The little Taoist priest poured a glass of water for Liu Dongmei, and after blowing it a little, he handed it to her.

Liu Dongmei took the water cup and poured a few sips with a grunt.

Then he handed the empty cup to the little Taoist.

"What about Okawa, why didn't you see him?"

"I remembered that when I was in the Imperial Tomb before, merit protected my life. I told my wife about this, and my wife left the palace to help you accumulate merit. ”

Hearing this, Liu Dongmei nodded.

"It's hard for him, you go and get him back!"

"But you ......"

"I'm fine, don't worry!"

"Okay, then the master has a good rest, I'll go find the master!"

The words fell, and the little Taoist priest disappeared in front of Liu Dongmei.

After watching the little Taoist priest leave, Liu Dongmei lay down to rest again.

Although she came back to life, the internal injuries left by the national teacher are still there, and she is now weak.

If you want to recover, I'm afraid you will have to recuperate for a few more days.

But fortunately, the national teacher is dead.

She didn't have to worry about him suddenly appearing and doing something devastating.

When the little Taoist priest found Wang Dachuan and brought him back, it was already half an hour later.

Seeing Liu Dongmei wake up, Wang Dachuan paused and froze in place.

"What is the pestle doing there, and you can't come over?"

Liu Dongmei smiled slightly and beckoned to Wang Dachuan.

Seeing that she could talk, laugh and move, Wang Dachuan was overjoyed, ran forward with a smile, and hugged her.

"You're alive, you're finally alive. I just thought it was because I missed you too much and hallucinated. ”

Hearing this, Liu Dongmei slowly pushed him away.

She stared at his lips and kissed him.

Wang Dachuan was slightly stunned, and before he came back to his senses, Liu Dongmei left his lips.

"Do you still think it's a hallucination?"

"No, you're real!"

As he spoke, Wang Dachuan held her face and kissed her on the lips.

It took a long kiss before he let go of her.

The eyes that looked at her were full of reluctance.

"Don't leave me again, okay?"

"Good!"

Three years later, the spring list was released.

Wang Xiaojiang squeezed his head and couldn't squeeze into the crowd.

Liu Dongmei and Wang Dachuan stood at the front of the crowd and saw Wang Xiaojiang's name at a glance.

"Hit, second brother hit!"

Liu Dongmei looked at Wang Xiaojiang's name, and her eyes were full of joy.

She pulled Wang Dachuan and squeezed out of the crowd.

"Second brother, congratulations on being on the list!"

"Hit, I'm really hit!"

Wang Xiaojiang was overjoyed, and his eyes were full of smiles.

Wang Dachuan patted him lightly on the shoulder: "You work so hard, you should be able to win." Let's go, go back in a moment, let's have a good meal and celebrate for you. ”

"Okay, thank you, eldest brother and sister-in-law."

The three of them returned to the mansion arranged by the emperor for Wang Dachuan, Liu Dongmei asked the kitchen to arrange a few good dishes, and went to find her two apprentices.

Several people gathered around and ate lively.

Liu Dongmei sandwiched a piece of meat for Wang Dachuan and looked at the little Taoist.

"How were you doing with your retreat a few days ago?"

"Master, you don't know, my cultivation has greatly improved, and I can now draw the Heavenly Thunder Talisman."

"Not bad!" Liu Dongmei nodded with satisfaction, and then looked at the sixth child: "What about you?" ”

"Hehe, my talent is not as good as my senior brother. I was barely able to draw the Elementary Earth Fire Talisman. ”

"Not bad!"

Liu Dongmei smiled slightly, very satisfied with these two apprentices.

The palace examination was written by the emperor himself.

After the palace examination, the emperor summoned Wang Xiaojiang alone.

Wang Xiaojiang followed behind the emperor and walked in the direction of the Imperial Garden.

"You grew up with Okawa, so you know his past very well, right?"

"Back to the emperor, yes!"

"Well, tell me how he's been doing all these years, and I want to know more about him."

Hearing this, Wang Xiaojiang bowed his head slightly and began to recall the past.

He talked about how brave Wang Dachuan was.

Since the age of twelve, he followed his father to the mountains to hunt.

After his father's leg was injured, the livelihood of the whole family fell on Wang Dachuan alone.

The Emperor frowned as he listened.

"I really didn't expect him to have such a hard time all these years, and I'm sorry for him. I should have sent someone to find him sooner. ”

"Although the eldest brother was very tired, he never said it. Perhaps the previous things are also a kind of experience for him. ”

"You're right, in this life, people always have to go through a little hardship to train themselves."

As he spoke, the emperor paused and turned his head to look at Wang Xiaojiang.

"You did well in the palace exam, but according to the rules, the new candidates can't stay in the imperial city.

You have a good relationship with Okawa, and I can sell you a favor. If you want to stay, I can't think about it. ”

"Thank you for the emperor's kindness, the grass people don't want to stay. The families of the grass people are all in Yong'an Town. If they could, the grass people would like to return to their hometowns. ”

"Yongan Town." The emperor pondered for a while: "I heard that the position of the county commander of Yong'an Town has been vacant. If you want to go back, then go back and become a prefectural magistrate! ”

Hearing this, Wang Xiaojiang was overjoyed, and hurriedly clasped his fists and saluted.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Let's go back! Yong'an Town is remote and set off to take office earlier. ”

Spring goes and autumn comes.

The first rainstorm after the beginning of autumn rained for three days and three nights.

Lightning and thunder slashed the sky above the entire palace as bright as day.

Wang Dachuan and Liu Dongmei, together with a group of ministers, knelt outside the main hall.

After waiting for a long time, the eunuch came out of it.

"The emperor has died!"

"Your Majesty, woo woo woo ......"

As the eunuch's voice fell, a howl sounded outside the main hall.

Wang Dachuan frowned, a little sad in his heart, and a little reluctant.

Liu Dongmei raised her hand and gently patted him on the shoulder.

"If it's uncomfortable, cry!"

Wang Dachuan shook his head and didn't say a word.

"Has the emperor written an edict?"

"This ......" Hearing the minister's question, the eunuch shook his head: "The emperor's condition has suddenly worsened.

Before he could write the edict, he ...... He died. However, according to the old practice, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should succeed to the throne. ”

"Yes, yes, according to the rules, it is indeed His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who will succeed to the throne."

"Please also ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to ascend the throne as soon as possible and preside over the overall situation!"

"Please ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to ascend the throne as soon as possible!"

Outside the main hall, the ministers chanted in unison.

The crown prince slowly stood up and faced the ministers.

"My father died, and this palace, as the crown prince, should take on the responsibility of the country. From tomorrow, the palace will act as the government agent. After burying his father in the imperial mausoleum, he will carry out the enthronement ceremony. ”

The funeral of the first emperor was scheduled three days later.

Wang Dachuan and Liu Dongmei went together, saw the emperor's coffin with their own eyes, and were sent to the imperial tomb.

As soon as the funeral was over, Wang Dachuan slowly walked in front of the prince.

"Brother Huang, my father's funeral has been completed. I discussed it with Dongmei, and we wanted to leave the Imperial City and return to Yong'an Town. ”

"You're leaving?" The crown prince was a little surprised: "You are now King Ning, even if your father dies, it will not shake your identity, why do you have to leave?" ”

"The Imperial City doesn't belong to me in the first place, I'm used to being free in the countryside. My father was still there before, and there were still people in the imperial city that I cared about. Now that my father is gone, it's time for me to go back. ”

Wang Dachuan's eyes were lowered, and his voice was calm and waveless.

Seeing that he had made up his mind, the prince sighed softly.

"Well, since you've made up your mind, this palace won't stop you. When are you and your third siblings going to leave? ”

"Today." Saying that, Wang Dachuan clenched his fists at the prince: "I can't participate in the enthronement ceremony of the imperial brother, and I ask the imperial brother to forgive me." ”

"That's it, your heart has flown away, and it's useless to stay with you for a few more days."

The prince waved his hand and turned his head to look at Liu Dongmei.

"In the future, the two of you will have to live a good life, if you encounter any difficulties, you must remember that you still have the royal brother of this palace."

"Thank you, Brother Huang!"

"Brother Huang, farewell!"

The two of them clenched their fists at the prince, and disappeared in front of the prince in the blink of an eye.

Back at the palace, the carriage was already waiting at the door.

The little Taoist priest and the sixth priest stood on the stairs, saw them appear, and hurriedly stepped forward.

"Master, let's go!"

The little Taoist priest stretched out his hand and grabbed Liu Dongmei's arm.

The corners of Liu Dongmei's mouth twitched, and she withdrew her hand.

"Where?"

"Aren't you going back to Yong'an Town?"

"It's me going back with Okawa."

"What about me?" The little Taoist priest was a little flustered: "Master, you want to leave me again!" ”

"When the apprentice is older, it's time to go down the mountain to practice. Your current cultivation doesn't need to follow me, just go and do your own thing! ”

"You really don't want me anymore!"

The little Taoist priest's mouth was deflated, and he was unhappy.

Liu Dongmei smiled slightly and rubbed his hair dotingly.

"Didn't you say that you want to carry forward our master? Now that there is a vacancy in the national teacher, if you work hard, that position will be yours.

And the sixth child's home is in the imperial city, you go with me, what should he do? He's your little brother, are you really willing to leave him behind? ”

"But I'm ...... I can't bear it, Master! ”

"It's still a long life, and it's not like you can't see each other if you leave." As she spoke, Liu Dongmei withdrew her hand: "Your talent is very high, staying in the imperial city will be more suitable for you." ”

Hearing this, the little Taoist priest lowered his head, seeming to hesitate.

He really wants to carry forward the teacher, and the position of the national teacher is indeed the most suitable.

He wants to be a national teacher, but he is also reluctant to be a master.

But he also knew that he couldn't have both fish and bear's paws, and he had to make a choice.

The little Taoist priest hesitated for a moment and slowly raised his head.

"Master, I'll miss you!"

"Okay, I'm free, I can come back and have a look." Liu Dongmei turned her head to look at the sixth child: "Sixth brother, I don't know how to teach my younger brother, and I haven't taught you anything."

In the future, you will follow your senior brother, I will, he has learned it now, and he has done better than me in this matter! ”

"Master, I know, I will follow my senior brother to cultivate the Dao Fa, and you and your wife should also take care!"

"Hmm."

Liu Dongmei nodded, turned around and walked into the carriage.

The two men looked at the carriage in the distance, until the carriage disappeared from sight, and then reluctantly took their eyes back.

"Master, I will definitely be able to become a national teacher. I'll see you when I'm in that seat! ”