After the hero goes crazy

When Mrs. Liu heard that the palace servants were coming, she hurriedly asked someone to prepare the desk.

Fortunately, since Liu Bingzhou entered the capital, Emperor Shenqi has sent people to the door several times in succession, and the Liu family has gained experience in receiving servants.

Yesterday Su Miaozhen was not awakened by the evil spirit, Liu Shi invited Taoist priests to exorcise her, the desks, offerings and other things have not been removed yet, at this time a brief tidying up is enough for this servant.

The Yao family welcomed the servant into the house, and the servant conveyed the words of Emperor Shenqi:

"The emperor was also quite surprised by the national teacher's move, but it is better to resolve the enemy than to end it. The emperor thinks that there may be some misunderstanding in the middle."

In the main room of the Yao family, except for Liu Bingzhou, Liu Shi and others all knelt down, listening to the servant's shrill voice:
"Therefore, the emperor intends to set up a banquet, and wants to invite Mr. Liu to enter the palace with us today. If there are any conflicts and misunderstandings, how about clarifying it with the national teacher face to face?"

Ever since Liu Bingzhou entered the city of God and invited out Confucian saints and showed his great Confucianism, Emperor Shenqi sent people to Yao's house to invite him three times, but Liu Bingzhou always refused, saying that he was just a idler, and would not enter the officialdom , and I don't want to get fame and fortune, I have shirked it many times.

But he didn't expect that Chen Taiwei entered the palace to make a fuss last night, and today Zhu Hengrui entered the palace, which made the emperor send someone to invite him into the palace again.

Yao Shouning raised his head secretly, and saw his grandfather sitting there with his eyes lowered, blocking the look in his eyes, so that he couldn't see his joy or anger.

"Mr. Liu—"

The servant elongated his tone, pulled the corners of his mouth to the sides, and revealed a stiff smile:

"Would you please accept the order?"

He folded the imperial decree he had read before, bowed and handed it to Liu Bingzhou:
"If you can enter the palace, you can solve the misunderstanding with the national teacher, the emperor may give you another reward!"

After finishing speaking, he said again:

"After Mr. Zhang left, you are the leader of the literati in the world. The emperor has always attached great importance to scholars. Don't disappoint the emperor's wishes!" At this point, he lowered the corner of his mouth, revealing a sinister smile, and looked from everyone in the room. After scanning, it finally landed on the two sisters Yao Wanning and Yao Shouning, and pointedly: "Even if you don't think about yourself, you should also think about the rest of the Yao family—"

The waiter's words were already threatening, although Liu Bingzhou didn't move his body, but he opened his eyes at some point, and his eyes fell on the waiter.

His long beard swayed without wind, and the two strands of long hair on the side of his ear also swayed slightly.

Liu Bingzhou's eyes were cold, he put his hands on his lap, sat there without saying a word, even though he raised his head to look at people, his aura quickly soared.

In the eyes of the servant, his figure seemed to be getting higher and higher, reaching the roof in an instant, as if Mount Tai was about to topple, trying to crush him under it.

The servant holding the edict shook his hands, his calf was almost unsteady, and the bright yellow scroll in his hand fell down——

The sound of 'pop' seemed to break the spell of silence!
The heavy oppressive feeling in his chest disappeared in an instant, and the double image of Liu Bingzhou, which was more than three feet high, disappeared in an instant.

The waiter was sweating profusely, and when he took a closer look, he saw that Mr. Liu had been sitting where he was, and the previous scene seemed to be just his hallucination.

He thought of the rumors all over Shendu, and immediately trembled with fright.

The scene of Liu Bingzhou summoning a Confucian sage was seen by everyone in the capital, but he was a scholar, and the servants came several times, and saw that he had no supernatural powers, and his words were polite and gentle, so he thought that he was the emperor's close servant, His heart lightened a bit.

Unexpectedly, the angry scholars at this time also bring such great oppression to people.

He lowered his head and squeezed his sleeves to wipe his sweat, but his eyes saw the imperial decree falling on the ground, his face turned pale with fright, his legs softened, he fell to his knees, and held the imperial decree in his palm.

"Since the emperor has invited you several times, I will enter the palace tonight!"

Liu Bingzhou responded.

"Father!" Liu Shi exclaimed.

"Grandfather!" Yao Shouning also raised his head.

She had a premonition that Emperor Shenqi's actions had bad intentions, and that something might happen if her grandfather entered the palace.

"Don't worry, the emperor is full of kindness. I just have some things, and I have to ask Daoist Chen clearly."

Liu Bingzhou shook his head, glanced at Liu Shi, but turned to Yao Shouning when he spoke, obviously speaking to her.

Yao Shouning always felt that his grandfather's words seemed to be implying himself.

She was thinking: Grandfather seems to have known a lot about the future through the 'Yingtian Bookstore'. Could it be that tonight I discussed with the eldest son about digging the royal family's ancestral grave, and he also knew in advance?

The reason why Liu Bingzhou specifically mentioned the name of 'Chen Taiwei' was that he wanted to grab Chen Taiwei's attention for her, so that he and his son could do things conveniently?

She was thinking wildly in her mind, the servant was panicked at first, but when she heard that Liu Bingzhou finally let go and was willing to enter the palace, she couldn't help showing joy.

Since he entered the capital of God, Emperor Shenqi sent people to invite him several times, including Feng Zhendu, the chief servant of Zhenmagic Division, who came several times, but he refused every time. He did not expect to be invited by himself today.

He felt that he had made a great contribution, he couldn't help being complacent, and remembered that Liu Bingzhou used force to oppress him before, he felt resentful in his heart, secretly decided to sue the emperor after he went back, and had to find a way to punish this old guy.

The waiter made up his mind, then kept his face, accepted Liu's tip, and left quickly before he could sit down and drink a bowl of tea.

After he left, the smile on Liu's face collapsed, and she complained:

"Father, what did you promise him to do?"

Emperor Shenqi valued power, so he could not allow Confucian leaders to emerge, so he invited Liu Bingzhou to express his uneasiness and good intentions.

But as long as the Yao family was cautious, he would not dare to act rashly if he had no clue.

Today, the servant said a few words in a strange manner, and it's fine to bear him, why bother to bet with him.

Liu Bingzhou shook his head:
"The Emperor will not allow me to hide for too long."

He glanced at Yao Shouning, implying something:
"What's more, I originally planned to sue Chen Taiwei. If I can pull him out today and confront him face to face, that would be great."

"But, I think..."

Yao Shouning hesitated, Liu Bingzhou waved his hand:
"When I enter the capital of God, I have already entered the game. Those who should come will come sooner or later, and those who want to hide will not be able to hide!"

Yao Shouning glanced at him and saw that his eyes were bright and his expression was gentle. There seemed to be a lot of things in those eyes.

She was lost in thought as she looked at it, as if she 'saw' the silhouette of another young man through Liu Bingzhou's eyes.

In a dimly lit and elegant room, a young figure raised the straw curtain, fell to the threshold when entering the door, and nearly staggered and fell.

She subconsciously reached out to help, and the young man raised his head, revealing a handsome and refined face.

The man was about 25 and [-], somewhat familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere.

Yao Shouning fell into deep thought, and time flew by in a daze.

"Shouning, Shouning?"

After an unknown amount of time, a call came from my ear.

"Uh-huh……"

Yao Shouning nodded subconsciously, then suddenly came back to his senses:

"what?"

She turned her head and looked, and saw that most of the people in the previous room had left at this time, Yao Ruoyun and his son, Liu Bingzhou and Su Qingchun had already left at some point, only she, her sister, Liu Shi and Dong Kui were left.

"What about grandfather and father?"

she asked.

Mrs. Liu was still ordering Madam Cao to take out a box to contain the scriptures bestowed by Emperor Shenqi, and said:

"You have been in a daze for a long time. Before your grandfather left, he asked us not to quarrel with you, saying that you are at the critical moment. Your father has something to do in the office, so he left first."

Yao Ruoyun was Liu Bingzhou's little follower recently, so she also left together.

Yao Shouning was taken aback when he heard this, and Liu babbled again:
"You child, you have been distracted recently..."

After finishing speaking, she was a little worried, and came over:
"Isn't it affected by evil spirits?"

"……no."

Yao Shouning shook his head calmly.

She was still thinking about the scene she 'saw' in the illusion earlier, and couldn't help showing confusion.

After waking up, she was sure that she had never seen that young man, even though it was only a glimpse in the hallucination.

Before that, the Liu family was very strict with her, and she didn't know many strangers.

But that person is really familiar, who is it?
Before his grandfather left, what he said to Liu Shi seemed to mean something. She scratched her head, wanting to ask something, but she didn't know where to start.

"mother--"

She yelled, but Liu agreed without raising her head.

Yao Shouning moved closer to Liu Shi, hugged her arm, and said in a low voice:
"The prince asks me out tonight."

Liu Shi trembled all over.

Now, Liu naturally knows that Lu Zhi asked her to go out, not just for a simple meeting, but probably to solve the "curse" on Yao Wanning.

At this moment, Mammy Cao brought a wooden box over.

The lid of the wooden box has been lifted, and the inside is covered with flannelette, and Liu's hands holding the scriptures are shaking.

She was deeply moved by the closeness of her daughter at this time, but also worried about her going out tonight.

Thinking about Liu Bingzhou agreeing to the emperor's invitation earlier, and saying that he wanted to hold back Chen Taiwei, the Liu family immediately understood the reason.

"..." She opened her lips, but felt that her throat seemed to be blocked.

The eye sockets were a little sore, Liu Shi blinked twice desperately, holding back the tears.

"Come back sooner."

She responded calmly.

Madam Cao in front of her could hear clearly, with a surprised expression on her face, Mrs. Liu then sniffed again, and said to Madam Cao:

"They are all the same. Instead of offering books, I would rather offer some gold, silver and jewelry to be more practical."

Although Madam Cao was puzzled, she still answered the conversation with a smile.

Yao Shouning passed the Ming Road at Liu's about the matter of going out tonight, after hearing her explanation, and seeing her talking with Cao Mama, her expression was as usual, and a stone fell from his heart.

With the backing support of her family, she doesn't need to sneak out anymore.

She and Yao Wanning bid farewell to Mrs. Liu, and planned to go back to the room to rest for a while, recovering their energy for the evening.

As soon as the two sisters went out, Liu Shi was still talking and laughing with Cao Mama on the other side, but when her daughter left, her smile collapsed and she burst into tears.

……

"The son asked you to go out again tonight?"

After returning to the room, Yao Wanning sat down at the table and asked her sister.

She didn't hear the whispered conversation between Yao Shouning and Liu Shi, but from Yao Shouning's demeanor and Liu Bingzhou's uncharacteristic move to enter the palace earlier, she already guessed some clues.

"Yeah." Yao Shouning nodded, emphasizing his tone:

"I want to find out the identity of 'River God' as soon as possible."

"..." Hearing what she said, Yao Wanning couldn't help biting her lower lip.

"Actually..." She hesitated for a moment, and took her sister's hand:
"Can you stop checking?"

Her request was beyond Yao Shouning's expectation, and the girl was startled, her eyes widened:
"why!"

The origin of the "River God" is strange, and it is very likely to threaten Yao Wanning's life, so it is natural to find out.

Things have progressed to this point now, and more and more clues have been found out. She has a hunch that she is not far from the truth. She never expected that at this time, her sister would ask her not to investigate any more.

"I, I don't want anyone to get hurt..."

Yao Wanning was so upset that she shook her head:

"I don't want anything to happen to you, and I don't want anything to happen to 'him', let's stop investigating, Shouning, okay?"

Yao Shouning turned pale with shock when he heard the words, and stared closely at his sister's face, he couldn't believe his ears.

In recent days, her mind has been tied up by the 'River God' and the madness of the son, but she has ignored her sister.

At this time, after a closer look, Yao Shouning realized that Yao Wanning's face was pale without a trace of blood.

The face seemed to be the size of a palm, so thin that the edges and corners of the mandible could be seen.

Yao Wanning had a little bangs on both sides of her forehead. Her eyebrows were like distant mountains, with a slightly lighter color, and below them were a pair of watery almond eyes.

I don't know if it's because she has been ill for many years, but her pupils are slightly lighter in color, and she has a delicate and pitiful feeling when looking at people.

But now facing Yao Shouning's gaze, Yao Wanning's eyes dodged, and he didn't dare to meet her gaze.

"What the hell happened?"

Yao Shouning felt a little confused, and blurted out what was in his mind.

My sister has always been gentle and introverted, but she is definitely not indecisive.

From her advice on how to deal with Liu Shi that day, and the subsequent times when she confronted Su Miaozhen overtly and secretly, it can be seen that she is a person who is soft on the outside and strong on the inside.

The 'River God' forced her to be his wife in his dream. Yao Shouning thought that this matter was extremely bad. In addition, her life was in the hands of evil spirits. To find out the identity of the 'River God' and solve this crisis seemed to Yao Shouning It is imperative - but at this time Yao Wanning actually told her not to check anymore!
"Why? Sister." She shook her head, "I don't understand."

If you are worried that she will be harmed by the "River God", it's fine if you don't want her to have an accident, but who is the other "he" Yao Wanning is talking about?
She hardly dared to think about it any further, but looked at her sister in confusion, hoping that she could clear up her confusion.

"Shou Ning, I always feel that this matter is probably related to that Taoist priest."

Yao Wanning didn't dare to look her in the eyes, but tried to put on a calm expression:
"Whether it is," she hesitated, and then said:

"...'River God' entered Yao's house, and it was my disease, which was under the control of others," she said incoherently, she wanted to say something, but she was afraid and embarrassed to say it to her younger sister.

Some secrets were buried in her heart, and gradually became a cocoon that trapped her, making it impossible for her to open her mouth easily even if she was facing her sister of the same mother's blood.

Shame, guilt, fear and other emotions all erupted, and tears flowed down her cheeks:
"I think, I think 'River God' is also controlled, Shou Ning, don't investigate any more, I'm afraid something will happen to you all."

After finishing speaking, she stretched out her hand to grab her younger sister's hand, and held it tightly:
"Let's forget about this—"

"Impossible!" Yao Shouning grabbed her sister's hand with his backhand and comforted her:

"I can't lose you, don't worry, no matter who controls the 'River God', I won't let 'him' hurt you, not even Chen Taiwei!"

"Shouning, I'm afraid..." Yao Wanning shook her head with tears in her eyes.

In her heart, the younger sister who had always been a bit delicate now seemed to have matured a lot. She squeezed her hand heavily and comforted her in a gentle voice:
"Don't be afraid!" The girl's eyes were serious, her tone was somewhat solemn and expectant, and she carefully hid her apprehension deep in her eyes:
"I will protect you."

She seemed to be promising, what else Yao Wanning wanted to say, and then she said:

"What's more, at this point, there is no turning back."

Yao Wanning sniffed and raised her head in confusion. Through her teary eyes, she heard her sister say:

"Sister, history has made a mistake. It involves the early years of Daqing, and the eldest princess and the others' memories of Taizu have become confused." After Yao Shouning finished speaking, he was stunned when he saw his sister.

She spoke so directly, with Yao Wanning's intelligence, she must know the seriousness of the matter:
"It's not just about the 'River God', we have no way out."

Yao Wanning looked dazed as if struck by lightning. After a while, she seemed to think of something, subconsciously covered her lower abdomen, and murmured:

"But, I don't want 'him' to die—"