Chapter 81 The Emperor Orders the Entire Xia Dynasty to Search for Qingbao
Early the next morning.
The emperor summoned his ministers to the palace for a meeting.
A hush fell over the scene.
"Your Majesty, are you saying that the late Emperor appeared to you in a dream, asking you to find a woman named Qingjie?"
"A woman who could be called 'sister' by the late emperor must be in her seventies or eighties. If she were any older, she would be in the underworld."
The ministers looked grim.
The Emperor said, "Isn't he from the underworld? And he even has two little pigtails and a round, chubby face."
What a strange image...
Could it be that this woman took good care of the late emperor in the underworld?
The ministers looked at each other, paused, and then said:
"Shall we issue an imperial decree to find all the elderly people in the Great Xia who have returned from the dead?"
"An old lady with a round face and a ponytail? I think you've lost your mind. Where did this 'Heavenly Child Granny' come from?"
"What if the late emperor's sister died when she was young?"
"So..." The minister's words gave the emperor a new idea.
The Emperor immediately slammed his hand on the table, "Go find her! Find women of all ages named Qingjie!"
The imperial court immediately issued an edict to the entire Great Xia.
If you can find the Qingjie mentioned by the late emperor, you will be rewarded with one thousand taels of gold!
*
When Wang Qi returned home, he only brought back the news that the imperial court wanted to find Sister Qing.
My elderly grandmother sat upright on the couch, her eyes still covered with a white cloth.
"Qi'er, General Su has been back in court for so many days, have you tried to find out any news about your father?"
"Grandmother, the doctor said your eyes are almost healed, so don't worry about these things. It's normal that news is temporarily blocked before General Su is officially appointed..."
Wang Qi's voice softened, but he gripped the cancellation document from the Ministry of Revenue tightly, his eyes reddening.
"That's good. I'm waiting for my eyes to heal so I can cook a meal for your father. When he was little, he loved my steamed buns the most. I raised him by making steamed buns..."
A smile slowly spread across the old woman's face.
Her son went to war, and upon hearing of the army's triumphant return, her eyesight almost returned...
At home, everything is getting better.
When Qingbao arrived here riding on the Judge's Pen, she saw Wang Qi changing the old woman's dressing with a medicine bowl.
As if he had made a decision, he gritted his teeth, took one of the medicines, and put it aside.
She gently comforted the old woman, saying, "The medicine has been applied, Grandma, please don't move. I'll wrap it up for you."
Qingbao felt very bad.
She jumped into the Wang family's courtyard and stood there silently.
"Whose child are you? Are you lost?" Wang Qi looked down and saw Qingbao.
The old woman shook her head from side to side and asked kindly, "What child?"
"Hello Grandma, my name is Qingbao. I'm lost. Can you take me out?" Qingbao said in a clear voice.
She had a sweet smile on her face.
The old woman urged her grandson to take Qingbao back.
After Wang Qi helped the old man back, he came to the front of the courtyard and, before the old man could speak...
Qingbao then asked, "Why did you take her medicine?"
As far as she knew, Grandma Wang had suffered from eye disease for many years and had never seen her grandson's face.
After finally finding a miracle doctor, and just when he was about to see the light of day again, he was thwarted by his own grandson...
Wang Qi was stunned. "Who are you?"
“Your father asked me to come,” Qingbao said. “Your father’s name was Wang Sheng. He was a battalion commander in the army. He was killed in this war, his flesh and blood were completely destroyed…”
Wang Qi was struck dumb, staring at Qingbao for a long time, speechless.
He slowly unfolded the death document in his hand; it was a somber gray, as if it had lost all life.
“If Grandmother sees this, she will surely cry herself blind again. In that case, it’s better to let her never know…”
He would accept taking care of his grandmother for the rest of his life.
Qingbao suddenly choked up.
The Soul-Locking Bag at her waist trembled violently, as if it were wailing.
“Not here,” she said bluntly.
The agitation inside the Soul-Locking Bag subsided slightly, and faint sobbing could be heard.
"This is..." For some reason, Wang Qi could sense a familiar scent from the bag at Qingbao's waist.
Qingbao sighed, "Your father didn't die in battle... he had grievances."
Wang Qi's eyes widened, and he took a step back.
His hands and feet trembled uncontrollably.
Qingbao continued, "If you want to know the truth, bring what I need to the palace gate in ten days, and I will personally take you in to ask you for an explanation."
She rode off on the judge's pen and disappeared.
Wang Qi was left standing there, stunned, staring at the sky and tears streaming down his face...
"So that's how it is..."
One hour later.
Qingbao returned the way she came, hiding in an unseen corner, and said to the Soul-Locking Bag, "You can only take a look, you can't linger."
Their resentment will harm mortals.
Throughout the journey, Wang Sheng's spirit pleaded with her, for she was an impartial judge and would never allow Wang Sheng to return and be revealed to the world.
Even now, the impartial and incorruptible judge has released the evil spirits from the Soul-Locking Bag.
A wisp of black mist transformed into a human figure and hid by the window, secretly watching.
Watching his elderly mother lean on her cane and reach familiar places, she finally pulled out a piece of clothing that her son had worn when he was a child, and sat on the tatami mat, gently stroking it.
The black mist shed two clear tears, which flowed into the Soul-Locking Pouch in Qingbao's hand and disappeared from the mortal realm.
Grandma Wang jumped to her feet and groped her way to the window. "Sheng'er, is that you? Sheng'er..."
No one replied to her.
*
On the way back, Qingbao muttered to herself, then angrily cursed:
"I told you not to go back, and look, you've been found out. If you want revenge, I'll settle your score, so you'd better behave yourself."
After saying that, she slapped the bag, and Qingbao looked aggrieved.
Her eyes were red and swollen. "You can never show up like this again, understand?"
Ugh, this is so annoying, and someone even noticed it.
What a disgrace.
The bag remained motionless.
Qingbao wiped away her tears, "How awful! Why be so touching! It's so embarrassing!"
The judge's tears are not tears at all.
Once this is over, she'll punish Wang Sheng severely!
The little guy rode the pen and quickly returned to the Su family home.
Find a secluded spot near the courtyard gate, put down the pen, and tuck it behind your ear.
Just then.
Su Mengmeng, who was hiding in front of the Sihe Courtyard gate, rushed out and pushed Qingbao with bloodshot eyes:
"I knew it! You hid the pen! Give me the pen, or I'll kill you!"
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