"...?" Cao Xiwan was surprised and put down the scripture that Yu Ci had copied. She scratched her head, looked at the tea and then at Yu Ci, "It's not impossible... but I have never had an apprentice before, because I don't like to teach
Children, it’s so annoying.”
"Master!" Yu Ci was about to kneel down and kowtow, but Cao Xiwan stopped her seriously: "It's not easy to be my disciple."
"I'm not a child. I'm not Lou Xiliu either!" She looked at Cao Xiwan, "I want to disobey Dan and become the real number one. I want to imitate you."
"...That...that's okay." After she was surprised, she glanced at Yuci and thought for a while, "You can follow me. But I will observe you for three years. You have to follow me. You have heard that
I have a few spies, I guess, and I support them all with money. If you are an apprentice, you will have to work for free, and I won’t pay you... From now on, you are no longer Mrs. Five’s. You are mine. Of course.
, in these three years, I will guide you in your cultivation. Even if I don’t accept you in the end, I won’t let you suffer. You already have your swordsmanship and the ability to make a living."
"I do." Yuci was overjoyed and asked her to practice for three years. She quickly poured tea again and served it with both hands.
"From now on, I will follow Sister Cao."
Cao Xiwan laughed out loud. Yuci was very smart. She felt that Yuci and she were from the same generation. It was not convenient for him to accept an apprentice.
Yuci has the patience to wait.
Xiliu just lacks the patience.
However, Yu Ci later discovered that Cao Xiwan was a shady boss. She had a few confidants and informants, and she boasted that they were getting a lot of money to support them. In fact, these people all wanted her advice and were all fools who worked for her in vain.
Three years later, she gained Cao Xiwan's trust and heard Cao Xiwan speak a lot of truth, criticizing the emperor secretly: "Your Majesty Huiwen, Wu Yi is not as decisive as Taizu, but his methods of dealing with heroes are underhanded.
But he has learned a lot. I asked the emperor - no, I asked Aunt Yan to ask, but of course he didn't tell the truth to Aunt Yan. Although there is no Jianjian, Nannan in his travel department,
I think that the two eunuchs who died in the passageway between the palace walls, one a rich man and the other a niu lu'er, must have been members of the Xingren Division."
However, Fu Quan'er must have been bribed by someone. Niu Lu'er was killed by the Prince of Qin's palace after discovering his identity.
She smiled and sighed, "Your Majesty has his own plans. It is not convenient for me to interfere. If I kill the wrong person and kill the assassin for the princes, it would be inappropriate. What's more, this country belongs to his Li family, not to me.
My family. I am retiring from work to recuperate."
Cao Xiwan recruited Yu Ci as her spy, because she was too stingy and didn't want to pay. She looked at Yu Ci, stretched out her hand, and took Yu Ci's tea. She promised to accept him as a disciple in three years.
She drank two sips of Biluochun tea, and with Yu Ci's joyful expression, she said seriously: "Go to Uncle Zhongzhong's house, in the room of Uncle Zhongcheng's fourth brother's aunt, Bai Shi, and stare at Wusheng Old Mother."
"What does Mrs. Cao mean..." she asked cautiously. Cao Xiwan liked her caution.
Caution among fierceness and shrewdness is the most useful.
"That Aunt Bai is now the nominal altar master. I want to know, among the three altar masters taught by Wusheng Old Mother in Jinling City, who is the real altar master in Shangyuan County? Is it the fourth master in the house, or is it Yi?
Uncle Zhongzhong, or even Mrs. Zhongcheng, the princess of Prince Qin’s palace?”
Lord Loyalty.
Pearl Court.
Because there are several ginkgo trees in the courtyard, and when they are full of fruits, they look like pearls hanging from their branches under the silver moon, hence the name of the courtyard.
At this time, the winter sun is dazzling, and the tree crowns are covered with snow, like a pearl-colored cover.
Lian Sigu's entire family had joined the cult. After being kicked out of the Marquis's residence, she agreed to find out information in the cult for Liu Ruhai, and she successfully succeeded.
Many wealthy people in Jinling City joined the religion and made some contributions in the religion, becoming small incense masters.
Under the incense altar in Shangyuan County, there are six incense owners.
Yu Ci turned around, supported Aunt Bai, and saluted in front of Su Cai's wife: "Greetings to the incense master."
"We are all brothers and sisters in the sect, no need to be polite." She smiled reservedly and stretched out her hand to help her up. She was secretly grateful to Divine Doctor Liu for giving her another sect identity so that her family would not be in ruins after she was kicked out of the Hou Mansion.
As expected, Aunt Bai was very beautiful, and she was the beloved concubine of the Fourth Master.
She smiled warmly and introduced the wife of Su Cai's family: "This one is also my god sister. Please don't worry, even the incense master. It's okay. She is the disciple of the sect leader who introduced us to this sect."
"I recognize her, I do."
Of course, the Su Cai family knew that Yuci was introduced to Wusheng Old Mother by the Taoist boy in Fifth Master's garden. Lian Sigu just didn't know that she later switched to Cao Xiwan.
And in the dead of night, when the silver moon pressed over the snowy branches, the fourth master of the house went to sleep in the main room today.
Yu Ci closed the door, and Su Cai's family was cleaning the backyard of the Pearl Courtyard. They and Yu Ci brought out a black-winged waist-high table and set up the incense table and stove under the moonlight.
Aunt Bai put her hands together and lit a pillar of incense in the moonlight of the courtyard.
Although she is just an ordinary believer, she is the incense messenger.
Only she can contact the altar master in Shangyuan County.
Even the fourth aunt did not dare to be too proud, and Yuci had long been one of the followers. She had been with Aunt Bai for more than half a year, but she had never seen the true face of the altar leader in Shangyuan County.
She secretly glanced at Su Cai's wife and thought to herself, is this Fourth Aunt Lien a member of Dr. Liu? She wouldn't be able to tell. But Madam Cao had already given instructions that Liu Ruhai would definitely stay in Wusheng for his people.
The old mother accumulated merits in teaching in order to get a job. But she Yuci can take everything into her hands as long as she looks on coldly.
With the sound of wind and willow shadows, she looked at the figure appearing in the small courtyard at night. He climbed over the wall and entered, limping and looking old.
She thought, it turned out to be him.
The altar owner in Shangyuan County is actually him.
——Mr. Wang, the nanny of Li Guogong’s mansion.
"What's the matter?"
Su Cai's wife also recovered from the shock, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute Mr. Wang: "The Altar Master, Qingluo female ghost, suddenly went to Shangyuan County Pier last month. I'm afraid Zhao has been discovered.
The secret agent of the royal palace."
"She went to the warehouse to buy some second-hand goods."
"Yes, the Altar Master saw it clearly, but the few people in Jinyi in Panxia's warehouse were frightened and uneasy, fearing that she would discover that they were secretly communicating with Yinlong Si. Historically, the Qingluo female ghost cleaned up the house and patrolled the city.
When it comes to justice, show no mercy."
"The City Patrol Division is only in charge of the city."
"Yes." Even Fourth Aunt did not dare to argue. But it is also true that the Qingluo female ghost left the city. Mr. Wang said:
"Go and tell them that it doesn't matter. Her informant has not left the city. What's more, she is going to the East Palace."
When Fourth Aunt Lian heard this, she was relieved: "That's it. I understand."
Entering the palace is different from being in the Hou Mansion. It will be difficult for the palace people to leave the palace to secretly inspect the Shangyuan County pier.
"It was well done. Even the incense owner was very diligent and diligent. I will report it. Are there any offerings for this season?"
Mr. Wang is here to accept the offering from the incense owner.
Su Cai's wife took out the incense money collected this season.
Yu Ci looked at it, and Fourth Aunt Lian opened the small package, and the silver notes inside actually amounted to thirty thousand taels. Not to mention that the two large boxes were opened, and they were all shiny gold and silver utensils. This was only three months old.
Incense money.
Mr. Wang was overjoyed. If the fourth aunt hadn't been so capable, he wouldn't have come to meet her in person and encourage her, so as not to dishearten the whole congregation.
Yu Ci remained calm, because Cao Xiwan said: "I don't have that much money to invest in such a thing. So. If you can't be the incense master, you can just be an ordinary believer and just keep an eye on it."