The abandoned wife of the noble family, she is Black Heart Lotus

Chapter 55 How can an egg hit a rock?

This woman's expression was very solemn and solemn, as if she were a Buddha statue.

It was very different from the little mouse in front of him.

He stood outside the threshold and watched quietly as she knelt on the futon, placing her forehead against her hands to worship the Buddha.

This is like a painting, quiet and beautiful.

The attendant next to him wanted to remind him loudly, but when he saw him waving his hands to remain silent, he quickly covered his mouth and stood still.

His eyes looked at Gu Deyin with some scrutiny and surprise. He didn't know what the charm of this woman was.

Maybe it’s because he looks good?

But he had seen many women who were better looking than her. Who had never seen the Regent's eyes lingering on her?

Now he keeps lingering on her one after another. This is definitely not without reason.

He thought to himself.

Gu Deyin, who was dedicated to worshiping the Buddha, did not feel the eyes on her at all. At this time, her mind was not at all on external affairs.

She got up and followed the young novice monk to get the incense candle and precious wax for the offering. She never looked back at the person outside the threshold.

Seeing her getting up and leaving, she followed the little novice out of the other door.

By some strange mistake, Xiao Mingzhang walked into the temple and looked at the ever-burning lamp above the Buddhist scriptures.

The sign above had a name written on it. He took it off, looked at it carefully, and wrote to Xu Linghao.

Is there such a person in the Xu family?

He had a photographic memory, but he couldn't find this person in his memory, so he squinted his eyes slightly.

Gu Deyin married a person of Xu Jianing's generation, but Xu Linghao's name was of Ling's generation, so he could only be regarded as a person of her nephew's generation.

Xiao Mingzhang put the card back to its original place without thinking about it.

At this moment, Gu Deyin turned around with the incense candle and precious wax.

She was shocked to see Xiao Mingzhang here. She didn't care about the incense candle wax in her hand. She hurriedly stepped forward to give Xiao Mingzhang a gift.

"I've met the prince."

This was the second time the two of them had really met face to face. The previous time they didn't even exchange a few words, it could actually be ignored.

"Get up."

Gu Deyin finally got up slowly.

Xiao Mingzhang looked at the incense candle wax in her hand, frowned slightly and said, "Do you believe in Buddhism?"

Gu Deyin lowered his eyebrows and said rather cautiously and respectfully, "I didn't believe it before, but now I do."

When she was young in her previous life, even if she came to worship Buddha, it was just for a temporary occasion. Later, after her son died, she began to worship Buddha sincerely, thinking that her son would have a good pregnancy.

I don't know if it was because of her sincerity, but God gave her a chance to be reborn.

Therefore, she now truly believes in Buddhism.

Xiao Mingzhang looked up at the majestic Buddha and couldn't help but sneer.

"If He could really protect the world, there wouldn't be so much suffering in the world."

Gu Deyin was frightened when he heard these words.

From what little she knew of the secret history of the palace, Xiao Mingzhang was once an unpopular prince.

Legend has it that his biological mother burned herself to death in front of him, and cursed her husband and son before she died.

Because of this, after his biological mother died, she was demoted from the position of a concubine to a sinner, and was finally wrapped in a straw mat and thrown into a burial mound.

Even so, the emperor was still angry and vented all his anger on Xiao Mingzhang's brother and sister.

It can be said that the environment in which Xiao Mingzhang grew up was extremely harsh.

Later, when his elder brother came to the throne, his situation became better.

What really made him skyrocket was the death of his brother.

No one dares to inquire about the truth about that night of palace change five years ago.

Anyway, in the end, Xiao Mingzhang became the regent, and Concubine Qi became the Queen Mother Qi.

As a result, there are many legends about the two people.

As for whether this legend is true or false, outsiders naturally have no way of telling.

And Gu Deyin is the outsider who has only heard the legend, which is why she is cautious in front of Xiao Mingzhang. How can an egg hit a rock?

Seeing that she was silent, Xiao Mingzhang said coldly, "What? Aren't you a devout believer?"

These words were full of sarcasm, which made people feel quite uncomfortable.

Gu Deyin raised his eyes and looked at him. If Qi Jinzhi made people feel like a spring breeze, then Xiao Mingzhang felt like a biting cold wind, and he would only shiver in it.

"The little woman has nothing to say. After all, the little woman's level of Buddhism is limited and she cannot argue with the prince about Buddhism."

Xiao Mingzhang thought that she would try hard to convince him to believe in Buddhism, but he never thought that she would just raise the white flag.

This woman knew better than he thought.

It seemed that the Xu family had offended her deeply, otherwise she would not have disgraced the Xu family's reputation.

"There are not many women in the world who are as self-aware as you."

When Gu Deyin heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned. Is this a compliment? But why does it sound so awkward?

Immediately, she twitched the corners of her mouth, forced a smile, and curtsied.

"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty!"

This time it was Xiao Mingzhang's turn to be surprised. In fact, what he said was not pleasant. Of course, in his opinion, it was more praise than criticism, but it was just a bit damaging.

He remembered that a few years ago, a saint came from the Western Regions and tried to inspire him with Buddhism. After being ridiculed by him, the saint became angry and spoke harshly.

In comparison, Gu Deyin was better than him by more than one margin.

For this alone, it was worthy of his admiration.

"Qi Jinzhi is not someone you can afford to offend."

He had said this, which was the last piece of advice he gave her during their encounter.

Gu Deyin was confused. He didn't expect Xiao Mingzhang to be such a regent. It turned out that he was also such a gossip.

Seeing that he was about to step out of the hall, she hurriedly said, "Your Majesty has misunderstood. This young woman has nothing to do with my uncle..."

Xiao Mingzhang did not turn around again and turned a deaf ear to her words. He obviously had no intention of talking to her again.

Gu Deyin watched helplessly as he became an outsider and then gradually disappeared from sight.

Although she had long known that Xiao Mingzhang had differences with the Qi family, it now seemed that the differences occurred much earlier than she had guessed.

Immortals fight, mortals suffer.

She lowered her eyebrows slightly. She originally wanted to stay in the temple for a longer period of time and copy a few more Buddhist scriptures to enshrine them in front of the Buddha. But now it seemed that it would be better to leave earlier.

She lit the incense candle and precious wax in her hand and offered it in front of the Buddha, then kowtowed three times devoutly. After she got up, she told Hua Chao beside her to pack up and return to the city.

Hua Chao was stunned. They had only been here for two days and one night, were they about to leave?

"Don't ask so many questions, just do as I tell you."

Gu Deyin has always been a person who protects herself wisely. If Xu Ningyu and Liu Ruohe hadn't hurt her so badly in her previous life, she wouldn't have broken up with the Xu family so easily.

Hua Chao looked at her master with a serious expression and did not dare to say anything more, so she hurriedly packed her luggage.

If you suddenly return to the city at this time, you have to hurry up, otherwise it will be too bad if you can't advance into the city after dark.

Qi Jinzhi was stunned when he received the news that Gu Deyin was suddenly returning to the city.

Why did she leave so suddenly?

He reached out and called his attendants to him, "Did you just say that she had a few words with the regent at the Main Hall?"

"That's what the little one sees from a distance."

As for what was said, he didn't know.

How could he dare to get close to the regent? Those are all closely guarded.

It's not like he doesn't want his life.

Qi Jinzhi didn't expect him to hear anything and waved his hand to signal him to retreat.

After a moment, he turned around and headed towards the yard where Gu Deyin lived.

At this time, there was a busy scene in the yard, with servants coming in and out, loading things onto the carriage.

Gu Deyin was sorting out the books he had used when he heard a servant coming to report that Uncle Guo was here.

She was not surprised by his arrival, put on her makeup, and went out to meet the guests.

"What kind of wind brought Uncle Guo here..."

"I heard that you are going back to the city, why is it so sudden?"

(End of this chapter)