Medical Princess

Chapter 1297 Breaking the Fate

That night, Shao Wanru cried so hard that she fell asleep in a daze. In her dream, it was in the same place where she was executed, she saw herself lying on the floor, but not dead yet, and Chu Liuchen rushing over with desperate and bloody eyes…

At that moment, she was not afraid. She just wanted to move forward to hug him and comfort him, and she watched him rush down from the tall Palace, staggering…

Early the next morning, she woke up and was a little confused when she saw Chu Liuchen’s smiling face. Usually, Chu Liuchen would have gone to court at this time.

“Why… Why haven’t you left yet?” Shao Wanru propped herself up and asked.

“I’ll go with you to Huaguang Temple to redeem your vow,” Chu Liuchen said. He reached out to pick her up, took a look at her complexion, and said with a smile, “I’ve asked Mingqiu Nun and Qi Jue. They both say that it’s okay for you to get up to move. You can’t lie in bed all the time, right?”

“I’ve told you I am fine.” Shao Wanru had wanted to get up for a long time. When she heard that she could get up, she immediately pouted and muttered. She had been lying in bed these days, which made her very uncomfortable, so she was eager to get off the bed.

Chu Liuchen carried her to the front of the dressing table. Looking at her red and swollen eyes in the mirror, Shao Wanru immediately lost her spirits. “I… How can I be seen like this?”

“Who says you will be seen by others? You won’t. Just wear a veil,” Chu Liuchen smiled. He was delighted to see Shao Wanru’s delicate appearance. Yesterday, seeing Shao Wanru burst into tears inexplicably, he was startled. When he woke up in the middle night and saw the tears in her eyes, he felt very distressed.

Looking at her red and swollen eyes that were so visible, Shao Wanru had no choice but to say, “All right.”

The carriage was ready. After freshening up, Shao Wanru came out with Chu Liuchen. They got in the carriage and went straight to Huaguang Temple.

“Why didn’t you go to the Palace today? His Majesty is in bad health, so you should be in the Palace at this time.” Shao Wanru was a little worried. She leaned on Chu Liuchen’s shoulder and said.

“Don’t worry. Uncle the Emperor is not in good health, but he won’t have an accident all of a sudden. He can’t go to court today in his condition. I’m not anxious, but Chu Liuyue is, as well as Chu Qing.”

“Will Chu Liuyue take action?” Shao Wanru was surprised, subconsciously reaching out to hold Chu Liuchen.

“Of course. It’s right now,” Chu Liuchen sneered.

Shao Wanru understood. The officials had submitted memorials to the throne to appoint the crown prince, and most of them suggested it to be Chu Liuyue. In fact, all of this was instigated by Chu Liuyue behind. If not, there wouldn’t have been so many people standing on his side.

“Will His Majesty think that he is very good? Besides, he is the eldest son of the emperor.” Shao Wanru was worried about Chu Liuchen.

“It doesn’t matter,” Chu Liuchen smiled. He was very satisfied with Shao Wanru, who was thinking for him wholeheartedly. He was happy to see Chu Liuyue’s current action. Chu Liuyue was on the front, and Chu Qing also made a scene, so Chu Liuchen could slow down and wait for their following actions.

The carriage arrived at Huaguang Temple smoothly. Shao Wanru got out of the carriage early. This time, she was going to take the Wenxin Road with Chu Liuchen.

Along the way, she felt very tired but also very satisfied. The uncomfortable feeling she had yesterday totally disappeared. She took Chu Liuchen’s hand, and they stepped onto the last step hand in hand. Looking back, she saw the overlapped high mountains and the vast sky in the depth of clouds. Instantly, the depression in her chest seemed to have disappeared into the clouds.

Shao Wanru was in high spirits this time. She pulled Chu Liuchen to several most popular Buddha halls and knelt to show her respect devoutly. The so-called vowing to Buddha was to express her gratitude to Buddha. Every time she knelt down, she did it with full sincerity. Even Chu Liuchen felt tired for her along the way. Chu Liuchen wondered how Shao Wanru could have such big strength to support her to worship so many Buddha statues with her petite body.

Moreover, she was so devout.

They had a late lunch because of worshipping Buddhas. After lunch, Chu Liuchen took Shao Wanru straight to a vacant Zen yard. When the little monk guarding the door saw Chu Liuchen coming over, he stepped forward and bowed.

“Is the great master here?” Chu Liuchen asked with a smile.

“He is meditating inside,” the little monk replied and then stepped aside to let Chu Liuchen in.

Shao Wanru followed Chu Liuchen behind, looking around the courtyard with curiosity. The courtyard was vacant but very clean, with waves of sandalwood fragrance cleaning the heart and calming the mind.

Hearing their footsteps, the person sitting on the rush cushion opened his eyes. His long eyes were with a sort of wisdom. He was not surprised upon seeing Chu Liuchen and Shao Wanru. He put down the scripture in his hand with a smile and gave a gesture of having a seat.

Chu Liuchen pulled Shao Wanru and sat down deftly.

“Your Highness, what brings you here today?” the abbot said with a smile. He looked very kind. It was the first time Shao Wanru came here, so she felt uneasy. However, under the abbot’s gaze, she calmed down surprisingly and looked at the layout curiously with her bright eyes. She used to live in the Yuhui Nunnery before, and she had seen many nun’s Zen rooms, but she had never seen such a quiet one as if it were spotless.

“I’m free today, so I just come to visit you, Master,” Chu Liuchen said and reached out to hold Shao Wanru’s hand. “This is my princess.”

His words sounded meaningful. Shao Wanru didn’t understand for a moment. She blinked her bright eyes but didn’t say anything.

The abbot shifted his eyes to Shao Wanru and looked at her carefully. Shao Wanru smiled uneasily and reached out to hold Chu Liuchen’s hand.

“Don’t be afraid. Let Master have a look,” Chu Liuchen comforted her.

Shao Wanru blinked her long eyelashes and was still a little nervous.

“Princess Chen is very good!” After a long while, the abbot looked away and said with a smile. His kind look calmed Shao Wanru down a lot.

“What do you mean by ‘very good’?” Chu Liuchen asked.

“Everything is good, including her personality and her fate. Your Highness, you don’t have to worry,” the abbot said.

“Master, Why are you so straightforward this time? You used to play Zen games, didn’t you?” Chu Liuchen said with a smile.

“It was in the past, but it’s different now. Your Highness, you are no longer the prince of the past. What I couldn’t say in the past can be said now.” The abbot picked up the teapot on the table, poured a cup of tea for each of them, and then pushed them to the front of Chu Liuchen and Shao Wanru. “Your Highnesses, please have some tea.”

“Master, you are much more polite to me than before. Why?” Chu Liuchen took a sip and looked up at the abbot with a smile in the bottom of his beautiful eyes.

“It’s because Her Highness is with you,” the abbot said with a smile.

“Oh? Because of my princess?” Chu Liuchen raised his eyebrows.

“Yes, Your Highness. With Her Highness by your side, your way is very smooth,” the abbot said with a smile. With the teacup in his hand, he looked more like a smiling Buddha holding a flower.

“Master, it’s rare for you to be so straightforward like today. Then I’ll ask you about the inborn Phoenix Fate,” Chu Liuchen said lazily.

Shao Wanru’s heart skipped a beat. She knew that the matter of inborn Phoenix Fate was referring to Shao Yanru. However, now it seemed that the so-called inborn Phoenix Fate could not be related to Shao Yanru anymore. Shao Yanru could not take the position of a future Empress even if she had the power to reverse the situation.

Last time, Shao Wanru destroyed the plan of Shao Jing and E’niang, which meant that Shao Yanru’s way of return was cut off. Shao Yanru would never show up as a daughter of a noble family again.

Thinking of Shao Yanru, Shao Wanru couldn’t help becoming nervous suddenly. Since Shao Yanru left the Palace, she seemed to have disappeared into the boundless huge crowd. However, with her character, Shao Yanru would never be willing to live a plain life.

“The inborn Phoenix Fate?” the abbot smiled. “Your Highness, do you also believe it?”

“I believe it and I don’t believe it either,” Chu Liuchen said lazily, “I wonder if you ever said the inborn Phoenix Fate.”

“Yes, I did.” The abbot nodded with a smile.

“Which powerful family’s daughter were you talking about, then?” Chu Liuchen asked curiously. He looked at the abbot with his long eyes, but there was not much emotion in his eyes. Then he looked in the direction of Shao Wanru, with a little unspeakable pride.

“Your Highness, regarding the wording of inborn Phoenix Fate, it’s for others to hear. You don’t have to mention it here anymore,” The abbot said with a smile. He picked up the teacup at hand and gulped up. “Your Highness, it’s a blessing for the Kingdom of Dongcangyou that you and your destined woman live together for the rest of your lives.”

As the abbot said this, he looked at Shao Wanru and nodded with a smile.

Chu Liuchen was silent for a moment and asked with gloomy eyes, “Will she be all right?”

“She will be fine,” the abbot said.

Chu Liuchen pulled Shao Wanru to stand up and bowed deeply to the abbot. “Thank you, Master.”

“You’re welcome, Your Highness. Ahead of you is a smooth way, no bloody world of destruction anymore, so I don’t have to worry that you will go astray!” The abbot stood up with a smile. “Your Highness, please.”

Chu Liuchen smiled. It was a wanton smile on his gentle face. He bowed to the abbot again before leaving with Shao Wanru. During the whole process, Shao Wanru hadn’t understood a word.

When they got outside the zen room, she blinked her bright eyes and asked, “Do I need to wear the veil again?”

She took off her veil when she entered the zen room just now. Her eyes were still red and swollen, so she felt too ashamed to see anyone.

Chu Liuchen took the veil from Qiu’er and helped Shao Wanru put it on with an elegant smile. It could be seen that he was very happy.

“Is there anything you’re happy about?” Shao Wanru looked at him helping her put on the veil curiously, and asked in surprise. Chu Liuchen had rarely revealed his mood so obviously.

“Every time I came here before, the abbot always said that the way ahead of me was blurred. It was full of bloody scenes and was extremely dangerous. Now I have you, and he said my way ahead is clear and that you will be fine.” Chu Liuchen was very satisfied today, indeed. He was worried about yesterday’s state of Shao Wanru. That was why he brought Shao Wanru to Huaguang Temple to check it out.

He didn’t expect to get such a clear answer. It was surprisingly good news for him.

After they left hand in hand, the abbot of Huaguang Temple walked to the door. Looking at the backs of Chu Liuchen and Shao Wanru, the abbot put his palms together devoutly and chanted “Amitabha” in a low voice, with his kind face full of smiles. Now both the dragon and the phoenix were safe and sound, instead of the fate that the phoenix was dead and the dragon was injured. It was the lucky thing for the entire the Kingdom of Dongcang. As for the inborn Phoenix Fate that he had mentioned before, which was referring to the daughter of the Shao Family, some people might have misunderstood…

Shao Wanru didn’t know that the abbot of Huaguang Temple sighed with emotion about her and Chu Liuchen. It was getting late, so she went down the mountain with Chu Liuchen. As soon as their carriage entered the capital, a guard of the Palace on a horse came over in a rush and summoned Chu Liuchen into the Palace.

So, Chu Liuchen went to the Palace, and Shao Wanru took the carriage to go back to Prince Chen’s Mansion.

Sitting in the carriage, Shao Wanru frowned slightly, wondering, “Did anything happen to the Emperor at this time, or did anything else happen in the Palace…”