The people in the yard were a little confused about the situation.
I wonder if I was too tired to stay here for too long and had some kind of hallucination. Otherwise, I dozed off and had a short dream.
While everyone was still at a loss, Su Qing had already walked into the room.
Yuan Xiangru leaned on the bed and looked out the window as if he was lost in thought. When I hear someone entering the house, I instinctively open my mouth to curse. But when he saw it clearly, his expression suddenly changed.
"His Majesty?"
What everyone in the courtyard saw was the commander-in-chief of the Forbidden Army, and what Yuan Xiangru saw was the current emperor.
The old emperor of Qi passed away last year, and the foundation for the crown prince's succession is not yet stable. If you are less than forty, you are in the prime of life.
"The common people have seen Your Majesty..." Yuan Xiangru struggled to go down to the ground to pay homage.
Although Yuan Xiangru has been away from the court for many years, he has always been very loyal to Qi State, and his idea of imperial power is even more deeply rooted. In the early years, I fell out with Qi Gonggong and became a troll on the street. This was because Qi Gongdian's various behaviors were suspected of being arrogant.
When the old emperor passed away, Yuan Xiangru went to see him off at night. Now that I see the new emperor coming to visit me, I naturally don't want to lose etiquette.
"You don't need to be polite if you love me." The emperor quickly came over to support Yuan Xiangru.
"Your Majesty..." Yuan Xiangru said in fear, "A commoner is just a commoner, and he cannot deserve the title of your beloved."
"Why can't I be worthy? I can't bear to love you." The emperor looked ashamed, "When Prince Su and I were fighting for the throne, most of the veterans in the court were on his side. I had no choice but to use the name of love to plot and collapse. King Su’s team. I have always felt guilty about this and dare not come to see you..."
"What are you talking about, Your Majesty?" Yuan Xiangru was even more uneasy, "Although the common people are not in the court, they will always be the subjects of Qi. Your Majesty was the crown prince back then, so there is nothing wrong with using the common people."
"I am very relieved that my beloved can think so." The emperor said, "Actually, I am not only here to visit you, but I also want to ask for your help."
"Don't dare. If your Majesty has anything to do, just give him your orders." Yuan Xiangru was frightened.
"I can't bear to leave my beloved, but now it seems that it's difficult to do it manually." The emperor said, "So I hope that your beloved can continue to share my worries after his death."
Yuan Xiangru was stunned for a moment and remained silent.
The emperor continued: "After Aiqing's death, he became a Yin god, responsible for the affairs of the deceased. Aiqing can know things that the human world does not know. Aiqing can do things that cannot be done in the human world..."
"Your Majesty, forgive the common people for being rude." Yuan Xiangru interrupted the emperor, "Yin and Yang are two different things and cannot be treated as the same. Your Majesty is the emperor of the Yang world, so why should you care about the affairs of the underworld."
"Emperors also die one day, and things in the underworld can also affect the earth." The emperor smiled.
"My affairs after a hundred years are not urgent, but I do have important matters for you to ask Aiqing now. I once almost caught Prince Su, but he silenced the insider. Aiqing only needs to find the soul of that person , just help me ask for the export supply."
"Your Majesty, forgive me." Yuan Xiangru said, "The common people cannot agree."
The emperor's expression was ugly and he looked at Yuan Xiangru coldly. "It's not a big deal, so why can't you agree? Didn't you just say that you are my subject?"
"Yuan Xiangru is a native of Qi in life, and a ghost of Qi in death. But if he is really a Yin God, he must be fair and strict, and must not be tied up by secular royal power." Yuan Xiangru still maintained respect, but his attitude was also very tough.
"The common people will guard the capital to prevent evil spirits and evil spirits from causing chaos. A hundred years later, His Majesty will also go to greet you like the late emperor. However, if you use the power of the underworld to do things in the world, I forgive the common people for not agreeing."
"Yuan Xiangru, you are so brave!" The emperor's face darkened, "I can't care about your death, but I can care about you while you are alive. Aren't you afraid that I will do something to prevent you from becoming a Yin God?"
"If you let me die, I have to die. No matter what your majesty does, the common people will not complain." Yuan Xiangru's expression was calm, and he stood up and touched the couch with his forehead.
"If I can be reincarnated and become a subject of the Qi Kingdom, I will definitely die in service to Your Majesty. But what Your Majesty just said, ordinary people will not be able to obey your orders."
Yuan Xiangru waited for the emperor's ruling, but after waiting for a long time, there was no response. He raised his head and saw that there was no one in the room.
"Is it a hallucination? But if His Majesty really does as he asked, what should I do..." Yuan Xiangru's eyes were lost in thought, and he couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
…
At the same time, two women came to the Forbidden Army checkpoint two streets away.
An elegant young woman in her thirties and a stout woman in her fifties and sixties. The two of them each held a tea can and were arguing with the blocking imperial troops.
"Master Jun, we are from Banzhan Teahouse, delivering tea to Mr. Yuan. He likes to drink our tea and has been delivering it for many years. This year's new tea came out late, so we delivered it late. Please be accommodating. For a moment, let us pass."
"No, we are here under the emperor's orders. It is already late at night, and no one is allowed to disturb Mr. Yuan."
"Then...then I'll give you the tea and you can pass it on?"
"No, everything that enters the Yuan family's courtyard must first go to Jingzhao Yin Mansion for preparation."
The young woman begged softly, but the imperial army was firm. The old woman next to her couldn't help it anymore and lost her temper.
"This won't work, that won't work. You guys should come up with a solution that will work." The stout woman looked more aggressive and shouted at the top of her lungs.
"You soldiers, why are you so stubborn? We are delivering tea, not poisoning. If you are not an old gentleman, you are willing to come here in the middle of the night as my wife."
The Imperial Guards were very dissatisfied, and one of them shouted: "You woman, be careful with your words."
"Am I being careful? It's you who should be careful! Do you know where our Banzhan Teahouse is? Do you know who our wife is?" The woman's voice became much louder, and the imperial guards hid behind her spittle.
"An immortal once visited the tea house and drank half a cup of tea. That's how the name came from. My wife personally served the immortal and received blessings from the immortal! If you offend like this, be careful of getting sores on your hands and mouth! Don't believe it, I was It’s just grown up.”
"Is this Lady Bancha?" The Imperial Guard was startled and instinctively took a few steps away. "Then you are the one..."
Of course they knew Banzhan Teahouse, the leading teahouse in the capital. The owner is known as the half-tea lady, and she only drinks half of her tea. It is said that the immortal drank half of the cup back then. Drinking half of the tea means that the immortal left half the cup to pray for good luck.
The Imperial Guards naturally admired this half-tea lady. But the other one is just plain scared.
I once had sores on my hands and mouth that smelled so bad that everyone who saw them would stay away. Even though things got better later, many rumors remained. They never meet each other in the tea shop during the day. It is said that he is the escort of the half-tea lady.
"Auntie, don't say that, these military masters are also fulfilling their duties." The young woman dissuaded the woman and continued to beg the forbidden troops. "Otherwise, if you report this, Eunuch Qi will also know about us. The old man is just afraid that he will be sad tonight. We just want to..."
"Who are you talking nonsense!" A large group of people came from behind, led by a strong-backed general. There was also a middle-aged eunuch accompanying him, the same one who had been to Yuan's house before. It was the eunuch who scolded him.
"Meet the Commander-in-Chief!"
"I've met Eunuch Ma."
The guarding soldiers hurriedly saluted.
"Arrest these two women who are deceiving the public with their lies." The eunuch ordered with a dark face.
"Forget it." The commander advised, "It's not necessary."
"It's not necessary." A fierce light flashed in the eunuch's eyes, "His Majesty has told you that this matter must not be made public. If word spreads..."
"We are from Banzhan Teahouse." The woman shouted. "My wife is a half-cha lady, and several ladies in the palace are very familiar with her."
The commander and the eunuch were both stunned and looked at each other.
"Go home and be careful what you say in the future." The commander said to the two women, "Remember, Mr. Yuan is in good health and has recovered."
The young woman couldn't help but said: "Mr. Yuan is cured? But I heard..."
"If you keep talking nonsense, watch your head!" the eunuch shouted angrily. "Our family knows Banzhan Tea House, and that's why we let you go. Otherwise, based on those words just now, I could kill you now."
"You..." The young woman wanted to argue, but she was stopped and pulled away.
Seeing the two women leaving, the commander didn't say anything. He only said to the imperial guard on duty: "Your Majesty strictly decrees that no one is allowed to approach Yuan's house. No matter what their status is, anyone who dares to trespass will be arrested."
"Yes!" All the Imperial Guards took the order.
The woman who had not gone far heard the shouts of the imperial guards and pulled the young woman along and walked much faster.
"Auntie, why are you dragging me? I just want to ask about the old gentleman's condition."
"What are you asking? Don't ask. There must be something going on here." The woman looked back secretly. "I heard about the commander of the imperial army, the famous man in front of the emperor. He suddenly came here tonight, something must be wrong."
"Of course there is something wrong," the young woman said, "Mr. Yuan is critically ill. It is normal for His Majesty the Emperor to send someone to check on him."
"That's not normal." The woman said mysteriously, "Didn't you see that the imperial army led by the commander-in-chief all carry crossbows? Those things are only used in war. Who do you see carrying weapons when visiting patients? ? They seem to have raised a spoiled child, which is so strange..."
"No matter how strange it is, it has nothing to do with us." The young woman still didn't understand. "Even if there are bad guys, the Imperial Army will deal with them."
"Hey you, what do you want me to say? If it weren't for the immortal's blessing, I'm afraid you wouldn't even be able to live to celebrate the New Year..." The woman sighed, "Forget it, don't ask or think about it. Anyway, when I go back Just don't go out, something big will happen tonight."
"I Have a Picture Book of Ghosts and Gods"
"How can you be so sure?" The young woman expressed doubt.
"Don't forget, I have suffered retribution and suffered from malignant sores." The woman acted very qualified. "Since then, I dare not say anything else. As long as there is danger, my feeling is accurate."
…
There is a strange woman on the green island. She has sores on her hands and mouth, and there is a fishy smell for half a mile. Afterwards, it is said that if you receive a gift from an immortal, you can seek good fortune and avoid misfortune, and avoid bad luck and good fortune. The people all obeyed and asked for divination. No., Lady with sores.
"Nine Continent Strange Stories"
