Chapter 20: The Heavenly Monarch
Chang'e invited me to Guanghan Palace to taste the food, I thought that I needed a partner in the heavenly court, and since she threw an olive branch to me, I didn't want to brush off her kindness, so I took Jin'er there.
As soon as he entered the Guanghan Palace, he saw Wu Gang holding an axe splitting the huge laurel tree in the courtyard. Wu Gang's seven-foot, swallow-jawed and tiger-bearded body was sweating like rain at the moment. He bare his upper body, tied his clothes around his waist, and kept cutting his hands. The sharp edge of the axe fell on the round and rugged trunk of the cinnamon tree, but it only left a faint axe mark, and the crown of the tree only shook slightly. With this slight shake, the fragrance of cinnamon instantly spread, permeating the entire courtyard. The rich aroma of cinnamon flowers made my nose itch, and I couldn't help but sneeze. Jin'er hurriedly took a silk handkerchief to cover my mouth and nose for me. Wu Gang turned his head to see me and smiled honestly. I pushed Jin'er away, took the handkerchief myself, and gave Wu Gang a shy smile while covering my nose.
Wu Gang greeted me while cutting wood: "Concubine Xiang is here?" Please inside. ”
"What are you doing with a good laurel tree?" I stopped beside him and looked up at the tree, which was amazing, tall and round, with a crown full of golden osmanthus grains.
"It's hard to put into words." Wu Gang was concise and to the point.
Chang'e had already walked out of the dormitory, and she was followed by two Xian'e, one dressed in snow-white clothes, with clear eyebrows and double rings, cute and pretty; One was short, with a round belly, and half of his face was covered with a scarf, thinking that there was some stubborn illness on his face.
"Sister Xiangfei is here? I have prepared the feast, and I will take my seat quickly. Chang'e took my hand and sat down at the round table in the courtyard that had been set up earlier. Seeing that I was seated, she waved her hand, and the two immortals beside her went in and out, leading a maid to a table of delicacies.
"Vegetarian meat food, this is Bao Chan's fresh idea. Sister, try it. "Chang'e personally handed me the soup. I tasted the soup in the bowl, and although it was a vegetarian dish, it did have a meaty aroma. I took the handkerchief handed by Jin'er and wiped my mouth, and said, "It's really interesting, it's very delicious." Who is Bao Toad? The craftsmanship is impressive. ”
Chang'e pointed to the veiled Xian'e beside her, "Oh, that's her." ”
Bao Chan has already saluted me, "Thank you Concubine Xiang for your appreciation." ”
I looked at Bao Toad carefully, and I was curious, so I asked, "Why does Bao Toad wear a veil for it?" Is it ......?"
Chang'e said: "Yu'er, Bao Chan, you take Jin'er to play elsewhere." ”
The three of them retreated, and Chang'e said: "My sister must know that there are two auspicious Rui by my side, one is Yu'er and the other is Baochan. Yu'er is a white rabbit cultivating immortals, but Bao Toad is a toad. ”
"Toad?" My eyes flashed past the toad I accidentally stepped on outside the Guanghan Palace that night.
"Bao Chan is very talented, and she cooks good food, but unfortunately her appearance is defective, so she covers her face with a veil every day."
When I thought of the toad I saw that night, its huge mouth, its protruding eyes, and its full body of toads, I felt sick. Chang'e hurriedly asked with concern, "What's wrong with my sister?" ”
I stroked my chest and tried to calm my mind, "So, my sister has a request for me?" ”
"Since my sister said it directly, I won't be polite to you. Your original maid is named Mother-in-law, who is proficient in medical skills, and has cured the disease of the moon god, can my sister ask her to help Bao Chan see if there is any way to heal her face, you know that everyone has a love for beauty, especially girls. ”
Chang'e's words were earnest, and I nodded understandingly, "Understood, sister is waiting for my news." I turned my gaze to Wu Gang and said, "Brother Wu, you can rest for a while and come over and eat something together!" ”
Wu Gang turned his head and shook his head at me.
Chang'e said: "My sister doesn't know, Wu Gang is the will of the Heavenly Monarch. ”
It turned out that one day Wu Gang was ordered to send osmanthus brew to Tianjun, but for some reason the osmanthus brew sent by Wu Gang was mixed with cinnamon leaves. Tianjun was furious, because the osmanthus brewing has always been the responsibility of Bao Toad, Wu Gang was afraid that Bao Toad would be punished by Tianjun, so he took it all in. The Heavenly Monarch punished Wu Gang for cutting Gui. Every time Wu Gang cut down the clinker, the cinnamon tree healed automatically, and day after day, he was never able to cut down the cinnamon tree.
Chang'e was depressed, and I was also confused. After leaving the Guanghan Palace, I went to find the Heavenly Monarch. I want to intercede for Wu Gang. Tianjun was taking a nap in the palace, and the fairy children at the gate of the palace were also napping on the ground, so I didn't alarm them and quietly walked in. There was a large gauze curtain hanging from the dormitory, and through the curtain, I could vaguely see the Heavenly Monarch lying on the couch, as if he was asleep, and in front of the couch stood the moon god and the Tai Bai Xing. I hurriedly stopped and turned to leave, but their conversation suddenly held me back.
"Taishang Laojun has been retreating for alchemy, and I don't know if the elixir of this furnace of Lu Dao can suppress Tianjun's condition." It was Tai Bai Xing's voice, and he was quite worried about the safety of Tianjun in his words.
The moon god said solemnly: "Let's do it, if Tianjun's illness cannot be contained, the only thing we can do is to prevent him from meeting with Concubine Xiang, and simply remove Concubine Xiang as a last resort." ”
I immediately broke out in a cold sweat. This group of people is still eyeing my little life, is there any mistake? it!
Taibai said: "But the Queen Mother said that she promised the Heavenly Monarch to keep Concubine Xiang's life, and she can't be untrustworthy." ”
"Is faith more important than the Heavenly King? The Heavenly Monarch is related to the survival of the Three Realms, and he can't afford to be sick. The moon god looked sad.
My mind was a mess, and countless questions were haunting me. Carefully and quietly out of the Tianjun Dormitory, the fairy child at the gate of the palace woke up and bowed to me, I didn't know them, and walked back to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion like cotton. Along the way, I was terrified. My own life is in jeopardy, and I don't even think about interceding for Wu Gang, it's really a mud bodhisattva.
When I returned to Xiaoxiang Pavilion, I was lying on the bed as if I was sick and couldn't get up. Jin'er knocked on the door outside Cuizhuxuan and asked me what was wrong, and I asked her not to disturb me. Lying on the bed for a long time, he got up, stretched out his hand, and called out the tear mirror in his palm, and soon, the images of Chu Long, Mother-in-law, and Zijuan appeared in the tear mirror.
"Sister, sister, sister......" they called one after another.
I looked irritably at their long-lost faces. Chu Long said: "Sister, are you unhappy? ”
"Is something wrong?" Zijuan and Po Na were already terrified.
I want to stop talking, and I can't talk about a lot of troubles! I looked at my mother-in-law and suddenly remembered the matter of the treasure toad that Chang'e asked. It's always something that can be solved as much as possible! So I told my mother-in-law about Bao Chan's illness in detail, and my mother-in-law patted her chest to pack the ticket, so that I could rest assured.
After ending the video with the three of Chulong, Tianjun actually came, only to hear Jin'er hurriedly bowing outside the door, and raised her voice to remind me: "The slave and maid knocked on Tianjun, Xiangfei Niangniang was still resting, and the slave woke her up." ”
"No need, I'm waiting for her in the yard, you take me to the bamboo forest to see the bamboo grow, let's enjoy the bamboo while waiting for her to wake up naturally."
The footsteps sounded far away, and I stayed in my room in a daze. The conversation between the moon god and the Tai Bai Xing rang in my ears again, and I hesitated in bed. If I want to save my life, I can't meet with the Heavenly King. Although I don't know what kind of illness Lu Dao Tianjun has, and what his illness has to do with me, I am just afraid of death and don't want to go out to see him. It took Shen Ying five hundred years to save my life, so how can I just throw it away? It was already dark, and I got up and opened the door as soon as I thought it was time for the Emperor to leave. The moment I opened the door, I was stunned. Fireflies are flying in the sky in the courtyard, and a palace lamp is hanging in the air, and the unknown light will line the entire courtyard with shadows. The Heavenly Monarch stood in the midst of those rays, with his back to me.
Hearing the sound of the door opening, Tianjun turned to look at me, I couldn't dodge, so I had to step forward and bow down to him: "See Tianjun Zhu." ”
The Heavenly Monarch stretched out his hand to help me, and I dodged his hand, and stood up with my head down. I didn't dare to look up, I could feel that the Heavenly Monarch was looking at me unscrupulously at this moment, and that gaze made me uncomfortable.
After a long time, Tianjun smiled mildly and said humbly: "I heard the gatekeeper fairy of the dormitory say, you went to the dormitory to find me today?" I was taking a nap, and I didn't know why you came, so I came to Xiaoxiang Pavilion to make amends to you. ”
I was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "Tianjun said that he was laughing, but Jiangzhu didn't dare." ”
"I'm a guest when I'm here, Concubine Xiang, don't you invite me to sit down?" Tianjun was always polite and gentle.
I hurriedly wiped the stone chair in the courtyard and invited Tianjun to take a seat. Tianjun sat still, stared at me, and said, "You went to look for me today, what is the matter?" ”
The Heavenly Monarch's eyes were deep and scorching, and my brain became hot for a moment, and I knelt down in front of him and said, "Jiangzhu begs the Heavenly Monarch to forgive Wu Gang for the punishment of Hua Gui. ”
Tianjun did not show a look of surprise, but pursed his lips and pondered for a moment, and said, "I can allow it, but I have to give me a reason." ”
My mind was spinning rapidly, and I had an idea: "Brother Wu was originally a guard at the Nantianmen, and he had a good ability, and it was already Qu Cai to punish Guanghan as a nurse, and it was a waste of his talent to cut down Gui again and again day after day. Jiang Zhu thought that it would be good for him to be unintentionally ignorant and wrong, and if the Heavenly Monarch could forgive him, it would show the mind of the Heavenly Family. It is better for the Heavenly Monarch to send him other errands, so as to exempt him from the punishment of cutting Gui, and make the best use of his talents, which is appropriate. ”
"Okay, there are just goblins in the Nether Realm, so I sent him to lead the heavenly soldiers and generals to suppress the demons." I didn't expect Tianjun to agree to my reluctant invitation so easily. I bowed to the ground gratefully, that is, let Jin'er serve tea.
Accompanied by Tianjun to taste tea and enjoy bamboo in the courtyard, the atmosphere was also pleasant. Tianjun seems to have endless words, but it is the parents who are short and chattering, and I listen quietly, occasionally interjecting a sentence or two, which is just right. From time to time, I peeked at the Heavenly Monarch, he was handsome and extraordinary, and I couldn't see any sickness, and I didn't know what the illness of the Heavenly Monarch was referring to by the Platinum Star and the Moon God.
This night, Liutianjun was a little late to taste tea in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, and sent Tianjun out of the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, I hurriedly went to the "Wugong" to visit Shenying, I pushed open the door of the "Wugong", and saw the moon god sitting gloomy in the forest and stones.