Looking at Tai'an from the full moon

Xiao Zuochen came to the Buddhist temple. Although he didn't come here often, he was not unfamiliar with it. The person who lived here before was Xiao Zuoqing's mother, Concubine Xian, but she was no longer here.

Xiao Zuochen looked at the Buddha statues in the temple and couldn't help but wonder. Would the Buddha statues really protect the people who worshipped them? Would they even protect someone like Emperor Mingren?

I walked to the table and ran my fingers across the surface. Indeed, there was not a speck of dust. It must have been cleaned carefully by someone.

"Your Highness, King Yun, this Buddhist temple is carefully cleaned every day, so there won't be any dust. You can rest assured."

A beautiful female voice came, Xiao Zuochen frowned and turned his head to look over. He saw a girl in plain clothes and with a pretty face walking into the house carrying a pile of thin clothes.

The girl wanted to put down the item in her hand because it was too heavy. But when she saw His Royal Highness Prince Yun suddenly turned around and looked at her, she had to hold the item in her hand and salute Xiao Zuochen directly. Her delicate arms trembled and almost shook the clothes off.

Originally, the girl in front of Xiao Zuochen looked clean and fresh, and should be a smart person. But now, it seems that she is not very smart. And the etiquette she is performing now proves that she is a palace maid.

The little maid lowered her head and did not see Xiao Zuochen's expression, but she had heard that His Royal Highness Prince Yun was not someone who was willing to embarrass others. Besides, His Royal Highness Prince Yun was now half a prisoner. Although the Crown Prince did not say it explicitly, it had spread throughout the palace that after the Third Prince ascended the throne, he would first target His Royal Highness Prince Yun.

Thinking of this, the little palace maid couldn't help but look up and glance at Xiao Zuochen through the clothes in front of her face. Although Xiao Zuochen didn't say anything, his eyes were always looking at him, so he also saw the little palace maid's action.

She is really curious...

"Why, you haven't seen the king?"

Xiao Zuochen asked.

"Your Highness, I have been serving in the Buddhist temple all the time and have rarely been anywhere else, so I have never met you in person."

Xiao Zuochen was puzzled. Even if he had not been anywhere else, he had been to the Buddhist temple several times. How could she not have seen him?

The little palace maid seemed to see Xiao Zuochen's confusion and continued to explain.

"When Her Majesty the Concubine was here, she only allowed us to come to the Buddhist temple to clean at night. She didn't allow us to be in the temple during the day, saying that it would disturb Her Majesty's chanting. So, we never came to the temple during the day. Not only me, but also the other sisters who were responsible for cleaning the temple were the same."

Xiao Zuochen thought about it carefully. Every time he came to the temple, he had never seen other servants around the virtuous concubine. At that time, he thought that the virtuous concubine was simple and did not want to be served by others. But when he heard the palace maid in front of him say so, he became suspicious.

"What's your name?"

"The slave girl Heiya."

"Surname Hei?"

This surname is rare, and the name is too...

"No, my original name was Qingya. Because the word 'Qing' in my name made the Consort Xian unhappy, she changed my name to 'Heiya'."

Xiao Zuochen opened his mouth slightly, looking a little surprised. In his impression, the virtuous concubine was a quiet person. How could she give a servant such a vulgar name just because her name contained the word "Qing"?

"I don't mean to discredit the virtuous concubine. This is the truth. If His Royal Highness Prince Yun is curious about this matter, he can ask the other sisters. Gods and Buddhas are above, there is no need for me to lie about this matter."

Qingya explained again. She kept the posture of saluting, and her arms began to tremble from lifting heavy objects.

But it was her two explanations that made Xiao Zuochen look at her differently. Because Xiao Zuochen felt that she could judge what he was thinking through her expression, and she answered before he asked. Perhaps, she was a great help for him to leave the palace smoothly. But he needed to find out which group she belonged to.

Before Xiao Zuochen wanted to ask something, a group of servants came outside the Buddhist temple. It was noon, and they were the group of palace maids and eunuchs that Eunuch Mu Dai brought to Lingxiao Garden.

"Your Highness Prince Yun!"

The leading palace maid stood outside the Buddhist temple and shouted at the top of her voice, as if she was afraid that Xiao Zuochen couldn't hear her.

Xiao Zuochen asked Qingya to get up and put away her clothes first, and then he walked out of the Buddhist hall. But just as he reached the door of the Buddhist hall, he saw the leading palace maid standing there arrogantly, and it seemed that she had no intention of greeting.

Seeing this, Xiao Zuochen didn't say anything. He just pretended that he couldn't see them, so he stood in front of the Buddhist temple and admired the scenery.

"Your Highness Prince Yun!"

The leading maid shouted again, as if to draw Xiao Zuochen's attention to her. But Xiao Zuochen still pretended not to hear.

In this way, the palace maid shouted several times until Qingya put away her clothes and came out. Seeing those palace maids being so arrogant and domineering, she scolded them.

"Where did this lowly maid come from? Why don't you quickly pay your respects to His Majesty Prince Yun?"

As soon as Qingya finished speaking, the leading palace maid was ready to roll up her sleeves and rush forward to hit her, but when her eyes met Prince Yun, she immediately became timid.

"Are you pretending that I don't exist?"

As soon as Xiao Zuochen finished speaking, he took a step forward and used his lightness skills to flash in front of the palace maid, with a dagger against her neck.

"Keep shouting. I know who you are working for. But if I really kill you, will anyone collect your body?"

Xiao Zuochen's gentle voice rang in the maid's ears. If it were any other day, the maid would have screamed with joy. But now the voice of the King of Yun was accompanied by a dagger, which was tantamount to the King of Yun wanting her life!

And no one has ever said that King Yun actually knows martial arts! He had always been weak before, unable to carry anything with his shoulders or hands, but now he dares to use a knife!

The leading palace maid rolled her eyes around and spoke with a trembling voice.

"Your Highness Prince Yun, I was ignorant. Please forgive me. I promise I will never do it again!"

Seeing her admit her mistake, Xiao Zuochen took the dagger away from her neck. He didn't really want to cause any deaths. They were just a group of snobbish servants. If one of them died, there would be another group. There was no need to bother with them.

As soon as the dagger left the maid's neck, the leading maid hurriedly touched her own neck with her hand to make sure that her neck was safe.

Xiao Zuochen retracted the dagger and still looked at them calmly.

"Prince Yun was ordered to pray for the late emperor in the Buddhist temple. If you deliberately make things difficult for him, it would be disrespectful to the late emperor. The prince also knows that it is not easy for you to survive in this deep palace, so he does not want to make things difficult for you. Although you are also following orders, you have other choices. There is no need to work so hard."

Qingya spoke at the side, but what she said puzzled the crowd below. The leading palace maid looked at Qingya, not knowing whether what she said was what His Royal Highness Prince Yun meant, and then looked at Prince Yun.

"Our servants are stupid, please explain clearly, Your Majesty."

Xiao Zuochen didn't understand what Qingya wanted to say, so he turned around and motioned Qingya to continue talking to them. Qingya leaned forward slightly, as if to pay respect to Xiao Zuochen, and then walked away, whispering something to the palace maids and eunuchs.