Zhutian: My skills are not serious

Chu Pingsheng said: "So the best way right now is to turn me into your son-in-law as soon as possible. This will not only eliminate the possibility of me and Luo Yuheng, but also resolve the diplomatic disaster caused by Dafeng losing the right arm of King Shura, and solve Lin'an's life event by the way."

"..."

Yuan Jing's expression was uglier than if he had swallowed a fly.

Chu Pingsheng continued, "Yuan Jing, since you can make all kinds of calculations in this matter, why can't I take advantage of the opportunity to increase the stakes and get more benefits?"

Concubine Chen accused: "You actually treat this matter as a business negotiation, despicable!"

"I am mean?" Chu Pingsheng said, "You can ask your daughter why she tried so hard to win me over? Is she plotting against me? You can do it on the first day, but I can't do it on the fifteenth?"

"..."

Of course, Concubine Chen knew what Lin'an's purpose was, because she had always been the one pushing her daughter forward from behind, asking Lin'an to compete with Huaiqing in everything and help the prince maintain his position.

"Think about it."

Chu Pingsheng turned around and walked outside, saying without looking back: "Maybe Zhong Li will be able to break through tomorrow and return the jade seal to me?"

Threat!

A naked threat.

Yuan Jing endured for a long time, until he could no longer hear the footsteps outside, and until Concubine Chen walked in front of him and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"roll!"

"Get out of here!"

He pointed at the palace door and shouted.

The woman didn't dare to say anything more. She bowed lightly and walked out of the meditation hall quickly.

It was not until Yuan Jing was the only one left in the hall that he lost his temper and smashed the coral ornaments on the wooden shelf on the right hand side to pieces with one palm.

……

The news of Yuan Jing summoning the monk to perform the consecration ceremony spread like wildfire in the palace, and the princes and princesses discussed it privately, each with their own speculations. They didn't know what the outcome of the discussion would be, but everyone had heard the rumor that the emperor and Concubine Chen were in a bad mood afterwards.

The next day, an unknown eunuch leaked the news that the emperor was considering marrying the two princesses into the celestial realm together. This immediately caused an uproar in the palace.

The eldest princess Huaiqing and the second princess Lin'an are both the pearls of Dafeng, and it is enough for one of them to marry a monk from Tianyu. Even if he is an extraordinary person, it is already an extraordinary treatment.

The emperor was considering marrying both princesses to him? If their father was really bewitched and agreed, what would the people below think? What would the people of Dafeng think? Wouldn't this be a sign of weakness to Tianyu?
In the evening, Yayuan.

The old eunuch on duty walked to the entrance of the pavilion by the face pool and stopped. Princess Huaiqing of Dafeng was wearing a white palace skirt and a hairpin on her head. Her slender wrists were shining with jade bracelets. She was holding an ancient book in her hand and reading it attentively.

"Eunuch Du, come in."

Hearing the princess's order, the old eunuch bent down and walked in.

"Everyone is gone?"

"According to Her Royal Highness the Princess's instructions, everyone has been persuaded to go back."

"it is good."

Huaiqing nodded and said nothing more.

The palace was very lively today. The princes and princesses, as well as the concubines in the harem, were not only telling her that the emperor was considering marrying off his daughter, but several of those who were close to her also came to visit her and asked her what she thought about the matter. It was really wave after wave, and she had to deal with them one after another, which made her very overwhelmed. In the end, she could only panic and say that she was ill and asked the old eunuch to persuade them to leave.

"The old slave has withdrawn."

Eunuch Du looked at Chen Ying, who was holding a sword and keeping silent across from him, and bowed and retreated very tactfully.

Huaiqing gently put down the ancient book in his hand.

"Chen Ying, how is the thing I asked you to do going?"

"Just waiting for the princess's order."

"Go ahead and spread the news."

"..."

It can be seen that Chen Ying is a little hesitant: "Princess, shouldn't you consult the emperor first about this matter?"

Huaiqing glanced at him and said, "Just do it. If the emperor blames you, I will take the blame."

"Yes."

Chen Ying no longer hesitated, clasped his fists, accepted the order, and left quickly.

Huaiqing turned his head to look at the pond water which was showing a hint of spring, stood up according to the pages of the ancient book, walked to the edge of the pond to admire the school of goldfish swimming underwater, which had become thinner than in the summer.

At this point, she no longer had time to complete the task assigned by the Supervisor. If she didn't reveal the monk's identity, her father, the Emperor who was obsessed with immortality, would probably sell both of his daughters.

She didn't believe that the eunuchs in the palace would dare to spread such rumors without the emperor's approval. It was most likely Liu Rong who was behind it. His purpose was simple, to test the waters and see what would happen.

……

Before the rumor that Emperor Yuan Jing was considering marrying both of his daughters to monks from the Heavenly Realm had spread from the palace to the outside, an explosive piece of news swept the entire capital, saying that the monk who performed the consecration ceremony was not actually a high monk from the Heavenly Realm, and had no close relationship with Arhats, Bodhisattvas, or the like.

In short, he was a fake monk who had been using the identity of a high monk from the Heavenly Realm to defraud people in Dafeng.

This rumor was very detailed and the source was accurately traced back to an ascetic monk from the Tianyu realm who was staying at Fengning Temple outside the city.

Because the monk has a high level of cultivation, bald donkey strongmen have always been a specialty of the heavenly domain, and the night watchmen and the yamen all bowed their heads in front of him, so no one in the city doubted his identity. Imagine that a third-grade extraordinary strongman would be a big boss wherever he is, so why would he need to use someone else's name to bully others?
However, something illogical happened right above the monk's head.

Not only was public opinion in an uproar, but the court's direction also changed. The Minister of Rites hurriedly ordered the clerk in charge of diplomatic affairs to contact the Tianyu for verification. In order to use the monk to attack his political enemies, the former Minister of Rites Li Yulang naturally would not send anyone to contact the Tianyu to confirm the authenticity of the identity. Even though he was imprisoned because of Zhou Chixiong's report, he did not dare to tell the truth. After all, the monk was terribly powerful, and the attitude of the palace and the Imperial Observatory towards the monk was ambiguous.

So the question is, if the monk is not a high-ranking Buddhist, and the story of him coming to Dafeng to seek a concubine is also false, how will his relationship with Princess Lin'an end? Without the constraints of Buddhism, will the ambiguous attitude of the supervisor change?

The Xu family knew the monk's true identity early on and were not surprised, nor did they take it seriously. After all, the monk had just used the Daliang Jade Seal to establish a good relationship with the female sorcerer of the Sitianjian. Given the character of the chief astrologer, since he had not intervened in the mess between the monk and the royal family before, he might not intervene in the future.

But outsiders don’t think so, especially the night watchmen in the yamen who have a bad relationship with monks.

Two days later.

"Is this reliable? Don't make things worse?"

"How could it be unreliable? The monk in Fengning Temple is a fourth-rank ascetic monk in Buddhism. He traveled east to Dafeng in order to seek an opportunity to break through his realm and came to the capital to register. If he lies against his conscience at such a critical moment, it will increase the difficulty of his promotion to the extraordinary level. Moreover, his status does not allow him to lie about such things."

"That's interesting. Since Kaiguang has nothing to do with Tianyu, Xu Qian'an's Tai'an Hall has no value. Everyone knows that the emperor promoted 'brother-in-law' in order to have a good relationship with Kaiguang. Now... hehe... this is really seeing him build a rich family and a tall building, and then, bang, the building collapsed."

"Shouldn't Paji fall?"

"Oh, that's what it means. Don't worry about the details."

"But no matter what, the power of the consecration is there..."

"Now that you mention it, I remember the news I heard from the sorcerer of the Sitianjian two days ago, saying that the monk gave a jade seal that can help fortune tellers shield the secrets of the sky to their Senior Sister Zhong. Now it seems that his purpose in doing this is to please the Supervisor, so that after his identity is exposed, the Supervisor will have no worries and will be free to deal with him."

"Even if the Supervisor does not take action and the Imperial Master has an ambiguous relationship with him, don't forget that Dafeng still has Dean Zhao from Yunlu Academy. I heard that the people of Yunlu Academy have long been fed up with the wanton consecration. Although Dean Zhao is a third-rank, as long as he wears the sub-sage Confucian crown and takes out the sub-sage carving knife, he will have a certain chance of winning against a second-rank strongman."

The three Tongluo monks were whispering in front of the Wenxin Tower, discussing in low voices the fake identity of the monk who performed the inauguration ceremony.

"Stop talking, stop talking..."

Someone pointed forward, and saw Xu Qian'an, Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao walking towards the gate of the yamen. The three of them suddenly fell silent.

"Why not? Say it."

At this time, a joking voice sounded, and the three turned their heads and saw the heroic Nangong Jinluo and Yang Yan walking towards them.

"Xiaorou."

Yang Yan winked, meaning to say less.

But does it work? Not at all!
Nangong Qianrou would not listen to him. She said to Xu Qian'an in a sarcastic tone, "Xu Yinluo, you are going to the brothel to listen to music so early? The girls in the Jiaofang Bureau are still taking their naps, right?"

Xu Qian'an walked out without saying a word.

Nangong Qianrou continued, "By the way, I went to Yunzhou. How is the tax and silver case going?"

Xu Qian'an still didn't say anything and walked down the stairs step by step.

"cut."

"Xiao Rou, even if your identity as a monk is fake, your cultivation is real. If you anger the monk by doing this, your godfather won't be able to save you."

"What, are you scared?"

"It's not a question of whether you're afraid or not."

Nangong Qianrou said: "Everyone knows now that the Supervisor has been tolerating the monk Kaiguang's reckless behavior in the capital because he does not want to go to war with Buddhism. Now that the great master has exposed his identity and lost the amulet of the high-level officials of the Heavenly Realm, will the Supervisor still be cautious? A mere fake monk wants to marry our two princesses of Dafeng? Oh, wishful thinking!"

Yang Yan's expression changed: "Xiao Rou, who told you this?" Nangong Qianrou was about to answer his question, but she seemed to have sensed something and looked up, only to see Wei Yuan standing on the roof of Haoqi Building, looking at her with bright eyes. She immediately lowered her head, closed her mouth, and stopped talking.

Yang Yan also noticed Wei Yuan's expression and was worried. Could it be that his adoptive father had revealed this?

After all, their adoptive father and the eldest princess were not master and disciple in name only, but master and disciple in reality. How could they sit idly by and watch their disciple marry that fake monk of unknown origin?
……

The Imperial Palace, Yayuan, and Xifeng Pavilion.

The maid was combing the hair of the eldest princess who had just woken up from a nap. Her hair was like a waterfall and flowing like water. The teeth of the ox-horn comb gently separated the tangles of hair, making her already beautiful long hair even smoother and more lustrous.

The bronze mirror reflects a face that is neither cold nor gentle, and has both the dignity of a woman and the aloofness of a superior.

"How are things going?"

Chen Ying said: "Now everyone in the capital is talking about this matter."

"Is there any movement from Father's side?"

"No, but the rumors in the palace that the emperor is considering marrying the princess and the second princess to Kaiguang have stopped."

Huaiqing heaved a sigh of relief when she heard this. The monk who performed the consecration was not a high-ranking official in the Heaven Realm. The exposure of his identity as a future first-rank Buddhist would inevitably cause a strong backlash among the people. No matter how foolish her father was, he could not face the double pressure from the people and the court and continue to push forward something that would undermine the state status and national prestige.

"Oh, there's one more thing." Chen Ying remembered something else: "I heard that the emperor was in a bad mood this morning and threw a teacup at Linglong. Fortunately, he didn't hit him, but he scared Linglong a lot."

Huaiqing frowned when he heard this.

She remembered what the third princess said yesterday, that the monk who performed the consecration ceremony rode a spirit dragon to the Jingxin Palace. You know, even if the princes and princesses wanted to ride a spirit dragon, they had to see if it was willing and in a good mood. Why could the monk who was not a member of the royal family make the spirit dragon so obedient?

Her father threw things at Linglong, probably because he felt betrayed?

"Okay, I understand. The civilians will continue to build momentum."

"Yes."

"Go down."

Chen Ying took the order and withdrew.

Huaiqing glanced in the direction of the Sitianjian. The supervisor asked her to get closer to the monk who was performing the consecration ceremony to confirm his identity and purpose. The subtext was to let her use her beauty to seduce him. To be fair, this was difficult for her because she was not the kind of woman who would seduce men. Although a big trap had been dug for the monk who was performing the consecration ceremony, it also aroused everyone's curiosity. If the monk who was performing the consecration ceremony was not a high monk from the celestial realm, then what was his origin?
In this way, what was originally her problem became a problem for everyone in Beijing.

……

On the other side, inside Shaoyin Palace.

Lin'an ruffled her hair into a mess and looked out the window, crying and laughing at times.

"Princess, don't scare me."

Gangzi looked at his master with a look of sympathy.

"How could this happen? Why did this happen? This liar, liar, big liar!"

Lin'an pounded the pillow in front of him with his little hands, leaving dents in it.

"Princess……"

Gangzi's face was full of bitterness, and he thought to himself, who said it wasn't true?

In order to help the prince consolidate his position, she and Princess Lin'an first won over monks, then tried to sabotage his relationship with Huaiqing, and finally resorted to tricks and even sacrificed their lives. Now, the fourth-rank ascetic monk from the Heavenly Realm actually stood up and said that the identity of the person who consecrated the monk was forged, and he was not a Buddhist monk at all.

Is there anything more stupid than this?

She and Her Royal Highness the Princess, actually...actually were taken advantage of by a fake high-ranking official of the Heaven Realm.

"I'm going to find this bastard!"

Gangzi gritted her teeth, turned around angrily and walked outside, but unexpectedly Xuanzi opened her arms to stop her.

"Xuanzi?"

"My queen told me to keep an eye on you two."

"Okay, I won't go. You go. You go and ask for the consecration. At least... slap him twice to help the princess vent her anger."

"This……"

Xuanzi looked embarrassed. Not to mention that the monk was an extraordinary master, he couldn't beat him even if he was just a guy of the sixth or seventh rank.

"Gangzi, who are you going to slap?"

The voice came from outside, and Concubine Chen and her maids walked up the stairs and entered the hall.

"Your Highness." Xuanzi and Gangzi knelt down together.

Concubine Chen ignored them and walked straight inside.

"Mother..."

Lin'an threw himself into Concubine Chen's arms, hugged her waist, and sobbed aggrievedly.

"Okay, things have come to this, what's the point of crying?"

"I'm going to find my father and ask him to punish this big liar."

"Will you regain your innocence by punishing him?"

"Concubine?"

Lin'an looked up, his face full of confusion, because there was something else behind his mother's words.

"If he is not a monk from the Heaven Realm, doesn't that mean we can keep him in Dafeng openly?"

Lin'an blinked his long eyelashes with a cunning look in his eyes, and thought to himself, yes, it would be nice to have a helper of the level of a national teacher for the prince.

Huh?
Isn’t this the strategy that she and Gangzi had discussed at the beginning?
……

Xu’s house in Dongcheng.

After Li Ru left, Xu Lingyue closed the door and bolted it tightly. If you ask why she did this, the answer is simple - she wanted to turn the door away from Lina.

Yesterday, the bare-shouldered and bare-waisted little southern girl came to play with Abao again. She had originally locked the door, but the little traitor Xu Lingyin was bribed by Lina with a candied haws. When she was discussing the methods of cultivation with the master in a simple and easy-to-understand way, she opened the front door and let the outsider into the backyard, making her very embarrassed as she was concentrating on "studying" in the house.

That’s not all. When Xu Pingzhi came home from work and saw Lina, he casually said to her politely, “Why don’t you stay for lunch before you leave?” And hey, that girl took it seriously and replied, “Okay.” She really stayed until noon and had a full meal before leaving.

We must not let that girl into the hospital today.

However, what she didn't expect was that just after she bolted the door and made sure that Xu Lingyin couldn't open it even by standing on a bench, she heard someone shouting outside. It sounded like Miss Caiwei from the Imperial Observatory, who said that her eldest brother had gone to the night watchman's office. Who would have thought that the other person was looking for her master. She had no choice but to open the gate and go to the backyard with Chu Caiwei and a woman who looked very "depressed".

Youji was holding a brush and cleaning up the stray hair for Abao, Yeji was busy pruning the grape tree that was transplanted from the old house of the Xu family, and Qingji the little white fox was grinning at the little bugs flying in front of it.

As for the bald guy at the center of the public opinion storm, he was swaying back and forth on the recliner with his eyes squinted, looking very uncomfortable.

"You...how can you still be so leisurely..."

Chu Caiwei was quite speechless. Eight out of ten people on the street were talking about him, but this monk whose past had been exposed looked so relaxed, which made her feel like the emperor was not, but the eunuchs were.

Chu Pingsheng opened one eye and glanced at her calmly: "Oh, it's the head of the Sitianjian here."

Chu Caiwei recalled the time when she thought he was a young monk and reached out to touch his bald head. A cloud of red clouds rose around her neck. She quickly took out a big, round pear from her cross-body bag and put it to her mouth to bite, trying to hide her embarrassment.

"Roar……"

At this moment, a low growl came from behind.

Chu Caiwei looked back and saw that the bear monster was looking at her eagerly, with saliva dripping from the corners of its mouth.

"You want to eat too?"

You Ji sighed, "Lina fed it too much meat these past two days."

Chu Caiwei hurried over, took out a bigger pear from her bag and handed it over generously.

She knew that the bear monster in front of her was actually an extraordinary demon king, and she also knew that there was a dog's soul living inside the bear monster. Although it was her first time seeing it, she was not afraid. She saw Po taking it and chewing on it with a mouth full of fruit pulp. She was amused by the way it ate. She touched the soft white fur on its body and liked it more and more. She wanted to ride it and hug it like her senior sister did when she rode it back to the city before.

At this time, Zhong Li walked up to Chu Pingsheng and asked, "What happened outside... is it really not a big deal?"

When others heard that the monk who performed the consecration was not from the celestial realm, they thought they were deceived and felt unhappy, but she was not surprised at all. It was mainly because during the time she followed him on his journey south, she encountered too many things about him that subverted her cognition. In Xu Qian'an's words, she had become numb.

"Let him be strong, the breeze blows over the hills; let him be arrogant, the bright moon shines over the river."

Chu Pingsheng answered vaguely and changed the subject, "Look at you, you are about to break through."

"Can you see this?"

Zhong Li was surprised. She had been carrying the Daliang Jade Seal with her for the past two days, which had increased her luck. Not only had her heavenly punishment and bad luck been offset, but her success rate in prophecy had also been greatly improved, which had led to her cultivation level rising steadily. Now she was already at the level of a half-step formation master. As long as she remembered the arrangement methods of the formations and practiced them thoroughly, she could get rid of her current life and become a fourth-grade formation master. (End of this chapter)