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At noon, Shen Zhu made a stew and ate two simple dishes. He then brought up the matter of Noble Consort Su proposing to go to the Buddha tomorrow.

"Brother Wen, the Royal Concubine summoned me to the main courtyard today …" Shen Zhu sat at the side of the dining table, and when he finished speaking, he looked up and glanced at Su Zongwen.

"Since aunt has invited me, then let's go. Bye bye to the temple."

Su Zongwen did not object, he was not a superstitious person. However, it was not bad for him to get a peace talisman.

"Mother, what's in the temples? "Is it fun?" Jingshu asked curiously when he heard that they were going to the temple.

In her entire life, she had never been to a temple. Previously, she had only heard of the Clear Water Town from the Ah Qiu's mouth, but she really didn't know what it would be like.

"The temple is where the Buddha is worshipped, there is a statue of the Buddha inside …" Shen Zhu explained to Jingshu with a smile, then asked her, "Does Shuer like temples?"

"I like it, Mother, is that Buddha statue that big?" Jingshu immediately put down the tableware in his hands, spread open his arms, and started making exaggerated gestures.

"I suppose so." Shen Zhu laughed, and asked Zi Yi a few more questions, but Zi Yi did not seem to be very interested in the temple, so she did not force him to go.

In the afternoon, Ah Qiu took the opportunity to arrive at the small courtyard. Her small face was filled with excitement.

"Sister-in-law, is the honored guest that wangfei brought this time really our aunt?" "I just took a glance from afar. Aunt really is good-looking, and her every gesture is noble …"

Ah Qiu entered the room and pulled Shen Zhu to sit down, chattering non-stop.

When she returned from Yuzhu Pavilion's place yesterday, she found out about this news from Su Zhiyan and the Madame Xu.

"Indeed, it was only then that Brother Wen and I knew of her identity …"

Shen Zhu nodded, and explained everything that had happened two days ago.

"Aunt said today that she originally heard about the examination in the buddhist temple with Clear Water Town. She said that she wanted to pay respects to the god and Buddha for a peace talisman. She also said that she wanted to relax …" After Shen Zhu finished speaking, he told her about going with the wangfei the next day to burn.

"Our Clear Water Town's buddhist temple is truly effective." When the Ah Qiu heard this, his interest was immediately piqued, and he said excitedly, "Previously, I heard someone say that there's a legend in the buddhist temple here in Clear Water Town."

"Rumor has it that a few decades ago, there was a scholar in the town who failed the examination five times. On the sixth exam, he went to the temple to seek buddhism and drew a lot. That year, not only did he win the high school entrance examinations, he even entered the first place.

"So there's actually such a thing." Shen Zhu listened attentively to Ah Qiu's words, and agreed with a smile.

"These are all events from several decades ago. I just didn't expect that this temple's reputation would be spread all over the capital."

Ah Qiu giggled as she spoke. She had always been gossiping, so these rumors naturally wouldn't escape her ears.

The two talked for a while. Seeing that it was late, Shen Zhu went to the small kitchen in the manor to prepare dinner.

There were a lot of ingredients in the kitchen, so Shen Zhu cooked a few dishes that were nutritious. Other than a few vegetables and three ordinary meat dishes, Shen Zhu also prepared a steamed cabbage.

Not only was this dish easy to cook, but the cabbage was also very nutritious. It could benefit the intestines and stomach, allowing it to grow and nourish the stomach.

After she finished washing the cabbage, she put the cabbage leaves into the hot water and boiled it. Then she wrapped the meat stuffing that she had chopped beforehand with steam. She put it on the plate and sprinkled the seasonings over it.

After Shen Zhu finished cooking, Xia Zhi, who was standing beside the princess, carried her away. She then returned to her own small courtyard to prepare dinner.

The next day.

Shen Zhu brought the children to the Clear Water Town's Buddha Temple.

The group rode on the carriage and arrived at the entrance of the temple. After getting off the carriage, Madame Ye and Noble Consort Su walked in front, Shen Zhu held Ruanruan and fell back one step, while Jingshu followed beside her. Madame Ye had specially asked Xia Zhi to look after Jingshu, so Xia Zhi walked at the back.

"Mother, is this the temple? Is that golden figure the Buddha? " Jingshu tugged on the corner of Shen Zhu's clothes, extended his hand and pointed at the Pure gold Buddha Statue that was placed on the hall in front of him, and asked curiously.

Shen Zhu nodded his head, seeing her point at the Buddha Statue, he immediately warned: "Shuer, you cannot use your finger to point at the Buddha Statue."

After Jingshu heard this, he immediately dropped his hand. However, another question arose in his heart — —

"Mother, why can't you use your fingers?"

"Because that is a disrespect towards Buddha. Not only Buddha, but even for humans, you can't point a finger at him and speak to him. Remember that?" Shen Zhu laughed, and explained patiently.

"Mother, I understand." Jingshu nodded obediently.

Xia Zhi walked at the very back and heard their conversation. He thought to himself, This Lady Shen is not only intelligent and capable, he also has a way of teaching his children …

The group entered the hall. Besides the Buddha statues at the head, there were also many Arhat statues on both sides of the hall. Beside the incense burner stood a monk wearing a monastic robe.

Jingshu tugged onto Shen Zhu's clothes, and curiously sized up the statues in the palace. Although she really wanted to cheer in excitement, thinking back to how Mother had repeatedly reminded her last night, she could only suppress her excitement — —

The Mother had said that the temple was a sacred ground of the buddhist faith and should not be disturbed

In the hall, Xiao Ya passed the lit incense to Noble Consort Su and Madame Ye.

Seeing that, the Noble Consort Su smiled and waved to Shen Zhu, "Come, Yue Niang, come and greet us."

"Yes, aunt." Shen Zhu replied, just as he raised his leg, he saw Xia Zhi walking over.

"Lady Shen, it's so inconvenient for you to carry a child. Ruanruan, let me carry the child for you." Xia Zhi whispered.

"Thank you, Miss Xia Qi." Shen Zhu carefully handed Ruanruan over to him.

There were three prayer mats placed in front of the incense table. The moment Shen Zhu walked over, Xiao Ya immediately passed the remaining incense to him, and the three of them kneeled on the prayer mats to kowtow, after which Xiao Ya took the incense and placed it one by one on the incense burner. The three of them clasped their hands and bowed once more.

After they finished bowing, Noble Consort Su and Madame Ye brought Xiao Ya to the little monk and chatted for a while, adding a lot of incense. The monk at the side of the incense table was naturally very courteous to the two rich people.

"I have heard that the buddhist temple's examination of the Clear Water Town is a little unstable recently, so I would like to ask master to calculate a bit of divination. I will have to trouble master to give me some pointers." Noble Consort Su asked politely.

"Amitabh —" The monk said, "Almsgiver, all living things are empty. There is no beginning of the heart, and originally, you were calm and at ease."

"Master is right." The Noble Consort Su nodded.

The three of them chatted for a while longer. The monk spoke a few sentences that sounded profound and unfathomable. Afterwards, he brought a group of people to request the safety talisman. What did he mean by 'open' light?

Under the lead of the little monk from the temple, the group wandered around the temple for most of the day before returning.

Shen Zhu went back and immediately got one for everyone in his family.

A few days later, Beijing sent someone to deliver the secret letter.

When Noble Consort Su read the contents of the letter, the corners of his mouth slightly lifted. Madame Ye who was sitting beside him and drinking tea noticed it and laughed as he opened his mouth, "Madam, why are you so happy?"

"Ling'er has ordered someone to send a letter, telling me to return to the palace quickly …" Noble Consort Su laughed as he spoke, and casually passed the letter to Madame Ye.

"The good show is about to begin. What's the use of not having the main character like you?" Madame Ye roughly glanced at the letter, and finally sighed lightly, "I'm afraid there's going to be a storm in the capital."

"I've only seen Wen'er for a few days, and she's about to leave. I feel somewhat reluctant …" Noble Consort Su said with some sadness.

"After enduring for over twenty years, there's no need to be hasty. Furthermore, since you have already seen it, it can be considered as your wish. Once the dust has settled, Master Su's family can return to the capital." When the Madame Ye heard this, he advised in a low voice.

"The princess consort is right." Noble Consort Su also sighed. Although he knew that Su Zhizhong and the others would soon reunite with him in the capital, he had just seen his son.

"We cannot delay matters in the capital. We will get up tomorrow morning and return to the capital."

"This matter shall be arranged by the Crown Princess."

The two of them discussed for a while and passed on the news that they would be returning to the capital tomorrow. As it was still early in the morning, Uncle Chen immediately sent people to prepare for the battle when he received the news.

That night, the Noble Consort Su called Shen Zhu over to his room.