The daughter of the metaphysical fortune teller: she is the best at eating melons to prolong life

Chapter 300 Life experience
On the way back home, Xie Lan was in a trance, with Xiao Jin's painful expression lingering in her mind. When she returned to Tinglan Residence, she heard that her father had returned, but she ignored it.

After dinner and washing up, Xie Lan remembered that he only had a few talismans left, so he took out cinnabar and talisman paper and planned to draw some.

But a quarter of an hour later, looking at the pile of discarded talisman papers scattered on the ground, Xie Lan sighed and threw away the pen in his hand.

After washing my hands, I just went straight to bed.

But what Xie Lan had not expected was that she was deeply trapped in the quagmire of nightmares that night and could not escape. In her dream, Xiao Jin's painful face, suppressed painful groans, sweat all over his forehead and his stiff back repeatedly appeared in her dream like a revolving lantern.

She even dreamed that "little Xiao Jin" was really broken by her. Lord Xiao invited all the doctors in the Imperial Hospital to come back to life, but none of them could bring him back to life.

All the famous doctors in Kyoto were consulted, but none of them could help.

Not only that, Xie Lan also dreamed that Xiao Jin was insulted by everyone and called a bastard, and many people even laughed at him for being a eunuch.

Unable to bear the pressure of rumors, Xiao had no choice but to resign from his post as Minister of Justice. After that, his life fell into endless darkness, he lived a life of mediocrity, and finally died of depression at a young age.

As soon as the sky began to brighten, Xie Lan woke up from a feeling of guilt.

Although she knew in her heart that dreams and reality were mostly the opposite, whenever she thought of the people in the dream laughing at Xiao Jin without restraint, her heart felt like it was being pressed by a heavy stone, making her feel depressed.

After a quick breakfast, Xie Lan went straight to the Royal Academy. She wanted to see Xiao Jin in person to see if his body had recovered.

But when she arrived at the headmaster's courtyard, she unexpectedly saw Yue Changxi and couldn't help but blurt out, "Second Brother, why are you here?"

Yue Changxi paused while pouring tea, looked up at her in confusion, "This is my academy, why, is it strange that I'm here?"

Xie Lan smiled, trying not to hide his embarrassment. "No, I just didn't expect Senior Brother to be back. I thought it was Master Xiao who was here to handle official business."

Although Xie Lan's words just now were a little rude, Yue Changxi has always been generous and naturally would not get angry with his junior sister over such a small matter.

"Are you here to look for Changfeng?"

What happened yesterday was really embarrassing. Xie Lan said vaguely, "Well, there is indeed something."

Yue Changxi saw that she didn't want to talk more, so he didn't ask any more questions. "Changfeng was feeling a little unwell, and just when I came back, he handed over the affairs of the academy to me and went back to his house to recuperate. If you want to find him, you'll probably have to go to the Zhenguogong Mansion."

Thinking of Xiao Jin's fate in the dream, Xie Lan's heart moved, "Second Senior Brother, can you tell me about Lord Xiao's life experience?"

Yue Changxi looked at her strangely, "Why do you suddenly think of asking this?"

Xie Lan couldn't explain the dream, so he could only tell a small lie, "Master Xiao is not feeling well, and I was thinking of going to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion to visit him.

But I heard that Mr. Xiao is not the Duke of Zhenguo's biological son, but the emperor's illegitimate son. I am afraid that when I go to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, I may say something wrong and offend someone. That's why I want to ask you to avoid any taboos."

"Changfeng is indeed not the son of the Duke of Zhenguo. To be precise, the Duke of Zhenguo is Changfeng's uncle, and the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo is his aunt." Yue Changxi did not doubt Xie Lan's words. If someone asked him about Xiao Jin's background, he might not tell him. But Xie Lan was their junior sister, so it was okay to tell her.

Xiao Jin's biological mother is Zhao Yuanhui, the eldest daughter of the Changping Earl's Mansion. On the Lantern Festival when she was thirteen years old, she encountered the prince who was being chased by an assassin while admiring the lanterns on the street. Regardless of her own safety, she saved the prince's life.

The prince was not only grateful to Zhao Yuanhui, but also fell in love with her at first sight. He spent a lot of effort to win her heart, and the two of them got engaged.

The prince originally planned to marry Zhao Yuanhui as his princess consort after she reached the age of 15. However, one time when the prince was on a boat, he was poisoned by a strong aphrodisiac. In order to save him, Zhao Yuanhui sacrificed herself to help him detoxify.

Afterwards, Zhao Yuanhui was looking forward to the prince marrying her as the crown princess. Unexpectedly, Zhao Yuanhui's handkerchief friend, Xue Lanyue, the eldest lady of Pingyang Marquis's mansion, told Zhao Yuanhui that the prince had no feelings for her, but just mistook the life-saving grace for love.

The prince actually loves Xue Lanyue and has agreed to marry her as his princess.

Zhao Yuanhui was hit hard by the crown prince and Xue Lanyue, and fell seriously ill. It was only later that she discovered that she was pregnant. After the doctor examined her, he said that her body was damaged and she was too weak. If she had an induced abortion, her life would be in danger.

Zhao Yuanhui had no choice but to quietly leave Beijing and return to her hometown to give birth.

After giving birth to Xiao Jin out of wedlock, Zhao Yuanhui was subjected to rumors and criticism.

Zhao Yuanhui's elder brother, Pingyuan Bo, intended to register Xiao Jin under his wife's name, raise him as his legitimate son, and include him in the family tree. However, Pingyuan Bo's wife was annoyed that her sister-in-law got pregnant before marriage, which affected the reputation of the Bo's house. She was also afraid that her husband would pass the Bo's title to Xiao Jin, so she refused to adopt Xiao Jin.

Zhao Yuanhui's health had been poor since she gave birth to Xiao Jin. Seeing her brother and sister-in-law quarreling every other day over her affairs, her health became worse.

She intended to let the child recognize his ancestral roots. It can be seen that the prince had already married Xue Lanyue, and was worried that she would not be able to tolerate Xiao Jin, so he had to send him to a Taoist temple for foster care.

Not long after, Zhao Yuanhui died of depression.

It was not until Zhao Yuanhui's younger sister, Zhao Shuzhen, the second daughter of the Marquis of Pingyuan, married the Duke of Zhenguo and gave birth to a legitimate son who was made the crown prince, that she gained a firm foothold in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion and then took Xiao Jin to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion to be raised.

Later, the prince accidentally discovered that Xiao Jin looked very similar to himself when he was a child, so he went to the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo to ask about Zhao Yuanhui. Only then did he know that it was Zhao Yuanhui, not Xue Lanyue, who had cured him of the poison.

The prince also used means to investigate secretly and found out that it was Xue Lanyue who had tricked him back then, making him mistakenly believe that Zhao Yuanhui had fallen in love with someone else and was unwilling to marry him.

After the prince knew the truth, he wanted to kill Xue Lanyue, but the queen saw that she had given birth to a son and tried her best to resist the prince's killing. Xue Lanyue's father, Pingyang Hou, asked the prince to let Xue Lanyue go on the condition that he would help the prince ascend the throne.

The prince wanted Xiao Jin to return to his ancestral home, but he obviously disagreed. He was also worried that if he really took him back, he would fall into Xue Lanyue's hands, so he had to let him stay in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.

It was not until the crown prince ascended the throne that he again proposed that Xiao Jin return to his ancestral home, but Xiao Jin never forgave him.

Because of his guilt towards Zhao Yuanhui and Xiao Jin, the emperor has left the throne vacant and has never married a queen since he ascended the throne.

Xie Lan understood in his heart. No wonder Xiao Jin refused to forgive the emperor. Xue Lanyue broke up his parents' marriage, but not only did she not receive any punishment, she was also promoted to the position of imperial concubine.

If she were Xiao Jin, she would not forgive the emperor.