Chapter 471: Unexpected fortune at the beginning of spring
There is no wall under the sky that is impermeable to wind, let alone someone deliberately letting the wind blow.
Within a few days, everyone in the capital, from officials to common people, knew about the emperor's blessing on the day of the beginning of spring.
At that time, the Qingque National Preceptor will calculate the candidate for the next monarch based on innate magic, and it will not be long before the current sage attains enlightenment and becomes an immortal.
In other words, it won't take long for the new king to take the throne, and Daxia will enter a different world.
As for who will be the next king, although it is a matter of benevolence and wisdom, most people think that it is undoubtedly the sixth prince.
At the Spring Festival banquet, all the civil and military officials were present, including the concubines of the harem.
The emperor's face was a little pale and he looked sick, but he was in good spirits.
The banquet is naturally not the most important thing, everyone is concerned about fortune.
Although there is a high probability that he will be the sixth prince, the final decision has not yet been made.
The altar was built before. Qingque had been fasting for several days. He was wearing a sky-blue Taoist robe and a white crane cloak. Coupled with his handsome face and tall figure, he looked like an immortal.
The emperor stood up, bowed and saluted him, and said in a humble tone: "Excuse me, the Imperial Master, to show your magical powers and pray for blessings for my people."
Qingque just bowed slightly in return, then turned around and climbed onto the altar.
Everyone's eyes were focused on him. Concubine Xian looked calm and composed on the surface, but in fact she felt a little nervous in her heart.
After all, she had been planning hard for many years and had to go through many twists and turns to get to where she is today.
She kept comforting herself in her heart, knowing that her wish was coming true in front of her eyes, all the roads had been paved, all she needed was to make it clear for the last time.
At the previous grand ceremony marking the 30th anniversary of the emperor's accession to the throne, Qingque also performed a prophecy in public, but he deliberately made it vague in order to set up an ambush today.
She looked at Qingque, which was the most exquisite chess piece she had laid. She often lamented that she was so resourceful.
So apart from that little bit of anxiety, she was more proud and content.
Qingque has already reached the highest point of the altar, his robes are fluttering in the wind, and there is a sound of hunting.
After some practice, Qingque walked down holding a stone in both hands.
"Master, what's the message from heaven?" the emperor asked quickly.
"Your Majesty, God's will is here." Qingque said, raising the stone high.
"What...what does this mean?" The emperor was very puzzled.
"Your Majesty, God's will is in this stone." Qingque said, "The Book of Heaven has always been like this. It cannot be written on paper, nor can it be easily seen."
The emperor was very convinced by Qingque's words. He thought about it and said, "Is it necessary to saw this stone open?"
"Your Majesty can order the jade craftsman to come and cut the stone in the middle with a wire saw." Qingque said, "God has written the number representing the candidate for the prince into the stone. If there is a number in it, it represents the emperor.
Which son will succeed the crown prince?"
The emperor then ordered someone to quickly bring the jade craftsmen, and everyone was intrigued by this scene.
Concubine Xian remained calm on the sidelines, but in fact she couldn't help but admire Qingque's move as being really brilliant.
No one would think that the words in the stone were man-made forgeries, they would only think that it was God's will.
Even the emperor will not doubt it, so when the results come out, they will be absolutely convincing.
This stone is not too big, no more than the size of a palm, so it won't take too long to cut it open.
Sure enough, about half an hour later, the stone was cut in half.
Because a lot of off-white stone powder falls off during the opening process, the stone surface needs to be rinsed with clean water to read the words on it clearly.
Everyone stretched their necks to watch Qingque sprinkle a ladle of pure water on the stone.
"ah?"
"Huh?"
Many people present couldn't help but make sounds of surprise.
The number above is neither "six" as most people think, nor "five" as a small number of people think, nor is it "nine".
It turned out to be a "ten".
"This..." the emperor pointed to the stone and said, "God's instruction is to let my tenth prince be the crown prince? But I only have nine sons now!"
"This is God's will," Qingque said expressionlessly, "It is not something that a poor Taoist can interfere with."
"Your Majesty," Concubine Li said, "Isn't this the tenth prince that I'm carrying in my belly?"
Li Fei's voice was gentle and sweet, with a hint of coquettishness. In everyone's ears, it sounded like thunder.
The emperor was stunned for a moment, and then said happily: "That's it! The strange Taoist master first said that my fate is over, and then he said that my fate has been fulfilled, and I will emerge from the mortal body. It seems that it is the child who deserves it! I want to wait for this child to be born,
Then I can attain enlightenment and ascend to heaven! Hahaha!"
The rest of the people were still stunned on the spot because this was so unexpected.
But Zhang Ze, who was serving on the side, had already taken the lead and knelt down and said loudly: "Congratulations to Your Majesty, you have obtained the Dao! Congratulations to Daxia, there will be successors!"
He knelt down and shouted, forcing everyone to kneel down and shout too.
Concubine Xian sat there motionless. She looked at Qingque fiercely and wanted to rush up to him immediately and ask him, why is there not a six character in the stone?
But she knew that she could never do this.
Her hands gripped the armrests of the chair so hard that her fingernails were broken.
However, she felt no pain at all, because her heart hurt a thousand times more than her hands.
The shouts around her were as noisy as cicadas, and she saw Li Fei sitting there, with a smile on her face and a majesty on her face.
The emperor looked at her with affection in his eyes.
Finally, Concubine Xian could no longer hold on and fell forward suddenly.
It felt like a huge boulder was pressing down on her chest, forcing her to spit out a mouthful of blood.
"Empress!" Kang Guang hurriedly came to help, but his voice was drowned in the sound without any suspense.
Before Xian Fei lost consciousness, she was still wondering why this was happening.
The Liu brothers also discovered that Concubine Xian had fainted and rushed over.
The Sixth Prince was a little further away, but he quickly came to hug Concubine Xian.
"What's going on?" The emperor frowned. He wanted to know who was so disappointed.
"Your Majesty, it is the Concubine Xian who has fainted," Zhang Ze said.
"The Concubine Xian is ill to begin with," the emperor said lukewarmly, "bring her back to the palace quickly! Order the imperial physician to diagnose and treat her carefully."
Soon, Concubine Xian was sent back to Jiaolan Palace.
The imperial doctor also arrived soon.
The fastest person in this palace who has no legs is the news.
Imperial doctors also already know the results of fortune telling.
After checking Concubine Xian's pulse, she said: "It doesn't matter. Your Majesty's heart is anxious and her blood is not returning to her menstrual period. She only needs to take two pills and rest for a few days. But she must be calm and avoid being too sad.
I'm so happy, this is the most harmful thing to me."
After saying that, he went outside to prescribe a prescription, and then asked Kang Guang and others to go to Tai Hospital to get medicine and prepare the medicine according to the prescription.