Destroyed outside, gold and jade inside

Chapter 189
Master Ziyang frowned, "Why is Mrs. Shen so aggressive? If you don't know it, you don't know it! If Mrs. Shen calls the poor Taoist for this matter, then forgive the poor Taoist!"

"When I heard that someone from my sect betrayed the master's sect and turned to others, shouldn't my first reaction be anger? Even if I didn't think of cleaning up the sect at the first moment, shouldn't the first thing revealed in my words and demeanor be Are you aggrieved?" Shen Xinniang said slowly, "Why did the Daoist respond by evading?"

Master Ziyang froze.

"There is no surprise on the Taoist priest's face, but he is anxious to deny it." Shen Xinniang said, "It means that the Taoist priest already knew about it before he heard me talk about it."

Master Ziyang frowned, but he couldn't say what he denied at this moment.

"I think the Taoist priest found out about this when he turned back to look for Yu Tai on the way back." Shen Xinniang analyzed, "But the Taoist priest didn't mention it, let alone clean up the house. Therefore—— It cannot be inferred that the Taoist priest actually has a very close relationship with that Huang Daoist?"

"Ms. Shen is taking things for granted!" Master Ziyang said in a muffled voice, but the expression on his face had already betrayed his feelings.

"The Taoist priest, Huang Shuaiyin, and Zhang Mingzhi, Huang Shuaiyin's current senior brother, all know each other. Is there any unknown entanglement here?" Shen Xiniang asked.

Master Ziyang shook his head with a cold face, "No."

"I'm not interested in the Taoist priest's private affairs." Shen Xinniang raised her hand and threw the plump lotus pod into the boat, and raised another lotus pod down.

Dan Xin rowed the oars unhurriedly, and the boat rowed slowly among the dense lotus leaves.The soft lotus leaves hit the person's head and cheeks without pain at all, but brought a little lotus fragrance and refreshing air.

With itchy hands, Dan Xin pulled a round and big lotus leaf down and placed it upside down on her head. The soft leaves of the lotus leaf hung down, covering half of her face.

She was sitting upside down and paddling, the lotus leaf behind her was caressing her head, and the lotus leaf on her head was stroked off, the stem of the lotus leaf with small thorns just hit Ziyang Zhenren's head.

Master Ziyang grabbed the lotus leaf angrily, raised his hand and threw it into the lotus pond, "What exactly do you want to know?"

"I want to do the Taoist priest a favor, so naturally I want the Taoist priest to do me a favor. The Taoist priest has always emphasized mutual benefit, so the Taoist priest will not refuse such a mutually beneficial thing?" Shen Xinniang said slowly.

Master Ziyang frowned, "What's the matter, explain clearly?"

"The five guardians around Yu Tai come from two sects. Zhang Mingzhi and Huang Shuaiyin are both members of the Maoshan Shangqing Sect. The other three are from the Huoshan Jingming Sect, and the Huoshan Jingming Sect is headed by Lu Bei. I think Let the Daoist meet Lu Bei." While speaking, Shen Xiniang still picked the lotus pods leisurely, as if what she said was just a trivial matter.

Master Ziyang didn't speak for a long time after hearing the words.

It's self-evident what Miss Shen wants to do, she naturally hopes that he can win the trust of Lu Bei, so as to provoke the relationship between the five guardians around Yu Tai.

But why did he want to see Lu Bei?What good does it do him?Could it be... Mrs. Shen and Prince Qi already knew about his relationship with Huang Shuaiyin?Know his inner entanglements and struggles?
He couldn't help shaking his head in his heart. He knew very little about this matter. If he hadn't seen Huang Shuaiyin again, he might have forgotten it. How could others know?

"What's the benefit of being poor?"

"Don't Master Ziyang want to know why Huang Shuaiyin betrayed his sect and joined Maoshan Shangqing sect instead?" Shen Xinniang looked at Master Ziyang.

Master Ziyang had a look of embarrassment on his face, "It's his own business that he wants to learn from, what does it have to do with me? Even if I know him, I can't take care of that much! Cleaning up the door is a poor way. Disdain for it!"

"Looking at the people who used to be from my sect, now they keep calling other people's seniors," Shen Xinniang said with a hint of sarcasm, "The Daoist doesn't feel angry at all? The Daoist is really magnanimous!"

"Stop mentioning this matter repeatedly!" Zi Yang's real face was particularly displeased.

"Don't dare to ask others to mention it? Is it cowardly or short-tempered?" Shen Xiniang asked lightly.

Master Ziyang's expression changed upon hearing the words, and he turned into anger from embarrassment, and suddenly waved his palm to pat Shen Xiniang.

Shen Xinniang raised her hand to take a lotus leaf, broke off the long stem of the lotus leaf, and waved the lotus leaf with her hands, brushing away Ziyang's palm.

Immortal Ziyang raised his energy and concentrated his energy, and suddenly a talisman popped out from his sleeve.

Shen Xinniang raised her hand and threw the lotus leaf in her hand towards the talisman, muttering something.

The lotus leaf wrapped around the talisman, and the two compartments spun rapidly. The two said "break" at the same time, and the lotus leaf and the talisman burst at the same time.

Even the calm water surface of the lotus pond was agitated with big splashes, and the small wooden boat was also floating left and right.

Dan Xin held the wooden paddle tightly, stared at the two people who suddenly turned their faces and fought, and didn't even dare to take a breath, for fear that he would disturb the lady by making a sound.

"What is the Daoist doing?" Shen Xiniang grabbed a lotus pod and held it in her hand, and quickly picked out all the plump lotus seeds in the lotus pod with her backhand.

The round and plump green lotus seeds lay in her pure white palm, and it didn't look like it was lethal.

But when Master Ziyang raised his hand and waved it, the plump and lovely lotus seeds hit Master Ziyang's shoulders, elbows, and lower abdomen, but it seemed to have a huge obstruction and impact, which made Master Ziyang's movements uncontrollable. Slow down.

Master Ziyang's movements were blocked, and he couldn't help but stare at Shen Xiniang with wide eyes, "It hasn't been long since the lady lifted the seal, but Taoism recovered so quickly?"

Shen Xinniang lowered her eyes, and played with the round lotus seeds in her hand, "Called Daoist to laugh at you."

"But the effect of that spirit water?" Ziyang real person squinted his eyes and asked.

Shen Xinniang lowered her eyes and remained silent.

"Don't think that I will agree to your terms!" Master Ziyang turned his face awkwardly, "Poverty Dao has never been coerced by others!"

"No one wants to coerce the Taoist priest," Shen Xinniang said, "it's just a suggestion, if the Taoist priest is not interested, then that's fine."

Master Ziyang frowned and turned around, "That's all?"

Shen Xinniang nodded, "The Taoist priest has no intentions, so that's all. Without the help of the Taoist priest, there will always be other ways, which are the same."

Master Ziyang had a tangled look on his face, but he didn't want to compromise like this.

He snorted angrily, cupped his hands and said, "The way is different, so don't stay any longer!"

He jumped out of the boat and swept towards the shore on the lotus leaves.

After he flew away, Dan Xin let out a sigh of relief, "Young lady is so sweet! You scared the servant girl!"

However, Shen Xinniang threw the lotus seeds in her hand on the bottom of the boat, and raised her hand to pull the lotus pod, "It's nothing to be afraid of, he just became angry from embarrassment, and he didn't really want to do it."

Dan Xin sticks out her tongue, isn't she really going to do something?Take a look at the lotus leaf that was torn apart because of the talisman and the lotus leaf, right?If it is really done, wouldn't it mean that this large lotus pond will suffer?

"But we came out this time, isn't it in vain? Master Ziyang didn't agree, and left in such an annoyed manner..." Dan Xin looked at Shen Xiniang and asked cautiously.

"There is no work done in vain." Shen Xinniang said.

"Ah? The lady is saying, will Master Ziyang change his mind?" Dan Xin frowned, somewhat disbelieving.Leaving so angrily, not allowing anyone to mention that person so angrily, clearly avoiding him, so how can he change his mind?
"The more intense the reaction, the heavier the weight in his heart." Shen Xinniang said, "People are most afraid of things that they can't let go of. Once they have obsessions, they will never stop."

Hearing this, Dan Xin looked up at Shen Xinniang.Just like a lady?With the obsession of revenge, will you never give up no matter what?

Seeing that a lot of lotus pods had been picked at the bottom of the boat, Shen Xinniang clapped her hands and said, "It's almost there, let's go back."

Dan Xin shook the oars, looked around, and could see endless lotus leaves everywhere, "Lady... maidservant... have you lost your way?"

Shen Xinniang looked at her helplessly, looked up at the sky, judged the position, and pointed her in the direction of the boat.

The boat pushed away the dense lotus leaves, and slowly approached the stone steps on the shore.

"Xinniang is finally back!" Seeing Shen Xinniang's boat, Gongsun Lan hurriedly came out of the hexagonal pavilion to meet Shen Xinniang, and said eagerly, "Madam, are you tired? You have picked so many lotus pods! Lan'er bows down!"

Shen Xinniang looked at the empty boat beside her and didn't say much.

Gongsun Lan stood on the stone steps herself, reaching out to help Shen Xiniang get off the boat.As the boat approached, the water pushed towards the stone steps in waves, and the hem of Gongsun Lan's embroidered shoes and skirt standing at the bottom of the stone steps was completely wet, but she didn't mind at all, and stretched out Shen Xinniang's hand without the slightest hesitation .

Originally, she asked her servant girl to come forward to help her, which was already a good courtesy, she is General Gongsun's younger sister, the eldest lady of Gongsun's family, how could she need to go forward to serve her?
But there was no grievance or reluctance on her face, she looked at Shen Xinniang with eagerness in her eyes.

"It's getting late, should Xin Niang stay at the mansion for lunch before leaving?" Gongsun Lan said with a smile.

Shen Xinniang hasn't spoken yet.

She hurriedly said again: "Mother Xin, don't refuse, she came to the mansion so easily and asked me to show my respect as a landlord. If you leave in a hurry, you will dislike my poor hospitality!"

Shen Xinniang glanced at her, and Gongsun Lan's eyebrows and eyes were crooked with a smile. "That's troublesome."

"No trouble, no trouble!" Gongsun Lan smiled all over her face, and immediately ordered her servants to prepare.

After lunch at Gongsun's house, Shen Xiniang was sent away by Gongsun Lan herself.Before leaving, Shen Xinniang still didn't forget the lotus pods she picked, "The lotus pods in Gongsun's mansion are pretty good, I'll take the ones I picked back home."

Gongsun Lan was not unwilling, and hurriedly asked someone to pack it and send it to the carriage.

When the two of them were sitting in the carriage, she was still eager to inquire about their health, and said sincerely: "Xin Niang, if you have time in the future, you have to come and go often, go out and walk often! What's the fun of being bored in the palace? Brother Not only is the lotus pond good in the house, but there are also good places nearby, next time Xinniang comes, I will take you there!"

Shen Xinniang nodded slowly.

"That's a good deal!" Gongsun Lan said immediately, without even the slightest intention of joking. Originally, she was just saying politely, but her face was extremely serious.

(End of this chapter)