Zhang Tianshi and Emperor Longqing chatted for a long time. It was not until late at night when the palace gate was about to close that the emperor ordered his chamberlain to escort Zhang Tianshi out of the palace.
Sitting on the carriage, a trace of worry arose in Zhang Laodao's heart. The emperor finally asked many questions about immortality.
"I am afraid that it is a disaster rather than a blessing to be an emperor and want to live forever. I hope the emperor will not make the same mistake again." Zhang Laodao sighed in his heart.
In Rongguo Mansion, the provincial villa Tianxianbaojing specially built for Empress Yuan Fei has been completed. I don't know how many people made countless amounts of silver from it, so that more than one million taels of silver were spent, and 200,000 taels of official silver were withdrawn from the treasury of the Ministry of Revenue.
After Jia Hui learned about this from Sister Lin, he couldn't help but be dumbfounded. The Jia family really had a right to death, and even dared to make plans for the emperor's money.
Although many concubines' natal families were like this this time, others were not as ruthless as the Jia family. They borrowed two hundred thousand taels at a time, and they probably had no intention of paying them back.
At this time in the palace, Emperor Longqing looked at the accounts submitted by the Minister of Revenue, his eyes turned red with anger, and he had to take out money from his own money to make up for the vacancy in the treasury.
The wedding villa has been completed, and the date for Princess Yuan's wedding has been set. It's the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, so it won't be long.
Therefore, during these days, Jia Baoyu was forced by Jia Zheng to name the various landscapes in the provincial villa and write poems just like in the original work, in order to please Yuan Fei.
The last time he went to the palace to express his gratitude, Jia Yuanchun had been thinking about Jia Baoyu, whom he had brought up.
Everyone in Rongguo Mansion placed all their hopes for the rise of the family on Concubine Yuan, but they never thought that Concubine Yuan was actually struggling in the palace and was far from the glory they imagined.
After Jia Daishan, the Duke of Rongguo, passed away, Jia Yuanchun entered the deep palace with the hope of the Jia family at the age of thirteen or fourteen.
For more than ten years, Jia Yuanchun was in the palace, cautious and cautious, not daring to make any mistakes.
Only now, with the emperor's grace and the title of virtuous concubine, Yuanchun has a place in the harem.
However, without the support of a strong maternal clan, life for concubines in the harem would still be difficult. Moreover, Emperor Longqing's attitude was so unpredictable that Yuanchun felt like he was walking on thin ice.
This also made her look forward to the time when she could go home to visit her relatives, and longed for a touch of warmth and support from her family.
In Jia Hui's mansion, it was a different scene. After dealing with Nie Longyuan's matter, the emperor never provoked him again, and his life was peaceful and happy.
Small World is growing slightly every day, and as time goes by, the feedback to Jia Hui accumulates and is considerable.
Although Jia Hui has not made any major breakthroughs in his realm these days, his background is constantly deepening.
Apart from practicing on time every day, he did not put too much energy into it. Nothing is too much, and this kind of life is also in line with Taoist spiritual thoughts.
Accompanied by beautiful maids every day, Qin Keqing was even more stunning in the world, either chatting with Sister Lin, or taking care of the small world and introducing more animals and plants. In short, she had a great time.
A clear sound of scolding came to mind in the martial arts arena of the mansion. Jia Hui looked at Qin Keqing with interest. She was teaching Xichun, Xiaolian, Hongyu and other young girls to practice.
Although Qin Keqing usually looks cute and full of smiles, once he gets serious, a few little girls will shed tears with a tap of the stick.
Therefore, when Qin Keqing guided Xichun and others in their practice, the girls did not dare to neglect them at all. Compared with the effect of Jia Hui's teaching, I don't know how good it was.
"Okay, let's call it a day. That's it for today. Let's go eat and take supplements first." Jia Hui looked at several sweaty girls and said with a smile.
"Wow, that's great." Xiaolian's tight little face suddenly became lively, and Xichun and Hongyu were also relieved.
The usual static skills are fine, but the physical training of martial arts has made these girls suffer a lot.
"Master, you know how to be a good person and let me stop complaining." Qin Keqing was wearing a red training uniform, with her proud figure on full display, and gave Jia Hui a cute look.
Jia Hui laughed, "Xichun and the others didn't complain about you, didn't they usually call you sister, which was quite fun?
When I lecture them on the scriptures, that's when they really complain about me, saying it's like listening to a book from heaven. "
There was a large bowl of fragrant stewed mutton on the table. Xichun and the others took a large bowl and wolfed it down without anyone else having to do anything.
Practicing martial arts consumes too much energy, and several girls who usually don't even eat much meat have now become real breadwinners.
When the pot of mutton was finished, servants came to clean it up, while Xichun and the others lay on chairs to eat.
"I'm so tired. I really want to rest for a few days," Xiaolian said with a bitter look on her face. She couldn't help but feel scared when she thought about having to listen to difficult Taoist scriptures later.
Xichun and Hongyu are not much better. If you listen to the Tao and realize it, you are enlightened. If you don't understand, you just don't understand.
Seeing the appearance of Xichun and others, Qin Keqing's face became serious, "You guys have such a great opportunity, but you don't know how to cherish it.
Not to mention the elixirs and meat that the master spends on you, each of you is worth less than twenty taels of silver per day.
Just because I have worked so hard and expended energy to teach you sutras in order to make you enlightened and lay a better foundation, this is an opportunity that countless practitioners cannot ask for.
You guys don't appreciate such a huge opportunity, and think it's troublesome to understand.
In this case, why should I practice cultivation? It is better to learn to be a female celebrity and live with monthly money. "
Qin Keqing's sudden reprimand made the three girls turn pale with fright. Although Jia Hui was sitting next to him, he did not say anything to stop them.
These three girls really need someone to discipline them. As a man, Jia Hui is not easy to talk in many ways.
Among the women who practiced with Jia Hui, Qin Keqing was the most self-conscious and had a very good foundation in martial arts.
Lin Daiyu was born with a beautiful jade bone and a cultivation seed. It was not difficult to practice, and she enjoyed it.
Xiaolian and Hongyu, to be honest, have average talents and can only be considered average.
Xichun's qualifications are superior, only slightly worse than Daiyu's. But in the final analysis, it is just to get rid of the previous living environment, and the heart of cultivating Taoism cannot be said to be indestructible.
If there is no one to discipline them, these girls will really turn into nothing. When they get older, it will be too late.
Seeing the three girls in tears after being scolded by Qin Keqing, Jia Hui sighed and spoke anyway.
"You three, listen carefully, I will only say this once. Right now is a period of great changes that only happen once in hundreds of years. It won't be long before legendary cultivators will continue to appear.
If you don't cherish this opportunity, what awaits you will be that your beauty will turn into withered bones a hundred years later, and you will no longer exist in the world.
The fate I have been waiting for in this life will also disappear. That’s it, you can decide for yourself.” After saying that, Jia Hui went out with a cold face.
Xiaolian turned pale with fright, Hongyu was not much better, and Xichun was even more ashamed.
"Sister Keqing, does Uncle Hui not want us anymore?" Xiaolian asked pitifully.
Qin Keqing looked at the frightened expressions of the few little girls, and her heart softened. Jia Hui administered the medicine a little harder.
"Xiao Lian, don't worry, you guys, don't you understand what the master is thinking?
If he wasn't nervous about you, why would he say these harsh words?
It's just that you have to work hard in the future and don't become like Baoyu, who only has great conditions and doesn't know how to make progress. "
Xiaolian and Hongyu nodded repeatedly. They were really scared this time. Xichun secretly vowed in her heart that she would not become like Baoyu, whom she also looked down upon.
After this incident, the girls obviously became more serious, and Jia Hui also relaxed and concentrated on practicing.
Without the distractions of housework, Jia Hui's sacrifice and refining of the Pure Yang Sword went particularly smoothly during this period of time. By the time of the Spring Festival, he had successfully refining the seventh earthly evil spirit.
