Here it comes again, Xu Ziling spread his hands. Ever since Huo Qiurong married into the mansion, troubles have continued. A good lady from a famous family has turned into a resentful woman in a deep house. Huo Qiurong couldn't stand the singers and dancers in the mansion, and she couldn't stand Fu Baiheng often running to Xu Ziling's place. Moreover, Xu Ziling lived in the best and largest courtyard in the mansion, which was guarded by elite soldiers all around, and no one was allowed to enter. Huo Qiurong was of course anxious and angry. As the mistress of the mansion, she could go anywhere except where Xu Ziling lived. Every time she went there, elite soldiers pointed weapons at her and didn't take her seriously at all. She complained to Fu Baiheng, but Fu Baiheng not only didn't help her, but advised her not to go there, saying that there were poisonous insects, snakes and ants where Xu Ziling lived, and it was very dangerous.
Huo Qiurong didn't believe it. Who was she trying to fool? If Xu Ziling was a little uglier, she would have believed Fu Baiheng's lies, but the opposite was true. Fu Baiheng just wanted to hide his beauty in a golden house, so this time she had to go in and take a look.
The two guards at the door were still blindly blocking her with their weapons, so Huo Qiurong shouted for Fu Baiheng to come out. The two guards were unlucky. If someone else had forced their way in, they would have given them a good beating, and His Highness wouldn't have said anything. But if the princess forced her way in, they would have been left alone.
"Why are you here?" Fu Baiheng walked to the door and asked with a frown.
Huo Qiurong said coquettishly, "I just miss you, Your Highness. I made some rock sugar, white fungus and snow pear soup. Please come to my place and try it."
"You've worked hard, drink it yourself. I'm busy, so I won't come over."
Huo Qiurong immediately changed her words: "I know Your Highness is busy, so I brought some rock sugar, white fungus and snow pear soup, just for Sister Ziling to try." As she spoke, she was about to go in.
The two guards didn't dare to stop him this time. Fu Baiheng's patience was almost exhausted. "Qiu Rong! Did I ever tell you that no one can enter here without my permission?"
Huo Qiurong stopped, feeling aggrieved. Why couldn't she come here? Was she not as high-ranking as Xu Ziling? She turned around, her face tearful and full of pity.
Fu Baiheng softened his heart and didn't want to blame her.
"The princess is here," a voice suddenly came from behind her. Huo Qiurong quickly turned around and saw that it was Xu Ziling. She seemed to be holding something in her hand.
"Ah! Snake!" Huo Qiurong was so scared that her soul flew away and she hid behind Fu Baiheng.
There was indeed a snake in Xu Ziling's hand. It was a slender black snake that coiled around her wrist twice, poking its head out and spitting out its tongue.
"Don't be afraid, madam. This snake is very well behaved and won't bite," Xu Ziling said as he stepped forward. Huo Qiurong hurried out the door again, shouting, "Don't come over here!"
Xu Ziling smiled faintly: "It really doesn't bite. If you don't believe me, let Your Highness take it and try it." She handed the snake to Fu Baiheng.
Fu Baiheng stretched out his hand and let the snake crawl onto his wrist and coil around it twice. He also said to Huo Qiurong: "Look, it's nothing. You can try it too."
"No... I'm feeling unwell, so I'll take my leave now!" Just kidding, she would rather die than touch that snake! Huo Qiurong hurriedly left with her maid.
Xu Ziling glanced at Fu Baiheng, who gently touched the little black snake's head and said with a smile, "It's indeed a good thing."
At Prince Ling's Mansion, Shi Mingyue finally found out about the Yongjin Temple, and she also remembered an incident mentioned in the letter Qiuwen sent her in her previous life. The timing also matched, and it was probably related to the Yongjin Temple.
It was said that two giant pythons, one black and one white, suddenly appeared on the outskirts of the city. Their bodies were thicker than buckets, and they ate many people. But when the government went to capture them, they fled into the mountains and forests, never to be seen again.
This incident seemed to be related to Yongjin Temple. So, were the two giant pythons buried beneath the temple? Shi Mingyue thought she couldn't tell Fu Yueli about this directly, or she would definitely question how she knew. After much deliberation, she decided to try a different approach and guide him. So, she asked, "Yueli, could there really be a treasure buried beneath Yongjin Temple?"
Fu Yueli had considered this possibility, "But if there really was a treasure, why didn't the imperial court take it two hundred years ago, but instead kept it?"
"Maybe it's not that they don't want to take it, but they encountered some problems during the excavation process." Shi Mingyue coaxed.
"Problem?" Fu Yueli fell into deep thought. This guess was indeed very likely, but there was no real evidence to support it.
"This problem may be a considerable difficulty, hindering the excavation work. Moreover, since a pure golden lotus was dug out from Yongjin Temple, it is unlikely that there are no treasures underneath." Shi Mingyue guided Fu Yueli as best as she could. "Also, I read in a book that wherever there are rare treasures, there must be guardian beasts."
She had reminded him so clearly that Fu Yueli suddenly understood. No wonder Fu Baiheng had recently bought a lot of realgar from realgar mines all over the place. Could it be that the treasure under the Yongjin Temple was guarded by a giant snake?
Facts proved him right. After nightfall, Lu Lingyan came to him and said that Fu Baiheng's men had taken a lot of things and left the city mysteriously. Fu Yueli immediately left with Lu Lingyan, and when they left, he told Shi Mingyue not to go out with Lu Lingjing and to stay in the mansion.
It was dark, the gates of Yongjin Temple were closed, and everything was quiet. However, many lanterns were lit inside the temple, and a group of people were carrying bags of things from a cart and entering the abbot's meditation room.
Fu Baiheng and Xu Ziling walked in. Yuan Daixu, who was in the room, saw them and bowed respectfully to Fu Baiheng, "Your Highness, everything is ready."
The house was large, all the furniture had been cleared out. In the middle of the floor was a hole covered by boards. Standing against the wall were a row of black-clad secret guards, all of whom were Fu Baiheng's most elite men. Fu Baiheng nodded, "Okay, once all the realgar is moved in, we'll begin."
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