Miss Li lost her voice and said, "Isn't even the palace safe?"
Excluding Concubine Wan Gui, she really couldn't imagine...who else would dare to do evil.
Zhen'er sneered: "Otherwise, why would my son die?"
Miss Li was stunned and speechless.
"Okay, that's all." Zhen'er stood up and said, "This is just a suggestion. It's up to you to decide how to do it."
"Xiaobao and I are not going anywhere, we are just staying here." Miss Li gave the answer immediately without even thinking about it.
But Zhen'er smiled and said: "It's useless for you to tell me this. I'm not a family member. I just have to make an agreement with the emperor."
After a pause, "But you don't have to worry too much. When the prince grows up and becomes more sensible, some people will stop being evil."
Miss Li nodded doubtfully and couldn't help but ask: "Sister, who do you think...is the one who caused the trouble?"
"I can't tell you this." Zhen'er shook her head: "You just need to know that it is safe enough to stay here. Don't worry, I won't tell you anything, so you don't have to worry."
"Hey, okay."
Miss Li knew her status, so she didn't ask any more questions.
…
The two chatted for a while, then got up and left the room.
The young child was lively and active, and his father was building a snowman, and he was also "adding bricks and tiles". His little hands were red from the cold without even realizing it.
Miss Li was so distressed that she hurriedly stepped forward to hold him, holding his little hand to relieve the heat.
She didn't dare to criticize Zhu Jianshen, so she could only scold her son, "What should I do if I get frostbite on my hands?"
"It's okay, kids are very energetic," Zhu Jianshen said with a smile, "Besides, how can he be so squeamish? It's okay."
Zhen'er rolled her eyes at him and teased: "You are not the one who dares to suffer from frostbite."
"Ha! Woman!" Zhu Jianshen curled his lips and hummed: "Since ancient times, loving mothers often lose their sons, alas..."
But he didn't insist. He stretched, turned around and said, "Let's go inside and have a cup of hot tea."
~
At Shen Shi, the two of them left Anletang.
Zhen'er suddenly remembered something and asked, "Your Majesty, I haven't seen Wang Zhi for a few days. Is he busy now?"
"Uh... busy, very busy." Zhu Jianshen cleared his throat and said, "I have high hopes for him, um... how about I ask him to go back and serve you for a while?"
"No need, I just asked casually." Zhen'er smiled, "He didn't disappoint the emperor, right?"
"No, the young man did a good job." Zhu Jianshen said half-truthfully, "I'm very satisfied."
"That's good." Zhen'er felt relieved.
When he returned to the palace, it was almost evening. Zhu Jianshen did not go anywhere else. He stayed directly in Yongning Palace and had hot pot with Zhen'er.
Zhu Jianshen picked up the piece of meat, blew it on his lips, put it in Zhen'er's small bowl, and asked curiously: "What did you two talk about today?"
"you guess?"
"A woman's heart is as deep as a needle in the sea, let alone two, how could I have guessed it?" Zhu Jianshen was amused.
"Let's try it." Zhen'er said with a smile, "There will be a prize for guessing correctly."
"Let me guess..." Zhu Jianshen became more energetic, pondered for a moment, and asked, "Is it about Xiaobao?"
"Let's leave it at that." Zhen'er nodded: "I advise her not to rush into the palace and wait until the prince grows up in a few years."
Zhu Jianshen nodded slightly, then smiled and said: "Zhen'er, how about you become his godmother?"
"ah?"
"Don't you like children the most?" Zhu Jianshen said, "Maybe with this godson, you will be able to get pregnant soon. What is this phenomenon? Oh, yes;
If a hen doesn't lay eggs, put an egg in the nest... Ahem, my metaphor is not very appropriate. "
Wan Zhen'er: "..."
Rolling her eyes, she said bitterly: "I don't have that fate."
"Zhen'er, don't be pessimistic. You are only in your early forties...well, you are still very young."
Zhen'er shook her head gently and suddenly smiled, "Actually, it's nothing. After so many years, I have looked away. It doesn't matter if I have a son or not. Anyway... the emperor has a son."
Zhu Jianshen opened his mouth, then smiled and said: "Anyway, whether Zhen'er has a son or not, it doesn't affect my liking."
"Uh-huh~" Zhen'er stroked her arms exaggeratedly, "Your Majesty, please stop being so insensitive, okay?"
"Okay, you are getting more and more presumptuous now, I will punish you!"
"No, eat hot pot, I'm eating hot pot." Zhen'er repeatedly apologized, "I was wrong, I was wrong..."
…
~
Wudang Mountain.
Early in the morning, all the disciples started practicing, showing their vitality...
There are now nearly 1,500 Wudang disciples, and Li Qing has not recruited any more. This number is already very large, and any more... may cause the imperial court to be wary.
The imperial court allowed Taoism to flourish and allowed people to believe in Taoism, but it would not allow too many disciples. After all... this could be considered a kind of armed force.
In the past six months, Li Qing has focused on promoting Taoist culture rather than recruiting disciples.
Of course, he was only planning the development direction. The specific matters were handled by Yuzhen, Yuxuan and others. Li Qing was very free.
Especially in the past month or two, he has almost faded away. It's not that he is lazy and deliberately doesn't work. There is really nothing to do.
The master's teaching has been finished, and quite a few people have almost understood it. Besides, we have to give Master Yuzhen some opportunities to show off, right?
He won't stay on the mountain forever and can't just be in the limelight.
"Sigh... I didn't expect that promoting Wudang would go so smoothly. It's great, but there's nothing to do..." Li Qing smiled bitterly.
He originally thought it would take more than ten years, or even decades, but he didn't expect it to be completed in just three years.
Wudang is already quite famous now, so there is no need for too much publicity, it just takes time to settle down, and he has nothing to do.
He was almost done with the entertainment-oriented books such as Water Margin and Three Kingdoms, and he had lost all the fun.
Li Qing put down the book, stretched, and sighed: "It's time to go!"
…
"Eldest brother, where are you going?" Yuzhen didn't want him to leave, so he advised, "It's almost the Chinese New Year. If you have anything to do, we can talk about it after the New Year."
"Yes, Senior Brother," Yu Xuan also advised, "Wudang cannot live without Senior Brother, just like... Tianshi Mansion cannot live without Tianshi."
Li Qing laughed: "How can it be so mysterious?
I have been in the mountains for a long time, and I want to walk around, imitate Master, travel thousands of miles, and see the beautiful scenery of the Ming Dynasty mountains and rivers. "
Yu Xuan wanted to persuade him again, but Yu Zhen took the lead and said: "Elder brother has an open-minded nature and is hard to catch up with the younger generation. For me, staying in the mountain is a waste of time, but... the Chinese New Year is coming soon, so there is no rush." In these two days, right?"
"But it won't last more than two days during the New Year, right?" Li Qing said with a smile, "Okay, no need to persuade me, it's not like I won't come back."
Yu Xuan asked: "When will senior brother come back?"
"When I want to come back." Li Qing said.
"..."
Li Qing took out the medicine box, took out one pill, and said: "Take this Heavenly Master Pill. There is no need to refuse. You are the leader of Wudang, and you are also a top ranked person."
"That... junior is shameless."
Li Qing smiled and took out a golden elixir: "Yuxuan, you take this."
After pondering for a moment, he put away a Heavenly Master Pill and handed the pill box to Yu Zhen, "You can give the remaining two Golden Pills to a disciple with good qualifications."
"Junior, I would like to follow the instructions of senior brother." Yu Zhenzhen carefully put away the medicine box.
Li Qing smiled and said: "Master's "Golden Elixir Direct Point", "Golden Elixir Secret" and other classics, if you study more and study more, you may not be able to refine elixirs of this level."
"What senior brother said is that the juniors will study hard." Yuzhen nodded seriously.
Li Qing nodded: "There's nothing else, just stick to the present, don't be too hasty, Wudang is developing fast enough, and it also needs time to settle."
"Junior, remember this."
"Well, let's go." Li Qing turned around and took a step forward, shaking the back of his hand, "No need to send it off."
"Send it to Senior Brother!" The two of them bowed.
After a long time, he slowly straightened up and Yu Xuan sighed: "Elder brother is really able to pick it up and put it down, so he left like this."
"Yes..." Yu Zhen also lamented, "Perhaps, this is the reason why Patriarch Zhang accepted his senior brother as his direct disciple."
After a pause, he said, "Elder brother has made an indelible contribution to the development of Wudang. Yu Xuan, in the next year you will go down the mountain and shape a body according to the image of the elder brother, and place it in the main Taoist temple, slightly behind Patriarch Zhang."
"This... senior brother is in his prime, so it's not appropriate to build the Dharmakaya, right?"
"It doesn't matter, senior brother has profound moral principles and can bear it!"
Yu Xuan hesitated for a moment, nodded and said: "Junior brother, we will do it after the new year."
"Um……"
~
"Where to go?"
Li Qing stood at the intersection, looking around blankly, but found that he had no place in particular he wanted to go.
After pacing back and forth for a while, Li Qing sighed and said, "Let's go back and take a look first. I really miss them..."
A smile twitched at the corner of his mouth. It felt good to have thoughts...
Li Qing secretly planned to go back to Jinling first, then visit Yu Qian, and then take Sanbao's navigation map with him, visit the Ming Dynasty, and then go out to sea...
In the past, after Sanbao completed the navigation chart, Li Qing made another copy for safety reasons and stored it in the library of Yongqing Marquis Mansion.
Store it together with Yongle Dadian.
Of course, traveling the world in this day and age is a bit wishful thinking, and although Li Sin has the time,... he doesn't have the energy.
I don’t know how long it will take to really travel around. Maybe things will change when we come back to Daming.
He just wanted to wander around the neighboring countries of the Ming Dynasty, such as visiting Cochin, Siam and other countries along the coastline; and see with his own eyes the impact of maritime trade on these countries in the past few years.
…
Li Qing was not in a hurry, just relying on his legs, taking a rest when he was tired, staying where there were people, using the sky as his quilt and the earth as his bed... and enjoying it.
When we arrived at Jinling, it was already the ninth year of Chenghua, in February.
He put on makeup in advance, tied up his thick long black hair, and wrapped it all in a turban, before heading to the Yongqing Marquis Mansion.
He didn't want to start over again unless he had to. It would be too energy-consuming.
Anyway, according to his age, he is only in his early sixties. People say: good people don't live long, and evil people live for thousands of years.
If he is a 'disaster', it makes sense for him to live a long life, right?
'Clang clang clang...! '
Li Qing knocked on the door. Soon, the door opened and a young man emerged.
"Are you... Mr. Li?"
This boy actually recognized him.
Li Qing nodded with a smile: "Tell your Mr. Zhu to come and greet us as soon as possible!"
