nucmednet Chapter 876 Spring and Snow
Chapter 876 Spring and Snow
There were brilliant fireworks in Chang'an City. At the same time, countless brilliant sparks were blooming on the Jade Mountain outside Chang'an City.
However, Zhang Zhenxuan did not cheer with other Dou family retainers at this moment, because the old Taoist priest who came here tonight had already told him everything that happened in the palace.
This made him furious, but he couldn't help but want to seek justice for his own prince: "Great Grandfather, don't worry--"
"What should I be assured of?" In a small courtyard somewhere in the villa, the old Taoist priest turned his head and looked at Zhang Zhenxuan, whose style of doing things was becoming more and more like that of the master of the family. He felt as if the sky was about to fall: "You little bastard... Bah - I was almost mad at you. Anyway... you little brat, remember this: this time, you don't have to do anything.
Unless His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu gives the order, you should just pretend you don't know about this matter - and you should also restrain those young men outside, especially Yuan Tiangang, and don't let them cause any more trouble, understand?"
"Great-grandfather, why is this?" Zhang Zhenxuan thought he had misheard: "In the past, you were the one who protected His Royal Highness the King of Chu the most..."
You know, I was practicing well in Zhong Nanshan’s Taoist temple. It was my great-grandfather who beat my grandfather and then my father, which forced me to go down the mountain.
Of course, now it seems... following His Royal Highness the King of Chu is indeed much more interesting than practicing Taoism in the mountains.
"You don't understand Li Shimin." Seeing his grandson asking, the old Taoist priest simply made it clear: "He is a natural hero. He always plans before he acts, and he will never let his enemies grow stronger. The reason why His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu is an exception is that, firstly, His Royal Highness is growing too fast, and secondly, he did not expect that the old lady would actually leave almost all of the Dou family's huge foundation to His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu in order to give His Royal Highness a stable future... Therefore, the conflict between them is actually irreconcilable." When the old Taoist priest said this, he suddenly turned his head to look at his silent great-grandson: "Do you think that as long as you go into the palace and kill him, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu can get out of the predicament?"
Zhang Zhenxuan was not surprised that his great-grandfather saw through his thoughts, but he remained silent.
In silence, he slowly strengthened his determination.
“Right now in Chang’an city, above the imperial palace, there are also...fireworks being set off. But Zhenxuan, do you know that right at this moment, there is another place in the world where the same scene of ‘golden flowers sprinkled all over the sky’ is happening, and it’s even bigger than the ones in Chang’an and Yushan. No, it’s much bigger!” When the old Taoist priest said this, the expression on his face inevitably became sad.
"Your Highness is truly admirable..." After hearing what his great-grandfather said, Zhang Zhenxuan was stunned at first, and then he realized - His Highness the King of Chu must have sent someone to Xianling.
"The old lady left too early..." The old Taoist priest couldn't help but sigh when he heard his grandson say this: "Perhaps she also expected that she only taught His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu to be kind and filial, but didn't have time to teach him how to protect himself, which was bound to cause His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu to suffer some harm. That's why the old lady tried so hard to plan for His Royal Highness. But in my great-grandfather's opinion, instead of letting His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu stay in Chang'an all day and flatter others, it would be better to let him go through this and leave this prison forever - Zhenxuan, you must assist His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu in the future. He will make the Dou family powerful to an incredible height. At that time, when you think of my great-grandfather's words today, you will understand the meaning..."
After the old Taoist priest finished speaking, he glanced at the fireworks that were still being set off, and then said with a smile: "One day...you will see the future that His Royal Highness the King of Chu brings you, which will be more brilliant and dazzling than the fireworks in front of you!"
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After the New Year's Eve, His Royal Highness the King of Chu visited his two mentors the next day with gifts.
Of course, the King of Chu knew how to strike a balance, so he went to Master Xiao's house first - because Chu Suiliang had offended him before, Master Yu had to go to the back.
However, after chatting with Granny Xiao and Master Xiao for a while, under Yang Wanwan's affectionate gaze, our Prince Chu politely declined Granny Xiao's invitation to stay. He still had to go to Yu Shinan's house and have lunch "by the way".
"Master Yu? Why are you still waiting to greet me at the door?" When the King of Chu arrived at the Yu Mansion, he found that Yu Shinan was actually waiting to greet him at the door. This frightened the King of Chu: "Master Yu, are you planning to instigate me to revolt and leave Chang'an?!"
“You little bastard…” Yu Shinan felt relieved when he saw Li Kuan starting to work for him right away. He then yelled at Yu Chang who was standing next to him: “What are you still doing here? Go back and ask the kitchen to prepare the food!”
"Father..." After being scolded by his father, Yu Chang felt that he was really embarrassed in front of his future son-in-law: "Can you please keep your voice down..."
"I'm old!" Yu Shinan yelled at the top of his lungs upon hearing this: "If your voice is too low, I can't even hear myself! What's the point of scolding people?!"
"Wow..." His Royal Highness the King of Chu looked at Master Yu in front of him. He felt that if he could have a third of Master Yu's charm when he was old, he would definitely be very charming.
"..." Yu Chang, who didn't want to be scolded any more, had to leave, while Yu Shinan waved to Li Kuan: "Your Highness, come, accompany me to the garden for a walk."
"Oh, Master Yu... What else is there in the garden at this time of year?" Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu reluctantly stepped forward to hold the old man's arm, and took out a gift from his arms. It was a seal with the words "Door and Wall Peach and Plum" engraved on it: "Product of the King of Chu, a rare masterpiece in the world!"
Of course, for the sake of his own reputation, King Chu never mentioned how much jade was consumed in carving the seal.
"Oh... Your Highness is so polite?" Yu Shinan took the gift from His Highness the King of Chu, raised his eyebrows slightly, and after seeing the contents of the seal, he said with a half-smile: "Good boy... Isn't this an insult?"
"What?!" His Royal Highness the King of Chu felt that he had never suffered such a great blow in the palace. "Master Yu, are you getting old and confused? - 'Doctors and plums in the door and walls' Alas! I have been looking through books for a long time, and I also asked my smart third brother and... my even smarter fourth brother, before I decided to carve these four words. Master Yu... you hurt me so much!"
“Hahahaha…” Yu Shinan, who was amused by His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu, could only shake his head helplessly after hearing this: “Don’t blame me, Your Highness. I underestimated you. It’s just… I thought it would be engraved with ‘using troops like a god’, or at worst, ‘conquering the enemy without fighting’. Who would have thought…”