Chapter VII:(1/2)
"Your master is quite famous in Zhao State. I thought I could end this time by asking him out of here, but I never thought it would be like this."
Zhao Shisong led the way in front and said with regret.
"But you don't have to be afraid. It may be that the weather in my mansion is cold and yin accumulation. In addition, the wife's body is weak, so it should be fine."
Ning Changjiu nodded and said, "Master was immersed in this way all his life and died in the end, which is a good end in a sense."
Zhao Shisong never thought that this young man was so open-minded. He laughed a few times and praised: "If the future goes well, I believe you can be better than the best."
Ning Changjiu said: "Thank you."
Ning Xiaoling walked silently down from the side.
Zhao Shisong looked at her and thought the little girl was so cute, but there was always a clear and cold feeling between her eyebrows and eyes. He couldn't help but tease her: "Little girl, how old is this year? How many years have you learned the art with your master?"
Ning Xiaoling said honestly: "At the age of fourteen, I have practiced Taoism with my master for three years."
Zhao Shisong nodded and said, "I think you have a lot of wisdom. You should have learned a lot of things over the years, right?"
Ning Xiaoling cursed Ning Qinshui in his heart, but smiled on his face: "No, there is no such thing as practicing Taoism, always requires accumulation over the years."
"The little girl is modest."
"Mr. Zhao has over-rewarded."
Zhao Shisong's mansions were not far apart, and he also arrived during the conversation.
A carriage was parked at the door of the mansion, and a Taoist You Fang with a yellow talisman on his forehead was walking out with his back and forth, muttering something.
"This prescription has been tried and done all the time. What's wrong with this today? Could it be that I'm also possessed by evil spirits?"
The Taoist priest You Fang just saw Zhao Shisong coming back, and immediately stood still, bowed with his fists, and said apologetically: "Prince, I forgive the incompetence of the Tao. I really can't understand the sick Tao. It seems evil, not evil, not evil, not evil, not evil, and not evil, but sad.
Zhao Shisong sighed and said, "It's okay, get the money and go home."
Taoist priest You Fang responded, and then noticed that Zhao Shisong was surrounded by two "little guys" wearing Taoist robes.
The Taoist looked slightly different and said strangely: "You are doing this too?"
Ning Changjiu asked: "Is there anything wrong?"
Taoist You Fang walked around them twice in a row, shook his head, and said, "Seedlings are good seedlings, but after listening to the advice of his senior, go back and don't waste your energy."
Ning Changjiu ignored him, just looked at Zhao Shisong and said, "Please lead the way, Mr. Zhao."
The Taoist priest was so angry that his cheeks flushed, and he jumped and said, "This imperial city does our business. I can rank in the top five. I advise you so kindly, it's better if you don't listen!"
Ning Changjiu ignored him. Zhao Shisong was dissatisfied with the Taoist priest's stupid appearance. At this moment, he waved his hand casually and led Ning Changjiu towards the mansion.
After walking a few steps, the Taoist priest turned around and followed him.
Ning Xiaoling was born to be a little disgusted with him and frowned and said, "Stinky Taoist, what are you here to do?"
The priest said angrily: "I'm watching from the side. If I don't disturb you, I want to open my eyes and see what methods do you have to dare to be so arrogant at such a young age."
Ning Xiaoling raised her eyebrows and was about to refute a few words, but Ning Changjiu said directly: "It's okay, let him."
...
Through the courtyard and passing through the corridor, the quaint yard was filled with coughs.
The maid standing at the door saw Zhao Shisong coming back, and called Master Ju and then made way.
The heater in the room was comfortable. A young woman was lying on her side. The woman's cheeks were slightly white, her eyes were half closed, and she covered her chest from time to time to cough, with a nice look and pretty look.
Ning Xiaoling thought she would be a dignified and virtuous wife, but she didn't expect that she was so young and beautiful, she looked about twenty years old, and she didn't know how many wives she was.
When the woman saw Zhao Shisong, she put on the brocade quilt and wanted to get up to salute. Zhao Shisong hurriedly ran to her side, held her hand, and comforted her for a few words.
The woman glanced at this side and frowned and said, "Didn't that Taoist just left? Why did he come again? I don't think he has no ability. It's annoying to go around here."
"You..." Taoist You Fang took a deep breath and sighed: "What Madam is saying."
Then she looked at the two strange faces and smiled weakly: "This little Taoist priest has a pretty face and can be happier when he looks."
Ning never responded to her praise.
He looked around, his eyes crossing the high beams, as if he was looking for something.
The Taoist looked at him with great interest, waiting for him to make a fool of himself.
Ning Changjiu reached into his sleeve and touched it, but took out nothing.
Seeing this, the Taoist couldn't help laughing: "Why, have you forgotten to bring the talisman paper? Why don't you lend you a few?"
The woman on the couch couldn't help but frown. Zhao Shisong quickly glared at him. The man stopped laughing in disappointment when he saw this.
Unexpectedly, Ning Changjiu really spread his hand: "It's good to lend me a copper coin."
"Copper coins?" The Taoist frowned: "Are you teasing the Tao?"
Ning spread his hands for a long time.
The Taoist looked at the eyes of the people around him, sighed, untied his purse, took out a copper coin and threw it over.
Ning Changjiu took the copper coins and placed them on the small wooden cabinet in front of the woman. After a while, he said, "It's OK."
Everyone was stunned.
OK? What can I do?
The Taoist was so amused and crying: "Do you think we are all fools?"
Zhao Shisong was about to speak, but saw that the copper coins on the wooden cabinet were split into three and half. His mouth was half open and he looked at Ning Changjiu in surprise.
Ning Changjiu looked at the young woman on the couch calmly and asked:
"Does it feel better?"
The woman glanced at the copper coin, chuckled, and was about to shake her head, but after meeting his gaze, she felt that the spiritual platform was blown by the bitter winter wind, stiff and cold.
After a while, the smile on the woman's face reappeared, "Oh, I really feel much better and my body is lighter."
Seeing that her complexion had improved, Zhao Shisong was overjoyed and looked at Ning Changjiu with a more kind look: "I used to think that losing money and eliminating disasters was just a joke, but today I saw the Taoist priest and found that it was really extraordinary. Zhao didn't know how to thank him."
Ning Changjiu said: "My junior sister and I have no place to go."
Zhao Shisong hurriedly said, "Come here, clean the room and arrange for the Taoist priest to stay temporarily."
The Taoist was stunned, not knowing what happened: "This... this, are you playing tricks on me together?"
Zhao Shisong was even more lazy at this moment and waved his sleeves directly: "Send out the guests."
"Oh, I..." The man was so angry that he jumped: "My copper coins!"
Ning Changjiu said: "I owe it."
...
It's three o'clock in the middle of the night.
The young woman woke up from the couch. She lifted the curtain, stretched her body lazily, and reached out to put her long hair on her shoulders.
She slowly turned her head and was about to light the light when she suddenly exclaimed in surprise, holding her heart with both hands, looking terrified.
In the dim room, a figure sat faintly beside an ancient wooden table.
"Stop pretending." The voice opened and the candlelight lit up.
"You... are you?" The woman's chest was undulating and she said angrily: "You little Taoist priest, I saw you look pretty in the daytime and thought you were a good person. What do you want to do when you entered my boudoir in the middle of the night? You go out now, otherwise I will call someone!"
Ning Changjiu turned the chair and looked at her calmly: "Tell me about your lady."
"Miss?" the woman grabbed her collar, "What nonsense are you asking? Could it be that you think I am like a servant?"
Ning Changjiu said: "You are bedridden and pretending to be sick these days, so you probably can't go out. I have seen your lady in the daytime, so I'll talk to you about her."
The woman stared at him quietly, then laughed: "You men, old and young, are all the same, they have all come here, and they pretend to be serious with their sister. Oh, have you cured me for your illness? I have to promise me that if the master hears it, he will beat you out."
Ning Changjiu asked: "Don't you want to listen?"
The woman laughed and said, "You little Taoist priest are unreasonable. Come on, let me hear, who is my master?"
Ning Changjiu said: "She has many chess pieces in the city, but it is hasty to make arrangements, and it should not be easy for all parties to coordinate and send messages. You should not have received a letter from your master in several days."
The woman shook her head and said, "I don't understand what you are talking about."
Ning Changjiu continued: "Because she was seriously injured, I think so, so how could she really escape without any hesitation if so many people want to kill her?"
The woman looked at the boy who was separated by the lights and looked resentful: "You are here... just want to say these irrelevant words to me?"
Ning Changjiu said: "I am just an ordinary Taoist priest. I have not yet confirmed my position. Every word you say next may influence me."
The woman's eyes trembled, and she immediately calmed down, and she smiled and said, "I have never seen an ordinary Taoist priest who broke into the woman's room."
Ning Changzao didn't answer the conversation, but just looked at her quietly. The woman suddenly felt that the person sitting in front of her seemed to be not a human, but a ghost without temperature.
She gradually curled her smile: "Average Taoist priest? Then what are you doing in the imperial city? Don't fool me with anything like saying "she used to practice the way of heaven."
Ning Changjiu said: "I don't need to explain to you. A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. I have the ability to protect myself, so I will naturally have the ability to intervene."
"Hmm? I'm not too small." The woman looked at the young man sitting in front of her, and her breathing couldn't help but slow down.
Ning Changjiu said: "It's good to tell me the simplest story of your lady, you don't need to betray anything."
To be continued...