Chapter 255: One plant, two beauties, twin flowers (1)
(This plane is based on ancient times and has a fantasy background~)
(It mainly explains the heroine's life experience and ending. It is the last dimension of the book~)
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The imperial capital Yecheng.
Within the high walls of the imperial palace, a young lady from a royal family who was about to marry far away was throwing a tantrum in her boudoir.
"I won't marry! Northern Yan is cold and barbaric, everyone is rude and illiterate, all barbarians. Besides, the King of Yan is over 40 and extremely ugly. I don't want to marry such a rude man!"
The princess, who had just reached the age of marriage, was spoiled, willful and capricious, causing her mother the queen a great headache.
The Queen sternly rebuked her, "No more nonsense! Northern Yan is a prosperous nation, and we have friendly relations with our country. Intermarriage is a matter of state! Even among ordinary people, marriages are decided by parents. As a legitimate princess, you should behave like one. You are marrying to become the Queen of Northern Yan. If you are so careless, how can you lead the harem and assist your husband in the future?!"
"I've already said it, I won't marry! I won't marry! I won't marry! What Queen of Yan?! She's just a despised consort! I don't care, whoever wants to marry can marry her!"
The legitimate princess cried and pushed the ornaments on the table to the floor, acting extremely naughty.
The queen was furious and ordered her to reflect on her mistakes behind closed doors. She also told the guards to keep a close eye on the princess and not to let her step out of the room until she had reflected on her mistakes clearly.
The legitimate princess was wailing loudly in her boudoir. The heart-wrenching sound could be heard through several doors. The queen was so angry that she felt dizzy and had chest tightness. She was furious.
The daughter has been spoiled by her and has no idea of the importance of things. She is fearless and if she continues like this, the queen is worried that she will really do something out of line.
The Queen instructed the oldest maidservant beside her, "Tell someone to keep an eye on the princess. Don't let her get hurt... Oh, and tell all the maids who serve the princess to keep their mouths shut. Don't let the Emperor hear that the princess doesn't want to marry far away to Northern Yan!"
"Yes! I understand!"
The palace maid took the order and withdrew.
The queen was upset and wanted to go to the Buddhist temple in the palace to burn incense and worship Buddha, asking the Buddha and Bodhisattva to bless her daughter to be smart and obedient and not ruin her good fortune.
As the leader of the harem, if she displeased the emperor by not educating her daughter well, she would be scolded at best, or at worst, the concubine who coveted the position of empress would have an opportunity to take advantage of her.
The queen only gave birth to this one daughter, and no one else could take on the responsibility of marrying into the royal family.
There is less than half a year left until the agreed wedding date, and I must find a way to make her marry me no matter what.
At this moment, an old eunuch beside her came up and said, "Empress, you burn incense and recite scriptures every morning and evening with great piety, but it seems that—"
"How dare you!" The Queen angrily interrupted the eunuch before he could even finish his words. "How dare a mere slave speak so arrogantly and slander the gods? Go away and slap yourself in the face!"
The old eunuch knelt on his knees and prostrated himself on the ground: "Your Majesty, please calm down. I just want to recommend a Taoist priest from outside the palace to you!"
"Master...?" The queen frowned.
Since ancient times, Buddhism and Taoism have been incompatible. All dynasties respected Buddhism and neglected Taoism. Buddha statues and Bodhisattvas were solemnly welcomed into the palace to be worshipped by the emperor, while Taoists could only live in seclusion and build Taoist temples in sparsely populated mountains to practice alchemy and cultivate themselves.
The old eunuch lowered his voice and reported cautiously, "Your Majesty, I have heard that there is a Seven Stars Temple outside Yecheng. Therein resides a Taoist priest named Xuanqing. I have heard that he possesses extraordinary abilities, can tame wild beasts, and even control a person's mind... Perhaps the Taoist priest has a way to deal with the legitimate princess."
"…Is this true?"
"Your Majesty, I have been by your side for so many years and have watched the princess grow up... I think it's worth a try."
"Go! Summon the Taoist priest to the palace for me."
At this point, the Queen is determined to try every possible method.
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A few days later, Taoist Xuanqing was ordered to enter the palace.
He came alone, wearing a white robe, with a fluffy Taoist bun on his head, a whisk in his hand, and a sword on his back.
Taoist Priest Xuanqing is no more than 20 years old, with phoenix eyes, sparse eyebrows, a tall figure, a rather cold look in his eyes, and his thin lips gently pursed. He looks like an immortal, quiet and gentle, so handsome that he does not look like an ordinary person, but like an immortal who is detached from the world.
"Greetings to Her Majesty the Queen."
As soon as Taoist Xuanqing opened his mouth, the sound of jade echoed among the mountains and running water, the sound was as sweet as gold and jade, filling the ears.
His outstanding appearance and extraordinary temperament were extremely rare even among royal nobles, and even the queen was intoxicated by him for a while.
"Empress..." the old eunuch whispered behind her, "Shouldn't we bring the legitimate princess here for the Taoist priest to take a look..."
After the old eunuch reminded her, the queen came to her senses and ordered someone to bring the legitimate princess.
While waiting, the queen briefly explained that the princess was unwilling to marry into Northern Yan.
Taoist Master Xuanqing listened attentively with neither arrogance nor servility.
"The princess has arrived—"
Strangely enough, the princess, who had a temper worse than a bull, was now walking slowly and quietly towards him—no one knew that she had been possessed by Shi Sui...
The queen was quite satisfied when she saw this.
She thought her daughter had seen the Taoist Master Xuanqing, who had a Taoist aura, and was stunned by his immortal aura.
The queen gave an order.
"Then I'll trouble you, Taoist Priest, to stay in the palace temporarily and teach the princess how to behave."
"I will obey the Queen's order."
Taoist Xuanqing bowed deeply to the Queen and Shi Sui.
Tokiho stared at him intently.
She possessed the body of the legitimate princess just to deal with this Taoist priest.
The more handsome a man is, the worse his heart is.
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