"Life is precious, but love is even more valuable. If it is for freedom, both can be given up!" Many young girls with dyed hair appeared on the streets of Chang 'an while reciting poems of freedom. They acted exaggeratedly and did not care about being pointed at by others. They still did what they wanted.
Without a doubt, these girls had already regarded Wu Meiniang as their idol and were madly imitating Wu Meiniang's behavior.
For a moment, women's rights in Chang 'an were on the rise.
"Master, I was wrong!" Wu Meiniang knelt in front of the ancestors of the Mo Family and said with a face full of regret.
"You were wrong? You are the Goddess of Freedom that all the girls in Chang 'an follow. Can't you do whatever you want? How could you be wrong? "Meton was so angry that he laughed.
After Wu Meiniang had rejected the imperial household, he and Princess Changle had incessantly tried to ease the tension between them. Seeing that the situation had not yet calmed down, Wu Meiniang had unexpectedly stirred up trouble again.
"Master, this really has nothing to do with me. Since I returned from the palace, I have been reflecting on my mistakes and have never stepped out of the Mo Mansion." Wu Meiniang complained.
Meton snorted coldly and said, "You have been reflecting on your mistakes, but how did the secret of your new hair dye spread? Now in Chang 'an City, red hair, blonde hair, and yellow hair are rampant. What's more hateful is that there are people who specially dye their black hair white. It's like a group of demons dancing wildly. The Mo Family is now being criticized by everyone, and it's all because of you. "
Wu Meiniang could not help but be stunned. She did not expect to cause such a big disturbance. She hurriedly explained, "Master, you have wronged Mei Niang. The new hair dye secret was jointly improved by Mei Niang and Taoist Changsheng. Now that Mei Niang has been reflecting on her mistakes, the new hair dye secret must have been leaked by Taoist Changsheng."
Meton said in disbelief, "Don't accuse Taoist Changsheng just to escape responsibility."
Although Taoist Changsheng had a bad reputation in the past, he had turned over a new leaf ever since the division of External Alchemy was separated. He was completely engrossed in alchemy and no longer ran amok.
Wu Meiniang suddenly became anxious and quickly explained, "At that time, when I was improving the secret hair dyeing technique, Taoist Changsheng refused to share the formula with me, so I mocked Taoist Changsheng for not knowing how to do business. There is indeed a market for the elderly to dye their hair black, but the elderly have always been thrifty and unwilling to spend more money. As a result, the business will not be too good. If you set your sights on the young, you can dye your hair into a more beautiful hair color, and you will definitely make a lot of money every day. This is especially true for women, who are willing to spend money for beauty. That is why Taoist Changsheng agreed to work with me."
Meton was speechless. He couldn't help but admire Mei Niang's foresight. She actually saw a broader market for the secret technique of hair coloring and moved Taoist Changsheng.
"So, the External Alchemy Division is out of money again." Meton frowned. The main reason why the External Alchemy Division was able to be persuaded by Wu Meiniang was that they were short of money. These alchemy maniacs were really too wasteful. Previously, the Mo Family had just paid them the reward of ten thousand coins for the Iron Restoration Secret Technique.
"I heard that they can't last for more than a few months, so they wanted to find me to sell a few random inventions. However, I was only interested in the secret technique of hair coloring. Now, it seems that Taoist Changsheng must have cheated me in order to make money," Wu Meiniang said truthfully.
This time, Taoist Changsheng must have used Wu Meiniang's momentum to promote the new secret technique of hair coloring without restraint. However, he cheated Wu Meiniang.
"The External Alchemy Division is simply a money-grubber." Meton suddenly gritted his teeth and said, "That's right, how much of the profits do you have?"
Wu Meiniang nodded in agreement and blurted out, "Twenty percent!"
"I was wrong!"
Wu Meiniang knew that she had said something wrong and quickly lowered her head to apologize.
"Donate twenty percent of the profits. In the future, use your cleverness on the Ink Technique," Meton said resentfully.
"Yes! Master! "Wu Meiniang could not help but sigh. The pocket money that she had painstakingly earned was gone again.
"Marquis, something bad has happened." Suddenly, Uncle Fu hurried over and finally rescued Wu Meiniang from the fire and water.
"What's wrong?" Meton asked.
Uncle Fu said anxiously, "There's a prophecy in Chang 'an City that has something to do with Mei Niang."
"Prophecy?" Meton raised his eyebrows. With the rationality of the Mo Family, how could they believe in any so-called prophecy?
Uncle Fu nodded and said, "Yes, according to Chang 'an City, this is a prophecy of a prosperous era. It's called: The female lead will prosper."
"The female lead will prosper!"
Meton's eyes narrowed and his hair stood on end.
Uncle Fu and Wu Meiniang looked at Meton in astonishment. They did not expect Meton to have such a big reaction to a prophecy. However, they did not know that Meton had heard of this prophecy in his previous life. Moreover, this prophecy involved his own disciple, Wu Meiniang.
There were countless prophecies in history, but only a few were the most famous. The first prophecy was from Hu Ye, the person who destroyed the Qin Dynasty. The second prophecy was from the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. A prophecy said that the heavens should die, the yellow sky should rise, and the world would be auspicious. Thus, a massive Yellow Turban Army uprising broke out. Other than that, there was another prophecy that was very famous. It said that the female lead will prosper.
He had thought that he had changed Wu Meiniang's fate and that the prophecy would not happen. However, he did not expect that history would repeat itself. This made him wary.
"Are you sure it's the female lead who will prosper?" Meton asked.
Uncle Fu nodded and said, "I'm sure. Now, the whole city of Chang 'an is talking about it. Someone said that the family can only prosper if a woman is in charge. All the women in Chang' an look at Wu Meiniang as their role model. Take Mo Nü as an example."
All the Mo Nü had gone to school. Even if they were married, they would work. With the Mo Family Village as their backer, most of them had a good life. With the economic power, the Mo Nü naturally had more say in the family. There were even many women in charge of the family, which was in line with the prophecy of the female lead.
In particular, Wu Meiniang, the eldest Senior Sister of the Mo Family, proved that women were not inferior to men with her achievements. Moreover, she used her pride to reject the imperial power to bring the prophecy of the female lead to prosper to the extreme.
"No wonder, no wonder …" Meton looked around and connected all the things that had happened during this period of time. Only then did he realize that there was an invisible hand guiding everything.
"Master, what did you find?" Wu Meiniang asked with a frown.
Meton shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I'm afraid that your current situation is the layout of the person behind this prophecy. He saw that you jumped out of the way, so he made this prophecy. Think about it carefully. Did all the situations suddenly get out of control?"
Wu Meiniang frowned and thought about it carefully. Her heart suddenly burned with anger. For a long time, she and Li Zhi had not exposed each other. There were still many opportunities to ease the tension. But suddenly, the situation took a turn for the worse. She had been forced into the desperate situation of Jin Wang Mansion.
Fortunately, she had a trick up her sleeve. She used her master's free verse to successfully break the situation. However, the other party did not let her go. He even made another prophecy to kill her.
"How dare you plot against this young lady. I'd like to see who is so bold." Wu Meiniang raised her eyebrows. She did not expect that someone would dare to plot against her. Her current situation was already like sitting on pins and needles. Unexpectedly, there was still someone who added fuel to the fire.
"Prophecies have appeared endlessly throughout history. Some of them were the work of competitors, some of them were the ravings of crazy people, and some of them were the crafty plots of people with ulterior motives. Some of them were the pretentious ones who claimed to be able to see through the mysteries of the heavens. Among them, the most powerful was the School of Yin-Yang. They purposefully spread prophecies, and then used meticulous planning to achieve their goals," Moton sighed.
"Yin-Yang School? Could it be the Yin-Yang School? "Wu Meiniang and Uncle Fu exclaimed at the same time. They had naturally heard of this mysterious Hundred Schools of Thought.
"To be able to spread such a prophecy, it is definitely not something an ordinary person can do. I'm afraid that even if it is not the Yin-Yang School, there must be someone who is proficient in the study of Yin-Yang involved." Meton took a deep breath and said, "Since he took the initiative to spread the prophecy among the people, then he must hide in the dark and disappear without a trace. Only when the prophecy has fermented to a certain extent will he appear to carry out the next step of the plan. Now, the most important thing is to find this person, so that the situation will not continue to deteriorate."
Uncle Fu frowned and said, "Just as young master said, this person must be invisible. There are so many people in Chang 'an City. I'm afraid it will be extremely difficult to find a stranger."
Meton turned to look at Wu Meiniang who was kneeling in front of the Mo Family's ancestor and said, "The person who tied the bell needs to untie it. Since this matter started with Mei Niang, then let Mei Niang end it."
"Yes!" Wu Meiniang answered and stood up solemnly.
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