"I have to think of a name for you...what should I call it?
Mrs. Xu couldn't put it down and walked around the room for a while holding the cat in her arms, when she suddenly realized a problem.
That's not right...
Apart from that naturally pleasing face, when did A Yuan know how to please people so well?
Mrs. Xu thought seriously for a while, and felt more and more that such a delicate thought was definitely not an idea that her son could come up with.
Suddenly, an exquisite face appeared in her mind.
——Could it be the girl wearing men's clothes that she saw in Qingfeng Building that day?
But how did that girl know that she would like cats?
Only her wet nurse in the entire capital knew this secret.
Therefore, it makes no sense to say that the other party deliberately inquired about her preferences.
Then there is only one possibility left -
This girl has a close connection with her.
It's really a destiny.
It was good if it was good, but it was so good that she couldn't help but feel worried.
After all, the road ahead is still unclear...
Xu suppressed those worries and scratched the kitten's neck with her fingers. The more she looked at it, the more she liked it.
…
The next day.
The sky had just begun to light up, but people were already coming and going at the city gate, making it extremely lively.
At this hour, there were very few people leaving the city, most of them were ordinary people and vendors rushing into the city.
At this time, a Taoist priest appeared in everyone's sight. He had a baggage on his shoulder and a whisk in his hand. He was obviously going out of the city.
“Wait a minute, sir!”
A voice suddenly came, and the Taoist stopped and turned around calmly.
I saw a middle-aged man with a white face and no beard getting out of a carriage and walking towards him.
"I wonder what's wrong with you?" the Taoist asked.
The middle-aged man's voice was thin. He smiled and saluted the Taoist and said, "My master would like to ask the Taoist Master to meet with him."
The Taoist's eyebrows moved slightly.
Then he pinched his fingers.
It's not that you can't directly ask the other party's master's identity, but that way, how can you make your own calculations seem unfathomable?
What's more, is there any need to ask?
After waiting for several days without any news, he thought his work was in vain.
But then I thought, it would be good to save his life. Wu Shisun promised to support him anyway.
But he still won the bet...
Wu Shisun’s words are indeed reliable!
The Taoist suppressed the turmoil in his heart. After a moment, he nodded slightly towards the other party and said, "Then I'll lead the way."
A trace of surprise flashed across the other party's eyes very quickly.
Without even asking a single question...did this man really figure something out?
But if it was really calculated, how could it be so peaceful?
"Taoist priest, please get in the carriage." The middle-aged man made a "please" gesture to the Taoist priest in the direction of the carriage not far away.
The Taoist simply followed him into the carriage without asking any questions along the way.
Even when the carriage stopped outside the inner palace and the Taoist got out of the carriage, after seeing clearly where he was, his expression still did not change at all.
The middle-aged man sighed in his heart.
An expert is worthy of being an expert.
The Taoist was taken to the Imperial Study Room, and he just walked without looking sideways, without looking left or right at anything.
"Taoist Master, please come in." Li Ji, who was guarding outside the imperial study room, came up to him. While leading people into the imperial study room, he said with a smile: "Our family has met the Taoist Priest once. I don't know if we have the same relationship."
Impressed?"
"I remember it." Facing the eunuch chief, the Taoist spoke calmly, without any fear or any intention of taking the opportunity to please and make friends.
"Your Majesty has not yet gone to court for the morning. Please wait here for a moment, Taoist priest." Li Ji said politely.
The Taoist nodded.
"Master Taoist, please sit down."
Li Ji ordered people to serve tea and talked to the Taoists for a while.
The Taoist just answered, but did not take the initiative to talk, nor did he inquire about the reason for inviting him to the palace this time.
Li Ji looked at it and had a guess in his heart.
If you look like this, if you are not extremely calm, then you really don't take worldly things in your eyes.
And no matter which one it is, it can be seen that it is not simple.
After waiting for nearly half an hour, the eunuch's singing sounded outside the imperial study room.
"The Emperor has arrived——"
A group of eunuchs and maids hurriedly saluted. The Taoist heard the movement and stood up.
Emperor Qingming walked in.
"I am a poor man, please see the emperor."
The Taoist made a move to kneel down, but Emperor Qingming stretched out his hand to stop him.
"Master, there is no need to be polite."
He was always willing to give preferential treatment to truly useful and capable people.
And the reason why it took a few days to invite the person into the palace - the person who is determined to use it, of course, must find out all the details before he can rest assured.
This Taoist is from Ningyang.
When Ningyang is mentioned, the Wu family naturally comes to mind.
But precisely because of this, he never thought from the beginning that this person's appearance in the capital would be the work of the Wu family.
The Wu family has always been cautious in doing things and would never act so blatantly.
The result was just as he had guessed. Although this person was from Ningyang, he had nothing to do with the Wu family. The only intersection was when this person wanted to recommend himself, but was rejected by the Wu family, who had always been aloof.
Thinking about it now, Emperor Qingming couldn't help but feel a little lucky.
Such an expert can even predict what will happen in Fengtian Palace. If he is really used by the Wu family, there will only be more trouble.
"I have heard about the master's previous deeds. The master entered the Xia Mansion alone that day and spoke out about evil spirits. It can be said that he has a great heart and I admire him very much."
Emperor Qingming said: "Now it is the time when the Xuanqing Palace was first built, and I am recruiting talented people from all over the world. I wonder if Master would be willing to enter the Xuanqing Palace to share my worries?"
When the Taoist heard this, his expression became more solemn.
"Your Majesty is a rare benevolent king. If you can take care of your Majesty's worries, it will be a blessing for a poor man."
He has always been good at saying the most flattering words in the most upright manner.
Moreover, Wu Shisun said that His Majesty likes most to be praised as a benevolent king.
Sure enough, when Emperor Qingming heard this, the smile in his eyes became even stronger.
…
The next day, at the morning court, Emperor Qingming ordered someone to announce an edict conferring the title of Taoist Priest Xuanqing as the Imperial Preceptor.
The Taoist's self-proclaimed nickname, Xuanqing, was given by Emperor Qingming yesterday, with the intention of letting him serve in Xuanqing Hall.
Looking at the Taoist standing on the imperial steps, all the officials had different expressions.
"His Majesty……"
Censor Song Dian stood up and said seriously: "I don't know who this person is, and what his talents are. Your Majesty has hastily appointed him as a national teacher. I wonder if you are a little impatient? Nowadays, folk alchemists are rampant, and there are many people who use mysteries to confuse the world.
, I hope your majesty can think twice before acting."
Although it is a foregone conclusion that the Xuanqing Palace will recruit alchemists, and the Imperial Master is just a title and has no actual rank among the officials. However, the emperor's move seems to have great trust in this person. Since he is close to His Majesty, it is necessary to
Treat it with caution again and again.
Several officials echoed the sentiment.
Xia Tingzhen half-closed her eyes, covering up the fluctuations in her eyes.
Uncharacteristically, His Majesty did not discuss such an important matter with him, and did not even mention it at all.
