Su Xuerong's entire body instantly stiffened, and she slowly turned her head to look at the Taoist priest.
The Taoist priest hurriedly stepped forward, clasped his hands in greeting, and said, "My lady, I see that your forehead is radiant, with a phoenix seemingly circling above it. This is truly a rare and auspicious destiny!"
Su Xuerong stared at him for a long time, then suddenly smiled: "Then may I ask the expert, how old will I be when I die peacefully, with this rare good fortune?"
The Taoist priest was taken aback, then immediately began to calculate with his fingers in a serious manner.
At this moment, Xiuchun also picked up the veil and ran back, hurriedly putting it on her.
Just as Su Xuerong was about to turn and leave, she heard the Taoist priest exclaim, "How strange! Although your life is good, it is extremely bumpy. You have several tribulations in your destiny that you must overcome before you can move forward..."
Su Xuerong sneered: "Master, how am I supposed to resolve this?"
"That's simple. You'll need to light forty-nine lamps for forty-nine consecutive days, and you'll also need to go to my Taoist temple to light them. If you, my lady, are unwilling to go through the trouble, I can light the lamps for you. You only need to pay me forty-nine taels of silver..."
"Isn't this kidnapping?" Xiuchun immediately scolded, her eyebrows furrowing, upon hearing that the price was forty-nine taels of silver.
Upon hearing this, the Taoist priest looked aggrieved: "Not only do we have to help the lady light lamps, but we also need forty-nine eminent monks to chant scriptures every day. This cost isn't high..."
Su Xuerong finally understood.
What do you mean by "double phoenix destiny"? You've clearly encountered a con artist.
She immediately lost interest in browsing the tavern, and after Xiuchun gave her twenty coins, she turned and got into the carriage: "Let's go back for today."
After the carriage left, the Taoist priest kept staring and shaking his head: "Such a good destiny, yet it had to suffer calamity..."
At this moment, a group of people walked out of the entrance of Fengle Tavern.
The Taoist priest's eyes lit up as soon as he saw one of them, and he rushed over: "Sir, I can tell from your radiant forehead that you are born with the destiny of a dragon..."
Ming Shu was about to drive him away when Xiao Yuan stopped him with great interest, asking the Taoist priest with a smile, "You say I have the destiny of a dragon? Aren't you afraid of being captured and beheaded by the current emperor?"
The Taoist priest said dismissively, "Although the world is now at peace, the new emperor has not yet ascended the throne. I dare not speak presumptuously, but you, sir, are truly destined to be the Son of Heaven!"
Ming Shu said irritably, "Master, these southern charlatans just dare to boast. Who knows, they might run into another guest later and say she has some kind of phoenix destiny!"
The Taoist priest immediately beamed with joy: "You're right, brave warrior! Just now, I happened to meet a young lady and saw that she was born with a phoenix destiny, and it's even a double one!"
Xiao Yuan had intended to tease him, but upon hearing this, he immediately laughed: "Not bad, you're quite good at business."
After saying that, he walked forward.
The Taoist priest hurriedly chased after her: "Husband, if you don't believe me, you can go and see for yourself now. Who knows, that lady might just be your wife..."
He clearly saw it all; he had encountered both of them, a dragon and a phoenix, yet they refused to believe it!
Ming Shu was speechless and raised his fist: "You charlatan, dare to spout nonsense again?"
The Taoist priest was so frightened that he quickly backed away, looking aggrieved, and said, "Although that young lady didn't believe in me, she still gave me a reward..."
Ming Shu's face twitched, his clenched fists cracking as he tossed him a string of copper coins.
The Taoist priest was overjoyed and hurriedly said to Ming Shu, "Brave man, you've given me a lot of copper coins, so I'll give you a divination. You'd better not go anywhere these next few days, or you might encounter some bloodshed..."
"I'll beat you to death!"
The Taoist priest was so frightened that he ran away in a flash.
Xiao Yuan, who had just mounted his horse, suddenly focused his attention and looked in the direction the Taoist priest was pointing.
Countless people walked along the long river street. Who exactly was that woman who the Taoist priest had described as having a double phoenix destiny?
For some reason, that stunningly beautiful face appeared in his mind.
"Akiki?"
"master!"
"Has everything been settled at Mingxiuyuan?"
"Steward He reported that the Su family has settled in comfortably and hasn't let the servants in the garden leave." Ming Shu suddenly looked down on his master.
They secretly arranged for people to monitor the Su family's every move.
"Where is your fiancée's family staying?" Xiao Yuan suddenly asked again.
Ming Shu was stunned for a moment before realizing that he was asking about the Lin family.
“Master, Lin Jinyu is not my fiancée!” Ming Shu said firmly. “I don’t like such a carefree woman!”
Xiao Yuan glanced at him: "Don't speak too soon! Where are their family members now?"
“They haven’t been found yet,” Ming Shu said. “The Lin family may not have come to Hangzhou either.”
Xiao Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Go and prepare an ordinary house that is a bit far from Xiuyifang, and find a way to sell it to the Su family."
Ming Shu glanced at him: "Didn't Master intend to leave the person in Mingxiu Garden?"
Xiao Yuan shook his head: "The princess is coming."
Ming Shu was slightly taken aback, looking at Xiao Yuan's expressionless face, and sighed inwardly.
Yes, this Mingxiu Garden was originally built specifically for Princess Fang on the occasion of the master's wedding. It's just a pity that she hasn't come to Hangzhou even once in the past two years.
Why is it coming out of nowhere this time?
Mingshu suddenly realized something and understood.
This time, when Ge Huai'an and Ling Qingxue were sent to Daming Prefecture to rescue people, they sought help from Marquis Ningyuan when they passed through Yingtian Prefecture.
As the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Ningyuan, Princess Fang naturally knew about this matter.
She was probably wary of Princess Qinghe, with whom Xiao Yuan had previously discussed marriage, and came to Hangzhou in person because she was worried about her.
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