The day in the palace seems to be longer than outside.

People in the red walls and gray tiles woke up from the morning and looked forward to the night from noon.

Children outside the palace were playing Cuju on the street, and it became dark if they were not careful; the people in the palace watched the sunset fall little by little, surprisingly slow.

The eight hundred drums in the bell and drum tower stopped, the gate of the imperial city fell and it was locked, and it was night.

All the Taoist nuns returned to the back hall, and some were sitting on the bunk and didn't know what they were thinking. Some were sewing their clothes. After sewing, the needle and thread must be handed back to Xuansu's hand, and locked it in the cabinet, and no needle can be left behind.

Bai Li and Zhu Lingyun were sitting next to the bunk bed, and they were whispering.

Xuan Su sat on the bunk bed, her eyes wandering back and forth between Bai Li and Zhu Lingyun, and then said calmly: "Bai Li, go and get me a basin of foot washing water."

Zhu Lingyun glared at her: "Are you unarmed? Can't you go?"

Xuan Su smiled and pulled out the ruler from under the pillow: "Then check Bai Li's homework today. If you recite the forty-nine sentences of the real person today, you won't punish her if you recite them."

Zhu Lingyun was stunned and turned around and looked at Bai Li worriedly.

Bai Li looked neither happy nor sad, and whispered: "The Tao can be said, but not the constant Tao. Name, but name, but not the constant name. Nothing is called the beginning of all things. Existence is called the mother of all things. Therefore, there is always nothing, desire, to observe its wonder. Constant existence is desire, to observe its belongings. The two are the same, different names are called the same. Mysterious, and mysterious, the door to all wonders..."

Xuan Su frowned. She listened to Bai Li carrying the forty-nine sentences she learned today, but she was just a word of the word. She couldn't pull the ruler in her hand.

She pondered for a moment, turned to look at Zhu Lingyun: "You come and recite it!"

Zhu Lingyun stumblingly carried her back: "The Tao can be told, but it is not a constant Tao, but a name can be named, but it is not a constant name..."

Xuan Su suddenly raised his hand, but when it fell down, he was stopped by Bai Li.

Bai Li held her wrist and said slowly: "I'll just go and get your foot wash."

Xuan Su smiled slightly: "Wouldn't it be better if I had been so sensible?"

Bai Li went down the bunk and went to the ear room to boil water. She sat in front of the small red mud stove in a daze, letting the warm wind slam on her face, not knowing what she was thinking.

When she thought of the 20th sentence of the Taoist scripture, she silently recited in her heart that the heaven and earth are not kind, and treat all things as straw dogs, and the sages are not kind, and treat the people as straw dogs.

But she also felt that this sentence was not suitable, so she silently recited the 28th sentence of the Taoist scripture, living in a good place, being kind in a good heart, and being good believers, being good at politics and doing good deeds, and being good at doing good deeds, so there is no fault in the future.

When I was thinking about it, the kettle made a harsh sound of steam.

Bai Li stood up and poured it into the copper basin with a kettle, mixed it with some cold water and took it to the bed, and placed it calmly under Xuansu's feet.

Xuan Su took off her shoes and said with a smile: "It is said that Prince Jing's daughter should be pampered and elegant. Why do I think you work so easily? But your sister is useless."

Bai Li corrected casually: "She is not useless."

Xuan Su sneered: "You are a sister who is very competent and protects your sister everywhere. But why are there all alone in Jingyang Palace? You sisters can still rely on each other for life?"

Bai Li's expression remained unmoved, and she finally knew the reason why Xuan Su did evil.

Xuan Su put her feet in a basin and said terrified: "Wash my feet, and you will wash my feet every day from now on! If you don't want to, I will ask your sister to recite the scriptures. If you can't recite them, you will be punished even if you make a mistake!"

Zhu Lingyun stood on the bunk in anger and cursed: "Witch, my sister is the eldest daughter of Prince Jing, how can you ruin it?"

Xuan Su glanced at her sideways: "Is Prince Jing's eldest daughter very precious? In my Jingyang Palace, I have the final say!"

As she said that, several Taoist nuns beside her also stood up to face Zhu Lingyun, as if she was ready to press her on the bed and beat her up.

At this time, Bai Li whispered: "I've been to such a place, so how can there be any precious people? I'll just wash it for you. Lingyun, you can sleep well."

Zhu Lingyun was so angry that her eyes were spinning in her eyes: "Sister, let's fight with them, and she won't survive!"

Bai Li repeated: "Spiritual! Sleep!"

Xuan Su laughed: "It's still my sister who is mature and steady!"

She stirred her fat soles in the copper basin and said with a smile: "Wash, why are you rubbing? Only by enduring hardships can you become the best person. Princess Baili, you have to endure a lot of hardships, and you will definitely be rich in the future."

Bai Li leaned her hands into the basin in silence.

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In the early morning, the morning bells of the bell tower came from the north.

The bell sounds come every day as promised, and every day is similar, just as if there is nothing new in this day.

Xuan Su stood by the door as usual and sternly said, "Get up and give me morning class!"

She suddenly pushed open the red lacquer door and let the cold wind rush into the hall.

Bai Li stood up, firstly placing her hair for Zhu Lingyun, and then used a wooden hairpin to lift her hair up for Princess Yongchun. She looked at the wrinkled face of the other party, as if she saw her future self.

Princess Yongchun smiled foolishly and said, "Bodhisattva, you look like a Bodhisattva, so beautiful."

Bai Li smiled: "How could the Buddha's Bodhisattva come to the Taoist temple in the Taoist temple?"

Princess Yongchun asked madly: "There are people who do evil in the place where they should have done good. Why do Buddhist Bodhisattvas come to the Taoist temple that cannot be obtained?"

Bai Li was stunned.

Before she could think about it, Princess Yongchun had already jumped out of bed and ran out of the door: "Brother Zhuo Yuan must have come to see me today, and he promised to see me!"

Bai Li felt lost and slowly calmed down and walked out the door.

When passing the vermilion gate, Xuan Su leaned against the door frame and said in a deep voice: "Don't think of going to Taoist Master Xuanzhen to complain. Be honest. If I find out, I will definitely not be able to forgive you."

Bai Li didn't answer and led Zhu Lingyun straight towards Jingyang Palace.

The cushion has been laid out, and the elegant and elegant Xuanzhen Zhenren sat cross-legged on the cushion, gently waved the whisk, rang the bells and chimes, and said loudly: "The Tao can be said, but it is not the constant Tao..."

The Taoist scriptures I have learned are exactly the same as yesterday.

In a trance, Bai Li almost thought she was trapped in a desperate situation, repeating "a certain day" day after day, endless, unable to escape, and no longer return.

After the Taoist scripture was finished, the true man Xuanzhen stood up and led everyone to perform the three kneeling and nine kowtows to the Three Pure Ones.

At this moment, Zhu Lingyun got up from the cushion and rushed towards Xuan Zhen. Bai Li reached out to pull her, but only touched her clothes.

In front of the statue of the Taoist Ancestor of the Three Qingshu, Zhu Lingyun pounced at Xuanzhen's feet, crying: "Master Guan, Xuansu is a heroic act in the back hall every day. It is obvious that everyone should do the work together, but only let me and my sister do it. At night, we were asked to sleep next to the Gongbao. When someone got up and went to the toilet, it would wake us up. She didn't wash her clothes by herself, and gave them all to me and my sister. My sister's hands were frozen. If you don't believe me, look..."

Xuansu's face changed: "Stop, I'll let you stop!"

She rushed forward and wanted to grab Zhu Lingyun's hair, but Xuanzhen only turned around and glanced at her sideways. She immediately withdrew her hand: "Seeing Master, I..."

Zhu Lingyun continued to cry and said, "Master Guan, this Xuansu asked my sister to wash her feet."

Xuan Zhen waved the whisk, turned to Xuansu, and whispered: "I was Princess Yongchun a few days ago, and Princess Lingyun today. I want to help you with the external demons several times? If you can't control them properly, I will replace them to prevent anyone from disturbing me from practicing cultivation."

Zhu Lingyun was stunned.

Xuan Su hurriedly said, "Manage well, manage well!"

Xuan Zhen held the whisk in his arms and said softly: "Kneel down."

Xuansu knelt in front of him, spreading his palms upwards.

Xuan Zhen stretched out his hand and someone handed a bamboo ruler to her: "Recite the magical mantra of purifying heaven and earth."

Xuan Su looked at Zhu Lingyun viciously and recited in her mouth: "The heaven and earth are natural, and the filthy qi is scattered. The mysterious and clear in the cave is shining and bright. The power of the eight directions makes me natural..."

With a bang, the ruler hit her palm hard. Xuansu was so painful that his face was shaking, but he didn't dare to stop a single mantra of the Pure Heaven and Earth mantra he recited in his mouth.

After hitting one hundred and eight times, Xuan Zhen said calmly: "Remove all eight troubles, your body is like glass, and your inside and outside are clear. Today you are better than yesterday."

Xuansu's left hand was covered in flesh and blood flowed. She leaned down and said respectfully: "Thank you, Zhenren."

Xuan Zhen handed the ruler aside, turned around and walked towards the side hall, without looking at everyone again.

When the red painted gate of the side hall closed, Xuan Su suddenly looked at Zhu Lingyun and said sternly: "I told you not to complain early in the morning, don't disturb the real practitioner's cultivation, but I just didn't listen! Drag her to the back hall and block her mouth!"

Bai Li stepped forward and said anxiously: "Don't, she won't do it again!"

Xuan Su glared at him: "There is also Bai Li, drag her to the back hall together!"

Several Taoist nuns dragged the two away, but the door of the side hall never opened again.

When he arrived at the back hall, Xuan Su turned around and closed the door, swung the ruler in his hand to suck the white li and Zhu Lingyun's thighs until the skin was blooming and blood soaked her pants. Then he stopped.

At noon, the eunuch brought food, and the Taoist nuns scattered and went to the side hall for dinner. Only Bai Li and Zhu Lingyun lie on the bunk bed. Zhu Lingyun cried softly, almost losing the strength to cry.

Princess Yongchun sat on the threshold and looked at the sky, her fingers surrounding her scattered hair, and she muttered something in her mouth.

Bai Li sat up slowly and gently wiped Zhu Lingyun's tears: "Does it hurt?"

Zhu Lingyun said aggrievedly: "Sister, it hurts so much."

Bai Li lifted her robe and looked at her sister's bloody thighs, and her heart was in pain.

She touched Zhu Lingyun's cheek and whispered: "Don't cry, go for a meal, it won't hurt after eating."

Zhu Lingyun buried her head in her arm: "I don't want to eat. When will this day be the end? Sister, my father has never hit us."

Bai Li whispered, "Yes, my father has never hit you."

She struggled to get up and limped out.

When passing by Princess Yongchun, Princess Yongchun suddenly stopped her fingers surrounding her hair: "She was wrong."

Bai Li was stunned: "What's wrong?"

Princess Yongchun sat on the threshold and looked up at her: "My mother told me that you can replenish whatever you eat, such as eating fish eyes to improve your eyes. Therefore, you cannot be the best person to endure hardships and have to eat people."
To be continued...