The next day, after lunch, Shen Youying and Xue Shen prepared to return to Chuyun Temple.
When Zhao Tang and Zhao Meier came over, they saw that the person sitting in the wheelchair had become Xue Shen.
Whether it was because they knew the other party's true identity or not, when Zhao Tang and Zhao Meier looked at him today, they felt that his handsome but expressionless face seemed to be filled with murderous intent.
Especially today, when he was wearing a black cotton robe with gold brocade and a golden crown, and turned his gaze to look at people coldly and indifferently, the feeling of being stared at by a ferocious beast was even stronger.
Zhao Tang was so frightened that his legs were trembling, and Zhao Meier was no better off.
At this moment, she recalled that night when she boldly seduced him, and he told her, "I'm in a good mood today, so I won't hold it against you." He truly didn't hold it against her.
Zhao Meier's heart pounded wildly, and she didn't even dare to look at Xue Shen anymore. She lowered her head and followed Zhao Tang obediently.
Shen Youying was still changing in the inner room. Xue Shen, too lazy to deal with the two of them, asked coldly, "What is it?"
Zhao Tang's legs trembled, and he bowed his back with a forced smile, saying, "I heard that my younger sister was momentarily confused yesterday and did something wrong, which displeased Madam. Today, I brought her here specifically to apologize. She is young and a country girl with little knowledge, so I hope you two will not hold it against her."
After he finished speaking, he paused and waited for a while. Seeing that Zhao Meier behind him remained silent, he quickly turned around and tugged at her, signaling her to speak.
Having no other choice, Zhao Meier stepped forward with her head down and said in a barely audible voice, "I was blind and did not recognize your greatness, which is why I offended you two. I beg you two gentlemen to be magnanimous and not hold it against me."
Xue Shen glanced at the two of them, then looked at Zhao Meier with a calm expression: "Oh? What did you do?"
Zhao Meier's face flushed red, and she was also somewhat trembling with fear.
Even though it was just a casual question, she felt that if she answered incorrectly, she might end up like those people in the rumors, coming in upright and leaving sideways.
She carefully considered her words, and just as tears were about to well up in her eyes, Shen Youying came out from the inner room.
Seeing the trembling Zhao siblings, she asked Xue Shen, "What's this?"
Xue Shen nodded his chin toward the two of them and said, "I've come to apologize to you."
Shen Youying immediately understood, thinking that the brother and sister were quite clever and not completely confused. She nodded and said, "I have received your apology. We will be leaving Qingyan Town today."
Zhao Tang was initially delighted, but then, remembering Xue Shen's ambiguous question, he cautiously looked at Xue Shen, trying to ascertain, "I hope the two esteemed gentlemen do not blame me."
Xue Shen scoffed, but neither agreed nor disagreed, simply waving his hand and saying, "You can leave now."
Zhao Tang felt uneasy listening to Xue Shen's words and wanted to ask more, but when he met Xue Shen's gaze, he couldn't utter a single word and could only take his leave stammeringly.
Zhao Meier followed closely behind him out of the courtyard. Once they were outside, the brother and sister breathed a sigh of relief as if they had escaped from a dead end.
Zhao Meier looked at the deep marks on her palm from her fingertips, and said weakly, "If the Prince of Qin had been like this on that day, I certainly wouldn't have dared to seduce him."
Zhao Tang shared the same sentiment and said with concern, "You mean the King of Qin didn't care about it just now?"
Zhao Meier thought for a moment, then became uncertain: "The Princess Consort of Qin certainly won't hold it against me, but the Prince of Qin..."
She recalled the King of Qin's ambiguous words, and her face flushed red and then turned pale.
Zhao Tang looked as if he'd seen a ghost: "I've heard that the King of Qin is extremely vengeful, but he's been far too agreeable today..."
Zhao Meier's face turned pale: "Do you think the King of Qin might send someone to silence us after he leaves? That way, he won't have anything to do with it."
And that's how it's written in those storybooks.
Zhao Tang was also unsure of what to do, but finally gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, let's go back to our hometown as soon as they leave and avoid them for a while."
How the brother and sister fled Qingyan Town and didn't dare to go to the capital for a long time afterward is something that Shen Youying and her brother didn't know.
Shen Youying and Xue Shen returned to Chuyun Temple together, only to find that Master Huodong had already returned.
When Xue Shen saw him, he first asked him to take Shen Youying's pulse.
After examining the patient for a while, Master Huodong said, "The patient is doing well and doesn't need any more tonics. I'll remove a few ingredients from the previous prescription and continue to care for the patient according to the new prescription."
Xue Shen did not delegate the task to anyone else; he had the Fire Cave True Man dictate the instructions, which he then personally wrote down and kept before instructing his trusted confidants to prepare the medicinal herbs.
After finishing recounting Shen Youying's story, Master Huodong stroked his beard and then got to the main topic.
"Is Your Highness really sure? Once your leg ailment is cured, not only will I have no peace, but Your Highness and Your Highness will also be drawn into the vortex."
Xue Shen remained calm, staring directly at him: "This was part of the plan all along, and now the time has come."
At this point, he turned to look at Shen Youying, his eyes softening: "Although there have been some unexpected events, the plan will not change. After my 'leg ailment' is cured, I will send someone to escort you to another place to avoid trouble for the time being."
Upon hearing this, Master Huodong sighed and said, "Then I will have people prepare. It's quite a coincidence. Last night, I observed the stars and discovered that in half a month, there will probably be a rare 'planetary alignment' that happens only once in a century. If we can encounter a 'planetary alignment,' we won't need to go through so much trouble to create a spectacle, which will save us a lot of effort."
The so-called "five planets in alignment" refers to the alignment of the five planets Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars in a straight line. Since ancient times, this has been regarded as an auspicious omen.
After his leg ailment was cured, Xue Shen deliberately cultivated a reputation as a devout Buddhist and Taoist, so that he would have a suitable reason for his later encounter with a lucky star and the blessing of the gods that cured his legs.
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