The Empress Dowager had a pot of twin crabapples, and one year it bloomed with two-colored flowers. She was so happy that she held a flower-viewing banquet.
Many ladies from prominent families were invited to the palace banquet, and these princes were also invited to attend.
He knew that the twin crabapple blossoms were rare, and that they had two-colored flowers, so he secretly went to the back garden to see in advance what was so magical about the flower.
But when he got there, he found that a flower had fallen on the ground, and the twin flowers were missing one.
His brows furrowed deeply and he looked around hurriedly.
Not finding anyone, he wanted to leave quickly.
It was at this time that he heard the laughter of the Queen Mother and others.
Unable to dodge, he simply called a young eunuch and started scolding him without caring whether the eunuch had really damaged the empress dowager's flowers.
In the end, the Empress Dowager was merciful and the young eunuch was beaten with fifty sticks but did not die.
From then on, everyone thought that he was the one who dropped the flower and just found a eunuch to shift the blame.
Now that Xiao Ci mentioned this matter, it was clearly a case of bringing up something irrelevant. It even made him wonder whether Xiao Ci had knocked the flower over in order to put the blame on him.
"Shut up, everyone!" Emperor Kang stared at Xiao Ci with a serious look, full of warning.
Xiao Ci raised his eyebrows and said nothing.
"Go and bring Master Izumo to me!"
Eunuch Fu took the order and went to invite Taoist Priest Izumo.
However, there was no one in the room.
He was horrified and hurried back to report.
The cold air emanated from Emperor Kang's body, and everyone in the imperial study felt as if a storm was about to come.
"Old Four!"
Two words, full of anger.
Xiao Rui is now very sure that he has been plotted against.
He thought, since Taoist Priest Izumo was missing now, he tried his best to shift the blame onto Taoist Priest Izumo.
Xiao Ci had barely escaped the disaster, and wisely did not go crazy to drag Xiao Rui down, but just quietly tried to reduce his presence as much as possible.
Emperor Kang called in the imperial guards and ordered a city-wide search to bring Taoist Priest Izumo to justice.
As for Xiao Rui and Xiao Ci, he sent them to the military camp to prepare disaster relief food.
It can be said that the two of them schemed and neither of them ended up well.
When the arrest warrant was posted, the excited people began to curse Taoist Priest Izumo for being a fraud.
The previous Baiyun Temple was also searched, and the little Taoist boy pointed out that Taoist Master Chuyun did have some mediocre kung fu. Although he looked like an immortal, he would do anything for money.
There were also people who had been harmed by Master Izumo and stood up to confess his crimes in tears. For a time, Master Izumo became notorious and almost became a rat that everyone wanted to kill.
Shadow Pavilion.
Qian Jiuzhao looked helplessly at the Taoist priest Izumo, who had taken the cartilage powder and was glaring at them angrily. He touched his chin and said, "Old Wei, it's true that you would rather offend a villain than a woman."
The deputy pavilion master's eyes were cold, "Are you scared?"
"Would I be afraid?" Qian Jiuzhao puffed out his chest. "For me, there's no such thing as fear!"
"Then what are you lamenting about?"
During this period of time together, Qian Jiuzhao denied it verbally, but in fact he still admired Qu Li in his heart.
With just one or two pieces of information, she was able to play such a big game, calculating Xiao Rui, Xiao Ci, and the Taoist priest Chu Yun who would never get himself involved, so that the conflict between Xiao Rui and Xiao Ci would intensify and become a dog-eat-dog fight, leaving no time to trip up Xiao Xian who was carrying relief food to the north.
No wonder the Fifth Prince fell in love with her!
The Deputy Pavilion Master firmly grasped his shoulders and said, "After all, she's the future mistress. There's nothing to lose by admitting your mistakes to her now!"
Qian Jiuzhao brushed his hand away angrily, "Who wants to apologize to her?"
"That's all I have to say."
Since he insisted on being arrogant and courting death, there was nothing he could do.
The deputy leader shook his head and walked away.
"Hey, are you saying that this Taoist Priest Izumo is really the high priest's man?" Qian Jiuzhao chased after him.
"I don't know, but I trust Miss Qu's judgment."
"It's the same as not saying anything! What if she makes a wrong judgment? Isn't this just cheating her?"
The Vice Pavilion Master paused, his eyes stained black as he stared at him sternly, "Qian Jiuzhao, even if Miss Qu really made a wrong judgment, it's not unfair for him to be ruined!"
Qu Li discovered that Bai Zhonghe and Bai Fengyao went to Baiyun Temple one after another, and thought it was unusual, so he asked him to investigate. Only then did he find out that Taoist Master Chuyun had done so many infuriating things.
As a Taoist priest, he may have some real skills, but he uses his real skills to harm others. Then this kind of evil cannot live well and be allowed to continue to harm others.
"I am..."
The Vice Pavilion Master said earnestly, "Not all women in this world are vain and vicious! She built academies and clinics, and everything she did was for the benefit of the people."
If Qu Li heard these words with her own ears, she would definitely feel guilty.
After all, she did all this in the beginning just to have the confidence to challenge Kangdi when it came time for the divorce.
Qian Jiuzhao's eyes flickered a few times.
"Your background makes you averse to women. No matter how outstanding a woman is, in your eyes, she always has ulterior motives! However, in this world, there are still many people with sunny hearts."
Before leaving, he squeezed Qian Jiuzhao's shoulders again.
This feeling is like the care of an elder for a younger generation.
It wasn't until he turned the corner that Qian Jiuzhao suddenly reacted.
He was so angry that he jumped up and down, "Old Wei, are you trying to find a way to say that I have a dark heart?"
The voice was angry and clearly reached Lao Wei's ears.
Old Wei scratched his ears and curled his lips.
Isn't he just saying that he has a dark heart?
It is obvious that there is nothing wrong with what Miss Qu did. Taoist Izumo and Xiling are definitely not simple people. If they are allowed to continue making trouble, everything will end in a mess.
Public resentment arose, the emperor's position was shaken, and with the Southern Qi and Xiling joining forces, the Danggan Dynasty was in danger.
The best scenario is that Southern Qi temporarily puts aside the war and hatred from ten years ago and joins forces with Dagan to thwart the high priest's conspiracy, so that the people can live in peace.
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Xiao Xian took some relief grain and set off for the north.
Along the way, the skinny victims, who had no way to survive, had gathered into teams and were heading towards the capital.
Along the way, whenever they saw food, they completely forgot about propriety, morality, and integrity, and rushed over to snatch it like bandits.
If someone resists, they will fight fiercely.
Along the way, he had seen many victims with injuries all over their bodies.
That scene reminded him of the war with Southern Qi ten years ago.
"King Chen, there are more victims of the disaster!" Zou Tao pointed to the front and his expression became serious.
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