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Chapter 18

For some reason, when Mu Fulan's eyes passed over the two open mountain gates, suddenly, a strange feeling that seemed to be involved in her previous life came towards her.

In the Talin Mountain in the back mountain, in the Mingtang in her previous life, Xier who committed suicide with her sword.

Scenes were intertwined and flashed through her mind.

She felt a feeling.

In the dark, it seemed as if she was being pulled and finally came to this place today.

Mu Fulan's heart suddenly thumped wildly, and she subconsciously closed her eyes, trying to hold this feeling tighter.

But it was fleeting, like a flash of lightning, and disappeared without a trace in a blink of an eye.

She quickly opened her eyes and looked at the mountain gate again.

There is nothing left.

There is the morning glow where the sky is clear, and the two mountain gates are wide open.

She looked in that direction steadily, as if her soul was taken away by the feeling of suddenly coming and then leaving, and she was unable to return to her position for the time being.

"Mr., I'm here."

The maid did not notice her strangeness and climbed out of the carriage. Seeing that she was still sitting in the carriage and looking at the mountain gate, her back still motionless, she spoke to remind her.

Not far away, Xie Changgeng was turning over from the horse's back. When he came down, he turned around and glanced in this direction.

In a daze, Mu Fulan loosened her fingers and the warm curtain fell.

She calmed down, turned her head slowly, got up and got out of the carriage.

Empress Liu was welcomed into the temple by monks who came down the mountain. All the followers, including Mu Fulan, also entered the mountain gate.

For a moment, bells and chimes in the temple ring together, and Sanskrit sounds are everywhere.

The monk was respectful to Empress Liu. In order to welcome her arrival today, at the request of Xie Changgeng, the monks were not allowed to go up the mountain to burn incense three days ago. In addition, there was nothing wrong with the preparation for reception.

Only the elder of the temple, Master Huiji, never showed up.

Master Huiji is a master of Taoism and is proficient in Buddhist principles. He was originally the abbot of the temple. After giving up the position of the abbot of the presidency a few years ago, he no longer cared about ordinary things.

Empress Liu originally hoped that Master Huiji could recite scriptures for himself, but after hearing the abbot, the elders went to the pagoda forest of the back mountain to practice Zen, and did not see ordinary people, and did not know when they would come out of the pass. Empress Liu came to worship Buddha today, and only asked to speak on behalf of others, and the Buddha would be able to be sincere in his heart.

Although Empress Liu was disappointed, she did not dare to force herself and had to give up.

One morning, Empress Liu was praying to the Buddha devoutly and recited half of the Ksitigarbha Sutra. After using the vegetarian food at noon, he took a break and waited for the other half in the afternoon to complete the merits today.

Empress Liu recited scriptures devoutly in the Buddhist temple, and the wife who accompanied him naturally recited them together. After reciting the scriptures for a long time, everyone was dry and dry. In addition, they got up early in the morning, and at noon, they were all tired. They respectfully sent Empress Liu to the place where they rested and they dispersed.

Mu Fulan was about to leave when she suddenly heard someone calling her nearby. She turned her head and saw that it was a woman in her forties, and stood aside with several servants, looking at her with a smile, recognizing that she was Princess Qi, paused, and smiled, walked towards her, and said politely: "Thank you for your kindness in the morning. You should have thanked the princess personally at that time, but there was some inconvenience at that time. Princess should not blame me for being rude."

Princess Qi smiled kindly, stepped forward a few steps, reached out to hold Mu Fulan's hand, and said with a smile: "I arrived in Shangjing a few days ago. As soon as I arrived, I heard that you were here too, and I was very happy. I remembered that when you were a child, I often saw you in the palace and knew you were afraid of cold. It was just a trivial matter, so why bother to be polite?"

Mu Fulan thanked her again.

This is where Queen Liu rested, and it was not convenient to stay for a long time. The two of them left while whispering.

Mu Fulan ordered her maid to take Qiu Gai back. Princess Qi refused and said that it was just a small object and asked her to keep it.

"Although the thing is small, it was the princess who lend me a favorable intention to protect me from the cold. How could he not return it? I was thinking of sending it back to the princess in person later."

Princess Qi said a few words politely and said with a smile: "If Master Weng is not tired, I'll take a seat at my place. Let's talk."

Mu Fulan nodded. Princess Qi took Mu Fulan's arm and led her to the place where she rested. Soon, she arrived. After entering, she said a few words. Princess Qi suddenly asked: "I heard that there was a famous doctor in the world, named Li, known as Yaoweng, who traveled to various places. It seems that she has settled in your place over the years. I wonder if Master Weng had heard of the name of Doctor Li?"

Mu Fulan guessed the purpose of Princess Qi showing goodwill with her.

I wanted to inquire about the medical treatment for her son, Zhao Xitai, the prince of the Qi Prince's Mansion.

Zhao Xitai was a few years older than her. When Mu Fulan lived in the palace when she was a child, the Princess of Qi often took care of her son when she entered the palace. Although the Prince of Qi was weak since childhood, I remember that he was in good condition at that time, but I was forbidden to run and jump like an ordinary child on weekdays.

Although time has passed for a long time, Mu Fulan still has an impression of this playmate who was young in the palace.

Maybe because he was too restricted since childhood, he didn't like to talk much and was very quiet.

Mu Fulan remembers that he is very kind to him. When he entered the palace, he often brought some interesting gadgets from outside to her.

She was originally willing to play with him. But later, when she saw him in the imperial garden, cutting a piece of earthworm on the ground with a stone. The earthworms struggled and twisted, he seemed very happy.

This scene left a deep impression on her, and she was a little scared. Later, she didn't follow him much.

Later, when my aunt died, she returned to Changsha and had no contacts again.

The last news I learned was that he was taken as a hostage by Xie Changgeng and died before himself.

Seeing Princess Qi looking at her, Mu Fulan nodded: "Yao Weng has indeed settled in Dongting for many years, but she often goes out. When I came to Beijing, others went out and I don't know when I will return."

Princess Qi's eyes lit up and she hurriedly said, "It's good if the news is accurate. Master Weng, I heard that this Li Yaoweng is known as a miracle doctor. No matter what kind of disease, is the medicine cured? Is it true or false?"

Mu Fulan faced the two expected gazes that Princess Qi had cast at her and shook her head.

"To be honest with the princess, I have learned some pharmacology from the pharmacy since I was a child. He is my master. The master often says that there is no miracle doctor in the world who can cure all diseases, and he is not a miracle doctor. He is just an ordinary doctor. If you have this false reputation, you will feel guilty."

Since Princess Qi did not mention her son, Mu Fulan did not ask. She just remembered Zhao Xitai, a young playmate, and her final fate in her previous life was not much better than herself. She felt a sense of fickleness, so she said: "If the princess has someone to seek medical treatment, she might as well find the master when she returns in the future. Regardless of whether she can cure the disease or not, the master will do her best to do her best."

A few years ago, seeing that her son grew older, but her health was still not good. Princess Qi was anxious to marry her son and started a family. She misunderstood a so-called "miracle doctor" and used tiger and wolf medicine. The disease did improve at first, but it didn't take long, but it suddenly relapsed, and it became more and more severe than before. When the "miracle doctor" got into trouble, she also ran away overnight. Princess Qi regretted and hated her. In recent years, she had to ask the imperial doctor to slowly regulate her son's body.

A few days ago, she heard about the name of the miracle doctor Li Yaoweng, and was a little moved. After entering Beijing, she happened to learn that the daughter of Changsha's princess Mu Fulan was in Beijing. She made a special show of goodwill this morning and wanted to ask her for information.

She was originally full of hope, but now she was disappointed when she heard Mu Fulan say this.

The imperial physician could not cure her son's illness. Over the years, she had seen countless "miracle doctors". In the end, not only did it useless, but her son's illness became worse. In most cases, she should be a traveling doctor with a reputation. She cured the headache and fever for some poor people, and her reputation was praised.

Since he was disappointed, Princess Qi was unwilling to ask her son in front of Mu Fulan, and said vaguely: "It's just that I suddenly remembered and asked you a few words. I know. If there is any need in the future, I will go and look for him."

How could Mu Fulan not see the change in Princess Qi's attitude?

But what she said was the truth.

Yao Weng never claims to be a miracle doctor. The most common thing he said to Mu Fulan is the essence of medical science. The more he is immersed in it, the more he feels that his skills are clumsy. He only spends his life trying to solve difficult and complicated diseases.

She didn't point it out, and sat for a while. After the maid took the Qiu Gai and brought it back, she thanked Princess Qi again, and then stood up to say goodbye.

How could Princess Qi not know about Empress Liu's hostility to the Mu family in Changsha? Although Mu Fulan married Xie Changgeng and now she seems to have Empress Liu's love, no one can tell what happened in the future. Today, she was just to inquire about the news about the miracle doctor. Now that she has been inquired about the inquiry, she is disappointed. Seeing her farewell, she naturally no longer force herself to stay.

So he got up with a smile and sent her out in person. Mu Fulan asked Princess Qi to stay and take her maid back to her resting place.

Today, there are quite a few women who follow Liu Hou and worship Buddha. Although there is an ordinary cloud room in the temple dedicated to pilgrims to rest, it cannot accommodate so many people. In addition, the empty Zen room has come out.

The place where Mu Fulan rested was separated from Princess Qi, and she had to pass through a hole.

She walked along the passage and was about to pass through the door when she suddenly saw the end of the wall from a distance, at a corner, Cao Jin was standing there with a smile on his face and was bowing to talk to Xie Changgeng.

The two of them each had several followers behind them. They probably had met this place by chance just now and stopped talking if they had something to do.

Mu Fulan's heart moved and asked the maid to wait behind him. After quietly turning to the hole door, he stared at the two people under the cover of a bunch of bamboos planted by the wall.

She often met Cao Jin when she entered the palace several times before, but she didn't have the chance to meet these two people.

The distance was not very close, and she couldn't hear clearly what the two were saying - naturally, even if there was something wrong, with Xie Changgeng's caution, it would not be possible to convey messages on such occasions. She didn't want to hear what the two were saying.

She wanted to observe the eyes and expressions of the two of them as they spoke.

Although Xie Changgeng turned his back to this side, the eunuch Cao Jin was looking at him. She could see clearly his face.

If your guess is true, you may have clues when facing someone who has an ulterior motive.

Mu Fulan held her breath, opened her eyes wide, and was staring at Cao Jin's smiling face carefully. A voice came from behind her: "Master Weng!"

Mu Fulan was startled and turned around and saw a young man in gorgeous clothes standing behind him. He was eighteen or nineteen years old, with a face that was clear and bloodless, looking like he had been sick for a long time.

Although I haven't seen each other for many years, Mu Fulan still recognized her at a glance.

The person in front of him is Zhao Xitai, the prince of the King of Qi.

She stopped for a moment.

Zhao Xitai seemed very happy, and asked the two servants who followed him to stop, walked towards her quickly, and said, "It's me, Zhao Xitai! My mother asked the Queen Mother for permission, and brought me here today, and asked the master to pray for me to eliminate disasters. In the morning, I saw you outside the mountain gate, and I recognized you at a glance! We used to meet often in the palace, Master, do you still remember me..."

His eyes fell on Mu Fulan's face, his eyes were not blinking, and his eyes were slightly shining.

Maybe he was a little excited. A layer of blush suddenly appeared on his cheeks, which were originally bloodless, and he coughed loudly.

Mu Fulan knew something was wrong, so she turned around and saw Xie Changgeng suddenly turn his head, and two gazes shot towards this side, hurriedly left her original position, walked towards Zhao Xitai, pretending to be passing by, Fang and Zhao Xitai met here by chance.
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