Volu Misconduct (1/2)

Volu Misconduct

1</sup> while the Crown Prince was ordered to preside over the secondary altar set up in Chang’an Unexpectedly, the Crown Prince’s behavior was lacking In anger, the Emperor ordered the Crown Prince be placed under house arrest…raphy of the Prince of Li</e this, True Cohness, the Shaolin Te this because there is no alternative The conduct and deeds of His Ih not yet revealed to the whole world, cannot be concealed froyi Sect has handled hu The Shaolin Temple, as the most orthodox sect, cannot idly watch this happen Your Iiven overnance protects the people Although les, the Fengyi Sect is still a hu</es”

Both the prince and I relaxed So the Shaolin Teyi Sect’s arrogant and unbridled shenanigans, and was intent on seeking redress for grievances old and new The Fengyi Sect had seized the opportunity presented by Huo Jicheng’s appearance in e dissident factions in wulin This matter could not be revealed At most, only a select few could know of this, otherwise I would becohu into calamity and chaos

At this moment, True Compassion continued, “This old cassock is here today for another matter as well Recently, His Imperial Majesty intends to offer sacrifices at the Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor This old cassock’s senior apprentice brother, Compassionate Respite, has been ordered to preside over the cereh senior apprentice brother’s dharma¹ is profound, he is not adept at martial arts Therefore, this old cassock caave mental nods We were aware of this matter Great Master Compassionate Respite was once an important official of the previous dynasty After the dynasty fell, he had become a Buddhist monk At present, he was one of theof dharma was profound Over these years, he had translated over a thousand scrolls of Buddhist Sanskrit scriptures and was the greatest contributor to the promotion of Buddhism He definitely deserved True Coh True Co in Buddhism was far less respected and honored co of this, I could not help but be filled with regret It was likely that the sacrificial ceremony at the Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor wouldn’t end well

Since its founding, Great Yong had held sacrificial ceremonies several times This time was soo personally to Qiaoshan However, at the sa’an, si that the fate of Great Yong re and prosperous Normally, only the heir apparent could be considered a candidate for these secondary sacrifices Therefore, from the sixth month on, the emperor had ordered the crown prince to enter the Eastern Palace to fast, while the emperor himself abstained from sex and food Only on the tenth day of the sixth in his journey to the Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor The ceremony would be held on the fifteenth day of the sixth month Those ordered to accoe nu civil and military officials At the sa Xia would re to the Heavens

The necessary observed rites were quite fastidious—one was not permitted to eat meat, drink alcohol, listen to music, have sexual relations, or pay condolences, and also not allowed to pay attention to penal matters Moreover, one had to be calm and patient but not be jittery or restless However, how could Crown Prince Li An restrain hi only tasteless food had already made it difficult for hiovernment affairs, as he was already fed up with all of it, but being prohibited fro caused hiloom What he found most difficult to endure was that he needed to sleep alone every night Being unable to have sexual relations caused him to be jittery and distressed, especially as he would have to endure it for half aXia’s supervision, he could only scrupulously adhere to the prohibitions Were it not for the significance of this o In his heart, he was determined that when he ascended to the throne, he would ensure that the sacrificial ceremonies wouldn’t be so troubleso the lunch arrived, he set plates of green vegetables and radishes onto the table He also brought out a bowl of coarse rice Lastly, a pot of tea Li An once again cursed the Heavens Then he picked up the chopsticks and carelessly ate Finished, he drank the tea When the tea entered his h his entire body

Even before he entered the Eastern Palace to fast, the crown prince had already known that it would be too much to subsist on plain tea and simple food As such, he had ordered subordinates to secretly change out the coarse tea for ginseng tea This was an idea put forward by Xia Jinyi Without this ginseng tea, it was likely that the crown prince’s appearance would have becoard from poor diet It was a pity that this wasn’t a pot of wine Having drunk a cup, Li An could feel his vitality ireatly and thus placed the pot of tea to the side, preparing to i the afternoon scripture study session

The eunuch withdrawing theXia arrived to personally deliver the scriptures that Li An was to recite aloud in the afternoon Li An ilanced at the box filled with scriptures, wishi+ng to take a nap instead However, after th for the final push, Li An longed for his women No matter how he tossed and turned, he could not fall asleep He could not help but think of Concubine Chun Having not seen her for many days, he wondered about her current situation The ht of her, the more he felt himself itch all over and could not help but sit up Rather than continue to toss and turn, he rose and got out of bed, intending to take a walk outside

After walking out of his sleeping chambers, Li An saw the entire Eastern Palace surrounded by i Xia, he was nowhere to be seen Replacing him was an official fro forward, Li An casually asked, “Where is Zheng daren?”

The official reverently responded, “Your Ihness, Pri daren over to discuss the sacrificial ceremony He will return sometime between 1 and 3 PM”

Li An was overjoyed If Zheng Xia were present, he would not dare to be wanton But with Zheng Xia gone, then there would be no har around, Li An caught sight of his trusted i nearby in attendance In a low voice, Li An stated, “Jinyi, We wish throw darts into a pot Secretly bring it over Be sure to not let anyone see you”

Hearing Li An’s words, Xia Jinyi looked around for a hness, this subordinate will go to fetch it now”

It wasn’t long before Xia Jinyi returned with darts and a pot These items were some of Li An’s most beloved and had always been kept within the Eastern Palace Whenever he beca the memorials, he would play this to pass the ti, narrow neck It was filled with some beans in order to increase the difficulty If one used too th, the dart would bounce back out Each and every dart was manufactured with extreme care and precision, exquisite and beautiful

Xia Jinyi handed over the darts With a shness, please be lenient Last tih, Li An replied, “With regards to this ga, he threw dart and as expected, it landed in the pot Li An s several rounds, he found it completely dull In the past, Xia Jinyi would frequently have Li An lose a few rounds before allowing Li An to turn the tide Naturally, this would leave him extremely happy However, today, Xia Jinyi repeatedlyLi An to win easily As a result, his spirits could not help but drop and he angrily questioned, “Jinyi, are you being perfunctory towards Us?”

Xia Jinyi prohness, how dare this subordinate be perfunctory? It is only that this subordinate is being distracted by some matters”

Suspicious, Li An inquired, “What is causing you to have such a heavy load on your mind?”

“Today, this subordinate received a keepsake,” responded Xia Jinyi “Originally, I had planned on handing it to Your Ihness is currently fasting and thus did not dare to deliver it”

“I thought it would be so else,” remarked Li An with a smile “Give me the keepsake”

Xia Jinyi did not dare refuse, pro it, Li An saw that the spice bag was exquisitely manufactured On it was embroidered a pair of lotus flowers on one stalk Enraptured, as he opened the bag Within, aside froreen silk handkerchief as thin as a cicada’s wings On the handkerchief was embroidered a pair of red-feathered and white-headed, neck-intertwined mandarin ducks Beloas a short poe incessantly for the waning olden breeze beside the pillow</blockquote>

Li An could only feel his heart flutter The affection in this silk handkerchief was touching Was it delivered by Concubine Chun?

While in the hness, the one who delivered this token was one of the trusted little eunuchs beside Concubine Chun However, Your I This token of affection is inappropriate, and thus, this subordinate did not dare deliver it However, if I were to confiscate it, I would be disloyal to Your Ihness As a result, this subordinate was in a difficult position”

Li An smiled and replied, “Your actions have ht, dismissed This Prince should recite these scriptures” Xia Jinyi pro

Under the afternoon night, on the surface, Li An see in his head Concubine Chun was definitely inviting hiht, but at present, he could not have sexual relations He absolutely could not do this Thinking of Concubine Chun’s beautiful and tender appearance, her enchanting body that had practiced dance for a long time, Li An could feel his loins itch What’s ument with Concubine Xiao, he had never entered the palace to have relations with Concubine Chun At present, he had fasted in the Eastern Palace for twelve days and had already found it difficult to sleep at night Once he thought of Concubine Chun waiting for him, he could not help but feel like he had ants in his pants,³ letting his iht arrived and he laid in bed, Li An found it increasingly difficult to fall asleep At long last, he rose fro that the little eunuchs assigned to attend to him sound asleep outside of the chambers, he softly walked to the entrance and looked out, catching sight of several i to the side cha in his uniforned to the Eastern Palace Li An walked softly to Xia Jinyi’s side and gave hientle push Immediately roused from his sleep, Xia Jinyi quickly lowered his hand to his waist Even though he did not yet have the qualifications to be armed in the Eastern Palace, Li An knew that Xia Jinyi had concealed weapons hidden at his waist Li An hurriedly whispered, “It’sup, Xia Jinyi proround Just as he was about to pay his respects, Li An had already waved his hand to order him to cease In a low voice, Li An requested, “Accompany me to see Concubine Chun Do not disturb any outsiders”