青春期撞上更年期第1部

Under the dim light, the Buddha statue gave off a weird feeling that could not be seen clearly usually.

Pushan Nun sat cross-legged on the rush cushion quietly, with her eyes closed. There was a book in front of her, but she just spread it out and did not chant scriptures.

No one was around her, not even her two disciples.

In the shadow, the door of the Buddha hall moved slightly. It seemed that someone came in. The footsteps gradually became heavier, and the person did not intend to hide the movement. Pushan Nun still lowered her head.

“Greetings, Your Highness!” A man in black appeared in front of Pushan Nun and knelt down on one knee.

“Our home country has been destroyed. Don’t mention this title again,” Pushan Nun finally voiced out with her eyes slowly open, and her voice was hoarse. She fixed her gloomy eyes on the man in black.

“Yes, Nun.” The man in black took advice with a receptive mind. He stood up and cupped his fists to salute her. “Greetings, Nun!”

“What’s the matter?” Pushan Nun asked coldly. “Unlike other places, the Palace is not a place where you can come in easily at any time.”

“Don’t worry, Nun. No one has been alerted. Nun, do you know that Prince Chen has been appointed as the crown prince?” the man in black said.

“Yes, I do.” Pushan Nun nodded. The whole Palace was shocked by such a big event. How could she not know? She had considered Chu Liuyue, Chu Liuzhou, and even Commandery Prince Cheng and Chu Liuxin, but she had never thought about Chu Liuchen. After all, he could not take such a heavy burden with his poor health. However, things changed greatly. In the end, Chu Liuchen became the crown prince instead.

“Nun, His Highness intends to take action as soon as possible. It’s the best chance to do it now, for the crown prince is just appointed and all the officials are still in shock at the court,” the man in black said, “Princess Mo fainted in fright at this news. Now His Highness is taking care of her attentively.”

It was Princess Mo, Mo Qiuyi!

“Why is she in such poor health?” Pushan Nun frowned tightly.

“Well, this news may be too abrupt, and it scared Princess Mo. Now the whole… Everyone is in a panic. If you don’t take some measures, I’m afraid that the general trend will be gone and there won’t be another chance.” The man in black looked at Pushan Nun and said.

“Is Chu Qing pushing me hard?” Pushan Nun questioned coldly. Under the light, she did not look kind as usual. Instead, there was a sort of vicious aura on her. She was no longer the nun, who had profound Buddha dharma in the Yuhui Nunnery.

“Please don’t take His Highness wrong, Nun. He just kindly reminds you. If you don’t take emergency measures now, it will be too late to regret it, and all your plots may be out of control.” The man in black lowered his head and said respectfully, but it did not show much respect in his behavior.

Pushan Nun frowned and said in a low and hoarse voice, “It’s not up to the last moment yet. Just wait a little longer.”

“Nun, we can’t wait any longer, whether Princess Mo’s health or our prince. If you keep waiting, our prince intends to take action first.” The man in black curled his lips into a sneer. He lowered his head, thinking, “At present, His Highness is the focus. Compared with this old princess of the previous dynasty, he is more rightful.

“If it weren’t for using the help of the princess of the previous dynasty, he wouldn’t have to listen to her obediently at all.”

“Your prince has been waiting for so many years. Can’t he wait for a little longer?” Pushan Nun said sternly, “Where is the Consort Dowager? I don’t want to talk to your prince. Let the Consort Dowager talk with me!”

Chu Qing was too inexperienced. He even could not handle such a small matter. If he weren’t related to Pushan Nun by blood, she would never help him. In addition, she had her granddaughter grow up with him and even marry him eventually. Her purpose, of course, was to keep the two families under her control firmly.

“The Consort Dowager has the same opinion as His Highness. She has left everything to our prince to handle currently. Your Highness, are you still reluctant to hand everything to Princess Mo?” The man in black gave a slight smile sarcastically again. His smile was too faint to see clearly in the dim light. “Princess Mo has offered help to our prince, and one day, our prince will give Princess Mo the greatest reward in return. If not…”

“So what?” Pushan Nun raised her eyes to squint at the man in black. She, who used to look calm with extraordinary and refined temperaments like a hidden expert, now looked so fierce that her eyes were almost formed triangular, revealing a disturbing gloomy look. She no longer looked merciful as before.

“Nun, as you know, Princess Yuyan belongs to the family branch of the Great Elder Princess, who took some people with her to the Xu State. As one of the wives of our prince, Princess Yuyan always followed our prince’s advice. Since she married our prince, she has offered some help to our prince. For example, she lured Infanta Yuan’an last time, which did a great help to our prince. However, Princess Mo…”

In comparison, it was obvious who was more important to Chu Qing.

There were many princesses in the previous dynasty, but only two escaped when their homeland was destroyed. One lived in seclusion in the world as a nun. The other fled to a small country in Nan Jiang, the Xu State, and succeeded in joining the center of the power of the Xu State. Although the two parties had some connections, in fact, they were distant from each other, let alone the family affection between them.

Princess Yuyan was a descendant of the branch who fled to the Xu State back then.

As the descendants of the princesses of the previous dynasty, Princess Yuyan and Mo Qiuyi were doomed to be on opposite sides. They were both fighting for the branch of Chu Qing because it was the main branch in the Kingdom of Dongcang.

If Princess Yuyan contributed more, she would definitely be appointed as the Empress when Chu Qing succeeded the throne in the future.

“Without me, the Consort Dowager couldn’t have protected Commandery Prince Qing. Is she going to break her promise now?” Pushan Nun said with a sneer.

“Nun, things have changed with time passing by. Consort Li of the Xu State has promised to fully support our prince as long as he can appoint Princess Yuyan as the Empress, unlike you, who tried to find excuses to refuse. In contrast, our prince certainly valued Princess Mo more than Princess Yuyan. After all, they grew up together. Even without those interests relation, they were childhood sweethearts. For the sake of that, our prince, of course, wants to protect Princess Mo wholeheartedly, but the Consort Dowager thinks…”

The man in black looked in a quandary while saying that.

“Does the Consort Dowager think she has become independent now?” When she heard that it was not Chu Qing’s idea, Pushan Nun’s expression became a little better.

“Nun, aren’t you making things difficult for me? I’m here just to pass the message. It’s time for everyone to unite and fight shoulder by shoulder, whether it is Princess Mo or Princess Yuyan, they both do well. Nun, you should put the past behind you and use Consort Li’s method for the time being. As for the future, this is the Kingdom of Dongcang after all. No matter how powerful Consort Li is, here will be out of her reach.”

The man in black persuaded the nun meaningfully with a smile. Then, he took out another letter from his clothes and handed it to Pushan Nun, saying, “Nun, this is a letter for you from Princess Mo.”

Pushan Nun took the letter and quickly read it. After reading it, she lowered her head and kept silent. After a long while, she said, “Okay, I agree.”

Although she wanted to wait a little longer for better timing, she did not have time right now. She was always an endurable person. After being a nun for so many years, she had become more and more endurable. Over the years, she had been used to enduring such a lonely and boring life, so what else could she not endure? However, she was really worried about her granddaughter.

This was her only blood relative now. She wanted to guarantee her granddaughter to become the noble Empress. Consort Li was just the daughter of her elder sister who gave birth on the run. Her elder sister had been dead. Even if she left some subordinates to Consort Li, they would be no match for Pushan Nun.

Moreover, this was in the Palace, which was quite familiar to Pushan Nun since she was young, and she knew some of the secret passages.

“Thank you, Nun. I’ll report it to our Prince right now.” Hearing that Pushan Nun agreed, the man in black was overjoyed.

Pushan Nun nodded, looked up at the man in black gloomily, and said, “Qiuyi has plenty of subordinates. Tell her not to act rashly. Let’s wait and see the situation after the incident occurred in the Palace before making a decision. As for Commandery Prince Qing… I hope he can show me Princess Yuyan’s head.”

“You… Do you want to kill Princess Yuyan?” The man in black was stunned. He didn’t expect Pushan Nun to be so ruthless. “Well … it’s inappropriate to do so, isn’t it? After all, Princess Yuyan is a descendant of the previous dynasty, and she can be regarded as your blood relative.”

“Qiuyi is the only blood relative to me, “Pushan Nun said coldly, “if Commandery Prince Qing doesn’t kill Princess Yuyan, I won’t take action. If Qiuyi dies because of this, she can only blame herself for being unlucky.”

Pushan Nun didn’t give in, not even half a step.

Princess Yuyan had some people under her. Actually, it would be of great use to Chu Qing in the future. However, what Pushan Nun saw was another side of it. Chu Qing and the Consort Dowager could use Princess Yuyan to threaten her, and so would they in the future. Princess Yuyan would be an obstacle in realizing Pushan Nun’s plot. If she was alive, Mo Qiuyi would no longer be the only choice of Chu Qing.

Such a thing was dangerous, so it had to be stopped as early as possible. Moreover, if Consort Li’s son won the throne in the Xu State in the future, Mo Qiuyi’s position as the Empress might be shaken because of it, even if Chu Qing ascended the throne. If Pushan Nun didn’t take this opportunity to kill Princess Yuyan, Chu Qing would always waver between Princess Yuyan and Mo Qiuyi.

Pushan Nun had endured for many years not only for revenge but also for assisting her granddaughter to become the Empress.

“Nun…” The black-clad man tried to continue to persuade Pushan Nun, but she closed her eyes and said indifferently, “Go back and ask your master to think over what works best for him. If he is reluctant to kill Princess Yuyan, let it be!”

With that, she lowered her head again and skillfully recited the scriptures, ignoring the man in black beside her.

Seeing Pushan Nun acting like this, the man in black knew that it was useless to continue persuading her. He heaved a long sigh, turned around, and left through the secret passage in the Palace. It seemed that Commandery Prince Qing had to choose one wife only.

And Princess Mo would be the only choice. After all, her grandmother could help Commandery Prince Qing right now. As for Consort Li in the Xu State, she was out of reach, and it was said that she was not in a good place. Consort Li was totally at a disadvantage in terms of fighting for the throne of the Xu State. Even if she gave birth to a boy, it would be useless because the Grand Witch of the largest tribe in the Xu State was rooted for Princess Yutao.

After the man in black left and the door was closing again, Pushan Nun opened her eyes and looked sharply at the half-closed door with coldness in her eyes…

Huiqing came out from the side door quietly and bowed respectfully to Pushan Nun. “Master.”

“How is the preparation going?” Pushan Nun asked without looking back.

“Everything is ready,” Huiqing replied.

“Okay, let’s wait and see,” Pushan Nun said with a smile. Her kind face looked ferocious under the light…