Chapter 116 Chapter 116 Li Daoxuan...
There was a hint of urgency, anger, and indescribable feeling in Li Daoxuan's fingertips.
Shen Qing exclaimed and grabbed his hand.
However, her exclamation was quickly silenced by his lips.
Li Daoxuan became furious, and his hands, like iron pliers, tightly gripped her wrist.
It was as if he wanted to vent all the grievances and anger he had accumulated over the past few days.
Chen Qing kept shrinking, her body trembling as she instinctively wanted to escape, but under his control, everything was in vain.
The red around Chen Qing's ears grew increasingly red, a frightening red. She finally felt frightened and began to struggle, but it was too late.
As his thoughts wandered, Chen Qing couldn't understand why things turned out like this?
Li Daoxuan still refused to let her touch him any further, but he easily held her in his palm.
He watched her struggle, feeling a mixture of revengeful pleasure and torment. He hated himself for letting her control him so easily.
An unknown amount of time passed as the rain outside the window began to fall, then stopped, then began to fall again. Chen Qing collapsed in Li Daoxuan's arms. Li Daoxuan finally stopped moving, his breathing still rapid, but a hint of confusion crossed his eyes.
He looked at Chen Qing's embarrassed appearance, and the anger in his heart gradually subsided.
Chen Qing was exhausted, so Li Daoxuan held her down and gave her a thorough wash. He put a new nightgown on her and carried her into the bed.
In her daze, Chen Qing still didn't give up. She had made such a great sacrifice, and she had finally done it, so she should go all the way.
She raised her sore hands to hook them around his neck, but Li Daoxuan half-forcefully pulled them apart. He held her and turned over.
As soon as he touched the soft mattress, he felt sleepy like a mountain and sea, pressing down on him so hard that he couldn't open his eyes.
Something cold was stuffed into her palm, and then it was wrapped by someone. The boy wrapped his arms around her waist tightly and held her in his arms.
In her hazy consciousness, she seemed to hear him say, "Chen Qing, hold it tightly, don't lose it, otherwise you won't be able to bear the consequences." His voice was a bit threatening and a bit pleading.
The young man raised his eyes slightly, gazing at her peaceful sleep, his eyes filled with love and hate.
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The rain showed no sign of stopping. As night gradually fell, the entire mansion was shrouded in silence. Li Daoxuan was deeply moved, but could not fall asleep.
If the Zhu Yan Gu had not been extremely powerful and had not crawled to the location of the Qing Gu and swallowed it in one gulp when Su woke up, he would probably not have woken up until now.
He kept reviewing in his mind the purpose of her poison.
She didn't like him, but she put a love spell on him, and had to resist getting close to him.
At first she was unwilling to let him touch her, but she insisted that he should not be more than two feet away from her. The two of them lived and ate together for almost a month.
But when the Zhu Yan Gu in his body broke out and he left her, she changed her mind and wanted to get entangled with him.
She was so moody, it was as if she had some curse, or something else, that needed to be removed or resolved by being close to him...
He remembered again the twenty great calamities she had mentioned when Master Qianji had calculated her fortune, and the "destined person" she had mentioned. The two might be related. Li Daoxuan held her in his arms and closed his eyes, a contest in his heart.
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The sky of Chang'an seemed to be soaked in ink, with low-hanging leaden clouds and continuous rain, which continued to drizzle for half a month.
This rain was like a haze, covering every inch of the Li Dynasty's land, especially Huazhou, which was severely affected. The flood that could have been controlled became uncontrollable and began to rage, leaving the people displaced.
News from Huazhou spread to Chang'an like snowflakes.
Initially, it was the Third Prince who was ordered to repair the dam, but he was reluctant to show up.
For a time, public resentment was boiling, and people were talking about it on the streets. It was rumored that the third prince had embezzled the money for repairs, and now he could not provide money for disaster relief, so he hid himself indoors and refused to go out.
In the marketplace, the people, faces filled with resentment, gathered on the muddy streets, speaking one after another, their voices particularly passionate in the wind and rain:
"This is life-saving silver. How can the Third Prince be so cruel?"
"How can we live our lives? Isn't this pushing us into a dead end?"
However, this speculation was overturned not long after.
Li Yu appeared in Huazhou. She returned on horseback, exhausted. In front of a group of officials, she opened the box containing the silver for repairs.
Instantly, the gleam of the silver ingot silenced the citizens and officials, and the discussion gradually died down.
In fact, after discussing it with the Queen, she immediately returned to the Queen's mother's family and discussed it with everyone in earnest. Under her strenuous "persuasion", everyone "opened their purses to help", and finally the money was collected.
Li Yu took the silver he had collected for repairs and hurried back to Huazhou. He cleverly disguised the silver in the box as clothes and silk under the pretext that "the mother clan sent clothing materials for the people to survive the cold winter."
This operation successfully resolved the crisis.
The real reason why the Third Prince was reluctant to come forward was even more touching:
The continuous rain caused a large number of human and animal corpses to pile up on the Wei River embankment and its surrounding areas, and an epidemic could break out at any time.
The third prince was well aware of the pros and cons of the matter. Regardless of his personal safety, he put on a straw raincoat and rushed around in the wind and rain. He personally led people to deal with the corpses and buried them properly.
His figure was thin and resolute in the rain, but the price he paid was this: the Third Prince fell seriously ill after returning home, suffering from a high fever and falling into a coma. This illness lasted for two weeks, with no improvement at all, leaving everyone worried.
The people's curses turned into:
"The Third Prince is truly righteous by risking his life!"
"The Third Prince is extremely kind and admirable!"
Just as everyone was still recovering from the news that the Third Prince was ill, another shocking rumor spread:
Chief Censor Gu Ze was worried about the disaster-stricken people, so when he went to Huazhou to visit them, he was abducted in public by Princess Wanyi, who was attracted by his beauty.
For a time, rumors spread wildly throughout Chang'an, and the people were filled with righteous indignation, spitting at Princess Wanyi's behavior. Some people even slammed the table in the tavern and cursed loudly: "This is outrageous! How could the princess do such a shameless thing!"
"Where is the royal family's dignity? How can we, the people, be convinced?"
This rumor spread extremely fast and overwhelmingly, as if there was a big hand behind it pushing it and manipulating public opinion.
When the emperor heard about Princess Wanyi's behavior, he was furious. His body, already shaky from the busy state affairs, could no longer bear the burden.
During the morning court session, he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, staining his dragon robe red, and then he collapsed to the ground.
This scene terrified the entire court, and the entire court was in chaos. The imperial physicians rushed over, took the emperor's pulse, examined him, shook their heads, and sighed. The emperor was now completely bedridden.
The foundation of the Li Dynasty, which seemed stable at first, began to crumble under the impact of this series of events.
Emergency documents concerning floods from all over the country arrived in Chang'an like snowflakes, and the people in the imperial court were also in a panic.
The Grand Historian observed the celestial phenomena at night with a solemn expression, and discovered that it was a sign of instability in the country.
In order to ensure the prosperity of the country, the queen made a decisive decision at the suggestion of the Grand Historian and after careful consideration: to go to Dongshan Temple to pray for the emperor.
At that time, except for the crown prince and the third prince who were trapped in Huazhou to provide disaster relief, important officials in the court, Princess Wanyi, and even the Chief Censor Gu Ze, all set out on the road to Dongshan Temple.
Li Daoxuan and Shen Qing were also among them.
The long team moved slowly forward on the muddy road, with the sound of horse hooves, wheels and rain intertwined.
Dongshan Temple is located on the outskirts of Chang'an, neither too close nor too far.
But if you are traveling in the rain, and the carriage is in a carriage, the horse's hooves have to be moved with some caution, so the journey is slower.
Chen Qing had been sitting in the carriage for the entire day, her head felt dizzy and her stomach was nauseous. She wanted to lift the curtain to get some fresh air, but the person opposite her pulled her hand back without giving her permission.
She said unhappily, "I need to breathe! I'm almost suffocating!"
Li Daoxuan: "No." There was a small stove between the two of them, and a cup of medicine was warming in the stove. The fragrance of the medicine was everywhere, and the smell made Shen Qing feel a little familiar.
Without waiting for her to think about it, Li Daoxuan grabbed her two slender wrists with one hand and stopped moving.
Chen Qing tried to twist it, but failed.
She cursed, "Bad dog."
Li Daoxuan didn't even raise his eyes, "Yeah."
Chen Qing leaned back in anger. Why has this guy become more and more shameless recently?
Originally, Chen Qing thought that she had a love Gu, and he thought he would be willing to have sex with her. However, every time Chen Qing took the initiative to tease him, he really looked unable to control himself, and his body also responded, but he just refused to touch her.
It's not that he didn't touch her, but he only cared about her pleasure, and treated her as if she were an enemy. There were several times when the gun almost went off accidentally, but he held it back and only cared about twitching his fingertips.
Chen Qing was almost mad! She didn't want to get entangled with him any more, she just wanted to get things done quickly and get rid of him!
Because she was in a bad mood, her complexion had not been very good these days.
At this point, it will explode at any moment.
Chen Qing looked at the stove in front of her that was filled with the aroma of medicine. She felt uncomfortable no matter how she looked at it. She had evil thoughts in her heart and her feet were itching. While he was still fanning the stove with a fan, she kicked him.
Just before she touched the stove, her foot was pressed down by his calf. Chen Qing was dissatisfied and immediately raised her other foot to kick him.
Li Daoxuan put down the small fan, took her hands, lifted her waist and spun her in the air. Shen Qing felt dizzy, and her body flew into the air and fell into a warm embrace.
There was a lot of space in the carriage, but because there was a small stove, the space was greatly shortened. The two of them were squeezed together. If one was not careful, the calf would most likely touch the hot stove wall. Chen Qing looked at the red-hot stove with his eyelids twitching.
After Li Daoxuan brought her over, he ignored her. Chen Qing was forced to hold his neck tightly to prevent herself from shrinking back. Just as she was about to slip, Chen Qing twisted her body and was about to fall to the side, but unexpectedly, his arms grew longer at this time. Li Daoxuan weighed her in his arms and held her tightly.
With his free hand, he kept adding charcoal to the stove to heat it up.
The hotter the stove burned, the hotter Chen Qing became. She had already taken off her outer clothes, but she was still very hot. She was afraid of heat and cold, and she was very proud. Now that he held her in his arms, it was like being wrapped in a huge stove, with a small stove pressed against her back.
Chen Qing couldn't bear it anymore and struggled and cried out: "It's hot!"
Li Daoxuan put his arms around her slender waist, remaining indifferent.
Chen Qing began to wonder if the love poison had lost its effect. She suddenly turned his face over, only to see that the expressionless man suddenly became innocent and well-behaved when facing her. The boy blinked and said, "You'an, you are not in good health. You can't catch a cold."
Chen Qing was so angry that she bit his face fiercely. She said, "It's so hot in this car, don't you know what's going on? I think you want to kill me with the heat!"
Unexpectedly, he put one hand close to his cheek with an innocent look, and the touch was neither hot nor cold, but it was warm against Chen Qing's hot body.
For a moment, Shen Qing thought that there was something wrong with him.
Doesn't he really feel hot?
Chen Qing doesn't care about his feelings at all, just let him freeze to death!
She snatched the small fan from his hand and fanned herself with it.
Seeing her nestling quietly in his arms to cool down, Li Daoxuan raised the corners of his lips.
The medicine cup on the stove was almost hot, so he wrapped a handkerchief around it and poured the medicine into the bowl, waiting for it to cool down.
Chen Qing was extremely bored. It was not that she had not prepared a storybook in advance, but she seemed to have taken the wrong storybook when she left.
When she opened it, it was full of obscene language and images, and naked figures entangled with each other, which made her blush.
Only then did she realize that her notebook had always been placed in the left drawer, but because she was in such a hurry when she left, she took the wrong one from the right.
There was only a storybook on the right, which was handed to her by Hu Ji when she handed her the antidote.
She was in a daze at the time and threw it into the drawer without even looking at it.
Now that I have read it, I realize that this is actually an erotic book!
She was invisibly tricked by Hu Ji, and she was so angry that she was fuming. There was also an invisible threat in front of her. Chen Qing was afraid that if he saw this thing, he would become beastly, so she secretly stuffed the notebook into her arms.
Now that she was being held by him, Chen Qing tried to turn her back to him, fearing that he would take out the things in her arms. Thinking of this, she felt a rare sense of guilt, so she gradually stopped struggling and sat obediently in his arms, not saying a word even when she felt hot.
After an unknown amount of time, the smell of the medicine became stronger and stronger. Chen Qing felt that the smell was very familiar. She felt an itch in her heart, but she couldn't remember what the medicine was.
When the medicine was half-heated and he brought it close to her mouth, Chen Qing looked at him doubtfully.
But a smile flashed in his eyes, and he said, "You'an, it's time to take your medicine. You have to take the medicine every month."
Chen Qing's eyes suddenly widened, and his voice changed tone, "Where did you get this medicine?!"
Li Daoxuan: "Your senior brother told me this when we got married. You are born weak, so you can't forget to take this medicine."
"Oh, by the way, we were delayed in Weinan County for a long time a few months ago, and this time we are making up for the previous times." So it will be more difficult.
Chen Qing thought: She couldn't hide from Cui Ya and Ye Niang at home, she couldn't hide from her senior brother in Xuanji Pavilion, so could she not hide from him here?!
joke!
Chen Qing immediately shouted, "Stop the car! I need some fresh air!" She pushed him hard and said rudely, "Get out of the way! I'm so hot! I need some fresh air!" She pushed but found that it didn't move.
Li Daoxuan placed one hand as steady as a rock on her waist, and held the medicine steadily with the other hand, without spilling a single drop.
Chen Qing's movements became more intense, "Let go! You bad dog! A disobedient bad dog!"
It seemed like she only knew how to curse, and it had no killing power at all. Instead, it was like a kitten scratching at the bottom of her heart.
Li Daoxuan curled his lips and said, "Keep going, no need to stop."
The servant received the order and continued to drive the carriage, which was moving very slowly.
Shen Qing continued to beat and scold him until she was tired of tormenting herself, then she shut up and gasped for breath.
Seeing this, Li Daoxuan said no more, took a sip of the medicine himself, and immediately pressed the back of her head to feed it to her personally.
Chen Qing's eyes widened in horror. Just because she could kiss him didn't mean she liked eating his saliva! It was disgusting! A chill ran down her spine. Chen Qing slapped him in the face with such force that it knocked his head off.
Now she no longer resisted taking the medicine, snatched it from his hand and drank it all in one gulp.
What she didn't notice was that she took the medicine so smoothly and the amount of medicine in the bowl didn't decrease at all.
Li Daoxuan covered his face which was hurt by the slap, exhaled a breath of foul air, and looked dim. There was not a drop of medicine in his mouth.
After drinking a bowl of medicine, the speed of Xuanche increased unconsciously.
Shen Qing’s stomach began to churn again.
Li Daoxuan said, "There are little demons near Dongshan Temple that Master has captured for his disciples to train. They are followed by some timid servants. We will try to get to Dongshan Temple before dark. Please be patient."
Chen Qing suppressed her discomfort, rolled her eyes at him, and simply found a comfortable position to nestle in his arms, closing her eyes and taking a nap.
Sitting on a human cushion is indeed more comfortable than sitting on a hard carriage.
Shen Qing quickly fell into a deep sleep.
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The abbot of Dongshan Temple was not Mr. You Daozi, but a monk over 70 years old. He had already been waiting at the gate to greet them. He clasped his hands together and said, "Amitabha, respectfully welcome all of you. I have already arranged the guest rooms. Please follow me."
You Daozi was not a Buddhist, but a Taoist, and he was not the abbot of Dongshan Temple, but a guest official. As to why he was in charge of Dongshan Temple instead of going to a Taoist temple, it is said that it was because Mr. You Daozi was a disciple of Dongshan Temple in his youth and stayed there for this reason.
He had countless disciples, but the only ones he accepted as his true disciples were Gu Yun, the Crown Prince of Regent, and Li Daoxuan, the Cang Prince. As for the rest of his disciples, they were just nominal.
Li Daoxuan walked in front of the group, holding the sleeping Chen Qing in his arms. He walked steadily, holding the person in his arms and holding an umbrella to protect her from the wind and rain outside.
The others who saw this sighed inwardly, saying that King Cang loved his wife very much.
The sky gradually darkened and everyone settled down in the temple.
This time of praying actually means chanting sutras and praying every day in the temple, and eating vegetarian food for a month.
Li Daoxuan carried Chen Qing all the way to the wing room, and Cui Ya followed behind them holding a small umbrella.
The furnishings in the house were simple, with only simple daily necessities. Thinking that they would spend a month in Dongshan Temple, everyone brought a lot of clothes, and Li Daoxuan and Shen Qing were no exception. However, they did not expect that the cabinet was too small and could only hold Shen Qing's clothes.
Cui Ya made the bed and looked at the pile of clothes with a worried look. Li Daoxuan put Chen Qing down on the quilt and settled her down. He whispered, "Go out. I'll handle the rest myself."
She looked at her young lady and found that King Cang did not seem as scary as the legend said, so she reluctantly put her mind at ease and walked out.
Li Daoxuan looked at her for a long while, then sat down by the window, looking at the rain outside, his heart filled with mixed emotions. After sitting for a while, he stood up to sort out her clothes. He found some cloth to pad the wooden cabinet, then sorted her clothes one by one, folded them and put them in the cabinet, arranging them neatly and in order.
Soon her closet was filled with clothes.
Li Daoxuan's clothes had no place to stay anymore, so he just piled them up randomly on the wooden couch.
After finishing everything, he opened a small box and inside lay a pair of silk ribbons.
That day he broke free from the silk ribbon, but did not damage it, so the silk ribbon lay intact inside. He rang the small bell on the silk ribbon and put it back carefully.
Next to it lay a pair of silver bracelets.
The bracelet is small and exquisite, and its size is made according to the woman's wrist. The surface of the bracelet is covered with delicate patterns of flowers and birds that women love very much.
He took out a pair of bracelets and walked to the bed.
The girl was sleeping soundly in her quilt, with red marks on the sides of her face. The wind and rain outside the room had no effect on her at all.
He moved very slowly and cautiously, stretching out his hand to put the bracelet on her. Halfway through, he thought of something and turned his hand back, holding the bracelet in his arms. He waited until the silver bracelet was warmed by his body temperature and no longer cold, then he pulled her hand over and put the bracelet on her.
The girl was disturbed from her drowsiness. She frowned subconsciously and muttered a few words. Her mumbling was unclear and could not be heard clearly. Li Daoxuan leaned over and almost touched her forehead.
Li Daoxuan's eyes were filled with great emotional fluctuations. The emotions in his eyes when he looked at her were unclear, but there was a hint of paranoia.
He took her hand and held it against his chest, whispering.
The voice was so small that only by putting my lips close to his could I hear him whisper, "Can you please like me a little bit, just a little bit."
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Li Yu felt extremely complicated when he heard that his father was ill. On the one hand, he treated his brother like that, and on the other hand, he doted on himself so much.
She was anxious and distressed, and at the moment she was in a rage, pacing back and forth in her room. When she thought of the rumors about herself that she had heard when she returned to Chang'an, she was furious and thought to herself, "What a bunch of eloquent and rotten mouths!"
Seeing her irritability, her personal maid patiently advised, "Princess, please calm down first. The most urgent thing now is to pray for His Majesty."
Li Yu snorted coldly, "Praying? I don't think everyone in this temple is truly praying for my father."
The Queen Mother was also quite anxious. Now that the Emperor was still ill, she organized all the ministers in the court to gather at Dongshan Temple to "pray for blessings."
This certainly made things easier for the Queen Mother. But it also made things easier for some people with ulterior motives! Li Yu felt that his mother was extremely foolish for easily believing the words of the Grand Historian.
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Gu Ze was placed in a quiet Zen room. Since returning to Chang'an, the rumors that were everywhere naturally reached his ears.
He hadn't imagined that in just a few days, these rumors would spread so rapidly. He sat on his futon, eyes closed, deep in thought. Recalling his experiences over the past few days, he sighed and whispered to himself, "The Li Dynasty is about to fall into chaos."
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The rain became heavier and the wind howled against the doors and windows of the temple.
Li Daoxuan was still practicing swordplay in the disciple training room. Seeing the rain was so fierce that it almost blew off the roof, he frowned and prepared to go check on Shen Qing. However, as he walked out of the door, he heard a faint sound of footsteps.
He immediately became alert and hid in the shadows. He saw a dark figure sneaking towards Chen Qing's room.
Li Daoxuan narrowed his eyes. Dongshan Temple was heavily guarded, so it shouldn't be prone to thieves. He subconsciously assumed it was some blind little demon trying to bluff, and murderous intent gradually filled his heart. He pursed his lips in displeasure, sword drawn, and followed.
The shadow came to Chen Qing's door, pushed it gently, and found that the door was not locked, so he was about to slip in.
Seeing this, Li Daoxuan's eyes suddenly flashed red, and Qiu Ren rushed out from the sword, opening his bloody mouth and suddenly biting at the black shadow, forcing him to retreat. Behind him, Li Daoxuan had already raised his sword.
At the critical moment, the black shadow suddenly turned into a ball of black mist, the black room spread, and then turned into a paper man cut out of a yellow talisman. It was knocked down by the rain in the air and sank into the mud.
Li Daoxuan used his sword to pick up the yellow talisman paper figure that was broken into pieces. After carefully examining it, he found that there was still a trace of evil spirit on it.
His face suddenly darkened.
There is a big demon hiding in Dongshan Temple.
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