Chapter 67 I have a solution, I have a substitute
However, the development of the matter was far beyond the Taoist priests' expectations.
One day, three days, seven days...
The Taoist priests drank tea. They drank a lot of tea. They kept drinking tea until they almost vomited...
By the tenth day, the Taoist priests could no longer hold back.
Taoist Master Wen slammed his hands on the table and said, "I'm almost full of tea. And you only serve us tea. What's going on? Are you trying to send us off with tea?"
When these words were spoken, many Taoist priests were stunned. Oh shit, it seems that this is really what he meant!
Taoist Master Wen's face turned even darker, and he said angrily, "Bah! We came here to clean up the door and save Daxia from danger, but we were treated like this. Daxia really doesn't know what's good for them. Don't you want to hold the Spring Festival anymore?"
The Taoists became even angrier when they heard this, and some of them said they wanted to leave and not care about Xia Kingdom anymore.
Taoist Master Wen suddenly said, "No, if we leave like this, that liar might spread the news that our Dragon Tiger Dojo lost and got scared of him, so we ran away in disgrace."
The Taoists who were shouting that they wanted to leave suddenly shut up.
Taoist Zhou stood up and said, "He doesn't even dare to reveal any information about his biological father. He is so afraid to see us. This is enough to prove that the Taoist behind the scenes is guilty. There is no need to worry. Don't worry, I have a way to enter the palace to see the Taoist and expose him."
The Taoists looked at him one after another: "What should we do?"
Taoist Zhou said, "I have been to a mansion to treat illnesses before and saved an old man. That old man was the father of Concubine De. I asked him to help make a recommendation. You must believe me."
The Taoists suddenly realized what was going on and asked, "But what reason do you have to go and see them? How can you expose them?"
Taoist Zhou sneered, and then said confidently: "That person succeeded in recommending a baby to be the national teacher, which proves that Xia Kingdom fell for it. I found a white-skinned pregnant woman from the countryside and said that the little national teacher was a fake, and the one in her belly was the destined son of God. I built up momentum again, ha, isn't this more powerful than the national destiny of the baby? I have already started to destroy the other party's rice bowl, I don't believe that the other party can still endure and not come out to challenge me!"
Many Taoist friends gave thumbs up: "It's high, really high! Go quickly!"
Taoist Priest Zhou adjusted his appearance and said confidently, "Just wait for me for one day. No, three days will be enough."
The Taoists nodded in trust.
Taoist Zhou went to find Defei's father, the chancellor of the capital city, with great enthusiasm.
As mentioned before, the emperor, the crown prince, and several ministers decided to leave the Taoist priest alone and secretly investigate the truth, but this was not said publicly in the court, at least the prime minister was not aware of it.
What's more coincidental is that the chancellor of the capital city has always been troubled by the fact that he has no way to make himself the governor of the capital city.
Now he heard from Taoist Zhou that the pregnant woman he was carrying was pregnant with the true Son of God, and that it was the will of heaven that conceived the child, and he hoped that the chancellor could help introduce her to the emperor.
The chancellor of the capital city was instantly moved. He did not question Yuan Ruan. The chancellor was just thinking, the emperor values Taoist child prodigies so much. If he can recommend a genuine son of God, will His Majesty be pleased and promote him?
With this idea in mind, the chancellor of the capital city asked his wife to apply to enter the palace and decided to discuss it with his daughter, Concubine De.
Yilan Palace
The wife of the chancellor just walked into the main hall and happened to see the fifth prince rolling around crying, "I want the iron beast, I want that iron beast, the newest one!"
There were palace maids nearby who tried to dissuade him, but they were beaten by the fifth prince until their hair became messy and they could only kneel down and beg.
At this time, Concubine De came down with her eyebrows pinched, and said softly: "Mother, is everything okay at home?"
The wife of the chancellor nodded hurriedly: "All is well, all is well. Your Majesty, is everything well? This Fifth Prince is..."
Concubine De pinched her brows with a headache: "After the banquet for selecting a consort for the second princess, many more people sent gifts to the ninth princess. There was a constant stream of people and cars in front of Kunning Palace. My fifth son saw it and wanted some, but the ninth princess was petty and refused. My fifth son was wronged."
The wife of the chancellor frowned, "The Ninth Princess? The little imperial tutor? This..." After a pause, she handed the letter in her hand to Concubine De, "Originally, your father asked me to make this trip. I was a little nervous, but looking at the situation in the palace, why don't you recommend one or two."
When Concubine De saw the words "pregnant through inspiration, son of God, recommended", she was stunned and a little moved.
Concubine De asked, "Mother, is this real?"
"Master Zhou cured your father's illness before, and he is a highly respected master in the Dragon and Tiger Dojo, so his words cannot be false." The prime minister's wife said.
Concubine De nodded and waited to see her mother off.
As soon as he returned to the palace, the Fifth Prince screamed again.
Concubine De pinched her brows and said to the trusted palace maid beside her: "Wu'er is the most attached to the Third Prince. Go and ask the Third Prince to come and take Wu'er out to relax."
The palace maid was startled and could not help but whispered, "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince specially arranged for the Third Prince to study with the Crown Prince's tutor. If he is called back now..." Calling him back at this temporary moment would not only anger the Crown Prince and the officials of the Eastern Palace, but would also affect the development of the Third Prince.
De Fei rubbed her brows and said calmly, "This is his younger brother, it should be so."
The maid dared not speak.
Concubine De's eyes fell on the "Son of the Pregnant God" again, and she said softly, "If it's true, if there is a competitor, she can at least restrain herself a little and stop bullying my Fifth Son all the time."
Thinking of this, Concubine De stood up and said, "I am going to see His Majesty. You keep an eye on Wu'er. Let him smash as much as he wants, but don't let him hurt himself."
The palace maids bowed and said, "Yes, we respectfully send your Majesty off."
A moment later, Concubine De came to the Yangxin Palace holding a box of carefully made, freshly baked desserts.
As she walked in, she happened to see the emperor coming out, followed by the empress holding Yuanruan.
Concubine De saluted and subconsciously avoided Yuanruan's sight.
Just at this moment, Yuanruanxin's voice rang out:
[Brother, you are really busy! Hmm? What is this smell? It smells so good. ]
The Emperor and the Empress' eyes simultaneously fell on Concubine De's food box.
System: [It smells good. Hehe, do you know how Concubine De got promoted? Your elder brother actually likes to eat sweets very much, but he thought it would damage his image so he forced himself not to eat them. However, this little secret was discovered by Concubine De, who is a good cook. Since then, she often secretly makes desserts and fishes, and the emperor is also happy to have a place where he can eat desserts freely. ]
Yuanruan: [Pfft, brother, you have a dessert brain. You eat so much but you are not fat. That's great.]
System: [Hahaha, Ah Ruan, how did he get so fat? One drop of semen equals ten drops of blood, and there are so many concubines today alone...]
"Ahem, ahem, ahem..." The emperor pinched his brows awkwardly and looked at Concubine De and said, "You want me to help you take this box to the inner study hall of Wenhua Palace again? I've already said that the Imperial Household Department will not lack food and drink for the princes, so you don't have to worry too much about the Third Prince. You don't have to send it anymore in the future."
Concubine De:?
Queen:?
The two were stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted.
The Empress lowered her head to suppress her laughter. Defei's teeth were about to break as she said dryly, "Your Majesty, I am afraid that the prince will get hungry if he studies too hard... If Your Majesty does not mind, Your Majesty..."
"I don't like sweets. Your Majesty..." The emperor looked at the queen seriously, "Take it back and share it with her."
Yuan Ruan: [Hiss, Tong'er, this is not right. Defei is obviously doing this for the sake of the child, and my brother doesn't like sweets. But it's okay, I'm the only one who heard it, and it's quite interesting.]
System: [Woohoo, luckily Ah Ruan doesn't give up on me. I will definitely try my best to find the emperor's melon in the future.]
The emperor just showed a relieved expression, but when he heard the last half of the sentence, he choked.
The queen watched the emperor act like a tiger, only to lose his dessert and have the melon exploded. She tried hard to recall the hardships of her life and not laugh.
System: [Hahaha, this is so funny. I just happened to see a piece of gossip about the emperor's harem, and it's also related to the empress.]
Yuanruan: [What? I’ve been looking forward to it for the whole time. ]
The queen's smile froze.
The emperor glanced at the queen with a smile: Why aren't you smiling anymore?