaction was wrong: "My sister doesn't know about this? Then why yesterday..."

Huo Qi had no intention of hiding it from Huo Xian. She was weak in Baotan Temple, and the upcoming drama would not be possible without Huo Xian's cooperation.To a certain extent, Huo Xian is not only a good brother, but also a good helper.

Except for the presence of Shen Yuning, she polished her story about Yuan Ye and what happened last night. She smiled and said, "I'm afraid the abbot monk and the second prince are also related to each other."

The more Huo Xian listened to Huo Qi's talk, the more disturbed he became. He didn't even feel like eating fruit, and his voice tightened: "The second prince is really trying to get the Huo family's idea..."

"Don't worry, he won't take action in the next two days. The show won't start until the audience comes on stage." Huo Qi smiled.

Huo Xian looked at Huo Qi's seemingly relaxed smile. Instead of falling to the ground, the stone in his heart became heavier: "I agreed to let you come to Baotan Temple because I thought that in a few days, my mother would also come with you to burn incense with your Majesty and the Queen Mother. , but I didn’t expect that this Baotan Temple is a dragon’s pond and a tiger’s den... Sister, I think you can’t stay in this Baotan Temple. I will send a few people to escort you back to your home first, where your parents can protect you..."

"Then what about big brother?"

Huo Xian was stunned for a moment, Qingjun's eyebrows and eyes showed a bit of seriousness that he didn't usually have: "This matter has nothing to do with me, I am the one who cleans up. If something happens, His Majesty will find out the truth at that time. Even if Your Majesty wants to punish me, at most it is a crime against the guard..."

Huo Qi glanced at Huo Xian intently.Speaking of which, Huo Xian's temperament on weekdays is much more open-minded than Huo Ruhai's, but at the critical moment, it can still be seen that father and son have the same temperament.

For the Tian family and the Huo family, they always want to take a step back first. They will not take the initiative until there is no way to retreat.This is the way of loyalty passed down from generations of the Huo family, and it is also the gentleness in the heart of the Huo family.

She calmly stared at Huo Xian for a long time: "Brother, the second prince first sent me a statue of the goddess to win over me. If he failed to win over me, he kidnapped me on the night of the Yuan Dynasty. Now he has set up a trap waiting for you to jump. Don't you see? Really? He won't let the Huo family go."

Huo Xian's breath was stagnant, his mouth was tightly pursed and he didn't say a word.He understands all the truths Huo Qi said, and he can see the way of the second prince's style. Once he sets his sights on the prey, it's no wonder he doesn't eat you alive, but he always takes a little luck.

Huo Qi saw that Huo Xian's expression relaxed a little, and he said slowly, "Last night, Wang Zhang found out about the abbot's tricks, didn't he just coincide with the old saying - if you walk through iron shoes, you can't find a place, so it doesn't take much effort to get it? Brother, turning passive into active is the best way to deal with things."

When Huo Xian saw her calm and composed look, he didn't even think that his sister was just a 15-year-old girl. His intuition made him believe Huo Qi's words immediately.He wondered: "But even if the monk's matter is exposed, how can he bite the second prince? Now this jade statue cannot be replaced..."

Huo Qi smiled slyly, and looked out the window, only to see that there was no one around, he whispered something in Huo Xian's ear.

After Huo Xian heard Huo Qi's plan clearly, he couldn't help but exclaimed: "Sister, you are too courageous!"

(End of this chapter)