Destroyed outside, gold and jade inside

Chapter 188 Really?fake?
Gongsun Lan frowned, feeling a bit embarrassed, "Convenience is convenience, and I also sent someone to invite Master Ziyang. It is very appropriate for him to apologize to you in person for what happened last time! But although he is a practitioner, he is quite I was a bit arrogant, I was afraid to tell him directly and asked him to apologize to the lady, but he refused to come, so I didn't mention the matter of the lady, so I asked someone to invite her."

Hearing this, Shen Xinniang looked up at her in surprise, "So, can I invite you here?"

Gongsun Lan raised her index finger, rubbed the tip of her nose, and chuckled, "Maybe, why don't you come? When my brother wanted to see him, he would send a letter in advance and make an appointment to see him again. He never came to the door. I'm afraid this time, it won't come."

Shen Xinniang stopped and looked at her, "So, you really invited me to pick lotus?"

Gongsun Lan was a little embarrassed, "Picking lotus is second, the main reason is to apologize to Mrs. Shen, what happened last time..."

"I don't blame you for what happened last time. I have already said that it was the result of my own carelessness and recklessness. No wonder others." Shen Xinniang said slowly, "And now my eyes are not healed? I should have thanked you very much. You, one positive and one negative, I am not even prepared to thank you."

Only then did Gongsun Lan laugh again, "I'm relieved when Xinniang says that, you treat me as your own!"

"But I really want to see him today." Shen Xinniang said.

Just as Gongsun Lan was about to say something, the servant girl came forward to report, "Miss, go and invite Master Ziyang's servant to come back..."

"Has anyone been invited?" Gongsun Lan asked hastily.

The maid shook her head.

Gongsun Lan snorted angrily, "Really! What a shameful air!"

However, Shen Xinniang reached out and took out a piece of yellow paper from her sleeve pocket, and handed it to Gongsun Lan, "Let someone hold this paper, please do it again."

Gongsun Lan was slightly taken aback, and reached out to take the yellow paper, and painted talismans with red ink on the yellow paper.She stared in surprise, looked at Shen Xinniang, "This? Can I invite you?"

"Try it and you'll know." Shen Xiniang's tone was soft, but it made people feel that she was extraordinarily sure.

Gongsun Lan handed the talisman seal to the servant girl inexplicably, and ordered them to go again.

She did not have much hope and invited Shen Xinniang to the lotus pond of Gongsun's house. General Gongsun was quite favored by the late emperor, and the mansion he bestowed was spacious and magnificent.This lotus pond alone, at a glance, is not ten miles away, and there are always five or six miles in a straight line.

There are also huge rockery rocks beside the water. Ginkgo pines are planted on the mountain, and star anise gold plates, purple leaf grass, and fragrant jasmine are planted all over the rocks, which are quite charming.

Stone steps are built by the water, and a few small boats are parked at the bottom of the stone steps, floating gently surrounded by green lotus leaves and light pink lotus flowers.

"If Master Ziyang comes, he will be invited. Xinniang will get on the boat first, shall we go to pick lotus?" Gongsun Lan said lightly.

She guessed that Master Ziyang would probably not come, so instead of waiting and being disappointed in the end, it would be better to have fun and not spoil the fun.

Shen Xinniang did not refuse, she flew onto the boat without help.

"Miss Shen is amazing!" Gongsun Lan exclaimed.

After all, she also jumped into another small boat.Dan Xin and Mrs. Gongsun's maid carefully jumped into the boats of their respective masters. Before the maid who paddled the oars boarded the boat, Gongsun Lan said with a smile: "Ms. Shen, why don't we have a competition and see who picks more lotus pods? how?"

Shen Xinniang nodded in response.

Dan Xin was a little nervous, "Lady, maidservant, maidservant doesn't know how to row an oar?"

Shen Xinniang said indifferently: "It will come naturally after learning."

After finishing speaking, he handed one of the wooden pulps to Dan Xin, and took one for himself.

Gongsun Lan and her maid had already swung their oars and were gliding towards the depths of the lotus pond.

The calm water surface was pushed away by circles of ripples, and the dense and huge lotus leaves also fell to both sides.The boat was passing among the luxuriant lotus leaves, but it was very shady, and the faint lotus fragrance came to the face.

If it weren't for the serious business in mind, it would be quite interesting to admire the jasper-like lotus leaves and the delicate pink lotus flowers in this lotus pond.

Following Gongsun Lan's example, Shen Xinniang's boat slowly moved.

Danxin is not stupid, and a person who can make such delicious food under the guidance of the lady must also have an exquisite heart. It is not difficult to shake the oars. She figured out the trick in a short time. She can row the boat smoothly and fast by herself, instead of just spinning around in place.

Shen Xinniang's boat rowed into the depths of the lotus pond. From a distance, lotus leaves could be seen falling to both sides. From time to time, a thin white and slender hand could be vaguely seen poking out of the lotus leaves to pick the plump lotus pods.

The boat that went first rowed out from the depths of the lotus pond.Gongsun Lan stood at the bow of the boat with a suspicious expression on her face, "Ms. Shen and Master Ziyang met last time, isn't it the first time? Why do they seem to be quite familiar now?"

Her servant girl bowed her head in silence when she heard the words, and concentrated on leaning the boat towards the stone steps on the shore.

"With a piece of yellow paper, can she really invite Master Ziyang who our Gongsun family can't invite?" As soon as Gongsun Lan finished speaking, she heard footsteps coming from far and near to the lotus pond.

She flew ashore and squinted.

Seeing that Master Ziyang was walking so fast, he actually left behind the maids of Gongsun's family who were leading the way.

Gongsun Lan twitched her lips, and gave a salute to the approaching Immortal Ziyang, "Is there such a big contrast between the front and the rear of Immortal Ziyang? I sent someone to invite the Immortal, and the Immortal had a reason to refuse, but now he came so impatiently." ?”

Master Ziyang looked around, but he didn't see Shen Xinniang, so he turned his gaze to Gongsun Lan, stretched out his hand and squeezed out the yellow paper that Shen Xinniang gave, "Where's the person?"

Gongsun Lan snorted softly, "Should I tell the Taoist priest if he wants to see someone? The Taoist priest hasn't said anything yet, why didn't I invite the Taoist priest to come? The Taoist priest is in a hurry to invite you with this yellow paper? "

Master Ziyang put his hand to his lips and coughed softly, "There is...a reason for this!"

"Why?" Gongsun Lan raised her eyebrows.

Master Ziyang hesitated for a moment, then said mysteriously: "Your brother's illness is particularly painful when it occurs. For so many years, although I have been able to relieve his pain, I have not been able to cure it. This Mrs. Shen may have a cure."

Gongsun Lan was stunned when she heard this, and stared at Master Ziyang with wide eyes in disbelief.

Master Ziyang nodded seriously at her, "Practitioners, don't lie. But it depends on whether she likes it or not."

Gongsun Lan couldn't hide the shock on her face, and she couldn't help stepping forward, tightly grasping Ziyang's sleeve corner, "You, Daoist, are you serious? She, can she cure my brother's illness?"

Master Ziyang smiled and nodded.

"This...how is it possible, she is just a woman in the inner house...does she also know the art of Qi and Huang?" Gongsun Lan's tone was rather urgent.

Master Ziyang looked up at the lotus leaves swaying left and right in the lotus pond, squinted his eyes, raised his hand and said, "Ms. Shen is in the depths of the lotus pond, right? She is very patient, and she still has the mind to pick lotus right now." ?”

"She can really heal?" Gongsun Lan had already crumpled Ziyang's sleeves, but she still didn't relax, "How sure is the Taoist priest?"

"Let's see fate." Master Ziyang pulled out his sleeve corner from her hand after finishing speaking, "I want to meet Mrs. Shen first."

Gongsun Lan hesitated for a while, and pointed to her small boat, "The Taoist priest can use my boat."

The words and expressions were a little impatient, eager to know, the Taoist priest said, is it true that Mrs. Shen can cure her brother's disease?
"Where is she?" Master Ziyang pointed to the depths of the lotus pond.

Gongsun Lan nodded hastily beside her.

Before the maid reached out to help him onto the boat, Master Ziyang had already lifted his breath and left, flying towards the depths of the lotus pond where the lotus leaves floated.

"Miss, let's go and have a look too?" Seeing Gongsun Lan's eager expression, the servant girl asked.

Gongsun Lan nodded, turned around to get on the boat, one foot was already on the boat, but she stopped abruptly, shook her head and said: "No, no. She is not a person who will be coerced by others. The Taoist priest also said, it depends on fate. Now that she is willing to meet Master Ziyang at my Gongsun's house, and she is willing to ask me for help, it means that we have a predestined relationship. If I step forward to interrupt, I will destroy this trust. I'm afraid it will delay my brother's illness..."

The servant girl frowned slightly when she heard the words, "How about the lady?"

"Wait a minute..." Gongsun Lan held her hand, and took back the steps to step on the boat, "I have endured it for so many years. If it can be cured, why can't I wait for a moment?"

Gongsun Lan took a deep breath and stepped away from the stone steps.There is a hexagonal gazebo beside the lotus pond. Although she is anxious in her heart, she tries not to be arrogant or impetuous on the face, so she can be patient and wait for Shen Xinniang to return after talking with Master Ziyang.

Immortal Ziyang landed on Shen Xinniang's boat accurately, startling Dan Xin who was rowing the oars.

"Ms. Shen invited the poor Taoist to come, what is the so-called?" Ziyang real person in the middle of the boat, picked up a lot of lotus pods, and sat down cross-legged.

"I want to ask the Taoist priest about someone." Shen Xinniang picked another lotus pod and did not put it down. With her white and slender fingers, she played with the green and plump lotus pod and said slowly.

Master Ziyang lowered his eyes, hesitated for a moment, then raised his head and smiled, "Who do you want to ask, lady?"

"Huang Shuaiyin, Huang Daoist." When Shen Xinniang spoke, her eyes kept falling on Ziyang's face, and she never missed his expression.

There was a moment of stiffness between Ziyang's white eyebrows, and his eyes seemed to dodge a little, "Mrs. Shen, the poor Taoist doesn't recognize the person she inquired about."

"He was originally a practitioner of the Hunyuan Sect, but now he has joined the Maoshan Shangqing Sect. Doesn't the Daoist recognize him?" Shen Xiniang asked back.

Master Ziyang shook his head again and again, "Although Pindao is a member of the Hunyuan Sect, but he has practiced outside for many years, most of the people in the sect no longer recognize him, what's so strange about that?"

"Does the Taoist really not recognize him, or does he not want to recognize him?" Shen Xinniang looked straight into his eyes.

(End of this chapter)