Chapter 755: Father Gets Marauis Yongve to Take Someone A Notch Down
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Time passed like a white horse passing through a gap. In the blink of an eye, a year had passed.
Gu Nuo’er had just celebrated her sixth birthday. Not long later, it was spring.
Ever since the epidemic a year ago passed,
Due to Kongjue’s contributions to the treatment of the epidemic, he left the dilapidated temple and moved into the state monastery, Taishi Monastery.
Due to his deep merit, he was called an eminent monk.
Countless devotees were willing to listen to him preach sutras.
It was also because of this convenience that he often represented the Taishi Monastery and entered the palace to pray for blessings for His Majesty, Her Highnesses, and the princes and princesses.
Everyone naturally recognized him.
His Majesty only had one son who had become a monk, the seventh prince, Gu Zixuan.
The reason for this seventh prince to become a monk was also very ordinary.
It was because he saw the flowers fall overnight that he suddenly felt enlightened.
In the morning, he shaved his head and kowtowed to His Majesty before leaving.
His Majesty had many sons and didn’t care much about this prince who had already lost his mother.
Therefore, he waved his hand and actually agreed.
From then on, no one knew where the seventh prince had gone.
No one cared either.
That was until he followed the little princess through life and death in a village plagued by the epidemic and repeatedly helped the suffering commoners.
This led to everyone knowing him well.
Gu Yihan rewarded him and also bestowed him with many things. However, in the blink of an eye, Kongjue transferred them all to Gu Nuo’er.
According to what he said, “Sister should like it.”
On this day, because spring had arrived, the Empress was in good health.
Kongjue brought a few monks to enter the palace to pray for the Empress on behalf of the Taishi Monastery.
He also visited Noble Consort Qiao and Gu Nuo’er.
At this moment, Gu Nuo’er was wearing an embroidered sapphire blue dress.
She was wearing small shoes with butterflies embroidered on them.
Chasing butterflies among the flowers.
Kongjue sat in a pavilion at the side and smiled at his carefree sister.
Opposite him sat the first prince, Gu Zixiao, and the eighth prince, Gu Zilan.
The eighth prince was fiddling with a small mechanism.
He was focused and was also listening to the first prince’s words.
“Seventh Brother, when are you coming back to the palace to live with us?
Cultivating diligently in the temple isn’t a long-term solution,” Gu Zixiao said.
Kongjue was very polite to his eldest brother.
He nodded slightly and lowered his eyes. “Thank you for your concern, Eldest Brother, but I’m already used to the life of a monk. I’m afraid I won’t be able to adapt to returning to the palace that is filled with flowers and luxury.
“Moreover, I’ve been chanting sutras in front of Buddha every day, praying for peace for Nuo’er for the rest of her life. I’m already very satisfied to be able to enter the palace to visit you guys occasionally.”
The first prince nodded and sighed. “If you think that way, I won’t force you.”
Kongjue pursed his lips and smiled faintly for a moment. He looked around and felt a little puzzled.
“I’ve always seen Marquis Yongye not leaving Nuo’er’s side in the past. Why haven’t I seen him now?”
The mechanisms on the eighth prince’s fingers creaked.
He said without looking up, “It’s all because that Prince Guang is suddenly entering the capital. He’s Father’s half-brother.
“He is also our fourth imperial uncle! I don’t know what he’s up to for suddenly coming back. Therefore, Father asked Marquis Yongye to take him a notch down.”
Kongjue nodded.
He didn’t have much impression Prince Guang.
The eighth prince thought of a joke and put down the mechanism. He said to his two brothers with a sly gaze—
“Did you guys hear? Our imperial uncle wanted to sneak into the capital a year ago, but he was suddenly struck by lightning from the sky!
“It was said that at that time, his entire body was black, but he wasn’t dead. It was really rare. However, later on, he suspected that the ancestors wanted to punish him for secretly entering the capital.
“Therefore, this time, before he entered the capital, he wrote a memorial to Father saying that his mother, Consort Yu, isn’t in good health and wants to come back to take a last look..”