Wishful Things

"I have to think of a name for you... what should I call it?

Xu hugged the cat lovingly and walked around the room for a while, when she suddenly realized a problem.

its not right……

Apart from that naturally pleasing face, when did A Yuan know how to please others so well?

After thinking about it seriously for a while, Mrs. Xu felt more and more that such a delicate thought was definitely not an idea that her son could come up with.

A delicate face suddenly appeared in her mind.

——Could it be the girl in men's clothes she saw in Qingfeng Building that day?

But how did that girl know that she would like cats?

This secret was only known to her nanny in Manjing.

Therefore, if it is said that the other party deliberately inquired about her preferences, it would not make sense at all.

Then there is only one possibility left——

This girl has a tacit understanding with her.

It's really fate.

If it's good, it's good, but it's so good that she can't help but have some worries in her heart.

After all, the road ahead is still hard to say...

Mrs. Xu suppressed those worries, and scratched the kitten's neck with her fingers, and the more she looked at it, the more she liked it.

...

the next day.

The sky was just bright, but the city gate was already full of people coming and going, which was extremely lively.

At this time, there were very few people leaving the city, most of them were ordinary people and hawkers rushing into the city.

At this time, a Taoist appeared in everyone's sight, with a bundle on his shoulder and a whisk in his hand, obviously going out of the city.

"Wait a minute!"

A voice came suddenly, the Taoist stopped and turned his head calmly.

A white-faced, beardless middle-aged man got out of a carriage and was walking towards him.

"I don't know what's the matter with you?" the Taoist asked.

The middle-aged man's voice was thin, and he saluted the Taoist with a smile at this time, and said, "My master would like to invite the Taoist priest to meet and talk."

The Taoist frowned slightly.

Then he pinched his fingers.

It's not that you can't directly ask the other party's master's identity, but how can it be so unpredictable if you do your own calculation?

What's more, what's the point of asking?

After waiting for several days without any movement, he thought that his busy work was wasted.

But after thinking about it, it would be good to save his life. Anyway, Wu Shisun promised to support him.

But he still won the bet...

Wu Shisun's words are indeed reliable!

The Taoist suppressed the turmoil in his heart, and after a while, he nodded slightly at the other party and said, "Then I will guide the way."

A flash of surprise flashed in the opponent's eyes very quickly.

He didn't even ask a question... Did this Taoist really figure out something?

But if he really figured it out, how could he be so calm?

"Taoist priest, please get in the carriage." The middle-aged man made a "please" gesture to the Taoist priest in the direction of the carriage not far away.

The Taoist simply followed him into the carriage, without asking any questions along the way.

Even when the carriage stopped outside the inner palace and the Taoist got out of the carriage, after seeing where he was, there was still no change in expression on his face.

The middle-aged man sighed in his heart.

An expert deserves to be an expert.

The Taoist was taken to the imperial study room, and he just walked without looking sideways, without looking left or right.

"Daoist, please come in." Li Ji, who was guarding outside the imperial study, greeted him, led him into the imperial study, and said with a smile: "Our family has a relationship with the Taoist once. impression?"

"Of course I remember." Facing the chief eunuch, the Taoist spoke calmly, without panic, let alone taking the opportunity to please him.

"Your Majesty hasn't come to court yet, so I have to wait here for a while." Li Ji said politely.

The Taoist nodded.

"Prince, please sit down."

Li Ji ordered people to serve tea, and talked with fellow Taoists for a while.

The Taoist just answered, but did not take the initiative to chat, nor did he ask why he was invited into the palace this time.

Li Ji saw it in his eyes and had guesses in his heart.

With such an appearance, if it wasn't because he could hold his breath, it was because he really didn't pay attention to the vulgar things outside of him.

No matter which one it is, it can be seen that it is not simple.

After waiting for about half an hour, the eunuch's singing sounded outside the imperial study.

"The Emperor is here—"

A group of eunuchs and maids saluted quickly, and the Taoist also got up when he heard the movement.

Emperor Qingming walked in.

"See the emperor for the poor."

The Taoist made a gesture to kneel down, but Emperor Qingming stopped him with his hand.

"Master, you don't need to be too polite."

He has always been happy to give preferential treatment to those who are really useful.

And the reason why it was a few days late to invite people into the palace - for those who are determined to use them, of course they have to find out all the details before they can rest assured.

This Taoist is from Ningyang.

When Ning Yang is mentioned, Wu's family naturally comes to mind.

But precisely because of this, from the very beginning, he never thought that this person's appearance in the capital would be the work of the Wu family.

The Wu family has always been cautious in doing things, and would never act so blatantly.

And the result was just as he had guessed, although this person was from Ningyang, he had nothing to do with the Wu family. The only encounter was when someone wanted to recommend himself, but was rejected by the always noble Wu family.

Thinking about it now, Emperor Qingming couldn't help but feel a little lucky.

Such an expert can even predict the matter of Fengtian Temple. If it is really used by the Wu family, there will only be more troubles.

"I have heard about Master's previous deeds. Master entered the Xia Mansion alone that day, and spoke out about the evil. It can be said that he has a righteous heart, which I admire very much."

Emperor Qingming said: "At the moment when the Xuanqing Palace is just being built, I am recruiting talented people from all over the world. I don't know if the master is willing to enter the Xuanqing Palace to share my worries?"

When the Taoist heard this, his expression became more solemn.

"Your Majesty is a rare benevolent monarch. If you can share your worries for His Majesty, it will be the luck of the poor."

He has always been good at using the most upright appearance and saying the most flattering words.

Besides, Wu Shisun said that His Majesty likes others to praise him as a benevolent king.

Sure enough, when Emperor Qingming heard this, the smile in his eyes became even stronger.

...

The next day, at the morning court, Emperor Qingming ordered people to promulgate an imperial edict to enshrine Daoist Xuanqing as the national teacher.

The Taoist claimed that he could not be named, and the word Xuanqing was bestowed by Emperor Qingming yesterday, with the intention of making him the master of Xuanqing Palace.

Looking at the Taoist standing on the imperial steps, all the officials had different expressions.

"His Majesty……"

The censor Song Dian stood up and said solemnly: "I don't know the identity of this person, and what kind of abilities he has? Your Majesty hastily appointed him as a national teacher, I wonder if he is a little impatient? Nowadays, folk alchemists are rampant, and there are many people who play mysteries to confuse the world. , I hope His Majesty can think twice."

Although it is a foregone conclusion to accept alchemists in the Xuanqing Palace, and the national teacher is just a title, there is no actual rank among the officials. But the emperor's actions seemed to trust this person very much. Since he is close to His Majesty, he needs to be cautious again and again.

Several officials echoed that.

Xia Tingzhen lowered her eyes halfway to hide the fluctuations in her eyes.

For such an important matter, His Majesty unexpectedly did not discuss it with him, not even mentioning half a word.

good night~