Marry the villain and the whole court kneels down and calls her the queen

There is a custom in Daning of having the imperial teacher chanting sutras.

On the night when the old year turns to the new year, the imperial preceptor leads the monks from the temple to chant scriptures and pray in the palace, accompanying the emperor in worshiping their ancestors.

From midnight on New Year's Eve to midnight on New Year's Day.

A full twelve hours.

An abbot wearing a cassock, who looked young and had a peaceful face, walked in with a group of monks.

He chanted: "Amitabha."

The emperor nodded slightly: "Let's start praying."

It turns out that there is such a thing in the Daning Palace.

However, today, the abbot who took the lead had a burning look in his eyes, as if he had something to hide.

He knelt on the ground with a plop and took off his robes.

"I, a poor monk, am unable to pray today. I beg Your Majesty to allow me to return to secular life..."

"Ah? What's the reason?" The emperor was confused.

At this moment, the abbot walked towards Zhao Zhuoxi and Jiang Jiu with square steps.

He first bowed to Zhao Zhuoxi, and then pulled Jiang Jiu out from beside Zhao Zhuoxi in full view of everyone.

Suddenly, he pulled Jiang Jiu's arm and took a look at him, then pinched Jiang Jiu's chin and took another look.

His eyes gradually turned red and he smiled with relief.

"My child, your father has finally found you..."

Jiang Jiu was completely stunned...

This monk is actually the original owner's father?

Even Zhao Zhuoxi was confused. He had done a lot of research but couldn't figure out how this monk could be Jiang Jiu's father...

Jiang Jiu pulled him free.

"Who are you? I don't know you? Let go..."

The monk chanted "Amitabha" again.

"Sixteen years ago, your mother Jiang Qiuyue and I met in Sucheng, Jiangnan. A year later, your mother came to the capital. I originally told my parents that I wanted to marry your mother, but who knew..."

"You were actually opposed by your family, and your mother disappeared overnight. Xiaojiu, you were born on the ninth day of the ninth month of the nineteenth year of Ningze. Because there are three nines in the number, I named you Jiangjiu."

"Actually, your last name is Chang, and I am your father... When I found your mother, she had already died of a serious illness. I had no choice but to send my guards, Zhao Qing and his son, to look for you and Madam Qian. Zhao Li is Zhao Qing's son..."

Jiang Jiu was even more confused.

Looking at the hall again at this time, Chang Mingyuan stood out from the crowd.

"Second brother, you..."

Abbot Huiyuan pulled Jiang Jiu and knelt down before the emperor in the main hall.

"Your Majesty, I have fulfilled the twenty-year agreement. Now that my daughter has been found, I beg Your Majesty to allow me to return to secular life..."

When the emperor saw that things had come to this, he did not pursue the matter. Instead, he asked, "If you return to secular life, who will pray for you tonight?"

Abbot Huiyuan pulled out a child of seven or eight years old from among the many monks.

"He is the Heavenly Master sent from heaven. For the next twenty years, he will pray for Daning."

The hour of midnight was approaching, and the emperor ordered the monks to go to the altar of land and grain to offer sacrifices to heaven, earth, and ancestors.

Abbot Huiyuan said he would return to secular life, and he even changed his clothes and took Jiang Jiu directly into the banquet, sitting behind Chang Mingyuan.

Jiang Jiu always felt that there was something weird about Abbot Huiyuan.

She made a gesture to Zhao Zhuoxi to escape and was about to leave when she found that Abbot Huiyuan had locked her wrist without her knowing.

The other end of the chain was worn on Abbot Huiyuan's own hand.

This is to prevent her from escaping.

Jiang Jiu is not someone who would give in easily.

Abbot Huiyuan's appearance was so strange, without any sign at all.

Something feels a little off about today's banquet. Is the Emperor so generous to an abbot?

Jiang Jiu took out a silver hairpin from his hair, put it against the lock, and with a little force, the lock opened with a click.

Jiang Jiu raised an evil smile at the corner of his lips, and locked the lock on the leg of the low dining table.

Free to move, Jiang Jiu left quickly.

Seeing this, Zhao Zhuoxi also left quietly.

The two of them ran all the way from the palace to outside the palace, and Jiang Jiu was exhausted and out of breath.

Finally seeing Zhao Zhuoxi's carriage, Jiang Jiu was just about to climb on.

Little did they know that Zhao Li was following Jiang Jiu closely.

"Girl, go back. The master will be very unhappy if you do this."

Zhao Li was chasing after him relentlessly, and Jiang Jiu understood that the reason why Master Huiyuan didn't catch up was because he had a subordinate named Zhao Li.

Suddenly, Jiang Jiu pulled out the sword from Lu Ming's waist and pointed it straight at Zhao Li.

"You said you were sent by my mother to take care of me? Actually, you were sent by him, right?"

Zhao Li said sincerely, "Yes, Master Huiyuan is my master."

Jiang Jiu smiled coldly: "Okay, okay, I don't care who your master is, anyway, don't follow me anymore, otherwise, you will die an ugly death..."

Zhao Zhuoxi gave a wink, and Lu Ming and Zhao Li started fighting.

Jiang Jiu got on Zhao Zhuoxi's carriage and wanted to return to the Ninth Prince's Mansion, but after thinking about it, he said.

"Go to the other courtyard."

Zhao Zhuoxi was puzzled: "Did you find out about Master Huiyuan and your mother after going to the other courtyard?"

Jiang Jiu had a bad feeling in his heart at this moment.

"Don't you find it strange? How can a monk just leave the monastery and have a child with my mother..."

Zhao Zhuoxi naturally knew that everything was weird.

"Not necessarily. The abbot of our dynasty can marry and have children."

Jiang Jiu was even more surprised: "Why? Aren't monks supposed to abstain from sex and meat? Why do they still want to marry and have children?"

It turns out that Daning's national teacher selection system is different from the Buddhism that Jiang Jiu knows.

No one knows since when, but the National Master is not only allowed to observe the stars and predict the country's destiny, but also has the responsibility to find the next National Master.

Especially when looking for the next national teacher, it is necessary to use the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches to calculate the time and place of the national teacher's appearance.

The people of Daning believed that the national teacher could bless the Daning Dynasty to prosperity and longevity.

Therefore, in everyone's mind, the imperial teacher is actually more important than the emperor.

He even has the ability to replace the emperor on the spot.

For example, tonight, Master Huiyuan wants to tell everyone that the current emperor must be replaced by Zhao Zhuoxi, and if not, there will be a major disaster, etc.

Maybe everyone will agree to change people, and the emperor will no longer be the emperor, and Zhao Zhuoxi will become the emperor.

Jiang Jiu was completely bewildered: "How could he possibly be so powerful? Why did you work so hard to recruit soldiers and start a rebellion? Why not just bribe him and ask him to give you the throne?..."

Zhao Zhuoxi pondered for a moment: "He won't be easily shaken."

Jiang Jiu thought of Master Huiyuan's sharp eyes and uttered three words after a long time: "I don't believe it."

"I think what happened tonight is too unbelievable. It must be a huge conspiracy, a conspiracy that neither you nor I know about."

Therefore, Jiang Jiu could not go to the Ninth Prince’s Mansion, she had to go to the other courtyard.

Sure enough, Jiang Jiu and Zhao Zhuoxi had just returned to the villa.

Master Huiyuan followed.

"You come back with me."

Jiang Jiu of course refused: "I don't know you at all. If you say you are my father, then you are my father. I am not that easy to fool..."

Master Huiyuan took another step forward and said, "It doesn't matter whether you admit it or not. We are related by blood."

"Come back to the temple with me and cultivate your character. When the time comes, I will let you go back."

Jiang Jiu was shocked: "Go to the temple? Cultivate your character? What does that mean?"