Chapter 179: Chu Shang Jinglian inquires about longevity
"I remember that the Jia Mansion was on the outskirts of the city and seemed to have some military soldiers?"
"Back to the emperor, that's right."
"How many people are there now?"
"This..."
Dai Quan hesitated for a moment, until Emperor Chunzhi glanced at him and then hurriedly replied: "It seems that Jia Lan took some people away when he went out to travel. According to the return from my subordinates, there should be less than a hundred people."
Emperor Chunzhi did not speak after hearing this, but just waved his hand: "Take the things down."
After a while, the sound of three people talking could be heard in the imperial study room, which was empty except for the emperor.
"Your Majesty, there are only thirty people in Beizhuang who can be called military soldiers. Another twenty people left Beizhuang a year ago. They should be the guards of Jia Lan who was traveling."
Hearing this, Emperor Chunzhi nodded and did not ask further, "Do you know about the Pure Lotus Sect mentioned in the report?"
Another voice sounded: "Our brothers and sisters have only seen the name Jinglian from the records handed down from our ancestors. This sect is very secretive and very powerful. Every time it appears, it will cause a bloody storm in the world.
When the Pure Lotus Sect was born a hundred years ago, it was defeated by all the major righteous schools in China and the imperial court, and was driven to the border."
Emperor Chunzhi was not too concerned about Jianghu affairs, but was concerned about another matter: "The memorial mentioned that the Jinglian person can make the believers fearless of death by reciting the incantation. Is this true?"
"According to records, it should be true."
"Then..." Emperor Chunzhi's eyes flashed, "Is there a way to prolong life in the Pure Lotus Sect?"
"This..." Facing the emperor's question, the other two people were obviously hesitant, but they still replied: "I don't know."
"Jinglian Sect..." Emperor Chunzhi gently clasped the imperial case with his fingers and kept chanting the name.
"Emperor Gao also mentioned the name Pure Lotus Sect in his essays. There was very little writing, but it can be seen that Emperor Gao also suffered a lot at their hands." He asked: "Is there any way to find out their details?
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"I'm afraid it's not easy. They have always only been active in Tiannan. This time they suddenly came to Shuntian. We were really caught off guard. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Emperor Chunzhi did not blame the two of them, but asked them to take more precautions and find out the details of the Pure Lotus Sect as soon as possible.
"Your Majesty, tonight..." Dai Quan walked in from outside, holding a lacquer box in both hands, with wooden signs inside.
Emperor Chunzhi originally subconsciously wanted to wave his hand for Dai Quan to take it away, but when his eyes glanced at something on the imperial desk, the movement of his hand slowed down.
"Bring it here."
Dai Quan was startled, but then he immediately reacted and hurriedly handed it over. Emperor Chunzhi waved his hand and turned over a sign.
"Just go here."
Rongguo Mansion, Grand View Garden.
The winter snow fell like goose feathers, and the lotus pond in Xiaoxiang Pavilion was frozen. Thousands of green bamboo poles were completely covered with pure white gauze. The original Jiangnan scenery was not visible at all, except for the unyielding red plum blossom beside the wall.
, standing upright in the wind and snow.
"Girl, it's cold outside, come in quickly."
Snow Goose and Zicuckoo stood by and watched Daiyu stop on the porch for a quarter of an hour. The younger Snow Goose finally couldn't help it and spoke to persuade her.
Daiyu raised her eyebrows slightly, her eyes lingering in the snowy scene, she just said "hmm" and didn't move even half a step.
Xueyan and Zijuan looked at each other, and each saw the distress in each other's eyes. Finally, the older Zijuan walked up and said, "Girl, the snow is really too heavy. Come into the house quickly, otherwise
Afraid of catching a cold."
Hearing this, Daiyu slowly turned her head and looked at the two of them.
Even though Zicuckoo and Daiyu are facing each other day and night, I can't help but sigh in my heart.
So beautiful!
The sadness that originally lingered on his cheeks has long since dissipated, and his weak and sickly body has also improved a lot, and his eyes are as bright as autumn water.
I really wonder if a fairy has come to the mortal world, but Xizi Nanwei is not as good as it!
A pair of bright eyes swept over the two maids. She knew their meticulous consideration and concern, so she smiled and looked at them as brightly and movingly as the wind and snow.
"Go back to the house..."
Zijuan and Xueyan were both happy when they heard this. Xueyan playfully crossed his arms in front of him, pretending to be shivering from the cold, which made Daiyu scold him.
Back in the study, Daiyu sat quietly and stood up again.
The tranquility of the afternoon on this snowy winter day was particularly refreshing. Daiyu stretched her body lazily, lying on the beauty couch, enjoying the happiness of being alone.
She didn’t know how long it had passed, but she was awakened by the rustling sound of the winter wind blowing on the bamboo outside.
Across the closed window, Daiyu gently closed her eyes and imagined the pure white world outside the window.
After a long time, she suddenly opened her eyes, stood up and sat in front of the desk. The white rice paper had already been laid out. Daiyu's slender hand picked up the Hu pen beside her and paused it in front of her chin. Her eyes were slightly vacant, and her brows were frowning.
He frowned, then curled his mouth, turned his hand and started writing.
Guo Xiang got three golden needles from Yang Guo, and she immediately sobbed: "Thank you, big brother! Thank you, sister-in-law Yang!" Yang Guo waved goodbye to Yeluqi, Guo Fu, and the Wu brothers and his wife, flicked his robe sleeves, and took Xiao Longnu's hand with him
The sacred eagles descended the mountain side by side.
At that time, the bright moon was in the sky, the breeze was blowing the leaves, and the crows were chirping on the top of the trees. Guo Xiang couldn't bear it anymore, and tears came out of her eyes.
After writing the last word, Daiyu took a long breath, put down the pen and looked at the paper. A heavy sadness surged into her heart, and her eyes were dim. After that, she never dared to look at the words she had just written.
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This string of words touched her delicate emotions.
She felt that what she wrote was perfect but not perfect.
Daiyu held her chin, her thoughts drifting away, not knowing what she was thinking about.
"Good luck!"
A sharp cry frightened Daiyu so much that she trembled, but she heard a burst of laughter from behind.
Daiyu turned around quickly.
Xue Yan stood behind her holding a parrot on the corridor of Xiaoxiang Pavilion.
"You girl, why didn't you say anything? You scared me!"
Daiyu said angrily.
When the parrot heard Daiyu's voice, it screamed even louder.
"Guo'er! Guo'er!"
Xue Yan stopped smiling and raised her hand to tease the parrot. Unexpectedly, the parrot seemed to have a spiritual connection. It stretched its head to Xue Yan and called out: "Girl! Girl!"
When Daiyu saw it, she immediately turned from anger to laughter, pointed at the parrot and cursed: "You idiot! You know how to talk nonsense!"
Zicuckoo covered her mouth and laughed, and then said: "This fool may have panicked due to the cold, and kept screaming. The snow goose couldn't see it, so he tried to bring it in."
A smile appeared on Daiyu's eyebrows, she walked over and raised the shelf, and the three of them teased the parrot for a while.
But not long after, Daiyu was stunned again, and looked at Xueyan and Zijuan in amusement.