As the sun set, Jing Chen came out of the palace. In the carriage that accompanied him was an imperial physician who had been appointed by the emperor.
Emperor Zhao Qing tried to find out the truth about their trip to the Princess's Tomb, but failed. So, he started to investigate how Jing Chen was attacked by a murderer in the south and had his acupoints pierced with silver needles.
Jing Chen lost his memory for a while. After He Fangzhi treated him, he recovered his memory, but he forgot the most important part. Who was the one who beat him up and threw him on the river?
He recalled that a year ago, after he said goodbye to Yu Shu, he left Yiyang and went to Jianye City alone to meet up with Prince Xiang's men. It was during this time that he was attacked.
However, he couldn't remember the details. How he was poisoned and how he floated on the river.
Emperor Zhao Qing knew about this and thought it was because he was poisoned. He found a few good royal doctors to diagnose him, but they couldn't tell him anything. So, he put it down.
In the blink of an eye, a year had passed. Today, he brought up the past again and gave him a royal doctor to follow him back to the Princess's Mansion. The doctor helped Jing Chen recuperate his memory so that he could catch the murderer.
In short, no matter if it was Yun Hua who stole the Book of Fairy Woman or the thieves who poisoned the Great An people, Emperor Zhao Qing wouldn't let them go. He would catch and kill them all.
.....
Back at the Princess's Mansion, Jing Chen was tired for many days and couldn't eat. He washed up and was about to sleep when Shui Yun heard the news.
Jing Chen didn't see her, so she stayed outside Sushi Pavilion. He rested for an hour. When he woke up, the moon was high in the sky. Hearing that she was still waiting outside, he put on his clothes and asked someone to bring her in.
"Senior Brother." It was a cold autumn night. Shui Yun sat on a wooden wheelchair. She wore a heavy cloak and a hood. It was obvious that she came prepared. She knew that Jing Chen wouldn't see her easily.
But she knew better. Jing Chen was soft-hearted. He wouldn't leave her alone.
"It's so late. What are you doing here instead of sleeping?" Jing Chen walked down the stairs. His black hair fell loosely on his shoulders, making his skin look too pale. His clothes were thin and his shoulders were thin.
Shui Yun hadn't seen him for half a month. Seeing him like this, she couldn't help but worry, "What have you been busy with recently? Are you injured or sick? I heard that you brought an imperial physician back and was worried, so I came over to ask about it. "
Jing Chen put his hands behind his back and stopped three feet away from her. With a faint expression, he said, "The imperial physician was bestowed by the emperor. I'm not sick."
Shui Yun was puzzled, "Then why did the emperor grant you the title of imperial physician?"
Jing Chen looked back at her. He tries to distinguish whether she is concerned or probing from her face. He doesn't like to lie. Moreover, Shui Yun knows that he lost his memory, so he tells her concisely,
"The emperor wants to arrest the people who tried to kill me on my way to the capital, so he sent imperial doctor Zhou to help me recover my memories."
"You should have done this long ago." Shui Yun verbally agreed, but she didn't think so, "It's just that it's been so long, but you still don't remember. Does that Imperial Physician Zhou have any skills? I heard that the Great Tidian has an only son who is the successor of the Medicine King of Nanmiao. If you want to find out why you lost your memory, why not ask him to diagnose you? "
Jing Chen slightly frowned and said, "Are you talking about Zhu Qingjue? I've seen him in the palace. "
This wasn't the first time Zhu Qingjue took his pulse. When he was first recognized by Emperor Zhao Qing, the first time he entered the palace, he summoned Zhu Qingjue to check his body. It was this Young Medicine King who determined that all the silver needles in his body had been removed. Without any hidden dangers, Emperor Zhao Qing was relieved to let him live in the princess residence.
In the past few days in the palace, he saw Zhu Qingjue almost every day. Occasionally, he would be treated with acupuncture and was forced to drink some bitter medicine. Hearing this person's name, he subconsciously felt his stomach ache.
Shui Yun wanted to ask for more details, but Jing Chen didn't give her the chance, "I'm really tired. Go back and sleep. If there's anything else, we can talk tomorrow."
Shui Yun thought that staying any longer would only annoy him, so she considerately said, "Then I'll leave. Shixiong should quickly rest." She had someone push him to the side of the door. As she turned around, she said to him, "Is Shixiong going to the Celestial Commissioner's office tomorrow?"
"En." When he had time, he would go to the Kun Ling Bureau to see if Yu Shu had something to talk to him about.
Jing Chen was distracted when he heard Shui Yun's excited voice, "Then I'll wake up early and wait for you. We'll go together."
***
Yu Shu's right eyelid kept twitching when she woke up in the morning. Before she left, she did a divination and the result made her speechless.
"What kind of ghost divination is this, a peach blossom calamity? How can I have a rotten peach blossom? "She rubbed her eyelids and muttered as she went out.
When she arrived at the Kun Ling Bureau, she saw Wen Shao 'an waiting for her at the door of the outer courtyard before she entered. When he saw her, he took two steps forward and whispered, "Right Commander Daren came early in the morning. With him is the new Tai Cheng Bureau's Shui Daren. The two of them are talking in the meeting hall downstairs. They seem to be waiting for you."
Yu Shu thought that it was bad luck to see the god of plagues in the morning. Bah, bah.
"I know. Let's go in."
When she came to the door of the East Pavilion, she saw Jing Chen and Shui Yun sitting at the top. Xie Lan, Ren Jia, and a few other servants were accompanying them.
Today was the first day of the month. Since everyone was here, they could start the morning meeting.
Jing Chen was the same as her. Although he was qualified to attend the morning court, he didn't pass the examination because his term was less than three months. He didn't have to go to the palace to see the emperor on the first and fifteenth day of the month.
As soon as she entered the door, everyone got up to greet her. Even Jing Chen stood up. If Shui Yun didn't get up, she also couldn't get up. Haha.
Yu Shu laughed at them in her heart. They were looking for fun for themselves. She returned everyone's greetings and picked a seat to sit down. She looked up and smiled at Shui Yun, "Isn't the Tai Cheng Bureau busy? Official Shui came to visit our Kun Ling Bureau early in the morning?"
— — You're looking for trouble again if you have nothing to do.
Shui Yun also replied with a smile, "I came early, unlike Official Yu who came at the right time."
— — If you came a bit later, you would be late. It would be strange if I didn't remember you.
Jing Chen didn't know whether or not he saw the daggers hidden in their smiles. He coughed lightly and said to Shui Yun, "We have a meeting to discuss. It's not convenient for you to be present. You can go back."
He asked her to leave, but Shui Yun wasn't angry at all. She obediently responded, "Then I'll go somewhere else first. I'll come find you later."
Jing Chen wanted to tell her not to come, but before he could say anything, Shui Yun had someone push her away. Before going out, she didn't forget to turn her head and stare at Yu Shu. Her expression and smiling face all seemed to be showing off.
Yu Shu secretly rolled her eyes and turned her head to meet Jing Chen's apologetic eyes. She couldn't blame him even if she wanted to. Instead, she felt some sympathy for him. If he got involved with Shui Yun, this shit stirrer, he would never be able to live a peaceful life.
How pitiful.
.....
After the meeting as usual, Yu Shu followed Jing Chen up to the second floor.
"When did Shui Yun become the Celestial Commissioner?" Jing Chen closed the door and asked her.
"She's been here for a few days. Why don't you know?" Yu Shu looked at him suspiciously. She didn't believe that he didn't know that they were fellow apprentices under the same roof.
Jing Chen said, "She said that she would come before, but I stayed in the palace. I didn't expect that she would enter the Taicheng Bureau without saying a word."
So, Yu Shu believed him and asked curiously, "Is her hand healed? Can she do divination?"
Shui Yun used to be Liu Tan's Kun Xi. She seemed to know a strange skill of reading people. That day, she saw Shui Yun playing with the beads on her table. She thought that Shui Yun's hand was fine and she could do divination, so she appointed her as the Shaoqing. She was not afraid of people's words.
Jing Chen shook his head, "The wound is healed, but she can't do divination with the Black Iron Prescription."
In the study of Yi, Shui Yun's Qiqiao Linglong Heart could help her understand the truth. But she could only do divination with the Black Iron Prescription. The Black Iron Prescription had 64 lots. Including the lot pot, it weighed two catties. With her wrist strength, she definitely couldn't shake the Black Iron Prescription. She couldn't even hold it, let alone do divination.
Yu Shu was puzzled, "Then I don't understand. Why did you arrange her to be the Shaoqing of the Taicheng Bureau? Even if it was because of her friendship with your Zhengyi Sect, she could have just been given an idle position."
A few days ago, she beat two guards at the entrance of the Kun Ling Bureau and asked people to spread the news. This caused the Imperial Astronomer to misunderstand that Shui Yun was a troublemaker. Over the past few days, everyone in the Imperial Astronomer felt insecure, and there was much criticism. In private, everyone said that it was inappropriate to appoint Shui Yun as a High Scholar.
If it wasn't for the Daoqing's high prestige. At this moment, there would probably be people questioning him.
Hearing her doubt, Jing Chen wanted to say something but stopped.
Yu Shu's eyes were sharp. She immediately saw something fishy and refused to let it go. She asked, "Tell me, why?"
Jing Chen couldn't hide it from her. After thinking for a while, he told her the truth, "When Shui Yun went down the mountain to find me, she brought something to the Daoqing on behalf of my Uncle Master Huai Yun. As a thank you, the Daoqing promised her something. I think she wanted to use this to become an official in the Celestial Commissioner."
"What is it? It's so precious?" Yu Shu's curiosity was aroused. An item that could be exchanged for a fifth-rank official position in the Celestial Commissioner must be a priceless treasure.
Jing Chen knew that she would ask, so he didn't dwell on it. He said solemnly, "I'll tell you, don't tell anyone."
"Oh, tell me quickly. My mouth is sealed. I won't tell anyone." Yu Shu urged. Tsk, Jing Chen had learned to talk about conditions. It was probably because he had been deceived for a long time that he became more shrewd.
"Not even your sworn brother."
"… I promise I won't say anything, okay?" She just praised him for being smart and he was stupid. If she wanted to tell Xue Rui, she wouldn't care about this temporary promise.
"It's the Chun Jun Sword."
"What?" Yu Shu didn't hear it clearly the first time.
So Jing Chen said it again, "The Chun Jun Sword, one of the Six Founding Instruments of Da An." He automatically added an annotation.
Yu Shu hesitated for a moment. She took a deep breath and said to him with a serious face, "You're joking with me."
What a joke! Didn't Xin Ya tell her that the Six Founding Instruments, which were rumored to be heaven-defying, were all buried with Empress Ning Zhen?
Where did this Chun Jun Sword come from?
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