It was August, and before the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Empress Dowager always went to Donghua Temple to pray for the royal family and the people, and this year was no exception.

"The Ai family means that you will follow the Ai family this year." The old empress dowager believes in Buddhism and firmly believes that she is not as good as Chu Shaoling's bowing for her many times. "Go and put on incense sticks and pick up Buddha beans, and you can also be quiet and let the Buddha bless you."

It took only ten days to go there. Chu Shaoling weighed it. Now Chu Shaoyang has gone to the south. It is too late for Concubine Li to compete for favor. Chu Shaoruan can't do it alone. She left the palace to stay for a few days and thought it would be fine. Chu Shaoling smiled and nodded: "Everyone listened to the emperor's grandmother."

The Empress Dowager smiled with satisfaction: "The Ai family originally wanted to take Yang'er with him, but unfortunately he was not in the palace. There are so many, now even Yang'er can do some errands."

Chu Shaoling smiled and changed the topic without any trace: "Then the emperor's grandmother only brings her grandson? Is there anyone else?"

The Empress Dowager shook her head, and the prince was not in her favor. Chu Shaoling chuckled: "It's better to take the fourth sister with her. She is also idle in the palace every day, so she doesn't go out to get some breath."

The Empress Dowager couldn't help but sigh: "You are a honest child, just because the queen took care of their mother and daughter that day. When the queen left, you always take care of the queen..." As the Mid-Autumn Festival approached, the old empress was particularly sad. Chu Shaoling laughed. He looked at Fuyi and Guiren Ning not just because Empress Ling had taken care of them before. Of course, it was difficult to tell the Empress Dowager about these things. Chu Shaoling smiled: "Although they are different mothers, Fuyi is my own sister after all, and they are pitiful. If they can take care of their grandson, they naturally have to take care of them. Speaking of which... Fuyi is also thirteen years old this year. In the princesses, Fuyi is older than Fuyi."

The Queen Mother never felt at ease when Fu Yi got married. Her mother had a low status, a low position, and was not favored. Even Fu Yi was not attracted by attention. The Queen Mother nodded: "Well, who can care about her?"

Chu Shaoling chuckled and said slowly: "My grandson has been thinking about it all the time."

The Queen Mother laughed when she heard this: "You are thoughtful as a big brother. Are you thinking about it? Who are you thinking about?"

Chu Shaoling didn't answer, but just smiled and said, "I don't know. Now I have someone under my command who is very useful. This was promoted by Mr. Zi. I think he is really a talent and has also focused on promoting it. It turns out that he is a must-have person. His grandson will definitely use it in the future, but... his family background is not high, and it will be a real demographic."

The Empress Dowager frowned slightly: "Who are you talking about? Why don't the Ai family know about your grandfather?"

Chu Shaoling chuckled: "Qingji Duwei defended the war."

The Empress Dowager had a vague impression that Chu Shaoling explained the Wei family family background in detail and said, "Speaking of this Wei War, this Wei War was a royal relative. His ancestors also had outstanding achievements, made military achievements, and had more than princesses, but it was passed down to this life and was not very prosperous."

The Empress Dowager was a little loose and said, "The gentleman's destiny will be killed for five generations. In this way, this defense war is a person who is not greedy for the foundation of his ancestors and knows how to make progress."

Chu Shaoling nodded: "When you come back from this errand, you will be granted General Zhaoyong. If you decide to make a marriage, you can be granted a general of cavalry."

This is Chu Shaoling who wants to value people. Fu Yi is a princess who has always ignored him. The empress dowager naturally has a scale in her heart. The empress dowager chuckled: "Forget it, you have to value people... The Ai family naturally has to look up to him. Fortunately, Fu Yi's identity is not so noble, but she deserves it. But don't mention this to your father. Once you say it, your father doesn't agree and says it to death, then there is nothing else. I'll wait for the Ai family to come back and slowly mention it to your father."

Empress Dowager Fuyi was dispensable, and the emperor was not very important. It was not difficult to deal with as long as this matter was mentioned appropriately. Chu Shaoling felt relieved and chuckled: "Then it depends entirely on the emperor's grandmother."

When he returned to Bitao Garden, Chu Shaoling was about to accompany the Empress Dowager to go to the incense and told Wei Ji that Wei Ji was stunned when he heard that it was Donghua Temple. Chu Shaoling chuckled: "What's wrong?"

Wei Ji shook his head and said, "It's okay, I... have been there before."

"I have been there too. At that time, I accompanied my mother to go to incense, but I didn't stay there." Chu Shaoling leaned on the imperial concubine's couch and pulled the guard halberd beside her. "It will take at least ten days to stay. I'll just come back before the Mid-Autumn Festival. I don't have any meat to eat in the temple. Are you willing to go? Are you afraid of being wronged?"

Wei Ji smiled embarrassedly: "I... how could I be greedy for my stomach? It's okay to eat vegetarian food for a few days. Donghua Temple vegetarian food is delicious, so I don't feel wronged."

Chu Shaoling couldn't help but tease: "Why are you stubborn? You only pick up meat dishes when eating every day, so I have to pick up vegetables for you."

Wei Ji's face turned a little red and said seriously: "I am... I feel sorry for not finishing my meal, so I have to eat more meat, and I have less meat..."

Chu Shaoling couldn't hold on and smiled, so he pulled the guards in his arms and held them in his arms, and kissed them: "It turned out that he was afraid of slandering things... so obedient, and he would eat more after he was afraid of slandering them, and see if you are losing weight now..."

Chu Shaoling gently rubbed the body of the guard halberd and moved into Bitaoyuan to the rear guard halberd. However, his weight became more and more distressing. Chu Shaoling sometimes wondered, after eating those things, could it be that it would grow into bones?

Wei Ji was not worried. His elder brother did this at the beginning, but now he will be better after he grows up. But Chu Shaoling looked at him and said, "I will go and tell Wang Muhan to prepare four meals a day in the future. He is so thin that he can't stand the freezing after winter. If he gets sick, he will have trouble getting sick."

Wei Ji originally wanted to persuade Chu Shaoling not to have trouble with him like this, but after hearing this, he felt warm and agreed. Eating more is better to avoid getting sick and feeling uncomfortable. Secondly, just don’t get involved with Chu Shaoling anymore.

Three days later, Chu Shaoling followed the Empress Dowager out of the palace to Donghua Temple. Chu Shaoling accompanied the Empress Dowager's main hall to sing incense and pray for blessings. After that, the Empress Dowager had to recite scriptures a thousand times, and Chu Shaoling withdrew first.

Wang Muhan waited outside for a long time, and saw Chu Shaoling finally coming out and quickly met him, saying hurriedly: "Prince, there is something important!"

Chu Shaoling followed Wang Muhan to avoid the people and whispered: "What's wrong?"

Wang Muhan looked around and stood far away except Wei Ji, and then he said in a low voice: "A letter from the south, the fourth prince got there and got along with several local officials... and had a lot of unspeakable things. Lord Wei wrote to him that there was indeed something wrong with the local area. The places where he suffered from drought and flood were all wasteland, and he did not hurt the local arable land at all. Now the officials there were also afraid, so they only treated the fourth prince as a life-saving straw, and wanted to give all their wealth to the fourth prince to save their lives. Lord Wei said that in these few days, the fourth prince would not have less than 100,000 yuan in silver. I waited for a few days, and I don't know how much it would be..."

Chu Shaoling frowned slightly and said, "He dares to accept so many silver notes? When he comes back, he is not afraid of people checking him?" Chu Shaoyang would not be so stupid.

Wang Muhan said bitterly: "It's just a troublesome place here. The officials over there don't know what's going on. Giving them to the fourth prince is real money. Where can I check it?"

Wang Muhan felt a headache when he remembered the news from the War War. Now the fourth prince is becoming more and more smart and difficult to deal with. Wang Muhan continued, "The fourth prince is afraid that people will see their journey, so he instructed the officials to send them all to print official silver. Then, with the Jinqiu taxes, there will be no trouble if there are many cities to check after many cities! Who can find out? After entering the city, he sneaks into the fourth prince and transports them to other places, and they will never be able to catch them."

After hearing this, Chu Shaoling stretched his eyebrows and chuckled: "Isn't this convenient? Tell Wei Zhan not to hurry, let Chu Shaoyang accept bribes, the more the better."

Wang Muhan was stunned when he heard this and said anxiously: "What is Your Highness doing? This fall, the Southern Taxes are under the control of His Highness. Only those will be collected at that time. Your Highness will be attacked!" Wang Muhan became more and more heartbroken as he thought about it. Chu Shaoyang was so sad that he accepted bribes himself. But when Chu Shaoling came back, how did he explain to the emperor and the Ministry of Revenue?

Chu Shaoling did not want Wang Muhan to be anxious and chuckled, "Don't worry, father-in-law, let's tell Wei Zhan first. Before entering the imperial city, I will burn the car with their tax accounts. At that time, I will go to welcome the fourth prince in person. If there is no account, the official silver will be taxed when escorted back! I personally watched the warehouse in person, and he would not be able to take away a tael of silver. This year, the southern taxes will definitely be indispensable."

Wang Muhan was stunned for a while and understood, he patted his forehead and smiled: "Yes, yes...this is really, haha..."

Wang Muhan felt relieved and hurried to find a spy to explain the matter.

Wei Ji looked at Chu Shaoling blankly. Chu Shaoling turned around and said, "Why, are you afraid?"

Wei Ji shook his head. He was kind-hearted, but he would not tolerate being unfavorable to Chu Shaoling.

Seeing that there was some incense ash on the hem of Wei Ji's clothes, Chu Shaoling patted him and chuckled: "Where did you just go to rub it? Did you go to the coal ash?"

Wei Ji blushed, fortunately no one around saw him, so hesitated and said softly: "I have gone to stroll just now, but I didn't pay attention."

Chu Shaoling looked at the Wei Ji with his phoenix eyes, but he still didn't ask in depth.

It was not until the time of You that the Empress Dowager came out of the Buddhist temple. Chu Shaoling and Fu Yi accompanied the Empress Dowager into some vegetarian food. After that, Chu Shaoling accompanied the Empress Dowager to Qingfengyuan, Donghua Temple, and then talked to the Empress Dowager for a while before returning to his own residence in Bodhi Garden.

After taking a shower, Chu Shaoling and Wei Ji leaned on the couch to see the moon outside the corridor. Chu Shaoling gently rubbed the belly of Wei Ji and chuckled: "Why is it so deflated?"

Wei Ji blushed a little and said, "No..." Touching his stomach, it was not weak, but it was not as strong as usual... Wei Ji was not confident. In the past six months, Bi Taoyuan was fed too well by Chu Shaoling. Even though Wei Ji was not arrogant, his appetite was also tricked. He just looked at the table of vegetarian food and didn't want to eat it very much.

Chu Shaoling chuckled, got up, took a pack of things from the cage and handed them to Wei Ji, laughing: "I know you have to eat well."

The Weiji opened the cloth bag, and there was a pack of jerky meat inside! The Weiji quickly bandaged the cloth and whispered: "How can this be done! But here..."

"Wine and meat pass through the intestines, and the Buddha stays in his heart." Chu Shaoling rubbed his halberd on his head, "We are not monks, so why should we follow the rules and regulations? Eat it."

Wei Ji was half full after dinner, and now he smelled the aroma of dried meat and was really hungry. He pinched a small piece and ate it. Chu Shaoling chuckled and poured him a cup of tea. Wei Ji slowly ate it and asked, "Do you don't believe in Buddhism? Why do you still have to burn incense and chant scriptures?"

Chu Shaoling laughed: "That's for others to show you, I don't... it's not, I'm a little convinced now."

Wei Ji looked at Chu Shaoling in confusion, and didn't understand what he said, and said, "I... I have some faith. In the past, I heard the monk preaching, saying that the Buddha was familiar with the past, saved the people's lives, eliminated millions of karma, and crossed the animals and people to cross the world. It still sounded a little reasonable."

Chu Shaoling lay down, pulled the Wei Ji with one hand, and nodded: "It's a pity that I have a serious sin. Buddha can cross the animals and people with the world, but I can't cross me." Chu Shaoling held the Wei Ji's hand and put it on his heart, casually and extremely solemnly, and said softly, "There is only the Wei Ji who can cross me."

The ancient bell on the mountain rang, and the distant and quiet, and the heartbeat of the guard halberd instantly started.

When Wei Ji heard that it was Donghua Temple, his expression was wrong. After somehow, he came back with incense ash. Wei Ji thought he was very good, but he could not hide anything from Chu Shaoling. Chu Shaoling could not bear the fact that Wei Ji was hiding something from his own place. He didn't take much effort to know that Wei Ji went to the front of Donghua Temple to incense.

The temples in front of Donghua Temple are not exclusive to the royal family, and officials can also go to incense. Chu Shaoling called the monk there to ask and found out that Wei Ji went to kowtow a few times and said a few words to himself.

Chu Shaoling originally thought that the Wei Ji was worshipping the Buddha when he saw the Buddha. Except for a thought, the monk said that the Wei Ji had been here many times.

The monk said that Wei Ji came for the first time two years ago. He heard the monk give a scripture and donated all the money he had on him at that time, asking the monk to light an eternal lamp for each person.

After that, every once in a while, the Guards would come to the mountain. Every time they came, they would donate the eternal lamp to bless a person with eternal peace and joy.
Chapter completed!