Fish Leaping Farm Gate

Chapter 318 Mantis Catching Cicadas
The emperor was annoyed by several ministers who made one comment on the left and another on the right, and he was not even in the mood to have fun with Empress Shuyi, so he remembered this while lying in bed, and then simply got up and went directly to Concubine Yan Gui.

The prince is practicing calligraphy. He is twelve years old, looks exactly like his father, and has a cute personality. The teachers who taught him all praise him. Concubine Yan Gui's favor is not bad, and it has something to do with the emperor's liking for this son.

Seeing the prince's concentration, the emperor immediately felt much better.

The prince hurriedly put down his pen to salute.

"You continue to write, writing cares about finishing in one go, don't be disturbed by me."

The prince nodded slightly, swiped the pen slowly, and another word appeared on the white rice paper. The handwriting was as heavy as iron, without any frivolity. It is rare to see such stability at such a young age.

The emperor nodded in satisfaction.

Concubine Yangui walked out with a smile at this time, "I knew the emperor would come, so I wouldn't go to rest. Yuner, I also asked him to write for a while, and then go back to rest."

"You have credit for his writing skills." The emperor glanced at Concubine Yan Gui, who had her hair tied loosely in a bun, her face was barely powdered, but she was beautiful and refined, and her eyes couldn't help but shine.He hasn't been close to Concubine Yan for a long time recently, and he only feels that Shuyi is beautiful and beautiful, and everyone loses his taste, but today is not the case.

Concubine Yan Gui's face was reddened by his hot gaze, "It's all the teachers from Yun'er who taught well, so what credit can I have for this concubine?"

"Your handwriting is unique. No one in this harem can compare to you." The emperor sat down and looked at the cold moonlight outside the window, and the troubles came to his mind again.

Concubine Yangui guessed some clues, and after the prince finished writing, she told him to go back to rest, and then expressed her condolences to the emperor with concern.

"It's not just those few ministers who said that I asked for a few pills, it seems to be a heinous thing!" The emperor said coldly, "I am the king of a country, let alone a Taoist priest, there are ten, one hundred Bring them into the palace to make alchemy, so what?"

Concubine Yangui knew that he was angry, and said bluntly, "They are also thinking about the country and society. The Holy Majesty is obviously healthy, but he wants to make alchemy. Those who don't know about it will think...the Holy Majesty is the foundation of a country, and the hearts of the people cannot be shaken. But alchemy Naturally, it is not a bad thing, as long as a good pill is refined, it will be very good for the body, and prolonging the life of the Holy One is the blessing of all the people of our Ming Dynasty."

The emperor smiled, and stretched out his arms to hug her, "You still know my heart best! How can I protect Taoist Xuanzhen, he does things for me, so I want him to give full play to what he has learned?"

"What the Holy Majesty said is very true, but..." the emperor walked dishonestly on her body with both hands, and Concubine Yan Guifei blushed, and said intermittently, "Xuanzhen Daoist must have real talents and practical learning, and these days should produce results It's coming."

The emperor was said to have something on his mind. In fact, several ministers also mentioned this reason in their notebooks. He indeed began to doubt Xuanzhen Taoist priest.

For such a long time, apart from offering a few elixirs for boudoir pleasure, I haven't seen any special ones, so how can I refine the elixir of immortality?Although he is less than fifty years old, the previous emperors all passed away in their fifties. He suspects that those of their bloodline may not live long. Now that he sees peace and prosperity and the people are happy, he really hopes that he can live longer.

At the beginning, I also heard that Taoist Xuanzhen had the magical skill of alchemy and healed all kinds of diseases. He also said that he had the secret recipe of the alchemy in his hand, but he searched for the materials one by one, but he never found it.

"Dao Priest Xuanzhen used to be quiet and inactive in the Immortal Dao Sect, concentrating on alchemy, which is naturally different from here." Concubine Yan Gui said with deep meaning.

The emperor's heart moved, and he remembered what Zhou Yan said last time, Taoist Xuanzhen is now more than ten catties fatter than before entering the palace...

He was satisfied with everything, but in the end, Taoist Master Xuanzhen delayed his official business, so he could concentrate on enjoying the generous treatment in the palace?

Concubine Yan Guifei clicked so far, she took the initiative to move her body closer.

On the second day, the emperor summoned Taoist Xuanzhen and gave him one month to refine a real elixir of immortality.Just as Taoist Xuanzhen was about to explain, he was interrupted by the emperor, telling him not to talk sweet words, and if he tried to prevaricate, he would immediately be pushed out of the Meridian Gate and beheaded. Taoist Xuanzhen was so frightened that he shivered into a heap, how could he dare to say no more.

After coming out, I couldn't even stand firmly. If the two disciples supported me, I would definitely collapse on the ground.

He really didn't expect the emperor to become so fast. In fact, he didn't make excuses. It takes time to make alchemy, especially the elixir.Every medicine can't be used right away, but its essence needs to be taken away. It takes time for each one, but unfortunately the emperor just doesn't listen.

The three came to the alchemy room, and one of the disciples said, "Now that the Holy Spirit has issued a will, it cannot be disobeyed. Master, what do you think should be done?"

Daoist Xuanzhen didn't speak, another disciple rushed to say, "Master, I think it's still..." He wanted to talk about the secret medicine he found with Xuanmiao Temple, but thinking of Daoist Xuanzhen's previous severe reprimand, he closed it for a while mouth.

Now I am afraid that this is the only way to do it. Daoist Xuanzhen remembered the way Ding Fangheng told several adults a few days ago, and said immediately, "You go and bring someone to fetch the secret medicine in the white jade bottle." Quite a few were handed over to them by the emperor for disposal, and some were burned in person, but some remained.

The components of these secret medicines are complex, and he can't make them quickly, but some secret medicines in them are as light as swallows, as if they can make people a few years younger.

"Master, do you really want to use that secret medicine?" The disciple's eyes lit up.

Taoist Xuanzhen glanced left and right, and ordered a few words softly.

The disciple opened his mouth wide, "Why?"

The praying mantis catching the cicada and the oriole were behind, if they hadn't been pressing every step of the way, this method would not have been used. Taoist Xuanzhen explained, and said solemnly, "You must do it well, or we may lose our heads. .”

The disciple shook his body, and quickly raised his spirits, "Yes, I will definitely do it well." After finishing speaking, he went to call a few Taoist priests, discussed it carefully, and came out of Xuanyou Gate.

Several people were wearing Taoist uniforms, and the five city soldiers and horse officials who were in charge of public security in the capital spotted it at once, and quickly reported to his superiors. This time the plan was jointly organized by several officials. Li Yuanqing and others were responsible for the final collection. Net, the news naturally reached his ears.

It seems that to scare the snake out of the grass, the Holy Majesty has issued a decree to Xuanzhen Taoist priest. He cannot refine the elixir, so he really wants to find the secret medicine of Xuanmiaoguan.

Du Xiaoyu saw that he was in a particularly happy mood when he came back today, and guessed that things had progressed, thinking that after a period of time, he finally had a stable life, so he opened a bottle of wine during dinner.

"Tomorrow, I will accompany Huang Hua to Tianyin Nunnery." Mrs. Zhao mentioned one thing, "It was also agreed to go to her in the afternoon."

It should be to pay homage to Guanyin, but Du Xiaoyu neither agrees nor opposes it.

"If you have nothing to do tomorrow, you can go." Zhao looked at Li Jingxiu, "It would be nice if Jingxiu had another companion." She knew that Du Xiaoyu didn't believe in these things, but she hoped that she would go.

"Yes, yes, Jing Xiu is not too noisy now." Du Xian quickly agreed, one grandson is not enough for him, at least three or four.

Their family has always hoped to have many children and grandchildren, and the more the better, Du Xiaoyu glanced at Li Yuanqing, who was slightly drunk, his brows and eyes stretched out, and said loudly, "Father-in-law and mother-in-law are so right, you can come together tomorrow!" Go, ask for another Guanyin statue to come back, worship every day, well, I will also worship together."

Everyone laughed, Du Xiaoyu blushed, this man really can't drink, look what he said!
"Okay, then I'll go too." But seeing their eager eyes, she finally agreed, anyway, she just went to see the scenery.

After the meal, seeing Li Yuanqing drunk and hazy, Du Xiaoyu took a hot towel and wiped his face.

He grabbed her hand and said softly, "I wasn't talking nonsense just now."

Du Xiaoyu snorted, and secretly said, men in this time and space all regard their wives as production machines, wishing to give birth to ten or eight, how could Li Yuanqing be an exception?It's just that he won't force her.

"You don't want to?" Li Yuanqing sat up straight, the two were so familiar that they could naturally understand every subtle expression on each other's faces.

"That's not true." Du Xiaoyu pouted, "I just think one is enough trouble, another one... Look at Qingqiu and Wen Tao, fortunately Wen Tao is good, if they are like Qingqiu, parents will not be upset ? Our Jingxiu is also very skinny, I really don't have the energy to deal with another one."

"So that's how it is." He laughed, "Then wait for Jing Xiu to grow up, okay? You can usually see it at the age of four or five."

"Then you don't want me to have a baby?" Then do you give me birth control pills?By the way, does this place have contraceptive pills?Du Xiaoyu was troubled again.

"It depends on what you want. Anyway, I have one son. Of course, it would be better to have more." Naturally, he cared more about his son's mother. If his mother is not good, how can he and his son be in a good mood?

Du Xiaoyu giggled, "Okay, that's what you said."

"Well, as I said, it's only for my father and mother, and I want you to deal with it."

He took his chin and rubbed her cheek, itching again and again, Du Xiaoyu smiled for a while, and got down to business, "Will we be able to catch Xuanzhen Daoist soon?"

"He sent a few disciples out of the city today. Immortal Daomen specializes in alchemy and talismans. Their sect has a special courtyard for storing things." They have already checked these things, but the other courtyard is very large, and the materials in it are very large. There are many, and I don't know where the secret medicine is hidden.

"He moves so fast?" Du Xiaoyu frowned, "Why do you feel that things are going so smoothly?" At first, he only thought that things were progressing, but he didn't expect that it would come to the last step. If those disciples took the secret medicine and returned In the palace, face the saint again and ask for a search, and Daoist Xuanzhen is finished.

But it always feels too fast...

(End of this chapter)