Upon hearing this, Su Bai slapped her forehead. "Yes, now that you mention it, I remember! Back then, that high monk was wearing a gray monk's robe and had an otherworldly air about him. However, he had a white beard back then and didn't look as young as he does today."
Su Hua was astonished. This Master Xuyun was actually an old friend of the Su family!
Xu Yun stopped in front of the Su family and smiled as he performed a Buddhist salute. "Benefactor Bai, Benefactor Su, it's been a long time."
Su Baishi snapped out of her daze and quickly led her family to return the greetings, her slanted eyes brimming with laughter. "This old woman greets the Master. It's been so many years. How have you been, Master?"
"Thank you for your concern, Benefactor Bai. I am well." Xu Yun smiled and nodded.
Everyone stared in astonishment at the group of people chatting and laughing.
Previously, we only knew that the Princess of Le'an was clever and quick-witted, but we never expected that the Su family would know Master Xuyun!
Moreover, Master Xuyun never gave fortune readings to people easily. Thirteen years ago, Princess Le'an was just a newborn baby, but Master Xuyun personally gave her fortune readings. I don't know what kind of fate he gave her.
Jun Qingcheng's face instantly turned as black as the bottom of a pot. "Fine! I wondered why you made such a judgment about Su Hua's identity without any evidence. It turns out you've been colluding with the Su family all along. How could you not speak up for Su Hua!"
The esteemed Master Xuyun claimed to be able to exterminate ghosts and evil spirits, eliminate demons and monsters, know the past, and predict the future.
In reality, how are they any different from those bluffing, fake monks…
"Qingcheng! Have you gone mad?" Upon hearing these words, the Prince of Yan and his wife felt their hearts clench. When they looked up, they saw that the man on the throne had a dark and gloomy face, clearly a sign of impending anger.
The Prince of Yan was covered in cold sweat and quickly pulled the girl to his side. "Why don't you quickly apologize to Master Xuyun?"
"I'm not crazy, and I did nothing wrong!" Jun Qingcheng broke free and looked at Xu Yun with mockery in her eyes. "What kind of enlightened monk is he? He's a complete fraud. Xu Yun, do you dare to swear on your life and to all the gods and Buddhas that you did not side with Su Hua and that every word you just said was true?"
Master Xuyun remained calm and shook his head. "Amitabha, well said, well said. This humble monk never speaks falsehoods."
Thirteen years ago, I went to Shanghe Village; it was fate. Ten years ago, I accepted the invitation of the Prince of Yan; that too was fate. There was no favoritism towards Benefactor Su.
"Never lies? Never takes sides?!" Jun Qingcheng's eyes were bloodshot. "Then tell me, how come someone who was born an idiot suddenly became not only not an idiot, but also a completely different person overnight, whose every word and action is nothing like that of a country bumpkin?"
What else could this be but possession?
"No." Xu Yun turned his head and looked at the lake-blue figure who had been standing quietly to the side. His voice was faint. "Benefactor Su's destiny is three wonders. For the first thirteen years, her mind was like that of a child. This was because her soul was not complete. This was also her destined tribulation."
Thirteen years later, after undergoing tribulation and rebirth, his soul returned, and the Three Wonders reappeared.
Protecting the nation and its people is a blessing for all living beings and a boon to the entire world!
Upon hearing this, everyone's gazes toward Su Hua became intensely fervent.
"My God, the Princess of Le'an County actually possesses the legendary Three Wonders Fate, a destiny so rare that only one in ten thousand can achieve it!"
"Three wonders—three wonders in the heavens, three wonders on earth, and three wonders among men. Such a destiny is simply beyond the reach of us ordinary mortals!"
"Yes, talking about demons and ghosts, isn't that a joke?"
"If the Lady of Le'an were a demon or ghost, how could she have so selflessly offered sweet potatoes to save millions of people in Tangshan and proposed the South-to-North Water Diversion Project to solve centuries of flooding? The Lady of Le'an is clearly a reincarnation of a deity..."
Yu Qi clung to Xiao Jinhan's arm, her eyes sparkling, "Uncle, we've got a deal, I need to reserve my future aunt's golden thigh to cling to..."
Before she could finish speaking, the man flicked her forehead with his fist and yelled, "Get lost!"
Su Hua felt a chill run down her spine and subconsciously lowered her eyes.
Her mind was like that of a child, only because her spirit was incomplete. Now her spirit has returned... Does this mean he has already seen through her being a transmigrator from another world? And what about her spatial dimension? Has he also seen through it?
The emperor was overjoyed and waved his hand, "Eunuch De, proclaim the decree!"
"Yes, Your Majesty." Eunuch De bowed and took out the imperial edict, which had been warmed by his hand, from his sleeve.
Upon seeing this, everyone immediately knelt down.
"By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: Su Hua, the youngest daughter of the Su family in Shanghe Village, Qingshui County, Tangshan Prefecture, is gentle, virtuous, intelligent, and peaceful."
During the great flood in Tangshan this summer, he saved millions of people from suffering, demonstrating the miraculous power of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, relieving the centuries-old flood scourge of Yu the Great, a great achievement that will benefit future generations.
I have decided to bestow upon her the title of First-Rank Princess Protector of the Nation, and to establish a Princess's Residence and ancestral rites.
"He bestows upon you one thousand taels of gold, eighty-eight pieces of jewelry, eighty-eight bolts of silk and satin, and eighty-eight rare and precious antiques, to demonstrate the Emperor's boundless grace. So be it!"
As the imperial edict was announced, dozens of palace maids carried large red lacquered trays into the hall. The dim candlelight fell on the trays, making the hall sparkle with jewels and sparkles, causing everyone in the hall to swallow hard.
Even at the princes' table, the princes' gazes toward the lake-blue figure burned with fervor.
The first princess of the first rank, the protector of the country, is unprecedented in the entire Great Yu!
The title of "protector of the nation" carries a prestige that is incomparable to that of an ordinary princess.
Su Hua was a little confused until Su Dahu tugged at her shoulder, which brought her back to her senses. She quickly accepted the imperial edict and said, "Su Hua kowtows to thank Your Majesty for your grace. Long live the Emperor!"
The officials and their families knelt and kowtowed, shouting "Long live the Great Princess Protector of the Nation!"
Jun Qingcheng's eyes blazed with fury, her nails digging into her palms. Just as she was about to speak, she heard Eunuch De's voice ring out again, "Princess Mingzhu of the Yan Prince's Mansion is superstitious and spreads rumors. Effective immediately, her title is revoked, she is demoted to a commoner, and she is to be confined to her home for half a year to reflect on her mistakes. If she commits another offense, she will be severely punished."
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