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Chapter 2099 Rain Prayer Ceremony
The content of the imperial edict can be translated as Master Puxian of the Huguo Temple is willing to endorse Tao Fei, proving that she is not the "evil concubine who brings disaster to the country", but the reincarnation of the Peach Blossom Fairy who came to the human world to gain experience.

The cause of the severe drought in the northwest was not due to Concubine Tao, so five days later, Puxian would lead the monks of the Huguo Temple to hold a rain-praying ceremony together with the emperor and Concubine Tao to alleviate the severe drought in the northwest.

After the imperial edict was issued, there was an uproar in the court, and people said all kinds of things.

"Master Puxian will not leave the Huguo Temple easily. The emperor even invited him to come for Concubine Tao?"

"No, Master Puxian is a great monk. He will not stand by Concubine Tao just because of a word from the emperor. Maybe Concubine Tao really has a great background."

"If the Peach Concubine is really the reincarnation of the Peach Blossom Fairy from heaven, then aren't some people offending her by calling her the 'evil concubine who brought disaster to the country'?"

"Don't panic. Although Master Puxian is willing to stand up and prove that she is not a demon concubine who brings disaster to the country, if he wants to clear Concubine Tao of the relationship with the drought in the northwest, she must pray for rain."

"That makes sense. If a heavy rain really falls, it will prove her innocence. However, if this happens, her status in the harem will be unmatched."

"Tsk tsk, now I guess the emperor's harem is going to be lively again."

In short, each minister in the court has his own little thoughts, but the people are more direct. As long as Concubine Tao can pray for heavy rain, relieve the severe drought in the northwest, and prevent the victims from suffering their lives, they will not say that Concubine Tao is a demon concubine who brings disaster to the country. Anyway, they have nothing to lose.

Because the imperial edict was issued rather urgently, the officials of the Ministry of Rites began to prepare without any preparation. The Minister of Revenue could only grit his teeth and squeeze out some more silver to let the Ministry of Rites prepare a rain-praying ceremony.

In fact, the Minister of Revenue would have preferred to use the money squeezed out for disaster relief rather than holding some kind of rain-praying ceremony for a favorite concubine. Those were just to fool the ignorant people, but they couldn't deceive them.

However, Taozhi had a bad feeling when she received the imperial edict. She wanted to ask the emperor or Master Samantabhadra, but she was now under house arrest in Lanyan Pavilion and could do nothing but wait anxiously.

Five days passed in a flash. Before dawn that day, Taozhi changed into a gorgeous dress for praying for rain with the help of palace maids. She combed her hair into an exquisite bun and wore only a peach blossom jade hairpin. She had no makeup on her face. She was picked up by the emperor himself and taken to the royal altar.

At this time, the altar was already surrounded by common people. They all wanted to catch a glimpse of Concubine Tao's stunning beauty. In the eyes of the common people, a woman who could bewitch the emperor must have a stunning beauty. If they missed it, they would probably never have the chance to see her again in their lifetime.

With the same purpose in mind, the people had already filled the open space around the altar in three layers inside and outside.

The purpose of praying for rain this time was to appease the people and stop the gossips, so Ling Xuanyu and Tao Zhi did not ride in a sealed carriage on all sides, but in a sedan chair covered with gauze on all sides, which made the people amazed by the beauty of Concubine Tao.

In fact, Ling Xuanyu didn't want to do this, but this was Master Puxian's request, so he had to do it.

Taozhi's eyes were heavy. She felt that things were developing in a direction she didn't want to see, but she was powerless to stop it.

Before the people had recovered from the beauty of Concubine Tao, the rain-praying ceremony began. First, the monks of the Huguo Temple chanted scriptures under the leadership of Master Puxian. Then Ling Xuanyu took Concubine Tao's hand and walked up to the altar step by step. The two of them kowtowed three times and bowed nine times to the heaven, hoping to pray for mercy from heaven and send down heavy rain to relieve the severe drought in the northwest.

No one knew what Yao Zhi was praying for, but everyone could see that she was very pious. After the emperor and Concubine Tao finished their ceremony, the sky began to change. First, dark clouds covered the sun, and then a "rumbling" sound came from far away and resounded through the sky and earth. Several lightning flashed in the clouds, and after a while, a drizzle began to fall.

"God has shown his mercy, it really is raining!"

"Peach Concubine is indeed the reincarnation of the Peach Blossom Fairy. She really prayed for rain!"

"God bless Qianfeng! God bless the emperor!"

When the raindrops fell, all the officials and common people knelt on the ground and shouted. At this time, a discordant voice sounded:
"It's raining in Kyoto, but I don't know if it's raining in the northwest."

"That's right! Just because it rains in Kyoto doesn't mean it will rain in the northwest!"

These questions spread among the people, and Master Puxian stood up at the right time:

"Amitabha! The rain-praying ceremony is over. The gods have sensed the sincerity of the emperor and Concubine Tao. Rain will surely fall in the northwest. Everyone will get the news in two days."

Master Samantabhadra’s words are still very convincing.

"Master is right. Whether the rain-praying ceremony is successful or not will be known in two days. We just need to wait."

"Yes, it's just a matter of two days."

“I hope it’s successful”

After the rain-praying ceremony, Ling Xuanyu took the peach branch back to the harem, while Master Puxian decided to wait until the exact news came back before leaving, so he also returned to the palace.

Taozhi had been feeling restless and uncomfortable ever since she returned to Lianyan Pavilion. She refused to allow the palace maids to serve her and even drove everyone out of the room. She sat in front of the window and stared at the peach tree in the yard in a daze.

Two days later, the ministers who went to the northwest to provide disaster relief sent back an urgent memorial, which stated that the northwest region had experienced three consecutive days of heavy rain, which had restored life to the dry land and the water levels of rivers and streams had returned to their pre-drought levels.

The minister of disaster relief also said that as long as they planted a new batch of crops now and harvested them before winter, people would not starve to death in the winter. If they could hold on until spring, they could start planting again. Before that, the court only needed to allocate a batch of grain to help the victims get through the period of lean season, and the disaster would be completely alleviated.

Ling Xuanyu finally had a smile on his face, and asked his personal eunuch to read out the memorial from the minister of disaster relief in the court. All the court officials silently calculated in their hearts, and it was obvious that it started raining in the northwest on the day the rain-praying ceremony ended.

Now people can no longer say that Concubine Tao is the "evil concubine who brought disaster to the country". Not only can they not say that, they have to worship her. Master Samantabhadra has said that she is the reincarnation of the Peach Blossom Fairy.

Since then, Taozhi's crisis was completely resolved, and Ling Xuanyu was very happy. He took this opportunity to send many rewards to Lianyan Pavilion.

The queen tore the handkerchief in her hand, she felt Taozhi was too lucky.

Then she narrowed her eyes. She did not forget that Taozhi was indeed connected to the monster. Maybe this time the monster was secretly helping Tao Fei. She must find evidence. Then she asked her trusted maid to go out of the palace to deliver the message.

Seeing that the matter was settled, Master Puxian had saved the people he wanted to save and sent away the demon he wanted to get rid of, so he prepared to set off back to Huguo Temple.

At this time, Concubine Tao came to ask to see Master Puxian. Master Puxian sighed and said that what was coming would eventually come. He asked Pu Ze to invite Concubine Tao in.

Taozhi bowed to Samantabhadra and said:

"Master Puxian, I have something to ask you."

Puxian stroked his beard and said:

"Are you going to ask about the fox demon?"