Chapter 877: The Pear Garden Festival
"My lady, it's time to get off the bus."
The reminder from the female official Zou Qingyun made the Crown Princess retract her inexplicable thoughts. She sighed softly in her heart and let her right arm wrapped in her robe sleeve hang in the air.
Zou Qingyun quickly turned over and knelt, then took two steps backwards on his knees, raised the curtain with his peach-like buttocks, and then reached out to hold the Crown Princess' arm.
The palace maid who had been waiting by the side hurriedly lifted the curtain high.
The Crown Princess lowered her head and used the force to get out of the carriage. She immediately straightened her head full of pearls and jade and stood gracefully on the shaft. Then, accompanied by six palace maids who were diligently escorting her, she walked down the carriage, holding up her skirt.
When her feet landed on the ground, she subconsciously looked up at the stairs, only to see a strange figure carrying something and disappearing around the corner upstairs.
seem……
A Taoist priest?
The Crown Princess couldn't help but frowned slightly. The area nearby was guarded by the guards from the Crown Prince's Palace and the Royal Palace. With what identity did this Taoist priest get through so many obstacles?
"My lady?"
Zou Qingyun also got off the carriage at this time. Seeing the Crown Princess stopped at the stairs, looking thoughtful, he came up and asked, "But is there anything wrong?"
The Crown Princess hesitated for a moment, but finally shook her head and said, "Nothing - let's go, don't keep Sister Wei waiting for too long."
Ever since the Long Gen case two years ago, the guards in the Prince's Mansion have been completely replaced. In terms of loyalty to duty, they are no less than the elite guards in the Imperial Palace.
Since they did not make things difficult for the Taoist, he must not be a suspicious person.
Zou Qingyun bowed in response, and motioned to two palace maids to lead the way, and then accompanied the Crown Princess to the second floor - but at this time, the Taoist priest was no longer seen in the corridor, and he had probably entered a private room.
However, the Prime Minister Wang Dexiu was waiting outside a private room with his head bent like a shrimp. When the Crown Princess came in, he gently pushed the door open, then bowed and stepped aside.
When the Crown Princess arrived at the door, she saw a familiar figure inside. He had his head lowered and his back to the door. It was unknown what he was thinking about, and he did not react to any movement outside the door.
Seeing that there were no servants serving inside, the Crown Princess signaled Zou Qingyun and others to stay outside the door, and she entered the private room alone, then closed the door.
Bang!
He deliberately used some force when closing the door, intending to remind Wei Ying that someone had entered.
Unexpectedly, Wei Ying shrugged her shoulders, but did not turn around immediately. Instead, she lowered her head and raised her hand to wipe something on her face.
The Crown Princess paused when she saw this and said softly, "Sister, it's me."
Wei Ying hesitated for a moment before turning back and forcing a smile, "I guessed it, needless to say. No one except you would dare to barge in without permission."
When their eyes met, the Crown Princess was startled again and blurted out, "Did Sister cry just now? Did she encounter any difficulties ?"
Wei Ying knew that if she was perfunctory, she would definitely not be able to hide it from her, so she simply shook her head and said, "I really don't want to mention this matter. I hope my sister won't delve into it."
These straightforward words immediately blocked all the countless questions in the Crown Princess's mind, and she could only continue to frown and look at Wei Ying.
After a long while, helplessness and sympathy flashed across her dignified and graceful face, and she said in a general way: "Once you enter the family of a marquis, it is like entering a deep sea, let alone you and me. Sister, you should be more open-minded."
Wei Ying nodded silently, but the sadness between her brows did not diminish in the slightest.
This is no wonder. Looking at Shui Rong's excited look just now, you know that he will definitely invite a famous doctor for consultation after returning. Once the diagnosis is made, it will be extremely difficult for Wei Ying to have an abortion.
At that time, she would probably have no choice but to go with the flow and give birth to this evil creature in her belly.
This involuntary humiliation and despair caused her to lose control of her emotions and become unable to control herself.
Although he managed to restrain himself in front of the Crown Princess due to his usual competitive spirit , he really was not in the mood to chat with her.
So after the two of them sat down, they fell into an awkward silence.
Not long after, the curtain opened on the stage outside, and the two of them pretended to watch the show seriously.
…
In contrast to the awkward atmosphere between the two women, although there were some disagreements in the private room in the middle at first, as time went on, the atmosphere became more lively and tense.
However, just as the curtain was rising downstairs and the main show was about to begin, the prince suddenly stood up and said he wanted to go to the bathroom, then left the private room.
Shui Rong and Zhao Guojiu did not notice it, but Sun Shaozong found that after he went out, he did not go to the stairs, but walked towards the depths of the corridor under the guidance of Wang Dexiu.
Did the prince also make an appointment with someone else to meet at Wangjiang Tower?
Who on earth could make the prince condescend to such an extent and even hide it from Uncle Zhao and himself?
Sun Shaozong suddenly became suspicious and wanted to find out what was going on, but when he thought of the dense crowds of guards from the Prince's Mansion outside, he had to give up in the end.
Not to mention how he was daydreaming in the private room.
However, after the prince left the table, he did not actually walk very far. Under the guidance of Wang Dexiu, he entered another private room.
As soon as he entered the room, the prince asked impatiently, "Master Wang, have you figured it out?!"
There was only a Taoist holding a compass in this private room, and he was naturally the Master Wang mentioned by the prince.
He was seen with his eyes tightly closed, his hands making Taoist seals, his beard trembling, and he was mumbling something, and he ignored the prince.
The more this happened, the more the prince dared not to move. He could only pace back and forth like an ant on hot pot, his cloudy eyes never leaving the Taoist.
After a long while, Master Wang suddenly showed joy, opened his eyes and bowed to the prince: "Congratulations, Your Highness, congratulations, Your Highness, the person who fulfilled the prophecy is indeed right beside Your Highness!"
As he spoke, he turned around and swept the table with his sleeves, and rice paper, a red brush, an inkstone and other items suddenly appeared on the empty round table.
Master Wang picked up his brush and wrote on the rice paper while saying, "Your Highness, the twenty-eighth sign I explained a few days ago corresponds to the incident of the retired emperor's fight for the throne in the past - and this twenty-ninth sign is the sign of something that is about to happen!"
It turned out that what he wrote was the 29th image of "Tui Bei Tu":
Renchen Xun below Zhen above Heng
The prophecy said: "The branches will flourish and become the pillars of the country. The sun will shine brightly and the people will enjoy happiness and benefit."
The ode says: One branch faces north, one branch faces east, and there is a branch in the south with the same seeds. The whole world sings the praises of the virtuous mother, which is truly a legacy of three generations.
After Wang Zhenren finished writing, he threw the red brush on the ground. I, an old man, excitedly explained, "This hexagram is Heng, which means to go hand in hand without conflict and never give up! Xun is below and Zhen is above. Xun represents wind, which is Yin; Zhen represents thunder, which is Yang. In this hexagram, Yang is above Yin, implying that only when Yin and Yang are in harmony can things be accomplished."
"As for 'The branches grow and flourish, becoming the pillars of the country. The people are prosperous and happy, and benefit the people.', it means that our Great Zhou has pillars of talent. If we can know how to use them, the country will be peaceful and the people will be safe, and the weather will be good!"
"And the last line is 'One branch points to the north, one to the east, and there is a branch to the south with the same seeds. The whole world sings the praises of the virtuous mother, which is truly a legacy of three generations.'"
"The first two sentences refer to three people respectively, but the key to interpreting their identities lies in the third sentence."
"'The whole world sings the praises of the virtuous mother', which implies that among these three people there must be a woman, whose status may even be higher than the others - and this corresponds to the hexagram of yin above yang below."
"Your Highness, think about it. Since he is a pillar of the country and a talented person who can greatly promote our dynasty, he will definitely be a high-ranking official in the future. How can an ordinary woman dare to be in such a position?"
"In my humble opinion, only a mother who rules the country can do this!"
When the prince heard this, his eyes widened and he blurted out, "So, this divination actually happened to my mother?!"
"No!"
Master Wang shook his head, pointed at the three characters "一枝东" and said, "Your Highness, what do you think the word '东' means?"
"Dong, Dong..."
The prince muttered to himself, and inadvertently saw Master Wang looking at him with a smile, as if he was examining some treasure. Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind: "Could it be that he meant 'Eastern Palace'?!"
"Yes!"
Master Wang laughed and pointed at the first two sentences and said, "The one heading north is undoubtedly Sun Shaozu, and the one heading east refers to the Crown Princess, or the future Queen..."
The prince interrupted and said, "So, Nanzhi is Sun Aiqing?"
"That's right, and it can only be so!"
Master Wang said decisively: "Otherwise it would be difficult to explain the three words 'same species'! And judging by this prophecy, the most important of the three is Nanzhi! Otherwise there would be no need to list it separately, and the first two would be listed side by side."
At this point, he bowed again and said, "It is said that the Crown Princess and Sun Shaoqing got married at the behest of His Highness, which shows that there is a will of heaven!"
"The destiny is with me, the destiny is with me!"
The prince's eyes were red with excitement at this time. He clenched his fists and said excitedly: "It turns out that I am destined to be chosen by heaven! Ha...hahahaha..."
Seeing the prince laughing wildly, Master Wang said sternly: "Although it is destiny, Your Highness must also follow the will of heaven and respond to the needs of others. If yin and yang are not in harmony, I am afraid that destiny will be taken away by traitors!"
“Yes, yes, yes!”
The prince had already been bewitched by these words, and he did not dare to neglect them at this moment. He responded several times and asked sincerely: "Then how can I make the yin and yang of the person who fulfilled the prophecy be in harmony?"
"this……"
Master Wang stroked his beard and hesitated for a while , but finally shook his head: "It is difficult to predict the secrets of heaven, and it is difficult for me to get a full picture."
The prince was extremely disappointed when he heard this, but he cheered up again in a blink of an eye and said confidently: "Forget it, since I am a person favored by destiny, I can naturally find a way to coordinate yin and yang!"
