After resigning, I switched to fortune-telling

Chapter 50

Xie Tangru had seen those Taoist priests concocting alchemy, and many Taoist priests had some fantastic ideas, such as using the urine of boys and the blood of menarche to concoct alchemy.The young and ignorant Xie Shizi was shocked at the time, he admired the late emperor who took a few bottles of pills every day, and since then he has stayed away from the Taoist priests raised by his father.

Although he kept it at a respectful distance, Xie Tangru still vaguely knew that there would be some differences in the body of people who took the pill for a long time. The Imperial Physician Ling was the highest imperial doctor in the imperial family after all, so there was no reason why the difference could not be seen.

If he hadn't brought up this topic himself, Xie Tangru might have wondered whether Shang Qingyao was suspicious of Duke Wei's mansion.

But the heart of an emperor has never been guessed.

No matter how approachable Shang Qingyao was, Xie Tangru did not dare to trust him wholeheartedly.

There was no clue on his face, Xie Tangru was a little hesitant: "Since Your Majesty is willing to let the imperial physician order to come, it is good, but my father... I am afraid that there are cases where people are beaten out with a stick. Make him an old man..."

His words were reasonable, and he stopped abruptly at the right moment. Shang Qingyao knew the elegant meaning when he heard the stringed songs, and said with a smile: "Wei Guogong's temperament..." He pondered for a moment, "...a bit different from ordinary people. I ordered the imperial physician to not mention the matter of pills, It’s just a routine diagnosis of the Ping’an pulse.”

Speaking of this, if Xie Tang refused again, it would be suspicious.

So he said: "Then I would like to thank Your Majesty."

Shang Qingyao: "Don't be in a hurry to say thank you. The prince will accompany me to a place first."

As he spoke, he gave orders to the outside, and the servant inside only responded "yes", and then the carriage slowly passed through the bluestone brick road, leaving Twelve Square, the busiest and most prosperous center of Yuejing.

Opening the curtain and looking out, Xie Tangru discovered that they had come to a village outside Yuejing.Xie Tangru happened to be very familiar with this place - because he had told people's fortunes here.

Xie Shizi lowered the curtain abruptly, and turned his head to meet Shang Shang Qingyao's eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling.

He sat up straight without changing his face and heartbeat, and put his hands on his knees neatly, "Is Your Majesty here to show compassion for the people?"

"No." Shang Qingyao denied, "It's just that there is an old incident that confuses me, so I want to find out a thing or two."

If Xie Tang decides to shut up.

"Your Majesty, son, we're here." The servant raised the curtain and said respectfully.

In front of him was a thatched hut surrounded by low bamboo fences, and a few chickens were raised scattered here and there. Xie Tangru stood in front of the bamboo fence, clenched his hands under his wide sleeves, and smiled calmly: "Your Majesty has something important to do. The minister will not follow in. I will wait here for His Majesty."

Seeing this, Shang Qingyao didn't force him, nodded slightly, left the servants behind, and went into the house.

Xie Tangru's expression darkened a bit.

Just now when he got off the carriage, he caught a glimpse of the person behind the window of the hut, it was an old woman who was faltering, and Xie Tangru also recognized it.

——the one who asked Xie Tangru to help her find her daughter.

Death is like a lamp being extinguished, and Xie Shizi can't bring the dead back to life, so he can only hide the details of his daughter's death and tell the old woman the details.

He had thought that this was the end of the matter - the first emperor drove the crane to the immortal, the minister of the bureaucracy obeyed the law, the people involved died, and the punishment was punished, but he didn't expect that there would be another incident at Shang Qingyao's place.

The only thing related to the current His Majesty, and the old lady is related to the palace is her daughter.If Xie Tang didn't have to think deeply, he would have guessed that there must be some unspeakable palace secrets.

Most of them have something to do with Shang Qingyao himself.

After Shang Qingyao mentioned something vaguely last time, Xie Tangru inquired about his life experience in private.Mrs. Jiang Hua, Shang Qingyao's biological mother, besides knowing that she died of illness more than ten years ago, everything else seemed to be deliberately erased.However, Shang Qingyao's adoptive mother Yu Guifei died in childbirth, and then Shang Qingyao went to the northern border to guard the border.

Concubine Yu Gui is the daughter of a sixth-rank official in Beijing, her life experience is lacklustre, and the mystery is all about Mrs. Jiang Hua, Shang Qingyao's biological mother.

Xie Tangru's rationality restrained his curiosity - in case he accidentally heard some shocking secrets, it would be hard to say whether his little life could be saved.

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Xie Shizi's mind was running fast, and he quickly stripped out the things at hand one by one and put them in front of him. Finally, he let out a long breath, and the palms of his hands broke out in a slight cold sweat.

When he raised his eyes again, Shang Qingyao had already walked out. His complexion looked normal, his steps were steady, and he didn't seem to be affected in any way.Xie Tang felt relieved.

It's just that the excessive silence along the way made Xie Tangru realize that this matter might not be that simple.

He looked at Shang Qingyao's side face which was half hidden under the blade-like sunlight, and suddenly pursed his lower lip.

Forget it, don't ask.

Nothing to do with him.

What's more, if you ask, it will only make you sad and increase your troubles.

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Back at Duke Wei's mansion, Xie Tangru planned to ask his father about Mrs. Jiang Hua's matter.You can't ask Shang Qingyao, but if you ask your own father, nothing will happen.His father lived more than twenty years longer than him, so he should know some old news, right?

Xie Tangru was thinking about how to get some words out of Wei Guogong's mouth, and Jianshuang came up to him on the other end, her face was a bit ugly, and she didn't even have time to salute Xie Tangru.

"Xue Ciyi is injured."

This expression was actually a bit vague, but Jianshuang didn't know how to put it better.She didn't know whether Xue Ciyi did it by herself or when assassins entered the mansion.

If it's the former, it's not necessary from a rational point of view. If it's the latter, the Duke of Wei's mansion is so airtight, how could there be a situation where the guest that the prince had specifically confessed to was almost killed without alarming anyone?

But either way, it means things are extraordinarily tricky.

Hearing this, Xie Shizi couldn't help but sigh.

This is really... an eventful time.

Originally, he didn't pay much attention to Xue Ciyi, he just kept it as bait to catch Shen Yu, but Xue Ciyi had such a trouble, but Xie Tangru had to think about it.

Shen Yu.

Two short pronunciations rolled across the tip of the tongue, and the slender eyelashes like butterfly wings drooped, covering the blade-like coldness in the black and white pupils.

Xie Tangru smiled slightly: "Take me to have a look."

Xue Ciyi's injuries were serious and she was still in a coma Jianshuang said that her condition was a bit strange. Xue Ciyi started from the wrist upwards, and both arms were covered with dense bloodstains, as if someone had cut her skin countless times with a knife, and the blood vessels at the end It burst open, looking extremely terrifying.

Xie Tangru looked at Xue Ciyi who was lying on the bed with a pale face as if she was dead, her eyes darkened slightly.

"This situation is most likely a backlash from Gu."

"Gu?" Jianshuang was a little surprised.

Gu is a method well used by a tribe in the Lingnan area on the border of Lizhou.There are some strange things about this tribe. They claim to be able to communicate with heaven and earth, and they are a tribe favored by gods. They have many terrifying methods—such as attracting thunder.Although the records are somewhat exaggerated, in fact it was the founding emperor who used many methods and [-] soldiers to conquer this tribe with only a few thousand people, and gave them many privileges of self-government, so that they were successfully naturalized into the Central Plains part of the dynasty.

Because I have seen the means of this tribe, the laws and regulations are very strict on this tribe, and people from this tribe are not allowed to leave Lizhou easily-it sounds nice in name, but it is about the fact.Although this law is useless for so many generations, this tribe lives in seclusion, lives in the mountains, and never deals with outsiders, but it has no effect on the people of the Central Plains. Influenced barbarian tribes.

"Ask the medical girl in the mansion to check it out." Xie Tang said in a deep voice, "If it is confirmed that it is a Gu...then find Shen Yu."

He said it lightly, but the actual meaning of the word "find" is no different from that of "catch".

Gu is usually divided into the Gu seeder and the Gu recipient, that is to say, at least two people are needed to complete a Gu planting.

Xue Ciyi is favored by the governor of Yuzhou, and she is a boudoir girl who is not afraid of anyone. Judging from the interpersonal relationship around her, Xie Tangru can only think of Shen Yu as someone who can be related to Gu.

But how could Xue Ciyi get in touch with this kind of thing?

He nodded between his eyebrows with a bit of a headache. He thought he had picked up a soft persimmon, but who would have thought that it would be another trouble.

It was even more troublesome than Shang Qingyao.

It's better to tell him to go to the palace now to deal with Shang Qingyao.