The Regent's Tender Darling

Half an hour later, Taiping Taoist left from the gate of Cining Palace, and Nanny Fang received the Queen Mother's instructions to see him off respectfully.

Just two steps out of Cining Palace, Taiping Taoist suddenly stopped, and Aunt Fang also stopped quickly. She only heard Taiping Taoist's warm voice: "I will go on my own, Nanny, please go back."

Aunt Fang was stunned for a moment. She didn't understand what Taiping Taoist meant. This was in the palace, and Taiping Taoist actually wanted to leave by himself?

However, she did not dare to offend this Taiping Taoist. She thought that Taiping Taoist wanted to leave the palace by herself without her seeing him off, so she obeyed and said, "Yes."

After Nanny Fang entered the gate of Cining Palace, Taiping Taoist stared at the gate of Cining Palace with clear eyes, his eyes were deep and distant, as if he was looking beyond the door.

After a while, he lightly shook his fly whisk and walked in the opposite direction of leaving the palace.

As we walked further, there were no palace people walking around on the palace road. Obviously, this was the most remote place in the palace.

At a corner, there were two guards with swords guarding the temple, because behind it was the Jingci Temple where Princess Yugui lived.

These two guards were also sent by the Queen Mother to guard them. Apart from some palace servants of Jingci Temple, the only people who would come to Jingci Temple were King An and Princess Anguo.

Very few other people come, and even the Queen Mother has never been to Jingci Temple in the past few years.

Moreover, the Queen Mother has issued an order that no one is allowed to come in or out at will. Even Prince An and Princess An can only visit three times a month, and each visit must not exceed two hours.

At this time, Taiping Taoist was heading in the direction of Jingci Temple. When he passed two guards guarding the road, he was not blocked in any way.

The two guards lowered their heads slightly and said nothing, as if they had not seen Taiping Taoist.

After walking for a short distance, the gate of Jingci Temple was half open. The old wooden door and the threshold had some traces of being eaten by insects.

Slowly stepping into Jingci Temple, there was no one in the empty courtyard, and it was unusually quiet.

At this moment, the palace attendants in Jingci Temple were spending time in their own rooms because they had nothing to do, but Concubine Yugui was meditating in the Buddhist hall all day long, really like a monk.

Taiping Taoist took a look at this dilapidated place, couldn't help but sigh, shook his head and walked towards the Buddhist hall.

Gently pushing open the ajar door, a woman's thin back came into view. Above, was a giant Buddha who cared for all living beings.

In addition to the sound of twisting beads, there was the sound of the door closing.

Concubine Yugui was still sitting on her knees, her eyes closed with no intention of opening them to find out.

The Taiping Taoist focused his attention on the big Buddha and said, "I have promised you that Ah Xuan will be the emperor of Danan, but you would rather destroy him. If you had listened to me, you would not have will end up like this.”

The tone was soft, soft and helpless but also questioning.

The twirling prayer beads in Princess Yugui's hand became slower and slower, and finally stopped, opened her eyes, and said expressionlessly: "Whatever happens to me is all of my own free will."

"When Ah Xuan becomes the emperor, you will become the queen mother. I don't have to spend so much effort. Do you know how many things have been ruined by your fleeting thoughts?"

Facing the Taiping Taoist's questioning, Concubine Yugui's face still showed no emotion at all, as if she were a doll that could not feel joy, sorrow or anger.

"Can I still survive if I become an emperor?"

As soon as these words came out, Taiping Taoist's kind face suddenly changed color, and his eyes stared at the Buddha even more deeply.

After a period of silence, Princess Yugui slowly closed her eyes, and the clear clicking sound of twisting the beads sounded again, shattering the temporary tranquility.

Taiping Taoist gave Concubine Yugui a final look solemnly, and before leaving, he only left the words "a woman's benevolence".