Chapter 267 Who is the Princess
Taoist Qingyang was originally weeding in the yard.
The palace maid who came to clean yesterday wiped away the dust but did not clean the yard.
Taoist Qingyang asked all the palace people to leave, saying that he didn't need their service and he would take care of the rest himself.
He was halfway through pulling out the weeds when he got tired and just lay down on the ground and fell asleep.
The experience of sleeping outdoors for ten years made him develop the habit of sleeping on the ground.
Suddenly, he was woken up by someone pinching him. He frowned and saw... Lucky Star?!
Taoist Qingyang quickly sat up and rubbed his eyes.
He thought he was dazzled again as before.
The sunlight is bright, and the light and shadows on the ground are clear.
Taoist Qingyang saw clearly this time that the little girl in front of him was full of auspiciousness and was blessed with good fortune.
Lucky star, really a lucky star!
A light flashed in Taoist Qingyang's eyes.
Ning An: "Are you the Taoist priest Qingyang who came to the palace these two days?"
"It's me." Taoist Qingyang had never seen these three girls, but he knew that the children who could come in here must be of extraordinary status.
Moreover, these three little girls had red clouds on their bodies and their blood and energy were vigorous. It was obvious at first glance that they were all martial artists.
Yuan Caiwei asked: "Then can you figure out who we are?"
Taoist Qingyang: "The three of you all practice martial arts, and you are not from ordinary families."
When Ning An heard Taoist Qingyang say that they all practiced martial arts, he felt that this Taoist must be real.
Yuan Caiwei continued to ask: "We are not ordinary people because we can come here. Can you figure out who among us is the princess?"
Taoist Qingyang glanced at the three of them:
"Identity changes at any time, it's hard to say."
Ning An gave a blatant hint: "Master, do I look like a princess to you?"
Taoist Qingyang: "Yes and no."
As soon as these words were spoken, Su Zhizhi and the other two showed disappointment on their faces.
Yes is yes, no is no.
What is yes and what is no?
He is indeed a fake Taoist priest.
Su Zhizhi thought of what Principal Liu had said: sometimes one should give people who make mistakes another chance.
Therefore, Su Zhizhi asked again: "Can you tell my fortune? Even if I leave the palace and go home one day?"
Taoist Qingyang shook his head again: "I can't predict your fate."
How could he calculate the fate of Fuxing?
Ning An said angrily, "You are either wrong or you can't calculate it, and yet people outside are still talking about you as a god. Did you lie to my father?"
Taoist Qingyang looked at Ning An seriously, with a trace of pity in his eyes, and said:
"I have never lied to anyone."
The three little girls left Yuqing Palace not long after staying there, feeling that it was a waste of time to come here.
Ning An: I will never believe the news spread by those people again.
Yuan Caiwei: My parents and grandparents were right. We can’t trust cheating Taoist priests.
Su Zhizhi: This Taoist priest has no special abilities, but he is much more honest than the villagers of Black Bandit Mountain. He will even admit that he cannot calculate.
Two days later, Su Zhizhi left the palace.
The palace maid drove her in a carriage and took her back to Heishan Mansion.
When she left, she was picked up by one carriage, but when she came back, it took two carriages.
The carriage behind was filled with rewards from the palace.
The emperor gave some as a reward, Ning An gave some as a gift, but most of it was given by Pei Shu.
"Congratulations, Mr. Hao, your daughter is blessed and is very much loved by Concubine Hui in the palace." The palace servant who sent Su Zhizhi back smiled and was respectful.
Hao Ren and others met them at the gate and handed a small bag of silver to the palace servant:
"Thank you, Lord Eunuch."
"Dad, Mom, I brought back a lot of things." Su Zhizhi jumped off the carriage and couldn't wait to throw herself into Wu Yingniang's arms.
The palace maid left and the gate of Heishan Mansion closed again.
Everyone gathered around Su Zhizhi and asked her how she was doing in the palace:
"Has anyone bullied you? Have you ever been wronged?"
"Zhizhi, how big is the palace? Is it all made of gold?"
"Did you use those thick-soled shoes? The powder I brought you..."
Su Zhizhi answered them one by one.
She also took down the things from the carriage one by one and distributed them to everyone.
"Dad, this is given to you by your aunt." Su Zhizhi took out a big box.
Hao Ren reached out to take it, opened it and saw that it was a set of Yuezhou celadon tea set.
"This is for Mom." Su Zhizhi took out a smaller but more exquisite box.
Wu Yingniang took it and looked at it. Inside the box was a jade ring.
Hao Ren stared at the ring in a trance for a moment, then whispered to Yingniang:
"Yingniang, that was passed down from my mother."
Wu Yingniang smiled.
She had no interest in jewelry, but she knew that Pei Shu gave her this ring because she regarded her as a family member.
Su Zhizhi continued to distribute things like a little bee: "Aunt Qiu, Sister Hua, this is a gift from my aunt."
Qiu Jinyu and Hua Qianjiao received rouge, powder and Dongzhu jewelry.
Old Xu looked anxiously and asked, "Is there any for me?"
"Yes, yes. This is for Uncle Xu." Su Zhizhi held a box of deer antlers and ginseng. "You always vomit blood. You need to replenish your Qi and blood."
Old Xu was deeply moved and accepted it.
Everyone in Heishan Mansion received a gift.
Su Zhizhi: "My aunt said that thanks to everyone, Dad and I were able to survive, so we should be very grateful."
Everyone was very happy to see Su Zhizhi come back and receive gifts.
Qiu Jinyu hugged Zhizhi tightly in her arms and pinched her face lovingly:
"We're going to have a good meal tonight. We've prepared a lot of dishes in the kitchen. Zhizhi, go and rest first."
Su Zhizhi looked around and asked, "Why aren't Doctor Yu and Uncle Ni here?"
Hua Erniang: "They went to the mountains outside the city to collect herbs."
When she spoke, everyone covered their mouths and laughed.
Doctor Yu and Hua Er Niang have been having a little quarrel these past two days. Doctor Yu slept in the pharmacy with a quilt in his arms last night.
Ni Tianji suggested to Doctor Yu that he go to the mountain and pick a bunch of flowers himself and bring them back to give to Hua Er Niang.
Doctor Yu went there early in the morning carrying a bamboo basket.
Ni Tianji, who gave random advice, was also kicked out by Qiu Jinyu.
The two of them probably won't be back until evening.
Sure enough, when it was time for dinner, Doctor Yu and Ni Tianji came back.
"Doctor Yu, Uncle Ni!" Su Zhizhi trotted over. "Come quickly, come quickly. We've been waiting for you to eat."
"Zhizhi is back." Doctor Yu's face looked a little tired, but his voice was full of energy.
Ni Tianji's expression was also different from usual.
As the appearance of Heishan Mansion, the two of them have always been very clean and always dressed neatly.
But Su Zhizhi noticed that they had many mud and water marks on their bodies today, and the sleeve of Doctor Yu's hand was torn.
As they entered the hall, others noticed this as well.
Hua Erniang didn't care about being angry. She walked up to Doctor Yu and wanted to pull the hand with the torn sleeve to look at it.
Doctor Yu put his hands behind his back and didn't show them to her.
Hua Erniang said sternly, "Take it out, or you won't be able to come in this month."
Doctor Yu honestly stretched out his hands behind his back.
Hua Erniang lifted Doctor Yu's sleeve and saw a bloodstain. She uttered a "hiss" sound:
"You've been collecting herbs for so many years, why are you so careless today?"
When Doctor Yu saw Hua Erniang's angry look, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, but he didn't dare to smile too obviously.
Ni Tianji took the initiative to plead his case in front of Qiu Jinyu: "Ahem... My hand is injured too... Ouch, it hurts a little..."
Qiu Jinyu rolled her eyes at him. "How dare you say that? You're just making a fool of yourself. You're old, what's the point of complaining about getting hurt?"
Ni Tianji: ...
Hao Ren and Wu Yingniang looked at each other and saw some suspicion in each other's eyes.
Wu Yingniang: "But what happened?"
Ni Tianji: "Indeed, there is something. I will tell you later."
At night.
After washing up, Su Zhizhi talked with Hao Ren and Wu Yingniang for a long time.
"My aunt's room smells good, and so does my aunt."
"Dad, my aunt told me that when you were little, you couldn't beat my mom and you even got a big bump on your head..."
"Auntie doesn't need to test food for poison anymore..."
Hao Ren and Wu Yingniang's brows relaxed a lot after listening to this.
After Su Zhizhi fell asleep, Hao Ren and his wife blew out the candles and tiptoed out of Zhizhi's room.
Ni Tianji and Doctor Yu arrived at this time.
"Village Chief Hao, Yingniang, we had an accident while picking herbs today."
After Ni Tianji closed the door, he sat down and got straight to the point.
Hao Ren frowned: "My former enemy is here to look for me?"
Doctor Yu shook his head. "While I was gathering herbs, I accidentally slipped down a steep slope. I stumbled into a hidden part of the forest and stumbled upon a cave."
Ni Tianji: "I jumped down to look for Rubai, and I saw that cave. It was unusual, with the stone door tightly closed, as if someone had set up a trap."
Ni Tianji and Doctor Yu described the scene at that time:
As they were about to leave, they heard footsteps approaching, so they hid themselves under cover and among the grass and trees and observed secretly.
Through the branches and leaves, they vaguely saw several people pausing at the entrance of the cave.
Those people were also strange, all of them were wearing gray clothes and had bald heads.
I don't know what happened, but the stone door suddenly opened. Not long after those people went in, they came out carrying two boxes.
After those people had gone far away, Ni Tianji brought Doctor Yu out.
Ni Tianji: "Those people seemed to have quite good martial arts skills and were very alert. They would check for footprints on the ground nearby when they came and left. We thought it was suspicious, so we came back to tell you."
Hao Ren stared at the candlelight, his knuckles tapping the table.
"Which mountain are you going to? Is there a temple nearby?"
"A small hill near Ciguang Mountain, not far from Ciguang Temple."
Hao Ren's brows drooped as he lost himself in thought.
Ciguang Mountain, Ciguang Temple.
If he remembered correctly, the queen was sent to Ciguang Temple.
The monk from Ciguang Temple was also the one who was summoned to the palace by the Empress Dowager to perform a ritual two days ago.
Is there some secret hidden in Ciguang Temple?
Wu Yingniang felt that it would be better to check it out herself than to think too much:
"Do you remember the exact location?"
"Remember."
"Then let's explore again."
Qiu Jinyu and Hua Qianjiao pushed open the door, dressed in night clothes, their figures almost blending into the night:
"We're going too."
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