28. Chapter XXVII
His Majesty is in a good mood today, and it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to coax people.
I spent the whole morning in His Majesty's room, serving tea and water, laying paper and polishing ink, although His Majesty rarely spoke to me again, and I didn't know what documents to read. I sat beside him, and my heart settled down for a few days.
What scares me the most is that one day he suddenly realizes that I am in trouble and does not want to take me with him anymore.
His Majesty said that a secret letter would come at noon, and that we would leave in the afternoon.
I didn't have a lot of clothes with me, and I was the only one who added a few clothes, and the total number of clothes was a little heavy.
I informed Ji Yunqing early, and after I finished packing my things, I heard Xia Feng say that the meal was ready, and Fang Ti slipped through her skirt and trotted to find Your Majesty.
The promenade winded, and on a whim I stepped over the railing, intending to cross the courtyard. One of the doors in the courtyard is open in the northeast corner, and the trees are hidden, and I will not see it if I don't take this shortcut. Suddenly, a piece of amaranth flashed in the corner of his eye, and as soon as he turned around, his heart suddenly tightened, and he froze in place, not knowing what to do.
Behind the eldest lady stood two servants, their postures gracefully stopped, and their eyes fell on me in the distance.
Her eyes were gentle, but when I thought back to the past, I felt like I had seen a cat rat, like falling into an ice cellar.
The eldest lady waited for a while and then nodded slightly at me: "Master Heaven." ”
I came back to my senses, and I didn't care about the etiquette of the greetings and the reason why she would come here, so I didn't say a word, and I answered the favor, and left without looking back, as if fleeing for my life.
Li Xuan had an accident a few days ago, and the eldest lady was not in the villa, so she only came back today.
In my heart, the owner of Li Jingli Zhuang is just a dead person, and his feelings are not strong. The concubines in the side room who had the most contact in the past are now some of them who have not entered the door, and others are of low status, so they will not be able to follow Li Jing out to meet guests.
So I've been in the villa for so long, and I haven't been able to see anyone who really has a holiday with me, and the eldest lady is the first one.
In my previous life, she had only met me alone a few times, and destroying my legs was one of them, and that understatement is still fresh in people's minds.
I'm so scared of her.
Restless, he walked to the door of His Majesty, paused for a moment to breathe, and then pushed the door in. I also know that the situation is different now, and the eldest lady who used to control my life and death power has no contact with me at all, so I can't be afraid of becoming like this.
But the strange thing is that when I look at her now, there is a little more weirdness.
Thankfully, the return of the Grand Lady did not hinder our departure. drove the horse down the mountain according to the planned time, found a carriage in Xiancheng, teased the dog, and went all the way up the north.
After I got the carriage, I bought a lot of paper money in Xiancheng in case I needed it.
The matter of the emperor's ill health has been suppressed on the bright side, but the Tianjing Palace has got the news, and from this, it is the time for the princes to return recently, and the long arm of the ghosts and gods can only be stopped from extending into the mortal realm at this time.
The road back to the dynasty this time is extremely dangerous, but if you don't fight at this time, you will completely miss the throne, and a few bloody men are willing to give up. In addition, the prince who grew up scattered outside has little family affection for his brothers and husbands, and since he has made up his mind to risk death to fight for the throne, he will naturally do everything. The internal and external situation is worrying, so it is no wonder that His Majesty is always busy when he comes in.
When His Majesty got the news, he didn't seem to be in a hurry, and deliberately drove the carriage to slow down the journey. I measured the time of my previous life, and now it is indeed a little early, so I don't rest on it.
For a few days, I came and went, and every time it was almost dusk, I would take a lot of paper money and find a place where no one was to shout Xuanling, but to no avail.
It had been raining heavily this afternoon, and the lightning and thunder had been terrible, and the road was getting muddy and inconvenient, and it was just in time to arrive in a small town, so I decided to stop and rest.
The sound of the heavy rain washing away was so loud that it was almost impossible to hear the sound of the approach. All the way into the city, I realized that this town is not prosperous, I have never heard of it before. There is not even a main street, which is just a hundred zhang long and one zhang wide, and there are several restaurants along the street.
Picked a room to stay in. There are not many guests in the store to stay, and the decoration looks old, but now there is nothing to pick, the rain is too heavy, and the umbrella is not used, so I have placed things in the room and went downstairs to eat.
On a rainy day, there were few people, and Xiao Er only lit a few kerosene lamps in the place where we prepared food, and the light could not shine anywhere else, all of them were dim. Even the dog didn't run far, but just circled around my feet.
It was an unsettling atmosphere, the house was damp inside and out, and I couldn't eat a few bites of food before I put my chopsticks aside. Holding a warm tea cup to warm his hands, people were a little tired, and looked at the street, and there were only some dilapidated and discarded things left on the empty bluestone pavement.
As soon as the cool breeze outside the window passed, I shivered, and was about to go back to the house to add some clothes, when suddenly a person wrapped in clothes and hats suddenly came around the corner of the street in the pouring rain. The darkness is clear in the mist. However, in the blink of an eye, it was gone.
The trace of fatigue in my brain woke up, and my temples burst out twice, and I wanted to call Ji Yunqing, but when I turned around, I heard the sound of boots stepping on the wooden steps, all at once, with the sound of wet dripping, as if someone had come upstairs.
If it is a small restaurant, when you go upstairs, you will definitely hold a lamp, but the dark staircase does not see the light overflowing.
I hurriedly pulled the placket of His Majesty's clothes: "It's a little wrong." ”
His Majesty also noticed the footsteps, and after hearing this, he didn't say anything, and turned slightly sideways to block me.
Sure enough, it was the man wearing the hat who came up, his hands and feet were a little stiff, and he approached step by step.
The dog barked at him viciously, and the second one was silent, and he turned around and burrowed into my feet.
I didn't understand what this formation meant, and I was so shocked that I couldn't speak, and I watched as the man walked up to our table and took the hat. Unexpectedly, it was a delicate face, with a bookish temperament, but the voice was hoarse on the opposite side, and the tone was awkwardly raised: "Niu'er." ”
Ji Yunqing blinked, puzzled.
His majesty's face sank.
I jumped straight up from my position: "Oni-sama! ”
He said, "It's me." Then he patted Ji Yunqing on the shoulder and asked him to move in a little.
Ji Yunqing got out of the way, Xuanling took off her clothes and sat down, and spontaneously explained: "The immortal above me has fallen, and the immortal yuan died last night, and there is no immortal yuan left." The ghost wanted to arrest me back, but the people above me were gone, so I couldn't live a better life back in the underworld, so I borrowed a shell to hide. ”
I gasped.
She said: "Don't worry, the immortal above me is just a petty official who does things for others, and the first people to suffer after the accident are these minions, although the turmoil has begun, but it has not really been chaotic." ”
I had already told His Majesty and Ji Yunqing about Xuanling, and once they were on the phone, they all got used to it.
Ji Yunqing said: "Borrowing a body? ”
"It's a daughter-in-law who ran away with someone, and committed suicide by drinking poison in shame, and the person is not dead yet, and he can't move in a breath, and he can't be saved. I ate the Soul Rejuvenation Pill, and I could barely last in this body for two days. ”
His Majesty said: "The Soul Returning Pill is a thing of the ghost market? ”
I interjected: "It must feel expensive!" ”
"No, I can only come to you."
"Can you take me to the ghost market?" Before I could reply, Ji Yunqing suddenly said, "I can help you avoid the ghost." ”
Xuanling's lifeless face stiffened with a surprised expression: "Is this true?" ”
Ji Yunqing took out a walnut from his cuff and put it on the table, it looked no different from the nuts he bought on the street. The only difference is that there is a small hole in the shell of this walnut, and from the texture of the fracture it does not look like wood, but like jade.
"This is a thing to store ghosts, and it has no refining effect, so if you stay inside, you won't be noticed by people outside. It just so happens that I haven't sealed my mouth yet, so you can come and go at any time. ”
When I heard this, I looked left and right carefully. is worthy of Ji Yunqing, to make a treasure look like a snack.
His Majesty's focus is obviously different from mine: "Is it dangerous for you to enter the ghost market?" ”
"The ghost market is neutral, just look at the money, and it will be fine."
Ji Yunqing cultivated a sect for the Heavenly Master Ghost, and he was probably looking forward to getting the real things of the underworld for a long time, and I understood: "Then I need to burn paper for the two of you?" ”
"You can go with us." Xuanling nodded.
"Huh?"
"I'm afraid it won't work." Unexpectedly, it was Ji Yunqing who opened his mouth to stop me, "Gu Yu's ghost has not yet cultivated, and the yang energy is too heavy." ”
Xuanling didn't care: "I can help her cover it up." ”
Ji Yunqing tilted her head and asked her seriously: "You haven't been expelled from the dead qi on your own body, how can you talk about covering up the yang qi on others?" ”
"Hey, you're a descendant!" Xuanling was obviously a little anxious, "It's okay to talk to save some face, everyone will get along well in the future." ”
Ji Yunqing glanced at her inexplicably: "Are you annoyed and angry because you can't do it at all?" ”
"I ......"
Seeing that the fight was about to start, I hurriedly sandwiched a mung bean cake and gave it to Ji Yunqing: "Come, you eat more." Stop talking, get beaten left and right. ”
His Majesty was originally watching the play on the side, and he laughed sullenly when he heard the words.
Xuanling seemed to be pleased by my sentence, snorted, and turned her head away from looking at Ji Yunqing, "This future life doesn't like what to say, it's better for our girl." ”
His majesty swept over lightly, "It's Niu'er, and it's also my family." ”