An assassin appears in the palace
Deep in the palace, Master Anji is praying for the royal family. His piety and compassion have won the respect of everyone.Aier, a palace maid who was bullied in Qixiang Palace, found Master Anduo and was grateful for the help he had given her.She confided to the master that the days in the palace were like torture for her, but Master Anduo comforted her with compassion, telling her that as long as she had peace of mind, she could survive all difficulties.
The warmth Elle felt in the palace could only be given by Master Anduo, and she developed a deep respect and dependence on him.She hopes to get the Buddhist beads in the hands of the master to feel his boundless compassion and pray for a better life in the next life.Master Anduo took off the beads without hesitation and gave them to Aier. Aier was deeply touched by his kind deeds.
However, all this did not escape Concubine Jia's eyes.When she saw Aier getting the master's prayer beads, she felt jealous, thinking that this was a challenge to her status.She used her influence to suppress Aier and sent Aier to the Criminal Punishment Department.Elle was in agony in prison. She deeply felt that she had implicated Master Anduo, and she felt deeply guilty about this.
At the same time, Master Anji's influence in the palace was gradually expanding.His blessing activities attracted the participation of many palace ladies, and even the emperor praised him highly.However, in Concubine Jia's view, all this was Master Anji trying to curry favor with the emperor, and she developed a deep hostility towards Master Anji.
The emperor's attitude towards Master Anji was very tolerant. He believed that the master was a monk and should be respected.However, he also noticed that the ladies in the palace went to Anhua Hall to listen to the master's chanting, which made him think about whether he should let the master leave the palace as soon as possible to avoid unnecessary trouble.
On the other hand, Ruyi received special care from Master Anji in the palace.The master gave her incense and told her that she could wear the Seven Treasures Beads to increase peace.All this was heard by Chun Guifei's maid, and Chun Guifei began to become jealous and wary of Ruyi.
However, a bigger storm is brewing secretly.Late at night, an assassin dressed in white broke into the palace, causing an uproar.The emperor was very angry about this matter. He ordered his guards to investigate the matter carefully. At the same time, he also had doubts about Master Anji.
Under the emperor's questioning, Concubine Jia took the opportunity to frame Ruyi. She accused Ruyi of having an affair with Master Anji and produced a bracelet and a love letter as evidence.Ruyi insisted that she had never done this, but the emperor had doubts about her.
The Queen Mother's attitude towards this matter was very clear. She believed that she should take this opportunity to clean up the harem and check whether the maids had done anything inappropriate.So Fujia led people to search the palace, but found the Buddhist beads in Ai'er's hand in the palace of Concubine Jia.Ai'er was punished by the Queen Mother and whipped a hundred times as a warning.
However, Concubine Jia did not give up because of this. She decided to add fuel to the fire and use Ai'er to make the matter even bigger.She spread rumors to the palace ladies, saying that Ruyi was a woman entangled in rumors and unworthy of being the mother of a country.
The emperor was very troubled by this matter. He knew full well that Ruyi was innocent, but he could not completely rule out her suspicion.He tossed and turned late at night, thinking about how to handle the matter.
Ai'er was in agony in prison, and she deeply felt that she had implicated Master Anduo and Ruyi.At the prompting of the jailer, she decided to defend herself. She shouted out that she had only received a string of Buddhist beads and was being punished like this. How could she be compared to the treatment of an imperial concubine?Her shouts echoed in the night air, seeming to express the helplessness and sorrow deep in the palace.
