certainly
I looked coldly at Eunuch Yu: "Eunuch Yu, you see, it's not that I don't want to save them, it's that I really hate stupidity and can't bear to share a room with stupid people."
"Haha..." The imperial concubine sneered, "I told you you never intended to save my daughter! You jinx, you jinx!"
I'm so glad I don't have eyelids right now, otherwise my eyelids would cramp up from rolling my eyes so much...
I ignored her and went out to take Ah Shi back to the Imperial Observatory.
I heard that the Imperial Concubine caused a scene in the Imperial Study and was locked up by my good brother. I heard that the once bustling Chuanguang Hall is now deserted. I heard that the incomparably noble Third Princess is still making a ruckus every day, like a madwoman.
I wonder if she has any friends who regularly replace her gourds...
I watched the supervisor next to me smile as he drank tea, one cup after another...
In the end, I couldn't resist and took Ah Shi to Chuan Guang Tang under the cover of night.
The once densely packed palace maids and eunuchs were now reduced to just a few. The eunuch guarding the gate was fast asleep, drooling all over his pillow...
I pouted and walked past him into the yard.
The ghostly aura was even stronger at night. When I arrived at the Third Princess's bedroom, the door opened from the inside. The palace maid inside was startled because she didn't expect anyone to be outside. She then calmly bowed to me and said, "Greetings, Your Excellency."
"Hmm," I nodded and walked into the room, only to find that the ghostly and malevolent aura in the room had become much weaker.
The palace maid followed me and reported, "I have been hanging new gourds in this room every day as the noble lady instructed, but the princess has not come to her senses and is still making a ruckus every day. She does quiet down for a while occasionally, but it is not very effective."
"Hmm," I nodded and asked the palace maid, "Did you hear what she said?"
The palace maid frowned: "The princess talks a lot of nonsense every day, and it's impossible to make any sense of it. I really can't determine what the noble lady wants to know."
Without knowing what she encountered, there was no way to find a targeted solution, and the entire palace was perpetually shrouded in ghostly energy, making it impossible to discern anything particularly unusual...
I frowned; I had no choice but to take a risk.
I held out my hand to Ah Shi: "Give me that dagger."
Ah Shi paused for a moment before pulling out a dagger tightly wrapped in red cloth from his pocket. I watched him untie one layer of red cloth, then another, and said speechlessly, "Does it need to be wrapped so many times?"
Ah Shi smiled sheepishly at me: "This is more appropriate..."
I stopped looking at Ah Shi and said to the palace maid, "Tomorrow, take the gourd down from the roof beam. There's no need to hang a new one. Your mistress might make a big fuss, so try your best to keep her from hurting herself. There might be some unusual noises in the evening. Remember these unusual noises carefully and let me know when I come over tomorrow."
At this point, Ah Shi finally finished untying the red cloth. I gestured for Ah Shi to give the dagger to the palace maid: "Tomorrow, take this dagger and protect yourself and your mistress. If anything or anyone rushes towards you, chop them down with all your might. Do you understand?"
The palace maid carefully put away the dagger, then solemnly knelt down and kowtowed to me: "Thank you so much for saving my young master, Your Excellency. I will never forget this kindness. I also hope Your Excellency will not take Madam's unintentional words to heart. I kowtow to you on her behalf." After saying this, she kowtowed to me again.
She's quite a loyal servant. I chuckled and squatted down, looking directly into her eyes: "So, who exactly is your master?"
The palace maid blinked: "Madam was sent to the palace by the prime minister. She is the daughter of a collateral branch of the family, so she is not very composed."
"The Prime Minister? Xiangqi's father?" I stood up in shock, and immediately wanted to take back the dagger I had given him.
Hearing my voice, the kneeling palace maid lowered her head even further: "Yes, Madam is the Prime Minister's distant cousin."
So this idiot is Xiangqi's aunt?
Damn it... the anger churning inside me surged up again...
All I want to do right now is get far away and never have to deal with this stupid mother and daughter again...
Seeing the traces of ghostly energy that had been tainted over the years, what if we didn't investigate thoroughly and it harmed others in the future?
Okay, I've fallen into this trap again.
I took two deep breaths and slowly exhaled. Leaving behind the words, "Take good care of yourself and your master," I hurried out.
Even Ah Shi sensed something was different, and remained very quiet the whole way.
I stormed back to the Imperial Observatory, lay down in the rocking chair, and couldn't find peace no matter how I turned over. So I simply got up and sat on the small wooden stool next to me.
The supervisor smiled and turned his head to look at me: "What is it now, Xiao Xuyi?"
"That Third Princess, that stupid Imperial Concubine, was actually sent to the palace by the Prime Minister! She's actually the Prime Minister's aunt, his cousin!" I stood up, kicking over the small wooden stool in frustration. "I actually want to save her, I actually want to save them... I'm... I'm going crazy..."
I paced around in circles, still not satisfied, and kicked the wooden stool on the ground again: "What kind of mess is this...!"
The supervisor laughed twice: "Haha, little Xu Yi, you see Xiangqi's aunt and cousin just like I see that stool at your feet. The stool has done nothing to you, yet you kicked it twice. How innocent it is! It diligently and conscientiously serves as a stool, doing its job well and working hard. Why should it suffer these two kicks from you for no reason?"
Was the supervisor referring to a stool? The supervisor clearly meant the prime minister!
Sure enough, the supervisor continued with a grin: "In my opinion, the prime minister is also a victim in Bai Da's case. His chosen son-in-law turned out to be a demon, his daughter was killed by a vengeful ghost, and His Majesty ignored his years of service and wouldn't allow him to take revenge... Just like that stool, he's even more pitiful than the stool, a white-haired man burying a black-haired man..."
I felt that the supervisor was leading me astray, but miraculously, I found what he said to make a lot of sense...
I pouted, and Ah Shi came over to comfort me: "Auntie, don't be angry."
I wasn't really angry anymore, so I waved to Ah Shi and told him to go rest: "I'll think about it some more myself, you go and rest first!"
"Okay, Auntie, you should get some rest too."
Ah Shi left, and the supervisor shook his head and went back to his room, so I simply went back to my room to prepare for sleep as well.
I tossed and turned all night and finally fell asleep when I heard a rooster crowing... I dragged my dark circles under my eyes and went to lie down in the rocking chair under the eaves to rest for a while.
I still felt uneasy when I woke up, so I went to the imperial kitchen to help Chef Deng. I did a lot of odd jobs, which actually made things a little quieter.
Once the imperial kitchen started delivering the dishes, I sat down in front of the stove, watching the dry firewood crackling and sparking in the stove. I was momentarily mesmerized.
Upon hearing a soft cough, I turned my head and saw the Prime Minister, with a head of white hair, standing at the entrance of the Imperial Kitchen, looking at me. "Prime Minister?"
He didn't say anything, but turned and walked into the courtyard.
I followed him and stood behind him, listening to him talk about last year's heavy snow: "Last year's snow was especially heavy. People say that a good snow promises a good harvest, but only the insects and grasses that freeze to death under the snow in the cold winter don't like to hear that. Many people only see the crops that sprout in the spring, and few people can see all living beings in the world." The prime minister turned his head and looked at me: "You and I are the same."
You and I are both like this. My heart was shaken by these light words, as if some of the dust in my heart had been knocked away.
Then he bowed to me and said, "I still want to thank you for being willing to put aside past grievances and save Jiaojiao. My cousin has been living a peaceful life for too many years and has gradually degenerated, which is why she speaks so recklessly. I hope you won't take offense."
He was an elder, and he had already said all that. No matter how angry I was, I couldn't vent it. I could only follow his example and bow deeply to him: "I'm sorry for killing your daughter, for making you, an old man, bury your young..."
"Most people in this world only see the small world in front of them, which is the norm."
That's the norm...
His vision and perspective are beyond my reach now. Although we are enemies, I have to admire his magnanimity at this moment...
People say that a prime minister's belly can hold a boat; is this the aspect that ordinary people lack?
He didn't say much, just nodded at me, and then left.
I must admit, in terms of perspective and vision, I am far inferior to this seasoned elder…
I feel somewhat ashamed that, as a proper spiritual practitioner, my understanding of spiritual practice is not as broad or extensive as that of an ordinary person…
Yes, all living beings in this world are part of this world. The mundane world doesn't mean it's all filled with delusions; and the spiritual realm isn't entirely populated by those who have seen through attachments…
Breaking free from attachment—so I was in a state of breaking free from attachment?
So this is why I had to save the Third Princess and her daughter...
Fate, destiny, predestination, magic tools...
There's always a reason...
Is this what is meant by karma?
I suddenly felt like I had taken a step forward...
I seem to see the dust in my heart falling from the sky, mocking my inability to see through things...
see through……
Originally a verb.
As I looked up at the non-existent gray dust in the sky, my arms were grabbed. Ah Shi asked with some concern, "Auntie, what's wrong? Did the Prime Minister say something to you?"
“Yes!” I lowered my arms and nodded. “He told me so much… so much that I can’t process it all right now…”
"Don't take it to heart, Aunt. We'll listen to what we can hear; if we really can't, we won't listen."
“Hmm,” I smiled and patted Ah Shi’s head, “Ah Shi is absolutely right, thank you, Auntie.”
"Hey, what am I compared to my aunt and the supervisor? I'm nowhere near as good."
"Not far, not far! Just a little bit."
Ah Shi looked at the distance between my two fingers with embarrassment, scratched his head, and said, "Really?"
"certainly!"
Of course, Ah Shi.
Of course, you guys.
Ah Shi was full of confidence: "I will definitely work hard."
"Okay, keep it up, keep it up!"
"Hehe..." Ah Shi chuckled sheepishly.
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