Who is your master?
"I don't know his name, but he's a strange man."
The dancer put the little insect in her hand back into the box.
"The insects are well-refined. What does your master want?"
Qi Su laughed.
"Sister is so clever. Master said that as long as I come here to sell Gu, I will definitely meet some powerful people. Then I can ask them about something."
"What is it?"
Qi Su clasped her hands together in front of her chest, looking serious.
"Sister, have you ever heard of the Heavy Flame Gu Worm?"
The dancer's languid posture instantly became upright.
The casual smile on his face faded, and he glanced at the little girl beside him.
The little girl understood.
They retreated silently and stood guard outside the door.
"Where did you hear the name 'Severe Flaming Worm'?"
The dancer's beautiful eyes were fixed on her.
Qi Su: "My master said so. He also said that in the palace last week, some members of the royal family were infected with this kind of insect poison."
The dancer said, "It's true that such a gu insect exists. But there are very few eggs left, and the process of refining it is too complicated. This kind of gu insect has been lost for more than ten years."
Qi Su looked disappointed.
"Even you guys can't do anything about it?"
Dancer: "Why are you asking about this?"
Qi Su sighed.
“My master has a lover who was infected with this kind of worm curse several years ago. She is now dying. Otherwise, my master would not have asked me to try my luck using this method.”
The dancer laughed.
"You're trying to fool me. The Fierce Flame Worm is incredibly precious; how could an ordinary person possibly come into contact with it?"
Qi Su spread her hands.
"Who knows if they're medicine people or Gu test subjects? That's what they say anyway."
Testing Gu on people... it's not impossible that such a possibility exists.
The dancer squinted.
"But that doesn't make sense either. Little sister, the Heavy Flame Gu Worm is too violent; a woman's body can't withstand it. Historically, those chosen as Gu people have always been men."
Qi Su: "Huh? Didn't I mention earlier? My master's lover is a man. Whether the lover is a man or a woman doesn't really matter. My master says that the most important thing in life is to be happy."
dancer...
Yes, that makes sense.
Qi Su looked at her with pleading eyes, like a little puppy.
"Is there really no other way? Even a way to alleviate the pain would be helpful."
The dancer pondered.
"There are ways, but they can't be taught to people for no reason."
Qi Su: "Do you want money or goods? We'll try our best to raise some."
The dancer laughed.
"Money and goods are nothing unusual."
Qi Su: "Information is also possible. We unlicensed doctors have our ways of getting information."
For example, last night, Lord Qin, the Embroidered-Robe Envoy and Palace Attendant, was assassinated and seriously injured. Now is precisely the perfect time to settle scores and repay kindness.
The dancer's eyes flickered.
She knew that the embroidered clothes had caused unusual activity last night.
However, the Qin merchant was injured, but no information was found out.
“What else do you know?” she asked.
Qi Su smiled and didn't say anything more.
It seems that this little village woman is not entirely useless.
The dancer said, "How about this, I know an old woman who was a Gu master from Southern Chu in her younger days. She should still know some methods to control the Heavy Flame Gu worms. However, she lives in a secluded place and doesn't like to be disturbed. Would you like to go to her place?"
Qi Su smiled and said, "Okay."
"Anyway, if I can't find a solution, my master will kill me if I go back. I might as well give it a try; maybe I'll find a turning point."
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The rain has stopped and the sky is clear.
The Crown Prince held a banquet at the Eastern Palace, where he entertained his ministers.
What was unusual was that his banquet guest list this time included almost all the important officials of the fourth rank and above in the imperial court.
In the past, to avoid suspicion, the Crown Prince would only invite a few old friends when he occasionally hosted banquets.
They were unwilling to give the emperor any reason to be wary.
In the evening, Yun Wuyi left the Prince's Mansion to attend a banquet at the Eastern Palace.
The sky was overcast, and thick clouds began to gather over the capital region again.
The female official handed over a small food box.
"Your Highness, please take this with you. You won't be able to eat much at the banquet in the palace. The snacks in here were prepared by the Princess."
After listening, Yun Wuyi personally took the food box in his hands.
He then asked, "Where is the princess now?"
In short, it is absolutely impossible for them to obediently stay at Ciyun Temple.
Sure enough, Song Chu replied, "The princess is selling Gu poison at Fengle Tower."
Yun Wuyi paused for a moment.
"Sell...what?"
Early Song Dynasty: "It refers to insect poisoning."
She briefly recounted what Qi Su had done.
He emphasized, "The princess said not to tell you what she's doing. Your Highness, rest assured, the black bird is following you the whole time, nothing will happen."
Yun Wuyi nodded.
He stepped into the car.
As the vehicle moved, the lights from the streets and alleys outside leaked in.
She went to Fenglelou to sell insect gu, probably hoping to take the opportunity to ask the people of Southern Chu about the Chongyan Gu worm.
The two had some minor arguments before because she always acted on her own.
But she's right.
An adult with normal intelligence can naturally do whatever they want.
Marriage should not be a constraint for her, nor should he be a rope for her.
Therefore, she can do whatever she wants.
As a husband, all he needs to do is offer his support.
Yun Wuyi sat upright and opened the small food box that was placed on his lap.
Inside were several different kinds of pastries.
Snowflake cake, Poria cocos cake, red date cake, mung bean cake.
Whenever she prepares food, she always ends up stuffing a little bit of mung bean cake into the corner.
Yun Wuyi didn't have any particular favorite foods before.
The temple serves vegetarian food. There's not much to complain about when it comes to food.
But now—
After finishing a piece of mung bean cake, Yun Wuyi gave instructions to the coachman outside.
"If the Princess asks in the next few days, just say that everything is fine. Don't tell her what I'm doing."
The black bird outside responded.
Someone will naturally spread his orders.
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The King of Qishan's carriage had not been gone long.
The gates of the Qishan Prince's Mansion were knocked open.
The newcomer was dressed in palace attire, with an arrogant demeanor, and was dressed as a palace attendant.
The servants dared not delay and quickly stepped forward to inquire what business the distinguished guest had.
The eunuch lowered his eyes and said in a drawn-out tone:
"There's nothing else. It's just that the Crown Princess remembered that she hadn't seen the Princess of Qishan for several days during the banquet at the Eastern Palace tonight, so she ordered me to come and personally escort the Princess to the palace for a reunion."
The disciples wore ingratiating smiles.
"Your timing is unfortunate. My princess has been suffering from insomnia lately, so the prince ordered her to go to Ciyun Temple to listen to Buddhist chants and calm her mind. Before she left, he said she should stay for seven or eight days. Since it is the crown princess who has invited us, we will send someone to deliver the message to the princess."
The eunuch frowned.
"Is he really not at home? When did he leave?"
By the end of the question, his voice had become somewhat sharp.
Disciple: "It was this morning. I went by carriage, and I think I saw quite a few people on the street."
He wanted to say something more, but the eunuch, with a stern face, didn't say a word.
He turned and left.
The disciple's face darkened.
"Go, quickly tell Lady Song about this."
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