Chapter 1433
I am a monk 5
What Liu Tong prepared for Liu Sui was a Buddhist cultivation technique for refining the soul.
My brother in the previous life had a technique for cultivating the soul, so my brother in this life can't be left out!
As the night passed, Liu Sui opened her eyes and looked at the Buddhist scriptures in her hands.
The book had lost its appeal to him and had become just like any other book.
Liu Sui realized that she might have had a miraculous encounter.
He wisely kept quiet, just like when he was a child he dreamed of practicing martial arts and cooking.
The following day, Liu Sui left Yunshan Temple with the Liu family.
Everyone felt that Liu Sui was different, but they couldn't quite put their finger on what was different.
A year passes quickly.
Liu Sui frequently visited Yunshan Temple to study Buddhism with Liu Tong, and their relationship grew increasingly closer.
Liu Sui could understand Situ Ren's feelings, because he had also found a kindred spirit.
Situ Ren rarely visited Liu Sui anymore; he spent more time with his close friends.
Yun Fengyao has passed the provincial and palace examinations and become a Jinshi (successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations) on the second list.
With his talent, he should have been ranked first, but the new emperor knew that Situ Ren had a good relationship with him and disliked him, so he lowered his ranking.
After entering the Hanlin Academy, Yun Fengyao was also relegated to the sidelines.
Situ Ren felt very guilty, but Yun Fengyao didn't care and even comforted Situ Ren.
He felt that reading at the Hanlin Academy was a very pleasant experience.
Situ Ren felt even more guilty towards Yun Fengyao because of this.
Yun Fengyao became closer to Situ Ren, and thus learned secrets about Situ Ren that even Liu Sui did not know.
Yun Fengyao returned to his residence, a very small courtyard.
Although he became an official, he still lived alone without any servants to serve him.
It was already dark, and the room was pitch black, but the candles were lit the moment Yun Fengyao entered the room.
"You went drinking with Situ Ren again?"
A voice that did not belong to Yun Fengyao rang out in the room.
"Yes. He's a good partner."
"A business partner, or a lover?"
"cousin……"
"I'm not interfering in your feelings, but the royal family is our enemy."
"It was the former emperor who harmed both our families, not Situ Ren. Besides, the old emperor is already dead."
"Hmph, our two families together have over four hundred people, all of whom were murdered. The royal family only lost one person. How can that appease the resentment of all the wronged souls?"
Yun Fengyao: "..."
Yun Fengyao: "I understand! I will definitely avenge the massacre of my family. However, I think Situ Ren is a good person to use. He has people left behind by Princess Qingyang and the old emperor, and he is a considerable force."
One of the people in the room said, "If you, Situ Ren, can help us get rid of the other members of the royal family, it wouldn't be a bad idea to spare his life. Then, he can be handed over to you to deal with."
Yun Fengyao: "...Okay."
Liu Dong put down his pen; he had finished copying a scripture.
Liu Tong doesn't often copy books; he only does it once a month.
Every time he finished copying the scriptures, they were snatched away by others, mostly young girls and ladies.
The person who manages to snatch the scriptures will donate a large sum of money to the temple.
The sutras copied by Liu Dong were one of the sources of funding for Yunshan Temple.
The reason why people scrambled for the scriptures he copied was not entirely because Liu Dong was good-looking and famous, but because the scriptures he wrote by hand could bring people peace of mind.
Many people who can't sleep read scriptures and are guaranteed a good night's sleep.
Even those who are in a bad mood can calm down and regain their rationality by reading scriptures.
This made Liu Dong's reputation grow higher and higher, and his fame and status were almost on par with his master, Master Kongwen.
Many young women were still attracted to Liu Dong because of his appearance, but none dared to be as bold as Princess Qingyang in disrespecting this "master." Zhang Yuhui opened the scripture and read it carefully.
He calmed down in no time.
"Truly worthy of being called a high monk."
Zhang Yuhui gave a thumbs-up, put down the Buddhist scriptures, opened the hidden cabinet in his room, took out a book, and began to read.
The new emperor has been on the throne for a year, and he has decided to hold a selection of candidates.
Every household in the capital city sprang into action.
The new emperor didn't have many women in his harem. Besides the empress, there were only the Noble Consort, the Virtuous Consort, and a few lower-ranking concubines.
The new emperor was only in his early twenties, not yet thirty, and was young, strong, and quite good-looking.
Therefore, many young ladies from noble families were willing to enter the palace and signed up for the imperial concubine selection.
Lady Zhenyuan was making preparations for her daughters; two of her three daughters were young and of suitable age and would participate in the imperial concubine selection.
Lady Zhenyuan hoped that both of her daughters could be chosen, with the best one entering the palace and the other becoming the wife of another prince or member of the royal family.
In this way, she would have the support of the imperial concubine and the princess, and would be more confident in facing her stepson, Liu Sui.
Liu Sui didn't care about her two younger sisters entering the palace.
After all, the struggle for the throne was over, and the two younger sisters entering the palace would not pose any danger to the Zhenyuan Marquis's mansion.
Liu Sui was having a headache over Liu An.
This guy's gotten himself into trouble again. He's fallen for a courtesan and wants to take her into his household.
Naturally, Liu's father disagreed and used family discipline to give the man a severe beating.
However, the stepmother was very doting on her son, and without telling Liu's father, she secretly brought the courtesan back to the Liu family.
Liu Sui did not think this was a kind gesture from his stepmother.
If it was truly out of good intentions, why use the name of the Marquis of Zhenyuan's mansion to help redeem women from brothels?
Liu Sui didn't care about the courtesan, but Liu An's outburst had completely disgraced the Marquis's mansion.
Liu's father grew increasingly disliked his second legitimate son and had already begun grooming several illegitimate sons, ignoring Liu An altogether.
Liu Sui did not harbor much hostility towards the illegitimate son.
Even if these illegitimate sons were raised by Liu's father, they would not be able to inherit the Marquis's mansion in the future.
Liu Sui was simply disappointed in her younger brother, feeling that he was not living up to his potential.
Why is his own brother such a good-for-nothing?
He really didn't want a younger brother like that!
Liu An was fickle and easily bored; after a short time of intimacy with a courtesan, he forgot about her completely.
This courtesan was unwilling to be neglected. Having finally entered the Marquis's mansion, she was determined to hold onto Liu An tightly.
In order to make Liu An unable to leave her, the courtesan drugged Liu An.
Liu An was indeed inseparable from courtesans, spending almost every day with them.
As a result, he fainted on the body of a prostitute one day.
A very shameful way to die.
The Marquis's mansion was forced to cover up the truth about his death.
The prostitute was beaten to death.
Because she was brought into the mansion by the stepmother, the stepmother was reprimanded by Liu's father and was confined by him.
The stepmother felt wronged. She only wanted to ruin Liu An's reputation, not kill him!
After all, Liu An respected her stepmother very much.
She was also thinking that since she couldn't have a son in the future, she might as well let Liu An take care of her in her old age.
Moreover, Liu An's bad reputation also affected her two daughters in the palace!
The draft is about to enter its final stage. (End of Chapter)