Chapter 704 Fortune Telling (1)
"Although the phoenix has a good fate, it is a pity to be imprisoned for a lifetime."
Shen Miao's steps suddenly paused, frowning as she looked at the Taoist priest and asked, "What did you say?"
The Taoist priest turned his head away smugly and began to sing a little song.
Jingzhe said, "Don't take it to heart, girl. You never know where this guy came from and is talking nonsense." Although he didn't know why someone from the sect would come to such an important place for Buddhism, this Taoist didn't look very serious, not to mention the immortal demeanor of an ordinary Taoist priest. It seemed that he was just talking casually, no different from those swindlers on the streets.
Shen Miao looked ahead. Luo Xueyan and Luo Tan had already gone in, and behind her, several guards followed, not coming forward. She thought for a moment, then sat down on the small wooden stool in front of the Taoist's stall and said, "I want to have my fortune told."
"This divination of mine is very valuable."
Before she finished speaking, Shen Miao took out a golden peanut from her bag. This was something from the purse that Madam Su had given her before. Perhaps because she was afraid that the gift would be too expensive and a bit abrupt, she filled the purse with golden peanuts to make it easier to buy things.
Jingzhe and Guyu looked a little anxious. Even the most expensive street fortune tellers only paid a few taels of silver. Why bother with gold peanuts? But once Shen Miao had made her decision, there was no turning back. The two maids were anxious, but they were helpless.
Shen Miao said, "If your calculation is accurate, this golden peanut will be yours. If not, I will have your stall overturned and have the government arrest you for fraud."
The Taoist priest took the golden peanuts with a smile, took out a lottery stick from behind his back, shook it and handed it to Shen Miao, saying with a smile: "Young lady, draw two lots."
"Why do we have to draw two?" Guyu couldn't help asking, "Isn't it usually enough to draw one? Could it be..." She suddenly realized, "One for peace and one for marriage?"
Luo Xueyan began to worry about Shen Miao's marriage, so she also reminded the maidservant beside Shen Miao. Jingzhe and Guyu knew that the most important thing for Shen Miao to come to the ordinary temple was to throw the red string on the marriage tree. Now that she saw the Taoist priest asking Shen Miao to draw two lots, she naturally thought of this.
The Taoist priest shook his head and said, "Fortune telling."
"Why does fortune telling require two sticks?" Jingzhe was puzzled.
The Taoist priest looked at Shen Miao, stroked his beard, and said with a mysterious smile: "The lady's fate, one fortune stick is not enough."
Shen Miao's heart moved. Seeing the Taoist priest's confident look, she silently took the stick tube, shook it, and two sticks fell to the ground with a "click".
The Taoist priest picked up the sticks and looked at them. Jingzhe and Guyu were both a little nervous. The Taoist priest shook his head and said, "Like a trapped phoenix in a cage, life is in danger and love will lead to disaster. At the guillotine, all the efforts will be in vain." He said, "This is a great omen!"
As soon as these words came out, Jingzhe and Guyu's faces changed. What did they mean by "great evil" and "guillotine"? Jingzhe said, "You fake Taoist priest, you are talking nonsense. Who are you trying to fool? I think you are a liar. I will report you to the police!"
"Hey, hey, hey," the Taoist said, "Why are you so impatient, little girl? There's still a stick here."
Shen Miao’s heart began to beat fast.
The trapped phoenix cage represents her being trapped in the cold palace within the Nine-Layered Palace, her struggles futile. Causing disaster and bringing harm to others, the annihilation of the entire Shen family, was akin to a guillotine. And all her hard work, her dedication to securing Fu Xiuyi's throne, was in vain in the end; Fu Xiuyi gave her nothing but a three-foot white silk. Even Wanyu and Fu Ming didn't survive, leaving him with nothing. How could it not be in vain?
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