Chapter 124 Taoist Priest
The third time she left the imperial city, Jiang Shuyi no longer had the same excitement as before, but she wanted to show it, so she leaned against the car window, opened a crack and looked out.
The streets were bustling with people, and there were many stalls selling peach and willow branches, sunflowers, cattail leaves, and mugwort, as well as some who had started selling rice dumplings a few days ago.
The fragrance of glutinous rice and zongzi wafted into the carriage. Pei Yan turned a page of the military book and reminded: "You can't eat outside food. If you want to eat zongzi, go back and ask the imperial kitchen to make it."
Jiang Shuyi didn't even turn her head and snorted: "Don't worry, my husband, I'm not that greedy."
Pei Yan laughed: "I'm not greedy for this."
It took Jiang Shuyi a long time to react. She turned around, threw away his military book, and started to quarrel with him.
*
I still went to Yanqing Temple first.
After Jiang Shuyi finished paying homage, she walked out of the courtyard. This time, her cousin was not there, but Pei Yan was waiting there.
Jiang Shuyi stepped forward quickly, hugged him, and whispered: "Your Majesty, please say a few words to me. I will go and ask for a peace amulet for your Majesty first."
"Oh?" Pei Yan lowered his head and looked at her with a smile: "Aren't you afraid that I will bring bad luck to your aunt?"
Jiang Shuyi glared at him in reproach: "I never said that Your Majesty is unlucky for Auntie. I just think that Your Majesty has the energy of dragon. Auntie is a ghost after all. The storybook says that ghosts are afraid of the energy of dragon. Your Majesty, please talk to Auntie here!"
Pei Yan thought for a moment: "According to that statement, you also have Long Yang Qi in you, so you can't go in either."
Jiang Shuyi understood it quickly this time. She was so angry that she grabbed his hand and bit it.
Pei Yan's smile widened: "You dare to bite the dragon's body, you have absorbed more dragon energy."
Cheng Shouzhong and others could only lower their heads, thinking to themselves, "Your Majesty, you should also be more careful about the place. This is a Taoist temple after all, a place for spiritual practice, and there are Taoists around!"
Jiang Shuyi's plan to leave Pei Yan behind and go find Taoist Wu alone failed.
She was just worrying about what to do when suddenly a little Taoist boy ran over here. When he got closer, Cheng Shouzhong stopped him by scolding him. He was not panicked, but bowed to Pei Yan and said calmly, "Sir, my Taoist master invites you to the quiet room for a chat."
Jiang Shuyi immediately looked at Pei Yan curiously.
Pei Yan glanced at the Taoist boy with two buns and looked like an immortal. He frowned and said to Cheng Shouzhong, "I don't know him. Send him away."
The little Taoist boy immediately lost his aura and said in a hurry, "My master is Taoist Priest Wu! My master said that the last time he saw you, your complexion was not very good. Maybe you have a hidden illness, but at that time he was only concerned about the people who came to consult him and did not take a closer look. This time, I would like to ask you to take a look!"
The master of this temple knows Pei Yan's identity.
In this case, he didn't believe that the old Taoist surnamed Wu didn't know.
So putting him after the common people...either he is truly noble or he is just pretending.
Pei Yan prefers the latter.
Because he is in very good health.
Cheng Shouzhong observed the emperor's expression and saw that he had no intention of keeping them, so he continued to expel them.
The little Taoist boy was anxious, and he yelled, "Your Excellency must be unable to do what you want lately! Especially when it comes to sex, once every two or three days is the limit! Master said that this is a sign that you will become increasingly weak in the future. If you don't get treatment in time, you will be completely useless!"
Cheng Shouzhong was stunned.
Pei Yan's face darkened.
The Taoists trembled in fear, fearing that they would be implicated in the massacre of the temple.
Only Jiang Shuyi felt as if the clouds had been cleared and the sun had come out. After being stunned for a long time, she looked at Pei Yan with shock and grief.
"So your Majesty is ill..."
No wonder Pei Yan had to ask for favor every time during this period, and he kept refusing.
"...I thought that Your Majesty was so forbearing and restrained because of your last illness. But the result is like this. It's all my fault for not noticing it in time."
At this moment, Jiang Shuyi even forgot her original purpose of coming here, and there was only pity and regret in her eyes.
"I really did because..."
Pei Yan looked at her "I understand everything" eyes, and suddenly felt that he had no way to defend himself, so he closed his eyes tightly.
He understood why the old Taoist sent a little Taoist boy.
If the person in front of him was a little older, Pei Yan would lose control and start killing.
"Your Majesty, you can't hide your illness and avoid seeing a doctor." Jiang Shuyi grabbed his hand and almost cried, "If it doesn't work, it's a small matter. What if it affects your life span? Please go and see a doctor! I beg you!"
Pei Yan's face was as gloomy as water. He looked coldly at the Taoist boy who began to shrink back and laughed briefly: "Okay, I'll go and take a look."
If the young ones are hard to kill, just kill the old ones.
*
The quiet room where Taoist Wu lives is very remote.
There are lush flowers and plants all around, giving a feeling of a winding path leading to a secluded place. If you look closely, you can see that there are quite a few medicinal herbs.
The little Taoist boy regained his ethereal spirit, led Pei Yan and Jiang Shuyi to the door, and greeted them respectfully.
Jiang Shuyi became a little nervous, and her mind gradually became clear.
Inside is Taoist Priest Wu.
If the note was written by him, then calling Pei Yan here today might not really be because of illness, but for other purposes.
Will he expose her rebirth?
Jiang Shuyi was in a state of confusion when Pei Yan, with a cold look on his face, walked in after Cheng Shouzhong pushed open the door.
She had no choice but to catch up.
Taoist Priest Wu, with his hair and beard all white, was sitting behind the zither.
The most elegant things of Taoism are zither, incense and tea. In this quiet room, there is a zither, next to which is a Boshan stove, with fragrant mist curling up. Not far away, four cushions are placed around a small table, on which is steaming tea.
Pei Yan first looked around the room to prevent the old Taoist from deliberately luring him in for assassination, but Jiang Shuyi's eyes were fixed on the face of Taoist Wu.
He had the same kind eyes, the same immortal demeanor, and a long beard that reached down to his chest, just like in the dream.
Although he is old, he does not feel like he is dying and is very energetic.
When their eyes met, the old Taoist smiled kindly, as if he had met an old friend.
Jiang Shuyi's heart, which had been uneasy for several days, was calmed by this smile.
Pei Yan's smile makes people want to hug him and kiss him, but the smile of this old Taoist priest makes people feel less lustful. It is like the clear sound of mountains and rivers, which makes people forget their worries and feel peaceful and comfortable.
She felt at peace and inexplicably certain that he would not expose her and would not be like her and Pei Yan, thinking about doing bad things all day long.
"I heard that the Taoist priest has been curing illnesses and saving lives in the capital for the past two months without charging a penny."
Pei Yan made sure that there was no fourth person in the room, then he looked at Taoist Wu, who was polishing his zither with his head down, and said in a cold tone: "I originally thought that Taoist Wu was a kind person, but I didn't expect that he was a swindler. He should be put to death for deceiving the emperor, Taoist Wu should understand this."
After wiping the strings, Taoist Wu put down the towel, stood up and knelt down to Pei Yan, sighing softly: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I heard about an unjust case when I was treating a woman a few days ago. I wanted to report it to Your Majesty in person, but I had no chance, so I had to resort to this last resort. I beg Your Majesty to redress the injustice for the people. Whether I live or die is entirely up to Your Majesty's judgment."
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