Chapter 35: Drawing Lots for Fortune Telling
Doesn't this girl think her behavior is normal?
Even if she was stupid, she couldn't tell whether others really wanted to make friends with her or were just pretending.
In fact, if Lu Ningshuang hadn't been so anxious, it wouldn't have been so obvious.
in a hurry……
These two words flashed through Ji Yunshu's mind, and she suddenly understood something.
But what is Lu Ningshuang in such a hurry for?
After they burned incense together, Lu Ningshuang pulled Ji Yunshu to the side of the hall.
There was a table with writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstone on it, as well as tools for drawing lots and fortune-telling.
On the chair behind the table, an old Taoist priest in a gray Taoist robe was sleeping lazily with his head leaning back on the chair.
Ji Yunshu took a careful look at him and felt that the old Taoist priest looked very much like Jigong, the Living Buddha of Jigong.
Lu Ningshuang walked closer and said respectfully, "Master, please give me a fortune."
The old Taoist stretched himself drowsily, opened his eyes slightly to glance at the two of them, and pointed at the lottery box on the table and said, "Draw your own."
Lu Ningshuang picked up the stick box and shook it a few times. A stick fell out of it. She picked it up and handed it to the old Taoist priest with both hands.
"Please ask the Taoist priest to interpret the fortune."
The old Taoist priest took the divination stick in his hand, glanced at it, and looked up. "What do you want to ask?"
Lu Ningshuang glanced at Ji Yunshu quickly and said shyly, "Marriage."
The old Taoist tapped the bamboo stick in his hand with one finger and said, "Marriage can be achieved. If the girl can let go of her obsession, it can be considered a good match."
Lu Ningshuang's face turned pale and she asked, "What if you can't let it go?"
The old Taoist priest laughed and said, "No matter how good the fate is, it needs to be cherished. The girl is smart, why do you need me to say more?"
Lu Ningshuang hung her head and said nothing. Seeing that she had nothing else to say, Ji Yunshu said, "The fortune has been interpreted. Let's go."
In just the blink of an eye, Lu Ningshuang had already suppressed the disappointment on her face. She pulled Ji Yunshu aside and said, "It's a rare opportunity to come here, and today we just happened to meet the old Taoist priest to interpret the divination. Sister Ji, please draw one too."
Ji Yunshu waved his hand and said, "I don't have anything to ask."
Judging from Lu Ningshuang's attitude, it is clear that this old Taoist is not a simple charlatan, and he must have something special.
If this old Taoist could really see the so-called fate, then she actually already knew it.
After she entered the book, the only thing she had to do was to fight against her original fate and change her destiny.
Unexpectedly, the old Taoist looked her over and smiled, "I met Prince Zhao a few years ago and found that his fate was dark and he looked like he would die young."
Ji Yunshu suddenly looked at the old Taoist priest, who had already leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes. "Everything depends on human effort. Madam, just follow the path you have chosen. What can you do if the outcome is bad?"
Yes, what if the result is bad?
It's just a death.
This old Taoist priest actually knew what she wanted to ask.
Ji Yunshu bowed and said, "Thank you for your guidance, Taoist Priest."
After the two of them left the hall, Lu Ningshuang asked, "What did the Taoist priest mean? Will Prince Zhao..."
She never uttered the word death.
Ji Yunshu said nonchalantly, "Why shouldn't I say this? Everyone dies. Since the Taoist priest said he has a short lifespan, I'm sure he'll die sooner than others."
Lu Ningshuang looked at Ji Yunshu in disbelief and asked, "Sister Ji, aren't you worried?"
"Life and death are determined by fate. What's the point of me worrying?"
Ji Yunshu spread his hands, looking like he didn't care at all about Zhao Shen's life or death.
A stern look flashed in Lu Ningshuang's eyes, but her tone was as gentle as ever: "Didn't Sister Ji marry Prince Zhao because she loved him?"
Ji Yunshu was looking at her sideways, and did not miss the flash of disgust and cruelty in her eyes.
Suddenly I felt that I roughly understood why Lu Ningshuang was close to me.
The old Taoist priest seemed to have noticed something and specifically told Lu Ningshuang that she had a good marriage and asked her to let go of her obsession.
However, Ji Yunshu felt that he might be letting down the old Taoist priest's kindness.
She smiled and said, "Why do you think so? He used to be okay, but now he's just a piece of crap. Why would I like him? I just didn't want to marry Zhao Heng, so I found him to make do."
Lu Ningshuang didn't seem to expect her to say that, and hesitated, "Does Prince Zhao know that Sister Ji thinks this way?"
Ji Yunshu had an expression that said, "I'm not stupid. Why would I tell him this? I'm telling you this because I treat Sister Lu as a friend. You won't tell anyone else, right?"
Lu Ningshuang forced a smile and said, "Of course not."
Ji Yunshu didn't seem to want to talk about this, and instead asked, "The old Taoist priest said that Sister Lu has a good match. Does it seem like Sister Lu's wedding is coming soon?"
Before she came, she was wondering what Lu Ningshuang was so anxious about, but now it seems that her family is going to arrange a marriage for her.
Lu Ningshuang acted shy and said awkwardly, "I'm not young anymore, so my family is naturally worried. But it may not work out."
"If the old Taoist priest says it can be done, then of course it can be done. I would like to congratulate my sister first. Who knows, maybe I can drink in her wedding wine soon."
Ji Yunshu seemed not to notice that the smile on Lu Ningshuang's face was becoming increasingly stiff, and he looked happy for her.
Lu Ningshuang finally found a reason to go back alone.
Ji Yunshu found it funny looking at her back. She was just a little girl after all, and no matter how well she hid it, it would still be like this.
She suddenly felt bored and thought Lu Ningshuang was holding back some big move.
Lan Yin hesitated for a moment, but finally couldn't help but say, "I think this Miss Lu is not simple. Why did Madam deliberately say those words in front of her?"
She had seen clearly these days that the lady did not mind that the prince was a disabled person.
Ji Yunshu shook his head and said nothing. He just looked at the corner of the wall and said, "Master, haven't you heard enough?"
Lan Yin turned around and saw a man walking out from behind the corner of the wall not far away.
It was the young Taoist priest Yichen whom I met yesterday.
The Taoist priest looked at Ji Yunshu as if he was seeing her for the first time and asked, "Madam, how did you find me?"
He felt that he had hidden himself well and should not be discovered easily.
Not to mention that this lady seems to have mediocre internal strength.
"You smell like medicine."
She had a very sensitive nose and had noticed yesterday that the Taoist priest had a bitter medicinal smell on him.
It should be because I have been dealing with medicinal herbs for many years.
The air in the mountains is fresh, and the slightly different smell is easy to smell.
Yichen quickly said, "I was just passing by and didn't hear anything."
This lady is obviously not an easy person to deal with. I don’t know why the young lady from the prime minister’s mansion thinks she is easy to fool.
Oh, I hope these two don’t cause any trouble in Taiqing Temple.
Ji Yunshu didn't care. She was far less interested in Lu Ningshuang than in this young Taoist priest. She asked instead, "What are you doing here, young Taoist priest?"
Yichen met her gaze and felt as if he was being watched by something: "I... uh, I need to go to the main hall to help Master remove the hanging sign."
Ji Yunshu was surprised: "Is the old Taoist priest in the hall your master?"
She had heard from Zhao Shen that Yichen was the direct disciple of the abbot of Taiqing Temple.
So the person just now was actually the abbot of Taiqing Temple, Taoist Qingxu?
This person is not an unknown person in the book.
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