books44 Chapter 1962 The Regent Princess is about to faint again
Chapter 1962 The Regent Princess is about to faint again
Shi Li reacted quickly and reached out to support the staggering little boy.
The little boy was quite polite. Even though he was badly knocked around, he knew to stand up straight and then apologize and thank Shi Li.
"I'm really sorry for disturbing you, young lady. Thank you for helping me."
He looks like a little adult, but he's quite cute.
Shi Li thought it was interesting, but then she thought again, looked around, frowned and asked in confusion: "Where are your parents? Why did they let you come out alone?"
"I, I ran away secretly by myself, and I'm going back now." The little boy felt guilty, so he lowered his head and his voice became lower and lower as he spoke.
Although this was near the temple, Shi Li was still a little worried about letting the little boy walk back by himself, so she turned to Shi Xuan and said, "Shall we send him back first?"
Shi Xuan looked at the little boy, his eyes lingered on his sleeves for a moment, then he nodded and said "Okay".
"Where are your family members? We will take you back." Then Shi Li bent down again and patiently persuaded the little boy.
The little boy seemed a little hesitant, but after a moment he pointed in the direction of the temple.
It turned out that his family also came to the temple to burn incense.
Shi Li accompanied him to a quiet Zen temple, and saw two guards with gleaming eyes guarding the door. When they saw the little boy, their faces were filled with fear.
"I'm here. Thank you for your care along the way." The little boy ignored the two guards and turned around to thank Shi Li again.
Shi Li could not help but secretly glance at the Zen temple, then looked at the two guards, and concluded that the little boy was of noble status. He immediately returned the greeting, said no more, and hurriedly left.
The little boy stood there and watched her leave. When he was out of sight, he turned around and looked at the guards.
"Is the teacher still in there?" He frowned slightly and asked the two guards.
The guards knelt on the ground in fear, not daring to look him in the face. Instead, they bowed their heads and answered respectfully, "Master Xie is talking to the abbot."
"I'll go and take a look." The little boy, the young emperor, walked straight past the two guards and entered the Zen temple.
Under a bodhi tree, a monk in plain clothes and Gu Jinning sat opposite each other in the shade, talking and playing chess.
“Donor, the fleeting nature of all living things sometimes all depends on your one thought.” The monk’s voice was faint, as if it came from far away.
Gu Jinning raised his hand, and the black pieces fell, instantly wiping out a large area of white pieces.
He took the chess pieces one by one, his fingertips gently resting on the edge of the board, as if he didn't hear anything.
The monk could only shake his head and sigh slightly.
The young emperor walked over from a distance without saying a word, but Gu Jinning had already noticed his presence and turned his head to look over.
"Teacher." The young emperor immediately took another step closer, and did not put on the slightest imperial airs when facing Gu Jinning.
He was able to sit in a high position, completely relying on the person in front of him. However, even now, he and Gu Jinning were controlled everywhere, with little opportunity to breathe, and several regents were bent on keeping the power firmly in their hands.
"Ah."
Gu Jinning responded, then turned his attention back to the chessboard. The young emperor stood beside him, watching him quietly.
The monk picked up a white piece, weighed it for a while, and finally put it back into the chess box with a wry smile.
"I admit defeat."
Looking at the chessboard where most of the pieces were occupied by black pieces, the monk stood up and let out a long sigh. His eyes moved back and forth between Gu Jinning and the young emperor, and he seemed to be hesitant to speak.
Gu Jinning did not speak, but the young emperor said directly, "Master, if you feel that you should not say it, you do not need to say it anymore."
The monk was stunned by the young emperor's rebuke and retreated with embarrassment.
Under the Bodhi tree, only Gu Jinning and the young emperor were left.
"Teacher, I just met the two girls from the Shi family. They sent me back." The young emperor looked at Gu Jinning's face carefully.
He pretended not to hear and just looked down at the chessboard.
The young emperor waited for a moment, then continued, "The Shi family was deeply implicated in what happened back then. In the future..."
When Shi Xuan and Shi Li found their aunt and colleague's wife, they had been waiting for a while.
Seeing them coming back, my aunt frowned impatiently, "Where have you been? Why haven't you come back for so long?"
"Yes, your aunt and I are very worried." The colleague's wife was also concerned.
Shi Li couldn't help but explain, so she simply told him about the encounter with the little boy. Since they were helping others, her aunt couldn't say anything, and her colleague's wife praised them for a while.
Afterwards, they went to ride in a carriage together. My colleague's wife mentioned casually, "I heard that the Regent was also coming to pay homage today. It's a pity that I didn't get to see him."
Regent?
Xie Lin?
Shi Li realized belatedly that the purpose of her journey through time was to meet the Regent. As time went by and the comments didn't mention it, she almost forgot about it.