Star Reaching Pavilion has been very busy recently. Firstly, it is busy recruiting new members, and secondly, it is busy repairing the roof and cauldron that were damaged by lightning.
The three new arrivals were not idle either. They joined the team of repairing the roof on the second day they stayed at Zhaixing Pavilion.
In the evening, one of the newcomers, Wen Lei, finished his hard work for the day and went to get dinner outside Zhaixing Pavilion with sweat on his head. Halfway through, he was suddenly stopped by the unfamiliar palace maid.
The palace maid looked around furtively before approaching him and speaking: "My lord, our queen has something to ask you."
Wen Lei noticed something was fishy, but couldn't resist his curiosity and left with her.
The two of them came to Chenghua Palace, not far from Zhaixing Pavilion, where lived the concubine De who was now in charge of the harem.
Wen Lei didn't know the concubines in the palace. As soon as he entered the palace, he knelt down and was so nervous that he didn't even dare to raise his head.
Concubine De was leaning on the beauty table to drink tea. When she was almost done drinking, she handed the cup to the serving maid beside her, raised her eyes and asked him: "Do you know why I have called you today?"
"The common people don't know." Wen Lei answered tremblingly.
Concubine De asked again: "Then do you know why Zhaixing Pavilion recruits new people?"
Wen Lei was confused. Isn't recruiting new people just because of the lack of people? What other reasons could there be?
He answered honestly according to his own thoughts, but Concubine De smiled softly, "It's not just as simple as the lack of people. The former Imperial Master made a big mistake and was sentenced to death by the emperor. Now the Star Reaching Pavilion is leaderless.
We are in urgent need of someone who can take on a big responsibility, do you understand?"
"What do you mean, the empress is choosing... the Imperial Preceptor?" Wen Lei's hands were shaking when he asked this question. The Imperial Preceptor is a position that countless Taoists dream of!
Concubine De nodded, her eyes moved, and her voice was a bit bewildering: "Do you want to be a national preceptor?"
At this point, Wen Lei, no matter how stupid he was, understood Concubine De's intentions and said bluntly: "Whatever you want the common people to do, just tell them directly, and the common people will do their best."
"I can help you become a national counselor, but in exchange, you must help me ascend to the position of queen." Concubine De stood up, her well-maintained face full of ambition, "Master Wen, what do you think of this deal?
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Wen Lei was silent, his hands gripping the corners of his clothes became harder and harder, and his forehead gradually became covered with sweat drops. It was obvious that he was undergoing great suffering in his heart.
At this time, Concubine De was fanning the flames: "If you don't want to, forget it. I can still find someone else. Anyway, it's still the selection stage. Someone who is willing will always appear in the future."
Wen Lei gritted his teeth and risked his life, "Mother, the common people are willing to do it for you. As long as it's not too excessive, the common people are willing to help you do it!"
The position of a queen is only in the hands of this concubine or that concubine. As for whose family it ends up with, is there any difference?
Concubine De showed a satisfied smile and said, "Very good, you can go down first. If necessary, I will ask someone to find you again."
Wen Lei kowtowed to her again and left with a smile on his face. When he left, you could still see the corners of his grinning mouth.
As soon as the person left, Concubine De immediately looked at the beaded curtain behind the beauty, and spread her hands apologetically, "Princess Linghui, I'm sorry, but a third person is also on the line with me."
Shen Qingqing opened the bead curtain and walked out, sighing helplessly and saying: "It seems that it is really difficult for people to maintain their true intentions in the face of the temptation of absolute interests, even with Sikyong's experience."
"Princess Linghui, you are too pessimistic." Concubine De smiled slightly, "There are still good people in the world, such as you and Mr. Gu from Dali Temple, but they are relatively rare. They are rare and rare."
Shen Qingqing smiled bitterly and shook her head, "It's too difficult... Anyway, thank you. I'll treat you to dinner later."
After driving away the three new recruits, Shen Qingqing, who did not believe in evil, recruited two more groups of people and tested them again according to the previous method. In the end, only two old Taoist priests who passed the test were not considered pure.
People can serve in Zhaixing Pavilion, but they are far from the level of a national teacher.
Shen Qingqing was depressed and in a bad mood. Coupled with the hot weather and poor appetite, she lost a lot of weight and turned into a useless dog like Sicheng.
Seeing that she was depressed all day long, Meng Yuan came up with a very destructive and crooked idea: "Actually, we have a very suitable candidate in our family."
Shen Qingqing looked at him and suddenly realized, "Are you talking about Yun'er? Her current cultivation level is not enough, isn't it? Is it okay to trick her like this?"
"If your cultivation is not enough, you can continue to cultivate. Anyway, she is young and has high talent. It will be a matter of time before she reaches that level."
Meng Yuan said plausibly: "She can't learn anything by setting up a fortune-telling stall on the street now. It's better to send her directly to Zhaixing Pavilion to practice with the disciples of Zhaixing Pavilion. In this way, she will gain something, and you don't have to worry about finding someone.
Isn’t it the best of both worlds?”
"That's good." Shen Qingqing patted him on the shoulder, "Then this glorious task will be left to you. Go tell her."
Meng Yuan: "...she won't sever the father-daughter relationship with me, right?"
"Maybe not? Why don't you try it?" Shen Qingqing smiled and winked at him, just to watch the fun and not take it too seriously.
"Just give it a try." Meng Yuan adjusted his clothes, "Let's go to the street to find her."
On the street corner, Su Lijing was trying his best to win over the guests, while Meng Qiyun was seriously telling the guests' fortunes.
When Shen Qingqing and Meng Yuan found them, Meng Qiyun was telling the fortune of the last guest. After the fortune telling, the guest threw a handful of copper coins into her broken bowl.
Listening to the sound of coins falling into the bowl, Shen Qingqing smiled ruthlessly, "How come your worth has dropped after working for more than half a year?"
Meng Qiyun had a straight face, and the three characters "I'm unhappy" were written clearly on his forehead: "They don't know the goods, what can I do?"
Shen Qingqing turned around and touched Meng Yuan's elbow, "It's your turn, hurry up."
Meng Yuan took a step forward, squatted in front of her, cleared his throat and said, "How about you stop setting up a stall? Dad will find a better position for you."
Meng Qiyun glanced at him, his expression wary, "My intuition tells me that it's definitely not a good thing."
"It's a good thing." Meng Yuan corrected her: "Being a national preceptor and the boss of the Star-Zhaing Pavilion, and having a group of younger brothers, are you interested?"
Meng Qiyun sighed, "Isn't this just working as a coolie?"
As she said that, she looked up at Shen Qingqing and saw through everything in an instant, "You just feel sorry for your wife and are cheating on your daughter... Don't say anything. I agree, but first, I do it for my mother's sake."
That’s why I agreed.”
After the goal was achieved, Meng Yuan no longer bothered her about such trivial matters. He clapped his hands and said, "Then it's settled. You will pack your things and report to Star Picking Pavilion tomorrow."
Su Lijing next to him was dumbfounded. Why did the master he finally found run away again?
"What about me? What should I do?"
"You." Shen Qingqing smiled slightly and said, "Come into the palace with Yu'er and continue studying."
Su Lijing: So he can’t escape the fate of being a companion? This chapter has been completed!