Chapter 404 Is what you're talking about the will of Heaven?
"This is a great fortune that countless people cannot obtain in their lifetimes. Since you have obtained this advantage, why do you not follow the will of Heaven but instead go against it?" The lame Taoist priest did not understand the Empress's past actions.
"The will of Heaven? Is what you call the will of Heaven? Is what you're doing in accordance with the will of Heaven?" Yuan Hongqu scoffed.
"Over the years, I haven't seen any dissatisfaction from Heaven towards me. On the contrary, you guys seem to have encountered setbacks everywhere."
The lame Taoist priest and the bald-headed monk exchanged a glance, and it seemed to be true.
The people they've been trying to convert over the years always have other bizarre experiences and have no real desire to follow the Tao.
That stubborn rock would have gone through many hardships before it could safely reach adulthood.
But now the stubborn stone has grown up and embarked on a path they never imagined.
The Crimson Pearl Fairy, who should have died from exhaustion of tears, frequently visited the imperial palace, the residence of the true dragon emperor, an environment that greatly benefited her.
Now, instead of dying from exhaustion of tears, Fairy Jiangzhu has become Princess Jiangzhu.
Everything is in complete chaos.
Although they knew from the beginning that it was because of a person who did not belong to this world, they never imagined that this person would have such great power.
"The Tenth Prince's uncontrollable tears, was that your doing?" Yuan Hongqu suddenly remembered that these two loved to create these kinds of fantastical things, which was quite inexplicable.
She had previously taken animals into the space to conduct experiments. Although they were in a state of suspended animation inside the house, they would recover when they were taken to the fields outside, and even become more intelligent and clever than when they were outside.
However, if you only go to the room in the space, it's like you've lost memory; nothing changes after you leave.
However, those are animals, and it is somewhat inaccurate to infer human changes based on changes in animals.
Yuan Hongqu had never encountered such severe aftereffects as those of the Tenth Prince.
"The Crimson Pearl Fairy owes the Divine Stone Attendant a debt of gratitude for watering her, and when she descended to the mortal realm to undergo tribulation, she said she would repay the debt with her tears. Now, the Crimson Pearl Fairy cannot repay this debt. However, she happened to save the Tenth Prince, rewriting the Tenth Prince's fate of dying young. Therefore, it is reasonable for this debt of gratitude for watering to be transferred to the Tenth Prince." This time, it was the bald-headed monk who explained.
After hearing this, Yuan Hongqu understood.
"You guys are really good at keeping accounts. Can you even tell that I have any connection with Fairy Crimson Pearl?"
The two shook their heads together.
If they could see the connection between these two, why would they have suffered so much these past few years?
"That's all there is to it!" Yuan Hongqu scoffed.
"So what you mean today is that I shouldn't interfere with the Tenth Prince's incontinence?"
"That's right. The original book recorded that Fairy Jiangzhu's lifespan was only a few years, and she would have to return to the ranks of immortals after she had repaid her tears. Logically speaking, she should have already repaid most of her tears by now, but the book only recorded a little bit of tears, which was not enough to repay that karmic debt. Now we have used this trick of shifting the blame, which can be considered a win-win solution."
"What impact will the Tenth Prince's repayment of his tears have on Daiyu?"
"It has no effect. Fairy Jiangzhu's lifespan will no longer be affected by the matter of repaying tears."
"What about the Tenth Prince? He sheds all his tears. Does that mean his lifespan is over?" Yuan Hongqu pressed on, after all, although the Tenth Prince was mischievous, he was far from being dead.
"There will naturally be some damage, but it won't be enough to kill him."
“What if I don’t allow him to get hurt!” Yuan Hongqu stared directly at the two of them. “Why don’t you try a different way to repay the tears, or why don’t you ask Shenying Shizhe what he thinks?”
There was really no other way.
The two were in a dilemma. They had wasted so many years to finally find this opportunity. If they failed, their merits would not be complete, and they would be punished by heaven.
“Then we’ll have to figure it out carefully,” Yuan Hongqu said, hoping the two of them would have no other way. If there were other options, she wouldn’t be able to back out. This time, she was going to argue with them until they understood each other clearly.
"Back then, the Crimson Pearl Immortal Herb grew on the banks of the Western Spirit River, beside the Three Lives Stone. Tell me, can an immortal herb growing by the river lack water?"
Yuan Hongqu's words were not nonsense. Many people in later generations believed that Shenying Attendant had some unknown intentions, watering the grass by the water every day, and deliberately creating this tragic relationship.
"If it weren't for the Divine Attendant Shenying of the Crimson Palace irrigating it with sweet dew every day, how could the Crimson Pearl Immortal Herb have survived for so long..." the bald-headed monk argued.
"He's meddling in other people's business and doing unnecessary things. When Fairy Jiangzhu first came to this world, she was weak and almost died several times. Who knows if it wasn't because Attendant Shenying was watering the plants for no reason!"
Yuan Hongqu was not polite at all. When Daiyu was a child, she was in poor health, and Yuan Hongqu went to great lengths to help her recover.
In the first year, she hardly slept a wink, having to carefully deal with Daiyu's physical changes every day. At that time, she was really afraid that Daiyu wouldn't even make it past the age of seven.
Fortunately, it's all over now.
Thinking of Daiyu, who is now healthy and capable in both literature and martial arts, Yuan Hongqu felt proud.
The lame Taoist priest and the bald-headed monk were clearly not prepared for this possibility and were momentarily stunned.
"You can think about it slowly. What spell did you cast on the Tenth Prince? Undo it quickly, or I'll get serious and things won't look good then."
After Yuan Hongqu finished speaking, she closed her eyes, silently recited "go home," and instantly felt the surrounding scenery transform into a space. Then she silently recited "go out," and in the blink of an eye, she was back on the deck.
Seeing that everyone on the deck was still in the same position as when she left, Yuan Hongqu realized that the two people had used an illusion. It seemed like a long time had passed, but in fact it was only a moment.
"Mr. Yuan, you're back."
"Mr. Yuan, a large silver carp was delivered from the shore today. I made two-colored silver carp head soup, fish ball noodles, and tofu fish soup for dinner. I've been keeping some for you on the stove."
Originally, Hongqu was only slightly hungry, but after hearing this, she felt extremely hungry.
"What is Daiyu doing?" she asked habitually before taking the towel handed to her by the maid and washing her face.
"The princess and her classmates were watching the sunset at the stern of the ship, composing poems together, and painting together. I just took the paints over there."
The young maidservant deftly helped Yuan Hongqu remove the jewelry from her head, then styled her hair into a simple bun, securing it with just a hairpin.
"Let's eat first. There's no need to go and tell the girls that I'm back. Let them have some fun."
Yuan Hongqu went down to the dining room in the cabin, and someone immediately brought her food.
Although the banquet there was very lavish, Yuan Hongqu didn't really like it and only felt comfortable eating the food here.
The master and apprentice shared the same bad habits.
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