Volume 1: Swan Goose Chapter 223: Treasure the Fragrance Petal
The eldest prince loosened his collar and shouted coldly: "My current situation is all thanks to you, what else do you want from me?"
Xu Daocheng smiled gloomily and said: "Your Highness, why should you worry! Your predicament is only temporary, and it will clear up soon. The Queen cannot give birth to a legitimate son, so in the end she has no choice but to rely on you..."
"Wait a minute!" The eldest prince immediately interrupted him and frowned: "Didn't you personally give the queen the elixir? Why can't she give birth to a legitimate son? Are you really a liar?"
Xu Daocheng laughed loudly and said, "Didn't your best friend give you an idea? Besides, didn't His Highness just ask the Emperor to change tonight's agreement? Why ask knowingly?"
Hearing this, the eldest prince was shocked: "You...you...how did you know?"
How did he know what Han Yan said to him? He and Eunuch Shuangxi had just separated, how did he get the news?
However, Xu Daocheng slowly stroked his beard, pretended to smile mysteriously, and said no more words.
The color of the eldest prince's face had changed. He stared at the Taoist priest in front of him for a moment, who looked unattractive and even disgusting. He felt an inexplicable feeling of fear in his heart.
Could it be that...this Taoist priest really has the ability to make miraculous calculations?
Xu Daocheng seemed to have seen what he was thinking, and said calmly: "It doesn't take a lot of dexterity to guess this kind of thing! The emperor has no feelings for the queen, how could he let her conceive a dragon heir!"
Hearing what he said made sense, the eldest prince breathed a sigh of relief and nodded in agreement.
He looked at Xu Daocheng again and asked tentatively: "If you really want to help me, you have to find a way to prevent them from having children. But if this is the case, you have committed the crime of deceiving the emperor! The emperor will not Spare you!"
Xu Daocheng smiled nonchalantly and said, "I don't dare to deceive the emperor! However, I do have a way to help you win the Sacred Heart!"
"Oh? What's the plan?" Upon hearing this, the eldest prince completely forgot about his dislike for this man, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he couldn't help but ask.
Xu Daocheng pondered for a moment, then moved closer and whispered in his ear.
I don't know what he said, but I can see that the eldest prince's face is getting more and more ugly, and finally his whole body is trembling inexplicably.
"You, you want to harm me, right? You said such treasonous words!" The eldest prince pushed Xu Daocheng away, took a step back, glared at him and yelled.
"What, your highness is scared? Don't you want to win the throne?" Xu Daocheng stood still on the spot, motionless, his bright black eyes glowing with a cold light.
The eldest prince clenched his fists and said angrily with a sullen face: "This is a matter of certain death! Do you really think that I will lose my mind and go crazy and believe your lies?"
Xu Daocheng also darkened his face and said coldly: "What your Highness wants is the greatest wealth in the world! Of course you have to fight with your life! If you are afraid, you don't have to do it! There are people who are willing to give it a try for this wealth. Gain!"
The eldest prince began to wake up gradually.
He narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at Xu Daocheng, and said coldly: "You are trying to please my father, and at the same time you are trying to please me! I think what you want is not just wealth and power, right?"
Xu Daocheng raised his lips and smiled, and said sadly: "When a person lives, he must leave something in this world. If a poor Taoist cannot be famous throughout the ages, he will be infamous for thousands of years! We must let history record the poor Tao, and then we can feel that life is a good one." No regrets!"
The eldest prince frowned, looked him up and down, and cursed bitterly: "You are really a madman!"
Then he turned around and left quickly. Xu Daocheng's crazy laughter came from behind. He could even feel that Xu Daocheng's dark eyes were staring directly at his back, as if he was using his gaze to instigate himself.
curse!
This Taoist priest is so scary!
The eldest prince feels that he must stay away from this lunatic in the future!
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It snowed heavily all day, crushing the old branches of winter plum trees. The red brick and green tile Ziwei City turned into a
A world covered in silver.
The Ganlu Hall was where Emperor Yu studied in the harem. There was a large fire basin that burned red, using the finest animal gold charcoal. The fragrance of pine branches spread throughout the room.
The candlelight in the glass cover illuminates the carved hall with extra warmth and brightness.
Emperor Yu was wearing a mink fur, leaning lazily on the Arhat couch, putting his hands on the brazier to warm himself, with a look of peace and contentment on his face.
"Creak!" The vermilion door of the palace was slowly pushed open, and a bald Taoist priest strode in.
"Your Highness, are you summoning a poor Taoist?"
Emperor Yu glanced at him and said lazily: "What's going on with the women in the harem these days?"
Xu Daocheng bowed deeply and replied respectfully: "Your Majesty's guess is indeed correct! Ever since Pindao entered the palace, the concubines in the harem have been rushing to ask people to bribe Pindao, hoping to get the elixir for giving birth to a dragon heir.
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Emperor Yu nodded, very satisfied with his always accurate judgment. After pondering for a moment, he asked again: "Did any of those who came to seek medicine have any special requests?"
Xu Daocheng hesitated a little: "Your Majesty, there is a person who is a little different from others, but..." He hesitated to speak, observing the emperor's face with the corner of his eyes.
Emperor Yu didn't seem surprised and continued to ask: "Who is this person and what request did she make?"
Xu Daocheng pondered for a moment, bowed and raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, this person is... the Queen."
Emperor Yu frowned slightly, a complex color flashed in his eyes.
After a pause, he asked calmly: "Queen? How is she different? Tell me!"
Xu Daocheng bowed respectfully again, and then told him what happened some time ago:
Shortly after Xu Daocheng entered the palace, the queen ordered someone to convey Xu Daocheng to her Chenghuan Palace.
He knew the purpose of the queen's visit, so he did not dare to delay. He immediately declined the invitations from other concubines and hurried to the queen's Chenghuan Palace.
The queen received him in the main hall.
There is only one personal attendant Yuexiu in the palace.
Through the bead curtain, he could only see the shadowy figure of the queen.
Xu Daocheng clasped his fists and performed a Tai Chi salute, and said loudly: "The poor Taoist Xu Daocheng comes to see the empress, may the empress be blessed and safe!"
Behind the sparkling bead curtain, a gentle and majestic voice came: "Xu Daocheng? Don't you people outside the world of mortals all have your own Taoist name? Why do you still use a lay name?"
Xu Daocheng bowed again and respectfully replied: "Reply to the empress, whether it is a Taoist name or a common name. It is just a name for yourself by the world! There is no need to care too much!"
The queen's voice came from behind the bead curtain again: "I heard that Lord Manchu, Minister of the Ministry of War, was able to have a son in his old age, all thanks to your elixir. Is this true?"
Xu Daocheng smiled slightly and replied without hesitation: "Back to you, I don't dare to take credit, but it does happen!"
After hearing this, the queen felt much more at ease, and her voice became more joyful: "I wonder what kind of elixir has such a miraculous effect that a forty-year-old woman can still be pregnant?"
Xu Daocheng's face turned pale, and he said mysteriously: "Back to my wife, I'm sorry that I can't report the truth according to the truth, because the secret cannot be leaked!"
There was a moment of silence behind the bead curtain. Yuexiu observed the words and quickly took the opportunity to say: "Daoist Xu, although Tianji cannot be leaked, since you have such a good thing, why don't you show it to the empress?"
Xu Daocheng bowed deeply and replied: "Please forgive me, I came here in a hurry and didn't bring the elixir with me!"
The person behind the bead curtain still said nothing. Yuexiu understood and immediately scolded: "Then why don't you get it quickly and present this treasure to the empress?"
Xu Daocheng didn't move at all, but bowed and said: "Back to the empress, the elixir in Pindao's hand cannot be eaten by the empress! If the empress wants to take the elixir, she will have to wait for some time!"
Seeing that he was so disrespectful, Yuexiu immediately raised her eyebrows and scolded angrily: "Bold Taoist priest! You dare to contradict the empress, do you not want to live? What kind of elixir is from Beiyu?"
***Can’t eat it? How dare you make her wait!”
However, Xu Daocheng showed no fear on his face and said with a smile: "Mom, calm down! You don't know something, this elixir is not an ordinary thing. It needs to be prepared and refined according to each person's physique and birth date, and combined with Yin to achieve the most magical effect.
The effect! Taking someone else’s elixir may not be effective!”
Hearing this, the voice behind the bead curtain seemed to be angry but not angry, with an irresistible majesty: "Taoist Master Xu, don't fool me with those mysterious and mysterious things! If you leave the elixir today, I will
The palace will allow you to enjoy endless glory and wealth in the future. If you insist on refusing, I am not someone easy to bully!"
Seeing that Xu Daocheng was still hesitating, Yuexiu couldn't help but urged in a cold voice: "You stinking Taoist priest! You actually toasted me and refused to eat the fine wine. Are you really not afraid of losing your head?"
Xu Daocheng clasped his fists in Tai Chi and said respectfully: "Mom, calm down, if you insist on asking for the pills in Pindao's hand, Pindao will gladly give them to you. But there are some words that Pindao has to say first. What Pindao just said is not half true.
To put it bluntly, if the empress takes this ready-made elixir, don’t hold out too much hope. It’s possible that you won’t be able to conceive a dragon heir!”
The person behind the bead curtain fell silent again, seeming not to care about his words, just thinking that he was perfunctory for fear of death.
Yuexiu glared at Xu Daocheng with raised eyebrows and urged: "Stop talking nonsense, hurry up and get it!"
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At this point in the story, Xu Daocheng stopped talking in time, because the rest of the story was self-evident.
Although Emperor Yu's face was as dark as water, he asked calmly: "Where did the elixir you gave the queen come from?"
Xu Daocheng bowed and smiled awkwardly: "Back to the emperor, every time Pindao refines elixirs, he always has enough, and he never has more in his hands. But the Queen's majesty, Pindao did not dare to offend, so he had to
I found some ordinary elixirs to strengthen the body and offer them to her! Although this elixir cannot make her pregnant with a dragon heir, it will not harm her body! Please also ask the Holy One to punish the poor man for deceiving the queen!"
Emperor Yu took a deep look at him and suddenly laughed heartily.
After laughing for a long time, he slowly stopped his voice, pointed at Xu Daocheng, and scolded: "You are such a crazy Taoist priest with such evil thoughts! You dare to fool even ***! If I don't punish you, you really don't understand your hatred!"
However, I have to think carefully about how to punish you!"
Xu Daocheng stood up with one hand, bowed deeply, and said, "It's my fault, I'm willing to be punished!"
Emperor Yu closed his eyes, and a lazy voice came faintly: "Okay, I will punish you and offer this elixir to the queen in the future! Remember, you cannot stop the medicine in the middle, nor can you change the medicine! If one day the queen
You are pregnant, I will definitely take your head off!"