Besides, Taoist Priest Li had helped them so much, how could they thank him with just a hundred taels?
In addition, the Zhuangzi shop should also be given as a gift.
But seeing that Taoist Li had made up his mind, Xiao Xuan did not continue to dwell on the matter and just waited for him to bring a generous gift to his door tomorrow.
After Xiao Xuan thanked him again, he said goodbye.
Li Le just watched the man leave. He also told the other party about this matter, then he felt relieved and went back to his room to sleep. Tomorrow was a day off, and he could finally have a good sleep.
Li Le didn't get up until noon. After he finished his lunch, he heard some noise outside. Who would come to see him at this time? After checking everyone, he still couldn't remember who he had an appointment with today.
Li Le just stood up to open the door. When he saw it was Xiao Xuan, he was surprised for a moment, then he remembered that the other party was here to give him money for divination, so he made way for the other party to come in first.
Xiao Xuan was holding the brocade box containing the manor's shop. In addition, there was also a thousand taels of silver in it. This time he put all the money in the brocade box. Taoist Li would definitely not be able to refuse him.
Xiao Xuan walked into the house without beating around the bush and said directly, "Master Li, we agreed yesterday that the money for divination will be delivered today. The money is in a box. I have other things to do and I am too busy to stay for long. So I'll take my leave now."
Xiao Xuan did not give Li Le a chance to refuse. He put down his things and left immediately. Just based on the things he put in the brocade box, Taoist Li would definitely return them when he saw them. This was not the situation he wanted to see. www.jiangnanxs.com Jiangnan Literature Network
Li Le could only see the corner of the other person's clothes disappearing before he could even say a word. Seeing this, he did not chase after him. He picked up the things on the table and prepared to take them back to his room. The moment he picked them up, he suddenly realized that the weight in his hand seemed a little heavy. Was it the weight of the wooden box, or... ?
Li Le just opened the box and looked at the things inside. Four silver ingots were neatly placed inside. There was one hundred taels more. Li Le just looked at the one hundred taels and then looked at the place where Xiao Xuan left. He felt helpless, but there was only one hundred taels more. Li Le didn't think much about it and took the box back to his room and put it together with the money he had saved.
After he had cleaned up, he thought he could have some free time. He even made tea and placed a chair in the shade under the tree. Just as he was about to lie down there to enjoy the cool air, he heard a knock on the door.
Li Le just sat up, not wanting to pay attention, but when he heard another knock on the door, he had to get up and open the door. He muttered a few words in his heart about the person who took up his rest time and ruined his vacation. It would be better if it was someone he knew, but if it was someone he didn't know...
As soon as he opened the door, he saw a stranger outside and a carriage outside. It seemed that this person was not an official of Prince Duan's Mansion.
Li Le didn't give the other party a chance to speak. He closed the door and ignored him. But he was about to leave when he heard someone outside say.
"Your Majesty, Taoist Priest Li..."
Li Lezhi: “…”
It was another big Buddha. Tiles in the capital could hit officials if they were thrown down. But for him, there was a prince coming in person, which gave him great face. But when he thought about what he had done, Li Le almost couldn't hold back his expression. He thought that the ventilator was giving him oxygen. Well, well, he had offended another prince.
No matter if he is a prince or not, anyone who takes up my time is trash.
Although Li Lezhi thought so, he was forced to stand at the door because the other party was a prince. He could not open the door or not.
When Prince An heard the clerk say that Taoist Li closed the door before he could finish speaking, he lifted the curtain and looked at the door. He couldn't help but think of the magical power of Taoist Li and the strangeness of his immortality. Did the other party already know that he would come and why he came, so he was unwilling to take his business?
If it were in the past, he would have ignored this Taoist Master Li, but there seemed to be quite a commotion in the Duke Zhenguo Mansion yesterday, so today he sent people to keep an eye on the Duke Zhenguo Mansion. His people saw Xiao Xuan coming to Xuanping Lane to meet this Taoist Master Li.
This made him think about it.
Is it because of what this Taoist Li said to Xiao Xuan?
Prince An looked at his long-servant and said, "Go again."
After obeying the order, the attendant went forward and knocked on the door.
This time, Li Le only heard it again. After a while, he slowly opened the door in front of him and listened to the other party finish speaking.
"Master Li, I am the chief servant of Prince An's Mansion. My master would like to ask Master Li to tell his fortune. Please give me a favor," the chief servant finished his words quickly, fearing that Li Le would close the door before he introduced himself.
"Hmm," Li Le just responded indifferently. He didn't know what to say. The one who came to him for fortune-telling turned out to be Prince An. Prince An was doing something behind his back. He never thought that he would figure it out. That would have been fine, but he even dared to come to his house!
Although Li Lezhi disliked Prince An in his heart, after thinking about it, he still wanted to see what Prince An was going to calculate. If feasible, he might as well lead him into a ditch. Anyway, Prince An might not believe the results of his calculations.
Even if the calculation was wrong, it was exactly what King An wanted, and he would not blame him.
Li Le just looked at the person who got off the carriage. He had a gentle face and looked like a gentleman. Perhaps he had a dislike for Prince An in advance, and after seeing Prince An's appearance, he thought of him as a hypocrite.
Li Le only put his hands behind his back and secretly calculated the reason why King An came.
The result of the calculation surprised Li Le for a moment. It turned out that Prince An came because of Xiao Xuan. Xiao Xuan came to him yesterday to calculate the matter of the Tenth Prince, and Prince An came today. Putting these two things together, Li Le just didn't believe that Prince An had nothing to do with the Tenth Prince.
If he guessed correctly, that lady should be Prince An's mother.
Li Le just couldn't understand why the lady would attack the child. It couldn't be that she was afraid of the power of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. It was a bit strange.
If it was for Prince An, Prince An looked to be over seventeen years old. A prince who was about to reach adulthood should have fought with the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince was the one they should deal with and bring down. A young prince would not go to such lengths.
Li Le was confused and decided to counter the opponent's moves. Anyway, in the eyes of His Royal Highness Prince An, he was also an unpredictable Taoist priest.
Li Le just made way for Prince An to come in first, and then walked behind him. When they reached the hall, Prince An sat at the top, and Li Le just stood there and said, "I am shortsighted. I didn't know it was His Highness who came."
"That's fine," Prince An said with a smile. He then glanced at Li Lezhi's yard and saw that there was no servant. He said, "Master Li has no one to serve him here. Why don't I send two maids over to take care of Master Li's daily life?"
"..." If someone was stuffed into his house, he would still suspect that the other party would instruct the maid to kill him in the dark. Li Le just refused and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. I am used to practicing asceticism. It is not good for me to have someone else living in the house."
"I am indeed rude," Prince An tapped his knees twice with his fingertips and said with a smile, "I came here this time to ask Taoist Li to calculate something for me."
"I wonder what Your Highness wants to do?" Li Le just asked.
Prince An was surprised, and looked at Li Le with a frivolous frown, saying, "I have always heard that Taoist Li is good at fortune-telling. He knows what the person wants to tell without him having to tell the fortune. Is this a lie?"
Prince An looked curious, as if he really believed the rumors outside, which was why he asked this question.
Li Lezhi also replied, "Your Highness, I am not that skilled yet. I am not a good listener, so how can I hear other people's thoughts? Besides, fortune-telling is not something mysterious."
Li Le was about to say that there was a certain scientific basis in this, but when the words came to his lips, he remembered that the person in front of him might not know the meaning of the word scientific basis, so he kept silent.
People who study psychology may not be unable to disguise themselves as Taoist priests to tell fortunes for others. Many things can be seen psychologically.
Prince An laughed and said, "Master Li, do you know what I am thinking? That's why you say these words to fool me?"
Li Le just looked over in confusion, not understanding what Prince An meant by this. Could it be that Prince An was trying to test his background?
His doubt was naturally noticed by King An. King An stared at him intently and saw that Li Le was confused at first and then thoughtful, as if he understood what he had just said. There was no mistake in his expression. If this Taoist Priest Li could really disguise himself to this extent, he could control the slightest change on his face and disguise it as doubt.
The reason why he was deceived by the other party was because of the great skills of Taoist Li.
The smile on Prince An's lips deepened. This Taoist Master Li who was said to be able to tell the future and work out what people were thinking was not as powerful as the legend said. He could not even tell what he was thinking. But just two times were not enough to dispel his suspicion.
Prince An said again: "Master Li, I have a civet cat at home. I have been looking for it for a long time today but I don't know where it ran to. Master Li, can you help me calculate it?"
Li Le just nodded, then took out the tortoise shell and walked aside to count. This was another test from King An.
Li Le only shook it six times, then stared at the coin for a long time, with a puzzled look on his face, then he put the coin in again and shook it again, finally looking at the hexagram, and then looked at Prince An and said, "Your Highness, please forgive me for my incompetence. I can't figure out where your cat is?"
"Oh? Taoist Li can't even figure out such a small matter? It seems that the rumor is wrong." Prince An narrowed his eyes slightly, and seeing that Li Lezhi looked calm and not panicked, he slammed the table and said angrily: "Taoist Li, you can't even figure out such a small matter. How did you figure out the case of the Ministry of Justice? Is there someone behind this matter helping you?"
“…”
Li Le was speechless towards Prince An. He was really targeting him. No matter how he answered, the other party could find loopholes in his words and pick on them.
Li Le could only defend himself: "Your Highness, this hexagram cannot be calculated, only the civet cat is not in your house."
Prince An pondered for a moment. Li Lezhi's words seemed to be saying that there was no civet cat in his house, or it also seemed to be saying that there was no civet cat in his house and the civet cat had run away, so he couldn't figure it out.
Prince An looked at Li Lezhi intently, and then asked, "Master Li, can you please tell me where the civet cat is?"
"..." Li Le was helpless and tried to calculate again. This time he still didn't get any result. Either he couldn't figure it out, or Prince An didn't raise a civet cat at all. Prince An was still testing him.
But this time, Prince An didn't seem to want him to escape easily, so Li Le could only frown and said helplessly: "Your Highness, I calculated that the civet cats are in the east of the city."
Prince An didn't say anything else this time. He took a last look at Li Lezhi and then left.
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Besides, Taoist Priest Li had helped them so much, how could they thank him with just a hundred taels?
In addition, the Zhuangzi shop should also be given as a gift.
But seeing that Taoist Li had made up his mind, Xiao Xuan did not continue to dwell on the matter and just waited for him to bring a generous gift to his door tomorrow.
After Xiao Xuan thanked him again, he said goodbye.
Li Le just watched the man leave. He also told the other party about this matter, then he felt relieved and went back to his room to sleep. Tomorrow was a day off, and he could finally have a good sleep.
Li Le didn't get up until noon. After he finished his lunch, he heard some noise outside. Who would come to see him at this time? After checking everyone, he still couldn't remember who he had an appointment with today.
Li Le just stood up to open the door. When he saw it was Xiao Xuan, he was surprised for a moment, then he remembered that the other party was here to give him money for divination, so he made way for the other party to come in first.
Xiao Xuan was holding the brocade box containing the manor's shop. In addition, there was also a thousand taels of silver in it. This time he put all the money in the brocade box. Taoist Li would definitely not be able to refuse him.
Xiao Xuan walked into the house without beating around the bush and said directly, "Master Li, we agreed yesterday that the money for divination will be delivered today. The money is in a box. I have other things to do and I am too busy to stay for long. So I'll take my leave now."
Xiao Xuan did not give Li Le a chance to refuse. He put down the things and left immediately. Based on the things he put in the brocade box, Taoist Li would definitely return them when he saw them. This was not the situation he wanted to see.
Li Le could only see the corner of the other person's clothes disappearing before he could even say a word. Seeing this, he did not chase after him. He picked up the things on the table and prepared to take them back to his room. The moment he picked them up, he suddenly realized that the weight in his hand seemed a little heavy. Was it the weight of the wooden box, or... ?
Li Le just opened the box and looked at the things inside. Four silver ingots were neatly placed inside. There was one hundred taels more. Li Le just looked at the one hundred taels and then looked at the place where Xiao Xuan left. He felt helpless, but there was only one hundred taels more. Li Le didn't think much about it and took the box back to his room and put it together with the money he had saved.
After he had cleaned up, he thought he could have some free time. He even made tea and placed a chair in the shade under the tree. Just as he was about to lie down there to enjoy the cool air, he heard a knock on the door.
Li Le just sat up, not wanting to pay attention, but when he heard another knock on the door, he had to get up and open the door. He muttered a few words in his heart about the person who took up his rest time and ruined his vacation. It would be better if it was someone he knew, but if it was someone he didn't know...
As soon as he opened the door, he saw a stranger outside and a carriage outside. It seemed that this person was not an official of Prince Duan's Mansion.
Li Le didn't give the other party a chance to speak. He closed the door and ignored him. But he was about to leave when he heard someone outside say.
"Your Majesty, Taoist Priest Li..."
Li Lezhi: “…”
It was another big Buddha. Tiles in the capital could hit officials if they were thrown down. But for him, there was a prince coming in person, which gave him great face. But when he thought about what he had done, Li Le almost couldn't hold back his expression. He thought that the ventilator was giving him oxygen. Well, well, he had offended another prince.
No matter if he is a prince or not, anyone who takes up my time is trash.
Although Li Lezhi thought so, he was forced to stand at the door because the other party was a prince. He could not open the door or not.
When Prince An heard the clerk say that Taoist Li closed the door before he could finish speaking, he lifted the curtain and looked at the door. He couldn't help but think of the magical power of Taoist Li and the strangeness of his immortality. Did the other party already know that he would come and why he came, so he was unwilling to take his business?
If it were in the past, he would have ignored this Taoist Master Li, but there seemed to be quite a commotion in the Duke Zhenguo Mansion yesterday, so today he sent people to keep an eye on the Duke Zhenguo Mansion. His people saw Xiao Xuan coming to Xuanping Lane to meet this Taoist Master Li.
This made him think about it.
Is it because of what this Taoist Li said to Xiao Xuan?
Prince An looked at his long-servant and said, "Go again."
After obeying the order, the attendant went forward and knocked on the door.
This time, Li Le only heard it again. After a while, he slowly opened the door in front of him and listened to the other party finish speaking.
"Master Li, I am the chief servant of Prince An's Mansion. My master would like to ask Master Li to tell his fortune. Please give me a favor," the chief servant finished his words quickly, fearing that Li Le would close the door before he introduced himself.
"Hmm," Li Le just responded indifferently. He didn't know what to say. The one who came to him for fortune-telling turned out to be Prince An. Prince An was doing something behind his back. He never thought that he would figure it out. That would have been fine, but he even dared to come to his house!
Although Li Lezhi disliked Prince An in his heart, after thinking about it, he still wanted to see what Prince An was going to calculate. If feasible, he might as well lead him into a ditch. Anyway, Prince An might not believe the results of his calculations.
Even if the calculation was wrong, it was exactly what King An wanted, and he would not blame him.
Li Le just looked at the person who got off the carriage. He had a gentle face and looked like a gentleman. Perhaps he had a dislike for Prince An in advance, and after seeing Prince An's appearance, he thought of him as a hypocrite.
Li Le only put his hands behind his back and secretly calculated the reason why King An came.
The result of the calculation surprised Li Le for a moment. It turned out that Prince An came because of Xiao Xuan. Xiao Xuan came to him yesterday to calculate the matter of the Tenth Prince, and Prince An came today. Putting these two things together, Li Le just didn't believe that Prince An had nothing to do with the Tenth Prince.
If he guessed correctly, that lady should be Prince An's mother.
Li Le just couldn't understand why the lady would attack the child. It couldn't be that she was afraid of the power of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. It was a bit strange.
If it was for Prince An, Prince An looked to be over seventeen years old. A prince who was about to reach adulthood should have fought with the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince was the one they should deal with and bring down. A young prince would not go to such lengths.
Li Le was confused and decided to counter the opponent's moves. Anyway, in the eyes of His Royal Highness Prince An, he was also an unpredictable Taoist priest.
Li Le just made way for Prince An to come in first, and then walked behind him. When they reached the hall, Prince An sat at the top, and Li Le just stood there and said, "I am shortsighted. I didn't know it was His Highness who came."
"That's fine," Prince An said with a smile. He then glanced at Li Lezhi's yard and saw that there was no servant. He said, "Master Li has no one to serve him here. Why don't I send two maids over to take care of Master Li's daily life?"
"..." If someone was stuffed into his house, he would still suspect that the other party would instruct the maid to kill him in the dark. Li Le just refused and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. I am used to practicing asceticism. It is not good for me to have someone else living in the house."
"I am indeed rude," Prince An tapped his knees twice with his fingertips and said with a smile, "I came here this time to ask Taoist Li to calculate something for me."
"I wonder what Your Highness wants to do?" Li Le just asked.
Prince An was surprised, and looked at Li Le with a frivolous frown, saying, "I have always heard that Taoist Li is good at fortune-telling. He knows what the person wants to tell without him having to tell the fortune. Is this a lie?"
Prince An looked curious, as if he really believed the rumors outside, which was why he asked this question.
Li Lezhi also replied, "Your Highness, I am not that skilled yet. I am not a good listener, so how can I hear other people's thoughts? Besides, fortune-telling is not something mysterious."
Li Le was about to say that there was a certain scientific basis in this, but when the words came to his lips, he remembered that the person in front of him might not know the meaning of the word scientific basis, so he kept silent.
People who study psychology may not be unable to disguise themselves as Taoist priests to tell fortunes for others. Many things can be seen psychologically.
Prince An laughed and said, "Master Li, do you know what I am thinking? That's why you say these words to fool me?"
Li Le just looked over in confusion, not understanding what Prince An meant by this. Could it be that Prince An was trying to test his background?
His doubt was naturally noticed by King An. King An stared at him intently and saw that Li Le was confused at first and then thoughtful, as if he understood what he had just said. There was no mistake in his expression. If this Taoist Priest Li could really disguise himself to this extent, he could control the slightest change on his face and disguise it as doubt.
The reason why he was deceived by the other party was because of the great skills of Taoist Li.
The smile on Prince An's lips deepened. This Taoist Master Li who was said to be able to tell the future and work out what people were thinking was not as powerful as the legend said. He could not even tell what he was thinking. But just two times were not enough to dispel his suspicion.
Prince An said again: "Master Li, I have a civet cat at home. I have been looking for it for a long time today but I don't know where it ran to. Master Li, can you help me calculate it?"
Li Le just nodded, then took out the tortoise shell and walked aside to count. This was another test from King An.
Li Le only shook it six times, then stared at the coin for a long time, with a puzzled look on his face, then he put the coin in again and shook it again, finally looking at the hexagram, and then looked at Prince An and said, "Your Highness, please forgive me for my incompetence. I can't figure out where your cat is?"
"Oh? Taoist Li can't even figure out such a small matter? It seems that the rumor is wrong." Prince An narrowed his eyes slightly, and seeing that Li Lezhi looked calm and not panicked, he slammed the table and said angrily: "Taoist Li, you can't even figure out such a small matter. How did you figure out the case of the Ministry of Justice? Is there someone behind this matter helping you?"
“…”
Li Le was speechless towards Prince An. He was really targeting him. No matter how he answered, the other party could find loopholes in his words and pick on them.
Li Le could only defend himself: "Your Highness, this hexagram cannot be calculated, only the civet cat is not in your house."
Prince An pondered for a moment. Li Lezhi's words seemed to be saying that there was no civet cat in his house, or it also seemed to be saying that there was no civet cat in his house and the civet cat had run away, so he couldn't figure it out.
Prince An looked at Li Lezhi intently, and then asked, "Master Li, can you please tell me where the civet cat is?"
"..." Li Le was helpless and tried to calculate again. This time he still didn't get any result. Either he couldn't figure it out, or Prince An didn't raise a civet cat at all. Prince An was still testing him.
But this time, Prince An didn't seem to want him to escape easily, so Li Le could only frown and said helplessly: "Your Highness, I calculated that the civet cats are in the east of the city."
Prince An didn't say anything else this time. He took a last look at Li Lezhi and then left.
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